Weather alerts in Douglas County, Kansas, 2023

143 weather alerts in 2023, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.

Douglas County and its neighbors

Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2023. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts: 143
Warnings: 38
Watches: 15
Advisories: 34
Busiest month: April37 alerts
Busiest day: April 20, 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.

0 of 1 tornado warnings covering Douglas County in 2023 had a tornado report inside them.

Douglas County, 2023

	Warnings	With a report	False alarm ratio	Reports	Inside a warning	Mean lead time
Tornado warnings	1	0	100%	0
Severe thunderstorm warnings	26	17	35%	26	77%	30 min
Flash flood warnings	2	1	50%	0

Each office's whole area, 2023

	Warnings	With a report	False alarm ratio	Reports	Inside a warning	Mean lead time
NWS Topeka, KS: tornado warnings	17	5	71%	5	100%	13 min
NWS Topeka, KS: severe thunderstorm warnings	262	129	51%	370	85%	22 min
NWS Topeka, KS: flash flood warnings	17	2	88%	3	67%	95 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, 7:54 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	TOP	21 hr
Jan 2, 7:48 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	TOP	42 min
Jan 12, 1:46 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	TOP	4 hr
Jan 23, 2:20 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	TOP	40 hr
Feb 14, 1:40 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Feb 14, 4:27 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	TOP	33 min
Feb 15, 2:41 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	TOP	38 hr
Feb 24, 1:14 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	TOP	9 hr
Feb 26, 2:06 PM CST	Wind Advisory	TOP	19 hr
Feb 27, 12:13 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	47 min
Mar 15, 2:46 AM CDT	Wind Advisory	TOP	42 hr
Mar 19, 2:00 PM CDT	Fire Weather Watch	TOP	13 hr
Mar 23, 3:15 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	TOP	2 hr
Mar 29, 2:45 PM CDT	Wind Advisory	TOP	54 hr
Mar 29, 2:50 PM CDT	Fire Weather Watch	TOP	23 hr
Mar 30, 2:13 PM CDT	Red Flag Warning	TOP	31 hr
Mar 31, 3:44 AM CDT	High Wind Warning	TOP	15 hr
Mar 31, 11:54 PM CDT	Wind Advisory	TOP	7 hr
Apr 3, 2:34 PM CDT	Red Flag Warning	TOP	31 hr
Apr 3, 2:34 PM CDT	Wind Advisory	TOP	34 hr
Apr 4, 5:41 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	64 min
Apr 4, 6:18 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr
Apr 4, 8:15 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Apr 4, 8:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	49 min
Apr 4, 9:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	36 min
Apr 4, 11:11 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	34 min
Apr 4, 11:44 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	46 min
Apr 5, 12:24 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	36 min
Apr 12, 2:17 PM CDT	Red Flag Warning	TOP	30 hr
Apr 14, 3:47 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	58 min
Apr 14, 6:35 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	85 min
Apr 14, 11:33 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	117 min
Apr 15, 12:32 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	13 min
Apr 15, 12:43 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	47 min
Apr 15, 2:19 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	26 min
Apr 16, 2:43 AM CDT	Wind Advisory	TOP	16 hr
Apr 19, 2:49 AM CDT	Wind Advisory	TOP	28 hr
Apr 19, 2:45 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	3 hr
Apr 19, 5:15 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Apr 19, 7:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	TOP	50 min
Apr 19, 8:21 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	3 hr
Apr 19, 8:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	46 min
Apr 19, 9:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	48 min
Apr 19, 9:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	48 min
Apr 19, 10:42 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TOP	3 hr
Apr 19, 10:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr
Apr 20, 2:34 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	26 min
Apr 20, 2:51 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	24 min
Apr 20, 3:35 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	115 min
Apr 20, 5:18 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	27 min
Apr 20, 5:30 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	30 min
Apr 21, 2:23 AM CDT	Freeze Watch	TOP	24 hr
Apr 21, 2:23 AM CDT	Freeze Warning	TOP	31 hr
Apr 22, 2:11 AM CDT	Freeze Warning	TOP	31 hr
May 7, 6:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr
May 7, 11:51 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	114 min
May 9, 10:33 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr
May 9, 4:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	63 min
May 9, 4:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	TOP	26 min
May 9, 5:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	TOP	6 min
May 9, 5:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	TOP	15 min
May 12, 3:57 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
May 12, 5:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	8 hr
May 12, 7:29 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
May 30, 5:20 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	115 min
May 30, 5:43 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	47 min
May 31, 1:06 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	24 min
May 31, 2:33 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TOP	81 min
May 31, 3:53 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TOP	3 hr
