Alert archive / Florida / Collier County

Weather alerts in Collier County, Florida, 2012

246 weather alerts in 2012, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.

Collier County and its neighbors

Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2012. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts
246
Warnings
59
Watches
23
Advisories
36
Busiest month
June76 alerts
Busiest day
June 24, 201214 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 14 tornado warnings covering Collier County in 2012 had a tornado report inside them; 4 of 9 tornado reports fell inside a warning, on average 9 minutes after it went out.

Collier County, 2012

WarningsWith a reportFalse alarm ratioReportsInside a warningMean lead time
Tornado warnings14471%944%9 min
Severe thunderstorm warnings29390%475%7 min
Flash flood warnings00

Each office's whole area, 2012

WarningsWith a reportFalse alarm ratioReportsInside a warningMean lead time
NWS Miami, FL: tornado warnings38782%1741%12 min
NWS Miami, FL: severe thunderstorm warnings1613479%8475%17 min
NWS Miami, FL: flash flood warnings9633%1861%62 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, Eastern Time. Each opens its own page with the text, the map, the radar and the sounding.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jan 2, 3:30 AM ESTRed Flag WarningMFL39 hr
Jan 2, 4:09 AM ESTFreeze WatchMFL25 hr
Jan 2, 4:10 AM ESTWind Chill AdvisoryMFL29 hr
Jan 3, 4:53 AM ESTFreeze WarningMFL29 hr
Jan 4, 4:12 AM ESTFrost AdvisoryMFL29 hr
Jan 11, 9:42 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMFL33 min
Jan 15, 9:38 AM ESTRed Flag WarningMFL7 hr
Feb 7, 4:20 AM ESTDense Fog AdvisoryMFL5 hr
Feb 10, 2:56 PM ESTFire Weather WatchMFL37 hr
Feb 11, 3:46 AM ESTWind Chill AdvisoryMFL29 hr
Feb 12, 3:46 AM ESTRed Flag WarningMFL14 hr
Feb 12, 9:05 PM ESTFrost AdvisoryMFL11 hr
Feb 24, 2:07 AM ESTDense Fog AdvisoryMFL7 hr
Feb 25, 4:11 AM ESTDense Fog AdvisoryMFL5 hr
Mar 2, 5:00 AM ESTDense Fog AdvisoryMFL3 hr
Mar 4, 3:28 AM ESTWind AdvisoryMFL11 hr
Mar 4, 3:33 AM ESTWind Chill AdvisoryMFL24 hr
Mar 4, 3:38 AM ESTRip Current StatementMFL14 hr
Mar 4, 6:39 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMFL81 min
Mar 4, 8:05 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMFL25 min
Mar 4, 8:31 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMFL59 min
Mar 6, 3:06 AM ESTRed Flag WarningMFL15 hr
Apr 2, 6:11 AM EDTDense Fog AdvisoryMFL3 hr
Apr 4, 10:03 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC57 min
Apr 6, 8:44 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC91 min
Apr 6, 9:48 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFL42 min
Apr 6, 9:53 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMFL37 min
Apr 6, 10:13 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFL32 min
Apr 6, 11:21 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFL24 min
Apr 21, 12:17 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMFL118 min
Apr 21, 2:15 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMFL2 hr
Apr 21, 4:09 AM EDTCoastal Flood WatchMFL15 hr
Apr 21, 4:09 AM EDTRip Current StatementMFL64 hr
Apr 21, 4:45 AM EDTFlood WatchMFL14 hr
Apr 21, 7:15 PM EDTCoastal Flood StatementMFL21 hr
Apr 21, 10:10 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC65 min
Apr 21, 11:08 PM EDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr
Apr 22, 1:47 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFL58 min
Apr 22, 2:21 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC54 min
Apr 22, 2:46 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFL59 min
Apr 22, 4:49 AM EDTWind AdvisoryMFL12 hr
Apr 23, 6:17 AM EDTFire Weather WatchMFL22 hr
Apr 23, 6:17 AM EDTRed Flag WarningMFL12 hr
Apr 24, 9:43 AM EDTRed Flag WarningMFL8 hr
Apr 24, 2:26 PM EDTFire Weather WatchMFL4 hr
May 11, 6:42 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMFL2 hr
May 13, 6:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFL41 min
May 13, 7:21 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMFL54 min
May 15, 5:38 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC97 min
May 18, 1:03 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC87 min
May 19, 12:44 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC91 min
May 19, 4:52 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMFL18 min
May 19, 5:32 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMFL43 min
May 19, 6:03 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMFL42 min
May 22, 1:10 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
May 25, 8:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFL42 min
Jun 1, 4:49 AM EDTFlood WatchMFL15 hr
Jun 6, 2:56 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFL49 min
Jun 6, 3:21 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFL24 min
Jun 6, 3:41 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMFL34 min
Jun 6, 3:47 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFL43 min
Jun 6, 4:12 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFL48 min
Jun 6, 5:14 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFL46 min
Jun 6, 5:24 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMFL51 min
Jun 6, 5:31 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFL44 min
Jun 6, 5:39 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMFL42 min
Jun 6, 5:42 AM EDTTornado WarningMFL28 min
Jun 6, 11:09 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFL66 min
Jun 7, 12:10 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFL65 min
Jun 7, 12:26 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMFL26 min
Jun 7, 12:58 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFL47 min
