Weather alerts in Ellis County, Kansas, 2008

184 weather alerts in 2008, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.

Ellis County and its neighbors

Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2008. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts: 184
Warnings: 59
Watches: 24
Advisories: 59
Busiest month: May73 alerts
Busiest day: May 25, 200817 alerts

Over time

By month

Warning verification

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

7 of 11 tornado warnings covering Ellis County in 2008 had a tornado report inside them; 3 of 3 tornado reports fell inside a warning, on average 22 minutes after it went out.

Ellis County, 2008

	Warnings	With a report	False alarm ratio	Reports	Inside a warning	Mean lead time
Tornado warnings	11	7	36%	3	100%	22 min
Severe thunderstorm warnings	32	20	38%	12	83%	14 min
Flash flood warnings	0			0

Each office's whole area, 2008

	Warnings	With a report	False alarm ratio	Reports	Inside a warning	Mean lead time
NWS Dodge City, KS: tornado warnings	83	33	60%	75	83%	25 min
NWS Dodge City, KS: severe thunderstorm warnings	337	211	37%	464	76%	21 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 3, 1:38 AM CST	Wind Advisory	DDC	16 hr
Jan 10, 5:51 AM CST	Wind Advisory	DDC	4 hr
Jan 14, 11:16 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	DDC	6 hr
Jan 15, 2:50 PM CST	Snow and Blowing Snow Advisory	DDC	28 hr
Jan 16, 1:33 AM CST	Wind Advisory	DDC	8 hr
Jan 28, 6:50 PM CST	Wind Advisory	DDC	16 hr
Jan 30, 4:03 AM CST	Snow and Blowing Snow Advisory	DDC	31 hr
Feb 4, 2:11 AM CST	Snow and Blowing Snow Advisory	DDC	43 hr
Feb 4, 10:01 PM CST	Winter Storm Warning	DDC	23 hr
Feb 5, 7:07 AM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	6 hr
Feb 16, 3:54 PM CST	Wind Advisory	DDC	26 hr
Feb 23, 3:19 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	DDC	6 hr
Feb 23, 9:49 PM CST	Freezing Fog Advisory	DDC	4 hr
Feb 24, 5:57 AM CST	Freezing Fog Advisory	DDC	5 hr
Feb 24, 10:27 PM CST	Wind Advisory	DDC	20 hr
Mar 2, 4:17 AM CST	Snow and Blowing Snow Advisory	DDC	23 hr
Mar 2, 4:24 PM CST	Wind Advisory	DDC	8 hr
Mar 19, 3:16 AM CDT	Fire Weather Watch	DDC	24 hr
Mar 20, 3:09 AM CDT	Red Flag Warning	DDC	16 hr
Mar 27, 2:02 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	DDC	8 hr
Apr 4, 9:55 PM CDT	Wind Advisory	DDC	21 hr
Apr 11, 3:27 AM CDT	Wind Advisory	DDC	15 hr
Apr 14, 2:23 PM CDT	Wind Advisory	DDC	38 hr
Apr 15, 6:05 PM CDT	High Wind Warning	DDC	91 min
Apr 16, 10:37 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	23 min
Apr 17, 12:03 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	5 hr
Apr 17, 1:26 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	94 min
Apr 17, 3:48 AM CDT	Wind Advisory	DDC	6 hr
Apr 17, 12:28 PM CDT	Wind Advisory	DDC	7 hr
Apr 20, 2:54 AM CDT	Wind Advisory	DDC	12 hr
Apr 23, 9:20 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	85 min
Apr 23, 9:50 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr
Apr 23, 3:37 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	53 min
Apr 24, 3:52 PM CDT	Wind Advisory	DDC	19 hr
Apr 26, 10:42 AM CDT	Wind Advisory	DDC	9 hr
Apr 30, 3:54 AM CDT	Wind Advisory	DDC	15 hr
May 1, 2:09 PM CDT	Wind Advisory	DDC	6 hr
May 1, 8:35 PM CDT	Wind Advisory	DDC	27 hr
May 2, 10:51 AM CDT	High Wind Warning	DDC	13 hr
May 2, 3:50 PM CDT	Freeze Warning	DDC	17 hr
May 5, 5:51 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	39 min
May 5, 7:15 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	10 min
May 5, 7:47 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	43 min
May 5, 8:22 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	38 min
May 5, 11:08 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	DDC	6 hr
May 5, 4:36 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	24 min
May 5, 4:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	19 min
May 6, 3:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr
May 6, 5:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	62 min
May 6, 6:32 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	88 min
May 6, 11:00 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	60 min
May 7, 1:54 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	DDC	3 hr
May 7, 9:31 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	DDC	5 hr
May 8, 2:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr
May 8, 5:51 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	24 min
May 8, 6:01 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	2 hr
May 8, 7:19 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	56 min
