Alert archive / Kentucky / Ballard County
Weather alerts in Ballard County, Kentucky, 2015
135 weather alerts in 2015, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Ballard County and its neighbors
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- Alerts
- 135
- Warnings
- 33
- Watches
- 26
- Advisories
- 32
- Busiest month
- July31 alerts
- Busiest day
- July 9, 20159 alerts
Over time
By month
Warning verification
How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.
Ballard County, 2015
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 11 | 6 | 45% | 1 | 100% | 6 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 6 | 3 | 50% | 0 |
Each office's whole area, 2015
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Paducah, KY: tornado warnings | 30 | 7 | 77% | 27 | 37% | 7 min |
| NWS Paducah, KY: severe thunderstorm warnings | 172 | 79 | 54% | 194 | 70% | 18 min |
| NWS Paducah, KY: flash flood warnings | 54 | 20 | 63% | 47 | 60% | 63 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 6, 2:48 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | PAH | 41 hr |
| Feb 14, 2:49 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | PAH | 13 hr |
| Feb 15, 3:34 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | PAH | 36 hr |
| Feb 16, 2:57 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 6 hr |
| Feb 16, 8:51 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 6 hr |
| Feb 17, 11:23 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | PAH | 19 hr |
| Feb 18, 3:12 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | PAH | 32 hr |
| Feb 19, 2:59 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | PAH | 14 hr |
| Feb 20, 4:57 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | PAH | 10 hr |
| Feb 20, 3:24 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | PAH | 24 hr |
| Feb 20, 3:56 PM CST | Flood Watch | PAH | 23 hr |
| Feb 20, 6:37 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 6 hr |
| Feb 21, 5:12 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | PAH | 6 hr |
| Feb 21, 11:10 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | PAH | 3 hr |
| Mar 2, 3:22 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | PAH | 23 hr |
| Mar 3, 4:24 AM CST | Flood Watch | PAH | 32 hr |
| Mar 3, 2:51 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | PAH | 39 hr |
| Mar 4, 1:22 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | PAH | 3 hr |
| Mar 4, 4:39 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | PAH | 3 hr |
| Mar 4, 7:33 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | PAH | 6 hr |
| Mar 4, 1:34 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 hr |
| Mar 5, 11:18 AM CST | River Flood Warning | PAH | 26 days |
| Mar 6, 11:04 AM CST | River Flood Warning | PAH | 25 days |
| Mar 11, 3:09 PM CDT | Flood Watch | PAH | 60 hr |
| Mar 13, 1:22 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | PAH | 15 hr |
| Mar 25, 6:46 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 59 min |
| Mar 25, 7:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Mar 25, 9:23 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 97 min |
| Apr 2, 3:05 AM CDT | Flood Watch | PAH | 37 hr |
| Apr 2, 11:50 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 85 min |
| Apr 2, 10:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Apr 3, 3:39 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 66 min |
| Apr 3, 8:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | 31 min |
| Apr 3, 11:56 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 94 min |
| Apr 3, 12:14 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Apr 3, 3:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | 28 min |
| Apr 4, 2:57 AM CDT | Frost Advisory | PAH | 29 hr |
| Apr 7, 2:53 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 97 min |
| Apr 8, 11:31 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | PAH | 21 days |
| Apr 8, 11:31 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | PAH | 21 days |
| Apr 9, 3:45 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 60 min |
| Apr 9, 6:48 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Apr 9, 8:01 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 89 min |
| Apr 9, 10:56 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 94 min |
| Apr 19, 8:21 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 54 min |
| Apr 21, 5:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | 38 min |
| Apr 25, 12:22 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Apr 25, 12:55 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Apr 25, 3:25 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 10, 3:52 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 68 min |
| May 10, 4:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
| May 10, 6:30 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 90 min |
| May 17, 3:40 AM CDT | Lake Wind Advisory | PAH | 15 hr |
| May 24, 9:44 AM CDT | Lake Wind Advisory | PAH | 9 hr |
| May 24, 4:14 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| May 24, 7:18 PM CDT | Lake Wind Advisory | PAH | 5 hr |
| May 24, 8:41 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 64 min |
| May 25, 8:52 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 83 min |
| May 26, 10:26 AM CDT | Lake Wind Advisory | PAH | 9 hr |
| May 27, 7:57 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 30, 1:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | 59 min |
