Alert archive / Kansas / 2016
Weather alerts in Kansas, February 2016
66 weather alerts in February 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 February 2016. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 66
- Warnings
- 26
- Watches
- 11
- Advisories
- 24
- Busiest day
- February 2, 201610 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1, 3:42 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ICT | Barton, Ellsworth, Lincoln, Russell | 34 hr |
| Feb 1, 3:44 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | TOP | Clay, Marshall, Nemaha, Ottawa, Riley | 30 hr |
| Feb 1, 2:45 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Cheyenne, Sherman, Wallace | 4 hr |
| Feb 1, 7:37 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Cheyenne, Decatur, Gove, Graham, Greeley, Lane and 11 more | 5 hr |
| Feb 1, 10:45 PM CST | Blizzard Warning | GLD | Decatur, Graham, Norton, Rawlins, Sheridan, Thomas | 19 hr |
| Feb 2, 3:07 AM CST | Wind Advisory | ICT | Allen, Barton, Butler, Chase, Chautauqua, Cowley and 20 more | 18 hr |
| Feb 2, 3:18 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Crawford | 42 min |
| Feb 2, 3:20 AM CST | Wind Advisory | SGF | Bourbon, Cherokee, Crawford | 15 hr |
| Feb 2, 3:39 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Decatur, Norton, Phillips, Rawlins, Smith | 6 hr |
| Feb 2, 9:42 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | TOP | Cloud, Washington | 5 hr |
| Feb 2, 9:57 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | GID | Mitchell | 5 hr |
| Feb 2, 10:03 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | SGF | Bourbon, Cherokee, Crawford | 8 hr |
| Feb 2, 2:17 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | TOP | Republic | 7 hr |
| Feb 3, 3:07 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | GLD | Cheyenne, Sherman, Wallace | 18 hr |
| Feb 7, 2:48 AM CST | Wind Advisory | ICT | Barton, Butler, Chase, Cowley, Ellsworth, Harper and 11 more | 16 hr |
| Feb 7, 3:02 AM CST | Fire Weather Watch | ICT | Butler, Chautauqua, Cowley, Elk, Harper, Harvey and 6 more | 24 hr |
| Feb 7, 3:02 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | ICT | Barton, Butler, Cowley, Ellsworth, Harper, Harvey and 9 more | 16 hr |
| Feb 7, 3:24 AM CST | Wind Advisory | TOP | Clay, Cloud, Dickinson, Geary, Morris, Ottawa and 1 more | 15 hr |
| Feb 7, 2:42 PM CST | Wind Advisory | EAX | Atchison, Doniphan, Johnson, Leavenworth, Linn, Miami and 1 more | 27 hr |
| Feb 7, 2:49 PM CST | Wind Advisory | SGF | Bourbon, Cherokee, Crawford | 27 hr |
| Feb 7, 3:08 PM CST | Wind Advisory | ICT | Allen, Barton, Butler, Chase, Chautauqua, Cowley and 20 more | 27 hr |
| Feb 7, 3:14 PM CST | Wind Advisory | TOP | Anderson, Brown, Clay, Cloud, Coffey, Dickinson and 17 more | 27 hr |
| Feb 8, 3:19 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | ICT | Butler, Cowley, Harper, Harvey, Kingman, Reno and 3 more | 16 hr |
| Feb 10, 1:38 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | DDC | Edwards, Ford, Gray, Hodgeman, Kiowa | 4 hr |
| Feb 13, 8:21 AM CST | Freezing Fog Advisory | GLD | Greeley, Logan, Sherman, Thomas, Wallace, Wichita | 4 hr |
| Feb 14, 3:40 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bourbon, Cherokee, Crawford, Linn | 6 hr |
| Feb 14, 3:48 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | EAX | Linn, Miami | 7 hr |
| Feb 16, 3:07 AM CST | Fire Weather Watch | ICT | Allen, Barton, Butler, Chase, Chautauqua, Cowley and 20 more | 36 hr |
| Feb 16, 3:54 AM CST | Fire Weather Watch | GLD | Gove, Greeley, Logan, Wallace, Wichita | 34 hr |
