Alert archive / Louisiana / Rapides Parish

Weather alerts in Rapides Parish, Louisiana, 2014

165 weather alerts in 2014, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.

Rapides Parish and its neighbors

Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2014. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts: 165
Warnings: 48
Watches: 25
Advisories: 28
Busiest month: April29 alerts
Busiest day: April 4, 20147 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 Rapides Parish in 2014 had a tornado report inside them.

Rapides Parish, 2014

	Warnings	With a report	False alarm ratio	Reports	Inside a warning	Mean lead time
Tornado warnings	2	0	100%	0
Severe thunderstorm warnings	20	6	70%	10	60%	23 min
Flash flood warnings	0			0

Each office's whole area, 2014

	Warnings	With a report	False alarm ratio	Reports	Inside a warning	Mean lead time
NWS Lake Charles, LA: tornado warnings	15	1	93%	8	25%	4 min
NWS Lake Charles, LA: severe thunderstorm warnings	99	29	71%	77	65%	26 min
NWS Lake Charles, LA: flash flood warnings	26	14	46%	67	79%	75 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 1, 3:31 PM CST	Wind Advisory	LCH	24 hr
Jan 2, 3:24 PM CST	Hard Freeze Warning	LCH	17 hr
Jan 4, 3:34 PM CST	Hard Freeze Watch	LCH	13 hr
Jan 5, 4:09 AM CST	Hard Freeze Warning	LCH	29 hr
Jan 5, 3:45 PM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	LCH	12 hr
Jan 5, 3:58 PM CST	Hard Freeze Watch	LCH	19 hr
Jan 6, 10:45 AM CST	Hard Freeze Warning	LCH	23 hr
Jan 6, 3:52 PM CST	Hard Freeze Watch	LCH	19 hr
Jan 7, 10:37 AM CST	Hard Freeze Warning	LCH	21 hr
Jan 10, 4:39 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	LCH	3 hr
Jan 21, 9:51 PM CST	Hard Freeze Warning	LCH	10 hr
Jan 23, 4:05 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	LCH	25 hr
Jan 23, 3:57 PM CST	Hard Freeze Warning	LCH	18 hr
Jan 23, 4:22 PM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	LCH	13 hr
Jan 23, 9:39 PM CST	Winter Storm Warning	LCH	20 hr
Jan 23, 9:39 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	LCH	7 hr
Jan 24, 6:28 PM CST	Hard Freeze Warning	LCH	15 hr
Jan 26, 3:58 PM CST	Winter Storm Watch	LCH	23 hr
Jan 27, 4:05 AM CST	Wind Advisory	LCH	12 hr
Jan 27, 3:05 PM CST	Winter Storm Warning	LCH	32 hr
Jan 28, 2:36 AM CST	Hard Freeze Warning	LCH	30 hr
Jan 28, 5:23 AM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	5 hr
Jan 28, 3:43 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	LCH	18 hr
Jan 28, 4:50 PM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	LCH	11 hr
Jan 29, 3:46 PM CST	Hard Freeze Warning	LCH	17 hr
Feb 5, 2:55 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	LCH	23 hr
Feb 6, 2:51 PM CST	Hard Freeze Warning	LCH	18 hr
Feb 10, 4:22 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	LCH	52 hr
Feb 10, 11:49 PM CST	Winter Storm Warning	LCH	5 hr
Feb 11, 6:18 AM CST	River Flood Warning	LCH	8 days
Feb 11, 6:30 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Feb 11, 10:13 PM CST	Winter Storm Warning	LCH	10 hr
Feb 18, 3:47 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	LCH	19 hr
Feb 20, 12:35 PM CST	Wind Advisory	LCH	5 hr
Feb 20, 12:47 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr
Feb 20, 3:11 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	94 min
Feb 20, 5:55 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	35 min
Feb 20, 6:50 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	LCH	55 min
Feb 20, 6:55 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	95 min
Feb 20, 7:22 PM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	8 hr
Feb 23, 6:50 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	LCH	15 hr
Feb 25, 5:25 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	3 hr
Mar 2, 8:28 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Mar 2, 9:06 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	LCH	54 min
Mar 3, 12:50 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	LCH	23 hr
Mar 4, 12:11 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	LCH	3 hr
Mar 7, 5:20 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	LCH	4 hr
Mar 10, 3:09 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	LCH	7 hr
Mar 11, 3:47 PM CDT	Wind Advisory	LCH	27 hr
Mar 20, 10:09 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LCH	3 days
Mar 23, 3:50 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	40 min
Mar 23, 4:04 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	26 min
Mar 23, 4:33 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	42 min
Mar 23, 4:35 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	85 min
Mar 27, 5:07 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	53 min
Mar 27, 6:54 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	66 min
Mar 27, 9:13 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	62 min
Mar 27, 10:45 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	60 min
Mar 28, 9:26 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LCH	17 days
Mar 28, 6:38 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	3 hr
Mar 28, 7:34 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr
Mar 28, 8:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	53 min
Mar 28, 9:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	65 min
Apr 4, 3:34 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr
Apr 4, 5:29 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	61 min
Apr 4, 5:49 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	56 min
Apr 4, 5:55 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	65 min
Apr 4, 6:13 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	62 min
Apr 4, 6:52 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	68 min
Apr 4, 7:09 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	36 min
Apr 5, 4:04 PM CDT	Flood Watch	LCH	24 hr
Apr 6, 6:26 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	12 hr
Apr 6, 9:39 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	66 min
Apr 6, 1:31 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	59 min
Apr 6, 3:27 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	14 hr
Apr 6, 4:10 PM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	LCH	13 hr
Apr 6, 9:09 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	66 min
Apr 8, 12:31 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Apr 14, 12:30 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Apr 14, 1:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	10 hr
Apr 15, 10:16 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LCH	5 days
Apr 15, 11:38 AM CDT	Freeze Warning	LCH	20 hr
