Alert archive / Alabama / Winston County

Weather alerts in Winston County, Alabama, 2014

164 weather alerts in 2014, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.

Winston County and its neighbors

Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2014. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts: 164
Warnings: 39
Watches: 26
Advisories: 36
Busiest month: October33 alerts
Busiest day: April 29, 20149 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 2 tornado warnings covering Winston County in 2014 had a tornado report inside them; 0 of 1 tornado reports fell inside a warning.

Winston County, 2014

	Warnings	With a report	False alarm ratio	Reports	Inside a warning	Mean lead time
Tornado warnings	2	1	50%	1	0%
Severe thunderstorm warnings	11	11	0%	12	83%	16 min
Flash flood warnings	1	0	100%	0

Each office's whole area, 2014

	Warnings	With a report	False alarm ratio	Reports	Inside a warning	Mean lead time
NWS Birmingham, AL: tornado warnings	48	22	54%	53	72%	20 min
NWS Birmingham, AL: severe thunderstorm warnings	141	86	39%	283	57%	17 min
NWS Birmingham, AL: flash flood warnings	18	16	11%	52	92%	126 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 4, 6:53 AM CST	Hard Freeze Warning	BMX	4 days
Jan 4, 2:38 PM CST	Wind Advisory	BMX	51 hr
Jan 4, 2:51 PM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	BMX	69 hr
Jan 5, 5:32 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	BMX	16 hr
Jan 7, 3:43 AM CST	Fire Weather Watch	BMX	37 hr
Jan 11, 1:16 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	BMX	44 min
Jan 11, 2:40 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	BMX	50 min
Jan 17, 3:20 PM CST	Red Flag Warning	BMX	26 hr
Jan 20, 2:30 PM CST	Wind Advisory	BMX	28 hr
Jan 21, 3:24 PM CST	Hard Freeze Warning	BMX	16 hr
Jan 22, 4:15 AM CST	Hard Freeze Watch	BMX	23 hr
Jan 23, 3:25 AM CST	Hard Freeze Warning	BMX	30 hr
Jan 23, 3:30 AM CST	Fire Weather Watch	BMX	11 hr
Jan 23, 2:04 PM CST	Red Flag Warning	BMX	28 hr
Jan 27, 6:06 AM CST	Wind Advisory	BMX	8 hr
Jan 28, 4:56 AM CST	Hard Freeze Warning	BMX	28 hr
Jan 28, 5:00 AM CST	Red Flag Warning	BMX	13 hr
Jan 28, 3:55 PM CST	Fire Weather Watch	BMX	11 hr
Jan 29, 3:13 AM CST	Hard Freeze Warning	BMX	30 hr
Jan 29, 3:14 AM CST	Red Flag Warning	BMX	15 hr
Jan 30, 4:49 AM CST	Red Flag Warning	BMX	13 hr
Feb 8, 12:29 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	BMX	10 hr
Feb 8, 2:34 PM CST	Winter Storm Watch	BMX	38 hr
Feb 10, 4:21 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	BMX	10 hr
Feb 10, 2:30 PM CST	Winter Storm Warning	BMX	60 hr
Feb 11, 1:46 AM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	5 hr
Feb 11, 7:20 AM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	5 hr
Feb 17, 11:00 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	BMX	10 hr
Feb 20, 4:44 AM CST	Wind Advisory	BMX	24 hr
Feb 20, 5:55 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	35 min
Feb 20, 6:49 PM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	6 hr
Feb 20, 8:01 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	89 min
Feb 20, 9:54 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	BMX	2 hr
Feb 25, 2:38 PM CST	Fire Weather Watch	BMX	23 hr
Feb 26, 2:07 PM CST	Fire Weather Watch	BMX	28 hr
Feb 26, 2:07 PM CST	Red Flag Warning	BMX	28 hr
Feb 27, 6:06 PM CST	Red Flag Warning	BMX	24 hr
Mar 2, 1:57 PM CST	Freezing Rain Advisory	BMX	19 hr
Mar 7, 3:18 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	BMX	6 hr
Mar 11, 2:49 PM CDT	Wind Advisory	BMX	28 min
Mar 11, 3:17 PM CDT	Wind Advisory	BMX	29 hr
Mar 20, 9:28 PM CDT	Frost Advisory	BMX	11 hr
Mar 21, 4:43 AM CDT	Red Flag Warning	BMX	14 hr
Mar 23, 1:58 PM CDT	Freeze Warning	BMX	18 hr
Mar 24, 3:27 PM CDT	Frost Advisory	BMX	18 hr
Mar 24, 3:27 PM CDT	Freeze Warning	BMX	43 hr
Mar 24, 3:27 PM CDT	Wind Advisory	BMX	28 hr
Mar 25, 3:20 AM CDT	Fire Weather Watch	BMX	11 hr
Mar 25, 2:40 PM CDT	Red Flag Warning	BMX	28 hr
Mar 26, 3:27 PM CDT	Frost Advisory	BMX	17 hr
Mar 29, 4:10 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MFL	50 min
Mar 30, 4:01 AM CDT	Frost Advisory	BMX	28 hr
Mar 31, 4:33 AM CDT	Red Flag Warning	BMX	14 hr
Apr 4, 2:29 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	31 min
