Alert archive / Kansas / Kiowa County
Weather alerts in Kiowa County, Kansas, 2016
157 weather alerts in 2016, 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 2016. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 157
- Warnings
- 63
- Watches
- 25
- Advisories
- 20
- Busiest month
- May50 alerts
- Busiest day
- May 26, 201616 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 9 tornado warnings covering Kiowa County in 2016 had a tornado report inside them; 0 of 2 tornado reports fell inside a warning.
Kiowa County, 2016
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 9 | 1 | 89% | 2 | 0% | |
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 31 | 10 | 68% | 4 | 100% | 25 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 3 | 0 | 100% | 0 |
Each office's whole area, 2016
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Dodge City, KS: tornado warnings | 82 | 22 | 73% | 53 | 70% | 20 min |
| NWS Dodge City, KS: severe thunderstorm warnings | 295 | 122 | 59% | 251 | 75% | 21 min |
| NWS Dodge City, KS: flash flood warnings | 23 | 3 | 87% | 4 | 75% | 83 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, 3:07 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | DDC | 9 hr |
| Feb 10, 1:38 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | DDC | 4 hr |
| Feb 16, 4:32 AM CST | Fire Weather Watch | DDC | 46 hr |
| Feb 17, 11:44 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | DDC | 32 hr |
| Feb 26, 11:49 AM CST | Fire Weather Watch | DDC | 15 hr |
| Feb 27, 2:31 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | DDC | 15 hr |
| Mar 5, 2:55 AM CST | Fire Weather Watch | DDC | 24 hr |
| Mar 6, 2:47 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | DDC | 40 hr |
| Mar 12, 2:52 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | DDC | 7 hr |
| Mar 13, 3:31 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | DDC | 23 hr |
| Mar 14, 2:20 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | DDC | 30 hr |
| Mar 15, 4:27 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | DDC | 22 hr |
| Mar 16, 2:31 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | DDC | 14 hr |
| Mar 20, 3:49 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | DDC | 35 hr |
| Mar 21, 2:44 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | DDC | 30 hr |
| Mar 22, 2:34 PM CDT | High Wind Watch | DDC | 13 hr |
| Mar 23, 3:00 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | DDC | 18 hr |
| Mar 23, 3:52 AM CDT | High Wind Warning | DDC | 17 hr |
| Mar 24, 3:16 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | DDC | 11 hr |
| Mar 25, 2:12 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | DDC | 18 hr |
| Mar 27, 12:34 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | DDC | 4 hr |
| Apr 2, 1:57 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | DDC | 25 hr |
| Apr 3, 2:51 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | DDC | 17 hr |
| Apr 4, 1:03 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | DDC | 24 hr |
| Apr 4, 2:10 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | DDC | 30 hr |
| Apr 5, 6:05 PM CDT | High Wind Warning | DDC | 4 hr |
| Apr 5, 6:07 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Apr 6, 2:45 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | DDC | 16 hr |
| Apr 11, 3:36 AM CDT | Frost Advisory | DDC | 29 hr |
| Apr 15, 11:40 AM CDT | Flood Watch | DDC | 58 hr |
| Apr 16, 9:33 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | DDC | 6 hr |
| Apr 24, 3:04 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| Apr 24, 5:50 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 55 min |
| Apr 29, 3:35 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | 40 min |
| Apr 29, 4:16 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | 44 min |
| May 8, 3:21 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 54 min |
| May 8, 3:44 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| May 8, 5:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | 64 min |
| May 8, 5:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 60 min |
| May 8, 5:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 40 min |
| May 8, 6:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 32 min |
| May 8, 6:33 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 87 min |
| May 13, 1:40 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 23, 2:18 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 117 min |
| May 23, 3:37 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| May 23, 5:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 53 min |
| May 23, 6:08 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 23, 11:51 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 114 min |
| May 24, 3:22 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| May 24, 6:14 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 91 min |
| May 24, 6:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 50 min |
| May 24, 7:00 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | 45 min |
| May 24, 7:00 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | 45 min |
| May 24, 7:04 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | 41 min |
| May 24, 7:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 31 min |
| May 24, 8:26 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 64 min |
| May 24, 9:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 61 min |
| May 24, 10:09 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DDC | 3 hr |
| May 24, 10:09 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DDC | 3 hr |
| May 26, 1:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 55 min |
| May 26, 1:13 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 26, 1:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 43 min |
| May 26, 1:31 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 10 hr |
| May 26, 1:36 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | 24 min |
| May 26, 1:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 49 min |
| May 26, 1:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 48 min |
| May 26, 2:11 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | 34 min |
| May 26, 2:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 46 min |
| May 26, 2:35 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | 25 min |
| May 26, 2:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 47 min |
| May 26, 2:54 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | 36 min |
| May 26, 3:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 55 min |
| May 26, 4:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 22 min |
| May 26, 5:55 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 95 min |
| May 26, 6:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 50 min |
| May 26, 7:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 49 min |
| May 26, 7:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | 31 min |
| May 26, 7:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 47 min |
