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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Little Rock AR
600 AM CST Sun Feb 25 2024
...Severe Weather Awareness Week in Arkansas Begins Today...
The National Weather Service, in cooperation with the Arkansas
Department of Emergency Management, has proclaimed the week of
February 25th through March 2nd as Severe Weather Awareness Week
in Arkansas.
Citizens are urged to use this week to understand the hazards of
severe weather, and to review the safety rules which they can use
to protect themselves when severe weather occurs.
A particular subject will be discussed each day.
Monday...Flooding
Tuesday...Lightning
Wednesday...Tornadoes
Thursday...Severe Thunderstorms
Friday...Watches and Warnings
Saturday...Storm Reports
During Severe Weather Awareness Week, the National Weather Service
is asking people to think about where they would go when severe
weather threatens. So, if a Tornado Warning was issued, people
should know where to go for safety without hesitation.
In general, the safest place is a building on a permanent foundation
on the lowest floor in an interior room. The idea is to put as many
walls between yourself and the outdoors.
Looking at the forecast, El Nino conditions are in place, meaning
that water temperatures are warmer than normal along the equator in
the Pacific Ocean. Research and local data indicates that tornadoes
tend to be less frequent in Arkansas when El Nino is present.
Later this year, there should be a transition to La Nina (cooler
than normal water). When such a transition has occurred in previous
years, numbers of tornadoes are generally less than the annual
average of 37 tornadoes.
Years Transitioning from El Nino to La Nina...
Year Tornadoes
1964 28
1973 50
1983 16
1995 24
1998 36
2010 33
2016 24
While the promise of a less active year is good news, it does not
mean we will not experience significant severe weather. In 2010 (a
year featuring a switch from El Nino to La Nina), there was a tornado
outbreak and a lot of rain on April 30th/May 1st. Eighteen tornadoes
were counted (two of these were rated EF3), and 5 to 8 inches of
precipitation dumped from central into northeast sections of the
state.
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For a list of all the tornadoes and other significant weather events
that occurred in 2023...
https://www.weather.gov/media/lzk/StormsOf2023.pdf
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