Alert archive / Kansas / Rice County
Weather alerts in Rice County, Kansas, 2020
170 weather alerts in 2020, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Rice County and its neighbors
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2020. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 170
- Warnings
- 51
- Watches
- 23
- Advisories
- 47
- Busiest month
- July32 alerts
- Busiest day
- June 21, 20207 alerts
Over time
By month
Warning verification
How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.
Rice County, 2020
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 21 | 14 | 33% | 10 | 100% | 31 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 0 | 0 |
Each office's whole area, 2020
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Wichita, KS: tornado warnings | 2 | 0 | 100% | 0 | ||
| NWS Wichita, KS: severe thunderstorm warnings | 182 | 94 | 48% | 318 | 89% | 24 min |
| NWS Wichita, KS: flash flood warnings | 8 | 4 | 50% | 17 | 88% | 107 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 8, 3:53 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | ICT | 16 hr |
| Jan 8, 3:58 AM CST | Wind Advisory | ICT | 26 hr |
| Jan 9, 9:46 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ICT | 35 hr |
| Jan 10, 12:54 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jan 12, 12:23 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ICT | 3 hr |
| Jan 13, 5:57 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | ICT | 18 hr |
| Jan 14, 10:47 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | ICT | 7 hr |
| Jan 15, 3:01 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ICT | 45 hr |
| Jan 16, 9:49 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | ICT | 14 hr |
| Jan 16, 11:17 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 hr |
| Jan 17, 3:20 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jan 21, 3:22 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ICT | 24 hr |
| Jan 22, 6:11 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | ICT | 12 hr |
| Jan 27, 2:56 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | ICT | 13 hr |
| Jan 27, 3:31 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ICT | 38 hr |
| Jan 29, 10:09 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | ICT | 8 hr |
| Feb 3, 3:46 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ICT | 46 hr |
| Feb 11, 3:25 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ICT | 32 hr |
| Feb 16, 8:52 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | ICT | 13 hr |
| Feb 17, 10:01 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | ICT | 59 min |
| Feb 19, 3:28 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ICT | 27 hr |
| Feb 23, 2:59 PM CST | Flood Watch | ICT | 21 hr |
| Feb 23, 11:20 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | 5 days |
| Feb 24, 1:33 PM CST | River Flood Warning | ICT | 4 days |
| Feb 24, 3:26 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ICT | 29 hr |
| Mar 5, 1:57 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | ICT | 16 hr |
| Mar 6, 3:08 PM CST | Wind Advisory | ICT | 28 hr |
| Mar 6, 3:10 PM CST | Fire Weather Watch | ICT | 12 hr |
| Mar 7, 3:14 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | ICT | 16 hr |
| Mar 7, 3:22 PM CST | Fire Weather Watch | ICT | 18 hr |
| Mar 7, 3:27 PM CST | Wind Advisory | ICT | 27 hr |
| Mar 11, 2:02 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 118 min |
| Mar 11, 8:30 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | ICT | 3 hr |
| Mar 18, 3:20 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | ICT | 13 hr |
| Mar 18, 3:21 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | ICT | 39 hr |
| Mar 19, 4:04 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | ICT | 16 hr |
| Mar 22, 11:24 PM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | ICT | 14 hr |
| Mar 27, 3:37 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | ICT | 28 hr |
| Mar 28, 4:20 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | ICT | 3 hr |
| Apr 2, 3:52 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | ICT | 30 hr |
| Apr 9, 3:37 AM CDT | Freeze Warning | ICT | 28 hr |
| Apr 10, 4:17 PM CDT | High Wind Watch | ICT | 23 hr |
| Apr 11, 3:45 PM CDT | High Wind Warning | ICT | 33 hr |
| Apr 11, 8:03 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 57 min |
| Apr 12, 3:33 AM CDT | Freeze Warning | ICT | 30 hr |
| Apr 13, 3:30 AM CDT | Freeze Warning | ICT | 30 hr |
| Apr 14, 2:20 PM CDT | Freeze Warning | ICT | 19 hr |
| Apr 16, 3:17 AM CDT | Freeze Warning | ICT | 30 hr |
| Apr 16, 10:59 PM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | ICT | 8 hr |
| Apr 19, 6:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | 49 min |
| Apr 23, 5:23 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | 22 min |
| Apr 28, 1:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | 40 min |
| Apr 28, 1:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | 52 min |
| Apr 28, 7:11 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | ICT | 3 hr |
| Apr 29, 9:31 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | ICT | 8 hr |
| May 4, 6:33 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 12 hr |
| May 7, 12:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | 35 min |
| May 7, 12:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | 12 min |
| May 7, 1:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | 52 min |
| May 7, 1:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | 29 min |
| May 7, 1:38 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| May 7, 2:24 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | ICT | 19 hr |
| May 21, 11:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | 54 min |
| May 24, 3:26 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | ICT | 49 hr |
| May 24, 5:14 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 91 min |
| May 24, 5:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| May 24, 6:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | 59 min |
| May 24, 11:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | 46 min |
| May 25, 12:02 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | 43 min |
| May 25, 12:46 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | 29 min |
| May 25, 1:20 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | 9 hr |
| May 25, 1:25 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | 65 min |
| May 25, 8:03 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | 15 hr |
| May 25, 8:07 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | 5 days |
| May 26, 9:48 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | 81 min |
| May 26, 11:07 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | 4 days |
| Jun 4, 12:27 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | 34 min |
| Jun 8, 3:29 PM CDT | High Wind Watch | ICT | 12 hr |
| Jun 9, 3:33 AM CDT | High Wind Warning | ICT | 25 hr |
| Jun 18, 3:48 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 117 min |
| Jun 18, 10:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | 58 min |
| Jun 18, 11:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | 62 min |
| Jun 20, 7:48 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | 24 hr |
