Alert archive / Kansas / Sedgwick County
Weather alerts in Sedgwick County, Kansas, 2015
220 weather alerts in 2015, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Sedgwick County and its neighbors
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- Alerts
- 220
- Warnings
- 61
- Watches
- 23
- Advisories
- 35
- Busiest month
- May54 alerts
- Busiest day
- May 25, 201510 alerts
Over time
By month
Warning verification
How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.
3 of 4 tornado warnings covering Sedgwick County in 2015 had a tornado report inside them; 3 of 4 tornado reports fell inside a warning, on average 9 minutes after it went out.
Sedgwick County, 2015
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 4 | 3 | 25% | 4 | 75% | 9 min |
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 18 | 8 | 56% | 33 | 82% | 32 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 5 | 4 | 20% | 11 | 82% | 70 min |
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 1, 11:48 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | ICT | 87 min |
| Jan 1, 7:31 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | ICT | 3 hr |
| Jan 2, 3:28 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ICT | 36 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 4, 5:11 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | ICT | 34 min |
| 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 15, 3:48 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ICT | 32 hr |
| Feb 17, 2:38 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | ICT | 22 min |
| Feb 21, 2:50 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ICT | 24 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 3, 2:05 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ICT | 27 hr |
| Mar 10, 3:50 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | ICT | 6 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 23, 10:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | 16 min |
| Mar 23, 10:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | 15 min |
| Mar 23, 11:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | 9 min |
| Mar 23, 11:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | 28 min |
| Mar 24, 12:57 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | 18 min |
| Mar 25, 10:56 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Mar 25, 5:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | 34 min |
| Mar 25, 5:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | 15 min |
| Mar 25, 5:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | 23 min |
| Mar 25, 5:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | 33 min |
| Apr 1, 2:38 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | ICT | 16 hr |
| Apr 2, 9:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Apr 2, 11:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | 63 min |
| Apr 2, 11:44 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 61 min |
| Apr 3, 2:39 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | ICT | 8 hr |
| Apr 8, 3:37 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Apr 8, 7:45 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 90 min |
| Apr 8, 7:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | 51 min |
| Apr 8, 8:32 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | 28 min |
| Apr 8, 8:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | 29 min |
| Apr 8, 8:53 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | 26 min |
| Apr 12, 5:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Apr 12, 8:23 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 97 min |
| Apr 16, 4:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Apr 16, 6:23 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 97 min |
| Apr 18, 2:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Apr 18, 4:07 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Apr 18, 7:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | 28 min |
| Apr 18, 7:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | 24 min |
| Apr 24, 3:41 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Apr 24, 7:21 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 54 min |
| Apr 25, 12:27 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | 33 min |
| May 6, 2:10 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | 7 hr |
| 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, 4:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | 30 min |
| May 6, 4:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | 55 min |
| May 6, 4:52 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | 38 min |
| May 6, 5:30 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | 22 min |
| May 6, 5:36 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 84 min |
| May 6, 7:40 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 65 min |
| May 6, 8:31 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| May 6, 8:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | 31 min |
| May 6, 9:40 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 95 min |
| May 6, 10:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | 42 min |
| May 6, 11:17 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 88 min |
| May 7, 1:44 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 7, 3:47 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | ICT | 12 hr |
| May 8, 4:00 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | ICT | 49 hr |
| May 8, 6:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | 42 min |
| May 8, 6:51 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | 24 min |
| May 8, 7:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | 33 min |
| May 9, 1:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | 34 min |
| May 16, 12:35 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | 25 min |
| May 16, 12:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | 34 min |
| May 16, 2:11 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | ICT | 9 hr |
| May 16, 3:04 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 86 min |
| May 16, 3:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | 34 min |
| May 16, 3:51 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | 17 hr |
| May 16, 3:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | 22 min |
| May 16, 6:16 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 59 min |
| May 16, 8:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | 34 min |
| May 16, 8:37 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | 31 hr |
| May 18, 3:44 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | ICT | 31 hr |
| May 20, 12:21 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | 114 min |
| May 22, 2:46 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | ICT | 61 hr |
| May 23, 3:26 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | 4 hr |
| May 24, 2:28 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | 23 hr |
| May 25, 2:33 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 57 min |
| May 25, 2:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | 33 min |
| May 25, 3:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | 41 min |
| May 25, 3:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | 23 min |
| May 25, 3:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| May 25, 3:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | 30 min |
| May 25, 5:52 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | 38 min |
| May 25, 6:23 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | 37 min |
| May 25, 6:32 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | 3 hr |
| May 25, 6:39 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 96 min |
| May 26, 6:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | 39 min |
| May 26, 6:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | 36 min |
| May 26, 6:33 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 87 min |
| May 26, 6:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | 49 min |
| May 27, 3:35 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | ICT | 54 hr |
| May 28, 1:52 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | 23 min |
| May 28, 3:13 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | 8 hr |
| Jun 5, 1:22 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 113 min |
| Jun 5, 3:41 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | 34 min |
| Jun 11, 4:47 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 58 min |
| Jun 11, 9:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | 36 min |
| Jun 11, 10:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | 35 min |
| Jun 12, 4:00 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | ICT | 48 hr |
