Alert archive / Oklahoma / Cotton County
Weather alerts in Cotton County, Oklahoma, 2008
196 weather alerts in 2008, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Cotton County and its neighbors
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2008. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 196
- Warnings
- 47
- Watches
- 45
- Advisories
- 50
- Busiest month
- April40 alerts
- Busiest day
- March 17, 20089 alerts
Over time
By month
Warning verification
How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.
Cotton County, 2008
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 18 | 7 | 61% | 0 | ||
| Flash flood warnings | 6 | 4 | 33% | 0 |
Each office's whole area, 2008
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Norman, OK: tornado warnings | 86 | 13 | 85% | 19 | 74% | 14 min |
| NWS Norman, OK: severe thunderstorm warnings | 871 | 293 | 66% | 719 | 82% | 24 min |
| NWS Norman, OK: flash flood warnings | 46 | 15 | 67% | 31 | 74% | 80 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 8, 9:56 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | OUN | 20 hr |
| Jan 22, 1:06 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | OUN | 8 hr |
| Jan 24, 2:56 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | OUN | 22 hr |
| Jan 26, 3:18 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | OUN | 9 hr |
| Jan 27, 12:23 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | OUN | 9 hr |
| Jan 28, 5:50 PM CST | Wind Advisory | OUN | 21 hr |
| Jan 29, 3:46 AM CST | Fire Weather Watch | OUN | 25 hr |
| Jan 29, 3:46 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | OUN | 14 hr |
| Jan 30, 4:10 AM CST | Wind Advisory | OUN | 14 hr |
| Jan 30, 4:43 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | OUN | 13 hr |
| Jan 30, 3:03 PM CST | Wind Advisory | OUN | 25 hr |
| Feb 1, 4:37 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | OUN | 14 hr |
| Feb 2, 4:58 AM CST | Fire Weather Watch | OUN | 53 hr |
| Feb 3, 4:40 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | OUN | 26 hr |
| Feb 5, 2:31 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Feb 8, 8:01 AM CST | Wind Advisory | OUN | 6 hr |
| Feb 11, 8:25 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 35 min |
| Feb 11, 8:59 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 46 min |
| Feb 12, 3:28 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | OUN | 28 hr |
| Feb 13, 6:10 AM CST | Fire Weather Watch | OUN | 23 hr |
| Feb 14, 4:41 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | OUN | 14 hr |
| Feb 15, 9:27 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | OUN | 25 hr |
| Feb 15, 11:39 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | OUN | 27 hr |
| Feb 16, 1:09 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 66 min |
| Feb 16, 3:51 AM CST | Freezing Rain Advisory | OUN | 7 hr |
| Feb 20, 11:17 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | OUN | 27 hr |
| Feb 22, 9:39 AM CST | Fire Weather Watch | OUN | 19 hr |
| Feb 23, 11:42 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | OUN | 7 hr |
| Feb 24, 1:57 PM CST | Fire Weather Watch | OUN | 15 hr |
| Feb 25, 4:45 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | OUN | 13 hr |
| Feb 25, 4:55 AM CST | Wind Advisory | OUN | 17 hr |
| Feb 27, 11:51 AM CST | Fire Weather Watch | OUN | 17 hr |
| Feb 28, 4:33 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | OUN | 14 hr |
| Mar 2, 4:05 AM CST | Wind Advisory | OUN | 11 hr |
| Mar 2, 3:07 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| Mar 2, 3:48 PM CST | Snow and Blowing Snow Advisory | OUN | 20 hr |
| Mar 2, 7:39 PM CST | Wind Advisory | OUN | 22 hr |
| Mar 2, 8:56 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 49 min |
| Mar 3, 11:25 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | OUN | 17 hr |
| Mar 5, 11:53 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | OUN | 29 hr |
| Mar 12, 3:13 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | OUN | 4 hr |
| Mar 13, 4:26 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | OUN | 24 hr |
| Mar 14, 4:38 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | OUN | 18 hr |
| Mar 14, 10:27 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | OUN | 10 hr |
| Mar 17, 2:53 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Mar 17, 3:25 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Mar 17, 5:41 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 94 min |
| Mar 17, 7:37 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 83 min |
| Mar 17, 10:25 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 65 min |
| Mar 17, 1:02 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 88 min |
| Mar 17, 1:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Mar 17, 3:53 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 97 min |
| Mar 17, 6:20 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 25 min |
| Mar 17, 7:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Mar 17, 10:21 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 54 min |
| Mar 18, 1:13 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 62 min |
| Mar 25, 4:37 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | OUN | 48 hr |
| Mar 30, 5:48 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Mar 31, 12:20 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 55 min |
