Alert archive / Kansas / Ellis County
Weather alerts in Ellis County, Kansas, 2009
119 weather alerts in 2009, 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 2009. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 119
- Warnings
- 20
- Watches
- 20
- Advisories
- 49
- Busiest month
- June16 alerts
- Busiest day
- June 15, 20094 alerts
Over time
By month
Warning verification
How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.
Ellis County, 2009
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 10 | 8 | 20% | 9 | 56% | 22 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 0 | 0 |
Each office's whole area, 2009
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Dodge City, KS: tornado warnings | 51 | 14 | 73% | 40 | 65% | 13 min |
| NWS Dodge City, KS: severe thunderstorm warnings | 253 | 172 | 32% | 359 | 78% | 19 min |
| NWS Dodge City, KS: flash flood warnings | 1 | 0 | 100% | 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 2, 10:31 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | DDC | 11 hr |
| Jan 3, 11:42 AM CST | Wind Advisory | DDC | 5 hr |
| Jan 9, 3:19 AM CST | Wind Advisory | DDC | 18 hr |
| Jan 11, 3:07 PM CST | Wind Advisory | DDC | 27 hr |
| Jan 12, 10:13 AM CST | High Wind Warning | DDC | 8 hr |
| Jan 19, 2:14 AM CST | Wind Advisory | DDC | 16 hr |
| Jan 25, 3:09 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DDC | 23 hr |
| Feb 5, 2:38 PM CST | Fire Weather Watch | DDC | 13 hr |
| Feb 5, 9:05 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | DDC | 22 hr |
| Feb 6, 1:19 PM CST | Wind Advisory | DDC | 5 hr |
| Feb 8, 3:41 PM CST | Wind Advisory | DDC | 26 hr |
| Feb 10, 3:00 PM CST | Wind Advisory | DDC | 15 hr |
| Feb 15, 1:11 AM CST | Fire Weather Watch | DDC | 49 hr |
| Feb 16, 3:37 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | DDC | 28 hr |
| Feb 16, 3:49 PM CST | Wind Advisory | DDC | 27 hr |
| Feb 20, 2:06 AM CST | Wind Advisory | DDC | 25 hr |
| Feb 26, 5:54 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | DDC | 4 hr |
| Mar 3, 12:18 PM CST | Fire Weather Watch | DDC | 26 hr |
| Mar 4, 2:25 PM CST | Fire Weather Watch | DDC | 45 hr |
| Mar 4, 2:25 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | DDC | 29 hr |
| Mar 12, 2:42 PM CDT | Freezing Fog Advisory | DDC | 8 hr |
| Mar 21, 3:27 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | DDC | 29 hr |
| Mar 22, 12:18 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | DDC | 30 hr |
| Mar 23, 11:09 AM CDT | High Wind Warning | DDC | 7 hr |
| Mar 23, 3:35 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | DDC | 27 hr |
| Mar 24, 3:53 PM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | DDC | 35 hr |
| Mar 26, 3:09 AM CDT | Blizzard Watch | DDC | 11 hr |
| Mar 26, 2:35 PM CDT | Winter Storm Warning | DDC | 30 hr |
| Mar 27, 8:07 PM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | DDC | 5 hr |
| Mar 29, 1:28 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | DDC | 30 hr |
| Mar 31, 2:36 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | DDC | 13 hr |
| Apr 1, 3:30 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | DDC | 30 hr |
| Apr 3, 10:13 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | DDC | 5 hr |
| Apr 3, 3:32 PM CDT | High Wind Watch | DDC | 11 hr |
| Apr 4, 3:00 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | DDC | 41 hr |
| Apr 4, 11:39 AM CDT | High Wind Warning | DDC | 8 hr |
| Apr 14, 3:44 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | DDC | 40 hr |
| Apr 18, 1:28 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Apr 22, 2:39 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Apr 24, 6:01 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 59 min |
| Apr 29, 1:37 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 83 min |
| May 4, 5:30 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | DDC | 3 hr |
| May 8, 12:02 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| May 8, 12:41 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 49 min |
| May 8, 1:32 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 43 min |
| May 18, 3:48 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | DDC | 27 hr |
| Jun 1, 4:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | 45 min |
| Jun 5, 4:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| Jun 6, 1:37 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | DDC | 9 hr |
| Jun 6, 5:21 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 114 min |
| Jun 7, 5:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 7, 9:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 58 min |
| Jun 9, 7:16 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 59 min |
| Jun 13, 11:59 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 91 min |
| Jun 14, 4:11 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 14, 10:36 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 114 min |
| Jun 14, 11:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | 46 min |
| Jun 15, 3:12 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Jun 15, 6:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 22 min |
| Jun 15, 7:33 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 87 min |
