Alert archive / Missouri / Carter County

Weather alerts in Carter County, Missouri, 2025

144 weather alerts in 2025, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.

Carter County and its neighbors

Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2025. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts: 144
Warnings: 51
Watches: 20
Advisories: 33
Busiest month: April31 alerts
Busiest day: May 16, 202511 alerts

Over time

By month

Warning verification

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

5 of 10 tornado warnings covering Carter County in 2025 had a tornado report inside them; 5 of 5 tornado reports fell inside a warning, on average 29 minutes after it went out.

Carter County, 2025

	Warnings	With a report	False alarm ratio	Reports	Inside a warning	Mean lead time
Tornado warnings	10	5	50%	5	100%	29 min
Severe thunderstorm warnings	22	7	68%	11	64%	13 min
Flash flood warnings	7	3	57%	3	100%	118 min

Each office's whole area, 2025

	Warnings	With a report	False alarm ratio	Reports	Inside a warning	Mean lead time
NWS Paducah, KY: tornado warnings	156	60	62%	106	84%	21 min
NWS Paducah, KY: severe thunderstorm warnings	414	154	63%	358	66%	20 min
NWS Paducah, KY: flash flood warnings	91	51	44%	127	85%	353 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 2, 2:18 PM CST	Winter Storm Watch	PAH	35 hr
Jan 4, 1:46 AM CST	Ice Storm Warning	PAH	50 hr
Jan 4, 1:46 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	PAH	58 hr
Jan 5, 2:40 AM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	5 hr
Jan 5, 7:56 AM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	4 hr
Jan 8, 1:39 PM CST	Winter Storm Warning	PAH	55 hr
Jan 20, 12:13 PM CST	Cold Weather Advisory	PAH	27 hr
Jan 21, 2:52 AM CST	Cold Weather Advisory	PAH	30 hr
Jan 29, 12:43 PM CST	Flood Watch	PAH	37 hr
Jan 30, 9:28 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	PAH	10 hr
Feb 10, 1:43 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	PAH	20 hr
Feb 16, 1:53 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	PAH	6 hr
Feb 16, 1:33 PM CST	Winter Storm Watch	PAH	24 hr
Feb 17, 2:20 AM CST	Winter Storm Warning	PAH	54 hr
Feb 18, 12:20 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	5 hr
Feb 18, 12:42 PM CST	Cold Weather Advisory	PAH	45 hr
Mar 3, 1:52 PM CST	Wind Advisory	PAH	52 hr
Mar 4, 3:44 AM CST	Wind Advisory	PAH	38 hr
Mar 4, 7:46 PM CST	Wind Advisory	PAH	22 hr
Mar 13, 2:30 AM CDT	Wind Advisory	PAH	50 hr
Mar 14, 7:34 PM CDT	Tornado Watch PDS	SPC	10 hr
Mar 14, 7:45 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Mar 14, 9:24 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threat	PAH	51 min
Mar 14, 10:00 PM CDT	Tornado Warning EmergencyTornado observedCatastrophic damage threat	PAH	15 min
Mar 14, 10:12 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	PAH	48 min
Mar 14, 10:20 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	115 min
Mar 14, 10:42 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	63 min
Mar 14, 10:51 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threat	PAH	39 min
Mar 17, 2:30 PM CDT	Red Flag Warning	PAH	30 hr
Mar 18, 11:01 AM CDT	Wind Advisory	PAH	37 hr
Mar 18, 9:06 PM CDT	Red Flag Warning	PAH	23 hr
Mar 20, 2:41 PM CDT	Red Flag Warning	PAH	28 hr
Mar 30, 1:41 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Mar 30, 2:35 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	8 hr
Mar 30, 4:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	PAH	33 min
Mar 30, 4:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	PAH	47 min
Mar 30, 4:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	PAH	50 min
Mar 31, 12:40 PM CDT	Flood Watch	PAH	6 days
Apr 1, 12:43 PM CDT	Wind Advisory	PAH	35 hr
Apr 2, 11:09 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	96 min
Apr 2, 1:56 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	94 min
Apr 2, 2:52 PM CDT	Tornado Watch PDS	SPC	9 hr
Apr 2, 3:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	49 min
Apr 2, 4:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	34 min
Apr 2, 5:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	51 min
Apr 2, 5:18 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	PAH	31 min
Apr 2, 5:41 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	PAH	49 min
Apr 3, 10:20 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	PAH	66 hr
Apr 4, 7:06 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	114 min
Apr 4, 5:07 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr
Apr 4, 5:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	50 min
Apr 4, 6:23 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	PAH	6 hr
Apr 4, 7:18 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning EmergencyCatastrophic damage threat	PAH	25 hr
Apr 4, 7:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	40 min
Apr 4, 8:29 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	PAH	18 min
Apr 4, 8:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	PAH	21 min
Apr 5, 8:23 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	PAH	38 hr
Apr 6, 1:21 AM CDT	Freeze Watch	PAH	24 hr
Apr 7, 1:23 AM CDT	Freeze Warning	PAH	32 hr
Apr 18, 8:35 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	85 min
Apr 19, 1:42 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Apr 20, 2:20 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	115 min
Apr 20, 3:41 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr
Apr 20, 5:40 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	95 min
Apr 20, 7:06 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	PAH	39 min
Apr 20, 7:46 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	89 min
Apr 29, 8:30 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	90 min
Apr 29, 8:56 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr
Apr 30, 6:30 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	90 min
