Alert archive / Kansas / Miami County
Weather alerts in Miami County, Kansas, 2015
145 weather alerts in 2015, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Miami County and its neighbors
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2015. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 145
- Warnings
- 40
- Watches
- 27
- Advisories
- 30
- Busiest month
- July31 alerts
- Busiest day
- April 8, 201510 alerts
Over time
By month
Warning verification
How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.
2 of 3 tornado warnings covering Miami County in 2015 had a tornado report inside them; 2 of 3 tornado reports fell inside a warning, on average 26 minutes after it went out.
Miami County, 2015
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 3 | 2 | 33% | 3 | 67% | 26 min |
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 18 | 11 | 39% | 7 | 86% | 16 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 3 | 2 | 33% | 0 |
Each office's whole area, 2015
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Kansas City, MO: tornado warnings | 37 | 14 | 62% | 25 | 84% | 18 min |
| NWS Kansas City, MO: severe thunderstorm warnings | 280 | 150 | 46% | 418 | 80% | 20 min |
| NWS Kansas City, MO: flash flood warnings | 80 | 47 | 41% | 149 | 90% | 113 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, 3:59 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | EAX | 38 hr |
| Jan 6, 3:21 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | EAX | 54 hr |
| Feb 15, 3:37 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | EAX | 29 hr |
| Feb 16, 3:20 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | EAX | 19 hr |
| Feb 17, 10:47 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | EAX | 7 hr |
| Feb 20, 3:58 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | EAX | 29 hr |
| Feb 27, 3:34 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | EAX | 47 hr |
| Mar 16, 3:28 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | EAX | 17 hr |
| Mar 24, 2:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Mar 24, 5:30 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 90 min |
| Mar 24, 5:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | 31 min |
| Apr 2, 5:22 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 113 min |
| Apr 2, 9:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | 34 min |
| Apr 2, 9:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | 20 min |
| Apr 7, 5:03 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Apr 7, 8:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | 51 min |
| Apr 8, 5:48 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | 42 min |
| Apr 8, 6:17 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 88 min |
| Apr 8, 6:22 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | EAX | 5 hr |
| Apr 8, 2:21 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 114 min |
| Apr 8, 2:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
| Apr 8, 2:51 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | EAX | 8 hr |
| Apr 8, 3:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | 26 min |
| Apr 8, 4:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | 39 min |
| Apr 8, 5:45 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 60 min |
| May 4, 2:35 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EAX | 35 days |
| May 6, 7:40 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 65 min |
| May 10, 1:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| May 10, 3:13 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 92 min |
| May 16, 3:34 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 86 min |
| May 16, 5:46 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 59 min |
| May 16, 5:57 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| May 16, 8:31 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 89 min |
| May 16, 10:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
| May 17, 5:50 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | 4 days |
| May 22, 2:53 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | EAX | 61 hr |
| May 23, 9:53 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | 5 days |
| May 24, 9:00 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EAX | 6 hr |
| May 26, 7:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | 40 min |
| May 26, 8:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | 13 min |
| May 29, 6:28 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | 4 days |
| Jun 3, 11:59 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EAX | 4 hr |
| Jun 3, 2:33 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | EAX | 69 hr |
| Jun 3, 3:00 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 90 min |
| Jun 4, 9:42 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 93 min |
| Jun 5, 1:22 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 113 min |
| Jun 5, 1:42 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 3 hr |
| Jun 5, 3:20 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | 40 min |
| Jun 5, 10:03 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | 3 days |
| Jun 7, 3:36 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | EAX | 23 hr |
| Jun 7, 7:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 7, 9:38 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 97 min |
| Jun 7, 11:29 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 91 min |
| Jun 11, 5:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 15, 2:15 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | 3 hr |
| Jun 15, 4:54 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | EAX | 6 hr |
| Jun 18, 3:54 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | EAX | 52 hr |
| Jun 18, 8:02 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EAX | 3 hr |
| Jun 21, 9:42 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 21, 4:28 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | EAX | 27 hr |
| Jun 25, 3:57 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | EAX | 32 hr |
| Jun 25, 4:52 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 113 min |
