Alert archive / Kansas / Morton County
Weather alerts in Morton County, Kansas, 2014
140 weather alerts in 2014, 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 2014. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 140
- Warnings
- 37
- Watches
- 27
- Advisories
- 41
- Busiest month
- June29 alerts
- Busiest day
- April 13, 20144 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, 2014
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 9 | 8 | 11% | 13 | 100% | 33 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 0 | 0 |
Each office's whole area, 2014
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Dodge City, KS: tornado warnings | 10 | 3 | 70% | 8 | 50% | 5 min |
| NWS Dodge City, KS: severe thunderstorm warnings | 264 | 192 | 27% | 420 | 82% | 24 min |
| NWS Dodge City, KS: flash flood warnings | 28 | 11 | 61% | 20 | 60% | 57 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 4, 12:01 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DDC | 18 hr |
| Jan 5, 2:33 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | DDC | 31 hr |
| Jan 13, 1:36 PM CST | Wind Advisory | DDC | 29 hr |
| Jan 26, 3:39 AM CST | Wind Advisory | DDC | 23 hr |
| Feb 3, 4:31 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DDC | 37 hr |
| Feb 4, 6:16 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | DDC | 18 hr |
| Feb 5, 2:17 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | DDC | 20 hr |
| Feb 8, 3:31 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | DDC | 14 hr |
| Feb 18, 2:14 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | DDC | 5 hr |
| Feb 18, 2:53 PM CST | High Wind Watch | DDC | 13 hr |
| Feb 19, 2:46 AM CST | High Wind Warning | DDC | 30 hr |
| Feb 19, 1:12 PM CST | Wind Advisory | DDC | 29 hr |
| Feb 19, 3:23 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | DDC | 27 hr |
| Feb 28, 3:43 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | DDC | 13 hr |
| Feb 28, 3:43 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DDC | 54 hr |
| Mar 1, 10:08 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | DDC | 30 hr |
| Mar 7, 3:53 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DDC | 32 hr |
| Mar 10, 2:47 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | DDC | 32 hr |
| Mar 11, 4:09 AM CDT | High Wind Warning | DDC | 19 hr |
| Mar 13, 3:16 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | DDC | 16 hr |
| Mar 15, 3:29 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | DDC | 32 hr |
| Mar 16, 4:19 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | DDC | 10 hr |
| Mar 16, 2:00 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | DDC | 29 hr |
| Mar 17, 4:23 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | DDC | 41 hr |
| Mar 17, 1:42 PM CDT | High Wind Warning | DDC | 31 hr |
| Mar 28, 3:10 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | DDC | 12 hr |
| Mar 28, 3:10 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | DDC | 35 hr |
| Mar 29, 3:29 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | DDC | 17 hr |
| Mar 30, 2:16 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | DDC | 18 hr |
| Mar 30, 1:35 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | DDC | 13 hr |
| Mar 31, 2:54 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | DDC | 16 hr |
| Apr 1, 3:39 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | DDC | 29 hr |
| Apr 7, 3:29 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | DDC | 16 hr |
| Apr 11, 3:29 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | DDC | 11 hr |
| Apr 13, 4:14 AM CDT | Hard Freeze Watch | DDC | 34 hr |
| Apr 13, 4:14 AM CDT | Hard Freeze Warning | DDC | 29 hr |
| Apr 13, 4:14 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | DDC | 17 hr |
| Apr 13, 1:50 PM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | DDC | 19 hr |
| Apr 14, 2:12 PM CDT | Hard Freeze Warning | DDC | 19 hr |
| Apr 22, 3:11 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | DDC | 12 hr |
| Apr 22, 3:05 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | DDC | 29 hr |
| Apr 22, 5:14 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Apr 23, 4:58 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | DDC | 21 hr |
| Apr 25, 2:15 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | DDC | 13 hr |
| Apr 25, 3:34 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | DDC | 28 hr |
| Apr 26, 1:32 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | DDC | 18 hr |
| Apr 27, 4:17 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | DDC | 16 hr |
| Apr 27, 10:15 AM CDT | High Wind Warning | DDC | 10 hr |
| Apr 27, 3:03 PM CDT | Blowing Dust Advisory | DDC | 5 hr |
| Apr 27, 3:03 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | DDC | 77 min |
| Apr 28, 3:15 AM CDT | Blowing Dust Advisory | DDC | 13 hr |
| Apr 28, 3:15 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | DDC | 41 hr |
| Apr 28, 3:52 PM CDT | High Wind Watch | DDC | 9 hr |
| Apr 29, 12:43 AM CDT | High Wind Warning | DDC | 19 hr |
| Apr 30, 2:58 AM CDT | Freeze Warning | DDC | 30 hr |
| May 5, 12:09 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | DDC | 33 hr |
| May 5, 3:47 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | DDC | 11 hr |
| May 6, 3:05 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | DDC | 43 hr |
| May 7, 1:45 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | DDC | 19 hr |
| May 10, 3:42 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | DDC | 12 hr |
| May 11, 2:50 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | DDC | 22 hr |
| May 11, 3:48 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | DDC | 16 hr |
| May 12, 9:46 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | DDC | 8 hr |
| May 12, 6:08 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | DDC | 52 min |
| May 13, 11:12 AM CDT | Freeze Warning | DDC | 21 hr |
| May 17, 2:36 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | DDC | 25 hr |
| May 18, 3:20 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | DDC | 29 hr |
| May 22, 5:55 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 65 min |
