Alert archive / Kentucky / Ballard County

Weather alerts in Ballard County, Kentucky, 2013

121 weather alerts in 2013, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.

Ballard County and its neighbors

Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2013. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts: 121
Warnings: 39
Watches: 17
Advisories: 34
Busiest month: June18 alerts
Busiest day: November 17, 20138 alerts

Over time

By month

Warning verification

How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.

2 of 6 tornado warnings covering Ballard County in 2013 had a tornado report inside them; 1 of 2 tornado reports fell inside a warning, on average 7 minutes after it went out.

Ballard County, 2013

	Warnings	With a report	False alarm ratio	Reports	Inside a warning	Mean lead time
Tornado warnings	6	2	67%	2	50%	7 min
Severe thunderstorm warnings	6	4	33%	13	23%	18 min
Flash flood warnings	6	6	0%	11	64%	33 min

Each office's whole area, 2013

	Warnings	With a report	False alarm ratio	Reports	Inside a warning	Mean lead time
NWS Paducah, KY: tornado warnings	92	26	72%	91	62%	15 min
NWS Paducah, KY: severe thunderstorm warnings	138	65	53%	261	50%	18 min
NWS Paducah, KY: flash flood warnings	46	25	46%	134	72%	140 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, Central Time. Each opens its own page with the text, the map, the radar and the sounding.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jan 10, 5:40 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Jan 12, 4:51 AM CST	Flash Flood Watch	PAH	34 hr
Jan 12, 2:41 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	PAH	2 hr
Jan 13, 12:38 AM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	PAH	10 hr
Jan 13, 9:44 AM CST	Areal Flood Warning	PAH	8 hr
Jan 19, 10:37 AM CST	River Flood Warning	PAH	6 days
Jan 24, 1:25 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	PAH	20 hr
Jan 29, 2:50 AM CST	Wind Advisory	PAH	23 hr
Jan 29, 6:08 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Jan 29, 7:13 PM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	6 hr
Jan 29, 9:19 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	86 min
Jan 29, 9:48 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	27 min
Jan 29, 10:14 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	31 min
Jan 29, 10:43 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	47 min
Jan 31, 2:48 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	PAH	6 hr
Feb 5, 12:11 PM CST	River Flood Warning	PAH	5 days
Feb 18, 2:00 AM CST	Wind Advisory	PAH	19 hr
Feb 20, 11:53 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	PAH	34 hr
Mar 10, 1:04 PM CDT	Wind Advisory	PAH	3 hr
Mar 13, 12:16 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	PAH	70 hr
Mar 13, 12:16 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	PAH	13 days
Mar 18, 11:03 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	PAH	8 days
Mar 29, 11:57 PM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	PAH	9 hr
Apr 10, 6:09 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	96 min
Apr 10, 7:55 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	95 min
Apr 10, 8:28 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr
Apr 10, 11:08 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	97 min
Apr 12, 3:00 PM CDT	Frost Advisory	PAH	17 hr
Apr 16, 2:54 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	96 min
Apr 17, 12:59 PM CDT	Wind Advisory	PAH	30 hr
Apr 18, 9:25 AM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	8 hr
Apr 18, 12:48 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	87 min
Apr 18, 6:57 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PAH	6 hr
Apr 19, 4:59 AM CDT	Frost Advisory	PAH	27 hr
Apr 19, 12:40 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	PAH	30 days
Apr 19, 12:40 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	PAH	32 days
Apr 24, 3:06 PM CDT	Frost Advisory	PAH	17 hr
Apr 29, 3:16 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	PAH	5 hr
May 2, 11:32 AM CDT	Flood Watch	PAH	36 hr
May 3, 3:45 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PAH	6 hr
May 6, 11:21 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	PAH	31 min
May 6, 11:21 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	PAH	31 min
May 12, 12:51 PM CDT	Frost Advisory	PAH	19 hr
May 14, 3:43 AM CDT	Lake Wind Advisory	PAH	14 hr
May 15, 3:51 AM CDT	Lake Wind Advisory	PAH	14 hr
May 18, 2:46 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	PAH	6 hr
May 20, 10:25 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	65 min
May 20, 10:56 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	6 hr
May 21, 2:59 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	91 min
May 28, 3:05 AM CDT	Lake Wind Advisory	PAH	17 hr
May 30, 1:35 AM CDT	Lake Wind Advisory	PAH	18 hr
May 31, 9:37 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	6 hr
Jun 1, 3:46 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	29 min
Jun 1, 4:56 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	PAH	2 hr
Jun 1, 6:58 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	PAH	107 min
