Alert archive / Kentucky / Madison County
Weather alerts in Madison County, Kentucky, 2009
131 weather alerts in 2009, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Madison County and its neighbors
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2009. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 131
- Warnings
- 37
- Watches
- 24
- Advisories
- 27
- Busiest month
- June27 alerts
- Busiest day
- April 10, 20099 alerts
Over time
By month
Warning verification
How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.
1 of 5 tornado warnings covering Madison County in 2009 had a tornado report inside them; 1 of 2 tornado reports fell inside a warning, on average 4 minutes after it went out.
Madison County, 2009
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 5 | 1 | 80% | 2 | 50% | 4 min |
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 18 | 10 | 44% | 11 | 91% | 10 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 6 | 2 | 67% | 4 | 25% | 16 min |
Each office's whole area, 2009
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Louisville, KY: tornado warnings | 44 | 2 | 95% | 16 | 13% | 13 min |
| NWS Louisville, KY: severe thunderstorm warnings | 284 | 127 | 55% | 337 | 66% | 15 min |
| NWS Louisville, KY: flash flood warnings | 75 | 43 | 43% | 137 | 67% | 89 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 12, 3:33 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LMK | 14 hr |
| Jan 15, 3:11 PM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | LMK | 18 hr |
| Jan 25, 4:30 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | LMK | 24 hr |
| Jan 26, 4:25 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | LMK | 56 hr |
| Jan 27, 12:44 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 5 hr |
| Jan 27, 7:06 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 5 hr |
| Jan 27, 7:25 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jan 28, 12:31 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 5 hr |
| Jan 28, 11:22 AM EST | River Flood Advisory | JKL | 36 hr |
| Jan 28, 5:40 PM EST | River Flood Warning | JKL | 42 hr |
| Feb 2, 4:13 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LMK | 36 hr |
| Feb 10, 3:34 AM EST | High Wind Watch | LMK | 11 hr |
| Feb 10, 2:25 PM EST | High Wind Warning | LMK | 32 hr |
| Feb 11, 11:02 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 88 min |
| Feb 11, 11:38 AM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Feb 11, 1:35 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 85 min |
| Feb 11, 3:09 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 36 min |
| Feb 11, 3:16 PM EST | Tornado Warning | LMK | 18 min |
| Feb 11, 3:31 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 29 min |
| Feb 18, 12:09 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Feb 18, 1:39 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 21 min |
| Feb 18, 2:04 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 26 min |
| Feb 18, 2:53 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 7 min |
| Feb 27, 5:14 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 46 min |
| Feb 28, 3:27 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LMK | 23 hr |
| Mar 8, 5:36 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 54 min |
| Mar 8, 6:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
| Mar 12, 2:56 PM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | LMK | 10 hr |
| Mar 12, 10:39 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Mar 17, 4:54 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | LMK | 5 hr |
| Apr 2, 5:35 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 85 min |
| Apr 2, 6:27 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 3 hr |
| Apr 5, 6:10 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 65 min |
| Apr 5, 6:37 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Apr 5, 8:12 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 63 min |
| Apr 5, 8:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 36 min |
| Apr 5, 9:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 28 min |
| Apr 6, 3:53 AM EDT | Freeze Watch | LMK | 35 hr |
| Apr 6, 3:53 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | LMK | 30 hr |
| Apr 7, 3:11 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | LMK | 18 hr |
| Apr 8, 4:23 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | LMK | 17 hr |
| Apr 10, 9:53 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Apr 10, 11:30 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 60 min |
| Apr 10, 2:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 27 min |
| Apr 10, 2:26 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 64 min |
| Apr 10, 3:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 36 min |
| Apr 10, 3:15 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | 30 min |
| Apr 10, 3:25 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | 25 min |
| Apr 10, 3:56 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 64 min |
| Apr 10, 4:37 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | 83 min |
| Apr 13, 1:58 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Apr 27, 10:55 AM EDT | Red Flag Warning | LMK | 7 hr |
| May 8, 1:08 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 97 min |
| May 8, 1:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| May 8, 2:43 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | LMK | 6 hr |
| May 8, 4:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 35 min |
| May 8, 5:08 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | 3 hr |
