Weather alerts in Geary County, Kansas, 2017

144 weather alerts in 2017, 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 2017. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts: 144
Warnings: 46
Watches: 27
Advisories: 27
Busiest month: June31 alerts
Busiest day: May 18, 201710 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 4 tornado warnings covering Geary County in 2017 had a tornado report inside them; 1 of 1 tornado reports fell inside a warning, on average 4 minutes after it went out.

Geary County, 2017

	Warnings	With a report	False alarm ratio	Reports	Inside a warning	Mean lead time
Tornado warnings	4	1	75%	1	100%	4 min
Severe thunderstorm warnings	25	16	36%	8	88%	24 min
Flash flood warnings	1	0	100%	0

Each office's whole area, 2017

	Warnings	With a report	False alarm ratio	Reports	Inside a warning	Mean lead time
NWS Topeka, KS: tornado warnings	19	5	74%	19	68%	12 min
NWS Topeka, KS: severe thunderstorm warnings	191	113	41%	285	87%	19 min
NWS Topeka, KS: flash flood warnings	13	6	54%	15	80%	129 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, 5:56 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	TOP	7 hr
Jan 4, 3:03 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	TOP	30 hr
Jan 12, 4:07 AM CST	Winter Storm Watch	TOP	11 hr
Jan 12, 2:45 PM CST	Ice Storm Warning	TOP	4 days
Jan 15, 1:55 AM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	6 hr
Jan 15, 9:02 AM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	5 hr
Jan 19, 3:26 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	TOP	22 hr
Feb 15, 3:17 PM CST	Fire Weather Watch	TOP	298 days
Feb 16, 3:35 AM CST	Red Flag Warning	TOP	14 hr
Mar 1, 11:04 AM CST	Red Flag Warning	TOP	7 hr
Mar 3, 3:32 AM CST	Fire Weather Watch	TOP	8 hr
Mar 3, 11:44 AM CST	Red Flag Warning	TOP	6 hr
Mar 3, 3:05 PM CST	Fire Weather Watch	TOP	12 hr
Mar 4, 2:53 AM CST	Red Flag Warning	TOP	15 hr
Mar 4, 2:57 PM CST	Fire Weather Watch	TOP	25 hr
Mar 5, 3:03 AM CST	Red Flag Warning	TOP	41 hr
Mar 5, 3:47 PM CST	Fire Weather Watch	TOP	23 hr
Mar 6, 1:40 AM CST	Wind Advisory	TOP	20 hr
Mar 6, 2:42 PM CST	Red Flag Warning	TOP	29 hr
Mar 6, 5:31 PM CST	Tornado Warning	TOP	29 min
Mar 6, 5:53 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	37 min
Mar 7, 3:27 AM CST	Wind Advisory	TOP	15 hr
Mar 7, 3:30 PM CST	Fire Weather Watch	TOP	12 hr
Mar 8, 3:18 AM CST	Red Flag Warning	TOP	15 hr
Mar 19, 3:27 AM CDT	Red Flag Warning	TOP	17 hr
Mar 23, 10:41 AM CDT	Red Flag Warning	TOP	9 hr
Mar 23, 1:17 PM CDT	Wind Advisory	TOP	14 hr
Mar 24, 2:00 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Mar 24, 7:48 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	57 min
Apr 4, 10:02 AM CDT	Flood Watch	TOP	27 hr
Apr 5, 2:12 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	TOP	5 hr
Apr 5, 3:24 AM CDT	Wind Advisory	TOP	12 hr
Apr 6, 4:03 AM CDT	Frost Advisory	TOP	29 hr
Apr 9, 3:48 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Apr 10, 3:23 PM CDT	Frost Advisory	TOP	18 hr
Apr 15, 4:30 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	90 min
Apr 15, 5:05 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr
Apr 15, 7:22 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	53 min
Apr 15, 9:20 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	85 min
Apr 15, 10:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	49 min
Apr 19, 3:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr
Apr 19, 7:01 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	89 min
Apr 19, 7:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	39 min
Apr 24, 3:42 AM CDT	Wind Advisory	TOP	11 hr
Apr 26, 3:17 AM CDT	Frost Advisory	TOP	29 hr
May 16, 4:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr
May 16, 7:31 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	59 min
May 16, 9:43 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	62 min
May 16, 10:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	5 hr
May 17, 1:49 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	56 min
May 17, 3:34 AM CDT	Wind Advisory	TOP	15 hr
May 17, 2:25 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	65 min
May 18, 1:35 PM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	TOP	38 hr
May 18, 3:00 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr
May 18, 4:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	29 min
May 18, 4:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	33 min
May 18, 5:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	51 min
May 18, 5:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	45 min
May 18, 5:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	49 min
May 18, 6:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	46 min
May 18, 6:37 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	TOP	23 min
May 18, 6:58 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TOP	32 min
May 18, 7:06 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	84 min
May 18, 7:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	24 min
May 18, 7:51 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TOP	3 hr
May 27, 3:35 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	115 min
May 27, 5:11 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	34 min
May 27, 5:27 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	48 min
Jun 14, 3:37 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
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, 4:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	51 min
