Alert archive / Kansas / Stafford County
Weather alerts in Stafford County, Kansas, 2012
142 weather alerts in 2012, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Stafford County and its neighbors
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2012. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 142
- Warnings
- 38
- Watches
- 22
- Advisories
- 46
- Busiest month
- April35 alerts
- Busiest day
- April 14, 201216 alerts
Over time
By month
Warning verification
How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.
5 of 12 tornado warnings covering Stafford County in 2012 had a tornado report inside them; 4 of 4 tornado reports fell inside a warning, on average 18 minutes after it went out.
Stafford County, 2012
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 12 | 5 | 58% | 4 | 100% | 18 min |
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 14 | 9 | 36% | 12 | 100% | 29 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 0 | 0 |
Each office's whole area, 2012
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Dodge City, KS: tornado warnings | 62 | 25 | 60% | 56 | 80% | 18 min |
| NWS Dodge City, KS: severe thunderstorm warnings | 194 | 135 | 30% | 321 | 81% | 20 min |
| NWS Dodge City, KS: flash flood warnings | 0 | 2 | 0% |
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 10, 2:41 PM CST | Wind Advisory | DDC | 27 hr |
| Jan 12, 3:24 AM CST | Wind Advisory | DDC | 10 hr |
| Jan 21, 3:50 AM CST | Wind Advisory | DDC | 39 hr |
| Jan 26, 3:06 PM CST | Wind Advisory | DDC | 26 hr |
| Feb 12, 9:58 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DDC | 20 hr |
| Feb 14, 3:37 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | DDC | 18 hr |
| Feb 20, 4:17 AM CST | Wind Advisory | DDC | 18 hr |
| Feb 20, 1:39 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 66 min |
| Feb 22, 2:07 PM CST | Wind Advisory | DDC | 28 hr |
| Feb 24, 3:10 PM CST | Wind Advisory | DDC | 28 hr |
| Feb 26, 3:20 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | DDC | 16 hr |
| Feb 28, 3:42 AM CST | Wind Advisory | DDC | 15 hr |
| Feb 28, 5:15 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Mar 4, 2:28 PM CST | Wind Advisory | DDC | 28 hr |
| Mar 12, 3:31 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | DDC | 5 hr |
| Mar 12, 12:14 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | DDC | 15 hr |
| Mar 12, 12:14 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | DDC | 32 hr |
| Mar 16, 7:48 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | DDC | 3 hr |
| Mar 17, 3:29 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | DDC | 34 hr |
| Mar 19, 4:09 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | 51 min |
| Mar 25, 3:48 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | DDC | 29 hr |
| Apr 2, 3:00 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Apr 2, 3:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Apr 3, 12:29 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | 46 min |
| Apr 3, 1:14 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Apr 9, 2:25 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | DDC | 9 hr |
| Apr 13, 9:47 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | DDC | 21 hr |
| Apr 14, 10:43 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Apr 14, 11:44 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 61 min |
| Apr 14, 1:44 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 61 min |
| Apr 14, 3:01 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 29 min |
| Apr 14, 3:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | 49 min |
| Apr 14, 3:48 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 57 min |
| Apr 14, 4:02 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | 28 min |
| Apr 14, 4:05 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | 40 min |
| Apr 14, 4:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | 30 min |
| Apr 14, 4:17 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | 28 min |
| Apr 14, 4:35 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | 25 min |
| Apr 14, 4:44 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | 31 min |
| Apr 14, 4:54 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 66 min |
| Apr 14, 5:24 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| Apr 14, 6:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 31 min |
| Apr 14, 8:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | 31 min |
| Apr 14, 8:52 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | 23 min |
| Apr 14, 9:12 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | 33 min |
| Apr 14, 9:40 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | 20 min |
| Apr 14, 10:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 19 min |
| Apr 14, 11:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 39 min |
| Apr 14, 11:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 23 min |
| Apr 15, 3:55 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | DDC | 15 hr |
| Apr 24, 8:09 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | 66 min |
| Apr 27, 10:15 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Apr 29, 5:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Apr 30, 5:19 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 56 min |
| Apr 30, 5:42 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Apr 30, 6:55 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 4, 12:20 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 55 min |
| May 17, 2:46 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | DDC | 29 hr |
| May 19, 1:40 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | DDC | 5 hr |
| May 19, 2:36 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 84 min |
| May 19, 3:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | 23 min |
| May 19, 3:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| May 19, 3:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 48 min |
| May 19, 3:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 34 min |
| May 19, 4:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 22 min |
| May 23, 3:58 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | DDC | 14 hr |
| May 25, 3:43 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | DDC | 29 hr |
