Alert archive / Kansas / Norton County
Weather alerts in Norton County, Kansas, 2019
186 weather alerts in 2019, 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 2019. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 186
- Warnings
- 36
- Watches
- 36
- Advisories
- 40
- Busiest month
- August46 alerts
- Busiest day
- June 21, 20199 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, 2019
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 20 | 8 | 60% | 7 | 100% | 28 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 4 | 2 | 50% | 1 | 0% |
Each office's whole area, 2019
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Goodland, KS: tornado warnings | 57 | 20 | 65% | 59 | 68% | 16 min |
| NWS Goodland, KS: severe thunderstorm warnings | 334 | 156 | 53% | 456 | 71% | 26 min |
| NWS Goodland, KS: flash flood warnings | 63 | 22 | 65% | 65 | 68% | 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 10, 3:11 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | GLD | 39 hr |
| Jan 14, 9:24 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | GLD | 7 hr |
| Jan 16, 10:08 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | GLD | 15 hr |
| Jan 17, 2:45 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | GLD | 30 hr |
| Jan 21, 4:33 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | GLD | 37 hr |
| Feb 1, 5:25 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | GLD | 17 hr |
| Feb 3, 2:50 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | GLD | 8 hr |
| Feb 5, 4:33 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | GLD | 43 hr |
| Feb 7, 8:18 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | GLD | 13 hr |
| Feb 10, 3:00 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | GLD | 23 hr |
| Feb 17, 3:01 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | GLD | 64 hr |
| Feb 21, 2:22 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | GLD | 26 hr |
| Feb 22, 3:54 PM CST | Blizzard Warning | GLD | 25 hr |
| Feb 22, 3:54 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | GLD | 14 hr |
| Mar 1, 3:45 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | GLD | 50 hr |
| Mar 2, 4:08 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | GLD | 26 hr |
| Mar 2, 9:59 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 hr |
| Mar 3, 3:33 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | GLD | 24 hr |
| Mar 4, 3:33 AM CST | Wind Chill Warning | GLD | 8 hr |
| Mar 4, 3:05 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | GLD | 18 hr |
| Mar 8, 1:07 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | GLD | 12 hr |
| Mar 8, 4:19 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | GLD | 26 hr |
| Mar 8, 3:03 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | GLD | 16 hr |
| Mar 11, 4:29 AM CDT | Flood Watch | GLD | 66 hr |
| Mar 11, 5:18 AM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | GLD | 34 hr |
| Mar 11, 12:45 PM CDT | High Wind Watch | GLD | 23 hr |
| Mar 12, 5:39 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | GLD | 5 hr |
| Mar 12, 11:43 AM CDT | High Wind Warning | GLD | 52 hr |
| Mar 12, 3:17 PM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | GLD | 37 hr |
| Apr 4, 2:28 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | GLD | 11 hr |
| Apr 8, 3:33 PM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | GLD | 37 hr |
| Apr 9, 3:00 PM CDT | Blizzard Warning | GLD | 45 hr |
| Apr 9, 4:47 PM CDT | High Wind Watch | GLD | 11 hr |
| Apr 10, 6:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Apr 10, 9:07 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | 23 min |
| Apr 10, 9:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | 24 min |
| Apr 10, 9:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | 16 min |
| Apr 11, 11:44 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | GLD | 7 hr |
| Apr 17, 4:51 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | 24 min |
| Apr 17, 5:20 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | 25 min |
| Apr 17, 5:29 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | 31 min |
| Apr 21, 8:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | 55 min |
| Apr 26, 11:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | 25 min |
| Apr 28, 4:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Apr 28, 6:54 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 96 min |
| May 1, 3:39 AM CDT | Frost Advisory | GLD | 30 hr |
| May 4, 6:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | 52 min |
| May 5, 4:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| May 5, 5:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | 43 min |
| May 6, 5:27 PM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | GLD | 6 hr |
| May 7, 2:36 PM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | GLD | 19 hr |
| May 8, 3:12 PM CDT | Freeze Watch | GLD | 24 hr |
| May 9, 3:04 AM CDT | Freeze Warning | GLD | 30 hr |
| May 15, 10:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | 28 min |
| May 17, 1:55 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 17, 2:59 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| May 17, 5:45 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 17, 11:14 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 18, 7:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | 64 min |
| May 23, 2:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| May 23, 3:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | 36 min |
| May 23, 5:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | 25 min |
| May 23, 5:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | 19 min |
| May 23, 7:07 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 83 min |
| May 26, 6:33 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | GLD | 4 hr |
| May 26, 1:27 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| May 26, 3:43 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 92 min |
| May 26, 5:27 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 63 min |
| May 26, 5:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | 58 min |
| May 26, 5:54 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | GLD | 2 hr |
| May 26, 8:50 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 55 min |
| May 27, 2:44 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | GLD | 9 hr |
| May 27, 6:56 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | GLD | 3 hr |
| May 28, 1:55 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
| May 28, 3:23 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Jun 3, 9:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | 57 min |
| Jun 3, 10:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | 49 min |
| Jun 3, 10:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | 60 min |
| Jun 8, 2:18 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 87 min |
| Jun 8, 2:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 8, 5:51 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 54 min |
| Jun 8, 8:43 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 92 min |
| Jun 8, 8:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jun 8, 11:08 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 97 min |
| Jun 14, 12:26 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | 64 min |
| Jun 14, 2:27 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | 48 min |
| Jun 14, 2:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 18, 1:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | 33 min |
| Jun 18, 1:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | 33 min |
| Jun 18, 2:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | 30 min |
| Jun 18, 2:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | 34 min |
| Jun 20, 5:04 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jun 20, 8:14 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 91 min |
