Alert archive / Texas / Newton County
Weather alerts in Newton County, Texas, 2013
154 weather alerts in 2013, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Newton County and its neighbors
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2013. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 154
- Warnings
- 47
- Watches
- 18
- Advisories
- 39
- Busiest month
- May22 alerts
- Busiest day
- October 31, 201314 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 1 tornado warnings covering Newton County in 2013 had a tornado report inside them.
Newton County, 2013
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 1 | 0 | 100% | 0 | ||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 16 | 8 | 50% | 0 | ||
| Flash flood warnings | 9 | 5 | 44% | 1 | 100% | 64 min |
Each office's whole area, 2013
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Lake Charles, LA: tornado warnings | 21 | 4 | 81% | 14 | 43% | 13 min |
| NWS Lake Charles, LA: severe thunderstorm warnings | 93 | 28 | 70% | 84 | 54% | 22 min |
| NWS Lake Charles, LA: flash flood warnings | 32 | 19 | 41% | 49 | 78% | 112 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 8, 5:11 AM CST | Flash Flood Watch | LCH | 58 hr |
| Jan 10, 6:16 AM CST | Flash Flood Watch | LCH | 90 min |
| Jan 11, 11:24 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | LCH | 6 hr |
| Jan 12, 9:04 PM CST | River Flood Warning | LCH | 19 days |
| Jan 20, 12:36 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | LCH | 8 hr |
| Jan 21, 12:38 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | LCH | 8 hr |
| Jan 22, 10:55 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | LCH | 10 hr |
| Jan 23, 3:35 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | LCH | 12 hr |
| Jan 25, 11:54 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | LCH | 9 hr |
| Jan 29, 4:05 AM CST | Wind Advisory | LCH | 16 hr |
| Jan 30, 4:33 AM CST | Wind Advisory | LCH | 13 hr |
| Feb 6, 1:11 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | LCH | 8 hr |
| Feb 6, 9:54 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | LCH | 6 hr |
| Feb 10, 6:20 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 85 min |
| Feb 10, 6:58 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Feb 10, 10:19 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 86 min |
| Feb 10, 11:33 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | LCH | 57 min |
| Feb 11, 10:35 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | 40 min |
| Feb 11, 1:01 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 89 min |
| Feb 11, 1:45 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LCH | 45 min |
| Feb 18, 3:42 AM CST | Wind Advisory | LCH | 14 hr |
| Feb 18, 2:08 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 67 min |
| Feb 18, 5:06 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 84 min |
| Feb 21, 6:19 AM CST | Wind Advisory | LCH | 12 hr |
| Feb 21, 1:37 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Feb 21, 1:59 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | 46 min |
| Feb 21, 2:46 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LCH | 44 min |
| Feb 25, 9:25 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 65 min |
| Feb 25, 12:26 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 10 hr |
| Feb 25, 12:36 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | 39 min |
| Mar 2, 3:40 AM CST | Freeze Watch | LCH | 12 hr |
| Mar 2, 4:03 PM CST | Freeze Warning | LCH | 16 hr |
| Mar 2, 4:03 PM CST | Hard Freeze Warning | LCH | 16 hr |
| Mar 3, 3:56 PM CST | Wind Advisory | LCH | 26 hr |
| Mar 5, 4:13 AM CST | Wind Advisory | LCH | 6 hr |
| Mar 10, 7:50 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 55 min |
| Mar 10, 9:29 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | 46 min |
| Mar 24, 4:17 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | LCH | 17 hr |
| Mar 25, 3:30 AM CDT | Freeze Watch | LCH | 12 hr |
| Mar 25, 3:32 PM CDT | Freeze Warning | LCH | 16 hr |
| Mar 26, 4:04 PM CDT | Freeze Warning | LCH | 16 hr |
| Mar 31, 11:54 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 36 min |
| Mar 31, 12:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Mar 31, 12:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | 67 min |
| Mar 31, 1:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | 59 min |
| Mar 31, 1:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | 46 min |
| Mar 31, 2:32 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 58 min |
| Apr 3, 1:10 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Apr 9, 5:07 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | LCH | 24 hr |
| Apr 10, 1:07 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | LCH | 18 hr |
| Apr 10, 4:46 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 119 min |
| Apr 10, 9:14 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Apr 10, 9:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | 34 min |
| Apr 11, 12:33 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | 27 min |
| Apr 11, 3:30 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LCH | 4 hr |
| Apr 18, 3:50 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | LCH | 30 hr |
| Apr 18, 5:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | 28 min |
| Apr 18, 5:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | 38 min |
| Apr 29, 5:50 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | LCH | 3 hr |
| Apr 29, 9:06 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | LCH | 47 min |
| May 2, 11:31 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | LCH | 17 hr |
| May 3, 4:40 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | LCH | 14 hr |
| May 9, 2:52 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 53 min |
| May 9, 3:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| May 9, 6:40 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 9, 8:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | 66 min |
| May 9, 9:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | 60 min |
| May 9, 9:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| May 9, 10:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | 64 min |
| May 9, 10:25 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LCH | 110 min |
| May 9, 11:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | 67 min |
| May 10, 12:33 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | 57 min |
| May 10, 1:30 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LCH | 2 hr |
| May 10, 2:50 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LCH | 115 min |
| May 10, 3:28 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LCH | 5 hr |
| May 10, 4:43 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | LCH | 30 hr |
