Alert archive / Georgia / Wilkes County
Weather alerts in Wilkes County, Georgia, 2018
91 weather alerts in 2018, 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 2018. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 91
- Warnings
- 23
- Watches
- 15
- Advisories
- 12
- Busiest month
- June24 alerts
- Busiest day
- June 1, 20185 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, 2018
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 13 | 6 | 54% | 11 | 100% | 20 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 1 | 1 | 0% | 1 | 100% | 149 min |
Each office's whole area, 2018
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Atlanta, GA: tornado warnings | 25 | 7 | 72% | 14 | 71% | 10 min |
| NWS Atlanta, GA: severe thunderstorm warnings | 341 | 219 | 36% | 841 | 70% | 17 min |
| NWS Atlanta, GA: flash flood warnings | 50 | 28 | 44% | 93 | 67% | 109 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 15, 2:25 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | FFC | 46 hr |
| Mar 1, 3:43 AM EST | Wind Advisory | FFC | 14 hr |
| Mar 1, 2:05 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Mar 7, 7:47 PM EST | Freeze Watch | FFC | 7 hr |
| Mar 8, 2:23 AM EST | Freeze Warning | FFC | 31 hr |
| Mar 12, 3:31 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | FFC | 22 hr |
| Mar 12, 3:01 PM EDT | Freeze Watch | FFC | 25 hr |
| Mar 12, 3:01 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | FFC | 19 hr |
| Mar 13, 4:11 PM EDT | Freeze Watch | FFC | 18 hr |
| Mar 13, 4:11 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | FFC | 18 hr |
| Mar 14, 10:32 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | FFC | 23 hr |
| Mar 20, 3:32 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | FFC | 28 hr |
| Apr 15, 9:47 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | FFC | 24 hr |
| Apr 22, 3:32 AM EDT | Flood Watch | FFC | 44 hr |
| Apr 23, 9:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 49 min |
| Apr 23, 9:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 47 min |
| May 24, 12:12 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | FFC | 39 hr |
| May 25, 3:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 33 min |
| May 27, 3:20 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | FFC | 3 days |
| May 28, 9:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 34 min |
| May 31, 7:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 30 min |
| Jun 1, 2:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Jun 1, 4:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | 30 min |
| Jun 1, 5:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | 29 min |
| Jun 1, 5:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | 25 min |
| Jun 1, 5:38 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 2, 6:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 30 min |
| Jun 10, 12:25 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 50 min |
| Jun 11, 4:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | 12 min |
| Jun 15, 7:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | 47 min |
| Jun 16, 3:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 33 min |
| Jun 21, 3:29 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 91 min |
| Jun 22, 5:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 44 min |
| Jun 22, 7:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 35 min |
| Jun 24, 5:53 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 97 min |
| Jun 24, 8:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 33 min |
| Jun 24, 8:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | 42 min |
| Jun 25, 6:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | 31 min |
| Jun 25, 6:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 28 min |
| Jun 26, 6:22 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 113 min |
| Jun 26, 9:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 27 min |
| Jun 26, 9:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | 47 min |
| Jun 27, 5:55 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 27, 6:24 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 27, 7:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 48 min |
| Jul 3, 5:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | 51 min |
| Jul 3, 6:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 50 min |
| Jul 3, 6:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | 40 min |
| Jul 3, 8:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 48 min |
| Jul 12, 1:42 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Jul 17, 10:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 32 min |
| Jul 21, 5:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Jul 21, 7:24 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 96 min |
| Jul 21, 9:28 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 92 min |
| Jul 21, 11:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 32 min |
| Jul 21, 11:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | 29 min |
| Jul 21, 11:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 16 min |
| Jul 31, 3:50 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | FFC | 3 days |
| Jul 31, 4:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 24 min |
| Jul 31, 5:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 23 min |
| Jul 31, 5:31 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | 6 hr |
| Aug 1, 7:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 42 min |
| Aug 1, 8:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 24 min |
| Aug 1, 8:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | 30 min |
| Aug 2, 5:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 38 min |
| Aug 7, 3:32 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | FFC | 15 hr |
| Aug 9, 6:10 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Sep 2, 7:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 33 min |
| Sep 27, 5:34 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 116 min |
| Sep 27, 5:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | 31 min |
| Sep 27, 5:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 39 min |
| Oct 9, 3:57 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | FFC | 51 hr |
| Oct 9, 1:55 PM EDT | Tropical Storm Warning | FFC | 42 hr |
| Oct 10, 2:44 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 11 hr |
| Oct 10, 4:32 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 118 min |
| Oct 21, 3:01 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | FFC | 17 hr |
| Nov 9, 4:10 AM EST | Freeze Watch | FFC | 30 hr |
| Nov 10, 10:24 AM EST | Freeze Warning | FFC | 24 hr |
| Nov 13, 2:20 PM EST | Flash Flood Watch | FFC | 41 hr |
| Nov 15, 2:38 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 22 min |
| Nov 15, 3:04 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | FFC | 6 hr |
| Nov 15, 3:28 AM EST | Freeze Warning | FFC | 29 hr |
| Nov 15, 9:47 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | 22 hr |
| Nov 16, 2:18 PM EST | Frost Advisory | FFC | 19 hr |
| Nov 25, 12:10 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | FFC | 11 hr |
| Dec 7, 12:45 PM EST | Flood Watch | FFC | 45 hr |
| Dec 8, 4:10 AM EST | Wind Advisory | FFC | 32 hr |
| Dec 21, 3:39 AM EST | Wind Advisory | FFC | 15 hr |
| Dec 26, 2:26 PM EST | Flash Flood Watch | FFC | 50 hr |
| Dec 28, 11:33 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | 42 min |
| Dec 30, 1:58 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | FFC | 19 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 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 2 |
| Tornado Watch | 1 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 13 |
| Special Weather Statement | 28 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Warning | 1 |
| Flash Flood Warning | 1 |
| River Flood Warning | 1 |
| Flash Flood Watch | 6 |
| Flood Watch | 2 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 1 |
| Heat | |
| Heat Advisory | 1 |
| Cold | |
| Freeze Warning | 6 |
| Freeze Watch | 4 |
| Frost Advisory | 2 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Wind Advisory | 6 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 2 |
| Tropical | |
| Tropical Storm Warning | 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.