Alert archive / Tennessee / 2012
Weather alerts in Tennessee, January 2012
131 weather alerts in January 2012, 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 January 2012. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 131
- Warnings
- 53
- Watches
- 8
- Advisories
- 38
- Busiest day
- January 23, 201246 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1:55 PM CST | Wind Advisory | OHX | Bedford, Benton, Cannon, Cheatham, Clay, Coffee and 33 more | 28 hr |
| Jan 1, 2:05 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MRX | Blount, Carter, Cocke, Greene, Johnson, Sevier and 1 more | 43 hr |
| Jan 2, 2:29 AM CST | Wind Advisory | HUN | Franklin, Lincoln, Moore | 15 hr |
| Jan 2, 3:16 AM CST | Wind Advisory | MEG | Carroll, Chester, Crockett, Decatur, Dyer, Fayette and 14 more | 14 hr |
| Jan 2, 6:13 AM CST | River Flood Advisory | MEG | Hardin | 62 hr |
| Jan 8, 9:34 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | HUN | Franklin, Lincoln, Moore | 15 hr |
| Jan 9, 3:28 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | MEG | Hardin, McNairy | 9 hr |
| Jan 9, 8:11 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | MRX | Anderson, Bledsoe, Blount, Bradley, Campbell, Carter and 27 more | 8 hr |
| Jan 11, 2:47 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | MEG | Carroll, Chester, Crockett, Decatur, Dyer, Fayette and 14 more | 7 hr |
| Jan 11, 5:14 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Franklin, Moore | 46 min |
| Jan 11, 5:46 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | OHX | Bedford, Cheatham, Clay, Cumberland, Davidson, DeKalb and 21 more | 50 days |
| Jan 11, 5:50 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Lincoln | 40 min |
| Jan 11, 10:32 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Lincoln | 43 min |
| Jan 11, 11:00 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Bedford, Cannon, Coffee, Cumberland, Grundy, Rutherford and 3 more | 2 hr |
| Jan 11, 11:08 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Moore | 37 min |
| Jan 11, 2:30 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MRX | Anderson, Bledsoe, Blount, Campbell, Carter, Claiborne and 22 more | 45 hr |
| Jan 12, 2:38 AM CST | Wind Advisory | MRX | Anderson, Bledsoe, Blount, Bradley, Campbell, Carter and 27 more | 24 hr |
| Jan 12, 3:21 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | OHX | Cannon, Clay, Coffee, Cumberland, DeKalb, Fentress and 16 more | 30 hr |
| Jan 12, 3:25 AM CST | Wind Advisory | OHX | Giles, Lawrence, Lewis, Perry, Wayne | 15 hr |
| Jan 12, 3:42 AM CST | Wind Advisory | MEG | Carroll, Chester, Crockett, Decatur, Dyer, Fayette and 14 more | 13 hr |
| Jan 12, 4:46 AM CST | Wind Advisory | HUN | Franklin, Lincoln, Moore | 15 hr |
| Jan 14, 3:07 AM CST | Wind Advisory | MEG | Chester, Crockett, Decatur, Dyer, Fayette, Hardeman and 8 more | 9 hr |
| Jan 14, 2:03 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | MEG | Benton, Carroll, Chester, Crockett, Decatur, Dyer and 14 more | 2 hr |
| Jan 14, 2:05 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MRX | Blount, Carter, Cocke, Greene, Johnson, Sevier and 1 more | 12 hr |
| Jan 15, 11:43 AM CST | River Flood Advisory | MEG | Hardin | 9 days |
| Jan 16, 10:05 AM CST | Wind Advisory | MEG | Dyer, Lake, Lauderdale, Obion, Shelby, Tipton | 8 hr |
| Jan 16, 1:45 PM CST | Wind Advisory | MRX | Blount, Carter, Cocke, Greene, Johnson, Sevier and 1 more | 25 hr |
| Jan 16, 11:34 PM CST | Wind Advisory | MEG | Lauderdale, Shelby, Tipton | 12 hr |
| Jan 17, 9:57 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Dyer, Gibson, Lake, Obion, Weakley | 33 min |
| Jan 17, 10:18 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Benton, Houston, Montgomery, Stewart | 57 min |
| Jan 17, 10:33 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bedford, Benton, Cannon, Carroll, Cheatham, Chester and 37 more | 57 min |
| Jan 17, 10:45 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Carroll, Gibson, Henry, Weakley | 33 min |
| Jan 17, 11:16 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Benton, Houston, Humphreys, Montgomery, Robertson, Stewart | 59 min |
| Jan 17, 11:18 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Benton, Houston, Humphreys | 42 min |
| Jan 17, 11:34 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Carroll, Decatur, Henderson, Madison | 41 min |
