Alert archive / Kansas / Hamilton County
Weather alerts in Hamilton County, Kansas, 2009
136 weather alerts in 2009, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Hamilton County and its neighbors
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2009. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 136
- Warnings
- 34
- Watches
- 25
- Advisories
- 37
- Busiest month
- April24 alerts
- Busiest day
- June 14, 20099 alerts
Over time
By month
Warning verification
How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.
0 of 3 tornado warnings covering Hamilton County in 2009 had a tornado report inside them.
Hamilton County, 2009
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 3 | 0 | 100% | 0 | ||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 15 | 8 | 47% | 6 | 67% | 22 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 0 | 0 |
Each office's whole area, 2009
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Dodge City, KS: tornado warnings | 51 | 14 | 73% | 40 | 65% | 13 min |
| NWS Dodge City, KS: severe thunderstorm warnings | 253 | 172 | 32% | 359 | 78% | 19 min |
| NWS Dodge City, KS: flash flood warnings | 1 | 0 | 100% | 0 |
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, Mountain Time. Each opens its own page with the text, the map, the radar and the sounding.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 3, 10:42 AM MST | Wind Advisory | DDC | 5 hr |
| Jan 9, 2:19 AM MST | Wind Advisory | DDC | 18 hr |
| Jan 11, 2:07 PM MST | Wind Advisory | DDC | 27 hr |
| Jan 12, 9:13 AM MST | High Wind Warning | DDC | 8 hr |
| Jan 17, 11:16 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | DDC | 18 hr |
| Jan 18, 10:54 AM MST | Fire Weather Watch | DDC | 14 hr |
| Jan 19, 1:11 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | DDC | 16 hr |
| Jan 19, 1:14 AM MST | Wind Advisory | DDC | 16 hr |
| Feb 5, 1:38 PM MST | Fire Weather Watch | DDC | 13 hr |
| Feb 5, 8:05 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | DDC | 22 hr |
| Feb 6, 12:19 PM MST | Wind Advisory | DDC | 5 hr |
| Feb 8, 2:41 PM MST | Wind Advisory | DDC | 26 hr |
| Feb 10, 2:00 PM MST | Wind Advisory | DDC | 15 hr |
| Feb 15, 12:11 AM MST | Fire Weather Watch | DDC | 49 hr |
| Feb 16, 2:37 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | DDC | 28 hr |
| Feb 16, 2:49 PM MST | Wind Advisory | DDC | 27 hr |
| Feb 20, 1:06 AM MST | Wind Advisory | DDC | 25 hr |
| Mar 3, 2:54 AM MST | Fire Weather Watch | DDC | 23 hr |
| Mar 3, 11:18 AM MST | Fire Weather Watch | DDC | 26 hr |
| Mar 4, 1:27 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | DDC | 17 hr |
| Mar 4, 1:25 PM MST | Fire Weather Watch | DDC | 45 hr |
| Mar 4, 1:25 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | DDC | 29 hr |
| Mar 5, 9:53 AM MST | Wind Advisory | DDC | 5 hr |
| Mar 5, 2:20 PM MST | Fire Weather Watch | DDC | 36 hr |
| Mar 5, 2:20 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | DDC | 29 hr |
| Mar 12, 1:42 PM MDT | Freezing Fog Advisory | DDC | 8 hr |
| Mar 22, 11:18 AM MDT | Wind Advisory | DDC | 30 hr |
| Mar 23, 2:35 PM MDT | Wind Advisory | DDC | 27 hr |
| Mar 24, 2:53 PM MDT | Winter Storm Watch | DDC | 35 hr |
| Mar 26, 2:09 AM MDT | Blizzard Warning | DDC | 52 hr |
| Mar 26, 5:32 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 hr |
| Mar 26, 10:34 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 hr |
| Mar 27, 1:55 AM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 hr |
| Mar 29, 12:28 PM MDT | Wind Advisory | DDC | 30 hr |
| Apr 1, 2:30 AM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | DDC | 30 hr |
| Apr 3, 2:32 PM MDT | High Wind Watch | DDC | 11 hr |
| Apr 4, 2:00 AM MDT | Wind Advisory | DDC | 41 hr |
| Apr 4, 10:39 AM MDT | High Wind Warning | DDC | 8 hr |
| Apr 8, 12:31 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | DDC | 6 hr |
| Apr 9, 2:19 AM MDT | Wind Advisory | DDC | 21 hr |
| Apr 14, 2:44 AM MDT | Wind Advisory | DDC | 40 hr |
| Apr 16, 10:20 AM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 115 min |
| Apr 16, 2:22 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Apr 16, 5:01 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 59 min |
| Apr 17, 11:14 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | 61 min |
| Apr 17, 11:49 AM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 86 min |
| Apr 17, 4:00 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Apr 17, 5:57 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 48 min |
| Apr 17, 6:44 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 46 min |
| Apr 17, 6:51 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | 21 min |
| Apr 17, 7:06 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 42 min |
| Apr 23, 3:44 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | DDC | 10 hr |
| Apr 23, 2:11 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | DDC | 29 hr |
| Apr 29, 1:59 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 91 min |
| Apr 29, 2:39 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 51 min |
| Apr 29, 2:47 PM MDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Apr 29, 3:29 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 46 min |
| Apr 29, 4:17 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 88 min |
| May 4, 4:30 AM MDT | Dense Fog Advisory | DDC | 3 hr |
| May 7, 11:02 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| May 18, 2:48 PM MDT | Wind Advisory | DDC | 27 hr |
