Alert archive / Texas / Palo Pinto County
Weather alerts in Palo Pinto County, Texas, 2020
91 weather alerts in 2020, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Palo Pinto County and its neighbors
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2020. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 91
- Warnings
- 21
- Watches
- 13
- Advisories
- 29
- Busiest month
- May24 alerts
- Busiest day
- March 18, 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.
Palo Pinto County, 2020
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 14 | 1 | 93% | 0 | ||
| Flash flood warnings | 2 | 1 | 50% | 1 | 100% | 20 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 11, 3:29 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FWD | 9 hr |
| Jan 13, 9:43 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | FWD | 12 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 13, 10:44 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | 46 min |
| Mar 17, 3:10 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | FWD | 67 hr |
| Mar 17, 10:31 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | FWD | 3 hr |
| Mar 17, 10:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | 59 min |
| Mar 17, 11:11 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 34 min |
| Mar 17, 11:44 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | 5 hr |
| Mar 18, 2:07 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 113 min |
| Mar 18, 2:13 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | 32 min |
| Mar 18, 2:24 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | 3 hr |
| Mar 18, 4:53 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | FWD | 3 hr |
| Mar 18, 5:04 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FWD | 32 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, 8:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | 55 min |
| Mar 18, 9:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | 57 min |
| Mar 18, 9:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | 59 min |
| Mar 18, 10:24 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | 3 hr |
| Mar 18, 10:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | 65 min |
| Mar 18, 11:37 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Mar 19, 3:33 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 117 min |
| Mar 22, 10:16 PM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | FWD | 13 hr |
| 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 14, 1:03 PM CDT | Frost Advisory | FWD | 20 hr |
| Apr 28, 8:06 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 54 min |
| Apr 28, 8:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| Apr 28, 10:08 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 97 min |
| Apr 28, 10:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | 65 min |
| May 3, 7:00 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 90 min |
| May 7, 8:05 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 85 min |
| May 7, 8:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
| May 7, 9:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | 62 min |
| May 7, 11:19 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | FWD | 21 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, 5:29 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 15, 7:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | 65 min |
| May 15, 8:56 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 15, 9:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | 48 min |
| May 15, 9:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| May 15, 9:49 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | 3 hr |
| May 15, 9:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | 63 min |
| May 15, 10:36 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | 3 hr |
| May 22, 12:55 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 95 min |
| May 22, 1:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| May 22, 7:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| May 22, 9:26 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 22, 11:56 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 23, 12:23 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | 82 min |
| May 23, 1:09 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | 66 min |
| May 23, 2:11 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | 3 hr |
| May 23, 11:36 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 114 min |
| Jun 19, 8:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | 29 min |
| Jun 19, 8:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | 35 min |
| Jun 23, 1:16 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 89 min |
| Jun 23, 1:33 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jun 23, 3:52 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | 38 min |
| Jun 23, 4:11 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | 21 min |
| Jun 29, 2:38 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | FWD | 3 days |
| Jun 29, 6:55 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 95 min |
| Jul 8, 3:29 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | FWD | 5 days |
| Jul 8, 4:17 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | 2 hr |
| Jul 14, 12:15 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | FWD | 20 hr |
| Aug 12, 3:04 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | FWD | 5 days |
| Aug 12, 3:12 PM CDT | Excessive Heat Warning | FWD | 3 days |
| Aug 22, 2:10 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | 35 min |
| Aug 27, 2:30 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | FWD | 53 hr |
| Aug 30, 1:52 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 53 min |
| Aug 31, 7:06 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | FWD | 60 hr |
| Sep 1, 3:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | 60 min |
| Sep 1, 4:32 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | 3 hr |
| Sep 5, 4:23 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | 37 min |
| Sep 9, 11:24 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, 6:24 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | 36 min |
| Oct 25, 2:06 PM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | FWD | 53 hr |
| Oct 26, 12:29 AM CDT | Freeze Watch | FWD | 5 hr |
| Oct 26, 5:26 AM CDT | Freeze Warning | FWD | 32 hr |
| Nov 14, 12:33 PM CST | Wind Advisory | FWD | 5 hr |
| Dec 12, 12:33 PM CST | Wind Advisory | FWD | 32 hr |
| 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 | 14 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 7 |
| Tornado Watch | 2 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 20 |
| Special Weather Statement | 8 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Warning | 1 |
| Flash Flood Warning | 2 |
| River Flood Warning | 1 |
| Flash Flood Watch | 2 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 7 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Storm Warning | 1 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 1 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 3 |
| Heat | |
| Excessive Heat Warning | 1 |
| Heat Advisory | 5 |
| Cold | |
| Freeze Warning | 1 |
| Freeze Watch | 1 |
| Frost Advisory | 1 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Wind Advisory | 8 |
| 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.