Alert archive / Kansas / Wichita County
Weather alerts in Wichita County, Kansas, 2021
168 weather alerts in 2021, 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 2021. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 168
- Warnings
- 61
- Watches
- 31
- Advisories
- 19
- Busiest month
- May52 alerts
- Busiest day
- May 24, 202113 alerts
Over time
By month
Warning verification
How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.
0 of 2 tornado warnings covering Wichita County in 2021 had a tornado report inside them.
Wichita County, 2021
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 2 | 0 | 100% | 0 | ||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 21 | 12 | 43% | 16 | 50% | 17 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 5 | 2 | 60% | 3 | 67% | 15 min |
Each office's whole area, 2021
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Goodland, KS: tornado warnings | 44 | 15 | 66% | 55 | 73% | 18 min |
| NWS Goodland, KS: severe thunderstorm warnings | 241 | 108 | 55% | 364 | 66% | 27 min |
| NWS Goodland, KS: flash flood warnings | 39 | 7 | 82% | 24 | 50% | 84 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 12, 3:20 PM CST | High Wind Watch | GLD | 33 hr |
| Jan 13, 2:07 AM CST | Fire Weather Watch | GLD | 13 hr |
| Jan 13, 2:33 AM CST | High Wind Warning | GLD | 63 hr |
| Jan 13, 3:14 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | GLD | 27 hr |
| Jan 14, 1:44 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | GLD | 28 hr |
| Jan 15, 10:49 AM CST | Dust Storm Warning | GLD | 3 hr |
| Jan 15, 1:33 PM CST | Dust Storm Warning | GLD | 117 min |
| Jan 24, 4:00 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | GLD | 38 hr |
| Jan 27, 4:55 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | GLD | 5 hr |
| Feb 7, 9:10 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | GLD | 13 hr |
| Feb 11, 3:15 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | GLD | 45 hr |
| Feb 12, 3:13 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | GLD | 24 hr |
| Feb 12, 10:06 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | GLD | 5 hr |
| Feb 13, 3:05 AM CST | Wind Chill Warning | GLD | 3 days |
| Feb 13, 3:05 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | GLD | 33 hr |
| Feb 13, 1:55 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | GLD | 22 hr |
| Feb 16, 11:58 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | GLD | 22 hr |
| Feb 23, 12:01 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | GLD | 6 hr |
| Feb 26, 2:31 PM CST | Fire Weather Watch | GLD | 11 hr |
| Feb 27, 1:57 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | GLD | 16 hr |
| Mar 9, 3:09 AM CST | Fire Weather Watch | GLD | 17 hr |
| Mar 9, 7:48 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | GLD | 23 hr |
| Mar 13, 12:16 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | GLD | 59 min |
| Mar 27, 3:06 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | GLD | 23 hr |
| Mar 28, 1:57 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | 31 hr |
| Mar 28, 2:00 PM CDT | High Wind Watch | GLD | 25 hr |
| Apr 4, 2:10 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | 6 hr |
| Apr 6, 11:10 AM CDT | High Wind Warning | GLD | 11 hr |
| Apr 7, 3:55 AM CDT | High Wind Warning | GLD | 15 hr |
| Apr 7, 4:05 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | GLD | 11 hr |
| Apr 7, 3:29 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | 28 hr |
| Apr 23, 6:23 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | GLD | 4 hr |
| Apr 24, 3:07 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | GLD | 24 hr |
| Apr 24, 7:03 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | GLD | 3 hr |
| Apr 24, 2:58 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | GLD | 12 hr |
| Apr 24, 2:58 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | 29 hr |
| Apr 25, 3:10 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | 42 hr |
| Apr 26, 3:09 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | GLD | 13 hr |
| Apr 26, 4:18 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | 29 hr |
| Apr 30, 3:18 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | GLD | 12 hr |
| May 1, 3:21 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | 18 hr |
| May 2, 3:45 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 90 min |
| May 2, 5:26 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 64 min |
| May 2, 5:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| May 2, 7:12 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | 63 min |
| May 2, 7:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | 83 min |
| May 2, 8:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | 9 min |
| May 5, 2:29 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| May 5, 2:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | 44 min |
| May 5, 5:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | 27 min |
| May 13, 10:07 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | 8 min |
| May 14, 3:54 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 96 min |
| May 14, 4:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| May 14, 8:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | 23 min |
| May 14, 8:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | 60 min |
| May 14, 9:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | 14 min |
| May 15, 6:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| May 15, 9:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | 36 min |
| May 15, 9:34 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | GLD | 4 hr |
| May 15, 9:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | 55 min |
| May 15, 10:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | 41 min |
| May 15, 10:40 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 95 min |
| May 15, 11:29 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | GLD | 2 hr |
| May 15, 11:35 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | 40 min |
| May 16, 1:27 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | GLD | 5 hr |
| May 16, 1:41 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | GLD | 5 hr |
| May 16, 2:49 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | GLD | 23 hr |
| May 16, 5:11 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 94 min |
| May 16, 10:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | 49 min |
| May 16, 10:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | 62 min |
| May 16, 11:06 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | GLD | 2 hr |
| May 17, 1:30 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | GLD | 6 hr |
| May 18, 12:11 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | 64 min |
| May 23, 8:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| May 24, 1:00 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 24, 1:29 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| May 24, 1:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | 14 min |
