Alert archive / Mississippi / Pike County
Weather alerts in Pike County, Mississippi, 2012
145 weather alerts in 2012, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Pike County and its neighbors
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2012. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 145
- Warnings
- 40
- Watches
- 31
- Advisories
- 33
- Busiest month
- August30 alerts
- Busiest day
- August 30, 201211 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 2 tornado warnings covering Pike County in 2012 had a tornado report inside them.
Pike County, 2012
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 2 | 1 | 50% | 0 | ||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 13 | 1 | 92% | 2 | 100% | 48 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 4 | 0 | 100% | 0 |
Each office's whole area, 2012
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS New Orleans, LA: tornado warnings | 111 | 21 | 81% | 34 | 74% | 14 min |
| NWS New Orleans, LA: severe thunderstorm warnings | 202 | 50 | 75% | 111 | 59% | 22 min |
| NWS New Orleans, LA: flash flood warnings | 83 | 30 | 64% | 48 | 83% | 68 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, 4:42 AM CST | Hard Freeze Warning | LIX | 27 hr |
| Jan 5, 10:57 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | LIX | 10 hr |
| Jan 6, 9:26 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | LIX | 34 min |
| Jan 6, 3:20 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | LIX | 18 hr |
| Jan 10, 4:08 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 82 min |
| Jan 12, 4:36 AM CST | Hard Freeze Warning | LIX | 24 hr |
| Jan 13, 3:31 PM CST | Hard Freeze Warning | LIX | 17 hr |
| Jan 17, 9:26 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 34 min |
| Jan 17, 2:31 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | 59 min |
| Jan 17, 3:41 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | LIX | 5 hr |
| Jan 17, 3:45 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 60 min |
| Jan 18, 7:31 PM CST | River Flood Warning | LIX | 11 hr |
| Jan 22, 1:15 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | LIX | 10 hr |
| Jan 25, 4:49 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 86 min |
| Jan 25, 7:45 PM CST | Flash Flood Watch | LIX | 15 hr |
| Jan 25, 8:23 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 97 min |
| Jan 26, 9:24 AM CST | River Flood Warning | LIX | 6 days |
| Jan 26, 9:59 AM CST | River Flood Warning | LIX | 29 hr |
| Feb 1, 2:59 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | 29 min |
| Feb 1, 9:27 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | LIX | 12 hr |
| Feb 3, 1:04 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 116 min |
| Feb 10, 3:54 PM CST | Hard Freeze Watch | LIX | 13 hr |
| Feb 11, 4:32 AM CST | Hard Freeze Warning | LIX | 23 hr |
| Feb 17, 3:56 AM CST | Flash Flood Watch | LIX | 41 hr |
| Feb 18, 8:49 AM CST | River Flood Warning | LIX | 36 hr |
| Feb 18, 3:41 PM CST | River Flood Warning | LIX | 42 hr |
| Feb 22, 3:47 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | LIX | 4 hr |
| Feb 23, 4:21 AM CST | Wind Advisory | LIX | 14 hr |
| Feb 29, 4:03 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | LIX | 13 hr |
| Mar 2, 2:42 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 63 min |
| Mar 14, 3:50 PM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | LIX | 18 hr |
| Mar 15, 3:45 PM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | LIX | 18 hr |
| Mar 16, 3:19 PM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | LIX | 7 hr |
| Mar 19, 3:40 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | LIX | 26 hr |
| Mar 20, 4:19 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | LIX | 3 days |
| Mar 21, 9:25 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 95 min |
| Mar 21, 9:38 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LIX | 44 hr |
| Mar 21, 10:07 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Mar 21, 10:35 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | 55 min |
| Mar 21, 11:12 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LIX | 2 hr |
| Mar 21, 11:18 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | 57 min |
| Apr 2, 12:15 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 90 min |
| Apr 2, 12:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Apr 2, 3:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | 25 min |
| Apr 2, 3:23 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Apr 4, 2:57 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | LIX | 30 hr |
| Apr 4, 10:52 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LIX | 47 hr |
| Apr 5, 1:35 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 85 min |
| Apr 5, 1:53 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| Apr 5, 3:30 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Apr 5, 3:56 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| May 7, 1:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| May 7, 3:53 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 97 min |
| May 7, 4:39 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LIX | 111 min |
| May 12, 10:39 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 21, 4:35 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 55 min |
| May 31, 10:41 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| May 31, 1:53 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 67 min |
| May 31, 2:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | 28 min |
| Jun 11, 8:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
| Jun 11, 10:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | 66 min |
| Jun 11, 10:51 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 54 min |
| Jun 12, 7:11 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Jul 5, 5:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | 46 min |
| Jul 19, 3:37 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | LIX | 49 hr |
| Jul 19, 4:49 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LIX | 56 min |
| Jul 20, 12:47 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 20, 3:24 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LIX | 111 min |
| Jul 20, 5:16 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LIX | 119 min |
| Jul 29, 3:04 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | LIX | 28 hr |
