Weather alerts in Dale County, Alabama, 2017

153 weather alerts in 2017, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.

Dale County and its neighbors

Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2017. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts: 153
Warnings: 50
Watches: 18
Advisories: 35
Busiest month: January45 alerts
Busiest day: January 22, 201718 alerts

Over time

By month

Warning verification

How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.

0 of 3 tornado warnings covering Dale County in 2017 had a tornado report inside them.

Dale County, 2017

	Warnings	With a report	False alarm ratio	Reports	Inside a warning	Mean lead time
Tornado warnings	3	0	100%	0
Severe thunderstorm warnings	34	23	32%	28	86%	23 min
Flash flood warnings	3	2	33%	1	100%	104 min

Each office's whole area, 2017

	Warnings	With a report	False alarm ratio	Reports	Inside a warning	Mean lead time
NWS Tallahassee, FL: tornado warnings	80	24	70%	57	84%	15 min
NWS Tallahassee, FL: severe thunderstorm warnings	276	174	37%	492	86%	24 min
NWS Tallahassee, FL: flash flood warnings	16	11	31%	20	100%	80 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, 9:40 AM CST	River Flood Warning	TAE	3 days
Jan 1, 5:44 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	3 hr
Jan 1, 11:26 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	TAE	2 hr
Jan 2, 12:40 AM CST	Flash Flood Watch	TAE	25 hr
Jan 2, 1:00 AM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	TAE	2 hr
Jan 2, 12:59 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Jan 2, 3:46 PM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	8 hr
Jan 2, 5:36 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	114 min
Jan 2, 7:05 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	55 min
Jan 2, 7:13 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	TAE	3 hr
Jan 5, 8:03 AM CST	River Flood Warning	TAE	24 hr
Jan 6, 8:38 PM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	TAE	14 hr
Jan 6, 8:38 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	TAE	9 hr
Jan 7, 1:43 PM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	TAE	18 hr
Jan 7, 1:59 PM CST	Hard Freeze Warning	TAE	18 hr
Jan 18, 1:23 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	TAE	9 hr
Jan 18, 10:46 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	TAE	11 hr
Jan 19, 3:10 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Jan 19, 5:56 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Jan 21, 3:00 AM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	90 min
Jan 21, 3:56 AM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	8 hr
Jan 21, 7:41 AM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	94 min
Jan 21, 8:58 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	47 min
Jan 21, 9:19 AM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	86 min
Jan 21, 9:40 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	50 min
Jan 21, 10:00 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	45 min
Jan 21, 6:51 PM CST	Tornado Watch PDS	SPC	8 hr
Jan 21, 8:30 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	90 min
Jan 21, 9:35 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	TAE	5 hr
Jan 21, 9:57 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	93 min
Jan 21, 10:06 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	39 min
Jan 21, 11:49 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	116 min
Jan 22, 2:17 AM CST	River Flood Warning	TAE	57 hr
Jan 22, 2:39 AM CST	Wind Advisory	TAE	14 hr
Jan 22, 7:43 AM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Jan 22, 8:06 AM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	5 hr
Jan 22, 9:12 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	21 min
Jan 22, 10:28 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	47 min
Jan 22, 11:16 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	29 min
Jan 22, 11:22 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	53 min
Jan 22, 11:47 AM CST	Tornado Watch PDS	SPC	7 hr
Jan 22, 12:12 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	48 min
Jan 22, 12:23 PM CST	Tornado Warning	TAE	37 min
Jan 22, 12:59 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	46 min
Jan 23, 1:02 AM CST	Wind Advisory	TAE	14 hr
Feb 2, 1:10 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	TAE	8 hr
Feb 3, 4:00 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	TAE	5 hr
Feb 7, 11:20 AM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	115 min
Feb 7, 2:44 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	91 min
Feb 19, 2:15 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	TAE	7 hr
Mar 10, 5:02 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	TAE	58 min
Mar 10, 5:54 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	TAE	36 min
Mar 14, 1:23 PM CDT	Freeze Watch	TAE	13 hr
Mar 14, 1:23 PM CDT	Freeze Warning	TAE	19 hr
Mar 15, 2:00 AM CDT	Freeze Warning	TAE	31 hr
Mar 16, 1:51 PM CDT	Frost Advisory	TAE	18 hr
Mar 30, 1:44 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	61 min
Apr 3, 2:06 AM CDT	Wind Advisory	TAE	12 hr
Apr 3, 6:43 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Apr 3, 7:06 AM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	6 hr
Apr 3, 9:01 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	59 min
Apr 3, 9:25 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	65 min
Apr 3, 9:48 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	TAE	27 min
Apr 3, 9:54 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	66 min
Apr 3, 9:59 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	61 min
Apr 3, 10:51 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	39 min
Apr 4, 3:13 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	TAE	6 hr
Apr 4, 11:54 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Apr 5, 12:29 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	31 min
Apr 5, 12:49 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	41 min
Apr 5, 1:20 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	25 min
Apr 5, 1:27 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	48 min
Apr 5, 1:37 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr
Apr 5, 3:41 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Apr 5, 6:15 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	90 min
