Weather alerts in Russell County, Kansas, 2015

163 weather alerts in 2015, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.

Russell County and its neighbors

Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2015. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts: 163
Warnings: 35
Watches: 26
Advisories: 24
Busiest month: May28 alerts
Busiest day: May 6, 20157 alerts

Over time

By month

Warning verification

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

1 of 2 tornado warnings covering Russell County in 2015 had a tornado report inside them; 1 of 1 tornado reports fell inside a warning, on average 11 minutes after it went out.

Russell County, 2015

	Warnings	With a report	False alarm ratio	Reports	Inside a warning	Mean lead time
Tornado warnings	2	1	50%	1	100%	11 min
Severe thunderstorm warnings	16	5	69%	16	31%	28 min
Flash flood warnings	0			0

Each office's whole area, 2015

	Warnings	With a report	False alarm ratio	Reports	Inside a warning	Mean lead time
NWS Wichita, KS: tornado warnings	21	13	38%	29	83%	12 min
NWS Wichita, KS: severe thunderstorm warnings	237	112	53%	321	79%	22 min
NWS Wichita, KS: flash flood warnings	14	11	21%	23	87%	86 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 2, 3:28 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	ICT	36 hr
Jan 3, 2:53 PM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	ICT	18 hr
Jan 17, 12:28 PM CST	Wind Advisory	ICT	4 hr
Jan 24, 9:07 PM CST	Wind Advisory	ICT	20 hr
Jan 31, 8:46 PM CST	Wind Advisory	ICT	21 hr
Feb 9, 6:59 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	ICT	5 hr
Feb 10, 7:35 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	ICT	3 hr
Feb 25, 3:03 AM CST	Wind Advisory	ICT	21 hr
Feb 27, 3:10 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	ICT	47 hr
Mar 13, 3:46 AM CDT	Red Flag Warning	ICT	14 hr
Mar 14, 3:19 PM CDT	Red Flag Warning	ICT	29 hr
Mar 15, 4:00 AM CDT	Fire Weather Watch	ICT	23 hr
Mar 16, 3:28 AM CDT	Red Flag Warning	ICT	18 hr
Mar 16, 6:56 PM CDT	Wind Advisory	ICT	12 hr
Mar 17, 11:08 AM CDT	Red Flag Warning	ICT	8 hr
Mar 23, 3:31 AM CDT	Fire Weather Watch	ICT	12 hr
Mar 23, 3:45 PM CDT	Red Flag Warning	ICT	27 hr
Mar 28, 3:51 PM CDT	Fire Weather Watch	ICT	12 hr
Mar 29, 3:56 AM CDT	Red Flag Warning	ICT	14 hr
Mar 31, 2:11 PM CDT	Fire Weather Watch	ICT	12 hr
Apr 1, 2:38 AM CDT	Red Flag Warning	ICT	16 hr
Apr 2, 7:20 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	85 min
Apr 2, 9:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	5 hr
Apr 3, 2:39 AM CDT	Wind Advisory	ICT	8 hr
Apr 3, 3:55 PM CDT	Red Flag Warning	ICT	28 hr
Apr 12, 5:42 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	63 min
Apr 12, 7:40 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	35 min
Apr 16, 12:17 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	118 min
Apr 16, 3:08 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Apr 17, 8:24 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Apr 18, 2:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	8 hr
Apr 18, 5:31 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	59 min
Apr 18, 8:11 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	64 min
Apr 24, 2:14 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	91 min
Apr 24, 3:41 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	6 hr
Apr 24, 3:52 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	38 min
Apr 24, 5:03 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	ICT	57 min
Apr 24, 5:38 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ICT	67 min
Apr 24, 6:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	33 min
Apr 24, 7:21 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	54 min
May 4, 2:56 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
May 4, 3:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr
May 4, 5:09 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	36 min
May 4, 6:30 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	90 min
May 6, 11:05 AM CDT	Wind Advisory	ICT	11 hr
May 6, 1:09 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	3 hr
May 6, 1:41 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr
May 6, 3:24 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
May 6, 4:18 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	42 min
May 6, 4:48 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	27 min
May 6, 5:36 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	84 min
May 6, 9:40 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	95 min
May 7, 3:47 PM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	ICT	12 hr
May 7, 5:31 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	29 min
May 7, 5:36 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	39 min
May 7, 6:09 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	21 min
May 8, 4:00 AM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	ICT	49 hr
May 11, 6:11 PM CDT	Frost Advisory	ICT	14 hr
May 15, 1:13 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	47 min
May 15, 1:52 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	38 min
May 16, 12:43 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	92 min
May 16, 3:38 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	37 min
May 25, 2:33 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	57 min
May 27, 3:35 PM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	ICT	54 hr
May 28, 7:40 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	50 min
May 28, 8:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	34 min
May 29, 7:19 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	26 min
May 29, 7:44 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	31 min
Jun 3, 4:05 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	115 min
Jun 3, 6:33 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr
Jun 3, 8:18 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	27 min
Jun 3, 8:20 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	115 min
Jun 3, 8:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	49 min
Jun 4, 3:28 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	92 min
Jun 7, 5:31 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	89 min
Jun 20, 7:10 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	35 min
Jun 25, 5:31 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	29 min
Jun 25, 6:17 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	28 min
