Alert archive / Arkansas / Craighead County

Weather alerts in Craighead County, Arkansas, 2018

217 weather alerts in 2018, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.

Craighead County and its neighbors

Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2018. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts: 217
Warnings: 61
Watches: 23
Advisories: 73
Busiest month: June44 alerts
Busiest day: February 24, 20188 alerts

Over time

By month

Warning verification

How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.

1 of 6 tornado warnings covering Craighead County in 2018 had a tornado report inside them; 0 of 1 tornado reports fell inside a warning.

Craighead County, 2018

	Warnings	With a report	False alarm ratio	Reports	Inside a warning	Mean lead time
Tornado warnings	6	1	83%	1	0%
Severe thunderstorm warnings	30	20	33%	14	64%	26 min
Flash flood warnings	5	2	60%	2	50%	110 min

Each office's whole area, 2018

	Warnings	With a report	False alarm ratio	Reports	Inside a warning	Mean lead time
NWS Memphis, TN: tornado warnings	52	7	87%	15	60%	18 min
NWS Memphis, TN: severe thunderstorm warnings	344	142	59%	379	67%	24 min
NWS Memphis, TN: flash flood warnings	64	12	81%	24	75%	110 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 8, 7:21 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	MEG	14 hr
Jan 9, 4:53 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	MEG	16 hr
Jan 10, 9:21 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	MEG	9 hr
Jan 10, 2:39 PM CST	Winter Storm Watch	MEG	24 hr
Jan 11, 3:44 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	MEG	38 hr
Jan 11, 2:17 PM CST	Winter Storm Warning	MEG	28 hr
Jan 11, 8:43 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	6 hr
Jan 15, 4:38 AM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	MEG	55 hr
Jan 15, 4:38 AM CST	Winter Storm Warning	MEG	30 hr
Jan 15, 4:38 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	MEG	34 hr
Jan 22, 2:44 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	MEG	31 min
Jan 22, 3:15 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	MEG	45 min
Jan 22, 12:18 PM CST	Wind Advisory	MEG	6 hr
Jan 27, 7:12 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	MEG	10 hr
Feb 6, 4:06 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	MEG	25 hr
Feb 6, 3:16 PM CST	Ice Storm Warning	MEG	12 hr
Feb 6, 6:08 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	4 hr
Feb 10, 10:01 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	MEG	3 hr
Feb 10, 3:18 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	MEG	16 hr
Feb 15, 2:35 PM CST	Wind Advisory	MEG	3 hr
Feb 16, 4:39 AM CST	Wind Advisory	MEG	6 hr
Feb 17, 10:30 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	MEG	10 hr
Feb 18, 1:08 AM CST	Freezing Fog Advisory	MEG	8 hr
Feb 19, 3:25 PM CST	Flood Watch	MEG	5 days
Feb 20, 11:05 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	40 min
Feb 22, 11:36 PM CST	Areal Flood Warning	MEG	18 hr
Feb 23, 12:56 AM CST	Areal Flood Warning	MEG	6 hr
Feb 23, 6:52 AM CST	Areal Flood Warning	MEG	12 hr
Feb 23, 11:24 AM CST	River Flood Warning	MEG	4 days
Feb 24, 2:58 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	62 min
Feb 24, 3:16 PM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	8 hr
Feb 24, 4:28 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	MEG	4 hr
Feb 24, 4:33 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	42 min
Feb 24, 5:02 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	43 min
Feb 24, 5:15 PM CST	Tornado Warning	MEG	24 min
Feb 24, 5:29 PM CST	Tornado Warning	MEG	10 min
Feb 24, 5:42 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	48 min
Feb 24, 8:00 PM CST	Areal Flood Warning	MEG	3 hr
Feb 26, 3:04 PM CST	Flood Watch	MEG	69 hr
Feb 28, 1:18 PM CST	River Flood Warning	MEG	4 days
Mar 5, 9:36 AM CST	River Flood Warning	MEG	56 hr
Mar 6, 3:30 AM CST	Wind Advisory	MEG	16 hr
Mar 11, 9:16 AM CDT	Wind Advisory	MEG	16 hr
Mar 13, 2:33 PM CDT	Freeze Warning	MEG	19 hr
Mar 20, 11:37 AM CDT	Frost Advisory	MEG	20 hr
Mar 21, 3:37 AM CDT	Frost Advisory	MEG	29 hr
Mar 27, 2:40 AM CDT	Wind Advisory	MEG	14 hr
Mar 27, 3:23 PM CDT	Flood Watch	MEG	46 hr
Mar 29, 4:15 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	MEG	119 min
Apr 2, 3:35 PM CDT	Wind Advisory	MEG	30 hr
Apr 3, 12:57 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Apr 3, 1:33 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr
Apr 3, 3:34 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	86 min
Apr 3, 5:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	50 min
Apr 3, 5:20 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MEG	25 min
Apr 3, 5:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	45 min
Apr 3, 5:38 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MEG	37 min
Apr 3, 6:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	49 min
Apr 4, 3:44 AM CDT	Freeze Warning	MEG	29 hr
Apr 6, 6:13 PM CDT	Freeze Warning	MEG	17 hr
Apr 7, 3:44 AM CDT	Freeze Warning	MEG	29 hr
Apr 12, 3:46 AM CDT	Wind Advisory	MEG	16 hr
Apr 12, 2:26 PM CDT	Blowing Dust Advisory	MEG	6 hr
Apr 12, 2:34 PM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	MEG	48 hr
Apr 13, 7:54 AM CDT	Wind Advisory	MEG	14 hr
Apr 13, 10:17 AM CDT	Blowing Dust Advisory	MEG	9 hr
Apr 13, 5:53 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	97 min
Apr 13, 8:54 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	66 min
