Alert archive / Kansas / 2016
Weather alerts in Kansas, December 2016
98 weather alerts in December 2016, 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 2016. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 98
- Warnings
- 16
- Watches
- 3
- Advisories
- 43
- Busiest day
- December 25, 201651 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 5, 7:58 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | ICT | Allen, Chautauqua, Elk, Labette, Montgomery, Neosho and 2 more | 3 hr |
| Dec 7, 2:28 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | GLD | Cheyenne, Decatur, Gove, Greeley, Logan, Norton and 6 more | 19 hr |
| Dec 8, 4:12 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | DDC | Lane, Scott | 5 hr |
| Dec 15, 2:52 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | GID | Jewell, Mitchell, Osborne, Phillips, Rooks, Smith | 51 hr |
| Dec 15, 3:34 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | EAX | Atchison, Doniphan, Johnson, Leavenworth, Linn, Miami and 1 more | 53 hr |
| Dec 15, 9:30 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ICT | Barton, Butler, Chase, Cowley, Ellsworth, Harper and 11 more | 14 hr |
| Dec 15, 10:04 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | TOP | Anderson, Brown, Clay, Cloud, Coffey, Dickinson and 17 more | 47 hr |
| Dec 16, 2:41 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DDC | Barber, Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Ellis, Finney and 21 more | 43 hr |
| Dec 16, 4:32 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ICT | Allen, Barton, Butler, Chase, Chautauqua, Cowley and 20 more | 43 hr |
| Dec 16, 4:47 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | GID | Jewell, Mitchell, Osborne, Phillips, Rooks, Smith | 54 hr |
| Dec 16, 4:55 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | DDC | Edwards, Ellis, Finney, Ford, Gray, Haskell and 10 more | 13 hr |
| Dec 16, 8:44 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | GLD | Decatur, Gove, Graham, Greeley, Logan, Norton and 6 more | 9 hr |
| Dec 16, 8:46 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | ICT | Barton, Butler, Chase, Cowley, Elk, Ellsworth and 12 more | 15 hr |
| Dec 16, 10:20 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | SGF | Bourbon, Crawford | 11 hr |
| Dec 16, 11:10 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | DDC | Edwards, Finney, Ford, Gray, Hodgeman, Kiowa and 4 more | 7 hr |
| Dec 16, 11:15 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ICT | Lincoln, Russell | 4 hr |
| Dec 16, 1:34 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | GLD | Cheyenne, Decatur, Gove, Graham, Greeley, Logan and 7 more | 28 hr |
| Dec 16, 2:49 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | TOP | Anderson, Brown, Clay, Cloud, Coffey, Dickinson and 17 more | 44 hr |
| Dec 16, 2:56 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | SGF | Bourbon, Cherokee, Crawford | 45 hr |
| Dec 16, 2:56 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | SGF | Bourbon, Cherokee, Crawford | 33 hr |
| Dec 16, 3:12 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | EAX | Atchison, Doniphan, Johnson, Leavenworth, Linn, Miami and 1 more | 44 hr |
| Dec 17, 1:27 PM CST | Wind Chill Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Decatur, Gove, Graham, Greeley, Logan and 7 more | 21 hr |
| Dec 17, 1:44 PM CST | Wind Chill Warning | DDC | Edwards, Ellis, Finney, Ford, Grant, Gray and 18 more | 20 hr |
| Dec 17, 10:10 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | DDC | Barber, Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Ellis, Ford and 14 more | 12 hr |
| Dec 17, 11:23 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | ICT | Allen, Barton, Butler, Chase, Chautauqua, Cowley and 20 more | 12 hr |
| Dec 18, 2:10 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | GLD | Cheyenne, Gove, Greeley, Logan, Sherman, Thomas and 2 more | 19 hr |
| Dec 18, 2:16 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | DDC | Finney, Ford, Grant, Gray, Hamilton, Haskell and 7 more | 19 hr |
| Dec 22, 3:05 PM CST | Freezing Rain Advisory | GLD | Cheyenne, Decatur, Gove, Graham, Greeley, Logan and 7 more | 19 hr |
| Dec 22, 8:18 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | GID | Jewell, Mitchell, Osborne, Phillips, Rooks, Smith | 17 hr |
| Dec 22, 10:06 PM CST | Freezing Rain Advisory | DDC | Edwards, Ellis, Finney, Ford, Grant, Gray and 14 more | 10 hr |
| Dec 22, 10:45 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ICT | Barton, Ellsworth, Harvey, Kingman, Lincoln, McPherson and 5 more | 10 hr |
| Dec 23, 2:01 AM CST | Fire Weather Watch | DDC | Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Finney, Ford, Grant and 11 more | 50 hr |
| Dec 23, 2:16 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | SGF | Bourbon, Cherokee, Crawford | 20 hr |
| Dec 23, 8:46 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | ICT | Allen, Chautauqua, Elk, Greenwood, Labette, Montgomery and 3 more | 16 hr |
