Alert archive / Texas / Childress County
Weather alerts in Childress County, Texas, 2020
144 weather alerts in 2020, 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 2020. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 144
- Warnings
- 37
- Watches
- 16
- Advisories
- 36
- Busiest month
- May37 alerts
- Busiest day
- August 30, 20208 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, 2020
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 27 | 15 | 44% | 20 | 85% | 30 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 0 | 0 |
Each office's whole area, 2020
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Lubbock, TX: tornado warnings | 5 | 3 | 40% | 5 | 80% | 20 min |
| NWS Lubbock, TX: severe thunderstorm warnings | 223 | 75 | 66% | 225 | 75% | 27 min |
| NWS Lubbock, TX: flash flood warnings | 3 | 3 | 0% | 4 | 75% | 84 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, 7:45 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | LUB | 3 hr |
| Jan 10, 11:21 AM CST | Wind Advisory | LUB | 13 hr |
| Jan 10, 2:04 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | LUB | 15 hr |
| Jan 15, 9:53 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | LUB | 17 hr |
| Jan 16, 3:36 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jan 16, 5:36 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | LUB | 15 hr |
| Jan 22, 9:48 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | LUB | 6 hr |
| Jan 28, 10:40 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | LUB | 3 hr |
| Feb 3, 3:29 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | LUB | 24 hr |
| Feb 4, 3:07 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | LUB | 39 hr |
| Feb 5, 8:07 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | LUB | 10 hr |
| Feb 25, 11:46 AM CST | Wind Advisory | LUB | 8 hr |
| Mar 16, 7:21 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | LUB | 3 hr |
| Mar 16, 11:43 PM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | LUB | 11 hr |
| Mar 17, 9:12 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 93 min |
| Mar 17, 8:47 PM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | LUB | 11 hr |
| Mar 18, 5:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | 57 min |
| Mar 18, 6:07 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LUB | 3 hr |
| Mar 18, 6:48 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 117 min |
| Mar 19, 2:39 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | LUB | 17 hr |
| Apr 11, 2:02 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Apr 11, 2:33 PM CDT | Freeze Watch | LUB | 24 hr |
| Apr 11, 3:29 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 61 min |
| Apr 11, 5:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | 66 min |
| Apr 11, 5:37 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 113 min |
| Apr 11, 6:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | 39 min |
| Apr 12, 3:11 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | LUB | 18 hr |
| Apr 12, 2:27 PM CDT | Freeze Warning | LUB | 20 hr |
| Apr 13, 2:35 PM CDT | Freeze Warning | LUB | 19 hr |
| Apr 13, 11:39 PM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | LUB | 10 hr |
| Apr 14, 1:57 PM CDT | Freeze Warning | LUB | 19 hr |
| Apr 21, 2:17 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 58 min |
| Apr 21, 5:27 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 93 min |
| Apr 22, 3:09 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | LUB | 16 hr |
| May 2, 6:56 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | LUB | 13 hr |
| May 7, 3:49 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 116 min |
| May 7, 4:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| May 7, 4:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | 54 min |
| May 7, 4:57 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 63 min |
| May 7, 5:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | 53 min |
| May 7, 9:33 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | LUB | 14 hr |
| May 8, 12:12 AM CDT | High Wind Warning | LUB | 6 hr |
| May 8, 12:12 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | LUB | 12 hr |
| May 11, 5:31 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 119 min |
| May 11, 8:45 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 90 min |
| May 11, 10:39 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 96 min |
| May 11, 10:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LUB | 33 min |
| May 12, 3:04 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | LUB | 6 hr |
| May 13, 3:27 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | LUB | 7 hr |
| May 13, 2:00 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 90 min |
| May 13, 2:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| May 13, 5:08 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 13, 6:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | 44 min |
| May 13, 6:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | 53 min |
| May 13, 7:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | 60 min |
| May 13, 7:59 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 15, 2:30 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 15, 2:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| May 15, 5:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | 47 min |
| May 19, 11:51 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LUB | 24 min |
| May 20, 12:18 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | 42 min |
| May 20, 10:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | 65 min |
| May 20, 11:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LUB | 26 min |
| May 21, 5:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| May 23, 2:18 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 117 min |
| May 23, 3:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| May 23, 5:25 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 24, 3:07 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 83 min |
| May 24, 3:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| May 24, 6:39 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 24, 8:43 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 4, 1:51 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 54 min |
