Alert archive / Texas / Childress County
Weather alerts in Childress County, Texas, 2013
150 weather alerts in 2013, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Childress County and its neighbors
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2013. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 150
- Warnings
- 29
- Watches
- 27
- Advisories
- 25
- Busiest month
- May40 alerts
- Busiest day
- April 1, 20138 alerts
Over time
By month
Warning verification
How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.
Childress County, 2013
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 17 | 12 | 29% | 10 | 80% | 10 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 1 | 1 | 0% | 0 |
Each office's whole area, 2013
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Lubbock, TX: tornado warnings | 10 | 1 | 90% | 12 | 8% | 14 min |
| NWS Lubbock, TX: severe thunderstorm warnings | 190 | 88 | 54% | 231 | 65% | 19 min |
| NWS Lubbock, TX: flash flood warnings | 3 | 3 | 0% | 12 | 50% | 42 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 11, 4:38 AM CST | Wind Advisory | LUB | 13 hr |
| Feb 9, 8:59 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | 31 min |
| Feb 9, 9:25 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | 35 min |
| Feb 11, 5:08 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | LUB | 16 hr |
| Feb 11, 9:22 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | LUB | 18 hr |
| Feb 11, 9:22 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | LUB | 18 hr |
| Feb 20, 10:52 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 113 min |
| Feb 21, 12:43 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | LUB | 32 min |
| Feb 23, 3:49 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | LUB | 14 hr |
| Feb 24, 6:01 AM CST | Blizzard Warning | LUB | 35 hr |
| Feb 24, 7:52 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 113 min |
| Feb 25, 10:54 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 6 hr |
| Mar 4, 9:58 PM CST | Wind Advisory | LUB | 5 hr |
| Mar 8, 3:43 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Mar 8, 7:24 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 96 min |
| Mar 8, 8:09 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Mar 8, 11:33 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 87 min |
| Mar 9, 2:39 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 66 min |
| Mar 9, 4:59 AM CST | Wind Advisory | LUB | 13 hr |
| Mar 9, 9:53 PM CST | Wind Advisory | LUB | 17 hr |
| Mar 17, 7:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LUB | 29 min |
| Mar 17, 7:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LUB | 46 min |
| Mar 22, 3:29 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | LUB | 32 hr |
| Mar 29, 3:22 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Mar 29, 3:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Mar 29, 7:01 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 89 min |
| Mar 30, 4:53 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 97 min |
| Mar 31, 5:31 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LUB | 29 min |
| Apr 1, 3:23 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 67 min |
| Apr 1, 3:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Apr 1, 3:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | 31 min |
| Apr 1, 4:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | 44 min |
| Apr 1, 4:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | 28 min |
| Apr 1, 4:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | 48 min |
| Apr 1, 4:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | 31 min |
| Apr 1, 5:27 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 93 min |
| Apr 7, 3:17 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | LUB | 12 hr |
| Apr 8, 3:09 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | LUB | 18 hr |
| Apr 9, 4:01 PM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | LUB | 14 hr |
| Apr 13, 3:15 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | LUB | 13 hr |
| Apr 18, 5:11 AM CDT | Freeze Watch | LUB | 10 hr |
| Apr 18, 3:10 PM CDT | Freeze Warning | LUB | 18 hr |
| Apr 22, 8:27 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | LUB | 11 hr |
| Apr 23, 7:15 AM CDT | Freeze Watch | LUB | 8 hr |
| Apr 23, 3:31 PM CDT | Freeze Warning | LUB | 17 hr |
| May 1, 6:13 AM CDT | Freeze Watch | LUB | 33 hr |
| May 1, 3:40 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | LUB | 14 hr |
| May 2, 9:54 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | LUB | 6 hr |
| May 2, 3:39 PM CDT | Freeze Warning | LUB | 17 hr |
| May 8, 3:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| May 8, 4:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | 50 min |
| May 8, 5:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | 49 min |
| May 8, 5:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | 50 min |
| May 8, 5:58 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 92 min |
| May 9, 5:38 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 67 min |
| May 9, 11:35 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LUB | 40 min |
| May 15, 3:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| May 15, 7:18 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 57 min |
| May 18, 3:06 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LUB | 54 min |
| May 18, 2:19 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 56 min |
| May 18, 3:17 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| May 18, 3:18 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | LUB | 13 hr |
| May 18, 6:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LUB | 19 min |
| May 18, 6:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LUB | 14 min |
| May 18, 9:03 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 57 min |
| May 21, 8:54 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LUB | 21 min |
| May 21, 9:14 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LUB | 16 min |
| May 21, 9:26 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LUB | 19 min |
| May 21, 9:36 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LUB | 24 min |
