Weather alerts in Arkansas, December 2002

123 weather alerts in December 2002, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered any part of the state, so the counties below add up to more than the state.

Weather alerts by county

Each county as a circle sized by its count in December 2002. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts: 123
Warnings: 113
Watches: 10
Advisories: 0
Busiest day: December 19, 200259 alerts

Over time

By day

Days in UTC, the clock the archive keeps.

The alerts

Every alert, in the order issued. Times are local, Central Time. Each opens its own page with the text, the map, the radar and the sounding.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Dec 17, 7:35 PM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	Benton, Boone, Carroll, Madison, Marion, Newton and 1 more	5 hr
Dec 17, 10:40 PM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	Benton, Carroll, Washington	5 hr
Dec 18, 3:30 AM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	Benton	5 hr
Dec 18, 7:20 AM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	Baxter, Boone, Carroll, Crawford, Franklin, Fulton and 12 more	6 hr
Dec 18, 9:34 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Boone	31 min
Dec 18, 1:10 PM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	Arkansas, Ashley, Bradley, Calhoun, Clark, Cleveland and 26 more	8 hr
Dec 18, 1:33 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Perry	32 min
Dec 18, 1:42 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Garland	43 min
Dec 18, 2:08 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Perry, Saline	27 min
Dec 18, 2:30 PM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	Baxter, Clay, Cleburne, Conway, Craighead, Crittenden and 18 more	7 hr
Dec 18, 2:35 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Perry, Pulaski, Saline	45 min
Dec 18, 3:01 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Garland	29 min
Dec 18, 3:06 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Faulkner	39 min
Dec 18, 3:17 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Perry, Pulaski, Saline	33 min
Dec 18, 3:21 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Perry, Pulaski, Saline	29 min
Dec 18, 3:30 PM CST	Tornado Warning	LZK	Faulkner	30 min
Dec 18, 3:31 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Clark, Garland, Hot Spring, Pike	44 min
Dec 18, 3:44 PM CST	Tornado Warning	LZK	Garland	31 min
Dec 18, 3:47 PM CST	Tornado Warning	LZK	Hot Spring	28 min
Dec 18, 3:51 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Pulaski, Saline	34 min
Dec 18, 3:51 PM CST	Tornado Warning	LZK	Cleburne, White	29 min
Dec 18, 3:58 PM CST	Tornado Warning	LZK	Saline	47 min
Dec 18, 4:09 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Faulkner	61 min
Dec 18, 4:15 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Grant	45 min
Dec 18, 4:17 PM CST	Tornado Warning	LZK	Faulkner, White	43 min
Dec 18, 4:18 PM CST	Tornado Warning	LZK	Garland	27 min
Dec 18, 4:19 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Arkansas, Jefferson	31 min
Dec 18, 4:19 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Faulkner	51 min
Dec 18, 4:24 PM CST	Tornado Warning	LZK	Pulaski	46 min
Dec 18, 4:27 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Independence	43 min
Dec 18, 4:34 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Ashley	46 min
Dec 18, 4:40 PM CST	Tornado Warning	LZK	Grant, Jefferson	30 min
Dec 18, 4:42 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Miller	33 min
Dec 18, 4:49 PM CST	Tornado Warning	LZK	Independence, Jackson	31 min
Dec 18, 4:54 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	LZK	Garland	3 hr
Dec 18, 4:58 PM CST	Tornado Warning	LZK	Lonoke	47 min
Dec 18, 5:00 PM CST	Tornado Warning	SHV	Union	30 min
Dec 18, 5:02 PM CST	Tornado Warning	LZK	Lonoke, White	43 min
Dec 18, 5:03 PM CST	Tornado Warning	LZK	Faulkner	47 min
Dec 18, 5:07 PM CST	Tornado Warning	SHV	Lafayette	23 min
Dec 18, 5:10 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	LZK	Saline	3 hr
Dec 18, 5:10 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Clay, Craighead, Greene, Lawrence, Randolph	65 min
Dec 18, 5:11 PM CST	Tornado Warning	LZK	Drew	44 min
Dec 18, 5:20 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Ashley	30 min
Dec 18, 5:21 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Clark, Pike	44 min
Dec 18, 5:22 PM CST	Tornado Warning	LZK	Prairie	58 min
Dec 18, 5:29 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	LZK	Clark, Pike	3 hr
Dec 18, 5:34 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Ouachita	46 min
Dec 18, 5:34 PM CST	Tornado Warning	SHV	Columbia	41 min
Dec 18, 5:41 PM CST	Tornado Warning	LZK	Ouachita	29 min
Dec 18, 5:46 PM CST	Tornado Warning	LZK	Jackson, White, Woodruff	39 min
Dec 18, 5:50 PM CST	Tornado Warning	LZK	Desha	45 min
Dec 18, 5:50 PM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	Chicot, Crittenden, Desha, Lee, Mississippi, Phillips and 1 more	3 hr
Dec 18, 5:51 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Garland, Hot Spring	44 min
Dec 18, 5:53 PM CST	Tornado Warning	LZK	Monroe	27 min
Dec 18, 6:00 PM CST	Tornado Warning	MEG	Cross, Poinsett	45 min
Dec 18, 6:01 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Dallas	29 min
Dec 18, 6:09 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Pulaski	46 min
Dec 18, 6:12 PM CST	Tornado Warning	LZK	Ouachita	43 min
Dec 18, 6:14 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Clay, Greene	46 min
Dec 18, 6:17 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	LZK	Pulaski	118 min
Dec 18, 6:31 PM CST	Tornado Warning	MEG	Phillips	44 min
