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Tornado Warnings in Arkansas, 2021
105 tornado warnings in 2021. 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 2021. Tap one for its archive.
- Tornado Warnings
- 105
- Busiest month
- March31 tornado warnings
- Busiest day
- December 11, 202121 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 30, 3:55 PM CST | Tornado Warning | TSA | Benton | 14 min |
| Feb 28, 3:03 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LZK | Prairie, White, Woodruff | 17 min |
| Feb 28, 4:26 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LZK | Clark, Hot Spring | 23 min |
| Feb 28, 6:07 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SHV | Lafayette, Miller | 38 min |
| Mar 17, 5:22 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Arkansas, Desha, Drew, Lincoln | 38 min |
| Mar 17, 5:55 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Arkansas, Desha | 25 min |
| Mar 17, 2:32 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SHV | Union | 43 min |
| Mar 17, 3:50 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Drew | 40 min |
| Mar 17, 4:30 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Desha, Drew | 45 min |
| Mar 17, 4:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Chicot | 29 min |
| Mar 27, 5:42 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Mississippi, Poinsett | 48 min |
| Mar 27, 5:48 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Crittenden, Cross, Poinsett | 42 min |
| Mar 27, 6:23 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Mississippi | 52 min |
| Mar 27, 6:48 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Arkansas, Monroe, Prairie | 42 min |
| Mar 27, 7:00 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Cleveland, Dallas, Grant, Jefferson | 45 min |
| Mar 27, 7:03 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Crittenden, Mississippi, Poinsett | 42 min |
| Mar 27, 7:08 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Cross, St. Francis | 52 min |
| Mar 27, 7:17 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Lee, Phillips | 43 min |
| Mar 27, 7:25 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Bradley, Calhoun, Cleveland, Dallas, Ouachita | 35 min |
| Mar 27, 7:34 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Arkansas, Cleveland, Jefferson, Lincoln | 41 min |
| Mar 27, 7:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Crittenden, Cross, Poinsett | 51 min |
| Mar 27, 7:50 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Crittenden, Lee, St. Francis | 40 min |
| Mar 27, 7:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Bradley, Cleveland, Drew, Lincoln | 49 min |
| Mar 27, 8:07 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Arkansas, Desha, Jefferson, Lincoln, Monroe | 53 min |
| Mar 27, 8:07 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Crittenden, Mississippi, Poinsett | 38 min |
| Mar 27, 8:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Arkansas, Desha, Drew, Lincoln | 49 min |
| Mar 27, 8:49 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Arkansas, Monroe | 29 min |
| Mar 27, 9:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Arkansas, Desha | 34 min |
| Mar 27, 9:32 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Bradley, Calhoun | 43 min |
| Mar 27, 9:35 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Phillips | 40 min |
| Mar 27, 9:37 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Phillips | 53 min |
| Mar 27, 9:49 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Phillips | 31 min |
| Mar 27, 9:57 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Bradley, Cleveland, Drew, Lincoln | 48 min |
| Mar 30, 7:16 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Chicot | 47 min |
| Apr 7, 2:19 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Logan, Scott, Yell | 14 min |
| Apr 7, 2:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Logan, Yell | 45 min |
| Apr 7, 7:28 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Ashley | 47 min |
| Apr 7, 8:05 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Chicot | 55 min |
| Apr 9, 3:46 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Bradley, Calhoun, Cleveland, Dallas, Drew, Lincoln | 29 min |
| Apr 9, 11:24 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SHV | Little River | 36 min |
| Apr 9, 11:40 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SHV | Hempstead, Little River, Miller, Nevada | 50 min |
| Apr 28, 6:26 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Washington | 18 min |
| Apr 28, 8:03 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Benton | 27 min |
| Apr 28, 8:13 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Carroll | 22 min |
| Apr 28, 1:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Baxter, Fulton, Izard, Stone | 13 min |
| Apr 28, 9:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Sebastian | 31 min |
| Apr 28, 9:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Sebastian | 28 min |
| Apr 28, 10:02 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Johnson, Logan, Yell | 29 min |
| Apr 28, 10:54 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Johnson, Logan, Pope | 32 min |
| May 3, 9:38 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Crawford, Franklin, Sebastian | 37 min |
| May 3, 10:02 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Crawford, Franklin | 15 min |
| May 9, 1:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Cleburne, Conway, Faulkner, Van Buren | 11 min |
| May 9, 4:28 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Lee, St. Francis | 32 min |
| May 9, 7:51 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Ashley | 39 min |
| May 18, 7:33 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Conway, Faulkner, Perry | 16 min |
| Jun 7, 2:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Clark, Montgomery, Pike | 47 min |
| Jun 7, 2:32 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Clark, Hot Spring | 43 min |
| Jun 7, 2:37 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Clark, Pike | 38 min |
