Alert archive / Kansas / Cherokee County

Weather alerts in Cherokee County, Kansas, 2019

254 weather alerts in 2019, 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 2019. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts
254
Warnings
93
Watches
39
Advisories
53
Busiest month
May70 alerts
Busiest day
April 30, 201911 alerts

Over time

By month

Warning verification

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

4 of 6 tornado warnings covering Cherokee County in 2019 had a tornado report inside them; 3 of 5 tornado reports fell inside a warning, on average 10 minutes after it went out.

Cherokee County, 2019

WarningsWith a reportFalse alarm ratioReportsInside a warningMean lead time
Tornado warnings6433%560%10 min
Severe thunderstorm warnings312035%3294%25 min
Flash flood warnings161225%475%52 min

Each office's whole area, 2019

WarningsWith a reportFalse alarm ratioReportsInside a warningMean lead time
NWS Springfield, MO: tornado warnings1154660%8876%16 min
NWS Springfield, MO: severe thunderstorm warnings38221245%58282%23 min
NWS Springfield, MO: flash flood warnings1227836%16888%112 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 12, 12:34 AM CSTAreal Flood AdvisorySGF10 hr
Jan 13, 12:49 AM CSTAreal Flood AdvisorySGF11 hr
Jan 14, 9:44 PM CSTDense Fog AdvisorySGF12 hr
Jan 18, 3:05 AM CSTWinter Weather AdvisorySGF42 hr
Jan 19, 2:52 AM CSTWind AdvisorySGF15 hr
Jan 21, 3:05 AM CSTWind AdvisorySGF21 hr
Jan 22, 2:34 PM CSTWinter Weather AdvisorySGF15 hr
Jan 28, 8:58 AM CSTWind AdvisorySGF9 hr
Feb 5, 1:00 PM CSTWinter Weather AdvisorySGF25 hr
Feb 5, 1:35 PM CSTDense Fog AdvisorySGF35 hr
Feb 6, 2:16 PM CSTIce Storm WarningSGF22 hr
Feb 6, 7:02 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementSGF58 min
Feb 6, 9:06 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPC114 min
Feb 6, 9:46 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGF44 min
Feb 6, 10:43 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningSGF6 hr
Feb 7, 4:48 AM CSTAreal Flood WarningSGF6 hr
Feb 9, 3:22 AM CSTWinter Weather AdvisorySGF33 hr
Feb 10, 5:53 PM CSTDense Fog AdvisorySGF9 hr
Feb 14, 11:51 AM CSTWinter Weather AdvisorySGF35 hr
Feb 16, 3:22 AM CSTWinter Weather AdvisorySGF31 hr
Feb 18, 2:51 PM CSTWinter Weather AdvisorySGF42 hr
Feb 23, 2:28 AM CSTWind AdvisorySGF28 hr
Feb 26, 2:37 PM CSTWinter Weather AdvisorySGF48 hr
Mar 1, 4:05 AM CSTWinter Storm WatchSGF24 hr
Mar 2, 3:38 AM CSTWinter Weather AdvisorySGF32 hr
Mar 3, 3:17 AM CSTWind Chill AdvisorySGF31 hr
Mar 8, 2:48 PM CSTWind AdvisorySGF30 hr
Mar 9, 1:58 AM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPC92 min
Mar 9, 2:31 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr
Mar 9, 4:45 AM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPC60 min
Mar 9, 1:16 PM CSTHigh Wind WarningSGF5 hr
Mar 12, 3:18 PM CDTWind AdvisorySGF52 hr
Mar 13, 8:42 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningICT54 hr
Mar 26, 5:06 AM CDTDense Fog AdvisorySGF5 hr
Mar 29, 8:39 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC96 min
Mar 29, 9:54 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGF36 min
Mar 29, 11:30 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC3 hr
Apr 5, 2:09 AM CDTDense Fog AdvisorySGF7 hr
Apr 5, 9:00 AM CDTDense Fog AdvisorySGF88 min
Apr 10, 3:21 AM CDTWind AdvisorySGF19 hr
Apr 10, 10:40 AM CDTRed Flag WarningSGF8 hr
Apr 10, 3:12 PM CDTWind AdvisorySGF24 hr
Apr 11, 3:16 AM CDTRed Flag WarningSGF11 hr
Apr 11, 9:36 PM CDTFrost AdvisorySGF11 hr
Apr 17, 7:49 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC86 min
Apr 17, 9:52 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC83 min
Apr 17, 11:07 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC83 min
Apr 17, 11:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC3 hr
Apr 17, 11:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGF57 min
Apr 27, 6:57 AM CDTWind AdvisorySGF6 hr
Apr 29, 3:02 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchSGF4 days
Apr 29, 4:00 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC90 min
Apr 30, 7:09 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGF51 min
Apr 30, 10:28 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningICT5 days
Apr 30, 12:02 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC13 hr
Apr 30, 1:48 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySGF6 hr
Apr 30, 2:07 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGF6 hr
Apr 30, 3:26 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Apr 30, 4:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGF42 min
Apr 30, 5:38 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGF6 hr
Apr 30, 6:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGF45 min
Apr 30, 6:00 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC90 min
Apr 30, 6:15 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGF6 hr
Apr 30, 9:58 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGF36 hr
May 1, 12:41 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningSGF58 hr
May 2, 10:44 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGF8 hr
May 6, 3:33 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchSGF69 hr
May 6, 7:26 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC94 min
May 6, 9:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr
May 6, 10:13 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningICT6 days
May 6, 10:18 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC57 min
May 6, 10:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGF39 min
May 6, 11:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGF41 min
May 6, 11:36 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGF6 hr
May 7, 5:26 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySGF15 hr
May 7, 9:17 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGF35 hr
May 8, 3:20 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGF55 min
May 8, 4:16 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGF59 min
