Alert archive / Indiana / Elkhart County

Weather alerts in Elkhart County, Indiana, 2008

183 weather alerts in 2008, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.

Elkhart County and its neighbors

Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2008. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts: 183
Warnings: 59
Watches: 34
Advisories: 50
Busiest month: February33 alerts
Busiest day: January 8, 20089 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 Elkhart County in 2008 had a tornado report inside them.

Elkhart County, 2008

	Warnings	With a report	False alarm ratio	Reports	Inside a warning	Mean lead time
Tornado warnings	1	0	100%	0
Severe thunderstorm warnings	15	7	53%	10	50%	22 min
Flash flood warnings	2	1	50%	1	100%	5 min

Each office's whole area, 2008

	Warnings	With a report	False alarm ratio	Reports	Inside a warning	Mean lead time
NWS Northern Indiana: tornado warnings	27	5	81%	8	63%	16 min
NWS Northern Indiana: severe thunderstorm warnings	162	81	50%	265	67%	27 min
NWS Northern Indiana: flash flood warnings	26	4	85%	16	44%	78 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
Dec 31, 7:25 PM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	3 hr
Dec 31, 10:28 PM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	4 hr
Jan 2, 4:29 AM EST	Lake Effect Snow Advisory	IWX	15 hr
Jan 6, 12:48 AM EST	Dense Fog Advisory	IWX	17 hr
Jan 6, 4:02 PM EST	Flood Watch	IWX	56 hr
Jan 7, 11:37 AM EST	River Flood Warning	IWX	13 days
Jan 7, 7:01 PM EST	Tornado Watch	SPC	5 hr
Jan 7, 8:55 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IWX	65 min
Jan 7, 9:22 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IWX	38 min
Jan 7, 10:06 PM EST	Flash Flood Warning	IWX	6 hr
Jan 8, 5:53 AM EST	River Flood Warning	IWX	5 days
Jan 8, 5:53 AM EST	River Flood Warning	IWX	12 days
Jan 8, 5:53 AM EST	River Flood Warning	IWX	9 days
Jan 8, 5:53 AM EST	River Flood Warning	IWX	10 days
Jan 8, 11:17 AM EST	River Flood Warning	IWX	24 hr
Jan 9, 11:32 PM EST	River Flood Warning	IWX	6 days
Jan 18, 3:00 PM EST	Wind Chill Advisory	IWX	43 hr
Jan 22, 3:27 PM EST	Lake Effect Snow Watch	IWX	14 hr
Jan 23, 5:24 AM EST	Winter Storm Warning	IWX	35 hr
Jan 23, 5:24 AM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	IWX	35 hr
Jan 28, 4:20 PM EST	Wind Advisory	IWX	42 hr
Jan 28, 11:19 PM EST	Winter Storm Warning	IWX	35 hr
Jan 29, 11:32 AM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	IWX	22 hr
Jan 29, 7:06 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	3 hr
Jan 29, 7:15 PM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	4 hr
Jan 30, 4:58 AM EST	Winter Storm Watch	IWX	26 hr
Jan 31, 4:53 AM EST	Winter Storm Warning	IWX	36 hr
Feb 1, 2:43 AM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	5 hr
Feb 3, 5:42 PM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	4 hr
Feb 3, 7:56 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	IWX	8 hr
Feb 3, 8:03 PM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Feb 4, 5:54 AM EST	Flood Watch	IWX	44 hr
Feb 4, 6:53 AM EST	Dense Fog Advisory	IWX	28 hr
Feb 4, 8:18 PM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	117 min
Feb 4, 8:27 PM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Feb 4, 8:28 PM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Feb 5, 5:07 AM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	IWX	41 hr
Feb 5, 11:29 AM EST	River Flood Warning	IWX	5 days
Feb 5, 11:29 AM EST	River Flood Warning	IWX	20 days
Feb 5, 11:29 AM EST	River Flood Warning	IWX	6 days
Feb 5, 11:29 AM EST	River Flood Warning	IWX	19 days
Feb 5, 11:29 AM EST	River Flood Warning	IWX	6 days
Feb 5, 11:57 PM EST	Flash Flood Warning	IWX	4 hr
Feb 8, 3:33 PM EST	Lake Effect Snow and Blowing Snow Advisory	IWX	13 hr
Feb 9, 4:29 AM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	IWX	43 hr
Feb 9, 12:00 PM EST	Wind Chill Advisory	IWX	46 hr
Feb 9, 3:03 PM EST	Wind Advisory	IWX	26 hr
Feb 11, 3:12 PM EST	Snow Advisory	IWX	31 hr
Feb 13, 7:09 PM EST	River Flood Warning	IWX	15 hr
Feb 15, 4:53 PM EST	Flood Watch	IWX	53 hr
Feb 16, 3:41 PM EST	Freezing Rain Advisory	IWX	15 hr
Feb 17, 11:50 AM EST	River Flood Warning	IWX	71 hr
Feb 17, 11:50 AM EST	River Flood Warning	IWX	4 days
Feb 17, 1:33 PM EST	Wind Advisory	IWX	14 hr
Feb 17, 1:52 PM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	83 min
Feb 17, 7:40 PM EST	River Flood Warning	IWX	53 hr
Feb 24, 4:31 PM EST	Winter Storm Watch	IWX	24 hr
Feb 25, 4:50 PM EST	Winter Storm Warning	IWX	20 hr