Dec 18, 6:33 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Lonoke	37 min
Dec 18, 6:45 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Prairie, White	30 min
Dec 18, 6:56 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Calhoun	29 min
Dec 18, 6:59 PM CST	Tornado Warning	LZK	Calhoun	31 min
Dec 18, 7:12 PM CST	Tornado Warning	LZK	Cleveland, Jefferson	43 min
Dec 18, 7:17 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Prairie, White, Woodruff	43 min
Dec 18, 7:41 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Cross	49 min
Dec 18, 7:47 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	St. Francis	43 min
Dec 18, 7:51 PM CST	Tornado Warning	LZK	Arkansas	44 min
Dec 18, 7:54 PM CST	Tornado Warning	LZK	Cleveland, Lincoln	46 min
Dec 18, 7:59 PM CST	Tornado Warning	LZK	Ouachita	41 min
Dec 18, 8:14 PM CST	Tornado Warning	SHV	Columbia	46 min
Dec 18, 8:15 PM CST	Tornado Warning	LZK	Jefferson	40 min
Dec 18, 8:18 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	LZK	Prairie	117 min
Dec 18, 8:33 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Monroe	32 min
Dec 18, 8:34 PM CST	Tornado Warning	LZK	Arkansas	41 min
Dec 18, 8:45 PM CST	Tornado Warning	LZK	Calhoun	30 min
Dec 18, 8:55 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	LZK	Arkansas, Jefferson, Monroe	3 hr
Dec 18, 8:55 PM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	Ashley, Bradley, Calhoun, Chicot, Cleveland, Columbia and 8 more	6 hr
Dec 18, 8:58 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Crittenden	32 min
Dec 18, 9:03 PM CST	Tornado Warning	LZK	Monroe	42 min
Dec 18, 9:05 PM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	Crittenden, Lee, Mississippi, Phillips, St. Francis	6 hr
Dec 18, 9:06 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Columbia	54 min
Dec 18, 9:13 PM CST	Tornado Warning	MEG	St. Francis	47 min
Dec 18, 9:16 PM CST	Tornado Warning	MEG	Lee, Phillips	59 min
Dec 18, 9:20 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	LZK	Calhoun, Cleveland, Dallas, Ouachita	3 hr
Dec 18, 9:21 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	SHV	Columbia, Lafayette	4 hr
Dec 18, 9:24 PM CST	Tornado Warning	LZK	Cleveland	41 min
Dec 18, 9:37 PM CST	Tornado Warning	LZK	Calhoun	33 min
Dec 18, 9:47 PM CST	Tornado Warning	LZK	Lincoln	43 min
Dec 18, 9:52 PM CST	Tornado Warning	LZK	Bradley, Cleveland	43 min
Dec 18, 9:57 PM CST	Tornado Warning	LZK	Arkansas	43 min
Dec 18, 10:01 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Crittenden	59 min
Dec 18, 10:24 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	LZK	Lincoln	3 hr
Dec 18, 10:29 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Lincoln	41 min
Dec 18, 10:42 PM CST	Tornado Warning	LZK	Desha, Lincoln	43 min
Dec 18, 10:43 PM CST	Tornado Warning	LZK	Arkansas	32 min
Dec 18, 11:01 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	LZK	Bradley	2 hr
Dec 18, 11:16 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Arkansas	29 min
Dec 18, 11:24 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Union	66 min
Dec 18, 11:45 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	LZK	Arkansas, Bradley, Calhoun, Cleveland, Dallas, Desha and 5 more	4 hr
Dec 18, 11:55 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	LZK	Arkansas, Bradley, Calhoun, Cleveland, Dallas, Desha and 5 more	4 hr
Dec 19, 12:00 AM CST	Tornado Warning	SHV	Union	30 min
Dec 19, 1:16 AM CST	Flash Flood Warning	SHV	Union	4 hr
Dec 19, 2:10 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Union	35 min
Dec 19, 2:16 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Desha	29 min
Dec 19, 2:25 AM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	Ashley, Bradley, Chicot, Union	8 hr
Dec 19, 2:48 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Ashley	47 min
Dec 19, 3:46 AM CST	Flash Flood Warning	LZK	Arkansas, Bradley, Calhoun, Desha, Drew	4 hr
Dec 19, 3:54 AM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Ashley	61 min
Dec 19, 4:49 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Desha, Drew	41 min
Dec 19, 4:58 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Chicot	32 min
Dec 23, 5:28 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	SHV	Lafayette, Miller	4 hr
Dec 23, 8:24 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	LZK	Arkansas	4 hr
Dec 23, 9:05 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Ashley, Chicot	6 hr
Dec 23, 9:21 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	LZK	Desha	3 hr
Dec 24, 12:19 AM CST	Flash Flood Warning	LZK	Arkansas, Desha	2 hr
Dec 24, 2:30 AM CST	Flash Flood Warning	LZK	Desha	90 min
Dec 30, 12:29 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Crawford	46 min
Dec 30, 6:11 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Miller	49 min
Dec 30, 8:46 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Union	59 min

By product

Every kind of product issued here, grouped by hazard. Each opens the same place narrowed to that product.

Product	Alerts
Severe storms
Severe Thunderstorm Warning	45
Tornado Warning	48
Tornado Watch	10
Flooding
Flash Flood Warning	20

By county

Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.

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Sources

National Weather Service watches, warnings, advisories and statements from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's VTEC archive, which reconstructs tornado, severe thunderstorm, flash flood and marine warnings back to 1986 from the NWS text archive. Storm Prediction Center watches and mesoscale discussions from SPC's archive through the Mesonet. County centers from the US Census Bureau. Rebuilt daily.