Alert archive / Kansas / Shawnee County

Weather alerts in Shawnee County, Kansas, 2019

250 weather alerts in 2019, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.

Shawnee County and its neighbors

Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2019. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts
250
Warnings
70
Watches
39
Advisories
54
Busiest month
August63 alerts
Busiest day
August 16, 201917 alerts

Over time

By month

Warning verification

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

2 of 2 tornado warnings covering Shawnee County in 2019 had a tornado report inside them; 2 of 3 tornado reports fell inside a warning, on average 2 minutes after it went out.

Shawnee County, 2019

WarningsWith a reportFalse alarm ratioReportsInside a warningMean lead time
Tornado warnings220%367%2 min
Severe thunderstorm warnings422345%2871%27 min
Flash flood warnings5180%0

Each office's whole area, 2019

WarningsWith a reportFalse alarm ratioReportsInside a warningMean lead time
NWS Topeka, KS: tornado warnings521571%3689%18 min
NWS Topeka, KS: severe thunderstorm warnings33014556%36385%24 min
NWS Topeka, KS: flash flood warnings743059%7794%90 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jan 10, 3:14 PM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryTOP48 hr
Jan 11, 8:37 PM CSTWinter Storm WarningTOP16 hr
Jan 14, 9:06 PM CSTDense Fog AdvisoryTOP16 hr
Jan 15, 3:31 PM CSTDense Fog AdvisoryTOP24 hr
Jan 16, 4:04 AM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryTOP28 hr
Jan 17, 3:03 PM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryTOP35 hr
Jan 18, 5:54 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPC6 hr
Jan 21, 3:01 PM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryTOP36 hr
Jan 22, 1:20 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPC3 hr
Jan 27, 3:24 PM CSTWind AdvisoryTOP27 hr
Jan 28, 3:35 AM CSTWind Chill WatchTOP11 hr
Jan 28, 3:01 PM CSTWind Chill AdvisoryTOP45 hr
Feb 2, 3:34 AM CSTDense Fog AdvisoryTOP8 hr
Feb 5, 3:12 AM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryTOP56 hr
Feb 6, 7:51 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPC6 hr
Feb 6, 11:42 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementTOP48 min
Feb 10, 4:27 AM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryTOP6 hr
Feb 10, 3:49 PM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryTOP32 hr
Feb 10, 10:03 PM CSTDense Fog AdvisoryTOP7 hr
Feb 14, 3:15 AM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryTOP40 hr
Feb 16, 2:40 AM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryTOP27 hr
Feb 18, 3:25 PM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryTOP40 hr
Feb 23, 9:06 AM CSTWind AdvisoryTOP12 hr
Feb 26, 2:37 PM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryTOP18 hr
Mar 1, 3:22 AM CSTWinter Storm WatchTOP24 hr
Mar 1, 3:23 PM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryTOP45 hr
Mar 2, 3:34 PM CSTWind Chill AdvisoryTOP44 hr
Mar 3, 1:23 AM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPC4 hr
Mar 8, 3:49 PM CSTWind AdvisoryTOP26 hr
Mar 12, 3:21 PM CDTWind AdvisoryTOP52 hr
Mar 13, 4:01 AM CDTHigh Wind WarningTOP35 hr
Mar 27, 11:47 AM CDTWind AdvisoryTOP7 hr
Mar 28, 9:55 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Mar 29, 12:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOP32 min
Apr 5, 1:46 AM CDTDense Fog AdvisoryTOP7 hr
Apr 6, 3:30 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC3 hr
Apr 6, 7:23 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOP37 min
Apr 9, 3:59 PM CDTWind AdvisoryTOP27 hr
Apr 10, 3:54 PM CDTWind AdvisoryTOP20 hr
Apr 11, 12:15 PM CDTFreeze WarningTOP22 hr
Apr 12, 3:44 PM CDTFrost AdvisoryTOP16 hr
Apr 25, 3:36 AM CDTDense Fog AdvisoryTOP5 hr
Apr 28, 3:28 AM CDTFlood WatchTOP25 hr
Apr 28, 3:57 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOP48 min
Apr 29, 1:57 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOP33 min
Apr 29, 4:20 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchTOP3 days
May 5, 6:33 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC87 min
May 5, 6:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 hr
May 5, 9:18 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC57 min
May 6, 3:50 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchTOP68 hr
May 6, 3:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 hr
May 6, 5:08 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC97 min
May 6, 5:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOP36 min
May 6, 6:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOP50 min
May 6, 7:26 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC94 min
May 8, 6:39 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTOP20 hr
May 8, 7:10 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTOP26 hr
May 8, 7:42 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTOP3 hr
May 18, 11:32 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOP28 min
May 18, 12:19 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOP41 min
May 18, 8:16 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC89 min
May 18, 11:08 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOP67 min
May 19, 4:17 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchTOP63 hr
May 21, 2:46 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOP59 min
May 21, 9:02 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTOP5 hr
May 21, 10:38 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOP52 min
May 21, 11:27 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOP63 min
May 21, 12:04 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningTOP9 hr
May 21, 1:55 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTOP6 hr
May 21, 6:04 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOP26 min
May 21, 6:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOP46 min
May 21, 6:20 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedTOP40 min
May 21, 6:25 PM CDTTornado WarningTOP35 min
May 22, 3:24 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchTOP5 days
May 23, 11:33 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC87 min
