Alert archive / Kentucky / Letcher County
Weather alerts in Letcher County, Kentucky, 2022
154 weather alerts in 2022, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Letcher County and its neighbors
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- Alerts
- 154
- Warnings
- 40
- Watches
- 26
- Advisories
- 38
- Busiest month
- July37 alerts
- Busiest day
- June 17, 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.
Letcher County, 2022
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 17 | 9 | 47% | 7 | 71% | 15 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 3 | 2 | 33% | 7 | 71% | 333 min |
Each office's whole area, 2022
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Jackson, KY: tornado warnings | 18 | 0 | 100% | 5 | 0% | |
| NWS Jackson, KY: severe thunderstorm warnings | 185 | 106 | 43% | 397 | 76% | 16 min |
| NWS Jackson, KY: flash flood warnings | 84 | 44 | 48% | 178 | 84% | 134 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 1, 9:18 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | 117 min |
| Jan 1, 1:56 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jan 1, 5:05 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | JKL | 25 min |
| Jan 1, 5:24 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | 36 min |
| Jan 1, 5:56 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | JKL | 34 min |
| Jan 2, 3:55 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | JKL | 28 hr |
| Jan 2, 4:04 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | JKL | 16 hr |
| Jan 5, 3:10 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | JKL | 12 hr |
| Jan 5, 3:13 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | JKL | 34 hr |
| Jan 6, 12:21 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jan 9, 12:59 PM EST | Flood Watch | JKL | 6 hr |
| Jan 9, 2:16 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | 5 hr |
| Jan 14, 4:52 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | JKL | 35 hr |
| Jan 15, 3:41 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | JKL | 35 hr |
| Jan 17, 3:07 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | JKL | 11 hr |
| Jan 18, 3:58 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | JKL | 40 hr |
| Jan 27, 10:46 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | JKL | 32 hr |
| Jan 28, 8:18 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | JKL | 87 min |
| Jan 28, 9:42 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | JKL | 63 min |
| Feb 2, 2:54 AM EST | Flood Watch | JKL | 49 hr |
| Feb 2, 3:58 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | JKL | 45 hr |
| Feb 11, 3:54 AM EST | Red Flag Warning | JKL | 16 hr |
| Feb 16, 3:30 PM EST | High Wind Watch | JKL | 12 hr |
| Feb 16, 3:30 PM EST | Wind Advisory | JKL | 36 hr |
| Feb 17, 3:45 AM EST | High Wind Warning | JKL | 21 hr |
| Feb 17, 11:15 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | JKL | 60 min |
| Feb 18, 12:09 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | JKL | 36 min |
| Feb 21, 3:40 AM EST | Flood Watch | JKL | 49 hr |
| Feb 22, 1:33 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | JKL | 27 min |
| Feb 23, 4:16 PM EST | Flood Watch | JKL | 37 hr |
| Mar 7, 3:30 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | JKL | 60 min |
| Mar 10, 3:58 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | JKL | 23 hr |
| Mar 11, 3:18 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | JKL | 36 hr |
| Mar 11, 9:24 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 5 hr |
| Mar 12, 2:33 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 6 hr |
| Mar 23, 1:52 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 83 min |
| Mar 23, 2:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | 53 min |
| Mar 23, 2:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | 45 min |
| Mar 29, 2:59 AM EDT | Fire Weather Watch | JKL | 12 hr |
| Mar 29, 11:43 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | JKL | 41 hr |
| Mar 29, 3:26 PM EDT | Red Flag Warning | JKL | 31 hr |
| Mar 31, 12:30 AM EDT | High Wind Warning | JKL | 5 hr |
| Apr 1, 4:08 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | JKL | 30 hr |
| Apr 3, 3:15 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | JKL | 18 hr |
| Apr 6, 7:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | 31 min |
| Apr 9, 3:54 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | JKL | 18 hr |
| Apr 14, 12:03 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | 42 min |
| Apr 14, 12:39 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | 51 min |
| Apr 16, 4:18 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | JKL | 28 hr |
| Apr 19, 3:51 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | JKL | 29 hr |
| Apr 26, 3:44 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | JKL | 29 hr |
| May 6, 10:50 AM EDT | Flood Watch | JKL | 17 hr |
| May 6, 1:04 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 86 min |
| May 6, 1:41 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| May 6, 1:54 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | 7 hr |
| May 6, 2:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | 34 min |
| May 6, 4:03 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 57 min |
| May 6, 4:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | 33 min |
| May 6, 4:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | 24 min |
| May 19, 4:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| May 19, 5:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | 26 min |
| Jun 2, 10:49 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | 26 min |
| Jun 2, 11:02 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | 28 min |
| Jun 13, 4:16 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | JKL | 4 days |
| Jun 17, 9:48 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 87 min |
| Jun 17, 10:20 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Jun 17, 12:53 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 97 min |
| Jun 17, 1:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | 30 min |
| Jun 17, 1:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | 24 min |
| Jun 17, 1:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | 34 min |
