Alert archive / Alabama / Choctaw County
Weather alerts in Choctaw County, Alabama, 2020
168 weather alerts in 2020, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Choctaw County and its neighbors
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- Alerts
- 168
- Warnings
- 56
- Watches
- 20
- Advisories
- 33
- Busiest month
- April35 alerts
- Busiest day
- April 23, 202011 alerts
Over time
By month
Warning verification
How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.
1 of 6 tornado warnings covering Choctaw County in 2020 had a tornado report inside them; 1 of 1 tornado reports fell inside a warning, on average 5 minutes after it went out.
Choctaw County, 2020
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 6 | 1 | 83% | 1 | 100% | 5 min |
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 32 | 13 | 59% | 12 | 92% | 29 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 5 | 0 | 100% | 0 |
Each office's whole area, 2020
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Mobile, AL: tornado warnings | 82 | 14 | 83% | 32 | 69% | 7 min |
| NWS Mobile, AL: severe thunderstorm warnings | 263 | 91 | 65% | 273 | 74% | 24 min |
| NWS Mobile, AL: flash flood warnings | 37 | 8 | 78% | 32 | 97% | 286 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 1, 10:52 AM CST | River Flood Warning | MOB | 25 days |
| Jan 1, 10:52 AM CST | River Flood Warning | MOB | 25 days |
| Jan 9, 2:56 PM CST | Wind Advisory | MOB | 48 hr |
| Jan 10, 6:51 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | 39 min |
| Jan 11, 7:39 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 96 min |
| Jan 11, 7:57 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| Jan 11, 9:54 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 96 min |
| Jan 11, 10:55 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | 50 min |
| Jan 11, 11:50 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 85 min |
| Jan 11, 11:52 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | 38 min |
| Jan 12, 1:27 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | MOB | 8 hr |
| Jan 12, 2:28 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | MOB | 22 hr |
| Jan 13, 12:03 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | MOB | 21 hr |
| Jan 13, 5:52 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | 68 min |
| Jan 14, 3:28 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | MOB | 20 hr |
| Jan 14, 7:50 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | 3 hr |
| Jan 15, 3:26 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | MOB | 18 hr |
| Jan 27, 11:20 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | MOB | 10 hr |
| Jan 30, 6:35 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | MOB | 2 hr |
| Feb 4, 9:52 PM CST | River Flood Warning | MOB | 41 days |
| Feb 4, 9:52 PM CST | River Flood Warning | MOB | 42 days |
| Feb 5, 5:06 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 84 min |
| Feb 5, 5:50 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Feb 5, 5:55 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | 35 min |
| Feb 5, 9:43 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Feb 5, 11:15 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Feb 5, 11:48 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Feb 6, 1:07 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | 38 min |
| Feb 6, 1:56 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | 3 hr |
| Feb 6, 2:35 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | 6 hr |
| Feb 6, 4:39 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | 51 min |
| Feb 10, 6:47 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | 43 min |
| Feb 13, 2:21 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | 114 min |
| Feb 19, 8:28 PM CST | Flash Flood Watch | MOB | 19 hr |
| Mar 3, 12:31 PM CST | Flash Flood Watch | MOB | 45 hr |
| Mar 4, 1:19 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Mar 4, 1:53 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Mar 4, 3:57 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | 48 min |
| Mar 4, 4:11 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | 49 min |
| Mar 4, 11:43 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | 47 min |
| Mar 4, 12:30 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | MOB | 18 hr |
| Mar 5, 12:05 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | 25 min |
| Mar 5, 2:38 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | 52 min |
| Mar 5, 2:52 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | 31 min |
| Mar 13, 12:59 PM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | MOB | 21 hr |
| Mar 24, 9:38 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | 6 days |
| Mar 24, 9:38 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | 6 days |
| Mar 31, 7:17 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | 43 min |
| Mar 31, 7:50 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | 55 min |
| Mar 31, 7:53 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Mar 31, 7:59 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | 46 min |
| Apr 8, 12:13 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Apr 8, 2:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
| Apr 8, 3:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | 49 min |
| Apr 8, 3:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | 61 min |
| Apr 8, 4:25 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | 23 min |
| Apr 11, 4:16 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | MOB | 48 hr |
| Apr 11, 7:59 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | 21 days |
| Apr 11, 8:04 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | 23 days |
| Apr 12, 4:38 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Apr 12, 4:54 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 66 min |
| Apr 12, 7:36 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 84 min |
| Apr 12, 8:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | 44 min |
| Apr 12, 8:58 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | 47 min |
| Apr 12, 9:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | 47 min |
| Apr 18, 4:09 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | MOB | 45 hr |
| Apr 18, 3:42 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | MOB | 34 hr |
| Apr 19, 3:03 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 117 min |
| Apr 19, 3:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | 51 min |
| Apr 19, 3:56 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Apr 19, 4:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | 45 min |
| Apr 19, 4:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | 46 min |
| Apr 19, 5:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | 60 min |
| Apr 19, 5:40 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | 23 min |
| Apr 19, 5:52 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 83 min |
| Apr 23, 2:28 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 92 min |
| Apr 23, 3:37 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | 53 min |
| Apr 23, 4:05 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 11 hr |
| Apr 23, 4:26 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | 49 min |
| Apr 23, 4:55 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | 50 min |
| Apr 23, 5:12 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | 48 min |