Apr 4, 2:52 AM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	5 hr
Apr 4, 4:53 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	67 min
Apr 4, 5:28 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	92 min
Apr 5, 8:18 PM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	BMX	37 hr
Apr 13, 2:31 PM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	BMX	36 hr
Apr 15, 3:18 AM CDT	Freeze Warning	BMX	29 hr
Apr 15, 3:18 AM CDT	Wind Advisory	BMX	15 hr
Apr 16, 8:07 AM CDT	Red Flag Warning	BMX	10 hr
Apr 27, 3:54 PM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	BMX	63 hr
Apr 28, 12:05 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	115 min
Apr 28, 12:39 PM CDT	Tornado Watch PDS	SPC	8 hr
Apr 28, 2:09 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	66 min
Apr 28, 3:49 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	86 min
Apr 28, 5:22 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	83 min
Apr 28, 7:12 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	93 min
Apr 28, 7:47 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	58 min
Apr 28, 7:59 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	11 hr
Apr 28, 8:03 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	42 min
Apr 29, 5:23 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	BMX	4 hr
Apr 29, 3:27 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	33 min
Apr 29, 3:56 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	4 hr
Apr 29, 5:48 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	42 min
Apr 29, 6:55 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	95 min
May 14, 10:56 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
May 18, 3:27 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	48 min
May 18, 11:13 PM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	BMX	9 hr
Jun 5, 2:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr
Jun 5, 4:46 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	44 min
Jun 6, 11:22 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	83 min
Jun 6, 11:51 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr
Jun 6, 2:43 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	92 min
Jun 7, 3:32 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Jun 7, 6:27 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	48 min
Jun 7, 7:16 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	44 min
Jun 7, 7:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	50 min
Jun 7, 8:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	54 min
Jun 7, 8:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	27 min
Jun 7, 8:28 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Jun 7, 8:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	53 min
Jun 7, 9:05 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	55 min
Jun 7, 9:57 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BMX	3 hr
Jun 9, 4:54 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	96 min
Jun 9, 5:30 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	8 hr
Jun 9, 6:55 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	95 min
Jun 9, 8:05 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	55 min
Jun 10, 3:34 AM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	BMX	27 hr
Jun 10, 7:23 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	37 min
Jun 10, 10:34 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	116 min
Jun 10, 10:51 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr
Jun 21, 7:39 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	51 min
Jun 24, 1:29 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	46 min
Jun 26, 9:40 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BMX	3 hr
Jun 29, 2:44 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Jul 2, 7:01 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	44 min
Jul 8, 3:44 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	46 min
Jul 8, 4:29 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	46 min
Jul 9, 2:47 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	58 min
Jul 14, 5:53 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	97 min
Aug 9, 12:05 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	55 min
