Alert archive / Georgia / Polk County
Weather alerts in Polk County, Georgia, 2014
121 weather alerts in 2014, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Polk County and its neighbors
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2014. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 121
- Warnings
- 17
- Watches
- 24
- Advisories
- 24
- Busiest month
- April19 alerts
- Busiest day
- June 10, 20146 alerts
Over time
By month
Warning verification
How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.
Polk County, 2014
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 5 | 4 | 20% | 6 | 83% | 9 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 Atlanta, GA: tornado warnings | 24 | 12 | 50% | 35 | 49% | 9 min |
| NWS Atlanta, GA: severe thunderstorm warnings | 292 | 206 | 29% | 398 | 75% | 16 min |
| NWS Atlanta, GA: flash flood warnings | 41 | 16 | 61% | 30 | 73% | 75 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, 4:45 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | FFC | 30 hr |
| Jan 2, 5:18 AM EST | Wind Advisory | FFC | 23 hr |
| Jan 5, 5:47 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | FFC | 30 hr |
| Jan 5, 6:27 AM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | FFC | 55 hr |
| Jan 5, 5:10 PM EST | Wind Advisory | FFC | 31 hr |
| Jan 11, 6:39 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | 36 min |
| Jan 11, 7:13 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 32 min |
| Jan 11, 8:47 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 73 min |
| Jan 11, 9:42 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 2 hr |
| Jan 20, 1:29 PM EST | Wind Advisory | FFC | 33 hr |
| Jan 23, 2:45 AM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | FFC | 31 hr |
| Jan 27, 3:22 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | FFC | 46 hr |
| Jan 28, 3:38 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | FFC | 10 hr |
| Feb 1, 9:56 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | FFC | 13 hr |
| Feb 9, 4:47 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | FFC | 49 hr |
| Feb 10, 4:20 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | FFC | 3 days |
| Feb 10, 4:20 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | FFC | 25 hr |
| Feb 11, 8:20 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 5 hr |
| Feb 12, 2:43 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 6 hr |
| Feb 12, 8:44 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 5 hr |
| Feb 12, 3:20 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 5 hr |
| Feb 13, 7:45 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 60 min |
| Feb 14, 1:55 PM EST | Wind Advisory | FFC | 27 hr |
| Feb 21, 1:58 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Feb 21, 2:28 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 47 min |
| Mar 2, 4:21 PM EST | Freeze Watch | FFC | 21 hr |
| Mar 3, 5:03 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 57 min |
| Mar 3, 1:23 PM EST | Freeze Warning | FFC | 21 hr |
| Mar 11, 2:51 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | FFC | 41 hr |
| Mar 11, 6:38 PM EDT | Freeze Watch | FFC | 21 hr |
| Mar 12, 3:09 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | FFC | 19 hr |
| Mar 13, 3:34 AM EDT | Freeze Watch | FFC | 7 hr |
| Mar 13, 10:43 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | FFC | 23 hr |
| Mar 20, 9:53 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | FFC | 11 hr |
| Mar 24, 2:30 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | FFC | 43 hr |
| Mar 24, 2:30 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | FFC | 30 hr |
| Mar 25, 1:55 PM EDT | Freeze Watch | FFC | 25 hr |
| Mar 26, 2:49 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | FFC | 18 hr |
| Mar 29, 2:33 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | FFC | 25 hr |
| Mar 30, 3:07 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | FFC | 18 hr |
| Apr 4, 8:00 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 90 min |
| Apr 6, 3:38 AM EDT | Flood Watch | FFC | 46 hr |
| Apr 7, 1:46 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 44 min |
| Apr 7, 2:33 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 42 min |
| Apr 7, 3:16 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 44 min |
| Apr 7, 6:42 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Apr 7, 8:04 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | 11 hr |
| Apr 14, 3:33 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | FFC | 30 hr |
| Apr 15, 2:29 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | FFC | 31 hr |
| Apr 18, 4:34 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | FFC | 24 hr |
| Apr 27, 2:48 PM EDT | Flood Watch | FFC | 71 hr |
| Apr 28, 6:56 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 64 min |
| Apr 28, 7:11 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 110 min |
| Apr 28, 8:59 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 11 hr |
| Apr 28, 10:34 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 86 min |
| Apr 29, 12:20 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 85 min |
| Apr 29, 2:56 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| Apr 29, 5:01 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 89 min |
