Alert archive / Georgia / Rabun County
Weather alerts in Rabun County, Georgia, 2013
116 weather alerts in 2013, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Rabun County and its neighbors
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2013. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 116
- Warnings
- 25
- Watches
- 20
- Advisories
- 33
- Busiest month
- July29 alerts
- Busiest day
- May 21, 20137 alerts
Over time
By month
Warning verification
How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.
Rabun County, 2013
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 19 | 12 | 37% | 5 | 100% | 34 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 1 | 0 | 100% | 0 |
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 23, 3:07 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | GSP | 25 hr |
| Jan 24, 3:41 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | GSP | 27 hr |
| Jan 24, 3:41 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GSP | 44 hr |
| Jan 29, 3:20 AM EST | High Wind Watch | GSP | 12 hr |
| Jan 29, 3:36 AM EST | Flood Watch | GSP | 44 hr |
| Jan 29, 3:40 PM EST | High Wind Warning | GSP | 30 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, 12:47 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 58 min |
| Jan 30, 12:50 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 85 min |
| Jan 30, 1:19 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| Jan 30, 1:46 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 59 min |
| Jan 30, 3:48 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | 2 hr |
| Feb 1, 3:29 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GSP | 45 hr |
| Feb 2, 4:57 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | GSP | 22 hr |
| Feb 10, 3:08 AM EST | Flash Flood Watch | GSP | 24 hr |
| Feb 18, 4:11 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GSP | 30 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, 4:02 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GSP | 54 hr |
| Mar 5, 4:47 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 88 min |
| Mar 21, 4:14 AM EDT | Red Flag Warning | GSP | 17 hr |
| Mar 24, 3:45 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | GSP | 28 hr |
| Apr 11, 8:24 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Apr 11, 10:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 44 min |
| Apr 11, 10:52 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 83 min |
| Apr 11, 10:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 64 min |
| Apr 17, 1:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 47 min |
| Apr 25, 3:15 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | GSP | 30 hr |
| Apr 28, 9:41 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | GSP | 10 hr |
| May 3, 2:58 PM EDT | Flood Watch | GSP | 3 days |
| May 20, 4:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 42 min |
| May 20, 5:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 57 min |
| May 20, 5:19 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | 101 min |
| May 21, 5:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 50 min |
| May 21, 5:47 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | 2 hr |
| May 21, 5:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 47 min |
| May 21, 6:02 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | 118 min |
| May 21, 6:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 67 min |
| May 21, 7:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 49 min |
| May 21, 7:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 66 min |
| May 21, 8:27 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | 2 hr |
| May 22, 2:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 41 min |
| May 22, 3:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 45 min |
| May 22, 7:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 34 min |
| Jun 5, 6:23 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 97 min |
| Jun 5, 8:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 52 min |
| Jun 5, 8:45 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | 105 min |
| Jun 5, 9:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 60 min |
| Jun 7, 5:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 23 min |
| Jun 7, 6:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 65 min |
| Jun 9, 5:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 64 min |
| Jun 9, 6:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 39 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 12, 5:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 44 min |
| Jun 13, 1:19 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 26 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, 5:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 43 min |
| Jun 13, 6:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 50 min |
| Jun 17, 12:29 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 61 min |
| Jun 17, 1:26 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 64 min |
| Jun 17, 12:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 40 min |
| Jun 26, 2:30 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Jun 26, 3:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 52 min |
| Jun 28, 5:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 61 min |
| Jun 30, 3:24 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | GSP | 7 days |
| Jul 2, 8:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 44 min |
| Jul 2, 10:33 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | 117 min |
| Jul 3, 4:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 60 min |
| Jul 4, 9:10 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | 110 min |
| Jul 4, 3:16 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | 3 hr |
| Jul 4, 3:50 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | 3 hr |
| Jul 5, 5:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 38 min |
| Jul 5, 11:34 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | 116 min |
| Jul 6, 1:31 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | 119 min |
| Jul 6, 10:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 62 min |
| Jul 6, 11:31 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | 119 min |
| Jul 7, 3:52 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | 12 hr |
| Jul 8, 4:15 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | 75 min |
| Jul 8, 5:28 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | 2 hr |
| Jul 10, 7:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 60 min |
| Jul 11, 4:16 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | GSP | 24 hr |
| Jul 11, 9:19 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | 2 hr |
| 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, 4:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 49 min |
| Jul 17, 4:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 58 min |
| Jul 17, 8:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 47 min |
| Jul 17, 8:22 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 53 min |
| Jul 20, 2:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 57 min |
| Jul 21, 7:14 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | 106 min |
| Jul 24, 1:33 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 87 min |
| Jul 25, 5:26 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Jul 25, 5:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 56 min |
| Jul 25, 7:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 47 min |
| Aug 7, 11:36 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | 3 hr |
| Aug 8, 3:43 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | GSP | 22 hr |
| Aug 9, 2:04 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | GSP | 8 hr |
| Aug 10, 11:48 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 72 min |
| Aug 12, 1:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 35 min |
| Aug 22, 12:52 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | 2 hr |
| Aug 22, 3:20 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 31, 3:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 57 min |
| Sep 12, 12:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 39 min |
| Oct 23, 3:26 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | GSP | 30 hr |
| Nov 25, 4:27 AM EST | Freezing Rain Advisory | GSP | 29 hr |
| Nov 26, 4:56 AM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | 34 hr |
| Nov 26, 10:01 AM EST | Flood Watch | GSP | 15 hr |
| Dec 6, 1:52 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 83 min |
| Dec 22, 3:29 AM EST | Flood Watch | GSP | 33 hr |
| Dec 22, 8:44 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | GSP | 6 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 | 19 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 2 |
| Tornado Watch | 3 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 11 |
| Special Weather Statement | 27 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Warning | 1 |
| Flash Flood Warning | 1 |
| Flash Flood Watch | 8 |
| Flood Watch | 5 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 19 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Storm Warning | 2 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 1 |
| Freezing Rain Advisory | 1 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 6 |
| Cold | |
| Frost Advisory | 2 |
| Wind and dust | |
| High Wind Warning | 1 |
| High Wind Watch | 1 |
| Wind Advisory | 4 |
| Fire | |
| Red Flag Warning | 1 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 1 |
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.