Weather alerts in Decatur County, Kansas, 2022

179 weather alerts in 2022, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.

Decatur County and its neighbors

Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2022. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts: 179
Warnings: 69
Watches: 34
Advisories: 32
Busiest month: April48 alerts
Busiest day: April 23, 20227 alerts

Over time

By month

Warning verification

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

2 of 7 tornado warnings covering Decatur County in 2022 had a tornado report inside them; 0 of 2 tornado reports fell inside a warning.

Decatur County, 2022

	Warnings	With a report	False alarm ratio	Reports	Inside a warning	Mean lead time
Tornado warnings	7	2	71%	2	0%
Severe thunderstorm warnings	25	14	44%	29	79%	32 min
Flash flood warnings	1	0	100%	0

Each office's whole area, 2022

	Warnings	With a report	False alarm ratio	Reports	Inside a warning	Mean lead time
NWS Goodland, KS: tornado warnings	44	14	68%	56	52%	7 min
NWS Goodland, KS: severe thunderstorm warnings	198	75	62%	279	72%	28 min
NWS Goodland, KS: flash flood warnings	9	0	100%	7	0%

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 4, 3:30 PM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	GLD	45 hr
Jan 5, 3:10 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	GLD	29 hr
Jan 5, 2:53 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	3 hr
Jan 13, 12:11 PM CST	High Wind Watch	GLD	16 hr
Jan 24, 10:03 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	GLD	32 hr
Feb 1, 3:46 AM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	GLD	54 hr
Feb 7, 1:28 PM CST	Fire Weather Watch	GLD	14 hr
Feb 21, 4:41 AM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	GLD	56 hr
Mar 8, 3:05 AM CST	Winter Storm Watch	GLD	24 hr
Mar 9, 3:13 AM CST	Winter Storm Warning	GLD	30 hr
Mar 9, 3:42 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	6 hr
Mar 9, 10:41 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	4 hr
Mar 19, 3:43 AM CDT	Fire Weather Watch	GLD	10 hr
Mar 19, 2:00 PM CDT	Red Flag Warning	GLD	30 hr
Mar 21, 3:52 AM CDT	Winter Weather Advisory	GLD	30 hr
Mar 22, 3:30 AM CDT	High Wind Warning	GLD	16 hr
Apr 4, 2:19 PM CDT	Fire Weather Watch	GLD	14 hr
Apr 4, 2:19 PM CDT	Red Flag Warning	GLD	30 hr
Apr 4, 2:22 PM CDT	High Wind Watch	GLD	14 hr
Apr 5, 4:28 AM CDT	High Wind Warning	GLD	40 hr
Apr 5, 4:42 AM CDT	Red Flag Warning	GLD	39 hr
Apr 5, 1:56 PM CDT	High Wind Watch	GLD	14 hr
Apr 5, 2:02 PM CDT	Fire Weather Watch	GLD	14 hr
Apr 6, 4:00 AM CDT	High Wind Warning	GLD	40 hr
Apr 6, 4:11 AM CDT	Red Flag Warning	GLD	41 hr
Apr 6, 10:56 AM CDT	Blowing Dust Advisory	GLD	9 hr
Apr 6, 11:22 AM CDT	Blowing Dust Warning	GLD	9 hr
Apr 7, 4:31 AM CDT	Blowing Dust Advisory	GLD	15 hr
Apr 7, 2:50 PM CDT	Fire Weather Watch	GLD	13 hr
Apr 8, 4:00 AM CDT	Red Flag Warning	GLD	16 hr
Apr 9, 3:45 AM CDT	Fire Weather Watch	GLD	11 hr
Apr 9, 3:05 PM CDT	Fire Weather Watch	GLD	37 hr
Apr 9, 3:05 PM CDT	Red Flag Warning	GLD	31 hr
Apr 10, 3:07 PM CDT	High Wind Watch	GLD	37 hr
Apr 10, 3:25 PM CDT	Red Flag Warning	GLD	29 hr
Apr 11, 3:38 AM CDT	Red Flag Warning	GLD	40 hr
Apr 11, 2:37 PM CDT	High Wind Warning	GLD	26 hr
Apr 12, 3:58 AM CDT	Fire Weather Watch	GLD	11 hr
Apr 12, 10:49 AM CDT	Blowing Dust Advisory	GLD	5 hr
Apr 12, 2:35 PM CDT	Red Flag Warning	GLD	25 hr
Apr 13, 4:14 AM CDT	Fire Weather Watch	GLD	24 hr
Apr 14, 3:58 AM CDT	Red Flag Warning	GLD	16 hr
Apr 16, 2:08 PM CDT	Fire Weather Watch	GLD	13 hr
Apr 20, 2:32 PM CDT	Fire Weather Watch	GLD	37 hr
Apr 20, 2:34 PM CDT	High Wind Watch	GLD	24 hr
Apr 21, 4:07 AM CDT	Red Flag Warning	GLD	41 hr
Apr 21, 2:29 PM CDT	High Wind Warning	GLD	37 hr
Apr 22, 3:00 PM CDT	Blowing Dust Advisory	GLD	3 hr
Apr 22, 5:35 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	115 min
Apr 22, 5:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	8 hr
Apr 22, 7:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	GLD	51 min
Apr 22, 8:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	36 min
Apr 22, 8:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	31 min
Apr 22, 8:31 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	119 min
Apr 23, 1:17 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	GLD	28 min
Apr 23, 1:41 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	GLD	64 min
Apr 23, 1:41 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	GLD	9 min
