Alert archive / Kansas / Kiowa County
Weather alerts in Kiowa County, Kansas, 2015
123 weather alerts in 2015, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Kiowa County and its neighbors
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2015. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 123
- Warnings
- 29
- Watches
- 21
- Advisories
- 22
- Busiest month
- April29 alerts
- Busiest day
- April 18, 201511 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 2 tornado warnings covering Kiowa County in 2015 had a tornado report inside them.
Kiowa County, 2015
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 2 | 0 | 100% | 0 | ||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 20 | 8 | 60% | 8 | 50% | 8 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 0 | 0 |
Each office's whole area, 2015
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Dodge City, KS: tornado warnings | 64 | 34 | 47% | 104 | 77% | 17 min |
| NWS Dodge City, KS: severe thunderstorm warnings | 301 | 182 | 40% | 392 | 78% | 20 min |
| NWS Dodge City, KS: flash flood warnings | 19 | 4 | 79% | 10 | 50% | 104 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, 2:34 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DDC | 46 hr |
| Feb 10, 9:37 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | DDC | 47 min |
| Feb 20, 3:45 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DDC | 53 hr |
| Feb 27, 1:33 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DDC | 37 hr |
| Mar 3, 1:11 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DDC | 20 hr |
| Mar 15, 2:56 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | DDC | 24 hr |
| Mar 15, 9:46 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | DDC | 23 hr |
| Mar 22, 2:21 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | DDC | 25 hr |
| Mar 23, 5:03 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | DDC | 38 hr |
| Apr 2, 7:20 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 85 min |
| Apr 3, 3:49 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | DDC | 10 hr |
| Apr 3, 2:00 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | DDC | 30 hr |
| Apr 6, 1:36 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | DDC | 32 hr |
| Apr 11, 8:19 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 56 min |
| Apr 12, 5:03 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 57 min |
| Apr 12, 5:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Apr 12, 7:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 44 min |
| Apr 16, 12:17 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 118 min |
| Apr 16, 2:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 42 min |
| Apr 16, 3:08 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Apr 16, 4:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Apr 16, 6:23 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 97 min |
| Apr 17, 3:06 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 84 min |
| Apr 17, 5:37 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Apr 17, 7:06 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 84 min |
| Apr 17, 8:56 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 94 min |
| Apr 18, 4:42 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | DDC | 4 hr |
| Apr 18, 1:52 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 113 min |
| Apr 18, 1:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | 48 min |
| Apr 18, 2:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 50 min |
| Apr 18, 2:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Apr 18, 3:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 57 min |
| Apr 18, 3:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 53 min |
| Apr 18, 3:40 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | 24 min |
| Apr 18, 5:31 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 59 min |
| Apr 18, 7:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | 43 min |
| Apr 18, 8:11 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 64 min |
| Apr 24, 2:14 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 91 min |
| 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, 4:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 44 min |
| May 7, 1:44 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 9, 5:51 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 84 min |
| May 9, 7:36 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| May 9, 10:15 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | 45 min |
| May 9, 11:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 26 min |
| May 9, 11:36 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 54 min |
| May 9, 11:36 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 84 min |
| May 9, 11:59 AM CDT | High Wind Warning | DDC | 54 min |
| May 9, 8:10 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 95 min |
| May 9, 8:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 46 min |
| May 16, 12:43 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 92 min |
| May 24, 5:00 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 10 hr |
| May 25, 12:34 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 56 min |
| May 25, 12:50 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 55 min |
| May 26, 6:33 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 87 min |
| May 27, 2:08 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | DDC | 41 hr |
| May 28, 5:33 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 87 min |