| May 10, 11:54 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LCH | 3 hr |
| May 10, 4:20 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LCH | 3 hr |
| May 13, 10:08 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LCH | 34 hr |
| May 21, 6:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| May 22, 3:13 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | 62 min |
| May 22, 3:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | 45 min |
| Jun 2, 2:01 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | 119 min |
| Jun 2, 4:02 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | 58 min |
| Jun 6, 2:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Jun 6, 2:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | 35 min |
| Jun 6, 3:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | 50 min |
| Jun 6, 5:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | 63 min |
| Jun 6, 6:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | 54 min |
| Jun 6, 6:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | 58 min |
| Jun 9, 1:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | 29 min |
| Jun 9, 1:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | 46 min |
| Jun 14, 3:14 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 91 min |
| Jun 14, 7:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | 60 min |
| Jun 14, 9:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | 56 min |
| Jun 14, 10:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | 60 min |
| Jun 14, 10:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | 60 min |
| Jun 20, 5:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | 61 min |
| Jun 23, 3:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | 52 min |
| Jul 15, 1:38 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 18, 6:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | 66 min |
| Jul 24, 5:57 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Aug 9, 7:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | 31 min |
| Aug 14, 12:15 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Aug 14, 4:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | 50 min |
| Aug 21, 6:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | 51 min |
| Sep 7, 4:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | 56 min |
| Sep 20, 3:10 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | LCH | 14 hr |
| Sep 20, 8:02 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LCH | 118 min |
| Sep 30, 7:22 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LCH | 113 min |
| Sep 30, 7:41 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LCH | 3 hr |
| Sep 30, 10:25 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LCH | 3 hr |
| Sep 30, 11:22 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LCH | 113 min |
| Sep 30, 12:14 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LCH | 106 min |
| Sep 30, 1:28 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | LCH | 3 hr |
| Sep 30, 1:52 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LCH | 3 hr |
| Sep 30, 1:58 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | LCH | 3 hr |
| Oct 30, 3:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | 30 min |
| Oct 30, 3:47 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LCH | 3 hr |
| Oct 30, 4:12 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | LCH | 26 hr |
| Oct 30, 7:33 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | 27 min |
| Oct 31, 5:53 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LCH | 4 hr |
| Oct 31, 6:42 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | 63 min |
| Oct 31, 7:32 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Oct 31, 8:13 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LCH | 6 hr |
| Oct 31, 8:14 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LCH | 2 hr |
| Oct 31, 9:13 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | LCH | 7 hr |
| Oct 31, 9:36 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LCH | 4 hr |
| Oct 31, 9:47 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LCH | 4 hr |
| Oct 31, 11:08 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LCH | 4 days |
| Oct 31, 1:50 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | LCH | 8 hr |
| Oct 31, 1:55 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | LCH | 8 hr |
| Oct 31, 2:17 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | LCH | 8 hr |
| Oct 31, 2:25 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | LCH | 8 hr |
| Oct 31, 11:56 PM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | LCH | 10 hr |
| Nov 4, 9:39 AM CST | River Flood Warning | LCH | 4 days |
| Nov 11, 2:09 PM CST | Freeze Warning | LCH | 37 hr |
| Nov 13, 3:05 AM CST | Freeze Warning | LCH | 5 hr |
| Nov 13, 3:05 AM CST | Freeze Warning | LCH | 29 hr |
| Nov 26, 4:10 AM CST | Freeze Warning | LCH | 29 hr |
| Nov 26, 3:22 PM CST | Hard Freeze Watch | LCH | 13 hr |
| Nov 27, 4:01 AM CST | Hard Freeze Warning | LCH | 28 hr |
| Nov 29, 7:50 PM CST | River Flood Warning | LCH | 8 days |
| Dec 2, 9:38 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | LCH | 11 hr |
| Dec 17, 10:57 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | LCH | 10 hr |
| Dec 21, 5:24 AM CST | Wind Advisory | LCH | 13 hr |
| Dec 21, 7:57 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 63 min |
| Dec 21, 9:46 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Dec 21, 12:30 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 60 min |
| Dec 21, 2:39 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LCH | 66 min |
| Dec 21, 2:49 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | 56 min |
| Dec 21, 3:51 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LCH | 54 min |
| Dec 22, 12:07 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | LCH | 7 hr |
| Dec 29, 9:30 AM CST | River Flood Warning | LCH | 4 days |
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 | 16 |
| Tornado Warning | 1 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 5 |
| Tornado Watch | 5 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 20 |
| Special Weather Statement | 30 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Warning | 6 |
| Flash Flood Warning | 9 |
| River Flood Warning | 6 |
| Flash Flood Watch | 5 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 11 |
| Cold | |
| Freeze Warning | 7 |
| Hard Freeze Warning | 2 |
| Freeze Watch | 2 |
| Hard Freeze Watch | 1 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Wind Advisory | 14 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 14 |
The busiest days
Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.
Nearby
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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.