Alert archive / Tennessee / 2009
Weather alerts in Tennessee, December 2009
86 weather alerts in December 2009, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered any part of the state, so the counties below add up to more than the state.
Weather alerts by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in December 2009. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 86
- Warnings
- 30
- Watches
- 8
- Advisories
- 45
- Busiest day
- December 9, 200922 alerts
Over time
By day
Days in UTC, the clock the archive keeps.
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 | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1, 3:03 AM CST | Wind Advisory | HUN | Franklin, Lincoln, Moore | 32 hr |
| Dec 1, 2:10 PM CST | High Wind Warning | MRX | Blount, Carter, Cocke, Greene, Johnson, McMinn and 5 more | 36 hr |
| Dec 1, 4:26 PM CST | Wind Advisory | MRX | Anderson, Bledsoe, Bradley, Campbell, Claiborne, Grainger and 16 more | 31 hr |
| Dec 2, 1:56 AM CST | Wind Advisory | OHX | Coffee, Cumberland, Fentress, Grundy, Overton, Pickett and 4 more | 14 hr |
| Dec 3, 2:10 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | MRX | Blount, Carter, Cocke, Greene, Johnson, Sevier and 1 more | 24 hr |
| Dec 4, 4:13 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | OHX | Cumberland, Fentress, Grundy, Overton, Pickett, Putnam and 3 more | 29 hr |
| Dec 4, 1:43 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | HUN | Franklin | 19 hr |
| Dec 4, 2:00 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MRX | Blount, Campbell, Carter, Claiborne, Cocke, Greene and 11 more | 24 hr |
| Dec 4, 11:18 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Anderson, Bledsoe, Blount, Bradley, Campbell, Claiborne and 22 more | 6 hr |
| Dec 7, 2:23 PM CST | High Wind Watch | MRX | Blount, Carter, Cocke, Greene, Johnson, McMinn and 6 more | 13 hr |
| Dec 8, 2:57 AM CST | High Wind Warning | MRX | Blount, Carter, Cocke, Greene, Johnson, McMinn and 6 more | 39 hr |
| Dec 8, 2:57 AM CST | Wind Advisory | MRX | Anderson, Bledsoe, Blount, Bradley, Campbell, Carter and 25 more | 39 hr |
| Dec 8, 4:55 AM CST | Wind Advisory | HUN | Franklin, Lincoln, Moore | 37 hr |
| Dec 8, 9:12 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | MEG | Fayette, Hardeman, Shelby | 3 hr |
| Dec 8, 11:00 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | MEG | Carroll, Chester, Decatur, Gibson, Henderson, Madison | 2 hr |
| Dec 8, 11:47 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | OHX | Benton, Cannon, Cheatham, Clay, Davidson, DeKalb and 23 more | 12 hr |
| Dec 8, 11:47 AM CST | Wind Advisory | OHX | Bedford, Benton, Cannon, Cheatham, Clay, Coffee and 33 more | 26 hr |
| Dec 8, 1:48 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | MEG | Fayette, Shelby | 3 hr |
| Dec 8, 2:30 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Fayette, Shelby | 3 hr |
| Dec 8, 2:34 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Carroll, Chester, Decatur, Hardeman, Hardin, Henderson and 2 more | 4 hr |
| Dec 8, 3:31 PM CST | Flash Flood Watch | MEG | Carroll, Chester, Crockett, Decatur, Dyer, Fayette and 14 more | 8 hr |
| Dec 8, 4:05 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Fayette, Haywood, Shelby, Tipton | 115 min |
| Dec 8, 5:34 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Marion, Sequatchie | 13 min |
| Dec 8, 5:48 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Giles, Hardeman, Hardin, Lawrence, McNairy, Wayne | 6 hr |
| Dec 8, 7:17 PM CST | River Flood Warning | MEG | Madison | 4 days |
| Dec 8, 7:28 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Decatur | 3 hr |
| Dec 8, 8:01 PM CST | River Flood Warning | MEG | Crockett, Dyer, Lauderdale | 6 days |
| Dec 8, 8:01 PM CST | River Flood Warning | MEG | Fayette, Shelby | 12 hr |
| Dec 8, 9:31 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | HUN | Lincoln | 3 hr |
| Dec 8, 11:07 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | Anderson, Bledsoe, Blount, Bradley, Campbell, Claiborne and 18 more | 3 hr |
| Dec 9, 12:21 AM CST | Areal Flood Warning | HUN | Franklin, Lincoln, Moore | 3 hr |
| Dec 9, 12:40 AM CST | River Flood Warning | HUN | Franklin, Lincoln | 16 hr |
