Alert archive / Kansas / Geary County
Weather alerts in Geary County, Kansas, 2011
200 weather alerts in 2011, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Geary County and its neighbors
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2011. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 200
- Warnings
- 55
- Watches
- 34
- Advisories
- 42
- Busiest month
- June47 alerts
- Busiest day
- June 2, 201110 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 2 tornado warnings covering Geary County in 2011 had a tornado report inside them.
Geary County, 2011
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 2 | 1 | 50% | 0 | ||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 28 | 19 | 32% | 18 | 89% | 11 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 3 | 1 | 67% | 2 | 0% |
Each office's whole area, 2011
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Topeka, KS: tornado warnings | 33 | 12 | 64% | 16 | 88% | 30 min |
| NWS Topeka, KS: severe thunderstorm warnings | 256 | 172 | 33% | 535 | 81% | 19 min |
| NWS Topeka, KS: flash flood warnings | 19 | 12 | 37% | 20 | 80% | 114 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 7, 7:55 AM CST | Wind Advisory | TOP | 9 hr |
| Jan 8, 12:38 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | TOP | 25 hr |
| Jan 9, 2:07 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | TOP | 36 hr |
| Jan 11, 2:08 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | TOP | 9 hr |
| Jan 11, 2:08 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | TOP | 34 hr |
| Jan 18, 3:41 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | TOP | 36 hr |
| Jan 19, 10:52 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 hr |
| Jan 22, 3:40 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | TOP | 32 hr |
| Jan 29, 3:34 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | TOP | 24 hr |
| Jan 30, 3:32 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | TOP | 53 hr |
| Feb 1, 8:23 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | TOP | 16 hr |
| Feb 2, 3:16 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | TOP | 31 hr |
| Feb 7, 3:44 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | TOP | 54 hr |
| Feb 9, 3:18 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | TOP | 18 hr |
| Feb 15, 8:07 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | TOP | 16 hr |
| Feb 17, 11:51 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | TOP | 6 hr |
| Feb 20, 3:58 AM CST | Wind Advisory | TOP | 11 hr |
| Feb 23, 3:59 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | TOP | 41 hr |
| Feb 24, 3:35 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | TOP | 19 hr |
| Feb 24, 11:13 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 6 hr |
| Feb 24, 8:02 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Feb 25, 11:06 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | TOP | 15 hr |
| Feb 26, 9:30 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | TOP | 19 hr |
| Mar 11, 10:05 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | TOP | 8 hr |
| Mar 13, 6:52 PM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | TOP | 17 hr |
| Mar 13, 9:54 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 hr |
| Mar 19, 11:32 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 118 min |
| Mar 19, 3:05 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 85 min |
| Mar 19, 7:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | 27 min |
| Mar 19, 8:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | 29 min |
| Mar 20, 2:51 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 114 min |
| Mar 22, 3:55 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | TOP | 14 hr |
| Mar 22, 1:19 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 116 min |
| Mar 22, 2:03 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Mar 30, 3:46 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | TOP | 5 hr |
| Apr 2, 3:13 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | TOP | 28 hr |
| Apr 2, 8:56 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | TOP | 22 hr |
| Apr 3, 5:59 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 61 min |
| Apr 3, 6:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Apr 3, 7:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | 39 min |
| Apr 3, 7:26 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 64 min |
| Apr 3, 8:15 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 60 min |
| Apr 4, 3:36 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | TOP | 12 hr |
| Apr 4, 3:29 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | TOP | 28 hr |
| Apr 8, 9:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Apr 8, 9:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | 47 min |
| Apr 9, 4:49 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | TOP | 22 hr |
| Apr 9, 2:48 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | TOP | 29 hr |
| Apr 10, 3:06 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | TOP | 16 hr |
| Apr 14, 2:10 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Apr 14, 5:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | 28 min |
| Apr 14, 6:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | 42 min |
| Apr 14, 6:18 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 117 min |
| Apr 15, 3:55 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | TOP | 24 hr |
| Apr 19, 3:21 PM CDT | Frost Advisory | TOP | 14 hr |
| Apr 21, 11:27 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Apr 22, 2:48 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
| Apr 22, 2:56 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | 49 min |
| Apr 22, 3:45 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | 45 min |
| Apr 22, 4:00 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | 30 min |
| Apr 22, 4:28 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | 47 min |
| Apr 28, 3:17 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | TOP | 29 hr |
| May 1, 3:02 PM CDT | Frost Advisory | TOP | 17 hr |
| May 4, 12:35 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | TOP | 6 hr |
| May 11, 11:21 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 84 min |
| May 11, 12:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| May 15, 9:48 PM CDT | Frost Advisory | TOP | 10 hr |
| May 18, 10:25 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 19, 8:46 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| May 21, 2:33 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 87 min |
| May 21, 3:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| May 21, 6:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | 49 min |
| May 21, 7:18 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 57 min |
| May 24, 6:21 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 54 min |
| May 24, 6:51 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| May 24, 9:18 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 87 min |
| May 24, 10:13 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | 32 min |
| May 24, 2:35 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 85 min |
| May 24, 5:03 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 57 min |
| May 24, 5:19 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| May 24, 7:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | 39 min |
| May 24, 9:26 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 64 min |
| May 24, 9:36 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | 54 min |
| May 25, 1:07 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TOP | 113 min |
| May 28, 2:50 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 85 min |
| May 29, 1:41 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 29, 12:01 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | TOP | 33 hr |
| May 29, 4:36 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 24 min |
| May 30, 8:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| May 30, 10:38 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 1, 1:55 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 1, 4:45 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 1, 7:19 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 56 min |
