Alert archive / Arkansas / Boone County
Weather alerts in Boone County, Arkansas, 2008
139 weather alerts in 2008, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Boone County and its neighbors
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2008. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 139
- Warnings
- 38
- Watches
- 28
- Advisories
- 0
- Busiest month
- June28 alerts
- Busiest day
- March 18, 20088 alerts
Over time
By month
Warning verification
How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.
0 of 2 tornado warnings covering Boone County in 2008 had a tornado report inside them.
Boone County, 2008
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 2 | 0 | 100% | 0 | ||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 23 | 8 | 65% | 7 | 100% | 30 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 13 | 4 | 69% | 3 | 100% | 179 min |
Each office's whole area, 2008
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Little Rock, AR: tornado warnings | 98 | 24 | 76% | 58 | 93% | 24 min |
| NWS Little Rock, AR: severe thunderstorm warnings | 615 | 157 | 74% | 293 | 84% | 22 min |
| NWS Little Rock, AR: flash flood warnings | 156 | 65 | 58% | 117 | 89% | 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 7, 7:48 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| Feb 5, 6:39 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Feb 5, 10:18 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 87 min |
| Feb 5, 12:39 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Feb 5, 2:55 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | 35 min |
| Feb 5, 3:17 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 88 min |
| Feb 5, 4:26 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | 49 min |
| Feb 11, 6:58 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 6 hr |
| Feb 21, 12:22 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 6 hr |
| Feb 21, 6:15 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 6 hr |
| Feb 21, 7:20 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Mar 3, 12:20 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | 5 hr |
| Mar 4, 1:25 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 hr |
| Mar 6, 5:16 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 6 hr |
| Mar 13, 4:53 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 37 min |
| Mar 13, 5:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Mar 13, 9:10 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 65 min |
| Mar 14, 10:47 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 28 min |
| Mar 14, 11:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Mar 17, 7:34 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 56 min |
| Mar 17, 9:36 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 114 min |
| Mar 17, 10:16 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Mar 18, 2:23 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Mar 18, 5:54 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Mar 18, 11:54 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Mar 18, 12:11 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | 6 hr |
| Mar 18, 4:31 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | 6 hr |
| Mar 18, 10:26 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | 6 hr |
| Mar 19, 4:26 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | 6 hr |
| Mar 27, 7:32 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 88 min |
| Mar 27, 9:31 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 89 min |
| Mar 28, 12:48 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | 42 min |
| Mar 30, 12:45 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Mar 31, 10:30 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 60 min |
| Mar 31, 3:04 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 26 min |
| Mar 31, 3:45 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Mar 31, 4:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | 47 min |
| Mar 31, 4:20 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | 4 hr |
| Apr 3, 3:50 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Apr 3, 6:12 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Apr 3, 7:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | 53 min |
| Apr 3, 7:59 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 91 min |
| Apr 3, 8:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Apr 3, 9:49 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 86 min |
| Apr 10, 1:45 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Apr 10, 5:41 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | 3 hr |
| Apr 10, 6:18 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | 42 min |
| Apr 10, 6:57 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | 48 min |
| Apr 10, 8:37 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | 4 hr |
| Apr 22, 7:42 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 63 min |
| Apr 22, 7:49 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Apr 22, 10:12 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 93 min |
| Apr 22, 12:16 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 89 min |
| Apr 24, 12:12 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | 3 hr |
| Apr 25, 2:15 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 90 min |
| May 2, 4:22 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 53 min |
| May 2, 5:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| May 2, 5:10 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | 65 min |
| May 7, 9:52 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 83 min |
| May 7, 9:35 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| May 7, 10:28 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 92 min |
| May 9, 1:21 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 3 hr |
| May 9, 3:45 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 60 min |
| May 10, 4:05 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 115 min |
| May 10, 10:55 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 10, 11:29 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| May 10, 1:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | 60 min |
| May 10, 5:13 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 10, 6:51 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| May 10, 7:40 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | 50 min |
| May 13, 10:38 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 97 min |
| May 25, 12:17 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 58 min |
| May 25, 1:13 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| May 25, 2:49 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 56 min |
| May 25, 4:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | 33 min |
| May 25, 6:06 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 114 min |
| May 31, 8:53 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| May 31, 7:43 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 32 min |
| Jun 1, 2:34 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 116 min |
| Jun 1, 5:17 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | 35 min |
| Jun 1, 6:17 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 88 min |
| Jun 1, 8:36 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jun 6, 4:19 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 26 min |
| Jun 13, 3:12 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 93 min |
| Jun 13, 4:58 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 62 min |
| Jun 13, 5:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | 52 min |
| Jun 13, 5:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jun 15, 6:09 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 66 min |
| Jun 15, 6:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Jun 15, 6:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | 38 min |
| Jun 15, 7:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | 63 min |
| Jun 19, 2:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Jun 19, 5:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | 30 min |
| Jun 19, 6:11 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 64 min |
| Jun 21, 4:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 3 hr |
| Jun 21, 6:21 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 54 min |
| Jun 23, 12:00 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 60 min |
| Jun 23, 12:38 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Jun 23, 1:39 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | 66 min |
| Jun 23, 1:48 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 87 min |
| Jun 23, 3:56 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | 49 min |
| Jun 23, 4:11 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | 3 hr |
| Jun 23, 4:49 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 86 min |
| Jun 28, 2:49 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 56 min |
| Jun 28, 5:26 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 64 min |
| Jul 6, 3:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | 33 min |
| Jul 6, 4:56 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | 50 min |
| Jul 9, 4:11 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Jul 12, 2:58 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 92 min |
| Jul 12, 9:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | 39 min |
| Jul 22, 2:25 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 22, 2:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | 64 min |
| Jul 22, 3:56 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | 3 hr |
| Jul 26, 8:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | 45 min |
| Jul 26, 9:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | 51 min |
| Aug 7, 2:34 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | 93 min |
| Aug 9, 10:55 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Sep 2, 3:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | 66 min |
| Sep 2, 6:42 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Sep 2, 11:15 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Sep 11, 5:00 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 60 min |
| Sep 11, 6:49 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | 26 min |
| Sep 13, 2:09 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 10 hr |
| Sep 13, 7:37 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 53 min |
| Sep 13, 11:03 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 57 min |
| Sep 14, 2:06 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 84 min |
| Oct 31, 12:02 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 88 min |
| Nov 6, 1:18 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 27 min |
| Nov 6, 1:44 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
| Dec 9, 12:10 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 35 min |
| Dec 9, 12:22 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
| Dec 9, 1:20 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 25 min |
| Dec 14, 5:47 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 hr |
| Dec 14, 11:47 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 hr |
| Dec 23, 12:08 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 hr |
| Dec 27, 12:03 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Dec 27, 3:32 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 88 min |
| Dec 27, 6:35 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Dec 27, 8:03 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 117 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 | 23 |
| Tornado Warning | 2 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 15 |
| Tornado Watch | 13 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 73 |
| Flooding | |
| Flash Flood Warning | 13 |
The busiest days
Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.
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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.