| Jun 11, 4:47 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 58 min |
| Jun 11, 5:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| Jun 11, 7:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 49 min |
| Jun 11, 7:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 20 min |
| Jun 11, 8:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 44 min |
| Jun 11, 9:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 38 min |
| Jun 11, 9:48 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 87 min |
| Jun 11, 10:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 29 min |
| Jun 11, 10:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 21 min |
| Jun 11, 11:10 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 65 min |
| Jun 28, 6:07 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | 53 min |
| Jul 11, 1:08 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | DDC | 55 hr |
| Jul 16, 6:35 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | 40 min |
| Jul 16, 7:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | 43 min |
| Jul 16, 7:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 52 min |
| Jul 18, 4:52 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 53 min |
| Jul 19, 3:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Jul 19, 10:36 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 114 min |
| Jul 19, 10:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | 48 min |
| Jul 28, 4:50 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 29, 5:22 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | 38 min |
| Aug 4, 5:09 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 66 min |
| Aug 4, 5:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
| Aug 4, 8:30 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 90 min |
| Aug 5, 3:26 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | DDC | 7 hr |
| Aug 27, 5:16 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 119 min |
| Aug 30, 1:22 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | DDC | 8 hr |
| Aug 31, 5:47 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | DDC | 3 hr |
| Sep 9, 4:30 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | DDC | 6 hr |
| Sep 10, 5:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
| Sep 10, 7:35 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 115 min |
| Sep 10, 9:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 31 min |
| Sep 13, 10:29 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Oct 21, 4:23 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 67 min |
| Oct 24, 2:27 AM CDT | Frost Advisory | DDC | 31 hr |
| Oct 25, 2:43 PM CDT | Frost Advisory | DDC | 17 hr |
| Nov 4, 10:33 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | DDC | 42 min |
| Nov 5, 4:02 AM CST | Frost Advisory | DDC | 28 hr |
| Nov 6, 1:08 PM CST | Frost Advisory | DDC | 18 hr |
| Nov 7, 2:25 PM CST | Frost Advisory | DDC | 19 hr |
| Nov 9, 12:16 PM CST | High Wind Watch | DDC | 39 hr |
| Nov 16, 1:00 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Nov 16, 8:07 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 83 min |
| Nov 16, 8:17 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Nov 16, 10:33 PM CST | Tornado Warning | DDC | 42 min |
| Nov 16, 10:49 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 56 min |
| Nov 16, 11:19 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 41 min |
| Nov 24, 3:35 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DDC | 71 hr |
| Nov 26, 3:06 AM CST | Ice Storm Warning | DDC | 36 hr |
| Nov 26, 2:20 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 5 hr |
| Nov 26, 7:18 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 6 hr |
| Nov 27, 7:17 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | DDC | 8 hr |
| Nov 27, 2:54 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DDC | 43 hr |
| Nov 28, 12:35 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DDC | 46 hr |
| Nov 29, 7:52 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 6 hr |
| Dec 11, 2:00 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | DDC | 23 hr |
| Dec 12, 1:10 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DDC | 35 hr |
| Dec 12, 10:38 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | DDC | 52 min |
| Dec 12, 11:15 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | DDC | 45 min |
| Dec 13, 9:18 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 6 hr |
| Dec 25, 2:27 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | DDC | 37 hr |
| Dec 26, 2:58 PM CST | Blizzard Warning | DDC | 19 hr |
| Dec 27, 3:47 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DDC | 6 hr |
| Dec 31, 2:48 AM CST | Freezing Fog Advisory | DDC | 6 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 | 20 |
| Tornado Warning | 2 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 8 |
| Tornado Watch | 5 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 40 |
| Special Weather Statement | 11 |
| Flooding | |
| Flash Flood Watch | 1 |
| Winter | |
| Blizzard Warning | 1 |
| Ice Storm Warning | 1 |
| Winter Storm Warning | 1 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 2 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 9 |
| Heat | |
| Heat Advisory | 1 |
| Cold | |
| Frost Advisory | 5 |
| Wind and dust | |
| High Wind Warning | 1 |
| High Wind Watch | 1 |
| Fire | |
| Red Flag Warning | 3 |
| Fire Weather Watch | 4 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 6 |
| Freezing Fog Advisory | 1 |
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.