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
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 4 | 2 | 50% | 1 | 100% | 11 min |
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 22 | 10 | 55% | 6 | 100% | 16 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 0 | 0 |
Each office's whole area, 2015
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Dodge City, KS: tornado warnings | 64 | 34 | 47% | 104 | 77% | 17 min |
| NWS Dodge City, KS: severe thunderstorm warnings | 301 | 182 | 40% | 392 | 78% | 20 min |
| NWS Dodge City, KS: flash flood warnings | 19 | 4 | 79% | 10 | 50% | 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2, 2:34 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DDC | 46 hr |
| Jan 21, 2:54 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DDC | 20 hr |
| Feb 20, 4:13 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | DDC | 12 hr |
| Feb 20, 3:45 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | DDC | 43 hr |
| Feb 20, 3:45 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DDC | 53 hr |
| Feb 21, 9:29 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 6 hr |
| Feb 26, 3:53 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DDC | 32 hr |
| Feb 27, 1:33 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DDC | 37 hr |
| Mar 3, 1:11 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DDC | 20 hr |
| Mar 14, 2:48 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | DDC | 24 hr |
| Mar 15, 2:56 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | DDC | 24 hr |
| Mar 15, 9:46 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | DDC | 23 hr |
| Mar 22, 2:21 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | DDC | 25 hr |
| Mar 23, 5:03 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | DDC | 38 hr |
| Mar 31, 1:40 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | DDC | 16 hr |
| Apr 1, 5:39 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | DDC | 14 hr |
| Apr 5, 3:05 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | DDC | 13 hr |
| Apr 5, 4:33 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | DDC | 26 hr |
| Apr 6, 1:36 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | DDC | 32 hr |
| Apr 7, 11:55 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | DDC | 33 hr |
| Apr 8, 5:23 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | DDC | 4 hr |
| Apr 11, 3:11 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 94 min |
| Apr 11, 3:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Apr 11, 6:31 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 89 min |
| Apr 11, 6:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 54 min |
| Apr 11, 7:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | 40 min |
| Apr 11, 7:51 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | 39 min |
| Apr 15, 10:39 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | DDC | 9 hr |
| Apr 16, 7:44 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 61 min |
| Apr 17, 3:12 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | DDC | 16 hr |
| Apr 17, 7:26 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Apr 19, 2:19 PM CDT | Frost Advisory | DDC | 18 hr |
| Apr 27, 5:58 PM CDT | Frost Advisory | DDC | 14 hr |
| May 3, 4:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | 32 min |
| May 7, 2:47 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 118 min |
| May 7, 5:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 58 min |
| May 7, 5:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | 32 min |
| May 9, 5:51 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 84 min |
| May 9, 12:40 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 65 min |
| May 9, 12:55 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 11 hr |
| May 9, 3:34 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 56 min |
| May 9, 6:16 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 119 min |
| May 14, 3:20 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 15, 8:05 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 16, 12:01 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 89 min |
| May 16, 2:41 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| May 16, 3:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | 35 min |
| May 16, 5:12 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 93 min |
| May 24, 5:00 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 10 hr |
| May 24, 7:05 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 115 min |
| May 27, 2:26 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| May 27, 6:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 14 min |
| May 28, 1:39 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 28, 2:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| May 28, 4:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 18 min |
| May 28, 5:33 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 87 min |
| May 28, 5:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | 48 min |
| May 28, 5:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 33 min |
| May 31, 6:37 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 53 min |
| May 31, 10:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | 55 min |
| May 31, 10:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 64 min |
| Jun 5, 5:22 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 53 min |
| Jun 5, 5:44 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 7, 2:36 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 114 min |
| Jun 7, 3:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jun 7, 6:19 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 86 min |
| Jun 11, 12:56 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 94 min |
| Jun 11, 4:51 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 54 min |
| Jun 11, 5:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| Jun 11, 6:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 63 min |
| Jun 11, 7:10 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 95 min |
| Jun 11, 8:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 40 min |
| Jun 11, 8:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 58 min |
| Jun 11, 9:48 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 87 min |
| Jun 11, 9:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 49 min |
| Jun 11, 10:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 43 min |
