Alert archive / Tennessee / Fayette County

Weather alerts in Fayette County, Tennessee, 2023

249 weather alerts in 2023, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.

Fayette County and its neighbors

Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2023. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts
249
Warnings
77
Watches
37
Advisories
55
Busiest month
July52 alerts
Busiest day
February 16, 202312 alerts

Over time

By month

Warning verification

How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.

2 of 5 tornado warnings covering Fayette County in 2023 had a tornado report inside them.

Fayette County, 2023

WarningsWith a reportFalse alarm ratioReportsInside a warningMean lead time
Tornado warnings5260%0
Severe thunderstorm warnings493431%1587%29 min
Flash flood warnings7614%250%97 min

Each office's whole area, 2023

WarningsWith a reportFalse alarm ratioReportsInside a warningMean lead time
NWS Memphis, TN: tornado warnings832767%6077%19 min
NWS Memphis, TN: severe thunderstorm warnings37225432%58181%23 min
NWS Memphis, TN: flash flood warnings543437%7186%88 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Dec 31, 9:59 PM CSTDense Fog AdvisoryMEG13 hr
Jan 2, 2:53 AM CSTFlood WatchMEG27 hr
Jan 2, 8:31 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPC89 min
Jan 2, 10:11 PM CSTTornado WatchSPC5 hr
Jan 2, 11:17 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPC118 min
Jan 3, 1:36 AM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPC114 min
Jan 3, 2:56 AM CSTTornado WatchSPC8 hr
Jan 3, 3:28 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningMEG6 hr
Jan 3, 4:01 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningMEG5 hr
Jan 3, 8:57 AM CSTAreal Flood WarningMEG3 hr
Jan 3, 9:13 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningMEG23 hr
Jan 8, 1:10 AM CSTDense Fog AdvisoryMEG6 hr
Jan 9, 3:50 AM CSTFreezing Fog AdvisoryMEG5 hr
Jan 18, 3:29 AM CSTWind AdvisoryMEG20 hr
Jan 18, 12:30 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPC90 min
Jan 18, 2:34 PM CSTTornado WatchSPC7 hr
Jan 18, 5:47 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPC118 min
Jan 24, 3:23 AM CSTWind AdvisoryMEG30 hr
Jan 30, 3:21 AM CSTIce Storm WarningMEG3 days
Jan 31, 2:11 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPC4 hr
Feb 2, 5:03 AM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPC5 hr
Feb 6, 3:54 AM CSTDense Fog AdvisoryMEG7 hr
Feb 8, 4:26 AM CSTWind AdvisoryMEG30 hr
Feb 8, 11:48 AM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Feb 13, 1:51 PM CSTWind AdvisoryMEG30 hr
Feb 15, 9:22 PM CSTTornado WatchSPC8 hr
Feb 15, 9:40 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEG50 min
Feb 15, 10:09 PM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryMEG2 hr
Feb 15, 10:23 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEG12 min
Feb 15, 10:50 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPC115 min
Feb 16, 3:49 AM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryMEG116 min
Feb 16, 4:08 AM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPC67 min
Feb 16, 4:51 AM CSTTornado WatchSPC7 hr
Feb 16, 7:30 AM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPC90 min
Feb 16, 9:23 AM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Feb 16, 12:00 PM CSTTornado WatchSPC7 hr
Feb 16, 12:17 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEG19 min
Feb 21, 3:21 PM CSTWind AdvisoryMEG27 hr
Feb 22, 2:23 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPC97 min
Feb 22, 3:59 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementMEG31 min
Feb 26, 3:21 AM CSTWind AdvisoryMEG37 hr
Feb 28, 8:29 PM CSTFlood WatchMEG64 hr
Mar 1, 2:22 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPC113 min
Mar 1, 3:31 PM CSTTornado WatchSPC8 hr
Mar 1, 5:25 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementMEG20 min
Mar 1, 6:14 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEG31 min
Mar 1, 6:21 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPC114 min
Mar 2, 12:33 AM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryMEG5 hr
Mar 2, 3:27 AM CSTWind AdvisoryMEG38 hr
Mar 2, 2:33 PM CSTHigh Wind WarningMEG27 hr
Mar 3, 4:01 AM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Mar 3, 6:24 AM CSTTornado WatchSPC7 hr
Mar 12, 1:52 PM CDTFreeze WatchMEG14 hr
Mar 12, 1:52 PM CDTFreeze WatchMEG37 hr
Mar 13, 3:56 AM CDTFreeze WarningMEG29 hr
Mar 14, 2:31 AM CDTFreeze WarningMEG30 hr
Mar 16, 2:43 AM CDTFreeze WatchMEG33 hr
Mar 17, 3:31 AM CDTFreeze WarningMEG29 hr
Mar 17, 3:31 AM CDTFreeze WarningMEG55 hr
Mar 18, 8:52 AM CDTFreeze WarningMEG48 hr
Mar 19, 11:01 AM CDTFreeze WatchMEG27 hr
Mar 24, 6:55 AM CDTWind AdvisoryMEG20 hr
Mar 24, 5:20 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC8 hr
Mar 24, 5:28 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC62 min
Mar 24, 7:43 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEG32 min
Mar 24, 7:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEG48 min
Mar 24, 8:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatMEG38 min
Mar 24, 8:34 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC116 min
Mar 24, 9:36 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMEG83 min
Mar 28, 3:03 PM CDTFrost AdvisoryMEG18 hr
Mar 30, 3:44 AM CDTWind AdvisoryMEG45 hr
Mar 31, 10:47 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC58 min
Mar 31, 12:28 PM CDTTornado Watch PDSSPC11 hr
Mar 31, 3:42 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC93 min
Mar 31, 5:58 PM CDTTornado Watch PDSSPC6 hr
Mar 31, 8:06 PM CDTTornado WarningMEG39 min
Mar 31, 8:38 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threatMEG37 min
Mar 31, 9:34 PM CDTTornado WarningMEG41 min
