Alert archive / Arkansas / Dallas County
Weather alerts in Dallas County, Arkansas, 2016
124 weather alerts in 2016, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Dallas County and its neighbors
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2016. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 124
- Warnings
- 37
- Watches
- 15
- Advisories
- 34
- Busiest month
- March39 alerts
- Busiest day
- April 29, 20169 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 4 tornado warnings covering Dallas County in 2016 had a tornado report inside them.
Dallas County, 2016
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 4 | 1 | 75% | 0 | ||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 12 | 6 | 50% | 0 | ||
| Flash flood warnings | 12 | 5 | 58% | 1 | 100% | 156 min |
Each office's whole area, 2016
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Little Rock, AR: tornado warnings | 39 | 2 | 95% | 6 | 33% | 18 min |
| NWS Little Rock, AR: severe thunderstorm warnings | 310 | 105 | 66% | 224 | 84% | 20 min |
| NWS Little Rock, AR: flash flood warnings | 90 | 28 | 69% | 61 | 92% | 105 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 21, 4:51 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | LZK | 28 hr |
| Jan 21, 6:05 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jan 25, 1:48 PM CST | Lake Wind Advisory | LZK | 4 hr |
| Jan 30, 11:25 AM CST | Lake Wind Advisory | LZK | 8 hr |
| Jan 31, 3:53 AM CST | Lake Wind Advisory | LZK | 14 hr |
| Feb 2, 6:30 AM CST | Lake Wind Advisory | LZK | 12 hr |
| Feb 7, 2:12 PM CST | Lake Wind Advisory | LZK | 12 hr |
| Feb 8, 2:40 AM CST | Wind Advisory | LZK | 15 hr |
| Feb 9, 2:14 AM CST | Lake Wind Advisory | LZK | 16 hr |
| Feb 9, 9:32 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | LZK | 8 hr |
| Feb 15, 9:07 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | LZK | 12 hr |
| Feb 16, 2:28 AM CST | Lake Wind Advisory | LZK | 16 hr |
| Feb 22, 4:26 PM CST | Wind Advisory | LZK | 47 hr |
| Feb 24, 4:12 AM CST | Lake Wind Advisory | LZK | 11 hr |
| Feb 27, 1:58 PM CST | Lake Wind Advisory | LZK | 28 hr |
| Mar 3, 2:06 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | LZK | 39 min |
| Mar 7, 2:30 PM CST | Flash Flood Watch | LZK | 3 days |
| Mar 8, 3:11 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 94 min |
| Mar 9, 12:44 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | 6 hr |
| Mar 9, 10:20 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | 6 hr |
| Mar 9, 3:50 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | 6 hr |
| Mar 9, 9:44 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | 8 hr |
| Mar 10, 5:50 AM CST | Areal Flood Warning | LZK | 6 hr |
| Mar 10, 11:43 AM CST | Areal Flood Warning | LZK | 6 hr |
| Mar 10, 5:45 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | LZK | 3 hr |
| Mar 12, 7:59 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | LZK | 4 hr |
| Mar 12, 4:09 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | 5 hr |
| Mar 13, 1:01 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 89 min |
| Mar 13, 2:10 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Mar 13, 3:19 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 86 min |
| Mar 13, 5:58 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 92 min |
| Mar 13, 6:41 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 94 min |
| Mar 13, 7:11 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Mar 15, 3:57 AM CDT | Lake Wind Advisory | LZK | 15 hr |
| Mar 18, 2:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | 47 min |
| Mar 19, 3:16 AM CDT | Freeze Watch | LZK | 12 hr |
| Mar 19, 3:16 AM CDT | Freeze Watch | LZK | 25 hr |
| Mar 19, 3:16 AM CDT | Freeze Warning | LZK | 54 hr |
| Mar 21, 8:44 PM CDT | Lake Wind Advisory | LZK | 24 hr |
| Mar 22, 1:22 PM CDT | Lake Wind Advisory | LZK | 36 hr |
| Mar 29, 3:57 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | LZK | 48 hr |
| Mar 30, 12:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | 50 min |
| Mar 30, 2:31 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Mar 30, 5:06 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 84 min |
| Mar 30, 5:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | 46 min |
| Mar 30, 5:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | 29 min |
| Mar 30, 5:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | 26 min |
| Mar 30, 5:54 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | 36 min |
| Mar 30, 6:15 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 90 min |
| Mar 30, 7:07 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | 3 hr |
| Mar 30, 7:29 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | 6 hr |
| Mar 30, 11:15 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | 3 hr |
| Mar 31, 10:26 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Mar 31, 2:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Apr 6, 3:00 AM CDT | Lake Wind Advisory | LZK | 16 hr |
| Apr 6, 2:08 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | LZK | 6 hr |
| Apr 6, 2:29 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | LZK | 29 hr |
| Apr 9, 9:56 PM CDT | Lake Wind Advisory | LZK | 22 hr |
| Apr 11, 11:48 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Apr 11, 11:54 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | 51 min |
| Apr 11, 6:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | 43 min |
| Apr 21, 3:15 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | LZK | 6 hr |
