Alert archive / Kansas / Sheridan County
Weather alerts in Sheridan County, Kansas, 2016
196 weather alerts in 2016, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Sheridan County and its neighbors
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2016. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 196
- Warnings
- 75
- Watches
- 28
- Advisories
- 19
- Busiest month
- May45 alerts
- Busiest day
- July 28, 201612 alerts
Over time
By month
Warning verification
How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.
Sheridan County, 2016
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 51 | 14 | 73% | 7 | 86% | 22 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 7 | 0 | 100% | 1 | 0% |
Each office's whole area, 2016
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Goodland, KS: tornado warnings | 82 | 20 | 76% | 44 | 66% | 15 min |
| NWS Goodland, KS: severe thunderstorm warnings | 595 | 158 | 73% | 350 | 78% | 24 min |
| NWS Goodland, KS: flash flood warnings | 82 | 18 | 78% | 37 | 65% | 105 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 6, 7:14 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | GLD | 16 hr |
| Jan 30, 3:03 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | GLD | 23 hr |
| Jan 31, 1:56 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | GLD | 52 hr |
| Feb 1, 7:37 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 5 hr |
| Feb 1, 10:45 PM CST | Blizzard Warning | GLD | 19 hr |
| Feb 17, 2:15 PM CST | Fire Weather Watch | GLD | 13 hr |
| Feb 17, 2:15 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | GLD | 28 hr |
| Feb 26, 1:13 PM CST | Fire Weather Watch | GLD | 14 hr |
| Feb 27, 3:05 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | GLD | 15 hr |
| Mar 5, 3:30 AM CST | Fire Weather Watch | GLD | 48 hr |
| Mar 5, 3:30 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | GLD | 16 hr |
| Mar 6, 1:36 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | GLD | 29 hr |
| Mar 13, 3:54 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | GLD | 59 hr |
| Mar 14, 3:30 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | 29 hr |
| Mar 16, 3:00 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | 16 hr |
| Mar 22, 4:05 PM CDT | High Wind Warning | GLD | 33 hr |
| Apr 5, 7:27 PM CDT | Blowing Dust Advisory | GLD | 3 hr |
| Apr 6, 9:12 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | 11 hr |
| Apr 15, 2:07 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 53 min |
| Apr 19, 11:48 PM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | GLD | 10 hr |
| Apr 23, 11:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | 30 min |
| Apr 24, 12:18 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | 42 min |
| Apr 24, 1:16 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | 29 min |
| Apr 24, 2:01 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | 29 min |
| Apr 26, 11:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | 24 min |
| Apr 26, 11:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | 36 min |
| May 7, 12:29 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 91 min |
| May 7, 3:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| May 7, 6:37 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 83 min |
| May 7, 7:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | 19 min |
| May 7, 7:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | 10 min |
| May 7, 8:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | 51 min |
| May 7, 9:04 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 86 min |
| May 7, 9:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | 48 min |
| May 8, 3:21 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 54 min |
| May 8, 3:44 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| May 8, 6:33 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 87 min |
| May 10, 3:18 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 117 min |
| May 10, 4:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | 32 min |
| May 21, 3:07 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| May 21, 5:34 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 116 min |
| May 22, 6:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| May 22, 10:19 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 86 min |
| May 24, 12:08 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| May 24, 12:16 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | 44 min |
| May 24, 1:13 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | GLD | 3 hr |
| May 24, 1:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | 30 min |
| May 24, 1:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | 30 min |
| May 24, 1:42 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | 23 min |
| May 24, 3:08 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 67 min |
| May 24, 3:09 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | 51 min |
| May 24, 3:43 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | 62 min |
| May 24, 4:18 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | GLD | 5 hr |
| May 24, 3:22 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| May 26, 1:53 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| May 26, 6:46 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 59 min |
| May 26, 8:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | 52 min |
| May 26, 8:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | 52 min |
| May 26, 10:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | 45 min |
| May 29, 2:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | 38 min |
| May 29, 2:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | 51 min |
| May 29, 3:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | 43 min |
| May 29, 3:31 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 119 min |
| May 29, 3:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | 50 min |
| May 29, 4:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | 21 min |
| May 29, 4:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | 18 min |
| May 30, 3:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| May 30, 7:05 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 85 min |
| May 30, 8:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | 53 min |
| May 30, 8:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | 49 min |
| May 30, 8:59 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 91 min |
| Jun 9, 6:30 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 90 min |
| Jun 12, 2:29 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | GLD | 14 hr |
| Jun 17, 4:04 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 17, 5:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | 27 min |
| Jun 17, 5:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | 20 min |
| Jun 17, 7:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | 23 min |
| Jun 27, 1:36 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 54 min |
| Jun 27, 2:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jun 27, 4:39 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 96 min |
| Jun 28, 7:13 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 28, 8:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 28, 9:09 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | GLD | 5 hr |
| Jun 28, 11:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | 36 min |
| Jun 29, 12:23 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | 22 min |
| Jun 29, 12:38 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | 37 min |
| Jun 29, 12:45 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | 45 min |
| Jul 3, 3:58 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | GLD | 95 min |
| Jul 5, 3:44 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 61 min |
| Jul 5, 6:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Jul 5, 7:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | 38 min |
| Jul 5, 7:31 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 119 min |
| Jul 5, 7:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | 48 min |
| Jul 5, 8:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | 40 min |
| Jul 5, 8:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | 47 min |
| Jul 5, 8:49 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | GLD | 3 hr |
| Jul 5, 9:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | 40 min |