| Jun 7, 2:49 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Clark, Garland, Hot Spring, Montgomery, Pike | 41 min |
| Jun 7, 3:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Clark, Hot Spring | 50 min |
| Jun 7, 3:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Garland, Hot Spring | 35 min |
| Jun 7, 3:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Calhoun, Dallas, Ouachita | 28 min |
| Jun 7, 3:25 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Clark, Garland, Hot Spring | 35 min |
| Jun 7, 3:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Clark, Dallas | 29 min |
| Jun 7, 3:43 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Calhoun, Ouachita | 32 min |
| Jun 7, 3:54 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Clark, Hot Spring | 9 min |
| Jun 7, 3:57 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Clark, Hot Spring | 30 min |
| Jun 7, 4:08 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SHV | Union | 37 min |
| Jun 7, 4:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Calhoun, Ouachita | 30 min |
| Jun 7, 5:02 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Calhoun, Cleveland, Dallas | 8 min |
| Jun 9, 7:53 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Jefferson, Lonoke | 37 min |
| Jun 9, 8:03 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Jefferson, Lonoke, Pulaski | 14 min |
| Jun 9, 8:52 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Cleburne, White | 38 min |
| Jun 9, 9:19 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | White | 17 min |
| Jul 31, 9:06 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Mississippi | 24 min |
| Oct 11, 12:09 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Benton | 39 min |
| Oct 13, 6:01 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Franklin, Sebastian | 44 min |
| Oct 15, 5:32 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Madison | 26 min |
| Oct 15, 3:21 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Lonoke, Pulaski, White | 24 min |
| Oct 15, 4:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Mississippi | 23 min |
| Oct 15, 5:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Crittenden, Lee, St. Francis | 18 min |
| Dec 6, 4:38 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LZK | Grant | 22 min |
| Dec 10, 5:51 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LZK | Jackson, Lawrence, White, Woodruff | 39 min |
| Dec 10, 6:07 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Craighead, Poinsett | 38 min |
| Dec 10, 6:21 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LZK | Jackson | 24 min |
| Dec 10, 6:39 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Craighead, Greene, Mississippi, Poinsett | 51 min |
| Dec 10, 7:01 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LZK | Faulkner, Lonoke, Pulaski, White | 29 min |
| Dec 10, 7:06 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Craighead, Greene, Mississippi | 39 min |
| Dec 10, 7:19 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LZK | Cleburne, Independence, Jackson, White, Woodruff | 26 min |
| Dec 10, 7:22 PM CST | Tornado Warning | TSA | Washington | 22 min |
| Dec 10, 7:26 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LZK | Lonoke, Prairie, Pulaski, White | 49 min |
| Dec 10, 7:28 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Mississippi | 47 min |
| Dec 10, 7:38 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LZK | Lonoke, Prairie, Pulaski, White | 37 min |
| Dec 10, 7:47 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LZK | Independence, Jackson, White | 43 min |
| Dec 10, 8:02 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LZK | Jackson, White, Woodruff | 43 min |
| Dec 10, 8:14 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Craighead, Greene | 34 min |
| Dec 10, 8:20 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Cross, Poinsett | 40 min |
| Dec 10, 8:57 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Craighead, Poinsett | 48 min |
| Dec 10, 8:59 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Craighead, Crittenden, Cross, Poinsett | 31 min |
| Dec 10, 9:18 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Craighead, Mississippi, Poinsett | 42 min |
| Dec 10, 9:24 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Craighead, Mississippi, Poinsett | 51 min |
| Dec 10, 9:52 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Mississippi | 38 min |
| Dec 10, 10:01 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Mississippi | 44 min |
| Dec 10, 11:52 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Crittenden | 34 min |
| Dec 29, 2:46 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LZK | Arkansas, Desha, Drew, Lincoln | 15 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Mississippi County13
- Poinsett County12
- White County11
- Clark County10
- Arkansas County9
- Hot Spring County8
- Drew County8
- Lincoln County8
- Crittenden County8
- Craighead County8
- Desha County7
- Cleveland County7
- Calhoun County7
- Dallas County6
- Lonoke County6
- Cross County5
- Jefferson County5
- Bradley County5
- Pulaski County5
- Jackson County5
- Prairie County4
- Woodruff County4
- St. Francis County4
- Lee County4
- Phillips County4
- Ouachita County4
- Logan County4
- Sebastian County4
- Benton County3
- Chicot County3
- Monroe County3
- Yell County3
- Franklin County3
- Cleburne County3
- Faulkner County3
- Pike County3
- Garland County3
- Greene County3
- Miller County2
- Union County2
23 more counties
- Grant County2
- Ashley County2
- Little River County2
- Washington County2
- Johnson County2
- Crawford County2
- Conway County2
- Montgomery County2
- Independence County2
- Lafayette County1
- Scott County1
- Hempstead County1
- Nevada County1
- Carroll County1
- Baxter County1
- Fulton County1
- Izard County1
- Stone County1
- Pope County1
- Van Buren County1
- Perry County1
- Madison County1
- Lawrence County1
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. Rebuilt daily.