Alert archive / Alabama / Dale County

Weather alerts in Dale County, Alabama, 2018

150 weather alerts in 2018, 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 2018. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts
150
Warnings
46
Watches
22
Advisories
31
Busiest month
December21 alerts
Busiest day
December 2, 201812 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 2018 had a tornado report inside them; 0 of 1 tornado reports fell inside a warning.

Dale County, 2018

WarningsWith a reportFalse alarm ratioReportsInside a warningMean lead time
Tornado warnings30100%10%
Severe thunderstorm warnings241921%1479%21 min
Flash flood warnings00

Each office's whole area, 2018

WarningsWith a reportFalse alarm ratioReportsInside a warningMean lead time
NWS Tallahassee, FL: tornado warnings44686%1164%9 min
NWS Tallahassee, FL: severe thunderstorm warnings31420734%44988%22 min
NWS Tallahassee, FL: flash flood warnings211148%2993%95 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jan 1, 12:38 PM CSTHard Freeze WarningTAE19 hr
Jan 1, 12:38 PM CSTWind Chill AdvisoryTAE21 hr
Jan 3, 1:11 PM CSTWind Chill AdvisoryTAE19 hr
Jan 3, 1:24 PM CSTHard Freeze WatchTAE23 hr
Jan 3, 1:24 PM CSTHard Freeze WarningTAE18 hr
Jan 4, 12:34 PM CSTHard Freeze WarningTAE19 hr
Jan 13, 1:09 PM CSTWind Chill AdvisoryTAE19 hr
Jan 16, 2:16 AM CSTHard Freeze WatchTAE34 hr
Jan 16, 2:31 AM CSTWind Chill AdvisoryTAE35 hr
Jan 16, 2:31 AM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryTAE30 hr
Jan 16, 1:50 PM CSTWind Chill AdvisoryTAE43 hr
Jan 17, 12:25 PM CSTHard Freeze WarningTAE19 hr
Jan 18, 1:54 PM CSTHard Freeze WarningTAE18 hr
Feb 7, 10:56 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAE20 min
Feb 7, 11:04 AM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPC116 min
Feb 11, 12:40 AM CSTFlood WatchTAE29 hr
Feb 11, 7:42 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningTAE63 hr
Feb 11, 8:41 PM CSTAreal Flood WarningTAE3 hr
Feb 11, 11:35 PM CSTAreal Flood WarningTAE3 hr
Feb 17, 4:54 AM CSTDense Fog AdvisoryTAE4 hr
Feb 17, 8:00 PM CSTDense Fog AdvisoryTAE13 hr
Mar 7, 8:04 PM CSTFrost AdvisoryTAE11 hr
Mar 8, 12:40 PM CSTFreeze WarningTAE19 hr
Mar 12, 7:29 AM CDTWind AdvisoryTAE10 hr
Mar 13, 2:06 PM CDTFreeze WatchTAE24 hr
Mar 13, 8:32 PM CDTFrost AdvisoryTAE11 hr
Mar 14, 1:43 PM CDTFreeze WarningTAE18 hr
Mar 20, 2:42 AM CDTWind AdvisoryTAE18 hr
Apr 2, 3:15 AM CDTDense Fog AdvisoryTAE6 hr
Apr 4, 3:27 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAE48 min
Apr 7, 4:23 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAE52 min
Apr 14, 10:58 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC8 hr
Apr 15, 1:45 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Apr 15, 1:57 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAE33 min
Apr 15, 2:29 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAE46 min
Apr 15, 2:34 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAE41 min
Apr 22, 1:58 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC3 hr
Apr 22, 2:55 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC8 hr
Apr 22, 3:36 PM CDTTornado WarningTAE24 min
May 17, 5:24 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAE66 min
May 17, 6:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAE29 min
May 17, 6:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAE36 min
May 17, 7:06 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAE39 min
May 18, 2:22 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAE23 min
May 22, 2:25 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAE35 min
May 24, 4:41 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAE34 min
May 24, 5:50 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTAE115 min
May 26, 3:16 PM CDTFlash Flood WatchTAE70 hr
May 26, 4:00 PM CDTTropical Storm WarningTAE54 hr
May 27, 9:19 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningTAE5 days
May 29, 12:59 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAE46 min
Jun 2, 10:55 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC65 min
Jun 2, 2:55 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAE65 min
Jun 2, 3:25 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Jun 2, 3:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAE48 min
Jun 3, 6:34 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAE56 min
Jun 3, 6:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAE31 min
Jun 3, 7:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAE46 min
Jun 3, 7:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAE42 min
Jun 9, 2:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAE34 min
Jun 9, 3:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAE36 min
Jun 21, 4:55 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAE50 min
Jun 28, 4:34 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC86 min
Jun 28, 4:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr
Jun 28, 5:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAE46 min
Jun 28, 5:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAE48 min
Jun 30, 2:52 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAE38 min
Jul 7, 12:51 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAE39 min
Jul 8, 6:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAE42 min
