Alert archive / Alabama / Escambia County
Weather alerts in Escambia County, Alabama, 2008
213 weather alerts in 2008, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Escambia County and its neighbors
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- Alerts
- 213
- Warnings
- 97
- Watches
- 42
- Advisories
- 27
- Busiest month
- February41 alerts
- Busiest day
- May 15, 200812 alerts
Over time
By month
Warning verification
How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.
4 of 11 tornado warnings covering Escambia County in 2008 had a tornado report inside them; 2 of 2 tornado reports fell inside a warning, on average 44 minutes after it went out.
Escambia County, 2008
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 11 | 4 | 64% | 2 | 100% | 44 min |
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 41 | 11 | 73% | 6 | 67% | 23 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 3 | 1 | 67% | 1 | 0% |
Each office's whole area, 2008
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Mobile, AL: tornado warnings | 165 | 10 | 94% | 17 | 82% | 33 min |
| NWS Mobile, AL: severe thunderstorm warnings | 300 | 54 | 82% | 117 | 68% | 19 min |
| NWS Mobile, AL: flash flood warnings | 28 | 3 | 89% | 19 | 74% | 212 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, 11:34 AM CST | Freeze Warning | MOB | 20 hr |
| Jan 1, 11:34 AM CST | Hard Freeze Warning | MOB | 45 hr |
| Jan 2, 5:27 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | MOB | 37 hr |
| Jan 3, 11:40 AM CST | Hard Freeze Warning | MOB | 21 hr |
| Jan 9, 9:53 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | MOB | 9 hr |
| Jan 10, 5:16 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Jan 10, 5:25 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 95 min |
| Jan 10, 7:52 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 53 min |
| Jan 10, 9:38 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 67 min |
| Jan 19, 4:01 AM CST | Hard Freeze Warning | MOB | 29 hr |
| Jan 19, 10:17 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MOB | 3 hr |
| Jan 19, 1:36 PM CST | Hard Freeze Watch | MOB | 15 hr |
| Jan 19, 2:52 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | MOB | 27 hr |
| Jan 20, 4:11 AM CST | Hard Freeze Warning | MOB | 29 hr |
| Jan 22, 10:28 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | MOB | 9 hr |
| Jan 23, 4:01 PM CST | Hard Freeze Watch | MOB | 11 hr |
| Jan 25, 5:40 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | MOB | 11 hr |
| Jan 29, 6:39 AM CST | Fire Weather Watch | MOB | 23 hr |
| Jan 29, 9:34 PM CST | Wind Advisory | MOB | 6 hr |
| Jan 30, 6:04 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | MOB | 12 hr |
| Jan 31, 4:34 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Jan 31, 5:44 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | 61 min |
| Jan 31, 6:44 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | 61 min |
| Jan 31, 7:34 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 86 min |
| Jan 31, 8:08 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | 2 hr |
| Jan 31, 8:26 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | 49 min |
| Jan 31, 10:09 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | 51 min |
| Jan 31, 10:38 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 97 min |
| Feb 2, 7:45 AM CST | River Flood Warning | MOB | 62 hr |
| Feb 6, 4:27 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Feb 6, 5:04 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Feb 6, 5:30 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | 60 min |
| Feb 6, 6:10 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Feb 6, 6:30 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | 60 min |
| Feb 6, 7:29 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | 61 min |
| Feb 9, 2:30 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | MOB | 29 hr |
| Feb 12, 12:12 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Feb 12, 12:34 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Feb 12, 2:19 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 116 min |
| Feb 12, 3:55 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | 50 min |
| Feb 12, 4:55 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | 65 min |
| Feb 12, 5:35 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | 55 min |
| Feb 12, 5:49 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 116 min |
| Feb 12, 6:22 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | 53 min |
| Feb 14, 5:57 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | MOB | 11 hr |
| Feb 17, 5:05 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 55 min |
| Feb 17, 5:26 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Feb 17, 7:13 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 62 min |
| Feb 17, 9:43 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 62 min |
| Feb 17, 12:29 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | 61 min |
| Feb 17, 12:32 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Feb 17, 1:12 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | 63 min |
| Feb 17, 2:31 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | 59 min |
| Feb 17, 2:45 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 90 min |
| Feb 17, 3:13 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | 47 min |
| Feb 17, 3:28 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | 50 min |
| Feb 18, 5:56 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | MOB | 35 hr |
| Feb 20, 6:01 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | MOB | 11 hr |
| Feb 22, 2:42 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | MOB | 7 hr |
| Feb 26, 5:12 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
| Feb 26, 6:45 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | 30 min |
| Feb 26, 7:06 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | 54 min |
| Feb 26, 7:53 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | 40 min |
| Mar 2, 1:43 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | MOB | 7 hr |