May 24, 1:37 AM CDTTornado WatchSPC5 hr
May 24, 4:05 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC115 min
May 24, 1:42 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
May 25, 1:46 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningTOP5 hr
May 25, 4:07 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningTOP3 hr
May 25, 8:21 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC54 min
May 25, 8:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr
May 25, 9:45 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTOP4 hr
May 25, 10:42 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTOP4 hr
May 26, 1:44 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningTOP6 hr
May 26, 2:39 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningTOP5 hr
May 27, 1:54 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC111 min
May 27, 2:41 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC4 hr
May 27, 3:00 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOP60 min
May 28, 12:04 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC86 min
May 28, 1:56 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC8 hr
May 28, 4:07 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOP23 min
May 28, 4:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOP39 min
May 28, 4:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOP51 min
May 28, 4:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOP47 min
May 28, 5:12 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC93 min
May 28, 5:26 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTOP4 hr
May 28, 6:23 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTOP3 hr
May 28, 9:25 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningTOP8 hr
May 28, 9:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC4 hr
May 28, 9:52 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC53 min
Jun 3, 3:55 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Jun 5, 5:21 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC54 min
Jun 6, 3:23 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOP22 min
Jun 15, 3:56 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC3 hr
Jun 18, 2:20 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr
Jun 18, 3:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOP47 min
Jun 18, 4:16 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC119 min
Jun 18, 4:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOP23 min
Jun 18, 4:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOP28 min
Jun 21, 2:39 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr
Jun 21, 5:10 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOP65 min
Jun 21, 6:16 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOP59 min
Jun 21, 7:26 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC94 min
Jun 21, 8:22 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOP38 min
Jun 21, 8:43 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOP47 min
Jun 21, 9:26 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOP49 min
Jun 21, 6:24 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC66 min
Jun 21, 7:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr
Jun 22, 2:51 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC84 min
Jun 22, 4:32 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC88 min
Jun 22, 1:58 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Jun 22, 2:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr
Jun 22, 3:38 PM CDTFlash Flood WatchTOP23 hr
Jun 22, 4:34 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOP26 min
Jun 22, 4:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOP42 min
Jun 22, 5:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOP50 min
Jun 22, 6:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOP40 min
Jun 22, 7:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOP41 min
Jun 22, 7:46 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC89 min
Jun 22, 7:50 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOP25 min
Jun 22, 8:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOP28 min
Jun 22, 8:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOP19 min
Jun 22, 9:18 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTOP3 hr
Jun 23, 4:13 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOP62 min
Jun 23, 4:35 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTOP3 hr
Jun 23, 6:08 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTOP22 hr
Jun 23, 6:54 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTOP22 hr
Jun 23, 7:44 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTOP14 hr
Jun 23, 12:08 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningTOP31 hr
Jun 25, 3:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC9 hr
Jun 25, 9:17 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC58 min
Jun 25, 9:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOP49 min
Jun 25, 10:37 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOP53 min
Jun 27, 3:14 PM CDTHeat AdvisoryTOP29 hr
Jun 28, 3:13 AM CDTHeat AdvisoryTOP41 hr
Jul 5, 4:54 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Jul 5, 2:27 PM CDTFlash Flood WatchTOP16 hr
Jul 10, 5:58 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC3 hr
Jul 10, 7:15 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOP45 min
Jul 10, 7:57 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOP33 min
Jul 15, 3:46 PM CDTExcessive Heat WatchTOP24 hr
Jul 16, 3:37 PM CDTExcessive Heat WarningTOP5 days
Jul 21, 3:30 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Jul 21, 7:24 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOP36 min
Jul 31, 1:26 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOP34 min
Jul 31, 3:27 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTOP2 hr
Jul 31, 3:26 PM CDTFlash Flood WatchTOP60 hr
Jul 31, 10:26 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOP34 min
Jul 31, 10:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOP45 min
Jul 31, 11:57 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Aug 1, 2:13 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOP36 min
