Alert archive / Kansas / Allen County
Weather alerts in Allen County, Kansas, 2010
159 weather alerts in 2010, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Allen County and its neighbors
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2010. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 159
- Warnings
- 42
- Watches
- 34
- Advisories
- 39
- Busiest month
- July30 alerts
- Busiest day
- May 13, 20105 alerts
Over time
By month
Warning verification
How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.
Allen County, 2010
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 10 | 5 | 50% | 7 | 71% | 14 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 2 | 2 | 0% | 3 | 100% | 159 min |
Each office's whole area, 2010
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Wichita, KS: tornado warnings | 34 | 16 | 53% | 26 | 81% | 18 min |
| NWS Wichita, KS: severe thunderstorm warnings | 268 | 161 | 40% | 460 | 83% | 27 min |
| NWS Wichita, KS: flash flood warnings | 17 | 9 | 47% | 32 | 84% | 154 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, Central Time. Each opens its own page with the text, the map, the radar and the sounding.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2, 2:29 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ICT | 19 hr |
| Jan 5, 3:30 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ICT | 36 hr |
| Jan 6, 3:58 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | ICT | 71 hr |
| Jan 14, 2:15 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | ICT | 22 hr |
| Jan 15, 3:45 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | ICT | 20 hr |
| Jan 16, 3:41 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | ICT | 21 hr |
| Jan 17, 3:57 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | ICT | 23 hr |
| Jan 18, 2:59 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | ICT | 21 hr |
| Jan 21, 7:03 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | ICT | 16 hr |
| Jan 27, 3:31 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | ICT | 24 hr |
| Jan 28, 3:47 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | ICT | 44 hr |
| Jan 28, 3:47 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ICT | 38 hr |
| Jan 30, 3:47 PM CST | Freezing Fog Advisory | ICT | 20 hr |
| Jan 31, 4:05 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ICT | 20 hr |
| Jan 31, 4:09 PM CST | Freezing Fog Advisory | ICT | 17 hr |
| Feb 2, 2:52 PM CST | Freezing Fog Advisory | ICT | 19 hr |
| Feb 3, 3:52 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ICT | 44 hr |
| Feb 6, 3:46 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | ICT | 25 hr |
| Feb 6, 4:21 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | ICT | 46 hr |
| Feb 8, 2:18 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ICT | 5 hr |
| Feb 12, 3:29 PM CST | Freezing Fog Advisory | ICT | 19 hr |
| Feb 19, 3:53 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | ICT | 24 hr |
| Feb 20, 4:11 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ICT | 19 hr |
| Mar 10, 3:42 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Mar 10, 7:13 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 62 min |
| Mar 18, 3:44 PM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | ICT | 24 hr |
| Mar 19, 3:39 PM CDT | Winter Storm Warning | ICT | 45 hr |
| Mar 30, 3:56 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | ICT | 24 hr |
| Mar 30, 3:56 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | ICT | 16 hr |
| Mar 31, 10:37 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | ICT | 8 hr |
| Apr 2, 8:46 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | 29 min |
| Apr 4, 7:26 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 64 min |
| Apr 5, 2:11 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 94 min |
| Apr 6, 3:22 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | ICT | 18 hr |
| Apr 6, 2:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Apr 6, 9:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Apr 6, 11:24 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 66 min |
| Apr 22, 4:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | 29 min |
| Apr 22, 4:56 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 34 min |
| Apr 28, 4:05 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | ICT | 40 hr |
| May 6, 3:45 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 10, 4:42 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 63 min |
| May 10, 5:00 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| May 10, 7:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | 59 min |
| May 10, 7:20 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | 3 hr |
| May 11, 8:40 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 11, 11:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| May 12, 2:34 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 56 min |
| May 12, 2:21 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 54 min |
| May 12, 9:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| May 13, 1:40 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 65 min |
| May 13, 2:16 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | 42 min |
| May 13, 9:42 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | 17 hr |
| May 13, 9:42 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | 23 hr |
| May 18, 4:59 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | ICT | 4 hr |
| May 19, 4:00 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | ICT | 36 hr |
| May 30, 6:07 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 113 min |
| Jun 2, 5:14 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 61 min |
| Jun 2, 5:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jun 2, 7:58 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 62 min |
| Jun 8, 7:07 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 83 min |
| Jun 8, 2:39 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Jun 8, 6:52 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 113 min |
| Jun 8, 8:34 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 56 min |
| Jun 8, 9:09 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | 7 hr |
| Jun 8, 10:29 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Jun 9, 4:02 AM CDT | Flood Watch | ICT | 9 hr |
| Jun 9, 8:33 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | 30 hr |
| Jun 12, 3:53 PM CDT | Flood Watch | ICT | 59 hr |
| Jun 13, 12:30 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 30 min |