| Jun 1, 11:25 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 35 min |
| Jun 1, 11:28 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | 6 hr |
| Jun 1, 11:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
| Jun 1, 11:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | 49 min |
| Jun 2, 12:42 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | 48 min |
| Jun 2, 12:48 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TOP | 117 min |
| Jun 2, 2:12 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 2, 5:47 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | TOP | 4 hr |
| Jun 2, 9:29 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | TOP | 12 hr |
| Jun 8, 6:31 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 59 min |
| Jun 9, 2:13 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 92 min |
| Jun 9, 3:05 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 9, 6:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | 38 min |
| Jun 9, 7:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | 26 min |
| Jun 9, 7:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | 34 min |
| Jun 9, 7:43 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 92 min |
| Jun 10, 3:58 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | 32 min |
| Jun 16, 8:04 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | 26 min |
| Jun 17, 12:54 AM CDT | High Wind Warning | TOP | 66 min |
| Jun 17, 6:44 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 91 min |
| Jun 17, 8:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 17, 11:12 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 93 min |
| Jun 18, 2:07 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 53 min |
| Jun 18, 3:34 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | 26 min |
| Jun 18, 9:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
| Jun 19, 6:21 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 84 min |
| Jun 19, 6:51 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 19, 6:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | 37 min |
| Jun 19, 7:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | 35 min |
| Jun 19, 7:57 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | 48 min |
| Jun 19, 8:42 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | 35 min |
| Jun 19, 9:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | 46 min |
| Jun 20, 1:34 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 116 min |
| Jun 20, 3:08 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 20, 6:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | 42 min |
| Jun 20, 6:17 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 58 min |
| Jun 20, 6:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | 43 min |
| Jun 20, 6:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | 49 min |
| Jun 20, 7:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | 40 min |
| Jun 27, 1:32 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 27, 5:38 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 97 min |
| Jun 28, 3:26 PM CDT | Excessive Heat Watch | TOP | 60 hr |
| Jun 29, 3:31 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | TOP | 16 hr |
| Jun 29, 3:28 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | TOP | 3 days |
| Jul 2, 10:46 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 29 min |
| Jul 2, 10:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jul 3, 1:49 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 86 min |
| Jul 5, 7:07 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 113 min |
| Jul 5, 8:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jul 5, 10:41 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 8, 3:27 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | TOP | 44 hr |
| Jul 10, 11:41 AM CDT | Excessive Heat Warning | TOP | 10 hr |
| Jul 10, 11:41 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | TOP | 56 hr |
| Jul 11, 3:51 AM CDT | Excessive Heat Warning | TOP | 40 hr |
| Jul 12, 4:33 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 87 min |
| Jul 13, 3:50 PM CDT | Excessive Heat Watch | TOP | 24 hr |
| Jul 14, 3:39 PM CDT | Excessive Heat Warning | TOP | 14 days |
| Jul 21, 10:16 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 89 min |
| Jul 24, 1:40 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 95 min |
| Jul 24, 6:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | 47 min |
| Jul 24, 6:35 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 55 min |
| Jul 24, 6:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 3 hr |
| Jul 27, 8:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | 47 min |
| Jul 27, 8:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | 51 min |
| Jul 28, 10:08 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Jul 29, 3:51 AM CDT | Excessive Heat Watch | TOP | 12 hr |
| Jul 29, 2:23 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 97 min |
| Jul 29, 3:43 PM CDT | Excessive Heat Warning | TOP | 5 days |
| Jul 29, 4:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | 27 min |
| Aug 3, 10:36 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 54 min |
| Aug 5, 4:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | 46 min |
| Aug 5, 4:47 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 88 min |
| Aug 5, 3:35 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | TOP | 48 hr |
| Aug 7, 10:48 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 117 min |
| Aug 7, 10:09 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | 36 min |
| Aug 7, 10:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | 49 min |
| Aug 7, 10:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | 48 min |
| Aug 7, 10:45 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 7, 11:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | 26 min |
| Aug 7, 11:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Aug 7, 11:21 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | 114 min |
| Aug 7, 11:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | 42 min |
| Aug 7, 11:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | 47 min |
| Aug 8, 12:13 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | 90 min |
| Aug 18, 8:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Sep 1, 7:55 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | TOP | 11 hr |
| Sep 1, 10:36 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | TOP | 9 hr |
| Sep 29, 1:30 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | TOP | 6 hr |
| Oct 3, 2:18 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | TOP | 15 hr |
| Oct 4, 5:21 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | TOP | 22 hr |
| Oct 4, 5:21 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | TOP | 14 hr |
| Oct 5, 3:21 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | TOP | 16 hr |
| Oct 12, 3:00 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | 15 min |
| Oct 12, 3:11 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | 19 min |
| Oct 18, 3:33 AM CDT | Frost Advisory | TOP | 12 hr |
| Oct 18, 3:33 AM CDT | Freeze Watch | TOP | 12 hr |
| Oct 18, 3:20 PM CDT | Freeze Warning | TOP | 17 hr |
| Oct 18, 3:20 PM CDT | Freeze Warning | TOP | 42 hr |
| Oct 24, 4:04 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | TOP | 15 hr |
| Nov 1, 3:47 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | TOP | 20 hr |
| Nov 4, 3:17 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | TOP | 28 hr |
| Nov 25, 2:42 PM CST | Wind Advisory | TOP | 27 hr |
| Dec 18, 3:59 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | TOP | 25 hr |
| Dec 19, 4:31 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | TOP | 31 hr |
| Dec 19, 4:31 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | TOP | 35 hr |
| Dec 19, 5:56 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 hr |
| Dec 30, 3:20 PM CST | Wind Advisory | TOP | 36 hr |
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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.