| Jun 2, 12:35 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 55 min |
| Jun 5, 3:39 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| Jun 11, 8:00 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 60 min |
| Jun 11, 8:46 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 11, 9:18 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 72 min |
| Jun 11, 9:26 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | 49 min |
| Jun 11, 10:07 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 53 min |
| Jun 11, 10:13 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | 47 min |
| Jun 11, 11:07 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 38 min |
| Jun 12, 12:01 AM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 89 min |
| Jun 12, 8:30 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 45 min |
| Jun 13, 3:59 PM MDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Jun 13, 6:46 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 59 min |
| Jun 13, 10:36 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 54 min |
| Jun 13, 11:21 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 54 min |
| Jun 14, 12:03 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 3 hr |
| Jun 14, 1:51 AM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 84 min |
| Jun 14, 12:05 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 85 min |
| Jun 14, 3:11 PM MDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 14, 3:24 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 51 min |
| Jun 14, 4:48 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 117 min |
| Jul 3, 12:48 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 87 min |
| Jul 6, 7:07 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 23 min |
| Jul 10, 2:32 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 88 min |
| Jul 17, 1:21 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 54 min |
| Jul 17, 1:58 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jul 20, 6:16 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 59 min |
| Jul 20, 6:26 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 3 hr |
| Jul 22, 1:16 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 89 min |
| Jul 22, 6:00 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 45 min |
| Jul 23, 6:41 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 64 min |
| Jul 29, 2:08 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 29, 5:20 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 40 min |
| Jul 29, 5:32 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 118 min |
| Jul 29, 7:42 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 31, 1:28 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 31, 4:16 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jul 31, 6:08 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 31, 7:04 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | 41 min |
| Aug 2, 2:05 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 14, 3:26 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | 34 min |
| Aug 16, 6:12 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 93 min |
| Aug 18, 3:46 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 59 min |
| Aug 18, 4:00 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Aug 18, 5:37 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 20 min |
| Aug 18, 7:41 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 64 min |
| Aug 24, 4:48 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 87 min |
| Aug 25, 2:31 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 89 min |
| Sep 3, 2:43 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Sep 3, 5:02 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 43 min |
| Sep 5, 12:41 AM MDT | Dense Fog Advisory | DDC | 8 hr |
| Sep 8, 5:24 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Sep 11, 3:32 AM MDT | Dense Fog Advisory | DDC | 4 hr |
| Sep 13, 5:50 AM MDT | Dense Fog Advisory | DDC | 3 hr |
| Sep 14, 3:06 AM MDT | Dense Fog Advisory | DDC | 5 hr |
| Sep 29, 1:56 PM MDT | Wind Advisory | DDC | 28 hr |
| Oct 1, 1:08 AM MDT | Wind Advisory | DDC | 17 hr |
| Oct 2, 2:42 PM MDT | Freeze Warning | DDC | 17 hr |
| Oct 8, 2:07 PM MDT | Frost Advisory | DDC | 18 hr |
| Oct 8, 2:07 PM MDT | Freeze Warning | DDC | 46 hr |
| Oct 9, 1:52 PM MDT | Freeze Warning | DDC | 14 hr |
| Oct 10, 1:47 AM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | DDC | 12 hr |
| Nov 11, 12:00 AM MST | Dense Fog Advisory | DDC | 5 hr |
| Nov 14, 3:32 AM MST | Winter Storm Watch | DDC | 35 hr |
| Nov 14, 9:27 PM MST | Winter Storm Warning | DDC | 17 hr |
| Nov 15, 3:05 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | DDC | 21 hr |
| Nov 15, 9:26 AM MST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 hr |
| Nov 23, 11:39 AM MST | Wind Advisory | DDC | 6 hr |
| Dec 7, 3:39 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | DDC | 38 hr |
| Dec 8, 12:56 PM MST | Wind Chill Advisory | DDC | 19 hr |
| Dec 21, 3:06 AM MST | Blizzard Watch | DDC | 59 hr |
| Dec 22, 3:21 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | DDC | 32 hr |
| Dec 23, 10:59 AM MST | Wind Advisory | DDC | 30 hr |
| Dec 25, 2:08 AM MST | Wind Advisory | DDC | 15 hr |
| Dec 26, 12:52 AM MST | Wind Advisory | DDC | 8 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.
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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.