Alert archive / Indiana / Adams County
Weather alerts in Adams County, Indiana, 2017
133 weather alerts in 2017, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Adams County and its neighbors
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2017. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 133
- Warnings
- 28
- Watches
- 19
- Advisories
- 25
- Busiest month
- May26 alerts
- Busiest day
- May 28, 20179 alerts
Over time
By month
Warning verification
How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.
0 of 1 tornado warnings covering Adams County in 2017 had a tornado report inside them.
Adams County, 2017
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 1 | 0 | 100% | 0 | ||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 10 | 5 | 50% | 5 | 60% | 16 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 1 | 1 | 0% | 0 |
Each office's whole area, 2017
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Northern Indiana: tornado warnings | 26 | 6 | 77% | 17 | 71% | 10 min |
| NWS Northern Indiana: severe thunderstorm warnings | 126 | 61 | 52% | 263 | 56% | 17 min |
| NWS Northern Indiana: flash flood warnings | 9 | 3 | 67% | 12 | 75% | 103 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 3, 4:01 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | IWX | 8 hr |
| Jan 9, 2:25 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | IWX | 21 hr |
| Jan 10, 4:05 AM EST | Wind Advisory | IWX | 19 hr |
| Jan 10, 6:49 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | IWX | 41 min |
| Jan 10, 7:45 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | IWX | 45 min |
| Jan 11, 11:21 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | IWX | 114 min |
| Jan 12, 12:29 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | IWX | 61 min |
| Jan 20, 8:32 PM EST | River Flood Warning | IWX | 58 hr |
| Feb 7, 12:40 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | IWX | 6 hr |
| Feb 8, 3:56 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | IWX | 17 hr |
| Feb 20, 3:50 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | IWX | 7 hr |
| Feb 24, 3:07 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Feb 24, 3:44 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Feb 24, 5:56 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 94 min |
| Feb 28, 7:00 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 90 min |
| Feb 28, 11:03 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 117 min |
| Feb 28, 11:29 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Mar 1, 1:44 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 61 min |
| Mar 1, 2:59 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | 46 min |
| Mar 1, 10:54 AM EST | Wind Advisory | IWX | 11 hr |
| Mar 7, 4:25 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | IWX | 50 min |
| Mar 7, 5:18 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | IWX | 57 min |
| Mar 7, 3:21 PM EST | Wind Advisory | IWX | 27 hr |
| Mar 12, 4:01 AM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | IWX | 35 hr |
| Mar 17, 11:45 PM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | IWX | 6 hr |
| Mar 20, 9:03 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IWX | 3 hr |
| Mar 20, 10:20 AM EDT | River Flood Watch | IWX | 4 days |
| Mar 21, 1:13 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | IWX | 9 hr |
| Mar 30, 2:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | 28 min |
| Mar 30, 3:03 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Mar 30, 5:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | 60 min |
| Mar 30, 5:45 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IWX | 45 min |
| Mar 30, 6:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | 49 min |
| Mar 30, 6:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | 64 min |
| Mar 30, 7:05 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 55 min |
| Apr 5, 3:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | 51 min |
| Apr 5, 3:25 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | IWX | 30 hr |
| Apr 5, 10:19 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IWX | 3 hr |
| Apr 10, 4:25 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Apr 10, 5:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | 28 min |
| Apr 19, 2:50 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 115 min |
| Apr 20, 1:36 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 84 min |
| Apr 20, 2:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Apr 20, 4:31 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 119 min |
| Apr 20, 7:01 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 59 min |
| Apr 26, 5:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
| Apr 26, 8:13 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 62 min |
| Apr 26, 8:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | 48 min |
| Apr 26, 8:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | 21 min |
| May 3, 3:53 AM EDT | Flood Watch | IWX | 47 hr |
| May 3, 12:22 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IWX | 7 days |
| May 4, 10:39 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IWX | 5 days |
| May 4, 4:42 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IWX | 24 hr |
| May 5, 4:31 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IWX | 12 hr |
| May 6, 2:58 PM EDT | Freeze Watch | IWX | 13 hr |
| May 7, 3:40 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | IWX | 28 hr |
| May 18, 7:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | 39 min |
| May 20, 7:07 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 24, 11:47 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 58 min |
| May 24, 5:27 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IWX | 3 hr |
| May 24, 7:57 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IWX | 3 hr |
| May 24, 10:48 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IWX | 12 hr |
| May 25, 6:16 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IWX | 6 days |
| May 26, 3:59 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | IWX | 24 hr |
