Alert archive / Missouri / Carter County
Weather alerts in Carter County, Missouri, 2026
114 weather alerts in 2026, 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 2026. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 114
- Warnings
- 29
- Watches
- 19
- Advisories
- 24
- Busiest month
- April21 alerts
- Busiest day
- April 28, 202610 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 6 tornado warnings covering Carter County in 2026 had a tornado report inside them.
Carter County, 2026
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 6 | 0 | 100% | 0 | ||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 11 | 9 | 18% | 7 | 86% | 30 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 3 | 0 | 100% | 0 |
Each office's whole area, 2026
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Paducah, KY: tornado warnings | 92 | 27 | 71% | 53 | 85% | 17 min |
| NWS Paducah, KY: severe thunderstorm warnings | 364 | 184 | 49% | 453 | 75% | 22 min |
| NWS Paducah, KY: flash flood warnings | 91 | 43 | 53% | 89 | 88% | 108 min |
An office's figures cover every county it serves, including across state lines.
The year is still running; reports filed late and damage surveys can still change these figures.
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 8, 4:10 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | PAH | 5 hr |
| Jan 8, 3:14 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jan 8, 7:15 PM CST | Wind Advisory | PAH | 8 hr |
| Jan 8, 9:48 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | 42 min |
| Jan 21, 2:46 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | PAH | 33 hr |
| Jan 21, 10:28 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | PAH | 6 hr |
| Jan 22, 11:58 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | PAH | 3 days |
| Jan 22, 12:00 PM CST | Cold Weather Advisory | PAH | 4 days |
| Jan 24, 10:12 AM CST | Extreme Cold Warning | PAH | 72 hr |
| Jan 29, 12:58 PM CST | Cold Weather Advisory | PAH | 47 hr |
| Feb 15, 6:32 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | PAH | 16 hr |
| Feb 18, 12:59 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | PAH | 31 hr |
| Mar 4, 1:28 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Mar 4, 2:32 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Mar 4, 5:30 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Mar 4, 8:33 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 87 min |
| Mar 4, 10:51 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 114 min |
| Mar 7, 2:44 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Mar 7, 6:38 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | 6 hr |
| Mar 14, 10:45 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | PAH | 26 hr |
| Mar 15, 12:23 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Mar 15, 12:59 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | PAH | 18 hr |
| Mar 15, 3:57 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Mar 15, 4:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | 63 min |
| Mar 15, 4:57 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | 48 min |
| Mar 15, 5:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | 44 min |
| Mar 27, 1:41 AM CDT | Freeze Warning | PAH | 31 hr |
| Apr 16, 11:11 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 94 min |
| Apr 16, 2:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Apr 16, 2:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | 42 min |
| Apr 16, 3:22 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 113 min |
| Apr 21, 2:10 AM CDT | Lake Wind Advisory | PAH | 14 hr |
| Apr 24, 6:16 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | 29 min |
| Apr 26, 6:32 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 88 min |
| Apr 27, 4:07 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Apr 27, 5:07 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | 38 min |
| Apr 27, 1:44 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Apr 27, 2:46 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Apr 27, 7:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | 65 min |
| Apr 27, 8:10 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Apr 27, 8:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | 47 min |
| Apr 27, 8:47 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | 43 min |
| Apr 27, 9:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | 38 min |
| Apr 27, 9:48 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Apr 28, 1:08 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Apr 28, 1:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Apr 28, 3:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | 47 min |
| Apr 28, 4:18 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 87 min |
| May 4, 1:56 AM CDT | Lake Wind Advisory | PAH | 18 hr |
| May 31, 3:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 3 hr |
| May 31, 3:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | 40 min |
| May 31, 3:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | 50 min |
| May 31, 4:11 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PAH | 3 hr |
| May 31, 4:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | 36 min |
