Alert archive / Colorado / Kiowa County
Weather alerts in Kiowa County, Colorado, 2015
169 weather alerts in 2015, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Kiowa County and its neighbors
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2015. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 169
- Warnings
- 55
- Watches
- 21
- Advisories
- 15
- Busiest month
- May50 alerts
- Busiest day
- May 9, 20159 alerts
Over time
By month
Warning verification
How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.
1 of 2 tornado warnings covering Kiowa County in 2015 had a tornado report inside them; 1 of 1 tornado reports fell inside a warning, on average 3 minutes after it went out.
Kiowa County, 2015
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 2 | 1 | 50% | 1 | 100% | 3 min |
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 36 | 7 | 81% | 2 | 100% | 18 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 0 | 0 |
Each office's whole area, 2015
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Pueblo, CO: tornado warnings | 38 | 10 | 74% | 14 | 71% | 19 min |
| NWS Pueblo, CO: severe thunderstorm warnings | 258 | 63 | 76% | 131 | 70% | 19 min |
| NWS Pueblo, CO: flash flood warnings | 47 | 9 | 81% | 11 | 91% | 33 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, Mountain Time. Each opens its own page with the text, the map, the radar and the sounding.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 20, 3:50 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | PUB | 35 hr |
| Feb 19, 2:53 PM MST | Winter Storm Watch | PUB | 24 hr |
| Feb 20, 3:14 PM MST | Winter Storm Warning | PUB | 3 days |
| Feb 21, 4:18 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | PUB | 59 hr |
| Feb 21, 8:29 PM MST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 6 hr |
| Mar 22, 2:51 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | PUB | 24 hr |
| Mar 23, 3:04 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | 28 hr |
| Mar 31, 1:00 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | PUB | 15 hr |
| Mar 31, 1:00 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | 30 hr |
| Apr 2, 6:20 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 85 min |
| Apr 2, 7:55 PM MDT | Blowing Dust Advisory | PUB | 4 hr |
| Apr 4, 4:04 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | PUB | 35 hr |
| Apr 5, 2:53 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | 30 hr |
| Apr 6, 3:00 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | PUB | 13 hr |
| Apr 7, 4:03 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | 40 hr |
| Apr 13, 3:00 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | 29 hr |
| Apr 14, 3:25 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | 29 hr |
| Apr 16, 6:44 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 61 min |
| Apr 16, 8:16 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | 29 min |
| Apr 16, 8:26 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | 21 min |
| Apr 17, 2:31 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | 29 min |
| Apr 23, 1:10 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 95 min |
| May 2, 6:14 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | 31 min |
| May 2, 6:25 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | 47 min |
| May 2, 6:55 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | 34 min |
| May 3, 6:32 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | 28 min |
| May 4, 4:54 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | 36 min |
| May 6, 4:32 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | 88 min |
| May 6, 5:31 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 89 min |
| May 6, 5:45 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | 90 min |
| May 7, 1:47 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 118 min |
| May 7, 2:11 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| May 7, 5:14 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 7, 6:43 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | 62 min |
| May 7, 7:10 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | 65 min |
| May 8, 12:32 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | 28 min |
| May 9, 6:37 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | 23 min |
| May 9, 11:40 AM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 65 min |
| May 9, 11:55 AM MDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 11 hr |
| May 9, 2:34 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 56 min |
| May 9, 3:20 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | 25 min |
| May 9, 4:04 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | 41 min |
| May 9, 4:19 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | 41 min |
| May 9, 4:24 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | 36 min |
| May 9, 5:16 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 119 min |
| May 14, 2:20 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 22, 2:37 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 83 min |
| May 23, 12:27 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 23, 12:54 PM MDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| May 23, 1:22 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | 38 min |
| May 23, 2:24 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | 3 hr |
| May 23, 4:11 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 23, 4:58 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | 47 min |
| May 23, 8:32 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | 88 min |
| May 23, 9:24 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | 3 hr |
| May 23, 10:36 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | 84 min |
| May 24, 12:22 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 83 min |
| May 24, 4:00 PM MDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 10 hr |
| May 24, 5:11 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | 49 min |
| May 26, 10:09 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | 51 min |
| May 28, 12:39 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 28, 1:18 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| May 28, 4:08 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | 37 min |
| May 28, 4:33 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 87 min |
| May 28, 4:55 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | 35 min |
| May 28, 5:26 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | 49 min |
| May 28, 5:53 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | 52 min |
| May 28, 6:12 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | 48 min |
| May 28, 6:27 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | 48 min |
| May 29, 2:36 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | 39 min |
| May 31, 2:50 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 115 min |
| May 31, 5:37 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 53 min |
| Jun 1, 7:01 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | 44 min |
| Jun 3, 10:28 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 62 min |
