Alert archive / Kansas / Severe Thunderstorm Watches
Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Kansas, 2008
86 severe thunderstorm watches in 2008. An alert counts here when it covered any part of the state, so the counties below add up to more than the state. The archive of severe thunderstorm watches reaches back to 1997.
Severe Thunderstorm Watches by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2008. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Watches
- 86
- Busiest month
- June42 severe thunderstorm watches
- Busiest day
- June 16, 20084 severe thunderstorm watches
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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 | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 7, 8:55 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allen, Bourbon, Chautauqua, Cherokee, Crawford, Labette and 4 more | 8 hr |
| Mar 2, 1:57 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Barber, Butler, Chase, Comanche, Cowley, Harper and 6 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 2, 6:18 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allen, Bourbon, Chautauqua, Cherokee, Crawford, Elk and 6 more | 7 hr |
| Mar 14, 8:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Chautauqua, Cherokee, Labette, Montgomery | 5 hr |
| Mar 30, 9:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Barber, Barton, Brown, Butler, Chase, Chautauqua and 37 more | 7 hr |
| Mar 31, 4:09 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Atchison, Doniphan | 3 hr |
| Mar 31, 5:05 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allen, Butler, Chase, Chautauqua, Cowley, Elk and 10 more | 7 hr |
| Apr 8, 1:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allen, Anderson, Bourbon, Butler, Chase, Chautauqua and 21 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 10, 2:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anderson, Atchison, Bourbon, Brown, Cherokee, Coffey and 14 more | 7 hr |
| Apr 17, 12:03 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anderson, Barton, Coffey, Dickinson, Douglas, Edwards and 30 more | 5 hr |
| Apr 21, 7:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allen, Anderson, Atchison, Brown, Butler, Chase and 29 more | 7 hr |
| Apr 23, 9:32 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Barber, Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Finney, Ford and 15 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 23, 9:50 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Barton, Butler, Chase, Chautauqua, Clay, Cloud and 38 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 23, 3:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Finney, Grant, Gray, Hamilton, Haskell, Kearny and 7 more | 4 hr |
| Apr 24, 6:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Cheyenne, Decatur, Gove, Graham, Logan, Norton and 6 more | 7 hr |
| Apr 24, 10:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Brown, Clay, Cloud, Dickinson, Geary, Jackson and 14 more | 7 hr |
| Apr 25, 12:07 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Doniphan | 7 hr |
| May 5, 2:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Barber, Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Finney, Ford and 18 more | 9 hr |
| May 6, 3:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Barber, Cheyenne, Clark, Comanche, Decatur, Edwards and 28 more | 6 hr |
| May 6, 7:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allen, Barton, Butler, Chase, Chautauqua, Clay and 31 more | 6 hr |
| May 8, 2:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Barber, Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Ellis, Finney and 28 more | 6 hr |
| May 8, 8:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Barber, Butler, Chautauqua, Clark, Comanche, Cowley and 18 more | 6 hr |
| May 9, 1:21 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Cherokee, Crawford | 3 hr |
| May 9, 2:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Cheyenne, Gove, Logan, Rawlins, Sherman, Thomas and 1 more | 6 hr |
| May 24, 1:16 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allen, Anderson, Butler, Chase, Chautauqua, Coffey and 17 more | 4 hr |
| May 25, 11:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allen, Anderson, Bourbon, Butler, Chase, Chautauqua and 15 more | 6 hr |
| May 29, 2:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Finney, Grant, Greeley, Hamilton, Haskell, Kearny and 11 more | 10 hr |
| May 29, 9:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Ellis, Finney, Gove, Graham, Grant, Greeley and 12 more | 5 hr |
| May 31, 4:52 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allen, Barber, Barton, Bourbon, Butler, Chase and 27 more | 9 hr |
| Jun 1, 1:04 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allen, Bourbon, Butler, Chautauqua, Cherokee, Cowley and 14 more | 7 hr |
