Alert archive / Indiana / Ohio County
Weather alerts in Ohio County, Indiana, 2015
140 weather alerts in 2015, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Ohio County and its neighbors
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- Alerts
- 140
- Warnings
- 18
- Watches
- 29
- Advisories
- 40
- Busiest month
- July36 alerts
- Busiest day
- July 14, 201512 alerts
Over time
By month
Warning verification
How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.
Ohio County, 2015
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 8 | 7 | 13% | 2 | 50% | 12 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 2 | 1 | 50% | 0 |
Each office's whole area, 2015
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Wilmington, OH: tornado warnings | 18 | 6 | 67% | 13 | 77% | 9 min |
| NWS Wilmington, OH: severe thunderstorm warnings | 218 | 136 | 38% | 587 | 71% | 19 min |
| NWS Wilmington, OH: flash flood warnings | 30 | 12 | 60% | 34 | 79% | 59 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, 1:54 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | ILN | 19 hr |
| Jan 6, 3:52 PM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | ILN | 48 hr |
| Jan 10, 4:00 PM EST | Freezing Rain Advisory | ILN | 24 hr |
| Jan 11, 4:01 PM EST | Freezing Rain Advisory | ILN | 18 hr |
| Jan 31, 3:41 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | ILN | 19 hr |
| Feb 14, 4:06 AM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | ILN | 32 hr |
| Feb 14, 11:57 AM EST | Wind Advisory | ILN | 7 hr |
| Feb 15, 3:57 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | ILN | 11 hr |
| Feb 15, 10:01 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | ILN | 37 hr |
| Feb 16, 9:51 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 6 hr |
| Feb 17, 3:45 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | ILN | 27 hr |
| Feb 18, 4:03 AM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | ILN | 56 hr |
| Feb 18, 3:45 PM EST | Wind Chill Warning | ILN | 18 hr |
| Feb 18, 3:45 PM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | ILN | 44 hr |
| Feb 20, 4:13 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | ILN | 39 hr |
| Feb 28, 4:02 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | ILN | 37 hr |
| Mar 2, 3:13 PM EST | Flood Watch | ILN | 51 hr |
| Mar 2, 3:27 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | ILN | 24 hr |
| Mar 2, 3:27 PM EST | Freezing Rain Advisory | ILN | 24 hr |
| Mar 3, 3:10 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | ILN | 46 hr |
| Mar 3, 8:57 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | ILN | 6 hr |
| Mar 4, 3:00 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | ILN | 6 hr |
| Mar 4, 5:53 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 6 hr |
| Mar 6, 10:51 AM EST | River Flood Warning | ILN | 3 days |
| Mar 10, 6:49 PM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | ILN | 19 hr |
| Mar 10, 11:39 PM EDT | River Flood Advisory | ILN | 36 hr |
| Mar 12, 11:59 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | ILN | 8 days |
| Mar 12, 4:00 PM EDT | Flood Watch | ILN | 46 hr |
| Mar 13, 4:02 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILN | 6 hr |
| Mar 14, 3:41 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILN | 9 hr |
| Mar 14, 12:13 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILN | 6 hr |
| Apr 2, 4:00 AM EDT | Flood Watch | ILN | 40 hr |
| Apr 2, 8:32 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 58 min |
| Apr 2, 11:39 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILN | 28 hr |
| Apr 3, 3:23 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 97 min |
| Apr 8, 10:16 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 119 min |
| Apr 8, 10:34 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Apr 8, 10:54 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | 36 min |
| Apr 8, 3:40 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | ILN | 41 hr |
| Apr 9, 2:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Apr 9, 4:01 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 59 min |
| Apr 9, 4:49 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 56 min |
| Apr 9, 5:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | 25 min |
| Apr 9, 5:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | 33 min |
| Apr 9, 5:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | 33 min |
| Apr 9, 11:56 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 94 min |
| Apr 10, 1:37 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Apr 10, 2:17 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | 28 min |
| Apr 10, 2:43 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILN | 3 hr |
| Apr 11, 3:32 PM EDT | River Flood Advisory | ILN | 5 days |
| Apr 22, 3:45 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | ILN | 16 hr |
| Apr 23, 3:13 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | ILN | 12 hr |
| Apr 23, 3:13 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | ILN | 30 hr |
| May 11, 12:48 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 11, 1:14 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| May 11, 1:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | 34 min |
| May 15, 5:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | 27 min |
| May 26, 1:24 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 26, 2:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
| May 26, 3:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | 27 min |
| May 26, 3:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | 28 min |
| May 27, 1:22 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 83 min |
| May 30, 7:23 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 67 min |
| Jun 7, 5:45 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | ILN | 4 hr |
