Alert archive / Florida / Columbia County
Weather alerts in Columbia County, Florida, 2024
226 weather alerts in 2024, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Columbia County and its neighbors
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- Alerts
- 226
- Warnings
- 59
- Watches
- 26
- Advisories
- 61
- Busiest month
- August55 alerts
- Busiest day
- August 4, 202416 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 5 tornado warnings covering Columbia County in 2024 had a tornado report inside them; 2 of 2 tornado reports fell inside a warning, on average 12 minutes after it went out.
Columbia County, 2024
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 5 | 1 | 80% | 2 | 100% | 12 min |
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 19 | 6 | 68% | 7 | 71% | 18 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 6 | 1 | 83% | 0 |
Each office's whole area, 2024
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Jacksonville, FL: tornado warnings | 73 | 9 | 88% | 19 | 74% | 8 min |
| NWS Jacksonville, FL: severe thunderstorm warnings | 205 | 56 | 73% | 146 | 66% | 19 min |
| NWS Jacksonville, FL: flash flood warnings | 27 | 3 | 89% | 12 | 83% | 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, Eastern Time. Each opens its own page with the text, the map, the radar and the sounding.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 6, 6:04 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | JAX | 41 min |
| Jan 6, 6:49 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | JAX | 41 min |
| Jan 9, 7:07 AM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jan 9, 1:16 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 89 min |
| Jan 9, 1:27 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | 63 min |
| Jan 9, 2:02 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | 43 min |
| Jan 9, 2:29 PM EST | River Flood Warning | JAX | 21 days |
| Jan 9, 2:29 PM EST | River Flood Warning | JAX | 21 days |
| Jan 27, 7:09 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | JAX | 36 min |
| Feb 4, 2:01 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 119 min |
| Feb 4, 2:15 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | 45 min |
| Feb 4, 2:35 PM EST | Tornado Warning | JAX | 25 min |
| Feb 4, 2:38 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | 37 min |
| Feb 4, 2:56 PM EST | Tornado Warning | JAX | 34 min |
| Feb 4, 2:58 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | 32 min |
| Feb 4, 3:31 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | 29 min |
| Feb 4, 4:26 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Feb 4, 4:50 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | JAX | 25 min |
| Feb 23, 12:20 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | JAX | 25 min |
| Feb 23, 12:25 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Feb 23, 12:45 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | JAX | 30 min |
| Feb 23, 1:14 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | JAX | 31 min |
| Feb 23, 4:16 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | JAX | 29 min |
| Feb 23, 4:44 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | JAX | 31 min |
| Feb 23, 5:19 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | JAX | 26 min |
| Mar 3, 12:25 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | JAX | 35 min |
| Mar 3, 1:02 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | JAX | 43 min |
| Mar 3, 1:53 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | JAX | 52 min |
| Mar 3, 2:03 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | 42 min |
| Mar 7, 2:29 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | JAX | 6 hr |
| Mar 9, 6:42 AM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| Mar 9, 11:37 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 83 min |
| Mar 9, 1:45 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | 30 min |
| Mar 9, 1:52 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 83 min |
| Mar 9, 2:15 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | 45 min |
| Mar 9, 3:57 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Mar 9, 4:33 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | JAX | 27 min |
| Mar 9, 5:04 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | JAX | 26 min |
| Mar 9, 5:27 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | JAX | 33 min |
| Mar 14, 4:44 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | JAX | 5 hr |
| Mar 26, 3:00 PM EDT | Flood Watch | JAX | 36 hr |
| Mar 27, 8:38 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | 52 min |
| Mar 27, 8:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | 32 min |
| Mar 31, 8:27 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | JAX | 40 days |
| Apr 2, 1:36 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | JAX | 25 hr |
| Apr 3, 5:51 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Apr 3, 8:34 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 56 min |
| Apr 3, 9:03 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | 42 min |
| Apr 3, 9:47 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | 43 min |
| Apr 3, 10:05 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 85 min |
| Apr 3, 10:12 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | 63 min |
| Apr 10, 12:57 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | JAX | 31 hr |
| Apr 11, 6:54 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Apr 11, 7:32 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Apr 11, 7:58 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | 32 min |
| Apr 11, 8:04 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JAX | 3 hr |
| Apr 11, 8:27 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | 33 min |
| Apr 11, 8:40 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JAX | 3 hr |
| Apr 11, 8:58 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | 17 min |
| Apr 11, 9:48 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | JAX | 36 hr |
| Apr 20, 6:36 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | JAX | 2 hr |
| Apr 21, 1:05 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 115 min |
| Apr 21, 6:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | 31 min |
| May 2, 7:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | 27 min |
| May 4, 6:14 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 9, 4:36 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 54 min |
