Alert archive / Kentucky / Lyon County
Weather alerts in Lyon County, Kentucky, 2013
101 weather alerts in 2013, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Lyon County and its neighbors
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2013. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 101
- Warnings
- 23
- Watches
- 16
- Advisories
- 31
- Busiest month
- December19 alerts
- Busiest day
- November 17, 20138 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 6 tornado warnings covering Lyon County in 2013 had a tornado report inside them; 1 of 1 tornado reports fell inside a warning, on average 26 minutes after it went out.
Lyon County, 2013
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 6 | 4 | 33% | 1 | 100% | 26 min |
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 9 | 6 | 33% | 1 | 100% | 2 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 4 | 4 | 0% | 0 |
Each office's whole area, 2013
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Paducah, KY: tornado warnings | 92 | 26 | 72% | 91 | 62% | 15 min |
| NWS Paducah, KY: severe thunderstorm warnings | 138 | 65 | 53% | 261 | 50% | 18 min |
| NWS Paducah, KY: flash flood warnings | 46 | 25 | 46% | 134 | 72% | 140 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 12, 4:51 AM CST | Flash Flood Watch | PAH | 34 hr |
| Jan 12, 2:30 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | PAH | 189 days |
| Jan 13, 12:38 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | PAH | 10 hr |
| Jan 13, 9:44 AM CST | Areal Flood Warning | PAH | 8 hr |
| Jan 15, 7:55 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | PAH | 18 hr |
| Jan 24, 1:25 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | PAH | 20 hr |
| Jan 26, 1:37 AM CST | Freezing Fog Advisory | PAH | 6 hr |
| Jan 29, 2:50 AM CST | Wind Advisory | PAH | 23 hr |
| Jan 29, 6:08 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jan 29, 9:19 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 86 min |
| Jan 29, 9:35 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jan 30, 12:06 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | 39 min |
| Jan 31, 2:48 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | PAH | 6 hr |
| Feb 18, 2:00 AM CST | Wind Advisory | PAH | 19 hr |
| Feb 20, 11:53 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | PAH | 34 hr |
| Mar 10, 1:04 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | PAH | 3 hr |
| Mar 24, 11:48 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 117 min |
| Mar 29, 11:57 PM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | PAH | 9 hr |
| Apr 10, 8:28 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Apr 10, 11:08 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 97 min |
| Apr 12, 3:00 PM CDT | Frost Advisory | PAH | 17 hr |
| Apr 16, 2:54 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 96 min |
| Apr 17, 9:30 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Apr 17, 12:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Apr 17, 12:59 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | PAH | 30 hr |
| Apr 17, 3:53 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 67 min |
| Apr 18, 12:48 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 87 min |
| Apr 18, 8:54 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | 36 min |
| Apr 18, 8:57 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 63 min |
| Apr 18, 9:41 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PAH | 6 hr |
| Apr 19, 4:59 AM CDT | Frost Advisory | PAH | 27 hr |
| Apr 24, 3:06 PM CDT | Frost Advisory | PAH | 17 hr |
| Apr 29, 3:16 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | PAH | 5 hr |
| May 12, 12:51 PM CDT | Frost Advisory | PAH | 19 hr |
| May 14, 3:43 AM CDT | Lake Wind Advisory | PAH | 14 hr |
| May 15, 3:51 AM CDT | Lake Wind Advisory | PAH | 14 hr |
| May 20, 10:56 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| May 21, 2:59 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 91 min |
| May 28, 3:05 AM CDT | Lake Wind Advisory | PAH | 17 hr |
| May 30, 1:35 AM CDT | Lake Wind Advisory | PAH | 18 hr |
| May 30, 6:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | 29 min |
| May 30, 8:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | 40 min |
| Jun 1, 3:46 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 29 min |
| Jun 9, 2:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jun 9, 5:03 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 87 min |
| Jun 12, 1:53 AM CDT | Lake Wind Advisory | PAH | 19 hr |
| Jun 13, 3:45 AM CDT | Lake Wind Advisory | PAH | 15 hr |
| Jun 26, 3:40 AM CDT | Lake Wind Advisory | PAH | 14 hr |
| Jun 26, 12:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 11 hr |
| Jun 26, 2:50 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 115 min |
| Jun 26, 6:54 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 96 min |
| Jul 6, 7:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | 34 min |
| Jul 10, 12:50 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 85 min |
| Jul 18, 11:55 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | 35 min |
| Jul 18, 12:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | 45 min |
| Jul 21, 5:54 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PAH | 111 min |
| Aug 6, 2:47 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | PAH | 20 hr |
| Aug 7, 6:36 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 114 min |
| Aug 9, 4:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | 30 min |
| Aug 9, 4:08 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | 2 hr |
| Aug 19, 3:44 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | PAH | 5 hr |
| Aug 30, 11:41 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | PAH | 52 hr |
| Oct 5, 5:34 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 116 min |
| Oct 5, 7:01 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 119 min |
| Oct 5, 8:42 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Oct 5, 10:53 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 97 min |
| Oct 22, 10:27 AM CDT | Freeze Watch | PAH | 25 hr |
| Oct 23, 11:00 AM CDT | Freeze Warning | PAH | 46 hr |
| Oct 31, 5:01 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 89 min |
| Oct 31, 5:24 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Oct 31, 7:44 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Oct 31, 8:52 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | 23 min |
| Oct 31, 9:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | 31 min |
| Nov 16, 1:34 PM CST | Wind Advisory | PAH | 27 hr |
| Nov 17, 2:06 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 84 min |
| Nov 17, 10:17 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 118 min |
| Nov 17, 10:43 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Nov 17, 11:57 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 93 min |
| Nov 17, 2:33 PM CST | Tornado Warning | PAH | 42 min |
| Nov 17, 2:43 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 62 min |
| Nov 17, 3:35 PM CST | Tornado Warning | PAH | 25 min |
| Nov 17, 3:46 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 89 min |
| Dec 3, 3:42 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | PAH | 24 hr |
| Dec 4, 3:52 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | PAH | 50 hr |
| Dec 6, 2:39 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 5 hr |
| Dec 6, 6:46 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 5 hr |
| Dec 6, 11:31 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 hr |
| Dec 6, 3:02 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Dec 7, 12:04 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | PAH | 23 hr |
| Dec 8, 8:15 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | PAH | 7 hr |
| Dec 19, 2:36 PM CST | Flood Watch | PAH | 54 hr |
| Dec 21, 9:52 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | 10 hr |
| Dec 21, 3:21 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 54 min |
| Dec 21, 4:49 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Dec 21, 5:18 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | 42 min |
| Dec 21, 5:25 PM CST | Tornado Warning | PAH | 35 min |
| Dec 21, 5:52 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | 38 min |
| Dec 21, 6:32 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | 6 hr |
| Dec 21, 8:10 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | 4 hr |
| Dec 21, 8:58 PM CST | Flood Watch | PAH | 3 hr |
| Dec 22, 12:04 AM CST | Areal Flood Warning | PAH | 12 hr |
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 | 9 |
| Tornado Warning | 6 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 3 |
| Tornado Watch | 7 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 31 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Warning | 2 |
| Flash Flood Warning | 4 |
| Flash Flood Watch | 2 |
| Flood Watch | 2 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 4 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Storm Warning | 1 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 1 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 6 |
| Heat | |
| Heat Advisory | 1 |
| Cold | |
| Freeze Warning | 1 |
| Freeze Watch | 1 |
| Frost Advisory | 4 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Lake Wind Advisory | 7 |
| Wind Advisory | 5 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 3 |
| Freezing Fog Advisory | 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.