| May 8, 5:12 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | 18 min |
| May 8, 11:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| May 15, 1:57 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 63 min |
| May 16, 2:46 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 59 min |
| May 17, 2:55 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | LMK | 16 hr |
| May 28, 1:28 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 62 min |
| May 30, 3:51 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 84 min |
| May 30, 4:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 11 hr |
| May 30, 7:01 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 59 min |
| May 30, 9:53 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 67 min |
| May 30, 11:37 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 23 min |
| May 31, 2:54 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 2, 4:47 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 88 min |
| Jun 3, 8:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 42 min |
| Jun 11, 4:15 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 60 min |
| Jun 13, 6:06 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | LMK | 3 hr |
| Jun 14, 12:33 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 87 min |
| Jun 14, 2:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 14, 5:03 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 57 min |
| Jun 14, 7:05 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 55 min |
| Jun 16, 2:10 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 35 min |
| Jun 16, 2:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jun 16, 4:29 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 61 min |
| Jun 17, 11:29 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 61 min |
| Jun 17, 12:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| Jun 17, 3:17 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 28 min |
| Jun 17, 4:07 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 23 min |
| Jun 18, 11:49 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 41 min |
| Jun 18, 12:08 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | 3 hr |
| Jun 18, 12:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 31 min |
| Jun 18, 12:19 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | 3 hr |
| Jun 25, 2:12 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | 3 hr |
| Jun 25, 3:32 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | 3 hr |
| Jun 25, 5:23 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | 3 hr |
| Jun 25, 5:52 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | 3 hr |
| Jun 25, 6:47 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | 88 min |
| Jun 26, 3:08 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 26, 4:48 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | 117 min |
| Jun 26, 3:34 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 86 min |
| Jul 12, 6:14 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 61 min |
| Jul 15, 11:57 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 93 min |
| Jul 25, 4:09 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 96 min |
| Jul 25, 12:24 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 25, 2:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jul 30, 3:33 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | LMK | 15 hr |
| Aug 4, 1:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Aug 4, 2:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 46 min |
| Aug 4, 3:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 34 min |
| Aug 4, 3:51 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | 2 hr |
| Aug 4, 8:21 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | LMK | 16 hr |
| Aug 10, 3:24 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 96 min |
| Aug 10, 6:58 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 12, 2:09 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | 118 min |
| Aug 20, 11:42 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 27, 4:17 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | 55 min |
| Sep 8, 5:46 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | LMK | 6 hr |
| Sep 9, 4:58 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | LMK | 5 hr |
| Sep 24, 2:36 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | LMK | 57 hr |
| Sep 26, 5:47 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | 3 hr |
| Sep 26, 7:57 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | 3 hr |
| Sep 26, 8:21 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | 2 hr |
| Oct 9, 1:08 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 67 min |
| Oct 9, 2:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 29 min |
| Oct 9, 3:01 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | 4 min |
| Oct 9, 3:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 25 min |
| Oct 17, 3:27 AM EDT | Freeze Watch | LMK | 12 hr |
| Oct 17, 3:41 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | LMK | 17 hr |
| Oct 18, 3:33 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | LMK | 28 hr |
| Oct 28, 9:58 PM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | LMK | 11 hr |
| Dec 7, 3:39 PM EST | High Wind Watch | LMK | 24 hr |
| Dec 8, 4:00 PM EST | High Wind Warning | LMK | 27 hr |
| Dec 18, 4:53 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LMK | 47 hr |
| Dec 22, 4:01 AM EST | Freezing Fog Advisory | LMK | 5 hr |
| Dec 24, 3:18 PM EST | Wind Advisory | LMK | 19 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.