Apr 5, 6:54 AM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	8 hr
Apr 5, 9:29 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	31 min
Apr 5, 9:50 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	25 min
Apr 5, 10:10 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	9 min
Apr 5, 11:54 AM CDT	Tornado Watch PDS	SPC	10 hr
Apr 5, 2:12 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	93 min
Apr 17, 5:15 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	TAE	4 hr
Apr 22, 3:45 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	TAE	5 hr
Apr 27, 9:42 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
May 1, 2:09 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
May 1, 2:26 AM CDT	Wind Advisory	TAE	8 hr
May 1, 7:15 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
May 12, 1:42 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	108 min
May 20, 4:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	32 min
May 20, 10:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	75 min
May 20, 11:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	61 min
May 23, 8:38 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
May 23, 9:10 AM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	8 hr
May 23, 9:27 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	TAE	18 min
Jun 19, 2:53 PM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	TAE	48 hr
Jun 21, 11:28 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TAE	3 hr
Jun 22, 3:48 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	87 min
Jun 30, 1:26 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	49 min
Jun 30, 2:02 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	28 min
Jun 30, 2:27 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	48 min
Jul 7, 4:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	36 min
Jul 7, 4:22 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	53 min
Jul 7, 5:03 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	42 min
Jul 8, 2:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	50 min
Jul 8, 3:02 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	43 min
Jul 8, 3:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	37 min
Jul 8, 3:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	46 min
Jul 8, 4:02 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	31 min
Jul 14, 2:29 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	46 min
Jul 14, 3:16 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	44 min
Jul 14, 3:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	20 min
Jul 17, 2:54 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TAE	66 min
Jul 20, 12:44 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	3 hr
Aug 11, 5:50 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	TAE	112 min
Aug 13, 8:49 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TAE	116 min
Aug 15, 3:00 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	45 min
Aug 30, 12:10 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Aug 30, 7:27 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	48 min
Aug 31, 4:31 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	44 min
Aug 31, 5:21 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	39 min
Aug 31, 8:50 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	22 min
Aug 31, 9:37 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TAE	53 min
Aug 31, 4:37 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	23 min
Aug 31, 4:58 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	32 min
Sep 9, 4:23 AM CDT	Tropical Storm Watch	TAE	12 hr
Sep 9, 4:32 PM CDT	Tropical Storm Warning	TAE	52 hr
Sep 16, 5:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	48 min
Sep 19, 9:09 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	51 min
Sep 23, 3:55 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	35 min
Oct 6, 10:14 AM CDT	Tropical Storm Watch	TAE	24 hr
Oct 7, 10:17 AM CDT	Tropical Storm Warning	TAE	24 hr
Oct 8, 1:13 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	92 min
Oct 8, 1:41 AM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	8 hr
Oct 8, 9:04 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	86 min
Oct 8, 10:03 AM CDT	Wind Advisory	TAE	3 hr
Oct 10, 3:08 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	TAE	6 hr
Oct 22, 2:00 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	90 min
Oct 29, 1:40 PM CDT	Frost Advisory	TAE	18 hr
Nov 7, 3:01 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	TAE	5 hr
Nov 18, 10:37 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	TAE	68 min
Nov 29, 4:07 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	TAE	6 hr
Nov 29, 11:19 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	TAE	9 hr
Dec 2, 12:01 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	TAE	9 hr
Dec 3, 1:21 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	TAE	7 hr
Dec 8, 1:34 PM CST	Freeze Watch	TAE	14 hr
Dec 9, 3:54 AM CST	Freeze Warning	TAE	28 hr
Dec 9, 1:16 PM CST	Freeze Watch	TAE	23 hr
Dec 10, 11:47 AM CST	Freeze Warning	TAE	19 hr
Dec 18, 7:27 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	TAE	93 min
Dec 18, 5:05 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	TAE	16 hr
Dec 19, 5:21 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	TAE	15 hr
Dec 21, 3:25 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	TAE	6 hr
Dec 21, 7:19 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	TAE	14 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	34
Tornado Warning	3
Severe Thunderstorm Watch	1
Tornado Watch	10
Mesoscale Discussion	32
Special Weather Statement	18
Flooding
Flash Flood Warning	3
River Flood Warning	3
Flash Flood Watch	2
Areal Flood Advisory	5
Winter
Winter Weather Advisory	1
Cold
Freeze Warning	4
Hard Freeze Warning	1
Freeze Watch	3
Frost Advisory	2
Wind Chill Advisory	2
Wind and dust
Wind Advisory	5
Fog and smoke
Dense Fog Advisory	20
Tropical
Tropical Storm Warning	2
Tropical Storm Watch	2

The busiest days

Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.

Nearby

Alerts in force now Tornadoes on record Forecast The radar archive 2016 2018

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.