Alert archive / Texas / Rains County
Weather alerts in Rains County, Texas, 2025
107 weather alerts in 2025, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Rains County and its neighbors
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- Alerts
- 107
- Warnings
- 12
- Watches
- 25
- Advisories
- 27
- Busiest month
- May19 alerts
- Busiest day
- March 30, 20255 alerts
Over time
By month
Warning verification
How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.
1 of 2 tornado warnings covering Rains County in 2025 had a tornado report inside them.
Rains County, 2025
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 2 | 1 | 50% | 0 | ||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 6 | 4 | 33% | 2 | 0% | |
| Flash flood warnings | 0 | 0 |
Each office's whole area, 2025
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Fort Worth, TX: tornado warnings | 54 | 21 | 61% | 47 | 79% | 14 min |
| NWS Fort Worth, TX: severe thunderstorm warnings | 491 | 241 | 51% | 945 | 74% | 25 min |
| NWS Fort Worth, TX: flash flood warnings | 140 | 85 | 39% | 265 | 84% | 89 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 4, 11:43 PM CST | Wind Advisory | FWD | 18 hr |
| Jan 5, 3:35 AM CST | Cold Weather Advisory | FWD | 30 hr |
| Jan 7, 3:44 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | FWD | 32 hr |
| Jan 8, 4:17 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | FWD | 47 hr |
| Jan 8, 11:48 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FWD | 48 hr |
| Jan 9, 3:06 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 hr |
| Jan 10, 7:44 PM CST | Freezing Fog Advisory | FWD | 12 hr |
| Jan 18, 1:39 AM CST | Cold Weather Advisory | FWD | 4 days |
| Feb 5, 12:12 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | FWD | 11 hr |
| Feb 12, 3:56 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | FWD | 34 min |
| Feb 17, 1:29 PM CST | Extreme Cold Warning | FWD | 68 hr |
| Feb 17, 2:12 PM CST | Cold Weather Advisory | FWD | 36 hr |
| Feb 18, 12:27 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FWD | 24 hr |
| Feb 20, 3:29 AM CST | Cold Weather Advisory | FWD | 25 hr |
| Feb 24, 1:14 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | FWD | 10 hr |
| Feb 24, 1:55 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | FWD | 20 hr |
| Mar 3, 1:37 PM CST | Wind Advisory | FWD | 31 hr |
| Mar 4, 4:13 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Mar 4, 6:26 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | FWD | 49 min |
| Mar 4, 9:48 PM CST | Wind Advisory | FWD | 6 hr |
| Mar 8, 5:59 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Mar 8, 6:22 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | 38 min |
| Mar 8, 7:52 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 113 min |
| Mar 12, 2:10 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | FWD | 25 hr |
| Mar 12, 2:41 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Mar 12, 4:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Mar 13, 2:07 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | FWD | 29 hr |
| Mar 13, 2:44 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | FWD | 30 hr |
| Mar 18, 1:04 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | FWD | 44 hr |
| Mar 29, 7:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Mar 29, 11:58 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Mar 30, 12:38 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | 56 min |
| Mar 30, 3:06 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 114 min |
| Mar 30, 3:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Apr 2, 10:33 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 117 min |
| Apr 2, 2:47 PM CDT | Flood Watch | FWD | 3 days |
| Apr 2, 3:18 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 117 min |
| Apr 3, 6:38 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Apr 4, 2:26 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
| Apr 4, 3:04 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | 45 min |
| Apr 4, 3:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | 27 min |
| Apr 4, 3:08 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | 30 min |
| Apr 4, 3:33 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 87 min |
| Apr 5, 12:48 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 117 min |
| Apr 5, 12:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | 35 min |
| Apr 12, 1:51 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | FWD | 29 hr |
| Apr 23, 7:21 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | 39 min |
| Apr 24, 10:29 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Apr 28, 1:01 PM CDT | Flood Watch | FWD | 56 hr |
| Apr 30, 9:07 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 113 min |
| Apr 30, 9:50 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| May 5, 5:08 AM CDT | Flood Watch | FWD | 37 hr |
| May 6, 9:17 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 58 min |
| May 6, 9:53 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| May 16, 3:10 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 16, 5:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| May 16, 7:27 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 16, 10:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | 30 min |
| May 17, 2:10 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 35 min |
| May 17, 2:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| May 19, 10:28 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 19, 11:40 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 20, 12:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 3 hr |
| May 20, 1:21 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 54 min |
| May 20, 2:01 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | 44 min |
| May 25, 1:24 PM CDT | Flood Watch | FWD | 35 hr |
| May 25, 10:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| May 26, 2:23 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | 67 min |
| May 26, 2:42 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 93 min |
| May 29, 4:44 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | FWD | 4 hr |
| Jun 3, 8:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 3, 11:45 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 90 min |
| Jun 4, 1:34 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 116 min |
| Jun 7, 10:27 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 8, 4:37 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 53 min |
| Jun 8, 5:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
| Jun 8, 6:18 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 87 min |
| Jun 8, 8:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 8, 9:26 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 94 min |
| Jun 8, 11:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | 74 min |
| Jun 8, 11:29 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 91 min |
| Jun 11, 3:07 AM CDT | Flood Watch | FWD | 39 hr |
| Jul 8, 7:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | 47 min |
| Jul 8, 8:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | 50 min |
| Jul 11, 11:51 PM CDT | Flood Watch | FWD | 43 hr |
| Jul 23, 12:09 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | FWD | 3 days |
| Jul 27, 1:01 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | FWD | 3 days |
| Jul 30, 11:46 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | FWD | 20 hr |
| Aug 6, 11:55 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | FWD | 3 days |
| Aug 14, 11:37 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | FWD | 6 days |
| Sep 5, 6:22 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 113 min |
| Sep 5, 10:20 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 115 min |
| Sep 6, 12:15 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | 60 min |
| Sep 6, 2:27 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | 48 min |
| Oct 18, 12:53 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 67 min |
| Oct 23, 12:33 PM CDT | Flood Watch | FWD | 57 hr |
| Oct 28, 12:26 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | FWD | 43 hr |
| Oct 28, 12:46 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 119 min |
| Nov 7, 11:01 PM CST | Freeze Watch | FWD | 23 hr |
| Nov 8, 10:15 PM CST | Freeze Warning | FWD | 35 hr |
| Nov 20, 5:34 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Nov 20, 7:00 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | FWD | 45 min |
| Nov 23, 3:55 AM CST | Flood Watch | FWD | 32 hr |
| Nov 24, 7:39 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | FWD | 13 hr |
| Dec 5, 1:01 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | FWD | 23 hr |
| Dec 6, 5:37 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | FWD | 16 hr |
| Dec 27, 10:15 PM CST | Wind Advisory | FWD | 29 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 | 6 |
| Tornado Warning | 2 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 11 |
| Tornado Watch | 3 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 33 |
| Special Weather Statement | 10 |
| Flooding | |
| Flood Watch | 8 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Storm Warning | 1 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 1 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 2 |
| Heat | |
| Heat Advisory | 5 |
| Cold | |
| Extreme Cold Warning | 1 |
| Freeze Warning | 1 |
| Freeze Watch | 1 |
| Cold Weather Advisory | 4 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Wind Advisory | 8 |
| Fire | |
| Red Flag Warning | 1 |
| Fire Weather Watch | 1 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 7 |
| Freezing Fog Advisory | 1 |
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.