Alert archive / Louisiana / Pointe Coupee Parish
Weather alerts in Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana, 2012
123 weather alerts in 2012, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Pointe Coupee Parish and its neighbors
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2012. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 123
- Warnings
- 29
- Watches
- 27
- Advisories
- 30
- Busiest month
- December21 alerts
- Busiest day
- December 25, 20129 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 3 tornado warnings covering Pointe Coupee Parish in 2012 had a tornado report inside them.
Pointe Coupee Parish, 2012
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 3 | 1 | 67% | 0 | ||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 16 | 2 | 88% | 0 | ||
| Flash flood warnings | 1 | 0 | 100% | 0 |
Each office's whole area, 2012
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS New Orleans, LA: tornado warnings | 111 | 21 | 81% | 34 | 74% | 14 min |
| NWS New Orleans, LA: severe thunderstorm warnings | 202 | 50 | 75% | 111 | 59% | 22 min |
| NWS New Orleans, LA: flash flood warnings | 83 | 30 | 64% | 48 | 83% | 68 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 5, 10:57 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | LIX | 10 hr |
| Jan 6, 3:20 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | LIX | 18 hr |
| Jan 12, 4:36 AM CST | Hard Freeze Warning | LIX | 24 hr |
| Jan 13, 3:31 PM CST | Hard Freeze Warning | LIX | 17 hr |
| Jan 17, 3:45 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 60 min |
| Jan 22, 1:15 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | LIX | 10 hr |
| Jan 25, 1:41 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 94 min |
| Jan 25, 2:08 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jan 25, 4:49 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 86 min |
| Jan 25, 7:45 PM CST | Flash Flood Watch | LIX | 15 hr |
| Jan 25, 8:23 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 97 min |
| Jan 25, 9:50 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | LIX | 224 days |
| Jan 25, 11:05 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | LIX | 55 min |
| Feb 1, 1:06 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 114 min |
| Feb 1, 2:27 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | 48 min |
| Feb 1, 9:27 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | LIX | 12 hr |
| Feb 3, 1:04 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 116 min |
| Feb 7, 5:33 PM CST | River Flood Warning | LIX | 41 hr |
| Feb 10, 3:54 PM CST | Freeze Watch | LIX | 13 hr |
| Feb 11, 4:32 AM CST | Hard Freeze Warning | LIX | 23 hr |
| Feb 17, 3:56 AM CST | Flash Flood Watch | LIX | 41 hr |
| Feb 18, 10:27 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | 48 min |
| Feb 22, 3:47 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | LIX | 4 hr |
| Feb 23, 4:21 AM CST | Wind Advisory | LIX | 14 hr |
| Feb 29, 4:03 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | LIX | 13 hr |
| Mar 11, 8:44 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 91 min |
| Mar 11, 11:17 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 88 min |
| Mar 15, 3:45 PM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | LIX | 18 hr |
| Mar 16, 3:19 PM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | LIX | 7 hr |
| Mar 19, 3:40 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | LIX | 26 hr |
| Mar 20, 4:19 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | LIX | 3 days |
| Mar 21, 2:17 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 118 min |
| Mar 21, 4:38 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 97 min |
| Mar 21, 5:04 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Mar 21, 7:34 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | 56 min |
| Mar 21, 7:48 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 87 min |
| Mar 21, 8:32 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | 58 min |
| Mar 23, 11:28 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LIX | 71 hr |
| Apr 2, 9:57 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 63 min |
| Apr 2, 10:10 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Apr 2, 12:15 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 90 min |
| Apr 2, 12:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Apr 2, 1:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | 56 min |
| Apr 2, 2:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | 32 min |
| Apr 3, 10:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | 26 min |
| Apr 3, 11:24 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 96 min |
| Apr 4, 2:17 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LIX | 118 min |
| Apr 4, 2:29 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 91 min |
| Apr 4, 2:57 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | LIX | 30 hr |
| Apr 4, 8:25 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 95 min |
| Apr 5, 1:33 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | 57 min |
| Apr 5, 1:35 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 85 min |
| Apr 5, 1:53 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| Apr 5, 2:21 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | 24 min |
| Apr 5, 3:30 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Apr 5, 3:56 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| May 6, 8:48 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LIX | 117 min |
| May 6, 10:41 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LIX | 2 hr |