Jun 7, 1:39 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFL36 min
Jun 9, 1:34 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMFL41 min
Jun 9, 1:52 AM EDTTornado WarningMFL23 min
Jun 9, 2:04 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC56 min
Jun 9, 2:16 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMFL59 min
Jun 9, 2:51 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC2 hr
Jun 9, 3:41 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFL34 min
Jun 9, 6:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFL45 min
Jun 9, 7:22 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMFL38 min
Jun 10, 3:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFL43 min
Jun 10, 3:42 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMFL78 min
Jun 10, 3:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFL46 min
Jun 15, 3:11 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC64 min
Jun 15, 3:56 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 hr
Jun 15, 5:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMFL63 min
Jun 15, 6:21 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMFL54 min
Jun 15, 7:13 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC62 min
Jun 15, 7:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMFL31 min
Jun 15, 7:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFL28 min
Jun 15, 7:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMFL36 min
Jun 15, 8:09 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFL66 min
Jun 22, 9:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFL54 min
Jun 22, 10:22 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFL53 min
Jun 23, 3:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFL50 min
Jun 23, 3:58 PM EDTTornado WarningMFL17 min
Jun 23, 4:00 PM EDTTornado WarningMFL30 min
Jun 23, 4:23 PM EDTTornado WarningMFL52 min
Jun 23, 4:27 PM EDTTornado WarningMFL48 min
Jun 23, 4:44 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC3 hr
Jun 23, 5:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFL31 min
Jun 23, 6:08 PM EDTTornado WarningMFL67 min
Jun 23, 7:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFL63 min
Jun 23, 8:09 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC66 min
Jun 24, 8:57 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFL48 min
Jun 24, 10:59 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFL46 min
Jun 24, 11:02 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Jun 24, 11:31 AM EDTTornado WarningMFL29 min
Jun 24, 11:47 AM EDTTornado WatchSPC8 hr
Jun 24, 11:56 AM EDTTornado WarningMFL34 min
Jun 24, 12:01 PM EDTTornado WarningMFL29 min
Jun 24, 12:18 PM EDTTornado WarningMFL33 min
Jun 24, 12:22 PM EDTTornado WarningMFL53 min
Jun 24, 12:26 PM EDTTornado WarningMFL34 min
Jun 24, 12:43 PM EDTTornado WarningMFL32 min
Jun 24, 4:36 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC114 min
Jun 24, 7:46 PM EDTTornado WatchSPC9 hr
Jun 24, 8:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFL63 min
Jun 24, 8:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMFL47 min
Jun 24, 9:05 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFL40 min
Jun 24, 9:12 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMFL63 min
Jun 24, 9:22 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMFL38 min
Jun 24, 10:16 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC59 min
Jun 25, 2:17 AM EDTCoastal Flood StatementMFL25 hr
Jun 25, 2:17 AM EDTRip Current StatementMFL66 hr
Jun 25, 4:07 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC83 min
Jun 25, 4:37 AM EDTTornado WatchSPC9 hr
Jun 25, 8:56 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMFL49 min
Jun 25, 1:48 PM EDTTornado WatchSPC9 hr
Jun 25, 6:27 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC63 min
Jun 26, 12:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFL29 min
Jun 26, 3:22 PM EDTWind AdvisoryMFL4 hr
Jul 1, 6:23 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMFL37 min
Jul 2, 6:48 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMFL42 min
Jul 2, 7:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFL31 min
Jul 2, 7:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFL41 min
Jul 3, 5:27 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFL33 min
Jul 4, 2:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFL34 min
Jul 5, 5:08 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFL37 min
Jul 6, 6:49 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFL26 min
Jul 7, 4:08 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFL22 min
Jul 12, 6:10 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFL35 min
Jul 12, 3:26 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFL19 min
Jul 20, 7:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFL27 min
Jul 20, 7:51 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMFL22 min
Jul 22, 12:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFL44 min
Jul 22, 1:50 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Jul 24, 3:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFL29 min
Jul 24, 4:17 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMFL21 min
Jul 28, 1:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFL24 min
Aug 2, 3:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFL42 min
Aug 2, 3:51 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMFL39 min
Aug 2, 4:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMFL46 min
Aug 3, 4:22 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFL38 min
Aug 3, 4:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMFL46 min
Aug 3, 4:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFL46 min
Aug 3, 5:17 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMFL43 min