| May 9, 5:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | 28 min |
| May 9, 5:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | 52 min |
| May 9, 6:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | 30 min |
| May 9, 6:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | 40 min |
| May 10, 5:11 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 10, 6:04 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| May 10, 7:29 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | 46 min |
| May 10, 7:50 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | 40 min |
| May 10, 8:17 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 10, 8:18 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | 42 min |
| May 13, 3:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | 30 min |
| May 13, 7:29 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JAX | 3 hr |
| May 13, 7:52 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JAX | 3 hr |
| May 14, 5:58 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 92 min |
| May 14, 6:21 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | 24 min |
| May 14, 6:26 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| May 14, 6:32 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | 28 min |
| May 14, 6:45 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | 30 min |
| May 15, 1:45 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 17, 7:47 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| May 17, 9:46 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 89 min |
| May 17, 10:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | 24 min |
| May 18, 9:11 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | JAX | 24 days |
| May 18, 1:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | 33 min |
| Jun 23, 9:19 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | JAX | 8 hr |
| Jun 24, 2:34 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | JAX | 16 hr |
| Jun 24, 6:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | 34 min |
| Jun 25, 2:31 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | JAX | 16 hr |
| Jun 27, 2:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | 51 min |
| Jul 3, 6:41 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JAX | 2 hr |
| Jul 3, 7:31 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JAX | 119 min |
| Jul 3, 7:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | 32 min |
| Jul 3, 8:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | 34 min |
| Jul 3, 8:30 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JAX | 2 hr |
| Jul 4, 2:44 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | JAX | 15 hr |
| Jul 5, 2:10 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | JAX | 17 hr |
| Jul 6, 1:53 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | JAX | 16 hr |
| Jul 8, 2:30 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | JAX | 15 hr |
| Jul 8, 5:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | 60 min |
| Jul 10, 10:28 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | 32 min |
| Jul 10, 3:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | 61 min |
| Jul 15, 3:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | 25 min |
| Jul 20, 4:19 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JAX | 116 min |
| Jul 20, 4:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | 24 min |
| Jul 20, 4:54 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JAX | 2 hr |
| Jul 20, 5:59 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JAX | 2 hr |
| Jul 23, 10:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | 24 min |
| Jul 27, 5:01 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JAX | 3 hr |
| Jul 27, 5:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | 28 min |
| Jul 27, 5:38 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JAX | 112 min |
| Jul 27, 6:23 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JAX | 3 hr |
| Jul 27, 6:49 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | JAX | 3 hr |
| Aug 1, 2:32 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | JAX | 17 hr |
| Aug 2, 3:45 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | JAX | 12 hr |
| Aug 2, 2:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | 32 min |
| Aug 2, 2:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | 34 min |
| Aug 2, 2:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | 48 min |
| Aug 2, 3:08 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JAX | 112 min |
| Aug 2, 3:22 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | JAX | 52 min |
| Aug 2, 4:00 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JAX | 3 hr |
| Aug 3, 2:39 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | JAX | 16 hr |
| Aug 3, 5:05 PM EDT | Tropical Storm Watch | JAX | 24 hr |
| Aug 3, 10:22 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | JAX | 19 days |
| Aug 3, 10:22 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | JAX | 34 days |
| Aug 3, 10:22 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | JAX | 15 days |
| Aug 4, 12:00 AM EDT | Flood Watch | JAX | 68 hr |
| Aug 4, 2:51 AM EDT | Tropical Storm Warning | JAX | 3 days |
| Aug 4, 10:32 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 88 min |
| Aug 4, 10:57 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| Aug 4, 1:47 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 118 min |
| Aug 4, 2:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | 27 min |
| Aug 4, 3:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | 28 min |
| Aug 4, 4:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | 43 min |
| Aug 4, 4:53 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 4, 7:05 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 55 min |
| Aug 4, 7:45 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | JAX | 15 min |
| Aug 4, 7:57 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 10 hr |
| Aug 4, 7:59 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | JAX | 16 min |
| Aug 4, 10:11 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 4, 10:43 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | JAX | 21 days |
| Aug 4, 10:43 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | JAX | 21 days |
| Aug 4, 11:52 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JAX | 3 hr |
| Aug 5, 12:31 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 119 min |
