Alert archive / Kentucky / Hopkins County
Weather alerts in Hopkins County, Kentucky, 2021
99 weather alerts in 2021, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Hopkins County and its neighbors
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2021. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 99
- Warnings
- 26
- Watches
- 15
- Advisories
- 33
- Busiest month
- December24 alerts
- Busiest day
- December 11, 202113 alerts
Over time
By month
Warning verification
How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.
4 of 8 tornado warnings covering Hopkins County in 2021 had a tornado report inside them; 2 of 2 tornado reports fell inside a warning, on average 32 minutes after it went out.
Hopkins County, 2021
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 8 | 4 | 50% | 2 | 100% | 32 min |
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 6 | 1 | 83% | 4 | 0% | |
| Flash flood warnings | 4 | 2 | 50% | 1 | 0% |
Each office's whole area, 2021
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Paducah, KY: tornado warnings | 51 | 16 | 69% | 33 | 52% | 19 min |
| NWS Paducah, KY: severe thunderstorm warnings | 123 | 42 | 66% | 144 | 49% | 17 min |
| NWS Paducah, KY: flash flood warnings | 65 | 29 | 55% | 52 | 83% | 97 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 25, 10:50 AM CST | Flash Flood Watch | PAH | 6 hr |
| Jan 25, 12:31 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | PAH | 7 hr |
| Jan 25, 9:24 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | PAH | 12 hr |
| Jan 26, 8:48 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | PAH | 25 hr |
| Feb 8, 2:47 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | PAH | 24 hr |
| Feb 9, 3:10 PM CST | Ice Storm Warning | PAH | 44 hr |
| Feb 10, 11:18 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 hr |
| Feb 12, 2:09 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | PAH | 37 hr |
| Feb 14, 3:00 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | PAH | 43 hr |
| Feb 15, 10:44 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 6 hr |
| Feb 16, 4:35 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | PAH | 53 hr |
| Feb 16, 3:20 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | PAH | 13 hr |
| Feb 17, 12:07 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | PAH | 22 hr |
| Feb 26, 1:57 PM CST | Flood Watch | PAH | 58 hr |
| Mar 11, 4:11 AM CST | Flood Watch | PAH | 55 hr |
| Mar 11, 1:26 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Mar 25, 3:55 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | PAH | 20 hr |
| Mar 25, 2:33 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 117 min |
| Mar 25, 3:48 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Mar 25, 5:52 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 83 min |
| Mar 30, 2:26 PM CDT | Freeze Watch | PAH | 22 hr |
| Mar 30, 2:26 PM CDT | Freeze Warning | PAH | 43 hr |
| Mar 31, 12:20 PM CDT | Freeze Warning | PAH | 45 hr |
| Apr 2, 2:15 PM CDT | Freeze Warning | PAH | 19 hr |
| Apr 21, 4:00 AM CDT | Frost Advisory | PAH | 28 hr |
| Apr 25, 2:43 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | PAH | 6 hr |
| Apr 28, 12:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Apr 28, 3:29 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 91 min |
| Apr 28, 5:25 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Apr 29, 4:11 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PAH | 109 min |
| May 4, 1:06 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 114 min |
| May 4, 1:17 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 118 min |
| May 4, 1:23 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | 52 min |
| May 4, 1:41 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| May 4, 4:17 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 88 min |
| May 4, 4:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | 45 min |
| May 4, 4:45 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | 5 hr |
| May 4, 5:06 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | 39 min |
| May 4, 9:40 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | PAH | 110 min |
| May 6, 3:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | 46 min |
| May 8, 2:19 PM CDT | Lake Wind Advisory | PAH | 29 hr |
| May 8, 2:19 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | PAH | 22 hr |
| May 20, 10:12 AM CDT | Lake Wind Advisory | PAH | 9 hr |
| May 26, 9:33 PM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | PAH | 11 hr |
| May 27, 5:21 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 114 min |
| May 27, 7:44 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PAH | 2 hr |
| May 28, 2:27 AM CDT | Lake Wind Advisory | PAH | 18 hr |
| Jun 20, 4:09 AM CDT | Lake Wind Advisory | PAH | 16 hr |
| Jun 21, 11:35 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 85 min |
| Jun 21, 1:20 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | 2 hr |
| Jun 25, 3:31 AM CDT | Lake Wind Advisory | PAH | 16 hr |
| Jun 26, 3:21 AM CDT | Lake Wind Advisory | PAH | 17 hr |
| Jul 8, 6:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | 66 min |
| Jul 8, 6:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | 13 min |
| Jul 10, 2:21 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | PAH | 25 hr |
| Jul 10, 1:25 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 10, 7:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | 47 min |
| Jul 10, 8:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | 24 min |
| Jul 10, 10:03 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | 6 hr |
| Jul 12, 1:13 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 92 min |
| Jul 18, 1:18 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PAH | 3 hr |
| Jul 28, 1:38 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | PAH | 30 hr |
| Aug 9, 1:53 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | PAH | 3 days |
| Aug 10, 1:28 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | PAH | 54 hr |
| Aug 18, 7:21 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PAH | 3 hr |
| Aug 22, 2:38 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | PAH | 6 days |
| Aug 30, 8:16 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PAH | 3 hr |
| Aug 30, 8:53 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | 3 hr |
| Sep 11, 4:03 AM CDT | Lake Wind Advisory | PAH | 14 hr |
| Sep 15, 5:14 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PAH | 92 min |
| Sep 22, 3:45 AM CDT | Lake Wind Advisory | PAH | 13 hr |
| Sep 27, 4:00 AM CDT | Lake Wind Advisory | PAH | 13 hr |
| Nov 2, 3:38 AM CDT | Freeze Watch | PAH | 24 hr |
| Nov 2, 3:20 PM CDT | Frost Advisory | PAH | 18 hr |
| Nov 3, 3:19 AM CDT | Freeze Warning | PAH | 30 hr |
| Dec 2, 2:00 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | PAH | 4 hr |
| Dec 5, 8:40 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | 50 min |
| Dec 5, 8:59 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Dec 5, 11:28 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Dec 6, 12:24 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | PAH | 51 min |
| Dec 6, 2:47 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 88 min |
| Dec 10, 3:07 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 11 hr |
| Dec 10, 5:52 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 83 min |
| Dec 10, 7:12 PM CST | Tornado Warning | PAH | 48 min |
| Dec 10, 8:19 PM CST | Tornado Warning | PAH | 41 min |
| Dec 10, 8:26 PM CST | Tornado Warning | PAH | 34 min |
| Dec 10, 8:35 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 85 min |
| Dec 10, 8:48 PM CST | Tornado Warning | PAH | 42 min |
| Dec 10, 9:48 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 57 min |
| Dec 10, 10:09 PM CST | Tornado Warning | PAH | 51 min |
| Dec 10, 10:31 PM CST | Tornado Warning | PAH | 29 min |
| Dec 10, 10:36 PM CST | Tornado Warning | PAH | 39 min |
| Dec 10, 10:44 PM CST | Tornado Warning | PAH | 31 min |
| Dec 10, 10:44 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 61 min |
| Dec 10, 11:03 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Dec 10, 11:11 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | 36 min |
| Dec 25, 11:55 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | PAH | 10 hr |
| Dec 29, 7:31 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | PAH | 2 hr |
| Dec 29, 10:01 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | PAH | 11 hr |
By product
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The busiest days
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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.