Weather alerts in Rawlins County, Kansas, 2026

171 weather alerts in 2026, 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 2026. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts: 171
Warnings: 58
Watches: 37
Advisories: 20
Busiest month: June50 alerts
Busiest day: June 20, 202616 alerts

Over time

By month

Warning verification

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

3 of 4 tornado warnings covering Rawlins County in 2026 had a tornado report inside them; 4 of 6 tornado reports fell inside a warning, on average 20 minutes after it went out.

Rawlins County, 2026

	Warnings	With a report	False alarm ratio	Reports	Inside a warning	Mean lead time
Tornado warnings	4	3	25%	6	67%	20 min
Severe thunderstorm warnings	25	14	44%	13	92%	19 min
Flash flood warnings	3	1	67%	1	100%	122 min

Each office's whole area, 2026

	Warnings	With a report	False alarm ratio	Reports	Inside a warning	Mean lead time
NWS Goodland, KS: tornado warnings	23	7	70%	16	75%	13 min
NWS Goodland, KS: severe thunderstorm warnings	338	154	54%	486	78%	30 min
NWS Goodland, KS: flash flood warnings	14	3	79%	9	56%	173 min

An office's figures cover every county it serves, including across state lines.

The year is still running; reports filed late and damage surveys can still change these figures.

