Alert archive / Kentucky / Graves County
Weather alerts in Graves County, Kentucky, 2022
146 weather alerts in 2022, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Graves County and its neighbors
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2022. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 146
- Warnings
- 38
- Watches
- 18
- Advisories
- 51
- Busiest month
- February22 alerts
- Busiest day
- April 13, 20229 alerts
Over time
By month
Warning verification
How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.
2 of 4 tornado warnings covering Graves County in 2022 had a tornado report inside them; 1 of 1 tornado reports fell inside a warning, on average 19 minutes after it went out.
Graves County, 2022
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 4 | 2 | 50% | 1 | 100% | 19 min |
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 13 | 6 | 54% | 9 | 56% | 30 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 4 | 2 | 50% | 1 | 100% | 143 min |
Each office's whole area, 2022
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Paducah, KY: tornado warnings | 31 | 8 | 74% | 15 | 67% | 11 min |
| NWS Paducah, KY: severe thunderstorm warnings | 226 | 81 | 64% | 272 | 64% | 20 min |
| NWS Paducah, KY: flash flood warnings | 44 | 20 | 55% | 39 | 85% | 80 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 9:31 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Dec 31, 11:57 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jan 1, 1:38 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | 6 hr |
| Jan 1, 1:51 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | 39 min |
| Jan 1, 2:07 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 113 min |
| Jan 2, 9:45 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | PAH | 11 hr |
| Jan 5, 1:30 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | PAH | 27 hr |
| Jan 6, 2:58 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | PAH | 15 hr |
| Jan 18, 3:08 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | PAH | 35 hr |
| Jan 31, 4:21 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | PAH | 34 hr |
| Feb 1, 2:37 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | PAH | 57 hr |
| Feb 2, 2:54 AM CST | Ice Storm Warning | PAH | 45 hr |
| Feb 3, 2:21 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 6 hr |
| Feb 3, 11:58 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | PAH | 6 hr |
| Feb 15, 2:56 PM CST | Wind Advisory | PAH | 27 hr |
| Feb 16, 3:37 AM CST | Wind Advisory | PAH | 40 hr |
| Feb 17, 12:48 AM CST | Flood Watch | PAH | 17 hr |
| Feb 17, 8:19 AM CST | Areal Flood Warning | PAH | 9 hr |
| Feb 17, 11:56 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | 6 hr |
| Feb 17, 1:28 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | PAH | 47 min |
| Feb 17, 6:09 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | PAH | 12 hr |
| Feb 20, 2:12 PM CST | Flood Watch | PAH | 48 hr |
| Feb 22, 3:00 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 90 min |
| Feb 22, 3:52 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Feb 22, 5:46 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | 18 min |
| Feb 22, 5:46 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 89 min |
| Feb 22, 6:47 AM CST | Tornado Warning | PAH | 22 min |
| Feb 22, 7:23 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | 6 hr |
| Feb 22, 12:55 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | PAH | 6 hr |
| Feb 22, 2:18 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | PAH | 51 hr |
| Feb 23, 12:07 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | PAH | 35 hr |
| Feb 23, 2:09 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 5 hr |
| Mar 5, 8:23 PM CST | Flood Watch | PAH | 34 hr |
| Mar 6, 9:12 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | PAH | 2 hr |
| Mar 6, 11:41 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | PAH | 2 hr |
| Mar 6, 1:33 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Mar 7, 1:31 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 89 min |
| Mar 7, 1:52 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Mar 7, 2:49 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | PAH | 41 min |
| Mar 7, 3:33 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | PAH | 42 min |
| Mar 7, 3:35 AM CST | Tornado Warning | PAH | 14 min |
| Mar 10, 2:41 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | PAH | 35 hr |
| Mar 18, 3:04 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 116 min |
| Mar 18, 5:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | 28 min |
| Mar 22, 4:51 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PAH | 114 min |
| Mar 29, 5:23 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | PAH | 38 hr |
| Mar 30, 12:41 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Mar 30, 2:44 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Mar 30, 4:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | 42 min |
| Mar 30, 4:49 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PAH | 116 min |
| Mar 30, 4:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | 47 min |
| Mar 30, 5:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | 45 min |
| Mar 30, 5:32 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 88 min |
| Apr 6, 4:59 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PAH | 2 hr |
| Apr 11, 8:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | 45 min |
| Apr 12, 3:07 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PAH | 3 hr |
| Apr 12, 2:18 PM CDT | Flood Watch | PAH | 30 hr |
| Apr 13, 1:48 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | PAH | 16 hr |
| Apr 13, 12:32 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 118 min |
| Apr 13, 3:22 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 53 min |
| Apr 13, 3:35 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 3 hr |
| Apr 13, 3:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | 56 min |
| Apr 13, 3:57 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | 4 hr |
| Apr 13, 4:04 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | 26 min |
| Apr 13, 4:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | 27 min |
