Alert archive / Tennessee / Knox County
Weather alerts in Knox County, Tennessee, 2022
142 weather alerts in 2022, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Knox County and its neighbors
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2022. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 142
- Warnings
- 47
- Watches
- 12
- Advisories
- 41
- Busiest month
- July39 alerts
- Busiest day
- May 6, 202214 alerts
Over time
By month
Warning verification
How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.
Knox County, 2022
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 29 | 28 | 3% | 27 | 78% | 16 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 6 | 5 | 17% | 16 | 75% | 43 min |
Each office's whole area, 2022
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Morristown, TN: tornado warnings | 4 | 0 | 100% | 0 | ||
| NWS Morristown, TN: severe thunderstorm warnings | 185 | 150 | 19% | 242 | 85% | 18 min |
| NWS Morristown, TN: flash flood warnings | 51 | 27 | 47% | 66 | 82% | 91 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, Eastern Time. Each opens its own page with the text, the map, the radar and the sounding.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 3:31 AM EST | Wind Advisory | MRX | 20 hr |
| Jan 1, 12:17 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | MRX | 28 min |
| Jan 1, 6:53 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 67 min |
| Jan 1, 7:53 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jan 1, 9:30 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 60 min |
| Jan 2, 4:03 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | MRX | 30 hr |
| Jan 2, 4:03 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | MRX | 24 hr |
| Jan 2, 7:19 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 5 hr |
| Jan 4, 9:16 PM EST | Freezing Fog Advisory | MRX | 11 hr |
| Jan 5, 2:59 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | MRX | 25 hr |
| Jan 15, 4:29 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | MRX | 59 hr |
| Feb 2, 3:31 AM EST | Flood Watch | MRX | 42 hr |
| Feb 11, 2:20 PM EST | Red Flag Warning | MRX | 5 hr |
| Feb 16, 3:01 PM EST | Wind Advisory | MRX | 34 hr |
| Feb 17, 8:10 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | MRX | 65 min |
| Feb 21, 2:33 PM EST | Flood Watch | MRX | 42 hr |
| Feb 23, 2:20 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | 6 hr |
| Feb 23, 2:56 PM EST | Flood Watch | MRX | 43 hr |
| Feb 24, 8:26 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | 3 hr |
| Feb 24, 11:03 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | MRX | 4 hr |
| Feb 24, 11:21 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | 3 hr |
| Mar 6, 3:02 PM EST | Wind Advisory | MRX | 28 hr |
| Mar 10, 3:13 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | MRX | 13 hr |
| Mar 11, 3:54 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | MRX | 36 hr |
| Mar 11, 9:24 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 5 hr |
| Mar 12, 2:33 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 6 hr |
| Mar 23, 1:16 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | MRX | 7 hr |
| Mar 23, 1:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | 50 min |
| Mar 23, 1:52 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 83 min |
| Mar 23, 1:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | 25 min |
| Mar 26, 3:15 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | MRX | 18 hr |
| Mar 27, 2:49 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | MRX | 18 hr |
| Mar 29, 10:30 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | MRX | 44 hr |
| Mar 29, 3:18 PM EDT | Red Flag Warning | MRX | 39 hr |
| Apr 1, 3:26 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | MRX | 30 hr |
| Apr 6, 4:43 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 62 min |
| Apr 6, 4:59 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Apr 6, 7:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | 41 min |
| Apr 6, 7:25 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Apr 9, 3:02 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | MRX | 18 hr |
| Apr 13, 11:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | 47 min |
| May 5, 7:50 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 85 min |
| May 6, 9:43 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | 47 min |
| May 6, 1:04 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 86 min |
| May 6, 1:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | 52 min |
| May 6, 1:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | 48 min |
| May 6, 1:41 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| May 6, 1:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | 45 min |
| May 6, 1:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | 49 min |
| May 6, 2:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | 43 min |
| May 6, 2:23 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MRX | 3 hr |
| May 6, 2:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | 39 min |
| May 6, 3:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | 45 min |
| May 6, 4:03 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 57 min |
| May 6, 4:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | 50 min |
| May 6, 5:11 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | 79 min |
| Jun 2, 2:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | 27 min |
| Jun 13, 3:28 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | MRX | 29 hr |
| Jun 14, 3:26 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | MRX | 29 hr |
| Jun 15, 3:07 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | MRX | 29 hr |
| Jun 17, 9:48 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 87 min |
| Jun 17, 10:01 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jun 17, 1:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | 45 min |
| Jun 17, 1:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | 49 min |
| Jun 30, 6:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | 32 min |
| Jul 3, 3:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | 27 min |
| Jul 3, 3:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | 42 min |
| Jul 5, 7:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | 42 min |
| Jul 5, 7:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | 48 min |
| Jul 6, 3:36 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | MRX | 16 hr |
| Jul 6, 1:19 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 116 min |
| Jul 6, 2:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | 39 min |
| Jul 6, 2:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | 40 min |
| Jul 6, 2:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | 43 min |
| Jul 7, 3:45 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | MRX | 15 hr |
| Jul 7, 4:28 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | 2 hr |
| Jul 7, 5:35 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | 115 min |
| Jul 7, 7:32 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | 4 hr |
| Jul 8, 3:34 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | MRX | 15 hr |
| Jul 8, 4:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | 46 min |
| Jul 8, 6:02 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | 66 min |
| Jul 12, 7:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | 38 min |
| Jul 12, 8:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | 40 min |
| Jul 12, 8:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | 29 min |
| Jul 18, 2:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | 23 min |
| Jul 18, 2:44 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 20, 9:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | 27 min |
| Jul 20, 10:24 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MRX | 5 hr |
| Jul 21, 12:05 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MRX | 3 hr |
| Jul 21, 2:04 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 116 min |
| Jul 21, 2:47 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MRX | 6 hr |
| Jul 21, 4:12 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | 48 min |
| Jul 21, 4:58 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | 62 min |
| Jul 21, 8:37 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | MRX | 6 hr |
| Jul 23, 10:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | 49 min |
| Jul 23, 11:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | 41 min |
| Jul 23, 11:30 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | 41 min |
| Jul 26, 1:32 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 118 min |
| Jul 28, 2:32 AM EDT | Flood Watch | MRX | 43 hr |
| Jul 28, 4:23 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | 3 hr |
| Jul 28, 4:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | 48 min |
| Jul 28, 6:54 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | 3 hr |
| Jul 31, 5:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | 47 min |
| Jul 31, 6:51 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | 3 hr |
| Jul 31, 9:34 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MRX | 4 hr |
| Aug 3, 8:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | 48 min |
| Aug 3, 8:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | 52 min |
| Aug 3, 8:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | 48 min |
| Aug 3, 9:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | 55 min |
| Aug 3, 9:10 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | 3 hr |
| Aug 3, 9:40 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | 3 hr |
| Aug 3, 10:41 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | 3 hr |
| Aug 3, 10:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | 40 min |
| Aug 4, 6:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | 45 min |
| Aug 5, 4:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | 41 min |
| Aug 5, 5:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | 48 min |
| Aug 5, 5:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | 38 min |
| Aug 6, 4:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | 38 min |
| Aug 6, 5:08 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | 3 hr |
| Aug 6, 5:28 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | 3 hr |
| Aug 9, 4:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | 49 min |
| Aug 9, 5:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | 30 min |
| Aug 10, 1:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | 61 min |
| Aug 28, 6:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | 30 min |
| Sep 4, 3:02 AM EDT | Flood Watch | MRX | 41 hr |
| Sep 25, 4:31 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 119 min |
| Sep 25, 6:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | 23 min |
| Sep 25, 6:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | 44 min |
| Oct 16, 4:08 AM EDT | Freeze Watch | MRX | 11 hr |
| Oct 16, 3:12 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | MRX | 43 hr |
| Oct 18, 2:53 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | MRX | 31 hr |
| Oct 19, 2:49 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | MRX | 19 hr |
| Nov 27, 11:43 AM EST | Wind Advisory | MRX | 7 hr |
| Dec 7, 2:06 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | 3 hr |
| Dec 7, 2:39 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | 3 hr |
| Dec 7, 10:56 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | MRX | 10 hr |
| Dec 9, 6:56 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | MRX | 4 hr |
| Dec 9, 9:02 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | MRX | 13 hr |
| Dec 21, 3:49 AM EST | Wind Chill Watch | MRX | 12 hr |
| Dec 21, 3:30 PM EST | Wind Chill Warning | MRX | 70 hr |
| Dec 22, 4:04 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | MRX | 32 hr |
| Dec 22, 2:49 PM EST | Wind Advisory | MRX | 25 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 | 29 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 1 |
| Tornado Watch | 3 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 17 |
| Special Weather Statement | 25 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Warning | 1 |
| Flash Flood Warning | 6 |
| Flood Watch | 5 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 19 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Storm Warning | 2 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 1 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 4 |
| Heat | |
| Heat Advisory | 6 |
| Cold | |
| Freeze Warning | 6 |
| Wind Chill Warning | 1 |
| Freeze Watch | 1 |
| Wind Chill Watch | 1 |
| Frost Advisory | 1 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Wind Advisory | 7 |
| Fire | |
| Red Flag Warning | 2 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 3 |
| 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.