| Feb 16, 4:32 AM CST | Fire Weather Watch | DDC | Barber, Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Ellis, Finney and 21 more | 46 hr |
| Feb 16, 9:43 AM CST | Wind Advisory | ICT | Butler, Chase, Chautauqua, Cowley, Elk, Greenwood and 8 more | 3 hr |
| Feb 16, 4:20 PM CST | Fire Weather Watch | TOP | Anderson, Brown, Clay, Cloud, Coffey, Dickinson and 17 more | 59 hr |
| Feb 17, 3:20 AM CST | Fire Weather Watch | SGF | Bourbon, Cherokee, Crawford | 24 hr |
| Feb 17, 4:30 AM CST | Fire Weather Watch | EAX | Atchison, Doniphan, Johnson, Leavenworth, Linn, Miami and 1 more | 22 hr |
| Feb 17, 11:44 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | DDC | Barber, Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Ellis, Finney and 21 more | 32 hr |
| Feb 17, 2:15 PM CST | Fire Weather Watch | GLD | Cheyenne, Rawlins, Sheridan, Thomas | 13 hr |
| Feb 17, 2:15 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Gove, Greeley, Logan, Sheridan, Sherman, Thomas and 2 more | 28 hr |
| Feb 17, 2:21 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | SGF | Bourbon, Cherokee, Crawford | 31 hr |
| Feb 17, 2:35 PM CST | Wind Advisory | SGF | Bourbon, Cherokee, Crawford | 38 hr |
| Feb 17, 3:14 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | ICT | Allen, Barton, Butler, Chase, Chautauqua, Cowley and 20 more | 28 hr |
| Feb 17, 3:18 PM CST | Wind Advisory | ICT | Allen, Butler, Chase, Chautauqua, Cowley, Elk and 16 more | 28 hr |
| Feb 17, 3:20 PM CST | Wind Advisory | TOP | Anderson, Clay, Coffey, Dickinson, Douglas, Franklin and 11 more | 28 hr |
| Feb 18, 1:58 AM CST | Wind Advisory | EAX | Johnson, Leavenworth, Linn, Miami, Wyandotte | 27 hr |
| Feb 18, 2:07 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | EAX | Atchison, Doniphan, Johnson, Leavenworth, Linn, Miami and 1 more | 18 hr |
| Feb 18, 3:42 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | TOP | Anderson, Brown, Clay, Cloud, Coffey, Dickinson and 17 more | 19 hr |
| Feb 18, 10:38 PM CST | High Wind Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Decatur, Norton, Rawlins, Sherman, Thomas | 5 hr |
| Feb 19, 3:42 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | EAX | Atchison, Doniphan, Johnson, Leavenworth, Linn, Miami and 1 more | 13 hr |
| Feb 19, 3:46 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | TOP | Anderson, Brown, Clay, Cloud, Coffey, Dickinson and 17 more | 13 hr |
| Feb 22, 5:15 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | GID | Jewell, Phillips, Smith | 5 hr |
| Feb 24, 9:41 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Greeley, Sherman, Wallace | 7 hr |
| Feb 26, 11:37 AM CST | Fire Weather Watch | ICT | Barton, Butler, Chase, Chautauqua, Cowley, Elk and 14 more | 17 hr |
| Feb 26, 11:49 AM CST | Fire Weather Watch | DDC | Barber, Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Ellis, Finney and 17 more | 15 hr |
| Feb 26, 1:13 PM CST | Fire Weather Watch | GLD | Gove, Graham, Norton, Sheridan | 14 hr |
| Feb 26, 2:21 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | GID | Jewell, Mitchell, Osborne, Phillips, Rooks, Smith | 28 hr |
| Feb 26, 2:54 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | TOP | Anderson, Brown, Clay, Cloud, Coffey, Dickinson and 17 more | 27 hr |
| Feb 27, 2:31 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | DDC | Barber, Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Ellis, Finney and 18 more | 15 hr |
| Feb 27, 3:05 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Gove, Graham, Norton, Sheridan | 15 hr |