| Jun 3, 10:59 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jun 3, 11:10 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | 35 min |
| Jun 3, 11:42 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | 33 min |
| Jun 4, 12:13 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | 30 min |
| Jun 5, 1:09 PM MDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jun 5, 5:12 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | 63 min |
| Jun 6, 5:10 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | 35 min |
| Jun 6, 5:37 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | 68 min |
| Jun 6, 6:55 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 95 min |
| Jun 6, 9:33 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 57 min |
| Jun 7, 1:36 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 114 min |
| Jun 10, 11:50 AM MDT | Flash Flood Watch | PUB | 7 days |
| Jun 11, 11:56 AM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 94 min |
| Jun 11, 12:14 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Jun 11, 2:30 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | 30 min |
| Jun 11, 2:38 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 97 min |
| Jun 11, 2:56 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | 34 min |
| Jun 11, 3:08 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | 52 min |
| Jun 11, 3:53 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | 52 min |
| Jun 11, 4:28 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | 47 min |
| Jun 11, 6:10 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 95 min |
| Jun 11, 8:59 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | 46 min |
| Jun 16, 8:00 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 90 min |
| Jun 25, 8:09 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | 36 min |
| Jun 25, 10:48 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 87 min |
| Jun 25, 11:55 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | 35 min |
| Jun 26, 12:09 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | 36 min |
| Jul 4, 12:17 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | 28 min |
| Jul 14, 2:20 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 85 min |
| Jul 14, 4:40 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | 35 min |
| Jul 14, 7:11 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | 34 min |
| Jul 14, 7:43 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 18, 8:01 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | 14 min |
| Jul 19, 12:10 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | 50 min |
| Jul 19, 1:18 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 117 min |
| Jul 19, 2:37 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Jul 19, 3:04 PM MDT | Flash Flood Watch | PUB | 6 hr |
| Jul 19, 3:45 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | 60 min |
| Jul 19, 5:16 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | 29 min |
| Jul 19, 5:43 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | 32 min |
| Jul 19, 6:06 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 114 min |
| Jul 19, 6:13 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | 32 min |
| Jul 23, 4:11 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | 49 min |
| Jul 23, 5:08 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | 52 min |
| Jul 25, 3:59 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 91 min |
| Jul 26, 4:50 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | 19 min |
| Jul 26, 5:35 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | 40 min |
| Jul 26, 5:47 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | 28 min |
| Aug 3, 11:03 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | 57 min |
| Aug 7, 2:12 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Aug 7, 3:05 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Aug 7, 4:49 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | 41 min |
| Aug 8, 2:58 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 92 min |
| Aug 8, 7:04 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | 41 min |
| Aug 8, 7:26 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | 49 min |
| Aug 8, 8:52 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | 29 min |
| Aug 13, 3:12 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | 48 min |
| Aug 13, 3:22 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | 38 min |
| Aug 13, 8:28 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | 47 min |
| Aug 16, 7:30 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | 30 min |
| Aug 16, 7:59 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | 46 min |
| Aug 16, 8:34 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | 3 hr |
| Aug 17, 2:32 PM MDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Aug 17, 4:41 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 94 min |
| Aug 17, 6:46 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | 44 min |
| Aug 17, 7:40 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | 80 min |
| Aug 31, 7:07 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | 38 min |
| Aug 31, 9:19 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | 26 min |
| Sep 14, 2:35 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | 29 hr |
| Sep 15, 3:03 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | 29 hr |
| Sep 22, 6:38 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | 37 min |
| Sep 22, 6:54 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | 36 min |
| Sep 23, 3:11 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | 3 hr |
| Oct 23, 4:25 AM MDT | Frost Advisory | PUB | 29 hr |
| Oct 27, 3:48 AM MDT | Frost Advisory | PUB | 28 hr |
| Oct 28, 3:17 PM MDT | Frost Advisory | PUB | 14 hr |
| Oct 30, 4:29 AM MDT | Frost Advisory | PUB | 29 hr |
| Nov 2, 2:45 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | PUB | 27 hr |
| Nov 4, 2:47 PM MST | Freeze Watch | PUB | 24 hr |
| Nov 5, 2:39 PM MST | Freeze Warning | PUB | 18 hr |
| Nov 6, 9:23 AM MST | Freeze Warning | PUB | 23 hr |
| Nov 9, 3:04 PM MST | High Wind Watch | PUB | 24 hr |
| Nov 10, 3:01 PM MST | High Wind Warning | PUB | 24 hr |
| Nov 15, 2:59 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | PUB | 50 hr |
| Nov 16, 4:49 AM MST | Blizzard Warning | PUB | 38 hr |
| Nov 16, 5:12 PM MST | High Wind Warning | PUB | 18 hr |
| Nov 17, 4:32 AM MST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 hr |
| Nov 17, 9:27 AM MST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 hr |
| Nov 17, 11:17 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | PUB | 9 hr |
| Nov 17, 11:25 AM MST | High Wind Warning | PUB | 6 hr |
| Nov 17, 2:43 PM MST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 hr |
| Nov 25, 11:04 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | PUB | 70 hr |
| Dec 11, 4:16 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | PUB | 61 hr |
| Dec 11, 3:51 PM MST | Winter Storm Watch | PUB | 22 hr |
| Dec 12, 5:08 AM MST | Winter Storm Warning | PUB | 37 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.
Nearby
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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.