| May 22, 6:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 62 min |
| May 22, 6:50 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 55 min |
| May 22, 7:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 3 hr |
| May 22, 7:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 53 min |
| May 25, 5:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | 44 min |
| May 31, 6:59 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 1, 3:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 2, 3:07 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | DDC | 29 hr |
| Jun 2, 3:23 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | DDC | 8 hr |
| Jun 2, 11:20 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | DDC | 21 hr |
| Jun 3, 6:08 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 6, 6:40 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | 35 min |
| Jun 6, 5:22 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Jun 6, 7:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | 41 min |
| Jun 8, 10:11 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | DDC | 33 hr |
| Jun 8, 5:25 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 8, 7:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | 54 min |
| Jun 8, 7:24 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 96 min |
| Jun 8, 7:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | 62 min |
| Jun 11, 4:02 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 58 min |
| Jun 11, 5:03 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 57 min |
| Jun 11, 5:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jun 13, 3:15 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 60 min |
| Jun 22, 3:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jun 22, 6:25 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 95 min |
| Jun 22, 8:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | 60 min |
| Jun 24, 2:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 24, 5:38 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 97 min |
| Jun 26, 6:50 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 27, 3:47 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jun 27, 6:06 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 84 min |
| Jun 27, 9:30 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 60 min |
| Jun 30, 3:55 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 65 min |
| Jun 30, 6:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jun 30, 6:50 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 85 min |
| Jun 30, 8:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 51 min |
| Jun 30, 8:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 54 min |
| Jul 14, 12:48 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 57 min |
| Jul 14, 2:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 61 min |
| Jul 14, 3:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 45 min |
| Jul 16, 8:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | 53 min |
| Jul 19, 3:06 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 114 min |
| Jul 21, 3:18 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 21, 7:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | 51 min |
| Jul 21, 8:09 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | 96 min |
| Jul 21, 8:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 30 min |
| Jul 29, 4:32 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | DDC | 33 hr |
| Aug 7, 1:51 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 7, 4:48 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 87 min |
| Aug 7, 5:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Aug 7, 7:12 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 93 min |
| Aug 7, 7:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 50 min |
| Aug 7, 8:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 63 min |
| Aug 9, 5:57 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 63 min |
| Aug 25, 5:49 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | DDC | 5 hr |
| Sep 29, 7:00 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 60 min |
| Sep 29, 8:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | 66 min |
| Oct 12, 1:58 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | DDC | 29 hr |
| Oct 21, 2:53 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | DDC | 8 hr |
| Nov 4, 4:35 PM CST | Freeze Warning | DDC | 16 hr |
| Nov 9, 3:09 AM CST | Hard Freeze Watch | DDC | 23 hr |
| Nov 10, 1:57 AM CST | Hard Freeze Warning | DDC | 25 hr |
| Nov 15, 2:57 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DDC | 19 hr |
| Dec 4, 3:05 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | DDC | 5 hr |
| Dec 10, 9:40 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | DDC | 12 hr |
| Dec 11, 2:04 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | DDC | 22 hr |
| Dec 12, 1:41 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | DDC | 22 hr |
| Dec 21, 3:31 PM CST | High Wind Watch | DDC | 36 hr |
| Dec 23, 3:35 AM CST | High Wind Warning | DDC | 14 hr |
| Dec 25, 2:13 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DDC | 25 hr |
| Dec 29, 12:57 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DDC | 32 hr |
| Dec 30, 3:19 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | DDC | 30 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 | 9 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 7 |
| Tornado Watch | 2 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 25 |
| Special Weather Statement | 10 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Warning | 1 |
| Flash Flood Watch | 1 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Storm Watch | 1 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 8 |
| Cold | |
| Freeze Warning | 3 |
| Hard Freeze Warning | 3 |
| Hard Freeze Watch | 2 |
| Wind Chill Advisory | 5 |
| Wind and dust | |
| High Wind Warning | 6 |
| High Wind Watch | 3 |
| Blowing Dust Advisory | 2 |
| Wind Advisory | 20 |
| Fire | |
| Red Flag Warning | 15 |
| Fire Weather Watch | 11 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 6 |
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.