| Jan 17, 11:54 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Cheatham, Dickson, Hickman, Humphreys, Maury, Williamson | 51 min |
| Jan 17, 12:07 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Hickman, Macon, Perry and 3 more | 53 min |
| Jan 17, 12:33 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Hickman, Maury, Williamson | 12 min |
| Jan 17, 12:56 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Hardeman | 34 min |
| Jan 17, 12:56 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Davidson, Rutherford, Williamson | 34 min |
| Jan 17, 12:59 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Clay, Davidson, DeKalb, Jackson, Lewis, Macon and 8 more | 61 min |
| Jan 17, 1:29 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Rutherford, Wilson | 20 min |
| Jan 17, 1:42 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Hardin, McNairy | 24 min |
| Jan 17, 1:59 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Cannon, Coffee, Van Buren, Warren | 61 min |
| Jan 17, 3:31 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Hamilton, Marion, Sequatchie | 29 min |
| Jan 17, 4:26 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Bradley, Hamilton, McMinn, Polk | 49 min |
| Jan 20, 1:20 PM CST | Flash Flood Watch | HUN | Franklin, Lincoln, Moore | 19 hr |
| Jan 20, 10:02 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Chester, Decatur, Fayette, Giles, Hardeman, Hardin and 13 more | 88 min |
| Jan 20, 10:35 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Bedford, Benton, Cannon, Carroll, Cheatham, Chester and 30 more | 8 hr |
| Jan 21, 12:40 AM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Hickman, Lewis, Maury, Williamson | 35 min |
| Jan 21, 1:52 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bedford, Cannon, Coffee, Davidson, Decatur, DeKalb and 17 more | 113 min |
| Jan 21, 2:10 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | MEG | McNairy | 35 min |
| Jan 21, 2:29 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Cannon | 31 min |
| Jan 21, 3:17 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Cannon | 58 min |
| Jan 21, 3:38 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Wayne | 52 min |
| Jan 21, 3:50 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Giles, Lawrence, Wayne | 25 min |
| Jan 21, 4:15 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Giles, Lawrence | 33 min |
| Jan 21, 4:20 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bledsoe, Bradley, Coffee, Franklin, Grundy, Hamilton and 10 more | 55 min |
| Jan 21, 4:39 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Lincoln, Moore | 51 min |
| Jan 21, 4:55 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Bradley, Franklin, Hamilton, Lincoln, McMinn, Marion and 5 more | 7 hr |
| Jan 21, 4:56 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Franklin | 49 min |
| Jan 21, 5:29 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Franklin | 46 min |
| Jan 21, 7:22 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bradley, Monroe, Polk | 83 min |
| Jan 21, 2:46 PM CST | Wind Advisory | HUN | Franklin, Lincoln, Moore | 39 hr |
| Jan 21, 3:50 PM CST | Wind Advisory | OHX | Bedford, Benton, Cannon, Cheatham, Clay, Coffee and 33 more | 36 hr |
| Jan 21, 5:02 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | OHX | Bedford, Benton, Cannon, Cheatham, Clay, Coffee and 33 more | 19 hr |
| Jan 22, 8:16 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | MEG | Hardin, McNairy | 4 hr |
| Jan 22, 1:12 PM CST | Wind Advisory | MEG | Carroll, Chester, Crockett, Decatur, Dyer, Fayette and 14 more | 14 hr |
| Jan 22, 1:45 PM CST | Wind Advisory | MRX | Blount, Carter, Cocke, Greene, Johnson, Monroe and 2 more | 21 hr |
| Jan 22, 2:26 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Shelby, Tipton | 2 hr |
| Jan 22, 5:16 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Crockett, Dyer, Fayette, Gibson, Hardeman, Haywood and 7 more | 6 hr |
| Jan 22, 8:37 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Dyer, Lake, Lauderdale, Obion, Shelby, Tipton | 83 min |
| Jan 22, 9:20 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Dyer, Lauderdale, Shelby, Tipton | 55 min |
| Jan 22, 9:23 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Dyer, Lake, Obion | 52 min |
| Jan 22, 9:33 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Crockett, Dyer, Haywood, Lauderdale | 27 min |
