Weather alerts in Ford County, Kansas, 2023

208 weather alerts in 2023, 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 2023. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts: 208
Warnings: 66
Watches: 37
Advisories: 36
Busiest month: July54 alerts
Busiest day: July 17, 202313 alerts

Over time

By month

Warning verification

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

1 of 6 tornado warnings covering Ford County in 2023 had a tornado report inside them.

Ford County, 2023

	Warnings	With a report	False alarm ratio	Reports	Inside a warning	Mean lead time
Tornado warnings	6	1	83%	0
Severe thunderstorm warnings	35	24	31%	41	73%	23 min
Flash flood warnings	2	0	100%	0

Each office's whole area, 2023

	Warnings	With a report	False alarm ratio	Reports	Inside a warning	Mean lead time
NWS Dodge City, KS: tornado warnings	23	5	78%	11	55%	16 min
NWS Dodge City, KS: severe thunderstorm warnings	304	131	57%	322	81%	24 min
NWS Dodge City, KS: flash flood warnings	20	3	85%	7	86%	79 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, 4:49 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	DDC	16 hr
Jan 18, 5:01 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	DDC	8 hr
Jan 20, 3:52 AM CST	Winter Storm Warning	DDC	40 hr
Jan 20, 3:52 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	DDC	40 hr
Jan 24, 3:00 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	DDC	5 hr
Jan 28, 1:35 PM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	DDC	44 hr
Feb 11, 12:42 PM CST	Red Flag Warning	DDC	5 hr
Feb 12, 3:13 PM CST	Winter Storm Watch	DDC	60 hr
Feb 14, 11:41 AM CST	High Wind Warning	DDC	4 hr
Feb 15, 3:24 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	DDC	27 hr
Feb 21, 3:57 PM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	DDC	42 hr
Feb 26, 3:03 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	117 min
Feb 26, 3:17 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	5 hr
Feb 26, 5:02 PM CST	High Wind Warning	DDC	2 hr
Feb 26, 5:08 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	DDC	52 min
Feb 26, 5:32 PM CST	Tornado Warning	DDC	13 min
Feb 26, 5:44 PM CST	Tornado Warning	DDC	16 min
Feb 26, 5:51 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	54 min
Feb 26, 5:57 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	DDC	48 min
Feb 26, 6:04 PM CST	Tornado Warning	DDC	11 min
Feb 27, 12:45 PM CST	Red Flag Warning	DDC	29 hr
Mar 3, 3:15 AM CST	Fire Weather Watch	DDC	34 hr
Mar 4, 1:03 PM CST	Red Flag Warning	DDC	29 hr
Mar 22, 4:52 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	DDC	7 hr
Mar 25, 12:46 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	DDC	8 hr
Mar 29, 3:12 AM CDT	Fire Weather Watch	DDC	21 hr
Mar 30, 12:04 AM CDT	Red Flag Warning	DDC	45 hr
Apr 2, 3:07 AM CDT	High Wind Watch	DDC	32 hr
Apr 2, 3:08 AM CDT	Fire Weather Watch	DDC	32 hr
Apr 3, 10:59 AM CDT	Red Flag Warning	DDC	32 hr
Apr 3, 11:09 AM CDT	High Wind Warning	DDC	27 hr
Apr 4, 9:57 AM CDT	Blowing Dust Advisory	DDC	8 hr
Apr 6, 2:34 PM CDT	Red Flag Warning	DDC	30 hr
Apr 8, 11:07 AM CDT	Red Flag Warning	DDC	10 hr
Apr 9, 4:39 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	51 min
Apr 9, 5:25 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	65 min
Apr 12, 12:17 PM CDT	Red Flag Warning	DDC	32 hr
Apr 13, 12:06 PM CDT	Fire Weather Watch	DDC	16 hr
Apr 14, 4:20 AM CDT	Red Flag Warning	DDC	12 hr
Apr 14, 4:52 AM CDT	Freeze Watch	DDC	21 hr
Apr 15, 2:04 AM CDT	Freeze Warning	DDC	29 hr
Apr 19, 4:23 AM CDT	High Wind Watch	DDC	7 hr
Apr 19, 11:00 AM CDT	High Wind Warning	DDC	19 hr
Apr 19, 6:47 PM CDT	Blowing Dust Advisory	DDC	8 hr
Apr 19, 11:51 PM CDT	Dust Storm Warning	DDC	114 min
Apr 20, 2:00 AM CDT	Red Flag Warning	DDC	19 hr
Apr 22, 1:57 AM CDT	Freeze Warning	DDC	31 hr
Apr 27, 10:13 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	32 min
Apr 27, 10:43 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	32 min
Apr 28, 2:45 PM CDT	Frost Advisory	DDC	17 hr
May 11, 11:58 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	3 hr
May 11, 12:22 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	8 hr
May 11, 3:49 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	86 min
May 18, 3:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	2 hr
May 28, 2:46 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	119 min
May 30, 5:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr
May 30, 8:48 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	57 min
May 30, 9:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	DDC	25 min
May 30, 9:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	DDC	47 min
May 30, 9:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	44 min
May 30, 10:29 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	31 min
Jun 2, 5:26 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	34 min
Jun 2, 5:46 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	29 min
Jun 2, 6:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	31 min
Jun 4, 4:16 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	DDC	5 hr
Jun 5, 7:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	45 min
Jun 11, 12:27 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	63 min
