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
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 3 | 0 | 100% | 1 | 0% | |
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 24 | 19 | 21% | 14 | 79% | 21 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 0 | 0 |
Each office's whole area, 2018
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Tallahassee, FL: tornado warnings | 44 | 6 | 86% | 11 | 64% | 9 min |
| NWS Tallahassee, FL: severe thunderstorm warnings | 314 | 207 | 34% | 449 | 88% | 22 min |
| NWS Tallahassee, FL: flash flood warnings | 21 | 11 | 48% | 29 | 93% | 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 12:38 PM CST | Hard Freeze Warning | TAE | 19 hr |
| Jan 1, 12:38 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | TAE | 21 hr |
| Jan 3, 1:11 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | TAE | 19 hr |
| Jan 3, 1:24 PM CST | Hard Freeze Watch | TAE | 23 hr |
| Jan 3, 1:24 PM CST | Hard Freeze Warning | TAE | 18 hr |
| Jan 4, 12:34 PM CST | Hard Freeze Warning | TAE | 19 hr |
| Jan 13, 1:09 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | TAE | 19 hr |
| Jan 16, 2:16 AM CST | Hard Freeze Watch | TAE | 34 hr |
| Jan 16, 2:31 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | TAE | 35 hr |
| Jan 16, 2:31 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | TAE | 30 hr |
| Jan 16, 1:50 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | TAE | 43 hr |
| Jan 17, 12:25 PM CST | Hard Freeze Warning | TAE | 19 hr |
| Jan 18, 1:54 PM CST | Hard Freeze Warning | TAE | 18 hr |
| Feb 7, 10:56 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | 20 min |
| Feb 7, 11:04 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 116 min |
| Feb 11, 12:40 AM CST | Flood Watch | TAE | 29 hr |
| Feb 11, 7:42 AM CST | River Flood Warning | TAE | 63 hr |
| Feb 11, 8:41 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | TAE | 3 hr |
| Feb 11, 11:35 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | TAE | 3 hr |
| Feb 17, 4:54 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | TAE | 4 hr |
| Feb 17, 8:00 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | TAE | 13 hr |
| Mar 7, 8:04 PM CST | Frost Advisory | TAE | 11 hr |
| Mar 8, 12:40 PM CST | Freeze Warning | TAE | 19 hr |
| Mar 12, 7:29 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | TAE | 10 hr |
| Mar 13, 2:06 PM CDT | Freeze Watch | TAE | 24 hr |
| Mar 13, 8:32 PM CDT | Frost Advisory | TAE | 11 hr |
| Mar 14, 1:43 PM CDT | Freeze Warning | TAE | 18 hr |
| Mar 20, 2:42 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | TAE | 18 hr |
| Apr 2, 3:15 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | TAE | 6 hr |
| Apr 4, 3:27 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | 48 min |
| Apr 7, 4:23 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | 52 min |
| Apr 14, 10:58 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Apr 15, 1:45 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Apr 15, 1:57 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | 33 min |
| Apr 15, 2:29 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | 46 min |
| Apr 15, 2:34 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | 41 min |
| Apr 22, 1:58 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Apr 22, 2:55 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Apr 22, 3:36 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | 24 min |
| May 17, 5:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | 66 min |
| May 17, 6:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | 29 min |
| May 17, 6:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | 36 min |
| May 17, 7:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | 39 min |
| May 18, 2:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | 23 min |
| May 22, 2:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | 35 min |
| May 24, 4:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | 34 min |
| May 24, 5:50 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TAE | 115 min |
| May 26, 3:16 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | TAE | 70 hr |
| May 26, 4:00 PM CDT | Tropical Storm Warning | TAE | 54 hr |
| May 27, 9:19 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | TAE | 5 days |
| May 29, 12:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | 46 min |
| Jun 2, 10:55 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 65 min |
| Jun 2, 2:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | 65 min |
| Jun 2, 3:25 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 2, 3:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | 48 min |
| Jun 3, 6:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | 56 min |
| Jun 3, 6:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | 31 min |
| Jun 3, 7:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | 46 min |
| Jun 3, 7:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | 42 min |
| Jun 9, 2:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | 34 min |
| Jun 9, 3:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | 36 min |
| Jun 21, 4:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | 50 min |
| Jun 28, 4:34 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 86 min |
| Jun 28, 4:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 28, 5:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | 46 min |
| Jun 28, 5:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | 48 min |
| Jun 30, 2:52 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | 38 min |
| Jul 7, 12:51 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | 39 min |
| Jul 8, 6:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | 42 min |
| Jul 14, 9:49 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TAE | 116 min |
| Jul 15, 1:36 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | 39 min |
| Jul 22, 12:36 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | 37 min |
