Alert archive / Kentucky / Mason County
Weather alerts in Mason County, Kentucky, 2008
133 weather alerts in 2008, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Mason County and its neighbors
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2008. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 133
- Warnings
- 28
- Watches
- 27
- Advisories
- 41
- Busiest month
- June34 alerts
- Busiest day
- June 4, 200812 alerts
Over time
By month
Warning verification
How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.
0 of 2 tornado warnings covering Mason County in 2008 had a tornado report inside them.
Mason County, 2008
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 2 | 0 | 100% | 0 | ||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 8 | 6 | 25% | 2 | 100% | 18 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 2 | 1 | 50% | 1 | 100% | 34 min |
Each office's whole area, 2008
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Wilmington, OH: tornado warnings | 35 | 6 | 83% | 10 | 60% | 20 min |
| NWS Wilmington, OH: severe thunderstorm warnings | 263 | 155 | 41% | 368 | 76% | 20 min |
| NWS Wilmington, OH: flash flood warnings | 29 | 12 | 59% | 34 | 94% | 60 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 8, 4:13 AM EST | Wind Advisory | ILN | 26 hr |
| Jan 8, 10:07 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
| Jan 10, 6:16 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | ILN | 3 hr |
| Jan 18, 3:52 PM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | ILN | 42 hr |
| Jan 29, 4:02 AM EST | Wind Advisory | ILN | 29 hr |
| Jan 29, 7:30 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 60 min |
| Jan 29, 8:12 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Jan 29, 9:42 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | 63 min |
| Jan 29, 9:51 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 54 min |
| Jan 31, 4:01 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | ILN | 26 hr |
| Feb 4, 4:11 PM EST | Flood Watch | ILN | 41 hr |
| Feb 5, 7:45 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Feb 5, 10:19 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 86 min |
| Feb 6, 12:41 AM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Feb 6, 1:35 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | 40 min |
| Feb 6, 2:11 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | ILN | 4 hr |
| Feb 6, 2:48 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 87 min |
| Feb 6, 11:54 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 96 min |
| Feb 6, 2:46 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | ILN | 3 hr |
| Feb 9, 3:54 AM EST | Wind Advisory | ILN | 36 hr |
| Feb 11, 5:13 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | ILN | 40 hr |
| Feb 11, 5:13 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | ILN | 8 hr |
| Feb 12, 12:51 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 5 hr |
| Feb 12, 4:01 AM EST | Flood Watch | ILN | 20 hr |
| Feb 12, 7:54 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 hr |
| Feb 12, 12:49 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | ILN | 15 hr |
| Feb 12, 8:09 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 6 hr |
| Feb 17, 4:02 AM EST | Wind Advisory | ILN | 19 hr |
| Feb 19, 3:50 PM EST | Snow Advisory | ILN | 20 hr |
| Feb 21, 4:13 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | ILN | 48 hr |
| Feb 21, 2:45 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | ILN | 19 hr |
| Feb 21, 6:42 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 hr |
| Feb 22, 1:33 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 6 hr |
| Feb 22, 2:54 PM EST | Freezing Rain Advisory | ILN | 13 hr |
| Mar 2, 3:16 PM EST | Flood Watch | ILN | 53 hr |
| Mar 4, 7:16 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | ILN | 4 hr |
| Mar 4, 8:28 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | ILN | 6 hr |
| Mar 4, 2:29 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | ILN | 8 hr |
| Mar 6, 3:53 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | ILN | 25 hr |
| Mar 7, 4:36 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | ILN | 35 hr |
| Mar 7, 8:19 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 hr |
| Mar 7, 11:12 AM EST | River Flood Warning | ILN | 43 hr |
| Mar 7, 3:25 PM EST | Blizzard Warning | ILN | 25 hr |
| Mar 7, 10:05 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 5 hr |
| Mar 8, 4:08 PM EST | Snow and Blowing Snow Advisory | ILN | 3 hr |
| Mar 14, 10:41 PM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | ILN | 13 hr |
| Mar 17, 3:40 PM EDT | Flood Watch | ILN | 50 hr |
| Mar 18, 12:12 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILN | 4 hr |
| Mar 18, 4:39 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILN | 4 hr |
| Mar 19, 10:26 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | ILN | 6 hr |
| Mar 19, 4:30 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILN | 4 hr |
| Apr 3, 3:41 AM EDT | Flood Watch | ILN | 31 hr |
| Apr 4, 3:00 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILN | 6 hr |
| Apr 11, 3:15 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Apr 13, 4:13 AM EDT | Freeze Watch | ILN | 11 hr |
| Apr 13, 3:23 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | ILN | 12 hr |
| Apr 14, 3:35 AM EDT | Freeze Watch | ILN | 12 hr |
| Apr 14, 3:46 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | ILN | 17 hr |
| Apr 15, 3:38 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | ILN | 29 hr |