| Mar 3, 5:05 AM CST | Wind Advisory | MOB | 25 hr |
| Mar 3, 8:59 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 61 min |
| Mar 3, 9:56 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Mar 4, 2:30 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 90 min |
| Mar 4, 3:21 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| Mar 7, 2:49 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 86 min |
| Mar 7, 4:18 PM CST | Freeze Watch | MOB | 23 hr |
| Mar 8, 3:14 PM CST | Freeze Warning | MOB | 16 hr |
| Mar 17, 10:51 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | MOB | 8 hr |
| Mar 17, 3:24 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | MOB | 47 hr |
| Mar 19, 7:08 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Mar 22, 5:33 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | MOB | 9 hr |
| Mar 22, 2:41 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | MOB | 24 hr |
| Mar 22, 2:41 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | MOB | 28 hr |
| Mar 23, 2:45 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | MOB | 26 hr |
| Mar 23, 2:45 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | MOB | 29 hr |
| Mar 23, 3:21 PM CDT | Freeze Watch | MOB | 22 hr |
| Mar 24, 1:46 PM CDT | Freeze Warning | MOB | 18 hr |
| Mar 24, 4:15 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | MOB | 27 hr |
| Mar 29, 3:38 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | MOB | 5 hr |
| Apr 2, 3:48 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | MOB | 5 hr |
| Apr 3, 12:26 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | MOB | 9 hr |
| Apr 4, 5:02 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 88 min |
| Apr 4, 5:48 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Apr 4, 7:18 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 87 min |
| Apr 4, 10:37 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 83 min |
| Apr 4, 10:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | 50 min |
| Apr 5, 9:43 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | MOB | 4 hr |
| Apr 5, 11:14 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | 11 hr |
| Apr 5, 11:14 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | 11 hr |
| Apr 5, 1:11 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | 9 hr |
| Apr 10, 12:25 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | MOB | 6 hr |
| Apr 11, 11:45 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | MOB | 11 hr |
| Apr 13, 3:47 AM CDT | Freeze Watch | MOB | 33 hr |
| Apr 14, 1:15 PM CDT | Frost Advisory | MOB | 19 hr |
| Apr 15, 3:54 AM CDT | Frost Advisory | MOB | 28 hr |
| Apr 18, 6:07 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 53 min |
| Apr 18, 6:43 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Apr 18, 8:33 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 57 min |
| Apr 18, 10:21 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 54 min |
| Apr 18, 11:37 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 53 min |
| Apr 28, 5:38 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | MOB | 24 hr |
| Apr 28, 5:38 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | MOB | 49 hr |
| Apr 28, 5:38 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | MOB | 37 hr |
| Apr 30, 6:08 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | MOB | 13 hr |
| May 2, 12:43 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | MOB | 24 hr |
| May 3, 7:10 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| May 3, 8:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | 50 min |
| May 8, 10:19 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | MOB | 8 hr |
| May 15, 7:41 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 94 min |
| May 15, 8:42 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 63 min |
| May 15, 8:58 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| May 15, 11:01 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | 59 min |
| May 15, 11:06 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | 24 min |
| May 15, 11:10 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | 52 min |
| May 15, 11:36 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | 39 min |
| May 15, 11:51 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | 39 min |
| May 15, 12:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | 45 min |
| May 15, 12:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | 43 min |
| May 15, 12:28 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 92 min |
| May 15, 12:50 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | 40 min |
| May 21, 4:50 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 55 min |
| Jun 8, 6:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | 31 min |
| Jun 10, 2:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | 20 min |
| Jun 10, 2:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | 36 min |
| Jun 22, 8:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | 38 min |
| Jun 25, 4:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | 29 min |
| Jun 26, 11:31 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 29, 10:47 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 29, 1:04 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 56 min |
| Jun 29, 2:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | 32 min |
| Jul 3, 4:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | 24 min |
| Jul 3, 5:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | 31 min |
| Jul 25, 6:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | 20 min |
| Jul 26, 11:41 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Aug 7, 2:44 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 91 min |
| Aug 12, 2:21 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Aug 12, 6:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | 28 min |
| Aug 12, 6:44 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | 17 min |
| Aug 12, 6:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | 46 min |
