Alert archive / Kentucky / Rockcastle County
Weather alerts in Rockcastle County, Kentucky, 2011
164 weather alerts in 2011, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Rockcastle County and its neighbors
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2011. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 164
- Warnings
- 44
- Watches
- 31
- Advisories
- 55
- Busiest month
- April53 alerts
- Busiest day
- April 4, 201110 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 4 tornado warnings covering Rockcastle County in 2011 had a tornado report inside them.
Rockcastle County, 2011
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 4 | 0 | 100% | 0 | ||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 28 | 20 | 29% | 4 | 75% | 12 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 3 | 0 | 100% | 0 |
Each office's whole area, 2011
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Jackson, KY: tornado warnings | 36 | 5 | 86% | 6 | 100% | 17 min |
| NWS Jackson, KY: severe thunderstorm warnings | 288 | 175 | 39% | 555 | 70% | 21 min |
| NWS Jackson, KY: flash flood warnings | 52 | 17 | 67% | 62 | 60% | 87 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 6, 4:01 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | JKL | 56 hr |
| Jan 10, 5:25 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | JKL | 62 hr |
| Jan 19, 4:09 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | JKL | 32 hr |
| Jan 20, 11:48 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | JKL | 8 hr |
| Jan 24, 3:00 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | JKL | 25 hr |
| Jan 25, 3:42 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | JKL | 24 hr |
| Jan 25, 3:42 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | JKL | 24 hr |
| Feb 1, 3:48 AM EST | Wind Advisory | JKL | 30 hr |
| Feb 2, 9:37 AM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | JKL | 6 hr |
| Feb 9, 3:15 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | JKL | 24 hr |
| Feb 23, 4:08 AM EST | Flood Watch | JKL | 48 hr |
| Feb 24, 9:26 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | 6 hr |
| Feb 24, 3:45 PM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | JKL | 21 hr |
| Feb 24, 11:59 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Feb 25, 12:23 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | 52 min |
| Feb 25, 12:38 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | 6 hr |
| Feb 25, 6:30 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | JKL | 4 hr |
| Feb 27, 11:46 AM EST | Flood Watch | JKL | 28 hr |
| Feb 28, 5:31 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 29 min |
| Feb 28, 5:47 AM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Feb 28, 7:15 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | 45 min |
| Feb 28, 7:41 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | 49 min |
| Feb 28, 11:38 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | 6 hr |
| Feb 28, 1:00 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | JKL | 6 hr |
| Mar 4, 3:20 PM EST | Flood Watch | JKL | 43 hr |
| Mar 7, 3:49 PM EST | Flood Watch | JKL | 48 hr |
| Mar 23, 12:02 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 88 min |
| Mar 23, 1:13 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Mar 23, 3:54 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 96 min |
| Mar 23, 5:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | 36 min |
| Mar 23, 6:04 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | JKL | 26 min |
| Mar 23, 6:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | 32 min |
| Apr 2, 7:19 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | JKL | 3 hr |
| Apr 2, 12:47 PM EDT | Lake Wind Advisory | JKL | 5 hr |
| Apr 2, 3:58 PM EDT | Red Flag Warning | JKL | 28 hr |
| Apr 2, 4:20 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | JKL | 51 hr |
| Apr 3, 8:06 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | JKL | 23 hr |
| Apr 4, 2:25 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 65 min |
| Apr 4, 3:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Apr 4, 4:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | 43 min |
| Apr 4, 4:34 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | JKL | 26 min |
| Apr 4, 4:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | 51 min |
| Apr 4, 4:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | 49 min |
| Apr 4, 4:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | 35 min |
| Apr 4, 4:58 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | JKL | 47 min |
| Apr 4, 6:14 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | 119 min |
| Apr 6, 1:50 PM EDT | Red Flag Warning | JKL | 5 hr |
| Apr 8, 1:02 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 118 min |
| Apr 8, 2:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Apr 8, 4:51 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 84 min |
| Apr 8, 5:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | 43 min |
| Apr 8, 7:35 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 55 min |
| Apr 9, 7:41 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Apr 9, 12:07 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 83 min |
| Apr 9, 12:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
| Apr 9, 1:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | 50 min |
| Apr 9, 1:54 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | JKL | 36 min |
| Apr 9, 1:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | 47 min |
| Apr 9, 2:00 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Apr 9, 2:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | 37 min |
| Apr 11, 4:02 AM EDT | Lake Wind Advisory | JKL | 14 hr |
| Apr 11, 9:58 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 62 min |
| Apr 11, 10:30 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | JKL | 8 hr |
| Apr 11, 12:20 PM EDT | Flood Watch | JKL | 27 hr |
| Apr 11, 12:47 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Apr 11, 3:44 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 61 min |
| Apr 11, 6:11 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Apr 13, 5:25 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | JKL | 5 hr |
| Apr 14, 3:55 PM EDT | Lake Wind Advisory | JKL | 37 hr |
| Apr 16, 12:23 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | 6 hr |
| Apr 18, 3:48 AM EDT | Red Flag Warning | JKL | 15 hr |
| Apr 20, 12:56 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 94 min |
| Apr 20, 1:59 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Apr 22, 6:27 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 33 min |
| Apr 22, 6:49 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Apr 22, 10:20 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 55 min |
| Apr 23, 7:35 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 55 min |
| Apr 24, 4:01 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 89 min |
| Apr 26, 4:10 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | JKL | 36 hr |
| Apr 27, 8:34 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
| Apr 27, 9:16 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | 44 min |
| Apr 27, 5:38 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 37 min |
| Apr 27, 5:44 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Apr 27, 7:29 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | 6 hr |
