2008-04-03 NOW OK/TX/ARK

[Dave Kaplow]

The Little Rock storm is right in the center of a sig tor index bullseye of 4. Only about 500 Cape, though... Still, that area has probably the best shear we've seen yet with this system. I don't see any reason why the storm should be falling apart. Doesn't look good for Little Rock...

 

[Alex Lamers]

New TOR...also confirms a tornado, in North Little Rock.

AJL

 

[Chad Cowan]

10:06 LZK scan, area of circulation is less than a half mile from the radar site. This is measuring winds under 100 feet AGL, and the area of circulation is over a half-mile wide.

10:14 scan; velocities increased from around 50 kts + & - to around 75 kts , good news is that the radar dome is apparently still intact

 

[Kenny Drake]

FYI Channel 7 says Little Rock NWS FO has taken cover, Memphis handling their counties.

 

[Brandon Smith]

There appears to be a second circulation developing ENE of the current circulation over Sylvan Hills. The second circulation would be right over Gravel Ridge.

 

[Kenny Drake]

NWS FO in Little Rock confirms torando passed overhead?!?! Currently at Little Rock AFB.

 

[cstrunk]

Channel 7 reporting tornado passing overhead of the NWS station. Now at the Air Force Base.

*Edit - No damage to building, but debris sighted around the station.

 

[Danny Neal]

FYI Channel 7 says Little Rock NWS FO has taken cover, Memphis handling their counties.

They are just now reporting tornado passed directly overhead NWS LZK.

 

[Aaron Moody]

Looks like the area of concern is just north of Jacksonville now.

Looking to the west of the area...this looks to be a long night for central Arkansas residents.

 

[Jordan Hartley]

This is a strong storm. Per http://www.spc.noaa.gov/exper/mesoanalysis/frames.php?sector=3 this thing is pulling in air from all around it. Winds are backing and this baby is pulling itself back together. Im not seeing any junk developing to the south like we were seeing about an hour ago. We either have several tornadoes with this storm or one long track tornado.

 

[Danny Neal]

LZK reporting its flag pole was blown down.

 

[matt patterson]

Cabot is about to get smacked. SRV comes into Cabot in 3 min

 

[Jordan Hartley]

Velocity is maxed out. This is a dangerous tornado on the south side of Cabot.

 

[Patrick Romans]

TOR on ground Sw of Cabot

 

[Brandon Smith]

It was very interesting to see on radar the first circulation die out and curve north while the second formed and continued NE. The circulation also is much more spread out, not as compact, as the first circulation. It looks like there could have been two tornadoes on the ground at one point NE of the radar site.

Tornado on the ground in Cabot, AR.