| Jun 1, 2:09 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Finney, Grant, Gray, Greeley, Hamilton, Haskell and 9 more | 3 hr |
| Jun 1, 5:18 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allen, Barber, Barton, Butler, Chautauqua, Clark and 37 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 2, 7:49 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anderson, Atchison, Brown, Clay, Cloud, Coffey and 29 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 2, 3:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Cheyenne, Decatur, Finney, Gove, Grant, Gray and 14 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 3, 2:28 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Greeley, Sherman, Wallace | 3 hr |
| Jun 3, 4:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Barber, Clark, Comanche, Ford, Grant, Gray and 8 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 3, 10:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bourbon, Cherokee, Crawford | 4 hr |
| Jun 5, 5:33 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Cheyenne, Decatur, Greeley, Hamilton, Logan, Morton and 7 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 5, 1:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Cheyenne, Clark, Decatur, Finney, Ford, Gove and 25 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 8, 1:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anderson, Atchison, Brown, Coffey, Doniphan, Douglas and 16 more | 7 hr |
| Jun 8, 2:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allen, Barber, Butler, Chase, Chautauqua, Clark and 17 more | 8 hr |
| Jun 8, 5:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Linn, Miami | 6 hr |
| Jun 8, 7:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bourbon, Cherokee, Crawford | 8 hr |
| Jun 8, 11:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Barber, Butler, Chase, Chautauqua, Clark, Comanche and 19 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 12, 10:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allen, Anderson, Bourbon, Butler, Chautauqua, Cherokee and 16 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 13, 3:48 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Chautauqua, Cherokee, Cowley, Crawford, Elk, Labette and 4 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 15, 9:09 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allen, Anderson, Atchison, Barton, Brown, Butler and 44 more | 8 hr |
| Jun 15, 1:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bourbon, Cherokee, Crawford | 7 hr |
| Jun 15, 7:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Barber, Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Finney, Ford and 11 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 15, 9:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Butler, Chautauqua, Cowley, Elk, Greenwood, Harper and 3 more | 3 hr |
| Jun 15, 11:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Chautauqua, Cowley, Montgomery | 5 hr |
| Jun 16, 2:24 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allen, Anderson, Barton, Bourbon, Butler, Chase and 41 more | 8 hr |
| Jun 17, 5:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Finney, Grant, Gray, Hamilton, Haskell, Kearny and 5 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 17, 10:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Cheyenne, Clay, Cloud, Decatur, Dickinson, Ellis and 23 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 18, 2:13 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Barber, Barton, Butler, Clark, Comanche, Cowley and 18 more | 4 hr |
| Jun 18, 1:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Cheyenne, Finney, Grant, Gray, Greeley, Hamilton and 15 more | 8 hr |
| Jun 18, 8:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Barber, Barton, Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Ellis and 14 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 19, 1:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anderson, Atchison, Brown, Coffey, Doniphan, Douglas and 19 more | 10 hr |
| Jun 19, 1:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Grant, Greeley, Hamilton, Kearny, Morton, Stanton and 2 more | 7 hr |
| Jun 19, 2:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allen, Bourbon, Butler, Chase, Chautauqua, Cherokee and 14 more | 8 hr |
| Jun 20, 12:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Clark, Finney, Ford, Gove, Graham, Grant and 21 more | 7 hr |
| Jun 23, 12:38 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allen, Anderson, Bourbon, Butler, Chase, Cherokee and 23 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 23, 5:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Cheyenne, Decatur, Gove, Graham, Greeley, Logan and 7 more | 7 hr |
| Jun 26, 4:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anderson, Atchison, Brown, Clay, Cloud, Coffey and 30 more | 8 hr |
