Alert archive / Oklahoma / Atoka County
Weather alerts in Atoka County, Oklahoma, 2018
148 weather alerts in 2018, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Atoka County and its neighbors
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- Alerts
- 148
- Warnings
- 43
- Watches
- 20
- Advisories
- 37
- Busiest month
- July23 alerts
- Busiest day
- April 13, 201810 alerts
Over time
By month
Warning verification
How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.
Atoka County, 2018
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 17 | 5 | 71% | 3 | 100% | 22 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 3 | 2 | 33% | 0 |
Each office's whole area, 2018
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Norman, OK: tornado warnings | 32 | 9 | 72% | 17 | 65% | 12 min |
| NWS Norman, OK: severe thunderstorm warnings | 615 | 205 | 67% | 527 | 82% | 24 min |
| NWS Norman, OK: flash flood warnings | 87 | 39 | 55% | 102 | 85% | 96 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 9, 8:22 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | OUN | 4 hr |
| Jan 10, 3:22 PM CST | Wind Advisory | OUN | 27 hr |
| Jan 21, 4:22 AM CST | Wind Advisory | OUN | 38 hr |
| Jan 21, 1:13 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jan 21, 5:14 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | OUN | 31 min |
| Jan 21, 7:22 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | OUN | 23 min |
| Jan 21, 7:37 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | OUN | 38 min |
| Feb 6, 3:36 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | OUN | 20 hr |
| Feb 6, 5:37 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 hr |
| Feb 9, 3:44 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | OUN | 26 hr |
| Feb 14, 6:30 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | OUN | 4 hr |
| Feb 20, 2:58 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | OUN | 60 hr |
| Feb 20, 10:45 AM CST | Flood Watch | OUN | 19 hr |
| Feb 20, 12:30 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | 4 hr |
| Feb 22, 3:36 PM CST | Flood Watch | OUN | 44 hr |
| Feb 24, 7:08 PM CST | River Flood Warning | OUN | 46 hr |
| Feb 26, 5:04 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | OUN | 5 hr |
| Feb 27, 8:41 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | OUN | 12 hr |
| Mar 5, 3:45 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | OUN | 27 hr |
| Mar 15, 3:58 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | OUN | 28 hr |
| Mar 19, 1:08 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Mar 19, 1:28 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | 47 min |
| Mar 26, 11:30 AM CDT | Flood Watch | OUN | 38 hr |
| Mar 28, 8:03 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | OUN | 37 hr |
| Apr 2, 3:21 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | OUN | 28 hr |
| Apr 3, 4:07 AM CDT | Freeze Warning | OUN | 30 hr |
| Apr 5, 4:08 PM CDT | Freeze Watch | OUN | 10 hr |
| Apr 5, 4:08 PM CDT | Freeze Warning | OUN | 42 hr |
| Apr 7, 3:28 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | OUN | 9 hr |
| Apr 7, 8:56 PM CDT | Freeze Warning | OUN | 12 hr |
| Apr 13, 11:04 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 56 min |
| Apr 13, 12:39 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Apr 13, 1:20 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| Apr 13, 3:19 PM CDT | Freeze Watch | OUN | 30 hr |
| Apr 13, 3:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 39 min |
| Apr 13, 3:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 48 min |
| Apr 13, 3:43 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 92 min |
| Apr 13, 4:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 49 min |
| Apr 13, 4:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 17 min |
| Apr 13, 5:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 15 min |
| Apr 14, 3:55 PM CDT | Freeze Warning | OUN | 18 hr |
| Apr 15, 3:10 AM CDT | Freeze Warning | OUN | 30 hr |
| May 2, 7:14 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 2, 8:05 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| May 2, 10:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 49 min |
| May 2, 11:09 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 96 min |
| May 2, 11:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 64 min |
| May 3, 5:18 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| May 3, 5:27 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 33 min |
| May 3, 10:51 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | 24 min |
| May 3, 2:34 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | OUN | 3 days |
| May 15, 3:17 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 88 min |
| May 15, 3:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | 36 min |
| May 15, 4:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | 32 min |
| May 20, 1:11 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 23, 7:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | 31 min |
| May 23, 8:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | 20 min |
| May 25, 11:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | 28 min |
| Jun 2, 3:05 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | OUN | 16 hr |
| Jun 20, 5:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | 26 min |
| Jun 20, 7:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | 17 min |
| Jun 22, 9:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jun 22, 11:09 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 23, 12:28 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 62 min |
| Jun 23, 1:01 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 59 min |
| Jun 23, 1:28 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 62 min |
| Jun 23, 8:45 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | 45 min |
| Jun 24, 2:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Jun 24, 3:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 78 min |
| Jun 25, 12:31 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Jun 26, 2:05 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | OUN | 31 hr |
| Jun 27, 3:08 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | OUN | 30 hr |
| Jun 28, 4:53 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | OUN | 28 hr |
