Weather alerts in Arkansas, January 2026

71 weather alerts in January 2026, 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 January 2026. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts: 71
Warnings: 18
Watches: 13
Advisories: 25
Busiest day: January 8, 202613 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
Jan 4, 4:34 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	TSA	Benton, Carroll, Madison, Washington	6 hr
Jan 4, 5:39 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	LZK	Baxter, Boone, Marion, Newton, Searcy	4 hr
Jan 6, 1:13 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	TSA	Benton, Washington	10 hr
Jan 6, 6:57 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	LZK	Johnson, Logan, Scott, Yell	3 hr
Jan 6, 10:37 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	JAN	Ashley, Chicot	23 hr
Jan 6, 7:27 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	MEG	Crittenden, Mississippi, Phillips	16 hr
Jan 6, 11:15 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	SHV	Columbia, Lafayette, Union	11 hr
Jan 7, 1:02 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	LZK	Arkansas, Bradley, Calhoun, Cleveland, Dallas, Desha and 5 more	8 hr
Jan 7, 8:55 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	MEG	Clay, Craighead, Greene, Mississippi, Poinsett	11 hr
Jan 8, 8:30 AM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	Benton, Washington	243 days
Jan 8, 9:08 AM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Benton, Washington	2 hr
Jan 8, 10:44 AM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Baxter, Benton, Boone, Carroll, Cleburne, Crawford and 16 more	2 hr
Jan 8, 11:01 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Benton, Crawford, Washington	44 min
Jan 8, 11:35 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Crawford, Franklin, Madison, Washington	55 min
Jan 8, 11:40 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Benton, Carroll, Madison, Washington	50 min
Jan 8, 12:25 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Carroll, Madison	35 min
Jan 8, 2:57 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Little River	33 min
Jan 8, 3:14 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Baxter, Boone, Cleburne, Fulton, Independence, Izard and 8 more	2 hr
Jan 8, 3:31 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Hempstead, Howard, Little River, Miller	34 min
Jan 8, 3:47 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Miller	43 min
Jan 8, 4:13 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Hempstead, Nevada	47 min
Jan 9, 8:33 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	SHV	Columbia, Lafayette, Miller, Union	2 hr
Jan 9, 11:42 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Chicot	63 min
Jan 14, 5:27 AM CST	Wind Advisory	MEG	Clay, Craighead, Greene, Mississippi	13 hr
Jan 20, 1:07 PM CST	Winter Storm Watch	TSA	Benton, Carroll, Madison, Washington	43 hr
Jan 20, 1:24 PM CST	Winter Storm Watch	SHV	Columbia, Hempstead, Howard, Lafayette, Little River, Miller and 3 more	70 hr
Jan 20, 1:26 PM CST	Winter Storm Watch	LZK	Arkansas, Baxter, Boone, Bradley, Calhoun, Clark and 41 more	45 hr
Jan 21, 1:43 AM CST	Winter Storm Watch	MEG	Clay, Craighead, Crittenden, Cross, Greene, Lee and 4 more	34 hr
Jan 21, 11:39 AM CST	Extreme Cold Watch	TSA	Benton, Carroll, Madison, Washington	23 hr
Jan 21, 12:37 PM CST	Winter Storm Watch	JAN	Ashley, Chicot	63 hr
Jan 21, 7:49 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	LZK	Arkansas, Bradley, Calhoun, Clark, Cleburne, Cleveland and 33 more	10 hr
Jan 21, 8:49 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	MEG	Clay, Craighead, Crittenden, Cross, Greene, Lee and 4 more	12 hr
Jan 22, 12:00 AM CST	Extreme Cold Watch	LZK	Arkansas, Baxter, Boone, Bradley, Calhoun, Clark and 41 more	12 hr
Jan 22, 5:34 AM CST	Freezing Fog Advisory	MEG	Craighead, Crittenden, Cross, Mississippi, Poinsett, St. Francis	3 hr
Jan 22, 7:45 AM CST	Winter Storm Warning	TSA	Benton, Carroll, Madison, Washington	3 days
Jan 22, 9:09 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	SHV	Little River, Sevier	111 min
