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Hail shafts, scud bombs, and inflow tails are not a tornado.
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Some photos have been posted of the supposed “tornado” and show what actually is just a bunch of scud.While spotters making bogus reports is big part of why this went off the rails, part of the blame falls on NWS Little Rock. Given the lack of strong circulation and CC drop, combined with other evidence that suggested that the reports were highly questionable, NWS Little Rock clearly failed at verifying that there was conclusively a violent tornado on the ground before pulling a trigger on the tornado emergency. That is extremely irresponsible. I could tell something wasn't adding up as soon as I saw the velocity imagery of the storm. If I was able to notice that, there's no excuse for a degreed NWS met not being able to.
NWS Little Rock definitely needs to review their warning procedures after this and the other recent one near Mayflower.
There was a person on Twitter also saying multiple fatalities and injuries had been confirmed in Walnut Ridge and extensive damage had also been reported.While spotters making bogus reports is big part of why this went off the rails, part of the blame falls on NWS Little Rock. Given the lack of strong circulation and CC drop, combined with other evidence that suggested that the reports were highly questionable, NWS Little Rock clearly failed at verifying that there was conclusively a violent tornado on the ground before pulling a trigger on the tornado emergency. That is extremely irresponsible. I could tell something wasn't adding up as soon as I saw the velocity imagery of the storm. If I was able to notice that, there's no excuse for a degreed NWS met not being able to.
NWS Little Rock definitely needs to review their warning procedures after this and the other recent one near Mayflower.