| Feb 27, 4:08 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | ICT | Barton, Butler, Chase, Chautauqua, Cowley, Elk and 15 more | 14 hr |
| Feb 27, 9:00 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | SGF | Bourbon, Cherokee, Crawford | 9 hr |
| Feb 28, 10:04 AM CST | Wind Advisory | SGF | Bourbon, Cherokee, Crawford | 5 hr |
| Feb 28, 10:45 AM CST | Wind Advisory | ICT | Barton, Ellsworth, Lincoln, McPherson, Rice, Russell and 1 more | 5 hr |
| Feb 28, 11:09 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | ICT | Barton, Ellsworth, Lincoln, McPherson, Rice, Russell and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 29, 9:39 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | TOP | Anderson, Brown, Clay, Cloud, Coffey, Dickinson and 17 more | 8 hr |
| Feb 29, 9:43 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | GID | Jewell, Mitchell | 8 hr |
| Feb 29, 9:51 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | EAX | Atchison, Doniphan, Johnson, Leavenworth, Linn, Miami and 1 more | 8 hr |
| Feb 29, 10:17 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | ICT | Barton, Chase, Ellsworth, Lincoln, McPherson, Marion and 3 more | 8 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 | |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 4 |
| Special Weather Statement | 1 |
| Winter | |
| Blizzard Warning | 1 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 6 |
| Cold | |
| Wind Chill Advisory | 1 |
| Wind and dust | |
| High Wind Warning | 1 |
| Wind Advisory | 15 |
| Fire | |
| Red Flag Warning | 24 |
| Fire Weather Watch | 11 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 1 |
| Freezing Fog Advisory | 1 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- McPherson County14
- Rice County14
- Barton County12
- Ellsworth County12
- Lincoln County12
- Butler County12
- Cowley County12
- Harvey County12
- Saline County12
- Sedgwick County12
- Sumner County12
- Russell County11
- Harper County11
- Kingman County11
- Marion County11
- Reno County11
- Chase County10
- Crawford County10
- Clay County9
- Ottawa County9
- Chautauqua County9
- Elk County9
- Bourbon County9
- Cherokee County9
- Riley County8
- Greenwood County8
- Cloud County8
- Republic County8
- Dickinson County8
- Geary County8
- Morris County8
- Linn County8
- Marshall County7
- Nemaha County7
- Sherman County7
- Wallace County7
- Woodson County7
- Washington County7
- Miami County7
- Anderson County7
65 more counties
- Coffey County7
- Douglas County7
- Franklin County7
- Jackson County7
- Jefferson County7
- Lyon County7
- Osage County7
- Pottawatomie County7
- Shawnee County7
- Wabaunsee County7
- Cheyenne County6
- Norton County6
- Sheridan County6
- Thomas County6
- Montgomery County6
- Wilson County6
- Johnson County6
- Leavenworth County6
- Wyandotte County6
- Brown County6
- Gove County5
- Greeley County5
- Lane County5
- Rawlins County5
- Scott County5
- Trego County5
- Allen County5
- Labette County5
- Neosho County5
- Atchison County5
- Doniphan County5
- Edwards County5
- Ford County5
- Gray County5
- Hodgeman County5
- Kiowa County5
- Decatur County4
- Graham County4
- Logan County4
- Phillips County4
- Wichita County4
- Barber County4
- Clark County4
- Comanche County4
- Ellis County4
- Finney County4
- Grant County4
- Haskell County4
- Meade County4
- Ness County4
- Pawnee County4
- Pratt County4
- Rush County4
- Seward County4
- Stafford County4
- Stevens County4
- Smith County3
- Mitchell County3
- Morton County3
- Jewell County3
- Hamilton County2
- Kearny County2
- Stanton County2
- Osborne County1
- Rooks 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.