Mar 31, 9:52 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC113 min
Mar 31, 10:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEG27 min
Mar 31, 10:07 PM CDTTornado WarningMEG23 min
Mar 31, 10:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEG53 min
Mar 31, 10:54 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEG36 min
Mar 31, 11:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEG45 min
Mar 31, 11:19 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMEG3 hr
Apr 4, 2:16 PM CDTWind AdvisoryMEG24 hr
Apr 5, 8:44 AM CDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr
Apr 5, 11:51 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC84 min
Apr 5, 1:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEG28 min
Apr 5, 1:57 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEG33 min
Apr 5, 3:20 PM CDTFlood WatchMEG27 hr
Apr 6, 3:48 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMEG117 min
Apr 15, 6:28 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC92 min
Apr 15, 6:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr
Apr 15, 8:12 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC63 min
Apr 15, 8:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEG49 min
Apr 15, 9:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEG50 min
Apr 15, 9:31 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC59 min
Apr 22, 5:33 AM CDTDense Fog AdvisoryMEG3 hr
Apr 23, 3:21 AM CDTFrost AdvisoryMEG29 hr
Apr 27, 5:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr
Apr 27, 6:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEG42 min
Apr 27, 6:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEG27 min
Apr 27, 6:57 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Apr 28, 6:12 AM CDTDense Fog AdvisoryMEG3 hr
May 9, 1:11 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC3 hr
May 10, 2:16 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEG29 min
May 11, 5:37 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEG38 min
May 11, 6:16 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEG44 min
May 16, 4:50 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEG25 min
Jun 10, 3:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEG30 min
Jun 10, 4:08 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEG37 min
Jun 11, 1:56 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC3 hr
Jun 11, 2:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr
Jun 11, 4:43 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC92 min
Jun 11, 5:04 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEG26 min
Jun 11, 5:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEG23 min
Jun 11, 6:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEG40 min
Jun 11, 7:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEG26 min
Jun 11, 7:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEG33 min
Jun 14, 8:10 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr
Jun 14, 8:33 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC117 min
Jun 14, 8:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEG35 min
Jun 15, 1:29 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMEG102 min
Jun 15, 1:40 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC3 hr
Jun 16, 1:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEG33 min
Jun 16, 2:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEG36 min
Jun 16, 2:39 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMEG3 hr
Jun 16, 2:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEG29 min
Jun 16, 3:48 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMEG3 hr
Jun 18, 2:27 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC10 hr
Jun 18, 5:09 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEG51 min
Jun 18, 5:19 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEG26 min
Jun 18, 5:43 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEG47 min
Jun 18, 5:51 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEG24 min
Jun 18, 5:31 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC119 min
Jun 18, 6:52 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC6 hr
Jun 18, 8:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEG39 min
Jun 18, 8:56 PM CDTTornado WarningMEG34 min
Jun 24, 4:07 AM CDTHeat AdvisoryMEG40 hr
Jun 25, 4:45 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC90 min
Jun 25, 5:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr
Jun 25, 6:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatMEG42 min
Jun 25, 7:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatMEG40 min
Jun 27, 3:36 AM CDTExcessive Heat WatchMEG24 hr
Jun 28, 3:54 AM CDTExcessive Heat WarningMEG4 days
Jun 29, 2:57 PM CDTExcessive Heat WatchMEG13 hr
Jul 1, 3:53 AM CDTHeat AdvisoryMEG39 hr
Jul 1, 9:45 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEG30 min
Jul 1, 9:55 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEG34 min
Jul 1, 11:28 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC92 min
Jul 2, 12:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr
Jul 2, 2:33 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEG27 min
Jul 2, 2:42 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Jul 2, 8:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEG42 min
Jul 2, 8:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEG8 min
Jul 2, 11:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEG26 min
Jul 2, 11:31 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMEG59 min
Jul 2, 11:52 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEG23 min
Jul 3, 2:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEG26 min
Jul 3, 2:26 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEG34 min