| Jun 21, 1:15 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 21, 2:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 21, 4:25 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | 16 hr |
| Jun 21, 4:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | 30 min |
| Jun 21, 5:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | 56 min |
| Jun 21, 6:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | 93 min |
| Jun 22, 10:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | 26 min |
| Jun 22, 11:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | 30 min |
| Jun 24, 3:26 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 24, 4:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Jun 24, 4:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | 34 min |
| Jun 24, 5:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | 37 min |
| Jun 24, 5:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | 40 min |
| Jun 24, 6:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | 18 min |
| Jun 24, 7:49 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | 60 hr |
| Jun 27, 1:28 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 27, 2:44 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | 31 min |
| Jun 27, 3:22 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 53 min |
| Jun 29, 2:49 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | ICT | 3 days |
| Jul 2, 9:15 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 60 min |
| Jul 2, 9:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Jul 2, 11:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | 67 min |
| Jul 6, 1:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | 36 min |
| Jul 9, 5:39 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | 51 min |
| Jul 10, 2:58 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | 47 min |
| Jul 10, 3:13 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | 47 min |
| Jul 10, 4:41 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 34 min |
| Jul 10, 4:47 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 3 hr |
| Jul 11, 4:00 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Jul 14, 3:22 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | 38 min |
| Jul 14, 4:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | 31 min |
| Jul 14, 3:22 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | ICT | 15 hr |
| Jul 14, 11:21 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 114 min |
| Jul 15, 12:44 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | 61 min |
| Jul 15, 12:57 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | 48 min |
| Jul 15, 1:25 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 3 hr |
| Jul 15, 1:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | 60 min |
| Jul 15, 2:05 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | 32 hr |
| Jul 16, 8:23 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | 3 days |
| Jul 16, 9:40 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | 6 hr |
| Jul 16, 3:01 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | ICT | 53 hr |
| Jul 16, 3:34 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | 45 hr |
| Jul 21, 1:30 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | 60 min |
| Jul 25, 2:38 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | ICT | 37 hr |
| Jul 29, 8:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | 28 min |
| Jul 29, 9:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | 37 min |
| Jul 29, 9:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | 56 min |
| Jul 30, 12:55 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Jul 30, 2:00 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | 45 min |
| Jul 30, 2:13 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | 62 min |
| Jul 30, 9:50 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | ICT | 18 hr |
| Aug 1, 3:35 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | 25 min |
| Aug 10, 7:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | 62 min |
| Aug 10, 8:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | 29 min |
| Aug 14, 8:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 3 hr |
| Aug 14, 9:01 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 59 min |
| Aug 14, 10:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | 31 min |
| Aug 16, 11:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | 33 min |
| Aug 29, 2:20 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 115 min |
| Aug 29, 3:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | 60 min |
| Aug 29, 4:38 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | 67 min |
| Sep 11, 10:05 PM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | ICT | 12 hr |
| Oct 10, 3:54 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | ICT | 7 hr |
| Oct 11, 3:22 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | ICT | 26 hr |
| Oct 11, 8:19 PM CDT | High Wind Warning | ICT | 7 hr |
| Oct 15, 3:48 AM CDT | Frost Advisory | ICT | 29 hr |
| Oct 21, 2:28 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | ICT | 6 hr |
| Oct 21, 2:02 PM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | ICT | 17 hr |
| Oct 21, 2:02 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | ICT | 27 hr |
| Oct 22, 3:25 AM CDT | Freeze Watch | ICT | 24 hr |
| Oct 23, 3:31 AM CDT | Freeze Warning | ICT | 30 hr |
| Oct 25, 4:32 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | ICT | 60 hr |
| Oct 25, 4:06 PM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | ICT | 50 hr |
| Oct 27, 2:54 AM CDT | Flood Watch | ICT | 56 hr |
| Nov 7, 3:24 PM CST | Wind Advisory | ICT | 27 hr |
| Nov 13, 8:20 PM CST | Wind Advisory | ICT | 28 hr |
| Nov 17, 2:36 PM CST | Fire Weather Watch | ICT | 12 hr |
| Nov 17, 2:38 PM CST | Wind Advisory | ICT | 27 hr |
| Nov 18, 2:12 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | ICT | 16 hr |
| Nov 29, 2:31 AM CST | Wind Advisory | ICT | 15 hr |
| Nov 30, 3:27 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | ICT | 24 hr |
| Dec 1, 3:35 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ICT | 40 hr |
| Dec 14, 12:14 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ICT | 36 hr |
| Dec 22, 3:32 PM CST | Wind Advisory | ICT | 26 hr |
| Dec 22, 8:18 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | ICT | 19 hr |
| Dec 28, 2:57 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ICT | 34 hr |
| Dec 29, 4:00 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 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 | 21 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 8 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 20 |
| Special Weather Statement | 29 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Warning | 9 |
| River Flood Warning | 5 |
| Flash Flood Watch | 4 |
| Flood Watch | 2 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Storm Warning | 1 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 2 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 16 |
| Heat | |
| Heat Advisory | 2 |
| Cold | |
| Freeze Warning | 6 |
| Freeze Watch | 1 |
| Frost Advisory | 1 |
| Wind and dust | |
| High Wind Warning | 3 |
| High Wind Watch | 2 |
| Wind Advisory | 15 |
| Fire | |
| Red Flag Warning | 6 |
| Fire Weather Watch | 4 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 13 |
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.