| Apr 2, 1:52 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 53 min |
| Apr 3, 3:26 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | OUN | 9 hr |
| Apr 3, 1:42 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 93 min |
| Apr 3, 2:04 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Apr 3, 2:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 45 min |
| Apr 3, 2:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 51 min |
| Apr 3, 6:12 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Apr 3, 7:59 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 91 min |
| Apr 3, 8:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| Apr 7, 2:05 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 85 min |
| Apr 7, 3:02 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Apr 7, 4:52 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 83 min |
| Apr 7, 6:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 44 min |
| Apr 7, 6:52 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 113 min |
| Apr 7, 7:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 44 min |
| Apr 7, 7:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 33 min |
| Apr 7, 9:12 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 63 min |
| Apr 9, 3:59 AM CDT | Flood Watch | OUN | 33 hr |
| Apr 9, 9:06 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 54 min |
| Apr 9, 9:35 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Apr 9, 12:24 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 66 min |
| Apr 9, 3:07 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 53 min |
| Apr 9, 6:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Apr 9, 8:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 31 min |
| Apr 9, 10:40 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Apr 9, 11:22 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 53 min |
| Apr 10, 12:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 45 min |
| Apr 10, 12:37 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OUN | 6 hr |
| Apr 10, 12:50 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 40 min |
| Apr 10, 3:19 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | OUN | 18 hr |
| Apr 10, 8:51 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | OUN | 4 days |
| Apr 10, 2:58 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | OUN | 5 hr |
| Apr 11, 4:16 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | OUN | 58 hr |
| Apr 13, 3:34 AM CDT | Frost Advisory | OUN | 29 hr |
| Apr 14, 3:11 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | OUN | 13 hr |
| Apr 15, 4:28 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | OUN | 16 hr |
| Apr 23, 2:01 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 89 min |
| Apr 23, 9:32 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Apr 24, 4:15 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Apr 30, 3:59 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | OUN | 23 hr |
| May 1, 6:15 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| May 1, 10:04 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 116 min |
| May 7, 2:47 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 58 min |
| May 7, 3:31 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 44 min |
| May 7, 4:12 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 21 min |
| May 7, 1:33 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| May 10, 3:44 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | OUN | 12 hr |
| May 13, 1:25 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| May 14, 12:50 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 85 min |
| May 14, 6:40 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 95 min |
| May 22, 2:28 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| May 22, 4:02 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 58 min |
| May 22, 6:46 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 59 min |
| May 24, 8:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| May 24, 11:00 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 60 min |
| May 25, 12:19 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | OUN | 4 hr |
| May 27, 12:04 PM CDT | Flood Watch | OUN | 10 hr |
| May 27, 2:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| May 27, 6:23 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 97 min |
| May 27, 11:41 PM CDT | High Wind Warning | OUN | 3 hr |
| Jun 4, 4:23 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | OUN | 43 hr |
| Jun 5, 2:19 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jun 5, 5:23 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 67 min |
| Jun 5, 7:13 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 62 min |
| Jun 5, 7:41 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 5, 9:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 80 min |
| Jun 5, 9:19 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 116 min |
| Jun 9, 1:33 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 27 min |
| Jun 9, 9:52 PM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | OUN | 11 hr |
| Jun 13, 3:12 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 93 min |
| Jun 13, 10:37 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 83 min |
| Jun 13, 10:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jun 14, 8:52 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 53 min |
| Jun 14, 9:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 3 hr |