| Dec 9, 12:48 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MRX | Hamilton | 117 min |
| Dec 9, 1:14 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MRX | McMinn, Monroe | 2 hr |
| Dec 9, 5:38 AM CST | River Flood Warning | OHX | Bedford | 3 hr |
| Dec 9, 5:53 AM CST | Wind Advisory | MEG | Carroll, Chester, Crockett, Decatur, Dyer, Fayette and 14 more | 6 hr |
| Dec 9, 6:48 AM CST | River Flood Warning | MRX | Cocke | 21 hr |
| Dec 9, 7:34 AM CST | Areal Flood Warning | MRX | Hamilton, McMinn, Marion, Meigs, Monroe | 3 hr |
| Dec 9, 8:06 AM CST | River Flood Advisory | OHX | Perry | 5 hr |
| Dec 9, 8:06 AM CST | River Flood Advisory | OHX | Lawrence | 5 hr |
| Dec 9, 8:06 AM CST | River Flood Advisory | OHX | Montgomery, Robertson | 25 hr |
| Dec 9, 12:40 PM CST | River Flood Advisory | OHX | Grundy | 20 hr |
| Dec 9, 2:41 PM CST | River Flood Warning | MRX | Hamilton | 6 hr |
| Dec 9, 2:41 PM CST | River Flood Warning | MRX | Hamilton | 24 hr |
| Dec 9, 2:51 PM CST | River Flood Warning | MRX | Grainger, Hancock | 6 hr |
| Dec 9, 2:51 PM CST | River Flood Warning | MRX | Grainger, Hancock | 37 hr |
| Dec 10, 3:20 AM CST | Wind Advisory | MRX | Carter, Greene, Hancock, Hawkins, Johnson, Sullivan and 2 more | 11 hr |
| Dec 10, 4:40 AM CST | River Flood Warning | MRX | Hamilton | 27 hr |
| Dec 12, 10:19 PM CST | River Flood Advisory | OHX | Decatur, Hardin, Perry, Wayne | 36 hr |
| Dec 13, 10:09 AM CST | River Flood Advisory | OHX | Bedford | 111 min |
| Dec 13, 2:47 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | HUN | Franklin, Lincoln, Moore | 15 hr |
| Dec 13, 8:07 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | MRX | Anderson, Bledsoe, Blount, Bradley, Carter, Claiborne and 24 more | 13 hr |
| Dec 14, 10:15 AM CST | River Flood Advisory | OHX | Decatur, Hardin, Perry, Wayne | 6 days |
| Dec 17, 1:47 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | MRX | Carter, Greene, Hancock, Hawkins, Johnson, Sullivan and 2 more | 26 hr |
| Dec 17, 2:18 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MRX | Anderson, Bledsoe, Blount, Campbell, Claiborne, Cocke and 14 more | 37 hr |
| Dec 18, 3:18 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | MRX | Blount, Campbell, Carter, Claiborne, Cocke, Greene and 9 more | 44 hr |
| Dec 18, 4:32 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | OHX | Clay, Cumberland, Fentress, Grundy, Jackson, Overton and 5 more | 32 hr |
| Dec 18, 10:19 AM CST | Areal Flood Warning | HUN | Franklin, Lincoln, Moore | 3 hr |
| Dec 18, 12:32 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Carter, Cocke, Greene, Johnson, Sullivan, Unicoi and 1 more | 4 hr |
| Dec 18, 4:16 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | Claiborne, Cocke, Grainger, Greene, Hamblen, Hancock and 6 more | 119 min |
| Dec 18, 6:22 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Carter, Hancock, Hawkins, Johnson, Sullivan, Washington | 5 hr |
| Dec 19, 3:07 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MRX | Campbell, Carter, Claiborne, Greene, Hancock, Hawkins and 4 more | 20 hr |
| Dec 21, 6:06 AM CST | Freezing Fog Advisory | MEG | Lauderdale, Shelby, Tipton | 3 hr |
| Dec 21, 9:05 PM CST | Freezing Fog Advisory | MEG | Carroll, Chester, Crockett, Decatur, Dyer, Fayette and 11 more | 11 hr |
| Dec 21, 10:39 PM CST | Freezing Fog Advisory | OHX | Bedford, Benton, Cannon, Cheatham, Clay, Coffee and 33 more | 10 hr |
| Dec 22, 8:19 AM CST | Freezing Fog Advisory | MEG | Carroll, Crockett, Decatur, Dyer, Gibson, Haywood and 7 more | 41 min |
| Dec 22, 2:46 PM CST | River Flood Advisory | OHX | Decatur, Hardin, Perry, Wayne | 56 hr |
| Dec 23, 2:20 AM CST | High Wind Watch | MRX | Blount, Carter, Cocke, Greene, Johnson, McMinn and 5 more | 12 hr |
| Dec 23, 3:35 AM CST | Wind Advisory | HUN | Franklin, Lincoln, Moore | 30 hr |
| Dec 23, 3:36 AM CST | Flash Flood Watch | HUN | Franklin, Lincoln, Moore | 41 hr |
| Dec 23, 4:28 AM CST | Wind Advisory | OHX | Bedford, Benton, Cannon, Cheatham, Clay, Coffee and 33 more | 47 hr |
| Dec 23, 2:39 PM CST | High Wind Warning | MRX | Blount, Carter, Cocke, Greene, Johnson, McMinn and 5 more | 44 hr |
