Weather alerts in Harvey County, Kansas, 2015

176 weather alerts in 2015, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.

Harvey County and its neighbors

Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2015. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts: 176
Warnings: 50
Watches: 27
Advisories: 34
Busiest month: May31 alerts
Busiest day: May 6, 20159 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 Harvey County in 2015 had a tornado report inside them; 2 of 3 tornado reports fell inside a warning, on average 13 minutes after it went out.

Harvey County, 2015

	Warnings	With a report	False alarm ratio	Reports	Inside a warning	Mean lead time
Tornado warnings	2	1	50%	3	67%	13 min
Severe thunderstorm warnings	17	11	35%	10	90%	31 min
Flash flood warnings	2	2	0%	4	100%	126 min

Each office's whole area, 2015

	Warnings	With a report	False alarm ratio	Reports	Inside a warning	Mean lead time
NWS Wichita, KS: tornado warnings	21	13	38%	29	83%	12 min
NWS Wichita, KS: severe thunderstorm warnings	237	112	53%	321	79%	22 min
NWS Wichita, KS: flash flood warnings	14	11	21%	23	87%	86 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, 3:28 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	ICT	36 hr
Jan 17, 12:28 PM CST	Wind Advisory	ICT	4 hr
Jan 24, 9:07 PM CST	Wind Advisory	ICT	20 hr
Jan 31, 8:46 PM CST	Wind Advisory	ICT	21 hr
Feb 4, 5:11 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	ICT	34 min
Feb 9, 6:59 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	ICT	5 hr
Feb 10, 7:35 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	ICT	3 hr
Feb 15, 3:48 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	ICT	32 hr
Feb 25, 3:03 AM CST	Wind Advisory	ICT	21 hr
Feb 27, 3:10 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	ICT	47 hr
Mar 3, 2:05 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	ICT	27 hr
Mar 10, 3:50 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	ICT	6 hr
Mar 15, 4:00 AM CDT	Fire Weather Watch	ICT	23 hr
Mar 16, 3:28 AM CDT	Red Flag Warning	ICT	18 hr
Mar 16, 6:56 PM CDT	Wind Advisory	ICT	12 hr
Mar 17, 11:08 AM CDT	Red Flag Warning	ICT	8 hr
Mar 25, 5:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	33 min
Mar 28, 3:51 PM CDT	Fire Weather Watch	ICT	12 hr
Mar 29, 3:56 AM CDT	Red Flag Warning	ICT	14 hr
Apr 1, 2:38 AM CDT	Red Flag Warning	ICT	16 hr
Apr 2, 9:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	5 hr
Apr 2, 11:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	63 min
Apr 2, 11:44 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	61 min
Apr 3, 12:34 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	31 min
Apr 3, 2:39 AM CDT	Wind Advisory	ICT	8 hr
Apr 8, 3:37 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	8 hr
Apr 8, 5:31 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	59 min
Apr 8, 7:45 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	90 min
Apr 8, 8:53 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ICT	26 min
Apr 12, 5:32 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	43 min
Apr 12, 5:17 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr
Apr 12, 8:23 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	97 min
Apr 16, 4:02 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr
Apr 16, 6:23 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	97 min
Apr 16, 7:06 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	24 min
Apr 16, 7:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	33 min
Apr 16, 7:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	23 min
Apr 18, 2:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	8 hr
Apr 18, 4:07 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Apr 24, 3:41 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	6 hr
Apr 24, 7:21 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	54 min
May 6, 11:05 AM CDT	Wind Advisory	ICT	11 hr
May 6, 1:09 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	3 hr
May 6, 1:41 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr
May 6, 3:24 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
May 6, 4:25 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	35 min
May 6, 4:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	30 min
May 6, 4:52 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	ICT	38 min
May 6, 5:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	18 min
May 6, 5:36 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	84 min
May 6, 7:40 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	65 min
May 6, 8:31 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	5 hr
May 6, 9:40 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	95 min
May 6, 11:17 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	88 min
May 7, 1:44 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
May 7, 3:47 PM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	ICT	12 hr
May 8, 4:00 AM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	ICT	49 hr
May 16, 2:11 PM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	ICT	9 hr
May 16, 7:54 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	6 hr
May 17, 1:29 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	9 hr
May 18, 3:44 PM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	ICT	31 hr
May 22, 2:46 PM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	ICT	61 hr
May 25, 2:33 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	57 min
May 25, 2:57 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	33 min
May 25, 3:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	43 min
May 25, 3:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	5 hr
May 25, 3:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	30 min
May 25, 6:39 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	96 min
May 27, 3:35 PM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	ICT	54 hr
May 28, 1:03 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	27 min
May 28, 1:29 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	31 min
May 28, 3:13 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	8 hr
Jun 5, 1:22 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	113 min
Jun 5, 3:04 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	26 min
Jun 5, 3:41 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	34 min
Jun 7, 5:31 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	89 min
Jun 7, 9:38 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	97 min
Jun 11, 4:47 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	58 min
Jun 11, 5:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr
Jun 12, 4:00 AM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	ICT	48 hr
Jun 14, 3:29 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	31 min
Jun 14, 11:03 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	4 hr
Jun 15, 12:58 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	8 hr
