Alert archive / Arkansas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Arkansas, 1987
135 severe thunderstorm warnings in 1987. An alert counts here when it covered any part of the state, so the counties below add up to more than the state. The archive of severe thunderstorm warnings reaches back to 1986.
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 1987. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warnings
- 135
- Busiest month
- June38 severe thunderstorm warnings
- Busiest day
- June 23, 198716 severe thunderstorm warnings
Over time
By month
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 | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 24, 9:23 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Calhoun | 52 min |
| Feb 13, 6:20 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Benton | 55 min |
| Feb 13, 7:10 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Desha | 35 min |
| Feb 13, 11:14 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Greene | 61 min |
| Feb 15, 12:40 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Little River, Sevier | 70 min |
| Feb 28, 12:21 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Benton, Washington | 54 min |
| Feb 28, 7:39 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Pulaski | 21 min |
| Mar 21, 7:06 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Crawford, Sebastian | 54 min |
| Mar 21, 8:00 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Crawford | 60 min |
| Apr 11, 7:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Hempstead, Howard | 57 min |
| Apr 11, 8:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Nevada, Pike | 55 min |
| Apr 11, 8:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Clark | 56 min |
| Apr 11, 9:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Grant | 57 min |
| Apr 11, 10:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Pulaski | 57 min |
| Apr 11, 10:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Arkansas | 64 min |
| Apr 11, 10:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Monroe, Prairie | 61 min |
| Apr 11, 11:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Scott | 45 min |
| Apr 11, 11:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Polk | 35 min |
| Apr 11, 11:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Perry | 66 min |
| Apr 13, 10:50 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Miller | 80 min |
| Apr 13, 11:35 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Hempstead, Miller | 75 min |
| Apr 13, 12:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Lafayette | 85 min |
| Apr 13, 1:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Franklin, Johnson, Logan | 61 min |
| Apr 13, 1:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Columbia, Nevada | 65 min |
| Apr 13, 2:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Pope, Searcy, Van Buren | 51 min |
| May 2, 7:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | White | 65 min |
| May 2, 8:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Lonoke | 30 min |
| May 3, 11:47 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Carroll | 58 min |
| May 3, 5:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Baxter | 66 min |
| May 3, 5:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Marion | 60 min |
| May 3, 6:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Searcy, Stone | 56 min |
| May 3, 7:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Izard | 55 min |
| May 3, 7:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Van Buren | 64 min |
| May 3, 8:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Cleburne, Independence | 60 min |
| May 3, 8:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Jackson | 65 min |
| May 3, 8:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Cleburne | 47 min |
| May 5, 5:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Sebastian | 62 min |
| May 5, 6:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Crawford | 58 min |
| May 5, 7:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Crawford | 65 min |
| May 5, 8:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Benton | 63 min |
| May 5, 8:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Franklin, Logan | 63 min |
| May 6, 3:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Scott | 63 min |
| May 6, 8:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Garland | 54 min |
| May 6, 9:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Clark | 59 min |
| May 6, 9:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Hot Spring | 56 min |
| May 20, 6:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Columbia, Lafayette, Nevada | 61 min |
| May 22, 7:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | White | 65 min |
| May 23, 6:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Lonoke | 47 min |
| May 23, 10:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Searcy, Van Buren | 58 min |
| May 30, 2:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Conway | 66 min |
| May 31, 4:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Jackson | 41 min |
| Jun 2, 8:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Madison, Washington | 58 min |
| Jun 14, 5:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Arkansas | 65 min |
| Jun 14, 6:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Jefferson | 57 min |
| Jun 19, 4:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Sebastian | 62 min |
| Jun 19, 5:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Pulaski | 65 min |
| Jun 19, 5:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Howard, Little River, Pike, Sevier | 80 min |
| Jun 19, 5:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Boone | 41 min |
| Jun 19, 6:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Arkansas | 50 min |
| Jun 19, 6:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Hempstead, Miller | 75 min |
| Jun 19, 6:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Pope | 40 min |
| Jun 19, 6:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Lafayette | 85 min |
| Jun 19, 6:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Nevada | 85 min |
| Jun 19, 7:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Columbia | 80 min |
| Jun 19, 7:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Miller | 80 min |
| Jun 19, 8:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Ashley, Drew | 50 min |
| Jun 20, 6:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Pope | 47 min |
| Jun 20, 7:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Conway | 52 min |
| Jun 21, 4:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | White | 63 min |
| Jun 21, 6:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Monroe | 37 min |