Jun 15, 4:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	46 min
Jun 15, 5:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	60 min
Jun 15, 5:58 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	62 min
Jun 15, 6:12 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TOP	21 min
Jun 15, 6:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	50 min
Jun 16, 3:10 AM CDT	Heat Advisory	TOP	40 hr
Jun 16, 7:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	9 hr
Jun 16, 11:14 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	91 min
Jun 17, 12:42 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	48 min
Jun 17, 3:45 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	3 hr
Jun 17, 6:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr
Jun 17, 6:19 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	41 min
Jun 17, 6:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	45 min
Jun 17, 6:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	52 min
Jun 17, 7:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	47 min
Jun 17, 8:23 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Jun 26, 2:03 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	87 min
Jun 27, 12:13 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	47 min
Jun 27, 12:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	38 min
Jun 29, 12:47 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	58 min
Jun 29, 1:22 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	8 hr
Jun 29, 4:52 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	53 min
Jun 29, 3:12 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	3 hr
Jun 29, 10:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr
Jun 30, 12:44 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	21 min
Jun 30, 1:32 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	118 min
Jul 9, 3:08 PM CDT	Heat Advisory	TOP	3 days
Jul 15, 3:01 PM CDT	Excessive Heat Watch	TOP	48 hr
Jul 17, 3:07 PM CDT	Excessive Heat Warning	TOP	5 days
Jul 22, 3:13 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	3 hr
Jul 22, 5:26 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Jul 22, 5:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	35 min
Jul 22, 5:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr
Jul 25, 3:29 AM CDT	Heat Advisory	TOP	17 hr
Jul 25, 3:30 PM CDT	Heat Advisory	TOP	20 hr
Jul 26, 4:08 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	37 min
Aug 5, 7:08 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TOP	3 hr
Aug 5, 3:25 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Aug 5, 9:01 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TOP	3 hr
Aug 16, 5:23 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Aug 16, 6:39 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	36 min
Aug 20, 2:48 PM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	TOP	43 hr
Aug 27, 5:13 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	62 min
Sep 16, 3:47 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Sep 16, 7:32 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	118 min
Sep 19, 3:21 AM CDT	Wind Advisory	TOP	16 hr
Oct 4, 3:26 PM CDT	Flood Watch	TOP	59 hr
Oct 6, 3:47 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr
Oct 6, 6:50 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	85 min
Oct 6, 9:17 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	28 min
Oct 6, 9:47 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	43 min
Oct 6, 9:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	35 min
Oct 10, 1:42 PM CDT	Frost Advisory	TOP	19 hr
Oct 14, 2:40 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	3 hr
Oct 14, 4:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	45 min
Oct 14, 4:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	5 hr
Oct 15, 2:59 PM CDT	Frost Advisory	TOP	18 hr
Oct 21, 1:23 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	3 hr
Oct 21, 2:00 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	30 min
Oct 23, 11:43 AM CDT	Wind Advisory	TOP	7 hr
Oct 25, 3:08 PM CDT	Freeze Watch	TOP	36 hr
Oct 26, 3:35 AM CDT	Freeze Warning	TOP	29 hr
Oct 27, 3:15 AM CDT	Freeze Warning	TOP	31 hr
Nov 1, 10:07 PM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	TOP	11 hr
Nov 12, 9:49 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	TOP	11 hr
Dec 10, 11:01 AM CST	Red Flag Warning	TOP	5 hr
Dec 11, 2:56 AM CST	Red Flag Warning	TOP	15 hr
Dec 25, 9:59 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	TOP	14 hr
Dec 26, 2:13 PM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	TOP	20 hr
Dec 29, 2:29 PM CST	Wind Chill Watch	TOP	13 hr
Dec 30, 3:12 AM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	TOP	45 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	25
Tornado Warning	4
Severe Thunderstorm Watch	12
Tornado Watch	1
Mesoscale Discussion	37
Special Weather Statement	7
Flooding
Areal Flood Warning	1
Flash Flood Warning	1
Flash Flood Watch	2
Flood Watch	2
Areal Flood Advisory	2
Winter
Ice Storm Warning	1
Winter Storm Watch	1
Winter Weather Advisory	2
Heat
Excessive Heat Warning	1
Excessive Heat Watch	1
Heat Advisory	4
Cold
Freeze Warning	2
Freeze Watch	1
Wind Chill Watch	1
Frost Advisory	5
Wind Chill Advisory	2
Wind and dust
Wind Advisory	8
Fire
Red Flag Warning	11
Fire Weather Watch	6
Fog and smoke
Dense Fog Advisory	4

The busiest days

Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.

Nearby

Alerts in force now Tornadoes on record Forecast The radar archive 2016 2018

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.