Replay · AL042024
Debby: the story
Aug 2, 15:00 UTC – Aug 10, 18:00 UTC · 51 NHC advisories. Radar, warnings, storm reports, ground stops and SEC filings, in order, with 2,049 links that show their evidence.
- 4,758 NWS warnings
- 3,297 storm reports
- 145 FAA airport programs
- 5 8-Ks naming Debby
- 2,049 rule-based links
- 300,771 customers out at the peak, in Florida
- 1,171 radar frames, 10 min apart
Chapter 1: Approach
Aug 2
- The replay opens on the first NHC advisory.Replay from here
Chapter 2: Tampa
Aug 3–4
- TPA ground delay program.
“TPA was inside the Tornado Watch; the ground delay program began 12 min before issuance”
Replay from hereWhy linked
Chapter 3: Florida's peak
Aug 5
- First 8-K naming Debby.
“Alico Inc. filed an 8-K on 2024-08-05 naming Hurricane Debby”
Replay from hereWhy linked - Peak outages: 300,771 customers out of power in Florida. The most in one county: Pinellas County, FL, 49,200 out (14% of its customers) at 04:15 UTC.Replay from here
Chapter 4: The long tail
Aug 6–10
The replay follows Debby until the storm dissipates.
Chapter 5: Aftermath
Aug 10–Sep 5
- The replay window ends: the storm has dissipated.Replay from here
- The aftermath: 1 8-K names Debby after the storm, the last on 2024-09-05.Replay from here
How we link records
| Rule | What it checks | Links |
|---|---|---|
| R4 solid | A storm report inside a warning polygon while it was in effect | 1,886 |
| R3 solid | An SEC 8-K that names the storm | 5 |
| R2 dashed | An airport program inside a warning that had been in effect for over 60 min (context) | 115 |
| R5 dashed | An airport program inside the storm's own tropical watch or warning | 3 |
| R1c solid | A weather airport program inside a convective warning or watch, within 60 min of issuance | 29 |
| R1o dashed | The same, for other hazards such as floods | 11 |
Solid lines mark rules that passed an independent check; dashed lines are context. Links are rule-based facts: each shows two records that overlap in place and time. How we know
Where this storm's data comes from
Every layer, the provider behind it and the period it covers.
| Layer | Provider | Period | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| MRMS SeamlessHSR | NOAA/NSSL via Iowa Environmental Mesonet | Aug 2, 15:00 UTC – Aug 10, 18:00 UTC | 1,171 |
| NWS storm-based warning polygons | NOAA National Weather Service via Iowa Environmental Mesonet | Aug 2, 15:00 UTC – Aug 10, 18:00 UTC | 4,758 |
| NWS Local Storm Reports | NOAA National Weather Service via Iowa Environmental Mesonet | Aug 2, 15:00 UTC – Aug 10, 18:00 UTC | 3,297 |
| NHC advisories and best track | NOAA National Hurricane Center | Aug 2, 15:00 UTC – Aug 10, 18:00 UTC | 51 |
| FAA airport programs (ground stops and ground delay programs) | FAA Air Traffic Control System Command Center | Aug 2, 15:00 UTC – Aug 10, 18:00 UTC | 145 |
| SEC EDGAR 8-K filings | U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission | Aug 2, 15:00 UTC – Aug 10, 18:00 UTC | 5 |
| ORNL EAGLE-I | Oak Ridge National Laboratory | Aug 2, 15:00 UTC – Aug 10, 18:00 UTC | 966 |
- Radar: NOAA/NSSL MRMS SeamlessHSR, via the Iowa Environmental Mesonet (IEM), Iowa State University
- Warnings: NOAA/NWS, storm-based polygons via the Iowa Environmental Mesonet
- Storm reports: NOAA/NWS Local Storm Reports via the Iowa Environmental Mesonet
- Advisories and best track: NOAA/National Hurricane Center
- Airport programs: FAA Air Traffic Control System Command Center
- Filings: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission EDGAR
- Power outages: Oak Ridge National Laboratory, EAGLE-I (CC BY 4.0)
- County boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau
