Alert archive / Kansas / Ellis County
Weather alerts in Ellis County, Kansas, 2026
132 weather alerts in 2026, 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 2026. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 132
- Warnings
- 35
- Watches
- 27
- Advisories
- 25
- Busiest month
- June33 alerts
- Busiest day
- June 9, 20269 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, 2026
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 16 | 10 | 38% | 17 | 65% | 24 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 1 | 1 | 0% | 0 |
Each office's whole area, 2026
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Dodge City, KS: tornado warnings | 2 | 0 | 100% | 0 | ||
| NWS Dodge City, KS: severe thunderstorm warnings | 295 | 151 | 49% | 404 | 71% | 25 min |
| NWS Dodge City, KS: flash flood warnings | 21 | 6 | 71% | 7 | 86% | 25 min |
An office's figures cover every county it serves, including across state lines.
The year is still running; reports filed late and damage surveys can still change these figures.
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 15, 1:43 AM CST | High Wind Watch | DDC | 11 hr |
| Jan 15, 12:20 PM CST | High Wind Warning | DDC | 30 hr |
| Jan 21, 2:30 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | DDC | 35 hr |
| Jan 22, 1:35 AM CST | Cold Weather Advisory | DDC | 4 days |
| Jan 22, 1:12 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | DDC | 62 hr |
| Jan 22, 1:12 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DDC | 53 hr |
| Jan 29, 12:37 PM CST | Cold Weather Advisory | DDC | 45 hr |
| Feb 14, 9:18 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | DDC | 15 hr |
| Feb 14, 11:15 PM CST | Fire Weather Watch | DDC | 22 hr |
| Feb 15, 9:24 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | DDC | 47 hr |
| Feb 20, 12:01 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DDC | 15 hr |
| Mar 3, 1:23 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | DDC | 9 hr |
| Mar 3, 11:43 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | DDC | 11 hr |
| Mar 4, 9:11 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | DDC | 13 hr |
| Mar 11, 12:11 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | DDC | 11 hr |
| Mar 11, 11:32 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | DDC | 32 hr |
| Mar 13, 11:09 AM CDT | High Wind Watch | DDC | 25 hr |
| Mar 14, 11:47 AM CDT | High Wind Warning | DDC | 32 hr |
| Mar 19, 2:51 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | DDC | 21 hr |
| Mar 20, 11:48 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | DDC | 32 hr |
| Mar 21, 12:16 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | DDC | 29 hr |
| Mar 25, 12:43 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | DDC | 22 hr |
| Mar 25, 10:49 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | DDC | 22 hr |
| Mar 26, 11:06 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | DDC | 10 hr |
| Mar 27, 9:35 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | DDC | 36 hr |
| Apr 8, 4:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | 41 min |
| Apr 8, 4:49 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 116 min |
| Apr 8, 5:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | 29 min |
| Apr 9, 5:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Apr 10, 6:51 PM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | DDC | 16 hr |
| Apr 11, 2:26 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | DDC | 23 hr |
| Apr 12, 1:34 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | DDC | 24 hr |
| Apr 12, 1:34 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | DDC | 31 hr |
| Apr 13, 2:02 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | DDC | 31 hr |
| Apr 15, 12:37 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | DDC | 32 hr |
| Apr 17, 10:22 AM CDT | Freeze Warning | DDC | 23 hr |
| Apr 18, 6:30 PM CDT | Freeze Warning | DDC | 15 hr |
| Apr 19, 1:47 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | DDC | 30 hr |
| Apr 25, 1:57 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Apr 25, 2:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Apr 26, 8:11 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | 64 min |
| Apr 26, 8:17 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 43 min |
| Apr 26, 8:59 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 46 min |
| Apr 26, 9:11 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | 64 min |
| Apr 26, 8:38 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Apr 26, 9:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Apr 27, 12:11 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | 34 min |
| May 1, 12:11 PM CDT | Frost Advisory | DDC | 20 hr |
| May 6, 10:57 AM CDT | Frost Advisory | DDC | 21 hr |
| May 14, 3:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| May 14, 5:55 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 95 min |
| May 16, 12:27 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | DDC | 33 hr |
| May 16, 9:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | 49 min |
| May 29, 8:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | 49 min |
| May 29, 8:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 46 min |
| May 29, 8:52 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | 23 min |
| May 30, 2:28 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| May 30, 3:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| May 30, 4:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 62 min |
