Alert archive / Florida / Polk County
Weather alerts in Polk County, Florida, 2018
118 weather alerts in 2018, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Polk County and its neighbors
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- Alerts
- 118
- Warnings
- 36
- Watches
- 14
- Advisories
- 28
- Busiest month
- March24 alerts
- Busiest day
- December 20, 201817 alerts
Over time
By month
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 1, 2:39 PM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | TBW | 18 hr |
| Jan 3, 3:57 AM EST | Freeze Watch | TBW | 11 hr |
| Jan 3, 3:57 AM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | TBW | 27 hr |
| Jan 3, 3:13 PM EST | Freeze Watch | TBW | 12 hr |
| Jan 3, 3:13 PM EST | Freeze Warning | TBW | 18 hr |
| Jan 4, 2:48 AM EST | Freeze Warning | TBW | 30 hr |
| Jan 11, 5:15 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | TBW | 6 hr |
| Jan 16, 3:04 PM EST | Freeze Watch | TBW | 18 hr |
| Jan 17, 4:33 AM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | TBW | 29 hr |
| Jan 17, 9:31 AM EST | Freeze Warning | TBW | 23 hr |
| Jan 18, 2:57 AM EST | Freeze Watch | TBW | 12 hr |
| Jan 18, 2:33 PM EST | Freeze Warning | TBW | 18 hr |
| Jan 22, 4:05 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | TBW | 5 hr |
| Jan 26, 3:59 AM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | TBW | 14 hr |
| Feb 5, 2:56 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | TBW | 7 hr |
| Feb 15, 1:34 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | TBW | 7 hr |
| Feb 15, 9:14 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | TBW | 106 min |
| Feb 17, 3:06 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | TBW | 7 hr |
| Mar 3, 5:15 PM EST | Red Flag Warning | TBW | 26 hr |
| Mar 7, 11:23 AM EST | Red Flag Warning | TBW | 8 hr |
| Mar 7, 7:46 PM EST | Fire Weather Watch | TBW | 7 hr |
| Mar 8, 3:14 AM EST | Red Flag Warning | TBW | 16 hr |
| Mar 8, 2:40 PM EST | Fire Weather Watch | TBW | 12 hr |
| Mar 9, 2:48 AM EST | Red Flag Warning | TBW | 16 hr |
| Mar 12, 4:08 AM EDT | Lake Wind Advisory | TBW | 16 hr |
| Mar 14, 3:37 AM EDT | Red Flag Warning | TBW | 17 hr |
| Mar 14, 8:48 PM EDT | Red Flag Warning | TBW | 24 hr |
| Mar 15, 3:44 AM EDT | Fire Weather Watch | TBW | 17 hr |
| Mar 15, 8:56 PM EDT | Red Flag Warning | TBW | 24 hr |
| Mar 16, 3:42 AM EDT | Fire Weather Watch | TBW | 11 hr |
| Mar 16, 2:17 PM EDT | Red Flag Warning | TBW | 30 hr |
| Mar 20, 3:23 AM EDT | Lake Wind Advisory | TBW | 17 hr |
| Mar 20, 10:24 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| Mar 20, 1:00 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 60 min |
| Mar 20, 3:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TBW | 37 min |
| Mar 20, 4:16 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 89 min |
| Mar 20, 4:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | 23 min |
| Mar 20, 4:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | 34 min |
| Mar 21, 3:51 AM EDT | Red Flag Warning | TBW | 15 hr |
| Mar 22, 3:18 AM EDT | Red Flag Warning | TBW | 17 hr |
| Mar 22, 3:01 PM EDT | Red Flag Warning | TBW | 30 hr |
| Mar 23, 5:31 PM EDT | Red Flag Warning | TBW | 26 hr |
| Apr 7, 7:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TBW | 41 min |
| Apr 10, 10:13 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Apr 10, 12:10 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TBW | 80 min |
| Apr 15, 8:02 AM EDT | Lake Wind Advisory | TBW | 12 hr |
| Apr 15, 10:12 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Apr 15, 12:18 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 57 min |
| Apr 15, 2:30 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 90 min |
| Apr 15, 3:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | 29 min |
| Apr 15, 4:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TBW | 59 min |
| May 17, 3:08 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TBW | 82 min |
| May 17, 4:26 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | TBW | 2 hr |
| May 25, 3:04 PM EDT | Flood Watch | TBW | 46 hr |
| May 27, 12:56 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| May 29, 4:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TBW | 32 min |
| Jun 7, 8:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TBW | 25 min |
| Jun 8, 3:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | 49 min |
| Jun 8, 4:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TBW | 43 min |
| Jun 8, 5:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TBW | 41 min |
| Jun 9, 4:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TBW | 35 min |
| Jun 9, 6:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TBW | 41 min |
| Jun 9, 7:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TBW | 42 min |
| Jun 9, 8:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TBW | 25 min |