| Jul 22, 1:12 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | 33 min |
| Jul 22, 10:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 10 hr |
| Jul 22, 11:27 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 63 min |
| Jul 22, 12:58 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 62 min |
| Jul 22, 1:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | 40 min |
| Jul 22, 1:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | 42 min |
| Jul 22, 1:56 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 22, 2:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | 49 min |
| Jul 22, 2:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | 41 min |
| Jul 22, 2:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | 49 min |
| Jul 28, 5:47 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | TAE | 3 hr |
| Jul 29, 5:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | 52 min |
| Jul 31, 1:38 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | TAE | 48 hr |
| Aug 6, 8:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | 29 min |
| Aug 8, 6:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | 41 min |
| Aug 8, 6:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | 43 min |
| Aug 8, 7:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | 26 min |
| Aug 10, 3:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | 36 min |
| Aug 10, 4:07 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | 23 min |
| Aug 14, 5:20 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TAE | 55 min |
| Aug 16, 1:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | 36 min |
| Aug 17, 6:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | 42 min |
| Aug 20, 1:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | 44 min |
| Aug 21, 4:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | 44 min |
| Aug 21, 4:35 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | 40 min |
| Sep 3, 1:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | 46 min |
| Sep 4, 3:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | 19 min |
| Sep 25, 2:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | 31 min |
| Sep 25, 3:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | 35 min |
| Sep 27, 11:41 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | 49 min |
| Oct 8, 4:16 AM CDT | Hurricane Watch | TAE | 48 hr |
| Oct 8, 4:16 AM CDT | Tropical Storm Watch | TAE | 12 hr |
| Oct 8, 4:42 PM CDT | Hurricane Warning | TAE | 55 hr |
| Oct 8, 4:42 PM CDT | Tropical Storm Warning | TAE | 60 hr |
| Oct 9, 2:55 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | TAE | 45 hr |
| Oct 10, 1:15 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TAE | 3 days |
| Oct 10, 8:01 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | TAE | 3 days |
| Oct 16, 6:29 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | TAE | 3 hr |
| Oct 20, 4:22 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | TAE | 5 hr |
| Nov 1, 8:43 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Nov 1, 9:40 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
| Nov 1, 11:04 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | 26 min |
| Nov 5, 7:04 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | TAE | 3 hr |
| Nov 6, 11:47 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | TAE | 10 hr |
| Nov 7, 10:34 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 56 min |
| Nov 9, 5:25 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | TAE | 5 hr |
| Nov 11, 2:57 PM CST | Flash Flood Watch | TAE | 46 hr |
| Nov 12, 11:46 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Nov 12, 3:51 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 114 min |
| Nov 15, 1:11 PM CST | Frost Advisory | TAE | 18 hr |
| Nov 15, 6:18 PM CST | Freeze Warning | TAE | 13 hr |
| Nov 16, 6:43 PM CST | Frost Advisory | TAE | 12 hr |
| Nov 25, 1:04 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | TAE | 8 hr |
| Nov 25, 9:01 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | TAE | 59 min |
| Nov 26, 1:55 PM CST | Freeze Watch | TAE | 13 hr |
| Nov 27, 3:23 AM CST | Freeze Warning | TAE | 28 hr |
| Nov 30, 1:25 PM CST | Flash Flood Watch | TAE | 3 days |
| Dec 1, 11:16 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Dec 1, 1:35 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 85 min |
| Dec 1, 3:38 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 97 min |
| Dec 1, 5:53 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| Dec 1, 6:37 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | TAE | 53 min |
| Dec 1, 9:18 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 87 min |
| Dec 1, 10:58 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | 47 min |
| Dec 1, 11:27 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 93 min |
| Dec 2, 1:24 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | 51 min |
| Dec 2, 1:54 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | 51 min |
| Dec 2, 2:25 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | TAE | 3 hr |
| Dec 2, 2:48 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Dec 2, 4:02 AM CST | Tornado Warning | TAE | 28 min |
| Dec 2, 4:20 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | 40 min |
| Dec 2, 5:32 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | TAE | 58 min |
| Dec 2, 1:07 PM CST | River Flood Warning | TAE | 27 hr |
| Dec 8, 2:09 AM CST | Flash Flood Watch | TAE | 28 hr |
| Dec 20, 2:22 PM CST | Wind Advisory | TAE | 28 hr |
| Dec 28, 9:07 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | TAE | 38 min |
| Dec 29, 8:48 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | TAE | 12 hr |
| Dec 30, 9:21 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | TAE | 10 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.
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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.