Alert archive / Arkansas / Severe Thunderstorm Watches
Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Arkansas, 2009
70 severe thunderstorm watches in 2009. 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 2009. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Watches
- 70
- Busiest month
- May16 severe thunderstorm watches
- Busiest day
- June 10, 20095 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 3, 4:29 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Ashley, Chicot | 3 hr |
| Feb 17, 7:09 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arkansas, Ashley, Bradley, Calhoun, Chicot, Clark and 27 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 26, 6:12 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Baxter, Benton, Boone, Carroll, Clark, Cleburne and 40 more | 8 hr |
| Feb 26, 9:40 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arkansas, Bradley, Calhoun, Clay, Cleveland, Craighead and 20 more | 5 hr |
| Feb 27, 8:40 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Ashley, Bradley, Calhoun, Chicot, Cleveland, Columbia and 7 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 24, 10:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Benton, Carroll, Crawford, Franklin, Madison, Sebastian and 1 more | 5 hr |
| Mar 24, 3:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Clay, Cleburne, Conway, Craighead, Crittenden, Cross and 17 more | 4 hr |
| Apr 2, 4:43 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Columbia, Hempstead, Lafayette, Miller, Nevada, Union | 6 hr |
| Apr 2, 3:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arkansas, Chicot, Cross, Desha, Drew, Jefferson and 9 more | 4 hr |
| Apr 12, 7:44 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arkansas, Bradley, Calhoun, Clark, Cleveland, Conway and 20 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 12, 9:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Columbia, Hempstead, Lafayette, Miller, Nevada, Union | 7 hr |
| Apr 18, 4:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Benton, Boone, Carroll, Crawford, Franklin, Johnson and 8 more | 8 hr |
| Apr 19, 12:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arkansas, Bradley, Calhoun, Clay, Cleburne, Cleveland and 26 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 27, 9:28 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Columbia, Hempstead, Howard, Lafayette, Little River, Miller and 2 more | 12 hr |
| Apr 27, 12:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Benton, Carroll, Washington | 6 hr |
| Apr 27, 2:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arkansas, Bradley, Calhoun, Clark, Cleveland, Columbia and 22 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 29, 9:36 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Columbia, Hempstead, Howard, Lafayette, Little River, Logan and 9 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 29, 3:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Calhoun, Clark, Columbia, Dallas, Garland, Grant and 13 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 30, 5:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Clay, Craighead, Crittenden, Cross, Faulkner, Greene and 11 more | 5 hr |
| May 1, 12:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Benton, Carroll, Crawford, Madison, Washington | 6 hr |
| May 1, 7:26 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Crawford, Franklin, Johnson, Logan, Madison, Montgomery and 5 more | 7 hr |
| May 1, 3:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Baxter, Benton, Boone, Carroll, Clay, Cleburne and 34 more | 6 hr |
| May 1, 9:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arkansas, Clark, Cleburne, Conway, Crawford, Faulkner and 27 more | 6 hr |
| May 2, 11:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Columbia, Hempstead, Howard, Lafayette, Little River, Miller and 3 more | 5 hr |
| May 5, 1:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Howard, Little River, Miller, Sevier | 4 hr |
| May 5, 10:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arkansas, Ashley, Bradley, Calhoun, Chicot, Clark and 49 more | 8 hr |
| May 5, 11:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Sebastian | 6 hr |
| May 6, 5:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Columbia, Hempstead, Howard, Lafayette, Little River, Miller and 3 more | 8 hr |
| May 6, 5:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Ashley, Bradley, Calhoun, Chicot, Cleveland, Desha and 3 more | 7 hr |
| May 8, 4:55 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Baxter, Benton, Boone, Carroll, Crawford, Franklin and 10 more | 7 hr |
| May 8, 10:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Clay, Greene, Lawrence, Randolph | 7 hr |
| May 9, 12:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arkansas, Ashley, Bradley, Calhoun, Chicot, Clark and 22 more | 7 hr |
| May 13, 9:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Baxter, Benton, Boone, Carroll, Crawford, Franklin and 11 more | 6 hr |
| May 14, 1:01 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arkansas, Clark, Clay, Craighead, Crittenden, Cross and 23 more | 5 hr |
| May 14, 1:11 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Columbia, Hempstead, Howard, Lafayette, Little River, Miller and 2 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 9, 7:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Clay, Craighead, Greene, Lawrence, Mississippi, Randolph | 3 hr |
| Jun 9, 9:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Baxter, Benton, Boone, Carroll, Conway, Fulton and 11 more | 7 hr |
| Jun 10, 1:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arkansas, Cleburne, Crittenden, Cross, Faulkner, Independence and 12 more | 3 hr |