| Dec 23, 10:20 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | TOP | Anderson, Brown, Clay, Coffey, Dickinson, Douglas and 10 more | 15 hr |
| Dec 24, 1:30 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | EAX | Atchison, Doniphan, Johnson, Leavenworth, Linn, Miami and 1 more | 10 hr |
| Dec 24, 2:43 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | ICT | Allen, Barton, Butler, Chase, Chautauqua, Cowley and 20 more | 18 hr |
| Dec 24, 3:02 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | GLD | Decatur, Gove, Graham, Logan, Norton, Sheridan and 2 more | 19 hr |
| Dec 24, 3:14 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | EAX | Atchison, Doniphan, Johnson, Leavenworth, Linn, Miami and 1 more | 18 hr |
| Dec 24, 3:37 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | GID | Jewell, Mitchell, Osborne, Phillips, Rooks, Smith | 20 hr |
| Dec 24, 3:41 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | DDC | Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Finney, Ford, Grant and 13 more | 26 hr |
| Dec 24, 3:46 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | TOP | Anderson, Brown, Clay, Cloud, Coffey, Dickinson and 17 more | 17 hr |
| Dec 24, 3:47 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | DDC | Barber, Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Ellis, Finney and 12 more | 17 hr |
| Dec 24, 3:47 PM CST | High Wind Watch | DDC | Grant, Hamilton, Haskell, Meade, Morton, Seward and 2 more | 12 hr |
| Dec 25, 2:15 AM CST | Wind Advisory | ICT | Allen, Barton, Butler, Chase, Chautauqua, Cowley and 20 more | 16 hr |
| Dec 25, 3:18 AM CST | Wind Advisory | TOP | Anderson, Clay, Cloud, Coffey, Dickinson, Douglas and 14 more | 15 hr |
| Dec 25, 4:02 AM CST | High Wind Warning | DDC | Clark, Finney, Ford, Grant, Gray, Hamilton and 9 more | 14 hr |
| Dec 25, 4:59 AM CST | High Wind Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Decatur, Gove, Graham, Greeley, Logan and 7 more | 13 hr |
| Dec 25, 5:05 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Gove, Greeley, Logan, Wichita | 13 hr |
| Dec 25, 6:34 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Morton | 41 min |
| Dec 25, 7:14 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Grant, Kearny, Stevens | 46 min |
| Dec 25, 7:16 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Clark, Finney, Ford, Gove, Grant, Gray and 11 more | 89 min |
| Dec 25, 7:58 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Finney, Haskell, Scott, Seward | 62 min |
| Dec 25, 8:21 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Cheyenne, Logan, Rawlins, Sherman, Thomas, Wichita | 24 min |
| Dec 25, 8:45 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Decatur, Gove, Logan, Rawlins, Sheridan, Thomas | 45 min |
| Dec 25, 8:57 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Finney, Gray, Lane, Meade | 63 min |
| Dec 25, 9:05 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | ICT | Lincoln | 55 min |
| Dec 25, 9:30 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Decatur, Gove, Graham, Norton, Rawlins, Sheridan | 60 min |
| Dec 25, 9:35 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Clark, Ford, Hodgeman, Ness, Trego | 55 min |
| Dec 25, 9:46 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ford, Gray, Hodgeman | 27 min |
| Dec 25, 10:05 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ford, Hodgeman | 31 min |
| Dec 25, 10:24 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Ellis, Ford, Hodgeman and 5 more | 66 min |
| Dec 25, 10:28 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Graham, Norton | 47 min |
| Dec 25, 10:33 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Edwards, Ford, Hodgeman, Pawnee | 39 min |
| Dec 25, 10:45 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ellis, Hodgeman, Ness, Pawnee, Rush, Trego | 32 min |
| Dec 25, 10:45 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Barber, Barton, Butler, Chase, Clay, Cloud and 29 more | 5 hr |
| Dec 25, 10:51 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | GID | Phillips, Rooks | 54 min |
| Dec 25, 11:10 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Barber, Comanche, Edwards, Ellis, Kiowa, Pawnee and 3 more | 65 min |
| Dec 25, 11:21 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Barton, Russell | 54 min |
| Dec 25, 11:31 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | GID | Osborne, Smith | 59 min |
| Dec 25, 11:43 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Pratt, Stafford | 18 min |
| Dec 25, 11:59 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Ellsworth, Lincoln, Reno, Rice | 61 min |
| Dec 25, 12:18 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Harper, Kingman | 57 min |
| Dec 25, 12:22 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Ellsworth, Lincoln, McPherson, Rice, Saline | 37 min |
| Dec 25, 12:39 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | GID | Jewell, Mitchell | 66 min |
| Dec 25, 12:49 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Butler, Chase, Clay, Cloud, Cowley, Dickinson and 18 more | 116 min |