| Jun 11, 11:10 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 65 min |
| Jun 18, 1:26 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 18, 1:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | 43 min |
| Jun 18, 2:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Jun 18, 3:37 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 113 min |
| Jun 25, 6:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | 39 min |
| Jun 25, 7:04 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 86 min |
| Jul 3, 1:59 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Jul 4, 5:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 63 min |
| Jul 4, 7:09 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | 51 min |
| Jul 8, 11:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | 42 min |
| Jul 9, 9:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 41 min |
| Jul 9, 9:09 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 96 min |
| Jul 9, 10:23 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | DDC | 9 hr |
| Jul 14, 10:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | 41 min |
| Jul 14, 11:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | 52 min |
| Jul 14, 11:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 27 min |
| Jul 15, 3:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | 48 min |
| Jul 15, 4:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | 64 min |
| Jul 15, 4:36 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 54 min |
| Jul 15, 6:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | 24 min |
| Jul 15, 6:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 30 min |
| Jul 15, 6:51 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | 24 min |
| Jul 18, 8:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | 46 min |
| Jul 18, 9:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 37 min |
| Jul 19, 3:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Jul 19, 7:06 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 114 min |
| Jul 19, 8:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | 39 min |
| Jul 19, 8:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 17 min |
| Jul 24, 5:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | 74 min |
| Jul 25, 4:59 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 91 min |
| Jul 29, 12:22 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | 38 min |
| Aug 3, 5:08 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 97 min |
| Aug 7, 6:13 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | DDC | 2 hr |
| Aug 8, 8:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 49 min |
| Aug 9, 7:08 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 97 min |
| Aug 16, 10:04 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 86 min |
| Aug 16, 11:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | 44 min |
| Aug 17, 7:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Aug 17, 9:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | 47 min |
| Aug 17, 10:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | 46 min |
| Aug 17, 10:39 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 17, 11:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | 44 min |
| Sep 9, 4:30 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | DDC | 6 hr |
| Sep 10, 5:06 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Sep 10, 5:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
| Sep 10, 6:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 44 min |
| Sep 10, 7:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 69 min |
| Sep 10, 7:35 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 115 min |
| Sep 10, 8:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 32 min |
| Sep 23, 9:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | 61 min |
| Oct 24, 2:27 AM CDT | Frost Advisory | DDC | 31 hr |
| Nov 4, 6:35 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Nov 4, 7:16 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | DDC | 59 min |
| Nov 5, 4:02 AM CST | Freeze Watch | DDC | 9 hr |
| Nov 5, 1:02 PM CST | Freeze Warning | DDC | 19 hr |
| Nov 6, 1:08 PM CST | Freeze Warning | DDC | 18 hr |
| Nov 9, 12:16 PM CST | High Wind Watch | DDC | 39 hr |
| Nov 10, 6:52 PM CST | High Wind Warning | DDC | 21 hr |
| Nov 16, 12:44 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Nov 16, 1:00 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Nov 16, 2:53 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 67 min |
| Nov 16, 3:11 PM CST | Tornado Warning | DDC | 34 min |
| Nov 16, 3:51 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 114 min |
| Nov 17, 3:42 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DDC | 20 hr |
| Nov 17, 3:43 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 hr |
| Nov 24, 3:35 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DDC | 71 hr |
| Nov 26, 2:20 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 5 hr |
| Nov 28, 12:35 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DDC | 46 hr |
| Dec 11, 2:00 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | DDC | 23 hr |
| Dec 12, 4:51 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | DDC | 43 hr |
| Dec 13, 9:18 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 6 hr |
| Dec 25, 2:27 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | DDC | 37 hr |
| Dec 25, 8:59 PM CST | Blizzard Watch | DDC | 18 hr |
| Dec 26, 2:58 PM CST | Blizzard Warning | DDC | 19 hr |
| Dec 26, 2:58 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DDC | 19 hr |
| Dec 31, 2:48 AM CST | Freezing Fog Advisory | DDC | 6 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 | 22 |
| Tornado Warning | 4 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 8 |
| Tornado Watch | 6 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 46 |
| Special Weather Statement | 24 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Warning | 1 |
| Winter | |
| Blizzard Warning | 1 |
| Winter Storm Warning | 2 |
| Blizzard Watch | 1 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 3 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 10 |
| Cold | |
| Freeze Warning | 2 |
| Freeze Watch | 1 |
| Frost Advisory | 3 |
| Wind and dust | |
| High Wind Warning | 1 |
| High Wind Watch | 1 |
| Fire | |
| Red Flag Warning | 7 |
| Fire Weather Watch | 6 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 3 |
| Freezing Fog Advisory | 1 |
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.