| Jun 18, 3:54 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 96 min |
| Jun 18, 4:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Jul 3, 2:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| Jul 3, 9:43 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 32 min |
| Jul 11, 10:25 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 65 min |
| Jul 13, 12:43 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 29 min |
| Jul 13, 11:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | 112 min |
| Jul 13, 11:55 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 95 min |
| Jul 14, 12:04 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 56 min |
| Jul 14, 12:40 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 40 min |
| Jul 15, 2:56 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 15, 3:13 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | 47 min |
| Jul 20, 3:42 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 20, 5:53 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Jul 31, 9:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 44 min |
| Jul 31, 10:09 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 2, 5:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Aug 2, 7:22 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 113 min |
| Aug 5, 9:19 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 86 min |
| Aug 7, 12:31 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | DDC | 6 hr |
| Aug 10, 8:01 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 89 min |
| Aug 10, 8:58 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 62 min |
| Aug 17, 1:52 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 83 min |
| Aug 17, 4:49 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | 26 min |
| Aug 19, 2:46 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 119 min |
| Aug 25, 3:31 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 89 min |
| Aug 25, 6:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | 43 min |
| Aug 25, 6:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 46 min |
| Aug 25, 7:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | 45 min |
| Sep 5, 1:41 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | DDC | 8 hr |
| Sep 9, 1:35 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Sep 10, 4:29 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | DDC | 5 hr |
| Sep 11, 4:32 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | DDC | 4 hr |
| Sep 29, 2:56 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | DDC | 28 hr |
| Oct 1, 2:08 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | DDC | 17 hr |
| Oct 2, 2:39 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | DDC | 13 hr |
| Oct 2, 3:42 PM CDT | Frost Advisory | DDC | 17 hr |
| Oct 6, 1:25 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | DDC | 5 hr |
| Oct 8, 3:07 PM CDT | Frost Advisory | DDC | 18 hr |
| Oct 8, 3:07 PM CDT | Freeze Warning | DDC | 46 hr |
| Oct 9, 2:52 PM CDT | Freeze Warning | DDC | 14 hr |
| Oct 10, 2:47 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | DDC | 12 hr |
| Nov 14, 4:32 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | DDC | 35 hr |
| Nov 15, 4:05 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DDC | 21 hr |
| Nov 22, 8:59 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | DDC | 16 hr |
| Nov 23, 1:48 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DDC | 9 hr |
| Dec 6, 4:43 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | DDC | 24 hr |
| Dec 6, 4:43 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DDC | 13 hr |
| Dec 6, 6:13 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DDC | 3 hr |
| Dec 7, 4:39 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | DDC | 38 hr |
| Dec 8, 5:37 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Dec 8, 1:56 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | DDC | 19 hr |
| Dec 8, 6:28 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DDC | 9 hr |
| Dec 9, 2:49 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | DDC | 19 hr |
| Dec 21, 4:06 AM CST | Blizzard Watch | DDC | 59 hr |
| Dec 22, 4:21 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DDC | 32 hr |
| Dec 23, 11:59 AM CST | Wind Advisory | DDC | 30 hr |
| Dec 25, 3:08 AM CST | Wind Advisory | DDC | 15 hr |
| Dec 26, 1:52 AM CST | Wind Advisory | DDC | 8 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 | 10 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 6 |
| Tornado Watch | 4 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 23 |
| Special Weather Statement | 7 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Storm Warning | 2 |
| Blizzard Watch | 2 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 3 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 10 |
| Cold | |
| Freeze Warning | 2 |
| Frost Advisory | 2 |
| Wind Chill Advisory | 2 |
| Wind and dust | |
| High Wind Warning | 3 |
| High Wind Watch | 1 |
| Wind Advisory | 27 |
| Fire | |
| Red Flag Warning | 3 |
| Fire Weather Watch | 4 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 7 |
| Freezing Fog Advisory | 1 |
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.