Alert archive / Virginia / Wise County
Weather alerts in Wise County, Virginia, 2016
99 weather alerts in 2016, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Wise County and its neighbors
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2016. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 99
- Warnings
- 17
- Watches
- 15
- Advisories
- 30
- Busiest month
- July17 alerts
- Busiest day
- July 8, 20165 alerts
Over time
By month
Warning verification
How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.
Wise County, 2016
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 6 | 4 | 33% | 3 | 67% | 19 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 1 | 1 | 0% | 3 | 0% |
Each office's whole area, 2016
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Morristown, TN: tornado warnings | 12 | 4 | 67% | 5 | 100% | 24 min |
| NWS Morristown, TN: severe thunderstorm warnings | 215 | 159 | 26% | 274 | 83% | 20 min |
| NWS Morristown, TN: flash flood warnings | 12 | 8 | 33% | 14 | 71% | 36 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, Eastern Time. Each opens its own page with the text, the map, the radar and the sounding.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 9, 9:06 PM EST | Wind Advisory | MRX | 7 hr |
| Jan 17, 10:15 AM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | MRX | 50 hr |
| Jan 19, 5:07 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | MRX | 41 hr |
| Jan 20, 3:15 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | MRX | 14 hr |
| Jan 21, 5:21 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | MRX | 65 hr |
| Jan 21, 3:47 PM EST | Wind Advisory | MRX | 27 hr |
| Jan 22, 4:47 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 5 hr |
| Feb 1, 2:50 PM EST | Wind Advisory | MRX | 42 hr |
| Feb 7, 3:32 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | MRX | 3 days |
| Feb 11, 3:46 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | MRX | 36 hr |
| Feb 12, 3:05 PM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | MRX | 21 hr |
| Feb 13, 3:27 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | MRX | 14 hr |
| Feb 14, 5:08 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | MRX | 31 hr |
| Feb 15, 11:30 AM EST | Flood Watch | MRX | 16 hr |
| Feb 16, 3:25 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | MRX | 24 hr |
| Feb 23, 3:38 PM EST | Wind Advisory | MRX | 33 hr |
| Feb 24, 4:43 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | MRX | 50 hr |
| Feb 24, 8:14 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Mar 1, 3:43 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 4:19 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | MRX | 41 min |
| Mar 1, 4:58 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | MRX | 62 min |
| Mar 3, 3:23 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | MRX | 23 hr |
| Mar 14, 5:04 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | MRX | 5 hr |
| Mar 14, 12:38 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 97 min |
| Mar 14, 2:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | 48 min |
| Mar 14, 3:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | 50 min |
| Mar 30, 2:54 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | MRX | 29 hr |
| Mar 31, 10:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | 37 min |
| Apr 1, 3:02 PM EDT | Freeze Watch | MRX | 12 hr |
| Apr 2, 3:26 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | MRX | 31 hr |
| Apr 2, 3:26 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | MRX | 24 hr |
| Apr 3, 2:49 PM EDT | Freeze Watch | MRX | 12 hr |
| Apr 4, 3:12 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | MRX | 31 hr |
| Apr 5, 3:14 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | MRX | 30 hr |
| Apr 7, 3:25 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | MRX | 17 hr |
| Apr 7, 3:31 PM EDT | Freeze Watch | MRX | 12 hr |
| Apr 7, 3:31 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | MRX | 18 hr |
| Apr 8, 3:40 AM EDT | Freeze Watch | MRX | 24 hr |
| Apr 8, 3:40 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | MRX | 30 hr |
| Apr 9, 3:27 AM EDT | Hard Freeze Warning | MRX | 31 hr |
| Apr 12, 3:31 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | MRX | 17 hr |
| Apr 22, 6:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | 43 min |
| May 1, 7:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | 35 min |
| May 2, 1:34 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 116 min |
| May 2, 2:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| May 10, 11:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | 24 min |
| May 11, 12:39 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 96 min |
| May 11, 3:39 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | 36 min |
| Jun 1, 6:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | 43 min |
| Jun 2, 6:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | 45 min |
| Jun 2, 7:05 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | 115 min |
| Jun 4, 12:44 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 15, 2:12 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 93 min |
| Jun 16, 10:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | 27 min |
| Jun 21, 2:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Jun 21, 4:26 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 94 min |
| Jun 21, 8:27 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 63 min |
| Jun 22, 12:40 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 22, 1:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | 42 min |
| Jun 22, 1:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | 53 min |
| Jun 23, 6:57 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 93 min |
| Jun 23, 7:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Jun 23, 7:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | 46 min |
| Jun 23, 9:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | 46 min |
| Jul 4, 1:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jul 4, 5:50 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 115 min |
| Jul 4, 7:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | 46 min |
| Jul 4, 8:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | 30 min |
| Jul 8, 1:01 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 59 min |
| Jul 8, 1:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jul 8, 3:49 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 56 min |
| Jul 8, 4:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | 40 min |
| Jul 8, 5:30 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | 3 hr |
| Jul 14, 8:50 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | 25 min |
| Jul 14, 10:24 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | 51 min |
| Jul 23, 5:26 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | 3 hr |
| Jul 27, 1:45 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 27, 2:20 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | 3 hr |
| Jul 27, 8:07 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | 3 hr |
| Jul 28, 1:07 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | 53 min |
| Jul 28, 3:00 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | MRX | 6 hr |
| Aug 8, 5:40 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MRX | 2 hr |
| Aug 15, 3:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | 48 min |
| Aug 17, 4:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | 60 min |
| Sep 26, 1:58 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Oct 20, 4:42 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Oct 22, 3:28 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | MRX | 30 hr |
| Nov 9, 3:09 PM EST | Frost Advisory | MRX | 18 hr |
| Nov 10, 3:21 PM EST | Frost Advisory | MRX | 17 hr |
| Nov 11, 3:38 PM EST | Freeze Watch | MRX | 23 hr |
| Nov 12, 3:04 AM EST | Freeze Warning | MRX | 30 hr |
| Nov 25, 6:46 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | MRX | 2 hr |
| Nov 27, 3:35 AM EST | High Wind Watch | MRX | 25 hr |
| Nov 28, 4:05 AM EST | High Wind Warning | MRX | 27 hr |
| Nov 29, 3:28 PM EST | Wind Advisory | MRX | 24 hr |
| Nov 30, 5:16 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | MRX | 44 min |
| Dec 12, 12:51 AM EST | Wind Advisory | MRX | 7 hr |
| Dec 16, 4:11 AM EST | Wind Advisory | MRX | 51 hr |
| Dec 18, 12:45 AM EST | Wind Advisory | MRX | 6 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 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 5 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 18 |
| Special Weather Statement | 19 |
| Flooding | |
| Flash Flood Warning | 1 |
| Flash Flood Watch | 1 |
| Flood Watch | 1 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 5 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Storm Warning | 2 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 2 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 6 |
| Cold | |
| Freeze Warning | 6 |
| Hard Freeze Warning | 1 |
| Freeze Watch | 5 |
| Frost Advisory | 4 |
| Wind Chill Advisory | 2 |
| Wind and dust | |
| High Wind Warning | 1 |
| High Wind Watch | 1 |
| Wind Advisory | 11 |
| 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.