May 18, 9:38 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
May 18, 10:07 AM CDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr
May 18, 10:48 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGF42 min
May 18, 1:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGF44 min
May 18, 1:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGF47 min
May 18, 2:15 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySGF6 hr
May 19, 12:26 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGF45 min
May 19, 3:33 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchSGF63 hr
May 20, 9:14 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningICT16 days
May 20, 4:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGF52 min
May 20, 4:19 PM CDTTornado WarningSGF26 min
May 20, 4:19 PM CDTTornado WarningSGF26 min
May 20, 4:35 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC115 min
May 20, 4:57 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningSGF6 days
May 20, 4:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGF46 min
May 20, 5:14 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC8 hr
May 20, 6:22 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySGF6 hr
May 20, 7:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGF49 min
May 20, 7:42 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGF6 hr
May 20, 7:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGF57 min
May 21, 1:53 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGF33 hr
May 22, 2:18 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchSGF32 hr
May 22, 10:11 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGF12 hr
May 22, 10:43 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGF48 hr
May 22, 3:06 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC114 min
May 22, 3:32 PM CDTTornado Watch PDSSPC7 hr
May 22, 6:06 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGF24 min
May 22, 6:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGF56 min
May 22, 6:42 PM CDTTornado WarningSGF48 min
May 22, 7:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGF56 min
May 22, 7:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGF64 min
May 22, 7:19 PM CDTTornado WarningSGF41 min
May 22, 7:21 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGF6 hr
May 22, 7:32 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC88 min
May 22, 7:54 PM CDTTornado Warning EmergencyTornado observedSGF51 min
May 22, 9:44 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC8 hr
May 23, 3:03 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGF42 min
May 23, 3:58 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGF8 hr
May 23, 6:13 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGF6 hr
May 24, 10:39 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGF12 hr
May 24, 12:04 PM CDTFlash Flood WatchSGF19 hr
May 24, 9:16 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC29 min
May 24, 9:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGF62 min
May 24, 10:02 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGF6 hr
May 25, 1:49 PM CDTFlash Flood WatchSGF21 hr
May 25, 8:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr
May 26, 12:01 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGF44 min
May 26, 8:27 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySGF3 hr
May 26, 9:10 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGF6 hr
May 27, 1:54 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC111 min
May 27, 2:41 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC4 hr
May 28, 11:58 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGF24 hr
May 28, 6:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGF40 min
May 29, 10:04 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr
May 29, 11:55 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGF35 min
Jun 1, 5:00 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC60 min
Jun 1, 5:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 hr
Jun 1, 7:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGF46 min
Jun 1, 8:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGF45 min
Jun 1, 9:16 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGF29 min
Jun 6, 3:21 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchSGF23 hr
Jun 15, 12:40 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC4 hr
Jun 15, 2:04 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC86 min
Jun 15, 8:06 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC114 min
Jun 15, 9:41 PM CDTFlash Flood WatchSGF11 hr
Jun 16, 1:41 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGF6 hr
Jun 16, 2:11 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC64 min
Jun 16, 6:18 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGF24 hr
Jun 17, 6:14 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGF10 hr
Jun 17, 8:19 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchSGF13 hr
Jun 18, 7:09 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Jun 19, 2:26 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGF6 hr
Jun 19, 2:31 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGF44 min
Jun 19, 8:28 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGF6 hr
Jun 19, 2:32 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGF12 hr
Jun 22, 4:32 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC88 min
Jun 22, 2:57 PM CDTFlash Flood WatchSGF25 hr
Jun 22, 9:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC4 hr
Jun 22, 11:41 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC94 min
Jun 23, 7:07 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC83 min
Jun 23, 7:09 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGF66 min
Jun 23, 7:11 AM CDTFlash Flood Warning EmergencySGF9 hr
Jun 23, 7:21 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 hr
Jun 23, 9:16 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningICT56 hr
Jun 23, 2:31 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningSGF44 hr
