Weather alerts in Rice County, Kansas, 2026

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

Alerts: 135
Warnings: 48
Watches: 28
Advisories: 28
Busiest month: June46 alerts
Busiest day: June 11, 202610 alerts

Over time

By month

Warning verification

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

2 of 4 tornado warnings covering Rice County in 2026 had a tornado report inside them; 1 of 1 tornado reports fell inside a warning, on average 19 minutes after it went out.

Rice County, 2026

	Warnings	With a report	False alarm ratio	Reports	Inside a warning	Mean lead time
Tornado warnings	4	2	50%	1	100%	19 min
Severe thunderstorm warnings	28	18	36%	11	100%	33 min
Flash flood warnings	0			0

Each office's whole area, 2026

	Warnings	With a report	False alarm ratio	Reports	Inside a warning	Mean lead time
NWS Wichita, KS: tornado warnings	24	9	63%	14	86%	14 min
NWS Wichita, KS: severe thunderstorm warnings	437	221	49%	602	90%	27 min
NWS Wichita, KS: flash flood warnings	13	10	23%	36	97%	83 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 1, 8:36 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	ICT	3 hr
Jan 9, 9:11 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	ICT	15 hr
Jan 15, 8:04 PM CST	Wind Advisory	ICT	22 hr
Jan 21, 2:20 AM CST	Winter Storm Watch	ICT	33 hr
Jan 21, 11:16 AM CST	Extreme Cold Watch	ICT	16 hr
Jan 22, 3:30 AM CST	Cold Weather Advisory	ICT	4 days
Jan 22, 11:31 AM CST	Winter Storm Warning	ICT	69 hr
Jan 29, 12:06 PM CST	Cold Weather Advisory	ICT	46 hr
Feb 15, 1:46 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	ICT	10 hr
Feb 15, 2:08 AM CST	Fire Weather Watch	ICT	47 hr
Feb 16, 11:56 AM CST	Red Flag Warning	ICT	33 hr
Mar 3, 1:21 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	ICT	9 hr
Mar 4, 9:09 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	ICT	13 hr
Mar 5, 6:32 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	ICT	4 hr
Mar 5, 7:35 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	85 min
Mar 6, 1:50 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Mar 6, 3:16 PM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	9 hr
Mar 11, 1:33 AM CDT	Fire Weather Watch	ICT	11 hr
Mar 11, 12:23 PM CDT	Red Flag Warning	ICT	32 hr
Mar 12, 1:53 AM CDT	Wind Advisory	ICT	17 hr
Mar 13, 12:42 PM CDT	High Wind Watch	ICT	23 hr
Mar 14, 11:21 AM CDT	High Wind Warning	ICT	34 hr
Mar 19, 1:47 PM CDT	Fire Weather Watch	ICT	47 hr
Mar 20, 11:45 AM CDT	Red Flag Warning	ICT	32 hr
Mar 21, 11:54 AM CDT	Wind Advisory	ICT	31 hr
Mar 21, 12:25 PM CDT	Red Flag Warning	ICT	31 hr
Mar 25, 9:02 AM CDT	Fire Weather Watch	ICT	17 hr
Mar 26, 1:35 AM CDT	Red Flag Warning	ICT	19 hr
Mar 26, 10:25 AM CDT	Wind Advisory	ICT	15 hr
Mar 27, 1:12 AM CDT	Wind Advisory	ICT	8 hr
Mar 27, 1:17 AM CDT	Fire Weather Watch	ICT	9 hr
Mar 27, 9:50 AM CDT	Red Flag Warning	ICT	36 hr
Mar 27, 11:19 AM CDT	Wind Advisory	ICT	32 hr
Apr 8, 4:49 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	116 min
Apr 9, 5:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr
Apr 9, 6:38 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	97 min
Apr 10, 10:14 PM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	ICT	11 hr
Apr 11, 1:56 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	3 hr
Apr 12, 2:34 AM CDT	Fire Weather Watch	ICT	11 hr
Apr 12, 1:33 PM CDT	Fire Weather Watch	ICT	27 hr
Apr 12, 1:33 PM CDT	Red Flag Warning	ICT	31 hr
Apr 13, 4:23 PM CDT	Red Flag Warning	ICT	28 hr
Apr 14, 9:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	32 min
Apr 25, 1:57 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Apr 25, 2:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr
Apr 25, 4:54 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Apr 26, 10:44 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	61 min
Apr 26, 9:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr
May 4, 8:53 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
May 6, 10:59 AM CDT	Frost Advisory	ICT	21 hr
May 14, 3:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr
May 14, 5:55 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	95 min
May 16, 12:14 PM CDT	Wind Advisory	ICT	33 hr
May 17, 3:16 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	8 hr
May 18, 11:59 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
May 18, 12:50 PM CDT	Tornado Watch PDS	SPC	7 hr
May 18, 4:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	46 min
May 18, 5:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	ICT	49 min
May 18, 6:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	ICT	50 min
May 29, 9:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	47 min
May 29, 10:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	30 min
May 30, 2:28 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	3 hr
May 30, 3:34 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr
May 30, 4:58 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
May 30, 7:29 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
May 30, 8:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	39 min
