Alert archive / Kentucky / Butler County
Weather alerts in Butler County, Kentucky, 2014
135 weather alerts in 2014, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Butler County and its neighbors
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2014. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 135
- Warnings
- 27
- Watches
- 20
- Advisories
- 30
- Busiest month
- February20 alerts
- Busiest day
- April 4, 20145 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 3 tornado warnings covering Butler County in 2014 had a tornado report inside them.
Butler County, 2014
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 3 | 0 | 100% | 0 | ||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 10 | 3 | 70% | 5 | 20% | 9 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 1 | 1 | 0% | 1 | 100% | 124 min |
Each office's whole area, 2014
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Louisville, KY: tornado warnings | 24 | 2 | 92% | 9 | 44% | 15 min |
| NWS Louisville, KY: severe thunderstorm warnings | 268 | 123 | 54% | 311 | 67% | 14 min |
| NWS Louisville, KY: flash flood warnings | 24 | 14 | 42% | 31 | 90% | 96 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 3, 12:58 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | LMK | 25 hr |
| Jan 4, 1:28 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | LMK | 36 hr |
| Jan 4, 6:28 PM CST | Wind Chill Watch | LMK | 9 hr |
| Jan 5, 3:28 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | LMK | 54 hr |
| Jan 16, 2:44 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | LMK | 24 hr |
| Jan 20, 1:57 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | LMK | 25 hr |
| Jan 22, 1:26 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | LMK | 28 hr |
| Jan 26, 9:17 PM CST | Wind Advisory | LMK | 8 hr |
| Feb 1, 1:30 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | LMK | 14 hr |
| Feb 2, 3:18 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | LMK | 30 hr |
| Feb 2, 3:18 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | LMK | 30 hr |
| Feb 2, 10:21 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 5 hr |
| Feb 4, 2:32 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | LMK | 24 hr |
| Feb 4, 6:11 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | 3 hr |
| Feb 5, 5:34 AM CST | River Flood Warning | LMK | 4 days |
| Feb 5, 5:34 AM CST | River Flood Warning | LMK | 6 days |
| Feb 7, 3:00 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | LMK | 31 hr |
| Feb 18, 10:06 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Feb 19, 12:04 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 46 min |
| Feb 19, 1:18 PM CST | Wind Advisory | LMK | 37 hr |
| Feb 20, 5:20 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 30 min |
| Feb 20, 5:29 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 46 min |
| Feb 20, 5:45 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Feb 20, 5:48 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 32 min |
| Feb 20, 6:06 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 24 min |
| Feb 20, 8:19 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 86 min |
| Feb 20, 8:56 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 29 min |
| Feb 28, 2:59 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | LMK | 34 hr |
| Mar 1, 12:39 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | LMK | 46 hr |
| Mar 2, 5:48 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 6 hr |
| Mar 2, 11:50 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 5 hr |
| Mar 5, 7:11 AM CST | Freezing Fog Advisory | LMK | 109 min |
| Mar 8, 11:18 AM CST | River Flood Warning | LMK | 69 hr |
| Mar 8, 11:18 AM CST | River Flood Warning | LMK | 5 days |
| Mar 11, 12:45 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | LMK | 26 hr |
| Mar 14, 1:42 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | LMK | 4 hr |
| Apr 3, 2:28 AM CDT | Flood Watch | LMK | 31 hr |
| Apr 3, 9:22 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 83 min |
| Apr 3, 8:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | 31 min |
| Apr 4, 1:39 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Apr 4, 2:58 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | LMK | 16 hr |
| Apr 4, 9:53 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LMK | 3 days |
| Apr 4, 9:53 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LMK | 4 days |
| Apr 7, 7:56 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 94 min |
| Apr 14, 1:50 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 45 min |
| Apr 14, 2:39 AM CDT | Freeze Watch | LMK | 23 hr |
| Apr 14, 2:39 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | LMK | 8 hr |
| Apr 15, 2:08 AM CDT | Freeze Warning | LMK | 31 hr |
| Apr 27, 3:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 31 min |
| Apr 28, 4:30 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 90 min |
| Apr 28, 5:27 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 43 min |
| Apr 28, 3:13 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Apr 29, 11:35 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LMK | 4 days |
| Apr 29, 2:10 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 65 min |
| Apr 29, 9:51 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LMK | 5 days |
| May 9, 6:25 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 65 min |
| May 10, 1:33 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | 4 hr |
| May 10, 1:56 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | 3 hr |
