Alert archive / Mississippi / Franklin County
Weather alerts in Franklin County, Mississippi, 2011
146 weather alerts in 2011, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Franklin County and its neighbors
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2011. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 146
- Warnings
- 33
- Watches
- 27
- Advisories
- 17
- Busiest month
- April24 alerts
- Busiest day
- April 15, 201110 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 1 tornado warnings covering Franklin County in 2011 had a tornado report inside them.
Franklin County, 2011
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | ||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 19 | 15 | 21% | 9 | 100% | 16 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 6 | 3 | 50% | 1 | 100% | 63 min |
Each office's whole area, 2011
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Jackson, MS: tornado warnings | 225 | 65 | 71% | 184 | 85% | 26 min |
| NWS Jackson, MS: severe thunderstorm warnings | 717 | 416 | 42% | 1,089 | 75% | 24 min |
| NWS Jackson, MS: flash flood warnings | 164 | 99 | 40% | 205 | 93% | 110 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 7:20 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | 55 min |
| Dec 31, 7:26 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | 64 min |
| Dec 31, 10:46 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Jan 5, 10:53 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | JAN | 11 hr |
| Jan 7, 3:30 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | JAN | 45 hr |
| Jan 8, 3:01 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | JAN | 37 hr |
| Jan 9, 12:45 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | JAN | 23 hr |
| Jan 31, 2:38 PM CST | Wind Advisory | JAN | 29 hr |
| Feb 1, 6:46 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 119 min |
| Feb 1, 8:40 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Feb 1, 11:31 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | 44 min |
| Feb 1, 12:00 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 60 min |
| Feb 2, 3:54 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | JAN | 25 hr |
| Feb 2, 5:40 PM CST | Hard Freeze Warning | JAN | 18 hr |
| Feb 3, 4:39 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | JAN | 31 hr |
| Feb 3, 12:58 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 5 hr |
| Feb 3, 10:36 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 6 hr |
| Feb 4, 5:28 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 6 hr |
| Mar 7, 6:02 PM CST | Flash Flood Watch | JAN | 41 hr |
| Mar 8, 9:52 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 53 min |
| Mar 8, 12:54 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 36 min |
| Mar 8, 1:08 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| Mar 8, 2:10 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | 50 min |
| Mar 8, 5:17 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | 118 min |
| Mar 8, 5:46 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 59 min |
| Mar 8, 7:37 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Mar 8, 9:40 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 65 min |
| Mar 8, 10:45 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | JAN | 4 hr |
| Mar 9, 1:28 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 92 min |
| Mar 9, 2:02 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | 3 hr |
| Mar 9, 2:39 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Mar 9, 5:03 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | 117 min |
| Mar 9, 6:28 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 92 min |
| Mar 9, 10:20 AM CST | River Flood Warning | JAN | 10 hr |
| Mar 14, 12:49 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 56 min |
| Mar 14, 1:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Mar 29, 4:19 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | JAN | 26 hr |
| Mar 29, 3:17 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Mar 29, 6:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | 42 min |
| Mar 29, 6:47 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 118 min |
| Mar 29, 9:42 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Apr 4, 12:05 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | JAN | 22 hr |
| Apr 4, 10:53 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Apr 4, 2:52 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 113 min |
| Apr 4, 4:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | 66 min |
| Apr 11, 2:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | 59 min |
| Apr 15, 7:32 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Apr 15, 10:21 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | 15 min |
| Apr 15, 10:28 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Apr 15, 1:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | 64 min |
| Apr 15, 1:30 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Apr 15, 2:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | 58 min |
| Apr 15, 2:41 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Apr 15, 3:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | 66 min |
| Apr 15, 3:35 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 85 min |
| Apr 15, 6:09 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 96 min |
| Apr 21, 10:00 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 90 min |
| Apr 21, 1:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | 32 min |
| Apr 26, 4:04 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | 31 min |
| Apr 26, 4:18 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | 42 min |
| Apr 26, 1:48 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | JAN | 29 hr |
| Apr 27, 2:26 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Apr 27, 10:45 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 90 min |
| Apr 27, 11:02 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Apr 27, 2:56 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 2, 1:51 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 13, 7:58 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 62 min |
| May 21, 6:08 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | 47 min |
| May 25, 9:43 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Jun 2, 2:48 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | JAN | 3 days |
| Jun 3, 5:32 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 118 min |