| Jan 22, 9:42 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Dyer, Gibson, Obion, Weakley | 33 min |
| Jan 22, 9:47 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Crockett, Gibson, Haywood | 43 min |
| Jan 22, 9:47 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Benton, Carroll, Cheatham, Chester, Crockett, Decatur and 24 more | 58 min |
| Jan 22, 9:55 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Shelby | 22 min |
| Jan 22, 10:08 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Gibson, Obion, Weakley | 37 min |
| Jan 22, 10:10 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Shelby | 35 min |
| Jan 22, 10:14 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Crockett, Haywood, Lauderdale, Shelby, Tipton | 46 min |
| Jan 22, 10:27 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Fayette, Shelby | 48 min |
| Jan 22, 10:39 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Henry, Weakley | 36 min |
| Jan 22, 10:47 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Crockett, Gibson, Haywood, Madison, Tipton | 43 min |
| Jan 22, 10:59 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Bedford, Benton, Cannon, Carroll, Cheatham, Chester and 44 more | 7 hr |
| Jan 22, 11:10 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Chester, Fayette, Hardeman, Haywood, McNairy, Madison | 45 min |
| Jan 22, 11:14 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Hardeman | 46 min |
| Jan 22, 11:22 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Carroll, Chester, Crockett, Decatur, Gibson, Haywood and 2 more | 53 min |
| Jan 22, 11:23 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Stewart | 7 min |
| Jan 22, 11:27 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Decatur, Hardin, McNairy | 48 min |
| Jan 22, 11:40 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Hardin, McNairy | 33 min |
| Jan 22, 11:40 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Cheatham, Dickson, Giles, Hickman, Houston, Humphreys and 7 more | 50 min |
| Jan 22, 11:46 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Chester, Decatur, Hardin, Henderson, McNairy | 44 min |
| Jan 22, 11:53 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Wayne | 37 min |
| Jan 22, 11:56 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Cheatham, Dickson, Giles, Hickman, Houston, Humphreys and 7 more | 64 min |
| Jan 23, 12:17 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Benton, Dickson, Houston, Humphreys | 43 min |
| Jan 23, 12:25 AM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Hickman, Lawrence, Lewis, Maury, Perry, Wayne | 20 min |
| Jan 23, 12:28 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Houston, Humphreys, Montgomery and 3 more | 47 min |
| Jan 23, 12:40 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Giles, Hickman, Lawrence and 12 more | 50 min |
| Jan 23, 12:40 AM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Cheatham, Dickson, Houston, Humphreys, Montgomery | 35 min |
| Jan 23, 12:53 AM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Hickman, Williamson | 37 min |
| Jan 23, 12:55 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Giles, Lawrence, Marshall, Maury | 15 min |
| Jan 23, 1:13 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Cheatham, Davidson, DeKalb, Dickson, Macon, Robertson and 5 more | 32 min |
| Jan 23, 1:21 AM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Cheatham, Davidson, Robertson, Sumner, Williamson | 39 min |
| Jan 23, 1:25 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Anderson, Bedford, Bledsoe, Bradley, Campbell, Cannon and 41 more | 2 hr |
| Jan 23, 1:35 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Davidson, Rutherford, Williamson, Wilson | 25 min |
| Jan 23, 1:37 AM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Davidson, Sumner, Williamson, Wilson | 23 min |
| Jan 23, 1:41 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Clay, Davidson, Jackson, Macon, Smith, Sumner and 3 more | 34 min |
| Jan 23, 1:54 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anderson, Bledsoe, Blount, Bradley, Campbell, Claiborne and 25 more | 3 hr |
| Jan 23, 2:09 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Clay, DeKalb, Jackson, Macon, Putnam, Rutherford and 3 more | 36 min |
| Jan 23, 2:17 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Bedford, Coffee | 28 min |
