Alert archive / Kentucky / Russell County
Weather alerts in Russell County, Kentucky, 2016
144 weather alerts in 2016, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Russell County and its neighbors
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2016. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 144
- Warnings
- 34
- Watches
- 26
- Advisories
- 34
- Busiest month
- July28 alerts
- Busiest day
- July 7, 201611 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 1 tornado warnings covering Russell County in 2016 had a tornado report inside them.
Russell County, 2016
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 1 | 0 | 100% | 0 | ||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 24 | 13 | 46% | 9 | 89% | 25 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 1 | 0 | 100% | 0 |
Each office's whole area, 2016
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Louisville, KY: tornado warnings | 25 | 2 | 92% | 3 | 67% | 14 min |
| NWS Louisville, KY: severe thunderstorm warnings | 337 | 204 | 39% | 523 | 79% | 17 min |
| NWS Louisville, KY: flash flood warnings | 48 | 28 | 42% | 55 | 82% | 62 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 19, 2:48 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | LMK | 34 hr |
| Jan 19, 11:04 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | LMK | 26 hr |
| Jan 20, 3:28 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | LMK | 23 hr |
| Jan 21, 2:37 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | LMK | 51 hr |
| Jan 21, 10:53 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 5 hr |
| Jan 22, 3:47 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 5 hr |
| Jan 22, 7:30 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 hr |
| Jan 22, 12:56 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 hr |
| Feb 1, 2:27 PM CST | Wind Advisory | LMK | 36 hr |
| Feb 2, 3:10 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Feb 2, 5:31 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 119 min |
| Feb 3, 1:02 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | 4 hr |
| Feb 7, 2:51 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | LMK | 69 hr |
| Feb 11, 2:32 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | LMK | 19 hr |
| Feb 13, 1:04 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | LMK | 45 hr |
| Feb 14, 3:11 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | LMK | 24 hr |
| Feb 15, 3:09 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | LMK | 13 hr |
| Feb 15, 6:35 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | LMK | 15 hr |
| Feb 18, 3:34 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | LMK | 5 hr |
| Feb 18, 2:43 PM CST | Wind Advisory | LMK | 27 hr |
| Feb 24, 10:55 AM CST | Wind Advisory | LMK | 9 hr |
| Feb 28, 9:33 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 117 min |
| Mar 1, 10:21 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 84 min |
| Mar 1, 4:28 PM CST | Wind Advisory | LMK | 3 hr |
| Mar 24, 2:37 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | LMK | 16 hr |
| Mar 24, 12:54 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Mar 25, 2:10 PM CDT | Frost Advisory | LMK | 19 hr |
| Mar 31, 3:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Mar 31, 5:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 48 min |
| Mar 31, 5:49 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 56 min |
| Apr 1, 2:33 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | LMK | 30 hr |
| Apr 2, 2:51 AM CDT | Freeze Warning | LMK | 29 hr |
| Apr 6, 7:49 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | LMK | 15 hr |
| Apr 6, 6:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 34 min |
| Apr 7, 11:29 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | LMK | 8 hr |
| Apr 7, 1:57 PM CDT | Freeze Watch | LMK | 13 hr |
| Apr 8, 2:44 AM CDT | Freeze Warning | LMK | 30 hr |
| Apr 8, 2:50 PM CDT | Freeze Watch | LMK | 12 hr |
| Apr 9, 2:57 AM CDT | Freeze Warning | LMK | 28 hr |
| Apr 12, 2:51 AM CDT | Frost Advisory | LMK | 29 hr |
| Apr 26, 5:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Apr 26, 7:20 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 55 min |
| Apr 27, 4:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 24 min |
| May 1, 1:01 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 29 min |
| May 1, 1:09 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 36 min |
| May 1, 1:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| May 1, 5:48 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 87 min |
| May 2, 1:23 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | 3 hr |
| May 4, 4:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 29 min |
| May 7, 5:32 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 118 min |
| May 7, 6:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| May 7, 7:43 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 10, 12:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| May 10, 5:06 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| May 10, 7:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 33 min |
| May 10, 7:42 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 93 min |
| May 10, 7:51 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | 24 min |
| May 10, 7:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 47 min |
| May 10, 7:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 46 min |
| May 10, 8:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 31 min |
| May 11, 12:06 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 24 min |
| May 11, 6:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| May 11, 8:24 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 96 min |
| May 11, 8:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 46 min |
| May 12, 1:48 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | LMK | 20 hr |
| May 22, 12:36 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | LMK | 7 hr |
| May 26, 3:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 30 min |
| May 26, 3:26 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | 3 hr |
| Jun 2, 5:34 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | 3 hr |
| Jun 4, 11:38 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 37 min |