Jun 1, 8:40 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	PAH	3 hr
Jun 1, 1:06 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	PAH	24 hr
Jun 1, 1:06 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	PAH	15 days
Jun 3, 12:00 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	PAH	48 hr
Jun 9, 1:28 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	62 min
Jun 9, 2:04 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr
Jun 9, 5:03 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	87 min
Jun 12, 1:53 AM CDT	Lake Wind Advisory	PAH	19 hr
Jun 13, 3:45 AM CDT	Lake Wind Advisory	PAH	15 hr
Jun 17, 11:00 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	PAH	72 hr
Jun 17, 2:31 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PAH	119 min
Jun 26, 3:40 AM CDT	Lake Wind Advisory	PAH	14 hr
Jun 26, 12:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	11 hr
Jun 26, 6:54 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	96 min
Jul 5, 10:45 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	PAH	13 days
Jul 6, 6:27 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PAH	3 hr
Jul 8, 7:59 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	PAH	10 days
Jul 23, 7:13 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	92 min
Aug 6, 2:47 PM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	PAH	20 hr
Aug 7, 6:36 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	114 min
Aug 9, 2:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	30 min
Aug 12, 3:52 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	83 min
Aug 19, 3:44 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	PAH	5 hr
Aug 30, 11:41 AM CDT	Heat Advisory	PAH	52 hr
Oct 5, 2:15 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	3 hr
Oct 5, 5:20 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	PAH	25 min
Oct 5, 5:44 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	PAH	31 min
Oct 5, 8:17 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	43 min
Oct 5, 8:42 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	5 hr
Oct 5, 9:27 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	PAH	4 hr
Oct 5, 10:36 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	PAH	6 hr
Oct 22, 10:27 AM CDT	Freeze Watch	PAH	25 hr
Oct 23, 11:00 AM CDT	Freeze Warning	PAH	46 hr
Oct 31, 12:31 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	89 min
Oct 31, 5:01 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	89 min
Oct 31, 5:24 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	6 hr
Oct 31, 7:44 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Oct 31, 8:05 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	40 min
Oct 31, 8:08 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	PAH	37 min
Oct 31, 8:23 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	PAH	37 min
Nov 16, 1:34 PM CST	Wind Advisory	PAH	27 hr
Nov 17, 2:06 AM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	84 min
Nov 17, 10:17 AM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	118 min
Nov 17, 10:43 AM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	8 hr
Nov 17, 11:57 AM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	93 min
Nov 17, 1:05 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	55 min
Nov 17, 1:30 PM CST	Tornado Warning	PAH	30 min
Nov 17, 1:52 PM CST	Tornado Warning	PAH	23 min
Nov 17, 2:43 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	62 min
Dec 2, 11:09 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	PAH	9 hr
Dec 3, 3:42 PM CST	Winter Storm Watch	PAH	24 hr
Dec 4, 3:52 PM CST	Winter Storm Warning	PAH	50 hr
Dec 5, 6:25 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	5 hr
Dec 6, 2:39 AM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	5 hr
Dec 6, 6:46 AM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	5 hr
Dec 6, 11:31 AM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	4 hr
Dec 6, 3:02 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	3 hr
Dec 7, 12:04 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	PAH	23 hr
Dec 8, 8:15 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	PAH	7 hr
Dec 19, 2:36 PM CST	Flood Watch	PAH	54 hr
Dec 21, 8:32 AM CST	Flash Flood Warning	PAH	6 hr
Dec 21, 2:27 PM CST	Areal Flood Warning	PAH	22 hr
Dec 21, 7:17 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	PAH	6 hr
Dec 21, 8:58 PM CST	Flood Watch	PAH	3 hr
Dec 22, 1:14 AM CST	Areal Flood Warning	PAH	12 hr
Dec 28, 11:48 AM CST	River Flood Warning	PAH	5 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	6
Tornado Warning	6
Severe Thunderstorm Watch	2
Tornado Watch	8
Mesoscale Discussion	31
Flooding
Areal Flood Warning	5
Flash Flood Warning	6
River Flood Warning	14
Flash Flood Watch	2
Flood Watch	3
Areal Flood Advisory	5
River Flood Advisory	2
Winter
Winter Storm Warning	1
Winter Storm Watch	1
Winter Weather Advisory	5
Heat
Heat Advisory	1
Cold
Freeze Warning	1
Freeze Watch	1
Frost Advisory	4
Wind and dust
Lake Wind Advisory	7
Wind Advisory	5
Fog and smoke
Dense Fog Advisory	5

The busiest days

Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.

Nearby

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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.