| Apr 15, 3:24 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | ILN | 18 hr |
| Apr 29, 3:43 AM EDT | Freeze Watch | ILN | 13 hr |
| Apr 29, 3:10 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | ILN | 13 hr |
| Jun 3, 6:44 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Jun 3, 3:03 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 117 min |
| Jun 3, 3:33 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 3 hr |
| Jun 3, 4:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | 31 min |
| Jun 4, 3:00 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jun 4, 3:48 AM EDT | Flood Watch | ILN | 20 hr |
| Jun 4, 7:09 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 4, 9:18 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 4, 10:07 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILN | 2 hr |
| Jun 4, 12:25 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 95 min |
| Jun 4, 1:11 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILN | 2 hr |
| Jun 4, 1:56 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILN | 3 hr |
| Jun 4, 2:39 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 96 min |
| Jun 4, 6:40 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILN | 35 min |
| Jun 4, 6:48 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILN | 3 hr |
| Jun 4, 7:03 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILN | 27 min |
| Jun 10, 3:03 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | 42 min |
| Jun 13, 12:51 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 84 min |
| Jun 13, 1:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 13, 5:42 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 93 min |
| Jun 13, 8:16 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 89 min |
| Jun 13, 9:49 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILN | 3 hr |
| Jun 16, 8:48 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 57 min |
| Jun 16, 9:09 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 12 hr |
| Jun 16, 11:46 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 59 min |
| Jun 16, 4:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jun 27, 8:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
| Jun 27, 11:17 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 88 min |
| Jun 28, 10:39 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 66 min |
| Jun 28, 12:02 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 88 min |
| Jun 28, 1:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 28, 3:52 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 113 min |
| Jun 28, 6:47 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 58 min |
| Jun 28, 8:06 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 54 min |
| Jul 4, 9:02 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILN | 118 min |
| Jul 8, 1:04 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 56 min |
| Jul 20, 5:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | 40 min |
| Jul 20, 6:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | 56 min |
| Jul 20, 6:33 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 87 min |
| Jul 21, 11:37 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jul 21, 11:38 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 97 min |
| Jul 22, 12:06 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jul 22, 2:21 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 54 min |
| Jul 22, 2:55 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | 65 min |
| Jul 22, 4:09 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | 51 min |
| Aug 1, 10:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 3 hr |
| Aug 6, 6:41 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 64 min |
| Sep 14, 4:23 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | ILN | 17 hr |
| Sep 14, 12:49 PM EDT | High Wind Warning | ILN | 8 hr |
| Oct 9, 3:58 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | ILN | 6 hr |
| Oct 18, 4:36 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | ILN | 28 hr |
| Oct 19, 3:09 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | ILN | 18 hr |
| Oct 21, 3:36 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | ILN | 12 hr |
| Oct 21, 3:26 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | ILN | 19 hr |
| Oct 26, 4:03 PM EDT | Freeze Watch | ILN | 23 hr |
| Oct 27, 3:22 PM EDT | Freeze Watch | ILN | 23 hr |
| Oct 28, 2:51 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | ILN | 18 hr |
| Oct 29, 3:48 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | ILN | 18 hr |
| Dec 11, 9:11 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | ILN | 3 hr |
| Dec 11, 1:50 PM EST | Freezing Rain Advisory | ILN | 69 min |
| Dec 11, 2:59 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | ILN | 5 hr |
| Dec 15, 3:51 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | ILN | 25 hr |
| Dec 15, 3:51 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | ILN | 54 hr |
| Dec 16, 6:28 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 hr |
| Dec 16, 8:28 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | ILN | 7 hr |
| Dec 16, 11:56 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 6 hr |
| Dec 19, 9:13 AM EST | Wind Advisory | ILN | 10 hr |
| Dec 21, 4:05 AM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | ILN | 32 hr |
| Dec 23, 4:06 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | ILN | 23 hr |
| Dec 27, 4:37 AM EST | Wind Advisory | ILN | 29 hr |
| Dec 30, 3:34 PM EST | Wind Advisory | ILN | 16 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.