Alert archive / Kansas / Riley County

Weather alerts in Riley County, Kansas, 2026

240 weather alerts in 2026, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.

Riley County and its neighbors

Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2026. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts
240
Warnings
104
Watches
30
Advisories
36
Busiest month
June58 alerts
Busiest day
May 18, 202615 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 11 tornado warnings covering Riley County in 2026 had a tornado report inside them; 0 of 1 tornado reports fell inside a warning.

Riley County, 2026

WarningsWith a reportFalse alarm ratioReportsInside a warningMean lead time
Tornado warnings11282%10%
Severe thunderstorm warnings652463%2090%24 min
Flash flood warnings8275%3100%48 min

Each office's whole area, 2026

WarningsWith a reportFalse alarm ratioReportsInside a warningMean lead time
NWS Topeka, KS: tornado warnings701480%2090%19 min
NWS Topeka, KS: severe thunderstorm warnings41417159%40788%24 min
NWS Topeka, KS: flash flood warnings381074%3494%65 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jan 9, 4:13 PM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryTOP8 hr
Jan 16, 3:56 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementTOP64 min
Jan 16, 8:12 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementTOP63 min
Jan 21, 1:06 PM CSTWinter Storm WatchTOP24 hr
Jan 22, 2:53 AM CSTCold Weather AdvisoryTOP4 days
Jan 22, 1:08 PM CSTWinter Storm WarningTOP65 hr
Feb 15, 1:32 AM CSTDense Fog AdvisoryTOP8 hr
Feb 16, 2:53 AM CSTFire Weather WatchTOP24 hr
Feb 17, 3:09 AM CSTRed Flag WarningTOP18 hr
Feb 20, 11:13 AM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryTOP19 hr
Feb 28, 12:02 PM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryTOP42 hr
Mar 3, 4:51 AM CSTDense Fog AdvisoryTOP5 hr
Mar 5, 7:35 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPC85 min
Mar 5, 7:55 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementTOP35 min
Mar 5, 8:04 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOP22 min
Mar 5, 8:27 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementTOP18 min
Mar 5, 8:28 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementTOP32 min
Mar 5, 8:43 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOP23 min
Mar 6, 1:50 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Mar 6, 3:16 PM CSTTornado WatchSPC9 hr
Mar 6, 5:23 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Mar 6, 6:45 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementTOP30 min
Mar 6, 7:09 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementTOP36 min
Mar 11, 1:17 AM CDTFire Weather WatchTOP12 hr
Mar 11, 12:57 PM CDTRed Flag WarningTOP35 hr
Mar 12, 11:27 AM CDTWind AdvisoryTOP15 hr
Mar 13, 1:35 PM CDTHigh Wind WatchTOP22 hr
Mar 14, 11:14 AM CDTHigh Wind WarningTOP36 hr
Mar 19, 1:34 PM CDTFire Weather WatchTOP47 hr
Mar 20, 11:32 AM CDTRed Flag WarningTOP34 hr
Mar 21, 12:58 PM CDTRed Flag WarningTOP30 hr
Mar 21, 1:00 PM CDTWind AdvisoryTOP27 hr
Mar 25, 12:06 PM CDTFire Weather WatchTOP13 hr
Mar 26, 1:31 AM CDTRed Flag WarningTOP18 hr
Mar 26, 1:37 PM CDTFire Weather WatchTOP21 hr
Mar 26, 1:37 PM CDTRed Flag WarningTOP31 hr
Mar 27, 10:57 AM CDTRed Flag WarningTOP35 hr
Apr 8, 4:49 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC116 min
Apr 9, 1:39 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC3 hr
Apr 9, 5:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr
Apr 9, 6:33 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC117 min
Apr 9, 7:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatTOP47 min
Apr 9, 8:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOP44 min
Apr 9, 8:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOP37 min
Apr 9, 8:42 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Apr 11, 3:02 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTOP92 min
Apr 11, 4:34 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningTOP10 hr
Apr 11, 1:56 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC3 hr
Apr 13, 3:53 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Apr 17, 12:42 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC3 hr
Apr 23, 1:00 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Apr 23, 2:04 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC9 hr
Apr 23, 3:26 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Apr 23, 5:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOP44 min
Apr 23, 5:17 PM CDTTornado WarningTOP20 min
Apr 23, 5:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatTOP42 min
Apr 23, 5:22 PM CDTTornado WarningTOP19 min
Apr 23, 5:54 PM CDTTornado WarningTOP38 min
Apr 23, 5:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatTOP48 min
Apr 25, 6:21 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC84 min
Apr 25, 9:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOP35 min
Apr 25, 9:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOP18 min
Apr 25, 9:54 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOP36 min
Apr 25, 10:27 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOP33 min
Apr 25, 10:57 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOP33 min
Apr 26, 11:24 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC96 min
Apr 26, 12:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC9 hr
Apr 26, 12:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOP42 min
Apr 26, 12:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOP54 min
Apr 26, 1:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOP45 min
Apr 26, 1:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOP46 min
Apr 26, 1:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOP39 min
