Alert archive / Texas / Yoakum County
Weather alerts in Yoakum County, Texas, 2016
82 weather alerts in 2016, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Yoakum County and its neighbors
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2016. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 82
- Warnings
- 16
- Watches
- 13
- Advisories
- 29
- Busiest month
- March22 alerts
- Busiest day
- March 27, 20164 alerts
Over time
By month
Warning verification
How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.
Yoakum County, 2016
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 2 | 1 | 50% | 6 | 33% | 7 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 0 | 0 |
Each office's whole area, 2016
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Lubbock, TX: tornado warnings | 10 | 5 | 50% | 14 | 79% | 21 min |
| NWS Lubbock, TX: severe thunderstorm warnings | 249 | 98 | 61% | 227 | 70% | 19 min |
| NWS Lubbock, TX: flash flood warnings | 7 | 2 | 71% | 5 | 60% | 40 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 7:13 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | LUB | 14 hr |
| Jan 5, 11:53 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | LUB | 9 hr |
| Jan 21, 2:27 AM CST | Wind Advisory | LUB | 14 hr |
| Jan 23, 2:38 PM CST | Fire Weather Watch | LUB | 13 hr |
| Jan 24, 3:47 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | LUB | 14 hr |
| Jan 29, 5:31 AM CST | Fire Weather Watch | LUB | 25 hr |
| Jan 30, 6:27 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | LUB | 12 hr |
| Jan 31, 5:03 AM CST | High Wind Watch | LUB | 24 hr |
| Feb 1, 5:08 AM CST | High Wind Warning | LUB | 10 hr |
| Feb 1, 2:56 PM CST | Wind Advisory | LUB | 3 hr |
| Feb 16, 2:44 PM CST | Fire Weather Watch | LUB | 37 hr |
| Feb 18, 4:12 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | LUB | 14 hr |
| Mar 7, 3:35 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | LUB | 9 hr |
| Mar 13, 6:43 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | LUB | 21 hr |
| Mar 14, 3:32 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | LUB | 16 hr |
| Mar 15, 5:36 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | LUB | 12 hr |
| Mar 15, 11:16 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | LUB | 4 hr |
| Mar 20, 6:31 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | LUB | 48 hr |
| Mar 21, 6:00 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | LUB | 34 hr |
| Mar 21, 3:32 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | LUB | 29 hr |
| Mar 22, 3:50 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | LUB | 29 hr |
| Mar 22, 3:54 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | LUB | 29 hr |
| Mar 23, 3:43 AM CDT | Blowing Dust Advisory | LUB | 17 hr |
| Mar 23, 3:43 AM CDT | High Wind Warning | LUB | 15 hr |
| Mar 26, 2:26 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | LUB | 6 hr |
| Mar 26, 8:50 PM CDT | High Wind Warning | LUB | 2 hr |
| Mar 26, 8:50 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | LUB | 6 hr |
| Mar 26, 9:38 PM CDT | Blowing Dust Advisory | LUB | 74 min |
| Mar 27, 3:21 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | LUB | 24 hr |
| Mar 28, 3:18 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | LUB | 37 hr |
| Mar 28, 3:18 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | LUB | 29 hr |
| Mar 29, 3:53 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | LUB | 28 hr |
| Mar 30, 4:42 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | LUB | 14 hr |
| Mar 31, 3:56 PM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | LUB | 13 hr |
| Apr 4, 4:22 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | LUB | 24 hr |
| Apr 5, 9:12 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | LUB | 7 hr |
| Apr 10, 2:56 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Apr 10, 6:57 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 93 min |
| Apr 15, 5:13 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Apr 26, 6:31 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | LUB | 14 hr |
| Apr 28, 10:31 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 89 min |
| Apr 28, 10:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| May 8, 4:19 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | LUB | 16 hr |
| May 17, 10:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | 27 min |
| May 17, 10:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LUB | 24 min |
| May 17, 10:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LUB | 28 min |
| May 21, 2:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| May 21, 6:26 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 22, 12:05 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 29, 1:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| May 29, 2:42 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 29, 7:05 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 85 min |
| May 30, 2:28 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 9, 3:31 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 9, 7:28 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 92 min |
| Jun 11, 7:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | 62 min |
| Jun 13, 4:43 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Jun 15, 2:24 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Jul 6, 1:16 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | LUB | 7 hr |
| Jul 6, 4:14 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | LUB | 28 hr |
| Jul 8, 5:11 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 94 min |
| Jul 10, 5:33 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 87 min |
| Jul 10, 7:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | 37 min |
| Jul 10, 7:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | 51 min |
| Jul 13, 3:22 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | LUB | 17 hr |
| Jul 14, 3:08 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | LUB | 16 hr |
| Aug 2, 8:36 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | 39 min |
| Aug 12, 8:00 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LUB | 2 hr |
| Aug 29, 3:02 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LUB | 88 min |
| Aug 30, 3:35 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LUB | 115 min |
| Sep 12, 6:08 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LUB | 112 min |
| Sep 15, 4:58 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 92 min |
| Sep 16, 2:29 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Sep 17, 5:56 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Nov 5, 3:00 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | LUB | 7 hr |
| Nov 6, 10:37 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LUB | 38 min |
| Nov 26, 3:20 PM CST | Wind Advisory | LUB | 26 hr |
| Dec 16, 4:24 AM CST | Wind Advisory | LUB | 14 hr |
| Dec 17, 4:00 AM CST | High Wind Warning | LUB | 10 hr |
| Dec 17, 4:00 AM CST | Wind Advisory | LUB | 14 hr |
| Dec 17, 4:13 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | LUB | 29 hr |
| Dec 24, 3:31 PM CST | Wind Advisory | LUB | 25 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 | 2 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 3 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 18 |
| Special Weather Statement | 6 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 4 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 2 |
| Heat | |
| Heat Advisory | 4 |
| Cold | |
| Wind Chill Advisory | 1 |
| Wind and dust | |
| High Wind Warning | 4 |
| High Wind Watch | 1 |
| Blowing Dust Advisory | 2 |
| Wind Advisory | 14 |
| Fire | |
| Red Flag Warning | 10 |
| Fire Weather Watch | 9 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 2 |
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.