Alert archive / Tennessee / Franklin County
Weather alerts in Franklin County, Tennessee, 2016
119 weather alerts in 2016, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Franklin County and its neighbors
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2016. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 119
- Warnings
- 25
- Watches
- 9
- Advisories
- 19
- Busiest month
- November20 alerts
- Busiest day
- November 30, 201613 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 5 tornado warnings covering Franklin County in 2016 had a tornado report inside them.
Franklin County, 2016
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 5 | 0 | 100% | 0 | ||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 12 | 4 | 67% | 2 | 100% | 5 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 1 | 0 | 100% | 0 |
Each office's whole area, 2016
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Huntsville, AL: tornado warnings | 35 | 6 | 83% | 28 | 79% | 13 min |
| NWS Huntsville, AL: severe thunderstorm warnings | 101 | 42 | 58% | 201 | 58% | 17 min |
| NWS Huntsville, AL: flash flood warnings | 14 | 3 | 79% | 15 | 33% | 57 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 19, 3:29 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | HUN | 33 hr |
| Jan 20, 7:28 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | HUN | 12 hr |
| Jan 21, 4:10 AM CST | Freezing Fog Advisory | HUN | 3 hr |
| Jan 21, 2:39 PM CST | Flash Flood Watch | HUN | 13 hr |
| Jan 21, 2:41 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | HUN | 39 hr |
| Jan 22, 11:27 AM CST | Areal Flood Warning | HUN | 2 hr |
| Feb 1, 2:57 PM CST | Wind Advisory | HUN | 36 hr |
| Feb 2, 12:59 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | HUN | 4 hr |
| Feb 2, 2:40 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 95 min |
| Feb 2, 3:10 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Feb 2, 5:31 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 119 min |
| Feb 2, 8:50 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 55 min |
| Feb 3, 1:23 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | HUN | 37 min |
| Feb 8, 2:26 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | HUN | 34 hr |
| Feb 23, 4:22 AM CST | Wind Advisory | HUN | 40 hr |
| Feb 23, 4:36 AM CST | Flood Watch | HUN | 21 hr |
| Mar 1, 1:00 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 90 min |
| Mar 10, 4:14 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | HUN | 46 min |
| Mar 10, 5:01 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | HUN | 44 min |
| Mar 14, 6:41 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | 34 min |
| Mar 20, 3:54 AM CDT | Freeze Warning | HUN | 29 hr |
| Mar 21, 4:22 AM CDT | Freeze Warning | HUN | 28 hr |
| Mar 30, 2:11 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | HUN | 39 hr |
| Mar 31, 5:58 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Mar 31, 6:52 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 53 min |
| Mar 31, 7:41 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 94 min |
| Mar 31, 7:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | 32 min |
| Mar 31, 8:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | 24 min |
| Mar 31, 8:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | 59 min |
| Mar 31, 8:55 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HUN | 3 hr |
| Mar 31, 9:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | 47 min |
| Mar 31, 9:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | 36 min |
| Mar 31, 10:00 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | 30 min |
| Mar 31, 10:11 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 64 min |
| Mar 31, 11:57 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | HUN | 3 hr |
| Apr 1, 8:29 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | HUN | 11 hr |
| Apr 1, 9:21 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | HUN | 10 hr |
| Apr 2, 5:17 AM CDT | Freeze Warning | HUN | 27 hr |
| Apr 6, 4:05 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | HUN | 16 hr |
| Apr 6, 6:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | 28 min |
| Apr 6, 6:23 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Apr 22, 12:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | 35 min |
| Apr 30, 4:51 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 54 min |
| Apr 30, 5:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | 40 min |
| May 2, 1:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | 39 min |
| May 4, 1:32 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | HUN | 30 hr |
| May 4, 3:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | 34 min |
| May 4, 4:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | 57 min |
| May 4, 6:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | 41 min |
| May 12, 11:15 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | 45 min |
| May 12, 12:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | 47 min |
| May 12, 1:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | 49 min |
| May 12, 2:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | 48 min |
| May 12, 8:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | 39 min |
| Jun 2, 3:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | 33 min |
| Jun 2, 4:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | 42 min |