| Jun 8, 2:52 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | 23 min |
| Jun 8, 1:52 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | PAH | 30 hr |
| Jun 13, 12:40 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 95 min |
| Jun 21, 10:06 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 114 min |
| Jun 21, 5:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 21, 11:36 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 84 min |
| Jun 25, 1:36 AM CDT | Flood Watch | PAH | 3 days |
| Jun 25, 6:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | 26 min |
| Jun 26, 11:25 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | 3 hr |
| Jun 26, 4:55 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 95 min |
| Jun 27, 9:39 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Jun 27, 11:00 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | PAH | 33 hr |
| Jun 27, 11:00 AM CDT | Extreme Heat Watch | PAH | 24 hr |
| Jun 28, 11:28 AM CDT | Extreme Heat Warning | PAH | 5 days |
| Jul 2, 10:16 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | PAH | 58 hr |
| Jul 6, 6:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | 31 min |
| Jul 8, 10:34 AM CDT | Flood Watch | PAH | 4 days |
| Jul 9, 6:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Jul 9, 9:06 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 84 min |
| Jul 9, 11:12 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 93 min |
| Jul 10, 4:46 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 119 min |
| Jul 10, 6:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Jul 10, 7:26 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 94 min |
| Jul 10, 7:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | 42 min |
| Jul 10, 8:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | 32 min |
| Jul 10, 11:01 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 119 min |
| Jul 17, 11:01 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | PAH | 4 days |
| Jul 18, 7:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | 51 min |
| Jul 20, 8:38 AM CDT | Extreme Heat Warning | PAH | 34 hr |
| Jul 21, 1:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jul 24, 12:18 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | PAH | 35 hr |
| Jul 25, 11:30 PM CDT | Extreme Heat Warning | PAH | 68 hr |
| Jul 25, 11:44 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | PAH | 25 hr |
| Jul 31, 2:13 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 31, 11:09 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 6, 2:57 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 93 min |
| Aug 7, 6:59 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 91 min |
| Aug 7, 7:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | 49 min |
| Aug 7, 9:43 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | 4 hr |
| Aug 9, 12:29 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | PAH | 4 days |
| Aug 10, 12:50 AM CDT | Extreme Heat Warning | PAH | 7 days |
| Aug 19, 3:00 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 19, 8:23 PM CDT | Flood Watch | PAH | 11 hr |
| Aug 19, 8:52 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 83 min |
| Aug 19, 9:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Aug 19, 9:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | 34 min |
| Aug 19, 10:22 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | 23 min |
| Aug 19, 10:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | 34 min |
| Aug 19, 11:04 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 86 min |
| Aug 30, 12:20 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | PAH | 47 hr |
| Aug 30, 12:20 PM CDT | Extreme Heat Watch | PAH | 10 hr |
| Sep 1, 11:46 AM CDT | Extreme Heat Warning | PAH | 4 days |
| Sep 4, 4:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | 33 min |
| Sep 4, 4:34 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PAH | 116 min |
| Sep 5, 12:33 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | PAH | 31 hr |
| Sep 8, 12:44 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | PAH | 30 hr |
| Sep 10, 2:15 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Sep 13, 11:12 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | PAH | 12 hr |
| Sep 13, 11:12 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | PAH | 7 days |
| Sep 20, 6:38 PM CDT | 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 | 11 |
| Tornado Warning | 6 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 10 |
| Tornado Watch | 3 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 33 |
| Special Weather Statement | 9 |
| Flooding | |
| Flash Flood Warning | 3 |
| Flood Watch | 3 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 2 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Storm Warning | 1 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 1 |
| Heat | |
| Extreme Heat Warning | 5 |
| Extreme Heat Watch | 2 |
| Heat Advisory | 12 |
| Cold | |
| Extreme Cold Warning | 1 |
| Freeze Warning | 1 |
| Cold Weather Advisory | 2 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Lake Wind Advisory | 2 |
| Wind Advisory | 3 |
| Fire | |
| Red Flag Warning | 1 |
| 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.