Alert archive / Indiana / Washington County
Weather alerts in Washington County, Indiana, 2009
146 weather alerts in 2009, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Washington County and its neighbors
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2009. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 146
- Warnings
- 57
- Watches
- 28
- Advisories
- 17
- Busiest month
- June28 alerts
- Busiest day
- August 4, 200920 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 2 tornado warnings covering Washington County in 2009 had a tornado report inside them.
Washington County, 2009
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 2 | 0 | 100% | 0 | ||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 15 | 9 | 40% | 4 | 50% | 31 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 8 | 6 | 25% | 3 | 33% | 368 min |
Each office's whole area, 2009
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Louisville, KY: tornado warnings | 44 | 2 | 95% | 16 | 13% | 13 min |
| NWS Louisville, KY: severe thunderstorm warnings | 284 | 127 | 55% | 337 | 66% | 15 min |
| NWS Louisville, KY: flash flood warnings | 75 | 43 | 43% | 137 | 67% | 89 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, 3:05 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LMK | 18 hr |
| Jan 6, 1:06 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 hr |
| Jan 12, 3:33 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LMK | 14 hr |
| Jan 14, 2:42 PM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | LMK | 19 hr |
| Jan 15, 3:11 PM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | LMK | 18 hr |
| Jan 25, 4:30 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | LMK | 24 hr |
| Jan 26, 4:25 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | LMK | 56 hr |
| Jan 27, 12:44 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 5 hr |
| Jan 27, 12:25 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 hr |
| Jan 27, 7:25 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jan 28, 12:31 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 5 hr |
| Jan 28, 7:40 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 5 hr |
| Feb 2, 4:13 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LMK | 36 hr |
| Feb 8, 12:08 PM EST | River Flood Warning | IND | 8 days |
| Feb 10, 3:34 AM EST | High Wind Watch | LMK | 11 hr |
| Feb 10, 2:25 PM EST | High Wind Warning | LMK | 32 hr |
| Feb 11, 10:46 AM EST | River Flood Warning | IND | 7 days |
| Feb 11, 11:38 AM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Feb 11, 1:31 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 44 min |
| Feb 11, 1:35 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 85 min |
| Feb 27, 2:28 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 92 min |
| Mar 8, 2:31 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 119 min |
| Mar 8, 2:52 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Mar 8, 4:14 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 91 min |
| Mar 8, 5:36 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 54 min |
| Mar 10, 8:31 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 119 min |
| Mar 28, 7:24 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
| Mar 28, 8:21 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 54 min |
| Apr 2, 3:04 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 116 min |
| Apr 2, 5:35 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 85 min |
| Apr 2, 6:27 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 3 hr |
| Apr 5, 12:44 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Apr 5, 3:02 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 88 min |
| Apr 5, 6:37 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Apr 6, 3:53 AM EDT | Freeze Watch | LMK | 35 hr |
| Apr 6, 3:53 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | LMK | 30 hr |
| Apr 6, 7:27 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | 4 days |
| Apr 7, 3:11 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | LMK | 18 hr |
| Apr 9, 12:43 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | 10 days |
| Apr 10, 1:50 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 85 min |
| Apr 10, 9:53 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Apr 10, 2:26 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 64 min |
| Apr 11, 12:17 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | 6 days |
| Apr 13, 1:58 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Apr 13, 2:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 32 min |
| Apr 13, 3:27 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 63 min |
| Apr 13, 3:39 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | 21 min |
| Apr 13, 4:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 49 min |
| Apr 13, 4:22 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 53 min |
| Apr 27, 10:55 AM EDT | Red Flag Warning | LMK | 7 hr |
| Apr 30, 11:35 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | 5 days |
| May 2, 1:26 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | 5 days |
| May 8, 1:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| May 8, 2:43 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | LMK | 6 hr |
| May 13, 10:24 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | 7 days |
| May 14, 12:27 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 93 min |
| May 14, 2:01 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| May 14, 11:20 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | 8 days |
| May 15, 4:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 36 min |
| May 15, 9:14 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 17, 2:55 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | LMK | 16 hr |
| May 28, 1:28 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 62 min |
| May 28, 5:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 23 min |
| May 30, 4:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 11 hr |
