Alert archive / Arkansas / Searcy County
Weather alerts in Searcy County, Arkansas, 2008
169 weather alerts in 2008, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Searcy County and its neighbors
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2008. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 169
- Warnings
- 76
- Watches
- 28
- Advisories
- 3
- Busiest month
- April39 alerts
- Busiest day
- April 10, 200818 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 6 tornado warnings covering Searcy County in 2008 had a tornado report inside them.
Searcy County, 2008
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 6 | 0 | 100% | 0 | ||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 45 | 13 | 71% | 5 | 80% | 26 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 19 | 9 | 53% | 7 | 100% | 129 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 |
| Jan 8, 7:18 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 117 min |
| Feb 5, 6:39 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Feb 5, 11:16 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 89 min |
| Feb 5, 12:39 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Feb 5, 2:43 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | 47 min |
| Feb 5, 4:26 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | 49 min |
| Feb 5, 4:38 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LZK | 52 min |
| Feb 5, 5:08 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LZK | 52 min |
| Feb 5, 5:39 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 96 min |
| 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, 8:32 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | 4 hr |
| Mar 3, 9:00 AM CST | River Flood Advisory | LZK | 5 hr |
| Mar 3, 12:20 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | 5 hr |
| Mar 3, 2:19 PM CST | River Flood Warning | LZK | 18 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, 6:34 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 56 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 15, 2:12 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 93 min |
| Mar 17, 2:09 PM CDT | River Flood Advisory | LZK | 9 hr |
| Mar 17, 7:34 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 56 min |
| Mar 17, 9:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | 51 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, 2:46 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 89 min |
| Mar 18, 9:10 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | 9 hr |
| Mar 18, 9:40 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | 35 min |
| Mar 18, 10:09 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LZK | 3 days |
| Mar 18, 12:10 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Mar 18, 1:23 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | 39 min |
| 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, 8:21 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 84 min |
| Mar 30, 12:45 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Mar 31, 3:04 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 26 min |
| Mar 31, 3:45 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Mar 31, 6:08 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | 4 hr |
| Mar 31, 6:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | 45 min |
| Mar 31, 7:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | 60 min |
| 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, 8:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | 47 min |
| Apr 3, 9:49 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 86 min |
| Apr 3, 10:43 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | 4 hr |
| Apr 4, 1:41 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | 3 hr |
| Apr 8, 2:30 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 60 min |
| Apr 9, 11:58 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | 5 hr |
| Apr 10, 12:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | 45 min |
| Apr 10, 1:12 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | 48 min |
| Apr 10, 1:22 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | 4 hr |
| Apr 10, 1:45 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Apr 10, 1:48 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | 42 min |
| Apr 10, 2:02 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | 28 min |
| Apr 10, 2:13 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | 32 min |
| Apr 10, 2:36 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | 39 min |
| Apr 10, 3:06 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | 39 min |
| Apr 10, 3:15 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | 4 hr |
| Apr 10, 3:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | 45 min |
| Apr 10, 4:23 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LZK | 29 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, 7:21 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | 3 hr |
| 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 22, 12:27 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | 3 hr |
| Apr 22, 12:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | 43 min |
| Apr 22, 1:26 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | 2 hr |
| Apr 25, 2:15 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 90 min |
| Apr 25, 6:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | 43 min |
| Apr 25, 7:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | 41 min |
| May 2, 5:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| May 2, 6:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | 45 min |
| May 2, 7:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | 46 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 10, 4:05 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 115 min |
| May 10, 11:29 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| May 10, 2:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | 65 min |
| May 10, 3:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | 53 min |
| May 10, 5:13 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 10, 6:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | 41 min |
| May 10, 6:51 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| May 10, 8:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | 38 min |
| May 10, 9:42 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 93 min |
| May 13, 7:11 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 25, 1:13 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| May 25, 6:06 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 114 min |
| May 25, 6:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | 41 min |
| May 25, 7:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | 43 min |
| May 26, 5:14 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| May 26, 5:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | 44 min |
| May 27, 4:24 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | 40 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, 6:17 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 88 min |
| Jun 1, 8:36 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jun 13, 3:12 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 93 min |
| Jun 13, 4:58 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 62 min |
| Jun 13, 5:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jun 13, 6:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | 60 min |
| Jun 13, 6:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | 50 min |
| Jun 13, 7:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | 54 min |
| Jun 13, 8:11 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 94 min |
| Jun 15, 6:09 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 66 min |
| Jun 15, 6:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Jun 19, 2:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| 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, 2:18 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | 31 min |
| Jun 23, 4:49 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 86 min |
| Jul 3, 7:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | 50 min |
| Jul 5, 6:41 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | 2 hr |
| Jul 9, 4:11 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Jul 12, 2:58 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 92 min |
| Jul 12, 4:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | 22 min |
| Jul 12, 9:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | 39 min |
| Jul 12, 9:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | 48 min |
| Jul 22, 2:25 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 22, 3:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | 53 min |
| Jul 22, 3:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | 52 min |
| Jul 22, 3:56 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | 3 hr |
| Jul 22, 4:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | 45 min |
| Jul 26, 9:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | 51 min |
| Sep 2, 11:15 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Sep 3, 11:51 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | LZK | 6 hr |
| Sep 4, 7:18 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LZK | 8 hr |
| Sep 11, 5:00 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 60 min |
| Sep 12, 2:42 PM CDT | River Flood Advisory | LZK | 22 hr |
| Sep 13, 9:22 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LZK | 22 hr |
| Sep 13, 2:09 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 10 hr |
| Sep 13, 5:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | 46 min |
| Sep 13, 6:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | 35 min |
| Sep 13, 7:37 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 53 min |
| Sep 13, 11:03 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 57 min |
| Sep 29, 7:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | 46 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 |
| Nov 6, 4:53 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 67 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, 11:47 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 hr |
| Dec 15, 11:43 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 |
| Dec 27, 1:14 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | 61 min |
| Dec 27, 1:20 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 25 min |
| Dec 27, 1:52 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Dec 27, 2:07 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | 53 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 | 45 |
| Tornado Warning | 6 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 14 |
| Tornado Watch | 14 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 62 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Warning | 1 |
| Flash Flood Warning | 19 |
| River Flood Warning | 5 |
| River Flood Advisory | 3 |
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.