Alert archive / California / Kern County

Weather alerts in Kern County, California, 2023

260 weather alerts in 2023, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.

Kern County and its neighbors

Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2023. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts
260
Warnings
68
Watches
31
Advisories
135
Busiest month
August64 alerts
Busiest day
August 21, 202317 alerts

Over time

By month

Warning verification

How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.

Kern County, 2023

WarningsWith a reportFalse alarm ratioReportsInside a warningMean lead time
Tornado warnings00
Severe thunderstorm warnings60100%50%
Flash flood warnings27774%3730%206 min

Each office's whole area, 2023

WarningsWith a reportFalse alarm ratioReportsInside a warningMean lead time
NWS Hanford, CA: tornado warnings60100%10%
NWS Hanford, CA: severe thunderstorm warnings24292%4124%15 min
NWS Hanford, CA: flash flood warnings60887%5920%193 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, Pacific Time. Each opens its own page with the text, the map, the radar and the sounding.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Dec 31, 7:19 PM PSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHNX5 hr
Dec 31, 9:31 PM PSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHNX2 hr
Jan 1, 11:43 AM PSTWinter Weather AdvisoryHNX40 hr
Jan 3, 2:37 AM PSTFlood WatchHNX68 hr
Jan 3, 11:17 AM PSTHigh Wind WarningHNX47 hr
Jan 3, 11:17 AM PSTWind AdvisoryHNX47 hr
Jan 5, 2:40 AM PSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHNX3 hr
Jan 6, 12:26 AM PSTDense Fog AdvisoryHNX10 hr
Jan 6, 1:23 AM PSTFlood WatchHNX5 days
Jan 6, 12:34 PM PSTWind AdvisoryHNX45 hr
Jan 8, 10:28 AM PSTHigh Wind WarningHNX36 hr
Jan 8, 10:28 AM PSTWind AdvisoryHNX30 hr
Jan 9, 3:13 PM PSTAreal Flood WarningHNX6 hr
Jan 9, 6:44 PM PSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHNX3 hr
Jan 9, 8:20 PM PSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHNX3 hr
Jan 11, 1:07 PM PSTWinter Storm WatchHNX24 hr
Jan 12, 1:08 PM PSTWinter Storm WarningHNX4 days
Jan 12, 1:17 PM PSTFlood WatchHNX59 hr
Jan 12, 7:49 PM PSTWind AdvisoryHNX26 hr
Jan 14, 1:17 PM PSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHNX118 min
Jan 14, 2:19 PM PSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHNX3 hr
Jan 15, 2:09 PM PSTWinter Weather AdvisoryHNX41 hr
Jan 15, 9:26 PM PSTWind AdvisoryHNX15 hr
Jan 17, 8:18 AM PSTWinter Weather AdvisoryHNX6 min
Jan 19, 1:00 AM PSTFreeze WatchHNX31 hr
Jan 19, 1:00 AM PSTWind AdvisoryHNX21 hr
Jan 20, 7:45 AM PSTFreeze WarningHNX4 days
Jan 21, 9:50 AM PSTDense Fog AdvisoryHNX25 hr
Jan 21, 9:50 AM PSTHigh Wind WatchHNX19 hr
Jan 22, 4:33 AM PSTHigh Wind WarningHNX35 hr
Jan 22, 4:33 AM PSTWind AdvisoryHNX31 hr
Jan 23, 11:50 AM PSTDense Fog AdvisoryHNX19 hr
Jan 25, 4:11 AM PSTDense Fog AdvisoryHNX6 hr
Jan 25, 12:07 PM PSTDense Fog AdvisoryHNX21 hr
