Alert archive / Alabama / Houston County
Weather alerts in Houston County, Alabama, 2019
119 weather alerts in 2019, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Houston County and its neighbors
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- Alerts
- 119
- Warnings
- 37
- Watches
- 10
- Advisories
- 19
- Busiest month
- March21 alerts
- Busiest day
- March 3, 201913 alerts
Over time
By month
Warning verification
How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.
2 of 9 tornado warnings covering Houston County in 2019 had a tornado report inside them; 1 of 2 tornado reports fell inside a warning, on average 20 minutes after it went out.
Houston County, 2019
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 9 | 2 | 78% | 2 | 50% | 20 min |
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 25 | 19 | 24% | 11 | 82% | 26 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 0 | 0 |
Each office's whole area, 2019
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Tallahassee, FL: tornado warnings | 74 | 20 | 73% | 32 | 78% | 11 min |
| NWS Tallahassee, FL: severe thunderstorm warnings | 232 | 170 | 27% | 351 | 87% | 25 min |
| NWS Tallahassee, FL: flash flood warnings | 16 | 12 | 25% | 18 | 94% | 66 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 8, 1:43 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | TAE | 7 hr |
| Jan 19, 3:21 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jan 19, 5:38 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 97 min |
| Jan 19, 5:45 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | 60 min |
| Jan 23, 8:05 AM CST | Wind Advisory | TAE | 16 hr |
| Jan 23, 7:19 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | 71 min |
| Jan 23, 8:18 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 117 min |
| Feb 3, 10:03 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | TAE | 11 hr |
| Feb 12, 9:38 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Feb 12, 12:12 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | TAE | 48 min |
| Feb 12, 1:00 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | TAE | 45 min |
| Mar 2, 3:31 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Mar 3, 9:59 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Mar 3, 11:24 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 10 hr |
| Mar 3, 12:02 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 58 min |
| Mar 3, 12:20 PM CST | Tornado Warning | TAE | 25 min |
| Mar 3, 12:37 PM CST | Tornado Warning | TAE | 38 min |
| Mar 3, 3:22 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 113 min |
| Mar 3, 3:53 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | 52 min |
| Mar 3, 4:39 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | 51 min |
| Mar 3, 4:50 PM CST | Tornado Warning | TAE | 25 min |
| Mar 3, 5:10 PM CST | Tornado Warning | TAE | 35 min |
| Mar 3, 5:15 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Mar 3, 5:27 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | 33 min |
| Mar 3, 5:37 PM CST | Tornado Warning | TAE | 23 min |
| Mar 4, 8:27 PM CST | Freeze Watch | TAE | 18 hr |
| Mar 5, 2:33 AM CST | Freeze Warning | TAE | 29 hr |
| Mar 6, 1:46 AM CST | Freeze Warning | TAE | 30 hr |
| Mar 9, 2:43 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | TAE | 5 hr |
| Mar 10, 7:46 PM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | TAE | 14 hr |
| Mar 11, 4:23 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | 52 min |
| Mar 11, 4:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | 30 min |
| Apr 2, 5:25 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | TAE | 3 hr |
| Apr 6, 2:20 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | TAE | 7 hr |
| Apr 13, 2:37 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | TAE | 30 hr |
| Apr 14, 2:45 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Apr 14, 7:28 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Apr 14, 9:12 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | 33 min |
| Apr 14, 9:15 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | 60 min |
| Apr 14, 9:40 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Apr 14, 10:07 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 83 min |
| Apr 18, 8:54 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 96 min |
| Apr 18, 10:12 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | 63 min |
| Apr 19, 12:33 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| Apr 19, 12:59 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | TAE | 18 hr |
| Apr 19, 2:14 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | 61 min |
| Apr 19, 2:42 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Apr 19, 3:12 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | 63 min |
| Apr 19, 4:55 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | 50 min |
| Apr 19, 5:28 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Apr 19, 5:45 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | 30 min |
| Apr 19, 6:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | 28 min |
| May 4, 11:58 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 77 min |
| May 4, 3:28 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 92 min |
| May 4, 6:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | 50 min |
| May 12, 8:39 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 12, 8:59 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| May 12, 9:33 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | 27 min |
| May 12, 10:03 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | 42 min |
| May 12, 10:37 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | 23 min |
| May 12, 10:55 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | 35 min |
| May 21, 6:16 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | TAE | 3 hr |
| May 30, 6:05 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | TAE | 3 hr |
| Jun 8, 1:15 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 9, 2:51 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | 39 min |
| Jun 9, 3:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | 44 min |
| Jun 19, 1:51 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | 39 min |
| Jun 19, 4:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | 26 min |
| Jun 19, 5:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | 26 min |
| Jun 19, 5:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | 30 min |
| Jun 20, 11:02 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 118 min |
| Jun 20, 1:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Jun 20, 6:16 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 89 min |
| Jun 24, 2:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | 29 min |
| Jul 3, 1:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | 29 min |
| Jul 9, 4:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | 45 min |
| Jul 9, 4:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | 42 min |
| Jul 9, 4:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | 53 min |
| Jul 11, 1:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | 35 min |
| Jul 15, 3:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | 47 min |
| Jul 18, 4:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | 46 min |
| Jul 18, 5:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | 49 min |
| Jul 19, 2:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | 31 min |
| Jul 19, 2:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | 41 min |
| Jul 19, 2:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | 17 min |
| Jul 19, 3:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | 26 min |
| Aug 1, 8:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | 57 min |
| Aug 1, 10:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | 45 min |
| Aug 1, 11:23 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TAE | 2 hr |
| Aug 3, 3:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | 31 min |
| Aug 3, 3:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | 19 min |
| Aug 12, 3:58 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | TAE | 13 hr |
| Aug 13, 2:44 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | TAE | 16 hr |
| Aug 14, 2:07 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | TAE | 16 hr |
| Aug 14, 1:38 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 19, 2:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | 35 min |
| Aug 19, 2:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | 35 min |
| Aug 25, 7:52 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TAE | 113 min |
| Aug 27, 1:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | 40 min |
| Oct 18, 3:00 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | TAE | 28 hr |
| Oct 26, 5:51 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | 39 min |
| Oct 30, 6:29 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 91 min |
| Oct 31, 1:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | 45 min |
| Nov 11, 1:06 PM CST | Freeze Watch | TAE | 12 hr |
| Nov 12, 12:51 AM CST | Freeze Warning | TAE | 31 hr |
| Dec 1, 5:43 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | TAE | 62 min |
| Dec 13, 3:47 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 118 min |
| Dec 13, 4:42 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | TAE | 8 hr |
| Dec 17, 2:13 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 92 min |
| Dec 17, 3:20 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | 55 min |
| Dec 17, 4:42 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | 33 min |
| Dec 17, 5:43 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | 47 min |
| Dec 17, 6:32 AM CST | Tornado Warning | TAE | 28 min |
| Dec 17, 6:40 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | 50 min |
| Dec 17, 6:54 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Dec 17, 6:58 AM CST | Tornado Warning | TAE | 32 min |
| Dec 17, 7:09 AM CST | Tornado Warning | TAE | 36 min |
| Dec 17, 9:03 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | 42 min |
| Dec 21, 2:31 AM CST | Wind Advisory | TAE | 40 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 | 25 |
| Tornado Warning | 9 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 2 |
| Tornado Watch | 6 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 23 |
| Special Weather Statement | 30 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 2 |
| Heat | |
| Heat Advisory | 3 |
| Cold | |
| Freeze Warning | 3 |
| Freeze Watch | 2 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Wind Advisory | 5 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 9 |
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.