Alert archive / Kansas / Ford County
Weather alerts in Ford County, Kansas, 2017
168 weather alerts in 2017, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Ford County and its neighbors
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2017. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 168
- Warnings
- 67
- Watches
- 24
- Advisories
- 19
- Busiest month
- June47 alerts
- Busiest day
- May 16, 201718 alerts
Over time
By month
Warning verification
How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.
2 of 4 tornado warnings covering Ford County in 2017 had a tornado report inside them; 1 of 1 tornado reports fell inside a warning, on average 3 minutes after it went out.
Ford County, 2017
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 4 | 2 | 50% | 1 | 100% | 3 min |
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 44 | 26 | 41% | 37 | 89% | 17 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 3 | 3 | 0% | 2 | 50% | 69 min |
Each office's whole area, 2017
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Dodge City, KS: tornado warnings | 31 | 9 | 71% | 27 | 56% | 12 min |
| NWS Dodge City, KS: severe thunderstorm warnings | 345 | 186 | 46% | 479 | 86% | 23 min |
| NWS Dodge City, KS: flash flood warnings | 19 | 10 | 47% | 15 | 73% | 44 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 11, 1:36 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | DDC | 26 hr |
| Jan 12, 3:51 PM CST | Ice Storm Warning | DDC | 4 days |
| Jan 14, 9:30 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 hr |
| Jan 14, 9:35 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jan 15, 9:43 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 hr |
| Jan 15, 1:59 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 5 hr |
| Feb 5, 10:14 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | DDC | 13 hr |
| Feb 19, 5:22 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | DDC | 6 hr |
| Feb 22, 2:59 AM CST | Fire Weather Watch | DDC | 6 hr |
| Feb 22, 8:31 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | DDC | 35 hr |
| Mar 1, 4:24 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | DDC | 14 hr |
| Mar 2, 1:45 PM CST | Fire Weather Watch | DDC | 13 hr |
| Mar 2, 2:10 PM CST | Fire Weather Watch | DDC | 37 hr |
| Mar 3, 3:00 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | DDC | 16 hr |
| Mar 3, 2:59 PM CST | Fire Weather Watch | DDC | 37 hr |
| Mar 4, 3:30 AM CST | Fire Weather Watch | DDC | 25 hr |
| Mar 4, 3:30 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | DDC | 16 hr |
| Mar 5, 4:23 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | DDC | 15 hr |
| Mar 5, 4:23 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | DDC | 40 hr |
| Mar 5, 12:26 PM CST | High Wind Watch | DDC | 15 hr |
| Mar 5, 12:54 PM CST | Fire Weather Watch | DDC | 24 hr |
| Mar 6, 3:04 AM CST | High Wind Warning | DDC | 16 hr |
| Mar 6, 11:58 AM CST | Blowing Dust Advisory | DDC | 7 hr |
| Mar 6, 12:51 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | DDC | 30 hr |
| Mar 23, 4:31 PM CDT | Blowing Dust Advisory | DDC | 5 hr |
| Mar 24, 12:53 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 23 min |
| Mar 26, 4:24 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | DDC | 9 hr |
| Apr 1, 3:02 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | 58 min |
| Apr 1, 8:51 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 39 min |
| Apr 1, 9:27 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | 33 min |
| Apr 3, 1:28 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | DDC | 8 hr |
| Apr 9, 9:57 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | DDC | 9 hr |
| Apr 10, 2:00 PM CDT | Frost Advisory | DDC | 19 hr |
| Apr 15, 4:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Apr 15, 7:35 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 85 min |
| Apr 15, 11:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | 65 min |
| Apr 16, 12:48 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | 57 min |
| Apr 16, 1:43 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | 62 min |
| Apr 19, 7:01 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 89 min |
| Apr 19, 8:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | 63 min |
| Apr 22, 3:24 PM CDT | Frost Advisory | DDC | 17 hr |
| Apr 28, 2:56 AM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | DDC | 25 hr |
| Apr 29, 3:58 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | DDC | 42 hr |
| Apr 30, 9:12 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 5 hr |
| May 10, 7:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 25 min |
| May 11, 1:06 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 39 min |
| May 15, 9:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | 50 min |
| May 15, 9:51 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | 54 min |
| May 15, 10:52 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | 53 min |
| May 15, 11:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 35 min |
| May 15, 11:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | 67 min |
| May 16, 2:03 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 27 min |
| May 16, 2:16 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| May 16, 2:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 56 min |
| May 16, 3:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 53 min |
| May 16, 3:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 34 min |
| May 16, 4:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 50 min |
| May 16, 4:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 25 min |
| May 16, 4:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 36 min |
| May 16, 5:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 22 min |
| May 16, 5:41 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DDC | 6 hr |
| May 16, 5:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | 34 min |
| May 16, 6:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 35 min |
| May 16, 6:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | 46 min |
| May 16, 7:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 20 min |
| May 16, 10:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 40 min |
| May 18, 2:00 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 90 min |
| May 18, 3:21 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| May 18, 4:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 47 min |
| May 18, 4:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | 63 min |
| May 18, 5:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | 37 min |
| May 18, 5:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | 33 min |
| May 18, 5:18 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | 31 min |
| May 18, 5:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 41 min |
| May 18, 5:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 17 min |