Jun 15, 1:37 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	ICT	7 hr
Jun 15, 3:03 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	8 hr
Jun 15, 7:58 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	35 hr
Jun 16, 6:35 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	13 hr
Jun 18, 11:08 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	37 min
Jun 26, 5:24 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	96 min
Jul 6, 1:57 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	93 min
Jul 6, 3:25 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	35 min
Jul 6, 3:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr
Jul 6, 3:35 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	6 hr
Jul 6, 4:22 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	5 hr
Jul 10, 2:16 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	59 min
Jul 11, 4:15 AM CDT	Heat Advisory	ICT	65 hr
Jul 13, 3:46 PM CDT	Excessive Heat Warning	ICT	28 hr
Jul 13, 5:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	34 min
Jul 13, 6:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	50 min
Jul 14, 6:10 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	35 min
Jul 17, 4:23 AM CDT	Heat Advisory	ICT	40 hr
Jul 18, 4:52 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	53 min
Jul 20, 8:04 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	56 min
Jul 21, 4:12 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	33 min
Jul 21, 4:26 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	5 hr
Jul 23, 2:25 PM CDT	Heat Advisory	ICT	30 hr
Jul 24, 4:55 AM CDT	Excessive Heat Warning	ICT	16 hr
Jul 24, 3:06 PM CDT	Heat Advisory	ICT	29 hr
Jul 25, 3:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	8 hr
Jul 25, 3:38 PM CDT	Heat Advisory	ICT	28 hr
Jul 25, 6:46 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	89 min
Jul 25, 9:32 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	88 min
Jul 27, 3:58 PM CDT	Heat Advisory	ICT	28 hr
Aug 5, 3:00 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	3 hr
Aug 5, 4:21 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr
Aug 5, 4:32 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	28 min
Aug 5, 4:51 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	39 min
Aug 5, 5:33 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	5 hr
Aug 5, 5:56 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	34 min
Aug 5, 6:40 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	95 min
Aug 7, 4:20 PM CDT	Heat Advisory	ICT	28 hr
Aug 18, 2:11 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	3 hr
Aug 18, 3:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr
Aug 22, 8:49 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	116 min
Aug 22, 11:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	33 min
Aug 22, 11:46 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	29 min
Aug 22, 11:48 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	27 min
Aug 22, 11:53 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Aug 23, 12:15 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	30 min
Aug 23, 12:46 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	44 min
Aug 23, 12:54 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	36 min
Aug 23, 3:17 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	8 hr
Aug 30, 4:13 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	ICT	6 hr
Aug 31, 5:40 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	ICT	3 hr
Sep 7, 6:23 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	97 min
Sep 7, 6:40 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	35 min
Sep 10, 7:42 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	93 min
Sep 10, 8:03 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	5 hr
Sep 10, 10:18 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	87 min
Sep 14, 4:35 PM CDT	Wind Advisory	ICT	27 hr
Sep 25, 6:31 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	29 min
Oct 8, 10:01 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	29 min
Oct 8, 10:43 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	32 min
Oct 18, 3:20 PM CDT	Fire Weather Watch	ICT	12 hr
Oct 19, 3:40 AM CDT	Red Flag Warning	ICT	15 hr
Oct 19, 4:35 AM CDT	Wind Advisory	ICT	14 hr
Oct 25, 3:26 PM CDT	Frost Advisory	ICT	18 hr
Nov 6, 2:50 PM CST	Frost Advisory	ICT	17 hr
Nov 7, 3:33 AM CST	Frost Advisory	ICT	29 hr
Nov 9, 3:35 PM CST	Fire Weather Watch	ICT	21 hr
Nov 10, 12:58 PM CST	Red Flag Warning	ICT	31 hr
Nov 10, 1:04 PM CST	High Wind Warning	ICT	29 hr
Nov 10, 1:04 PM CST	Wind Advisory	ICT	31 hr
Nov 16, 10:19 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	86 min
Nov 17, 12:58 AM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Nov 17, 1:22 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	ICT	38 min
Nov 17, 2:04 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	ICT	56 min
Nov 20, 9:29 PM CST	Wind Advisory	ICT	8 hr
Nov 24, 3:22 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	ICT	6 days
Nov 26, 4:02 AM CST	Winter Storm Warning	ICT	35 hr
Nov 26, 7:18 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	6 hr
Nov 29, 2:52 AM CST	Winter Storm Warning	ICT	32 hr
Nov 29, 4:13 AM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	5 hr
Nov 29, 7:52 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	6 hr
Dec 12, 5:42 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Dec 12, 9:18 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	ICT	27 min
Dec 13, 12:54 PM CST	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	46 hr
Dec 13, 3:46 PM CST	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	42 hr
Dec 13, 3:54 PM CST	River Flood Warning	ICT	3 days
Dec 13, 9:33 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	ICT	6 hr
Dec 15, 7:28 AM CST	River Flood Warning	ICT	23 hr
Dec 20, 3:23 AM CST	Wind Advisory	ICT	13 hr
Dec 25, 3:31 AM CST	Winter Storm Watch	ICT	61 hr
Dec 26, 3:44 PM CST	Winter Storm Warning	ICT	47 hr
Dec 27, 4:13 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	ICT	26 hr
Dec 31, 3:37 AM CST	Freezing Fog Advisory	ICT	4 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	17
Tornado Warning	2
Severe Thunderstorm Watch	11
Tornado Watch	4
Mesoscale Discussion	40
Special Weather Statement	25
Flooding
Areal Flood Warning	15
Flash Flood Warning	2
River Flood Warning	2
Flash Flood Watch	7
Winter
Winter Storm Warning	3
Winter Storm Watch	1
Winter Weather Advisory	6
Heat
Excessive Heat Warning	2
Heat Advisory	7
Cold
Frost Advisory	3
Wind and dust
High Wind Warning	1
Wind Advisory	12
Fire
Red Flag Warning	6
Fire Weather Watch	4
Fog and smoke
Dense Fog Advisory	5
Freezing Fog Advisory	1

The busiest days

Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.

Nearby

Alerts in force now Tornadoes on record Forecast The radar archive 2014 2016

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.