Alert archive / Tennessee / Madison County
Weather alerts in Madison County, Tennessee, 2019
128 weather alerts in 2019, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Madison County and its neighbors
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2019. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 128
- Warnings
- 32
- Watches
- 18
- Advisories
- 48
- Busiest month
- February21 alerts
- Busiest day
- February 23, 20197 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 3 tornado warnings covering Madison County in 2019 had a tornado report inside them.
Madison County, 2019
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 3 | 0 | 100% | 0 | ||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 10 | 5 | 50% | 3 | 33% | 29 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 5 | 3 | 40% | 6 | 100% | 51 min |
Each office's whole area, 2019
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Memphis, TN: tornado warnings | 43 | 9 | 79% | 33 | 42% | 14 min |
| NWS Memphis, TN: severe thunderstorm warnings | 161 | 76 | 53% | 247 | 71% | 23 min |
| NWS Memphis, TN: flash flood warnings | 47 | 16 | 66% | 50 | 58% | 69 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 1, 9:38 AM CST | River Flood Warning | MEG | 20 hr |
| Jan 2, 6:28 AM CST | River Flood Warning | MEG | 14 hr |
| Jan 5, 2:33 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | MEG | 16 hr |
| Jan 18, 1:51 PM CST | Wind Advisory | MEG | 37 hr |
| Jan 19, 12:04 PM CST | River Flood Warning | MEG | 8 hr |
| Jan 20, 3:20 AM CST | Wind Advisory | MEG | 6 hr |
| Jan 22, 3:06 PM CST | Wind Advisory | MEG | 15 hr |
| Feb 5, 5:08 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | MEG | 25 hr |
| Feb 6, 3:02 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 118 min |
| Feb 6, 6:14 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | 3 hr |
| Feb 11, 11:07 AM CST | River Flood Warning | MEG | 56 hr |
| Feb 11, 8:28 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | MEG | 6 hr |
| Feb 12, 2:31 AM CST | Areal Flood Warning | MEG | 6 hr |
| Feb 18, 9:39 AM CST | River Flood Warning | MEG | 5 days |
| Feb 18, 2:48 PM CST | Flash Flood Watch | MEG | 37 hr |
| Feb 20, 4:06 AM CST | Flash Flood Watch | MEG | 9 hr |
| Feb 20, 3:34 PM CST | Flash Flood Watch | MEG | 3 days |
| Feb 20, 10:11 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | MEG | 11 hr |
| Feb 21, 11:21 AM CST | River Flood Warning | MEG | 6 days |
| Feb 22, 2:26 PM CST | Wind Advisory | MEG | 30 hr |
| Feb 23, 12:26 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Feb 23, 2:23 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MEG | 52 min |
| Feb 23, 2:34 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | 3 hr |
| Feb 23, 3:09 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MEG | 51 min |
| Feb 23, 5:27 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | 3 hr |
| Feb 23, 5:38 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | 52 min |
| Feb 23, 5:41 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | 34 min |
| Feb 23, 6:02 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | 15 min |
| Mar 9, 4:20 AM CST | Wind Advisory | MEG | 14 hr |
| Mar 9, 9:45 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Mar 9, 9:47 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | MEG | 43 min |
| Mar 9, 10:32 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Mar 9, 1:27 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Mar 12, 11:01 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MEG | 62 hr |
| Mar 12, 3:10 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | MEG | 52 hr |
| Mar 14, 5:28 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Mar 14, 7:14 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Mar 14, 10:32 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 58 min |
| Mar 14, 11:47 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 88 min |
| Mar 30, 3:21 AM CDT | Freeze Watch | MEG | 24 hr |
| Mar 30, 3:52 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 83 min |
| Mar 31, 3:01 AM CDT | Freeze Warning | MEG | 30 hr |
| Apr 5, 4:54 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | MEG | 4 hr |
| Apr 6, 4:29 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | MEG | 4 hr |
| Apr 6, 10:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | 47 min |
| Apr 9, 5:00 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | MEG | 5 hr |
| Apr 11, 3:48 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | MEG | 15 hr |
| Apr 14, 3:02 PM CDT | Frost Advisory | MEG | 17 hr |
| Apr 17, 11:04 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MEG | 3 days |
| Apr 17, 3:39 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | MEG | 28 hr |
| May 13, 4:50 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | MEG | 4 hr |
| May 16, 6:03 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | MEG | 2 hr |
| May 20, 5:33 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | MEG | 3 hr |
| May 29, 6:06 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 7, 12:05 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | MEG | 15 hr |
| Jun 17, 4:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | 19 min |
| Jun 19, 12:35 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 115 min |
| Jun 19, 10:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 20, 12:37 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 53 min |
| Jun 20, 12:41 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | 49 min |
| Jun 20, 1:27 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | 33 min |
| Jun 21, 5:14 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 91 min |
| Jun 21, 5:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jun 21, 7:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | 37 min |
