Alert archive / Mississippi / Clay County
Weather alerts in Clay County, Mississippi, 2023
155 weather alerts in 2023, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Clay County and its neighbors
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- Alerts
- 155
- Warnings
- 38
- Watches
- 31
- Advisories
- 27
- Busiest month
- June39 alerts
- Busiest day
- April 27, 20238 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 Clay County in 2023 had a tornado report inside them.
Clay County, 2023
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 1 | 0 | 100% | 0 | ||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 23 | 12 | 48% | 11 | 55% | 21 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 1 | 1 | 0% | 0 |
Each office's whole area, 2023
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Jackson, MS: tornado warnings | 67 | 31 | 54% | 88 | 80% | 19 min |
| NWS Jackson, MS: severe thunderstorm warnings | 595 | 288 | 52% | 926 | 76% | 26 min |
| NWS Jackson, MS: flash flood warnings | 55 | 27 | 51% | 86 | 83% | 85 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 3, 7:56 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jan 3, 9:14 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Jan 3, 10:39 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | 44 min |
| Jan 3, 5:01 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| Jan 3, 7:07 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | 32 min |
| Jan 3, 9:19 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 86 min |
| Jan 3, 10:19 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | 56 min |
| Jan 12, 6:38 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jan 12, 6:59 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jan 17, 10:02 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | JAN | 12 hr |
| Jan 18, 8:02 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 58 min |
| Jan 18, 11:42 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | 33 min |
| Jan 23, 2:39 PM CST | Wind Advisory | JAN | 36 hr |
| Feb 16, 9:59 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| Feb 21, 1:21 PM CST | Wind Advisory | JAN | 29 hr |
| Feb 26, 4:46 AM CST | Wind Advisory | JAN | 37 hr |
| Mar 1, 3:31 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Mar 1, 6:21 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 114 min |
| Mar 2, 4:03 AM CST | Wind Advisory | JAN | 38 hr |
| Mar 3, 4:01 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Mar 3, 7:06 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 84 min |
| Mar 3, 9:17 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | 28 min |
| Mar 12, 12:04 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
| Mar 12, 2:28 PM CDT | Freeze Watch | JAN | 37 hr |
| Mar 13, 3:30 AM CDT | Freeze Warning | JAN | 30 hr |
| Mar 14, 3:25 AM CDT | Freeze Warning | JAN | 30 hr |
| Mar 17, 3:31 AM CDT | Freeze Watch | JAN | 24 hr |
| Mar 18, 3:14 AM CDT | Freeze Watch | JAN | 11 hr |
| Mar 18, 3:14 AM CDT | Freeze Warning | JAN | 31 hr |
| Mar 18, 2:09 PM CDT | Freeze Warning | JAN | 44 hr |
| Mar 19, 1:39 PM CDT | Freeze Watch | JAN | 25 hr |
| Mar 20, 2:18 AM CDT | Freeze Warning | JAN | 31 hr |
| Mar 24, 1:46 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | JAN | 10 hr |
| Mar 24, 5:20 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Mar 24, 9:27 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 63 min |
| Mar 24, 9:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | 41 min |
| Mar 30, 4:11 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | JAN | 42 hr |
| Mar 31, 5:28 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 92 min |
| Apr 1, 2:03 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 87 min |
| Apr 1, 2:40 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
| Apr 1, 2:59 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | 46 min |
| Apr 3, 5:21 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 114 min |
| Apr 5, 2:17 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 88 min |
| Apr 5, 2:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
| Apr 5, 4:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | 24 min |
| Apr 5, 4:36 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | 24 min |
| Apr 13, 2:39 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | JAN | 4 hr |
| Apr 15, 6:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Apr 27, 3:50 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 115 min |
| Apr 27, 4:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | 57 min |
| Apr 27, 5:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Apr 27, 5:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | 62 min |
| Apr 27, 5:51 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | 54 min |
| Apr 27, 6:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | 56 min |
| Apr 27, 6:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | 60 min |
| Apr 27, 6:57 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Apr 27, 9:08 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Apr 29, 4:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | 26 min |
| May 7, 5:08 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 97 min |
| May 9, 8:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | 49 min |
| May 11, 3:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | 83 min |
| May 12, 2:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | 58 min |
| May 16, 4:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | 51 min |
| May 16, 5:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | 59 min |
| May 18, 1:00 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 22, 5:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | 46 min |
| Jun 5, 5:51 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | 54 min |
| Jun 8, 4:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | 34 min |
| Jun 10, 4:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Jun 10, 6:19 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 86 min |
| Jun 11, 5:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
| Jun 11, 7:42 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 93 min |
| Jun 11, 9:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | 47 min |
| Jun 11, 9:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Jun 11, 10:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | 17 min |
| Jun 14, 2:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | 36 min |
| Jun 14, 7:22 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 83 min |
