Weather alerts in Wichita County, Kansas, 2012

167 weather alerts in 2012, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.

Wichita County and its neighbors

Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2012. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts: 167
Warnings: 52
Watches: 34
Advisories: 43
Busiest month: March24 alerts
Busiest day: May 27, 20125 alerts

Over time

By month

Warning verification

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

Wichita County, 2012

	Warnings	With a report	False alarm ratio
Tornado warnings	0
Severe thunderstorm warnings	7	2	71%
Flash flood warnings	0

Each office's whole area, 2012

	Warnings	With a report	False alarm ratio	Reports	Inside a warning	Mean lead time
NWS Goodland, KS: tornado warnings	11	1	91%	4	25%	8 min
NWS Goodland, KS: severe thunderstorm warnings	166	54	67%	111	79%	21 min
NWS Goodland, KS: flash flood warnings	6	1	83%	2	50%	15 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 10, 2:52 PM CST	Wind Advisory	GLD	27 hr
Jan 12, 4:39 AM CST	Wind Advisory	GLD	13 hr
Jan 12, 5:17 AM CST	Red Flag Warning	GLD	13 hr
Jan 21, 5:51 AM CST	Wind Advisory	GLD	12 hr
Jan 21, 6:20 PM CST	Wind Advisory	GLD	6 hr
Jan 22, 12:39 AM CST	High Wind Warning	GLD	18 hr
Jan 26, 2:44 PM CST	Wind Advisory	GLD	27 hr
Jan 28, 3:42 PM CST	Fire Weather Watch	GLD	20 hr
Feb 1, 5:12 AM CST	Winter Storm Watch	GLD	48 hr
Feb 2, 5:09 AM CST	Blizzard Warning	GLD	32 hr
Feb 3, 5:18 AM CST	Winter Storm Warning	GLD	31 hr
Feb 14, 2:45 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	GLD	18 hr
Feb 19, 12:08 PM CST	High Wind Watch	GLD	17 hr
Feb 20, 4:40 AM CST	High Wind Warning	GLD	13 hr
Feb 22, 5:08 AM CST	Red Flag Warning	GLD	13 hr
Feb 22, 2:51 PM CST	Wind Advisory	GLD	27 hr
Feb 23, 4:02 PM CST	Fire Weather Watch	GLD	37 hr
Feb 25, 4:50 AM CST	Red Flag Warning	GLD	14 hr
Feb 26, 5:31 AM CST	Red Flag Warning	GLD	13 hr
Feb 27, 3:41 PM CST	Wind Advisory	GLD	20 hr
Feb 28, 3:46 AM CST	Red Flag Warning	GLD	16 hr
Feb 28, 12:07 PM CST	High Wind Warning	GLD	6 hr
Feb 28, 6:02 PM CST	Wind Advisory	GLD	2 hr
Mar 2, 1:10 PM CST	Fire Weather Watch	GLD	13 hr
Mar 2, 1:55 PM CST	Red Flag Warning	GLD	4 hr
Mar 3, 2:22 AM CST	Wind Advisory	GLD	14 hr
Mar 3, 2:25 AM CST	Red Flag Warning	GLD	14 hr
Mar 4, 4:18 AM CST	Fire Weather Watch	GLD	21 hr
Mar 4, 4:18 AM CST	Fire Weather Watch	GLD	38 hr
Mar 5, 1:24 AM CST	Wind Advisory	GLD	17 hr
Mar 5, 1:37 AM CST	Red Flag Warning	GLD	16 hr
Mar 5, 6:05 PM CST	Red Flag Warning	GLD	25 hr
Mar 12, 4:25 AM CDT	Fire Weather Watch	GLD	9 hr
Mar 12, 12:55 PM CDT	Red Flag Warning	GLD	31 hr
Mar 15, 12:03 PM CDT	Red Flag Warning	GLD	7 hr
Mar 15, 4:16 PM CDT	Fire Weather Watch	GLD	24 hr
Mar 16, 4:40 AM CDT	High Wind Watch	GLD	48 hr
Mar 16, 4:34 PM CDT	Fire Weather Watch	GLD	10 hr
Mar 16, 4:34 PM CDT	Red Flag Warning	GLD	29 hr
Mar 16, 4:34 PM CDT	Red Flag Warning	GLD	52 hr
Mar 18, 4:59 AM CDT	Wind Advisory	GLD	16 hr
Mar 24, 3:59 PM CDT	Fire Weather Watch	GLD	35 hr
Mar 24, 9:55 PM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	GLD	14 hr
Mar 25, 4:36 AM CDT	Wind Advisory	GLD	41 hr
Mar 28, 9:44 PM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	GLD	14 hr
Mar 30, 3:30 PM CDT	Fire Weather Watch	GLD	24 hr
Mar 31, 3:53 PM CDT	Red Flag Warning	GLD	28 hr
Apr 1, 3:59 PM CDT	Wind Advisory	GLD	30 hr
Apr 4, 11:15 PM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	GLD	11 hr
Apr 7, 7:21 PM CDT	Frost Advisory	GLD	14 hr
Apr 12, 1:24 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Apr 12, 1:47 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr
Apr 12, 5:02 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	88 min
Apr 12, 7:53 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	97 min
