Alert archive / Kansas / Morton County

Weather alerts in Morton County, Kansas, 2015

153 weather alerts in 2015, 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 2015. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts
153
Warnings
40
Watches
26
Advisories
17
Busiest month
May26 alerts
Busiest day
July 15, 20159 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 4 tornado warnings covering Morton County in 2015 had a tornado report inside them; 1 of 1 tornado reports fell inside a warning, on average 11 minutes after it went out.

Morton County, 2015

WarningsWith a reportFalse alarm ratioReportsInside a warningMean lead time
Tornado warnings4250%1100%11 min
Severe thunderstorm warnings221055%6100%16 min
Flash flood warnings00

Each office's whole area, 2015

WarningsWith a reportFalse alarm ratioReportsInside a warningMean lead time
NWS Dodge City, KS: tornado warnings643447%10477%17 min
NWS Dodge City, KS: severe thunderstorm warnings30118240%39278%20 min
NWS Dodge City, KS: flash flood warnings19479%1050%104 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jan 2, 2:34 AM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryDDC46 hr
Jan 21, 2:54 AM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryDDC20 hr
Feb 20, 4:13 AM CSTWinter Storm WatchDDC12 hr
Feb 20, 3:45 PM CSTWinter Storm WarningDDC43 hr
Feb 20, 3:45 PM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryDDC53 hr
Feb 21, 9:29 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPC6 hr
Feb 26, 3:53 AM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryDDC32 hr
Feb 27, 1:33 PM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryDDC37 hr
Mar 3, 1:11 PM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryDDC20 hr
Mar 14, 2:48 AM CDTFire Weather WatchDDC24 hr
Mar 15, 2:56 AM CDTFire Weather WatchDDC24 hr
Mar 15, 9:46 PM CDTRed Flag WarningDDC23 hr
Mar 22, 2:21 PM CDTFire Weather WatchDDC25 hr
Mar 23, 5:03 AM CDTRed Flag WarningDDC38 hr
Mar 31, 1:40 PM CDTFire Weather WatchDDC16 hr
Apr 1, 5:39 AM CDTRed Flag WarningDDC14 hr
Apr 5, 3:05 AM CDTFire Weather WatchDDC13 hr
Apr 5, 4:33 PM CDTRed Flag WarningDDC26 hr
Apr 6, 1:36 PM CDTFire Weather WatchDDC32 hr
Apr 7, 11:55 AM CDTRed Flag WarningDDC33 hr
Apr 8, 5:23 AM CDTDense Fog AdvisoryDDC4 hr
Apr 11, 3:11 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC94 min
Apr 11, 3:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr
Apr 11, 6:31 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC89 min
Apr 11, 6:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDC54 min
Apr 11, 7:20 PM CDTTornado WarningDDC40 min
Apr 11, 7:51 PM CDTTornado WarningDDC39 min
Apr 15, 10:39 AM CDTRed Flag WarningDDC9 hr
Apr 16, 7:44 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC61 min
Apr 17, 3:12 AM CDTRed Flag WarningDDC16 hr
Apr 17, 7:26 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Apr 19, 2:19 PM CDTFrost AdvisoryDDC18 hr
Apr 27, 5:58 PM CDTFrost AdvisoryDDC14 hr
May 3, 4:28 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDC32 min
May 7, 2:47 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC118 min
May 7, 5:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDC58 min
May 7, 5:59 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedDDC32 min
May 9, 5:51 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC84 min
May 9, 12:40 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC65 min
May 9, 12:55 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC11 hr
May 9, 3:34 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC56 min
May 9, 6:16 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC119 min
May 14, 3:20 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
May 15, 8:05 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
May 16, 12:01 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC89 min
May 16, 2:41 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC5 hr
May 16, 3:25 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDC35 min
May 16, 5:12 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC93 min
May 24, 5:00 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC10 hr
May 24, 7:05 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC115 min
May 27, 2:26 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr
May 27, 6:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDC14 min
May 28, 1:39 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
May 28, 2:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr
May 28, 4:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDC18 min
May 28, 5:33 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC87 min
May 28, 5:42 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementPUB48 min
May 28, 5:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDC33 min
May 31, 6:37 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC53 min
May 31, 10:05 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDC55 min
May 31, 10:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDC64 min
Jun 5, 5:22 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC53 min
Jun 5, 5:44 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr
Jun 7, 2:36 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC114 min
Jun 7, 3:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr
Jun 7, 6:19 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC86 min
Jun 11, 12:56 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC94 min
Jun 11, 4:51 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC54 min
Jun 11, 5:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC9 hr
Jun 11, 6:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDC63 min
Jun 11, 7:10 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC95 min
