Alert archive / Arkansas / Baxter County
Weather alerts in Baxter County, Arkansas, 2024
160 weather alerts in 2024, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Baxter County and its neighbors
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- Alerts
- 160
- Warnings
- 44
- Watches
- 17
- Advisories
- 41
- Busiest month
- May45 alerts
- Busiest day
- May 26, 202416 alerts
Over time
By month
Warning verification
How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.
2 of 5 tornado warnings covering Baxter County in 2024 had a tornado report inside them; 1 of 1 tornado reports fell inside a warning, on average 8 minutes after it went out.
Baxter County, 2024
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 5 | 2 | 60% | 1 | 100% | 8 min |
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 18 | 5 | 72% | 6 | 67% | 28 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 9 | 7 | 22% | 0 |
Each office's whole area, 2024
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Little Rock, AR: tornado warnings | 70 | 11 | 84% | 27 | 48% | 22 min |
| NWS Little Rock, AR: severe thunderstorm warnings | 317 | 114 | 64% | 247 | 80% | 22 min |
| NWS Little Rock, AR: flash flood warnings | 60 | 18 | 70% | 41 | 98% | 98 min |
An office's figures cover every county it serves, including across state lines.
Verified by the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow, which matches each storm-based warning with the local storm reports inside its polygon while it was in force, within 15 km of its edge: a tornado warning counts as verified on a tornado report, a severe thunderstorm warning on hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more, or wind damage, a flash flood warning on a flash flood report. The false alarm ratio is the share of warnings with no such report; "inside a warning" is the probability of detection, the share of reports that fell inside one; lead time runs from the warning's issue to each report inside it, counting zero for a report that came first. A warning with no report is not proof nothing happened: reports come from spotters, the public and damage surveys, and are thin where few people live.
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 | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 4, 1:21 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | LZK | 24 hr |
| Jan 7, 3:22 PM CST | Wind Advisory | LZK | 51 hr |
| Jan 11, 3:16 AM CST | Wind Advisory | LZK | 42 hr |
| Jan 12, 2:34 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | LZK | 9 hr |
| Jan 12, 3:44 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | LZK | 4 days |
| Jan 12, 3:44 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | LZK | 23 hr |
| Jan 13, 3:07 PM CST | Wind Chill Warning | LZK | 21 hr |
| Jan 13, 3:07 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | LZK | 45 hr |
| Jan 14, 10:05 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | LZK | 14 hr |
| Jan 18, 2:54 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | LZK | 33 hr |
| Jan 18, 4:21 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | LZK | 44 hr |
| Jan 19, 2:24 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | LZK | 43 hr |
| Jan 21, 2:24 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | LZK | 35 hr |
| Jan 23, 1:41 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | LZK | 10 hr |
| Jan 23, 2:18 AM CST | Flood Watch | LZK | 55 hr |
| Jan 23, 12:04 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | LZK | 24 hr |
| Jan 24, 2:51 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | LZK | 20 hr |
| Feb 11, 1:07 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | LZK | 26 hr |
| Feb 22, 1:41 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Feb 27, 2:42 AM CST | Wind Advisory | LZK | 33 hr |
| Feb 27, 12:33 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | LZK | 7 hr |
| Mar 14, 10:00 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 90 min |
| Mar 14, 12:58 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 92 min |
| Mar 14, 1:33 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Mar 14, 3:50 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 85 min |
| Mar 14, 4:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | 49 min |
| Mar 14, 4:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | 57 min |
| Mar 14, 5:31 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 119 min |
| Mar 14, 5:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | 57 min |
| Mar 17, 2:58 AM CDT | Freeze Watch | LZK | 23 hr |
| Mar 17, 2:58 AM CDT | Freeze Warning | LZK | 30 hr |
| Mar 18, 2:00 AM CDT | Freeze Warning | LZK | 31 hr |
| Mar 24, 3:01 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | LZK | 40 hr |
| Mar 26, 2:11 PM CDT | Frost Advisory | LZK | 19 hr |
| Mar 27, 2:17 PM CDT | Frost Advisory | LZK | 19 hr |
| Apr 2, 3:22 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | 38 min |
| Apr 4, 2:15 PM CDT | Frost Advisory | LZK | 18 hr |
| Apr 10, 2:30 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | LZK | 27 hr |
| Apr 18, 8:41 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 94 min |
| Apr 18, 8:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | 26 min |
| Apr 18, 8:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | 51 min |
| Apr 18, 9:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Apr 21, 3:01 AM CDT | Frost Advisory | LZK | 29 hr |
| Apr 26, 10:18 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | 57 min |
| Apr 27, 2:26 PM CDT | Flood Watch | LZK | 36 hr |
| Apr 28, 10:21 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 54 min |
| Apr 29, 9:20 PM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | LZK | 13 hr |
| May 1, 2:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | 36 min |
| May 4, 10:46 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | 32 min |
| May 4, 10:49 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 116 min |
| May 4, 3:53 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 97 min |
| May 4, 5:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | 38 min |
| May 6, 2:17 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | LZK | 7 hr |
| May 6, 10:13 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| May 7, 1:39 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 7, 3:29 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 7, 4:34 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | 41 min |
| May 7, 5:03 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | 31 min |
| May 8, 11:01 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 89 min |
| May 8, 7:29 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 61 min |
| May 8, 8:13 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| May 8, 8:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | 18 min |
| May 8, 8:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | 50 min |
| May 13, 6:16 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 119 min |
| May 16, 2:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | 31 min |
| May 16, 2:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | 31 min |
| May 16, 3:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | 23 min |
| May 16, 3:25 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 16, 3:51 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | 24 min |
| May 16, 4:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | 25 min |
| May 21, 3:55 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 21, 7:55 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 21, 8:18 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| May 22, 11:42 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | 33 min |
