Alert archive / Kansas / Rooks County
Weather alerts in Rooks County, Kansas, 2026
136 weather alerts in 2026, 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 2026. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 136
- Warnings
- 39
- Watches
- 32
- Advisories
- 24
- Busiest month
- June23 alerts
- Busiest day
- June 8, 20267 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, 2026
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 14 | 9 | 36% | 11 | 55% | 21 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 Hastings, NE: tornado warnings | 13 | 5 | 62% | 11 | 82% | 20 min |
| NWS Hastings, NE: severe thunderstorm warnings | 297 | 162 | 45% | 644 | 90% | 24 min |
| NWS Hastings, NE: flash flood warnings | 8 | 1 | 88% | 1 | 100% | 36 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 6, 1:10 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | GID | 4 hr |
| Jan 14, 2:19 AM CST | High Wind Watch | GID | 35 hr |
| Jan 15, 2:05 AM CST | Fire Weather Watch | GID | 19 hr |
| Jan 15, 12:57 PM CST | High Wind Warning | GID | 29 hr |
| Jan 15, 8:51 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | GID | 20 hr |
| Jan 22, 2:08 AM CST | Cold Weather Advisory | GID | 4 days |
| Jan 22, 1:26 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | GID | 45 hr |
| Jan 23, 1:43 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | GID | 43 hr |
| Feb 9, 2:28 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | GID | 16 hr |
| Feb 14, 10:37 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | GID | 13 hr |
| Feb 15, 12:35 PM CST | Fire Weather Watch | GID | 23 hr |
| Feb 16, 11:30 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | GID | 35 hr |
| Feb 20, 11:36 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | GID | 18 hr |
| Mar 2, 10:05 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | GID | 12 hr |
| Mar 3, 11:36 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | GID | 10 hr |
| Mar 4, 8:57 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | GID | 14 hr |
| Mar 10, 12:19 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | GID | 24 hr |
| Mar 11, 12:07 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | GID | 36 hr |
| Mar 13, 11:04 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | GID | 33 hr |
| Mar 13, 11:49 AM CDT | High Wind Watch | GID | 23 hr |
| Mar 14, 11:06 AM CDT | High Wind Warning | GID | 33 hr |
| Mar 16, 1:07 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | GID | 13 hr |
| Mar 19, 2:53 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | GID | 30 hr |
| Mar 20, 9:09 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | GID | 43 hr |
| Mar 22, 11:25 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | GID | 22 hr |
| Mar 25, 12:37 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | GID | 12 hr |
| Mar 26, 12:12 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | GID | 20 hr |
| Mar 26, 1:17 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | GID | 19 hr |
| Mar 27, 8:13 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | GID | 38 hr |
| Apr 3, 3:10 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | GID | 17 hr |
| Apr 10, 9:58 PM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | GID | 13 hr |
| Apr 12, 11:43 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | GID | 9 hr |
| Apr 12, 8:33 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | GID | 24 hr |
| Apr 13, 1:53 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | GID | 24 hr |
| Apr 14, 1:47 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | GID | 19 hr |
| Apr 15, 1:39 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | GID | 14 hr |
| Apr 15, 3:16 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | GID | 32 hr |
| Apr 16, 12:36 AM CDT | Freeze Watch | GID | 34 hr |
| Apr 17, 10:49 AM CDT | Freeze Warning | GID | 22 hr |
| Apr 17, 11:36 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | GID | 32 hr |
| Apr 20, 12:07 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | GID | 21 hr |
| Apr 22, 1:54 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | GID | 31 hr |
| Apr 25, 1:57 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Apr 25, 2:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Apr 26, 8:38 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Apr 26, 9:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Apr 28, 1:11 PM CDT | Frost Advisory | GID | 20 hr |
| Apr 30, 12:07 PM CDT | Frost Advisory | GID | 21 hr |
| May 1, 12:45 PM CDT | Frost Advisory | GID | 19 hr |
| May 6, 12:56 PM CDT | Frost Advisory | GID | 18 hr |
| May 9, 4:12 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | 48 min |
| May 11, 10:16 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | GID | 23 hr |
| May 12, 1:14 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | GID | 8 hr |
| May 12, 9:17 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | GID | 24 hr |
| May 16, 2:55 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | GID | 11 hr |
| May 16, 5:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| May 16, 7:01 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 119 min |
| May 16, 9:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | 43 min |
| May 16, 9:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | 67 min |
| May 16, 10:15 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 17, 1:58 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | GID | 18 hr |
| May 24, 2:05 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 115 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, 5:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | 40 min |
| Jun 1, 7:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jun 8, 11:55 AM CDT | Flood Watch | GID | 16 hr |
