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Tornado Warnings in Arkansas, 1996
88 tornado warnings in 1996. 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 tornado warnings reaches back to 1986.
Tornado Warnings by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 1996. Tap one for its archive.
- Tornado Warnings
- 88
- Busiest month
- April20 tornado warnings
- Busiest day
- April 22, 199610 tornado warnings
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 18, 7:14 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Lawrence | 46 min |
| Jan 18, 7:28 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Poinsett | 47 min |
| Mar 5, 5:26 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LZK | Scott | 34 min |
| Mar 5, 7:42 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LZK | Izard | 48 min |
| Mar 5, 7:56 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LZK | Pulaski | 49 min |
| Mar 5, 8:00 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LZK | Garland | 45 min |
| Mar 5, 8:20 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LZK | Saline | 55 min |
| Mar 5, 8:32 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LZK | Sharp | 28 min |
| Mar 5, 8:39 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Lawrence | 36 min |
| Mar 5, 10:00 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LZK | Pope | 30 min |
| Mar 5, 10:04 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LZK | Conway | 56 min |
| Mar 5, 10:19 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LZK | Sharp | 41 min |
| Mar 30, 3:45 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SHV | Little River | 60 min |
| Mar 30, 5:00 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SHV | Lafayette, Miller | 45 min |
| Mar 30, 5:33 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SHV | Columbia | 42 min |
| Mar 30, 6:14 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SHV | Columbia | 31 min |
| Mar 30, 6:26 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SHV | Union | 64 min |
| Mar 30, 6:56 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Ashley | 64 min |
| Mar 30, 7:04 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LZK | Ouachita | 26 min |
| Mar 30, 7:06 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LZK | Calhoun | 54 min |
| Mar 30, 7:55 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Ashley | 65 min |
| Apr 14, 6:53 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Van Buren | 22 min |
| Apr 14, 7:00 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Stone | 45 min |
| Apr 14, 7:37 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Izard | 38 min |
| Apr 14, 8:06 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | White | 39 min |
| Apr 14, 8:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Izard, Sharp | 45 min |
| Apr 19, 8:03 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Stone | 42 min |
| Apr 19, 8:31 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Searcy | 44 min |
| Apr 19, 10:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Searcy | 32 min |
| Apr 21, 4:37 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Drew | 38 min |
| Apr 21, 5:18 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Ashley, Chicot | 57 min |
| Apr 21, 11:08 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Crawford, Sebastian | 52 min |
| Apr 21, 11:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Crawford | 49 min |
| Apr 21, 11:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Franklin | 63 min |
| Apr 21, 11:50 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Madison | 40 min |
| Apr 22, 12:47 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Newton | 28 min |
| Apr 22, 12:57 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Washington | 48 min |
| Apr 22, 1:06 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Boone | 69 min |
| Apr 22, 1:50 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Crawford, Washington | 40 min |
| Apr 22, 3:14 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Marion | 31 min |
| Apr 22, 3:41 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Pope | 34 min |
| May 6, 3:53 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Perry | 67 min |
| May 10, 6:17 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Washington | 28 min |
| May 10, 6:40 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Crawford | 35 min |
| May 27, 11:56 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Mississippi | 34 min |
| May 27, 2:40 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Clark | 35 min |
| May 27, 2:48 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Hot Spring | 27 min |
| May 27, 3:04 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Dallas | 41 min |
| May 27, 3:18 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Saline | 42 min |
| May 27, 3:37 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Pulaski | 53 min |
| May 27, 3:44 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Dallas | 46 min |
| May 27, 4:37 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Yell | 53 min |
| May 27, 5:04 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Conway | 41 min |
| May 27, 8:06 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | White | 69 min |
| May 27, 8:51 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Polk | 39 min |
| May 27, 9:22 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Garland | 38 min |
| May 27, 9:24 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Monroe | 51 min |
| May 27, 9:37 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Saline | 53 min |
| May 27, 10:22 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Pulaski | 68 min |
| Jun 6, 7:03 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Craighead, Mississippi | 47 min |
| Jul 22, 5:17 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Independence | 28 min |
| Jul 22, 5:19 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Sharp | 26 min |
| Jul 28, 4:05 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Sharp | 40 min |
| Jul 28, 7:18 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | White | 27 min |
| Sep 15, 6:22 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Johnson | 33 min |
| Sep 15, 6:52 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Dallas | 33 min |
| Sep 15, 7:05 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Pope | 35 min |
| Sep 16, 3:17 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Yell | 63 min |
| Sep 16, 7:41 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Mississippi | 44 min |
| Sep 26, 7:38 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Boone | 47 min |
| Sep 26, 12:46 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Sebastian | 29 min |
| Sep 26, 3:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Hot Spring, Saline | 61 min |
| Sep 26, 3:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Saline | 64 min |
| Sep 26, 4:19 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Pulaski | 61 min |
| Sep 26, 4:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Pulaski | 45 min |
| Oct 17, 5:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Garland | 49 min |
| Oct 17, 5:38 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Stone | 47 min |
| Oct 17, 8:25 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Jefferson | 35 min |
| Oct 17, 8:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Mississippi, Poinsett | 49 min |
| Oct 17, 8:54 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Lincoln | 31 min |
| Oct 21, 4:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SHV | Miller | 49 min |
| Dec 23, 1:54 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LZK | Sharp | 36 min |
| Dec 23, 2:19 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LZK | Cleburne | 51 min |
| Dec 23, 2:52 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LZK | Independence | 33 min |
| Dec 23, 3:01 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LZK | White | 49 min |
| Dec 23, 3:49 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LZK | Saline | 36 min |
| Dec 23, 3:50 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LZK | White | 35 min |
| Dec 23, 3:53 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LZK | Jackson | 32 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Saline County6
- Sharp County6
- Pulaski County5
- White County5
- Crawford County4
- Mississippi County4
- Izard County3
- Garland County3
- Pope County3
- Ashley County3
- Stone County3
- Washington County3
- Dallas County3
- Lawrence County2
- Poinsett County2
- Conway County2
- Miller County2
- Columbia County2
- Searcy County2
- Sebastian County2
- Boone County2
- Hot Spring County2
- Yell County2
- Independence County2
- Scott County1
- Little River County1
- Lafayette County1
- Union County1
- Ouachita County1
- Calhoun County1
- Van Buren County1
- Drew County1
- Chicot County1
- Franklin County1
- Madison County1
- Newton County1
- Marion County1
- Perry County1
- Clark County1
- Polk County1
The busiest days
Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.
Nearby
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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. Rebuilt daily.