Alert archive / Arkansas / Severe Thunderstorm Watches
Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Arkansas, 2008
56 severe thunderstorm watches in 2008. 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 2008. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Watches
- 56
- Busiest month
- June17 severe thunderstorm watches
- Busiest day
- April 4, 20084 severe thunderstorm watches
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 11, 9:48 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Clark, Cleburne, Conway, Faulkner, Garland, Grant and 28 more | 4 hr |
| Feb 16, 11:30 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Ashley, Chicot | 6 hr |
| Feb 25, 7:20 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arkansas, Ashley, Bradley, Calhoun, Chicot, Clark and 17 more | 7 hr |
| Mar 3, 6:47 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Columbia, Hempstead, Howard, Lafayette, Little River, Miller and 3 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 13, 5:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Benton, Boone, Carroll, Crawford, Franklin, Hempstead and 16 more | 8 hr |
| Mar 13, 11:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arkansas, Bradley, Calhoun, Clark, Cleburne, Cleveland and 39 more | 5 hr |
| Mar 14, 8:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Benton, Carroll, Crawford, Franklin, Madison, Sebastian and 1 more | 5 hr |
| Mar 14, 11:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Baxter, Boone, Clay, Cleburne, Conway, Craighead and 32 more | 7 hr |
| Mar 14, 11:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Crittenden, Mississippi | 7 hr |
| Mar 27, 4:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Benton, Carroll, Crawford, Franklin, Madison, Sebastian and 1 more | 8 hr |
| Mar 31, 9:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arkansas, Crittenden, Lee, Lincoln, Monroe, Phillips and 1 more | 4 hr |
| Apr 1, 1:06 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Ashley, Chicot, Columbia, Hempstead, Lafayette, Little River and 3 more | 4 hr |
| Apr 3, 8:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arkansas, Baxter, Benton, Boone, Calhoun, Carroll and 52 more | 8 hr |
| Apr 3, 10:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Clay, Craighead, Crittenden, Cross, Greene, Lawrence and 6 more | 4 hr |
| Apr 4, 2:46 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Lee, Phillips | 8 hr |
| Apr 4, 3:55 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arkansas, Ashley, Bradley, Calhoun, Chicot, Clark and 19 more | 7 hr |
| Apr 8, 2:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arkansas, Calhoun, Clark, Cleveland, Columbia, Dallas and 25 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 8, 11:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Columbia, Hempstead, Howard, Lafayette, Little River, Miller and 2 more | 5 hr |
| Apr 10, 8:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Craighead, Crittenden, Cross, Lee, Mississippi, Phillips and 2 more | 5 hr |
| Apr 22, 7:49 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Baxter, Benton, Boone, Carroll, Crawford, Franklin and 10 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 22, 10:47 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arkansas, Clark, Cleburne, Cleveland, Conway, Craighead and 40 more | 5 hr |
| Apr 22, 2:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Benton, Carroll, Crawford, Franklin, Madison, Sebastian and 1 more | 7 hr |
| Apr 22, 2:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arkansas, Ashley, Bradley, Calhoun, Chicot, Clark and 35 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 25, 3:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Hempstead, Howard, Little River, Miller, Nevada, Sevier | 7 hr |
| May 2, 5:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Baxter, Boone, Clark, Cleburne, Conway, Faulkner and 25 more | 5 hr |
| May 7, 7:33 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Benton, Carroll, Crawford, Franklin, Madison, Sebastian and 1 more | 5 hr |
| May 9, 1:21 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Benton, Boone, Carroll, Madison, Marion, Newton and 2 more | 3 hr |
| May 25, 6:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Baxter, Clay, Cleburne, Conway, Craighead, Cross and 15 more | 7 hr |
| May 27, 12:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bradley, Calhoun, Clark, Cleveland, Columbia, Dallas and 8 more | 6 hr |
| May 31, 8:53 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Benton, Boone, Carroll, Madison, Marion, Newton and 2 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 1, 8:36 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Benton, Boone, Carroll, Crawford, Franklin, Johnson and 8 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 1, 11:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arkansas, Baxter, Bradley, Calhoun, Clark, Cleburne and 32 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 1, 3:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Ashley, Chicot, Crittenden, Cross, Lee, Phillips and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 2, 4:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Clay, Craighead, Crittenden, Cross, Fulton, Greene and 8 more | 3 hr |
