Alert archive / Tennessee / Madison County
Weather alerts in Madison County, Tennessee, 2020
127 weather alerts in 2020, 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 2020. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 127
- Warnings
- 29
- Watches
- 19
- Advisories
- 42
- Busiest month
- May26 alerts
- Busiest day
- May 3, 202010 alerts
Over time
By month
Warning verification
How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.
1 of 2 tornado warnings covering Madison County in 2020 had a tornado report inside them.
Madison County, 2020
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 2 | 1 | 50% | 0 | ||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 15 | 11 | 27% | 12 | 50% | 10 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 3 | 3 | 0% | 4 | 100% | 135 min |
Each office's whole area, 2020
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Memphis, TN: tornado warnings | 65 | 20 | 69% | 47 | 72% | 10 min |
| NWS Memphis, TN: severe thunderstorm warnings | 221 | 133 | 40% | 420 | 80% | 25 min |
| NWS Memphis, TN: flash flood warnings | 36 | 17 | 53% | 41 | 73% | 73 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 9, 3:49 PM CST | Flash Flood Watch | MEG | 47 hr |
| Jan 10, 3:26 AM CST | Wind Advisory | MEG | 31 hr |
| Jan 11, 3:52 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 83 min |
| Jan 11, 4:17 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jan 11, 6:00 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | MEG | 45 min |
| Jan 11, 7:43 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | MEG | 2 hr |
| Jan 11, 9:39 AM CST | River Flood Warning | MEG | 25 hr |
| Jan 12, 5:29 PM CST | River Flood Warning | MEG | 26 hr |
| Jan 14, 8:56 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | MEG | 2 hr |
| Jan 15, 3:11 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Feb 6, 7:27 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MEG | 13 hr |
| Feb 9, 3:05 AM CST | Flood Watch | MEG | 4 days |
| Mar 2, 11:10 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Mar 3, 12:59 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
| Mar 3, 2:34 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 116 min |
| Mar 3, 2:53 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | 29 min |
| Mar 20, 2:22 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 83 min |
| Mar 24, 11:27 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Mar 24, 1:57 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MEG | 7 hr |
| Mar 28, 4:59 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 61 min |
| Mar 28, 6:34 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Mar 28, 8:25 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 95 min |
| Mar 28, 8:48 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | 27 min |
| Mar 28, 8:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | 39 min |
| Mar 28, 9:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | 38 min |
| Apr 8, 3:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | 51 min |
| Apr 8, 3:16 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 89 min |
| Apr 8, 7:04 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Apr 8, 10:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | 43 min |
| Apr 10, 3:20 PM CDT | Frost Advisory | MEG | 16 hr |
| Apr 12, 3:56 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | MEG | 20 hr |
| Apr 12, 3:57 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | MEG | 26 hr |
| Apr 12, 8:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
| Apr 12, 9:21 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MEG | 3 days |
| Apr 12, 9:44 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 91 min |
| Apr 12, 10:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | 51 min |
| Apr 12, 11:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | 66 min |
| Apr 12, 11:19 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 86 min |
| Apr 13, 1:43 AM CDT | High Wind Warning | MEG | 4 hr |
| Apr 13, 6:06 PM CDT | Freeze Watch | MEG | 24 hr |
| Apr 14, 2:06 PM CDT | Freeze Warning | MEG | 19 hr |
| Apr 15, 3:17 PM CDT | Frost Advisory | MEG | 18 hr |
| Apr 24, 5:45 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | MEG | 3 hr |
| Apr 25, 11:06 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | MEG | 9 hr |
| Apr 28, 7:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Apr 28, 11:12 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 63 min |
| Apr 29, 12:56 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | 34 min |
| Apr 29, 9:52 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | MEG | 8 hr |
| May 3, 11:44 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| May 3, 3:08 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 67 min |
| May 3, 3:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | 50 min |
| May 3, 3:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | 40 min |
| May 3, 4:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | 25 min |
| May 3, 5:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | 50 min |
| May 3, 5:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | 20 min |
| May 3, 6:18 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 57 min |
| May 3, 6:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | 41 min |
| May 3, 6:43 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MEG | 2 hr |
| May 4, 2:02 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 118 min |
| May 4, 2:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| May 4, 6:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | 45 min |
| May 4, 6:21 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 54 min |
