Alert archive / Louisiana / Rapides Parish

Weather alerts in Rapides Parish, Louisiana, 2015

187 weather alerts in 2015, 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 2015. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts: 187
Warnings: 55
Watches: 30
Advisories: 44
Busiest month: April38 alerts
Busiest day: October 31, 201513 alerts

Over time

By month

Warning verification

How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.

2 of 8 tornado warnings covering Rapides Parish in 2015 had a tornado report inside them; 2 of 4 tornado reports fell inside a warning, on average 16 minutes after it went out.

Rapides Parish, 2015

	Warnings	With a report	False alarm ratio	Reports	Inside a warning	Mean lead time
Tornado warnings	8	2	75%	4	50%	16 min
Severe thunderstorm warnings	20	10	50%	15	33%	21 min
Flash flood warnings	6	6	0%	9	89%	63 min

Each office's whole area, 2015

	Warnings	With a report	False alarm ratio	Reports	Inside a warning	Mean lead time
NWS Lake Charles, LA: tornado warnings	29	4	86%	10	40%	12 min
NWS Lake Charles, LA: severe thunderstorm warnings	108	52	52%	152	66%	22 min
NWS Lake Charles, LA: flash flood warnings	60	34	43%	92	76%	81 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, 3:54 PM CST	River Flood Watch	LCH	8 days
Jan 2, 10:33 AM CST	River Flood Warning	LCH	11 days
Jan 2, 7:09 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	LCH	12 hr
Jan 6, 10:58 AM CST	Hard Freeze Watch	LCH	17 hr
Jan 7, 3:38 AM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	LCH	29 hr
Jan 7, 3:40 AM CST	Hard Freeze Warning	LCH	29 hr
Jan 7, 3:40 AM CST	Wind Advisory	LCH	23 hr
Jan 12, 1:40 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	LCH	7 hr
Jan 21, 9:45 AM CST	River Flood Watch	LCH	11 days
Jan 22, 9:44 AM CST	River Flood Warning	LCH	9 days
Jan 29, 10:11 AM CST	River Flood Warning	LCH	38 hr
Feb 1, 2:28 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	92 min
Feb 1, 4:27 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	LCH	63 min
Feb 9, 7:21 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	LCH	99 min
Feb 22, 4:45 PM CST	Freezing Rain Advisory	LCH	41 hr
Mar 2, 10:46 AM CST	River Flood Warning	LCH	28 days
Mar 2, 7:15 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	LCH	17 hr
Mar 4, 3:22 PM CST	Wind Advisory	LCH	27 hr
Mar 4, 10:05 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	LCH	14 hr
Mar 5, 2:41 PM CST	Hard Freeze Warning	LCH	18 hr
Mar 9, 3:00 PM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	LCH	38 hr
Mar 12, 11:10 AM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	LCH	17 hr
Mar 20, 12:36 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	LCH	9 hr
Mar 20, 10:25 PM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	LCH	18 hr
Mar 20, 11:37 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LCH	3 hr
Mar 21, 4:13 PM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	LCH	5 hr
Apr 8, 3:36 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	LCH	6 hr
Apr 10, 8:41 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LCH	62 hr
Apr 16, 4:20 AM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	LCH	59 hr
Apr 16, 12:03 PM CDT	River Flood Watch	LCH	4 days
Apr 16, 1:50 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LCH	3 hr
Apr 16, 2:29 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LCH	3 hr
Apr 16, 4:09 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LCH	3 hr
Apr 17, 7:51 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LCH	11 days
Apr 18, 6:17 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Apr 19, 2:54 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	36 min
Apr 19, 2:56 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	94 min
Apr 19, 3:18 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	27 min
Apr 19, 1:52 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	53 min
Apr 19, 2:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr
Apr 19, 4:45 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Apr 19, 7:07 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	53 min
Apr 19, 7:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	62 min
Apr 19, 8:02 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	5 hr
Apr 19, 8:11 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	34 min
Apr 19, 8:43 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	19 min
Apr 19, 9:21 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	39 min
Apr 19, 9:36 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	24 min
Apr 23, 11:21 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	84 min
Apr 24, 12:18 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	5 hr
Apr 25, 7:12 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr
Apr 25, 9:10 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	80 min
Apr 26, 5:36 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	LCH	4 hr
Apr 26, 4:02 PM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	LCH	36 hr
Apr 27, 4:56 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Apr 27, 6:01 AM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr
Apr 27, 6:58 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	47 min
Apr 27, 7:20 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	40 min
Apr 27, 7:44 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	91 min
Apr 27, 8:01 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	44 min
Apr 27, 8:40 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	65 min
Apr 27, 1:08 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	97 min
Apr 27, 3:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	40 min
Apr 27, 3:25 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	50 min
May 1, 8:40 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LCH	4 days
May 4, 5:24 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	36 min
May 8, 7:33 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LCH	117 min
May 13, 11:32 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	28 min
May 17, 5:06 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	54 min
May 17, 5:37 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LCH	3 hr
May 18, 9:52 AM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	LCH	8 hr
May 18, 10:27 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LCH	3 hr
May 18, 10:03 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LCH	17 days
May 20, 10:45 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LCH	65 hr
May 21, 4:25 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LCH	3 hr
May 21, 12:07 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LCH	113 min
May 22, 10:41 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LCH	60 hr
May 23, 3:57 AM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	LCH	36 hr
May 23, 6:32 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	43 min
May 24, 10:13 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LCH	37 days
May 24, 12:05 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	115 min
May 24, 1:49 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	8 hr
May 24, 2:01 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	44 min
May 24, 4:05 PM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	LCH	39 hr
May 25, 6:24 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	9 hr
May 25, 7:43 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	17 min
May 25, 8:05 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	85 min
May 25, 10:19 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	56 min
May 25, 10:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	31 min
May 25, 11:13 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	92 min
May 25, 11:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	91 min
May 27, 4:48 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	117 min
May 27, 6:23 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	67 min
May 27, 6:53 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LCH	2 hr
May 27, 7:27 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	93 min
Jun 13, 7:33 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	26 min
Jun 13, 8:02 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	43 min
Jun 20, 5:55 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	50 min
Jun 20, 5:56 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	49 min
Jun 24, 8:42 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	93 min
Jun 24, 9:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	53 min
Jun 24, 10:20 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	40 min
Jun 27, 1:24 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	36 min
Jun 27, 1:52 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	38 min
Jun 27, 2:01 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	29 min
Jun 29, 7:37 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	38 min
Jul 5, 12:46 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	119 min
Jul 5, 1:57 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	33 min
Jul 5, 2:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	33 min
Jul 19, 9:30 PM CDT	Heat Advisory	LCH	22 hr
Jul 21, 3:41 AM CDT	Heat Advisory	LCH	14 hr
Jul 26, 11:16 AM CDT	Heat Advisory	LCH	8 hr
Jul 27, 4:00 AM CDT	Heat Advisory	LCH	15 hr
Jul 30, 4:33 AM CDT	Heat Advisory	LCH	14 hr
Jul 30, 3:55 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	65 min
Aug 7, 3:37 PM CDT	Heat Advisory	LCH	27 hr
Aug 8, 6:52 PM CDT	Heat Advisory	LCH	24 hr
Aug 9, 3:31 PM CDT	Heat Advisory	LCH	28 hr
Aug 9, 7:05 PM CDT	Excessive Heat Warning	LCH	25 hr
Aug 10, 7:45 PM CDT	Heat Advisory	LCH	8 hr
Aug 11, 3:50 AM CDT	Excessive Heat Warning	LCH	15 hr
Aug 12, 4:25 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	65 min
Aug 16, 3:58 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	47 min
Aug 24, 5:45 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	45 min
Sep 10, 3:31 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	119 min
Sep 15, 11:34 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LCH	56 min
Oct 15, 3:43 PM CDT	Fire Weather Watch	LCH	3 days
