Alert archive / Kansas / Decatur County

Weather alerts in Decatur County, Kansas, 2023

254 weather alerts in 2023, 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 2023. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts
254
Warnings
89
Watches
44
Advisories
31
Busiest month
May62 alerts
Busiest day
May 10, 202312 alerts

Over time

By month

Warning verification

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

1 of 6 tornado warnings covering Decatur County in 2023 had a tornado report inside them; 1 of 1 tornado reports fell inside a warning, on average 16 minutes after it went out.

Decatur County, 2023

WarningsWith a reportFalse alarm ratioReportsInside a warningMean lead time
Tornado warnings6183%1100%16 min
Severe thunderstorm warnings543044%2492%32 min
Flash flood warnings9278%1100%81 min

Each office's whole area, 2023

WarningsWith a reportFalse alarm ratioReportsInside a warningMean lead time
NWS Goodland, KS: tornado warnings651577%3884%15 min
NWS Goodland, KS: severe thunderstorm warnings41319154%65278%27 min
NWS Goodland, KS: flash flood warnings741678%4564%102 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 1, 1:49 PM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryGLD42 hr
Jan 15, 2:06 PM CSTWinter Storm WatchGLD36 hr
Jan 16, 1:51 PM CSTWinter Storm WarningGLD58 hr
Jan 17, 5:23 PM CSTDense Fog AdvisoryGLD5 hr
Jan 18, 7:58 AM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPC6 hr
Jan 20, 12:40 PM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryGLD32 hr
Jan 24, 3:08 AM CSTDense Fog AdvisoryGLD7 hr
Jan 26, 3:08 PM CSTWind Chill AdvisoryGLD67 hr
Jan 27, 3:03 PM CSTWind Chill AdvisoryGLD67 hr
Jan 30, 3:20 AM CSTWind Chill AdvisoryGLD30 hr
Feb 2, 11:50 PM CSTDense Fog AdvisoryGLD6 hr
Feb 12, 2:15 PM CSTWinter Storm WatchGLD47 hr
Feb 14, 4:30 AM CSTWinter Storm WarningGLD50 hr
Feb 15, 8:31 AM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPC6 hr
Feb 21, 2:30 PM CSTWind Chill AdvisoryGLD46 hr
Mar 1, 3:04 AM CSTWinter Storm WatchGLD19 hr
Mar 8, 2:00 PM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryGLD21 hr
Mar 22, 4:55 AM CDTDense Fog AdvisoryGLD6 hr
Mar 25, 12:49 AM CDTDense Fog AdvisoryGLD7 hr
Mar 26, 3:10 PM CDTWinter Weather AdvisoryGLD32 hr
Mar 28, 12:44 AM CDTDense Fog AdvisoryGLD8 hr
Apr 6, 2:12 PM CDTRed Flag WarningGLD31 hr
Apr 9, 2:45 PM CDTFire Weather WatchGLD20 hr
Apr 10, 11:14 AM CDTRed Flag WarningGLD34 hr
Apr 10, 2:09 PM CDTFire Weather WatchGLD25 hr
Apr 11, 3:31 PM CDTFire Weather WatchGLD21 hr
Apr 11, 3:31 PM CDTRed Flag WarningGLD29 hr
Apr 12, 12:15 PM CDTRed Flag WarningGLD33 hr
Apr 13, 4:54 PM CDTHigh Wind WarningGLD3 hr
Apr 13, 5:01 PM CDTBlowing Dust AdvisoryGLD3 hr
Apr 13, 5:13 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC3 hr
Apr 28, 12:47 PM CDTFire Weather WatchGLD14 hr
Apr 29, 2:32 AM CDTRed Flag WarningGLD17 hr
May 5, 3:54 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
May 5, 4:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC9 hr
May 5, 7:45 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
May 7, 2:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 hr
May 7, 5:01 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC89 min
May 7, 5:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLD24 min
May 7, 5:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLD47 min
May 7, 6:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatGLD54 min
May 9, 6:24 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC66 min
May 9, 6:33 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr
May 9, 7:26 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLD49 min
May 9, 7:59 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLD61 min
May 9, 8:44 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatGLD61 min
May 9, 9:00 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatGLD30 min
May 9, 9:44 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatGLD61 min
May 10, 2:25 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
May 10, 2:55 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr
May 10, 3:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLD55 min
May 10, 4:41 PM CDTTornado WarningGLD19 min
May 10, 5:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLD39 min
May 10, 5:14 PM CDTTornado WarningGLD46 min
May 10, 5:38 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningGLD4 hr
May 10, 5:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threatGLD29 min
May 10, 5:45 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC90 min
May 10, 6:00 PM CDTTornado WarningGLD19 min
May 10, 6:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLD54 min
May 10, 6:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLD60 min
May 10, 7:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLD53 min
May 10, 8:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLD60 min
May 10, 9:13 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningGLD12 hr
May 10, 9:31 PM CDTFlood WatchGLD39 hr
May 11, 12:57 AM CDTRiver Flood AdvisoryGLD8 hr
May 11, 9:21 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningGLD12 hr
May 11, 11:58 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC3 hr
May 11, 12:22 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC8 hr
May 11, 3:49 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC86 min
May 11, 9:11 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLD34 min
May 11, 9:47 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLD28 min
May 11, 10:57 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLD18 min
May 16, 5:45 AM CDTDense Fog AdvisoryGLD4 hr
May 17, 9:10 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLD35 min
May 18, 3:28 AM CDTFlood WatchGLD22 hr
May 25, 2:34 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningGLD3 hr
May 26, 1:45 AM CDTFlood WatchGLD25 hr
May 26, 9:29 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningGLD6 hr
May 26, 10:48 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningGLD5 hr
