Alert archive / Kansas / Cherokee County

Weather alerts in Cherokee County, Kansas, 2009

247 weather alerts in 2009, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.

Cherokee County and its neighbors

Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2009. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts
247
Warnings
112
Watches
44
Advisories
39
Busiest month
June52 alerts
Busiest day
June 10, 200912 alerts

Over time

By month

Warning verification

How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.

0 of 5 tornado warnings covering Cherokee County in 2009 had a tornado report inside them.

Cherokee County, 2009

WarningsWith a reportFalse alarm ratioReportsInside a warningMean lead time
Tornado warnings50100%0
Severe thunderstorm warnings301647%2186%32 min
Flash flood warnings262119%2195%148 min

Each office's whole area, 2009

WarningsWith a reportFalse alarm ratioReportsInside a warningMean lead time
NWS Springfield, MO: tornado warnings1251786%4865%19 min
NWS Springfield, MO: severe thunderstorm warnings39817257%54878%31 min
NWS Springfield, MO: flash flood warnings19011937%37992%246 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jan 2, 9:53 PM CSTDense Fog AdvisorySGF6 hr
Jan 14, 3:24 AM CSTWind Chill AdvisorySGF33 hr
Jan 25, 4:32 AM CSTWinter Storm WatchSGF23 hr
Jan 26, 3:19 AM CSTWinter Storm WarningSGF50 hr
Jan 29, 7:53 AM CSTFreezing Fog AdvisorySGF2 hr
Feb 4, 10:38 AM CSTFire Weather WatchSGF17 hr
Feb 5, 4:02 AM CSTRed Flag WarningSGF14 hr
Feb 6, 3:43 AM CSTWind AdvisorySGF14 hr
Feb 8, 2:03 PM CSTWind AdvisorySGF28 hr
Feb 9, 7:57 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGF63 min
Feb 9, 3:32 PM CSTFlash Flood WatchSGF44 hr
Feb 10, 2:18 PM CSTWind AdvisorySGF23 hr
Feb 10, 4:50 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPC85 min
Feb 10, 5:32 PM CSTTornado WatchSPC6 hr
Feb 10, 7:26 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGF79 min
Feb 10, 10:21 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningSGF7 hr
Feb 11, 5:10 AM CSTAreal Flood AdvisorySGF8 hr
Mar 5, 9:09 AM CSTWind AdvisorySGF9 hr
Mar 7, 10:14 AM CSTWind AdvisorySGF5 hr
Mar 8, 6:32 AM CDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr
Mar 9, 5:42 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC93 min
Mar 9, 9:25 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC65 min
Mar 16, 5:32 AM CDTDense Fog AdvisorySGF5 hr
Mar 22, 3:49 PM CDTWind AdvisorySGF48 hr
Mar 23, 11:09 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC66 min
Mar 23, 11:35 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC115 min
Mar 24, 2:28 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Mar 24, 3:22 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC83 min
Mar 24, 3:57 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGF24 min
Mar 24, 5:14 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGF49 min
Mar 24, 5:20 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGF6 hr
Mar 24, 6:24 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGF34 min
Mar 24, 7:34 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGF6 hr
Mar 26, 11:48 AM CDTWinter Storm WatchSGF28 hr
Mar 26, 12:54 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Mar 27, 3:24 PM CDTWinter Storm WarningSGF29 hr
Mar 28, 2:44 PM CDTFreeze WarningSGF18 hr
Mar 29, 7:17 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySGF18 hr
Mar 30, 10:57 AM CDTWind AdvisorySGF8 hr
Mar 30, 10:10 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC95 min
Mar 31, 3:27 PM CDTFrost AdvisorySGF18 hr
Apr 1, 2:20 PM CDTRed Flag WarningSGF5 hr
Apr 2, 3:39 PM CDTFreeze WarningSGF17 hr
Apr 3, 9:47 AM CDTFreeze WatchSGF53 hr
Apr 5, 2:33 AM CDTFreeze WatchSGF25 hr
Apr 5, 2:33 AM CDTFreeze WarningSGF30 hr
Apr 5, 2:40 PM CDTFreeze WarningSGF42 hr
Apr 7, 3:13 AM CDTFrost AdvisorySGF29 hr
Apr 9, 12:57 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC63 min
Apr 9, 1:44 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr
Apr 9, 5:39 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Apr 9, 6:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGF19 min
Apr 9, 6:44 PM CDTTornado WarningSGF14 min
Apr 9, 6:59 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC91 min
Apr 10, 3:27 AM CDTFrost AdvisorySGF29 hr
Apr 13, 2:43 PM CDTFrost AdvisorySGF17 hr
Apr 18, 2:49 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC86 min
Apr 18, 4:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr
Apr 18, 8:14 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC91 min
Apr 23, 2:32 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC88 min
Apr 23, 1:36 PM CDTRed Flag WarningSGF5 hr
Apr 26, 3:53 AM CDTWind AdvisorySGF12 hr
Apr 27, 2:55 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchSGF21 hr
Apr 27, 12:32 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC88 min
Apr 27, 12:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr
Apr 27, 3:28 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Apr 27, 4:57 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGF6 hr
Apr 27, 6:03 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC27 min
Apr 27, 10:59 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGF18 hr
Apr 29, 3:06 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchSGF4 days
Apr 29, 7:58 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGF24 hr
Apr 29, 1:24 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGF6 hr
Apr 29, 6:50 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGF39 hr
May 1, 12:45 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr
May 1, 1:18 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGF57 min
May 1, 1:37 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGF6 hr
