Alert archive / Kansas / Rooks County
Weather alerts in Rooks County, Kansas, 2013
149 weather alerts in 2013, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Rooks County and its neighbors
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2013. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 149
- Warnings
- 24
- Watches
- 23
- Advisories
- 37
- Busiest month
- May27 alerts
- Busiest day
- April 9, 20136 alerts
Over time
By month
Warning verification
How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.
Rooks County, 2013
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 11 | 6 | 45% | 8 | 88% | 14 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 0 | 0 |
Each office's whole area, 2013
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Hastings, NE: tornado warnings | 36 | 11 | 69% | 20 | 65% | 12 min |
| NWS Hastings, NE: severe thunderstorm warnings | 262 | 117 | 55% | 276 | 77% | 19 min |
| NWS Hastings, NE: flash flood warnings | 2 | 1 | 50% | 1 | 100% | 56 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 10, 2:43 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | GID | 21 hr |
| Jan 11, 3:57 AM CST | Wind Advisory | GID | 21 hr |
| Jan 27, 8:39 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | GID | 6 hr |
| Jan 27, 3:57 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | GID | 23 hr |
| Jan 29, 8:29 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 hr |
| Feb 8, 2:16 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | GID | 10 hr |
| Feb 9, 3:28 AM CST | Wind Advisory | GID | 16 hr |
| Feb 9, 3:24 PM CST | Wind Advisory | GID | 30 hr |
| Feb 16, 3:28 PM CST | Fire Weather Watch | GID | 11 hr |
| Feb 17, 2:53 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | GID | 15 hr |
| Feb 17, 9:45 PM CST | Wind Advisory | GID | 20 hr |
| Feb 18, 3:19 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | GID | 23 hr |
| Feb 19, 2:29 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | GID | 58 hr |
| Feb 20, 12:48 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 hr |
| Feb 21, 3:16 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 6 hr |
| Feb 23, 3:48 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | GID | 20 hr |
| Feb 24, 3:28 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | GID | 24 hr |
| Mar 9, 4:10 AM CST | Blizzard Warning | GID | 29 hr |
| Mar 9, 4:10 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | GID | 29 hr |
| Mar 9, 12:00 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 90 min |
| Mar 10, 10:18 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | GID | 12 hr |
| Mar 17, 3:00 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | GID | 12 hr |
| Mar 18, 3:24 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | GID | 16 hr |
| Mar 21, 3:51 PM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | GID | 24 hr |
| Mar 22, 3:36 PM CDT | Winter Storm Warning | GID | 24 hr |
| Mar 22, 3:36 PM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | GID | 32 hr |
| Mar 29, 10:21 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 54 min |
| Mar 30, 6:26 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | GID | 4 hr |
| Apr 5, 4:05 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | GID | 16 hr |
| Apr 7, 5:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | 41 min |
| Apr 7, 5:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
| Apr 7, 5:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | 33 min |
| Apr 7, 5:52 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | 23 min |
| Apr 7, 6:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | 30 min |
| Apr 7, 7:43 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 62 min |
| Apr 8, 5:47 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | GID | 4 hr |
| Apr 9, 12:58 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | GID | 12 hr |
| Apr 9, 10:42 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | GID | 41 hr |
| Apr 9, 11:36 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | 39 min |
| Apr 9, 2:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | 30 min |
| Apr 9, 2:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | 32 min |
| Apr 9, 3:00 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Apr 14, 11:06 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | GID | 9 hr |
| Apr 14, 3:06 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | GID | 4 hr |
| Apr 17, 4:07 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | GID | 34 hr |
| Apr 22, 4:12 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | GID | 29 hr |
| Apr 22, 9:44 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | 31 min |
| Apr 22, 10:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | 30 min |
| Apr 22, 10:31 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | 29 min |
| Apr 25, 4:47 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | GID | 15 hr |
| Apr 27, 1:31 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | GID | 8 hr |
| Apr 30, 3:22 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | GID | 28 hr |
| May 1, 4:14 PM CDT | Freeze Watch | GID | 11 hr |
| May 2, 3:43 AM CDT | Freeze Warning | GID | 29 hr |
| May 3, 2:11 PM CDT | Freeze Warning | GID | 19 hr |
| May 8, 7:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | 50 min |
| May 8, 7:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | 41 min |
| May 16, 1:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| May 16, 8:12 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | 33 min |
| May 18, 2:42 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| May 18, 5:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | 39 min |
| May 18, 6:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | 38 min |
| May 18, 6:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | 45 min |
| May 18, 6:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | 35 min |
| May 25, 9:43 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 92 min |
| May 26, 12:23 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | 37 min |
| May 26, 2:42 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | 33 min |
| May 27, 3:23 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 67 min |
| May 27, 4:49 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| May 27, 6:53 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 28, 3:17 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | GID | 30 hr |
| May 28, 7:52 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 113 min |
