Alert archive / Kansas / Rawlins County

Weather alerts in Rawlins County, Kansas, 2023

250 weather alerts in 2023, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.

Rawlins County and its neighbors

Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2023. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts
250
Warnings
89
Watches
44
Advisories
29
Busiest month
May61 alerts
Busiest day
August 7, 202312 alerts

Over time

By month

Warning verification

How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.

1 of 7 tornado warnings covering Rawlins County in 2023 had a tornado report inside them; 1 of 1 tornado reports fell inside a warning, on average 5 minutes after it went out.

Rawlins County, 2023

WarningsWith a reportFalse alarm ratioReportsInside a warningMean lead time
Tornado warnings7186%1100%5 min
Severe thunderstorm warnings553340%4178%32 min
Flash flood warnings10460%2100%71 min

Each office's whole area, 2023

WarningsWith a reportFalse alarm ratioReportsInside a warningMean lead time
NWS Goodland, KS: tornado warnings651577%3884%15 min
NWS Goodland, KS: severe thunderstorm warnings41319154%65278%27 min
NWS Goodland, KS: flash flood warnings741678%4564%102 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 1, 1:49 PM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryGLD42 hr
Jan 15, 2:06 PM CSTWinter Storm WatchGLD36 hr
Jan 16, 1:51 PM CSTWinter Storm WarningGLD58 hr
Jan 17, 5:23 PM CSTDense Fog AdvisoryGLD5 hr
Jan 20, 12:40 PM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryGLD32 hr
Jan 24, 3:08 AM CSTDense Fog AdvisoryGLD7 hr
Jan 25, 1:50 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementGLD25 min
Jan 25, 2:15 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementGLD15 min
Jan 26, 3:08 PM CSTWind Chill AdvisoryGLD67 hr
Jan 27, 3:03 PM CSTWind Chill AdvisoryGLD67 hr
Jan 28, 5:53 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementGLD52 min
Jan 30, 3:20 AM CSTWind Chill AdvisoryGLD30 hr
Feb 2, 11:50 PM CSTDense Fog AdvisoryGLD6 hr
Feb 12, 2:15 PM CSTWinter Storm WatchGLD47 hr
Feb 14, 4:30 AM CSTWinter Storm WarningGLD50 hr
Feb 15, 8:31 AM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPC6 hr
Feb 21, 2:30 PM CSTWind Chill AdvisoryGLD46 hr
Mar 1, 3:04 AM CSTWinter Storm WatchGLD19 hr
Mar 6, 8:30 PM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryGLD18 hr
Mar 8, 2:00 PM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryGLD21 hr
Mar 22, 4:55 AM CDTDense Fog AdvisoryGLD6 hr
Mar 25, 12:49 AM CDTDense Fog AdvisoryGLD7 hr
Mar 25, 3:04 AM CDTWinter Weather AdvisoryGLD23 hr
Mar 26, 3:10 PM CDTWinter Weather AdvisoryGLD32 hr
Mar 28, 12:44 AM CDTDense Fog AdvisoryGLD8 hr
Apr 6, 2:12 PM CDTRed Flag WarningGLD31 hr
Apr 9, 2:45 PM CDTFire Weather WatchGLD20 hr
Apr 10, 11:14 AM CDTRed Flag WarningGLD34 hr
Apr 10, 2:09 PM CDTFire Weather WatchGLD25 hr
Apr 11, 3:31 PM CDTFire Weather WatchGLD21 hr
Apr 11, 3:31 PM CDTRed Flag WarningGLD29 hr
Apr 12, 12:15 PM CDTRed Flag WarningGLD33 hr
Apr 13, 4:54 PM CDTHigh Wind WarningGLD3 hr
Apr 13, 5:01 PM CDTBlowing Dust AdvisoryGLD3 hr
Apr 13, 5:13 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC3 hr
Apr 16, 3:14 AM CDTFire Weather WatchGLD34 hr
Apr 17, 3:05 AM CDTRed Flag WarningGLD42 hr
Apr 19, 6:26 PM CDTBlowing Dust AdvisoryGLD4 hr
Apr 27, 6:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLD62 min
May 5, 3:54 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
May 5, 4:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC9 hr
May 7, 2:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 hr
May 7, 4:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLD40 min
May 7, 5:01 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC89 min
May 7, 5:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLD38 min
May 7, 5:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLD24 min
May 7, 5:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLD47 min
May 9, 6:24 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC66 min
May 9, 6:33 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr
May 9, 6:34 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLD41 min
May 9, 7:15 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLD45 min
May 9, 7:26 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLD49 min
May 9, 7:59 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLD61 min
May 9, 9:00 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatGLD30 min
May 10, 2:25 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
May 10, 2:55 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr
May 10, 3:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLD55 min
May 10, 4:41 PM CDTTornado WarningGLD19 min
May 10, 5:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLD39 min
May 10, 5:38 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningGLD4 hr
May 10, 5:45 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC90 min
May 10, 6:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLD60 min
May 10, 7:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLD53 min
May 10, 9:31 PM CDTFlood WatchGLD39 hr
May 11, 11:58 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC3 hr
May 11, 12:22 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC8 hr
May 11, 1:35 PM CDTTornado WarningGLD25 min
May 11, 1:59 PM CDTTornado WarningGLD31 min
May 11, 3:15 PM CDTTornado WarningGLD30 min
May 11, 3:48 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningGLD6 hr
May 11, 3:49 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC86 min
May 11, 3:56 PM CDTTornado WarningGLD19 min
May 11, 4:13 PM CDTTornado WarningGLD17 min
May 11, 7:31 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedGLD29 min
May 12, 1:45 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLD45 min
May 12, 2:30 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLD45 min
May 12, 3:21 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningGLD6 hr
May 12, 4:02 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLD28 min
