Alert archive / Kentucky / Breckinridge County
Weather alerts in Breckinridge County, Kentucky, 2016
151 weather alerts in 2016, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Breckinridge County and its neighbors
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- Alerts
- 151
- Warnings
- 46
- Watches
- 22
- Advisories
- 26
- Busiest month
- May34 alerts
- Busiest day
- December 17, 201611 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 8 tornado warnings covering Breckinridge County in 2016 had a tornado report inside them; 1 of 1 tornado reports fell inside a warning, on average 23 minutes after it went out.
Breckinridge County, 2016
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 8 | 1 | 88% | 1 | 100% | 23 min |
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 31 | 18 | 42% | 17 | 88% | 30 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 0 | 0 |
Each office's whole area, 2016
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Louisville, KY: tornado warnings | 25 | 2 | 92% | 3 | 67% | 14 min |
| NWS Louisville, KY: severe thunderstorm warnings | 337 | 204 | 39% | 523 | 79% | 17 min |
| NWS Louisville, KY: flash flood warnings | 48 | 28 | 42% | 55 | 82% | 62 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 9, 2:54 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | LMK | 20 hr |
| Jan 11, 1:24 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | LMK | 25 hr |
| Jan 19, 2:48 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | LMK | 34 hr |
| Jan 20, 3:28 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | LMK | 23 hr |
| Jan 21, 2:37 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | LMK | 51 hr |
| Jan 22, 7:30 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 hr |
| Feb 1, 2:27 PM CST | Wind Advisory | LMK | 36 hr |
| Feb 2, 2:40 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 95 min |
| Feb 2, 3:10 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Feb 2, 5:31 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 119 min |
| Feb 7, 2:51 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | LMK | 69 hr |
| Feb 13, 1:04 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | LMK | 45 hr |
| Feb 14, 3:11 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | LMK | 24 hr |
| Feb 15, 6:35 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | LMK | 15 hr |
| Feb 18, 3:34 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | LMK | 5 hr |
| Feb 18, 2:43 PM CST | Wind Advisory | LMK | 27 hr |
| Feb 24, 10:55 AM CST | Wind Advisory | LMK | 9 hr |
| Mar 1, 9:12 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 48 min |
| Mar 1, 10:21 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 24 min |
| Mar 1, 10:31 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 29 min |
| Mar 10, 4:00 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | 4 hr |
| Mar 24, 12:54 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Mar 25, 2:10 PM CDT | Frost Advisory | LMK | 19 hr |
| Mar 27, 2:23 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Mar 27, 3:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Mar 27, 5:15 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Mar 27, 8:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 33 min |
| Mar 31, 2:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 34 min |
| Mar 31, 2:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 36 min |
| Apr 1, 2:33 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | LMK | 30 hr |
| Apr 2, 2:51 AM CDT | Freeze Warning | LMK | 29 hr |
| Apr 2, 4:02 PM CDT | High Wind Warning | LMK | 3 hr |
| Apr 2, 4:02 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | LMK | 5 hr |
| Apr 3, 2:14 PM CDT | Freeze Watch | LMK | 12 hr |
| Apr 4, 2:30 AM CDT | Freeze Warning | LMK | 30 hr |
| Apr 6, 7:49 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | LMK | 15 hr |
| Apr 7, 1:57 PM CDT | Freeze Watch | LMK | 13 hr |
| Apr 8, 2:44 AM CDT | Freeze Warning | LMK | 30 hr |
| Apr 26, 3:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Apr 26, 5:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 2 hr |
| Apr 26, 6:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 65 min |
| Apr 26, 7:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 40 min |
| Apr 26, 7:20 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 55 min |
| Apr 27, 5:11 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 3 hr |
| Apr 27, 6:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 44 min |
| Apr 27, 6:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 42 min |
| Apr 27, 6:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 38 min |
| Apr 27, 7:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 50 min |
| May 1, 12:39 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 1, 1:36 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 39 min |
| May 1, 1:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| May 1, 5:48 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 87 min |
| May 4, 2:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 32 min |
| May 4, 3:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 30 min |
| May 7, 1:45 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| May 7, 5:32 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 118 min |
| May 7, 6:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| May 7, 7:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 38 min |
| May 7, 7:43 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 7, 7:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 42 min |
| May 7, 8:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 42 min |
| May 10, 12:38 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 67 min |
| May 10, 12:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| May 10, 1:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 47 min |
| May 10, 1:37 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | 23 min |
| May 10, 1:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | 31 min |
| May 10, 2:19 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | 26 min |
| May 10, 2:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 15 min |
| May 10, 3:44 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 61 min |
| May 10, 6:17 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | 28 min |
| May 10, 6:40 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | 20 min |
| May 10, 8:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 56 min |
| May 10, 8:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 24 min |