| Jan 23, 2:46 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Clay, Cumberland, DeKalb, Fentress, Jackson, Overton and 3 more | 59 min |
| Jan 23, 4:28 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Anderson, Blount, Bradley, Campbell, Claiborne, Grainger and 14 more | 62 min |
| Jan 23, 6:03 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | Hamilton, Marion | 117 min |
| Jan 23, 6:32 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | Anderson, Campbell, Claiborne, Morgan, Roane, Scott and 1 more | 3 hr |
| Jan 23, 8:46 AM CST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Hamilton | 19 hr |
| Jan 23, 8:17 PM CST | River Flood Advisory | OHX | Hickman | 34 hr |
| Jan 24, 8:16 AM CST | River Flood Warning | MEG | Hardin | 14 days |
| Jan 24, 7:32 PM CST | River Flood Warning | MEG | Dyer, Gibson, Obion | 3 days |
| Jan 25, 4:47 AM CST | Flash Flood Watch | HUN | Franklin, Lincoln, Moore | 32 hr |
| Jan 25, 6:17 AM CST | River Flood Advisory | OHX | Decatur, Hardin, Perry, Wayne | 7 days |
| Jan 25, 7:41 AM CST | River Flood Advisory | MEG | Decatur, Perry | 7 days |
| Jan 25, 11:21 AM CST | River Flood Advisory | MEG | Dyer, Lauderdale | 14 days |
| Jan 25, 11:21 AM CST | River Flood Advisory | MEG | Lauderdale, Tipton | 15 days |
| Jan 26, 1:01 PM CST | Flood Watch | HUN | Franklin, Lincoln, Moore | 4 hr |
| Jan 26, 1:54 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | Bledsoe, Marion, Sequatchie | 4 hr |
| Jan 26, 5:35 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Lawrence | 55 min |
| Jan 26, 5:40 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | Bledsoe, Hamilton, Marion, Meigs, Rhea, Sequatchie | 3 hr |
| Jan 26, 8:57 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | Bledsoe, Bradley, Hamilton, McMinn, Marion, Meigs and 2 more | 4 hr |
| Jan 30, 2:26 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | OHX | 4 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 | 31 |
| Tornado Warning | 17 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 1 |
| Tornado Watch | 4 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 11 |
| Special Weather Statement | 21 |
| Flooding | |
| River Flood Warning | 3 |
| Flash Flood Watch | 2 |
| Flood Watch | 1 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 6 |
| River Flood Advisory | 7 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 4 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Wind Advisory | 15 |
| Fire | |
| Red Flag Warning | 2 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 6 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Williamson County22
- Hardin County21
- Davidson County20
- Hickman County20
- Lawrence County20
- Maury County20
- McNairy County20
- Shelby County19
- Cheatham County18
- Dickson County18
- Wayne County18
- Wilson County18
- Decatur County18
- Giles County17
- Lewis County17
- Perry County17
- Lincoln County17
- Moore County17
- Dyer County17
- Gibson County17
- Haywood County17
- Franklin County16
- Lauderdale County16
- Madison County16
- Tipton County16
- Humphreys County15
- Rutherford County15
- Sumner County15
- Crockett County15
- Hardeman County15
- DeKalb County14
- Houston County14
- Macon County14
- Trousdale County14
- Chester County14
- Henderson County14
- Weakley County14
- Cannon County13
- Montgomery County13
- Robertson County13
55 more counties
- Fayette County13
- Obion County13
- Hamilton County13
- Benton County12
- Clay County12
- Coffee County12
- Jackson County12
- Marshall County12
- Smith County12
- Stewart County12
- Carroll County12
- Marion County12
- Bedford County11
- Warren County11
- Sequatchie County11
- Pickett County10
- Henry County10
- Lake County10
- Bradley County10
- Cumberland County9
- Grundy County9
- Overton County9
- Putnam County9
- Van Buren County9
- White County9
- Blount County9
- Sevier County9
- Bledsoe County9
- McMinn County9
- Meigs County9
- Polk County9
- Fentress County8
- Monroe County8
- Carter County7
- Cocke County7
- Greene County7
- Johnson County7
- Unicoi County7
- Anderson County7
- Campbell County7
- Claiborne County7
- Rhea County7
- Roane County7
- Union County7
- Knox County6
- Loudon County6
- Morgan County6
- Scott County6
- Grainger County5
- Hamblen County5
- Hancock County5
- Jefferson County5
- Hawkins County4
- Sullivan County3
- Washington 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.