Alert archive / Indiana / Washington County
Weather alerts in Washington County, Indiana, 2019
140 weather alerts in 2019, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Washington County and its neighbors
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- Alerts
- 140
- Warnings
- 49
- Watches
- 16
- Advisories
- 41
- Busiest month
- June42 alerts
- Busiest day
- June 16, 201912 alerts
Over time
By month
Warning verification
How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.
1 of 2 tornado warnings covering Washington County in 2019 had a tornado report inside them; 1 of 1 tornado reports fell inside a warning, on average 0 minutes after it went out.
Washington County, 2019
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 2 | 1 | 50% | 1 | 100% | 0 min |
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 14 | 12 | 14% | 8 | 100% | 11 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 2 | 2 | 0% | 0 |
Each office's whole area, 2019
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Louisville, KY: tornado warnings | 9 | 2 | 78% | 5 | 40% | 1 min |
| NWS Louisville, KY: severe thunderstorm warnings | 216 | 128 | 41% | 283 | 75% | 15 min |
| NWS Louisville, KY: flash flood warnings | 29 | 23 | 21% | 77 | 86% | 98 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, 9:35 PM EST | River Flood Warning | IND | 5 days |
| Jan 2, 11:50 AM EST | River Flood Warning | IND | 5 days |
| Jan 5, 9:59 AM EST | River Flood Warning | IND | 3 days |
| Jan 8, 3:25 AM EST | Wind Advisory | LMK | 17 hr |
| Jan 11, 3:18 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | LMK | 33 hr |
| Jan 18, 2:34 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LMK | 38 hr |
| Jan 19, 3:59 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | LMK | 24 hr |
| Jan 19, 10:21 PM EST | River Flood Warning | IND | 8 days |
| Jan 19, 10:35 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Jan 28, 3:58 PM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | LMK | 51 hr |
| Jan 29, 9:42 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LMK | 11 hr |
| Jan 31, 3:35 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LMK | 19 hr |
| Feb 1, 11:02 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | LMK | 12 hr |
| Feb 5, 3:24 PM EST | Flood Watch | LMK | 56 hr |
| Feb 6, 10:15 AM EST | River Flood Warning | IND | 10 days |
| Feb 7, 10:07 AM EST | Wind Advisory | LMK | 14 hr |
| Feb 7, 9:12 PM EST | River Flood Warning | IND | 16 hr |
| Feb 7, 9:18 PM EST | River Flood Warning | IND | 21 days |
| Feb 8, 1:05 AM EST | River Flood Advisory | LMK | 8 hr |
| Feb 9, 3:02 PM EST | Flood Watch | LMK | 67 hr |
| Feb 9, 3:03 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LMK | 23 hr |
| Feb 11, 9:22 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | 6 hr |
| Feb 12, 3:05 AM EST | Wind Advisory | LMK | 25 hr |
| Feb 12, 5:10 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | 5 hr |
| Feb 12, 12:24 PM EST | River Flood Advisory | LMK | 11 hr |
| Feb 14, 3:22 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LMK | 38 hr |
| Feb 19, 3:12 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LMK | 27 hr |
| Feb 20, 3:45 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | 37 min |
| Feb 20, 4:20 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | LMK | 2 hr |
| Feb 20, 2:54 PM EST | River Flood Warning | IND | 4 days |
| Feb 23, 3:20 PM EST | Wind Advisory | LMK | 29 hr |
| Feb 25, 12:16 PM EST | River Flood Warning | IND | 21 days |
| Mar 2, 3:25 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LMK | 30 hr |
| Mar 7, 4:08 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LMK | 32 hr |
| Mar 10, 12:30 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | 69 hr |
| Mar 13, 3:04 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | LMK | 32 hr |
| Mar 14, 10:47 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Mar 14, 11:15 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | 47 hr |
| Mar 14, 2:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 24 min |
| Mar 14, 2:14 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | 16 min |
| Mar 14, 2:58 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | 17 min |
| Mar 14, 3:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 20 min |
| Mar 30, 2:29 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | 4 days |
| Apr 10, 2:55 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | LMK | 29 hr |
| Apr 17, 10:39 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | 21 days |
| Apr 20, 3:32 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | 6 hr |
| Apr 20, 4:15 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LMK | 9 hr |
| Apr 20, 9:54 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | LMK | 18 hr |
| Apr 20, 12:05 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | 14 hr |
| Apr 21, 3:34 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | LMK | 6 hr |
| Apr 25, 11:07 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | 5 days |
| Apr 25, 5:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 28 min |
| Apr 25, 5:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 48 min |
| May 1, 4:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 33 min |
| May 2, 2:14 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | LMK | 7 hr |
| May 2, 11:27 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | 5 days |
| May 2, 8:54 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | LMK | 14 hr |
| May 3, 4:36 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | 31 hr |
| May 23, 3:39 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 96 min |
| May 24, 11:24 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | 11 hr |
| May 26, 1:09 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 96 min |
