Alert archive / Kansas / 2012
Weather alerts in Kansas, December 2012
83 weather alerts in December 2012, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered any part of the state, so the counties below add up to more than the state.
Weather alerts by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in December 2012. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 83
- Warnings
- 19
- Watches
- 11
- Advisories
- 46
- Busiest day
- December 18, 201211 alerts
Over time
By day
Days in UTC, the clock the archive keeps.
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 | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1, 12:11 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | DDC | Barber, Comanche, Edwards, Ellis, Hodgeman, Kiowa and 6 more | 9 hr |
| Dec 1, 2:56 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | GID | Jewell, Mitchell, Osborne, Phillips, Rooks, Smith | 9 hr |
| Dec 1, 3:41 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | TOP | Clay, Cloud, Dickinson, Marshall, Ottawa, Republic and 1 more | 8 hr |
| Dec 1, 4:46 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | GLD | Graham, Norton | 6 hr |
| Dec 1, 7:28 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | ICT | Lincoln, Russell | 5 hr |
| Dec 1, 9:23 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | EAX | Atchison, Doniphan, Johnson, Leavenworth, Miami, Wyandotte | 18 hr |
| Dec 1, 9:29 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | TOP | Brown, Clay, Dickinson, Douglas, Franklin, Geary and 12 more | 12 hr |
| Dec 2, 10:15 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Decatur, Greeley, Logan, Rawlins, Sherman and 3 more | 8 hr |
| Dec 3, 4:49 AM CST | Wind Advisory | GLD | Cheyenne, Greeley, Logan, Rawlins, Sherman, Thomas and 2 more | 8 hr |
| Dec 3, 6:10 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | GID | Jewell, Mitchell | 3 hr |
| Dec 3, 10:48 AM CST | Wind Advisory | DDC | Clark, Finney, Ford, Grant, Gray, Hamilton and 10 more | 4 hr |
| Dec 5, 2:40 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | GID | Jewell, Mitchell, Osborne, Phillips, Rooks, Smith | 15 hr |
| Dec 5, 3:41 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | TOP | Clay, Cloud, Dickinson, Geary, Marshall, Morris and 4 more | 14 hr |
| Dec 8, 5:15 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | TOP | Anderson, Coffey, Douglas, Franklin | 5 hr |
| Dec 8, 5:29 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | EAX | Johnson, Linn, Miami | 4 hr |
| Dec 8, 11:48 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | DDC | Clark, Ford, Gray, Haskell, Hodgeman, Meade and 1 more | 3 hr |
| Dec 9, 7:13 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | EAX | Johnson, Linn, Miami, Wyandotte | 3 hr |
| Dec 10, 3:42 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | GLD | Cheyenne, Decatur, Rawlins, Sheridan, Sherman, Thomas | 5 hr |
| Dec 11, 1:38 PM CST | Fire Weather Watch | GID | Jewell, Mitchell, Osborne, Smith | 14 hr |
| Dec 11, 2:09 PM CST | Fire Weather Watch | TOP | Clay, Cloud, Dickinson, Geary, Ottawa, Republic and 2 more | 13 hr |
| Dec 11, 3:04 PM CST | Fire Weather Watch | ICT | Barton, Ellsworth, Harvey, Lincoln, McPherson, Reno and 3 more | 13 hr |
| Dec 12, 4:02 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | ICT | Barton, Ellsworth, Lincoln, Rice, Russell | 13 hr |
| Dec 12, 4:07 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | GID | Jewell, Mitchell, Osborne, Smith | 13 hr |
| Dec 12, 1:26 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | TOP | Anderson, Brown, Clay, Cloud, Coffey, Dickinson and 17 more | 5 hr |
| Dec 13, 4:05 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | SGF | Bourbon, Cherokee, Crawford | 13 hr |
| Dec 14, 8:30 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Butler | 30 min |
| Dec 16, 3:40 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | GLD | Cheyenne, Decatur, Rawlins | 3 hr |
| Dec 16, 4:12 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | EAX | Johnson, Linn, Miami | 10 hr |
| Dec 16, 4:13 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | TOP | Anderson, Coffey, Franklin, Lyon, Osage | 5 hr |
| Dec 16, 4:37 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | SGF | Bourbon | 9 hr |
| Dec 16, 5:22 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | DDC | Barber, Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Ellis, Ford and 11 more | 6 hr |
| Dec 16, 8:19 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | SGF | Bourbon, Cherokee, Crawford | 13 hr |