Jul 14, 9:49 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTAE116 min
Jul 15, 1:36 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAE39 min
Jul 22, 12:36 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAE37 min
Jul 22, 1:12 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAE33 min
Jul 22, 10:15 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC10 hr
Jul 22, 11:27 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC63 min
Jul 22, 12:58 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC62 min
Jul 22, 1:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAE40 min
Jul 22, 1:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAE42 min
Jul 22, 1:56 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Jul 22, 2:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAE49 min
Jul 22, 2:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAE41 min
Jul 22, 2:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAE49 min
Jul 28, 5:47 AM CDTDense Fog AdvisoryTAE3 hr
Jul 29, 5:53 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAE52 min
Jul 31, 1:38 PM CDTFlash Flood WatchTAE48 hr
Aug 6, 8:46 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAE29 min
Aug 8, 6:19 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAE41 min
Aug 8, 6:47 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAE43 min
Aug 8, 7:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAE26 min
Aug 10, 3:39 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAE36 min
Aug 10, 4:07 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAE23 min
Aug 14, 5:20 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTAE55 min
Aug 16, 1:39 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAE36 min
Aug 17, 6:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAE42 min
Aug 20, 1:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAE44 min
Aug 21, 4:16 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAE44 min
Aug 21, 4:35 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAE40 min
Sep 3, 1:59 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAE46 min
Sep 4, 3:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAE19 min
Sep 25, 2:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAE31 min
Sep 25, 3:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAE35 min
Sep 27, 11:41 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAE49 min
Oct 8, 4:16 AM CDTHurricane WatchTAE48 hr
Oct 8, 4:16 AM CDTTropical Storm WatchTAE12 hr
Oct 8, 4:42 PM CDTHurricane WarningTAE55 hr
Oct 8, 4:42 PM CDTTropical Storm WarningTAE60 hr
Oct 9, 2:55 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchTAE45 hr
Oct 10, 1:15 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTAE3 days
Oct 10, 8:01 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningTAE3 days
Oct 16, 6:29 AM CDTDense Fog AdvisoryTAE3 hr
Oct 20, 4:22 AM CDTDense Fog AdvisoryTAE5 hr
Nov 1, 8:43 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Nov 1, 9:40 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC4 hr
Nov 1, 11:04 AM CDTTornado WarningTAE26 min
Nov 5, 7:04 AM CSTDense Fog AdvisoryTAE3 hr
Nov 6, 11:47 PM CSTDense Fog AdvisoryTAE10 hr
Nov 7, 10:34 AM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPC56 min
Nov 9, 5:25 AM CSTDense Fog AdvisoryTAE5 hr
Nov 11, 2:57 PM CSTFlash Flood WatchTAE46 hr
Nov 12, 11:46 AM CSTTornado WatchSPC7 hr
Nov 12, 3:51 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPC114 min
Nov 15, 1:11 PM CSTFrost AdvisoryTAE18 hr
Nov 15, 6:18 PM CSTFreeze WarningTAE13 hr
Nov 16, 6:43 PM CSTFrost AdvisoryTAE12 hr
Nov 25, 1:04 AM CSTDense Fog AdvisoryTAE8 hr
Nov 25, 9:01 AM CSTDense Fog AdvisoryTAE59 min
Nov 26, 1:55 PM CSTFreeze WatchTAE13 hr
Nov 27, 3:23 AM CSTFreeze WarningTAE28 hr
Nov 30, 1:25 PM CSTFlash Flood WatchTAE3 days
Dec 1, 11:16 AM CSTTornado WatchSPC7 hr
Dec 1, 1:35 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPC85 min
Dec 1, 3:38 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPC97 min
Dec 1, 5:53 PM CSTTornado WatchSPC9 hr
Dec 1, 6:37 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementTAE53 min
Dec 1, 9:18 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPC87 min
Dec 1, 10:58 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAE47 min
Dec 1, 11:27 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPC93 min
Dec 2, 1:24 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAE51 min
Dec 2, 1:54 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAE51 min
Dec 2, 2:25 AM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryTAE3 hr
Dec 2, 2:48 AM CSTTornado WatchSPC7 hr
Dec 2, 4:02 AM CSTTornado WarningTAE28 min
Dec 2, 4:20 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAE40 min
Dec 2, 5:32 AM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryTAE58 min
Dec 2, 1:07 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningTAE27 hr
Dec 8, 2:09 AM CSTFlash Flood WatchTAE28 hr
Dec 20, 2:22 PM CSTWind AdvisoryTAE28 hr
Dec 28, 9:07 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementTAE38 min
Dec 29, 8:48 PM CSTDense Fog AdvisoryTAE12 hr
Dec 30, 9:21 PM CSTDense Fog AdvisoryTAE10 hr

By product

Every kind of product issued here, grouped by hazard. Each opens the same place narrowed to that product.

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.