| Jun 8, 1:49 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Jun 8, 3:10 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 8, 5:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | 42 min |
| Jun 8, 6:02 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 88 min |
| Jun 8, 6:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | 54 min |
| Jun 8, 6:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | 47 min |
| Jun 8, 7:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | 31 min |
| 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, 6:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | 45 min |
| Jun 13, 3:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Jun 19, 12:47 PM CDT | Flood Watch | GID | 42 hr |
| Jun 20, 5:42 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 20, 7:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Jun 20, 8:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | 42 min |
| Jun 20, 9:12 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | 48 min |
| Jun 20, 11:10 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GID | 12 hr |
| Jun 21, 5:19 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 56 min |
| Jun 24, 7:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 25, 5:03 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GID | 6 hr |
| Jun 30, 5:45 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 30, 8:33 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 117 min |
| Jun 30, 9:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | 28 min |
| Jun 30, 9:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | 32 min |
| Jul 2, 5:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| Jul 3, 6:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | 43 min |
| Jul 3, 6:37 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 113 min |
| Jul 3, 7:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
| Jul 3, 7:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | 45 min |
| Jul 3, 7:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | 32 min |
| Jul 4, 3:39 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | 36 min |
| Jul 9, 8:20 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 85 min |
| Jul 9, 8:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Jul 9, 11:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | 46 min |
| Jul 9, 11:44 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 91 min |
| Jul 10, 12:35 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | 40 min |
| Jul 10, 6:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | 43 min |
| Jul 10, 6:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | 35 min |
| Jul 18, 8:57 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | GID | 49 hr |
| Jul 24, 12:27 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | GID | 41 hr |
| Jul 25, 5:34 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | GID | 26 hr |
| Jul 25, 5:34 PM CDT | Extreme Heat Warning | GID | 52 hr |
| Jul 27, 7:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | 40 min |
| Jul 27, 8:02 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 88 min |
| Aug 6, 12:04 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | GID | 10 hr |
| Aug 7, 4:54 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | GID | 4 hr |
| Aug 9, 6:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | 35 min |
| Aug 11, 12:41 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | GID | 20 hr |
| Aug 11, 12:14 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | GID | 57 hr |
| Aug 13, 10:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | 31 min |
| Aug 13, 11:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | 34 min |
| Aug 15, 11:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | 40 min |
| Aug 16, 1:06 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | 39 min |
| Aug 21, 1:35 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 115 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, 11:37 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 83 min |
| Aug 30, 10:05 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 115 min |
| Sep 2, 12:02 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | GID | 3 days |
| Sep 7, 11:32 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | GID | 31 hr |
| Sep 8, 5:08 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Sep 14, 3:09 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Sep 14, 3:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
| Sep 14, 3:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | 48 min |
| Sep 14, 4:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | 50 min |
| Sep 14, 4:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | 36 min |
| Sep 14, 6:53 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 67 min |
| Sep 16, 11:03 PM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | GID | 11 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 | 14 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 14 |
| Tornado Watch | 1 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 25 |
| Special Weather Statement | 16 |
| Flooding | |
| Flood Watch | 2 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 2 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Storm Warning | 1 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 2 |
| Heat | |
| Extreme Heat Warning | 1 |
| Heat Advisory | 7 |
| Cold | |
| Freeze Warning | 1 |
| Freeze Watch | 1 |
| Cold Weather Advisory | 1 |
| Frost Advisory | 4 |
| Wind and dust | |
| High Wind Warning | 2 |
| High Wind Watch | 2 |
| Fire | |
| Red Flag Warning | 20 |
| Fire Weather Watch | 12 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 8 |
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.