Alert archive / Texas / Van Zandt County
Weather alerts in Van Zandt County, Texas, 2016
85 weather alerts in 2016, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Van Zandt County and its neighbors
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2016. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 85
- Warnings
- 18
- Watches
- 10
- Advisories
- 23
- Busiest month
- April30 alerts
- Busiest day
- April 29, 201611 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 4 tornado warnings covering Van Zandt County in 2016 had a tornado report inside them.
Van Zandt County, 2016
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 4 | 0 | 100% | 0 | ||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 11 | 4 | 64% | 3 | 100% | 34 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 1 | 0 | 100% | 0 |
Each office's whole area, 2016
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Fort Worth, TX: tornado warnings | 37 | 3 | 92% | 6 | 50% | 4 min |
| NWS Fort Worth, TX: severe thunderstorm warnings | 313 | 133 | 58% | 381 | 90% | 28 min |
| NWS Fort Worth, TX: flash flood warnings | 101 | 47 | 53% | 101 | 91% | 111 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, 3:21 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | FWD | 7 hr |
| Jan 8, 3:06 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Feb 7, 3:21 PM CST | Wind Advisory | FWD | 27 hr |
| Feb 15, 6:42 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | FWD | 33 min |
| Feb 22, 2:59 PM CST | Wind Advisory | FWD | 37 hr |
| Mar 7, 2:53 PM CST | Flash Flood Watch | FWD | 51 hr |
| Mar 8, 7:06 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Mar 8, 7:24 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Mar 8, 9:00 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 90 min |
| Mar 8, 12:43 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | 47 min |
| Mar 8, 12:52 PM CST | Tornado Warning | FWD | 38 min |
| Mar 9, 2:10 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | FWD | 50 min |
| Mar 9, 2:26 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | 3 hr |
| Mar 9, 5:33 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | 6 hr |
| Mar 17, 5:57 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Mar 17, 9:37 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 83 min |
| Mar 19, 3:32 PM CDT | Frost Advisory | FWD | 18 hr |
| Mar 21, 8:24 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | FWD | 47 hr |
| Mar 23, 6:25 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 95 min |
| Mar 23, 6:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Mar 23, 11:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | 35 min |
| Mar 30, 2:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | 40 min |
| Mar 30, 2:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | 64 min |
| Mar 30, 5:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
| Mar 30, 7:17 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 58 min |
| Mar 30, 7:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | 48 min |
| Apr 11, 12:39 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Apr 11, 1:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| Apr 11, 3:26 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 94 min |
| Apr 11, 6:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | 49 min |
| Apr 11, 7:06 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | 24 min |
| Apr 11, 7:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | 50 min |
| Apr 11, 7:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | 40 min |
| Apr 11, 8:38 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 67 min |
| Apr 16, 4:34 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | FWD | 63 hr |
| Apr 18, 5:13 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | 3 hr |
| Apr 20, 4:05 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | 3 hr |
| Apr 20, 4:27 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | 63 min |
| Apr 26, 9:36 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 114 min |
| Apr 26, 10:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| Apr 27, 12:20 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | 55 min |
| Apr 27, 12:39 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | 47 min |
| Apr 29, 12:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | 28 min |
| Apr 29, 12:51 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 114 min |
| Apr 29, 1:08 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| Apr 29, 2:21 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | 4 hr |
| Apr 29, 3:34 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 86 min |
| Apr 29, 3:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | 65 min |
| Apr 29, 4:28 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | FWD | 3 hr |
| Apr 29, 4:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | 54 min |
| Apr 29, 5:04 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | 41 min |
| Apr 29, 5:21 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | 39 min |
| Apr 29, 5:41 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | 3 hr |
| Apr 29, 8:56 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 94 min |
| Apr 29, 9:35 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | 55 min |
| Apr 29, 9:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| May 9, 5:13 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 92 min |
| May 10, 9:43 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 62 min |
| May 10, 10:09 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | 66 min |
| May 12, 12:37 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | 53 min |
| May 23, 10:20 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | 40 min |
| May 23, 10:35 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | 28 min |
| May 29, 4:56 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 94 min |
| May 29, 5:45 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | 2 hr |
| May 31, 10:49 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | FWD | 3 days |
| May 31, 8:15 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | 3 hr |
| Jun 1, 5:19 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | 3 hr |
| Jun 12, 6:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | 60 min |
| Jun 14, 3:43 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | FWD | 4 days |
| Jun 18, 8:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | 36 min |
| Jul 2, 3:47 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | FWD | 5 days |
| Jul 9, 5:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | 36 min |
| Jul 15, 7:38 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 25, 2:10 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | 3 hr |
| Aug 3, 3:07 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | FWD | 10 days |
| Aug 19, 8:01 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | 119 min |
| Sep 18, 8:01 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | 44 min |
| Oct 27, 2:53 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | FWD | 4 hr |
| Nov 19, 3:37 AM CST | Freeze Warning | FWD | 29 hr |
| Nov 22, 9:13 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Nov 28, 9:53 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | FWD | 37 min |
| Dec 5, 10:08 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | FWD | 11 hr |
| Dec 13, 2:24 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | FWD | 8 hr |
| Dec 17, 4:06 AM CST | Wind Advisory | FWD | 20 hr |
| Dec 23, 7:51 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | FWD | 17 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 | 11 |
| Tornado Warning | 4 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 5 |
| Tornado Watch | 2 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 19 |
| Special Weather Statement | 15 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Warning | 1 |
| Flash Flood Warning | 1 |
| Flash Flood Watch | 3 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 10 |
| Heat | |
| Heat Advisory | 3 |
| Cold | |
| Freeze Warning | 1 |
| Frost Advisory | 1 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Wind Advisory | 4 |
| 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.