| Jun 9, 2:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arkansas, Clark, Cleburne, Cleveland, Conway, Dallas and 30 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 9, 4:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Clay, Craighead, Crittenden, Cross, Greene, Lawrence and 6 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 13, 3:48 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Benton, Carroll | 6 hr |
| Jun 13, 5:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Baxter, Boone, Clay, Cleburne, Conway, Craighead and 20 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 13, 11:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arkansas, Cleburne, Conway, Crawford, Faulkner, Franklin and 21 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 15, 6:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Baxter, Benton, Boone, Carroll, Cleburne, Conway and 19 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 15, 11:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Clark, Columbia, Franklin, Garland, Hempstead, Hot Spring and 15 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 19, 2:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Baxter, Benton, Boone, Carroll, Crawford, Franklin and 6 more | 8 hr |
| Jun 21, 4:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Baxter, Benton, Boone, Carroll, Crawford, Franklin and 10 more | 3 hr |
| Jun 23, 12:38 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Baxter, Benton, Boone, Carroll, Fulton, Madison and 4 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 28, 10:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Benton, Carroll, Crawford, Franklin, Madison, Sebastian and 1 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 28, 2:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Franklin, Howard, Logan, Montgomery, Pike, Polk and 4 more | 7 hr |
| Jun 28, 6:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Calhoun, Clark, Columbia, Dallas, Hempstead, Lafayette and 5 more | 7 hr |
| Jul 12, 3:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Benton, Carroll, Crawford, Franklin, Madison, Sebastian and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 25, 6:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Clay, Craighead, Fulton, Greene, Izard, Lawrence and 3 more | 6 hr |
| Aug 2, 7:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Ashley, Chicot | 6 hr |
| Oct 31, 2:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Conway, Franklin, Garland, Hot Spring, Johnson, Logan and 9 more | 3 hr |
| Nov 5, 6:34 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Benton, Washington | 5 hr |
| Nov 5, 11:42 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Benton, Carroll, Crawford, Franklin, Madison, Sebastian and 1 more | 4 hr |
| Nov 6, 1:44 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Baxter, Boone, Fulton, Izard, Marion, Newton and 2 more | 4 hr |
| Dec 9, 12:22 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Baxter, Benton, Boone, Carroll, Cleburne, Conway and 24 more | 4 hr |
| Dec 27, 5:47 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Crittenden | 4 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Benton County20
- Carroll County19
- Franklin County19
- Washington County19
- Madison County18
- Hempstead County17
- Sebastian County17
- Johnson County16
- Nevada County16
- Crawford County16
- Newton County16
- Conway County15
- Lafayette County15
- Little River County15
- Miller County15
- Montgomery County15
- Yell County15
- Boone County15
- Clark County14
- Faulkner County14
- Hot Spring County14
- Howard County14
- Logan County14
- Polk County14
- Pope County14
- Scott County14
- Sevier County14
- Van Buren County14
- White County14
- Fulton County14
- Marion County14
- Searcy County14
- Cleburne County13
- Independence County13
- Perry County13
- Pike County13
- Stone County13
- Baxter County13
- Izard County13
- Garland County12
35 more counties
- Grant County12
- Jackson County12
- Saline County12
- Columbia County12
- Sharp County12
- Jefferson County11
- Lonoke County11
- Pulaski County11
- Woodruff County11
- Arkansas County11
- Dallas County11
- Monroe County11
- Ouachita County11
- Prairie County10
- Cleveland County10
- Lincoln County10
- Phillips County10
- Union County10
- Calhoun County9
- Craighead County9
- Crittenden County9
- Mississippi County9
- Cross County8
- Greene County8
- Lawrence County8
- Lee County8
- Poinsett County8
- Ashley County7
- Chicot County7
- Clay County7
- Randolph County7
- St. Francis County7
- Bradley County6
- Drew County6
- Desha County5
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.