Alert archive / Georgia / Polk County
Weather alerts in Polk County, Georgia, 2025
132 weather alerts in 2025, 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 2025. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 132
- Warnings
- 44
- Watches
- 23
- Advisories
- 19
- Busiest month
- June21 alerts
- Busiest day
- April 10, 20257 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, 2025
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 26 | 19 | 27% | 23 | 61% | 27 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 4 | 2 | 50% | 5 | 40% | 50 min |
Each office's whole area, 2025
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Atlanta, GA: tornado warnings | 65 | 21 | 68% | 41 | 68% | 12 min |
| NWS Atlanta, GA: severe thunderstorm warnings | 408 | 185 | 55% | 1,170 | 79% | 24 min |
| NWS Atlanta, GA: flash flood warnings | 46 | 23 | 50% | 71 | 72% | 62 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 5, 4:03 PM EST | Wind Advisory | FFC | 35 hr |
| Jan 8, 3:40 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | FFC | 35 hr |
| Jan 9, 2:14 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | FFC | 41 hr |
| Jan 10, 5:19 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 5 hr |
| Jan 10, 7:47 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 28 min |
| Jan 10, 9:35 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 40 min |
| Jan 10, 4:30 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Jan 18, 1:25 PM EST | Extreme Cold Watch | FFC | 14 hr |
| Jan 19, 1:02 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | FFC | 7 hr |
| Jan 19, 3:43 AM EST | Extreme Cold Warning | FFC | 32 hr |
| Jan 20, 2:06 PM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | FFC | 43 hr |
| Jan 20, 2:24 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | FFC | 41 hr |
| Jan 20, 2:52 PM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | FFC | 18 hr |
| Feb 10, 2:25 PM EST | Flood Watch | FFC | 65 hr |
| Feb 12, 9:21 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 39 min |
| Feb 12, 9:52 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | 6 hr |
| Feb 12, 11:16 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | 6 hr |
| Feb 12, 11:51 PM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | 12 hr |
| Feb 13, 3:48 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | 6 hr |
| Feb 13, 11:13 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | 7 hr |
| Feb 15, 2:40 AM EST | Wind Advisory | FFC | 33 hr |
| Feb 16, 1:51 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 114 min |
| Feb 16, 2:02 AM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Feb 16, 2:59 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | 46 min |
| Feb 16, 3:21 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | 39 min |
| Feb 16, 3:37 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | 53 min |
| Feb 16, 4:01 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Feb 18, 3:04 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | FFC | 43 hr |
| Feb 19, 2:29 PM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | FFC | 20 hr |
| Feb 20, 1:36 AM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | FFC | 32 hr |
| Feb 28, 12:31 PM EST | Fire Weather Watch | FFC | 7 hr |
| Feb 28, 7:45 PM EST | Red Flag Warning | FFC | 24 hr |
| Mar 3, 1:32 PM EST | Wind Advisory | FFC | 53 hr |
| Mar 4, 10:26 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Mar 4, 11:50 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | 40 min |
| Mar 5, 12:11 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | 49 min |
| Mar 5, 12:51 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | 39 min |
| Mar 5, 2:55 PM EST | Freeze Warning | FFC | 19 hr |
| Mar 6, 3:39 AM EST | Freeze Watch | FFC | 10 hr |
| Mar 6, 1:37 PM EST | Freeze Warning | FFC | 19 hr |
| Mar 14, 9:12 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | FFC | 32 hr |
| Mar 15, 8:02 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 118 min |
| Mar 15, 8:47 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Mar 15, 10:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | 65 min |
| Mar 15, 11:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | 32 min |
| Mar 16, 12:04 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | 2 hr |
| Mar 16, 3:15 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | 10 hr |
| Mar 19, 2:27 PM EDT | Freeze Watch | FFC | 11 hr |
| Mar 20, 1:45 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | FFC | 32 hr |
| Mar 31, 3:21 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 114 min |
| Mar 31, 5:48 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Apr 5, 2:46 PM EDT | Flood Watch | FFC | 53 hr |
| Apr 6, 3:46 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Apr 6, 10:09 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 96 min |
| Apr 7, 2:00 PM EDT | Freeze Watch | FFC | 13 hr |
| Apr 8, 2:39 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | FFC | 31 hr |
| Apr 10, 3:56 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Apr 10, 4:45 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Apr 10, 5:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Apr 10, 6:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 31 min |
| Apr 10, 7:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | 48 min |
| Apr 10, 7:52 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 113 min |
| Apr 10, 7:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | 52 min |
| Apr 10, 8:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | 42 min |
| Apr 12, 2:07 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | FFC | 19 hr |
| Apr 22, 1:45 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 30 min |