| Jun 13, 8:40 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 65 min |
| Jun 13, 9:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jun 13, 11:43 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 62 min |
| Jun 14, 12:34 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | 41 min |
| Jun 16, 4:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | 47 min |
| Jun 16, 4:51 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | 3 hr |
| Jun 16, 5:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | 23 min |
| Jun 16, 5:20 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 55 min |
| Jun 16, 6:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | 29 min |
| Jun 19, 2:30 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | ICT | 53 hr |
| Jun 21, 4:00 PM CDT | Excessive Heat Warning | ICT | 51 hr |
| Jun 21, 9:21 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | ICT | 46 hr |
| Jun 23, 5:02 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 88 min |
| Jun 23, 7:38 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | 3 hr |
| Jun 23, 7:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | 65 min |
| Jul 4, 12:31 PM CDT | Flood Watch | ICT | 39 hr |
| Jul 5, 2:11 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Jul 5, 7:38 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Jul 6, 6:45 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | 8 hr |
| Jul 6, 9:30 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ICT | 6 hr |
| Jul 6, 10:20 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | 46 hr |
| Jul 6, 3:30 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | 18 hr |
| Jul 7, 3:54 AM CDT | Flood Watch | ICT | 43 hr |
| Jul 7, 9:27 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | 12 hr |
| Jul 7, 7:07 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ICT | 5 hr |
| Jul 7, 11:04 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | 22 hr |
| Jul 11, 5:55 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Jul 11, 9:40 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 95 min |
| Jul 11, 10:07 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jul 12, 7:29 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | ICT | 2 hr |
| Jul 12, 12:54 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 96 min |
| Jul 12, 2:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| Jul 12, 7:56 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 64 min |
| Jul 13, 1:19 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | ICT | 23 hr |
| Jul 14, 4:12 AM CDT | Excessive Heat Watch | ICT | 24 hr |
| Jul 14, 4:12 AM CDT | Excessive Heat Warning | ICT | 16 hr |
| Jul 15, 4:00 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | ICT | 16 hr |
| Jul 16, 1:28 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | ICT | 30 hr |
| Jul 16, 3:49 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 86 min |
| Jul 17, 4:00 PM CDT | Excessive Heat Warning | ICT | 27 hr |
| Jul 18, 2:55 AM CDT | Excessive Heat Warning | ICT | 7 days |
| Jul 20, 4:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jul 20, 8:32 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 88 min |
| Jul 24, 7:58 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | 13 hr |
| Jul 29, 3:35 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | ICT | 23 hr |
| Aug 1, 2:53 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | ICT | 54 hr |
| Aug 2, 4:05 AM CDT | Excessive Heat Warning | ICT | 63 hr |
| Aug 4, 5:22 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 83 min |
| Aug 6, 3:44 PM CDT | Excessive Heat Watch | ICT | 24 hr |
| Aug 7, 3:29 PM CDT | Excessive Heat Warning | ICT | 7 days |
| Aug 13, 9:34 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 56 min |
| Aug 14, 3:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Aug 14, 7:42 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 63 min |
| Aug 14, 10:28 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 62 min |
| Aug 20, 3:18 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | ICT | 16 hr |
| Aug 31, 2:11 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | ICT | 5 hr |
| Sep 1, 1:08 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | 20 hr |
| Sep 1, 2:32 PM CDT | Flood Watch | ICT | 7 hr |
| Sep 2, 2:17 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 118 min |
| Sep 2, 3:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Sep 6, 3:19 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | ICT | 16 hr |
| Sep 7, 2:53 PM CDT | Flood Watch | ICT | 43 hr |
| Sep 9, 11:11 PM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | ICT | 10 hr |
| Sep 10, 5:20 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 85 min |
| Sep 10, 5:54 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Sep 10, 9:40 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Sep 14, 2:10 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Sep 15, 10:14 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | 5 hr |
| Sep 15, 3:19 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Sep 15, 5:03 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 117 min |
| Sep 15, 6:31 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 89 min |
| Sep 15, 8:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | 25 min |
| Sep 18, 2:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Sep 18, 6:09 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 96 min |
| Oct 3, 3:00 PM CDT | Frost Advisory | ICT | 18 hr |
| Oct 11, 3:01 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 89 min |
| Oct 23, 2:12 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 93 min |
| Oct 25, 6:15 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | ICT | 15 hr |
| Oct 28, 3:32 AM CDT | Freeze Watch | ICT | 12 hr |
| Oct 28, 3:29 PM CDT | Freeze Warning | ICT | 17 hr |
| Nov 2, 2:55 PM CDT | Freeze Watch | ICT | 45 hr |
| Nov 4, 3:39 AM CDT | Freeze Warning | ICT | 29 hr |
| Nov 5, 8:55 AM CDT | Freeze Warning | ICT | 24 hr |
| Nov 24, 2:28 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Nov 27, 2:02 PM CST | Wind Advisory | ICT | 28 hr |
| Nov 28, 3:33 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | ICT | 14 hr |
| Dec 10, 7:14 PM CST | Wind Advisory | ICT | 34 hr |
| Dec 15, 6:37 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ICT | 5 hr |
| Dec 23, 3:35 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ICT | 20 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.