| Jun 17, 2:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | 44 min |
| Jun 17, 2:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | 27 min |
| Jun 17, 2:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | 24 min |
| Jun 22, 5:53 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 97 min |
| Jun 22, 6:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Jun 22, 8:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | 43 min |
| Jun 22, 8:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | 33 min |
| Jun 22, 8:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | 43 min |
| Jun 26, 3:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | 16 min |
| Jul 2, 3:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | 25 min |
| Jul 5, 1:15 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 5, 2:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | 21 min |
| Jul 5, 3:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | 14 min |
| Jul 5, 4:22 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | 3 hr |
| Jul 6, 1:19 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 116 min |
| Jul 6, 2:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | 31 min |
| Jul 6, 2:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | 30 min |
| Jul 6, 2:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | 36 min |
| Jul 6, 3:19 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | 58 min |
| Jul 6, 7:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | 43 min |
| Jul 6, 7:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | 37 min |
| Jul 7, 5:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | 27 min |
| Jul 7, 5:55 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | 3 hr |
| Jul 7, 6:59 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | 3 hr |
| Jul 8, 1:29 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 12, 3:10 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 17, 3:09 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 21, 1:54 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | 36 min |
| Jul 21, 2:04 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 116 min |
| Jul 23, 5:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | 45 min |
| Jul 23, 6:06 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | 3 hr |
| Jul 23, 6:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | 49 min |
| Jul 23, 6:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | 31 min |
| Jul 23, 6:51 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | 3 hr |
| Jul 26, 10:10 AM EDT | Flood Watch | JKL | 3 days |
| Jul 27, 2:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | 44 min |
| Jul 27, 11:24 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | 8 hr |
| Jul 28, 12:26 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | 7 hr |
| Jul 28, 5:30 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | JKL | 32 hr |
| Jul 28, 7:21 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | 3 hr |
| Jul 28, 7:33 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | JKL | 25 hr |
| Jul 28, 7:35 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | JKL | 28 hr |
| Jul 28, 10:20 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | JKL | 25 hr |
| Jul 29, 8:47 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | JKL | 3 hr |
| Jul 30, 2:11 PM EDT | Flood Watch | JKL | 42 hr |
| Jul 31, 1:00 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | 3 hr |
| Aug 1, 1:58 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | 5 hr |
| Aug 1, 6:04 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | 3 hr |
| Aug 1, 8:07 AM EDT | Flood Watch | JKL | 4 hr |
| Aug 1, 9:49 AM EDT | River Flood Advisory | JKL | 6 hr |
| Aug 1, 11:46 AM EDT | Flood Watch | JKL | 20 hr |
| Aug 2, 12:54 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | JKL | 55 hr |
| Aug 4, 9:18 PM EDT | Flood Watch | JKL | 3 days |
| Aug 5, 5:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | 23 min |
| Aug 5, 5:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | 35 min |
| Aug 5, 5:54 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | 3 hr |
| Aug 6, 10:07 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | 4 hr |
| Aug 6, 11:26 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | 3 hr |
| Aug 8, 2:45 PM EDT | Flood Watch | JKL | 56 hr |
| Aug 10, 5:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | 25 min |
| Aug 10, 5:49 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | 3 hr |
| Aug 10, 5:58 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | 3 hr |
| Aug 14, 8:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | 25 min |
| Aug 14, 9:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | 31 min |
| Aug 19, 7:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | 42 min |
| Aug 26, 3:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | 51 min |
| Sep 4, 4:11 AM EDT | Flood Watch | JKL | 43 hr |
| Sep 6, 3:45 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | JKL | 6 hr |
| Sep 25, 4:31 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 119 min |
| Oct 7, 3:39 AM EDT | Freeze Watch | JKL | 24 hr |
| Oct 8, 3:36 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | JKL | 29 hr |
| Oct 9, 2:55 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | JKL | 19 hr |
| Oct 16, 3:56 AM EDT | Freeze Watch | JKL | 12 hr |
| Oct 16, 3:32 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | JKL | 42 hr |
| Oct 19, 3:57 AM EDT | Freeze Watch | JKL | 11 hr |
| Oct 19, 3:15 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | JKL | 19 hr |
| Nov 4, 3:30 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | JKL | 29 hr |
| Nov 8, 3:14 PM EST | Red Flag Warning | JKL | 27 hr |
| Nov 26, 3:14 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | JKL | 7 hr |
| Dec 9, 9:05 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | JKL | 13 hr |
| Dec 21, 12:00 PM EST | Wind Chill Watch | JKL | 16 hr |
| Dec 21, 4:15 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | JKL | 43 hr |
| Dec 22, 3:45 AM EST | Wind Chill Warning | JKL | 36 hr |
| Dec 23, 4:09 AM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | JKL | 33 hr |
By product
Every kind of product issued here, grouped by hazard. Each opens the same place narrowed to that product.
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.