| May 25, 3:57 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 25, 6:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| May 27, 4:57 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | DDC | 13 hr |
| May 27, 3:10 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 95 min |
| May 27, 3:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| May 27, 6:17 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 88 min |
| May 30, 1:05 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 85 min |
| May 30, 3:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| May 30, 6:57 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 30, 8:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 64 min |
| Jun 9, 1:47 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | DDC | 19 hr |
| Jun 14, 3:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| Jun 14, 9:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 55 min |
| Jun 16, 4:37 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | 38 min |
| Jun 19, 3:13 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | DDC | 18 hr |
| Jun 20, 9:04 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | DDC | 4 hr |
| Jun 20, 3:24 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 96 min |
| Jun 20, 6:45 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 90 min |
| Jun 23, 11:18 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | DDC | 6 hr |
| Jun 25, 12:54 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | DDC | 37 hr |
| Jun 25, 1:03 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | DDC | 32 hr |
| Jun 26, 1:52 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | DDC | 19 hr |
| Jun 26, 12:00 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | DDC | 33 hr |
| Jun 27, 2:23 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | DDC | 19 hr |
| Jun 27, 2:18 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | DDC | 31 hr |
| Jun 28, 2:36 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | DDC | 30 hr |
| Jul 7, 1:19 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 86 min |
| Jul 25, 4:48 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 117 min |
| Aug 4, 12:00 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | DDC | 101 min |
| Aug 18, 3:52 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 113 min |
| Sep 4, 4:53 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Sep 6, 9:52 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | DDC | 29 hr |
| Sep 6, 3:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Sep 6, 7:17 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 88 min |
| Sep 11, 12:26 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | DDC | 20 hr |
| Sep 12, 2:59 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Sep 16, 3:27 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | DDC | 7 hr |
| Oct 4, 2:32 PM CDT | Freeze Watch | DDC | 24 hr |
| Oct 5, 2:48 PM CDT | Hard Freeze Warning | DDC | 42 hr |
| Oct 9, 7:35 PM CDT | Frost Advisory | DDC | 13 hr |
| Oct 13, 2:00 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 90 min |
| Oct 13, 3:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Oct 13, 4:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | 43 min |
| Oct 13, 4:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | 24 min |
| Oct 15, 3:29 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | DDC | 24 hr |
| Oct 16, 3:15 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | DDC | 34 hr |
| Oct 16, 3:19 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | DDC | 13 hr |
| Oct 16, 3:19 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | DDC | 27 hr |
| Oct 17, 4:28 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | DDC | 39 hr |
| Oct 17, 4:31 AM CDT | High Wind Watch | DDC | 9 hr |
| Oct 17, 4:31 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | DDC | 38 hr |
| Oct 18, 3:50 AM CDT | High Wind Warning | DDC | 15 hr |
| Oct 21, 8:49 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | DDC | 2 hr |
| Oct 22, 3:51 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | DDC | 12 hr |
| Oct 24, 3:56 PM CDT | Freeze Watch | DDC | 22 hr |
| Oct 24, 3:56 PM CDT | Hard Freeze Watch | DDC | 48 hr |
| Oct 25, 1:46 PM CDT | Freeze Warning | DDC | 19 hr |
| Oct 26, 3:28 PM CDT | Hard Freeze Warning | DDC | 18 hr |
| Nov 9, 1:32 PM CST | Wind Advisory | DDC | 29 hr |
| Nov 10, 1:53 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Nov 10, 3:36 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Nov 10, 5:45 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 27 min |
| Nov 10, 6:10 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 50 min |
| Nov 10, 6:55 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 50 min |
| Nov 10, 7:07 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 53 min |
| Nov 10, 7:31 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 59 min |
| Nov 10, 7:41 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | 34 min |
| Dec 1, 12:11 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | DDC | 9 hr |
| Dec 16, 5:22 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | DDC | 6 hr |
| Dec 17, 3:16 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | DDC | 3 hr |
| Dec 17, 6:02 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | DDC | 3 hr |
| Dec 19, 4:56 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DDC | 6 hr |
| Dec 19, 5:04 AM CST | High Wind Warning | DDC | 19 hr |
| Dec 20, 12:18 AM CST | Wind Advisory | DDC | 4 hr |
| Dec 30, 3:13 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DDC | 43 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 | 14 |
| Tornado Warning | 12 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 10 |
| Tornado Watch | 3 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 30 |
| Special Weather Statement | 6 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 3 |
| Heat | |
| Heat Advisory | 4 |
| Cold | |
| Freeze Warning | 1 |
| Hard Freeze Warning | 2 |
| Freeze Watch | 2 |
| Hard Freeze Watch | 1 |
| Frost Advisory | 1 |
| Wind and dust | |
| High Wind Warning | 2 |
| High Wind Watch | 1 |
| Wind Advisory | 28 |
| Fire | |
| Red Flag Warning | 7 |
| Fire Weather Watch | 5 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 10 |
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.