| Jun 8, 11:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | 30 min |
| Jun 8, 11:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | 33 min |
| Jun 12, 4:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | 40 min |
| Jun 17, 3:20 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 115 min |
| Jun 18, 2:28 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 18, 4:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | 37 min |
| Jun 18, 4:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 19, 11:41 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILN | 4 hr |
| Jun 19, 2:37 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | ILN | 26 hr |
| Jun 25, 8:11 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | 34 min |
| Jun 25, 8:26 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 25, 9:12 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | 33 min |
| Jun 26, 3:20 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | ILN | 25 hr |
| Jun 26, 3:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jun 29, 1:52 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 30, 12:03 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 30, 12:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Jun 30, 1:40 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILN | 3 hr |
| Jun 30, 2:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | 37 min |
| Jun 30, 3:08 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILN | 3 hr |
| Jun 30, 3:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | 27 min |
| Jun 30, 6:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | 27 min |
| Jul 2, 11:31 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILN | 3 hr |
| Jul 2, 12:14 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | ILN | 32 hr |
| Jul 7, 3:43 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | ILN | 28 hr |
| Jul 10, 10:15 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | ILN | 6 hr |
| Jul 10, 10:43 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jul 11, 3:57 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | ILN | 5 hr |
| Jul 12, 3:44 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | ILN | 6 hr |
| Jul 12, 4:57 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 12, 5:41 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | 34 min |
| Jul 13, 4:15 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | ILN | 39 hr |
| Jul 13, 12:01 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 89 min |
| Jul 13, 12:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jul 13, 1:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | 56 min |
| Jul 13, 9:31 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 59 min |
| Jul 13, 10:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jul 14, 12:03 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | 13 min |
| Jul 14, 12:47 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 58 min |
| Jul 14, 12:59 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILN | 3 hr |
| Jul 14, 1:13 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILN | 3 hr |
| Jul 14, 2:54 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILN | 4 hr |
| Jul 14, 6:34 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | 26 min |
| Jul 14, 12:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jul 14, 3:12 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 93 min |
| Jul 14, 3:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | 36 min |
| Jul 14, 4:37 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 83 min |
| Jul 17, 3:27 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 63 min |
| Jul 17, 3:53 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | ILN | 36 hr |
| Jul 17, 6:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | 35 min |
| Jul 17, 6:54 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Jul 17, 7:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | 25 min |
| Jul 17, 7:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | 33 min |
| Jul 17, 7:32 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILN | 3 hr |
| Jul 17, 8:00 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILN | 3 hr |
| Jul 17, 8:51 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILN | 4 hr |
| Jul 19, 12:56 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | ILN | 10 hr |
| Jul 26, 4:10 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 3, 3:18 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 117 min |
| Aug 3, 6:43 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 92 min |
| Aug 19, 4:28 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Sep 4, 8:58 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILN | 3 hr |
| Oct 12, 6:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | 37 min |
| Oct 12, 6:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | 35 min |
| Oct 16, 4:21 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | ILN | 30 hr |
| Oct 16, 4:21 AM EDT | Freeze Watch | ILN | 24 hr |
| Oct 17, 4:26 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | ILN | 30 hr |
| Dec 4, 9:17 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | ILN | 15 hr |
| Dec 10, 5:45 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | ILN | 5 hr |
| Dec 23, 1:28 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Dec 23, 3:16 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 59 min |
| Dec 23, 4:09 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | 51 min |
| Dec 23, 5:03 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | 42 min |
| Dec 23, 6:45 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | ILN | 45 min |
| Dec 27, 10:07 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | ILN | 10 hr |
| Dec 28, 4:39 AM EST | Flood Watch | ILN | 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.