| May 1, 6:19 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 116 min |
| May 2, 1:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 26 min |
| May 2, 5:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| May 2, 6:34 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 116 min |
| May 2, 7:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | 59 min |
| May 2, 8:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | 57 min |
| May 2, 8:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | 40 min |
| May 3, 5:34 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 116 min |
| May 3, 5:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | 66 min |
| May 3, 6:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| May 3, 6:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 37 min |
| May 20, 7:27 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| May 20, 11:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | 41 min |
| May 21, 12:25 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 25, 4:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| May 25, 8:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 27 min |
| May 25, 10:41 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 94 min |
| May 27, 2:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | 27 min |
| Jun 6, 5:52 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 83 min |
| Jun 6, 7:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 47 min |
| Jun 7, 2:06 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 7, 3:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 18 days |
| Jun 7, 3:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | 47 min |
| Jun 7, 4:24 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 96 min |
| Jun 7, 4:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | 52 min |
| Jun 7, 4:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | 44 min |
| Jun 14, 4:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | 39 min |
| Jun 14, 4:53 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 14, 5:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 25 min |
| Jun 14, 5:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 31 min |
| Jun 16, 9:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 34 min |
| Jun 17, 1:56 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 94 min |
| Jun 17, 4:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | 29 min |
| Jun 17, 5:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 33 min |
| Jun 23, 12:58 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | FFC | 3 days |
| Jun 26, 12:48 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 117 min |
| Jun 26, 5:55 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 95 min |
| Jun 27, 6:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | 27 min |
| Jun 27, 9:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 34 min |
| Jul 21, 2:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | 25 min |
| Jul 27, 1:14 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | FFC | 4 days |
| Jul 29, 12:37 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 53 min |
| Aug 1, 2:07 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 113 min |
| Aug 2, 10:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 28 min |
| Aug 2, 11:07 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | 98 min |
| Aug 3, 8:09 AM EDT | Flood Watch | FFC | 3 days |
| Aug 13, 10:13 AM EDT | Flood Watch | FFC | 13 hr |
| Aug 13, 3:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 66 min |
| Aug 13, 4:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 58 min |
| Aug 13, 6:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 62 min |
| Aug 19, 5:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 38 min |
| Aug 20, 3:50 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 85 min |
| Sep 6, 1:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 35 min |
| Oct 22, 2:03 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | FFC | 8 hr |
| Oct 31, 1:25 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | FFC | 33 hr |
| Nov 8, 2:03 AM EST | Freeze Watch | FFC | 24 hr |
| Nov 9, 2:30 AM EST | Freeze Watch | FFC | 23 hr |
| Nov 9, 2:30 AM EST | Freeze Warning | FFC | 31 hr |
| Nov 10, 1:04 AM EST | Freeze Warning | FFC | 33 hr |
| Nov 19, 11:41 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | FFC | 10 hr |
| Nov 25, 6:54 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 96 min |
| Nov 25, 7:03 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | 42 min |
| Nov 25, 7:40 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | 50 min |
| Dec 6, 8:44 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | FFC | 14 hr |
| Dec 13, 12:42 PM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | FFC | 43 hr |
| Dec 30, 1:16 AM EST | Red Flag Warning | FFC | 18 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 | 26 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 7 |
| Tornado Watch | 4 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 25 |
| Special Weather Statement | 21 |
| Flooding | |
| Flash Flood Warning | 4 |
| River Flood Warning | 4 |
| Flood Watch | 4 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Storm Warning | 1 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 1 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 2 |
| Heat | |
| Heat Advisory | 2 |
| Cold | |
| Extreme Cold Warning | 1 |
| Freeze Warning | 6 |
| Extreme Cold Watch | 1 |
| Freeze Watch | 5 |
| Cold Weather Advisory | 5 |
| Frost Advisory | 2 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Wind Advisory | 4 |
| Fire | |
| Red Flag Warning | 2 |
| Fire Weather Watch | 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.