| Dec 16, 8:27 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | EAX | Atchison, Johnson, Leavenworth, Linn, Miami, Wyandotte | 10 hr |
| Dec 17, 3:16 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | DDC | Barber, Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Ellis, Ford and 12 more | 3 hr |
| Dec 17, 6:02 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | DDC | Barber, Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Ford, Kiowa and 4 more | 3 hr |
| Dec 17, 2:55 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | EAX | Atchison, Doniphan | 24 hr |
| Dec 17, 3:27 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | GID | Jewell, Mitchell, Osborne, Phillips, Rooks, Smith | 24 hr |
| Dec 17, 3:40 PM CST | Blizzard Watch | DDC | Edwards, Ellis, Finney, Ford, Grant, Gray and 11 more | 37 hr |
| Dec 17, 3:42 PM CST | Blizzard Watch | GLD | Cheyenne, Decatur, Gove, Graham, Greeley, Logan and 7 more | 22 hr |
| Dec 17, 3:58 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | TOP | Brown, Clay, Cloud, Dickinson, Douglas, Geary and 14 more | 23 hr |
| Dec 17, 9:33 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | ICT | Barton, Chase, Ellsworth, Lincoln, McPherson, Marion and 3 more | 18 hr |
| Dec 18, 9:43 AM CST | High Wind Watch | DDC | Clark, Grant, Haskell, Meade, Morton, Seward and 2 more | 19 hr |
| Dec 18, 1:13 PM CST | Blizzard Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Decatur, Gove, Graham, Greeley, Logan and 7 more | 35 hr |
| Dec 18, 2:55 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | TOP | Brown, Clay, Cloud, Dickinson, Geary, Jackson and 10 more | 42 hr |
| Dec 18, 2:55 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | TOP | Anderson, Clay, Cloud, Coffey, Dickinson, Douglas and 11 more | 42 hr |
| Dec 18, 3:18 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | EAX | Atchison, Doniphan | 48 hr |
| Dec 18, 3:18 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | EAX | Johnson, Leavenworth, Linn, Miami, Wyandotte | 48 hr |
| Dec 18, 3:36 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | GID | Jewell, Mitchell, Osborne, Phillips, Rooks, Smith | 35 hr |
| Dec 18, 3:44 PM CST | Blizzard Warning | DDC | Ellis, Hodgeman, Lane, Ness, Pawnee, Rush and 2 more | 32 hr |
| Dec 18, 3:56 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | ICT | Barton, Ellsworth, Lincoln, Russell, Saline | 25 hr |
| Dec 18, 3:56 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ICT | Allen, Barton, Butler, Chase, Ellsworth, Greenwood and 11 more | 41 hr |
| Dec 19, 4:56 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DDC | Barber, Comanche, Edwards, Kiowa, Pratt, Stafford | 6 hr |
| Dec 19, 5:04 AM CST | High Wind Warning | DDC | Barber, Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Finney, Ford and 13 more | 19 hr |
| Dec 19, 10:47 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Cheyenne, Decatur, Ellis, Finney, Gove, Graham and 21 more | 6 hr |
| Dec 19, 11:10 AM CST | Blizzard Warning | GID | Phillips, Rooks, Smith | 16 hr |
| Dec 19, 2:08 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Barton, Clay, Cloud, Dickinson, Ellsworth, Lincoln and 10 more | 6 hr |
| Dec 19, 2:23 PM CST | Wind Advisory | SGF | Bourbon, Cherokee, Crawford | 28 hr |
| Dec 19, 3:39 PM CST | Wind Advisory | ICT | Barton, Butler, Chase, Chautauqua, Cowley, Elk and 18 more | 17 hr |
| Dec 19, 4:37 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | ICT | Barton, Ellsworth, Lincoln, Russell, Saline | 11 hr |
| Dec 19, 6:19 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Decatur, Norton, Phillips, Rawlins, Sheridan, Thomas | 4 hr |
| Dec 19, 7:07 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Cherokee, Crawford, Labette, Montgomery | 53 min |
| Dec 19, 7:36 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Cherokee | 6 hr |
| Dec 19, 8:17 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Coffey, Franklin | 43 min |
| Dec 19, 8:42 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Jefferson | 33 min |
| Dec 19, 9:53 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | SGF | Bourbon | 16 hr |
| Dec 20, 12:18 AM CST | Wind Advisory | DDC | Barber, Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Ellis, Ford and 8 more | 4 hr |
| Dec 23, 2:55 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DDC | Barber, Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Finney, Ford and 16 more | 51 hr |
| Dec 24, 2:49 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ICT | Cowley, Harper, Kingman, Sumner | 22 hr |
| Dec 25, 9:13 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | GLD | Cheyenne, Decatur, Gove, Greeley, Logan, Rawlins and 5 more | 8 hr |