| Jun 15, 5:29 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Jun 15, 7:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Jun 16, 2:28 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 92 min |
| Jun 16, 3:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| Jun 16, 6:41 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 94 min |
| Jun 17, 9:02 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 58 min |
| Jun 17, 2:29 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 61 min |
| Jun 18, 10:55 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 95 min |
| Jun 19, 12:48 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 19, 4:03 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 57 min |
| Jun 19, 4:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 24, 7:55 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | 3 hr |
| Jun 28, 2:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 28, 2:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 50 min |
| Jul 3, 3:14 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 3, 5:38 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | 3 hr |
| Jul 12, 3:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jul 12, 6:57 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 93 min |
| Jul 23, 2:52 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | OUN | 4 days |
| Aug 1, 11:44 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | OUN | 4 days |
| Aug 14, 8:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 44 min |
| Aug 14, 10:32 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | 3 hr |
| Aug 18, 3:44 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | 6 hr |
| Aug 18, 6:03 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OUN | 6 hr |
| Aug 18, 6:36 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | 4 hr |
| Aug 18, 9:44 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | 3 hr |
| Aug 18, 9:47 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | 3 hr |
| Aug 18, 4:44 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | 4 hr |
| Aug 18, 6:15 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OUN | 4 hr |
| Aug 18, 8:16 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OUN | 3 hr |
| Aug 18, 10:04 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OUN | 4 hr |
| Aug 18, 10:20 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | OUN | 6 hr |
| Aug 19, 1:19 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OUN | 5 hr |
| Aug 19, 1:54 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Aug 19, 3:35 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | OUN | 30 hr |
| Aug 19, 4:48 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | OUN | 50 hr |
| Sep 10, 12:10 PM CDT | Flood Watch | OUN | 67 hr |
| Oct 6, 5:49 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 116 min |
| Oct 16, 11:05 AM CDT | Frost Advisory | OUN | 16 hr |
| Oct 23, 4:16 AM CDT | Frost Advisory | OUN | 29 hr |
| Oct 24, 4:31 AM CDT | Frost Advisory | OUN | 28 hr |
| Oct 26, 3:48 AM CDT | Freeze Watch | OUN | 24 hr |
| Oct 27, 4:08 AM CDT | Freeze Warning | OUN | 29 hr |
| Nov 3, 4:10 AM CST | Fire Weather Watch | OUN | 49 hr |
| Nov 5, 2:17 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 10 hr |
| Nov 10, 12:25 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Nov 10, 1:39 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 51 min |
| Nov 10, 3:47 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 58 min |
| Nov 13, 9:09 PM CST | Wind Advisory | OUN | 21 hr |
| Nov 20, 9:59 AM CST | Wind Advisory | OUN | 6 hr |
| Nov 29, 2:52 PM CST | Wind Advisory | OUN | 27 hr |
| Dec 2, 2:23 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | OUN | 15 hr |
| Dec 3, 3:45 AM CST | Wind Advisory | OUN | 12 hr |
| Dec 7, 10:30 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | OUN | 8 hr |
| Dec 8, 10:20 AM CST | Wind Advisory | OUN | 8 hr |
| Dec 8, 3:33 PM CST | Wind Advisory | OUN | 26 hr |
| Dec 12, 5:06 PM CST | Wind Advisory | OUN | 26 hr |
| Dec 14, 4:52 AM CST | Wind Advisory | OUN | 10 hr |
| Dec 16, 5:02 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | OUN | 12 hr |
| Dec 17, 3:25 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | OUN | 28 hr |
| Dec 23, 8:18 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | OUN | 5 hr |
| Dec 27, 2:02 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Dec 27, 3:32 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 43 min |
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 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 17 |
| Tornado Watch | 13 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 54 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Warning | 1 |
| Flash Flood Warning | 6 |
| River Flood Warning | 3 |
| Flash Flood Watch | 1 |
| Flood Watch | 3 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 8 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Storm Warning | 1 |
| Freezing Rain Advisory | 1 |
| Snow and Blowing Snow Advisory | 1 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 8 |
| Heat | |
| Heat Advisory | 2 |
| Cold | |
| Freeze Warning | 1 |
| Freeze Watch | 1 |
| Frost Advisory | 4 |
| Wind and dust | |
| High Wind Warning | 1 |
| Wind Advisory | 21 |
| Fire | |
| Red Flag Warning | 16 |
| Fire Weather Watch | 10 |
| 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.