| May 26, 10:28 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 92 min |
| May 28, 1:16 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 119 min |
| May 28, 1:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| May 28, 4:09 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 66 min |
| May 28, 5:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | 29 min |
| May 28, 5:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | 24 min |
| May 28, 5:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | 30 min |
| May 28, 5:46 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 59 min |
| May 28, 6:38 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IWX | 12 hr |
| May 28, 7:39 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 96 min |
| May 28, 8:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | 25 min |
| Jun 4, 3:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | 48 min |
| Jun 4, 4:06 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 54 min |
| Jun 4, 6:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | 42 min |
| Jun 13, 12:18 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 18, 1:39 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | 51 min |
| Jun 19, 1:44 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Jun 19, 1:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | 31 min |
| Jun 19, 7:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | 32 min |
| Jun 26, 6:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | 25 min |
| Jun 30, 1:56 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 30, 4:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | 81 min |
| Jun 30, 5:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | 59 min |
| Jun 30, 5:10 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IWX | 4 hr |
| Jul 7, 8:51 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 114 min |
| Jul 7, 9:46 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jul 7, 10:53 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | IWX | 6 hr |
| Jul 7, 11:04 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IWX | 6 hr |
| Jul 7, 11:15 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | 45 min |
| Jul 7, 11:22 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 53 min |
| Jul 10, 4:46 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | 29 min |
| Jul 10, 10:09 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IWX | 111 min |
| Jul 10, 2:49 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | IWX | 11 hr |
| Jul 10, 9:33 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IWX | 56 hr |
| Jul 10, 9:56 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 11, 9:35 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | IWX | 7 hr |
| Jul 12, 11:25 AM EDT | Flood Watch | IWX | 17 hr |
| Jul 20, 1:46 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | 44 min |
| Jul 22, 2:08 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
| Jul 22, 4:02 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | 28 min |
| Jul 23, 2:03 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 3, 7:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | 30 min |
| Aug 17, 12:04 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 116 min |
| Sep 4, 3:17 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 118 min |
| Sep 4, 4:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Sep 4, 6:50 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 115 min |
| Sep 4, 10:26 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 64 min |
| Oct 7, 5:40 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Oct 7, 8:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | 50 min |
| Oct 10, 4:03 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | IWX | 6 hr |
| Oct 25, 3:43 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | IWX | 29 hr |
| Nov 5, 3:23 AM EST | Flash Flood Watch | IWX | 13 hr |
| Nov 5, 12:08 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Nov 5, 2:48 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | IWX | 6 hr |
| Nov 5, 2:59 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | 21 min |
| Nov 5, 3:18 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | 27 min |
| Nov 14, 2:25 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | IWX | 7 hr |
| Nov 18, 10:01 AM EST | River Flood Warning | IWX | 5 days |
| Nov 18, 12:24 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | IWX | 66 min |
| Nov 18, 2:34 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | IWX | 6 hr |
| Nov 18, 2:48 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 57 min |
| Nov 18, 5:05 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | IWX | 3 hr |
| Nov 18, 7:57 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | IWX | 12 hr |
| Dec 4, 9:14 PM EST | Wind Advisory | IWX | 28 hr |
| Dec 13, 4:11 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | IWX | 79 min |
| Dec 23, 3:11 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | IWX | 31 hr |
| Dec 26, 3:50 AM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | IWX | 31 hr |
| Dec 29, 3:54 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | IWX | 23 hr |
| Dec 30, 4:11 AM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | IWX | 29 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 | 10 |
| Tornado Warning | 1 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 7 |
| Tornado Watch | 3 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 33 |
| Special Weather Statement | 28 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Warning | 9 |
| Flash Flood Warning | 1 |
| River Flood Warning | 6 |
| Flash Flood Watch | 5 |
| Flood Watch | 2 |
| River Flood Watch | 1 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 5 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 5 |
| Cold | |
| Freeze Warning | 1 |
| Freeze Watch | 1 |
| Frost Advisory | 1 |
| Wind Chill Advisory | 2 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Wind Advisory | 5 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 7 |
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.