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Tornado Watches in Arkansas, 2008

66 tornado watches in 2008. 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 2008. Tap one for its archive.

Tornado Watches
66
Busiest month
May17 tornado watches
Busiest day
April 10, 20087 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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 7, 4:02 PM CSTTornado WatchSPCBenton, Carroll, Crawford, Franklin, Madison, Sebastian and 1 more5 hr
Jan 7, 7:48 PM CSTTornado Watch PDSSPCBaxter, Benton, Boone, Carroll, Crawford, Franklin and 9 more9 hr
Jan 8, 8:34 AM CSTTornado WatchSPCArkansas, Bradley, Calhoun, Clark, Clay, Cleburne and 45 more5 hr
Jan 8, 1:26 PM CSTTornado WatchSPCArkansas, Ashley, Bradley, Chicot, Crittenden, Desha and 7 more8 hr
Jan 29, 11:32 AM CSTTornado WatchSPCClay, Cleburne, Craighead, Crittenden, Cross, Fulton and 18 more7 hr
Feb 5, 11:56 AM CSTTornado WatchSPCHoward, Little River, Miller, Sevier7 hr
Feb 5, 12:39 PM CSTTornado WatchSPCBaxter, Benton, Boone, Carroll, Crawford, Franklin and 14 more7 hr
Feb 5, 2:08 PM CSTTornado Watch PDSSPCArkansas, Ashley, Bradley, Calhoun, Chicot, Clark and 33 more10 hr
Feb 5, 3:09 PM CSTTornado Watch PDSSPCClay, Craighead, Crittenden, Cross, Greene, Lawrence and 6 more9 hr
Mar 2, 8:23 PM CSTTornado WatchSPCCrawford, Franklin, Howard, Little River, Miller, Polk and 3 more8 hr
Mar 3, 10:36 AM CSTTornado WatchSPCAshley, Bradley, Calhoun, Chicot, Cleveland, Columbia and 8 more9 hr
Mar 14, 7:14 PM CDTTornado WatchSPCArkansas, Ashley, Bradley, Calhoun, Chicot, Clark and 22 more7 hr
Mar 17, 5:50 PM CDTTornado WatchSPCClark, Garland, Hempstead, Hot Spring, Howard, Little River and 11 more5 hr
Mar 17, 10:16 PM CDTTornado WatchSPCBaxter, Benton, Boone, Carroll, Cleburne, Conway and 31 more8 hr
Mar 18, 10:16 AM CDTTornado Watch PDSSPCArkansas, Clark, Clay, Cleburne, Cleveland, Columbia and 48 more7 hr
Mar 18, 10:59 AM CDTTornado Watch PDSSPCUnion8 hr
Mar 18, 5:19 PM CDTTornado WatchSPCArkansas, Bradley, Calhoun, Clark, Clay, Cleburne and 43 more11 hr
Mar 18, 6:47 PM CDTTornado WatchSPCUnion9 hr
Mar 18, 10:51 PM CDTTornado WatchSPCAshley, Chicot8 hr
Mar 31, 8:44 AM CDTTornado WatchSPCBenton, Carroll, Crawford, Madison, Washington7 hr
Mar 31, 3:45 PM CDTTornado WatchSPCBaxter, Benton, Boone, Carroll, Crawford, Franklin and 16 more7 hr
Mar 31, 6:12 PM CDTTornado WatchSPCCalhoun, Clark, Clay, Cleburne, Cleveland, Columbia and 34 more7 hr
Apr 3, 3:50 PM CDTTornado WatchSPCBaxter, Benton, Boone, Carroll, Cleburne, Conway and 20 more5 hr
Apr 3, 5:54 PM CDTTornado WatchSPCHoward, Little River, Miller, Sevier3 hr
Apr 8, 2:52 AM CDTTornado WatchSPCBenton, Carroll, Crawford, Franklin, Madison, Sebastian and 1 more6 hr
Apr 9, 5:38 PM CDTTornado WatchSPCCrawford, Franklin, Sebastian5 hr
Apr 9, 8:10 PM CDTTornado WatchSPCHempstead, Howard, Johnson, Little River, Logan, Montgomery and 6 more6 hr
Apr 9, 10:40 PM CDTTornado WatchSPCCrawford, Franklin, Sebastian7 hr
Apr 10, 1:45 AM CDTTornado WatchSPCBaxter, Boone, Cleburne, Conway, Faulkner, Fulton and 16 more8 hr
Apr 10, 3:28 AM CDTTornado WatchSPCClay, Craighead, Crittenden, Cross, Greene, Lawrence and 4 more7 hr
Apr 10, 3:54 AM CDTTornado WatchSPCBenton, Carroll, Crawford, Franklin, Hempstead, Howard and 10 more8 hr
Apr 10, 8:42 AM CDTTornado WatchSPCArkansas, Ashley, Bradley, Calhoun, Chicot, Clark and 19 more7 hr
Apr 10, 9:51 AM CDTTornado WatchSPCClay, Cleburne, Conway, Craighead, Crittenden, Cross and 19 more7 hr
May 2, 1:09 AM CDTTornado WatchSPCBenton, Carroll, Crawford, Franklin, Madison, Sebastian and 1 more7 hr