| Jun 3, 12:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | 43 min |
| Jun 3, 12:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | 51 min |
| Jun 15, 3:52 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 53 min |
| Jun 15, 5:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | 48 min |
| Jun 15, 5:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | 47 min |
| Jun 15, 6:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | 52 min |
| Jun 24, 2:34 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | 26 min |
| Jun 24, 5:36 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | HUN | 39 hr |
| Jun 24, 3:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | 37 min |
| Jun 24, 5:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | 30 min |
| Jun 24, 5:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | 32 min |
| Jun 27, 3:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | 53 min |
| Jul 3, 4:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | 33 min |
| Jul 4, 11:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | 35 min |
| Jul 7, 7:40 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | 35 min |
| Jul 7, 8:15 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | 45 min |
| Jul 8, 7:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | 38 min |
| Jul 8, 7:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | 33 min |
| Jul 8, 8:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | 60 min |
| Jul 8, 8:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | 32 min |
| Jul 8, 10:09 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | 51 min |
| Jul 16, 3:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | 35 min |
| Jul 16, 4:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | 26 min |
| Jul 19, 1:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | 48 min |
| Jul 19, 6:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | 27 min |
| Aug 1, 5:20 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 115 min |
| Aug 18, 5:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | 24 min |
| Aug 20, 3:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | 51 min |
| Aug 21, 12:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | 44 min |
| Aug 27, 2:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | 44 min |
| Aug 27, 2:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | 41 min |
| Aug 27, 3:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | 31 min |
| Aug 27, 4:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | 28 min |
| Aug 28, 4:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | 28 min |
| Aug 28, 5:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | 28 min |
| Oct 20, 4:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | 34 min |
| Nov 9, 2:35 PM CST | Frost Advisory | HUN | 16 hr |
| Nov 10, 2:26 PM CST | Frost Advisory | HUN | 18 hr |
| Nov 16, 3:01 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | HUN | 7 hr |
| Nov 19, 3:51 AM CST | Wind Advisory | HUN | 11 hr |
| Nov 27, 2:48 PM CST | High Wind Watch | HUN | 13 hr |
| Nov 28, 4:07 AM CST | Wind Advisory | HUN | 17 hr |
| Nov 29, 5:24 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 96 min |
| Nov 29, 6:47 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Nov 29, 8:53 PM CST | Tornado Warning | HUN | 37 min |
| Nov 29, 9:28 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 62 min |
| Nov 29, 9:41 PM CST | Tornado Warning | HUN | 37 min |
| Nov 29, 9:48 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | 27 min |
| Nov 29, 10:09 PM CST | Tornado Warning | HUN | 22 min |
| Nov 29, 10:28 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Nov 29, 10:34 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | 41 min |
| Nov 29, 11:06 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | 39 min |
| Nov 29, 11:17 PM CST | Tornado Warning | HUN | 12 min |
| Nov 29, 11:17 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 118 min |
| Nov 30, 1:07 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 53 min |
| Nov 30, 5:10 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 95 min |
| Dec 6, 2:44 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | HUN | 46 min |
| Dec 17, 1:40 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | HUN | 22 hr |
| Dec 17, 11:48 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 87 min |
| Dec 18, 1:03 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
| Dec 20, 3:02 PM CST | Freezing Fog Advisory | HUN | 18 hr |
| Dec 27, 4:32 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | HUN | 28 min |
| Dec 28, 3:05 PM CST | Wind Advisory | HUN | 30 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 | 12 |
| Tornado Warning | 5 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 1 |
| Tornado Watch | 4 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 17 |
| Special Weather Statement | 49 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Warning | 3 |
| Flash Flood Warning | 1 |
| River Flood Warning | 1 |
| Flash Flood Watch | 2 |
| Flood Watch | 1 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 4 |
| Heat | |
| Heat Advisory | 1 |
| Cold | |
| Freeze Warning | 3 |
| Frost Advisory | 2 |
| Wind and dust | |
| High Wind Watch | 1 |
| Wind Advisory | 7 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 3 |
| Freezing Fog Advisory | 2 |
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.