May 10, 4:00 AM CDT	Wind Advisory	DDC	18 hr
May 12, 2:57 AM CDT	Wind Advisory	DDC	12 hr
May 20, 3:49 PM CDT	Wind Advisory	DDC	28 hr
May 22, 1:52 PM CDT	Tornado Watch PDS	SPC	10 hr
May 22, 4:02 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	58 min
May 22, 6:46 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	59 min
May 22, 8:16 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	29 min
May 22, 9:11 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	8 hr
May 22, 11:43 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	62 min
May 23, 2:01 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	89 min
May 23, 4:22 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	53 min
May 23, 4:34 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	41 min
May 23, 4:58 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	47 min
May 23, 6:29 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	46 min
May 23, 9:53 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	67 min
May 23, 2:15 PM CDT	Tornado Watch PDS	SPC	7 hr
May 23, 6:18 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	57 min
May 23, 7:00 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DDC	45 min
May 23, 7:43 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DDC	47 min
May 23, 8:09 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DDC	51 min
May 23, 8:17 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	58 min
May 23, 8:48 PM CDT	Tornado Watch PDS	SPC	6 hr
May 23, 8:50 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DDC	55 min
May 23, 10:33 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	57 min
May 24, 3:35 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	85 min
May 25, 2:23 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	67 min
May 25, 3:00 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	6 hr
May 25, 3:16 PM CDT	Flood Watch	DDC	7 hr
May 25, 3:18 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	47 min
May 25, 3:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	18 min
May 25, 4:10 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DDC	50 min
May 25, 4:21 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DDC	39 min
May 25, 4:37 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DDC	53 min
May 25, 4:51 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DDC	39 min
May 25, 4:53 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DDC	37 min
May 25, 4:57 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DDC	48 min
May 25, 5:23 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	DDC	4 hr
May 25, 5:29 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DDC	46 min
May 25, 5:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	40 min
May 25, 5:51 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr
May 25, 6:05 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	70 min
May 25, 6:36 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	69 min
May 26, 8:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	22 min
May 26, 8:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	37 min
May 26, 8:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	47 min
May 27, 12:10 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	65 min
May 27, 12:36 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	54 min
May 29, 7:32 AM CDT	Wind Advisory	DDC	14 hr
May 29, 2:30 PM CDT	Tornado Watch PDS	SPC	8 hr
May 29, 5:55 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	35 min
May 29, 9:38 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	37 min
May 29, 9:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	5 hr
Jun 1, 3:05 PM CDT	Flood Watch	DDC	15 hr
Jun 5, 1:00 AM CDT	Wind Advisory	DDC	8 hr
Jun 5, 8:48 AM CDT	High Wind Warning	DDC	12 hr
Jun 5, 11:47 AM CDT	Tornado Watch PDS	SPC	8 hr
Jun 7, 3:02 AM CDT	Wind Advisory	DDC	24 hr
Jun 9, 2:28 PM CDT	Wind Advisory	DDC	32 hr
Jun 10, 5:47 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	4 hr
Jun 10, 9:13 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	62 min
Jun 11, 3:18 AM CDT	Wind Advisory	DDC	20 hr
Jun 11, 4:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	49 min
Jun 11, 5:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	33 min
Jun 11, 6:17 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	43 min
Jun 11, 6:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	46 min
Jun 11, 7:18 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	87 min
Jun 11, 7:48 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	42 min
Jun 11, 8:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	47 min