Apr 12, 8:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	4 hr
Apr 13, 2:52 PM CDT	Red Flag Warning	GLD	29 hr
Apr 13, 9:39 PM CDT	Wind Advisory	GLD	23 hr
Apr 15, 3:46 AM CDT	Wind Advisory	GLD	15 hr
Apr 15, 2:43 PM CDT	Frost Advisory	GLD	18 hr
Apr 26, 8:42 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	63 min
Apr 26, 3:24 PM CDT	Wind Advisory	GLD	28 hr
Apr 26, 6:31 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	119 min
Apr 26, 9:41 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Apr 26, 10:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr
Apr 27, 2:24 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Apr 27, 4:43 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	32 min
Apr 30, 7:30 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	GLD	3 hr
May 1, 8:01 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	GLD	3 hr
May 5, 6:48 PM CDT	Wind Advisory	GLD	14 hr
May 17, 2:29 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
May 19, 1:03 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	57 min
May 19, 1:37 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	113 min
May 23, 10:59 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	31 min
May 26, 5:09 AM CDT	High Wind Warning	GLD	23 hr
May 26, 5:11 AM CDT	Red Flag Warning	GLD	18 hr
May 26, 8:11 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	34 min
May 26, 9:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	34 min
May 26, 9:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	50 min
May 27, 4:30 AM CDT	Wind Advisory	GLD	9 hr
May 27, 4:35 AM CDT	Red Flag Warning	GLD	17 hr
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, 5:18 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	43 min
May 30, 5:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	54 min
May 30, 6:57 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Jun 2, 5:57 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Jun 2, 6:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr
Jun 2, 8:12 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Jun 4, 3:59 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	91 min
Jun 10, 4:08 AM CDT	Wind Advisory	GLD	11 hr
Jun 14, 1:41 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	64 min
Jun 14, 3:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr
Jun 14, 8:12 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	93 min
Jun 15, 7:00 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	90 min
Jun 15, 10:59 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	31 min
Jun 15, 11:25 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	95 min
Jun 18, 8:17 AM CDT	Red Flag Warning	GLD	13 hr
Jun 22, 11:55 AM CDT	Wind Advisory	GLD	11 hr
Jun 24, 3:48 AM CDT	Heat Advisory	GLD	6 days
Jun 24, 4:05 AM CDT	Fire Weather Watch	GLD	15 hr
Jun 24, 4:05 AM CDT	Red Flag Warning	GLD	18 hr
Jun 24, 7:17 PM CDT	Red Flag Warning	GLD	27 hr
Jun 25, 12:45 PM CDT	Red Flag Warning	GLD	33 hr
Jun 26, 1:42 PM CDT	Fire Weather Watch	GLD	14 hr
Jun 27, 4:02 AM CDT	Red Flag Warning	GLD	18 hr
Jul 1, 6:43 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	3 hr
Jul 4, 3:18 PM CDT	Fire Weather Watch	GLD	17 hr
Jul 5, 6:50 AM CDT	Red Flag Warning	GLD	13 hr
Jul 7, 5:02 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	28 min
Jul 7, 5:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	21 min
Jul 8, 7:00 AM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	GLD	22 hr
Jul 13, 2:41 PM CDT	Fire Weather Watch	GLD	14 hr
Jul 14, 2:47 PM CDT	Fire Weather Watch	GLD	14 hr
Jul 15, 5:08 AM CDT	Red Flag Warning	GLD	15 hr
Jul 19, 4:23 AM CDT	Heat Advisory	GLD	6 days
Jul 22, 3:49 AM CDT	Red Flag Warning	GLD	18 hr