Aug 7, 3:04 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchTOP32 hr
Aug 7, 3:44 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC61 min
Aug 7, 4:08 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr
Aug 7, 5:51 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOP39 min
Aug 7, 6:21 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOP39 min
Aug 7, 6:54 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOP66 min
Aug 7, 6:57 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Aug 11, 3:16 PM CDTHeat AdvisoryTOP29 hr
Aug 12, 1:15 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC90 min
Aug 15, 11:11 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Aug 15, 3:51 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC114 min
Aug 15, 6:10 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC6 hr
Aug 15, 7:37 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOP23 min
Aug 15, 7:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOP65 min
Aug 15, 8:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOP41 min
Aug 15, 8:22 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC113 min
Aug 15, 8:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOP21 min
Aug 15, 10:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOP48 min
Aug 15, 11:11 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Aug 15, 11:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOP27 min
Aug 16, 12:00 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr
Aug 16, 12:36 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOP26 min
Aug 16, 1:16 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOP29 min
Aug 16, 1:17 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOP28 min
Aug 16, 1:47 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOP28 min
Aug 16, 1:57 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOP33 min
Aug 16, 2:09 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOP51 min
Aug 16, 2:34 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC86 min
Aug 16, 1:03 PM CDTFlash Flood WatchTOP18 hr
Aug 16, 11:38 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOP37 min
Aug 16, 11:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr
Aug 16, 11:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOP55 min
Aug 17, 12:43 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOP47 min
Aug 17, 1:43 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOP62 min
Aug 17, 2:40 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC95 min
Aug 17, 2:42 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOP48 min
Aug 17, 2:53 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningTOP4 hr
Aug 17, 4:40 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Aug 17, 3:16 PM CDTFlash Flood WatchTOP13 hr
Aug 18, 2:38 PM CDTHeat AdvisoryTOP29 hr
Aug 18, 2:38 PM CDTHeat AdvisoryTOP54 hr
Aug 21, 1:46 PM CDTFlash Flood WatchTOP13 hr
Aug 26, 9:20 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC85 min
Aug 26, 9:29 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOP31 min
Aug 26, 10:13 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOP32 min
Aug 26, 10:44 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTOP3 hr
Aug 29, 3:19 PM CDTFlash Flood WatchTOP18 hr
Aug 29, 7:15 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Aug 29, 7:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr
Aug 29, 9:52 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC83 min
Aug 29, 11:35 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOP25 min
Aug 29, 11:47 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC88 min
Aug 30, 12:04 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOP26 min
Aug 30, 12:28 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTOP3 hr
Aug 30, 1:18 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOP27 min
Aug 30, 1:47 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOP28 min
Aug 30, 3:41 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTOP23 hr
Aug 30, 6:45 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningTOP6 hr
Aug 30, 10:14 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTOP11 hr
Sep 7, 10:37 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOP38 min
Sep 12, 2:02 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC118 min
Sep 20, 3:51 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchTOP55 hr
Sep 23, 12:00 AM CDTDense Fog AdvisoryTOP9 hr
Sep 24, 5:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr
Sep 27, 5:37 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Sep 27, 6:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr
Sep 27, 7:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOP56 min
Sep 27, 7:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOP55 min
Sep 27, 9:04 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC86 min
Sep 28, 11:15 PM CDTDense Fog AdvisoryTOP6 hr
Sep 30, 3:36 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchTOP57 hr
Oct 1, 5:29 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC61 min
Oct 10, 3:19 AM CDTFreeze WatchTOP24 hr
Oct 11, 3:13 AM CDTFreeze WarningTOP30 hr
Oct 17, 2:54 PM CDTWind AdvisoryTOP27 hr
Oct 20, 5:30 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Oct 29, 3:26 AM CDTWinter Weather AdvisoryTOP46 hr
Nov 21, 1:26 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementTOP64 min
Nov 26, 3:25 AM CSTWind AdvisoryTOP23 hr
Nov 26, 12:41 PM CSTHigh Wind WarningTOP14 hr
Nov 29, 3:12 PM CSTWind AdvisoryTOP48 hr
Dec 9, 2:18 AM CSTDense Fog AdvisoryTOP5 hr
Dec 14, 3:34 AM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryTOP40 hr
Dec 15, 10:24 AM CSTWinter Storm WarningTOP9 hr
Dec 15, 10:24 AM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryTOP32 hr
Dec 16, 9:20 PM CSTDense Fog AdvisoryTOP14 hr
Dec 21, 9:52 PM CSTDense Fog AdvisoryTOP13 hr
Dec 28, 2:41 PM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryTOP3 hr

By product

Every kind of product issued here, grouped by hazard. Each opens the same place narrowed to that product.

The busiest days

Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.

Nearby

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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.