Alert archive / Kentucky / Hardin County
Weather alerts in Hardin County, Kentucky, 2020
114 weather alerts in 2020, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Hardin County and its neighbors
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2020. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 114
- Warnings
- 26
- Watches
- 20
- Advisories
- 32
- Busiest month
- July21 alerts
- Busiest day
- March 12, 20206 alerts
Over time
By month
Warning verification
How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.
Hardin County, 2020
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 12 | 6 | 50% | 1 | 100% | 20 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 5 | 2 | 60% | 2 | 50% | 38 min |
Each office's whole area, 2020
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Louisville, KY: tornado warnings | 9 | 0 | 100% | 2 | 0% | |
| NWS Louisville, KY: severe thunderstorm warnings | 177 | 88 | 50% | 258 | 62% | 16 min |
| NWS Louisville, KY: flash flood warnings | 73 | 43 | 41% | 111 | 77% | 61 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, 1:37 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 38 min |
| Jan 10, 3:52 AM EST | Wind Advisory | LMK | 40 hr |
| Jan 11, 9:20 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 55 min |
| Jan 11, 9:36 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jan 11, 10:42 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 33 min |
| Jan 17, 9:37 PM EST | Wind Advisory | LMK | 17 hr |
| Feb 6, 2:38 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LMK | 22 hr |
| Feb 11, 11:33 AM EST | Flash Flood Watch | LMK | 43 hr |
| Feb 12, 10:45 AM EST | River Flood Warning | LMK | 3 days |
| Feb 12, 5:54 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | 3 hr |
| Feb 12, 6:24 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | 3 hr |
| Feb 13, 10:45 AM EST | River Flood Warning | LMK | 21 days |
| Feb 28, 8:55 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 35 min |
| Mar 12, 10:57 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | LMK | 15 hr |
| Mar 12, 12:44 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Mar 12, 5:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 33 min |
| Mar 12, 6:09 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Mar 12, 6:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 29 min |
| Mar 12, 6:34 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | 3 hr |
| Mar 19, 4:23 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | LMK | 27 hr |
| Mar 19, 4:40 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 65 min |
| Mar 19, 5:06 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Mar 20, 3:22 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 83 min |
| Mar 28, 8:38 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 67 min |
| Mar 28, 9:15 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Mar 28, 10:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 25 min |
| Mar 28, 10:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 35 min |
| Mar 28, 11:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 43 min |
| Mar 28, 11:34 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 86 min |
| Apr 8, 6:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 29 min |
| Apr 8, 6:52 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Apr 8, 7:24 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Apr 8, 8:46 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 119 min |
| Apr 8, 10:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 50 min |
| Apr 10, 3:36 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | LMK | 29 hr |
| Apr 12, 3:45 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | LMK | 32 hr |
| Apr 13, 7:50 PM EDT | Freeze Watch | LMK | 8 hr |
| Apr 14, 3:20 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | LMK | 30 hr |
| Apr 15, 10:03 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | LMK | 23 hr |
| Apr 15, 10:03 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | LMK | 23 hr |
| Apr 17, 3:27 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | LMK | 30 hr |
| Apr 29, 7:14 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | LMK | 5 hr |
| May 5, 5:30 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 30 min |
| May 7, 3:07 AM EDT | Freeze Watch | LMK | 24 hr |
| May 7, 3:07 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | LMK | 54 hr |
| May 23, 6:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 30 min |
| May 26, 3:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 30 min |
| May 26, 3:36 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | 114 min |
| May 26, 3:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 35 min |
| May 26, 5:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 23 min |
| May 26, 6:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 36 min |
| May 28, 9:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 31 min |
| May 28, 10:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 35 min |
| Jun 4, 2:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 29 min |
| Jun 4, 5:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 49 min |
| Jun 4, 7:30 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | 3 hr |
| Jun 21, 11:07 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 38 min |
| Jun 22, 11:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 36 min |
| Jun 27, 8:24 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | LMK | 3 days |
| Jun 27, 9:46 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | 3 hr |
| Jun 28, 9:08 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | 5 hr |
| Jun 29, 10:55 AM EDT | River Flood Advisory | LMK | 23 hr |
| Jun 29, 10:10 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | LMK | 66 hr |
| Jul 5, 5:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 18 min |
| Jul 5, 5:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 37 min |
| Jul 5, 6:07 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | 113 min |
| Jul 5, 6:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 32 min |
| Jul 5, 6:39 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LMK | 2 hr |
| Jul 5, 7:10 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | 2 hr |
| Jul 6, 7:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 52 min |
| Jul 9, 2:16 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | 3 hr |
| Jul 12, 2:42 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 33 min |
| Jul 12, 11:54 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 36 min |
| Jul 19, 3:42 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | LMK | 16 hr |
| Jul 20, 1:42 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 20, 2:24 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | 2 hr |
| Jul 20, 3:01 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | LMK | 4 hr |
| Jul 20, 3:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 26 min |
| Jul 20, 4:11 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | 111 min |
| Jul 22, 12:54 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 22, 3:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 38 min |
| Jul 30, 12:04 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | LMK | 40 hr |
| Jul 31, 4:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 49 min |
| Jul 31, 5:33 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | 117 min |
| Aug 9, 10:02 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | 2 hr |
| Aug 9, 10:43 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | 97 min |
| Aug 9, 11:18 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | 2 hr |
| Aug 10, 7:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Aug 10, 8:29 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 91 min |
| Aug 10, 10:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 52 min |
| Aug 14, 6:39 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | 3 hr |
| Aug 14, 7:58 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | 4 hr |
| Aug 14, 9:20 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | LMK | 18 hr |
| Aug 18, 6:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 34 min |
| Aug 23, 4:49 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | LMK | 5 hr |
| Aug 27, 5:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 37 min |
| Aug 28, 2:04 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 3 hr |
| Sep 2, 12:54 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 96 min |
| Sep 2, 3:04 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | LMK | 19 hr |
| Sep 2, 7:46 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | 3 hr |
| Sep 26, 3:15 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | LMK | 5 hr |
| Sep 29, 1:47 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | LMK | 7 hr |
| Oct 16, 3:16 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | LMK | 30 hr |
| Oct 23, 2:30 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Oct 23, 2:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 42 min |
| Oct 30, 3:29 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | LMK | 31 hr |
| Oct 30, 2:30 PM EDT | Freeze Watch | LMK | 38 hr |
| Nov 1, 3:00 AM EST | Freeze Warning | LMK | 30 hr |
| Nov 14, 3:26 AM EST | Wind Advisory | LMK | 40 hr |
| Nov 18, 3:37 PM EST | Fire Weather Watch | LMK | 12 hr |
| Nov 19, 3:21 AM EST | Red Flag Warning | LMK | 16 hr |
| Dec 23, 4:15 PM EST | Wind Advisory | LMK | 12 hr |
| Dec 24, 3:36 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LMK | 33 hr |
| Dec 27, 8:55 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 80 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 | 12 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 2 |
| Tornado Watch | 6 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 12 |
| Special Weather Statement | 24 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Warning | 1 |
| Flash Flood Warning | 5 |
| River Flood Warning | 3 |
| Flash Flood Watch | 8 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 14 |
| River Flood Advisory | 1 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 2 |
| Heat | |
| Heat Advisory | 1 |
| Cold | |
| Freeze Warning | 4 |
| Freeze Watch | 3 |
| Frost Advisory | 5 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Wind Advisory | 6 |
| Fire | |
| Red Flag Warning | 1 |
| Fire Weather Watch | 1 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 3 |
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.