Alert archive / Georgia / Burke County
Weather alerts in Burke County, Georgia, 2008
162 weather alerts in 2008, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Burke County and its neighbors
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- Alerts
- 162
- Warnings
- 30
- Watches
- 22
- Advisories
- 67
- Busiest month
- May30 alerts
- Busiest day
- May 11, 200813 alerts
Over time
By month
Warning verification
How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.
2 of 5 tornado warnings covering Burke County in 2008 had a tornado report inside them; 2 of 2 tornado reports fell inside a warning, on average 18 minutes after it went out.
Burke County, 2008
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 5 | 2 | 60% | 2 | 100% | 18 min |
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 15 | 8 | 47% | 12 | 67% | 15 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 0 | 0 |
Each office's whole area, 2008
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Columbia, SC: tornado warnings | 43 | 19 | 56% | 26 | 85% | 17 min |
| NWS Columbia, SC: severe thunderstorm warnings | 263 | 115 | 56% | 259 | 73% | 21 min |
| NWS Columbia, SC: flash flood warnings | 13 | 7 | 46% | 21 | 71% | 26 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, 2:36 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | CAE | 19 hr |
| Jan 7, 3:19 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | CAE | 20 hr |
| Jan 11, 3:05 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 85 min |
| Jan 25, 10:09 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | CAE | 6 hr |
| Jan 29, 3:31 AM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | CAE | 30 hr |
| Jan 31, 4:00 PM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | CAE | 26 hr |
| Feb 4, 10:10 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | CAE | 12 hr |
| Feb 5, 3:22 PM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | CAE | 30 hr |
| Feb 6, 2:52 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 53 min |
| Feb 6, 3:03 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | 42 min |
| Feb 9, 4:00 AM EST | Fire Weather Watch | CAE | 11 hr |
| Feb 9, 2:54 PM EST | Red Flag Warning | CAE | 30 hr |
| Feb 9, 3:46 PM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | CAE | 29 hr |
| Feb 17, 4:24 AM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | CAE | 39 hr |
| Feb 17, 6:58 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Feb 17, 8:34 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 56 min |
| Feb 17, 11:35 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 85 min |
| Feb 19, 3:30 AM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | CAE | 15 hr |
| Feb 20, 12:49 PM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | CAE | 5 hr |
| Feb 23, 3:32 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | CAE | 6 hr |
| Feb 25, 5:44 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | CAE | 5 hr |
| Feb 25, 2:49 PM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | CAE | 52 hr |
| Feb 27, 10:58 AM EST | River Flood Warning | CHS | 23 hr |
| Mar 4, 4:08 AM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | CAE | 25 hr |
| Mar 4, 11:56 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Mar 4, 5:48 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 57 min |
| Mar 4, 6:27 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Mar 6, 3:39 PM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | CAE | 39 hr |
| Mar 7, 3:31 PM EST | Wind Advisory | CAE | 26 hr |
| Mar 8, 2:32 PM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | CAE | 9 hr |
| Mar 8, 9:11 PM EST | River Flood Warning | CHS | 23 hr |
| Mar 15, 1:34 AM EDT | Lake Wind Advisory | CAE | 22 hr |
| Mar 15, 7:18 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 117 min |
| Mar 15, 11:02 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Mar 15, 1:22 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 83 min |
| Mar 15, 2:21 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 84 min |
| Mar 15, 4:36 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Mar 15, 6:00 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CAE | 45 min |
| Mar 15, 6:34 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CAE | 41 min |
| Mar 15, 7:11 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CAE | 49 min |
| Mar 15, 7:41 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 64 min |
| Mar 18, 3:46 PM EDT | Lake Wind Advisory | CAE | 44 hr |
| Mar 19, 2:49 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 116 min |
| Mar 20, 2:55 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | CAE | 18 hr |
| Mar 23, 4:22 AM EDT | Freeze Watch | CAE | 33 hr |
| Mar 24, 1:45 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | CAE | 19 hr |
| Mar 27, 12:47 PM EDT | Lake Wind Advisory | CAE | 5 hr |
| Mar 29, 1:09 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Apr 1, 12:52 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | CAE | 9 hr |
| Apr 3, 3:50 PM EDT | Lake Wind Advisory | CAE | 26 hr |
| Apr 4, 3:16 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | CAE | 5 hr |
| Apr 4, 5:39 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 66 min |
| Apr 4, 6:10 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Apr 5, 11:25 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| Apr 10, 7:19 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | CAE | 101 min |
| Apr 11, 5:41 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | CAE | 3 hr |
| Apr 12, 3:00 AM EDT | Lake Wind Advisory | CAE | 42 hr |
| Apr 15, 3:40 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | CAE | 28 hr |
| Apr 29, 3:30 AM EDT | Lake Wind Advisory | CAE | 12 hr |
| May 9, 5:56 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 10, 5:25 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 95 min |
| May 10, 12:28 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| May 10, 2:10 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| May 10, 3:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | 48 min |
| May 10, 4:26 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 10, 8:14 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 10, 8:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | 36 min |
| May 10, 9:54 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 96 min |
| May 10, 10:06 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| May 11, 2:06 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 84 min |
| May 11, 2:37 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| May 11, 3:54 AM EDT | Lake Wind Advisory | CAE | 40 hr |
| May 11, 4:40 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 95 min |
| May 11, 6:13 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 92 min |
| May 11, 7:04 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | 71 min |
| May 11, 7:15 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | CAE | 30 min |
| May 11, 7:24 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 96 min |
| May 11, 8:51 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 84 min |
| May 16, 3:55 AM EDT | Lake Wind Advisory | CAE | 15 hr |
