Alert archive / Kansas / Severe Thunderstorm Watches
Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Kansas, 2016
57 severe thunderstorm watches in 2016. 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 2016. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Watches
- 57
- Busiest month
- May17 severe thunderstorm watches
- Busiest day
- May 9, 20163 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 30, 1:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Butler, Chase, Chautauqua, Cowley, Elk, Greenwood and 9 more | 8 hr |
| Mar 30, 3:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Atchison, Brown, Coffey, Doniphan, Douglas, Jackson and 7 more | 3 hr |
| Mar 30, 7:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bourbon, Cherokee, Crawford | 4 hr |
| Apr 10, 5:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allen, Bourbon, Chautauqua, Cherokee, Cowley, Crawford and 7 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 15, 2:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Cheyenne, Greeley, Logan, Rawlins, Sherman, Thomas and 2 more | 7 hr |
| Apr 15, 9:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Finney, Ford, Grant, Gray, Haskell, Hodgeman and 6 more | 7 hr |
| Apr 24, 2:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Jewell, Mitchell, Osborne, Smith | 8 hr |
| Apr 26, 3:02 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Brown, Clay, Cloud, Douglas, Geary, Jackson and 14 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 26, 6:23 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Atchison, Doniphan, Johnson, Leavenworth, Miami, Wyandotte | 7 hr |
| Apr 26, 8:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allen, Anderson, Bourbon, Butler, Chautauqua, Cherokee and 17 more | 7 hr |
| May 7, 3:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Cheyenne, Decatur, Finney, Gove, Graham, Grant and 18 more | 9 hr |
| May 8, 9:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Clay, Cloud, Ottawa, Republic, Washington | 3 hr |
| May 8, 11:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Clay, Cloud, Ellis, Ellsworth, Jewell, Lincoln and 9 more | 4 hr |
| May 9, 2:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allen, Anderson, Brown, Butler, Chase, Chautauqua and 41 more | 10 hr |
| May 10, 6:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Jewell, Phillips, Republic, Smith | 6 hr |
| May 11, 3:10 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anderson, Atchison, Brown, Chase, Clay, Cloud and 33 more | 5 hr |
| May 13, 1:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allen, Anderson, Atchison, Bourbon, Brown, Butler and 41 more | 6 hr |
| May 13, 3:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Barber, Clark, Comanche, Meade | 8 hr |
| May 16, 2:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Grant, Haskell, Meade, Morton, Seward, Stanton and 1 more | 11 hr |
| May 22, 6:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Cheyenne, Decatur, Ford, Gove, Graham, Greeley and 13 more | 6 hr |
| May 24, 12:08 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Barton, Clay, Cloud, Dickinson, Ellis, Ellsworth and 36 more | 7 hr |
| May 24, 10:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allen, Anderson, Atchison, Brown, Chase, Clay and 24 more | 6 hr |
| May 25, 11:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anderson, Atchison, Brown, Clay, Coffey, Dickinson and 18 more | 5 hr |
| May 25, 11:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Douglas, Franklin, Osage, Shawnee | 5 hr |
| May 26, 9:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Butler, Chase, Chautauqua, Clay, Cowley, Dickinson and 17 more | 4 hr |
| May 27, 2:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Barber, Barton, Butler, Chase, Chautauqua, Clark and 45 more | 7 hr |
| May 30, 3:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Cheyenne, Decatur, Gove, Graham, Greeley, Logan and 7 more | 7 hr |
| Jun 13, 6:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Finney, Ford, Grant and 17 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 20, 4:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Brown, Doniphan, Marshall, Nemaha, Washington | 5 hr |
| Jun 23, 3:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allen, Anderson, Bourbon, Butler, Chase, Chautauqua and 21 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 23, 7:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Cheyenne, Finney, Grant, Gray, Greeley, Hamilton and 14 more | 7 hr |
| Jun 27, 2:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Cheyenne, Decatur, Gove, Greeley, Logan, Rawlins and 5 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 27, 4:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Ellis, Finney, Ford and 18 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 28, 8:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Barton, Cheyenne, Clark, Decatur, Ellis, Ellsworth and 36 more | 7 hr |