| May 25, 11:31 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 119 min |
| May 26, 1:03 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 117 min |
| May 26, 2:35 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| May 26, 3:54 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | 51 min |
| May 26, 3:54 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | 51 min |
| May 26, 4:12 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 93 min |
| May 26, 4:17 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | 43 min |
| May 26, 4:36 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | 39 min |
| May 26, 4:39 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | 36 min |
| May 26, 4:43 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | 32 min |
| May 26, 5:07 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | 38 min |
| May 26, 5:12 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | 33 min |
| May 26, 5:31 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | 44 min |
| May 26, 4:01 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| May 26, 5:47 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 88 min |
| May 26, 6:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | 18 min |
| May 26, 9:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | 45 min |
| May 26, 9:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | 29 min |
| Jun 8, 5:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 10 hr |
| Jun 9, 12:27 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | 17 min |
| Jun 9, 12:51 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | 24 min |
| Jun 23, 1:57 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | LZK | 31 hr |
| Jun 23, 9:43 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | LZK | 47 hr |
| Jun 26, 4:11 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 26, 5:51 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 84 min |
| Jun 26, 7:16 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | 29 min |
| Jun 26, 7:50 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 85 min |
| Jun 26, 7:51 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | 24 min |
| Jun 28, 1:44 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | LZK | 30 hr |
| Jul 2, 1:42 PM CDT | Excessive Heat Warning | LZK | 31 hr |
| Jul 3, 3:54 AM CDT | Excessive Heat Warning | LZK | 41 hr |
| Jul 3, 3:54 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | LZK | 41 hr |
| Jul 3, 1:45 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 3, 2:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | 34 min |
| Jul 4, 5:37 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 53 min |
| Jul 4, 11:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | 32 min |
| Jul 8, 2:38 AM CDT | Flood Watch | LZK | 32 hr |
| Jul 14, 2:23 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | LZK | 30 hr |
| Jul 15, 2:18 PM CDT | Excessive Heat Warning | LZK | 30 hr |
| Jul 16, 5:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | 37 min |
| Jul 16, 5:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | 36 min |
| Jul 16, 6:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | 35 min |
| Jul 16, 6:50 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | 7 hr |
| Jul 16, 7:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | 29 min |
| Jul 16, 7:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | 53 min |
| Jul 16, 7:18 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 117 min |
| Jul 17, 1:17 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | 43 min |
| Jul 17, 1:48 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | 4 hr |
| Jul 17, 2:10 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | 35 min |
| Jul 17, 2:57 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | 3 hr |
| Jul 17, 3:30 AM CDT | Flood Watch | LZK | 9 hr |
| Jul 17, 4:22 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | 98 min |
| Jul 17, 5:48 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | 6 hr |
| Jul 17, 5:55 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | 6 hr |
| Jul 17, 11:55 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | LZK | 9 hr |
| Jul 28, 3:25 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | LZK | 41 hr |
| Jul 29, 3:42 AM CDT | Excessive Heat Warning | LZK | 40 hr |
| Jul 30, 3:09 AM CDT | Excessive Heat Warning | LZK | 41 hr |
| Jul 31, 2:55 AM CDT | Excessive Heat Warning | LZK | 41 hr |
| Jul 31, 2:55 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | LZK | 41 hr |
| Aug 13, 11:29 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | 46 min |
| Aug 13, 12:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | 44 min |
| Aug 14, 2:08 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | LZK | 30 hr |
| Aug 15, 1:57 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | LZK | 31 hr |
| Aug 15, 7:46 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 59 min |
| Aug 16, 10:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | 47 min |
| Aug 17, 1:22 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 113 min |
| Sep 17, 2:34 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | LZK | 6 hr |
| Sep 20, 4:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | 46 min |
| Sep 20, 5:07 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | 38 min |
| Oct 14, 1:27 PM CDT | Frost Advisory | LZK | 43 hr |
| Oct 16, 3:10 AM CDT | Frost Advisory | LZK | 29 hr |
| Oct 31, 4:23 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | 37 min |
| Nov 3, 1:44 AM CST | Flood Watch | LZK | 58 hr |
| Nov 4, 4:49 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | 4 hr |
| Nov 4, 6:10 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | 3 hr |
| Nov 4, 9:12 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | 3 hr |
| Nov 4, 1:35 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| Nov 4, 8:14 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 91 min |
| Nov 9, 7:09 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | LZK | 11 hr |
| Nov 16, 3:48 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | LZK | 4 hr |
| Dec 14, 6:43 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | LZK | 16 hr |
| Dec 15, 10:01 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Dec 25, 1:56 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | LZK | 21 hr |
| Dec 28, 6:38 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | LZK | 5 hr |
| Dec 28, 12:15 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | LZK | 105 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 | 18 |
| Tornado Warning | 5 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 3 |
| Tornado Watch | 7 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 30 |
| Special Weather Statement | 28 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Warning | 1 |
| Flash Flood Warning | 9 |
| Flood Watch | 5 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Storm Warning | 1 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 1 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 5 |
| Heat | |
| Excessive Heat Warning | 6 |
| Heat Advisory | 9 |
| Cold | |
| Freeze Warning | 2 |
| Wind Chill Warning | 1 |
| Freeze Watch | 1 |
| Frost Advisory | 6 |
| Wind Chill Advisory | 4 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Wind Advisory | 5 |
| Fire | |
| Red Flag Warning | 1 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 12 |
The busiest days
Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.
Nearby
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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.