May 30, 9:25 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Jun 1, 9:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr
Jun 1, 11:39 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Jun 8, 12:53 PM CDT	Heat Advisory	ICT	30 hr
Jun 8, 3:10 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr
Jun 8, 6:02 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	88 min
Jun 8, 8:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	ICT	79 min
Jun 8, 8:55 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Jun 8, 9:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	ICT	76 min
Jun 8, 9:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	ICT	75 min
Jun 9, 1:55 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Jun 9, 5:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr
Jun 9, 5:45 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Jun 9, 7:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	68 min
Jun 9, 9:14 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	91 min
Jun 10, 2:12 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	9 hr
Jun 10, 6:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	77 min
Jun 10, 6:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	66 min
Jun 10, 7:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	30 min
Jun 10, 7:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	ICT	66 min
Jun 10, 8:17 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	ICT	43 min
Jun 10, 8:24 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	96 min
Jun 10, 9:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	ICT	60 min
Jun 10, 9:02 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	9 hr
Jun 10, 9:02 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ICT	43 min
Jun 10, 9:17 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ICT	28 min
Jun 10, 9:37 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ICT	38 min
Jun 10, 10:15 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ICT	15 min
Jun 13, 2:30 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	9 hr
Jun 13, 5:58 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	92 min
Jun 13, 6:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	62 min
Jun 13, 6:53 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Jun 13, 7:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	ICT	38 min
Jun 20, 3:02 AM CDT	Flood Watch	ICT	46 hr
Jun 20, 7:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	8 hr
Jun 20, 8:29 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	91 min
Jun 20, 9:42 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	63 min
Jun 20, 11:24 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	96 min
Jun 20, 11:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	73 min
Jun 21, 12:38 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	82 min
Jun 21, 3:02 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	4 hr
Jun 21, 5:17 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	5 hr
Jun 22, 2:33 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	3 days
Jun 24, 11:45 AM CDT	Flood Watch	ICT	43 hr
Jun 25, 8:05 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	85 min
Jun 27, 1:30 AM CDT	Heat Advisory	ICT	6 days
Jun 29, 6:10 AM CDT	Wind Advisory	ICT	12 hr
Jul 9, 8:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	5 hr
Jul 10, 12:10 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	65 min
Jul 10, 12:34 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	41 min
Jul 19, 1:25 AM CDT	Heat Advisory	ICT	43 hr
Jul 24, 12:04 PM CDT	Heat Advisory	ICT	38 hr
Jul 25, 2:11 PM CDT	Extreme Heat Warning	ICT	54 hr
Jul 26, 1:50 AM CDT	Heat Advisory	ICT	66 hr
Aug 9, 12:53 AM CDT	Heat Advisory	ICT	19 hr
Aug 10, 3:03 AM CDT	Heat Advisory	ICT	17 hr
Aug 10, 1:35 PM CDT	Heat Advisory	ICT	22 hr
Aug 11, 11:18 AM CDT	Extreme Heat Warning	ICT	4 days
Aug 14, 3:35 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Aug 14, 6:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	32 min
Aug 14, 8:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	48 min
Aug 18, 5:51 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	84 min
Sep 2, 12:32 AM CDT	Heat Advisory	ICT	8 days
Sep 14, 8:47 AM CDT	Wind Advisory	ICT	11 hr
Sep 19, 2:34 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	116 min
Sep 19, 3:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	8 hr
Sep 19, 4:34 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	23 min
Sep 19, 5:05 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	55 min
Sep 19, 7:05 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	85 min

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	28
Tornado Warning	4
Severe Thunderstorm Watch	10
Tornado Watch	6
Mesoscale Discussion	31
Flooding
Areal Flood Warning	3
River Flood Warning	1
Flood Watch	2
Winter
Winter Storm Warning	1
Winter Storm Watch	1
Winter Weather Advisory	1
Heat
Extreme Heat Warning	2
Heat Advisory	9
Cold
Extreme Cold Watch	1
Cold Weather Advisory	2
Frost Advisory	1
Wind and dust
High Wind Warning	1
High Wind Watch	1
Wind Advisory	9
Fire
Red Flag Warning	8
Fire Weather Watch	7
Fog and smoke
Dense Fog Advisory	6

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.