Feb 27, 10:05 AM EST	Lake Effect Snow Advisory	IWX	8 hr
Feb 28, 10:25 PM EST	Snow Advisory	IWX	14 hr
Mar 1, 4:25 AM EST	Flood Watch	IWX	60 hr
Mar 2, 3:30 PM EST	Winter Storm Watch	IWX	25 hr
Mar 3, 4:54 PM EST	Winter Storm Warning	IWX	36 hr
Mar 4, 9:15 AM EST	River Flood Warning	IWX	27 hr
Mar 5, 12:22 PM EST	River Flood Warning	IWX	46 hr
Mar 19, 3:59 PM EDT	Winter Storm Watch	IWX	36 hr
Mar 21, 4:03 AM EDT	Winter Weather Advisory	IWX	24 hr
Mar 25, 4:11 AM EDT	Wind Advisory	IWX	13 hr
Mar 27, 3:55 PM EDT	Winter Weather Advisory	IWX	12 hr
Mar 31, 3:16 PM EDT	Wind Advisory	IWX	23 hr
Mar 31, 11:46 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	IWX	6 days
Apr 9, 2:59 PM EDT	Flood Watch	IWX	40 hr
Apr 11, 4:35 AM EDT	Wind Advisory	IWX	15 hr
Apr 11, 11:47 AM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	88 min
Apr 11, 12:58 PM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	8 hr
Apr 11, 2:41 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	94 min
Apr 13, 6:01 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	IWX	41 hr
Apr 21, 5:29 AM EDT	Dense Fog Advisory	IWX	5 hr
Apr 29, 3:55 AM EDT	Freeze Warning	IWX	28 hr
May 2, 8:50 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	85 min
May 2, 9:13 PM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	3 hr
May 13, 8:11 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
May 18, 3:31 PM EDT	Frost Advisory	IWX	16 hr
Jun 4, 8:02 PM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	8 hr
Jun 4, 9:21 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	54 min
Jun 4, 9:50 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IWX	26 min
Jun 5, 2:38 AM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	3 hr
Jun 5, 10:30 AM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	90 min
Jun 6, 1:30 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	90 min
Jun 6, 2:18 PM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	10 hr
Jun 6, 4:27 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Jun 6, 5:09 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IWX	51 min
Jun 8, 12:57 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	5 hr
Jun 8, 1:44 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	91 min
Jun 8, 3:04 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	116 min
Jun 8, 3:12 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IWX	63 min
Jun 13, 5:43 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IWX	62 min
Jun 13, 11:44 AM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Jun 13, 12:27 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr
Jun 13, 12:37 PM EDT	Flash Flood Watch	IWX	4 hr
Jun 15, 7:57 AM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	33 min
Jun 15, 8:18 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	4 hr
Jun 15, 9:51 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IWX	54 min
Jun 15, 4:21 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr
Jun 15, 4:54 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IWX	66 min
Jun 21, 10:32 AM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	88 min
Jun 21, 11:52 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr
Jun 21, 2:38 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	97 min
Jun 22, 11:47 AM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	88 min
Jun 22, 12:04 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IWX	19 min
Jun 22, 8:28 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IWX	47 min
Jun 22, 9:10 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IWX	50 min
Jun 26, 4:26 AM EDT	Dense Fog Advisory	IWX	4 hr
Jun 27, 4:36 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr
Jul 2, 4:08 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr
Jul 2, 8:03 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	57 min
Jul 2, 8:23 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IWX	82 min
Jul 8, 12:56 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	IWX	64 min
Jul 20, 12:24 AM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	96 min
Jul 21, 9:24 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	4 hr
Aug 1, 2:52 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	113 min
Aug 1, 3:12 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr
Aug 1, 6:44 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	91 min
Aug 1, 8:43 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	62 min
Aug 4, 7:45 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	90 min
Aug 4, 8:17 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch PDS	SPC	7 hr