Apr 25, 3:16 AM CDT	Fire Weather Watch	GLD	12 hr
Apr 25, 3:05 PM CDT	Red Flag Warning	GLD	29 hr
Apr 28, 3:58 AM CDT	High Wind Watch	GLD	22 hr
Apr 29, 2:08 AM CDT	High Wind Warning	GLD	38 hr
Apr 29, 12:57 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Apr 29, 2:15 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	6 hr
Apr 29, 5:51 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	24 min
May 2, 4:22 AM CDT	Freeze Watch	GLD	11 hr
May 2, 3:05 PM CDT	Freeze Warning	GLD	18 hr
May 11, 3:20 PM CDT	Red Flag Warning	GLD	30 hr
May 12, 4:52 PM CDT	Dust Storm Warning	GLD	87 min
May 14, 2:56 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	3 hr
May 17, 4:58 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	GLD	17 min
May 17, 5:08 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	37 min
May 17, 5:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	49 min
May 17, 6:22 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	GLD	28 min
May 18, 3:10 PM CDT	Red Flag Warning	GLD	30 hr
Jun 4, 6:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr
Jun 4, 7:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	GLD	50 min
Jun 4, 8:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	GLD	49 min
Jun 4, 9:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	GLD	29 min
Jun 4, 9:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	GLD	62 min
Jun 4, 9:41 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	94 min
Jun 4, 9:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	GLD	32 min
Jun 5, 3:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr
Jun 5, 7:09 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Jun 5, 8:17 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	GLD	43 min
Jun 5, 8:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	45 min
Jun 5, 9:06 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	114 min
Jun 5, 9:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	GLD	61 min
Jun 5, 11:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	62 min
Jun 7, 1:47 PM CDT	Flood Watch	GLD	9 hr
Jun 7, 6:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr
Jun 7, 8:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	GLD	59 min
Jun 7, 9:02 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	28 min
Jun 7, 9:07 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	GLD	67 min
Jun 7, 9:12 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	GLD	23 min
Jun 7, 9:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	58 min
Jun 9, 7:36 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	84 min
Jun 9, 10:03 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	72 min
Jun 12, 4:16 AM CDT	Heat Advisory	GLD	39 hr
Jun 12, 4:51 AM CDT	High Wind Warning	GLD	69 min
Jun 12, 4:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr
Jun 12, 6:19 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Jun 13, 5:42 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	63 min
Jun 14, 11:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	31 min
Jun 14, 11:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	34 min
Jun 20, 3:31 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	14 min
Jun 20, 4:19 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	26 min
Jun 23, 1:57 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	3 hr
Jun 23, 5:58 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	32 min
Jun 23, 6:02 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	118 min
Jun 24, 5:02 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Jun 28, 11:39 AM CDT	Red Flag Warning	GLD	33 hr
Jul 2, 4:56 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	19 min
Jul 3, 2:46 PM CDT	Heat Advisory	GLD	29 hr
Jul 3, 5:02 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	118 min
Jul 3, 7:05 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr
Jul 3, 8:18 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	27 min
Jul 3, 8:51 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	24 min
Jul 4, 3:20 PM CDT	Heat Advisory	GLD	29 hr
Jul 9, 3:10 AM CDT	Heat Advisory	GLD	41 hr
Jul 13, 6:56 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Jul 14, 3:39 AM CDT	Heat Advisory	GLD	16 hr
Jul 14, 3:39 AM CDT	Heat Advisory	GLD	40 hr
Jul 18, 3:40 AM CDT	Heat Advisory	GLD	40 hr
Jul 19, 1:21 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	24 min
