Alert archive / Arkansas / Special Weather Statements / 2016
Special Weather Statements in Arkansas, May 2016
150 special weather statements in May 2016. 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 special weather statements reaches back to 2006.
Special Weather Statements by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in May 2016. Tap one for its archive.
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- May 12, 201628 special weather statements
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| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 8:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Montgomery | 34 min |
| Apr 30, 8:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Baxter | 46 min |
| Apr 30, 10:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Clay | 42 min |
| May 1, 12:57 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Independence | 18 min |
| May 1, 1:46 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Lawrence | 29 min |
| May 1, 2:01 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Hot Spring | 44 min |
| May 1, 7:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Ashley | 36 min |
| May 1, 7:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Bradley | 17 min |
| May 1, 8:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Bradley | 34 min |
| May 1, 11:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Lafayette | 46 min |
| May 2, 12:43 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Columbia | 47 min |
| May 2, 2:29 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Howard | 46 min |
| May 2, 2:41 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Pike | 49 min |
| May 2, 3:16 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Ashley | 59 min |
| May 2, 3:27 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Clark | 48 min |
| May 2, 5:23 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Union | 52 min |
| May 2, 5:39 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Arkansas, Desha, Lincoln | 66 min |
| May 2, 6:17 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Ashley | 43 min |
| May 9, 1:06 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Sebastian | 39 min |
| May 9, 4:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Madison | 29 min |
| May 9, 4:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Sebastian | 35 min |
| May 9, 4:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Newton | 34 min |
| May 9, 4:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Franklin | 23 min |
| May 9, 4:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Johnson | 28 min |
| May 9, 4:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Logan | 33 min |
| May 9, 5:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Searcy | 44 min |
| May 9, 6:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Searcy | 40 min |
| May 9, 6:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Pope | 32 min |
| May 9, 7:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Sebastian | 41 min |
| May 9, 7:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Madison | 25 min |
| May 9, 8:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Stone, Van Buren | 30 min |
| May 9, 8:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Polk | 44 min |
| May 9, 8:35 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Searcy | 40 min |
| May 9, 9:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Howard, Sevier | 42 min |
| May 9, 11:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Clark | 28 min |
| May 10, 12:00 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Cleveland, Dallas | 45 min |
| May 10, 1:27 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Crittenden, Mississippi | 48 min |
| May 10, 1:30 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Lee | 45 min |
| May 10, 1:35 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Union | 40 min |
| May 10, 2:46 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Arkansas | 44 min |
| May 10, 3:23 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Arkansas | 52 min |
| May 11, 9:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Washington | 34 min |
| May 11, 9:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Washington | 32 min |
| May 11, 10:07 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Crawford | 23 min |
| May 11, 10:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Crawford | 33 min |
| May 11, 10:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Washington | 35 min |
| May 11, 11:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Madison | 37 min |
| May 12, 12:15 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Sebastian | 30 min |
| May 12, 12:18 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Benton | 27 min |
| May 12, 1:28 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Crawford | 32 min |
| May 12, 1:34 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Madison | 26 min |
| May 12, 2:05 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Franklin | 25 min |
| May 12, 2:19 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Johnson | 41 min |
| May 12, 2:27 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Franklin | 33 min |
| May 12, 2:58 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Johnson, Newton | 47 min |
| May 12, 3:16 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Sebastian | 29 min |
| May 12, 3:33 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Logan | 42 min |
| May 12, 3:43 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Pope | 47 min |
| May 12, 4:10 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Logan | 50 min |
| May 12, 4:36 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Yell | 24 min |
| May 12, 4:40 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Baxter | 50 min |
| May 12, 5:45 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Clark, Garland, Hot Spring | 30 min |
| May 12, 6:01 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Cleburne, Faulkner | 44 min |
| May 12, 6:02 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Izard, Sharp | 43 min |
| May 12, 6:43 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Faulkner | 47 min |
| May 12, 6:44 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Faulkner, Pulaski | 46 min |
| May 12, 7:04 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Randolph | 26 min |
| May 12, 7:33 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Randolph | 42 min |
| May 12, 2:07 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Bradley, Calhoun | 38 min |
| May 24, 5:13 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Independence | 32 min |
| May 24, 11:39 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Randolph | 36 min |
| May 24, 12:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Fulton | 45 min |
| May 24, 1:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Crawford | 29 min |
| May 24, 1:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Franklin | 35 min |
| May 24, 1:52 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Marion | 23 min |
| May 24, 2:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Madison | 49 min |
| May 24, 2:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Carroll | 37 min |
| May 24, 3:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Boone | 29 min |
| May 24, 3:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Johnson, Newton | 26 min |