Apr 26, 8:38 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Apr 26, 9:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr
Apr 26, 11:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOP28 min
Apr 27, 12:27 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOP33 min
Apr 27, 1:24 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOP36 min
Apr 27, 1:39 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC96 min
Apr 27, 1:58 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOP15 min
Apr 27, 2:14 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOP31 min
Apr 27, 2:20 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningTOP4 hr
Apr 27, 2:39 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOP36 min
Apr 27, 3:49 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOP26 min
Apr 27, 6:38 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningTOP11 hr
May 1, 1:33 PM CDTFrost AdvisoryTOP18 hr
May 4, 8:53 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
May 14, 7:04 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC56 min
May 14, 7:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOP23 min
May 14, 7:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC112 min
May 14, 7:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOP38 min
May 14, 8:10 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOP20 min
May 16, 12:17 PM CDTWind AdvisoryTOP33 hr
May 16, 4:42 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC3 hr
May 16, 5:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC9 hr
May 16, 11:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatTOP37 min
May 17, 12:31 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOP29 min
May 17, 12:33 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC87 min
May 17, 12:06 PM CDTFlood WatchTOP38 hr
May 17, 3:16 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC8 hr
May 17, 8:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOP46 min
May 17, 9:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOP29 min
May 18, 12:23 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOP37 min
May 18, 11:59 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
May 18, 12:50 PM CDTTornado Watch PDSSPC7 hr
May 18, 4:30 PM CDTTornado WarningTOP45 min
May 18, 5:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOP49 min
May 18, 5:11 PM CDTTornado WarningTOP12 min
May 18, 5:15 PM CDTTornado WarningTOP30 min
May 18, 5:42 PM CDTTornado WarningTOP27 min
May 18, 5:45 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
May 18, 5:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOP36 min
May 18, 6:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatTOP24 min
May 18, 6:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatTOP48 min
May 18, 6:46 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTOP3 hr
May 18, 7:17 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTOP3 hr
May 18, 7:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOP36 min
May 18, 7:41 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTOP3 hr
May 22, 5:24 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
May 30, 12:52 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOP23 min
May 30, 7:29 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
May 30, 8:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOP27 min
May 30, 9:25 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Jun 4, 3:45 AM CDTFlood WatchTOP24 hr
Jun 4, 1:29 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC3 hr
Jun 4, 4:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOP37 min
Jun 4, 5:11 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC94 min
Jun 4, 5:16 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOP29 min
Jun 4, 5:20 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedTOP10 min
Jun 4, 5:47 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTOP3 hr
Jun 4, 6:05 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTOP4 hr
Jun 4, 7:28 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTOP3 hr
Jun 4, 8:05 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningTOP11 hr
Jun 4, 10:12 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningTOP10 hr
Jun 8, 2:00 AM CDTHeat AdvisoryTOP41 hr
Jun 8, 12:58 PM CDTFlood WatchTOP18 hr
Jun 8, 6:02 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC88 min
Jun 8, 7:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 hr
Jun 8, 8:55 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Jun 8, 9:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatTOP52 min
Jun 8, 10:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatTOP47 min
Jun 8, 10:57 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTOP8 hr
Jun 9, 12:14 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningTOP6 hr
Jun 9, 12:37 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTOP10 hr
Jun 9, 3:12 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTOP2 hr
Jun 9, 3:37 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOP23 min
Jun 9, 6:23 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningTOP6 hr
Jun 10, 1:35 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Jun 10, 2:12 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC9 hr
Jun 10, 5:57 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC93 min
Jun 10, 6:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOP44 min
Jun 10, 6:19 PM CDTTornado WarningTOP41 min
Jun 10, 6:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOP35 min
Jun 10, 7:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatTOP30 min
Jun 10, 7:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOP24 min
Jun 10, 8:24 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC96 min