| Dec 23, 2:39 PM CST | Wind Advisory | MRX | Anderson, Bledsoe, Blount, Bradley, Campbell, Carter and 23 more | 48 hr |
| Dec 23, 3:32 PM CST | High Wind Watch | MEG | Carroll, Chester, Crockett, Decatur, Dyer, Fayette and 14 more | 24 hr |
| Dec 23, 3:32 PM CST | Wind Advisory | MEG | Carroll, Chester, Crockett, Decatur, Dyer, Fayette and 14 more | 44 hr |
| Dec 24, 9:54 AM CST | High Wind Warning | HUN | Franklin, Lincoln, Moore | 11 hr |
| Dec 24, 12:24 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Tipton | 4 hr |
| Dec 24, 6:53 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | MEG | Carroll, Chester, Decatur, Gibson, Hardeman, Hardin and 5 more | 4 hr |
| Dec 24, 8:33 PM CST | Wind Advisory | HUN | Franklin, Lincoln, Moore | 12 hr |
| Dec 24, 10:25 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | Bledsoe, Bradley, Hamilton, Marion, Meigs, Rhea and 1 more | 4 hr |
| Dec 25, 1:37 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | Anderson, Blount, Campbell, Knox, Loudon, McMinn and 5 more | 3 hr |
| Dec 25, 4:55 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | Blount, Cocke, Sevier | 3 hr |
| Dec 25, 6:08 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | Carter, Greene, Johnson, Sullivan, Unicoi, Washington | 3 hr |
| Dec 25, 12:12 PM CST | River Flood Warning | MRX | Cocke | 18 hr |
| Dec 25, 6:33 PM CST | River Flood Warning | MRX | Cocke, Jefferson | 12 hr |
| Dec 30, 1:12 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MRX | Blount, Carter, Cocke, Greene, Johnson, Sevier and 1 more | 19 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 | 1 |
| Tornado Watch | 1 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 3 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Warning | 3 |
| Flash Flood Warning | 8 |
| River Flood Warning | 13 |
| Flash Flood Watch | 2 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 11 |
| River Flood Advisory | 8 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Storm Warning | 1 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 2 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 7 |
| Wind and dust | |
| High Wind Warning | 4 |
| High Wind Watch | 3 |
| Wind Advisory | 13 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 2 |
| Freezing Fog Advisory | 4 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Cocke County20
- Carter County18
- Greene County18
- Blount County17
- Sevier County17
- Johnson County16
- Washington County16
- Sullivan County15
- Unicoi County15
- Monroe County14
- Hancock County14
- Decatur County13
- Franklin County12
- McMinn County12
- Hamilton County12
- Polk County12
- Lincoln County11
- Claiborne County11
- Hawkins County11
- Hardin County11
- Campbell County10
- Grainger County10
- Marion County10
- Morgan County10
- Fayette County10
- Shelby County10
- Madison County10
- Moore County9
- Jefferson County9
- Scott County9
- Sequatchie County9
- Hardeman County9
- Carroll County9
- Henderson County9
- Anderson County8
- Bledsoe County8
- Knox County8
- Loudon County8
- Meigs County8
- Roane County8
55 more counties
- Union County8
- Grundy County8
- Chester County8
- Gibson County8
- Perry County8
- Wayne County8
- McNairy County8
- Bradley County7
- Hamblen County7
- Rhea County7
- Cumberland County7
- Overton County7
- Pickett County7
- Putnam County7
- Van Buren County7
- White County7
- Crockett County7
- Dyer County7
- Haywood County7
- Henry County7
- Lauderdale County7
- Tipton County7
- Weakley County7
- Fentress County6
- Warren County6
- Lake County6
- Obion County6
- Clay County5
- Jackson County5
- Montgomery County5
- Robertson County5
- Bedford County5
- Lawrence County5
- Coffee County4
- Benton County4
- Cannon County4
- Cheatham County4
- Davidson County4
- DeKalb County4
- Dickson County4
- Hickman County4
- Houston County4
- Humphreys County4
- Lewis County4
- Macon County4
- Maury County4
- Rutherford County4
- Smith County4
- Stewart County4
- Sumner County4
- Trousdale County4
- Williamson County4
- Wilson County4
- Giles County4
- Marshall County3
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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.