| May 29, 12:52 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 53 min |
| May 29, 1:04 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| May 29, 3:24 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 66 min |
| May 29, 8:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | 26 min |
| May 29, 8:06 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 54 min |
| May 29, 8:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | 44 min |
| May 30, 1:55 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 3, 5:23 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 4, 11:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | 45 min |
| Jun 8, 2:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | 49 min |
| Jun 8, 3:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | 50 min |
| Jun 11, 4:03 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 57 min |
| Jun 16, 2:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 16, 8:16 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 59 min |
| Jun 16, 8:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Jun 16, 10:58 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 62 min |
| Jun 18, 3:04 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 86 min |
| Jun 18, 3:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | 41 min |
| Jun 18, 4:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | 44 min |
| Jun 18, 4:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | 28 min |
| Jun 21, 2:41 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | 49 min |
| Jun 22, 5:56 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 22, 7:47 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 88 min |
| Jun 23, 3:25 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 23, 6:50 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 85 min |
| Jun 23, 8:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| Jun 23, 10:54 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 66 min |
| Jun 24, 5:11 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 94 min |
| Jun 24, 5:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| Jun 24, 9:32 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 58 min |
| Jun 24, 11:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | 30 min |
| Jun 24, 11:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | 24 min |
| Jun 27, 2:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Jun 27, 3:37 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 83 min |
| Jul 8, 3:38 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | GID | 27 hr |
| Jul 9, 6:08 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 9, 6:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jul 9, 10:26 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 10, 3:27 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | 48 min |
| Jul 12, 1:06 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | GID | 6 hr |
| Jul 13, 3:54 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | GID | 16 hr |
| Jul 24, 4:54 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 96 min |
| Jul 25, 4:50 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | 25 min |
| Jul 25, 3:24 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 96 min |
| Jul 25, 4:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Jul 27, 4:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | 33 min |
| Jul 29, 9:43 PM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | GID | 11 hr |
| Jul 31, 10:41 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | 49 min |
| Aug 5, 1:14 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 61 min |
| Aug 5, 2:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Aug 7, 3:57 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | 48 min |
| Aug 15, 3:28 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 92 min |
| Aug 15, 3:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Sep 8, 2:52 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | GID | 13 hr |
| Sep 9, 3:53 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | GID | 15 hr |
| Sep 10, 5:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | 46 min |
| Sep 17, 7:55 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | GID | 2 hr |
| Sep 27, 5:45 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 60 min |
| Oct 4, 5:14 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | GID | 18 hr |
| Oct 4, 9:36 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | GID | 22 hr |
| Oct 10, 10:16 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 89 min |
| Oct 10, 10:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | 47 min |
| Oct 14, 1:32 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 118 min |
| Oct 14, 1:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Oct 14, 3:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | 45 min |
| Oct 14, 3:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | 45 min |
| Oct 14, 4:48 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 57 min |
| Oct 15, 11:23 AM CDT | Freeze Warning | GID | 22 hr |
| Nov 2, 2:23 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | GID | 29 hr |
| Nov 16, 3:12 AM CST | Fire Weather Watch | GID | 11 hr |
| Nov 16, 2:28 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | GID | 27 hr |
| Nov 16, 2:30 PM CST | Wind Advisory | GID | 27 hr |
| Nov 17, 12:27 PM CST | High Wind Warning | GID | 3 hr |
| Nov 20, 4:14 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | GID | 29 hr |
| Dec 4, 3:55 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | GID | 5 hr |
| Dec 7, 11:19 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | GID | 19 hr |
| Dec 8, 3:52 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | GID | 18 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 | 11 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 12 |
| Tornado Watch | 4 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 37 |
| Special Weather Statement | 28 |
| Winter | |
| Blizzard Warning | 1 |
| Winter Storm Warning | 2 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 2 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 10 |
| Heat | |
| Heat Advisory | 3 |
| Cold | |
| Freeze Warning | 3 |
| Freeze Watch | 1 |
| Wind Chill Advisory | 1 |
| Wind and dust | |
| High Wind Warning | 1 |
| Wind Advisory | 13 |
| Fire | |
| Red Flag Warning | 6 |
| Fire Weather Watch | 4 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 10 |
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.