Alert archive / Kansas / Norton County
Weather alerts in Norton County, Kansas, 2013
156 weather alerts in 2013, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Norton County and its neighbors
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2013. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 156
- Warnings
- 25
- Watches
- 24
- Advisories
- 41
- Busiest month
- May24 alerts
- Busiest day
- July 10, 20139 alerts
Over time
By month
Warning verification
How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.
Norton County, 2013
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 15 | 8 | 47% | 13 | 77% | 20 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 1 | 0 | 100% | 0 |
Each office's whole area, 2013
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Goodland, KS: tornado warnings | 21 | 3 | 86% | 12 | 25% | 21 min |
| NWS Goodland, KS: severe thunderstorm warnings | 331 | 133 | 60% | 263 | 82% | 24 min |
| NWS Goodland, KS: flash flood warnings | 27 | 5 | 81% | 7 | 71% | 66 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, 12:37 PM CST | Freezing Rain Advisory | GLD | 15 hr |
| Jan 10, 2:08 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | GLD | 25 hr |
| Jan 11, 3:40 AM CST | Wind Advisory | GLD | 14 hr |
| Jan 11, 12:37 PM CST | Blowing Dust Advisory | GLD | 5 hr |
| Jan 27, 6:21 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | GLD | 6 hr |
| Jan 27, 11:25 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | GLD | 16 hr |
| Feb 9, 4:32 AM CST | Wind Advisory | GLD | 15 hr |
| Feb 9, 4:24 PM CST | High Wind Watch | GLD | 12 hr |
| Feb 10, 4:22 AM CST | Wind Advisory | GLD | 14 hr |
| Feb 16, 2:41 PM CST | Fire Weather Watch | GLD | 13 hr |
| Feb 16, 2:41 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | GLD | 27 hr |
| Feb 17, 3:14 PM CST | Wind Advisory | GLD | 7 hr |
| Feb 18, 2:53 AM CST | Wind Advisory | GLD | 11 hr |
| Feb 18, 4:17 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | GLD | 24 hr |
| Feb 19, 4:06 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | GLD | 50 hr |
| Feb 20, 12:48 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 hr |
| Feb 21, 1:24 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 hr |
| Feb 23, 3:00 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | GLD | 33 hr |
| Mar 8, 9:42 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | GLD | 18 hr |
| Mar 8, 3:19 PM CST | Blizzard Warning | GLD | 41 hr |
| Mar 9, 12:00 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 90 min |
| Mar 9, 8:35 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 5 hr |
| Mar 10, 9:12 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | GLD | 9 hr |
| Mar 17, 8:39 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | GLD | 2 hr |
| Mar 17, 3:43 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | 28 hr |
| Mar 18, 4:09 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | GLD | 24 hr |
| Mar 21, 2:58 PM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | GLD | 25 hr |
| Mar 22, 5:00 AM CDT | Winter Storm Warning | GLD | 46 hr |
| Mar 29, 8:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | 51 min |
| Mar 29, 9:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | 40 min |
| Apr 5, 11:30 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | GLD | 8 hr |
| Apr 6, 2:04 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | 41 min |
| Apr 7, 4:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | 32 min |
| Apr 7, 4:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | 31 min |
| Apr 7, 5:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | 34 min |
| Apr 8, 4:45 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | GLD | 6 hr |
| Apr 8, 4:37 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | GLD | 27 hr |
| Apr 8, 6:00 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 90 min |
| Apr 9, 12:30 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 hr |
| Apr 14, 10:10 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | GLD | 11 hr |
| Apr 14, 12:10 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | 9 hr |
| Apr 17, 4:50 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | GLD | 29 hr |
| Apr 21, 2:57 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | GLD | 30 hr |
| Apr 22, 9:33 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | 27 min |
| Apr 22, 4:53 PM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | GLD | 17 hr |
| Apr 25, 9:08 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | 11 hr |
| Apr 25, 2:12 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | GLD | 5 hr |
| Apr 27, 1:11 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | GLD | 7 hr |
| Apr 30, 3:52 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | GLD | 21 hr |
| May 1, 5:59 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | GLD | 23 hr |
| May 7, 6:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | 68 min |
| May 14, 2:55 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| May 16, 1:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| May 16, 3:35 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 85 min |
| May 16, 6:30 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 90 min |
| May 18, 2:42 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| May 18, 5:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | 35 min |
| May 18, 6:07 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | 8 min |
| May 25, 5:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| May 25, 9:43 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 92 min |
| May 27, 2:00 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 60 min |
| May 27, 3:23 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 67 min |
| May 27, 4:49 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| May 27, 6:53 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 28, 7:52 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 113 min |
| May 29, 12:52 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 53 min |
| May 29, 1:04 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| May 29, 3:24 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 66 min |
| May 29, 6:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | 56 min |
| May 29, 7:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | 56 min |
| May 29, 8:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | 18 min |
| May 30, 4:00 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | GLD | 24 hr |
| May 30, 1:55 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 3, 5:23 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 4, 12:21 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | 14 min |
| Jun 4, 12:34 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | 11 min |
