Alert archive / Minnesota / Lake County
Weather alerts in Lake County, Minnesota, 2008
146 weather alerts in 2008, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Lake County and its neighbors
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2008. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 146
- Warnings
- 51
- Watches
- 22
- Advisories
- 50
- Busiest month
- June29 alerts
- Busiest day
- June 13, 20088 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 3 tornado warnings covering Lake County in 2008 had a tornado report inside them.
Lake County, 2008
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 3 | 0 | 100% | 0 | ||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 31 | 5 | 84% | 7 | 14% | 27 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 1 | 1 | 0% | 1 | 100% | 63 min |
Each office's whole area, 2008
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Duluth, MN: tornado warnings | 19 | 1 | 95% | 3 | 33% | 13 min |
| NWS Duluth, MN: severe thunderstorm warnings | 249 | 43 | 83% | 110 | 64% | 25 min |
| NWS Duluth, MN: flash flood warnings | 2 | 1 | 50% | 5 | 40% | 63 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, 3:20 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | DLH | 18 hr |
| Jan 7, 10:26 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | DLH | 11 hr |
| Jan 8, 9:08 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | DLH | 3 hr |
| Jan 17, 3:31 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | DLH | 4 days |
| Jan 18, 3:41 AM CST | Wind Chill Warning | DLH | 12 hr |
| Jan 18, 3:41 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | DLH | 3 days |
| Jan 22, 3:33 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | DLH | 18 hr |
| Jan 23, 2:53 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | DLH | 18 hr |
| Jan 28, 4:13 AM CST | Snow and Blowing Snow Advisory | DLH | 12 hr |
| Jan 28, 4:13 AM CST | Wind Chill Watch | DLH | 12 hr |
| Jan 28, 4:10 PM CST | Wind Chill Warning | DLH | 44 hr |
| Jan 28, 4:10 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DLH | 31 hr |
| Jan 30, 12:09 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | DLH | 19 hr |
| Feb 3, 3:21 PM CST | Snow Advisory | DLH | 29 hr |
| Feb 8, 3:54 AM CST | Wind Chill Watch | DLH | 25 hr |
| Feb 8, 3:28 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DLH | 30 hr |
| Feb 9, 4:33 AM CST | Wind Chill Warning | DLH | 52 hr |
| Feb 10, 4:41 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | DLH | 31 hr |
| Feb 13, 3:57 AM CST | Snow Advisory | DLH | 29 hr |
| Feb 14, 3:16 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | DLH | 19 hr |
| Feb 16, 3:27 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DLH | 8 hr |
| Feb 19, 3:32 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | DLH | 32 hr |
| Feb 19, 3:36 PM CST | Wind Chill Warning | DLH | 20 hr |
| Mar 2, 4:50 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DLH | 6 hr |
| Mar 16, 4:05 PM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | DLH | 12 hr |
| Mar 17, 3:42 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | DLH | 12 hr |
| Mar 31, 5:57 AM CDT | Snow and Blowing Snow Advisory | DLH | 22 hr |
| Apr 4, 3:31 PM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | DLH | 13 hr |
| Apr 5, 4:36 AM CDT | Winter Storm Warning | DLH | 53 hr |
| Apr 6, 7:26 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Apr 9, 4:29 AM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | DLH | 11 hr |
| Apr 9, 3:32 PM CDT | Blizzard Warning | DLH | 48 hr |
| Apr 9, 3:32 PM CDT | Winter Storm Warning | DLH | 60 hr |
| Apr 10, 12:29 PM CDT | Lakeshore Flood Statement | DLH | 36 hr |
| Apr 10, 7:49 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 6 hr |
| Apr 10, 11:33 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 hr |
| Apr 23, 4:27 AM CDT | Flood Watch | DLH | 58 hr |
| May 17, 3:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | 22 min |
| May 17, 3:47 PM CDT | Frost Advisory | DLH | 17 hr |
| May 18, 2:30 PM CDT | Frost Advisory | DLH | 16 hr |
| May 20, 3:29 PM CDT | Frost Advisory | DLH | 15 hr |
| May 25, 2:45 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| May 26, 3:58 AM CDT | Freeze Watch | DLH | 11 hr |
| May 26, 2:39 PM CDT | Freeze Warning | DLH | 16 hr |
| May 27, 4:57 AM CDT | Freeze Watch | DLH | 10 hr |
| May 27, 3:03 PM CDT | Freeze Warning | DLH | 16 hr |
| Jun 2, 3:27 PM CDT | Frost Advisory | DLH | 16 hr |
| Jun 5, 11:01 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | DLH | 22 hr |
| Jun 6, 4:57 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DLH | 6 hr |
| Jun 6, 10:09 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 96 min |
| Jun 6, 3:20 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | DLH | 5 hr |
| Jun 9, 8:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | 35 min |
| Jun 10, 6:53 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | DLH | 3 hr |
| Jun 10, 3:31 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | DLH | 40 hr |
| Jun 12, 8:47 PM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | DLH | 13 hr |
| Jun 12, 11:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | 41 min |
| Jun 12, 11:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | 46 min |
| Jun 13, 12:35 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | 40 min |
| Jun 13, 12:55 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | 50 min |
| Jun 13, 1:08 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | 52 min |
| Jun 13, 1:40 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | 65 min |
| Jun 13, 1:47 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | 58 min |
| Jun 14, 6:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jun 14, 9:48 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 87 min |
| Jun 14, 11:36 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 54 min |
| Jun 20, 2:26 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 94 min |
| Jun 20, 2:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | 41 min |
| Jun 25, 3:49 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 56 min |
| Jun 27, 12:32 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 27, 1:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 27, 1:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | 26 min |
| Jun 27, 1:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | 17 min |
| Jun 27, 3:41 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 94 min |
| Jun 27, 4:05 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | DLH | 4 hr |
| Jun 27, 7:58 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | DLH | 4 hr |
| Jul 1, 3:51 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 114 min |
| Jul 1, 9:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jul 1, 10:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | 52 min |
| Jul 1, 10:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | 56 min |
| Jul 1, 11:04 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 86 min |
| Jul 1, 11:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | 34 min |
| Jul 9, 3:34 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 86 min |
| Jul 9, 5:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | 48 min |
| Jul 9, 5:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DLH | 40 min |
| Jul 9, 6:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | 30 min |
| Jul 11, 9:06 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | DLH | 4 hr |
| Jul 11, 3:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | 39 min |
| Jul 11, 6:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jul 11, 7:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | 53 min |
| Jul 11, 7:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | 62 min |
| Jul 11, 8:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | 64 min |
| Jul 11, 8:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | 86 min |
| Jul 14, 7:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | 57 min |
| Jul 14, 7:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jul 14, 8:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | 47 min |
| Jul 14, 8:48 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DLH | 57 min |
| Jul 14, 9:33 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 57 min |
| Jul 14, 11:22 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 53 min |
| Jul 14, 11:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | 55 min |
| Jul 15, 1:18 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 57 min |
| Jul 17, 6:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | 28 min |
| Jul 25, 11:56 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 13, 4:03 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | DLH | 6 hr |
| Aug 22, 4:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
| Aug 22, 7:30 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 60 min |
| Aug 22, 8:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | 12 min |
| Aug 24, 1:46 PM CDT | Frost Advisory | DLH | 18 hr |
| Aug 24, 1:46 PM CDT | Freeze Warning | DLH | 18 hr |
| Aug 28, 2:09 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 96 min |
| Sep 2, 12:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | 48 min |
| Sep 8, 3:28 PM CDT | Frost Advisory | DLH | 16 hr |
| Sep 11, 9:49 PM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | DLH | 13 hr |
| Sep 19, 6:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | 57 min |
| Sep 19, 7:25 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DLH | 50 min |
| Sep 23, 5:46 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | DLH | 4 hr |
| Sep 23, 6:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | 26 min |
| Sep 26, 12:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| Sep 26, 5:14 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 91 min |
| Sep 26, 6:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | 39 min |
| Sep 26, 6:44 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 61 min |
| Sep 26, 7:36 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | DLH | 3 hr |
| Oct 25, 3:47 PM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | DLH | 21 hr |
| Nov 2, 9:27 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | DLH | 28 hr |
| Nov 11, 10:41 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DLH | 10 hr |
| Nov 23, 10:11 AM CST | Freezing Rain Advisory | DLH | 11 hr |
| Dec 6, 3:02 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | DLH | 13 hr |
| Dec 7, 4:24 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DLH | 26 hr |
| Dec 10, 10:02 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | DLH | 16 hr |
| Dec 11, 3:48 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | DLH | 24 hr |
| Dec 12, 3:33 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | DLH | 68 hr |
| Dec 14, 11:23 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 hr |
| Dec 14, 9:24 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | DLH | 36 hr |
| Dec 15, 9:15 AM CST | Wind Chill Warning | DLH | 24 hr |
| Dec 18, 4:43 AM CST | Lake Effect Snow Watch | DLH | 11 hr |
| Dec 18, 3:49 PM CST | Lake Effect Snow Advisory | DLH | 6 hr |
| Dec 18, 3:49 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | DLH | 23 hr |
| Dec 18, 9:38 PM CST | Lake Effect Snow Warning | DLH | 30 hr |
| Dec 19, 3:14 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | DLH | 63 hr |
| Dec 21, 9:50 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | DLH | 26 hr |
| Dec 21, 9:50 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DLH | 8 hr |
| Dec 22, 7:35 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DLH | 25 hr |
| Dec 23, 3:52 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | DLH | 5 hr |
| Dec 25, 3:31 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DLH | 38 hr |
| Dec 27, 3:38 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DLH | 24 hr |
| Dec 28, 3:38 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DLH | 18 hr |
| Dec 30, 2:59 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | DLH | 19 hr |
By product
Every kind of product issued here, grouped by hazard. Each opens the same place narrowed to that product.
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.