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 14, 2:19 AM CST	Fire Weather Watch	GLD	42 hr
Jan 14, 2:20 AM CST	High Wind Watch	GLD	33 hr
Jan 15, 11:43 AM CST	High Wind Warning	GLD	30 hr
Jan 15, 1:56 PM CST	Red Flag Warning	GLD	29 hr
Jan 16, 2:36 AM CST	Fire Weather Watch	GLD	22 hr
Jan 17, 1:04 AM CST	Red Flag Warning	GLD	18 hr
Jan 22, 1:45 AM CST	Cold Weather Advisory	GLD	4 days
Jan 22, 1:13 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	GLD	53 hr
Feb 13, 2:05 PM CST	Fire Weather Watch	GLD	58 hr
Feb 14, 1:46 AM CST	Fire Weather Watch	GLD	22 hr
Feb 14, 1:07 PM CST	Red Flag Warning	GLD	29 hr
Feb 15, 1:24 AM CST	High Wind Watch	GLD	48 hr
Feb 15, 11:39 PM CST	Red Flag Warning	GLD	45 hr
Feb 17, 11:05 AM CST	Blowing Dust Warning	GLD	7 hr
Mar 2, 11:32 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	GLD	11 hr
Mar 3, 11:21 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	GLD	11 hr
Mar 10, 2:03 PM CDT	Fire Weather Watch	GLD	24 hr
Mar 11, 1:45 PM CDT	Red Flag Warning	GLD	30 hr
Mar 13, 2:31 AM CDT	Fire Weather Watch	GLD	9 hr
Mar 13, 2:31 AM CDT	Red Flag Warning	GLD	41 hr
Mar 13, 12:49 PM CDT	High Wind Watch	GLD	23 hr
Mar 14, 12:06 PM CDT	High Wind Warning	GLD	31 hr
Mar 15, 8:44 AM CDT	Blowing Dust Warning	GLD	6 hr
Mar 16, 1:56 PM CDT	Fire Weather Watch	GLD	12 hr
Mar 17, 1:37 AM CDT	Fire Weather Watch	GLD	22 hr
Mar 19, 2:49 AM CDT	Fire Weather Watch	GLD	35 hr
Mar 20, 1:05 PM CDT	Red Flag Warning	GLD	39 hr
Mar 26, 11:37 PM CDT	Fire Weather Watch	GLD	10 hr
Mar 27, 10:00 AM CDT	Red Flag Warning	GLD	34 hr
Apr 2, 1:58 PM CDT	Red Flag Warning	GLD	30 hr
Apr 10, 2:11 PM CDT	Fire Weather Watch	GLD	34 hr
Apr 10, 7:01 PM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	GLD	16 hr
Apr 11, 6:34 PM CDT	Blowing Dust Warning	GLD	3 hr
Apr 11, 7:47 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	43 min
Apr 15, 5:35 PM CDT	Freeze Watch	GLD	41 hr
Apr 16, 12:15 AM CDT	Red Flag Warning	GLD	21 hr
Apr 16, 1:55 PM CDT	Freeze Warning	GLD	43 hr
Apr 18, 1:31 AM CDT	Red Flag Warning	GLD	18 hr
Apr 20, 2:25 PM CDT	Fire Weather Watch	GLD	23 hr
Apr 21, 11:55 AM CDT	Red Flag Warning	GLD	37 hr
Apr 22, 12:04 PM CDT	Red Flag Warning	GLD	32 hr
Apr 22, 2:51 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	114 min
Apr 29, 3:04 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	GLD	7 hr
May 1, 12:17 PM CDT	Frost Advisory	GLD	21 hr
May 4, 2:09 PM CDT	Freeze Watch	GLD	45 hr
May 5, 12:50 PM CDT	Freeze Warning	GLD	43 hr
May 14, 3:39 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
May 14, 5:54 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	36 min
May 16, 1:26 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	19 min
May 16, 2:36 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	84 min
May 16, 4:05 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr
May 16, 7:01 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	119 min
May 16, 7:36 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	69 min
May 17, 4:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	3 hr
May 18, 12:28 PM CDT	Frost Advisory	GLD	21 hr
May 23, 1:24 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	3 hr
May 24, 2:05 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	115 min
May 25, 5:13 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
May 29, 6:05 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	115 min
May 29, 6:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	65 min
May 29, 7:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	29 min
May 29, 8:58 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GLD	3 hr
May 29, 9:19 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	26 min
May 30, 3:51 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	114 min
May 30, 7:52 PM CDT	Blowing Dust Warning	GLD	2 hr
Jun 1, 3:41 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	3 hr
Jun 1, 4:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr
Jun 1, 7:23 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	97 min
Jun 1, 9:06 PM CDT	Flood Watch	GLD	9 hr
Jun 6, 3:56 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	GLD	6 hr
Jun 8, 10:18 AM CDT	Flood Watch	GLD	17 hr
Jun 8, 3:10 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr
Jun 8, 7:58 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Jun 8, 8:33 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	5 hr
Jun 8, 10:39 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Jun 9, 2:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr
Jun 9, 5:06 PM CDT	Dust Storm Warning	GLD	43 min
Jun 9, 5:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	GLD	65 min
Jun 9, 5:45 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Jun 20, 2:11 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Jun 20, 2:50 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr
Jun 20, 4:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	63 min
Jun 20, 4:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	GLD	23 min
Jun 20, 4:50 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	GLD	11 min
Jun 20, 4:56 PM CDT	Blowing Dust Warning	GLD	3 hr
Jun 20, 4:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	GLD	34 min
Jun 20, 5:11 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	GLD	49 min
Jun 20, 5:16 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GLD	54 min
Jun 20, 5:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	GLD	65 min
Jun 20, 5:28 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	GLD	3 hr
Jun 20, 5:42 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Jun 20, 6:00 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	GLD	30 min
Jun 20, 6:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	36 min
Jun 20, 6:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	GLD	59 min
Jun 20, 6:45 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GLD	3 hr
Jun 20, 10:20 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	25 min
Jun 20, 10:59 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GLD	3 hr
Jun 20, 11:06 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	GLD	3 hr
Jun 20, 11:43 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	GLD	2 hr
Jun 21, 2:10 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	GLD	29 hr
Jun 21, 12:51 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	114 min
Jun 21, 1:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr
Jun 21, 3:33 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	117 min
Jun 21, 4:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	GLD	32 min
Jun 21, 4:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	GLD	49 min
Jun 21, 5:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	51 min
Jun 21, 5:12 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	GLD	19 min
Jun 22, 1:51 PM CDT	Flood Watch	GLD	3 days
Jun 23, 11:25 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	20 min
Jun 23, 11:43 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GLD	4 hr
Jun 23, 11:05 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	55 min
Jun 23, 11:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr
Jun 24, 7:05 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr
Jun 24, 11:26 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	64 min
Jun 30, 3:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr
Jul 1, 8:43 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Jul 1, 9:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	50 min
Jul 2, 3:11 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Jul 2, 5:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	9 hr
Jul 4, 12:48 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	27 min
Jul 4, 12:50 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	55 min
Jul 4, 1:16 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	29 min
Jul 4, 1:38 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	5 hr
Jul 4, 3:23 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	97 min
Jul 4, 5:30 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	30 min
Jul 8, 7:52 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	83 min
Jul 8, 10:47 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	13 min
Jul 9, 6:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	67 min
Jul 9, 6:50 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	85 min
Jul 9, 7:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	51 min
Jul 9, 8:20 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	85 min
Jul 9, 8:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	67 min
Jul 9, 8:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	5 hr
Jul 9, 9:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	45 min
Jul 19, 1:16 AM CDT	Heat Advisory	GLD	47 hr
Jul 24, 12:06 AM CDT	Heat Advisory	GLD	4 days
Jul 27, 2:41 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Jul 27, 5:48 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	27 min
Jul 27, 6:16 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	29 min
Jul 27, 6:46 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	29 min
Aug 3, 9:49 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	26 min
Aug 5, 11:51 PM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	GLD	11 hr
Aug 9, 10:29 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Aug 9, 11:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	3 hr
Aug 9, 11:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	77 min
Aug 10, 4:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	5 hr
Aug 13, 8:30 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	90 min
Aug 14, 11:58 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	32 min
Aug 20, 7:28 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	92 min
Aug 20, 9:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	GLD	78 min
Aug 20, 10:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	GLD	81 min
Aug 20, 11:18 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	57 min
Aug 21, 11:16 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	89 min
Aug 25, 7:04 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	26 min
Aug 27, 8:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	5 hr
Aug 27, 9:46 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	89 min
Aug 27, 10:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	76 min
Aug 30, 10:05 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	115 min
Aug 31, 6:46 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	119 min
Aug 31, 7:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	63 min
Sep 1, 5:19 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	116 min
Sep 7, 5:30 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	90 min
Sep 10, 5:09 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	36 min
Sep 17, 12:01 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	GLD	10 hr
Sep 17, 5:11 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	3 hr
Sep 18, 4:45 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Sep 18, 6:24 PM CDT	Blowing Dust Warning	GLD	96 min
Sep 18, 6:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	67 min
Sep 18, 7:38 PM CDT	Blowing Dust Warning	GLD	40 min
Sep 21, 6:15 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	GLD	4 hr
Sep 26, 8:33 PM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	GLD	13 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	25
Tornado Warning	4
Severe Thunderstorm Watch	15
Tornado Watch	2
Mesoscale Discussion	40
Special Weather Statement	16
Flooding
Areal Flood Warning	1
Flash Flood Warning	3
Flood Watch	3
Areal Flood Advisory	5
Winter
Winter Weather Advisory	1
Heat
Heat Advisory	2
Cold
Freeze Warning	2
Freeze Watch	2
Cold Weather Advisory	1
Frost Advisory	2
Wind and dust
Blowing Dust Warning	7
Dust Storm Warning	1
High Wind Warning	2
High Wind Watch	3
Fire
Red Flag Warning	13
Fire Weather Watch	12
Fog and smoke
Dense Fog Advisory	9

The busiest days

Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.

Nearby

Alerts in force now Tornadoes on record Forecast The radar archive 2025

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.