Aug 9, 12:50 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	55 min
Aug 10, 3:54 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	BMX	5 hr
Aug 21, 5:35 AM CDT	Heat Advisory	BMX	4 days
Aug 30, 4:47 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	43 min
Sep 11, 10:55 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BMX	2 hr
Sep 12, 12:46 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BMX	119 min
Sep 18, 5:35 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	40 min
Oct 3, 2:11 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Oct 3, 3:06 PM CDT	Fire Weather Watch	BMX	12 hr
Oct 4, 3:28 AM CDT	Red Flag Warning	BMX	15 hr
Oct 6, 3:28 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	62 min
Oct 6, 3:41 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	49 min
Oct 6, 3:51 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	39 min
Oct 6, 4:21 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	39 min
Oct 6, 4:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	38 min
Oct 6, 4:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	45 min
Oct 6, 7:17 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	43 min
Oct 6, 8:09 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	36 min
Oct 6, 8:41 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	49 min
Oct 8, 2:58 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	92 min
Oct 8, 7:03 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	42 min
Oct 10, 4:38 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	97 min
Oct 10, 5:15 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	60 min
Oct 11, 7:45 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	30 min
Oct 12, 12:18 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	42 min
Oct 12, 2:30 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	3 hr
Oct 12, 2:51 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	39 min
Oct 12, 3:18 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BMX	9 hr
Oct 13, 4:19 AM CDT	Wind Advisory	BMX	20 hr
Oct 13, 4:30 AM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	BMX	25 hr
Oct 13, 2:22 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	113 min
Oct 13, 3:37 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	8 hr
Oct 13, 4:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	54 min
Oct 13, 7:11 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	64 min
Oct 13, 7:33 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	57 min
Oct 13, 9:28 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BMX	3 hr
Oct 29, 3:52 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	53 min
Oct 31, 5:52 AM CDT	Freeze Watch	BMX	9 hr
Oct 31, 5:52 AM CDT	Freeze Warning	BMX	26 hr
Oct 31, 2:48 PM CDT	Freeze Warning	BMX	42 hr
Nov 2, 2:17 PM CST	Frost Advisory	BMX	17 hr
Nov 2, 6:47 PM CST	Red Flag Warning	BMX	22 hr
Nov 7, 2:45 PM CST	Frost Advisory	BMX	17 hr
Nov 9, 3:13 PM CST	Frost Advisory	BMX	16 hr
Nov 12, 4:25 AM CST	Freeze Warning	BMX	53 hr
Dec 23, 12:27 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	BMX	48 min
Dec 23, 1:09 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	BMX	51 min
Dec 23, 1:29 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	BMX	3 hr
Dec 23, 6:08 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	BMX	3 hr
Dec 23, 6:50 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	BMX	3 hr
Dec 27, 5:00 AM CST	Flash Flood Watch	BMX	33 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	11
Tornado Warning	2
Severe Thunderstorm Watch	3
Tornado Watch	7
Mesoscale Discussion	30
Special Weather Statement	33
Flooding
Flash Flood Warning	1
Flash Flood Watch	6
Areal Flood Advisory	9
Winter
Winter Storm Warning	1
Winter Storm Watch	1
Freezing Rain Advisory	1
Winter Weather Advisory	3
Heat
Heat Advisory	1
Cold
Freeze Warning	6
Hard Freeze Warning	5
Freeze Watch	1
Hard Freeze Watch	1
Frost Advisory	7
Wind Chill Advisory	1
Wind and dust
Wind Advisory	9
Fire
Red Flag Warning	13
Fire Weather Watch	7
Fog and smoke
Dense Fog Advisory	5

The busiest days

Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.

Nearby

Alerts in force now Tornadoes on record Forecast The radar archive 2013 2015

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.