| Jun 15, 12:58 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | 8 hr |
| Jun 15, 2:18 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ICT | 6 hr |
| Jun 15, 7:32 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ICT | 4 hr |
| Jun 15, 8:29 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | 47 hr |
| Jun 15, 6:34 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | 26 hr |
| Jun 26, 3:45 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | 30 min |
| Jun 26, 4:16 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | 44 min |
| Jun 26, 5:24 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 96 min |
| Jun 28, 3:21 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 54 min |
| Jul 6, 3:30 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | ICT | 52 hr |
| Jul 6, 1:57 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 93 min |
| Jul 6, 2:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | 32 min |
| Jul 6, 3:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | 31 min |
| Jul 6, 4:22 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | 5 hr |
| Jul 6, 4:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | 29 min |
| Jul 6, 4:54 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | 15 hr |
| Jul 6, 5:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | 29 min |
| Jul 6, 5:21 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ICT | 3 hr |
| Jul 6, 9:16 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | 12 hr |
| Jul 10, 2:16 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 59 min |
| Jul 10, 2:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | 27 min |
| Jul 10, 2:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | 31 min |
| Jul 10, 2:59 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | 2 hr |
| Jul 11, 4:15 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | ICT | 65 hr |
| Jul 13, 3:46 PM CDT | Excessive Heat Warning | ICT | 28 hr |
| Jul 16, 8:11 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Jul 17, 4:23 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | ICT | 40 hr |
| Jul 20, 6:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | 27 min |
| Jul 20, 11:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | 112 min |
| Jul 21, 3:25 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | 5 hr |
| Jul 21, 4:18 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | 5 hr |
| Jul 21, 4:26 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | 5 hr |
| Jul 21, 4:38 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ICT | 4 hr |
| Jul 23, 2:25 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | ICT | 30 hr |
| Jul 24, 4:55 AM CDT | Excessive Heat Warning | ICT | 16 hr |
| Jul 24, 3:06 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | ICT | 29 hr |
| Jul 25, 3:38 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | ICT | 28 hr |
| Jul 27, 3:58 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | ICT | 28 hr |
| Jul 29, 4:35 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | 25 min |
| Jul 30, 6:25 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | 50 min |
| Jul 30, 7:17 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | 43 min |
| Jul 30, 9:45 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | 6 hr |
| Aug 5, 3:00 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Aug 5, 4:21 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Aug 5, 4:51 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | 39 min |
| Aug 5, 5:33 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | 5 hr |
| Aug 5, 6:40 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 95 min |
| Aug 5, 6:53 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | 4 hr |
| Aug 5, 8:08 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 97 min |
| Aug 7, 4:20 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | ICT | 28 hr |
| Aug 9, 9:19 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | 26 min |
| Aug 9, 10:09 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | 36 min |
| Aug 10, 2:13 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | 32 min |
| Aug 10, 2:34 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | 5 hr |
| Aug 10, 4:07 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | 38 min |
| Aug 18, 2:11 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Aug 18, 3:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Aug 18, 5:15 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 90 min |
| Aug 22, 7:06 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | 39 min |
| Aug 22, 7:36 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | 39 min |
| Aug 22, 7:45 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | 45 min |
| Aug 22, 8:20 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | 40 min |
| Aug 22, 11:53 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 23, 12:46 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | 44 min |
| Aug 23, 12:54 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | 36 min |
| Aug 23, 1:27 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | 48 min |
| Aug 23, 3:04 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | 56 min |
| Aug 23, 3:17 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | 8 hr |
| Aug 30, 4:13 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | ICT | 6 hr |
| Aug 31, 5:40 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | ICT | 3 hr |
| Sep 7, 7:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | 45 min |
| Sep 7, 8:38 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 67 min |
| Sep 8, 3:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | 47 min |
| Sep 8, 3:46 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 89 min |
| Sep 10, 7:42 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 93 min |
| Sep 10, 8:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Sep 10, 9:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | 50 min |
| Sep 10, 10:18 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 87 min |
| Sep 10, 10:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | 51 min |
| Sep 14, 4:35 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | ICT | 27 hr |
| Sep 18, 10:01 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | 29 min |
| 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 25, 3:26 PM CDT | Frost Advisory | ICT | 18 hr |
| Nov 6, 2:50 PM CST | Frost Advisory | ICT | 17 hr |
| Nov 7, 3:33 AM CST | Frost Advisory | ICT | 29 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 | Wind Advisory | ICT | 31 hr |
| Nov 16, 10:19 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 86 min |
| Nov 17, 12:58 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Nov 17, 1:22 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | ICT | 38 min |
| Nov 17, 2:04 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | ICT | 56 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, 7:18 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 6 hr |
| Nov 27, 2:32 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 5 hr |
| Nov 29, 7:52 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 6 hr |
| Dec 12, 5:42 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Dec 13, 3:44 PM CST | River Flood Warning | ICT | 40 hr |
| Dec 13, 3:46 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | 42 hr |
| Dec 13, 5:22 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | 64 hr |
| Dec 13, 9:33 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | ICT | 6 hr |
| Dec 20, 3:23 AM CST | Wind Advisory | ICT | 13 hr |
| Dec 25, 3:31 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | ICT | 61 hr |
| Dec 26, 3:44 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | ICT | 47 hr |
| Dec 27, 4:13 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ICT | 26 hr |
| Dec 31, 3:37 AM CST | Freezing Fog Advisory | ICT | 4 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 | 18 |
| Tornado Warning | 4 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 8 |
| Tornado Watch | 4 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 41 |
| Special Weather Statement | 60 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Warning | 21 |
| Flash Flood Warning | 5 |
| River Flood Warning | 5 |
| Flash Flood Watch | 8 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Storm Warning | 2 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 1 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 7 |
| Heat | |
| Excessive Heat Warning | 2 |
| Heat Advisory | 7 |
| Cold | |
| Frost Advisory | 3 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Wind Advisory | 12 |
| Fire | |
| Red Flag Warning | 4 |
| Fire Weather Watch | 2 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 5 |
| Freezing Fog Advisory | 1 |
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.