Alert archive / Arkansas / Sebastian County
Weather alerts in Sebastian County, Arkansas, 2018
139 weather alerts in 2018, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Sebastian County and its neighbors
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2018. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 139
- Warnings
- 36
- Watches
- 10
- Advisories
- 13
- Busiest month
- June29 alerts
- Busiest day
- June 24, 201812 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 4 tornado warnings covering Sebastian County in 2018 had a tornado report inside them; 1 of 2 tornado reports fell inside a warning, on average 1 minutes after it went out.
Sebastian County, 2018
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 4 | 2 | 50% | 2 | 50% | 1 min |
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 28 | 14 | 50% | 14 | 57% | 21 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 1 | 1 | 0% | 2 | 100% | 139 min |
Each office's whole area, 2018
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Tulsa, OK: tornado warnings | 34 | 7 | 79% | 15 | 47% | 7 min |
| NWS Tulsa, OK: severe thunderstorm warnings | 305 | 133 | 56% | 304 | 81% | 23 min |
| NWS Tulsa, OK: flash flood warnings | 11 | 6 | 45% | 40 | 60% | 95 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, 1:13 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jan 21, 3:05 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Jan 21, 5:10 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | 35 min |
| Jan 21, 6:25 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jan 21, 6:41 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | 34 min |
| Jan 21, 6:42 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | 33 min |
| Jan 21, 6:58 PM CST | Tornado Warning | TSA | 32 min |
| Jan 21, 9:35 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 115 min |
| Jan 21, 10:29 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | 31 min |
| Jan 21, 10:37 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | 23 min |
| Feb 21, 1:37 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | 3 hr |
| Feb 24, 12:07 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | 38 min |
| Feb 24, 5:18 PM CST | River Flood Warning | TSA | 19 hr |
| Feb 25, 8:53 AM CST | Areal Flood Warning | TSA | 24 hr |
| Mar 10, 3:11 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Mar 10, 3:43 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Mar 10, 4:42 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | 33 min |
| Mar 10, 5:45 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | 11 min |
| Mar 10, 5:57 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Mar 10, 8:06 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 114 min |
| Mar 10, 9:18 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | 27 min |
| Mar 10, 9:44 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | 46 min |
| Mar 19, 4:02 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | 43 min |
| Mar 19, 4:26 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Mar 27, 9:22 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | 23 min |
| Mar 27, 9:30 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | 8 hr |
| Mar 27, 9:40 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | 35 min |
| Mar 27, 9:45 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | 14 min |
| Mar 27, 10:04 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | 26 min |
| Apr 3, 1:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | 22 min |
| Apr 3, 1:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | 31 min |
| Apr 3, 2:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | 30 min |
| Apr 3, 2:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | 23 min |
| Apr 6, 12:01 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | 4 hr |
| Apr 13, 1:20 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| Apr 13, 3:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | 50 min |
| Apr 13, 3:50 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | 25 min |
| Apr 13, 5:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | 39 min |
| Apr 13, 5:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | 41 min |
| Apr 13, 5:48 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | 42 min |
| Apr 13, 6:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | 28 min |
| Apr 13, 6:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | 34 min |
| Apr 13, 7:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | 42 min |
| May 2, 11:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| May 3, 9:02 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 88 min |
| May 3, 12:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | 59 min |
| May 3, 12:35 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 85 min |
| May 3, 1:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | 36 min |
| May 4, 3:06 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 16, 11:21 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 20, 1:11 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 23, 2:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | 29 min |
| May 23, 3:10 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | 2 hr |
| May 24, 3:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | 28 min |
| May 24, 3:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | 30 min |
| May 24, 4:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | 29 min |
| May 24, 4:07 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | 23 min |
| May 30, 2:52 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | 38 min |
| May 30, 3:30 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | 30 min |
| Jun 2, 1:33 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 117 min |
| Jun 2, 1:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | 34 min |
| Jun 2, 2:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | 45 min |
| Jun 2, 2:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 10 hr |
| Jun 8, 6:12 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | 48 min |
| Jun 8, 6:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | 39 min |
| Jun 8, 6:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | 41 min |
| Jun 8, 6:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | 45 min |
| Jun 8, 6:53 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | 3 hr |
| Jun 8, 7:52 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | 3 hr |
| Jun 12, 7:10 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | 65 min |
| Jun 14, 4:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | 35 min |
| Jun 22, 11:09 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 22, 11:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 23, 1:01 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 59 min |
| Jun 23, 2:32 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | 28 min |
| Jun 23, 3:05 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | 25 min |
| Jun 24, 5:11 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 79 min |
| Jun 24, 5:12 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | 48 min |
| Jun 24, 5:28 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
| Jun 24, 5:54 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | 36 min |
| Jun 24, 6:10 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | 50 min |
| Jun 24, 6:21 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | 39 min |
| Jun 24, 6:49 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | 56 min |
| Jun 24, 7:37 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 113 min |
| Jun 24, 4:18 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 117 min |
| Jun 24, 4:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | 38 min |
| Jun 24, 5:14 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | 3 hr |
| Jun 24, 5:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | 25 min |
| Jul 3, 3:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | 33 min |
| Jul 3, 5:07 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | 53 min |
| Jul 3, 5:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | 49 min |
| Jul 5, 2:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | 33 min |
| Jul 5, 3:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | 27 min |
| Jul 5, 3:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | 35 min |
| Jul 6, 3:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | 38 min |
| Jul 6, 4:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | 65 min |
| Jul 16, 2:20 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 16, 2:52 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | 53 min |
| Jul 17, 3:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | 51 min |
| Jul 21, 2:33 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
| Jul 21, 3:41 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 28, 6:50 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | 25 min |
| Jul 29, 8:19 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | 41 min |
| Jul 29, 8:56 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | 34 min |
| Jul 30, 3:47 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 30, 5:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | 45 min |
| Jul 30, 6:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | 50 min |
| Aug 7, 7:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | 36 min |
| Aug 7, 7:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | 32 min |
| Aug 7, 8:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | 20 min |
| Aug 12, 3:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | 24 min |
| Aug 13, 7:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | 37 min |
| Aug 13, 8:12 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | 48 min |
| Aug 14, 3:59 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | 3 hr |
| Aug 15, 4:48 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | 3 hr |
| Aug 15, 6:55 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | 3 hr |
| Aug 15, 9:36 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | 6 hr |
| Aug 15, 1:05 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | TSA | 24 hr |
| Aug 17, 9:23 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 97 min |
| Aug 17, 10:20 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | 40 min |
| Aug 17, 11:08 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | 37 min |
| Aug 17, 8:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | 42 min |
| Aug 17, 8:46 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | 119 min |
| Aug 17, 9:54 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | 2 hr |
| Aug 19, 3:45 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Aug 19, 6:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | 49 min |
| Aug 30, 6:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | 38 min |
| Oct 7, 12:28 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Oct 9, 12:17 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Nov 3, 10:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | 61 min |
| Nov 30, 3:34 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 116 min |
| Nov 30, 5:10 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | 50 min |
| Nov 30, 6:17 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 58 min |
| Nov 30, 6:40 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Nov 30, 9:02 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 58 min |
| Nov 30, 10:50 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | 55 min |
| Nov 30, 11:16 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | 44 min |
| Nov 30, 11:20 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 85 min |
| Nov 30, 11:21 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | 3 hr |
By product
Every kind of product issued here, grouped by hazard. Each opens the same place narrowed to that product.
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.