| May 4, 6:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | 36 min |
| May 4, 6:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | 49 min |
| May 4, 6:53 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | 3 hr |
| May 4, 7:26 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MEG | 2 hr |
| May 4, 7:53 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MEG | 2 hr |
| May 7, 3:19 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | MEG | 28 hr |
| May 8, 3:03 AM CDT | Frost Advisory | MEG | 29 hr |
| May 22, 4:29 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 91 min |
| May 22, 5:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | 36 min |
| May 23, 9:35 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | 40 min |
| May 25, 2:09 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | 51 min |
| May 28, 12:18 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 87 min |
| Jun 3, 6:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | 31 min |
| Jun 4, 5:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | 31 min |
| Jun 5, 11:03 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jun 5, 1:18 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 87 min |
| Jun 25, 3:49 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | MEG | 4 hr |
| Jun 30, 8:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | 44 min |
| Jun 30, 10:56 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MEG | 3 hr |
| Jul 1, 1:20 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MEG | 3 hr |
| Jul 1, 1:42 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | 3 hr |
| Jul 1, 4:24 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | 5 hr |
| Jul 1, 11:26 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | MEG | 17 hr |
| Jul 1, 2:54 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 66 min |
| Jul 2, 4:11 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | MEG | 5 hr |
| Jul 3, 11:53 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MEG | 32 hr |
| Jul 12, 8:22 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MEG | 3 hr |
| Jul 12, 8:41 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | 34 min |
| Jul 12, 9:04 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | 26 min |
| Jul 14, 2:47 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | MEG | 28 hr |
| Jul 15, 2:23 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | MEG | 28 hr |
| Jul 16, 12:26 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 23, 6:23 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MEG | 67 min |
| Jul 29, 4:52 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MEG | 111 min |
| Jul 31, 4:14 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | 31 min |
| Aug 2, 1:21 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | MEG | 8 hr |
| Aug 9, 3:29 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | MEG | 28 hr |
| Aug 11, 12:34 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 15, 3:15 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | MEG | 6 hr |
| Aug 22, 2:12 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | MEG | 7 hr |
| Aug 23, 3:00 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | MEG | 7 hr |
| Aug 27, 1:04 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | MEG | 51 hr |
| Aug 27, 2:33 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | MEG | 37 hr |
| Aug 28, 6:47 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 88 min |
| Aug 31, 12:16 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 89 min |
| Sep 1, 4:59 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | MEG | 4 hr |
| Sep 1, 6:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
| Sep 2, 12:35 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Sep 2, 10:21 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MEG | 68 min |
| Sep 12, 11:19 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MEG | 86 min |
| Sep 12, 2:38 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MEG | 100 min |
| Sep 13, 2:59 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | MEG | 6 hr |
| Sep 13, 3:48 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | MEG | 11 hr |
| Oct 9, 3:07 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | MEG | 36 hr |
| Oct 12, 12:28 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | MEG | 9 hr |
| Oct 16, 9:42 AM CDT | Frost Advisory | MEG | 22 hr |
| Oct 23, 1:30 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Oct 30, 1:34 PM CDT | Frost Advisory | MEG | 19 hr |
| Oct 31, 2:45 PM CDT | Freeze Watch | MEG | 13 hr |
| Nov 1, 3:05 AM CST | Freeze Warning | MEG | 30 hr |
| Nov 14, 7:19 PM CST | Wind Advisory | MEG | 15 hr |
| Nov 19, 4:17 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | MEG | 14 hr |
| Nov 23, 5:41 AM CST | Freezing Fog Advisory | MEG | 2 hr |
| Nov 24, 2:03 PM CST | Wind Advisory | MEG | 24 hr |
| Dec 20, 3:05 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | MEG | 6 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 | 15 |
| Tornado Warning | 2 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 7 |
| Tornado Watch | 3 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 26 |
| Special Weather Statement | 11 |
| Flooding | |
| Flash Flood Warning | 3 |
| River Flood Warning | 5 |
| Flash Flood Watch | 6 |
| Flood Watch | 1 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 12 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 1 |
| Heat | |
| Heat Advisory | 3 |
| Cold | |
| Freeze Warning | 2 |
| Freeze Watch | 2 |
| Frost Advisory | 5 |
| Wind and dust | |
| High Wind Warning | 1 |
| Wind Advisory | 8 |
| Fire | |
| Red Flag Warning | 1 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 12 |
| 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.