Jul 24, 4:34 AM CDT	Red Flag Warning	GLD	17 hr
Jul 30, 7:24 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	36 min
Aug 7, 9:38 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	67 min
Aug 7, 9:51 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	12 min
Aug 7, 10:12 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	63 min
Aug 8, 3:10 PM CDT	Red Flag Warning	GLD	4 hr
Aug 18, 3:52 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	113 min
Aug 23, 3:20 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	55 min
Aug 23, 5:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	4 hr
Aug 23, 6:34 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	11 min
Aug 23, 9:23 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	67 min
Aug 24, 2:33 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	87 min
Aug 27, 3:49 PM CDT	Fire Weather Watch	GLD	22 hr
Aug 28, 1:45 PM CDT	Red Flag Warning	GLD	31 hr
Sep 4, 4:53 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Sep 6, 3:10 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	3 hr
Sep 6, 3:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr
Sep 7, 3:36 AM CDT	Wind Advisory	GLD	8 hr
Sep 9, 2:13 AM CDT	Fire Weather Watch	GLD	27 hr
Sep 10, 5:14 AM CDT	Red Flag Warning	GLD	16 hr
Sep 19, 4:05 AM CDT	Red Flag Warning	GLD	16 hr
Sep 30, 4:40 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	GLD	5 hr
Sep 30, 3:50 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	85 min
Sep 30, 4:06 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	24 min
Oct 4, 1:39 PM CDT	Frost Advisory	GLD	16 hr
Oct 5, 2:38 PM CDT	Freeze Warning	GLD	43 hr
Oct 7, 5:33 PM CDT	Frost Advisory	GLD	13 hr
Oct 9, 2:20 PM CDT	Frost Advisory	GLD	19 hr
Oct 12, 10:11 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	94 min
Oct 15, 3:22 PM CDT	Fire Weather Watch	GLD	23 hr
Oct 16, 2:30 PM CDT	Wind Advisory	GLD	29 hr
Oct 16, 2:36 PM CDT	Fire Weather Watch	GLD	14 hr
Oct 16, 2:36 PM CDT	Red Flag Warning	GLD	28 hr
Oct 17, 4:04 AM CDT	Wind Advisory	GLD	39 hr
Oct 17, 4:32 AM CDT	Red Flag Warning	GLD	39 hr
Oct 22, 3:06 PM CDT	Fire Weather Watch	GLD	13 hr
Oct 23, 12:29 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	GLD	11 hr
Oct 23, 3:48 AM CDT	Red Flag Warning	GLD	15 hr
Oct 23, 7:13 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	GLD	4 hr
Nov 8, 2:53 PM CST	Fire Weather Watch	GLD	18 hr
Nov 9, 2:52 PM CST	Wind Advisory	GLD	24 hr
Nov 10, 10:17 AM CST	High Wind Warning	GLD	8 hr
Nov 10, 10:19 AM CST	Red Flag Warning	GLD	8 hr
Dec 2, 10:15 AM CST	Red Flag Warning	GLD	8 hr
Dec 3, 4:49 AM CST	Wind Advisory	GLD	8 hr
Dec 17, 3:42 PM CST	Blizzard Watch	GLD	22 hr
Dec 18, 1:13 PM CST	Blizzard Warning	GLD	35 hr
Dec 19, 10:47 AM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	6 hr
Dec 25, 9:13 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	GLD	8 hr
Dec 31, 4:02 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	GLD	20 hr
Dec 31, 1:23 PM CST	Winter Storm Warning	GLD	11 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	7
Severe Thunderstorm Watch	7
Tornado Watch	1
Mesoscale Discussion	29
Special Weather Statement	9
Flooding
Flash Flood Watch	1
Winter
Blizzard Warning	2
Winter Storm Warning	2
Blizzard Watch	1
Winter Storm Watch	1
Winter Weather Advisory	3
Heat
Heat Advisory	2
Cold
Freeze Warning	1
Frost Advisory	5
Wind and dust
High Wind Warning	5
High Wind Watch	2
Wind Advisory	25
Fire
Red Flag Warning	35
Fire Weather Watch	21
Fog and smoke
Dense Fog Advisory	8

The busiest days

Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.

Nearby

Alerts in force now Tornadoes on record Forecast The radar archive 2011 2013

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.