| Apr 30, 4:08 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | FFC | 8 hr |
| May 14, 3:30 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | FFC | 15 hr |
| May 18, 11:24 PM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | FFC | 11 hr |
| May 25, 2:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 31 min |
| May 26, 3:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 35 min |
| May 30, 3:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 38 min |
| May 31, 6:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 28 min |
| May 31, 7:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 26 min |
| May 31, 8:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 22 min |
| Jun 5, 6:37 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 38 min |
| Jun 5, 3:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jun 5, 6:10 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 95 min |
| Jun 5, 7:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | 52 min |
| Jun 6, 12:22 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 83 min |
| Jun 6, 12:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 6, 3:43 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 92 min |
| Jun 8, 12:07 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 38 min |
| Jun 8, 12:38 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 52 min |
| Jun 9, 9:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 9, 11:17 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 88 min |
| Jun 10, 11:51 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 10, 2:57 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 93 min |
| Jun 10, 3:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 40 min |
| Jun 10, 4:57 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 63 min |
| Jun 21, 1:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 39 min |
| Jun 30, 12:37 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 38 min |
| Jun 30, 1:39 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 21 min |
| Jul 21, 5:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 33 min |
| Jul 21, 5:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 32 min |
| Aug 11, 1:13 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 47 min |
| Aug 11, 2:10 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 50 min |
| Aug 18, 4:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 43 min |
| Aug 18, 5:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | 44 min |
| Aug 18, 7:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 30 min |
| Aug 20, 4:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | 48 min |
| Aug 23, 4:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 32 min |
| Aug 30, 6:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | 17 min |
| Sep 3, 11:47 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | FFC | 16 hr |
| Sep 5, 2:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 45 min |
| Sep 5, 3:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 47 min |
| Sep 12, 5:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 40 min |
| Oct 6, 3:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 37 min |
| Oct 8, 6:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 29 min |
| Oct 8, 7:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 30 min |
| Oct 10, 5:38 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 97 min |
| Oct 12, 3:30 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Oct 13, 9:57 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Oct 13, 11:44 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Oct 14, 12:17 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | FFC | 8 hr |
| Oct 14, 3:07 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 83 min |
| Oct 14, 4:06 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Oct 31, 3:32 PM EDT | Freeze Watch | FFC | 13 hr |
| Oct 31, 3:32 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | FFC | 29 hr |
| Nov 1, 4:18 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | FFC | 30 hr |
| Nov 1, 2:57 PM EDT | Freeze Watch | FFC | 20 hr |
| Nov 2, 10:03 AM EST | Freeze Warning | FFC | 23 hr |
| Nov 7, 2:27 PM EST | Frost Advisory | FFC | 19 hr |
| Nov 9, 4:13 PM EST | Frost Advisory | FFC | 16 hr |
| Nov 12, 2:51 PM EST | Freeze Watch | FFC | 13 hr |
| Nov 13, 3:32 AM EST | Freeze Warning | FFC | 30 hr |
| Dec 23, 1:16 PM EST | Flood Watch | FFC | 25 hr |
| Dec 23, 9:03 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 42 min |
| Dec 27, 6:29 PM EST | Flood Watch | FFC | 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 | 5 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 5 |
| Tornado Watch | 5 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 20 |
| Special Weather Statement | 36 |
| Flooding | |
| River Flood Warning | 1 |
| Flash Flood Watch | 2 |
| Flood Watch | 4 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Storm Warning | 2 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 1 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 4 |
| Cold | |
| Freeze Warning | 9 |
| Freeze Watch | 7 |
| Frost Advisory | 4 |
| Wind Chill Advisory | 2 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Wind Advisory | 12 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense 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.