| May 18, 5:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 30 min |
| May 18, 6:06 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DDC | 6 hr |
| May 18, 6:45 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DDC | 6 hr |
| May 19, 1:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | 59 min |
| May 19, 1:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | 61 min |
| May 22, 10:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | 48 min |
| May 25, 7:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | 64 min |
| May 25, 7:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 37 min |
| May 29, 11:07 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | 53 min |
| Jun 3, 5:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | 53 min |
| Jun 6, 3:48 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 6, 6:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 32 min |
| Jun 8, 12:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | 41 min |
| Jun 8, 1:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | 51 min |
| Jun 8, 5:24 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | DDC | 6 hr |
| Jun 13, 3:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 13, 4:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 51 min |
| Jun 13, 4:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | 58 min |
| Jun 13, 6:30 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 90 min |
| Jun 13, 6:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 27 min |
| Jun 13, 6:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 49 min |
| Jun 13, 7:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 45 min |
| Jun 13, 7:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | 58 min |
| Jun 13, 7:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 49 min |
| Jun 13, 7:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 20 min |
| Jun 13, 7:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 35 min |
| Jun 13, 8:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 51 min |
| Jun 13, 8:55 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 65 min |
| Jun 15, 12:49 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 15, 1:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jun 15, 3:29 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 15, 5:58 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 62 min |
| Jun 15, 6:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 17 min |
| Jun 15, 7:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jun 15, 7:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | 61 min |
| Jun 17, 6:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 17, 7:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 47 min |
| Jun 17, 8:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 57 min |
| Jun 17, 8:23 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 17, 8:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 48 min |
| Jun 20, 1:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 20, 3:40 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 21, 2:30 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 21, 4:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Jun 21, 6:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 49 min |
| Jun 21, 6:34 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 116 min |
| Jun 21, 7:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 59 min |
| Jun 21, 8:31 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 89 min |
| Jun 22, 3:54 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Jun 22, 7:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 43 min |
| Jun 22, 7:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 44 min |
| Jun 22, 8:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 47 min |
| Jun 22, 9:12 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | 63 min |
| Jun 29, 8:37 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 83 min |
| Jun 29, 10:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 59 min |
| Jun 29, 10:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jul 3, 11:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | 66 min |
| Jul 7, 4:50 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 115 min |
| Jul 8, 12:52 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | 53 min |
| Jul 15, 2:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | 57 min |
| Jul 20, 2:15 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | DDC | 54 hr |
| Jul 22, 7:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | 29 min |
| Jul 22, 7:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | 36 min |
| Jul 22, 7:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | 23 min |
| Aug 5, 3:25 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 10, 4:31 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | DDC | 5 hr |
| Aug 10, 1:39 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | DDC | 15 hr |
| Aug 10, 5:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 60 min |
| Aug 10, 6:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 66 min |
| Aug 27, 1:57 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Aug 27, 3:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Aug 27, 3:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 61 min |
| Aug 27, 5:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | 65 min |
| Sep 18, 10:00 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | DDC | 34 hr |
| Sep 20, 12:14 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | DDC | 32 hr |
| Sep 25, 8:13 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | DDC | 3 hr |
| Oct 4, 3:00 PM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | DDC | 18 hr |
| Oct 6, 2:55 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Oct 6, 3:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Oct 6, 6:06 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 84 min |
| Oct 6, 6:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 53 min |
| Oct 6, 7:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 49 min |
| Oct 10, 2:12 PM CDT | Frost Advisory | DDC | 19 hr |
| Oct 25, 3:01 AM CDT | Freeze Watch | DDC | 8 hr |
| Oct 25, 11:22 AM CDT | Hard Freeze Warning | DDC | 46 hr |
| Oct 26, 3:19 AM CDT | Hard Freeze Watch | DDC | 32 hr |
| Oct 26, 10:14 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | DDC | 21 hr |
| Nov 4, 12:12 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | DDC | 12 hr |
| Nov 13, 2:05 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | DDC | 21 hr |
| Dec 10, 2:53 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | DDC | 27 hr |
| Dec 20, 8:51 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | DDC | 2 hr |
| Dec 26, 1:21 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | DDC | 21 hr |
| Dec 30, 3:19 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | DDC | 57 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.