| Jun 8, 12:08 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 97 min |
| Jun 8, 12:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Jun 12, 7:36 AM CDT | Lake Wind Advisory | PAH | 11 hr |
| Jun 18, 4:16 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | PAH | 47 hr |
| Jun 18, 12:03 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | PAH | 39 days |
| Jun 18, 12:03 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | PAH | 40 days |
| Jun 19, 4:22 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 53 min |
| Jun 19, 2:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | 31 min |
| Jun 26, 11:50 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 115 min |
| Jun 26, 12:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | 37 min |
| Jun 26, 12:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 26, 12:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | 47 min |
| Jun 26, 1:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | 33 min |
| Jun 26, 2:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | 29 min |
| Jun 26, 3:16 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 89 min |
| Jul 1, 12:35 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | PAH | 30 hr |
| Jul 2, 12:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | 30 min |
| Jul 2, 2:41 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PAH | 3 hr |
| Jul 2, 11:59 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 7, 4:50 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | 15 min |
| Jul 7, 5:10 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | 4 hr |
| Jul 7, 11:23 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | PAH | 38 hr |
| Jul 7, 3:26 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | 3 hr |
| Jul 8, 1:09 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 8, 6:05 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jul 8, 9:01 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 89 min |
| Jul 8, 10:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | 64 min |
| Jul 9, 1:57 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PAH | 3 hr |
| Jul 9, 2:15 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | 4 hr |
| Jul 9, 3:05 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | PAH | 34 hr |
| Jul 9, 8:04 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PAH | 116 min |
| Jul 9, 6:10 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 9, 6:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | 41 min |
| Jul 9, 6:56 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | 3 hr |
| Jul 13, 4:48 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | PAH | 13 hr |
| Jul 13, 8:31 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 59 min |
| Jul 14, 4:40 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | PAH | 14 hr |
| Jul 17, 10:46 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | PAH | 55 hr |
| Jul 19, 7:47 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 118 min |
| Jul 20, 6:23 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 97 min |
| Jul 20, 6:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Jul 20, 8:28 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 92 min |
| Jul 20, 10:11 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 64 min |
| Jul 27, 3:08 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | PAH | 64 hr |
| Jul 27, 1:56 PM CDT | Excessive Heat Warning | PAH | 53 hr |
| Jul 29, 3:27 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 93 min |
| Aug 4, 3:22 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | PAH | 37 hr |
| Aug 9, 3:55 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Oct 16, 3:48 AM CDT | Frost Advisory | PAH | 28 hr |
| Oct 17, 3:35 AM CDT | Frost Advisory | PAH | 28 hr |
| Oct 17, 2:00 PM CDT | Freeze Warning | PAH | 18 hr |
| Nov 1, 11:19 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | PAH | 10 hr |
| Nov 2, 8:37 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | PAH | 14 hr |
| Nov 10, 2:36 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | PAH | 7 hr |
| Nov 16, 2:52 AM CST | Flash Flood Watch | PAH | 51 hr |
| Dec 3, 10:50 AM CST | River Flood Warning | PAH | 4 days |
| Dec 3, 10:50 AM CST | River Flood Warning | PAH | 5 days |
| Dec 8, 3:03 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | PAH | 4 hr |
| Dec 13, 1:15 PM CST | Wind Advisory | PAH | 13 hr |
| Dec 22, 7:07 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | PAH | 5 hr |
| Dec 23, 6:13 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Dec 23, 9:05 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 85 min |
| Dec 23, 9:13 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Dec 23, 10:29 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 91 min |
| Dec 23, 12:36 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | PAH | 54 min |
| Dec 23, 2:17 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | 43 min |
| Dec 23, 2:24 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | 51 min |
| Dec 23, 2:55 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | 3 hr |
| Dec 24, 9:55 PM CST | River Flood Warning | PAH | 25 days |
| Dec 25, 3:39 AM CST | Flash Flood Watch | PAH | 4 days |
| Dec 25, 10:09 PM CST | River Flood Warning | PAH | 24 days |
| Dec 26, 10:48 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | PAH | 3 hr |
| Dec 28, 8:59 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | 6 hr |
| Dec 28, 11:21 AM CST | Wind Advisory | PAH | 7 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.