| Jun 10, 3:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Benton, Carroll, Crawford, Franklin, Madison, Sebastian and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 10, 6:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arkansas, Baxter, Boone, Bradley, Calhoun, Clark and 48 more | 8 hr |
| Jun 10, 11:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Ashley, Chicot, Lee, Phillips, Union | 5 hr |
| Jun 12, 7:46 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Benton, Carroll, Crawford, Franklin, Madison, Sebastian and 1 more | 7 hr |
| Jun 12, 11:35 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arkansas, Ashley, Baxter, Benton, Boone, Bradley and 57 more | 9 hr |
| Jun 12, 10:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Benton, Carroll, Crawford, Franklin, Johnson, Logan and 8 more | 7 hr |
| Jun 12, 11:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arkansas, Baxter, Boone, Bradley, Calhoun, Clark and 32 more | 4 hr |
| Jun 13, 5:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arkansas, Bradley, Calhoun, Clark, Cleveland, Dallas and 9 more | 4 hr |
| Jun 14, 1:51 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Baxter, Benton, Boone, Calhoun, Carroll, Clark and 40 more | 4 hr |
| Jun 15, 10:34 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Clay, Craighead, Greene, Lawrence, Mississippi, Poinsett and 1 more | 7 hr |
| Jun 15, 5:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Craighead, Crittenden, Cross, Lee, Mississippi, Poinsett and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 16, 10:40 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Clay, Craighead, Greene, Mississippi, Poinsett | 5 hr |
| Jun 30, 1:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arkansas, Benton, Boone, Bradley, Calhoun, Carroll and 38 more | 7 hr |
| Jul 4, 12:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Baxter, Boone, Carroll, Cleburne, Conway, Crawford and 20 more | 8 hr |
| Jul 4, 2:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Clay, Craighead, Greene | 6 hr |
| Jul 12, 12:36 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arkansas, Craighead, Crittenden, Cross, Fulton, Greene and 14 more | 4 hr |
| Jul 15, 6:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Clay, Craighead, Crittenden, Cross, Greene, Lawrence and 3 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 16, 3:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Benton, Carroll, Madison, Washington | 5 hr |
| Jul 16, 3:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bradley, Calhoun, Clark, Cleveland, Columbia, Crawford and 30 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 16, 7:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Ashley, Chicot, Phillips | 4 hr |
| Jul 21, 3:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Columbia, Lafayette, Miller, Union | 8 hr |
| Jul 30, 3:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Phillips | 3 hr |
| Aug 4, 11:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Clay, Craighead, Crittenden, Cross, Greene, Lawrence and 5 more | 4 hr |
| Aug 10, 4:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Benton, Carroll, Crawford, Franklin, Madison, Washington | 5 hr |
| Aug 19, 11:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Baxter, Boone, Fulton, Marion | 9 hr |
| Aug 20, 3:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Hempstead, Howard, Lafayette, Little River, Miller, Nevada and 1 more | 7 hr |
| Aug 20, 9:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bradley, Calhoun, Clark, Columbia, Hempstead, Howard and 8 more | 6 hr |
| Sep 21, 2:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Benton, Carroll, Crawford, Franklin, Madison, Sebastian and 1 more | 8 hr |
| Oct 1, 1:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Benton, Carroll, Crawford, Franklin, Madison, Sebastian and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Oct 1, 6:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bradley, Calhoun, Clark, Cleveland, Columbia, Dallas and 21 more | 8 hr |
| Oct 1, 10:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Ashley, Chicot | 5 hr |
| Oct 15, 7:08 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Ashley, Columbia, Union | 9 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Columbia County20
- Nevada County20
- Carroll County20
- Crawford County20
- Madison County20
- Washington County20
- Calhoun County19
- Hempstead County19
- Lafayette County19
- Benton County19
- Franklin County19
- Miller County19
- Sebastian County19
- Clark County18
- Jefferson County18
- Ouachita County18
- Pike County18
- Howard County18
- Sevier County18
- Arkansas County17
- Bradley County17
- Cleveland County17
- Dallas County17
- Garland County17
- Grant County17
- Hot Spring County17
- Pulaski County17
- Union County17
- Little River County17
- Desha County16
- Drew County16
- Lincoln County16
- Lonoke County16
- Saline County16
- Woodruff County16
- Johnson County16
- Montgomery County16
- Scott County16
- White County16
- Yell County16
35 more counties
- Craighead County16
- Cross County15
- Monroe County15
- Prairie County15
- Logan County15
- Mississippi County15
- Poinsett County15
- Crittenden County14
- St. Francis County14
- Fulton County14
- Perry County14
- Pope County14
- Greene County14
- Jackson County14
- Lee County13
- Boone County13
- Cleburne County13
- Conway County13
- Faulkner County13
- Izard County13
- Polk County13
- Clay County13
- Lawrence County13
- Phillips County12
- Independence County12
- Newton County12
- Van Buren County12
- Ashley County11
- Chicot County11
- Baxter County11
- Marion County11
- Searcy County11
- Sharp County11
- Stone County11
- Randolph County11
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.