| Jun 25, 11:33 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 87 min |
| Jun 26, 1:46 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 59 min |
| Jun 26, 2:08 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | 37 min |
| Jun 26, 2:18 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 3 hr |
| Jun 26, 4:46 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EAX | 6 hr |
| Jul 1, 3:47 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 1, 6:03 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jul 1, 7:52 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 83 min |
| Jul 1, 10:28 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | 6 hr |
| Jul 1, 10:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | 47 min |
| Jul 6, 3:44 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | EAX | 60 hr |
| Jul 6, 10:21 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | 4 days |
| Jul 6, 3:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jul 6, 5:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | 31 min |
| Jul 6, 5:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | 46 min |
| Jul 6, 6:20 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 115 min |
| Jul 10, 6:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | 24 min |
| Jul 11, 3:04 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | EAX | 4 days |
| Jul 12, 2:43 AM CDT | Excessive Heat Warning | EAX | 42 hr |
| Jul 13, 3:33 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | EAX | 29 hr |
| Jul 13, 6:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
| Jul 13, 8:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | 32 min |
| Jul 13, 8:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | 32 min |
| Jul 15, 8:23 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | 37 min |
| Jul 15, 8:58 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | 47 min |
| Jul 15, 5:47 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 58 min |
| Jul 16, 3:46 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | EAX | 53 hr |
| Jul 20, 5:00 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | 6 hr |
| Jul 22, 4:03 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | EAX | 3 days |
| Jul 23, 2:25 PM CDT | Excessive Heat Warning | EAX | 31 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, 3:43 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | EAX | 29 hr |
| Jul 25, 6:46 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 89 min |
| Jul 25, 9:32 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 88 min |
| Jul 26, 3:55 PM CDT | Excessive Heat Warning | EAX | 53 hr |
| Aug 3, 11:44 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 7, 2:13 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | EAX | 31 hr |
| Aug 8, 5:27 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 8, 6:45 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | 30 min |
| Aug 8, 7:06 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | 39 min |
| Aug 8, 7:12 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | 33 min |
| Aug 9, 3:44 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | EAX | 12 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 18, 5:15 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 90 min |
| Aug 22, 3:48 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Aug 23, 2:06 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | 39 min |
| Aug 27, 7:43 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | 47 min |
| Aug 27, 8:17 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | 43 min |
| Aug 27, 8:47 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EAX | 3 hr |
| Aug 30, 8:30 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | EAX | 90 min |
| Sep 7, 10:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | 43 min |
| Sep 10, 5:28 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | 32 min |
| Sep 10, 3:58 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Sep 10, 8:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Sep 10, 9:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | 54 min |
| Sep 10, 10:18 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 87 min |
| Sep 10, 10:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | 31 min |
| Sep 11, 1:28 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | EAX | 9 hr |
| Sep 18, 10:00 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | EAX | 11 hr |
| Sep 18, 5:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | 36 min |
| Sep 18, 6:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | 32 min |
| Sep 18, 6:32 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | 43 min |
| Oct 18, 3:49 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | EAX | 11 hr |
| Oct 19, 2:49 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | EAX | 16 hr |
| Oct 29, 3:05 PM CDT | Frost Advisory | EAX | 17 hr |
| Nov 2, 8:52 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | EAX | 12 hr |
| Nov 5, 12:55 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 95 min |
| Nov 5, 1:16 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Nov 5, 3:17 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 118 min |
| Nov 10, 3:54 PM CST | Wind Advisory | EAX | 38 hr |
| Nov 11, 1:56 PM CST | High Wind Warning | EAX | 4 hr |
| Nov 11, 1:56 PM CST | Wind Advisory | EAX | 10 hr |
| Nov 12, 4:11 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | EAX | 13 hr |
| Nov 17, 5:36 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | EAX | 24 min |
| Nov 25, 3:52 PM CST | Flood Watch | EAX | 50 hr |
| Nov 26, 4:04 AM CST | Freezing Rain Advisory | EAX | 3 days |
| Dec 26, 2:02 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | EAX | 15 hr |
| Dec 27, 4:45 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | EAX | 40 hr |
| Dec 27, 8:56 AM CST | River Flood Warning | EAX | 4 days |
| Dec 27, 10:13 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | EAX | 23 hr |
| Dec 28, 3:35 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 6 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.