May 31, 6:32 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	TOP	3 hr
May 31, 9:57 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TOP	2 hr
Jun 4, 5:17 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	28 min
Jun 10, 1:29 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	31 min
Jun 27, 1:33 PM CDT	Heat Advisory	TOP	31 hr
Jun 28, 3:55 AM CDT	Heat Advisory	TOP	41 hr
Jun 29, 12:19 PM CDT	Heat Advisory	TOP	31 hr
Jun 30, 4:27 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	93 min
Jun 30, 5:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	8 hr
Jun 30, 8:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	TOP	49 min
Jun 30, 8:19 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	56 min
Jun 30, 8:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	22 min
Jul 4, 10:36 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	84 min
Jul 4, 10:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	TOP	33 min
Jul 4, 10:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	4 hr
Jul 4, 11:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	TOP	44 min
Jul 4, 11:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	67 min
Jul 4, 11:51 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	24 min
Jul 5, 12:08 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	37 min
Jul 11, 12:25 PM CDT	Heat Advisory	TOP	32 hr
Jul 12, 7:26 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	94 min
Jul 14, 11:24 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Jul 14, 11:59 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr
Jul 14, 2:02 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	88 min
Jul 14, 2:03 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	TOP	57 min
Jul 14, 2:31 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TOP	29 min
Jul 14, 2:48 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	TOP	42 min
Jul 14, 3:28 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TOP	2 hr
Jul 14, 3:28 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	32 min
Jul 14, 3:52 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	83 min
Jul 14, 5:38 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TOP	95 min
Jul 17, 5:40 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	95 min
Jul 18, 10:58 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	32 min
Jul 23, 2:35 PM CDT	Heat Advisory	TOP	4 days
Jul 24, 5:38 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	5 hr
Jul 24, 8:17 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	28 min
Jul 24, 8:28 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	32 min
Jul 27, 3:13 AM CDT	Excessive Heat Warning	TOP	59 hr
Jul 29, 7:16 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr
Jul 30, 2:49 PM CDT	Heat Advisory	TOP	53 hr
Jul 30, 7:13 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	3 hr
Jul 30, 7:36 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	39 min
Jul 30, 7:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	46 min
Aug 1, 2:36 PM CDT	Heat Advisory	TOP	29 hr
Aug 3, 2:58 PM CDT	Heat Advisory	TOP	29 hr
Aug 4, 3:20 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	115 min
Aug 6, 12:32 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	28 min
Aug 6, 1:00 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	30 min
Aug 9, 8:05 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TOP	2 hr
Aug 10, 2:29 PM CDT	Heat Advisory	TOP	30 hr
Aug 11, 12:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr
Aug 11, 3:31 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	89 min
Aug 13, 5:48 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	42 min
Aug 13, 6:32 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	43 min
Aug 13, 7:11 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	34 min
Aug 17, 2:04 PM CDT	Excessive Heat Watch	TOP	24 hr
Aug 18, 2:06 PM CDT	Excessive Heat Warning	TOP	7 days
Sep 16, 2:30 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Sep 16, 5:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	TOP	34 min
Sep 16, 5:23 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	37 min
Sep 16, 5:36 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	54 min
Sep 16, 5:48 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Sep 23, 7:37 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	23 min
Sep 23, 7:58 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	32 min
Sep 23, 8:30 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	30 min
Sep 23, 10:09 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Sep 23, 3:41 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	94 min
Oct 6, 2:56 AM CDT	Frost Advisory	TOP	30 hr
Oct 16, 2:22 PM CDT	Frost Advisory	TOP	19 hr
Nov 24, 2:39 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	TOP	36 hr
Dec 2, 7:53 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	TOP	2 hr
Dec 8, 7:52 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	TOP	3 hr
Dec 22, 8:57 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	TOP	16 hr
Dec 24, 3:10 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	TOP	69 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	26
Tornado Warning	1
Severe Thunderstorm Watch	11
Mesoscale Discussion	30
Special Weather Statement	26
Flooding
Areal Flood Warning	1
Flash Flood Warning	2
Areal Flood Advisory	5
Winter
Winter Weather Advisory	6
Heat
Excessive Heat Warning	2
Excessive Heat Watch	1
Heat Advisory	9
Cold
Freeze Warning	2
Freeze Watch	1
Frost Advisory	2
Wind and dust
High Wind Warning	1
Wind Advisory	7
Fire
Red Flag Warning	3
Fire Weather Watch	2
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 2022 2024

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.