| Dec 25, 9:56 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | GLD | Cheyenne, Decatur, Rawlins, Sherman, Thomas, Wallace | 12 hr |
| Dec 27, 10:04 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | GLD | Cheyenne, Decatur, Norton, Rawlins, Sherman, Thomas | 7 hr |
| Dec 28, 3:31 AM CST | Freezing Rain Advisory | SGF | Cherokee | 6 hr |
| Dec 28, 9:47 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | GLD | Decatur, Norton | 9 hr |
| Dec 30, 3:00 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ICT | Allen, Barton, Butler, Chase, Cowley, Ellsworth and 14 more | 51 hr |
| Dec 30, 3:13 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DDC | Barber, Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Ellis, Finney and 21 more | 43 hr |
| Dec 30, 3:20 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | GID | Jewell, Mitchell, Osborne, Phillips, Rooks, Smith | 45 hr |
| Dec 30, 12:01 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | EAX | Atchison, Doniphan, Johnson, Leavenworth, Linn, Miami and 1 more | 42 hr |
| Dec 30, 12:11 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | TOP | Anderson, Brown, Clay, Cloud, Coffey, Dickinson and 17 more | 42 hr |
| Dec 30, 2:14 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | SGF | Bourbon | 40 hr |
| Dec 31, 4:02 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | GLD | Decatur, Gove, Graham, Greeley, Logan, Norton and 6 more | 20 hr |
| Dec 31, 11:10 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | DDC | Finney, Grant, Haskell, Kearny, Lane, Ness and 2 more | 11 hr |
| Dec 31, 1:23 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | GLD | Gove, Graham, Logan, Sheridan, Wichita | 11 hr |
| Dec 31, 1:25 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | GID | Jewell, Mitchell, Osborne, Rooks, Smith | 11 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 | |
| Tornado Watch | 1 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 4 |
| Special Weather Statement | 3 |
| Winter | |
| Blizzard Warning | 3 |
| Winter Storm Warning | 8 |
| Blizzard Watch | 2 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 4 |
| Freezing Rain Advisory | 1 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 16 |
| Cold | |
| Wind Chill Advisory | 4 |
| Wind and dust | |
| High Wind Warning | 1 |
| High Wind Watch | 1 |
| Wind Advisory | 5 |
| Fire | |
| Red Flag Warning | 7 |
| Fire Weather Watch | 3 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 20 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Decatur County12
- Rawlins County12
- Hodgeman County11
- Thomas County11
- Edwards County10
- Ness County10
- Jewell County10
- Mitchell County10
- Smith County10
- Clay County10
- Dickinson County10
- Washington County10
- Lincoln County10
- Cheyenne County10
- Sherman County10
- Clark County10
- Ford County10
- Haskell County10
- Barber County9
- Comanche County9
- Kiowa County9
- Pratt County9
- Rush County9
- Osborne County9
- Cloud County9
- Ottawa County9
- Republic County9
- Russell County9
- Barton County9
- Ellsworth County9
- Ellis County8
- Pawnee County8
- Stafford County8
- Trego County8
- Phillips County8
- Rooks County8
- Marshall County8
- Norton County8
- Geary County8
- Riley County8
65 more counties
- Logan County8
- Wallace County8
- Wichita County8
- Gray County8
- Meade County8
- Seward County8
- Sheridan County8
- Saline County8
- Johnson County7
- Miami County7
- Franklin County7
- Jefferson County7
- Greeley County7
- Finney County7
- Grant County7
- Kearny County7
- Lane County7
- Scott County7
- Rice County7
- Graham County6
- Douglas County6
- Lyon County6
- Morris County6
- Nemaha County6
- Osage County6
- Shawnee County6
- Wabaunsee County6
- Stanton County6
- Coffey County6
- Linn County6
- McPherson County6
- Bourbon County6
- Cherokee County6
- Gove County6
- Atchison County5
- Wyandotte County5
- Brown County5
- Jackson County5
- Pottawatomie County5
- Hamilton County5
- Morton County5
- Stevens County5
- Anderson County5
- Doniphan County4
- Leavenworth County4
- Harvey County4
- Reno County4
- Crawford County4
- Butler County4
- Chase County4
- Marion County4
- Kingman County4
- Greenwood County3
- Sedgwick County3
- Cowley County3
- Harper County3
- Sumner County3
- Allen County2
- Woodson County2
- Labette County2
- Montgomery County2
- Chautauqua County1
- Elk County1
- Neosho County1
- Wilson County1
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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. Rebuilt daily.