| May 26, 1:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| May 26, 4:29 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 27, 1:20 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | LMK | 8 hr |
| May 29, 7:30 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 60 min |
| May 30, 12:08 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | 2 hr |
| Jun 5, 4:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 5, 5:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 44 min |
| Jun 5, 5:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 46 min |
| Jun 5, 6:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 48 min |
| Jun 5, 6:43 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | 3 hr |
| Jun 5, 8:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 45 min |
| Jun 5, 8:44 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 91 min |
| Jun 5, 8:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 23 min |
| Jun 5, 8:59 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | 3 hr |
| Jun 10, 11:02 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | 13 hr |
| Jun 15, 11:23 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | 7 days |
| Jun 15, 1:57 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Jun 15, 2:49 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 16, 5:28 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 47 min |
| Jun 16, 10:14 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | 13 hr |
| Jun 16, 2:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 50 min |
| Jun 16, 2:46 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 59 min |
| Jun 16, 2:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 33 min |
| Jun 16, 3:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Jun 16, 3:37 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | 113 min |
| Jun 16, 3:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 25 min |
| Jun 16, 4:06 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | 3 hr |
| Jun 16, 4:42 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 93 min |
| Jun 16, 5:41 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | 3 hr |
| Jun 16, 6:59 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LMK | 6 hr |
| Jun 16, 8:43 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LMK | 6 hr |
| Jun 17, 3:41 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | LMK | 69 hr |
| Jun 17, 1:40 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 18, 1:52 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | 3 hr |
| Jun 18, 2:15 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | 3 hr |
| Jun 18, 7:10 PM EDT | River Flood Advisory | LMK | 22 hr |
| Jun 19, 12:34 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 116 min |
| Jun 21, 3:10 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | LMK | 21 hr |
| Jun 23, 1:31 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 89 min |
| Jun 23, 2:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 23, 4:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 25 min |
| Jun 23, 4:08 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 97 min |
| Jun 30, 5:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 29 min |
| Jun 30, 6:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 30 min |
| Jun 30, 6:47 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 118 min |
| Jun 30, 6:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 37 min |
| Jun 30, 7:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 48 min |
| Jul 16, 2:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 21 min |
| Jul 16, 2:34 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 16, 4:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 35 min |
| Jul 17, 3:08 AM EDT | Excessive Heat Watch | LMK | 13 hr |
| Jul 17, 3:49 PM EDT | Excessive Heat Warning | LMK | 4 days |
| Jul 29, 4:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 31 min |
| Aug 6, 7:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 28 min |
| Aug 12, 11:00 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 13, 12:45 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 13, 2:29 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 46 min |
| Aug 17, 1:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 28 min |
| Aug 20, 2:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Aug 22, 2:33 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 27 min |
| Aug 22, 2:57 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 33 min |
| Sep 1, 3:03 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 117 min |
| Oct 12, 2:45 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | LMK | 18 hr |
| Oct 17, 3:25 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | LMK | 18 hr |
| Oct 21, 9:25 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 50 min |
| Oct 26, 3:36 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | LMK | 17 hr |
| Oct 26, 5:48 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 87 min |
| Oct 30, 3:37 AM EDT | Freeze Watch | LMK | 25 hr |
| Oct 30, 10:29 PM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | LMK | 7 hr |
| Oct 31, 4:11 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | LMK | 31 hr |
| Nov 11, 4:21 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LMK | 28 hr |
| Nov 26, 3:50 AM EST | Wind Advisory | LMK | 37 hr |
| Nov 30, 2:12 PM EST | Flash Flood Watch | LMK | 13 hr |
| Nov 30, 3:09 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | 3 hr |
| Dec 15, 3:33 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LMK | 20 hr |
| Dec 15, 3:11 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 hr |
| Dec 16, 2:57 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LMK | 19 hr |
| Dec 28, 3:04 PM EST | Flood Watch | LMK | 33 hr |
| Dec 30, 10:38 AM EST | River Flood Warning | IND | 3 days |
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.