| May 18, 4:14 AM EDT | Lake Wind Advisory | CAE | 16 hr |
| May 20, 3:50 AM EDT | Lake Wind Advisory | CAE | 16 hr |
| May 20, 2:23 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 67 min |
| May 20, 2:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| May 20, 5:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | 46 min |
| May 20, 6:31 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CAE | 44 min |
| May 20, 9:05 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 55 min |
| May 20, 9:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | 45 min |
| May 21, 2:20 PM EDT | Lake Wind Advisory | CAE | 4 hr |
| May 24, 3:04 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 56 min |
| Jun 5, 3:55 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | CAE | 16 hr |
| Jun 22, 1:59 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 91 min |
| Jun 23, 2:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 29, 12:34 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 56 min |
| Jun 29, 1:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 29, 4:46 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 59 min |
| Jun 29, 8:35 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 85 min |
| Jul 5, 5:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | 41 min |
| Jul 6, 6:31 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 59 min |
| Jul 6, 6:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | 40 min |
| Jul 13, 12:59 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Jul 21, 2:34 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | CAE | 25 hr |
| Jul 21, 4:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | 38 min |
| Jul 21, 5:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | 51 min |
| Jul 23, 7:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | 42 min |
| Jul 29, 7:32 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CAE | 58 min |
| Jul 30, 7:31 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CAE | 93 min |
| Aug 2, 7:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Aug 2, 11:19 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 116 min |
| Aug 4, 2:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | 48 min |
| Aug 4, 3:55 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | CAE | 27 hr |
| Aug 5, 3:01 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | CAE | 28 hr |
| Aug 6, 3:19 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | CAE | 27 hr |
| Aug 7, 2:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Aug 7, 5:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | 50 min |
| Aug 7, 6:53 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 67 min |
| Aug 16, 6:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | 31 min |
| Aug 18, 3:26 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | CAE | 6 hr |
| Aug 20, 9:06 PM EDT | Lake Wind Advisory | CAE | 25 hr |
| Aug 21, 3:26 PM EDT | Lake Wind Advisory | CAE | 30 hr |
| Aug 26, 9:37 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 23 min |
| Aug 26, 10:00 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| Aug 26, 2:17 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 58 min |
| Aug 26, 4:10 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 65 min |
| Aug 26, 6:14 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 61 min |
| Aug 26, 6:52 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 12 hr |
| Aug 26, 10:10 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 95 min |
| Aug 30, 8:47 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | CAE | 73 min |
| Sep 13, 7:42 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | CAE | 2 hr |
| Sep 23, 8:28 AM EDT | Lake Wind Advisory | CAE | 11 hr |
| Sep 23, 3:32 PM EDT | Lake Wind Advisory | CAE | 67 hr |
| Oct 1, 4:07 AM EDT | Lake Wind Advisory | CAE | 26 hr |
| Oct 11, 2:56 AM EDT | Lake Wind Advisory | CAE | 33 hr |
| Oct 20, 2:20 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | CAE | 19 hr |
| Oct 24, 5:17 PM EDT | High Wind Warning | CAE | 103 min |
| Oct 28, 3:19 AM EDT | Freeze Watch | CAE | 12 hr |
| Oct 28, 3:31 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | CAE | 17 hr |
| Oct 29, 3:25 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | CAE | 12 hr |
| Oct 30, 3:46 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | CAE | 5 hr |
| Oct 30, 3:26 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | CAE | 18 hr |
| Oct 31, 3:37 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | CAE | 29 hr |
| Nov 14, 4:43 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 92 min |
| Nov 14, 6:17 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 118 min |
| Nov 15, 4:15 AM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | CAE | 27 hr |
| Nov 17, 2:56 PM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | CAE | 34 hr |
| Nov 20, 2:24 PM EST | Fire Weather Watch | CAE | 15 hr |
| Nov 20, 2:24 PM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | CAE | 35 hr |
| Nov 21, 5:18 AM EST | Red Flag Warning | CAE | 13 hr |
| Nov 30, 2:43 PM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | CAE | 28 hr |
| Dec 11, 4:28 AM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | CAE | 30 hr |
| Dec 11, 4:31 AM EST | Flood Watch | CAE | 11 hr |
| Dec 11, 10:01 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 119 min |
| Dec 11, 10:15 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
| Dec 11, 11:07 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | 38 min |
| Dec 13, 10:17 AM EST | River Flood Warning | CHS | 6 days |
| Dec 16, 4:03 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | CAE | 8 hr |
| Dec 16, 3:12 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | CAE | 20 hr |
| Dec 19, 12:46 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | CAE | 9 hr |
| Dec 19, 12:05 PM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | CAE | 6 hr |
| Dec 21, 3:59 AM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | CAE | 29 hr |
| Dec 27, 3:45 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | CAE | 11 hr |
| Dec 27, 4:32 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | CAE | 13 hr |
| Dec 31, 4:01 AM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | CAE | 20 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 | 15 |
| Tornado Warning | 5 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 7 |
| Tornado Watch | 10 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 43 |
| Flooding | |
| River Flood Warning | 3 |
| Flood Watch | 1 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 2 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 1 |
| Heat | |
| Heat Advisory | 5 |
| Cold | |
| Freeze Warning | 4 |
| Freeze Watch | 2 |
| Frost Advisory | 5 |
| Wind and dust | |
| High Wind Warning | 1 |
| Lake Wind Advisory | 36 |
| Wind Advisory | 1 |
| Fire | |
| Red Flag Warning | 2 |
| Fire Weather Watch | 2 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 17 |
The busiest days
Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.
Nearby
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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.