| Aug 12, 7:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | 36 min |
| Aug 16, 6:53 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | 112 min |
| Aug 17, 4:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | 24 min |
| Aug 17, 5:38 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | 52 min |
| Aug 21, 3:57 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | MOB | 5 days |
| Aug 22, 3:11 PM CDT | Hurricane Local Statement | MOB | 32 hr |
| Aug 23, 12:20 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | 21 hr |
| Aug 23, 12:20 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | 21 hr |
| Aug 23, 12:20 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | 21 hr |
| Aug 23, 12:20 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | 21 hr |
| Aug 23, 12:20 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | 21 hr |
| Aug 23, 11:25 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | MOB | 3 hr |
| Aug 24, 11:47 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Aug 24, 11:38 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 97 min |
| Aug 25, 1:10 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Aug 25, 1:49 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | 56 min |
| Aug 25, 3:43 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | 14 min |
| Aug 25, 4:34 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 86 min |
| Aug 25, 7:28 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 13 hr |
| Aug 25, 9:49 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | 41 min |
| Aug 25, 10:26 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 64 min |
| Aug 25, 10:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | 45 min |
| Aug 25, 2:07 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 53 min |
| Aug 31, 5:57 PM CDT | Hurricane Local Statement | MOB | 27 hr |
| Sep 1, 6:30 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| Sep 1, 9:49 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 86 min |
| Sep 1, 3:51 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Sep 1, 6:28 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Oct 1, 5:27 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | MOB | 14 hr |
| Oct 16, 4:08 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | MOB | 5 hr |
| Oct 25, 2:06 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | MOB | 7 hr |
| Oct 26, 2:26 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | MOB | 29 hr |
| Oct 28, 3:55 AM CDT | Freeze Warning | MOB | 29 hr |
| Nov 8, 1:51 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | MOB | 28 hr |
| Nov 9, 2:10 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | MOB | 28 hr |
| Nov 13, 5:01 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | MOB | 4 hr |
| Nov 18, 5:58 AM CST | Fire Weather Watch | MOB | 23 hr |
| Nov 19, 4:41 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | MOB | 12 hr |
| Nov 20, 4:07 AM CST | Fire Weather Watch | MOB | 11 hr |
| Nov 20, 4:18 AM CST | Freeze Watch | MOB | 11 hr |
| Nov 20, 2:37 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | MOB | 27 hr |
| Nov 20, 2:37 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | MOB | 50 hr |
| Nov 20, 3:16 PM CST | Hard Freeze Watch | MOB | 22 hr |
| Nov 21, 1:29 PM CST | Hard Freeze Warning | MOB | 18 hr |
| Nov 29, 5:27 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 93 min |
| Dec 9, 6:15 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 90 min |
| Dec 10, 1:25 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 65 min |
| Dec 10, 1:41 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Dec 10, 3:25 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | 50 min |
| Dec 10, 3:31 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 59 min |
| Dec 10, 5:29 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 61 min |
| Dec 10, 5:45 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | 45 min |
| Dec 10, 5:57 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | 3 hr |
| Dec 10, 6:47 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Dec 10, 7:24 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | 3 hr |
| Dec 10, 7:45 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | 45 min |
| Dec 10, 9:40 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | 3 hr |
| Dec 10, 8:23 PM CST | River Flood Warning | MOB | 14 hr |
| Dec 16, 3:46 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | MOB | 7 hr |
| Dec 16, 9:36 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | MOB | 13 hr |
| Dec 17, 3:10 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | MOB | 21 hr |
| Dec 18, 9:59 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | MOB | 11 hr |
| Dec 20, 2:22 PM CST | Fire Weather Watch | MOB | 24 hr |
| Dec 21, 2:23 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | MOB | 30 hr |
| Dec 21, 2:50 PM CST | Hard Freeze Warning | MOB | 14 hr |
| Dec 24, 5:21 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 84 min |
| Dec 24, 5:36 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | 39 min |
| Dec 24, 6:08 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | 52 min |
| Dec 30, 6:30 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | MOB | 12 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 | 41 |
| Tornado Warning | 11 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 3 |
| Tornado Watch | 19 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 45 |
| Flooding | |
| Flash Flood Warning | 3 |
| River Flood Warning | 10 |
| Flash Flood Watch | 4 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 3 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 1 |
| Cold | |
| Freeze Warning | 4 |
| Hard Freeze Warning | 6 |
| Freeze Watch | 4 |
| Hard Freeze Watch | 3 |
| Frost Advisory | 2 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Wind Advisory | 7 |
| Fire | |
| Red Flag Warning | 22 |
| Fire Weather Watch | 9 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 14 |
| Tropical | |
| Hurricane Local Statement | 2 |
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.