Alert archive / Georgia / Butts County
Weather alerts in Butts County, Georgia, 2020
93 weather alerts in 2020, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Butts County and its neighbors
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2020. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 93
- Warnings
- 18
- Watches
- 13
- Advisories
- 21
- Busiest month
- February22 alerts
- Busiest day
- February 6, 20205 alerts
Over time
By month
Warning verification
How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.
0 of 2 tornado warnings covering Butts County in 2020 had a tornado report inside them.
Butts County, 2020
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 2 | 0 | 100% | 0 | ||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 10 | 9 | 10% | 7 | 86% | 14 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 2 | 2 | 0% | 0 |
Each office's whole area, 2020
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Atlanta, GA: tornado warnings | 60 | 19 | 68% | 46 | 57% | 10 min |
| NWS Atlanta, GA: severe thunderstorm warnings | 344 | 231 | 33% | 1,039 | 65% | 18 min |
| NWS Atlanta, GA: flash flood warnings | 74 | 36 | 51% | 209 | 67% | 137 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 3, 10:25 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 35 min |
| Jan 10, 2:47 PM EST | Wind Advisory | FFC | 31 hr |
| Jan 11, 1:42 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jan 11, 6:12 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | 48 min |
| Jan 11, 6:36 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 84 min |
| Jan 13, 12:16 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 44 min |
| Jan 13, 10:12 AM EST | Flash Flood Watch | FFC | 36 hr |
| Jan 13, 11:52 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 23 min |
| Jan 14, 12:18 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 42 min |
| Jan 14, 12:34 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | 41 min |
| Jan 14, 5:15 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | FFC | 5 hr |
| Jan 16, 3:14 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 61 min |
| Feb 4, 2:59 PM EST | Flash Flood Watch | FFC | 56 hr |
| Feb 6, 4:27 AM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| Feb 6, 11:00 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Feb 6, 12:17 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Feb 6, 12:49 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | 26 min |
| Feb 6, 3:02 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | 6 hr |
| Feb 7, 8:24 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | 13 hr |
| Feb 8, 9:00 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | FFC | 4 hr |
| Feb 9, 12:54 AM EST | Freezing Fog Advisory | FFC | 8 hr |
| Feb 9, 9:10 AM EST | Freezing Fog Advisory | FFC | 50 min |
| Feb 11, 2:41 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 34 min |
| Feb 13, 7:17 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 58 min |
| Feb 13, 8:19 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 26 min |
| Feb 17, 12:38 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | FFC | 10 hr |
| Feb 18, 11:11 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 34 min |
| Feb 18, 11:58 AM EST | Flash Flood Watch | FFC | 16 hr |
| Feb 18, 8:43 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 32 min |
| Feb 18, 9:13 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 32 min |
| Feb 18, 9:44 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 31 min |
| Feb 18, 11:31 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 3 hr |
| Feb 19, 5:36 PM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | 6 hr |
| Feb 19, 9:15 PM EST | Flash Flood Watch | FFC | 22 hr |
| Mar 3, 2:33 PM EST | Flash Flood Watch | FFC | 52 hr |
| Mar 5, 3:06 PM EST | Wind Advisory | FFC | 28 hr |
| Mar 18, 4:37 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | FFC | 6 hr |
| Mar 19, 8:42 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | FFC | 2 hr |
| Mar 24, 2:41 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | FFC | 7 hr |
| Mar 31, 9:51 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Mar 31, 11:16 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | 44 min |
| Mar 31, 11:52 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | 38 min |
| Mar 31, 12:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 33 min |
| Mar 31, 12:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 29 min |
| Apr 8, 3:29 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | FFC | 29 hr |
| Apr 9, 3:08 PM EDT | Red Flag Warning | FFC | 29 hr |
| Apr 11, 11:23 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | FFC | 35 hr |
| Apr 12, 11:28 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 92 min |
| Apr 12, 11:45 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Apr 13, 2:40 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | 50 min |
| Apr 13, 2:45 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | 30 min |
| Apr 18, 3:57 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | FFC | 40 hr |
| Apr 23, 5:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 35 min |
| Apr 26, 3:49 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | FFC | 17 hr |
| May 6, 3:39 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | FFC | 17 hr |
| May 18, 2:31 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 119 min |
| Jun 9, 3:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 43 min |
| Jun 10, 5:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 48 min |
| Jun 10, 6:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 43 min |
| Jun 14, 6:13 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 92 min |
| Jun 15, 1:45 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 15, 4:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | 32 min |
| Jun 21, 7:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 28 min |
| Jun 21, 7:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 34 min |
| Jun 24, 6:27 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 93 min |
| Jun 26, 1:08 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 52 min |
| Jul 10, 4:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 36 min |
| Jul 25, 2:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 23 min |
| Jul 25, 4:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | 47 min |
| Aug 9, 9:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 49 min |
| Aug 9, 10:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 44 min |
| Aug 10, 2:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 44 min |
| Aug 10, 3:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 51 min |
| Aug 10, 3:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | 44 min |
| Aug 12, 4:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | 49 min |
| Aug 17, 2:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 23 min |
| Aug 17, 2:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 29 min |
| Aug 30, 6:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 26 min |
| Sep 15, 3:24 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | FFC | 47 hr |
| Sep 16, 2:49 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | FFC | 19 hr |
| Sep 17, 2:49 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | 7 hr |
| Sep 26, 3:30 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | FFC | 7 hr |
| Oct 10, 12:13 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Oct 10, 1:47 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Oct 10, 7:17 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 118 min |
| Oct 10, 7:24 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | 36 min |
| Oct 28, 8:43 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | FFC | 14 hr |
| Nov 2, 2:17 PM EST | Frost Advisory | FFC | 19 hr |
| Nov 15, 6:49 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | FFC | 4 hr |
| Nov 17, 12:15 PM EST | Freeze Warning | FFC | 20 hr |
| Nov 30, 3:55 AM EST | Wind Advisory | FFC | 9 hr |
| Dec 14, 5:44 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 46 min |
| Dec 31, 6:22 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | FFC | 5 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 | 10 |
| Tornado Warning | 2 |
| Tornado Watch | 6 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 9 |
| Special Weather Statement | 32 |
| Flooding | |
| Flash Flood Warning | 2 |
| River Flood Warning | 2 |
| Flash Flood Watch | 7 |
| Cold | |
| Freeze Warning | 1 |
| Frost Advisory | 1 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Wind Advisory | 9 |
| Fire | |
| Red Flag Warning | 1 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 9 |
| Freezing Fog Advisory | 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.