| Jun 29, 8:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Cheyenne, Greeley, Hamilton, Kearny, Logan, Sherman and 2 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 2, 4:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allen, Barber, Barton, Butler, Chase, Chautauqua and 41 more | 7 hr |
| Jul 5, 6:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Cloud, Decatur, Graham, Jewell, Mitchell, Norton and 9 more | 8 hr |
| Jul 5, 9:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Barber, Barton, Comanche, Edwards, Ellis, Ellsworth and 23 more | 7 hr |
| Jul 6, 2:19 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allen, Anderson, Bourbon, Butler, Chase, Chautauqua and 22 more | 7 hr |
| Jul 6, 3:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Cheyenne, Decatur, Graham, Norton, Phillips, Rawlins and 4 more | 8 hr |
| Jul 6, 9:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Jewell, Mitchell, Osborne, Phillips, Rooks, Smith | 5 hr |
| Jul 7, 1:37 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Atchison, Brown, Clay, Cloud, Doniphan, Douglas and 15 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 7, 8:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allen, Anderson, Bourbon, Butler, Chase, Chautauqua and 20 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 11, 4:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Clay, Cloud, Jewell, Mitchell, Osborne, Republic and 2 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 13, 3:25 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Barton, Cheyenne, Decatur, Dickinson, Ellis, Ellsworth and 28 more | 7 hr |
| Jul 13, 8:07 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allen, Anderson, Atchison, Bourbon, Brown, Chase and 25 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 15, 2:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Cheyenne, Clark, Finney, Ford, Grant, Gray and 16 more | 7 hr |
| Jul 24, 5:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Cheyenne, Greeley, Sherman, Wallace | 5 hr |
| Jul 28, 3:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Barton, Butler, Chase, Chautauqua, Clay, Cloud and 45 more | 6 hr |
| Aug 19, 1:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Barton, Clay, Cloud, Dickinson, Ellsworth, Geary and 18 more | 5 hr |
| Aug 24, 4:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allen, Anderson, Atchison, Brown, Butler, Chase and 35 more | 6 hr |
| Sep 3, 6:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Cheyenne, Decatur, Ellis, Gove, Graham, Logan and 9 more | 7 hr |
| Sep 4, 3:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Cheyenne, Decatur, Gove, Graham, Greeley, Logan and 7 more | 7 hr |
| Sep 15, 5:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Cheyenne, Decatur, Gove, Graham, Jewell, Logan and 10 more | 8 hr |
| Sep 17, 3:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Finney, Grant, Gray, Hamilton, Haskell, Kearny and 5 more | 10 hr |
| Oct 4, 8:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Butler, Chase, Chautauqua, Cowley, Elk, Greenwood and 3 more | 3 hr |
| Dec 25, 10:45 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Barber, Barton, Butler, Chase, Clay, Cloud and 29 more | 5 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Morris County18
- Chase County16
- Marion County16
- Lyon County16
- Clay County16
- Washington County16
- Greenwood County15
- Cheyenne County15
- Logan County15
- Sherman County15
- Geary County15
- Republic County15
- Butler County14
- Chautauqua County14
- Cowley County14
- Elk County14
- Harvey County14
- Wabaunsee County14
- Thomas County14
- Osborne County14
- Ottawa County14
- Riley County14
- Dickinson County14
- Osage County13
- Rawlins County13
- Wallace County13
- Jewell County13
- Mitchell County13
- Cloud County13
- Pottawatomie County13
- Sheridan County13
- McPherson County13
- Sumner County12
- Woodson County12
- Coffey County12
- Douglas County12
- Greeley County12
- Wichita County12
- Smith County12
- Marshall County12
65 more counties
- Nemaha County12
- Miami County12
- Franklin County12
- Decatur County12
- Gove County12
- Graham County12
- Ellsworth County12
- Rooks County12
- Saline County12
- Reno County12
- Sedgwick County11
- Wilson County11
- Brown County11
- Allen County11
- Linn County11
- Anderson County11
- Ness County11
- Scott County11
- Lincoln County11
- Rice County11
- Montgomery County10
- Doniphan County10
- Jackson County10
- Jefferson County10
- Shawnee County10
- Grant County10
- Haskell County10
- Meade County10
- Johnson County10
- Lane County10
- Norton County10
- Trego County10
- Phillips County10
- Labette County9
- Neosho County9
- Atchison County9
- Leavenworth County9
- Finney County9
- Gray County9
- Kearny County9
- Morton County9
- Seward County9
- Stanton County9
- Stevens County9
- Wyandotte County9
- Ellis County9
- Russell County9
- Harper County9
- Kingman County9
- Barton County9
- Pawnee County9
- Bourbon County8
- Hodgeman County8
- Hamilton County8
- Rush County8
- Cherokee County7
- Crawford County7
- Ford County7
- Clark County7
- Stafford County7
- Comanche County6
- Edwards County6
- Barber County5
- Kiowa County5
- Pratt County5
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.