Jun 15, 1:21 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr
Jun 15, 4:53 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	52 min
Jun 15, 4:53 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Jun 15, 5:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	DDC	39 min
Jun 15, 5:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	46 min
Jun 15, 5:33 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	DDC	57 min
Jun 15, 5:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	DDC	53 min
Jun 15, 5:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	DDC	67 min
Jun 16, 7:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr
Jun 17, 4:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr
Jun 17, 5:59 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Jun 17, 7:32 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	118 min
Jun 17, 7:50 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	DDC	55 min
Jun 17, 8:01 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DDC	29 min
Jun 17, 8:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	DDC	44 min
Jun 17, 8:28 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Jun 21, 3:36 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	5 hr
Jun 23, 8:47 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	88 min
Jun 23, 10:10 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	35 min
Jun 27, 10:59 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	61 min
Jun 27, 7:00 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	90 min
Jun 27, 7:47 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	5 hr
Jun 27, 8:02 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	DDC	58 min
Jun 27, 8:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	DDC	41 min
Jun 27, 9:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	DDC	39 min
Jun 29, 11:09 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	36 min
Jun 30, 5:05 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	55 min
Jun 30, 5:37 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	83 min
Jun 30, 6:18 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	5 hr
Jun 30, 9:22 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	53 min
Jun 30, 9:44 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	46 min
Jul 2, 9:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	32 min
Jul 5, 11:12 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Jul 6, 9:51 AM CDT	Flood Watch	DDC	51 hr
Jul 6, 11:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr
Jul 8, 1:35 PM CDT	Flood Watch	DDC	19 hr
Jul 8, 10:04 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	41 min
Jul 8, 10:12 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	DDC	3 hr
Jul 10, 7:10 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Jul 10, 8:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	4 hr
Jul 11, 2:15 PM CDT	Heat Advisory	DDC	30 hr
Jul 14, 11:59 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr
Jul 14, 2:34 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	56 min
Jul 16, 3:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	9 hr
Jul 16, 8:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	40 min
Jul 16, 8:29 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	61 min
Jul 16, 8:36 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	24 min
Jul 16, 8:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	62 min
Jul 17, 3:07 AM CDT	Heat Advisory	DDC	40 hr
Jul 17, 3:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	5 hr
Jul 17, 5:21 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DDC	39 min
Jul 17, 5:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	DDC	38 min
Jul 17, 5:54 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DDC	51 min
Jul 17, 6:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	DDC	60 min
Jul 17, 6:19 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	86 min
Jul 17, 6:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	DDC	66 min
Jul 17, 6:58 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	DDC	3 hr
Jul 19, 6:52 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	DDC	93 min
Jul 19, 7:42 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	4 hr
Jul 19, 9:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr
Jul 19, 11:32 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	43 min
Jul 20, 12:12 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	37 min
Jul 20, 12:51 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	39 min
Jul 20, 3:44 AM CDT	Flood Watch	DDC	23 hr
Jul 20, 2:35 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	55 min
Jul 20, 4:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr
Jul 20, 4:49 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	116 min
Jul 20, 5:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	DDC	52 min
Jul 20, 5:17 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	28 min
Jul 20, 5:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	DDC	48 min
Jul 20, 6:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	DDC	49 min
Jul 20, 11:10 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Jul 20, 11:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	52 min