Aug 5, 3:52 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFL38 min
Aug 6, 3:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFL44 min
Aug 9, 5:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFL30 min
Aug 10, 3:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFL17 min
Aug 13, 8:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFL45 min
Aug 16, 1:22 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFL23 min
Aug 21, 5:00 AM EDTTropical Storm WatchNHC8 days
Aug 21, 11:00 PM EDTHurricane WatchNHC94 days
Aug 21, 11:00 PM EDTTropical Storm WarningNHC55 days
Aug 21, 11:40 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMFL110 min
Aug 22, 4:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFL50 min
Aug 22, 7:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFL28 min
Aug 22, 8:39 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFL66 min
Aug 23, 4:26 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFL19 min
Aug 23, 4:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFL42 min
Aug 24, 5:06 PM EDTTropical Storm WatchMFL6 hr
Aug 24, 11:32 PM EDTHurricane WatchMFL36 hr
Aug 24, 11:32 PM EDTTropical Storm WarningMFL60 hr
Aug 25, 5:00 AM EDTHurricane WarningNHC4 days
Aug 25, 5:10 AM EDTHurricane WarningMFL36 hr
Aug 26, 4:59 AM EDTFlood WatchMFL63 hr
Aug 26, 7:05 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Aug 26, 8:29 AM EDTTornado WatchSPC9 hr
Aug 26, 12:58 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Aug 26, 4:28 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC62 min
Aug 26, 10:44 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Aug 26, 11:24 PM EDTTornado WatchSPC12 hr
Aug 27, 3:44 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Aug 27, 5:49 AM EDTWind AdvisoryMFL15 hr
Aug 27, 6:23 AM EDTRip Current StatementMFL19 hr
Aug 27, 7:55 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC95 min
Aug 27, 12:24 PM EDTCoastal Flood StatementMFL13 hr
Aug 27, 3:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFL29 min
Aug 28, 8:11 AM EDTRip Current StatementMFL12 hr
Sep 6, 5:42 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMFL2 hr
Sep 11, 5:13 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMFL77 min
Sep 14, 4:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFL36 min
Sep 18, 5:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFL30 min
Sep 20, 2:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFL29 min
Sep 20, 3:20 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFL40 min
Sep 20, 3:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMFL33 min
Sep 20, 4:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFL30 min
Sep 21, 5:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFL46 min
Sep 21, 5:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFL24 min
Sep 23, 3:46 AM EDTFlood WatchMFL14 hr
Sep 27, 4:26 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFL34 min
Sep 27, 5:06 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFL39 min
Sep 27, 5:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFL48 min
Sep 27, 5:53 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMFL56 min
Sep 27, 6:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFL41 min
Oct 2, 4:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFL49 min
Oct 5, 5:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFL44 min
Oct 5, 5:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFL42 min
Oct 5, 6:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFL42 min
Oct 5, 7:02 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMFL72 min
Oct 5, 9:33 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMFL62 min
Oct 6, 5:39 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC3 hr
Oct 7, 4:37 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFL23 min
Oct 8, 5:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFL26 min
Oct 8, 5:55 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC3 hr
Oct 23, 5:57 PM EDTHurricane Local StatementMFL72 hr
Oct 25, 5:00 AM EDTWind AdvisoryMFL62 hr
Oct 26, 3:23 PM EDTCoastal Flood StatementMFL67 hr
Oct 26, 3:23 PM EDTRip Current StatementMFL3 days
Nov 4, 2:16 AM ESTDense Fog AdvisoryMFL6 hr
Nov 21, 1:28 PM ESTFire Weather WatchMFL14 hr
Nov 22, 3:43 AM ESTRed Flag WarningMFL14 hr
Nov 23, 3:12 AM ESTRed Flag WarningMFL15 hr
Nov 25, 2:38 AM ESTRed Flag WarningMFL14 hr
Nov 29, 3:48 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMFL72 min
Nov 29, 4:50 AM ESTDense Fog AdvisoryMFL3 hr
Dec 10, 11:34 PM ESTMesoscale DiscussionSPC86 min
Dec 10, 11:40 PM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryMFL2 hr
Dec 11, 12:02 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMFL43 min
Dec 11, 12:34 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMFL41 min
Dec 11, 1:31 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMFL29 min
Dec 11, 1:47 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMFL28 min
Dec 11, 4:52 AM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryMFL113 min
Dec 11, 8:53 AM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryMFL112 min
Dec 11, 9:15 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMFL45 min
Dec 11, 10:06 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMFL39 min
Dec 12, 1:19 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMFL41 min
Dec 13, 1:39 AM ESTDense Fog AdvisoryMFL7 hr
Dec 18, 3:57 AM ESTDense Fog AdvisoryMFL5 hr
Dec 21, 4:30 AM ESTWind Chill AdvisoryMFL28 hr
Dec 21, 5:26 AM ESTRip Current StatementMFL14 hr
Dec 22, 9:01 AM ESTRed Flag WarningMFL9 hr
Dec 22, 1:53 PM ESTFrost AdvisoryMFL17 hr
Dec 22, 7:03 PM ESTFreeze WarningMFL12 hr

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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.