Jan 28, 12:34 AM PSTFreeze WatchHNX47 hr
Jan 28, 6:23 AM PSTDense Fog AdvisoryHNX5 hr
Jan 28, 11:39 AM PSTWind AdvisoryHNX28 hr
Jan 28, 12:39 PM PSTWinter Weather AdvisoryHNX47 hr
Jan 29, 11:21 PM PSTFreeze WarningHNX58 hr
Jan 30, 6:00 AM PSTDense Fog AdvisoryHNX5 hr
Jan 30, 2:17 PM PSTDense Fog AdvisoryHNX8 hr
Jan 31, 7:17 PM PSTDense Fog AdvisoryHNX11 hr
Feb 3, 11:58 AM PSTWinter Storm WarningHNX58 hr
Feb 3, 12:31 PM PSTWind AdvisoryHNX59 hr
Feb 3, 9:58 PM PSTDense Fog AdvisoryHNX12 hr
Feb 4, 10:01 PM PSTWinter Weather AdvisoryHNX36 hr
Feb 6, 5:13 AM PSTDense Fog AdvisoryHNX6 hr
Feb 6, 9:34 PM PSTDense Fog AdvisoryHNX11 hr
Feb 7, 12:53 PM PSTDense Fog AdvisoryHNX20 hr
Feb 8, 10:11 AM PSTDense Fog AdvisoryHNX23 hr
Feb 9, 10:54 AM PSTDense Fog AdvisoryHNX22 hr
Feb 10, 9:39 AM PSTWind AdvisoryHNX12 hr
Feb 12, 11:51 AM PSTFreeze WatchHNX24 hr
Feb 12, 11:51 AM PSTHigh Wind WatchHNX13 hr
Feb 13, 1:10 AM PSTHigh Wind WarningHNX42 hr
Feb 13, 1:10 AM PSTWind AdvisoryHNX42 hr
Feb 13, 11:59 AM PSTFreeze WarningHNX69 hr
Feb 19, 12:43 AM PSTHigh Wind WatchHNX24 hr
Feb 20, 12:02 AM PSTWinter Storm WatchHNX12 hr
Feb 20, 1:01 AM PSTHigh Wind WarningHNX57 hr
Feb 20, 1:01 AM PSTWind AdvisoryHNX50 hr
Feb 20, 11:48 AM PSTWinter Storm WarningHNX5 days
Feb 20, 11:49 AM PSTBlowing Dust WarningHNX46 hr
Feb 21, 1:37 AM PSTWinter Weather AdvisoryHNX5 days
Feb 22, 9:43 AM PSTBlizzard WarningHNX3 days
Feb 22, 10:28 AM PSTWinter Storm WarningHNX4 days
Feb 22, 11:53 AM PSTWind AdvisoryHNX55 hr
Feb 23, 12:43 AM PSTFlood WatchHNX50 hr
Feb 24, 6:28 PM PSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHNX9 hr
Feb 24, 9:14 PM PSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHNX5 hr
Feb 25, 2:00 AM PSTWinter Storm WatchHNX25 hr
Feb 25, 2:16 AM PSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHNX3 hr
Feb 25, 6:59 PM PSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHNX90 min
Feb 25, 8:30 PM PSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHNX2 hr
Feb 26, 2:33 AM PSTBlizzard WarningHNX3 days
Feb 26, 2:33 AM PSTWinter Storm WarningHNX4 days
Feb 27, 1:05 AM PSTWind AdvisoryHNX20 hr
Feb 28, 1:34 AM PSTFreeze WatchHNX34 hr
Feb 28, 1:34 AM PSTWind AdvisoryHNX44 hr
Feb 28, 11:08 AM PSTFreeze WarningHNX46 hr
Mar 1, 11:54 AM PSTFreeze WarningHNX45 hr
Mar 2, 1:05 PM PSTWinter Storm WarningHNX4 days
Mar 4, 3:14 PM PSTWinter Weather AdvisoryHNX37 hr
Mar 4, 11:36 PM PSTWind AdvisoryHNX21 hr
Mar 7, 12:26 PM PSTFlood WatchHNX8 days
Mar 7, 12:50 PM PSTWinter Storm WatchHNX14 hr
Mar 8, 1:20 AM PSTWind AdvisoryHNX69 hr
Mar 8, 3:08 AM PSTWinter Storm WarningHNX7 days
Mar 10, 1:51 AM PSTHigh Wind WarningHNX14 hr
Mar 10, 2:59 AM PSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHNX3 hr
Mar 10, 6:44 AM PSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHNX8 hr
Mar 10, 10:44 AM PSTFlash Flood Warning EmergencyCatastrophic damage threatHNX7 hr
