Alert archive / Oklahoma / Lincoln County
Weather alerts in Lincoln County, Oklahoma, 2016
217 weather alerts in 2016, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Lincoln County and its neighbors
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2016. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 217
- Warnings
- 86
- Watches
- 26
- Advisories
- 44
- Busiest month
- May41 alerts
- Busiest day
- April 26, 201615 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 4 tornado warnings covering Lincoln County in 2016 had a tornado report inside them.
Lincoln County, 2016
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 4 | 0 | 100% | 0 | ||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 57 | 28 | 51% | 16 | 81% | 28 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 3 | 1 | 67% | 2 | 100% | 132 min |
Each office's whole area, 2016
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Norman, OK: tornado warnings | 63 | 15 | 76% | 30 | 77% | 16 min |
| NWS Norman, OK: severe thunderstorm warnings | 907 | 366 | 60% | 779 | 81% | 23 min |
| NWS Norman, OK: flash flood warnings | 136 | 53 | 61% | 92 | 88% | 81 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, 1:02 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | OUN | 23 hr |
| Jan 29, 12:10 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | OUN | 6 hr |
| Feb 1, 8:30 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Feb 1, 11:23 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | OUN | 22 min |
| Feb 8, 2:57 AM CST | Wind Advisory | OUN | 15 hr |
| Feb 9, 8:59 PM CST | Fire Weather Watch | OUN | 7 hr |
| Feb 10, 4:21 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | OUN | 15 hr |
| Feb 17, 2:51 PM CST | Fire Weather Watch | OUN | 8 hr |
| Feb 17, 2:51 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | OUN | 28 hr |
| Feb 17, 8:38 PM CST | Wind Advisory | OUN | 22 hr |
| Feb 23, 3:41 AM CST | Wind Advisory | OUN | 14 hr |
| Feb 27, 2:59 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | OUN | 16 hr |
| Feb 29, 7:36 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Mar 1, 1:47 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 88 min |
| Mar 1, 1:58 PM CST | Fire Weather Watch | OUN | 14 hr |
| Mar 2, 3:35 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | OUN | 15 hr |
| Mar 6, 3:31 AM CST | Wind Advisory | OUN | 15 hr |
| Mar 12, 6:09 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | OUN | 4 hr |
| Mar 15, 4:03 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | OUN | 15 hr |
| Mar 18, 2:31 PM CDT | Freeze Watch | OUN | 19 hr |
| Mar 18, 2:31 PM CDT | Freeze Warning | OUN | 18 hr |
| Mar 19, 9:25 AM CDT | Freeze Warning | OUN | 24 hr |
| Mar 20, 4:11 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | OUN | 26 hr |
| Mar 20, 4:11 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | OUN | 35 hr |
| Mar 20, 2:50 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | OUN | 48 hr |
| Mar 20, 5:55 PM CDT | Freeze Warning | OUN | 15 hr |
| Mar 21, 5:50 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | OUN | 14 hr |
| Mar 21, 3:04 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | OUN | 61 hr |
| Mar 21, 3:24 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | OUN | 30 hr |
| Mar 22, 2:56 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | OUN | 30 hr |
| Mar 27, 2:42 PM CDT | Freeze Warning | OUN | 18 hr |
| Mar 30, 11:00 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | 30 min |
| Mar 30, 11:16 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 44 min |
| Mar 30, 12:09 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | 21 min |
| Mar 30, 12:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | 32 min |
| Mar 30, 1:00 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Mar 30, 1:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Mar 30, 3:54 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 96 min |
| Mar 30, 5:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | 32 min |
| Mar 30, 5:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | 32 min |
| Mar 30, 6:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 41 min |
| Mar 30, 6:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 37 min |
| Apr 4, 3:36 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | OUN | 48 hr |
| Apr 4, 10:42 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | OUN | 37 hr |
| Apr 5, 3:26 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | OUN | 11 hr |
| Apr 6, 2:07 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | OUN | 18 hr |
| Apr 7, 2:52 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | OUN | 17 hr |
| Apr 10, 5:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Apr 10, 7:36 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 114 min |
| Apr 10, 9:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Apr 15, 11:55 AM CDT | Flood Watch | OUN | 64 hr |
| Apr 17, 5:02 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | 3 hr |
| Apr 18, 12:33 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | 3 hr |
| Apr 26, 9:30 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | 45 min |
| Apr 26, 9:36 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 39 min |
| Apr 26, 10:09 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 96 min |
| Apr 26, 10:16 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | 44 min |
| Apr 26, 10:21 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | 39 min |
| Apr 26, 10:24 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 51 min |
| Apr 26, 10:44 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | 31 min |
| Apr 26, 10:55 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 50 min |
| Apr 26, 11:13 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 16 min |
| Apr 26, 11:38 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | 37 min |
| Apr 26, 11:43 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 32 min |
| Apr 26, 12:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | 26 min |
| Apr 26, 12:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | 28 min |
| Apr 26, 1:53 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Apr 26, 2:32 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| Apr 26, 7:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 29 min |
| Apr 26, 8:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 49 min |
| Apr 26, 8:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | 30 min |
| Apr 26, 8:52 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 53 min |
| Apr 26, 9:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 47 min |
| Apr 26, 10:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 50 min |
| Apr 29, 5:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 56 min |
| Apr 29, 6:16 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 89 min |
| May 9, 1:46 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 59 min |
| May 9, 2:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 10 hr |
| May 9, 2:36 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| May 9, 4:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 44 min |
| May 9, 5:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 57 min |
| May 9, 5:29 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 61 min |
| May 9, 5:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 10 min |
| May 11, 8:11 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| May 11, 11:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 26 min |
| May 12, 12:33 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 42 min |
| May 12, 2:07 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | 23 min |
| May 12, 2:18 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | 3 hr |
| May 16, 8:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| May 17, 1:32 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | 28 min |
| May 24, 4:27 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 63 min |
| May 24, 4:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| May 24, 4:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 46 min |
| May 24, 9:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 46 min |
| May 24, 9:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 42 min |
| May 24, 9:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 29 min |
| May 24, 9:39 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 24, 9:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 61 min |
| May 24, 9:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 65 min |
| May 24, 10:41 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | 3 hr |
| May 24, 10:58 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OUN | 6 hr |
| May 24, 11:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | 54 min |
| May 24, 11:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 51 min |
| May 25, 12:26 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 19 min |
| May 27, 12:10 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | 35 min |
| May 27, 12:16 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 44 min |
| May 27, 1:02 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 88 min |
| May 27, 2:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| May 27, 5:13 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 92 min |
| May 27, 6:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 40 min |
| May 27, 7:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 47 min |
| May 29, 8:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 43 min |
| May 29, 9:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 44 min |
| May 29, 9:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | 38 min |
| May 31, 7:33 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | 27 min |
| May 31, 8:02 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | 43 min |
| May 31, 10:34 AM CDT | Flood Watch | OUN | 72 hr |
| Jun 1, 12:18 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | 3 hr |
| Jun 4, 5:20 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | OUN | 5 hr |
| Jun 14, 4:01 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | OUN | 5 days |
| Jun 15, 12:20 PM CDT | Excessive Heat Warning | OUN | 56 hr |
| Jun 18, 6:03 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | 27 min |
| Jun 18, 6:16 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 29 min |
| Jun 18, 3:14 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 18, 5:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | 34 min |
| Jun 18, 5:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | 41 min |
| Jun 18, 5:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 37 min |
| Jul 3, 2:43 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 3, 3:12 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | OUN | 4 days |
| Jul 3, 3:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Jul 3, 4:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 50 min |
| Jul 3, 4:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | 30 min |
| Jul 3, 4:44 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | 31 min |
| Jul 3, 5:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | 37 min |
| Jul 3, 5:11 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | 2 hr |
| Jul 3, 5:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | 31 min |
| Jul 3, 5:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 43 min |
| Jul 3, 5:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 32 min |
| Jul 3, 6:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 45 min |
| Jul 3, 6:11 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | 2 hr |
| Jul 3, 6:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 49 min |
| Jul 3, 6:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 39 min |
| Jul 3, 7:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 45 min |
| Jul 3, 7:43 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | 3 hr |
| Jul 3, 7:49 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 86 min |
| Jul 6, 1:30 PM CDT | Excessive Heat Warning | OUN | 31 hr |
| Jul 8, 7:24 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 36 min |
| Jul 8, 7:33 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 42 min |
