Alert archive / Alabama / Franklin County
Weather alerts in Franklin County, Alabama, 2009
165 weather alerts in 2009, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Franklin County and its neighbors
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2009. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 165
- Warnings
- 67
- Watches
- 39
- Advisories
- 23
- Busiest month
- April30 alerts
- Busiest day
- May 6, 20099 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 4 tornado warnings covering Franklin County in 2009 had a tornado report inside them.
Franklin County, 2009
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 4 | 1 | 75% | 0 | ||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 31 | 12 | 61% | 13 | 69% | 17 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 10 | 6 | 40% | 2 | 50% | 89 min |
Each office's whole area, 2009
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Huntsville, AL: tornado warnings | 79 | 21 | 73% | 47 | 70% | 12 min |
| NWS Huntsville, AL: severe thunderstorm warnings | 246 | 99 | 60% | 469 | 63% | 20 min |
| NWS Huntsville, AL: flash flood warnings | 98 | 46 | 53% | 199 | 79% | 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 5, 4:11 AM CST | Flood Watch | HUN | 44 hr |
| Jan 7, 1:09 PM CST | Wind Advisory | HUN | 4 hr |
| Jan 15, 4:05 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | HUN | 29 hr |
| Jan 15, 7:07 AM CST | Fire Weather Watch | HUN | 7 hr |
| Jan 15, 2:27 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | HUN | 13 hr |
| Jan 16, 9:27 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | HUN | 9 hr |
| Feb 3, 11:14 AM CST | Wind Advisory | HUN | 7 hr |
| Feb 4, 1:38 PM CST | Fire Weather Watch | HUN | 14 hr |
| Feb 5, 3:58 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | HUN | 13 hr |
| Feb 10, 3:10 PM CST | Wind Advisory | HUN | 12 hr |
| Feb 11, 3:06 AM CST | High Wind Warning | HUN | 15 hr |
| Feb 11, 11:10 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | 35 min |
| Feb 18, 11:14 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 91 min |
| Feb 18, 12:42 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Feb 18, 3:22 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 83 min |
| Feb 19, 4:07 PM CST | Fire Weather Watch | HUN | 11 hr |
| Feb 20, 3:09 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | HUN | 14 hr |
| Feb 27, 8:48 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 117 min |
| Feb 28, 2:16 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | HUN | 3 hr |
| Feb 28, 5:29 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | HUN | 16 hr |
| Mar 1, 4:48 AM CST | Wind Advisory | HUN | 13 hr |
| Mar 2, 12:29 PM CST | Fire Weather Watch | HUN | 16 hr |
| Mar 3, 4:30 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | HUN | 14 hr |
| Mar 3, 1:57 PM CST | Fire Weather Watch | HUN | 15 hr |
| Mar 4, 4:33 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | HUN | 13 hr |
| Mar 17, 1:38 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | HUN | 8 hr |
| Mar 20, 10:26 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | HUN | 8 hr |
| Mar 21, 2:27 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | HUN | 4 hr |
| Apr 2, 1:09 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 66 min |
| Apr 2, 1:33 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Apr 2, 1:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | 32 min |
| Apr 2, 2:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | 37 min |
| Apr 2, 3:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | 22 min |
| Apr 2, 6:02 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Apr 2, 7:05 PM CDT | Flood Watch | HUN | 3 hr |
| Apr 2, 7:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | 27 min |
| Apr 5, 6:19 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 86 min |
| Apr 6, 4:14 AM CDT | Freeze Warning | HUN | 27 hr |
| Apr 6, 4:14 AM CDT | Freeze Warning | HUN | 50 hr |
| Apr 10, 1:24 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 96 min |
| Apr 10, 1:43 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Apr 10, 11:14 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 76 min |
| Apr 10, 11:23 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Apr 10, 12:53 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | 37 min |
| Apr 10, 12:58 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 92 min |
| Apr 10, 1:06 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | HUN | 6 hr |
| Apr 10, 1:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | 42 min |
| Apr 12, 10:32 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | HUN | 2 hr |
| Apr 13, 12:09 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 66 min |
| Apr 13, 12:58 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Apr 13, 7:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | 28 min |
| Apr 19, 4:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Apr 19, 4:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | 42 min |
| Apr 19, 5:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | 37 min |
| Apr 19, 5:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | 50 min |
| Apr 19, 5:58 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | 32 min |
| Apr 21, 3:03 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | HUN | 15 hr |
| Apr 21, 11:49 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | HUN | 6 hr |
| May 1, 1:18 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 87 min |
| May 1, 2:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| May 1, 3:48 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 87 min |
| May 1, 4:11 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | HUN | 8 hr |
| May 1, 6:41 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 64 min |
| May 1, 9:38 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HUN | 3 hr |
| May 2, 12:38 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | HUN | 10 hr |
| May 2, 10:12 AM CDT | Flood Watch | HUN | 39 hr |
| May 2, 2:38 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | 37 min |
| May 2, 2:38 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 97 min |
| May 2, 2:55 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| May 2, 3:17 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HUN | 3 hr |
| May 2, 5:22 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 53 min |
| May 5, 4:03 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | HUN | 27 hr |
| May 5, 11:45 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 90 min |
| May 6, 1:27 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| May 6, 4:03 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| May 6, 5:48 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | 42 min |
| May 6, 5:51 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HUN | 5 hr |
| May 6, 6:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | 46 min |
| May 6, 7:13 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | 47 min |
| May 6, 7:22 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 83 min |
| May 6, 10:42 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | HUN | 6 hr |