| Jun 11, 5:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TBW | 47 min |
| Jun 13, 8:59 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TBW | 91 min |
| Jun 17, 6:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TBW | 38 min |
| Jun 24, 5:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TBW | 45 min |
| Jun 26, 9:11 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TBW | 94 min |
| Jul 3, 3:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TBW | 32 min |
| Jul 4, 2:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TBW | 36 min |
| Jul 6, 6:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TBW | 24 min |
| Jul 7, 7:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TBW | 36 min |
| Jul 22, 11:15 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 10 hr |
| Jul 28, 5:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TBW | 43 min |
| Jul 28, 5:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TBW | 46 min |
| Jul 28, 6:19 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TBW | 56 min |
| Jul 29, 5:53 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TBW | 97 min |
| Aug 1, 5:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | 34 min |
| Aug 1, 5:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TBW | 46 min |
| Aug 2, 10:00 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | TBW | 47 hr |
| Aug 8, 7:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TBW | 48 min |
| Aug 19, 5:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TBW | 47 min |
| Aug 19, 5:43 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TBW | 62 min |
| Aug 24, 12:33 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TBW | 57 min |
| Aug 24, 5:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TBW | 30 min |
| Aug 25, 4:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TBW | 39 min |
| Sep 2, 2:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TBW | 40 min |
| Sep 15, 6:30 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TBW | 90 min |
| Sep 24, 3:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TBW | 56 min |
| Nov 2, 3:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | 45 min |
| Nov 2, 3:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | 28 min |
| Nov 2, 3:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | 35 min |
| Nov 2, 4:00 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | TBW | 30 min |
| Nov 2, 4:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | 21 min |
| Nov 25, 2:18 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | TBW | 7 hr |
| Dec 5, 1:44 PM EST | Red Flag Warning | TBW | 4 hr |
| Dec 9, 10:17 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | TBW | 43 min |
| Dec 14, 4:03 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Dec 14, 6:50 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 115 min |
| Dec 20, 7:38 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 97 min |
| Dec 20, 7:55 AM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Dec 20, 8:01 AM EST | Tornado Warning | TBW | 29 min |
| Dec 20, 8:15 AM EST | Tornado Warning | TBW | 30 min |
| Dec 20, 8:43 AM EST | Tornado Warning | TBW | 21 min |
| Dec 20, 9:21 AM EST | Tornado Warning | TBW | 12 min |
| Dec 20, 9:37 AM EST | Tornado Warning | TBW | 23 min |
| Dec 20, 9:48 AM EST | Tornado Warning | TBW | 27 min |
| Dec 20, 9:54 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | TBW | 111 min |
| Dec 20, 10:49 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 116 min |
| Dec 20, 11:13 AM EST | Tornado Warning | TBW | 19 min |
| Dec 20, 11:39 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | TBW | 96 min |
| Dec 20, 11:42 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | TBW | 48 min |
| Dec 20, 12:01 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | 44 min |
| Dec 20, 12:48 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | TBW | 57 min |
| Dec 20, 1:21 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | TBW | 84 min |
| Dec 20, 2:59 PM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | TBW | 28 hr |
| Dec 30, 1:31 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | TBW | 7 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 | 9 |
| Tornado Warning | 8 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 2 |
| Tornado Watch | 3 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 9 |
| Special Weather Statement | 31 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Warning | 1 |
| River Flood Warning | 1 |
| Flood Watch | 1 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 12 |
| Cold | |
| Freeze Warning | 4 |
| Freeze Watch | 4 |
| Wind Chill Advisory | 3 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Lake Wind Advisory | 5 |
| Fire | |
| Red Flag Warning | 13 |
| Fire Weather Watch | 4 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 8 |
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. Rebuilt daily.