May 12, 8:59 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningGLD33 hr
May 16, 5:45 AM CDTDense Fog AdvisoryGLD4 hr
May 16, 1:57 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
May 17, 6:44 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC91 min
May 17, 8:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLD36 min
May 18, 3:28 AM CDTFlood WatchGLD22 hr
May 18, 7:41 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningGLD14 hr
May 25, 8:12 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningGLD3 hr
May 26, 1:45 AM CDTFlood WatchGLD25 hr
May 26, 9:29 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningGLD6 hr
May 26, 2:55 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningGLD4 days
May 28, 5:29 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningGLD115 min
May 29, 10:02 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLD28 min
May 30, 2:04 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLD26 min
May 30, 4:34 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC86 min
May 30, 4:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr
May 30, 6:16 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningGLD3 hr
May 30, 6:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLD32 min
May 30, 7:45 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningGLD72 min
May 30, 8:10 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
May 30, 9:00 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningGLD3 hr
May 30, 9:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLD43 min
Jun 9, 12:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLD28 min
Jun 9, 1:10 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLD35 min
Jun 9, 1:55 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Jun 10, 4:45 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC60 min
Jun 10, 6:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLD51 min
Jun 10, 8:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLD15 min
Jun 10, 9:30 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC90 min
Jun 16, 6:38 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Jun 17, 7:43 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLD47 min
Jun 27, 2:08 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLD37 min
Jun 27, 3:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr
Jun 28, 10:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr
Jun 29, 12:01 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC89 min
Jun 29, 3:13 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLD32 min
Jun 29, 4:24 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLD36 min
Jun 30, 1:02 PM CDTFlood WatchGLD9 hr
Jun 30, 1:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr
Jun 30, 4:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatGLD58 min
Jun 30, 5:02 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLD13 min
Jun 30, 5:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLD50 min
Jun 30, 5:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatGLD59 min
Jul 2, 9:54 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLD36 min
Jul 4, 3:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr
Jul 4, 6:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLD26 min
Jul 10, 1:47 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC118 min
Jul 10, 2:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr
Jul 10, 4:59 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Jul 10, 6:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatGLD54 min
Jul 10, 6:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLD61 min
Jul 10, 6:38 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLD37 min
Jul 10, 7:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatGLD59 min
Jul 10, 7:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLD34 min
Jul 14, 8:41 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 hr
Jul 15, 10:55 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLD20 min
Jul 19, 2:43 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Jul 19, 3:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr
Jul 19, 6:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLD57 min
Jul 19, 6:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatGLD55 min
Jul 19, 6:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatGLD67 min
Jul 19, 7:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatGLD68 min
Jul 19, 7:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatGLD64 min
Jul 20, 3:51 AM CDTFlood WatchGLD23 hr
Jul 20, 9:25 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC95 min
Jul 22, 1:57 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Jul 22, 3:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr
Jul 22, 5:53 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC97 min
Jul 22, 6:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLD63 min
Jul 22, 7:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLD45 min
Jul 22, 9:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatGLD64 min
Jul 22, 9:27 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC93 min
Jul 22, 10:26 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLD19 min
Jul 24, 12:03 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLD42 min
Jul 24, 1:10 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLD35 min
Jul 24, 3:09 AM CDTHeat AdvisoryGLD42 hr
Jul 25, 10:28 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLD32 min
Jul 25, 11:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLD30 min
Jul 26, 3:37 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC113 min
Jul 26, 8:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatGLD63 min
Jul 26, 8:37 PM CDTDust Storm WarningGLD83 min
Jul 26, 8:57 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC93 min
Jul 26, 9:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLD41 min
Jul 29, 2:02 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLD28 min
