The Arkansas Weather Hawk's Blog

           It was nearly 5 years ago back in 2009, the state of Arkansas had its most active fall severe weather season to date. With 15 Tornado Reports and about 22 Severe Weather Reports, needless to say it was a pretty active fall. Fall Severe Weather season here in Arkansas typically runs from Sometimes Late September all the way through early December. Fall Months can be just as violent as spring months, and has been in the past. All due to similar climate conditions in both the season of spring and fall. Now 2009 was the most active in recent history for Arkansas. But 2012 wasn't very far behind with 13 Tornado reports mostly in October and November. I'm not saying this year (2014) will be like either of those years. I just want it to be known that Tornadoes can and do happen in the fall months before winter. So just like you do in the spring, take the warnings and notices VERY serious because here in Arkansas just like anywhere else, it could mean the difference between

  Heyy everybody how's it Goin!? Arkansas Weather Hawk here. Just letting you guys know that these little "sprouts " in severe weather that we've been having lately, they are to be expected. You see, here in Arkansas we have not One, but Two different Severe Weather Seasons in which those times are very conducive for Severe Weather, and Tornadoes. Here in Arkansas some of Our most dangerous of Tornadoes has happened in the fall. Our "Secondary Severe Weather Season " generally runs through the fall months of Late September through Mid November. As the climate transitions from Fall to Winter, that environmental setting is nearly Identical to our Spring Setting simply because Spring and Fall are What I like to call "Transition Seasons", so their very similar in terms of how the climate is set up. So just like Spring is prime time Severe Weather and tornado time. Fall can be just the same. So as we move into our Secondary Severe Weather season beware