Alert archive / Kentucky / Butler County
Weather alerts in Butler County, Kentucky, 2016
169 weather alerts in 2016, 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 2016. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 169
- Warnings
- 46
- Watches
- 28
- Advisories
- 31
- Busiest month
- July45 alerts
- Busiest day
- July 7, 201616 alerts
Over time
By month
Warning verification
How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.
Butler County, 2016
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 28 | 22 | 21% | 17 | 88% | 17 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 4 | 4 | 0% | 4 | 75% | 136 min |
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 19, 2:48 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | LMK | 8 hr |
| Jan 19, 11:04 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | LMK | 26 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 21, 10:53 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 5 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, 3:18 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 87 min |
| Feb 2, 5:31 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 119 min |
| Feb 2, 10:31 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | 4 hr |
| Feb 3, 9:06 AM CST | River Flood Warning | LMK | 3 days |
| Feb 3, 9:06 AM CST | River Flood Warning | LMK | 4 days |
| Feb 7, 2:51 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | LMK | 69 hr |
| Feb 11, 2:32 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | LMK | 19 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 14, 7:14 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 5 hr |
| Feb 15, 6:35 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | LMK | 15 hr |
| Feb 17, 10:06 AM CST | River Flood Advisory | LMK | 36 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, 8:27 AM CST | River Flood Warning | LMK | 4 days |
| Feb 24, 10:55 AM CST | Wind Advisory | LMK | 9 hr |
| Feb 28, 9:33 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 117 min |
| Feb 29, 12:36 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 54 min |
| Mar 1, 10:21 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 84 min |
| 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, 8:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 28 min |
| Mar 31, 2:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 34 min |
| Mar 31, 2:14 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 91 min |
| Mar 31, 2:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 27 min |
| Mar 31, 3:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 24 min |
| Apr 1, 2:33 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | LMK | 30 hr |
| Apr 2, 2:51 AM CDT | Freeze Watch | LMK | 11 hr |
| Apr 2, 2:51 AM CDT | Freeze Warning | LMK | 29 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, 7:20 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 55 min |
| Apr 26, 7:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 60 min |
| Apr 27, 4:22 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 23 min |
| Apr 27, 2:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 29 min |
| Apr 27, 5:11 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 3 hr |
| Apr 27, 6:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 51 min |
| Apr 27, 6:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 42 min |
| Apr 27, 6:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 39 min |
| May 1, 1:11 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 64 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 7, 5:32 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 118 min |
| May 7, 6:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| May 7, 7:43 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| 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, 3:44 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 61 min |
| May 10, 5:06 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| May 10, 5:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 47 min |
| May 10, 6:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 29 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, 7:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 35 min |
| May 11, 8:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 33 min |
| May 11, 8:24 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 96 min |
| May 11, 11:28 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 92 min |
| May 12, 1:48 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | LMK | 20 hr |
| May 20, 11:30 AM CDT | Flood Watch | LMK | 6 hr |
| May 22, 12:36 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | LMK | 7 hr |
| May 26, 12:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 28 min |
| May 26, 1:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 28 min |
| May 26, 1:49 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | 3 hr |
| May 26, 2:07 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | 3 hr |
| Jun 1, 6:43 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | 3 hr |
| Jun 1, 9:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 30 min |
| Jun 1, 9:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 25 min |
| Jun 14, 2:35 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 25 min |
| 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, 2:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 42 min |
| Jun 15, 2:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 41 min |
| Jun 15, 2:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 54 min |
| Jun 15, 3:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 47 min |
| Jun 15, 3:52 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 53 min |
| Jun 16, 4:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 54 min |
| Jun 16, 5:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 29 min |
| Jun 16, 5:33 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | 117 min |
| Jun 16, 5:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 49 min |
| Jun 21, 3:26 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 94 min |
| Jun 22, 11:40 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 23, 2:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 10 hr |
| Jun 23, 6:58 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 23, 8:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 29 min |
| Jun 23, 9:36 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 84 min |
| Jun 23, 11:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 34 min |
| Jun 28, 2:22 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | LMK | 4 hr |
| 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, 7:22 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 53 min |
| Jul 4, 11:36 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 54 min |
| Jul 4, 12:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 36 min |
| Jul 4, 12:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 32 min |
| Jul 4, 12:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jul 4, 12:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 31 min |
| Jul 4, 12:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 37 min |
| Jul 4, 1:09 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | 66 min |
| Jul 6, 1:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jul 6, 2:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 33 min |
| Jul 6, 2:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 40 min |
| Jul 6, 3:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 41 min |
| Jul 6, 3:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 46 min |
| Jul 6, 7:47 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | LMK | 10 hr |
| Jul 6, 9:00 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | 6 hr |
| Jul 7, 5:27 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LMK | 5 days |
| Jul 7, 5:27 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LMK | 6 days |
| Jul 7, 5:45 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | 3 hr |
| 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, 2:04 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | 4 hr |
| Jul 7, 2:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 47 min |
| Jul 7, 2:15 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | 4 hr |
| Jul 7, 2:21 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 54 min |
| Jul 7, 2:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 35 min |
| Jul 7, 2:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 29 min |
| Jul 7, 3:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 28 min |
| Jul 7, 5:54 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | LMK | 6 hr |
| Jul 7, 6:11 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | LMK | 6 hr |
| Jul 8, 10:06 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jul 8, 7:34 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 56 min |
| Jul 8, 8:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 25 min |
| Jul 14, 9:42 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 14, 10:05 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 55 min |
| Jul 15, 6:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 27 min |
| Jul 15, 7:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 35 min |
| Jul 20, 1:57 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | LMK | 4 days |
| Jul 22, 9:20 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | 3 hr |
| Jul 25, 5:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 23 min |
| Jul 27, 2:33 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | LMK | 25 hr |
| Jul 28, 12:19 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | 116 min |
| Aug 4, 12:09 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 36 min |
| Aug 5, 2:28 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Aug 5, 2:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 43 min |
| Aug 5, 3:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 45 min |
| Aug 5, 3:44 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | 2 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, 2:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 61 min |
| Sep 30, 2:22 PM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | LMK | 19 hr |
| Nov 9, 2:29 AM CST | Frost Advisory | LMK | 30 hr |
| Nov 12, 2:26 AM CST | Freeze Warning | LMK | 31 hr |
| Nov 17, 1:01 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | LMK | 29 hr |
| Nov 28, 2:31 AM CST | Wind Advisory | LMK | 20 hr |
| Nov 28, 5:24 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 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, 5:45 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 90 min |
| Dec 17, 7:23 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 37 min |
| Dec 21, 2:01 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | LMK | 8 hr |
| Dec 24, 7:12 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | LMK | 13 hr |
| Dec 28, 5:05 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 25 min |
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 | 28 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 13 |
| Tornado Watch | 5 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 38 |
| Special Weather Statement | 26 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Warning | 2 |
| Flash Flood Warning | 4 |
| River Flood Warning | 5 |
| Flash Flood Watch | 5 |
| Flood Watch | 1 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 9 |
| River Flood Advisory | 1 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Storm Warning | 3 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 2 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 5 |
| Heat | |
| Heat Advisory | 1 |
| Cold | |
| Freeze Warning | 3 |
| Freeze Watch | 2 |
| Frost Advisory | 2 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Wind Advisory | 6 |
| Fire | |
| Red Flag Warning | 1 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 7 |
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.