Alert archive / Arkansas / Tornado Watches
Tornado Watches in Arkansas, 2006
53 tornado watches in 2006. 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 watches reaches back to 1997.
Tornado Watches by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2006. Tap one for its archive.
- Tornado Watches
- 53
- Busiest month
- March16 tornado watches
- Busiest day
- March 9, 20065 tornado watches
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 1, 10:55 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Craighead, Crittenden, Cross, Lee, Mississippi, Phillips and 2 more | 7 hr |
| Jan 12, 6:53 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Baxter, Benton, Boone, Carroll, Clark, Cleburne and 39 more | 7 hr |
| Jan 12, 11:48 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Arkansas, Ashley, Bradley, Calhoun, Chicot, Clay and 24 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 16, 1:49 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Baxter, Boone, Carroll, Clark, Cleburne, Conway and 38 more | 7 hr |
| Feb 16, 5:13 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Arkansas, Clay, Craighead, Crittenden, Cross, Greene and 12 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 9, 1:36 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Arkansas, Bradley, Calhoun, Clark, Cleveland, Columbia and 33 more | 5 hr |
| Mar 9, 5:48 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Ashley, Chicot, Columbia, Hempstead, Howard, Lafayette and 5 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 9, 6:52 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Arkansas, Bradley, Calhoun, Clark, Clay, Cleburne and 39 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 9, 11:29 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Chicot | 7 hr |
| Mar 9, 5:18 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Clay, Craighead, Greene, Mississippi | 3 hr |
| Mar 11, 12:47 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Benton, Boone, Carroll, Crawford, Franklin, Johnson and 8 more | 7 hr |
| Mar 11, 6:49 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Baxter, Benton, Boone, Carroll, Crawford, Franklin and 10 more | 7 hr |
| Mar 11, 9:34 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Conway, Garland, Howard, Johnson, Logan, Montgomery and 8 more | 4 hr |
| Mar 12, 1:07 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Baxter, Benton, Boone, Carroll, Fulton, Izard and 6 more | 7 hr |
| Mar 12, 12:46 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Baxter, Benton, Boone, Carroll, Cleburne, Conway and 24 more | 9 hr |
| Mar 12, 9:34 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Baxter, Benton, Boone, Carroll, Conway, Crawford and 17 more | 7 hr |
| Mar 12, 11:53 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Howard, Little River, Miller, Montgomery, Pike, Polk and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 13, 3:13 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Arkansas, Bradley, Calhoun, Clark, Clay, Cleburne and 37 more | 7 hr |
| Mar 30, 5:39 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Benton, Carroll, Crawford, Franklin, Madison, Sebastian and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 30, 9:42 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Baxter, Boone, Fulton, Izard, Johnson, Logan and 6 more | 5 hr |
| Mar 31, 4:53 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Craighead, Crittenden, Cross, Lee, Mississippi, Phillips and 2 more | 5 hr |
| Apr 2, 3:27 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Baxter, Boone, Clay, Cleburne, Conway, Craighead and 25 more | 7 hr |
| Apr 2, 4:40 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Arkansas, Ashley, Chicot, Craighead, Crittenden, Cross and 12 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 2, 10:14 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Arkansas, Ashley, Bradley, Calhoun, Chicot, Clark and 25 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 6, 4:41 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Baxter, Benton, Boone, Carroll, Cleburne, Conway and 24 more | 7 hr |
| Apr 6, 11:33 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Clay, Cleburne, Craighead, Cross, Faulkner, Fulton and 12 more | 3 hr |
| Apr 7, 10:20 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Clay, Craighead, Crittenden, Cross, Greene, Lawrence and 4 more | 10 hr |
| Apr 7, 11:34 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Arkansas, Ashley, Bradley, Calhoun, Chicot, Cleveland and 10 more | 8 hr |
| Apr 7, 5:37 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Columbia, Lafayette, Union | 7 hr |