| Jul 8, 7:57 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 48 min |
| Jul 8, 8:12 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 33 min |
| Jul 8, 9:08 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | 37 min |
| Jul 8, 9:10 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | 35 min |
| Jul 8, 4:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Jul 8, 5:58 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OUN | 2 hr |
| Jul 8, 6:59 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OUN | 3 hr |
| Jul 14, 12:09 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | 51 min |
| Jul 14, 12:18 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 72 min |
| Jul 14, 1:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 22 min |
| Jul 14, 1:56 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | 49 min |
| Jul 14, 12:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | 37 min |
| Jul 14, 10:59 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 15, 2:31 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | 3 hr |
| Jul 19, 2:59 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | OUN | 6 days |
| Jul 25, 10:22 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | 113 min |
| Jul 28, 3:20 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 115 min |
| Jul 29, 4:45 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 90 min |
| Jul 29, 5:56 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | 49 min |
| Jul 29, 6:23 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 67 min |
| Aug 3, 3:42 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | OUN | 64 hr |
| Aug 7, 3:39 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | OUN | 38 hr |
| Aug 9, 3:35 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | OUN | 64 hr |
| Aug 11, 2:15 PM CDT | Excessive Heat Warning | OUN | 6 hr |
| Aug 11, 2:55 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | OUN | 27 hr |
| Aug 25, 8:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 51 min |
| Aug 25, 9:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 74 min |
| Aug 26, 4:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | 46 min |
| Aug 31, 3:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | 30 min |
| Aug 31, 3:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | 35 min |
| Aug 31, 3:58 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | 2 hr |
| Sep 9, 9:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 46 min |
| Sep 9, 10:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 33 min |
| Sep 9, 11:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 45 min |
| Sep 17, 4:46 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 89 min |
| Sep 19, 1:30 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | OUN | 6 hr |
| Sep 20, 3:33 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | OUN | 15 hr |
| Oct 4, 2:51 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 114 min |
| Oct 4, 3:40 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Oct 4, 7:17 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 118 min |
| Oct 4, 9:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 46 min |
| Oct 4, 9:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 44 min |
| Oct 4, 10:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 48 min |
| Oct 4, 10:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 45 min |
| Oct 4, 11:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 52 min |
| Oct 4, 11:27 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | 3 hr |
| Oct 6, 2:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| Oct 6, 9:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | 24 min |
| Oct 6, 9:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 38 min |
| Oct 6, 10:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | 30 min |
| Oct 17, 1:13 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | OUN | 6 hr |
| Oct 27, 1:23 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | OUN | 9 hr |
| Oct 31, 3:35 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | OUN | 6 hr |
| Nov 3, 3:08 PM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | OUN | 19 hr |
| Nov 9, 8:59 PM CST | Frost Advisory | OUN | 12 hr |
| Nov 16, 2:31 PM CST | Wind Advisory | OUN | 26 hr |
| Nov 17, 3:32 PM CST | Freeze Watch | OUN | 12 hr |
| Nov 18, 3:55 AM CST | Freeze Warning | OUN | 29 hr |
| Nov 19, 3:54 AM CST | Freeze Warning | OUN | 28 hr |
| Nov 25, 4:54 PM CST | Freezing Fog Advisory | OUN | 16 hr |
| Dec 5, 4:25 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | OUN | 6 hr |
| Dec 15, 6:04 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | OUN | 9 hr |
| Dec 16, 3:16 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | OUN | 42 hr |
| Dec 17, 10:15 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | OUN | 24 hr |
| Dec 23, 4:39 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | OUN | 19 hr |
| Dec 24, 3:04 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | OUN | 15 hr |
| Dec 25, 3:09 AM CST | Wind Advisory | OUN | 15 hr |
| Dec 29, 4:37 PM CST | Fire Weather Watch | OUN | 12 hr |
| Dec 30, 4:19 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | OUN | 14 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 | 57 |
| Tornado Warning | 4 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 11 |
| Tornado Watch | 3 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 26 |
| Special Weather Statement | 35 |
| Flooding | |
| Flash Flood Warning | 3 |
| Flood Watch | 2 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 12 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 3 |
| Heat | |
| Excessive Heat Warning | 3 |
| Heat Advisory | 9 |
| Cold | |
| Freeze Warning | 6 |
| Freeze Watch | 2 |
| Frost Advisory | 1 |
| Wind Chill Advisory | 1 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Wind Advisory | 9 |
| Fire | |
| Red Flag Warning | 13 |
| Fire Weather Watch | 8 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 8 |
| Freezing Fog Advisory | 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.