| May 24, 1:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | 16 min |
| May 24, 2:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | 40 min |
| May 24, 2:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | 67 min |
| May 24, 3:31 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | GLD | 3 hr |
| May 24, 3:48 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | 15 min |
| May 24, 4:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | 20 min |
| May 24, 4:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | 40 min |
| May 24, 4:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | 25 min |
| May 24, 5:37 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 113 min |
| May 24, 10:57 PM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | GLD | 7 hr |
| May 24, 11:41 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 94 min |
| May 26, 1:47 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 88 min |
| May 26, 4:42 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| May 26, 4:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | 28 min |
| May 26, 4:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | 19 min |
| Jun 10, 5:00 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | GLD | 5 hr |
| Jun 19, 5:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jun 24, 4:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jun 24, 6:31 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 119 min |
| Jun 24, 8:13 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 24, 9:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | 59 min |
| Jun 24, 9:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | 58 min |
| Jun 24, 9:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | 54 min |
| Jun 24, 10:30 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 60 min |
| Jun 25, 2:11 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 25, 3:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jun 25, 5:54 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 66 min |
| Jul 4, 3:16 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 89 min |
| Jul 4, 4:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jul 4, 6:56 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 94 min |
| Jul 4, 7:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | 38 min |
| Jul 9, 8:49 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 86 min |
| Jul 9, 9:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
| Jul 9, 10:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | 36 min |
| Jul 9, 11:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | 50 min |
| Jul 9, 11:39 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 66 min |
| Jul 9, 11:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | 34 min |
| Jul 10, 12:33 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | 42 min |
| Jul 10, 2:02 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | 28 min |
| Jul 10, 3:07 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | 53 min |
| Jul 18, 2:32 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 19, 3:11 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | GLD | 6 hr |
| Jul 25, 6:42 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | GLD | 3 hr |
| Jul 26, 6:10 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | GLD | 86 min |
| Aug 7, 3:34 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 86 min |
| Aug 7, 3:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | 38 min |
| Aug 7, 4:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Aug 7, 4:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | 46 min |
| Aug 7, 5:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | 43 min |
| Aug 7, 6:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | 56 min |
| Aug 11, 8:09 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | 36 min |
| Aug 11, 8:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | 21 min |
| Aug 11, 9:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | 15 min |
| Aug 11, 9:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | 24 min |
| Aug 12, 3:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | 32 min |
| Aug 12, 4:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | 37 min |
| Aug 25, 5:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | 32 min |
| Aug 25, 6:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | 32 min |
| Aug 25, 7:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | 43 min |
| Sep 5, 5:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | 23 min |
| Sep 5, 5:44 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | GLD | 53 min |
| Sep 5, 5:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | 34 min |
| Sep 12, 9:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | 18 min |
| Sep 12, 9:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | 65 min |
| Sep 29, 8:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | 59 min |
| Oct 8, 4:40 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | GLD | 23 hr |
| Oct 8, 2:02 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | 29 hr |
| Oct 12, 3:08 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 97 min |
| Oct 12, 3:46 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Oct 12, 6:22 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 83 min |
| Oct 12, 7:58 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | 21 min |
| Oct 12, 8:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | 31 min |
| Oct 15, 3:14 PM CDT | Freeze Warning | GLD | 18 hr |
| Oct 20, 3:54 AM CDT | Frost Advisory | GLD | 29 hr |
| Oct 21, 2:48 PM CDT | Frost Advisory | GLD | 18 hr |
| Oct 23, 9:45 PM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | GLD | 8 hr |
| Oct 25, 2:32 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | 28 hr |
| Oct 29, 2:55 PM CDT | Frost Advisory | GLD | 18 hr |
| Oct 30, 2:05 PM CDT | Frost Advisory | GLD | 20 hr |
| Nov 12, 3:17 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | GLD | 15 hr |
| Nov 12, 11:50 AM CST | High Wind Warning | GLD | 104 min |
| Nov 21, 3:27 AM CST | Fire Weather Watch | GLD | 47 hr |
| Nov 23, 2:40 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | GLD | 15 hr |
| Dec 13, 3:04 AM CST | High Wind Watch | GLD | 24 hr |
| Dec 13, 3:07 AM CST | Fire Weather Watch | GLD | 29 hr |
| Dec 14, 2:57 AM CST | High Wind Warning | GLD | 41 hr |
| Dec 14, 8:35 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | GLD | 36 hr |
| Dec 15, 10:27 AM CST | Dust Storm Warning | GLD | 2 hr |
| Dec 15, 12:07 PM CST | Blowing Dust Warning | GLD | 6 hr |
| Dec 24, 1:33 PM CST | Fire Weather Watch | GLD | 38 hr |
| Dec 25, 2:15 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | GLD | 28 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.
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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.