Alert archive / Indiana / Benton County
Weather alerts in Benton County, Indiana, 2014
117 weather alerts in 2014, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Benton County and its neighbors
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2014. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 117
- Warnings
- 22
- Watches
- 21
- Advisories
- 32
- Busiest month
- August20 alerts
- Busiest day
- September 20, 20146 alerts
Over time
By month
Warning verification
How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.
Benton County, 2014
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 9 | 3 | 67% | 0 | ||
| Flash flood warnings | 3 | 2 | 33% | 1 | 100% | 14 min |
Each office's whole area, 2014
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Chicago, IL: tornado warnings | 9 | 2 | 78% | 17 | 41% | 8 min |
| NWS Chicago, IL: severe thunderstorm warnings | 130 | 77 | 41% | 403 | 85% | 31 min |
| NWS Chicago, IL: flash flood warnings | 29 | 13 | 55% | 42 | 67% | 73 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, 11:20 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | LOT | 18 hr |
| Jan 4, 4:57 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | LOT | 44 hr |
| Jan 4, 3:07 PM EST | Wind Chill Warning | LOT | 70 hr |
| Jan 5, 10:42 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 5 hr |
| Jan 5, 3:49 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 hr |
| Jan 17, 4:21 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LOT | 29 hr |
| Jan 22, 4:47 AM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | LOT | 32 hr |
| Jan 22, 5:02 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LOT | 12 hr |
| Jan 23, 5:12 AM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | LOT | 30 hr |
| Jan 23, 4:37 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LOT | 41 hr |
| Jan 25, 5:07 AM EST | Wind Chill Watch | LOT | 12 hr |
| Jan 25, 4:41 PM EST | Wind Chill Warning | LOT | 68 hr |
| Jan 25, 4:41 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LOT | 28 hr |
| Jan 26, 4:17 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | LOT | 15 hr |
| Jan 30, 3:36 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | LOT | 24 hr |
| Jan 31, 11:42 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LOT | 36 hr |
| Feb 3, 4:36 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | LOT | 24 hr |
| Feb 4, 4:08 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | LOT | 33 hr |
| Feb 6, 4:53 AM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | LOT | 31 hr |
| Feb 14, 10:12 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | LOT | 2 hr |
| Feb 14, 12:32 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | LOT | 88 min |
| Feb 16, 5:02 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LOT | 21 hr |
| Feb 17, 1:32 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | LOT | 20 hr |
| Feb 17, 12:30 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 5 hr |
| Feb 19, 4:21 AM EST | Flood Watch | LOT | 36 hr |
| Feb 19, 10:27 PM EST | High Wind Watch | LOT | 6 hr |
| Feb 20, 4:33 AM EST | High Wind Warning | LOT | 19 hr |
| Feb 20, 7:19 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | LOT | 6 hr |
| Feb 20, 2:53 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | LOT | 5 hr |
| Feb 20, 11:59 PM EST | Wind Advisory | LOT | 16 hr |
| Feb 22, 10:01 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 hr |
| Feb 25, 4:11 AM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | LOT | 31 hr |
| Feb 26, 11:21 AM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | LOT | 25 hr |
| Mar 1, 3:59 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LOT | 36 hr |
| Mar 10, 4:42 PM EDT | Winter Storm Watch | LOT | 23 hr |
| Mar 11, 4:51 AM EDT | Winter Storm Warning | LOT | 31 hr |
| Mar 11, 4:51 AM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | LOT | 31 hr |
| Apr 29, 6:49 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | LOT | 3 hr |
| May 11, 4:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| May 11, 9:32 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 58 min |
| May 11, 10:15 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LOT | 6 hr |
| May 21, 12:54 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| May 21, 4:12 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 28, 3:29 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LOT | 6 hr |
| Jun 18, 3:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | 34 min |
| Jun 18, 9:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | 53 min |
| Jun 18, 10:29 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 61 min |
| Jun 19, 5:53 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LOT | 6 hr |
| Jun 21, 2:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 21, 4:41 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 64 min |
| Jun 21, 5:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | 47 min |
| Jun 21, 7:16 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 89 min |
| Jun 23, 1:55 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 23, 6:39 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LOT | 4 hr |
| Jun 23, 7:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | 29 min |
| Jun 23, 7:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | 39 min |
| Jun 23, 7:16 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LOT | 6 hr |
| Jun 23, 11:58 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LOT | 34 hr |
| Jun 30, 7:44 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LOT | 6 hr |
| Jun 30, 4:25 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 35 min |
| Jun 30, 4:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 30, 10:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jun 30, 11:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | 78 min |
| Jul 1, 12:31 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 89 min |
| Jul 8, 5:14 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | 31 min |
| Jul 12, 4:21 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | LOT | 14 hr |
| Jul 12, 6:51 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 84 min |
| Jul 12, 10:51 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 3 hr |
| Jul 13, 3:54 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | 36 min |
| Jul 14, 12:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jul 14, 3:21 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 54 min |
| Jul 23, 4:26 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | 34 min |
| Aug 18, 4:47 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | LOT | 5 hr |
| Aug 19, 2:03 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 57 min |
| Aug 19, 7:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | 33 min |
| Aug 19, 7:21 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LOT | 3 hr |
| Aug 19, 7:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | 27 min |
| Aug 19, 8:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | 14 min |
| Aug 21, 6:12 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 21, 6:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Aug 22, 4:26 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LOT | 6 hr |
| Aug 23, 12:18 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 117 min |
| Aug 23, 2:42 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LOT | 4 hr |
| Aug 25, 2:10 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 25, 4:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
| Aug 25, 6:30 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 60 min |
| Aug 25, 8:45 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 60 min |
| Aug 26, 1:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | 58 min |
| Aug 26, 2:11 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LOT | 3 hr |
| Aug 26, 2:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | 33 min |
| Aug 31, 1:39 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LOT | 6 hr |
| Aug 31, 2:59 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LOT | 8 hr |
| Sep 5, 2:19 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 86 min |
| Sep 5, 3:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Sep 5, 6:36 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 84 min |
| Sep 5, 7:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | 27 min |
| Sep 5, 8:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | 25 min |
| Sep 5, 8:22 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 53 min |
| Sep 9, 12:54 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | LOT | 31 hr |
| Sep 10, 11:34 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 116 min |
| Sep 10, 4:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Sep 20, 2:25 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 95 min |
| Sep 20, 3:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Sep 20, 4:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | 37 min |
| Sep 20, 5:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | 36 min |
| Sep 20, 5:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | 30 min |
| Sep 20, 6:19 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 56 min |
| Sep 20, 9:34 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Oct 4, 4:05 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | LOT | 17 hr |
| Oct 7, 2:44 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Oct 11, 8:18 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | LOT | 13 hr |
| Oct 13, 3:24 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Oct 18, 4:32 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | LOT | 30 hr |
| Oct 30, 4:05 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | LOT | 28 hr |
| Nov 21, 3:45 AM EST | Freezing Rain Advisory | LOT | 30 hr |
| Nov 22, 2:07 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 5 hr |
| Dec 23, 3:16 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LOT | 20 hr |
By product
Every kind of product issued here, grouped by hazard. Each opens the same place narrowed to that product.
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.