| Dec 25, 12:59 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Harvey, McPherson, Saline, Sedgwick | 61 min |
| Dec 25, 1:04 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Cloud, Ottawa, Republic | 26 min |
| Dec 25, 1:23 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Republic | 37 min |
| Dec 25, 1:43 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Clay, Cloud, Dickinson, Ottawa, Washington | 32 min |
| Dec 25, 1:46 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Butler, Cowley, Marion | 59 min |
| Dec 25, 1:50 PM CST | Wind Advisory | SGF | Bourbon, Cherokee, Crawford | 5 hr |
| Dec 25, 2:18 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Clay, Geary, Riley, Washington | 27 min |
| Dec 25, 2:30 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Chase, Cowley | 60 min |
| Dec 25, 2:47 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Geary, Marshall, Morris, Pottawatomie, Riley | 28 min |
| Dec 25, 3:19 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Lyon, Nemaha, Pottawatomie, Wabaunsee | 26 min |
| Dec 25, 3:26 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Chautauqua, Elk, Greenwood | 64 min |
| Dec 25, 3:27 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Allen, Anderson, Atchison, Bourbon, Brown, Chautauqua and 25 more | 2 hr |
| Dec 25, 3:48 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Anderson, Brown, Coffey, Douglas, Franklin, Jackson and 5 more | 57 min |
| Dec 25, 4:46 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Anderson, Douglas, Franklin, Jefferson | 59 min |
| Dec 25, 5:11 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | GID | Osborne, Phillips, Rooks, Smith | 49 min |
| Dec 25, 5:12 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | GID | Osborne, Phillips, Rooks, Smith | 48 min |
| Dec 25, 5:22 PM CST | High Wind Warning | GID | Jewell, Mitchell, Osborne, Phillips, Rooks, Smith | 4 hr |
| Dec 25, 5:56 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Johnson, Miami | 34 min |
| Dec 25, 5:56 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Bourbon, Crawford | 49 min |
| Dec 25, 7:02 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Cherokee, Crawford | 43 min |
| Dec 25, 7:21 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Cherokee, Crawford | 24 min |
| Dec 30, 2:24 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | SGF | Bourbon, Cherokee, Crawford | 19 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 | 8 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 1 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 3 |
| Special Weather Statement | 33 |
| Winter | |
| Freezing Rain Advisory | 2 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 11 |
| Cold | |
| Wind Chill Warning | 2 |
| Wind Chill Advisory | 11 |
| Wind and dust | |
| High Wind Warning | 3 |
| High Wind Watch | 1 |
| Wind Advisory | 3 |
| Fire | |
| Red Flag Warning | 3 |
| Fire Weather Watch | 1 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 16 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Ford County17
- Hodgeman County17
- Gray County14
- Lincoln County13
- Finney County13
- Gove County12
- Lane County12
- Edwards County12
- Haskell County12
- Logan County11
- Scott County11
- McPherson County11
- Saline County11
- Grant County11
- Kiowa County11
- Pawnee County11
- Thomas County10
- Wichita County10
- Cowley County10
- Ellsworth County10
- Harvey County10
- Kingman County10
- Reno County10
- Rice County10
- Russell County10
- Sedgwick County10
- Ness County10
- Pratt County10
- Rush County10
- Stafford County10
- Trego County10
- Crawford County10
- Elk County9
- Decatur County9
- Norton County9
- Rawlins County9
- Sheridan County9
- Osborne County9
- Phillips County9
- Rooks County9
65 more counties
- Smith County9
- Barton County9
- Butler County9
- Chase County9
- Marion County9
- Clay County9
- Ottawa County9
- Riley County9
- Washington County9
- Clark County9
- Ellis County9
- Kearny County9
- Meade County9
- Seward County9
- Stanton County9
- Stevens County9
- Chautauqua County8
- Greeley County8
- Sherman County8
- Jewell County8
- Mitchell County8
- Harper County8
- Sumner County8
- Anderson County8
- Cloud County8
- Dickinson County8
- Douglas County8
- Franklin County8
- Geary County8
- Jefferson County8
- Republic County8
- Hamilton County8
- Morton County8
- Greenwood County8
- Graham County8
- Bourbon County8
- Cherokee County8
- Allen County7
- Labette County7
- Montgomery County7
- Neosho County7
- Wilson County7
- Woodson County7
- Cheyenne County7
- Wallace County7
- Coffey County7
- Jackson County7
- Lyon County7
- Morris County7
- Nemaha County7
- Osage County7
- Pottawatomie County7
- Comanche County7
- Johnson County6
- Miami County6
- Brown County6
- Shawnee County6
- Wabaunsee County6
- Atchison County5
- Doniphan County5
- Leavenworth County5
- Linn County5
- Wyandotte County5
- Marshall County5
- Barber County5
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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.