| Apr 23, 5:19 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | 12 min |
| Apr 23, 1:37 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 113 min |
| Apr 23, 3:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | 39 min |
| Apr 23, 4:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 113 min |
| Apr 23, 4:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | 43 min |
| May 6, 2:47 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | MOB | 16 hr |
| May 17, 3:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | 50 min |
| May 17, 3:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | 49 min |
| May 17, 4:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | 47 min |
| May 17, 5:01 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | 3 hr |
| May 22, 2:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | 62 min |
| May 22, 3:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | 63 min |
| May 22, 4:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | 65 min |
| May 23, 2:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | 42 min |
| May 23, 3:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | 35 min |
| May 24, 6:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | 46 min |
| May 24, 6:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | 55 min |
| May 27, 12:16 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 89 min |
| May 27, 3:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | 51 min |
| Jun 3, 1:15 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | 3 hr |
| Jun 3, 2:15 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | 2 hr |
| Jun 5, 4:06 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | MOB | 3 days |
| Jun 5, 7:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | 39 min |
| Jun 5, 7:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | 48 min |
| Jun 5, 7:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | 59 min |
| Jun 7, 11:25 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | MOB | 26 hr |
| Jun 8, 12:36 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | 6 hr |
| Jun 9, 2:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | 44 min |
| Jun 23, 7:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | 94 min |
| Jun 23, 8:34 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | 3 hr |
| Jun 25, 6:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | 68 min |
| Jun 25, 6:45 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 90 min |
| Jun 28, 6:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | 44 min |
| Jun 28, 6:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | 41 min |
| Jun 28, 7:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | 45 min |
| Jul 1, 12:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | 33 min |
| Jul 1, 1:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | 42 min |
| Jul 1, 1:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | 49 min |
| Jul 1, 2:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | 38 min |
| Jul 3, 6:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | 50 min |
| Jul 4, 7:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | 47 min |
| Jul 7, 4:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | 52 min |
| Jul 7, 5:12 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | 63 min |
| Jul 9, 9:16 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | MOB | 17 hr |
| Jul 12, 2:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | 47 min |
| Jul 12, 3:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jul 12, 5:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | 55 min |
| Jul 14, 4:23 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | 67 min |
| Jul 15, 12:24 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 96 min |
| Jul 15, 3:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | 51 min |
| Jul 25, 3:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | 87 min |
| Aug 11, 8:36 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | 54 min |
| Aug 11, 8:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | 51 min |
| Aug 20, 8:10 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | 3 hr |
| Aug 21, 6:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | 43 min |
| Aug 25, 7:04 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | 3 hr |
| Aug 25, 8:12 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | 6 hr |
| Aug 26, 3:52 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | 53 min |
| Aug 27, 11:02 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | 43 min |
| Aug 27, 11:34 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | 56 min |
| Aug 28, 3:00 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | 3 hr |
| Aug 28, 11:26 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | 64 min |
| Aug 28, 1:36 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | 114 min |
| Aug 28, 4:14 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | 2 hr |
| Sep 12, 4:00 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | MOB | 4 days |
| Sep 13, 4:27 AM CDT | Tropical Storm Warning | MOB | 4 days |
| Sep 16, 1:35 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | MOB | 10 hr |
| Oct 9, 4:31 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | MOB | 29 hr |
| Oct 10, 2:23 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Oct 10, 4:00 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 10 hr |
| Oct 26, 4:26 PM CDT | Tropical Storm Watch | MOB | 14 hr |
| Oct 27, 4:44 AM CDT | Tropical Storm Warning | MOB | 50 hr |
| Oct 27, 2:29 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | MOB | 34 hr |
| Oct 28, 11:26 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Oct 28, 1:03 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 11 hr |
| Oct 28, 8:43 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | 5 hr |
| Oct 28, 9:26 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | 5 hr |
| Nov 25, 10:02 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | 43 min |
| Nov 29, 2:32 AM CST | Freeze Watch | MOB | 21 hr |
| Nov 29, 11:09 PM CST | Freeze Warning | MOB | 33 hr |
| Nov 30, 1:37 AM CST | Wind Advisory | MOB | 15 hr |
| Dec 10, 2:42 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | MOB | 19 hr |
| Dec 12, 9:41 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | MOB | 11 hr |
| Dec 13, 9:06 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 114 min |
| Dec 13, 10:44 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | 76 min |
| Dec 23, 1:53 PM CST | Wind Advisory | MOB | 27 hr |
| Dec 25, 12:31 PM CST | Hard Freeze Warning | MOB | 19 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 | 32 |
| Tornado Warning | 6 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 3 |
| Tornado Watch | 9 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 21 |
| Special Weather Statement | 38 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Warning | 1 |
| Flash Flood Warning | 5 |
| River Flood Warning | 8 |
| Flash Flood Watch | 6 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 13 |
| Heat | |
| Heat Advisory | 1 |
| Cold | |
| Freeze Warning | 1 |
| Hard Freeze Warning | 1 |
| Freeze Watch | 1 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Wind Advisory | 9 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 10 |
| Tropical | |
| Tropical Storm Warning | 2 |
| Tropical Storm Watch | 1 |
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.