Alert archive / Georgia / Ben Hill County
Weather alerts in Ben Hill County, Georgia, 2014
111 weather alerts in 2014, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Ben Hill County and its neighbors
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2014. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 111
- Warnings
- 21
- Watches
- 31
- Advisories
- 27
- Busiest month
- January29 alerts
- Busiest day
- December 24, 20147 alerts
Over time
By month
Warning verification
How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.
Ben Hill County, 2014
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 4 | 3 | 25% | 1 | 100% | 24 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 0 | 0 |
Each office's whole area, 2014
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Tallahassee, FL: tornado warnings | 55 | 13 | 76% | 32 | 75% | 11 min |
| NWS Tallahassee, FL: severe thunderstorm warnings | 300 | 180 | 40% | 418 | 79% | 21 min |
| NWS Tallahassee, FL: flash flood warnings | 57 | 36 | 37% | 106 | 100% | 156 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 2, 2:15 AM EST | Freeze Warning | TAE | 31 hr |
| Jan 2, 2:34 AM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | TAE | 30 hr |
| Jan 2, 2:22 PM EST | Freeze Watch | TAE | 14 hr |
| Jan 3, 4:23 AM EST | Freeze Warning | TAE | 30 hr |
| Jan 5, 4:54 AM EST | Wind Chill Watch | TAE | 33 hr |
| Jan 5, 5:33 AM EST | Hard Freeze Watch | TAE | 10 hr |
| Jan 5, 3:50 PM EST | Hard Freeze Warning | TAE | 45 hr |
| Jan 6, 3:28 AM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | TAE | 36 hr |
| Jan 7, 2:58 AM EST | Hard Freeze Warning | TAE | 30 hr |
| Jan 10, 11:32 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | TAE | 21 hr |
| Jan 11, 11:04 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jan 11, 12:17 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 58 min |
| Jan 11, 1:53 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 97 min |
| Jan 21, 3:09 AM EST | Hard Freeze Watch | TAE | 11 hr |
| Jan 21, 1:48 PM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | TAE | 20 hr |
| Jan 21, 1:58 PM EST | Hard Freeze Watch | TAE | 24 hr |
| Jan 22, 2:19 PM EST | Hard Freeze Watch | TAE | 16 hr |
| Jan 22, 2:19 PM EST | Hard Freeze Warning | TAE | 16 hr |
| Jan 23, 6:31 AM EST | Hard Freeze Warning | TAE | 21 hr |
| Jan 23, 2:24 PM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | TAE | 14 hr |
| Jan 23, 2:46 PM EST | Hard Freeze Watch | TAE | 23 hr |
| Jan 24, 3:59 AM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | TAE | 6 hr |
| Jan 24, 1:19 PM EST | Hard Freeze Warning | TAE | 7 hr |
| Jan 26, 4:37 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | TAE | 4 hr |
| Jan 26, 3:04 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | TAE | 25 hr |
| Jan 27, 3:46 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | TAE | 51 hr |
| Jan 28, 4:20 PM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | TAE | 21 hr |
| Jan 28, 10:43 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jan 29, 4:08 AM EST | Hard Freeze Warning | TAE | 29 hr |
| Feb 1, 8:26 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | TAE | 14 hr |
| Feb 12, 9:41 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | TAE | 7 hr |
| Feb 21, 6:39 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| Feb 21, 8:17 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 118 min |
| Feb 21, 12:43 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 62 min |
| Mar 13, 2:20 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | TAE | 18 hr |
| Mar 24, 2:38 PM EDT | Freeze Watch | TAE | 24 hr |
| Mar 25, 4:33 AM EDT | Red Flag Warning | TAE | 15 hr |
| Mar 25, 2:44 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | TAE | 18 hr |
| Mar 28, 8:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | 61 min |
| Apr 6, 2:29 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | TAE | 25 hr |
| Apr 7, 3:22 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | TAE | 14 hr |
| Apr 7, 6:42 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Apr 7, 8:46 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Apr 7, 11:04 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 116 min |
| Apr 7, 1:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | 51 min |
| Apr 14, 2:05 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | TAE | 24 hr |
| Apr 17, 4:42 AM EDT | Flood Watch | TAE | 41 hr |
| Apr 18, 4:04 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | TAE | 6 hr |
| Apr 28, 4:33 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | TAE | 72 hr |