| Apr 27, 1:35 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 115 min |
| Apr 28, 2:51 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | LZK | 37 hr |
| Apr 29, 1:58 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Apr 29, 4:21 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Apr 29, 6:19 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | 26 min |
| Apr 29, 6:42 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | 33 min |
| Apr 29, 7:06 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 54 min |
| Apr 29, 7:14 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | 46 min |
| Apr 29, 9:46 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 89 min |
| Apr 29, 1:43 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Apr 29, 5:42 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 93 min |
| May 1, 12:37 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | 19 min |
| May 2, 3:17 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| May 9, 7:23 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| May 9, 8:01 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 89 min |
| May 9, 11:15 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 90 min |
| May 10, 12:00 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | 45 min |
| May 10, 12:12 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | 48 min |
| May 10, 12:52 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | 38 min |
| May 10, 1:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | 46 min |
| May 10, 1:33 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | 42 min |
| May 30, 4:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | 31 min |
| May 30, 5:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | 29 min |
| Jun 14, 1:36 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | LZK | 3 days |
| Jun 17, 1:30 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 6, 2:33 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | LZK | 17 hr |
| Jul 6, 2:45 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | LZK | 29 hr |
| Jul 14, 2:14 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 91 min |
| Jul 14, 3:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jul 14, 5:43 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 14, 5:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | 67 min |
| Jul 14, 5:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | 50 min |
| Jul 14, 6:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | 45 min |
| Jul 17, 2:57 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | LZK | 7 days |
| Jul 23, 2:49 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 116 min |
| Jul 26, 10:36 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | LZK | 9 hr |
| Jul 27, 9:14 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | 6 hr |
| Jul 29, 6:31 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | 119 min |
| Jul 30, 3:06 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 84 min |
| Aug 1, 1:46 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | LZK | 5 days |
| Aug 4, 2:02 AM CDT | Excessive Heat Warning | LZK | 41 hr |
| Aug 4, 3:51 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | LZK | 47 hr |
| Aug 6, 1:13 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Aug 7, 2:04 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 116 min |
| Aug 9, 2:22 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | LZK | 54 hr |
| Aug 12, 4:14 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | LZK | 17 hr |
| Aug 16, 11:11 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | 3 hr |
| Aug 25, 2:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | 34 min |
| Sep 18, 1:48 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | 27 min |
| Oct 14, 11:39 PM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | LZK | 9 hr |
| Nov 19, 3:13 AM CST | Freeze Warning | LZK | 29 hr |
| Nov 25, 6:40 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | LZK | 2 hr |
| Nov 25, 9:32 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | LZK | 12 hr |
| Nov 26, 9:23 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | LZK | 12 hr |
| Nov 27, 7:35 PM CST | Lake Wind Advisory | LZK | 19 hr |
| Dec 17, 2:00 PM CST | Wind Advisory | LZK | 16 hr |
| Dec 17, 5:45 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 90 min |
| Dec 17, 6:30 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | 45 min |
| Dec 17, 6:35 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LZK | 40 min |
| Dec 17, 7:32 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | 43 min |
| Dec 26, 3:31 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 119 min |
| Dec 26, 8:36 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | 114 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 | 12 |
| Tornado Warning | 4 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 4 |
| Tornado Watch | 5 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 26 |
| Special Weather Statement | 12 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Warning | 3 |
| Flash Flood Warning | 12 |
| Flash Flood Watch | 3 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Storm Warning | 1 |
| Heat | |
| Excessive Heat Warning | 1 |
| Heat Advisory | 9 |
| Cold | |
| Freeze Warning | 2 |
| Freeze Watch | 2 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Lake Wind Advisory | 15 |
| Wind Advisory | 3 |
| Fire | |
| Red Flag Warning | 2 |
| Fire Weather Watch | 1 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 7 |
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.