| Jul 5, 9:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | 51 min |
| Jul 5, 9:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | 47 min |
| Jul 6, 3:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Jul 7, 5:14 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Jul 7, 8:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | 38 min |
| Jul 7, 9:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | 25 min |
| Jul 7, 9:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | 44 min |
| Jul 13, 3:25 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jul 13, 3:52 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | 53 min |
| Jul 13, 3:58 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | 47 min |
| Jul 14, 3:07 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | 38 min |
| Jul 14, 3:55 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | 50 min |
| Jul 14, 5:29 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | 16 min |
| Jul 14, 5:43 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | 17 min |
| Jul 16, 6:52 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | GLD | 109 min |
| Jul 19, 3:59 AM CDT | Excessive Heat Watch | GLD | 11 hr |
| Jul 19, 2:35 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | GLD | 4 days |
| Jul 22, 5:35 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | 25 min |
| Jul 22, 6:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | 29 min |
| Jul 22, 6:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | 18 min |
| Jul 27, 11:01 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 119 min |
| Jul 27, 11:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | 20 min |
| Jul 27, 11:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | 14 min |
| Jul 27, 11:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | 33 min |
| Jul 28, 12:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | 31 min |
| Jul 28, 12:59 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | GLD | 3 hr |
| Jul 28, 1:01 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | 14 min |
| Jul 28, 1:10 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | 16 min |
| Jul 28, 1:33 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | 20 min |
| Jul 28, 1:39 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | 22 min |
| Jul 28, 3:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jul 28, 6:14 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 30, 11:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | 16 min |
| Jul 31, 12:26 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | 34 min |
| Jul 31, 12:53 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 97 min |
| Aug 6, 11:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | 40 min |
| Aug 6, 11:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | 66 min |
| Aug 8, 7:46 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | GLD | 2 hr |
| Aug 13, 7:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | 52 min |
| Aug 26, 8:12 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 63 min |
| Aug 26, 9:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | 51 min |
| Sep 2, 7:28 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Sep 3, 12:48 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | GLD | 17 hr |
| Sep 3, 2:51 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 114 min |
| Sep 3, 6:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | 45 min |
| Sep 3, 6:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Sep 3, 6:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | 52 min |
| Sep 3, 8:47 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 118 min |
| Sep 3, 10:48 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 117 min |
| Sep 4, 2:14 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | GLD | 3 hr |
| Sep 4, 5:23 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | GLD | 24 hr |
| Sep 4, 5:49 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | GLD | 17 hr |
| Sep 4, 2:54 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Sep 4, 3:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Sep 4, 6:07 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 113 min |
| Sep 4, 7:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | 45 min |
| Sep 4, 8:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | 22 min |
| Sep 4, 8:57 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 93 min |
| Sep 5, 5:30 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | GLD | 6 hr |
| Sep 5, 3:30 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 90 min |
| Sep 6, 3:34 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | GLD | 21 hr |
| Sep 6, 3:00 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Sep 6, 10:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | 72 min |
| Sep 6, 10:13 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | GLD | 4 hr |
| Sep 7, 1:47 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | GLD | 9 hr |
| Sep 9, 4:00 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | GLD | 6 hr |
| Sep 13, 2:36 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | 39 min |
| Sep 13, 2:44 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | 31 min |
| Sep 13, 3:05 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | 40 min |
| Sep 15, 3:04 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Sep 15, 5:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Sep 15, 7:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | 45 min |
| Sep 15, 7:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | 47 min |
| Sep 15, 7:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | 44 min |
| Sep 15, 7:48 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 117 min |
| Sep 15, 7:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | 50 min |
| Sep 15, 8:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | 55 min |
| Sep 15, 9:08 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | GLD | 3 hr |
| Sep 15, 11:41 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | GLD | 12 hr |
| Sep 17, 2:44 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Sep 17, 5:33 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 117 min |
| Sep 17, 6:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | 16 min |
| Sep 17, 6:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | 57 min |
| Oct 6, 3:29 AM CDT | Frost Advisory | GLD | 30 hr |
| Oct 6, 3:43 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | GLD | 5 hr |
| Oct 11, 3:09 PM CDT | Frost Advisory | GLD | 42 hr |
| Oct 14, 6:59 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | GLD | 4 hr |
| Oct 15, 9:59 PM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | GLD | 13 hr |
| Oct 16, 3:02 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | 29 hr |
| Oct 20, 2:47 PM CDT | Frost Advisory | GLD | 19 hr |
| Dec 7, 2:28 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | GLD | 19 hr |
| Dec 16, 8:44 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | GLD | 9 hr |
| Dec 16, 1:34 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | GLD | 28 hr |
| Dec 17, 1:27 PM CST | Wind Chill Warning | GLD | 21 hr |
| Dec 22, 3:05 PM CST | Freezing Rain Advisory | GLD | 19 hr |
| Dec 24, 3:02 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | GLD | 19 hr |
| Dec 25, 4:59 AM CST | High Wind Warning | GLD | 13 hr |
| Dec 25, 8:45 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | GLD | 45 min |
| Dec 25, 9:30 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | GLD | 60 min |
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 | 51 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 13 |
| Tornado Watch | 4 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 40 |
| Special Weather Statement | 34 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Warning | 4 |
| Flash Flood Warning | 7 |
| Flash Flood Watch | 5 |
| Winter | |
| Blizzard Warning | 1 |
| Winter Storm Warning | 1 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 1 |
| Freezing Rain Advisory | 1 |
| Heat | |
| Excessive Heat Watch | 1 |
| Heat Advisory | 1 |
| Cold | |
| Wind Chill Warning | 1 |
| Frost Advisory | 3 |
| Wind Chill Advisory | 2 |
| Wind and dust | |
| High Wind Warning | 2 |
| Blowing Dust Advisory | 1 |
| Fire | |
| Red Flag Warning | 8 |
| Fire Weather Watch | 4 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 11 |
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.