| Aug 5, 1:27 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JAX | 3 hr |
| Aug 5, 1:57 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JAX | 3 hr |
| Aug 5, 4:19 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | JAX | 6 hr |
| Aug 5, 5:57 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 12 hr |
| Aug 5, 7:08 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAX | 5 hr |
| Aug 5, 7:24 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | JAX | 6 hr |
| Aug 5, 7:43 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAX | 5 hr |
| Aug 5, 9:51 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAX | 6 hr |
| Aug 5, 12:21 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAX | 6 hr |
| Aug 5, 3:42 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAX | 6 hr |
| Aug 5, 4:34 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAX | 3 hr |
| Aug 8, 2:00 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | JAX | 16 hr |
| Aug 9, 1:28 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | JAX | 17 hr |
| Aug 10, 1:25 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | JAX | 18 hr |
| Aug 11, 1:15 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | JAX | 18 hr |
| Aug 12, 12:55 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | JAX | 17 hr |
| Aug 13, 1:21 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | JAX | 17 hr |
| Aug 14, 1:24 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | JAX | 15 hr |
| Aug 26, 6:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | 46 min |
| Aug 26, 6:51 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JAX | 3 hr |
| Aug 26, 7:21 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JAX | 114 min |
| Aug 26, 8:16 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | JAX | 96 min |
| Aug 26, 8:18 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JAX | 117 min |
| Aug 29, 6:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | 31 min |
| Sep 13, 7:28 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | JAX | 2 hr |
| Sep 13, 10:01 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JAX | 90 min |
| Sep 18, 1:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | 36 min |
| Sep 18, 1:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | 34 min |
| Sep 24, 3:21 AM EDT | Flood Watch | JAX | 3 days |
| Sep 24, 7:56 AM EDT | Hurricane Watch | JAX | 33 hr |
| Sep 25, 5:12 AM EDT | Hurricane Warning | JAX | 48 hr |
| Sep 25, 5:12 AM EDT | Tropical Storm Warning | JAX | 54 hr |
| Sep 25, 3:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | 52 min |
| Sep 26, 10:12 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 63 min |
| Sep 26, 10:49 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 11 hr |
| Sep 26, 3:40 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Sep 26, 7:02 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 88 min |
| Sep 26, 7:50 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| Sep 26, 11:04 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | JAX | 26 min |
| Oct 3, 9:28 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | JAX | 17 days |
| Oct 7, 10:36 AM EDT | Flood Watch | JAX | 69 hr |
| Oct 7, 10:59 AM EDT | Tropical Storm Watch | JAX | 54 hr |
| Oct 7, 5:09 PM EDT | Tropical Storm Warning | JAX | 72 hr |
| Oct 8, 10:16 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | JAX | 21 days |
| Oct 9, 10:38 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | JAX | 30 hr |
| Oct 9, 9:01 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | JAX | 5 days |
| Nov 19, 11:35 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | JAX | 55 min |
| Nov 23, 8:39 AM EST | Frost Advisory | JAX | 23 hr |
| Nov 25, 6:35 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | JAX | 3 hr |
| Nov 26, 1:03 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | JAX | 1 min |
| Nov 26, 1:04 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | JAX | 8 hr |
| Nov 29, 1:18 PM EST | Frost Advisory | JAX | 20 hr |
| Nov 30, 2:21 AM EST | Freeze Warning | JAX | 30 hr |
| Dec 1, 2:35 AM EST | Freeze Watch | JAX | 6 hr |
| Dec 1, 8:19 AM EST | Freeze Watch | JAX | 19 hr |
| Dec 1, 8:19 AM EST | Freeze Warning | JAX | 25 hr |
| Dec 2, 2:54 AM EST | Freeze Warning | JAX | 30 hr |
| Dec 2, 1:29 PM EST | Freeze Watch | JAX | 12 hr |
| Dec 3, 1:56 AM EST | Freeze Warning | JAX | 31 hr |
| Dec 5, 5:29 AM EST | Freeze Watch | JAX | 32 hr |
| Dec 6, 11:59 AM EST | Freeze Warning | JAX | 21 hr |
| Dec 6, 11:54 PM EST | Freeze Watch | JAX | 14 hr |
| Dec 7, 1:42 PM EST | Freeze Warning | JAX | 19 hr |
| Dec 11, 12:57 AM EST | Frost Advisory | JAX | 31 hr |
| Dec 12, 1:23 PM EST | Frost Advisory | JAX | 19 hr |
| Dec 16, 4:51 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | JAX | 6 hr |
| Dec 17, 4:49 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | JAX | 4 hr |
| Dec 17, 9:05 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | JAX | 14 hr |
| Dec 18, 11:05 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | JAX | 12 hr |
| Dec 20, 12:53 PM EST | Freeze Watch | JAX | 21 hr |
| Dec 21, 9:59 AM EST | Freeze Warning | JAX | 23 hr |
| Dec 27, 6:16 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | JAX | 4 hr |
| Dec 27, 9:11 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | JAX | 14 hr |
| Dec 29, 8:34 AM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Dec 29, 10:17 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | JAX | 58 min |
| Dec 30, 12:41 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | JAX | 9 hr |
| Dec 31, 12:03 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | JAX | 11 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 | 19 |
| Tornado Warning | 5 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 1 |
| Tornado Watch | 12 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 27 |
| Special Weather Statement | 53 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Warning | 5 |
| Flash Flood Warning | 6 |
| River Flood Warning | 13 |
| Flood Watch | 4 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 22 |
| Heat | |
| Heat Advisory | 17 |
| Cold | |
| Freeze Warning | 7 |
| Freeze Watch | 6 |
| Frost Advisory | 4 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Wind Advisory | 3 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 15 |
| Tropical | |
| Hurricane Warning | 1 |
| Tropical Storm Warning | 3 |
| Hurricane Watch | 1 |
| Tropical Storm Watch | 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.