Jun 11, 8:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDC40 min
Jun 11, 8:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDC58 min
Jun 11, 9:48 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC87 min
Jun 11, 9:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDC49 min
Jun 11, 10:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDC43 min
Jun 11, 11:10 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC65 min
Jun 18, 1:26 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Jun 18, 1:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDC43 min
Jun 18, 2:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr
Jun 18, 3:37 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC113 min
Jun 25, 6:21 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDC39 min
Jun 25, 7:04 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC86 min
Jul 3, 1:59 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC3 hr
Jul 4, 5:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDC63 min
Jul 4, 7:09 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDC51 min
Jul 8, 11:48 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDC42 min
Jul 9, 9:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDC41 min
Jul 9, 9:09 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC96 min
Jul 9, 10:23 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningDDC9 hr
Jul 14, 10:34 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDC41 min
Jul 14, 11:08 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDC52 min
Jul 14, 11:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDC27 min
Jul 15, 3:42 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMA48 min
Jul 15, 4:11 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDC64 min
Jul 15, 4:36 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC54 min
Jul 15, 6:21 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMA24 min
Jul 15, 6:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDC30 min
Jul 15, 6:51 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMA24 min
Jul 18, 8:59 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDC46 min
Jul 18, 9:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDC37 min
Jul 19, 3:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr
Jul 19, 7:06 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC114 min
Jul 19, 8:21 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDC39 min
Jul 19, 8:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDC17 min
Jul 24, 5:31 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDC74 min
Jul 25, 4:59 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC91 min
Jul 29, 12:22 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDC38 min
Aug 3, 5:08 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC97 min
Aug 7, 6:13 AM CDTDense Fog AdvisoryDDC2 hr
Aug 8, 8:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDC49 min
Aug 9, 7:08 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC97 min
Aug 16, 10:04 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC86 min
Aug 16, 11:31 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDC44 min
Aug 17, 7:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 hr
Aug 17, 9:28 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDC47 min
Aug 17, 10:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDC46 min
Aug 17, 10:39 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Aug 17, 11:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDC44 min
Sep 9, 4:30 AM CDTDense Fog AdvisoryDDC6 hr
Sep 10, 5:06 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Sep 10, 5:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC4 hr
Sep 10, 6:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDC44 min
Sep 10, 7:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDC69 min
Sep 10, 7:35 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC115 min
Sep 10, 8:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDC32 min
Sep 23, 9:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDC61 min
Oct 24, 2:27 AM CDTFrost AdvisoryDDC31 hr
Nov 4, 6:35 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Nov 4, 7:16 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementDDC59 min
Nov 5, 4:02 AM CSTFreeze WatchDDC9 hr
Nov 5, 1:02 PM CSTFreeze WarningDDC19 hr
Nov 6, 1:08 PM CSTFreeze WarningDDC18 hr
Nov 9, 12:16 PM CSTHigh Wind WatchDDC39 hr
Nov 10, 6:52 PM CSTHigh Wind WarningDDC21 hr
Nov 16, 12:44 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPC3 hr
Nov 16, 1:00 PM CSTTornado WatchSPC8 hr
Nov 16, 2:53 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDC67 min
Nov 16, 3:11 PM CSTTornado WarningDDC34 min
Nov 16, 3:51 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPC114 min
Nov 17, 3:42 AM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryDDC20 hr
Nov 17, 3:43 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPC4 hr
Nov 24, 3:35 PM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryDDC71 hr
Nov 26, 2:20 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPC5 hr
Nov 28, 12:35 PM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryDDC46 hr
Dec 11, 2:00 PM CSTWinter Storm WatchDDC23 hr
Dec 12, 4:51 AM CSTWinter Storm WarningDDC43 hr
Dec 13, 9:18 AM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPC6 hr
Dec 25, 2:27 AM CSTWinter Storm WatchDDC37 hr
Dec 25, 8:59 PM CSTBlizzard WatchDDC18 hr
Dec 26, 2:58 PM CSTBlizzard WarningDDC19 hr
Dec 26, 2:58 PM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryDDC19 hr
Dec 31, 2:48 AM CSTFreezing Fog AdvisoryDDC6 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.

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.