Apr 13, 10:12 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	10 hr
Apr 13, 10:50 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	55 min
Apr 13, 10:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	48 min
Apr 13, 11:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	48 min
Apr 15, 1:35 PM CDT	Freeze Warning	MEG	18 hr
May 3, 1:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	4 hr
May 3, 3:45 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	60 min
May 6, 3:00 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	3 hr
May 15, 4:59 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	31 min
May 17, 5:09 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MEG	111 min
May 17, 7:40 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MEG	3 hr
May 17, 1:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	25 min
May 17, 2:02 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	43 min
May 19, 3:07 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	38 min
May 19, 5:02 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	43 min
May 19, 6:14 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	61 min
May 20, 11:43 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	3 hr
May 20, 12:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr
May 20, 2:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	45 min
May 20, 3:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	51 min
May 20, 3:32 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	118 min
May 20, 3:47 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	22 min
May 20, 6:26 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	64 min
May 22, 5:03 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	MEG	4 hr
May 24, 2:53 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	52 min
May 24, 2:59 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MEG	61 min
May 24, 3:24 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MEG	110 min
May 25, 3:13 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	32 min
May 31, 5:46 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
May 31, 7:37 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	113 min
May 31, 7:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr
May 31, 11:05 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	40 min
May 31, 11:49 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	116 min
Jun 1, 12:13 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	47 min
Jun 1, 12:58 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	47 min
Jun 2, 1:27 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	MEG	8 hr
Jun 2, 1:33 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	117 min
Jun 2, 2:19 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	10 hr
Jun 2, 3:42 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Jun 2, 6:31 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	89 min
Jun 2, 9:05 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	55 min
Jun 2, 9:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	44 min
Jun 12, 5:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	29 min
Jun 12, 6:01 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MEG	119 min
Jun 12, 6:09 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	36 min
Jun 15, 12:25 PM CDT	Heat Advisory	MEG	7 hr
Jun 16, 3:30 AM CDT	Heat Advisory	MEG	40 hr
Jun 21, 12:31 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Jun 21, 1:36 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	39 min
Jun 21, 1:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr
Jun 21, 2:05 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	40 min
Jun 21, 2:10 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MEG	35 min
Jun 21, 3:18 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MEG	96 min
Jun 21, 3:56 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Jun 23, 4:50 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	115 min
Jun 24, 5:25 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	50 min
Jun 24, 5:40 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	50 min
Jun 24, 6:39 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Jun 26, 12:23 PM CDT	Heat Advisory	MEG	8 hr
Jun 26, 3:35 PM CDT	Heat Advisory	MEG	5 days
Jun 26, 5:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr
Jun 26, 6:49 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	116 min
Jun 26, 7:41 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Jun 26, 8:46 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	44 min
Jun 27, 1:42 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	93 min
Jun 27, 3:16 PM CDT	Heat Advisory	MEG	4 days
Jun 28, 5:33 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr
Jun 28, 10:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	60 min
Jun 28, 11:00 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	90 min
Jun 28, 11:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	51 min
Jun 29, 12:10 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	65 min
Jun 29, 3:54 AM CDT	Excessive Heat Warning	MEG	64 hr
Jun 30, 3:28 PM CDT	Heat Advisory	MEG	3 hr
Jul 2, 3:36 AM CDT	Heat Advisory	MEG	16 hr
Jul 4, 3:32 AM CDT	Heat Advisory	MEG	40 hr
Jul 4, 6:51 PM CDT	Excessive Heat Warning	MEG	25 hr
Jul 6, 1:01 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	44 min
Jul 6, 5:31 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	29 min
Jul 11, 2:20 AM CDT	Heat Advisory	MEG	18 hr