| May 30, 7:01 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 59 min |
| May 30, 9:53 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 67 min |
| May 30, 11:37 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 23 min |
| Jun 2, 3:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Jun 2, 4:47 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 88 min |
| Jun 2, 7:13 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 62 min |
| Jun 2, 7:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 25 min |
| Jun 2, 8:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 44 min |
| Jun 2, 9:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 23 min |
| Jun 2, 9:19 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 56 min |
| Jun 10, 9:58 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 62 min |
| Jun 11, 12:06 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Jun 11, 4:15 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 60 min |
| Jun 11, 10:32 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | 3 days |
| Jun 11, 4:07 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 53 min |
| Jun 11, 4:42 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 33 min |
| Jun 11, 5:47 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jun 14, 12:33 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 87 min |
| Jun 14, 2:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 16, 11:40 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Jun 16, 2:10 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 35 min |
| Jun 18, 7:09 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 18, 7:30 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jun 18, 9:55 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 35 min |
| Jun 18, 10:23 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 37 min |
| Jun 19, 4:27 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | LMK | 14 hr |
| Jun 20, 12:46 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jun 20, 2:07 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 53 min |
| Jun 21, 3:23 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 97 min |
| Jun 22, 9:12 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | 118 min |
| Jun 26, 3:34 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 86 min |
| Jul 25, 4:09 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 96 min |
| Jul 30, 9:36 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LMK | 12 min |
| Jul 30, 9:49 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | 116 min |
| Jul 31, 8:36 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | 48 hr |
| Jul 31, 9:03 AM EDT | River Flood Advisory | IND | 36 hr |
| Aug 4, 6:38 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 52 min |
| Aug 4, 6:58 AM EDT | River Flood Advisory | IND | 36 hr |
| Aug 4, 7:36 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | 3 hr |
| Aug 4, 8:45 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | 2 hr |
| Aug 4, 9:41 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Aug 4, 9:47 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 58 min |
| Aug 4, 10:13 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LMK | 2 hr |
| Aug 4, 12:41 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 94 min |
| Aug 4, 1:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 31 min |
| Aug 4, 1:17 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | 3 hr |
| Aug 4, 1:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 27 min |
| Aug 4, 1:39 PM EDT | River Flood Advisory | IND | 36 hr |
| Aug 4, 1:39 PM EDT | River Flood Advisory | IND | 36 hr |
| Aug 4, 1:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 36 min |
| Aug 4, 1:43 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | 4 hr |
| Aug 4, 3:31 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | 4 days |
| Aug 4, 3:31 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | 21 hr |
| Aug 4, 3:31 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | 9 days |
| Aug 4, 4:19 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | 3 hr |
| Aug 4, 7:02 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LMK | 3 hr |
| Aug 4, 8:21 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | LMK | 16 hr |
| Aug 4, 10:22 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LMK | 6 hr |
| Aug 10, 3:24 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 96 min |
| Aug 28, 2:57 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Sep 6, 9:50 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | 3 hr |
| Sep 8, 5:46 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | LMK | 6 hr |
| Sep 9, 4:58 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | LMK | 5 hr |
| Sep 20, 5:27 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | 22 min |
| Sep 24, 2:36 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | LMK | 57 hr |
| Oct 8, 4:12 AM EDT | Flood Watch | LMK | 40 hr |
| Oct 8, 11:00 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | 48 hr |
| Oct 8, 11:00 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | 8 days |
| Oct 9, 12:13 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | 10 hr |
| Oct 9, 4:10 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | LMK | 24 hr |
| Oct 9, 9:58 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LMK | 5 hr |
| Oct 17, 3:27 AM EDT | Freeze Watch | LMK | 12 hr |
| Oct 17, 3:41 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | LMK | 17 hr |
| Oct 31, 11:26 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | 24 hr |
| Dec 7, 3:39 PM EST | High Wind Watch | LMK | 24 hr |
| Dec 8, 4:00 PM EST | High Wind Warning | LMK | 27 hr |
| Dec 8, 4:00 PM EST | Wind Advisory | LMK | 12 hr |
| Dec 9, 3:18 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 27 min |
| Dec 13, 7:20 PM EST | River Flood Warning | IND | 63 hr |
| Dec 15, 6:17 AM EST | River Flood Warning | IND | 3 days |
| Dec 24, 9:45 AM EST | River Flood Warning | IND | 26 hr |
| Dec 24, 3:18 PM EST | Wind Advisory | LMK | 19 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.