May 1, 2:13 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGF27 min
May 1, 3:00 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
May 1, 7:45 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGF6 hr
May 1, 9:49 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGF41 min
May 1, 2:07 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGF19 hr
May 1, 6:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGF45 min
May 2, 8:56 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGF10 hr
May 2, 6:55 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGF18 hr
May 3, 1:02 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySGF18 hr
May 4, 7:54 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySGF8 hr
May 6, 4:35 AM CDTDense Fog AdvisorySGF5 hr
May 7, 5:26 AM CDTDense Fog AdvisorySGF4 hr
May 7, 2:21 PM CDTFlash Flood WatchSGF21 hr
May 8, 4:31 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC59 min
May 8, 4:55 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Watch PDSSPC7 hr
May 8, 6:16 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGF59 min
May 8, 6:45 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGF6 hr
May 8, 7:03 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGF57 min
May 8, 7:17 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC58 min
May 8, 7:35 AM CDTHigh Wind WarningSGF4 hr
May 8, 12:57 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGF24 hr
May 9, 12:58 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGF24 hr
May 10, 12:54 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGF24 hr
May 11, 1:00 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGF24 hr
May 12, 1:22 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC53 min
May 12, 3:34 PM CDTFlash Flood WatchSGF35 hr
May 13, 12:19 PM CDTWind AdvisorySGF3 hr
May 13, 3:21 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC84 min
May 13, 4:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr
May 13, 6:30 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC90 min
May 13, 8:22 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC53 min
May 13, 8:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGF71 min
May 13, 9:26 PM CDTTornado WarningSGF34 min
May 13, 9:32 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGF4 hr
May 13, 10:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGF30 min
May 14, 1:50 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGF12 hr
May 15, 2:59 PM CDTFlash Flood WatchSGF13 hr
May 15, 6:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr
May 29, 3:16 AM CDTDense Fog AdvisorySGF4 hr
Jun 2, 3:29 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchSGF23 hr
Jun 7, 11:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 hr
Jun 8, 3:25 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC65 min
Jun 9, 1:31 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC8 hr
Jun 9, 3:40 PM CDTTornado WarningSGF50 min
Jun 9, 4:05 PM CDTTornado WarningSGF40 min
Jun 9, 4:39 PM CDTTornado WarningSGF51 min
Jun 9, 5:15 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGF6 hr
Jun 9, 5:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGF34 min
Jun 9, 6:22 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC53 min
Jun 9, 8:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGF62 min
Jun 9, 8:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGF56 min
Jun 9, 8:58 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGF11 hr
Jun 9, 9:15 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC60 min
Jun 9, 9:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr
Jun 10, 2:26 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC64 min
Jun 10, 7:52 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGF9 hr
Jun 10, 11:47 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchSGF18 hr
Jun 10, 12:30 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC90 min
Jun 10, 4:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGF54 min
Jun 10, 5:15 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr
Jun 10, 5:26 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGF4 hr
Jun 10, 9:39 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGF12 hr
Jun 11, 9:53 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGF12 hr
Jun 11, 6:40 PM CDTFlash Flood WatchSGF21 hr
Jun 12, 6:23 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC67 min
Jun 15, 2:31 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC59 min
Jun 15, 11:59 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC61 min
Jun 15, 12:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC9 hr
Jun 15, 3:35 PM CDTFlash Flood WatchSGF20 hr
Jun 15, 6:50 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC85 min
Jun 15, 10:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 hr
Jun 16, 2:30 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC60 min
Jun 16, 6:47 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGF6 hr
Jun 16, 12:56 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGF24 hr
Jun 16, 4:51 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC84 min
Jun 16, 8:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC3 hr
Jun 16, 10:48 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC87 min
Jun 17, 12:41 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGF24 hr
Jun 18, 12:58 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGF24 hr
Jun 19, 1:08 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGF6 hr
Jun 22, 3:20 AM CDTHeat AdvisorySGF19 hr
Jun 23, 4:00 AM CDTHeat AdvisorySGF42 hr
Jun 23, 9:46 AM CDTExcessive Heat WarningSGF36 hr
Jun 24, 1:44 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Jun 24, 4:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGF63 min
Jun 24, 4:18 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGF4 hr
