Alert archive / Indiana / Union County
Weather alerts in Union County, Indiana, 2019
111 weather alerts in 2019, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Union County and its neighbors
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2019. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 111
- Warnings
- 19
- Watches
- 16
- Advisories
- 43
- Busiest month
- February19 alerts
- Busiest day
- February 7, 20197 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 Union County in 2019 had a tornado report inside them; 0 of 1 tornado reports fell inside a warning.
Union County, 2019
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 1 | 0 | 100% | 1 | 0% | |
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 10 | 7 | 30% | 2 | 50% | 1 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 1 | 1 | 0% | 1 | 100% | 257 min |
Each office's whole area, 2019
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Wilmington, OH: tornado warnings | 64 | 19 | 70% | 52 | 65% | 17 min |
| NWS Wilmington, OH: severe thunderstorm warnings | 248 | 164 | 34% | 544 | 66% | 16 min |
| NWS Wilmington, OH: flash flood warnings | 43 | 28 | 35% | 89 | 85% | 91 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 8, 3:35 AM EST | Wind Advisory | ILN | 16 hr |
| Jan 11, 3:38 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | ILN | 56 hr |
| Jan 11, 3:38 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | ILN | 56 hr |
| Jan 15, 7:00 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | ILN | 14 hr |
| Jan 17, 2:59 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | ILN | 24 hr |
| Jan 17, 6:10 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | ILN | 10 hr |
| Jan 18, 11:29 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | ILN | 43 hr |
| Jan 19, 10:35 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Jan 20, 4:48 AM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | ILN | 31 hr |
| Jan 24, 11:45 AM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | ILN | 23 hr |
| Jan 28, 2:15 AM EST | Wind Chill Watch | ILN | 14 hr |
| Jan 28, 3:46 PM EST | Wind Chill Warning | ILN | 69 hr |
| Jan 28, 3:46 PM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | ILN | 69 hr |
| Jan 28, 3:46 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | ILN | 16 min |
| Jan 28, 4:02 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | ILN | 18 hr |
| Jan 31, 3:15 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | ILN | 31 hr |
| Feb 2, 12:16 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | ILN | 13 hr |
| Feb 5, 3:53 PM EST | Flood Watch | ILN | 60 hr |
| Feb 6, 12:04 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | ILN | 3 hr |
| Feb 6, 7:45 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | ILN | 8 hr |
| Feb 7, 11:21 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | ILN | 3 hr |
| Feb 7, 12:19 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | ILN | 4 hr |
| Feb 7, 1:47 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | ILN | 43 min |
| Feb 7, 2:53 PM EST | Wind Advisory | ILN | 13 hr |
| Feb 7, 3:00 PM EST | River Flood Warning | ILN | 17 hr |
| Feb 7, 4:41 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | ILN | 16 hr |
| Feb 9, 3:15 PM EST | Flood Watch | ILN | 3 days |
| Feb 10, 3:37 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | ILN | 17 hr |
| Feb 11, 3:24 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | ILN | 7 hr |
| Feb 12, 3:26 AM EST | Wind Advisory | ILN | 28 hr |
| Feb 12, 3:32 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | ILN | 6 hr |
| Feb 17, 3:29 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | ILN | 22 hr |
| Feb 19, 3:13 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | ILN | 29 hr |
| Feb 20, 3:25 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 6 hr |
| Feb 23, 2:41 PM EST | Wind Advisory | ILN | 34 hr |
| Mar 2, 3:43 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | ILN | 29 hr |
| Mar 9, 3:11 PM EST | Wind Advisory | ILN | 19 hr |
| Mar 13, 3:03 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | ILN | 31 hr |
| Mar 14, 10:47 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Mar 14, 3:27 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILN | 15 min |
| Apr 12, 7:18 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 117 min |
| Apr 14, 3:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | 41 min |
| Apr 14, 3:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | 45 min |
| Apr 18, 9:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | 23 min |
| May 1, 4:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | 31 min |
| May 1, 5:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | 35 min |
| May 1, 6:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | 30 min |
| May 2, 3:39 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | ILN | 6 hr |
| May 3, 6:42 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILN | 5 hr |
| May 17, 1:56 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| May 17, 3:17 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 88 min |
| May 19, 3:51 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | ILN | 12 hr |
| May 19, 7:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | 50 min |
| May 19, 8:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | 38 min |
| May 23, 6:36 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | 39 min |
| May 25, 1:07 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 83 min |
| May 25, 2:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| May 26, 4:06 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 84 min |
| May 27, 6:30 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 90 min |
| May 27, 8:20 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| May 31, 4:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | 37 min |
| May 31, 5:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | 25 min |
| Jun 5, 1:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 5, 4:35 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 115 min |
| Jun 5, 4:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | 37 min |
| Jun 5, 5:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | 47 min |
| Jun 9, 10:29 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | ILN | 7 hr |
| Jun 15, 3:25 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | ILN | 6 days |
| Jun 15, 8:40 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
| Jun 15, 9:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | 34 min |
| Jun 15, 9:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | 32 min |
| Jun 15, 10:12 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 63 min |
| Jun 17, 5:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | 30 min |
| Jun 19, 12:34 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 116 min |
| Jun 23, 4:08 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 97 min |
| Jun 23, 4:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | 47 min |
| Jun 23, 5:42 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 63 min |
| Jul 2, 3:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | 26 min |
| Jul 6, 2:36 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 16, 4:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | 29 min |
| Jul 17, 3:55 AM EDT | Excessive Heat Watch | ILN | 24 hr |
| Jul 17, 3:43 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | ILN | 12 hr |
| Jul 18, 3:42 AM EDT | Excessive Heat Warning | ILN | 4 days |
| Jul 20, 3:52 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | ILN | 24 hr |
| Jul 21, 1:56 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 14, 5:15 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | ILN | 5 hr |
| Aug 18, 3:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Aug 18, 8:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | 46 min |
| Aug 18, 9:02 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 58 min |
| Aug 18, 9:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | 44 min |
| Aug 20, 3:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 30, 4:01 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 119 min |
| Aug 30, 4:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | 34 min |
| Sep 1, 3:03 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 117 min |
| Oct 12, 3:36 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | ILN | 30 hr |
| Oct 17, 3:04 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | ILN | 19 hr |
| Oct 18, 3:20 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | ILN | 18 hr |
| Oct 26, 5:48 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 87 min |
| Oct 30, 3:30 AM EDT | Freeze Watch | ILN | 24 hr |
| Oct 31, 1:05 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | ILN | 5 hr |
| Oct 31, 3:59 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | ILN | 31 hr |
| Oct 31, 3:59 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | ILN | 20 hr |
| Nov 10, 3:11 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | ILN | 44 hr |
| Nov 25, 2:51 PM EST | High Wind Watch | ILN | 22 hr |
| Nov 26, 1:08 PM EST | Wind Advisory | ILN | 32 hr |
| Dec 15, 3:52 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | ILN | 26 hr |
| Dec 15, 3:11 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 hr |
| Dec 16, 3:30 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | ILN | 31 hr |
| Dec 24, 3:09 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | ILN | 11 hr |
| Dec 27, 10:28 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | ILN | 13 hr |
| Dec 30, 3:13 AM EST | Wind Advisory | ILN | 4 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.