| Jun 4, 11:44 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 4, 12:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 47 min |
| Jun 4, 1:29 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | LMK | 8 hr |
| Jun 14, 4:37 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 113 min |
| Jun 14, 4:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 52 min |
| Jun 15, 12:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Jun 15, 3:52 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 53 min |
| Jun 16, 5:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 24 min |
| Jun 16, 5:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 31 min |
| Jun 16, 5:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 18 min |
| Jun 21, 12:08 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 97 min |
| Jun 21, 3:26 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 94 min |
| Jun 22, 11:40 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 23, 2:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 10 hr |
| Jun 23, 6:58 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 23, 7:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 37 min |
| Jun 23, 8:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 29 min |
| Jun 23, 8:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 30 min |
| Jun 23, 9:36 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 84 min |
| Jun 28, 2:22 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | LMK | 4 hr |
| Jul 3, 2:56 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | LMK | 47 hr |
| Jul 3, 2:51 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jul 3, 5:23 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 97 min |
| Jul 3, 7:22 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 53 min |
| Jul 4, 11:36 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 54 min |
| Jul 4, 12:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jul 4, 2:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 2 hr |
| Jul 4, 2:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 51 min |
| Jul 6, 1:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jul 6, 3:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 47 min |
| Jul 6, 4:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 50 min |
| Jul 6, 4:48 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 57 min |
| Jul 7, 3:35 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | 3 hr |
| Jul 7, 6:31 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | 3 hr |
| Jul 7, 8:47 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | LMK | 38 hr |
| Jul 7, 12:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
| Jul 7, 2:21 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 54 min |
| Jul 7, 3:31 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | 4 hr |
| Jul 7, 3:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 24 min |
| Jul 7, 3:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 26 min |
| Jul 7, 4:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 14 min |
| Jul 7, 4:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 29 min |
| Jul 7, 5:28 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | 3 hr |
| Jul 8, 10:06 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jul 8, 2:49 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 56 min |
| Jul 8, 10:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 39 min |
| Jul 14, 9:42 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 27, 2:33 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | LMK | 25 hr |
| Aug 1, 11:44 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | 3 hr |
| Aug 6, 4:23 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | 112 min |
| Aug 27, 7:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 33 min |
| Aug 28, 5:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 31 min |
| Aug 28, 5:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 31 min |
| Sep 10, 1:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Sep 18, 7:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 58 min |
| Sep 30, 5:34 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | LMK | 3 hr |
| Sep 30, 2:22 PM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | LMK | 19 hr |
| Oct 20, 12:28 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Oct 20, 3:42 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Nov 9, 2:29 AM CST | Frost Advisory | LMK | 30 hr |
| Nov 11, 2:16 PM CST | Freeze Watch | LMK | 12 hr |
| Nov 12, 2:26 AM CST | Freeze Warning | LMK | 31 hr |
| Nov 17, 1:01 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | LMK | 29 hr |
| Nov 28, 2:31 AM CST | Wind Advisory | LMK | 20 hr |
| Nov 28, 5:24 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Nov 28, 7:52 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 23 min |
| Dec 17, 4:36 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | LMK | 28 hr |
| Dec 17, 1:42 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Dec 17, 5:45 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 90 min |
| Dec 17, 10:42 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 18 min |
| Dec 17, 11:18 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 57 min |
| Dec 17, 11:27 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 33 min |
| Dec 18, 2:30 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 hr |
| Dec 21, 2:01 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | LMK | 8 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 | 24 |
| Tornado Warning | 1 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 13 |
| Tornado Watch | 4 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 34 |
| Special Weather Statement | 16 |
| Flooding | |
| Flash Flood Warning | 1 |
| Flash Flood Watch | 5 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 9 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Storm Warning | 3 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 1 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 6 |
| Cold | |
| Freeze Warning | 4 |
| Freeze Watch | 3 |
| Frost Advisory | 3 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Wind Advisory | 9 |
| Fire | |
| Red Flag Warning | 1 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 7 |
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.