| May 11, 4:08 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | LIX | 39 hr |
| May 21, 6:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | 39 min |
| May 31, 10:41 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jun 6, 2:10 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 8, 4:06 AM CDT | Flood Watch | LIX | 63 hr |
| Jun 12, 7:11 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Jul 6, 2:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | 56 min |
| Jul 19, 3:37 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | LIX | 49 hr |
| Jul 19, 7:48 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LIX | 117 min |
| Jul 20, 12:47 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 20, 5:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | 31 min |
| Jul 29, 3:04 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | LIX | 28 hr |
| Jul 31, 4:20 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | LIX | 39 hr |
| Aug 3, 10:40 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | LIX | 8 hr |
| Aug 4, 6:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | 29 min |
| Aug 9, 3:18 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LIX | 117 min |
| Aug 26, 4:25 PM CDT | Tropical Storm Warning | LIX | 4 days |
| Aug 27, 11:20 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | LIX | 5 days |
| Aug 28, 6:47 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 21 hr |
| Aug 29, 6:36 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| Aug 29, 11:48 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 117 min |
| Aug 29, 3:17 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 28 min |
| Aug 29, 3:53 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Aug 29, 8:21 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 84 min |
| Aug 29, 11:06 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 84 min |
| Sep 12, 4:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | 34 min |
| Sep 12, 4:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | 51 min |
| Sep 29, 4:05 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | LIX | 26 hr |
| Sep 30, 10:33 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 117 min |
| Sep 30, 2:36 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 3 hr |
| Oct 3, 2:52 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Oct 5, 6:12 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | LIX | 3 hr |
| Oct 13, 4:53 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | LIX | 5 hr |
| Oct 18, 1:16 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 59 min |
| Oct 18, 2:40 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 65 min |
| Oct 24, 5:27 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | LIX | 4 hr |
| Oct 25, 4:05 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | LIX | 5 hr |
| Oct 26, 5:33 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | LIX | 5 hr |
| Nov 2, 3:37 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | LIX | 5 hr |
| Nov 2, 4:04 PM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | LIX | 18 hr |
| Nov 5, 1:19 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 86 min |
| Nov 5, 4:43 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 92 min |
| Nov 5, 5:29 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Nov 5, 7:35 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 115 min |
| Dec 7, 3:05 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | LIX | 6 hr |
| Dec 7, 7:46 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | LIX | 13 hr |
| Dec 10, 4:07 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 113 min |
| Dec 10, 5:44 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Dec 12, 5:08 AM CST | Freeze Warning | LIX | 28 hr |
| Dec 16, 9:54 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 96 min |
| Dec 16, 9:49 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 56 min |
| Dec 19, 3:24 PM CST | Wind Advisory | LIX | 36 hr |
| Dec 20, 4:08 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 67 min |
| Dec 20, 4:23 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| Dec 25, 6:44 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | 31 min |
| Dec 25, 7:00 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 60 min |
| Dec 25, 7:28 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Dec 25, 10:28 AM CST | Wind Advisory | LIX | 20 hr |
| Dec 25, 12:19 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 71 min |
| Dec 25, 12:58 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| Dec 25, 1:45 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | 60 min |
| Dec 25, 1:52 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LIX | 53 min |
| Dec 25, 2:38 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LIX | 37 min |
| Dec 29, 3:52 PM CST | Freeze Warning | LIX | 16 hr |
| Dec 29, 3:52 PM CST | Hard Freeze Warning | LIX | 7 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 | 16 |
| Tornado Warning | 3 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 5 |
| Tornado Watch | 12 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 37 |
| Flooding | |
| Flash Flood Warning | 1 |
| River Flood Warning | 2 |
| Flash Flood Watch | 8 |
| Flood Watch | 1 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 6 |
| Heat | |
| Heat Advisory | 3 |
| Cold | |
| Freeze Warning | 2 |
| Hard Freeze Warning | 4 |
| Freeze Watch | 1 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Wind Advisory | 4 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 17 |
| Tropical | |
| Tropical Storm Warning | 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.