Mar 10, 2:20 PM PSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHNX18 hr
Mar 10, 2:20 PM PSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHNX18 hr
Mar 10, 5:51 PM PSTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatHNX14 hr
Mar 11, 2:04 PM PSTSpecial Weather StatementHNX26 min
Mar 11, 2:43 PM PSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHNX11 hr
Mar 11, 2:50 PM PSTSpecial Weather StatementHNX25 min
Mar 11, 3:11 PM PSTSpecial Weather StatementHNX34 min
Mar 11, 3:20 PM PSTSpecial Weather StatementHNX25 min
Mar 11, 4:11 PM PSTFlash Flood WarningHNX9 hr
Mar 14, 4:40 AM PDTAreal Flood AdvisoryHNX12 hr
Mar 14, 8:41 AM PDTHigh Wind WarningHNX10 hr
Mar 14, 8:41 AM PDTWind AdvisoryHNX18 hr
Mar 14, 7:13 PM PDTAreal Flood AdvisoryHNX5 hr
Mar 15, 10:56 AM PDTAreal Flood AdvisoryHNX54 hr
Mar 16, 10:22 AM PDTAreal Flood AdvisoryHNX31 hr
Mar 17, 2:18 PM PDTWinter Storm WatchHNX71 hr
Mar 18, 2:02 PM PDTWinter Storm WarningHNX45 hr
Mar 19, 5:46 AM PDTFlood WatchHNX23 hr
Mar 19, 7:33 AM PDTWind AdvisoryHNX9 hr
Mar 20, 1:25 PM PDTWinter Storm WarningHNX58 hr
Mar 20, 1:34 PM PDTHigh Wind WarningHNX31 hr
Mar 20, 1:34 PM PDTWind AdvisoryHNX39 hr
Mar 20, 2:02 PM PDTFlood WatchHNX57 hr
Mar 21, 9:10 AM PDTAreal Flood AdvisoryHNX23 hr
Mar 21, 11:07 AM PDTSpecial Weather StatementHNX38 min
Mar 21, 12:14 PM PDTSpecial Weather StatementHNX46 min
Mar 21, 12:38 PM PDTAreal Flood AdvisoryHNX3 hr
Mar 23, 12:20 AM PDTWind AdvisoryHNX53 hr
Mar 23, 1:37 PM PDTWinter Weather AdvisoryHNX21 hr
Mar 24, 12:33 PM PDTWinter Storm WatchHNX48 hr
Mar 26, 12:19 PM PDTWinter Storm WarningHNX3 days
Mar 28, 1:37 AM PDTWind AdvisoryHNX51 hr
Mar 28, 5:02 AM PDTWinter Weather AdvisoryHNX54 hr
Mar 28, 9:56 AM PDTFlood WatchHNX43 hr
Mar 30, 5:07 AM PDTFlood WatchHNX6 hr
Mar 30, 11:17 AM PDTWinter Weather AdvisoryHNX6 hr
Apr 1, 1:02 AM PDTHigh Wind WatchHNX23 hr
Apr 2, 12:03 AM PDTHigh Wind WarningHNX53 hr
Apr 2, 8:08 AM PDTWind AdvisoryHNX39 hr
Apr 3, 5:26 AM PDTDense Fog AdvisoryHNX5 hr
Apr 11, 12:05 PM PDTWind AdvisoryHNX41 hr
Apr 13, 5:12 AM PDTWind AdvisoryHNX23 hr
Apr 17, 12:45 AM PDTWind AdvisoryHNX3 days
Apr 22, 11:59 AM PDTWind AdvisoryHNX41 hr
Apr 24, 12:28 PM PDTWind AdvisoryHNX17 hr
Apr 30, 10:56 AM PDTWind AdvisoryHNX42 hr
May 9, 1:04 AM PDTWind AdvisoryHNX34 hr
May 10, 11:18 PM PDTHeat AdvisoryHNX5 days
May 20, 4:11 PM PDTSpecial Weather StatementHNX34 min
May 20, 4:21 PM PDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHNX24 min
May 21, 6:48 PM PDTFlash Flood WarningHNX57 min
May 21, 7:04 PM PDTFlash Flood WarningHNX101 min
May 21, 7:53 PM PDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHNX22 min
May 22, 5:00 PM PDTAreal Flood AdvisoryHNX78 min
May 26, 8:21 AM PDTWind AdvisoryHNX17 hr
Jun 5, 10:09 PM PDTSpecial Weather StatementHNX36 min
Jun 6, 8:14 PM PDTAreal Flood AdvisoryHNX61 min
Jun 6, 10:23 PM PDTAreal Flood AdvisoryHNX112 min
Jun 6, 11:51 PM PDTAreal Flood AdvisoryHNX114 min