| Jun 14, 8:10 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jun 14, 11:13 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | 62 min |
| Jun 14, 11:56 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | 20 min |
| Jun 14, 12:00 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 90 min |
| Jun 14, 1:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jun 14, 7:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Jun 15, 3:26 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | 64 min |
| Jun 16, 4:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | 53 min |
| Jun 16, 4:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| Jun 16, 5:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | 43 min |
| Jun 16, 6:34 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 86 min |
| Jun 18, 2:27 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 10 hr |
| Jun 18, 6:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | 50 min |
| Jun 18, 1:45 PM CDT | Flood Watch | JAN | 17 hr |
| Jun 18, 6:52 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jun 18, 8:36 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 84 min |
| Jun 18, 9:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | 59 min |
| Jun 18, 10:48 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 117 min |
| Jun 24, 3:34 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | JAN | 40 hr |
| Jun 25, 2:20 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | JAN | 30 hr |
| Jun 25, 6:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 25, 8:49 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 86 min |
| Jun 25, 9:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | 40 min |
| Jun 27, 4:28 AM CDT | Excessive Heat Watch | JAN | 24 hr |
| Jun 28, 4:23 AM CDT | Excessive Heat Warning | JAN | 41 hr |
| Jun 29, 3:51 AM CDT | Excessive Heat Warning | JAN | 41 hr |
| Jun 29, 3:05 PM CDT | Excessive Heat Warning | JAN | 54 hr |
| Jun 30, 1:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | 32 min |
| Jul 1, 3:09 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | JAN | 42 hr |
| Jul 2, 10:16 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 89 min |
| Jul 2, 12:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Jul 3, 12:48 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 117 min |
| Jul 3, 5:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | 29 min |
| Jul 4, 1:22 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 113 min |
| Jul 9, 2:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | 45 min |
| Jul 12, 2:53 PM CDT | Flood Watch | JAN | 24 hr |
| Jul 13, 3:21 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | JAN | 29 hr |
| Jul 14, 12:14 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Jul 14, 1:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | 51 min |
| Jul 14, 2:19 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | JAN | 30 hr |
| Jul 14, 2:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | 51 min |
| Jul 17, 1:57 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | JAN | 30 hr |
| Jul 18, 2:44 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | JAN | 30 hr |
| Jul 19, 2:28 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | JAN | 53 hr |
| Jul 21, 4:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | 34 min |
| Jul 27, 2:30 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | JAN | 30 hr |
| Jul 28, 1:33 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | JAN | 30 hr |
| Jul 29, 2:56 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | JAN | 29 hr |
| Jul 31, 2:30 PM CDT | Excessive Heat Warning | JAN | 7 days |
| Jul 31, 2:30 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | JAN | 4 days |
| Aug 3, 3:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | 51 min |
| Aug 4, 12:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | 75 min |
| Aug 4, 2:58 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | JAN | 24 hr |
| Aug 6, 11:49 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 116 min |
| Aug 7, 2:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | 26 min |
| Aug 8, 2:37 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | JAN | 45 hr |
| Aug 9, 3:54 AM CDT | Excessive Heat Warning | JAN | 6 days |
| Aug 10, 2:32 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | 58 min |
| Aug 10, 3:24 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | JAN | 29 hr |
| Aug 18, 2:56 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | JAN | 5 days |
| Aug 22, 3:26 AM CDT | Excessive Heat Warning | JAN | 5 days |
| Aug 26, 2:11 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | JAN | 31 hr |
| Sep 1, 3:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | 45 min |
| Sep 1, 4:35 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | 55 min |
| Sep 1, 6:50 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | 3 hr |
| Sep 6, 2:05 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Sep 6, 5:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Sep 6, 7:38 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 97 min |
| Sep 26, 4:34 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | JAN | 5 hr |
| Oct 30, 2:53 PM CDT | Freeze Warning | JAN | 42 hr |
| Nov 1, 3:25 AM CDT | Freeze Warning | JAN | 30 hr |
| Dec 1, 8:43 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | JAN | 8 hr |
| Dec 9, 3:00 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Dec 9, 3:56 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Dec 9, 5:56 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 94 min |
| Dec 9, 6:42 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | 48 min |
| Dec 9, 7:57 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | 33 min |
| Dec 9, 8:29 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 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 | 23 |
| Tornado Warning | 1 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 16 |
| Tornado Watch | 8 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 35 |
| Special Weather Statement | 24 |
| Flooding | |
| Flash Flood Warning | 1 |
| Flood Watch | 2 |
| Heat | |
| Excessive Heat Warning | 6 |
| Excessive Heat Watch | 1 |
| Heat Advisory | 17 |
| Cold | |
| Freeze Warning | 7 |
| Freeze Watch | 4 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Wind Advisory | 7 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 3 |
The busiest days
Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.
Nearby
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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.