Alert archive / Kentucky / Carter County
Weather alerts in Carter County, Kentucky, 2010
118 weather alerts in 2010, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Carter County and its neighbors
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2010. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 118
- Warnings
- 31
- Watches
- 24
- Advisories
- 23
- Busiest month
- June27 alerts
- Busiest day
- May 2, 20108 alerts
Over time
By month
Warning verification
How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.
Carter County, 2010
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 11 | 9 | 18% | 13 | 62% | 13 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 5 | 4 | 20% | 6 | 83% | 258 min |
Each office's whole area, 2010
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Charleston, WV: tornado warnings | 11 | 4 | 64% | 16 | 69% | 26 min |
| NWS Charleston, WV: severe thunderstorm warnings | 135 | 87 | 36% | 292 | 79% | 25 min |
| NWS Charleston, WV: flash flood warnings | 58 | 30 | 48% | 120 | 86% | 100 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, Eastern Time. Each opens its own page with the text, the map, the radar and the sounding.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 4, 3:17 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RLX | 51 hr |
| Jan 6, 3:47 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RLX | 3 days |
| Jan 29, 3:58 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RLX | 39 hr |
| Feb 4, 4:08 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | RLX | 61 hr |
| Feb 4, 4:41 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RLX | 22 hr |
| Feb 8, 3:50 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | RLX | 63 hr |
| Feb 13, 3:37 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | RLX | 23 hr |
| Feb 14, 3:05 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | RLX | 4 days |
| Feb 14, 3:05 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RLX | 5 days |
| Feb 24, 2:33 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RLX | 67 hr |
| Apr 2, 12:42 PM EDT | Fire Weather Watch | RLX | 24 hr |
| Apr 3, 7:46 AM EDT | Red Flag Warning | RLX | 12 hr |
| Apr 5, 6:47 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 58 min |
| Apr 5, 8:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | 47 min |
| Apr 5, 8:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | 40 min |
| Apr 5, 9:04 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 56 min |
| Apr 7, 9:00 AM EDT | Red Flag Warning | RLX | 10 hr |
| Apr 9, 4:31 AM EDT | Freeze Watch | RLX | 10 hr |
| Apr 9, 2:23 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | RLX | 19 hr |
| Apr 17, 3:29 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | RLX | 30 hr |
| Apr 18, 2:28 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | RLX | 19 hr |
| Apr 24, 6:45 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 60 min |
| Apr 25, 11:54 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Apr 25, 2:26 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 94 min |
| Apr 27, 4:22 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | RLX | 29 hr |
| Apr 28, 2:51 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | RLX | 18 hr |
| Apr 30, 3:56 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | RLX | 61 hr |
| May 2, 2:18 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 57 min |
| May 2, 2:21 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | 4 hr |
| May 2, 3:18 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | 3 hr |
| May 2, 3:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| May 2, 4:15 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | 2 hr |
| May 2, 4:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | 56 min |
| May 2, 6:17 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | 3 hr |
| May 2, 7:12 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 93 min |
| May 2, 9:19 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | 12 hr |
| May 2, 10:31 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | RLX | 38 hr |
| May 9, 3:11 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | RLX | 30 hr |
| May 12, 9:32 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | RLX | 13 hr |
| May 12, 10:16 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 119 min |
| May 12, 12:00 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | 3 hr |
| May 13, 1:46 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| May 13, 4:02 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 88 min |
| May 14, 12:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| May 14, 4:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | 56 min |
| May 14, 4:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | 85 min |
| May 16, 4:45 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | RLX | 69 hr |
| Jun 2, 1:09 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 66 min |
| Jun 2, 10:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | 60 min |
| Jun 4, 2:42 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | RLX | 6 hr |
| Jun 4, 3:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | 45 min |
| Jun 6, 10:37 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | 68 min |
| Jun 6, 11:02 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | 73 min |
| Jun 6, 11:43 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | 77 min |
| Jun 9, 3:50 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | RLX | 16 hr |
| Jun 9, 10:30 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | 45 min |
| Jun 9, 6:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | 37 min |
| Jun 11, 1:38 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 12, 3:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | 52 min |
| Jun 12, 6:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | 62 min |
| Jun 12, 9:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | 39 min |
| Jun 12, 9:54 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | RLX | 4 days |
| Jun 12, 10:02 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | 95 min |
| Jun 14, 10:00 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | 60 min |
| Jun 15, 8:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | 56 min |
| Jun 15, 8:41 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 64 min |
| Jun 15, 9:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
| Jun 15, 11:28 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 62 min |
| Jun 15, 11:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | 85 min |
| Jun 21, 3:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | 47 min |
| Jun 24, 11:28 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 62 min |
| Jun 24, 11:45 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jun 27, 12:52 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 27, 9:43 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | RLX | 21 hr |
| Jul 17, 5:22 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | 53 min |
| Jul 17, 6:55 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 95 min |
| Jul 20, 10:19 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | RLX | 34 hr |
| Jul 20, 8:43 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | 9 hr |
| Jul 21, 6:07 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | 6 hr |
| Jul 21, 6:30 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | RLX | 25 hr |
| Jul 21, 9:12 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | 3 hr |
| Jul 21, 3:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | 3 hr |
| Jul 23, 8:49 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | RLX | 11 hr |
| Jul 25, 3:36 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | RLX | 19 hr |
| Aug 4, 2:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Aug 4, 10:15 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | RLX | 19 hr |
| Aug 4, 11:52 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 113 min |
| Aug 5, 8:51 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 114 min |
| Aug 5, 10:38 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Aug 5, 11:31 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | 89 min |
| Aug 11, 3:36 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | RLX | 15 hr |
| Aug 11, 12:39 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 11, 4:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | 3 hr |
| Aug 11, 5:39 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | 3 hr |
| Aug 12, 3:35 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | RLX | 15 hr |
| Aug 14, 1:15 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 14, 4:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Aug 14, 6:01 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | RLX | 10 hr |
| Aug 14, 7:04 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 86 min |
| Aug 14, 8:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | 24 min |
| Aug 14, 8:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | 32 min |
| Aug 14, 9:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | 50 min |
| Oct 16, 3:35 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | RLX | 29 hr |
| Oct 21, 2:56 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | RLX | 18 hr |
| Oct 22, 2:39 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | RLX | 18 hr |
| Oct 26, 3:42 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | RLX | 16 hr |
| Oct 26, 1:09 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 66 min |
| Oct 26, 1:36 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Oct 26, 2:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | 36 min |
| Oct 26, 5:45 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 90 min |
| Nov 16, 1:52 PM EST | Wind Advisory | RLX | 25 hr |
| Nov 16, 2:51 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | 24 min |
| Dec 3, 2:07 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RLX | 38 hr |
| Dec 11, 4:05 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RLX | 54 hr |
| Dec 14, 3:40 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RLX | 50 hr |
| Dec 15, 4:32 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | RLX | 25 hr |
| Dec 16, 4:17 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 6 hr |
| Dec 24, 3:51 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RLX | 3 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 | 11 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 8 |
| Tornado Watch | 2 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 23 |
| Special Weather Statement | 17 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Warning | 6 |
| Flash Flood Warning | 5 |
| River Flood Warning | 2 |
| Flash Flood Watch | 11 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Storm Warning | 4 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 1 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 10 |
| Heat | |
| Heat Advisory | 3 |
| Cold | |
| Freeze Warning | 1 |
| Freeze Watch | 1 |
| Frost Advisory | 8 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Wind Advisory | 2 |
| Fire | |
| Red Flag Warning | 2 |
| Fire Weather Watch | 1 |
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.