Apr 18, 8:47 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LCH	3 days
Apr 24, 5:33 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	LCH	3 hr
Apr 27, 4:23 AM CDT	Wind Advisory	LCH	20 hr
Apr 27, 4:21 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	114 min
Apr 28, 4:40 AM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr
Apr 28, 7:16 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	89 min
Apr 28, 3:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	52 min
Apr 28, 3:55 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Apr 28, 6:28 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	62 min
Apr 28, 7:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	32 min
May 13, 6:38 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	52 min
May 27, 9:19 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	56 min
May 27, 10:14 AM CDT	River Flood Watch	LCH	4 days
May 27, 2:50 PM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	LCH	60 hr
Jun 8, 7:47 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	88 min
Jun 9, 3:01 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	29 min
Jun 10, 3:26 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	2 hr
Jun 12, 11:43 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	32 min
Jun 13, 12:12 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	33 min
Jun 26, 4:16 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	59 min
Jun 27, 1:18 PM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	LCH	9 hr
Jul 2, 1:41 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	94 min
Jul 2, 2:17 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr
Jul 2, 4:20 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	55 min
Jul 2, 5:36 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	54 min
Jul 12, 4:00 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	60 min
Jul 17, 9:46 PM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	LCH	24 hr
Jul 23, 7:24 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	66 min
Jul 23, 8:29 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	61 min
Aug 10, 2:28 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	62 min
Aug 10, 3:33 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	57 min
Aug 11, 3:18 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	87 min
Aug 11, 4:36 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	24 min
Aug 11, 5:12 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	33 min
Aug 21, 2:44 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	31 min
Aug 21, 3:03 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	27 min
Aug 21, 3:18 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	27 min
Aug 21, 3:36 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	24 min
Aug 21, 3:55 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	50 min
Aug 25, 2:50 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	40 min
Aug 25, 3:39 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	51 min
Aug 25, 3:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	44 min
Aug 28, 5:25 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	65 min
Aug 29, 9:00 PM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	LCH	39 hr
Aug 30, 8:55 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LCH	110 min
Aug 30, 10:46 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LCH	119 min
Sep 12, 5:24 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	66 min
Sep 12, 6:02 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	23 min
Sep 12, 6:24 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	66 min
Sep 17, 4:40 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	LCH	4 hr
Oct 2, 7:33 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	57 min
Oct 2, 8:04 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr
Oct 2, 11:05 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	55 min
Oct 3, 12:45 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	60 min
Oct 6, 9:30 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	45 min
Oct 6, 9:31 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	119 min
Oct 6, 10:11 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	64 min
Oct 12, 2:30 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	3 hr
Oct 13, 3:49 AM CDT	Wind Advisory	LCH	15 hr
Oct 13, 6:34 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	86 min
Oct 13, 11:10 AM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	8 hr
Oct 13, 11:38 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	52 min
Oct 13, 12:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	59 min
Oct 13, 1:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	53 min
Nov 1, 3:52 PM CDT	Freeze Warning	LCH	16 hr
Nov 12, 9:26 AM CST	Freeze Watch	LCH	19 hr
Nov 13, 4:34 AM CST	Hard Freeze Warning	LCH	27 hr
Nov 14, 2:48 PM CST	Freeze Warning	LCH	17 hr
Nov 17, 3:29 AM CST	Freeze Warning	LCH	30 hr
Nov 17, 3:29 AM CST	Hard Freeze Warning	LCH	27 hr
Nov 18, 2:56 PM CST	Freeze Warning	LCH	17 hr
Dec 5, 3:30 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	LCH	19 hr
Dec 18, 9:40 AM CST	River Flood Watch	LCH	4 days
Dec 22, 8:34 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	LCH	2 hr
Dec 23, 2:33 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	LCH	7 hr
Dec 23, 9:30 AM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	11 hr
Dec 23, 10:25 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	50 min
Dec 23, 11:15 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	45 min
Dec 23, 11:33 AM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	87 min
Dec 23, 11:52 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	20 min
Dec 23, 2:57 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	93 min
Dec 27, 1:35 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	115 min
Dec 27, 3:40 PM CST	Tornado Warning	LCH	35 min

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	20
Tornado Warning	2
Severe Thunderstorm Watch	6
Tornado Watch	6
Mesoscale Discussion	30
Special Weather Statement	34
Flooding
River Flood Warning	5
Flash Flood Watch	5
Flood Watch	1
River Flood Watch	2
Areal Flood Advisory	2
Winter
Winter Storm Warning	4
Winter Storm Watch	1
Winter Weather Advisory	7
Cold
Freeze Warning	5
Hard Freeze Warning	12
Freeze Watch	1
Hard Freeze Watch	3
Wind Chill Advisory	3
Wind and dust
Wind Advisory	6
Fog and smoke
Dense Fog Advisory	10

The busiest days

Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.

Nearby

Alerts in force now Tornadoes on record Forecast The radar archive 2013 2015

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.