Jul 20, 11:53 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	DDC	3 hr
Jul 20, 11:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr
Jul 21, 12:07 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	38 min
Jul 21, 12:34 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	DDC	41 min
Jul 21, 12:38 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	DDC	3 hr
Jul 21, 1:54 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	DDC	10 hr
Jul 22, 1:57 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Jul 24, 2:35 AM CDT	Heat Advisory	DDC	42 hr
Jul 26, 8:51 AM CDT	Heat Advisory	DDC	36 hr
Jul 31, 3:07 AM CDT	Heat Advisory	DDC	42 hr
Aug 3, 9:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr
Aug 4, 12:43 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Aug 4, 2:00 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	45 min
Aug 5, 5:47 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr
Aug 6, 12:25 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	50 min
Aug 7, 6:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr
Aug 7, 9:18 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	117 min
Aug 7, 10:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	50 min
Aug 7, 11:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	46 min
Aug 7, 11:33 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	57 min
Aug 12, 3:03 PM CDT	Flood Watch	DDC	10 hr
Aug 12, 3:04 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr
Aug 13, 2:44 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Aug 17, 3:19 PM CDT	Heat Advisory	DDC	53 hr
Aug 18, 1:19 PM CDT	Heat Advisory	DDC	55 hr
Aug 20, 1:51 AM CDT	Heat Advisory	DDC	42 hr
Aug 25, 3:46 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	29 min
Aug 25, 4:18 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	27 min
Aug 25, 9:06 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	24 min
Sep 10, 3:13 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	3 hr
Sep 10, 3:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr
Sep 11, 11:40 PM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	DDC	11 hr
Sep 19, 4:54 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	36 min
Sep 19, 5:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	49 min
Sep 19, 6:01 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	44 min
Sep 19, 6:19 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	41 min
Sep 19, 7:04 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	DDC	41 min
Sep 19, 7:41 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	34 min
Sep 19, 10:53 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	37 min
Oct 1, 2:59 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	46 min
Oct 1, 3:04 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	20 min
Oct 3, 12:04 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	116 min
Oct 3, 5:04 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	56 min
Oct 3, 5:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	40 min
Oct 3, 5:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr
Oct 3, 7:18 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	87 min
Oct 3, 8:04 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	41 min
Oct 6, 2:40 AM CDT	Frost Advisory	DDC	30 hr
Oct 11, 3:08 AM CDT	Fire Weather Watch	DDC	23 hr
Oct 12, 2:00 AM CDT	Red Flag Warning	DDC	17 hr
Oct 12, 2:07 AM CDT	High Wind Warning	DDC	38 hr
Oct 14, 2:00 PM CDT	Frost Advisory	DDC	18 hr
Oct 15, 2:34 AM CDT	Freeze Warning	DDC	30 hr
Oct 25, 2:17 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	43 min
Oct 25, 3:53 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	37 min
Oct 27, 3:58 PM CDT	Winter Weather Advisory	DDC	40 hr
Nov 4, 6:48 PM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	DDC	16 hr
Nov 6, 6:20 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	DDC	17 hr
Nov 23, 1:37 AM CST	Winter Storm Watch	DDC	26 hr
Nov 24, 3:07 AM CST	Winter Storm Warning	DDC	43 hr
Dec 1, 2:11 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	DDC	18 hr
Dec 13, 6:22 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	DDC	45 hr
Dec 15, 4:13 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	DDC	6 hr
Dec 15, 8:14 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	DDC	4 hr
Dec 21, 1:23 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	DDC	11 hr
Dec 21, 8:42 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	DDC	4 hr
Dec 23, 8:16 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	DDC	44 min
Dec 23, 8:27 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	DDC	48 min

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	35
Tornado Warning	6
Severe Thunderstorm Watch	22
Tornado Watch	1
Mesoscale Discussion	31
Special Weather Statement	38
Flooding
Areal Flood Warning	1
Flash Flood Warning	2
Flood Watch	4
Areal Flood Advisory	2
Winter
Winter Storm Warning	2
Winter Storm Watch	2
Winter Weather Advisory	5
Heat
Heat Advisory	8
Cold
Freeze Warning	3
Freeze Watch	1
Frost Advisory	3
Wind Chill Advisory	2
Wind and dust
Dust Storm Warning	1
High Wind Warning	5
High Wind Watch	2
Blowing Dust Advisory	2
Fire
Red Flag Warning	11
Fire Weather Watch	5
Fog and smoke
Dense Fog Advisory	14

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.