Alert archive / Kansas / McPherson County
Weather alerts in McPherson County, Kansas, 2015
199 weather alerts in 2015, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
McPherson County and its neighbors
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- Alerts
- 199
- Warnings
- 65
- Watches
- 28
- Advisories
- 33
- Busiest month
- May36 alerts
- Busiest day
- July 13, 201512 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 McPherson County in 2015 had a tornado report inside them.
McPherson County, 2015
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 2 | 1 | 50% | 0 | ||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 31 | 19 | 39% | 15 | 100% | 15 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 3 | 2 | 33% | 1 | 100% | 60 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 3, 2:53 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | ICT | 18 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 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 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 23, 9:23 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | 37 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 |
| Mar 31, 2:11 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | ICT | 12 hr |
| Apr 1, 2:38 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | ICT | 16 hr |
| Apr 2, 2:37 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | 38 min |
| Apr 2, 7:20 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 85 min |
| 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 2, 11:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | 41 min |
| Apr 3, 2:39 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | ICT | 8 hr |
| Apr 3, 3:55 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | ICT | 28 hr |
| Apr 8, 3:37 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Apr 8, 7:45 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 90 min |
| Apr 12, 5:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Apr 12, 8:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | 34 min |
| Apr 12, 8:23 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 97 min |
| Apr 12, 8:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | 43 min |
| Apr 12, 9:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | 48 min |
| Apr 16, 4:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Apr 16, 4:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | 40 min |
| Apr 16, 4:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | 24 min |
| Apr 16, 5:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | 32 min |
| Apr 16, 5:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | 33 min |
| Apr 16, 6:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | 21 min |
| Apr 16, 6:23 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 97 min |
| Apr 16, 7:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | 23 min |
| Apr 18, 5:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | 21 min |
| Apr 18, 5:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | 22 min |
| Apr 24, 3:41 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Apr 24, 7:21 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 54 min |
| May 4, 2:56 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 4, 3:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| May 4, 6:30 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 90 min |
| May 4, 8:29 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | 4 hr |
| 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, 4:52 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | 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, 5:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | 41 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 18, 3:44 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | ICT | 31 hr |
| May 25, 2:33 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 57 min |
| May 25, 3:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | 43 min |
| May 25, 3:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | 36 min |
| May 25, 3:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| May 25, 4:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | 44 min |
| May 25, 4:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | 25 min |
| May 25, 4:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | 19 min |
| May 25, 4:50 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | 4 hr |
| May 25, 5:39 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ICT | 4 hr |
| May 25, 6:39 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 96 min |
| May 25, 7:35 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ICT | 115 min |
| May 25, 8:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | 27 min |
| May 25, 9:38 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | 18 hr |
| May 26, 12:03 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | 36 hr |
| May 26, 9:50 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | 52 hr |
| May 27, 3:35 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | ICT | 54 hr |
| Jun 3, 6:33 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 5, 1:46 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | 29 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 5, 6:37 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | 5 hr |
| Jun 7, 5:31 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 89 min |
| Jun 7, 7:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 11, 4:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | 44 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 11, 6:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | 49 min |
| Jun 12, 4:00 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | ICT | 48 hr |
| Jun 14, 3:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | 31 min |
| Jun 14, 4:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | 29 min |
| Jun 14, 4:54 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | 2 hr |
| Jun 14, 11:03 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | 4 hr |
| Jun 15, 3:03 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | 8 hr |
| Jun 18, 11:08 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | 37 min |
| Jul 6, 1:57 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 93 min |
| 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, 3:46 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 89 min |
| Jul 13, 4:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | 26 min |
| Jul 13, 4:52 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | 23 min |
| Jul 13, 4:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | 35 min |
| Jul 13, 5:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | 38 min |
| Jul 13, 5:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | 32 min |
| Jul 13, 5:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | 34 min |
| Jul 13, 6:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | 29 min |
| Jul 13, 6:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | 50 min |
| Jul 13, 6:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | 30 min |
| Jul 13, 6:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | 32 min |
| Jul 15, 3:37 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 83 min |
| Jul 15, 4:27 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | 33 min |
| Jul 17, 4:23 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | ICT | 40 hr |
| Jul 18, 4:52 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 53 min |
| Jul 18, 6:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | 26 min |
| Jul 18, 6:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | 35 min |
| Jul 18, 7:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | 26 min |
| Jul 18, 8:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | 44 min |
| Jul 19, 2:57 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Jul 20, 8:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | 56 min |
| 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, 2:55 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 95 min |
| 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, 1:11 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | 49 min |
| Jul 27, 3:58 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | ICT | 28 hr |
| Jul 28, 4:50 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 5, 3:00 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Aug 5, 4:03 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | 42 min |
| Aug 5, 4:12 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | 5 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, 5:33 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | 5 hr |
| 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 22, 8:49 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 116 min |
| Aug 22, 10:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | 34 min |
| Aug 22, 10:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | 35 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 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, 5:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | 23 min |
| Sep 7, 6:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | 48 min |
| Sep 7, 6:23 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 97 min |
| Sep 10, 2:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Sep 10, 5:27 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 93 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, 8:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | 18 min |
| Sep 14, 4:35 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | ICT | 27 hr |
| Sep 25, 8:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | 35 min |
| Sep 25, 11:15 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | 8 hr |
| Oct 8, 9:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | 27 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 24, 3:02 PM CDT | Frost Advisory | ICT | 18 hr |
| Oct 25, 3:26 PM CDT | Frost Advisory | ICT | 18 hr |
| Oct 28, 3:34 PM CDT | Frost Advisory | ICT | 17 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, 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, 2:20 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 5 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, 10:17 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | 9 hr |
| Dec 13, 9:15 AM CST | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | 48 hr |
| Dec 13, 12:54 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | 46 hr |
| Dec 13, 2:33 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | ICT | 27 min |
| Dec 13, 5:22 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | 64 hr |
| Dec 13, 9:33 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | ICT | 6 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 |
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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.