| Apr 7, 7:28 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Ashley, Chicot, Desha, Drew | 9 hr |
| Apr 28, 11:08 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Howard, Little River, Miller, Sevier | 7 hr |
| Apr 29, 6:04 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Columbia, Lafayette, Little River, Miller, Union | 7 hr |
| Apr 29, 12:47 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Bradley, Calhoun, Clark, Cleveland, Columbia, Conway and 31 more | 8 hr |
| Apr 30, 3:05 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Clay, Craighead, Greene, Lawrence, Mississippi, Poinsett and 1 more | 6 hr |
| May 1, 5:17 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Baxter, Benton, Boone, Carroll, Crawford, Franklin and 11 more | 7 hr |
| May 9, 5:07 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Baxter, Benton, Boone, Carroll, Crawford, Franklin and 10 more | 6 hr |
| May 9, 9:18 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Hempstead, Howard, Johnson, Little River, Logan, Miller and 7 more | 6 hr |
| Sep 21, 2:51 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Howard, Little River, Miller, Sevier | 7 hr |
| Sep 21, 9:30 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Arkansas, Clark, Conway, Crawford, Faulkner, Franklin and 24 more | 8 hr |
| Sep 22, 4:39 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Clay, Cleburne, Craighead, Crittenden, Cross, Fulton and 17 more | 5 hr |
| Sep 22, 9:10 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Arkansas, Baxter, Boone, Clark, Clay, Cleburne and 46 more | 9 hr |
| Sep 22, 12:06 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Benton, Carroll, Crawford, Franklin, Madison, Sebastian and 1 more | 9 hr |
| Sep 22, 6:29 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Baxter, Boone, Clay, Cleburne, Craighead, Fulton and 16 more | 7 hr |
| Sep 22, 8:58 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Benton, Carroll, Crawford, Franklin, Logan, Madison and 5 more | 7 hr |
| Sep 23, 12:59 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Baxter, Boone, Clay, Cleburne, Conway, Craighead and 16 more | 8 hr |
| Sep 23, 3:33 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Baxter, Benton, Boone, Carroll, Cleburne, Conway and 22 more | 7 hr |
| Sep 23, 8:49 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Arkansas, Clay, Cleburne, Conway, Craighead, Crittenden and 30 more | 5 hr |
| Nov 10, 2:44 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Arkansas, Baxter, Cleburne, Conway, Faulkner, Fulton and 25 more | 7 hr |
| Nov 10, 5:57 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Clay, Craighead, Crittenden, Cross, Greene, Lee and 4 more | 5 hr |
| Nov 14, 9:20 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Arkansas, Ashley, Bradley, Calhoun, Chicot, Clark and 22 more | 9 hr |
| Nov 15, 4:30 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Crittenden, Cross, Lee, Phillips, St. Francis | 5 hr |
| Nov 15, 5:31 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Ashley, Chicot | 4 hr |
| Nov 29, 12:28 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Crawford, Sebastian, Washington | 7 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Mississippi County19
- Izard County19
- Stone County19
- Craighead County18
- Fulton County18
- Newton County18
- Sharp County18
- Poinsett County17
- Johnson County17
- Logan County17
- Marion County17
- Pope County17
- Searcy County17
- Cross County16
- Baxter County16
- Boone County16
- Conway County16
- Crawford County16
- Madison County16
- Sebastian County16
- Washington County16
- Yell County16
- Crittenden County15
- St. Francis County15
- Cleburne County15
- Franklin County15
- Montgomery County15
- Polk County15
- Scott County15
- Van Buren County15
- Clay County15
- Greene County15
- Independence County15
- Lee County14
- Phillips County14
- Carroll County14
- Faulkner County14
- Jackson County14
- Lawrence County14
- Randolph County14
35 more counties
- White County14
- Benton County13
- Garland County13
- Perry County13
- Arkansas County13
- Jefferson County13
- Woodruff County13
- Grant County12
- Hot Spring County12
- Howard County12
- Pike County12
- Sevier County12
- Lonoke County12
- Monroe County12
- Prairie County12
- Little River County11
- Pulaski County11
- Saline County11
- Clark County10
- Miller County10
- Dallas County9
- Chicot County9
- Cleveland County9
- Desha County9
- Drew County9
- Lincoln County9
- Union County9
- Columbia County8
- Hempstead County8
- Lafayette County8
- Ouachita County8
- Ashley County8
- Bradley County8
- Calhoun County8
- Nevada County7
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.