Alert archive / Kansas / Morton County
Weather alerts in Morton County, Kansas, 2013
149 weather alerts in 2013, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Morton County and its neighbors
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2013. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 149
- Warnings
- 43
- Watches
- 33
- Advisories
- 27
- Busiest month
- June35 alerts
- Busiest day
- July 25, 20135 alerts
Over time
By month
Warning verification
How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.
Morton County, 2013
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 15 | 9 | 40% | 9 | 89% | 33 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 1 | 1 | 0% | 0 |
Each office's whole area, 2013
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Dodge City, KS: tornado warnings | 18 | 6 | 67% | 30 | 60% | 14 min |
| NWS Dodge City, KS: severe thunderstorm warnings | 291 | 202 | 31% | 421 | 83% | 24 min |
| NWS Dodge City, KS: flash flood warnings | 19 | 9 | 53% | 19 | 58% | 82 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 9, 10:54 AM CST | High Wind Watch | DDC | 28 hr |
| Jan 10, 3:17 PM CST | High Wind Warning | DDC | 27 hr |
| Jan 28, 12:20 PM CST | Wind Advisory | DDC | 6 hr |
| Feb 8, 12:09 PM CST | Wind Advisory | DDC | 6 hr |
| Feb 8, 1:51 PM CST | Wind Advisory | DDC | 28 hr |
| Feb 9, 6:17 PM CST | Wind Advisory | DDC | 24 hr |
| Feb 11, 3:12 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DDC | 14 hr |
| Feb 16, 4:11 AM CST | Fire Weather Watch | DDC | 11 hr |
| Feb 16, 3:03 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | DDC | 27 hr |
| Feb 18, 1:20 AM CST | Wind Advisory | DDC | 12 hr |
| Feb 18, 2:37 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | DDC | 32 hr |
| Feb 19, 11:41 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | DDC | 54 hr |
| Feb 23, 1:34 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | DDC | 19 hr |
| Feb 23, 3:29 PM CST | Blizzard Watch | DDC | 13 hr |
| Feb 24, 4:08 AM CST | Blizzard Warning | DDC | 44 hr |
| Feb 25, 3:56 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DDC | 12 hr |
| Mar 8, 2:42 PM CST | Wind Advisory | DDC | 51 hr |
| Mar 9, 1:29 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DDC | 31 hr |
| Mar 22, 4:58 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | DDC | 49 hr |
| Mar 29, 9:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 47 min |
| Apr 4, 6:11 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | DDC | 3 hr |
| Apr 4, 2:48 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | DDC | 13 hr |
| Apr 5, 3:25 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | DDC | 18 hr |
| Apr 8, 12:25 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | DDC | 8 hr |
| Apr 9, 2:30 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | DDC | 17 hr |
| Apr 13, 7:30 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | DDC | 14 hr |
| Apr 17, 3:50 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | DDC | 19 hr |
| Apr 21, 11:28 AM CDT | Freeze Warning | DDC | 23 hr |
| Apr 21, 2:24 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | DDC | 42 hr |
| Apr 22, 10:22 AM CDT | Hard Freeze Warning | DDC | 11 hr |
| Apr 22, 2:58 PM CDT | Hard Freeze Warning | DDC | 17 hr |
| Apr 23, 8:06 AM CDT | Hard Freeze Warning | DDC | 24 hr |
| Apr 30, 3:00 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | DDC | 30 hr |
| May 1, 5:00 AM CDT | Freeze Watch | DDC | 8 hr |
| May 1, 5:00 AM CDT | Hard Freeze Watch | DDC | 21 hr |
| May 1, 12:35 PM CDT | Freeze Warning | DDC | 21 hr |
| May 2, 2:02 AM CDT | Hard Freeze Warning | DDC | 30 hr |
| May 3, 1:32 PM CDT | Freeze Warning | DDC | 19 hr |
| May 4, 1:11 PM CDT | Freeze Warning | DDC | 19 hr |
| May 8, 2:06 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 24 min |
| May 8, 2:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| May 8, 5:17 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 58 min |
| May 13, 2:40 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | DDC | 23 hr |
| May 14, 1:36 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | DDC | 18 hr |
| May 16, 3:48 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 87 min |
| May 17, 12:58 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | DDC | 26 hr |
| May 17, 3:20 PM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | DDC | 10 hr |
| May 18, 3:00 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | DDC | 18 hr |
| May 24, 2:57 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| May 24, 3:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| May 24, 7:54 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 81 min |
| May 25, 5:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| May 28, 1:39 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | DDC | 31 hr |
| May 28, 7:36 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 114 min |
| May 29, 12:22 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 11 hr |
| May 29, 3:00 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 60 min |
| Jun 3, 2:06 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 84 min |
| Jun 3, 3:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Jun 3, 10:08 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 67 min |
| Jun 4, 3:40 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 95 min |
| Jun 4, 4:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 4, 7:35 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 115 min |
| Jun 4, 8:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 57 min |
| Jun 4, 9:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 65 min |
| Jun 4, 9:18 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 87 min |
| Jun 7, 5:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | 50 min |
| Jun 7, 6:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 51 min |
| Jun 9, 1:58 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | DDC | 37 hr |
| Jun 10, 4:47 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | DDC | 15 hr |
