Alert archive / Arkansas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings / 1989
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Arkansas, May 1989
104 severe thunderstorm warnings in May 1989. 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 May 1989. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warnings
- 104
- Busiest day
- May 9, 198925 severe thunderstorm warnings
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By day
Days in UTC, the clock the archive keeps.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 5:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Miller | 45 min |
| May 4, 7:01 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Hempstead, Little River, Miller | 84 min |
| May 8, 12:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Washington | 67 min |
| May 8, 12:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Crawford, Franklin | 60 min |
| May 8, 1:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Logan | 55 min |
| May 8, 1:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Yell | 67 min |
| May 8, 2:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Perry | 51 min |
| May 8, 2:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Garland | 66 min |
| May 8, 2:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Saline | 50 min |
| May 8, 3:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Pope | 49 min |
| May 8, 3:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Grant | 47 min |
| May 8, 5:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Grant | 41 min |
| May 8, 6:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Cleveland | 55 min |
| May 8, 6:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Bradley, Drew | 66 min |
| May 8, 7:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Drew | 64 min |
| May 8, 7:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Benton | 54 min |
| May 8, 7:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Washington | 57 min |
| May 8, 7:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Ashley, Chicot | 52 min |
| May 8, 8:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Crawford, Washington | 62 min |
| May 8, 9:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Cleburne | 67 min |
| May 8, 9:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Crawford, Sebastian | 60 min |
| May 8, 10:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | White | 59 min |
| May 8, 10:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Monroe | 66 min |
| May 8, 10:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lee, Phillips | 47 min |
| May 8, 10:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Franklin | 58 min |
| May 8, 10:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Sebastian | 64 min |
| May 8, 10:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Logan, Scott | 56 min |
| May 8, 11:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Scott, Sebastian | 60 min |
| May 8, 11:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Lonoke, Prairie | 67 min |
| May 9, 12:16 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Arkansas | 59 min |
| May 9, 12:31 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Phillips | 44 min |
| May 9, 12:53 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Howard, Pike | 67 min |
| May 9, 1:48 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Arkansas | 42 min |
| May 9, 1:48 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Hempstead, Nevada | 57 min |
| May 9, 2:09 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Phillips | 66 min |
| May 9, 2:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Columbia | 45 min |
| May 9, 2:50 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Arkansas | 40 min |
| May 9, 3:53 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Polk | 67 min |
| May 9, 6:39 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Little River | 51 min |
| May 14, 1:50 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Dallas | 55 min |
| May 14, 3:05 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Jefferson | 55 min |
| May 15, 5:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Washington | 63 min |
| May 15, 11:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Little River | 67 min |
| May 16, 6:54 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Little River, Sevier | 66 min |
| May 18, 7:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Franklin, Johnson, Logan | 61 min |
| May 18, 8:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Sevier | 70 min |
| May 18, 8:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Polk | 44 min |
| May 18, 8:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Johnson | 60 min |
| May 18, 10:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Sebastian | 62 min |
| May 18, 10:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Crawford | 62 min |
| May 20, 4:33 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Crawford | 57 min |
| May 20, 4:58 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Sebastian | 62 min |
| May 20, 5:34 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Crawford, Franklin | 56 min |
| May 20, 6:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Sebastian | 60 min |
| May 20, 7:08 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Conway, Pope | 67 min |
| May 20, 10:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Cross, St. Francis | 45 min |
| May 20, 10:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Crittenden, Lee | 60 min |
| May 21, 3:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Benton | 63 min |
| May 21, 4:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Carroll | 43 min |
| May 21, 4:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Benton | 51 min |
| May 21, 4:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Madison | 57 min |
| May 21, 5:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Madison, Washington | 55 min |
| May 21, 6:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Madison | 63 min |
| May 21, 6:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Franklin, Johnson | 57 min |
| May 21, 8:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Conway, Faulkner | 61 min |
| May 21, 8:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | White | 62 min |
| May 21, 9:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Faulkner | 35 min |
| May 21, 9:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Lonoke | 44 min |
| May 21, 9:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Woodruff | 48 min |
| May 21, 10:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Monroe | 45 min |
| May 21, 10:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Cross, St. Francis | 69 min |
| May 21, 10:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lee | 69 min |
| May 21, 11:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Crittenden | 68 min |
| May 22, 3:42 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Benton, Washington | 63 min |
| May 22, 4:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Crawford, Sebastian | 61 min |
| May 22, 4:25 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Madison | 65 min |
| May 22, 4:32 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Carroll | 58 min |
| May 22, 4:41 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Franklin | 64 min |
| May 22, 5:06 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Johnson, Logan, Scott | 69 min |
| May 22, 5:08 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Boone, Newton | 52 min |
| May 22, 5:19 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Pope, Yell | 56 min |
| May 22, 6:21 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Faulkner | 54 min |
| May 22, 8:07 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Garland | 38 min |
| May 25, 9:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Boone, Marion | 69 min |
| May 25, 9:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Carroll | 48 min |
| May 25, 10:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Boone, Marion | 63 min |
| May 25, 11:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Fulton | 40 min |
| May 25, 11:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Baxter | 54 min |
| May 26, 12:35 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Fulton, Izard | 55 min |
| May 26, 6:25 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Crawford, Sebastian | 65 min |
| May 26, 6:54 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Franklin | 66 min |
| May 26, 7:23 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Johnson, Logan | 67 min |
| May 26, 7:55 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Pope, Yell | 50 min |
| May 26, 8:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Fulton | 45 min |
| May 26, 9:24 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Washington | 51 min |
| May 26, 12:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Stone | 45 min |
| May 26, 12:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Independence | 55 min |
| May 26, 9:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Perry | 49 min |
| May 26, 9:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Pulaski | 47 min |
| May 26, 10:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Mississippi | 25 min |
| May 26, 10:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Cross | 30 min |
| May 27, 4:23 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Clark | 52 min |
| May 27, 5:12 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Ouachita | 48 min |
| May 27, 10:10 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Miller | 65 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Crawford County8
- Sebastian County8
- Washington County7
- Franklin County7
- Logan County5
- Johnson County5
- Little River County4
- Pope County4
- Benton County4
- Madison County4
- Miller County3
- Yell County3
- Lee County3
- Phillips County3
- Scott County3
- Arkansas County3
- Cross County3
- Carroll County3
- Faulkner County3
- Boone County3
- Fulton County3
- Hempstead County2
- Perry County2
- Garland County2
- Grant County2
- Drew County2
- White County2
- Monroe County2
- Lonoke County2
- Polk County2
- Sevier County2
- Conway County2
- St. Francis County2
- Crittenden County2
- Marion County2
- Saline County1
- Cleveland County1
- Bradley County1
- Ashley County1
- Chicot County1
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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.