| Jul 30, 1:34 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 86 min |
| Jul 31, 4:20 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | LIX | 39 hr |
| Aug 9, 3:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | 20 min |
| Aug 9, 3:36 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LIX | 114 min |
| Aug 9, 3:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | 28 min |
| Aug 26, 4:25 PM CDT | Tropical Storm Warning | LIX | 4 days |
| Aug 27, 11:20 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | LIX | 5 days |
| Aug 28, 9:46 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| Aug 28, 12:37 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 83 min |
| Aug 28, 3:46 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 89 min |
| Aug 28, 6:47 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 21 hr |
| Aug 28, 9:21 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LIX | 4 days |
| Aug 29, 1:55 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 29, 5:46 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 89 min |
| Aug 29, 6:36 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| Aug 29, 11:48 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 117 min |
| Aug 29, 3:17 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 28 min |
| Aug 29, 3:53 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Aug 29, 8:21 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 84 min |
| Aug 29, 11:06 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 84 min |
| Aug 29, 11:29 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LIX | 59 hr |
| Aug 29, 11:42 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Aug 30, 3:18 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 117 min |
| Aug 30, 6:33 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 117 min |
| Aug 30, 7:13 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| Aug 30, 8:26 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LIX | 3 hr |
| Aug 30, 11:11 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LIX | 3 hr |
| Aug 30, 12:57 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 93 min |
| Aug 30, 3:56 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Aug 30, 9:05 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 55 min |
| Aug 30, 9:44 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Aug 31, 2:39 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LIX | 4 hr |
| Sep 1, 5:17 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | LIX | 9 hr |
| Sep 29, 4:05 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | LIX | 26 hr |
| Sep 30, 12:17 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LIX | 56 hr |
| Sep 30, 10:33 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 117 min |
| Sep 30, 2:36 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 3 hr |
| Sep 30, 5:09 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 96 min |
| Sep 30, 5:50 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Oct 13, 4:53 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | LIX | 5 hr |
| Oct 18, 2:21 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | 39 min |
| Oct 18, 2:40 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 65 min |
| Oct 24, 5:27 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | LIX | 4 hr |
| Oct 25, 4:05 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | LIX | 5 hr |
| Oct 26, 5:33 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | LIX | 5 hr |
| Oct 29, 7:48 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | LIX | 7 hr |
| Nov 2, 3:37 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | LIX | 5 hr |
| Nov 2, 4:04 PM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | LIX | 18 hr |
| Nov 4, 2:36 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | LIX | 6 hr |
| Nov 23, 4:14 AM CST | Freeze Watch | LIX | 24 hr |
| Nov 24, 4:16 AM CST | Freeze Warning | LIX | 27 hr |
| Dec 1, 11:57 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | LIX | 9 hr |
| Dec 2, 3:17 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | LIX | 18 hr |
| Dec 7, 3:05 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | LIX | 6 hr |
| Dec 7, 7:46 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | LIX | 13 hr |
| Dec 8, 8:04 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | LIX | 13 hr |
| Dec 10, 4:07 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 113 min |
| Dec 10, 5:44 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Dec 10, 7:24 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | 36 min |
| Dec 10, 7:33 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LIX | 27 min |
| Dec 10, 8:23 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | 52 min |
| Dec 12, 5:08 AM CST | Freeze Warning | LIX | 28 hr |
| Dec 16, 9:54 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 96 min |
| Dec 16, 12:23 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 67 min |
| Dec 19, 3:24 PM CST | Wind Advisory | LIX | 36 hr |
| Dec 20, 4:08 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 67 min |
| Dec 20, 4:23 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| Dec 20, 5:31 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LIX | 29 min |
| Dec 20, 9:56 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 64 min |
| Dec 25, 12:19 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 71 min |
| Dec 25, 12:58 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| Dec 25, 3:44 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 91 min |
| Dec 29, 9:35 AM CST | River Flood Warning | LIX | 24 hr |
| Dec 29, 3:52 PM CST | Freeze Warning | LIX | 16 hr |
| Dec 29, 3:52 PM CST | Hard Freeze Warning | LIX | 7 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 | 13 |
| Tornado Warning | 2 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 5 |
| Tornado Watch | 16 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 41 |
| Flooding | |
| Flash Flood Warning | 4 |
| River Flood Warning | 11 |
| Flash Flood Watch | 8 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 6 |
| Heat | |
| Heat Advisory | 2 |
| Cold | |
| Freeze Warning | 3 |
| Hard Freeze Warning | 5 |
| Freeze Watch | 1 |
| Hard Freeze Watch | 1 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Wind Advisory | 3 |
| Fire | |
| Red Flag Warning | 1 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 22 |
| Tropical | |
| Tropical Storm Warning | 1 |
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.