Jun 15, 10:22 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	113 min
Jun 16, 2:24 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	8 hr
Jun 17, 9:26 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	64 min
Jun 17, 10:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr
Jun 17, 11:40 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	95 min
Jun 18, 1:46 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	89 min
Jun 18, 2:23 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	52 min
Jun 18, 3:40 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	35 min
Jun 18, 7:02 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	88 min
Jun 18, 8:07 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr
Jun 22, 2:52 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	83 min
Jun 26, 9:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr
Jun 27, 12:45 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	34 min
Jun 28, 3:21 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	84 min
Jul 26, 3:26 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	34 min
Jul 26, 3:36 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	24 min
Jul 26, 3:50 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	40 min
Jul 26, 4:01 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	29 min
Jul 26, 5:03 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	27 min
Jul 30, 5:39 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	DDC	4 hr
Jul 31, 6:01 PM CDT	Heat Advisory	DDC	26 hr
Aug 1, 2:35 PM CDT	Heat Advisory	DDC	24 hr
Aug 7, 5:25 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	DDC	5 hr
Aug 9, 4:08 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	DDC	6 hr
Aug 14, 1:04 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	41 min
Aug 14, 1:47 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	43 min
Aug 14, 3:26 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	94 min
Aug 22, 4:54 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	3 hr
Aug 23, 11:42 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	3 hr
Aug 25, 8:46 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	DDC	4 hr
Sep 1, 3:21 AM CDT	Wind Advisory	DDC	15 hr
Sep 7, 9:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr
Sep 7, 11:44 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	91 min
Sep 11, 7:45 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	DDC	3 hr
Sep 14, 10:17 AM CDT	Wind Advisory	DDC	2 hr
Sep 22, 7:12 AM CDT	Wind Advisory	DDC	12 hr
Oct 15, 2:54 PM CDT	Frost Advisory	DDC	18 hr
Oct 21, 3:33 PM CDT	Wind Advisory	DDC	47 hr
Oct 21, 10:47 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	43 min
Oct 21, 11:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	43 min
Oct 24, 12:49 PM CDT	Frost Advisory	DDC	20 hr
Oct 25, 3:40 AM CDT	Freeze Watch	DDC	23 hr
Oct 26, 2:43 AM CDT	Freeze Warning	DDC	31 hr
Nov 4, 3:48 AM CST	Wind Advisory	DDC	14 hr
Nov 5, 4:01 PM CST	Wind Advisory	DDC	26 hr
Nov 6, 10:36 AM CST	High Wind Warning	DDC	4 hr
Nov 7, 2:50 AM CST	Wind Advisory	DDC	13 hr
Nov 10, 5:41 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	DDC	5 hr
Nov 13, 3:15 PM CST	Wind Advisory	DDC	27 hr
Nov 29, 3:24 AM CST	Wind Advisory	DDC	39 hr
Dec 1, 3:38 PM CST	Wind Advisory	DDC	44 hr
Dec 8, 3:40 PM CST	Wind Advisory	DDC	25 hr
Dec 15, 5:26 AM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	DDC	5 hr
Dec 15, 3:55 PM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	DDC	2 hr
Dec 17, 3:49 PM CST	Freezing Rain Advisory	DDC	12 hr
Dec 18, 3:25 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	DDC	19 hr
Dec 22, 1:03 AM CST	Wind Advisory	DDC	16 hr
Dec 23, 2:04 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	DDC	24 hr
Dec 26, 4:02 AM CST	Wind Advisory	DDC	14 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	32
Tornado Warning	11
Severe Thunderstorm Watch	10
Tornado Watch	10
Mesoscale Discussion	36
Special Weather Statement	6
Flooding
Areal Flood Warning	7
River Flood Warning	1
Flood Watch	2
Winter
Winter Storm Warning	1
Freezing Rain Advisory	1
Snow and Blowing Snow Advisory	4
Winter Weather Advisory	3
Heat
Heat Advisory	2
Cold
Freeze Warning	2
Freeze Watch	1
Frost Advisory	2
Wind Chill Advisory	2
Wind and dust
High Wind Warning	4
Wind Advisory	39
Fire
Red Flag Warning	1
Fire Weather Watch	1
Fog and smoke
Dense Fog Advisory	4
Freezing Fog Advisory	2

The busiest days

Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.

Nearby

Alerts in force now Tornadoes on record Forecast The radar archive 2007 2009

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.