Jun 24, 4:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 hr
Jun 25, 4:05 AM CDTHeat AdvisorySGF65 hr
Jun 27, 5:43 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC62 min
Jun 27, 7:39 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Jun 30, 7:57 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC93 min
Jul 3, 1:37 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Jul 13, 2:29 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGF39 min
Jul 13, 2:53 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGF52 min
Jul 13, 3:21 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGF6 hr
Jul 13, 9:05 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGF6 hr
Jul 13, 3:19 PM CDTHeat AdvisorySGF24 hr
Jul 14, 4:31 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGF6 hr
Jul 16, 1:58 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC92 min
Jul 16, 3:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 hr
Jul 16, 3:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGF29 min
Jul 16, 6:56 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC64 min
Jul 20, 7:24 PM CDTFlash Flood WatchSGF20 hr
Jul 20, 8:26 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC94 min
Jul 21, 2:40 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGF6 hr
Jul 21, 8:57 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGF6 hr
Jul 21, 2:53 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGF24 hr
Jul 22, 3:37 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGF18 hr
Jul 22, 3:40 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGF18 hr
Aug 4, 3:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr
Aug 19, 3:51 PM CDTFlash Flood WatchSGF12 hr
Aug 19, 8:14 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC61 min
Aug 19, 8:48 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr
Aug 19, 9:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGF45 min
Aug 19, 9:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGF54 min
Aug 19, 9:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGF45 min
Aug 19, 10:11 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGF6 hr
Aug 19, 10:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGF45 min
Aug 19, 10:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGF31 min
Aug 20, 1:47 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC88 min
Aug 20, 3:57 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGF2 hr
Aug 20, 6:02 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGF27 hr
Aug 20, 8:27 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningSGF13 hr
Aug 21, 9:05 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGF24 hr
Aug 29, 3:02 AM CDTDense Fog AdvisorySGF6 hr
Sep 2, 6:57 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Sep 4, 11:26 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGF3 hr
Sep 4, 3:28 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGF6 hr
Sep 5, 10:03 PM CDTDense Fog AdvisorySGF12 hr
Sep 6, 8:39 PM CDTDense Fog AdvisorySGF13 hr
Sep 8, 3:10 PM CDTFlash Flood WatchSGF20 hr
Sep 9, 6:17 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGF9 hr
Sep 9, 2:10 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningSGF7 hr
Sep 9, 2:51 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGF6 hr
Sep 9, 9:00 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGF15 hr
Sep 10, 12:02 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGF24 hr
Sep 11, 11:43 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySGF3 days
Sep 21, 3:25 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchSGF24 hr
Sep 21, 1:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGF34 min
Sep 21, 2:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr
Sep 21, 2:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGF25 min
Sep 21, 3:20 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGF6 hr
Sep 21, 7:44 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGF6 hr
Sep 22, 1:57 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGF8 hr
Sep 22, 10:10 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGF26 hr
Sep 25, 5:03 AM CDTDense Fog AdvisorySGF4 hr
Oct 6, 3:15 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Oct 7, 4:00 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchSGF47 hr
Oct 8, 9:06 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGF4 hr
Oct 8, 10:48 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC3 hr
Oct 8, 12:46 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGF12 hr
Oct 8, 2:25 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningSGF4 days
Oct 9, 12:58 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGF9 hr
Oct 9, 10:00 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGF24 hr
Oct 10, 9:58 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGF24 hr
Oct 11, 9:59 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGF23 hr
Oct 17, 2:33 AM CDTFrost AdvisorySGF30 hr
Oct 23, 2:52 AM CDTFrost AdvisorySGF30 hr
Oct 28, 3:30 PM CDTFlash Flood WatchSGF36 hr
Nov 4, 3:36 AM CSTFrost AdvisorySGF28 hr
Nov 15, 12:46 PM CSTFlood WatchSGF18 hr
Nov 15, 1:02 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningSGF3 hr
Nov 15, 3:45 PM CSTAreal Flood WarningSGF6 hr
Dec 8, 3:03 AM CSTWinter Weather AdvisorySGF6 hr
Dec 8, 2:54 PM CSTWind AdvisorySGF21 hr
Dec 23, 3:00 AM CSTWinter Storm WatchSGF25 hr
Dec 23, 10:31 AM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPC89 min
Dec 23, 2:56 PM CSTWinter Storm WarningSGF43 hr
Dec 23, 4:07 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGF35 min
Dec 24, 11:23 AM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPC6 hr
Dec 29, 3:22 PM CSTWinter Weather AdvisorySGF19 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.