Jun 10, 8:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatTOP24 min
Jun 13, 1:49 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC116 min
Jun 13, 2:30 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC9 hr
Jun 13, 5:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatTOP24 min
Jun 13, 5:58 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC92 min
Jun 13, 6:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatTOP51 min
Jun 13, 6:25 PM CDTTornado WarningTOP20 min
Jun 13, 6:28 PM CDTTornado WarningTOP12 min
Jun 13, 6:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatTOP44 min
Jun 13, 7:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatTOP56 min
Jun 16, 11:45 AM CDTWind AdvisoryTOP27 hr
Jun 19, 2:23 AM CDTFlood WatchTOP55 hr
Jun 20, 7:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr
Jun 20, 11:24 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC96 min
Jun 20, 11:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOP38 min
Jun 21, 12:28 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTOP15 min
Jun 21, 12:34 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOP41 min
Jun 21, 12:43 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningTOP4 hr
Jun 21, 1:40 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningTOP4 hr
Jun 21, 2:20 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTOP6 hr
Jun 21, 4:41 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTOP4 hr
Jun 24, 11:53 AM CDTFlood WatchTOP40 hr
Jun 25, 3:06 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTOP3 hr
Jun 27, 1:27 AM CDTExtreme Heat WatchTOP11 hr
Jun 27, 12:48 PM CDTExtreme Heat WarningTOP3 days
Jun 30, 9:20 PM CDTHeat AdvisoryTOP5 hr
Jul 1, 1:56 AM CDTHeat AdvisoryTOP3 days
Jul 3, 7:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC4 hr
Jul 3, 8:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOP49 min
Jul 3, 9:02 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOP43 min
Jul 3, 9:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOP31 min
Jul 3, 9:16 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC119 min
Jul 3, 9:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOP23 min
Jul 4, 3:11 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTOP100 min
Jul 8, 10:08 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Jul 9, 12:38 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOP37 min
Jul 19, 12:49 AM CDTHeat AdvisoryTOP43 hr
Jul 23, 10:58 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC62 min
Jul 24, 1:51 AM CDTExtreme Heat WatchTOP3 days
Jul 24, 5:07 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTOP5 hr
Jul 24, 11:33 AM CDTHeat AdvisoryTOP48 hr
Jul 24, 11:33 AM CDTExtreme Heat WarningTOP3 days
Jul 25, 1:10 PM CDTHeat AdvisoryTOP13 hr
Aug 6, 11:39 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Aug 7, 12:07 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOP53 min
Aug 7, 12:43 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOP62 min
Aug 7, 1:09 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOP51 min
Aug 7, 1:31 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOP29 min
Aug 7, 2:26 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOP34 min
Aug 7, 3:03 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTOP6 hr
Aug 7, 5:42 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTOP3 hr
Aug 8, 4:53 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC97 min
Aug 9, 12:29 AM CDTHeat AdvisoryTOP20 hr
Aug 9, 9:07 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC113 min
Aug 10, 1:34 PM CDTHeat AdvisoryTOP54 hr
Aug 11, 12:09 PM CDTExtreme Heat WarningTOP4 days
Aug 13, 10:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOP30 min
Aug 13, 10:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOP31 min
Aug 13, 10:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOP31 min
Aug 16, 2:13 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Aug 16, 3:45 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOP30 min
Aug 18, 7:46 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Aug 18, 9:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOP12 min
Aug 18, 9:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOP38 min
Aug 20, 3:48 AM CDTDense Fog AdvisoryTOP6 hr
Aug 21, 1:35 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC115 min
Aug 26, 3:32 AM CDTDense Fog AdvisoryTOP5 hr
Aug 30, 11:47 AM CDTHeat AdvisoryTOP31 hr
Sep 1, 11:47 AM CDTHeat AdvisoryTOP48 hr
Sep 3, 11:34 AM CDTExtreme Heat WarningTOP5 days
Sep 12, 3:44 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC91 min
Sep 12, 3:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOP49 min
Sep 12, 5:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOP48 min
Sep 12, 6:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOP44 min
Sep 14, 12:47 PM CDTFlood WatchTOP47 hr
Sep 16, 11:14 PM CDTDense Fog AdvisoryTOP11 hr
Sep 19, 2:34 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC116 min
Sep 19, 3:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr
Sep 19, 4:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOP48 min
Sep 19, 5:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOP47 min
Sep 19, 6:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOP22 min
Sep 19, 6:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threatTOP65 min
Sep 19, 6:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatTOP51 min
Sep 19, 7:05 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC85 min
Sep 19, 7:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOP32 min

By product

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.

Nearby

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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.