Alert archive / Georgia / Wilkes County
Weather alerts in Wilkes County, Georgia, 2017
114 weather alerts in 2017, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Wilkes County and its neighbors
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2017. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 114
- Warnings
- 24
- Watches
- 14
- Advisories
- 14
- Busiest month
- April29 alerts
- Busiest day
- April 5, 201712 alerts
Over time
By month
Warning verification
How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.
Wilkes County, 2017
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 14 | 12 | 14% | 19 | 79% | 17 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 2 | 1 | 50% | 0 |
Each office's whole area, 2017
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Atlanta, GA: tornado warnings | 80 | 39 | 51% | 140 | 59% | 11 min |
| NWS Atlanta, GA: severe thunderstorm warnings | 351 | 230 | 34% | 893 | 69% | 17 min |
| NWS Atlanta, GA: flash flood warnings | 49 | 18 | 63% | 57 | 74% | 96 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, 2:36 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | FFC | 44 hr |
| Jan 7, 3:33 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | FFC | 7 hr |
| Jan 15, 5:24 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | FFC | 5 hr |
| Jan 21, 1:06 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 114 min |
| Jan 21, 10:47 PM EST | Flash Flood Watch | FFC | 20 hr |
| Jan 22, 9:56 AM EST | Wind Advisory | FFC | 39 hr |
| Mar 1, 8:52 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 23 min |
| Mar 1, 9:17 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 43 min |
| Mar 3, 2:34 AM EST | Freeze Warning | FFC | 30 hr |
| Mar 3, 11:31 AM EST | Red Flag Warning | FFC | 7 hr |
| Mar 10, 4:13 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 62 min |
| Mar 10, 5:12 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 48 min |
| Mar 13, 2:39 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | FFC | 29 hr |
| Mar 14, 3:34 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | FFC | 31 hr |
| Mar 14, 3:34 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | FFC | 42 hr |
| Mar 16, 2:49 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | FFC | 18 hr |
| Mar 21, 3:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Mar 21, 7:47 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 58 min |
| Mar 21, 8:19 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | 6 hr |
| Mar 21, 9:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | 38 min |
| Mar 21, 9:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | 45 min |
| Mar 30, 10:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 43 min |
| Apr 3, 10:07 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 83 min |
| Apr 3, 10:50 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Apr 3, 11:41 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | 16 min |
| Apr 3, 11:48 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 42 min |
| Apr 3, 2:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | 38 min |
| Apr 3, 2:07 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Apr 3, 2:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | 25 min |
| Apr 5, 3:48 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | FFC | 22 hr |
| Apr 5, 10:25 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 95 min |
| Apr 5, 10:43 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Apr 5, 11:19 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 11 min |
| Apr 5, 11:41 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | 34 min |
| Apr 5, 12:54 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 10 hr |
| Apr 5, 1:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | 38 min |
| Apr 5, 1:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | 31 min |
| Apr 5, 1:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 41 min |
| Apr 5, 1:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | 26 min |
| Apr 5, 1:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | 19 min |
| Apr 5, 3:12 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 93 min |
| Apr 5, 9:03 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | FFC | 23 hr |
| Apr 5, 11:34 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 56 min |
| Apr 5, 11:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Apr 18, 5:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 59 min |
| Apr 18, 5:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 42 min |
| Apr 23, 2:24 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Apr 24, 10:41 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 34 min |
| Apr 24, 11:15 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 30 min |
| Apr 24, 11:44 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 31 min |
| Apr 27, 4:23 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 97 min |
| May 1, 1:13 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 92 min |
| May 1, 1:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 47 min |
| May 5, 12:11 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 34 min |
| May 22, 4:47 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | FFC | 59 hr |
| May 22, 2:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 42 min |
| May 24, 8:29 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| May 24, 10:04 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 11 hr |
| May 24, 2:10 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 95 min |
| May 24, 3:02 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 88 min |
| May 24, 5:25 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 65 min |
| May 25, 10:06 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 24 min |
| May 29, 2:27 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| May 29, 3:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| May 29, 4:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 41 min |
| May 29, 4:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | 36 min |
| May 29, 4:59 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 29, 5:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 28 min |
| May 29, 5:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 63 min |
| May 29, 6:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | 41 min |
| May 29, 7:30 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 60 min |
| Jun 6, 5:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 37 min |
| Jun 14, 1:17 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 19, 11:05 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | 6 hr |
| Jun 20, 3:19 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | FFC | 41 hr |
| Jun 20, 5:03 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 3 hr |
| Jun 22, 9:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 31 min |
| Jun 22, 9:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 30 min |
| Jul 4, 5:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 41 min |
| Jul 5, 6:46 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 89 min |
| Jul 6, 4:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 44 min |
| Jul 6, 4:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | 52 min |
| Jul 6, 5:22 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 113 min |
| Jul 6, 5:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 24 min |
| Jul 7, 1:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 49 min |
| Jul 7, 2:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 60 min |
| Jul 7, 3:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 61 min |
| Jul 7, 5:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | 43 min |
| Jul 10, 5:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 37 min |
| Jul 15, 1:38 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 67 min |
| Jul 23, 11:36 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 23, 8:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 29 min |
| Aug 11, 2:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 28 min |
| Sep 5, 3:36 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 54 min |
| Sep 9, 3:18 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | FFC | 60 hr |
| Sep 9, 5:23 PM EDT | Tropical Storm Watch | FFC | 22 days |
| Sep 10, 6:09 AM EDT | Tropical Storm Warning | FFC | 41 hr |
| Sep 11, 9:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 37 min |
| Sep 11, 10:56 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | FFC | 4 hr |
| Oct 8, 2:50 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Oct 8, 3:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 31 min |
| Oct 23, 12:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 30 min |
| Oct 23, 1:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 45 min |
| Oct 29, 3:41 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | FFC | 16 hr |
| Nov 6, 4:18 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | FFC | 6 hr |
| Nov 10, 1:16 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | FFC | 9 hr |
| Nov 13, 4:24 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | FFC | 6 hr |
| Nov 18, 1:37 PM EST | Freeze Watch | FFC | 13 hr |
| Nov 18, 11:45 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 45 min |
| Nov 19, 2:48 AM EST | Freeze Warning | FFC | 30 hr |
| Nov 29, 8:37 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | FFC | 12 hr |
| Dec 1, 3:55 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | FFC | 5 hr |
| Dec 2, 10:53 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | FFC | 9 hr |
| Dec 3, 9:22 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | FFC | 12 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 | 14 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 4 |
| Tornado Watch | 3 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 24 |
| Special Weather Statement | 38 |
| Flooding | |
| Flash Flood Warning | 2 |
| Flash Flood Watch | 5 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Storm Warning | 1 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 1 |
| Cold | |
| Freeze Warning | 5 |
| Freeze Watch | 1 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Wind Advisory | 5 |
| Fire | |
| Red Flag Warning | 1 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 8 |
| Tropical | |
| Tropical Storm Warning | 1 |
| Tropical Storm Watch | 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.