Jul 12, 2:58 AM CDT	Heat Advisory	MEG	16 hr
Jul 13, 2:59 AM CDT	Heat Advisory	MEG	17 hr
Jul 14, 3:06 AM CDT	Heat Advisory	MEG	18 hr
Jul 15, 3:57 AM CDT	Heat Advisory	MEG	16 hr
Jul 15, 4:23 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	52 min
Jul 15, 4:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	23 min
Jul 15, 5:37 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MEG	113 min
Jul 16, 1:43 PM CDT	Heat Advisory	MEG	6 hr
Jul 17, 3:23 AM CDT	Heat Advisory	MEG	17 hr
Jul 19, 3:15 AM CDT	Heat Advisory	MEG	17 hr
Jul 19, 2:15 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Jul 19, 3:42 PM CDT	Heat Advisory	MEG	28 hr
Jul 19, 8:02 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	118 min
Jul 19, 8:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	114 min
Jul 20, 3:34 AM CDT	Excessive Heat Warning	MEG	16 hr
Jul 20, 3:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr
Jul 20, 10:20 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	115 min
Jul 26, 7:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	46 min
Jul 30, 11:13 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MEG	2 hr
Aug 6, 3:12 AM CDT	Heat Advisory	MEG	15 hr
Aug 6, 3:16 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Aug 7, 12:22 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	113 min
Aug 7, 4:53 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	67 min
Aug 7, 5:02 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	27 min
Aug 15, 11:43 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	47 min
Aug 16, 2:21 PM CDT	Heat Advisory	MEG	7 hr
Aug 16, 11:39 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MEG	2 hr
Aug 17, 12:22 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MEG	3 hr
Aug 17, 1:14 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	46 min
Aug 17, 1:29 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MEG	2 hr
Aug 17, 1:42 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	48 min
Aug 20, 11:46 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	119 min
Aug 20, 12:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr
Aug 20, 4:00 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Aug 26, 2:24 AM CDT	Heat Advisory	MEG	16 hr
Aug 27, 2:32 AM CDT	Heat Advisory	MEG	16 hr
Aug 29, 2:22 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Aug 29, 3:40 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	50 min
Aug 30, 4:13 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MEG	99 min
Sep 4, 2:19 PM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	MEG	56 hr
Sep 6, 3:36 PM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	MEG	36 hr
Sep 8, 2:54 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MEG	2 hr
Sep 8, 8:19 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MEG	5 hr
Sep 19, 12:02 PM CDT	Heat Advisory	MEG	6 hr
Sep 28, 2:05 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	MEG	7 hr
Sep 28, 9:06 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	MEG	54 min
Sep 29, 2:08 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	MEG	8 hr
Oct 21, 3:22 AM CDT	Frost Advisory	MEG	30 hr
Nov 1, 12:19 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	26 min
Nov 1, 12:34 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	MEG	26 min
Nov 2, 5:29 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	46 min
Nov 2, 11:41 PM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	MEG	9 hr
Nov 8, 3:00 AM CST	Freeze Watch	MEG	12 hr
Nov 8, 3:02 PM CST	Freeze Warning	MEG	42 hr
Nov 13, 1:50 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	MEG	43 hr
Nov 21, 4:08 AM CST	Freezing Fog Advisory	MEG	5 hr
Nov 24, 10:24 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	MEG	5 hr
Nov 25, 3:47 AM CST	Wind Advisory	MEG	25 hr
Nov 30, 6:40 PM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr
Dec 1, 12:58 AM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Dec 1, 1:58 AM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	5 hr
Dec 1, 3:08 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	52 min
Dec 1, 3:25 AM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Dec 7, 6:22 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	MEG	39 hr
Dec 8, 5:06 AM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	5 hr
Dec 8, 8:28 PM CST	Winter Storm Warning	MEG	13 hr
Dec 8, 9:43 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	4 hr
Dec 11, 1:43 AM CST	Freezing Fog Advisory	MEG	10 hr
Dec 16, 2:21 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	MEG	22 hr
Dec 26, 10:40 AM CST	Wind Advisory	MEG	28 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	30
Tornado Warning	6
Severe Thunderstorm Watch	10
Tornado Watch	5
Mesoscale Discussion	40
Special Weather Statement	20
Flooding
Areal Flood Warning	4
Flash Flood Warning	5
River Flood Warning	3
Flash Flood Watch	3
Flood Watch	3
Areal Flood Advisory	10
Winter
Ice Storm Warning	1
Winter Storm Warning	3
Winter Storm Watch	1
Winter Weather Advisory	6
Heat
Excessive Heat Warning	3
Heat Advisory	22
Cold
Freeze Warning	6
Freeze Watch	1
Frost Advisory	3
Wind Chill Advisory	1
Wind and dust
Blowing Dust Advisory	2
Wind Advisory	11
Fog and smoke
Dense Fog Advisory	15
Freezing Fog Advisory	3

The busiest days

Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.

Nearby

Alerts in force now Tornadoes on record Forecast The radar archive 2017 2019

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.