Jul 29, 2:35 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLD40 min
Aug 1, 10:28 AM CDTFlood WatchGLD18 hr
Aug 1, 7:49 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC86 min
Aug 1, 10:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr
Aug 2, 12:13 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLD32 min
Aug 2, 12:44 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLD61 min
Aug 3, 7:42 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Aug 3, 9:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr
Aug 4, 12:17 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLD43 min
Aug 4, 4:52 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC83 min
Aug 4, 6:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr
Aug 4, 8:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLD64 min
Aug 4, 8:39 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLD36 min
Aug 4, 9:09 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC96 min
Aug 4, 11:40 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Aug 5, 12:45 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLD45 min
Aug 5, 1:28 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLD47 min
Aug 5, 2:37 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLD38 min
Aug 5, 3:09 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLD51 min
Aug 5, 3:43 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLD47 min
Aug 5, 5:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr
Aug 5, 6:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLD39 min
Aug 5, 7:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLD51 min
Aug 5, 7:36 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC84 min
Aug 5, 7:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLD59 min
Aug 7, 2:14 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Aug 7, 3:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr
Aug 7, 3:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLD48 min
Aug 7, 4:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLD48 min
Aug 7, 4:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLD48 min
Aug 7, 4:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatGLD64 min
Aug 7, 5:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLD37 min
Aug 7, 5:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threatGLD51 min
Aug 7, 5:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLD63 min
Aug 7, 5:50 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC115 min
Aug 7, 6:01 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningGLD3 hr
Aug 7, 6:41 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLD19 min
Aug 7, 7:02 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLD28 min
Aug 7, 7:07 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningGLD3 hr
Aug 8, 2:55 AM CDTFlood WatchGLD3 min
Aug 8, 2:58 AM CDTFlood WatchGLD25 hr
Aug 8, 2:24 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Aug 8, 3:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr
Aug 8, 6:12 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Aug 8, 8:51 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC84 min
Aug 8, 10:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr
Aug 17, 2:40 PM CDTHeat AdvisoryGLD53 hr
Aug 25, 3:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLD28 min
Aug 25, 3:54 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Aug 25, 3:59 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLD31 min
Aug 25, 4:36 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLD24 min
Aug 31, 11:31 AM CDTRed Flag WarningGLD33 hr
Sep 1, 3:37 AM CDTFire Weather WatchGLD22 hr
Sep 4, 9:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLD30 min
Sep 4, 9:55 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLD50 min
Sep 9, 1:27 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Sep 9, 4:47 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC88 min
Sep 9, 5:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr
Sep 9, 7:50 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC55 min
Sep 9, 8:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLD67 min
Sep 9, 8:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLD38 min
Sep 9, 9:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLD67 min
Sep 9, 9:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLD32 min
Sep 9, 9:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLD25 min
Sep 9, 9:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLD31 min
Sep 9, 10:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLD26 min
Sep 21, 2:08 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Sep 21, 2:51 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC9 hr
Sep 21, 7:06 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC114 min
Oct 1, 2:44 PM CDTBlowing Dust AdvisoryGLD4 hr
Oct 3, 12:04 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC116 min
Oct 3, 1:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr
Oct 3, 2:07 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLD23 min
Oct 3, 4:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatGLD35 min
Oct 5, 3:02 AM CDTFreeze WatchGLD24 hr
Oct 6, 3:02 AM CDTFreeze WarningGLD31 hr
Oct 11, 2:59 AM CDTHigh Wind WatchGLD24 hr
Oct 12, 3:21 AM CDTHigh Wind WarningGLD36 hr
Oct 15, 6:48 AM CDTDense Fog AdvisoryGLD3 hr
Oct 25, 2:47 PM CDTDense Fog AdvisoryGLD20 hr
Oct 27, 3:04 PM CDTWinter Weather AdvisoryGLD46 hr
Nov 7, 2:57 AM CSTDense Fog AdvisoryGLD7 hr
Nov 22, 2:27 PM CSTWinter Storm WatchGLD22 hr
Nov 23, 12:56 PM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryGLD53 hr
Dec 23, 3:50 AM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryGLD32 hr
Dec 24, 3:03 AM CSTWinter Storm WatchGLD24 hr
Dec 25, 2:46 AM CSTBlizzard WarningGLD42 hr
Dec 25, 2:46 AM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryGLD63 hr

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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.

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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.