| Jul 1, 2:21 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 3, 3:46 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | OUN | 17 hr |
| Jul 6, 4:52 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | 23 min |
| Jul 6, 5:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | 31 min |
| Jul 11, 6:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 44 min |
| Jul 12, 5:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | 24 min |
| Jul 13, 3:10 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | OUN | 12 hr |
| Jul 15, 3:41 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | OUN | 14 hr |
| Jul 15, 2:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | 25 min |
| Jul 16, 3:39 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | OUN | 15 hr |
| Jul 17, 3:46 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | OUN | 15 hr |
| Jul 18, 4:01 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | OUN | 15 hr |
| Jul 18, 4:59 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | OUN | 52 hr |
| Jul 19, 2:38 PM CDT | Excessive Heat Warning | OUN | 6 hr |
| Jul 19, 2:38 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | OUN | 45 hr |
| Jul 20, 3:45 AM CDT | Excessive Heat Warning | OUN | 17 hr |
| Jul 20, 3:45 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | OUN | 32 hr |
| Jul 20, 3:40 PM CDT | Excessive Heat Warning | OUN | 29 hr |
| Jul 27, 7:29 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | 2 hr |
| Jul 30, 2:01 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 59 min |
| Jul 30, 3:49 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Jul 30, 6:10 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | 35 min |
| Jul 30, 6:27 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 93 min |
| Aug 8, 3:02 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 88 min |
| Aug 13, 1:23 PM CDT | Flood Watch | OUN | 7 hr |
| Aug 13, 4:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | 44 min |
| Aug 13, 4:43 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | 3 hr |
| Aug 13, 4:52 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 113 min |
| Aug 13, 5:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | 25 min |
| Aug 13, 6:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | 44 min |
| Aug 17, 10:59 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | OUN | 8 hr |
| Aug 17, 5:13 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 92 min |
| Sep 7, 2:54 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | 3 hr |
| Sep 15, 8:18 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | 3 hr |
| Sep 20, 3:23 AM CDT | Flood Watch | OUN | 58 hr |
| Sep 21, 8:23 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OUN | 8 hr |
| Sep 21, 2:12 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | OUN | 5 days |
| Sep 21, 4:36 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OUN | 4 hr |
| Sep 21, 6:05 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | 3 hr |
| Sep 21, 7:59 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | 3 hr |
| Sep 21, 8:14 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | OUN | 13 hr |
| Sep 21, 8:22 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | OUN | 17 hr |
| Sep 21, 8:43 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OUN | 4 hr |
| Sep 22, 12:44 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | OUN | 9 hr |
| Oct 6, 2:48 PM CDT | Flood Watch | OUN | 72 hr |
| Oct 6, 4:58 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 92 min |
| Oct 6, 8:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 47 min |
| Oct 7, 3:47 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Oct 7, 5:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 40 min |
| Oct 7, 5:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 36 min |
| Oct 8, 2:59 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | OUN | 67 hr |
| Oct 9, 8:48 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Oct 9, 9:01 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 74 min |
| Oct 9, 9:09 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Oct 9, 10:16 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | 29 min |
| Oct 12, 3:13 PM CDT | Flood Watch | OUN | 25 hr |
| Oct 13, 9:57 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | 3 hr |
| Oct 13, 2:47 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | OUN | 3 days |
| Oct 14, 2:56 PM CDT | Flood Watch | OUN | 22 hr |
| Nov 3, 8:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | 58 min |
| Nov 7, 3:43 PM CST | Freeze Watch | OUN | 36 hr |
| Nov 8, 4:36 PM CST | Freeze Warning | OUN | 41 hr |
| Nov 24, 2:59 PM CST | Wind Advisory | OUN | 27 hr |
| Nov 30, 3:51 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 84 min |
| Nov 30, 5:23 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Nov 30, 6:35 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 85 min |
| Nov 30, 9:14 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 46 min |
| Nov 30, 9:52 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 83 min |
| Dec 12, 2:52 PM CST | Wind Advisory | OUN | 43 hr |
| Dec 13, 12:58 PM CST | River Flood Warning | OUN | 4 days |
| Dec 14, 9:50 AM CST | Areal Flood Warning | OUN | 9 hr |
| Dec 17, 11:54 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | OUN | 9 hr |
| Dec 19, 8:05 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | OUN | 3 hr |
| Dec 26, 7:13 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Dec 27, 1:02 AM CST | River Flood Warning | OUN | 64 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 | 17 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 5 |
| Tornado Watch | 4 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 25 |
| Special Weather Statement | 23 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Warning | 4 |
| Flash Flood Warning | 3 |
| River Flood Warning | 8 |
| Flood Watch | 8 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 8 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 4 |
| Heat | |
| Excessive Heat Warning | 3 |
| Heat Advisory | 14 |
| Cold | |
| Freeze Warning | 6 |
| Freeze Watch | 3 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Wind Advisory | 5 |
| Fire | |
| Red Flag Warning | 2 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 6 |
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.