Alert archive / Arkansas / Severe Thunderstorm Watches
Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Arkansas, 2002
46 severe thunderstorm watches in 2002. 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 2002. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Watches
- 46
- Busiest month
- May17 severe thunderstorm watches
- Busiest day
- March 25, 20025 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 23, 7:00 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Hempstead, Howard, Lafayette, Little River, Miller, Pike and 1 more | 5 hr |
| Jan 31, 12:15 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arkansas, Clay, Cleburne, Cleveland, Conway, Craighead and 29 more | 5 hr |
| Mar 9, 1:00 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Baxter, Benton, Boone, Carroll, Clay, Cleburne and 35 more | 5 hr |
| Mar 9, 6:00 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arkansas, Bradley, Calhoun, Cleveland, Craighead, Crittenden and 18 more | 4 hr |
| Mar 15, 1:15 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Baxter, Boone, Cleburne, Conway, Crawford, Franklin and 17 more | 5 hr |
| Mar 15, 3:30 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bradley, Calhoun, Clark, Cleveland, Columbia, Dallas and 16 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 15, 5:30 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Clay, Cleburne, Conway, Craighead, Crittenden, Cross and 16 more | 5 hr |
| Mar 24, 6:30 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Benton, Boone, Carroll | 5 hr |
| Mar 24, 9:15 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Benton, Boone, Carroll, Crawford, Franklin, Johnson and 6 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 25, 11:00 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Baxter, Boone, Clay, Cleburne, Conway, Crawford and 26 more | 5 hr |
| Mar 25, 12:30 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Craighead, Greene, Jackson, Mississippi, Poinsett | 4 hr |
| Mar 25, 4:00 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arkansas, Clark, Cleburne, Cleveland, Conway, Cross and 28 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 25, 6:30 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Ashley, Bradley, Calhoun, Chicot, Columbia, Drew and 3 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 25, 10:00 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arkansas, Clay, Craighead, Crittenden, Cross, Desha and 9 more | 5 hr |
| Mar 25, 11:00 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Ashley, Bradley, Calhoun, Chicot, Cleveland, Desha and 3 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 29, 8:00 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Lee | 5 hr |
| Mar 30, 3:00 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Little River | 5 hr |
| Mar 30, 6:30 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Ashley, Chicot | 6 hr |
| Apr 8, 1:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arkansas, Ashley, Bradley, Calhoun, Chicot, Cleveland and 13 more | 5 hr |
| Apr 23, 3:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Benton, Boone, Carroll, Crawford, Franklin, Garland and 11 more | 5 hr |
| Apr 24, 5:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Baxter, Clay, Cleburne, Conway, Craighead, Cross and 17 more | 5 hr |
| Apr 24, 5:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Garland, Hempstead, Hot Spring, Howard, Little River, Montgomery and 8 more | 5 hr |
| Apr 24, 7:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Clay, Craighead, Crittenden, Cross, Greene, Jackson and 4 more | 4 hr |
| Apr 29, 10:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arkansas, Ashley, Bradley, Calhoun, Chicot, Clark and 28 more | 5 hr |
| Apr 29, 3:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arkansas, Bradley, Calhoun, Chicot, Clark, Cleveland and 16 more | 5 hr |
| Apr 30, 9:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Baxter, Boone, Carroll, Clay, Craighead, Crittenden and 12 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 30, 10:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Mississippi | 5 hr |
| Apr 30, 2:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Mississippi | 6 hr |
| May 1, 9:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Baxter, Boone, Clay, Fulton, Greene, Marion and 2 more | 6 hr |
| May 2, 2:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Baxter, Benton, Boone, Carroll, Crawford, Franklin and 9 more | 3 hr |
| May 7, 3:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Baxter, Fulton, Marion | 5 hr |
| May 7, 3:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Baxter, Benton, Boone, Carroll, Fulton, Izard and 1 more | 6 hr |
| May 7, 9:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Fulton | 5 hr |
| May 8, 1:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Clay, Randolph | 6 hr |
| May 9, 1:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Crawford, Franklin, Scott, Sebastian, Washington | 5 hr |
| May 9, 4:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arkansas, Conway, Desha, Faulkner, Garland, Grant and 12 more | 4 hr |
| May 9, 11:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bradley, Calhoun, Clark, Cleveland, Columbia, Dallas and 7 more | 5 hr |
| May 12, 1:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Benton, Carroll, Crawford, Madison, Washington | 6 hr |
| May 12, 7:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Baxter, Benton, Boone, Carroll, Crawford, Franklin and 13 more | 5 hr |
| May 12, 10:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Clay, Cleburne, Conway, Craighead, Cross, Faulkner and 21 more | 4 hr |
| May 13, 1:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arkansas, Calhoun, Clay, Cleveland, Craighead, Crittenden and 19 more | 4 hr |
| May 17, 2:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Baxter, Benton, Boone, Carroll, Cleburne, Conway and 21 more | 5 hr |
| May 17, 5:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Columbia, Hempstead, Lafayette, Little River, Miller, Nevada | 5 hr |
| May 17, 6:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Baxter, Boone, Carroll, Clark, Cleburne, Conway and 36 more | 4 hr |
| May 27, 12:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Little River, Sevier | 7 hr |
| Jul 12, 12:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Benton, Carroll, Crawford, Franklin, Johnson, Logan and 4 more | 5 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Fulton County14
- Jackson County13
- Boone County13
- Marion County13
- Clay County12
- Lonoke County12
- Perry County12
- Baxter County12
- Carroll County12
- Conway County11
- Grant County11
- Greene County11
- Poinsett County11
- Pope County11
- Pulaski County11
- Sharp County11
- Stone County11
- Van Buren County11
- Crawford County11
- Franklin County11
- Garland County11
- Logan County11
- Madison County11
- Sebastian County11
- Yell County11
- Cleburne County10
- Cleveland County10
- Craighead County10
- Cross County10
- Faulkner County10
- Hot Spring County10
- Independence County10
- Jefferson County10
- Prairie County10
- Randolph County10
- Saline County10
- Benton County10
- Izard County10
- Johnson County10
- Newton County10
35 more counties
- Washington County10
- Arkansas County9
- Dallas County9
- Mississippi County9
- Ouachita County9
- White County9
- Woodruff County9
- Scott County9
- Calhoun County9
- Desha County9
- Lawrence County8
- Monroe County8
- Montgomery County8
- Searcy County8
- Bradley County8
- Drew County8
- Lincoln County8
- Hempstead County7
- Little River County7
- Pike County7
- Crittenden County7
- Lee County7
- Sevier County6
- St. Francis County6
- Polk County6
- Phillips County6
- Clark County6
- Nevada County6
- Chicot County6
- Howard County5
- Lafayette County5
- Union County5
- Ashley County5
- Miller County4
- Columbia County4
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.