Jul 4, 5:18 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMEG117 min
Jul 4, 5:39 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningMEG3 hr
Jul 4, 6:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEG28 min
Jul 4, 6:43 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEG32 min
Jul 4, 7:00 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMEG3 hr
Jul 5, 7:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEG39 min
Jul 7, 12:42 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEG48 min
Jul 7, 1:07 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEG38 min
Jul 8, 1:38 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Jul 9, 12:51 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC84 min
Jul 9, 2:04 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMEG3 hr
Jul 17, 4:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr
Jul 18, 2:49 AM CDTHeat AdvisoryMEG17 hr
Jul 18, 3:01 PM CDTHeat AdvisoryMEG29 hr
Jul 18, 4:29 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC3 hr
Jul 18, 4:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC4 hr
Jul 18, 5:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEG41 min
Jul 18, 5:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEG25 min
Jul 18, 5:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEG41 min
Jul 18, 5:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEG49 min
Jul 18, 6:09 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEG36 min
Jul 18, 6:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEG43 min
Jul 19, 2:26 PM CDTHeat AdvisoryMEG30 hr
Jul 21, 1:43 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEG32 min
Jul 21, 2:28 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMEG3 hr
Jul 21, 2:35 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEG40 min
Jul 21, 2:53 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMEG3 hr
Jul 21, 3:16 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEG29 min
Jul 21, 4:12 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMEG3 hr
Jul 21, 7:11 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningMEG3 hr
Jul 21, 12:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 hr
Jul 21, 1:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEG59 min
Jul 21, 1:59 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMEG2 hr
Jul 21, 2:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEG53 min
Jul 21, 2:38 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC67 min
Jul 26, 2:32 PM CDTHeat AdvisoryMEG28 hr
Jul 27, 2:08 PM CDTHeat AdvisoryMEG29 hr
Jul 28, 3:07 PM CDTHeat AdvisoryMEG29 hr
Aug 2, 3:34 AM CDTHeat AdvisoryMEG41 hr
Aug 3, 3:09 PM CDTHeat AdvisoryMEG29 hr
Aug 5, 3:29 AM CDTHeat AdvisoryMEG17 hr
Aug 5, 2:33 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Aug 5, 3:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC4 hr
Aug 5, 4:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEG51 min
Aug 5, 5:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEG46 min
Aug 7, 8:33 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEG27 min
Aug 7, 8:48 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEG42 min
Aug 7, 9:02 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEG28 min
Aug 7, 9:10 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEG35 min
Aug 7, 9:22 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEG38 min
Aug 7, 9:32 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEG43 min
Aug 7, 9:33 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC117 min
Aug 9, 10:58 AM CDTFlood WatchMEG20 hr
Aug 9, 11:07 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEG38 min
Aug 9, 11:22 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC113 min
Aug 9, 11:36 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEG13 min
Aug 9, 12:54 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMEG105 min
Aug 9, 9:13 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Aug 9, 9:31 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC5 hr
Aug 9, 10:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEG45 min
Aug 9, 11:24 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEG36 min
Aug 9, 11:30 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Aug 9, 11:49 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEG26 min
Aug 10, 2:32 PM CDTHeat AdvisoryMEG29 hr
Aug 10, 9:21 PM CDTDense Fog AdvisoryMEG11 hr
Aug 11, 1:54 PM CDTHeat AdvisoryMEG30 hr
Aug 11, 2:17 PM CDTExcessive Heat WarningMEG6 hr
Aug 12, 2:16 PM CDTHeat AdvisoryMEG30 hr
Aug 13, 11:53 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Aug 13, 3:17 PM CDTHeat AdvisoryMEG28 hr
Aug 20, 3:01 PM CDTHeat AdvisoryMEG36 hr
Aug 22, 3:08 AM CDTExcessive Heat WarningMEG5 days
Sep 6, 2:05 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Oct 5, 11:25 PM CDTDense Fog AdvisoryMEG10 hr
Oct 29, 1:25 AM CDTDense Fog AdvisoryMEG8 hr
Oct 29, 3:05 PM CDTFreeze WatchMEG11 hr
Oct 30, 2:07 AM CDTFreeze WarningMEG31 hr
Oct 30, 2:07 AM CDTFreeze WarningMEG55 hr
Nov 9, 4:30 PM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryMEG4 hr
Nov 17, 8:12 PM CSTDense Fog AdvisoryMEG6 hr
Nov 29, 2:32 PM CSTWind AdvisoryMEG31 hr
Dec 1, 6:52 PM CSTDense Fog AdvisoryMEG13 hr
Dec 2, 7:29 PM CSTDense Fog AdvisoryMEG15 hr
Dec 9, 4:12 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementMEG33 min
Dec 9, 10:50 AM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPC115 min
Dec 9, 11:35 AM CSTTornado WatchSPC9 hr
Dec 9, 1:59 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPC91 min
Dec 9, 3:01 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementMEG29 min

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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.