| Jun 20, 9:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| Jun 20, 10:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | 66 min |
| Jun 20, 11:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | 35 min |
| Jun 21, 12:01 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | 29 min |
| Jun 21, 12:18 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | 27 min |
| Jun 21, 12:42 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 93 min |
| Jun 21, 3:58 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | 47 min |
| Jun 21, 4:34 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 86 min |
| Jun 21, 11:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Jul 4, 10:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jul 5, 1:43 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 8, 2:26 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Jul 8, 4:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jul 8, 11:23 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | 37 min |
| Jul 8, 11:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | 31 min |
| Jul 8, 11:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | 34 min |
| Jul 9, 12:28 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | 32 min |
| Jul 10, 3:08 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | 37 min |
| Jul 16, 2:35 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | GLD | 28 hr |
| Jul 17, 3:16 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | GLD | 28 hr |
| Jul 18, 2:47 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | GLD | 28 hr |
| Jul 19, 3:00 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | GLD | 28 hr |
| Jul 20, 11:01 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 119 min |
| Aug 2, 1:34 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | 41 min |
| Aug 2, 9:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | 21 min |
| Aug 8, 1:01 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 8, 1:27 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | 63 min |
| Aug 8, 1:38 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | GLD | 109 min |
| Aug 8, 2:20 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | 55 min |
| Aug 10, 2:49 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | GLD | 36 hr |
| Aug 10, 6:32 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 118 min |
| Aug 10, 11:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | 60 min |
| Aug 10, 11:43 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 92 min |
| Aug 11, 12:06 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | 39 min |
| Aug 11, 1:19 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | 56 min |
| Aug 11, 6:05 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 115 min |
| Aug 11, 9:11 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 11, 9:33 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | GLD | 5 hr |
| Aug 11, 9:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Aug 11, 10:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | 87 min |
| Aug 11, 10:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | 65 min |
| Aug 11, 11:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | 76 min |
| Aug 11, 11:30 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 13, 12:49 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Aug 13, 12:51 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | GLD | 9 hr |
| Aug 13, 5:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | 50 min |
| Aug 13, 6:32 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | GLD | 3 hr |
| Aug 14, 10:59 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | GLD | 11 hr |
| Aug 16, 8:43 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 17, 1:15 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | 15 min |
| Aug 17, 2:34 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 116 min |
| Aug 17, 3:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Aug 17, 6:28 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 19, 3:29 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | GLD | 8 hr |
| Aug 23, 5:35 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | 40 min |
| Aug 23, 9:48 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | GLD | 20 hr |
| Aug 24, 9:59 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | GLD | 19 hr |
| Aug 24, 3:55 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 24, 5:26 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Aug 24, 6:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | 13 min |
| Aug 24, 6:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | 15 min |
| Aug 24, 6:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | 18 min |
| Aug 24, 7:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | 31 min |
| Aug 24, 8:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | 46 min |
| Aug 24, 8:39 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 29, 2:44 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 29, 3:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Aug 29, 7:15 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 29, 7:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | 78 min |
| Sep 8, 6:14 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | GLD | 4 hr |
| Sep 9, 5:39 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Sep 9, 8:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | 40 min |
| Sep 11, 11:36 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 84 min |
| Sep 19, 5:38 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 67 min |
| Sep 29, 1:13 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | GLD | 6 hr |
| Sep 30, 4:52 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | 53 min |
| Sep 30, 4:59 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Oct 5, 5:25 AM CDT | Frost Advisory | GLD | 28 hr |
| Oct 5, 5:25 AM CDT | Frost Advisory | GLD | 52 hr |
| Oct 9, 4:35 AM CDT | Freeze Watch | GLD | 10 hr |
| Oct 9, 2:52 PM CDT | Freeze Warning | GLD | 44 hr |
| Oct 20, 10:25 PM CDT | High Wind Warning | GLD | 4 hr |
| Oct 28, 3:46 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | GLD | 57 hr |
| Nov 9, 3:19 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | GLD | 14 hr |
| Nov 23, 2:03 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | GLD | 47 hr |
| Nov 24, 2:58 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | GLD | 53 hr |
| Nov 26, 10:58 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 6 hr |
| Nov 27, 9:53 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | GLD | 32 hr |
| Nov 28, 3:26 AM CST | High Wind Watch | GLD | 24 hr |
| Nov 29, 3:40 AM CST | High Wind Warning | GLD | 44 hr |
| Nov 29, 8:30 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | GLD | 14 hr |
| Dec 26, 3:43 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | GLD | 24 hr |
| Dec 27, 3:23 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | GLD | 62 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 | 20 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 15 |
| Tornado Watch | 5 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 38 |
| Special Weather Statement | 36 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Warning | 1 |
| Flash Flood Warning | 4 |
| Flash Flood Watch | 5 |
| Flood Watch | 1 |
| Winter | |
| Blizzard Warning | 2 |
| Winter Storm Warning | 2 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 5 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 14 |
| Heat | |
| Heat Advisory | 4 |
| Cold | |
| Freeze Warning | 2 |
| Wind Chill Warning | 1 |
| Freeze Watch | 2 |
| Frost Advisory | 3 |
| Wind Chill Advisory | 3 |
| Wind and dust | |
| High Wind Warning | 3 |
| High Wind Watch | 3 |
| Fire | |
| Red Flag Warning | 1 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 16 |
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.