Aug 4, 9:50 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	85 min
Aug 4, 10:14 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IWX	61 min
Aug 4, 10:43 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	IWX	45 min
Aug 5, 12:58 AM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	62 min
Sep 12, 3:33 PM EDT	Flood Watch	IWX	48 hr
Sep 13, 2:46 AM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	6 hr
Sep 13, 4:28 AM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	92 min
Sep 13, 8:52 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	IWX	4 hr
Sep 13, 3:28 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Sep 13, 5:46 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	IWX	6 hr
Sep 13, 11:56 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	IWX	6 hr
Sep 14, 12:21 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	IWX	9 days
Sep 14, 12:21 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	IWX	5 days
Sep 14, 12:21 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	IWX	46 hr
Sep 14, 12:21 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	IWX	7 days
Sep 14, 12:21 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	IWX	3 days
Sep 14, 1:33 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	IWX	6 hr
Sep 14, 10:12 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	IWX	12 hr
Oct 3, 11:55 AM EDT	Frost Advisory	IWX	20 hr
Oct 4, 3:31 PM EDT	Frost Advisory	IWX	17 hr
Oct 9, 2:20 PM EDT	Frost Advisory	IWX	18 hr
Oct 15, 4:13 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IWX	47 min
Oct 18, 4:05 AM EDT	Frost Advisory	IWX	28 hr
Oct 25, 4:07 AM EDT	Wind Advisory	IWX	41 hr
Nov 17, 4:49 AM EST	Lake Effect Snow Advisory	IWX	30 hr
Nov 19, 4:01 AM EST	Lake Effect Snow Watch	IWX	24 hr
Nov 20, 3:40 AM EST	Lake Effect Snow Advisory	IWX	33 hr
Nov 29, 3:07 PM EST	Winter Storm Watch	IWX	14 hr
Nov 29, 10:57 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	IWX	17 hr
Dec 6, 4:40 AM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	IWX	24 hr
Dec 8, 1:02 PM EST	Freezing Rain Advisory	IWX	6 hr
Dec 9, 9:55 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	IWX	6 hr
Dec 14, 4:35 AM EST	Wind Advisory	IWX	29 hr
Dec 15, 1:43 AM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	IWX	8 hr
Dec 16, 4:07 AM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	IWX	27 hr
Dec 17, 1:22 AM EST	Winter Storm Watch	IWX	36 hr
Dec 18, 4:51 AM EST	Winter Storm Warning	IWX	30 hr
Dec 19, 1:45 AM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	4 hr
Dec 19, 7:22 AM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	5 hr
Dec 20, 3:34 AM EST	Wind Chill Advisory	IWX	30 hr
Dec 21, 9:31 AM EST	Wind Chill Warning	IWX	27 hr
Dec 21, 9:31 AM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	IWX	20 hr
Dec 22, 5:13 AM EST	Winter Storm Watch	IWX	24 hr
Dec 23, 5:09 AM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	IWX	23 hr
Dec 23, 7:22 PM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	4 hr
Dec 26, 3:13 AM EST	Freezing Rain Advisory	IWX	8 hr
Dec 26, 4:48 AM EST	Flood Watch	IWX	47 hr
Dec 26, 2:28 PM EST	Dense Fog Advisory	IWX	20 hr
Dec 27, 4:19 AM EST	Wind Advisory	IWX	31 hr
Dec 27, 2:54 PM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Dec 27, 4:44 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IWX	61 min
Dec 27, 8:32 PM EST	Areal Flood Warning	IWX	12 hr
Dec 27, 10:34 PM EST	River Flood Warning	IWX	13 hr
Dec 27, 10:34 PM EST	River Flood Warning	IWX	60 hr
Dec 28, 10:33 AM EST	River Flood Warning	IWX	30 hr
Dec 29, 10:25 AM EST	Wind Advisory	IWX	8 hr
Dec 30, 10:47 AM EST	River Flood Warning	IWX	4 days

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	15
Tornado Warning	1
Severe Thunderstorm Watch	11
Tornado Watch	6
Mesoscale Discussion	40
Flooding
Areal Flood Warning	4
Flash Flood Warning	2
River Flood Warning	29
Flash Flood Watch	1
Flood Watch	7
Areal Flood Advisory	3
Winter
Winter Storm Warning	6
Lake Effect Snow Watch	2
Winter Storm Watch	7
Freezing Rain Advisory	3
Lake Effect Snow Advisory	4
Lake Effect Snow and Blowing Snow Advisory	1
Snow Advisory	2
Winter Weather Advisory	14
Cold
Freeze Warning	1
Wind Chill Warning	1
Frost Advisory	5
Wind Chill Advisory	3
Wind and dust
Wind Advisory	10
Fog and smoke
Dense Fog Advisory	5

The busiest days

Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.

Nearby

Alerts in force now Tornadoes on record Forecast The radar archive 2007 2009

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.