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Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Arkansas, 1997

33 severe thunderstorm watches in 1997. 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 watches reaches back to 1997.

Severe Thunderstorm Watches by county

Each county as a circle sized by its count in 1997. Tap one for its archive.

Severe Thunderstorm Watches
33
Busiest month
March6 severe thunderstorm watches
Busiest day
January 22, 19972 severe thunderstorm watches

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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 21, 11:15 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCBaxter, Benton, Boone, Carroll, Madison, Marion and 3 more6 hr
Jan 22, 1:15 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCClark, Cleburne, Cleveland, Conway, Crawford, Dallas and 27 more6 hr
Jan 23, 7:15 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAshley, Bradley, Calhoun, Chicot, Columbia, Drew and 6 more6 hr
Jan 27, 2:45 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAshley, Bradley, Calhoun, Chicot, Cleveland, Columbia and 9 more5 hr
Jan 27, 5:15 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCArkansas, Chicot, Desha, Lee, Monroe, Phillips7 hr
Feb 28, 5:15 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCCrittenden, Mississippi6 hr
Mar 2, 9:45 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCClay, Craighead, Crittenden, Greene, Mississippi5 hr
Mar 4, 11:45 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCBradley, Calhoun, Clark, Cleveland, Columbia, Dallas and 21 more5 hr
Mar 25, 12:15 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCBenton, Boone, Carroll, Crawford, Madison, Washington6 hr
Mar 25, 1:15 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCCrittenden6 hr
Mar 27, 10:00 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCBaxter, Benton, Boone, Carroll, Marion5 hr
Mar 28, 12:30 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCClay, Craighead, Crittenden, Cross, Greene, Independence and 8 more6 hr
Apr 4, 5:15 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCHoward, Little River, Pike, Polk, Sevier6 hr
Apr 20, 10:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCBaxter, Boone, Carroll, Cleburne, Conway, Crawford and 19 more5 hr
Apr 21, 1:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCCrittenden7 hr
Apr 21, 10:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAshley, Columbia, Lafayette, Little River, Miller, Union6 hr
Apr 22, 5:00 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAshley, Bradley, Calhoun, Clark, Cleveland, Columbia and 13 more6 hr
May 8, 1:45 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCBenton, Boone, Carroll, Crawford, Franklin, Johnson and 8 more5 hr
May 14, 4:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAshley, Chicot6 hr
May 27, 1:45 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCLittle River5 hr
May 30, 12:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCBaxter, Benton, Boone, Bradley, Calhoun, Carroll and 44 more6 hr
May 30, 2:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCArkansas, Ashley, Chicot, Craighead, Crittenden, Cross and 16 more6 hr
Jun 13, 4:00 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCBenton, Boone, Carroll, Conway, Crawford, Franklin and 17 more4 hr
Jun 16, 1:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCArkansas, Desha, Drew, Lee, Lincoln, Monroe and 3 more7 hr
Jun 17, 1:30 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCCrittenden, Desha, Phillips5 hr
Jun 17, 6:00 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAshley, Chicot, Desha, Drew6 hr
Jul 3, 7:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCBaxter, Benton, Boone, Carroll, Fulton, Izard and 6 more7 hr
Jul 4, 6:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAshley, Bradley, Calhoun, Chicot, Columbia, Drew and 6 more4 hr
Jul 8, 1:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCArkansas, Clark, Clay, Cleburne, Conway, Craighead and 45 more6 hr
Jul 8, 6:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCDesha6 hr
Jul 9, 5:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCArkansas, Baxter, Boone, Carroll, Cleburne, Conway and 42 more6 hr
Jul 14, 9:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCClay, Cleburne, Craighead, Crittenden, Cross, Fulton and 13 more4 hr
Aug 19, 3:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCClay, Cleburne, Craighead, Cross, Fulton, Greene and 11 more6 hr

By county

Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.

35 more counties

The busiest days

Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.

  1. January 22, 19972severe thunderstorm watches
  2. January 27, 19972severe thunderstorm watches
  3. March 25, 19972severe thunderstorm watches
  4. March 28, 19972severe thunderstorm watches
  5. April 21, 19972severe thunderstorm watches
  6. April 22, 19972severe thunderstorm watches
  7. May 30, 19972severe thunderstorm watches
  8. June 17, 19972severe thunderstorm watches
  9. July 4, 19972severe thunderstorm watches
  10. July 8, 19972severe thunderstorm watches
  11. January 24, 19971severe thunderstorm watches
  12. February 28, 19971severe thunderstorm watches

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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.