| May 26, 8:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 39 min |
| May 26, 8:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 19 min |
| May 26, 8:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 35 min |
| May 26, 8:52 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 53 min |
| May 26, 9:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 18 min |
| May 27, 2:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| May 31, 2:13 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | 47 min |
| Jun 13, 6:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jun 13, 9:02 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 88 min |
| Jun 13, 9:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | 45 min |
| Jun 13, 10:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | 56 min |
| Jun 15, 3:00 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 18, 1:07 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | 38 min |
| Jun 18, 1:49 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | 56 min |
| Jun 23, 12:40 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 23, 11:35 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 85 min |
| Jun 27, 5:06 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | DDC | 5 hr |
| Jun 27, 4:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Jun 28, 2:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 39 min |
| Jun 28, 3:10 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 65 min |
| Jun 28, 3:36 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | 39 min |
| Jun 28, 4:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 31 min |
| Jul 1, 11:15 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Jul 2, 11:35 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | DDC | 11 hr |
| Jul 2, 4:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jul 2, 6:03 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 87 min |
| Jul 2, 9:20 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 85 min |
| Jul 4, 3:29 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | DDC | 4 hr |
| Jul 5, 9:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jul 5, 11:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 44 min |
| Jul 5, 11:20 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 115 min |
| Jul 6, 3:07 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | 53 min |
| Jul 6, 3:47 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 58 min |
| Jul 8, 1:37 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | 53 min |
| Jul 8, 1:58 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 47 min |
| Jul 8, 2:06 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | 24 min |
| Jul 14, 6:06 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | 54 min |
| Jul 14, 6:25 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 15, 5:16 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 119 min |
| Jul 15, 7:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 44 min |
| Jul 20, 12:40 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | DDC | 3 days |
| Aug 11, 3:49 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 23, 3:10 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 95 min |
| Aug 23, 6:34 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 29, 3:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | 46 min |
| Sep 8, 4:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 57 min |
| Sep 8, 4:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 50 min |
| Sep 9, 3:39 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 96 min |
| Sep 9, 5:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | 46 min |
| Sep 9, 5:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 38 min |
| Sep 9, 6:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 23 min |
| Sep 9, 6:49 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | DDC | 116 min |
| Sep 12, 5:54 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Sep 17, 2:45 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | DDC | 6 hr |
| Sep 17, 7:57 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Sep 24, 10:38 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | 67 min |
| Sep 25, 2:05 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | DDC | 5 hr |
| Oct 2, 8:51 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DDC | 6 hr |
| Oct 6, 2:04 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | DDC | 8 hr |
| Oct 12, 5:19 AM CDT | Frost Advisory | DDC | 28 hr |
| Oct 15, 4:06 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | DDC | 24 hr |
| Oct 15, 9:56 PM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | DDC | 11 hr |
| Oct 16, 4:03 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | DDC | 28 hr |
| Nov 8, 1:53 AM CST | Frost Advisory | DDC | 31 hr |
| Nov 10, 12:09 PM CST | Freeze Watch | DDC | 21 hr |
| Nov 11, 8:58 AM CST | Freeze Warning | DDC | 23 hr |
| Nov 15, 2:38 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | DDC | 28 hr |
| Nov 27, 1:44 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Dec 16, 2:41 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DDC | 43 hr |
| Dec 16, 4:55 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | DDC | 13 hr |
| Dec 16, 11:10 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | DDC | 7 hr |
| Dec 17, 1:44 PM CST | Wind Chill Warning | DDC | 20 hr |
| Dec 17, 10:10 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | DDC | 12 hr |
| Dec 22, 10:06 PM CST | Freezing Rain Advisory | DDC | 10 hr |
| Dec 23, 2:01 AM CST | Fire Weather Watch | DDC | 50 hr |
| Dec 24, 3:41 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | DDC | 26 hr |
| Dec 24, 3:47 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | DDC | 17 hr |
| Dec 25, 10:24 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | DDC | 66 min |
| Dec 25, 11:10 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | DDC | 65 min |
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 | 31 |
| Tornado Warning | 9 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 5 |
| Tornado Watch | 5 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 32 |
| Special Weather Statement | 17 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Warning | 1 |
| Flash Flood Warning | 3 |
| Flash Flood Watch | 1 |
| Flood Watch | 1 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 1 |
| Winter | |
| Freezing Rain Advisory | 1 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 2 |
| Heat | |
| Heat Advisory | 1 |
| Cold | |
| Freeze Warning | 1 |
| Wind Chill Warning | 1 |
| Freeze Watch | 1 |
| Frost Advisory | 3 |
| Wind Chill Advisory | 1 |
| Wind and dust | |
| High Wind Warning | 2 |
| High Wind Watch | 1 |
| Fire | |
| Red Flag Warning | 15 |
| Fire Weather Watch | 11 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 11 |
The busiest days
Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.
Nearby
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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.