Alert archive / Georgia / Franklin County
Weather alerts in Franklin County, Georgia, 2013
114 weather alerts in 2013, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Franklin County and its neighbors
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2013. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 114
- Warnings
- 25
- Watches
- 21
- Advisories
- 26
- Busiest month
- July32 alerts
- Busiest day
- January 30, 20135 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 1 tornado warnings covering Franklin County in 2013 had a tornado report inside them.
Franklin County, 2013
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 1 | 0 | 100% | 0 | ||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 13 | 11 | 15% | 9 | 89% | 17 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 4 | 3 | 25% | 1 | 100% | 79 min |
Each office's whole area, 2013
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC: tornado warnings | 11 | 3 | 73% | 6 | 83% | 14 min |
| NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC: severe thunderstorm warnings | 340 | 240 | 29% | 467 | 86% | 24 min |
| NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC: flash flood warnings | 91 | 69 | 24% | 204 | 81% | 68 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 11, 2:53 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | GSP | 19 hr |
| Jan 14, 4:02 AM EST | Flood Watch | GSP | 4 days |
| Jan 16, 4:06 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GSP | 31 hr |
| Jan 24, 3:41 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GSP | 44 hr |
| Jan 29, 3:40 PM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | 69 hr |
| Jan 30, 8:11 AM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jan 30, 12:50 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 85 min |
| Jan 30, 1:19 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| Jan 30, 3:37 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 53 min |
| Jan 30, 4:32 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 58 min |
| Feb 10, 3:08 AM EST | Flash Flood Watch | GSP | 24 hr |
| Feb 27, 3:19 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GSP | 3 days |
| Mar 5, 3:58 AM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | 39 hr |
| Mar 5, 4:47 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 88 min |
| Mar 19, 2:58 PM EDT | Freeze Watch | GSP | 13 hr |
| Mar 20, 4:12 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | GSP | 29 hr |
| Mar 20, 3:25 PM EDT | Freeze Watch | GSP | 22 hr |
| Mar 21, 4:14 AM EDT | Red Flag Warning | GSP | 17 hr |
| Mar 21, 8:56 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | GSP | 24 hr |
| Mar 24, 3:45 PM EDT | Freeze Watch | GSP | 21 hr |
| Mar 24, 3:45 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | GSP | 28 hr |
| Mar 25, 12:51 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | GSP | 20 hr |
| Mar 26, 3:47 AM EDT | Freeze Watch | GSP | 5 hr |
| Mar 26, 8:53 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | GSP | 25 hr |
| Mar 27, 3:56 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | GSP | 30 hr |
| Apr 11, 6:54 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 96 min |
| Apr 11, 8:24 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Apr 11, 10:52 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 83 min |
| Apr 12, 12:28 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 47 min |
| Apr 19, 11:57 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 48 min |
| Apr 19, 12:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 45 min |
| Apr 19, 12:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 50 min |
| Apr 30, 3:41 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | GSP | 6 hr |
| May 3, 2:58 PM EDT | Flood Watch | GSP | 3 days |
| May 9, 2:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 40 min |
| May 19, 6:24 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 51 min |
| May 19, 6:44 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | 106 min |
| May 19, 8:28 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | 2 hr |
| May 20, 6:05 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | GSP | 4 hr |
| May 22, 5:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 23 min |
| May 22, 5:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 67 min |
| May 22, 9:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 56 min |
| May 22, 10:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 48 min |
| Jun 2, 3:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 56 min |
| Jun 2, 4:07 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 113 min |
| Jun 2, 4:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 56 min |
| Jun 2, 5:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 53 min |
| Jun 2, 5:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 54 min |
| Jun 9, 6:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 42 min |
| Jun 9, 9:09 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | GSP | 19 hr |
| Jun 10, 11:25 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 65 min |
| Jun 10, 11:31 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 119 min |
| Jun 13, 1:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 13, 4:22 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 53 min |
| Jun 13, 6:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 50 min |
| Jun 17, 1:26 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 64 min |
| Jun 26, 2:30 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Jun 26, 3:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 42 min |
| Jun 26, 4:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 50 min |
| Jun 27, 11:57 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Jun 28, 3:05 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 28, 6:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 58 min |
| Jun 28, 6:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 56 min |
| Jun 28, 6:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 67 min |
| Jun 30, 3:24 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | GSP | 7 days |
| Jul 3, 4:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 60 min |
| Jul 3, 5:13 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | 3 hr |
| Jul 4, 1:27 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | 2 hr |
| Jul 4, 8:15 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | 105 min |
| Jul 4, 3:50 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | 3 hr |
| Jul 5, 11:34 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | 116 min |
| Jul 6, 9:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 64 min |
| Jul 8, 10:58 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | 12 hr |
| Jul 8, 10:31 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | 119 min |
| Jul 9, 12:44 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | 106 min |
| Jul 9, 1:11 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | 3 hr |
| Jul 9, 6:15 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | 6 hr |
| Jul 10, 4:23 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | GSP | 18 hr |
| Jul 10, 5:23 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | 2 hr |
| Jul 11, 4:16 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | GSP | 24 hr |
| Jul 12, 1:52 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 53 min |
| Jul 12, 4:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 59 min |
| Jul 12, 5:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 52 min |
| Jul 12, 6:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 32 min |
| Jul 13, 3:54 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | GSP | 24 hr |
| Jul 17, 2:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jul 17, 4:46 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 59 min |
| Jul 17, 6:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 46 min |
| Jul 17, 6:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 66 min |
| Jul 17, 8:22 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 53 min |
| Jul 21, 7:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 63 min |
| Jul 21, 7:51 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | 3 hr |
| Jul 21, 8:39 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | 3 hr |
| Jul 22, 9:07 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | GSP | 38 min |
| Jul 24, 1:33 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 87 min |
| Jul 25, 5:26 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Jul 26, 4:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 44 min |
| Aug 1, 6:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 51 min |
| Aug 6, 6:56 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | 2 hr |
| Aug 7, 9:39 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | 3 hr |
| Aug 7, 10:02 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | 3 hr |
| Aug 7, 10:33 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | 4 hr |
| Aug 8, 3:43 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | GSP | 22 hr |
| Aug 17, 3:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 52 min |
| Aug 22, 3:20 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Sep 1, 2:13 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Sep 3, 7:54 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 66 min |
| Sep 12, 2:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 53 min |
| Oct 23, 3:26 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | GSP | 30 hr |
| Oct 24, 2:23 PM EDT | Freeze Watch | GSP | 13 hr |
| Oct 25, 3:11 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | GSP | 31 hr |
| Nov 26, 10:01 AM EST | Flood Watch | GSP | 15 hr |
| Dec 4, 6:17 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | GSP | 4 hr |
| Dec 22, 3:29 AM EST | Flood Watch | GSP | 33 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 | 13 |
| Tornado Warning | 1 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 2 |
| Tornado Watch | 3 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 16 |
| Special Weather Statement | 26 |
| Flooding | |
| Flash Flood Warning | 4 |
| Flash Flood Watch | 7 |
| Flood Watch | 4 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 15 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 3 |
| Cold | |
| Freeze Warning | 6 |
| Freeze Watch | 5 |
| Frost Advisory | 1 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Wind Advisory | 3 |
| Fire | |
| Red Flag Warning | 1 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 4 |
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.