| Jun 10, 3:19 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 116 min |
| Jun 11, 3:02 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | DDC | 17 hr |
| Jun 11, 4:03 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 57 min |
| Jun 13, 2:14 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 91 min |
| Jun 16, 3:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 16, 6:17 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 88 min |
| Jun 16, 8:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 44 min |
| Jun 17, 3:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| Jun 17, 6:09 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 66 min |
| Jun 18, 8:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 58 min |
| Jun 18, 9:40 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | DDC | 6 hr |
| Jun 18, 9:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | 62 min |
| Jun 18, 10:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 48 min |
| Jun 20, 5:44 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 22, 2:57 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | DDC | 17 hr |
| Jun 22, 5:41 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 64 min |
| Jun 23, 5:12 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 93 min |
| Jun 23, 5:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | 49 min |
| Jun 23, 7:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | 66 min |
| Jun 23, 8:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | 55 min |
| Jun 24, 5:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| Jun 24, 9:32 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 58 min |
| Jul 9, 7:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | 43 min |
| Jul 10, 2:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 10 hr |
| Jul 10, 7:33 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 87 min |
| Jul 10, 9:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | 42 min |
| Jul 21, 7:39 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | DDC | 87 min |
| Jul 23, 4:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | 47 min |
| Jul 25, 3:24 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 96 min |
| Jul 25, 4:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 62 min |
| Jul 25, 4:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Jul 25, 5:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | 56 min |
| Jul 25, 5:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 44 min |
| Jul 27, 5:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jul 27, 7:33 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 57 min |
| Jul 30, 5:34 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 31, 1:34 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 116 min |
| Jul 31, 1:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| Jul 31, 5:56 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 94 min |
| Jul 31, 8:14 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 91 min |
| Aug 1, 8:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | 66 min |
| Aug 3, 2:06 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 84 min |
| Aug 6, 3:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Aug 6, 5:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 47 min |
| Aug 6, 6:37 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 53 min |
| Aug 7, 3:45 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 105 min |
| Aug 7, 5:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Aug 7, 7:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 53 min |
| Aug 7, 8:16 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 89 min |
| Aug 7, 9:35 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DDC | 6 hr |
| Aug 7, 10:43 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | DDC | 26 hr |
| Aug 8, 5:21 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | DDC | 6 hr |
| Aug 12, 3:35 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 14, 2:29 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 91 min |
| Aug 14, 2:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 54 min |
| Aug 14, 3:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 44 min |
| Aug 15, 3:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Sep 27, 5:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Oct 2, 2:32 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | DDC | 12 hr |
| Oct 3, 2:33 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | DDC | 16 hr |
| Oct 3, 2:38 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | DDC | 24 hr |
| Oct 6, 4:01 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | DDC | 23 hr |
| Oct 7, 3:02 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | DDC | 28 hr |
| Oct 8, 3:33 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | DDC | 4 hr |
| Oct 9, 7:46 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | DDC | 27 hr |
| Oct 10, 3:05 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Oct 10, 5:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Oct 10, 6:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 43 min |
| Oct 10, 7:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 61 min |
| Oct 16, 12:36 PM CDT | Freeze Warning | DDC | 20 hr |
| Oct 18, 3:46 AM CDT | Freeze Watch | DDC | 12 hr |
| Oct 18, 3:26 PM CDT | Hard Freeze Warning | DDC | 16 hr |
| Oct 28, 4:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Oct 28, 8:06 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 54 min |
| Nov 5, 2:05 AM CST | Hard Freeze Warning | DDC | 30 hr |
| Nov 20, 2:39 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DDC | 47 hr |
| Nov 24, 1:56 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DDC | 9 hr |
| Dec 5, 2:57 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DDC | 18 hr |
| Dec 6, 3:14 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | DDC | 32 hr |
| Dec 20, 3:35 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DDC | 32 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.