| Apr 29, 2:56 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| Apr 29, 8:13 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 92 min |
| Apr 30, 5:15 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Apr 30, 1:05 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | TAE | 5 hr |
| May 11, 7:18 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | TAE | 3 hr |
| May 14, 3:25 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | TAE | 30 hr |
| May 15, 12:14 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 91 min |
| May 18, 7:26 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 94 min |
| May 18, 8:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | 42 min |
| May 18, 8:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 36 min |
| May 18, 9:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | 21 min |
| May 25, 4:52 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 6, 7:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jun 6, 8:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | 55 min |
| Jun 8, 4:34 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | 56 min |
| Jun 8, 4:23 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 97 min |
| Jun 8, 7:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | 53 min |
| Jun 22, 2:17 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 58 min |
| Jul 15, 12:30 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 90 min |
| Jul 27, 4:02 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | TAE | 15 hr |
| Jul 28, 2:27 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 93 min |
| Jul 28, 3:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Aug 9, 2:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 32 min |
| Aug 19, 12:43 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Aug 20, 6:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | 39 min |
| Aug 20, 8:08 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | TAE | 36 hr |
| Aug 22, 3:37 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | TAE | 16 hr |
| Aug 22, 3:37 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | TAE | 40 hr |
| Aug 29, 10:53 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TAE | 97 min |
| Sep 27, 4:11 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | TAE | 51 hr |
| Oct 8, 4:22 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | TAE | 6 hr |
| Oct 10, 5:10 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | TAE | 5 hr |
| Oct 14, 4:27 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Oct 14, 11:43 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Oct 28, 3:04 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | TAE | 8 hr |
| Nov 1, 4:14 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | TAE | 10 hr |
| Nov 2, 3:15 AM EST | Freeze Watch | TAE | 11 hr |
| Nov 2, 2:11 PM EST | Frost Advisory | TAE | 18 hr |
| Nov 2, 2:11 PM EST | Freeze Warning | TAE | 18 hr |
| Nov 14, 3:44 AM EST | Freeze Warning | TAE | 28 hr |
| Nov 16, 3:09 PM EST | Freeze Watch | TAE | 12 hr |
| Nov 17, 3:07 AM EST | Freeze Warning | TAE | 31 hr |
| Nov 17, 3:07 AM EST | Hard Freeze Watch | TAE | 24 hr |
| Nov 17, 5:39 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 66 min |
| Nov 17, 6:11 AM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Nov 17, 8:43 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 92 min |
| Nov 17, 1:47 PM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | TAE | 19 hr |
| Nov 18, 2:41 AM EST | Hard Freeze Warning | TAE | 30 hr |
| Nov 23, 1:35 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Nov 24, 5:07 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 83 min |
| Nov 24, 7:50 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | TAE | 40 min |
| Nov 24, 8:06 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | 39 min |
| Dec 3, 5:15 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | TAE | 4 hr |
| Dec 22, 4:17 AM EST | Flash Flood Watch | TAE | 57 hr |
| Dec 22, 5:05 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | TAE | 15 hr |
| Dec 23, 11:22 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 53 min |
| Dec 23, 11:55 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| Dec 24, 3:10 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Dec 24, 5:02 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 118 min |
| Dec 24, 6:02 AM EST | Wind Advisory | TAE | 4 hr |
| Dec 24, 6:32 AM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Dec 24, 8:50 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 115 min |
By product
Every kind of product issued here, grouped by hazard. Each opens the same place narrowed to that product.
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.