Jun 7, 2:19 AM PDTAreal Flood AdvisoryHNX116 min
Jun 7, 4:10 AM PDTAreal Flood AdvisoryHNX50 min
Jun 11, 4:14 PM PDTAreal Flood AdvisoryHNX30 min
Jun 11, 4:37 PM PDTSpecial Weather StatementHNX38 min
Jun 11, 4:44 PM PDTFlash Flood WarningHNX105 min
Jun 16, 4:26 PM PDTSpecial Weather StatementHNX49 min
Jun 17, 11:14 AM PDTWind AdvisoryHNX60 hr
Jun 27, 9:20 AM PDTExcessive Heat WatchHNX50 hr
Jun 28, 11:46 AM PDTExcessive Heat WarningHNX4 days
Jun 28, 11:46 AM PDTHeat AdvisoryHNX4 days
Jul 7, 1:40 AM PDTWind AdvisoryHNX29 hr
Jul 10, 2:34 AM PDTExcessive Heat WatchHNX45 hr
Jul 11, 11:23 PM PDTExcessive Heat WarningHNX6 days
Jul 12, 12:40 PM PDTHeat AdvisoryHNX5 days
Jul 18, 11:53 AM PDTExcessive Heat WatchHNX39 hr
Jul 19, 12:26 PM PDTExcessive Heat WarningHNX4 days
Jul 19, 12:26 PM PDTHeat AdvisoryHNX59 hr
Jul 19, 12:26 PM PDTHeat AdvisoryHNX72 hr
Aug 10, 2:27 PM PDTAreal Flood AdvisoryHNX3 hr
Aug 10, 3:35 PM PDTAreal Flood AdvisoryHNX3 hr
Aug 13, 1:23 AM PDTHeat AdvisoryHNX5 days
Aug 13, 1:59 PM PDTSpecial Weather StatementHNX46 min
Aug 13, 2:43 PM PDTAreal Flood AdvisoryHNX2 hr
Aug 13, 4:49 PM PDTSpecial Weather StatementHNX26 min
Aug 13, 6:04 PM PDTSpecial Weather StatementHNX26 min
Aug 13, 6:16 PM PDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHNX29 min
Aug 13, 7:03 PM PDTSpecial Weather StatementHNX27 min
Aug 13, 7:28 PM PDTSpecial Weather StatementHNX32 min
Aug 13, 7:31 PM PDTSpecial Weather StatementHNX29 min
Aug 13, 7:59 PM PDTSpecial Weather StatementHNX31 min
Aug 13, 8:02 PM PDTSpecial Weather StatementHNX28 min
Aug 17, 12:51 PM PDTFlood WatchHNX4 days
Aug 19, 1:16 PM PDTFlash Flood WarningHNX84 min
Aug 19, 1:19 PM PDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Aug 19, 1:40 PM PDTSpecial Weather StatementHNX35 min
Aug 19, 1:53 PM PDTFlash Flood WarningHNX112 min
Aug 19, 2:31 PM PDTAreal Flood AdvisoryHNX21 min
Aug 19, 2:51 PM PDTFlash Flood WarningHNX72 min
Aug 19, 3:01 PM PDTSpecial Weather StatementHNX29 min
Aug 19, 3:07 PM PDTAreal Flood AdvisoryHNX113 min
Aug 19, 3:35 PM PDTSpecial Weather StatementHNX40 min
Aug 19, 3:56 PM PDTSpecial Weather StatementHNX49 min
Aug 19, 3:59 PM PDTSpecial Weather StatementHNX46 min
Aug 19, 4:55 PM PDTSpecial Weather StatementHNX50 min
Aug 19, 5:49 PM PDTWind AdvisoryHNX3 hr
Aug 20, 12:43 AM PDTHigh Wind WarningHNX26 hr
Aug 20, 11:52 AM PDTAreal Flood AdvisoryHNX13 hr
Aug 20, 12:02 PM PDTFlash Flood WarningHNX3 hr
Aug 20, 12:03 PM PDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatHNX5 hr
Aug 20, 12:08 PM PDTAreal Flood AdvisoryHNX5 hr
Aug 20, 2:05 PM PDTAreal Flood AdvisoryHNX4 hr
Aug 20, 2:16 PM PDTFlash Flood WarningHNX3 hr
Aug 20, 2:25 PM PDTAreal Flood AdvisoryHNX3 hr
Aug 20, 2:35 PM PDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatHNX8 hr
Aug 20, 3:21 PM PDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatHNX2 hr
Aug 20, 3:23 PM PDTAreal Flood AdvisoryHNX3 hr