| Jun 21, 7:58 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 92 min |
| Jun 22, 1:55 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 95 min |
| Jun 22, 4:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | 33 min |
| Jun 22, 5:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | 49 min |
| Jun 22, 5:34 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MEG | 116 min |
| Jun 23, 1:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 23, 4:58 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 92 min |
| Jun 23, 5:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | 45 min |
| Jun 23, 6:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | 45 min |
| Jun 25, 6:00 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | MEG | 3 hr |
| Jun 28, 4:13 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | MEG | 5 hr |
| Jul 8, 2:43 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | MEG | 29 hr |
| Jul 9, 5:05 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | MEG | 26 hr |
| Jul 10, 3:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | 41 min |
| Jul 10, 3:48 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MEG | 117 min |
| Jul 10, 4:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | 50 min |
| Jul 10, 4:41 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | 3 hr |
| Jul 13, 3:39 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | MEG | 4 days |
| Jul 14, 3:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | 40 min |
| Jul 14, 3:12 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | 33 min |
| Jul 14, 3:13 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MEG | 3 hr |
| Jul 16, 1:34 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 16, 3:49 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | MEG | 28 hr |
| Jul 17, 3:09 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | MEG | 53 hr |
| Jul 20, 3:50 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | MEG | 16 hr |
| Jul 22, 1:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | 47 min |
| Jul 31, 3:30 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | MEG | 5 hr |
| Aug 5, 2:47 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | MEG | 6 hr |
| Aug 6, 11:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | 29 min |
| Aug 7, 5:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | 36 min |
| Aug 8, 2:06 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | MEG | 7 hr |
| Aug 9, 10:51 PM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | MEG | 10 hr |
| Aug 10, 3:54 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | MEG | 60 hr |
| Aug 10, 11:09 PM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | MEG | 10 hr |
| Aug 11, 3:21 AM CDT | Excessive Heat Watch | MEG | 37 hr |
| Aug 11, 3:21 AM CDT | Excessive Heat Warning | MEG | 65 hr |
| Aug 19, 3:59 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | MEG | 64 hr |
| Aug 20, 4:01 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 89 min |
| Aug 23, 2:39 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | MEG | 4 hr |
| Aug 25, 6:55 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | 3 hr |
| Aug 25, 9:52 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MEG | 3 hr |
| Aug 28, 4:12 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | MEG | 3 hr |
| Sep 26, 2:46 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | MEG | 3 hr |
| Oct 6, 5:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | 43 min |
| Oct 6, 6:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | 29 min |
| Oct 9, 1:01 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | MEG | 10 hr |
| Oct 12, 9:31 PM CDT | Frost Advisory | MEG | 10 hr |
| Oct 14, 5:47 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | MEG | 4 hr |
| Oct 19, 11:55 PM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | MEG | 9 hr |
| Oct 21, 3:06 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Oct 21, 7:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | 45 min |
| Oct 21, 7:01 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | 44 min |
| Oct 25, 3:44 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | MEG | 34 hr |
| Oct 26, 6:03 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | MEG | 9 hr |
| Oct 26, 12:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | 47 min |
| Oct 26, 12:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | 50 min |
| Oct 30, 3:07 PM CDT | Freeze Watch | MEG | 12 hr |
| Oct 31, 3:19 AM CDT | Freeze Warning | MEG | 30 hr |
| Nov 11, 4:25 AM CST | Wind Advisory | MEG | 22 hr |
| Nov 11, 6:06 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MEG | 9 hr |
| Nov 26, 12:11 PM CST | Wind Advisory | MEG | 18 hr |
| Nov 30, 2:52 PM CST | Wind Advisory | MEG | 24 hr |
| Dec 7, 9:15 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | MEG | 12 hr |
| Dec 13, 8:13 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | MEG | 14 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 | 10 |
| Tornado Warning | 3 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 4 |
| Tornado Watch | 4 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 15 |
| Special Weather Statement | 15 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Warning | 3 |
| Flash Flood Warning | 5 |
| River Flood Warning | 8 |
| Flash Flood Watch | 7 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 3 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 1 |
| Heat | |
| Excessive Heat Warning | 1 |
| Excessive Heat Watch | 1 |
| Heat Advisory | 7 |
| Cold | |
| Freeze Warning | 2 |
| Freeze Watch | 2 |
| Frost Advisory | 2 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Wind Advisory | 11 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 24 |
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.