| Apr 27, 9:22 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 53 min |
| May 1, 4:50 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 1, 5:02 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | 30 min |
| May 4, 3:17 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | JKL | 3 hr |
| May 4, 2:23 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | JKL | 19 hr |
| May 10, 1:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| May 14, 1:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | 34 min |
| May 22, 1:55 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 65 min |
| May 22, 2:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| May 22, 3:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | 45 min |
| May 22, 4:44 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 61 min |
| May 22, 4:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | 50 min |
| May 23, 4:20 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 85 min |
| May 24, 6:24 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 96 min |
| May 24, 7:01 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| May 26, 2:54 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | 51 min |
| May 26, 3:09 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 96 min |
| May 26, 5:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | 25 min |
| May 26, 5:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | 45 min |
| May 28, 5:24 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | JKL | 4 hr |
| Jun 9, 4:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | 42 min |
| Jun 11, 3:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 28 min |
| Jun 11, 3:32 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | 2 hr |
| Jun 11, 4:16 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | 2 hr |
| Jun 11, 11:48 PM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | JKL | 9 hr |
| Jun 11, 11:48 PM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | JKL | 9 hr |
| Jun 15, 11:28 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | 21 min |
| Jun 17, 2:34 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 26 min |
| Jun 19, 8:06 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | JKL | 12 hr |
| Jun 19, 9:45 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | 3 hr |
| Jun 19, 11:23 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | 3 hr |
| Jun 20, 1:46 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | 29 min |
| Jun 20, 2:10 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | 5 hr |
| Jun 20, 2:34 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | 4 hr |
| Jun 20, 9:53 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 97 min |
| Jun 21, 7:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | 47 min |
| Jun 23, 12:33 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 117 min |
| Jun 23, 1:37 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 23, 4:04 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 116 min |
| Jun 26, 5:14 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 91 min |
| Jun 27, 4:17 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 88 min |
| Jun 29, 2:50 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | JKL | 6 hr |
| Jul 8, 4:49 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | JKL | 6 hr |
| Jul 11, 12:56 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | JKL | 29 hr |
| Jul 12, 11:13 AM EDT | Excessive Heat Warning | JKL | 4 hr |
| Jul 12, 11:13 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | JKL | 7 hr |
| Jul 20, 5:09 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | JKL | 23 hr |
| Jul 21, 4:06 AM EDT | Excessive Heat Warning | JKL | 4 days |
| Jul 22, 9:59 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | 2 hr |
| Jul 28, 7:39 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | JKL | 36 hr |
| Jul 30, 3:14 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | 3 hr |
| Jul 30, 4:13 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | 2 hr |
| Aug 3, 10:01 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Aug 3, 1:26 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 64 min |
| Aug 3, 5:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Aug 3, 7:43 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 62 min |
| Aug 5, 10:05 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | JKL | 4 hr |
| Aug 8, 2:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | 47 min |
| Aug 8, 3:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | 34 min |
| Aug 13, 6:30 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 90 min |
| Aug 13, 7:41 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | 4 hr |
| Aug 14, 10:17 PM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | JKL | 9 hr |
| Aug 19, 8:58 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | 96 min |
| Aug 20, 7:33 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | JKL | 2 hr |
| Sep 2, 10:20 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | JKL | 33 hr |
| Sep 5, 3:42 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | JKL | 32 hr |
| Sep 23, 10:51 PM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | JKL | 11 hr |
| Sep 26, 10:50 PM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | JKL | 11 hr |
| Oct 1, 3:43 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | JKL | 17 hr |
| Oct 2, 3:47 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | JKL | 17 hr |
| Oct 15, 11:08 PM EDT | Fire Weather Watch | JKL | 3 hr |
| Oct 16, 1:58 AM EDT | Red Flag Warning | JKL | 17 hr |
| Oct 16, 2:09 AM EDT | Lake Wind Advisory | JKL | 17 hr |
| Oct 18, 7:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | 23 min |
| Oct 21, 4:35 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | JKL | 28 hr |
| Oct 22, 4:16 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | JKL | 29 hr |
| Nov 5, 12:14 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | JKL | 9 hr |
| Nov 12, 3:10 PM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | JKL | 26 hr |
| Nov 24, 12:40 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | JKL | 8 hr |
| Nov 27, 2:53 PM EST | Flood Watch | JKL | 37 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 | 28 |
| Tornado Warning | 4 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 9 |
| Tornado Watch | 10 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 33 |
| Special Weather Statement | 1 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Warning | 2 |
| Flash Flood Warning | 3 |
| Flash Flood Watch | 4 |
| Flood Watch | 6 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 14 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Storm Warning | 1 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 1 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 6 |
| Heat | |
| Excessive Heat Warning | 2 |
| Heat Advisory | 6 |
| Cold | |
| Frost Advisory | 5 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Lake Wind Advisory | 7 |
| Wind Advisory | 4 |
| Fire | |
| Red Flag Warning | 4 |
| Fire Weather Watch | 1 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 13 |
The busiest days
Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.
Nearby
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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.