| May 24, 4:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Craighead | 29 min |
| May 24, 4:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Searcy | 34 min |
| May 24, 5:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Izard, Stone | 42 min |
| May 24, 5:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Searcy, Van Buren | 42 min |
| May 24, 5:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Craighead, Lawrence | 45 min |
| May 24, 5:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Pope | 37 min |
| May 24, 6:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Conway | 45 min |
| May 24, 9:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Crawford, Washington | 29 min |
| May 25, 2:13 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Scott | 47 min |
| May 25, 3:00 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Scott | 45 min |
| May 25, 3:20 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Crawford, Madison, Washington | 55 min |
| May 25, 4:16 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Madison | 44 min |
| May 25, 4:25 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Newton | 50 min |
| May 25, 4:28 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Polk, Scott | 47 min |
| May 25, 4:40 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Crawford | 35 min |
| May 25, 5:08 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Scott | 52 min |
| May 25, 5:49 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Howard | 41 min |
| May 25, 5:52 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Montgomery, Polk, Yell | 38 min |
| May 25, 6:30 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Garland, Montgomery | 45 min |
| May 25, 8:46 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Washington | 59 min |
| May 25, 9:19 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Madison | 41 min |
| May 25, 12:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Cleburne, Independence, Izard, Stone | 45 min |
| May 25, 2:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Crittenden | 41 min |
| May 25, 5:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Chicot | 53 min |
| May 26, 1:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Howard, Little River | 47 min |
| May 26, 3:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Sebastian | 36 min |
| May 26, 4:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Chicot | 14 min |
| May 26, 4:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Desha | 28 min |
| May 26, 4:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Jackson | 34 min |
| May 26, 4:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Madison | 34 min |
| May 26, 4:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Grant | 36 min |
| May 26, 6:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Van Buren | 25 min |
| May 26, 6:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Union | 34 min |
| May 29, 8:22 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Sebastian | 38 min |
| May 29, 12:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Scott | 30 min |
| May 29, 3:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Grant | 41 min |
| May 29, 3:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Cleveland | 37 min |
| May 29, 3:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Grant | 41 min |
| May 29, 4:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Conway | 29 min |
| May 29, 4:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Cleveland | 44 min |
| May 29, 4:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Jefferson | 41 min |
| May 29, 4:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Jefferson, Lincoln | 49 min |
| May 29, 5:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Arkansas, Lincoln | 55 min |
| May 29, 5:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Arkansas, Desha, Drew | 43 min |
| May 29, 7:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Washington | 27 min |
| May 29, 8:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Crawford | 36 min |
| May 29, 10:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Lafayette | 41 min |
| May 30, 2:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Izard | 29 min |
| May 30, 2:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Baxter | 24 min |
| May 30, 2:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Columbia | 47 min |
| May 30, 2:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Independence | 23 min |
| May 30, 2:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Fulton | 34 min |
| May 30, 3:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Sharp | 44 min |
| May 30, 3:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Calhoun, Ouachita | 34 min |
| May 30, 3:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Pulaski | 47 min |
| May 30, 4:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Calhoun, Dallas, Ouachita | 31 min |
| May 30, 4:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Cleveland | 52 min |
| May 30, 4:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Saline | 48 min |
| May 30, 5:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Dallas | 29 min |
| May 30, 5:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Lonoke | 28 min |
| May 30, 5:36 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Jefferson | 39 min |
| May 30, 6:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Jefferson | 45 min |
| May 30, 6:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Ashley | 29 min |
| May 30, 6:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Lonoke, Prairie, Pulaski | 45 min |
| May 30, 7:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Lonoke, Prairie | 33 min |
| May 30, 7:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Desha | 36 min |
| May 30, 7:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Arkansas | 32 min |
| May 31, 1:07 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Hempstead | 53 min |
| May 31, 4:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Howard | 62 min |
| May 31, 4:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Little River | 63 min |
| May 31, 5:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Lafayette | 61 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Madison County9
- Crawford County8
- Sebastian County7
- Washington County7
- Arkansas County6
- Howard County5
- Searcy County5
- Scott County5
- Independence County4
- Ashley County4
- Desha County4
- Newton County4
- Franklin County4
- Johnson County4
- Cleveland County4
- Izard County4
- Jefferson County4
- Montgomery County3
- Baxter County3
- Bradley County3
- Lafayette County3
- Clark County3
- Union County3
- Lincoln County3
- Logan County3
- Pope County3
- Stone County3
- Van Buren County3
- Polk County3
- Dallas County3
- Faulkner County3
- Pulaski County3
- Randolph County3
- Calhoun County3
- Grant County3
- Lonoke County3
- Lawrence County2
- Hot Spring County2
- Columbia County2
- Crittenden County2
24 more counties
- Yell County2
- Garland County2
- Cleburne County2
- Sharp County2
- Fulton County2
- Craighead County2
- Conway County2
- Chicot County2
- Little River County2
- Ouachita County2
- Prairie County2
- Clay County1
- Pike County1
- Sevier County1
- Mississippi County1
- Lee County1
- Benton County1
- Marion County1
- Carroll County1
- Boone County1
- Jackson County1
- Drew County1
- Saline County1
- Hempstead County1
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