May 26, 2:25 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningGLD30 hr
May 26, 2:55 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningGLD4 days
May 28, 5:29 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningGLD115 min
May 28, 4:21 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLD84 min
May 28, 5:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLD88 min
May 28, 5:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLD59 min
May 28, 5:47 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningGLD3 hr
May 28, 6:07 PM CDTTornado WarningGLD38 min
May 28, 6:40 PM CDTTornado WarningGLD50 min
May 28, 8:36 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningGLD14 hr
May 30, 4:34 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC86 min
May 30, 4:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr
May 30, 6:16 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningGLD3 hr
May 30, 7:45 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningGLD72 min
May 30, 9:00 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningGLD3 hr
May 30, 9:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLD43 min
Jun 3, 2:02 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLD28 min
Jun 9, 12:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLD37 min
Jun 9, 1:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLD14 min
Jun 9, 1:49 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLD26 min
Jun 9, 1:55 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Jun 9, 2:19 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLD26 min
Jun 10, 6:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLD51 min
Jun 10, 7:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLD20 min
Jun 10, 9:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLD31 min
Jun 10, 9:30 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC90 min
Jun 16, 6:38 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Jun 27, 2:50 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLD25 min
Jun 27, 3:08 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLD37 min
Jun 27, 3:15 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Jun 27, 3:39 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLD51 min
Jun 27, 3:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr
Jun 29, 12:01 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC89 min
Jun 29, 2:40 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLD35 min
Jun 29, 2:45 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatGLD75 min
Jun 29, 3:32 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLD28 min
Jun 30, 1:02 PM CDTFlood WatchGLD9 hr
Jun 30, 1:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr
Jun 30, 5:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatGLD59 min
Jun 30, 5:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatGLD70 min
Jun 30, 6:38 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningGLD3 hr
Jul 2, 10:34 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLD26 min
Jul 4, 3:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr
Jul 4, 5:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLD47 min
Jul 4, 6:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatGLD54 min
Jul 4, 6:33 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC87 min
Jul 8, 5:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLD28 min
Jul 10, 2:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr
Jul 10, 4:59 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Jul 10, 7:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatGLD59 min
Jul 14, 8:41 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 hr
Jul 14, 10:18 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC87 min
Jul 14, 11:06 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLD24 min
Jul 14, 11:17 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLD43 min
Jul 14, 11:22 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLD23 min
Jul 14, 11:45 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLD15 min
Jul 19, 2:43 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Jul 19, 3:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr
Jul 19, 6:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatGLD55 min
Jul 19, 7:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatGLD68 min
Jul 19, 7:42 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC4 hr
Jul 19, 7:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatGLD63 min
Jul 20, 3:51 AM CDTFlood WatchGLD23 hr
Jul 22, 1:57 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Jul 22, 3:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr
Jul 22, 5:43 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLD17 min
Jul 22, 5:53 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC97 min
Jul 22, 5:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLD48 min
Jul 22, 6:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLD54 min
Jul 22, 6:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatGLD31 min
Jul 22, 9:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatGLD64 min
Jul 22, 9:27 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC93 min
Jul 22, 9:38 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLD37 min
Jul 22, 10:07 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLD23 min
Jul 24, 12:03 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLD42 min
Jul 24, 1:10 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLD35 min
Jul 24, 3:09 AM CDTHeat AdvisoryGLD42 hr
Jul 26, 3:20 PM CDTHeat AdvisoryGLD30 hr
Jul 26, 8:37 PM CDTDust Storm WarningGLD83 min
Jul 26, 8:57 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC93 min
Jul 26, 9:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLD41 min
Jul 26, 11:16 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLD29 min
Jul 27, 12:01 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLD44 min
Jul 27, 12:40 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLD65 min