| Jun 4, 2:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 8, 1:47 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | LUB | 29 hr |
| Jun 19, 4:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| Jun 19, 6:15 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 19, 9:06 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 114 min |
| Jun 20, 10:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LUB | 41 min |
| Jun 20, 11:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | 48 min |
| Jun 21, 3:04 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 116 min |
| Jun 22, 3:13 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 22, 8:21 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 84 min |
| Jun 22, 9:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Jun 22, 9:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | 63 min |
| Jun 22, 11:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | 42 min |
| Jun 22, 11:24 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 4, 4:46 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 119 min |
| Jul 4, 5:12 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LUB | 48 min |
| Jul 4, 5:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | 48 min |
| Jul 4, 6:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LUB | 51 min |
| Jul 9, 5:42 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 93 min |
| Jul 9, 5:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LUB | 50 min |
| Jul 9, 6:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | 65 min |
| Jul 9, 7:20 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LUB | 115 min |
| Jul 9, 7:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | 61 min |
| Jul 10, 3:58 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | LUB | 5 days |
| Jul 20, 3:06 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 114 min |
| Jul 30, 3:31 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 119 min |
| Aug 2, 4:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | 59 min |
| Aug 2, 5:16 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 119 min |
| Aug 13, 2:56 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | LUB | 17 hr |
| Aug 14, 4:36 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 84 min |
| Aug 16, 2:13 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 16, 4:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | 40 min |
| Aug 16, 4:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | 32 min |
| Aug 16, 5:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | 64 min |
| Aug 29, 8:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
| Aug 29, 8:38 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 67 min |
| Aug 29, 9:39 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 29, 10:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | 65 min |
| Aug 29, 10:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | 58 min |
| Aug 29, 11:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | 61 min |
| Aug 29, 11:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | 50 min |
| Aug 30, 12:40 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LUB | 35 min |
| Sep 1, 2:35 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Sep 1, 3:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Sep 1, 6:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | 61 min |
| Sep 1, 6:29 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 91 min |
| Sep 1, 7:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | 54 min |
| Sep 27, 1:11 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | LUB | 12 hr |
| Oct 11, 6:33 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | LUB | 3 hr |
| Oct 11, 10:07 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | LUB | 53 min |
| Oct 14, 2:45 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | LUB | 20 hr |
| Oct 23, 8:54 AM CDT | Freeze Watch | LUB | 5 hr |
| Oct 23, 2:10 PM CDT | Freeze Warning | LUB | 19 hr |
| Oct 25, 2:34 PM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | LUB | 13 hr |
| Oct 25, 2:34 PM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | LUB | 28 hr |
| Oct 26, 3:41 AM CDT | Winter Storm Warning | LUB | 48 hr |
| Oct 26, 5:41 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 hr |
| Oct 27, 12:22 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 6 hr |
| Oct 27, 3:03 AM CDT | Ice Storm Warning | LUB | 27 hr |
| Oct 27, 4:19 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 hr |
| Oct 27, 8:40 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 hr |
| Oct 27, 8:20 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 6 hr |
| Oct 28, 4:03 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | LUB | 23 hr |
| Oct 28, 4:06 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 hr |
| Nov 14, 3:38 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | LUB | 15 hr |
| Nov 14, 3:43 AM CST | Wind Advisory | LUB | 13 hr |
| Nov 24, 3:58 AM CST | Wind Advisory | LUB | 14 hr |
| Dec 23, 3:24 AM CST | Wind Advisory | LUB | 16 hr |
| Dec 29, 5:56 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | LUB | 7 hr |
| Dec 29, 7:43 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Dec 31, 3:08 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | LUB | 27 hr |
| Dec 31, 9:09 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 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 | 27 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 11 |
| Tornado Watch | 1 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 47 |
| Special Weather Statement | 8 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 2 |
| Winter | |
| Ice Storm Warning | 1 |
| Winter Storm Warning | 2 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 2 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 9 |
| Heat | |
| Heat Advisory | 2 |
| Cold | |
| Freeze Warning | 4 |
| Freeze Watch | 2 |
| Wind and dust | |
| High Wind Warning | 1 |
| Wind Advisory | 13 |
| Fire | |
| Red Flag Warning | 2 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 10 |
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.