| Jun 3, 5:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | 32 min |
| Jun 4, 6:03 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 117 min |
| Jun 5, 6:13 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 6, 5:09 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 6, 5:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | 28 min |
| Jun 7, 3:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | 54 min |
| Jun 7, 3:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | 58 min |
| Jun 7, 3:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | 64 min |
| Jun 7, 4:35 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | 115 min |
| Jun 7, 6:04 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 116 min |
| Jun 8, 5:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | 15 min |
| Jun 8, 6:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | 28 min |
| Jun 13, 1:32 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 58 min |
| Jun 13, 2:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jun 17, 2:39 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | JAN | 3 days |
| Jun 21, 11:58 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 62 min |
| Jun 21, 3:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | 54 min |
| Jun 28, 9:52 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 113 min |
| Jun 28, 10:26 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Jun 28, 3:19 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 116 min |
| Jun 30, 2:28 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Jul 2, 12:58 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 4, 2:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | 65 min |
| Jul 5, 3:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | 30 min |
| Jul 9, 4:39 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | JAN | 6 days |
| Jul 11, 6:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | 32 min |
| Jul 11, 7:23 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | 32 min |
| Jul 12, 3:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | 41 min |
| Jul 14, 12:05 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | 60 min |
| Jul 25, 5:33 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | JAN | 12 hr |
| Jul 31, 4:00 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | JAN | 72 hr |
| Aug 1, 3:53 AM CDT | Excessive Heat Warning | JAN | 5 days |
| Aug 3, 2:49 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | JAN | 8 days |
| Aug 12, 2:05 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 115 min |
| Aug 13, 1:57 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 18, 1:04 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 116 min |
| Aug 18, 3:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | 33 min |
| Aug 18, 4:24 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | JAN | 3 days |
| Aug 22, 3:13 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | JAN | 4 days |
| Aug 23, 4:40 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 35 min |
| Aug 24, 4:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | 43 min |
| Sep 2, 3:11 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | JAN | 3 days |
| Sep 3, 3:57 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | JAN | 52 hr |
| Sep 3, 5:57 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Sep 3, 11:35 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 115 min |
| Sep 4, 5:05 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 11 hr |
| Sep 4, 9:50 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 85 min |
| Sep 4, 2:47 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 88 min |
| Sep 4, 3:47 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Sep 4, 5:58 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | 4 hr |
| Sep 28, 12:10 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Sep 28, 5:19 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 86 min |
| Sep 28, 9:41 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 94 min |
| Sep 29, 3:59 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | JAN | 5 hr |
| Oct 12, 1:56 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 64 min |
| Oct 20, 4:54 PM CDT | Freeze Warning | JAN | 15 hr |
| Nov 10, 4:08 AM CST | Freeze Warning | JAN | 28 hr |
| Nov 15, 5:56 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Nov 15, 8:59 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Nov 20, 1:28 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | JAN | 8 hr |
| Nov 20, 10:08 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | JAN | 11 hr |
| Nov 22, 10:26 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 94 min |
| Nov 22, 10:47 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | 28 min |
| Nov 26, 3:44 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 91 min |
| Nov 26, 6:04 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 56 min |
| Nov 26, 6:35 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | 30 min |
| Nov 26, 7:05 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | 30 min |
| Dec 12, 2:36 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | JAN | 12 hr |
| Dec 20, 11:25 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Dec 20, 3:54 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | 41 min |
| Dec 22, 4:11 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 34 min |
| Dec 22, 4:36 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Dec 22, 7:50 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 55 min |
| Dec 25, 2:43 PM CST | Flood Watch | JAN | 31 hr |
| Dec 26, 2:40 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | 3 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 | 18 |
| Tornado Warning | 1 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 3 |
| Tornado Watch | 17 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 53 |
| Special Weather Statement | 16 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Warning | 1 |
| Flash Flood Warning | 6 |
| River Flood Warning | 1 |
| Flash Flood Watch | 4 |
| Flood Watch | 1 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Storm Warning | 2 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 2 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 1 |
| Heat | |
| Excessive Heat Warning | 1 |
| Heat Advisory | 7 |
| Cold | |
| Freeze Warning | 2 |
| Hard Freeze Warning | 1 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Wind Advisory | 4 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 5 |
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.