| May 23, 1:04 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 116 min |
| May 23, 1:38 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| May 23, 6:10 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 95 min |
| May 26, 5:03 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 117 min |
| May 27, 3:34 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 56 min |
| May 27, 3:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| May 27, 5:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | 42 min |
| May 27, 6:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | 15 min |
| May 27, 6:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | 40 min |
| May 27, 6:08 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 27, 7:53 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 28, 2:28 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 62 min |
| May 29, 11:33 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 29, 12:22 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 11 hr |
| May 29, 3:00 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 60 min |
| May 29, 4:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | 35 min |
| Jun 3, 10:08 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 67 min |
| Jun 4, 3:26 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | 34 min |
| Jun 4, 3:30 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 90 min |
| Jun 4, 4:00 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LUB | 45 min |
| Jun 4, 5:06 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 54 min |
| Jun 4, 5:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jun 4, 7:30 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 4, 10:19 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 86 min |
| Jun 5, 2:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 5, 6:55 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 8, 3:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Jun 8, 7:35 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 85 min |
| Jun 8, 9:36 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 84 min |
| Jun 8, 11:09 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LUB | 51 min |
| Jun 17, 12:48 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 117 min |
| Jun 17, 2:48 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | 27 min |
| Jun 19, 9:05 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LUB | 25 min |
| Jun 19, 9:34 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LUB | 26 min |
| Jun 19, 9:47 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LUB | 6 hr |
| Jun 19, 10:26 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LUB | 2 hr |
| Jun 19, 12:34 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LUB | 2 hr |
| Jun 19, 3:41 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LUB | 16 hr |
| Jun 23, 5:12 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 93 min |
| Jun 27, 4:39 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | LUB | 26 hr |
| Aug 7, 3:45 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 105 min |
| Aug 8, 3:00 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 60 min |
| Aug 8, 3:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| Aug 8, 5:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LUB | 13 min |
| Aug 8, 5:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | 20 min |
| Aug 8, 6:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LUB | 32 min |
| Aug 8, 6:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | 31 min |
| Aug 8, 6:47 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 88 min |
| Aug 8, 8:41 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 94 min |
| Aug 11, 6:07 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LUB | 38 min |
| Aug 15, 2:50 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 85 min |
| Aug 15, 3:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Aug 16, 1:52 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 113 min |
| Aug 16, 3:01 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LUB | 29 min |
| Aug 16, 3:31 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LUB | 29 min |
| Aug 16, 3:58 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LUB | 32 min |
| Aug 16, 4:24 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LUB | 2 hr |
| Aug 16, 6:29 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LUB | 3 hr |
| Sep 13, 4:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LUB | 26 min |
| Sep 27, 5:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Oct 18, 2:42 PM CDT | Frost Advisory | LUB | 7 hr |
| Oct 18, 2:42 PM CDT | Freeze Warning | LUB | 19 hr |
| Nov 5, 3:20 PM CST | Freeze Watch | LUB | 24 hr |
| Nov 5, 5:24 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LUB | 36 min |
| Nov 6, 2:59 PM CST | Freeze Warning | LUB | 18 hr |
| Nov 10, 4:17 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | LUB | 6 hr |
| Nov 10, 10:03 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | LUB | 11 hr |
| Nov 21, 3:42 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | LUB | 14 hr |
| Nov 21, 9:50 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | LUB | 44 hr |
| Nov 22, 6:03 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 hr |
| Nov 22, 6:09 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | LUB | 10 hr |
| Nov 22, 10:03 AM CST | Ice Storm Warning | LUB | 6 hr |
| Nov 22, 4:12 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | LUB | 48 hr |
| Nov 25, 6:58 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | LUB | 5 hr |
| Dec 3, 3:03 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | LUB | 31 hr |
| Dec 4, 10:00 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | LUB | 35 hr |
| Dec 5, 6:28 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 5 hr |
| Dec 20, 8:54 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | LUB | 6 hr |
| Dec 21, 2:49 AM CST | Freezing Rain Advisory | LUB | 9 hr |
| Dec 24, 5:58 AM CST | Freezing Fog Advisory | LUB | 3 hr |
| Dec 29, 4:57 AM CST | Wind Advisory | LUB | 7 hr |
By product
Every kind of product issued here, grouped by hazard. Each opens the same place narrowed to that product.
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.