Aug 20, 3:36 PM PDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatHNX114 min
Aug 20, 4:02 PM PDTFlash Flood WarningHNX9 hr
Aug 20, 4:04 PM PDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatHNX8 hr
Aug 20, 5:00 PM PDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatHNX8 hr
Aug 20, 5:19 PM PDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatHNX6 hr
Aug 20, 5:26 PM PDTFlash Flood WarningHNX7 hr
Aug 20, 5:36 PM PDTFlash Flood WarningHNX6 hr
Aug 20, 5:59 PM PDTFlash Flood WarningHNX5 hr
Aug 20, 6:02 PM PDTFlash Flood WarningHNX6 hr
Aug 20, 6:04 PM PDTAreal Flood AdvisoryHNX6 hr
Aug 20, 6:50 PM PDTFlash Flood WarningHNX5 hr
Aug 20, 7:31 PM PDTAreal Flood AdvisoryHNX5 hr
Aug 20, 8:58 PM PDTAreal Flood AdvisoryHNX3 hr
Aug 20, 9:12 PM PDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatHNX3 hr
Aug 20, 9:17 PM PDTAreal Flood AdvisoryHNX3 hr
Aug 21, 2:53 PM PDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHNX67 min
Aug 21, 2:57 PM PDTAreal Flood AdvisoryHNX2 hr
Aug 21, 3:17 PM PDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHNX28 min
Aug 21, 3:27 PM PDTFlash Flood WarningHNX109 min
Aug 21, 3:45 PM PDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHNX30 min
Aug 21, 5:13 PM PDTFlash Flood WarningHNX3 hr
Aug 21, 5:28 PM PDTSpecial Weather StatementHNX32 min
Aug 21, 5:39 PM PDTAreal Flood AdvisoryHNX92 min
Aug 21, 6:00 PM PDTAreal Flood AdvisoryHNX72 min
Aug 21, 6:12 PM PDTAreal Flood AdvisoryHNX3 hr
Aug 21, 7:10 PM PDTAreal Flood AdvisoryHNX3 hr
Sep 19, 2:07 PM PDTWind AdvisoryHNX57 hr
Sep 29, 2:32 AM PDTWind AdvisoryHNX44 hr
Oct 9, 11:51 AM PDTWind AdvisoryHNX58 hr
Oct 21, 11:37 AM PDTWind AdvisoryHNX44 hr
Oct 27, 12:01 AM PDTWind AdvisoryHNX35 hr
Oct 27, 12:13 AM PDTFire Weather WatchHNX14 hr
Oct 27, 2:01 PM PDTRed Flag WarningHNX3 days
Nov 6, 11:23 PM PSTWind AdvisoryHNX24 hr
Nov 7, 2:43 AM PSTDense Fog AdvisoryHNX6 hr
Nov 14, 2:28 AM PSTWind AdvisoryHNX41 hr
Nov 18, 1:54 AM PSTWind AdvisoryHNX42 hr
Nov 23, 11:07 AM PSTFreeze WatchHNX16 hr
Nov 24, 3:24 AM PSTFreeze WarningHNX5 days
Nov 30, 12:04 AM PSTWind AdvisoryHNX34 hr
Dec 6, 2:55 AM PSTWind AdvisoryHNX52 hr
Dec 7, 1:38 AM PSTFreeze WatchHNX26 hr
Dec 8, 3:17 AM PSTFreeze WarningHNX5 days
Dec 8, 11:19 PM PSTDense Fog AdvisoryHNX11 hr
Dec 19, 3:53 PM PSTFlood WatchHNX52 hr
Dec 19, 3:54 PM PSTWind AdvisoryHNX33 hr
Dec 21, 1:58 PM PSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHNX2 hr
Dec 21, 8:51 PM PSTDense Fog AdvisoryHNX12 hr
Dec 22, 10:52 AM PSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHNX3 hr
Dec 22, 8:12 PM PSTDense Fog AdvisoryHNX14 hr
Dec 24, 7:11 PM PSTDense Fog AdvisoryHNX16 hr
Dec 28, 11:02 AM PSTWinter Weather AdvisoryHNX50 hr
Dec 28, 2:07 PM PSTWind AdvisoryHNX35 hr

By product

Every kind of product issued here, grouped by hazard. Each opens the same place narrowed to that product.

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.