May 2, 8:49 AM CDTTornado WatchSPCArkansas, Bradley, Calhoun, Clark, Clay, Cleburne and 43 more6 hr
May 2, 1:54 PM CDTTornado WatchSPCArkansas, Ashley, Bradley, Chicot, Crittenden, Cross and 8 more6 hr
May 2, 5:18 PM CDTTornado WatchSPCColumbia, Union6 hr
May 2, 7:48 PM CDTTornado WatchSPCAshley, Bradley, Chicot, Desha, Drew, Lincoln and 1 more4 hr
May 2, 11:38 PM CDTTornado WatchSPCAshley, Chicot6 hr
May 7, 5:28 PM CDTTornado WatchSPCBenton, Carroll, Columbia, Crawford, Franklin, Hempstead and 15 more8 hr
May 7, 9:35 PM CDTTornado WatchSPCArkansas, Ashley, Baxter, Boone, Bradley, Calhoun and 36 more5 hr
May 10, 10:11 AM CDTTornado WatchSPCArkansas, Ashley, Bradley, Calhoun, Chicot, Clark and 29 more5 hr
May 10, 11:29 AM CDTTornado WatchSPCBaxter, Benton, Boone, Carroll, Conway, Crawford and 15 more9 hr
May 10, 3:36 PM CDTTornado Watch PDSSPCArkansas, Ashley, Bradley, Calhoun, Chicot, Clark and 36 more4 hr
May 10, 4:27 PM CDTTornado WatchSPCClay, Craighead, Crittenden, Cross, Greene, Lawrence and 6 more10 hr
May 10, 6:51 PM CDTTornado Watch PDSSPCArkansas, Ashley, Baxter, Boone, Bradley, Calhoun and 50 more7 hr
May 13, 5:09 PM CDTTornado WatchSPCBenton, Washington5 hr
May 15, 1:16 AM CDTTornado WatchSPCBradley, Calhoun, Clark, Cleveland, Columbia, Dallas and 10 more6 hr
May 15, 4:16 AM CDTTornado WatchSPCAshley, Chicot, Desha, Drew, Lincoln7 hr
May 25, 1:13 PM CDTTornado WatchSPCBenton, Boone, Carroll, Crawford, Franklin, Johnson and 10 more7 hr
Jun 5, 9:57 PM CDTTornado WatchSPCBenton, Carroll, Crawford, Madison, Washington6 hr
Sep 1, 3:51 PM CDTTornado WatchSPCAshley, Chicot8 hr
Sep 2, 4:38 PM CDTTornado WatchSPCCraighead, Crittenden, Cross, Lee, Mississippi, Poinsett and 1 more3 hr
Sep 3, 12:39 PM CDTTornado WatchSPCAshley, Chicot, Union6 hr
Sep 3, 5:58 PM CDTTornado WatchSPCArkansas, Ashley, Chicot, Desha, Lee, Monroe and 2 more8 hr
Sep 13, 9:40 AM CDTTornado WatchSPCColumbia, Lafayette, Miller, Union9 hr
Sep 13, 2:09 PM CDTTornado WatchSPCArkansas, Baxter, Boone, Bradley, Calhoun, Clark and 44 more10 hr
Sep 13, 7:03 PM CDTTornado WatchSPCAshley, Chicot, Columbia, Union7 hr
Sep 14, 1:57 AM CDTTornado WatchSPCAshley, Chicot, Clay, Craighead, Crittenden, Cross and 8 more8 hr
Dec 8, 11:31 PM CSTTornado WatchSPCLittle River, Miller7 hr
Dec 9, 4:11 AM CSTTornado WatchSPCArkansas, Bradley, Calhoun, Clark, Cleveland, Columbia and 25 more7 hr
Dec 9, 9:32 AM CSTTornado WatchSPCAshley, Bradley, Chicot, Desha, Drew, Union6 hr
Dec 27, 12:03 AM CSTTornado WatchSPCBaxter, Benton, Boone, Carroll, Crawford, Franklin and 13 more7 hr
Dec 27, 6:35 AM CSTTornado WatchSPCBaxter, Benton, Boone, Carroll, Clark, Cleburne and 34 more7 hr
Dec 27, 7:41 AM CSTTornado WatchSPCLafayette, Miller6 hr
Dec 27, 1:52 PM CSTTornado WatchSPCBaxter, Clay, Cleburne, Conway, Craighead, Cross and 26 more5 hr

By county

Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.

35 more counties

The busiest days

Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.

  1. April 10, 20087tornado watches
  2. March 18, 20085tornado watches
  3. May 10, 20085tornado watches
  4. February 5, 20084tornado watches
  5. May 2, 20084tornado watches
  6. December 27, 20084tornado watches
  7. January 8, 20083tornado watches
  8. March 31, 20083tornado watches
  9. December 9, 20083tornado watches
  10. March 3, 20082tornado watches
  11. April 3, 20082tornado watches
  12. May 3, 20082tornado watches

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. Warning verification from the Mesonet's Cow. Rebuilt daily.