| May 10, 12:44 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 14, 11:53 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| May 14, 1:50 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | LMK | 12 hr |
| May 14, 2:07 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 113 min |
| May 14, 5:46 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | 119 min |
| May 14, 5:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 29 min |
| May 15, 11:26 AM CDT | River Flood Advisory | LMK | 36 hr |
| May 15, 8:02 PM CDT | River Flood Advisory | LMK | 47 hr |
| May 21, 5:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 13 hr |
| May 21, 8:27 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 93 min |
| May 22, 2:09 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 22, 2:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| May 23, 2:56 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 29 min |
| Jun 4, 12:20 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 115 min |
| Jun 4, 2:21 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jun 4, 6:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 29 min |
| Jun 4, 6:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 33 min |
| Jun 4, 6:57 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 4, 7:16 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | 29 min |
| Jun 4, 7:24 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Jun 4, 8:25 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | LMK | 3 hr |
| Jun 10, 10:34 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 116 min |
| Jun 20, 3:12 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 28 min |
| Jun 23, 3:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 28 min |
| Jun 23, 3:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 30 min |
| Jun 23, 3:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 31 min |
| Jul 1, 7:29 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 61 min |
| Jul 1, 8:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 46 min |
| Jul 7, 6:17 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 58 min |
| Jul 7, 6:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 33 min |
| Jul 7, 7:23 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 32 min |
| Jul 7, 7:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 31 min |
| Jul 14, 12:10 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 26, 8:11 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 64 min |
| Jul 26, 8:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 3 hr |
| Jul 26, 10:29 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 61 min |
| Jul 27, 10:19 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 116 min |
| Jul 27, 12:00 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 11 hr |
| Aug 11, 6:30 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 45 min |
| Aug 17, 1:21 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 114 min |
| Aug 17, 5:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 47 min |
| Aug 17, 5:53 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | 82 min |
| Aug 17, 7:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 31 min |
| Aug 19, 3:22 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | LMK | 5 hr |
| Aug 20, 2:15 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 60 min |
| Aug 20, 5:32 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 118 min |
| Aug 21, 3:02 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | LMK | 59 hr |
| Aug 23, 5:14 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 23, 7:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 44 min |
| Aug 28, 1:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 32 min |
| Aug 28, 5:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 44 min |
| Aug 28, 5:50 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | 115 min |
| Aug 28, 6:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 27 min |
| Aug 30, 3:36 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 114 min |
| Oct 3, 1:53 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 47 min |
| Oct 4, 1:30 PM CDT | Frost Advisory | LMK | 19 hr |
| Oct 6, 2:37 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 28 min |
| Oct 6, 2:49 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 56 min |
| Oct 6, 6:57 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 63 min |
| Oct 7, 1:45 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 20 min |
| Oct 7, 2:08 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 42 min |
| Oct 13, 1:54 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 31 min |
| Oct 13, 2:55 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | LMK | 33 hr |
| Oct 13, 2:54 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Oct 13, 3:54 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Oct 13, 5:47 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 88 min |
| Oct 13, 7:02 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | 23 min |
| Oct 13, 8:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 42 min |
| Oct 22, 2:23 PM CDT | Frost Advisory | LMK | 18 hr |
| Oct 26, 2:37 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | LMK | 7 hr |
| Oct 30, 1:20 PM CDT | Freeze Watch | LMK | 21 hr |
| Oct 30, 1:20 PM CDT | Freeze Watch | LMK | 21 hr |
| Oct 31, 10:32 AM CDT | Freeze Warning | LMK | 16 hr |
| Oct 31, 10:32 AM CDT | Freeze Warning | LMK | 46 hr |
| Nov 15, 8:40 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | LMK | 38 hr |
| Nov 23, 2:03 PM CST | Wind Advisory | LMK | 24 hr |
| Dec 5, 2:44 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | LMK | 6 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.