Alert archive / Arkansas / Yell County
Weather alerts in Yell County, Arkansas, 2012
99 weather alerts in 2012, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Yell County and its neighbors
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2012. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 99
- Warnings
- 37
- Watches
- 14
- Advisories
- 0
- Busiest month
- August17 alerts
- Busiest day
- August 13, 20127 alerts
Over time
By month
Warning verification
How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.
Yell County, 2012
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 31 | 15 | 52% | 16 | 100% | 22 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 2 | 0 | 100% | 0 |
Each office's whole area, 2012
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Little Rock, AR: tornado warnings | 30 | 10 | 67% | 20 | 90% | 21 min |
| NWS Little Rock, AR: severe thunderstorm warnings | 509 | 224 | 56% | 404 | 85% | 21 min |
| NWS Little Rock, AR: flash flood warnings | 35 | 12 | 66% | 24 | 96% | 140 min |
An office's figures cover every county it serves, including across state lines.
Verified by the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow, which matches each storm-based warning with the local storm reports inside its polygon while it was in force, within 15 km of its edge: a tornado warning counts as verified on a tornado report, a severe thunderstorm warning on hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more, or wind damage, a flash flood warning on a flash flood report. The false alarm ratio is the share of warnings with no such report; "inside a warning" is the probability of detection, the share of reports that fell inside one; lead time runs from the warning's issue to each report inside it, counting zero for a report that came first. A warning with no report is not proof nothing happened: reports come from spotters, the public and damage surveys, and are thin where few people live.
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 | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 25, 6:55 PM CST | River Flood Warning | LZK | 49 hr |
| Feb 1, 10:18 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 117 min |
| Feb 1, 12:37 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Feb 1, 12:56 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | 49 min |
| Feb 1, 1:22 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 113 min |
| Feb 4, 7:28 PM CST | River Flood Warning | LZK | 11 hr |
| Feb 20, 8:26 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LZK | 59 min |
| Feb 28, 10:30 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Feb 29, 3:20 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| Feb 29, 3:53 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 97 min |
| Mar 8, 10:19 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 56 min |
| Mar 11, 8:23 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LZK | 24 hr |
| Mar 20, 9:13 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LZK | 4 days |
| Mar 22, 10:18 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | 3 hr |
| Apr 2, 3:18 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 117 min |
| Apr 2, 3:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
| Apr 2, 5:58 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 62 min |
| Apr 3, 3:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Apr 3, 7:01 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 59 min |
| Apr 3, 8:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | 61 min |
| Apr 3, 8:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | 46 min |
| Apr 4, 7:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | 28 min |
| Apr 4, 8:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | 38 min |
| Apr 4, 8:31 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 119 min |
| Apr 4, 8:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | 49 min |
| Apr 4, 9:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | 47 min |
| Apr 15, 9:25 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 95 min |
| Apr 15, 10:51 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Apr 15, 1:38 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 97 min |
| Apr 15, 4:25 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| May 29, 5:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | 30 min |
| May 29, 5:58 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | 32 min |
| Jun 3, 5:02 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 88 min |
| Jun 3, 7:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | 51 min |
| Jun 4, 3:39 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 96 min |
| Jun 11, 1:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 12, 2:56 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | 4 hr |
| Jun 12, 4:12 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | 43 min |
| Jun 15, 4:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | 25 min |
| Jun 15, 5:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | 32 min |
| Jun 15, 5:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | 43 min |
| Jul 7, 6:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | 44 min |
| Jul 8, 2:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | 46 min |
| Jul 8, 2:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | 24 min |
| Jul 8, 2:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | 32 min |
| Jul 8, 3:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | 46 min |
| Jul 8, 3:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | 36 min |
| Jul 8, 3:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | 42 min |
| Jul 26, 1:44 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Jul 26, 5:27 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 33 min |
| Jul 26, 5:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jul 26, 6:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | 28 min |
| Jul 26, 6:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | 44 min |
| Jul 26, 7:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | 42 min |
| Jul 28, 4:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | 45 min |
| Jul 29, 4:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | 25 min |
| Aug 1, 4:48 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 87 min |
| Aug 6, 4:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | 30 min |
| Aug 6, 5:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | 27 min |
| Aug 8, 12:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | 45 min |
| Aug 8, 1:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | 37 min |
| Aug 8, 1:33 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 57 min |
| Aug 12, 10:26 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 94 min |
| Aug 12, 10:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Aug 13, 12:47 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | 43 min |
| Aug 13, 1:01 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | 44 min |
| Aug 13, 1:32 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | 58 min |
| Aug 13, 1:37 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | 43 min |
| Aug 13, 1:45 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 16, 1:26 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 64 min |
| Aug 18, 5:27 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | 43 min |
| Aug 18, 6:14 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | 41 min |
| Aug 19, 3:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | 45 min |
| Sep 7, 3:09 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 66 min |
| Sep 7, 5:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Sep 7, 6:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | 43 min |
| Sep 7, 7:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | 48 min |
| Sep 7, 7:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | 46 min |
| Sep 7, 7:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | 52 min |
| Sep 27, 1:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | 24 min |
| Oct 5, 11:16 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 119 min |
| Oct 13, 9:37 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 113 min |
| Oct 13, 10:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Oct 13, 11:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | 51 min |
| Oct 13, 11:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | 41 min |
| Oct 13, 11:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | 46 min |
| Oct 17, 5:21 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Dec 4, 8:16 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | LZK | 44 min |
| Dec 4, 8:57 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | LZK | 58 min |
| Dec 8, 10:18 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 117 min |
| Dec 9, 12:38 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Dec 19, 7:07 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 53 min |
| Dec 19, 7:36 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Dec 19, 10:00 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | 45 min |
| Dec 19, 10:22 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 83 min |
| Dec 19, 10:25 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | 50 min |
| Dec 19, 10:46 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | 44 min |
| Dec 19, 11:18 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | 42 min |
| Dec 25, 12:11 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 5 hr |
By product
Every kind of product issued here, grouped by hazard. Each opens the same place narrowed to that product.
| Product | Alerts |
|---|---|
| Severe storms | |
| Severe Thunderstorm Warning | 31 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 8 |
| Tornado Watch | 6 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 27 |
| Special Weather Statement | 21 |
| Flooding | |
| Flash Flood Warning | 2 |
| River Flood Warning | 4 |
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. Warning verification from the Mesonet's Cow. Rebuilt daily.