Weather alerts in Polk County, Texas, 2023

159 weather alerts in 2023, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.

Polk County and its neighbors

Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2023. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts: 159
Warnings: 44
Watches: 20
Advisories: 32
Busiest month: April36 alerts
Busiest day: April 6, 20239 alerts

Over time

By month

Warning verification

How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.

Polk County, 2023

	Warnings	With a report	False alarm ratio	Reports	Inside a warning	Mean lead time
Tornado warnings	0			0
Severe thunderstorm warnings	17	9	47%	5	100%	18 min
Flash flood warnings	0			0

Each office's whole area, 2023

	Warnings	With a report	False alarm ratio	Reports	Inside a warning	Mean lead time
NWS Houston/Galveston, TX: tornado warnings	16	4	75%	4	100%	12 min
NWS Houston/Galveston, TX: severe thunderstorm warnings	189	81	57%	197	85%	18 min
NWS Houston/Galveston, TX: flash flood warnings	17	9	47%	15	80%	34 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 1, 12:17 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	HGX	11 hr
Jan 7, 7:14 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	HGX	31 min
Jan 7, 9:09 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	HGX	51 min
Jan 7, 9:14 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	31 min
Jan 7, 9:19 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	HGX	116 min
Jan 7, 9:44 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Jan 7, 10:03 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	HGX	27 min
Jan 10, 2:19 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	HGX	9 hr
Jan 16, 11:12 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	HGX	13 hr
Jan 18, 9:02 AM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	9 hr
Jan 18, 11:36 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	HGX	24 min
Jan 18, 11:48 AM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	87 min
Jan 23, 3:48 PM CST	Wind Advisory	HGX	26 hr
Jan 24, 10:22 PM CST	River Flood Warning	SHV	11 hr
Jan 29, 4:23 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	HGX	2 hr
Jan 29, 4:40 PM CST	River Flood Warning	HGX	26 hr
Jan 31, 2:48 PM CST	River Flood Warning	HGX	21 hr
Feb 2, 10:22 AM CST	River Flood Warning	SHV	9 days
Mar 2, 7:45 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	4 hr
Mar 2, 9:17 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	118 min
Mar 2, 10:04 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	41 min
Mar 6, 5:48 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	HGX	4 hr
Mar 16, 8:34 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	SHV	5 days
Mar 16, 11:59 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	46 min
Mar 17, 12:45 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	45 min
Mar 19, 3:30 PM CDT	Freeze Warning	HGX	18 hr
Mar 26, 10:45 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Mar 26, 12:44 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	6 hr
Mar 26, 11:15 PM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	HGX	10 hr
Mar 31, 8:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	29 min
Apr 1, 5:41 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	HGX	3 hr
Apr 2, 12:18 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	3 hr
Apr 2, 5:24 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Apr 5, 4:19 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	26 min
Apr 5, 7:59 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	46 min
Apr 5, 9:11 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	34 min
Apr 5, 9:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	15 min
Apr 5, 10:31 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	29 min
Apr 5, 10:53 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	37 min
Apr 6, 7:43 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	HGX	3 hr
Apr 6, 10:54 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	HGX	111 min
Apr 6, 11:19 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	SHV	7 days
Apr 6, 11:38 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	SHV	25 hr
Apr 15, 5:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	9 hr
Apr 15, 5:38 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	22 min
Apr 15, 6:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	34 min
Apr 15, 7:04 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	26 min
Apr 15, 7:30 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	60 min
Apr 15, 7:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	29 min
Apr 15, 7:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	37 min
Apr 15, 8:02 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	28 min
Apr 15, 8:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	31 min
Apr 20, 12:08 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Apr 20, 7:14 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	91 min
Apr 20, 8:18 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	9 hr
Apr 20, 10:37 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	83 min
Apr 26, 5:01 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	89 min
Apr 26, 6:18 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	SHV	12 days
Apr 26, 7:03 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	5 hr
Apr 26, 10:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	46 min
Apr 26, 10:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	HGX	32 min
Apr 26, 10:43 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Apr 26, 10:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	35 min
Apr 26, 11:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	29 min
Apr 26, 11:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	31 min
May 6, 12:34 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	56 min
May 8, 1:03 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	117 min
May 8, 1:12 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	33 min
May 8, 1:31 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	29 min
May 8, 1:47 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	28 min