Oct 23, 2:40 PM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	LCH	63 hr
Oct 24, 3:46 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LCH	3 hr
Oct 25, 10:39 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LCH	5 days
Oct 25, 4:43 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LCH	3 hr
Oct 30, 3:55 AM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	LCH	53 hr
Oct 31, 6:54 AM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	5 hr
Oct 31, 7:16 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	44 min
Oct 31, 8:15 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	45 min
Oct 31, 8:46 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	44 min
Oct 31, 9:29 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LCH	3 hr
Oct 31, 10:03 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	57 min
Oct 31, 10:23 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	37 min
Oct 31, 10:28 AM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	LCH	22 min
Oct 31, 10:53 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	67 min
Oct 31, 11:00 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LCH	90 min
Oct 31, 11:35 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LCH	16 days
Oct 31, 12:42 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LCH	6 hr
Oct 31, 6:09 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	LCH	24 hr
Nov 1, 5:06 PM CST	Areal Flood Warning	LCH	24 hr
Nov 6, 10:44 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	LCH	3 hr
Nov 7, 11:46 AM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	LCH	3 hr
Nov 7, 5:33 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	LCH	4 hr
Nov 16, 2:07 PM CST	Flash Flood Watch	LCH	38 hr
Nov 16, 2:16 PM CST	Wind Advisory	LCH	31 hr
Nov 17, 8:55 AM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr
Nov 17, 9:23 AM CST	River Flood Warning	LCH	9 days
Nov 17, 12:19 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	116 min
Nov 17, 2:51 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	84 min
Nov 17, 3:33 PM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	4 hr
Nov 17, 5:54 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	96 min
Nov 17, 6:08 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	37 min
Nov 21, 3:49 AM CST	Freeze Watch	LCH	24 hr
Nov 22, 3:48 AM CST	Freeze Warning	LCH	28 hr
Nov 29, 8:17 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	LCH	4 hr
Nov 29, 3:54 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	LCH	18 hr
Dec 9, 3:48 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	LCH	17 hr
Dec 12, 3:20 PM CST	Wind Advisory	LCH	27 hr
Dec 13, 11:16 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	LCH	89 min
Dec 13, 12:48 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	LCH	87 min
Dec 13, 2:07 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	LCH	113 min
Dec 13, 9:10 PM CST	River Flood Warning	LCH	22 days
Dec 21, 4:56 PM CST	Tornado Warning	LCH	34 min
Dec 21, 5:29 PM CST	Tornado Warning	LCH	31 min
Dec 21, 5:47 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	118 min
Dec 21, 6:33 PM CST	Tornado Warning	LCH	42 min
Dec 21, 9:01 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	LCH	15 hr
Dec 23, 2:34 AM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	86 min
Dec 23, 10:55 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	LCH	12 hr
Dec 25, 4:07 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	LCH	38 min
Dec 25, 4:13 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	LCH	3 hr
Dec 25, 4:42 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	LCH	48 min
Dec 25, 5:31 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	LCH	44 min
Dec 25, 6:16 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	LCH	44 min
Dec 27, 4:14 AM CST	Wind Advisory	LCH	26 hr
Dec 27, 12:47 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	88 min
Dec 27, 2:27 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	63 min
Dec 27, 2:47 PM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr
Dec 27, 8:59 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	91 min
Dec 27, 9:57 PM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr
Dec 27, 11:49 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	86 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	8
Severe Thunderstorm Watch	2
Tornado Watch	10
Mesoscale Discussion	24
Special Weather Statement	34
Flooding
Areal Flood Warning	2
Flash Flood Warning	6
River Flood Warning	14
Flash Flood Watch	12
River Flood Watch	3
Areal Flood Advisory	15
Winter
Freezing Rain Advisory	1
Winter Weather Advisory	1
Heat
Excessive Heat Warning	2
Heat Advisory	9
Cold
Freeze Warning	1
Hard Freeze Warning	2
Freeze Watch	1
Hard Freeze Watch	1
Wind Chill Advisory	1
Wind and dust
Wind Advisory	5
Fire
Fire Weather Watch	1
Fog and smoke
Dense Fog Advisory	12

The busiest days

Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.

Nearby

Alerts in force now Tornadoes on record Forecast The radar archive 2014 2016

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.