| May 9, 2:20 PM CDT | Flood Watch | HUN | 23 hr |
| May 9, 5:31 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 89 min |
| May 16, 10:21 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | HUN | 10 hr |
| Jun 2, 6:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | 45 min |
| Jun 10, 9:04 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 86 min |
| Jun 12, 2:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | 25 min |
| Jun 12, 2:38 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 67 min |
| Jun 12, 3:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 12, 3:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | 26 min |
| Jun 12, 5:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | 27 min |
| Jun 12, 5:24 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 96 min |
| Jun 12, 6:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | 44 min |
| Jun 12, 6:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | 38 min |
| Jun 14, 2:35 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | HUN | 6 hr |
| Jun 14, 8:38 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 97 min |
| Jun 14, 8:50 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jun 14, 9:21 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | 54 min |
| Jun 14, 9:55 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HUN | 2 hr |
| Jun 14, 10:17 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | 58 min |
| Jun 14, 10:45 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 90 min |
| Jun 15, 12:36 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | HUN | 7 hr |
| Jun 15, 4:57 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 63 min |
| Jun 15, 5:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jun 15, 7:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | 43 min |
| Jun 15, 7:50 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 55 min |
| Jun 15, 8:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | 50 min |
| Jun 15, 8:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | 40 min |
| Jun 19, 10:40 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | HUN | 7 hr |
| Jun 19, 3:39 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | HUN | 27 hr |
| Jun 27, 4:21 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | HUN | 14 hr |
| Jun 28, 12:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 28, 2:24 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 66 min |
| Jun 30, 3:42 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | HUN | 14 hr |
| Jul 5, 4:18 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 15, 9:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | 25 min |
| Jul 15, 10:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | 35 min |
| Jul 30, 3:48 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | HUN | 32 hr |
| Jul 30, 5:01 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 59 min |
| Jul 30, 5:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 3 hr |
| Jul 30, 6:29 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 61 min |
| Jul 30, 6:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | 51 min |
| Jul 30, 7:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | 26 min |
| Jul 30, 7:42 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 63 min |
| Aug 4, 8:35 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 85 min |
| Sep 3, 5:11 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | HUN | 4 hr |
| Sep 8, 3:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | 47 min |
| Sep 10, 4:13 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | HUN | 5 hr |
| Sep 16, 7:36 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HUN | 4 hr |
| Sep 17, 3:50 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | HUN | 6 days |
| Sep 20, 5:29 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HUN | 3 hr |
| Sep 22, 10:35 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HUN | 3 hr |
| Sep 23, 12:02 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HUN | 3 hr |
| Sep 25, 3:50 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | HUN | 35 hr |
| Sep 25, 6:43 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | HUN | 3 hr |
| Sep 26, 7:51 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HUN | 3 hr |
| Oct 7, 1:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | 30 min |
| Oct 9, 3:12 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | HUN | 16 hr |
| Oct 9, 12:24 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Oct 9, 1:41 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 94 min |
| Oct 9, 2:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | 31 min |
| Oct 11, 9:18 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | HUN | 15 hr |
| Oct 13, 1:33 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | HUN | 13 hr |
| Oct 18, 3:25 AM CDT | Freeze Warning | HUN | 30 hr |
| Oct 30, 12:22 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Oct 30, 2:11 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 94 min |
| Oct 30, 4:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | 19 min |
| Oct 30, 4:57 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 93 min |
| Nov 6, 2:48 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | HUN | 14 hr |
| Nov 7, 1:05 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | HUN | 4 hr |
| Nov 26, 9:50 PM CST | Freeze Warning | HUN | 10 hr |
| Dec 1, 3:03 AM CST | Wind Advisory | HUN | 32 hr |
| Dec 8, 4:55 AM CST | Wind Advisory | HUN | 37 hr |
| Dec 8, 5:12 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 63 min |
| Dec 8, 5:48 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Dec 8, 6:46 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | HUN | 6 hr |
| Dec 8, 9:47 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 88 min |
| Dec 9, 12:17 AM CST | Areal Flood Warning | HUN | 3 hr |
| Dec 10, 3:14 PM CST | Fire Weather Watch | HUN | 13 hr |
| Dec 11, 4:24 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | HUN | 13 hr |
| Dec 13, 2:47 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | HUN | 15 hr |
| Dec 23, 3:35 AM CST | Wind Advisory | HUN | 30 hr |
| Dec 23, 3:36 AM CST | Flash Flood Watch | HUN | 41 hr |
| Dec 24, 9:54 AM CST | High Wind Warning | HUN | 11 hr |
| Dec 24, 8:33 PM CST | Wind Advisory | HUN | 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 | 31 |
| Tornado Warning | 4 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 8 |
| Tornado Watch | 10 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 36 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Warning | 2 |
| Flash Flood Warning | 10 |
| Flash Flood Watch | 11 |
| Flood Watch | 4 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Storm Warning | 1 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 1 |
| Heat | |
| Heat Advisory | 3 |
| Cold | |
| Freeze Warning | 4 |
| Wind Chill Advisory | 1 |
| Wind and dust | |
| High Wind Warning | 2 |
| Wind Advisory | 11 |
| Fire | |
| Red Flag Warning | 13 |
| Fire Weather Watch | 6 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 7 |
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.