May 8, 2:17 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	28 min
May 9, 3:19 AM CDT	Flood Watch	HGX	40 hr
May 9, 1:58 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	92 min
May 10, 1:52 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	SHV	13 days
May 12, 2:27 AM CDT	Flood Watch	HGX	67 hr
May 14, 12:30 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	3 hr
May 16, 7:48 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	HGX	18 hr
May 29, 5:54 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	36 min
May 29, 7:45 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	30 min
May 29, 8:30 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	HGX	3 hr
May 30, 5:43 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	62 min
May 30, 6:47 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	HGX	118 min
May 30, 6:47 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	28 min
Jun 3, 1:11 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Jun 3, 11:53 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	HGX	112 min
Jun 3, 11:58 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	62 min
Jun 5, 7:27 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	18 min
Jun 5, 7:52 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	HGX	3 hr
Jun 7, 6:03 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	27 min
Jun 8, 4:55 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	35 min
Jun 10, 2:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr
Jun 10, 5:55 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	95 min
Jun 10, 7:27 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	48 min
Jun 10, 7:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	45 min
Jun 10, 7:47 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	88 min
Jun 10, 8:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	40 min
Jun 14, 3:27 PM CDT	Heat Advisory	HGX	7 days
Jun 15, 2:25 PM CDT	Excessive Heat Watch	HGX	13 hr
Jun 16, 3:07 AM CDT	Excessive Heat Warning	HGX	6 days
Jun 16, 5:38 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	2 hr
Jun 20, 3:44 PM CDT	Heat Advisory	HGX	28 hr
Jun 21, 5:48 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	5 hr
Jun 21, 11:55 PM CDT	Heat Advisory	HGX	10 days
Jun 23, 3:43 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Jun 24, 3:15 AM CDT	Excessive Heat Watch	HGX	12 hr
Jun 24, 3:37 PM CDT	Excessive Heat Warning	HGX	53 hr
Jun 26, 8:49 PM CDT	Heat Advisory	HGX	5 days
Jul 9, 3:39 AM CDT	Heat Advisory	HGX	15 days
Jul 13, 3:53 AM CDT	Excessive Heat Warning	HGX	16 hr
Jul 13, 3:53 AM CDT	Heat Advisory	HGX	11 days
Jul 29, 2:47 PM CDT	Heat Advisory	HGX	18 days
Jul 31, 3:17 AM CDT	Excessive Heat Warning	HGX	66 hr
Jul 31, 3:17 AM CDT	Heat Advisory	HGX	11 hr
Aug 4, 2:37 PM CDT	Excessive Heat Warning	HGX	10 days
Aug 15, 3:55 AM CDT	Fire Weather Watch	HGX	17 hr
Aug 15, 3:04 PM CDT	Fire Weather Watch	HGX	30 hr
Aug 16, 3:31 AM CDT	Excessive Heat Watch	HGX	12 hr
Aug 16, 3:34 PM CDT	Fire Weather Watch	HGX	29 hr
Aug 16, 3:44 PM CDT	Excessive Heat Warning	HGX	29 hr
Aug 17, 3:11 AM CDT	Fire Weather Watch	HGX	42 hr
Aug 17, 3:12 AM CDT	Excessive Heat Warning	HGX	5 days
Aug 18, 3:32 AM CDT	Fire Weather Watch	HGX	42 hr
Aug 20, 2:18 PM CDT	Red Flag Warning	HGX	31 hr
Aug 21, 3:55 PM CDT	Heat Advisory	HGX	30 hr
Aug 21, 6:46 PM CDT	Red Flag Warning	HGX	27 hr
Aug 22, 3:43 PM CDT	Excessive Heat Warning	HGX	27 hr
Aug 22, 3:43 PM CDT	Heat Advisory	HGX	42 hr
Aug 23, 3:29 AM CDT	Red Flag Warning	HGX	19 hr
Aug 23, 3:00 PM CDT	Excessive Heat Warning	HGX	54 hr
Aug 23, 3:00 PM CDT	Heat Advisory	HGX	4 days
Aug 25, 11:04 PM CDT	Excessive Heat Warning	HGX	47 hr
Aug 27, 2:36 PM CDT	Heat Advisory	HGX	31 hr
Aug 27, 3:45 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Aug 29, 2:15 PM CDT	Red Flag Warning	HGX	30 hr
Sep 5, 9:36 AM CDT	Heat Advisory	HGX	11 hr
Sep 5, 3:15 PM CDT	Heat Advisory	HGX	30 hr
Sep 6, 3:28 PM CDT	Heat Advisory	HGX	54 hr
Sep 7, 8:16 PM CDT	Excessive Heat Warning	HGX	25 hr
Sep 8, 11:48 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	42 min
Sep 9, 12:29 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	61 min
Sep 9, 2:28 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Sep 9, 3:26 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	49 min
Sep 15, 11:59 PM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	HGX	9 hr
Sep 24, 2:54 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	36 min
Sep 24, 4:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	35 min
Sep 25, 2:36 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Oct 5, 4:13 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	32 min
Oct 26, 7:36 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	24 min
Nov 1, 2:31 AM CDT	Freeze Warning	HGX	30 hr
Nov 20, 11:56 AM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Nov 20, 12:19 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	HGX	26 min
Nov 20, 12:45 PM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	6 hr
Nov 30, 3:52 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	83 min
Dec 1, 6:01 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	HGX	29 min
Dec 1, 6:29 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	HGX	31 min
Dec 9, 5:00 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	HGX	45 min
Dec 9, 5:36 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	HGX	24 min
Dec 23, 8:39 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	HGX	81 min
Dec 24, 10:36 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	HGX	39 min

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	17
Severe Thunderstorm Watch	6
Tornado Watch	4
Mesoscale Discussion	24
Special Weather Statement	39
Flooding
River Flood Warning	10
Flood Watch	2
Areal Flood Advisory	8
Heat
Excessive Heat Warning	11
Excessive Heat Watch	3
Heat Advisory	15
Cold
Freeze Warning	2
Wind and dust
Wind Advisory	1
Fire
Red Flag Warning	4
Fire Weather Watch	5
Fog and smoke
Dense Fog Advisory	8

The busiest days

Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.

Nearby

Alerts in force now Tornadoes on record Forecast The radar archive 2022 2024

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.