Jul 21, 3:25 PM CDT	Heat Advisory	GLD	53 hr
Jul 21, 3:25 PM CDT	Heat Advisory	GLD	29 hr
Jul 21, 5:33 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	57 min
Jul 21, 6:26 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	49 min
Jul 21, 10:01 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	44 min
Jul 22, 5:08 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Jul 22, 5:34 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	GLD	41 min
Jul 22, 6:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	45 min
Jul 22, 6:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	GLD	25 min
Jul 22, 6:46 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	GLD	32 min
Jul 22, 7:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	GLD	44 min
Jul 22, 7:32 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	GLD	25 min
Jul 23, 2:52 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	83 min
Jul 23, 4:17 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	28 min
Jul 23, 4:34 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	GLD	41 min
Jul 25, 9:40 PM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	GLD	12 hr
Jul 26, 8:43 PM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	GLD	12 hr
Jul 27, 3:29 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Jul 27, 8:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr
Jul 27, 11:46 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	89 min
Jul 28, 1:35 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	55 min
Aug 2, 2:32 AM CDT	Heat Advisory	GLD	17 hr
Aug 4, 12:48 PM CDT	Heat Advisory	GLD	31 hr
Aug 5, 3:04 AM CDT	Heat Advisory	GLD	41 hr
Aug 14, 6:53 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	GLD	2 hr
Aug 31, 4:46 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	119 min
Sep 2, 4:30 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Sep 2, 5:04 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	26 min
Sep 2, 5:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	33 min
Sep 2, 6:04 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	GLD	26 min
Sep 7, 2:00 PM CDT	Red Flag Warning	GLD	30 hr
Sep 15, 5:09 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	36 min
Sep 15, 5:33 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	117 min
Sep 15, 6:33 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	27 min
Sep 18, 5:09 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	GLD	4 hr
Oct 10, 2:49 PM CDT	Red Flag Warning	GLD	30 hr
Oct 13, 2:55 AM CDT	Fire Weather Watch	GLD	12 hr
Oct 13, 2:44 PM CDT	Red Flag Warning	GLD	28 hr
Oct 15, 3:01 PM CDT	Freeze Watch	GLD	13 hr
Oct 16, 3:35 AM CDT	Freeze Warning	GLD	30 hr
Oct 21, 9:59 AM CDT	Fire Weather Watch	GLD	24 hr
Oct 22, 9:52 AM CDT	Red Flag Warning	GLD	35 hr
Nov 1, 2:37 PM CDT	Red Flag Warning	GLD	28 hr
Dec 1, 12:17 PM CST	High Wind Warning	GLD	30 hr
Dec 1, 12:19 PM CST	Red Flag Warning	GLD	30 hr
Dec 2, 2:15 PM CST	Dust Storm Warning	GLD	90 min
Dec 6, 2:26 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	GLD	49 hr
Dec 11, 9:09 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	GLD	13 hr
Dec 12, 12:44 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	GLD	32 hr
Dec 13, 8:54 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	GLD	21 hr
Dec 19, 3:46 AM CST	Wind Chill Watch	GLD	33 hr
Dec 19, 2:41 PM CST	Winter Storm Watch	GLD	22 hr
Dec 20, 12:21 PM CST	Wind Chill Warning	GLD	72 hr
Dec 20, 12:21 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	GLD	55 hr
Dec 23, 2:30 AM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	GLD	31 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	25
Tornado Warning	7
Severe Thunderstorm Watch	7
Tornado Watch	1
Mesoscale Discussion	25
Special Weather Statement	19
Flooding
Flash Flood Warning	1
Flood Watch	1
Winter
Winter Storm Warning	1
Winter Storm Watch	2
Winter Weather Advisory	7
Heat
Heat Advisory	12
Cold
Freeze Warning	2
Wind Chill Warning	1
Freeze Watch	2
Wind Chill Watch	1
Wind Chill Advisory	4
Wind and dust
Blowing Dust Warning	1
Dust Storm Warning	2
High Wind Warning	8
High Wind Watch	6
Blowing Dust Advisory	4
Fire
Red Flag Warning	21
Fire Weather Watch	14
Fog and smoke
Dense Fog Advisory	5

The busiest days

Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.

Nearby

Alerts in force now Tornadoes on record Forecast The radar archive 2021 2023

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.