Alert archive / Texas / Montague County
Weather alerts in Montague County, Texas, 2020
107 weather alerts in 2020, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Montague County and its neighbors
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2020. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 107
- Warnings
- 25
- Watches
- 15
- Advisories
- 28
- Busiest month
- May28 alerts
- Busiest day
- May 23, 202011 alerts
Over time
By month
Warning verification
How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.
2 of 3 tornado warnings covering Montague County in 2020 had a tornado report inside them; 1 of 1 tornado reports fell inside a warning, on average 43 minutes after it went out.
Montague County, 2020
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 3 | 2 | 33% | 1 | 100% | 43 min |
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 15 | 9 | 40% | 11 | 73% | 31 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 3 | 2 | 33% | 4 | 100% | 46 min |
Each office's whole area, 2020
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Fort Worth, TX: tornado warnings | 37 | 13 | 65% | 30 | 60% | 17 min |
| NWS Fort Worth, TX: severe thunderstorm warnings | 212 | 113 | 47% | 327 | 83% | 27 min |
| NWS Fort Worth, TX: flash flood warnings | 28 | 18 | 36% | 31 | 74% | 68 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 10, 11:47 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 118 min |
| Jan 10, 1:20 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 11 hr |
| Jan 11, 3:29 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FWD | 9 hr |
| Jan 13, 9:43 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | FWD | 12 hr |
| Jan 15, 12:55 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | FWD | 7 hr |
| Jan 22, 6:08 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | FWD | 13 hr |
| Jan 26, 11:46 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | FWD | 11 hr |
| Jan 28, 11:47 AM CST | Wind Advisory | FWD | 20 hr |
| Feb 3, 3:12 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | FWD | 33 hr |
| Feb 4, 12:34 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | FWD | 32 hr |
| Mar 17, 3:10 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | FWD | 67 hr |
| Mar 18, 8:40 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | 2 hr |
| Mar 18, 2:49 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 116 min |
| Mar 18, 4:42 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Mar 18, 10:01 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | 44 min |
| Mar 18, 10:33 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | 3 hr |
| Mar 19, 4:26 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | 3 hr |
| Mar 22, 10:16 PM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | FWD | 13 hr |
| Mar 30, 3:07 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | 23 min |
| Mar 30, 3:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | 43 min |
| Apr 11, 10:10 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Apr 11, 5:37 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 113 min |
| Apr 12, 1:55 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | FWD | 23 hr |
| Apr 12, 1:10 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 95 min |
| Apr 14, 1:03 PM CDT | Frost Advisory | FWD | 20 hr |
| Apr 22, 8:50 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | 40 min |
| Apr 22, 1:12 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 63 min |
| Apr 22, 2:33 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Apr 28, 8:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| Apr 28, 9:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | 52 min |
| Apr 28, 9:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | 65 min |
| Apr 28, 9:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | 61 min |
| May 4, 7:57 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 4, 8:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
| May 4, 8:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | 56 min |
| May 4, 9:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | 78 min |
| May 7, 11:19 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | FWD | 21 hr |
| May 8, 2:30 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 8, 3:16 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | 59 min |
| May 15, 1:08 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 15, 1:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| May 15, 6:59 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 15, 9:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| May 22, 1:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| May 22, 4:55 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 22, 6:20 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 115 min |
| May 22, 7:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| May 22, 7:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | 57 min |
| May 22, 8:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | 48 min |
| May 22, 9:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | 66 min |
| May 22, 9:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | 47 min |
| May 22, 9:26 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 22, 9:35 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | 6 hr |
| May 22, 10:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | 81 min |
| May 22, 11:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | 64 min |
| May 22, 11:56 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 23, 3:29 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | FWD | 4 hr |
| May 23, 8:48 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 117 min |
| May 23, 9:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
| May 23, 11:36 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 114 min |
| Jun 4, 9:21 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 84 min |
| Jun 4, 9:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | 75 min |
| Jun 4, 10:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | 54 min |
| Jun 21, 1:01 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 119 min |
| Jun 21, 1:21 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jun 21, 4:46 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | 59 min |
| Jun 21, 5:42 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | 2 hr |
| Jun 21, 6:04 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | 56 min |
| Jun 21, 6:56 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 21, 7:01 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | 44 min |
| Jun 21, 7:59 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | 3 hr |
| Jun 21, 8:04 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | 26 min |
| Jun 21, 10:58 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | 3 hr |
| Jun 22, 12:42 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 33 min |
| Jun 22, 1:28 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | 77 min |
| Jun 22, 5:23 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | 3 hr |
| Jun 23, 1:16 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 89 min |
| Jun 23, 1:33 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jun 29, 2:38 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | FWD | 3 days |
| Jul 5, 8:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | 66 min |
| Jul 8, 3:29 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | FWD | 5 days |
| Jul 12, 1:56 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | 34 min |
| Jul 14, 12:15 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | FWD | 20 hr |
| Jul 30, 3:31 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 119 min |
| Jul 30, 6:13 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 92 min |
| Aug 12, 3:04 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | FWD | 5 days |
| Aug 16, 12:22 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | FWD | 7 hr |
| Aug 16, 2:13 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 16, 5:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | 67 min |
| Aug 27, 2:30 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | FWD | 53 hr |
| Aug 30, 1:52 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 53 min |
| Aug 30, 2:59 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | 31 min |
| Aug 31, 3:34 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 86 min |
| Aug 31, 7:06 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | FWD | 60 hr |
| Sep 1, 9:02 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | 3 hr |
| Sep 27, 1:10 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | FWD | 18 hr |
| Oct 14, 2:45 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | FWD | 21 hr |
| Oct 23, 12:32 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | 58 min |
| Oct 23, 12:35 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | 40 min |
| Oct 23, 5:28 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | 62 min |
| Oct 25, 2:06 PM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | FWD | 53 hr |
| Oct 26, 5:26 AM CDT | Freeze Warning | FWD | 32 hr |
| Oct 29, 1:20 PM CDT | Freeze Warning | FWD | 15 hr |
| Nov 14, 12:33 PM CST | Wind Advisory | FWD | 5 hr |
| Nov 24, 5:17 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 118 min |
| Dec 22, 11:50 PM CST | Wind Advisory | FWD | 28 hr |
| Dec 30, 3:16 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FWD | 39 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 | 3 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 9 |
| Tornado Watch | 3 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 27 |
| Special Weather Statement | 12 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Warning | 1 |
| Flash Flood Warning | 3 |
| Flash Flood Watch | 2 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 6 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Storm Warning | 1 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 1 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 3 |
| Heat | |
| Heat Advisory | 6 |
| Cold | |
| Freeze Warning | 2 |
| Frost Advisory | 1 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Wind Advisory | 7 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 5 |
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.