Jun 23, 3:56 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGF18 hr
Jun 24, 9:40 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGF24 hr
Jun 26, 3:13 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGF62 min
Jun 26, 3:21 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGF39 min
Jun 26, 4:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGF43 min
Jun 26, 4:40 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGF6 hr
Jun 26, 4:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGF49 min
Jul 6, 9:41 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGF6 hr
Jul 9, 2:55 PM CDTHeat AdvisorySGF23 hr
Jul 10, 11:00 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGF60 min
Jul 10, 11:23 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGF67 min
Jul 10, 11:29 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC3 hr
Jul 15, 3:45 PM CDTExcessive Heat WatchSGF23 hr
Jul 16, 2:53 PM CDTExcessive Heat WarningSGF5 days
Jul 21, 5:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr
Jul 21, 8:02 PM CDTFlash Flood WatchSGF11 hr
Jul 21, 8:21 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC84 min
Jul 21, 9:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGF59 min
Jul 21, 9:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGF67 min
Jul 21, 9:59 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC61 min
Jul 31, 2:19 PM CDTFlash Flood WatchSGF61 hr
Aug 1, 1:57 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGF48 min
Aug 1, 4:09 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGF5 hr
Aug 1, 8:36 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningICT29 hr
Aug 3, 2:48 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySGF5 hr
Aug 4, 12:01 AM CDTDense Fog AdvisorySGF8 hr
Aug 6, 4:52 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Aug 6, 6:28 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGF47 min
Aug 6, 6:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGF37 min
Aug 7, 2:24 PM CDTFlash Flood WatchSGF36 hr
Aug 7, 11:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGF31 min
Aug 8, 5:49 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningICT4 days
Aug 8, 6:06 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGF12 hr
Aug 8, 6:02 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGF12 hr
Aug 9, 4:06 AM CDTDense Fog AdvisorySGF6 hr
Aug 9, 5:52 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGF12 hr
Aug 9, 5:53 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGF7 hr
Aug 10, 3:00 AM CDTHeat AdvisorySGF17 hr
Aug 10, 2:56 PM CDTHeat AdvisorySGF29 hr
Aug 10, 2:56 PM CDTHeat AdvisorySGF54 hr
Aug 11, 2:39 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningICT53 hr
Aug 12, 8:06 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC54 min
Aug 15, 11:11 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Aug 16, 2:34 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC86 min
Aug 16, 6:04 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC56 min
Aug 18, 1:42 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC93 min
Aug 18, 2:42 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC4 hr
Aug 18, 4:37 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGF53 min
Aug 18, 6:09 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC66 min
Aug 18, 3:09 PM CDTHeat AdvisorySGF52 hr
Aug 21, 2:55 PM CDTFlash Flood WatchSGF19 hr
Aug 21, 7:44 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Aug 26, 3:39 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC3 hr
Aug 26, 5:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr
Aug 26, 7:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGF51 min
Aug 26, 7:54 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Aug 26, 8:08 PM CDTTornado WarningSGF52 min
Aug 26, 8:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGF58 min
Aug 26, 9:30 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySGF6 hr
Aug 26, 9:34 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC116 min
Aug 26, 10:21 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC114 min
Aug 29, 2:46 PM CDTFlash Flood WatchSGF18 hr
Aug 30, 2:31 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC89 min
Aug 30, 2:43 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGF62 min
Sep 1, 5:53 AM CDTDense Fog AdvisorySGF4 hr
Sep 12, 8:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGF42 min
Sep 21, 3:12 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchSGF43 hr
Sep 22, 12:55 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySGF6 hr
Sep 22, 2:34 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningICT49 hr
Sep 25, 9:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr
Sep 25, 11:22 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC83 min
Oct 10, 12:14 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Oct 10, 12:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr
Oct 11, 3:42 AM CDTFrost AdvisorySGF10 hr
Oct 11, 1:13 PM CDTFreeze WarningSGF19 hr
Oct 19, 8:23 PM CDTDense Fog AdvisorySGF15 hr
Oct 20, 9:39 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC96 min
Nov 10, 2:34 PM CSTWinter Weather AdvisorySGF29 hr
Nov 26, 2:57 AM CSTWind AdvisorySGF31 hr
Nov 26, 12:54 PM CSTHigh Wind WarningSGF19 hr
Nov 30, 1:58 PM CSTWind AdvisorySGF28 hr
Dec 12, 12:38 PM CSTRed Flag WarningSGF5 hr
Dec 14, 4:02 AM CSTWinter Weather AdvisorySGF68 hr
Dec 17, 7:38 PM CSTDense Fog AdvisorySGF15 hr
Dec 22, 1:35 AM CSTDense Fog AdvisorySGF10 hr
Dec 22, 3:32 PM CSTDense Fog AdvisorySGF18 hr
Dec 28, 3:06 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPC84 min
Dec 28, 3:49 PM CSTTornado WatchSPC6 hr
Dec 28, 4:31 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementSGF44 min
Dec 28, 4:40 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGF50 min
Dec 28, 4:45 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPC90 min

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.

Nearby

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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.