| May 11, 5:30 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 11, 6:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| May 11, 6:51 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 24 min |
| May 11, 7:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 24 min |
| May 11, 7:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 35 min |
| May 12, 2:00 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | 4 hr |
| May 22, 12:36 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | LMK | 7 hr |
| May 26, 12:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 34 min |
| May 29, 5:07 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 38 min |
| Jun 12, 5:58 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 15, 12:05 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 85 min |
| Jun 15, 12:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Jun 15, 3:52 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 53 min |
| Jun 21, 3:26 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 94 min |
| Jun 23, 2:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 10 hr |
| Jun 23, 5:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 26 min |
| Jun 23, 6:58 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 23, 9:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 23 min |
| Jun 23, 9:36 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 84 min |
| Jul 3, 2:56 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | LMK | 47 hr |
| Jul 3, 1:45 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 3, 2:24 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Jul 3, 5:23 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 97 min |
| Jul 3, 6:11 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | 2 hr |
| Jul 3, 6:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 53 min |
| Jul 3, 6:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 33 min |
| Jul 3, 6:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 34 min |
| Jul 3, 7:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | 18 min |
| Jul 6, 12:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 32 min |
| Jul 6, 1:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jul 6, 1:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 24 min |
| Jul 6, 1:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 38 min |
| Jul 7, 8:47 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | LMK | 38 hr |
| Jul 7, 12:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
| Jul 7, 2:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 40 min |
| Jul 7, 2:21 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 54 min |
| Jul 7, 2:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 47 min |
| Jul 8, 8:25 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 35 min |
| Jul 8, 8:48 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 27 min |
| Jul 8, 10:06 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jul 8, 5:06 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 84 min |
| Jul 13, 6:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jul 13, 6:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 50 min |
| Jul 13, 8:26 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 14, 3:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 27 min |
| Jul 15, 5:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 39 min |
| Jul 20, 1:57 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | LMK | 4 days |
| Aug 4, 2:52 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 38 min |
| Aug 5, 1:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 25 min |
| Aug 5, 2:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 44 min |
| Aug 5, 2:28 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Sep 10, 12:16 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Sep 10, 1:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Sep 10, 1:51 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 24 min |
| Sep 10, 2:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 30 min |
| Sep 10, 2:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 26 min |
| Sep 16, 2:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 27 min |
| Sep 16, 3:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 25 min |
| Sep 16, 3:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 29 min |
| Sep 30, 2:22 PM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | LMK | 19 hr |
| Oct 19, 1:26 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Nov 9, 2:29 AM CST | Frost Advisory | LMK | 30 hr |
| Nov 12, 2:26 AM CST | Freeze Warning | LMK | 31 hr |
| Nov 28, 2:31 AM CST | Wind Advisory | LMK | 20 hr |
| Dec 17, 4:36 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | LMK | 28 hr |
| Dec 17, 1:00 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Dec 17, 1:42 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Dec 17, 1:45 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 15 min |
| Dec 17, 1:58 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 13 min |
| Dec 17, 3:22 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 23 min |
| Dec 17, 3:23 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LMK | 22 min |
| Dec 17, 3:39 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LMK | 21 min |
| Dec 17, 3:46 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 29 min |
| Dec 17, 3:58 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 32 min |
| Dec 17, 5:45 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 90 min |
| Dec 17, 7:57 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | 2 hr |
| Dec 17, 10:03 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | 3 hr |
| Dec 21, 2:01 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | LMK | 8 hr |
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 | 31 |
| Tornado Warning | 8 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 13 |
| Tornado Watch | 4 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 31 |
| Special Weather Statement | 26 |
| Flooding | |
| Flash Flood Watch | 2 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 5 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Storm Warning | 2 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 1 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 6 |
| Heat | |
| Heat Advisory | 1 |
| Cold | |
| Freeze Warning | 4 |
| Freeze Watch | 2 |
| Frost Advisory | 2 |
| Wind and dust | |
| High Wind Warning | 1 |
| Wind Advisory | 7 |
| 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.