Jan 22, 10:11 AM CST	Winter Storm Warning	LZK	Arkansas, Baxter, Boone, Bradley, Calhoun, Clark and 41 more	3 days
Jan 22, 11:02 AM CST	Extreme Cold Warning	TSA	Benton, Carroll, Madison, Washington	4 days
Jan 22, 11:18 AM CST	Extreme Cold Watch	SHV	Columbia, Hempstead, Howard, Lafayette, Little River, Miller and 3 more	25 hr
Jan 22, 11:36 AM CST	Winter Storm Warning	MEG	Clay, Craighead, Crittenden, Cross, Greene, Lee and 4 more	3 days
Jan 22, 11:40 AM CST	Extreme Cold Warning	LZK	Arkansas, Baxter, Boone, Bradley, Calhoun, Clark and 41 more	5 days
Jan 22, 12:00 PM CST	Winter Storm Warning	SHV	Columbia, Hempstead, Howard, Lafayette, Little River, Miller and 3 more	3 days
Jan 22, 12:39 PM CST	Ice Storm Warning	JAN	Ashley, Chicot	72 hr
Jan 23, 5:02 AM CST	Cold Weather Advisory	MEG	Clay, Craighead, Crittenden, Cross, Greene, Lee and 4 more	61 hr
Jan 23, 11:49 AM CST	Ice Storm Warning	SHV	Columbia, Union	48 hr
Jan 23, 11:51 AM CST	Extreme Cold Watch	JAN	Ashley, Chicot	23 hr
Jan 23, 11:56 AM CST	Extreme Cold Watch	MEG	Clay, Craighead, Crittenden, Cross, Greene, Lee and 4 more	22 hr
Jan 23, 12:23 PM CST	Extreme Cold Warning	SHV	Columbia, Hempstead, Howard, Lafayette, Little River, Miller and 3 more	4 days
Jan 23, 5:50 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Ashley, Bradley, Calhoun, Chicot, Clark, Cleveland and 21 more	5 hr
Jan 23, 9:22 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Crawford	4 hr
Jan 23, 11:26 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Arkansas, Ashley, Bradley, Calhoun, Chicot, Clark and 23 more	5 hr
Jan 24, 1:18 AM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Cleburne, Conway, Craighead, Crawford, Crittenden, Cross and 28 more	4 hr
Jan 24, 8:53 AM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Arkansas, Ashley, Bradley, Calhoun, Chicot, Cleveland and 10 more	5 hr
Jan 24, 10:07 AM CST	Extreme Cold Warning	MEG	Clay, Craighead, Crittenden, Cross, Greene, Lee and 4 more	71 hr
Jan 24, 10:55 AM CST	Extreme Cold Warning	JAN	Ashley, Chicot	71 hr
Jan 24, 7:09 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Crawford, Franklin, Johnson, Logan, Madison, Montgomery and 8 more	4 hr
Jan 24, 7:46 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Arkansas, Ashley, Bradley, Calhoun, Chicot, Cleveland and 22 more	5 hr
Jan 26, 10:47 AM CST	Extreme Cold Warning	TSA	Benton, Carroll, Madison, Washington	22 hr
Jan 27, 10:49 PM CST	Freezing Fog Advisory	TSA		11 hr
Jan 28, 3:42 AM CST	Freezing Fog Advisory	SHV	Columbia, Hempstead, Howard, Lafayette, Little River, Miller and 3 more	8 hr
Jan 28, 4:15 AM CST	Freezing Fog Advisory	MEG	Crittenden, Cross, Lee, Mississippi, Phillips, Poinsett and 1 more	4 hr
Jan 28, 4:22 AM CST	Freezing Fog Advisory	LZK	Arkansas, Bradley, Calhoun, Clark, Cleburne, Cleveland and 27 more	2 hr
Jan 28, 11:12 AM CST	Extreme Cold Watch	JAN	Ashley, Chicot	24 hr
Jan 28, 11:38 PM CST	Extreme Cold Watch	MEG	Phillips	12 hr
Jan 29, 9:05 AM CST	Cold Weather Advisory	SHV	Columbia, Hempstead, Howard, Lafayette, Little River, Miller and 3 more	51 hr
Jan 29, 10:23 AM CST	Cold Weather Advisory	LZK	Arkansas, Baxter, Boone, Bradley, Calhoun, Clark and 41 more	50 hr
Jan 29, 11:01 AM CST	Cold Weather Advisory	TSA	Benton, Carroll, Madison, Washington	48 hr
Jan 29, 11:11 AM CST	Extreme Cold Warning	JAN	Ashley, Chicot	55 hr
Jan 29, 12:01 PM CST	Cold Weather Advisory	MEG	Clay, Craighead, Crittenden, Cross, Greene, Lee and 4 more	70 hr
Jan 29, 12:01 PM CST	Extreme Cold Warning	MEG	Phillips	45 hr
Jan 29, 1:49 PM CST	Cold Weather Advisory	JAN	Ashley, Chicot	70 hr

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	4
Tornado Watch	1
Mesoscale Discussion	10
Special Weather Statement	5
Winter
Ice Storm Warning	2
Winter Storm Warning	4
Winter Storm Watch	5
Cold
Extreme Cold Warning	8
Extreme Cold Watch	7
Cold Weather Advisory	6
Wind and dust
Wind Advisory	1
Fog and smoke
Dense Fog Advisory	13
Freezing Fog Advisory	5

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. Warning verification from the Mesonet's Cow. Rebuilt daily.