| Jun 11, 4:03 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 57 min |
| Jun 14, 2:38 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 14, 2:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Jun 14, 3:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | 32 min |
| Jun 14, 3:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | 27 min |
| Jun 14, 6:35 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 55 min |
| Jun 16, 3:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 16, 10:58 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 62 min |
| Jun 18, 2:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | 45 min |
| Jun 18, 2:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | 50 min |
| Jun 22, 5:56 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 22, 7:47 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 88 min |
| Jun 22, 10:34 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 86 min |
| Jun 23, 6:50 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 85 min |
| Jun 23, 8:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| Jun 23, 10:54 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 66 min |
| Jun 24, 2:28 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 92 min |
| Jun 24, 5:11 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 94 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 6, 6:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | 30 min |
| Jul 6, 7:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | 43 min |
| Jul 9, 3:42 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | GLD | 15 hr |
| Jul 9, 6:08 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 9, 6:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | 61 min |
| Jul 9, 6:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jul 9, 7:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | 32 min |
| Jul 9, 7:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | 34 min |
| Jul 9, 7:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | 35 min |
| Jul 9, 8:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | 54 min |
| Jul 9, 8:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | 50 min |
| Jul 9, 10:26 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 10, 2:51 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | 24 min |
| Jul 10, 3:20 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | 25 min |
| Jul 10, 3:52 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | 23 min |
| Jul 11, 2:56 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | 34 min |
| Jul 11, 3:39 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | 66 min |
| Jul 12, 1:24 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | GLD | 6 hr |
| Jul 13, 5:03 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | GLD | 14 hr |
| Jul 22, 5:44 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | 61 min |
| Jul 24, 4:54 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 96 min |
| Jul 25, 3:24 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 96 min |
| Jul 25, 4:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Jul 31, 10:31 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | 29 min |
| Aug 5, 1:14 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 61 min |
| Aug 5, 2:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Aug 5, 6:08 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 97 min |
| Aug 6, 6:53 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | GLD | 3 hr |
| Aug 7, 2:46 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | 59 min |
| Aug 7, 3:38 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | 52 min |
| Aug 11, 3:08 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 97 min |
| Aug 12, 12:20 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | GLD | 3 hr |
| Aug 14, 11:39 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | 21 min |
| Aug 15, 3:28 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 92 min |
| Aug 15, 3:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Aug 31, 9:03 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 57 min |
| Sep 27, 4:38 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | GLD | 20 hr |
| Sep 27, 5:45 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 60 min |
| Oct 3, 1:57 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | GLD | 39 hr |
| Oct 4, 10:30 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | GLD | 21 hr |
| Oct 7, 1:56 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | 30 hr |
| Oct 9, 9:13 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | GLD | 25 hr |
| Oct 10, 5:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Oct 10, 8:10 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 95 min |
| Oct 10, 10:16 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 89 min |
| Oct 14, 4:56 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | GLD | 16 hr |
| Oct 14, 1:32 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 118 min |
| Oct 14, 1:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | 26 min |
| Oct 14, 1:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Oct 14, 2:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | 43 min |
| Oct 15, 10:13 AM CDT | Frost Advisory | GLD | 24 hr |
| Oct 31, 1:09 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | GLD | 6 hr |
| Nov 1, 4:41 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | GLD | 14 hr |
| Nov 16, 3:07 AM CST | Fire Weather Watch | GLD | 11 hr |
| Nov 16, 2:20 PM CST | Wind Advisory | GLD | 26 hr |
| Nov 16, 2:33 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | GLD | 27 hr |
| Nov 20, 2:10 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | GLD | 28 hr |
| Dec 6, 3:30 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | GLD | 33 hr |
| Dec 8, 10:52 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | GLD | 7 hr |
| Dec 8, 2:52 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | GLD | 19 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 | 15 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 12 |
| Tornado Watch | 4 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 42 |
| Special Weather Statement | 24 |
| Flooding | |
| Flash Flood Warning | 1 |
| Winter | |
| Blizzard Warning | 1 |
| Winter Storm Warning | 2 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 3 |
| Freezing Rain Advisory | 1 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 6 |
| Heat | |
| Heat Advisory | 3 |
| Cold | |
| Frost Advisory | 1 |
| Wind Chill Advisory | 2 |
| Wind and dust | |
| High Wind Watch | 1 |
| Blowing Dust Advisory | 1 |
| Wind Advisory | 20 |
| Fire | |
| Red Flag Warning | 6 |
| Fire Weather Watch | 4 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 7 |
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.