| May 30, 4:58 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 30, 7:29 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 1, 3:41 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Jun 1, 4:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 1, 7:53 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 3, 3:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | 29 min |
| Jun 3, 4:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | 26 min |
| Jun 3, 5:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | 26 min |
| Jun 8, 3:10 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 8, 6:02 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 88 min |
| Jun 9, 12:50 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | 40 min |
| Jun 9, 1:01 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 44 min |
| Jun 9, 1:25 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 35 min |
| Jun 9, 1:39 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 21 min |
| Jun 9, 1:55 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 9, 5:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jun 9, 5:45 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 9, 6:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 51 min |
| Jun 9, 6:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 39 min |
| Jun 13, 5:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Jun 20, 3:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jun 20, 5:42 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 20, 8:29 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 91 min |
| Jun 20, 9:42 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 63 min |
| Jun 20, 9:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 53 min |
| Jun 20, 10:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 53 min |
| Jun 21, 2:02 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | DDC | 4 hr |
| Jun 21, 8:55 AM CDT | River Flood Advisory | DDC | 24 hr |
| Jun 21, 5:19 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 56 min |
| Jun 21, 6:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 21, 7:18 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 87 min |
| Jun 24, 9:39 AM CDT | Flood Watch | DDC | 39 hr |
| Jun 25, 8:05 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 85 min |
| Jun 26, 5:59 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | DDC | 2 hr |
| Jun 30, 3:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jun 30, 8:33 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 117 min |
| Jun 30, 8:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | 57 min |
| Jun 30, 9:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 40 min |
| Jul 2, 11:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | 44 min |
| Jul 3, 6:37 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 113 min |
| Jul 3, 6:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 49 min |
| Jul 3, 7:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
| Jul 3, 7:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 39 min |
| Jul 3, 8:24 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DDC | 102 min |
| Jul 3, 9:16 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 119 min |
| Jul 3, 10:01 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | DDC | 3 hr |
| Jul 9, 8:20 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 85 min |
| Jul 9, 8:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Jul 9, 11:36 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | 54 min |
| Jul 9, 11:44 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 91 min |
| Jul 10, 12:10 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | 35 min |
| Jul 19, 3:18 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | DDC | 29 hr |
| Jul 24, 11:47 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | DDC | 3 days |
| Jul 26, 10:48 PM CDT | Extreme Heat Warning | DDC | 22 hr |
| Aug 6, 3:26 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | DDC | 5 hr |
| Aug 9, 12:03 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | DDC | 20 hr |
| Aug 10, 12:34 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | DDC | 19 hr |
| Aug 10, 2:14 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | DDC | 30 hr |
| Aug 11, 12:23 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | DDC | 33 hr |
| Aug 12, 1:55 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | DDC | 31 hr |
| Aug 13, 8:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 27 min |
| Aug 15, 12:30 PM CDT | Flood Watch | DDC | 13 hr |
| Aug 15, 11:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | 48 min |
| Aug 27, 11:37 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 83 min |
| Aug 28, 12:47 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 43 min |
| Sep 3, 10:15 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | DDC | 3 days |
| Sep 7, 10:45 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | DDC | 33 hr |
| Sep 8, 5:08 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Sep 14, 3:09 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Sep 14, 3:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
| Sep 14, 6:53 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 67 min |
| Sep 19, 11:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | 54 min |
| Sep 26, 8:32 PM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | DDC | 14 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.
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.