| Jun 21, 7:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Phillips | 29 min |
| Jun 21, 7:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Johnson, Logan | 66 min |
| Jun 23, 4:11 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Washington | 49 min |
| Jun 23, 10:55 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Independence | 50 min |
| Jun 23, 11:26 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Crawford, Sebastian | 64 min |
| Jun 23, 11:49 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Pope | 56 min |
| Jun 23, 11:49 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Independence, Jackson | 56 min |
| Jun 23, 11:57 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Faulkner | 63 min |
| Jun 23, 12:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Conway, Perry | 60 min |
| Jun 23, 12:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Faulkner, Pulaski | 57 min |
| Jun 23, 12:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | White | 57 min |
| Jun 23, 1:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Lonoke, Prairie | 58 min |
| Jun 23, 1:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Pulaski, Saline | 49 min |
| Jun 23, 2:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Howard, Pike | 80 min |
| Jun 23, 2:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Sevier | 80 min |
| Jun 23, 3:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Jefferson | 55 min |
| Jun 23, 4:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Hempstead, Howard, Little River, Sevier | 77 min |
| Jun 23, 4:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Nevada | 77 min |
| Jun 27, 8:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Baxter, Marion | 65 min |
| Jul 2, 12:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Little River | 80 min |
| Jul 6, 6:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Union | 23 min |
| Jul 6, 7:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Union | 36 min |
| Jul 7, 6:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Boone | 49 min |
| Aug 4, 4:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Izard | 49 min |
| Aug 4, 4:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Sharp | 68 min |
| Aug 4, 6:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Woodruff | 51 min |
| Aug 4, 8:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Arkansas | 49 min |
| Aug 5, 2:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Hempstead, Little River | 60 min |
| Aug 5, 3:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Miller | 75 min |
| Aug 16, 9:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Benton, Madison, Washington | 62 min |
| Aug 16, 9:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Carroll | 62 min |
| Aug 16, 10:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Crawford, Franklin, Madison, Washington | 67 min |
| Aug 17, 1:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | St. Francis | 46 min |
| Aug 18, 12:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Monroe, Prairie | 53 min |
| Aug 18, 2:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Conway, Faulkner | 61 min |
| Aug 18, 2:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Pulaski | 54 min |
| Aug 18, 2:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Lonoke | 51 min |
| Aug 18, 3:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Grant, Hot Spring | 39 min |
| Aug 19, 4:35 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Benton | 55 min |
| Aug 19, 10:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Carroll | 56 min |
| Aug 19, 10:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Benton | 56 min |
| Aug 19, 10:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Madison, Washington | 56 min |
| Aug 26, 5:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Washington | 58 min |
| Sep 12, 10:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Grant, Pulaski | 45 min |
| Sep 12, 11:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Lonoke | 53 min |
| Sep 14, 4:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Baxter | 39 min |
| Sep 14, 6:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Marion, Searcy | 42 min |
| Sep 14, 6:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Boone | 23 min |
| Sep 15, 9:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Lonoke, Pulaski, White | 64 min |
| Sep 15, 10:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Benton, Washington | 60 min |
| Sep 15, 11:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Crawford, Sebastian | 67 min |
| Oct 18, 5:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Lafayette, Miller | 60 min |
| Oct 26, 2:00 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Little River | 60 min |
| Oct 26, 2:25 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Miller | 35 min |
| Dec 14, 1:02 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Sevier | 58 min |
| Dec 14, 1:20 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Howard | 25 min |
| Dec 14, 4:44 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Garland | 61 min |
| Dec 14, 4:58 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Perry, Saline | 47 min |
| Dec 14, 5:40 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Columbia | 65 min |
| Dec 14, 5:44 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Pulaski, Saline | 61 min |
| Dec 14, 6:03 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Conway, Faulkner, Perry | 57 min |
| Dec 14, 7:37 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Cleveland, Jefferson | 68 min |
| Dec 14, 7:59 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Arkansas | 46 min |
| Dec 14, 8:03 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Mississippi, Poinsett | 27 min |
| Dec 19, 12:42 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Lafayette, Miller | 78 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Pulaski County9
- Washington County8
- Miller County8
- Benton County7
- Crawford County7
- Little River County6
- Lonoke County6
- Sevier County5
- Sebastian County5
- Hempstead County5
- Howard County5
- Nevada County5
- Arkansas County5
- Lafayette County5
- White County5
- Conway County5
- Perry County4
- Columbia County4
- Pope County4
- Searcy County4
- Madison County4
- Faulkner County4
- Pike County3
- Grant County3
- Monroe County3
- Prairie County3
- Franklin County3
- Logan County3
- Van Buren County3
- Carroll County3
- Baxter County3
- Marion County3
- Independence County3
- Jackson County3
- Jefferson County3
- Boone County3
- Saline County3
- Clark County2
- Scott County2
- Johnson County2
19 more counties
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.