Jun 25, 6:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	34 min
Jun 25, 7:04 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	86 min
Jul 2, 8:42 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	33 min
Jul 2, 9:17 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	43 min
Jul 10, 5:20 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	115 min
Jul 10, 6:04 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	26 min
Jul 10, 7:16 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	29 min
Jul 10, 7:23 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	6 hr
Jul 11, 4:15 AM CDT	Heat Advisory	ICT	65 hr
Jul 12, 4:51 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	114 min
Jul 12, 6:15 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	30 min
Jul 13, 3:46 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	89 min
Jul 15, 2:05 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	40 min
Jul 15, 2:52 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	38 min
Jul 15, 3:08 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	67 min
Jul 15, 6:47 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	28 min
Jul 15, 6:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	33 min
Jul 15, 7:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	30 min
Jul 19, 2:57 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	5 hr
Jul 19, 3:48 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	27 min
Jul 19, 3:12 PM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	ICT	12 hr
Jul 23, 2:25 PM CDT	Heat Advisory	ICT	30 hr
Jul 25, 3:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	8 hr
Jul 25, 3:38 PM CDT	Heat Advisory	ICT	28 hr
Jul 25, 6:46 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	89 min
Jul 25, 9:32 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	88 min
Jul 26, 11:50 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	25 min
Jul 27, 12:17 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	28 min
Jul 27, 12:43 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	32 min
Aug 4, 11:58 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Aug 4, 3:29 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Aug 4, 5:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	4 hr
Aug 5, 3:00 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	3 hr
Aug 5, 5:47 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	5 hr
Aug 8, 3:38 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	67 min
Aug 8, 3:57 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Aug 8, 3:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	61 min
Aug 8, 4:54 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	6 hr
Aug 8, 4:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	62 min
Aug 8, 5:50 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	25 min
Aug 8, 5:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	30 min
Aug 8, 9:28 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	32 min
Aug 18, 4:08 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	37 min
Aug 27, 5:16 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	119 min
Aug 27, 5:25 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	35 min
Aug 27, 5:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	38 min
Aug 27, 6:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	18 min
Aug 30, 4:13 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	ICT	6 hr
Sep 6, 6:44 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	91 min
Sep 7, 3:09 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	36 min
Sep 10, 1:23 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	97 min
Sep 10, 2:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	5 hr
Sep 10, 5:27 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	93 min
Sep 10, 5:35 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	55 min
Sep 10, 6:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	52 min
Sep 10, 6:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	49 min
Sep 10, 7:42 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	93 min
Sep 10, 7:44 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	61 min
Sep 10, 8:03 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	5 hr
Sep 14, 4:35 PM CDT	Wind Advisory	ICT	27 hr
Oct 18, 3:57 AM CDT	Red Flag Warning	ICT	15 hr
Oct 18, 3:20 PM CDT	Fire Weather Watch	ICT	12 hr
Oct 19, 3:40 AM CDT	Red Flag Warning	ICT	15 hr
Oct 19, 4:35 AM CDT	Wind Advisory	ICT	14 hr
Oct 24, 3:02 PM CDT	Frost Advisory	ICT	18 hr
Oct 28, 2:49 AM CDT	Freeze Watch	ICT	13 hr
Oct 28, 3:34 PM CDT	Frost Advisory	ICT	17 hr
Nov 9, 3:18 PM CST	High Wind Watch	ICT	22 hr
Nov 9, 3:35 PM CST	Fire Weather Watch	ICT	21 hr
Nov 10, 12:58 PM CST	Red Flag Warning	ICT	31 hr
Nov 10, 1:04 PM CST	High Wind Warning	ICT	29 hr
Nov 16, 8:17 PM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr
Nov 16, 10:37 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	23 min
Nov 16, 11:02 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	ICT	28 min
Nov 20, 9:29 PM CST	Wind Advisory	ICT	8 hr
Nov 24, 3:22 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	ICT	6 days
Nov 26, 4:02 AM CST	Winter Storm Warning	ICT	35 hr
Nov 26, 2:20 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	5 hr
Dec 12, 2:10 AM CST	Winter Storm Watch	ICT	26 hr
Dec 12, 5:42 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Dec 13, 4:02 AM CST	Winter Storm Warning	ICT	24 hr
Dec 13, 9:18 AM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	6 hr
Dec 13, 2:33 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	ICT	27 min
Dec 25, 3:31 AM CST	Winter Storm Watch	ICT	61 hr
Dec 27, 4:13 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	ICT	26 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	16
Tornado Warning	2
Severe Thunderstorm Watch	8
Tornado Watch	4
Mesoscale Discussion	39
Special Weather Statement	39
Flooding
Areal Flood Warning	3
Flash Flood Watch	4
Winter
Winter Storm Warning	2
Winter Storm Watch	2
Winter Weather Advisory	4
Heat
Heat Advisory	3
Cold
Freeze Watch	1
Frost Advisory	3
Wind Chill Advisory	1
Wind and dust
High Wind Warning	1
High Wind Watch	1
Wind Advisory	10
Fire
Red Flag Warning	11
Fire Weather Watch	6
Fog and smoke
Dense Fog Advisory	3

The busiest days

Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.

Nearby

Alerts in force now Tornadoes on record Forecast The radar archive 2014 2016

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.