| Jun 26, 6:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Cheyenne, Decatur, Norton, Rawlins | 6 hr |
| Jun 26, 9:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allen, Barton, Butler, Chase, Chautauqua, Cowley and 19 more | 7 hr |
| Jun 27, 3:20 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allen, Chautauqua, Elk, Labette, Montgomery, Neosho and 2 more | 4 hr |
| Jun 27, 4:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anderson, Atchison, Brown, Chase, Clay, Cloud and 28 more | 4 hr |
| Jun 27, 8:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anderson, Atchison, Brown, Chase, Coffey, Dickinson and 19 more | 8 hr |
| Jun 27, 11:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allen, Bourbon, Butler, Chase, Chautauqua, Cherokee and 18 more | 9 hr |
| Jun 28, 10:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Cherokee | 5 hr |
| Jul 2, 6:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anderson, Atchison, Brown, Coffey, Doniphan, Douglas and 14 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 26, 2:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anderson, Barton, Brown, Chase, Clay, Cloud and 32 more | 8 hr |
| Aug 3, 7:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Cheyenne | 7 hr |
| Aug 9, 3:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Barber, Comanche, Harper, Kingman, Kiowa, Pratt and 1 more | 5 hr |
| Aug 11, 8:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Cheyenne, Decatur, Gove, Greeley, Logan, Rawlins and 5 more | 3 hr |
| Aug 14, 2:03 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Barton, Edwards, Ellsworth, Kingman, Lincoln, McPherson and 7 more | 3 hr |
| Aug 14, 2:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Clark, Grant, Hamilton, Haskell, Kearny, Meade and 4 more | 9 hr |
| Aug 28, 3:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anderson, Atchison, Brown, Coffey, Doniphan, Douglas and 11 more | 7 hr |
| Sep 7, 9:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Cheyenne, Decatur, Ellis, Gove, Graham, Logan and 9 more | 7 hr |
| Oct 11, 10:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Greeley, Hamilton, Logan, Morton, Stanton, Wallace and 1 more | 5 hr |
| Oct 21, 5:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Cheyenne, Clark, Decatur, Finney, Ford, Gove and 24 more | 8 hr |
| Oct 21, 11:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Barber, Barton, Comanche, Edwards, Ellsworth, Harper and 10 more | 4 hr |
| Oct 22, 1:47 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allen, Anderson, Butler, Chase, Chautauqua, Coffey and 22 more | 7 hr |
| Nov 5, 5:06 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anderson, Atchison, Brown, Chase, Coffey, Doniphan and 16 more | 4 hr |
| Nov 5, 6:34 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bourbon, Cherokee, Crawford | 5 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Chautauqua County27
- Butler County25
- Elk County25
- Montgomery County24
- Cowley County24
- Greenwood County24
- Labette County23
- Wilson County23
- Chase County23
- Marion County23
- Sumner County22
- Coffey County22
- Allen County21
- Neosho County21
- Sedgwick County21
- Woodson County21
- Anderson County21
- Cherokee County20
- Harvey County20
- Osage County20
- Shawnee County20
- Franklin County20
- Hamilton County20
- Lyon County19
- Morris County19
- Wabaunsee County19
- Stanton County19
- Crawford County18
- Harper County18
- Kingman County18
- Geary County18
- Douglas County18
- Grant County18
- Kearny County18
- Barber County17
- Reno County17
- Jefferson County17
- Pratt County17
- Finney County17
- Haskell County17
65 more counties
- Morton County17
- Logan County17
- Bourbon County16
- Comanche County16
- Dickinson County16
- Jackson County16
- Rice County16
- Riley County16
- Gray County16
- Clark County16
- Meade County16
- Sherman County16
- Greeley County16
- Wallace County16
- Brown County15
- McPherson County15
- Pottawatomie County15
- Seward County15
- Stevens County15
- Thomas County15
- Wichita County15
- Linn County14
- Barton County14
- Nemaha County14
- Stafford County14
- Lane County14
- Kiowa County14
- Cheyenne County14
- Saline County13
- Atchison County13
- Doniphan County13
- Miami County13
- Edwards County13
- Ness County13
- Pawnee County13
- Rush County13
- Scott County13
- Ford County13
- Gove County13
- Rawlins County13
- Sheridan County13
- Clay County12
- Cloud County12
- Lincoln County12
- Marshall County12
- Ottawa County12
- Leavenworth County12
- Hodgeman County12
- Ellsworth County11
- Washington County11
- Trego County11
- Decatur County11
- Republic County10
- Johnson County10
- Wyandotte County10
- Ellis County10
- Russell County10
- Graham County10
- Jewell County9
- Mitchell County9
- Osborne County8
- Phillips County8
- Smith County8
- Norton County8
- Rooks County7
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.