May 1, 5:52 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	38 min
May 1, 6:04 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	41 min
May 1, 6:19 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	116 min
May 13, 2:51 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	PAH	5 hr
May 15, 12:55 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	95 min
May 15, 1:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	4 hr
May 16, 2:28 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	9 hr
May 16, 5:32 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	58 min
May 16, 11:41 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	3 hr
May 16, 11:58 AM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	8 hr
May 16, 2:05 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	PAH	55 min
May 16, 2:08 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
May 16, 2:41 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	PAH	64 min
May 16, 2:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	PAH	30 min
May 16, 5:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	51 min
May 16, 5:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	48 min
May 16, 5:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	PAH	46 min
May 19, 7:36 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
May 19, 8:26 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr
May 19, 10:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	52 min
May 19, 10:42 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
May 20, 1:09 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	8 hr
May 20, 2:05 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	40 min
May 21, 12:33 PM CDT	Lake Wind Advisory	PAH	6 hr
Jun 3, 1:40 AM CDT	Lake Wind Advisory	PAH	17 hr
Jun 4, 1:43 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	3 hr
Jun 8, 8:39 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	96 min
Jun 8, 11:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	45 min
Jun 9, 12:21 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	PAH	39 min
Jun 15, 7:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	46 min
Jun 15, 7:21 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	PAH	4 hr
Jun 15, 9:23 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	PAH	4 hr
Jun 16, 1:40 AM CDT	Flood Watch	PAH	22 hr
Jun 18, 7:59 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Jun 20, 1:51 AM CDT	Heat Advisory	PAH	8 days
Jun 28, 6:44 PM CDT	Flood Watch	PAH	18 hr
Jul 6, 12:09 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Jul 16, 9:57 PM CDT	Heat Advisory	PAH	21 hr
Jul 18, 1:35 AM CDT	Heat Advisory	PAH	17 hr
Jul 18, 12:20 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	115 min
Jul 19, 2:48 AM CDT	Extreme Heat Warning	PAH	6 days
Jul 19, 7:46 PM CDT	Heat Advisory	PAH	9 days
Jul 25, 1:41 PM CDT	Extreme Heat Watch	PAH	3 days
Jul 27, 1:50 PM CDT	Extreme Heat Warning	PAH	3 days
Jul 29, 6:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	42 min
Aug 12, 1:01 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	PAH	98 min
Aug 12, 1:51 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PAH	3 hr
Aug 16, 1:41 AM CDT	Heat Advisory	PAH	4 days
Aug 19, 1:31 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	119 min
Aug 19, 2:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	38 min
Aug 19, 3:02 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	43 min
Sep 14, 3:12 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Sep 15, 3:41 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	34 min
Sep 15, 3:53 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	37 min
Sep 15, 4:49 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	86 min
Sep 23, 8:50 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	PAH	3 hr
Sep 23, 12:57 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	PAH	5 hr
Oct 18, 2:12 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Oct 18, 4:48 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	87 min
Oct 18, 5:15 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	45 min
Oct 30, 2:19 PM CDT	Frost Advisory	PAH	17 hr
Oct 31, 1:26 PM CDT	Freeze Watch	PAH	24 hr
Nov 1, 1:58 AM CDT	Freeze Warning	PAH	30 hr
Nov 18, 2:56 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Nov 20, 7:26 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	PAH	10 hr
Nov 23, 5:54 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	PAH	15 hr
Nov 30, 12:16 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	PAH	39 hr
Dec 2, 9:23 PM CST	Freezing Fog Advisory	PAH	9 hr
Dec 18, 10:26 AM CST	Wind Advisory	PAH	14 hr
Dec 18, 10:44 AM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Dec 23, 5:39 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	PAH	3 hr
Dec 23, 7:09 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	PAH	17 hr
Dec 25, 6:16 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	PAH	6 hr
Dec 26, 11:32 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	PAH	12 hr
Dec 28, 8:28 AM CST	Wind Advisory	PAH	26 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	22
Tornado Warning	10
Severe Thunderstorm Watch	4
Tornado Watch	7
Mesoscale Discussion	36
Special Weather Statement	4
Flooding
Areal Flood Warning	1
Flash Flood Warning	7
River Flood Warning	1
Flood Watch	4
Areal Flood Advisory	1
Winter
Ice Storm Warning	1
Winter Storm Warning	2
Winter Storm Watch	2
Winter Weather Advisory	4
Heat
Extreme Heat Warning	2
Extreme Heat Watch	1
Heat Advisory	5
Cold
Freeze Warning	2
Freeze Watch	2
Cold Weather Advisory	3
Frost Advisory	1
Wind and dust
Lake Wind Advisory	2
Wind Advisory	8
Fire
Red Flag Warning	3
Fog and smoke
Dense Fog Advisory	8
Freezing Fog Advisory	1

The busiest days

Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.

Nearby

Alerts in force now Tornadoes on record Forecast The radar archive 2024 2026

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.