Jul 27, 2:09 AM CDTHeat AdvisoryGLD42 hr
Jul 29, 1:26 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLD34 min
Aug 1, 10:28 AM CDTFlood WatchGLD18 hr
Aug 1, 7:49 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC86 min
Aug 1, 10:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr
Aug 3, 4:34 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLD26 min
Aug 3, 9:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr
Aug 4, 12:43 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Aug 4, 1:00 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLD30 min
Aug 4, 1:33 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLD27 min
Aug 4, 6:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr
Aug 4, 8:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLD64 min
Aug 4, 9:09 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC96 min
Aug 4, 9:25 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLD35 min
Aug 4, 11:40 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Aug 5, 12:45 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLD45 min
Aug 5, 1:19 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLD41 min
Aug 5, 1:28 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLD47 min
Aug 5, 2:11 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLD49 min
Aug 5, 5:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr
Aug 5, 6:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLD62 min
Aug 5, 7:36 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC84 min
Aug 5, 7:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLD37 min
Aug 7, 3:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr
Aug 7, 5:50 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC115 min
Aug 7, 6:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLD37 min
Aug 8, 2:55 AM CDTFlood WatchGLD3 min
Aug 8, 2:58 AM CDTFlood WatchGLD25 hr
Aug 8, 8:51 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC84 min
Aug 8, 10:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr
Aug 17, 2:40 PM CDTHeat AdvisoryGLD53 hr
Aug 20, 2:44 AM CDTHeat AdvisoryGLD41 hr
Aug 25, 3:54 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Aug 25, 4:25 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLD35 min
Aug 25, 5:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLD29 min
Aug 25, 5:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatGLD66 min
Aug 25, 5:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLD66 min
Aug 25, 5:44 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningGLD3 hr
Aug 28, 5:59 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLD16 min
Aug 28, 6:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLD30 min
Aug 28, 6:44 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLD31 min
Sep 1, 3:37 AM CDTFire Weather WatchGLD22 hr
Sep 9, 7:25 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLD35 min
Sep 9, 1:27 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Sep 9, 4:47 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC88 min
Sep 9, 5:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr
Sep 9, 7:50 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC55 min
Sep 9, 8:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLD67 min
Sep 9, 9:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLD67 min
Sep 9, 9:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLD25 min
Sep 18, 5:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLD31 min
Sep 18, 6:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLD30 min
Sep 18, 6:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLD31 min
Sep 21, 2:08 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Sep 21, 2:51 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC9 hr
Sep 21, 6:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLD61 min
Sep 21, 7:06 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC114 min
Sep 21, 7:30 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningGLD2 hr
Sep 21, 7:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLD62 min
Sep 21, 8:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLD28 min
Sep 21, 8:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLD27 min
Sep 21, 9:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLD29 min
Sep 21, 9:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLD31 min
Oct 1, 2:44 PM CDTBlowing Dust AdvisoryGLD4 hr
Oct 3, 12:04 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC116 min
Oct 3, 1:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr
Oct 3, 1:57 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLD33 min
Oct 3, 3:01 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC119 min
Oct 3, 3:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLD63 min
Oct 3, 3:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLD48 min
Oct 3, 3:49 PM CDTTornado WarningGLD26 min
Oct 3, 4:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLD54 min
Oct 3, 5:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLD16 min
Oct 5, 3:02 AM CDTFreeze WatchGLD24 hr
Oct 6, 3:02 AM CDTFreeze WarningGLD31 hr
Oct 11, 2:59 AM CDTHigh Wind WatchGLD24 hr
Oct 11, 1:47 PM CDTFire Weather WatchGLD13 hr
Oct 12, 3:21 AM CDTHigh Wind WarningGLD36 hr
Oct 12, 1:12 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC6 hr
Oct 12, 5:27 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLD18 min
Oct 15, 6:48 AM CDTDense Fog AdvisoryGLD3 hr
Oct 25, 2:47 PM CDTDense Fog AdvisoryGLD20 hr
Oct 27, 3:04 PM CDTWinter Weather AdvisoryGLD46 hr
Nov 7, 2:57 AM CSTDense Fog AdvisoryGLD7 hr
Nov 7, 10:02 AM CSTDense Fog AdvisoryGLD57 min
Nov 7, 6:58 PM CSTDense Fog AdvisoryGLD12 hr
Nov 22, 2:27 PM CSTWinter Storm WatchGLD22 hr
Nov 23, 12:56 PM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryGLD53 hr
Dec 24, 3:03 AM CSTWinter Storm WatchGLD24 hr
Dec 25, 2:46 AM CSTBlizzard WarningGLD42 hr
Dec 25, 2:46 AM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryGLD63 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.