| Apr 13, 4:48 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 117 min |
| Apr 15, 9:19 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PAH | 3 hr |
| Apr 18, 4:33 PM CDT | Frost Advisory | PAH | 15 hr |
| May 2, 10:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | 49 min |
| May 2, 11:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | 34 min |
| May 3, 4:04 AM CDT | Lake Wind Advisory | PAH | 13 hr |
| May 9, 10:34 AM CDT | Lake Wind Advisory | PAH | 7 hr |
| May 15, 2:07 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | 53 min |
| May 15, 2:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| May 15, 5:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | 29 min |
| May 15, 6:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | 25 min |
| May 18, 8:08 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | 37 min |
| May 19, 4:39 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| May 20, 4:04 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | PAH | 15 hr |
| May 21, 2:36 AM CDT | Lake Wind Advisory | PAH | 15 hr |
| May 21, 1:31 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 119 min |
| May 21, 2:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | 25 min |
| May 21, 2:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| May 21, 8:00 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PAH | 4 hr |
| May 25, 9:40 AM CDT | Lake Wind Advisory | PAH | 9 hr |
| May 30, 3:37 AM CDT | Lake Wind Advisory | PAH | 15 hr |
| Jun 1, 1:58 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 92 min |
| Jun 1, 6:24 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 96 min |
| Jun 6, 12:34 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 6, 1:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | 13 min |
| Jun 6, 11:37 PM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | PAH | 8 hr |
| Jun 7, 12:24 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Jun 11, 2:05 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | PAH | 30 hr |
| Jun 12, 2:27 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | PAH | 36 hr |
| Jun 12, 8:00 PM CDT | Excessive Heat Warning | PAH | 4 days |
| Jun 16, 7:55 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | PAH | 24 hr |
| Jun 17, 6:03 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Jun 17, 8:23 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | 52 min |
| Jun 17, 8:28 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PAH | 3 hr |
| Jun 17, 8:48 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 87 min |
| Jun 26, 10:08 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 3, 2:02 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | PAH | 61 hr |
| Jul 5, 3:29 AM CDT | Excessive Heat Warning | PAH | 4 days |
| Jul 8, 4:42 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 9, 12:06 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | 28 min |
| Jul 17, 6:35 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 17, 9:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | 43 min |
| Jul 19, 3:33 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | PAH | 34 hr |
| Jul 20, 1:47 PM CDT | Excessive Heat Warning | PAH | 7 hr |
| Jul 20, 5:33 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 87 min |
| Jul 21, 2:21 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | PAH | 3 days |
| Jul 26, 2:49 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | PAH | 13 hr |
| Jul 26, 1:18 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 117 min |
| Jul 27, 2:26 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | PAH | 18 hr |
| Aug 4, 12:25 PM CDT | Flood Watch | PAH | 22 hr |
| Aug 5, 4:08 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PAH | 3 hr |
| Aug 5, 6:05 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PAH | 3 hr |
| Aug 8, 6:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | 34 min |
| Aug 9, 7:23 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | 22 min |
| Aug 16, 11:38 PM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | PAH | 8 hr |
| Sep 3, 1:06 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Oct 8, 2:16 AM CDT | Frost Advisory | PAH | 30 hr |
| Oct 12, 3:28 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | PAH | 29 hr |
| Oct 13, 4:00 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | PAH | 10 hr |
| Oct 13, 2:07 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | PAH | 29 hr |
| Oct 16, 2:50 AM CDT | Freeze Watch | PAH | 11 hr |
| Oct 16, 1:55 PM CDT | Freeze Warning | PAH | 43 hr |
| Oct 17, 10:13 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | PAH | 8 hr |
| Oct 19, 2:06 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | PAH | 29 hr |
| Oct 24, 1:58 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | PAH | 29 hr |
| Oct 25, 12:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | 47 min |
| Oct 31, 9:01 PM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | PAH | 13 hr |
| Nov 3, 2:48 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | PAH | 46 hr |
| Nov 25, 6:36 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | PAH | 13 hr |
| Nov 26, 2:04 PM CST | Wind Advisory | PAH | 22 hr |
| Dec 5, 10:55 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | PAH | 10 hr |
| Dec 6, 8:04 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 56 min |
| Dec 6, 10:34 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | PAH | 10 hr |
| Dec 9, 1:30 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | PAH | 8 hr |
| Dec 9, 8:08 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | PAH | 9 hr |
| Dec 20, 2:31 PM CST | Wind Chill Watch | PAH | 13 hr |
| Dec 21, 3:43 AM CST | Wind Chill Warning | PAH | 56 hr |
| Dec 21, 1:36 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | PAH | 21 hr |
| Dec 22, 10:19 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | PAH | 14 hr |
| Dec 23, 2:23 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | PAH | 33 hr |
| Dec 25, 1:25 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | PAH | 21 hr |
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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.