Alert archive / Kansas / Woodson County
Weather alerts in Woodson County, Kansas, 2021
137 weather alerts in 2021, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Woodson County and its neighbors
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- Alerts
- 137
- Warnings
- 29
- Watches
- 25
- Advisories
- 37
- Busiest month
- March23 alerts
- Busiest day
- May 27, 20217 alerts
Over time
By month
Warning verification
How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.
Woodson County, 2021
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 10 | 3 | 70% | 0 | ||
| Flash flood warnings | 0 | 0 |
Each office's whole area, 2021
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Wichita, KS: tornado warnings | 10 | 2 | 80% | 6 | 67% | 14 min |
| NWS Wichita, KS: severe thunderstorm warnings | 167 | 97 | 42% | 278 | 81% | 27 min |
| NWS Wichita, KS: flash flood warnings | 9 | 8 | 11% | 15 | 100% | 160 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 1, 2:33 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 5 hr |
| Jan 2, 6:35 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | ICT | 16 hr |
| Jan 3, 2:51 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | ICT | 15 hr |
| Jan 13, 2:34 AM CST | Wind Advisory | ICT | 63 hr |
| Jan 13, 2:49 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | ICT | 27 hr |
| Jan 21, 6:02 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | ICT | 5 hr |
| Feb 3, 3:13 PM CST | Wind Advisory | ICT | 23 hr |
| Feb 5, 3:39 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ICT | 26 hr |
| Feb 6, 1:54 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | ICT | 36 min |
| Feb 7, 8:56 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ICT | 36 hr |
| Feb 11, 3:02 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | ICT | 57 hr |
| Feb 12, 2:35 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | ICT | 24 hr |
| Feb 13, 2:21 AM CST | Wind Chill Watch | ICT | 25 hr |
| Feb 13, 2:21 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ICT | 64 hr |
| Feb 14, 3:39 AM CST | Wind Chill Warning | ICT | 56 hr |
| Feb 14, 10:10 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | ICT | 17 hr |
| Feb 16, 2:56 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ICT | 32 hr |
| Feb 27, 1:27 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | ICT | 9 hr |
| Mar 7, 12:35 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | ICT | 18 hr |
| Mar 7, 4:11 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | ICT | 26 hr |
| Mar 9, 3:23 AM CST | Wind Advisory | ICT | 40 hr |
| Mar 9, 3:47 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | ICT | 27 hr |
| Mar 10, 3:44 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Mar 10, 9:25 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | 50 min |
| Mar 10, 10:07 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | 38 min |
| Mar 10, 11:41 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Mar 11, 3:19 AM CST | Flood Watch | ICT | 3 days |
| Mar 12, 8:57 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 93 min |
| Mar 12, 12:08 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | 48 hr |
| Mar 15, 1:32 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | ICT | 5 hr |
| Mar 16, 1:10 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | ICT | 9 hr |
| Mar 16, 3:28 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | ICT | 28 hr |
| Mar 17, 12:45 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 90 min |
| Mar 17, 1:54 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Mar 17, 2:42 PM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | ICT | 12 hr |
| Mar 21, 6:04 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | ICT | 11 hr |
| Mar 26, 1:33 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | ICT | 8 hr |
| Mar 28, 1:54 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | ICT | 11 hr |
| Mar 28, 12:50 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | ICT | 36 hr |
| Mar 28, 2:27 PM CDT | High Wind Watch | ICT | 13 hr |
| Mar 29, 3:44 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | ICT | 24 hr |
| Apr 6, 3:36 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | ICT | 16 hr |
| Apr 10, 3:26 PM CDT | Frost Advisory | ICT | 18 hr |
| Apr 14, 2:50 PM CDT | Frost Advisory | ICT | 12 hr |
| Apr 18, 3:20 AM CDT | Freeze Watch | ICT | 47 hr |
| Apr 18, 2:47 PM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | ICT | 45 hr |
| Apr 20, 2:36 AM CDT | Freeze Warning | ICT | 30 hr |
| Apr 21, 2:54 AM CDT | Frost Advisory | ICT | 30 hr |
| Apr 25, 2:35 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | ICT | 29 hr |
| May 8, 2:35 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | ICT | 16 hr |
| May 14, 5:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | 27 min |
| May 15, 11:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | 63 min |
| May 15, 11:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | 55 min |
| May 16, 1:27 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 93 min |
| May 20, 2:20 AM CDT | Flood Watch | ICT | 19 hr |
| May 26, 5:44 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | ICT | 3 hr |
| May 27, 12:51 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 84 min |
| May 27, 1:05 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| May 27, 1:25 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | 35 min |
| May 27, 1:54 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | 22 min |
| May 27, 2:18 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | 57 min |
| May 27, 10:20 AM CDT | Flood Watch | ICT | 7 hr |
| May 27, 1:36 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 54 min |
| Jun 11, 12:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jun 11, 2:52 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 113 min |
| Jun 11, 5:39 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 11, 5:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | 61 min |
| Jun 11, 6:18 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 117 min |
| Jun 11, 6:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 20, 8:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | 56 min |
| Jun 25, 1:40 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Jun 25, 11:56 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Jun 25, 1:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| Jun 25, 1:54 PM CDT | Flood Watch | ICT | 65 hr |
| Jun 25, 6:21 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 84 min |
| Jun 25, 8:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | 64 min |
| Jun 25, 8:26 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 64 min |
| Jun 25, 9:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | 63 min |
| Jun 25, 10:11 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | 62 hr |
| Jun 25, 10:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | 53 min |
| Jun 25, 11:42 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 63 min |
| Jun 26, 12:27 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | 48 min |
| Jun 28, 11:38 AM CDT | Flood Watch | ICT | 3 days |
| Jun 28, 12:37 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | 4 days |
| Jul 10, 2:17 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 118 min |
| Jul 10, 3:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Jul 15, 3:08 AM CDT | Flood Watch | ICT | 31 hr |
| Jul 15, 7:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | 59 min |
| Jul 16, 2:56 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | 7 hr |
| Jul 16, 10:22 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | 24 hr |
| Jul 17, 3:17 AM CDT | Flood Watch | ICT | 10 hr |
| Jul 17, 7:27 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 17, 9:33 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | 8 hr |
| Jul 17, 11:42 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | 33 min |
| Jul 24, 3:16 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | ICT | 26 hr |
| Jul 27, 1:30 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | ICT | 5 days |
| Jul 28, 11:09 AM CDT | Excessive Heat Warning | ICT | 3 days |
| Aug 8, 2:18 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | ICT | 4 days |
| Aug 13, 6:11 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | 4 hr |
| Aug 20, 7:06 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 84 min |
| Aug 20, 9:37 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 83 min |
| Aug 20, 11:39 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 22, 2:42 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | ICT | 4 days |
| Sep 3, 3:49 AM CDT | Flood Watch | ICT | 32 hr |
| Sep 3, 11:12 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | 48 min |
| Sep 3, 11:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | 46 min |
| Sep 4, 4:00 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | 32 hr |
| Sep 7, 3:42 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Sep 14, 11:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | 30 min |
| Oct 6, 8:39 PM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | ICT | 13 hr |
| Oct 10, 2:46 PM CDT | Flood Watch | ICT | 16 hr |
| Oct 10, 7:19 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 86 min |
| Oct 11, 6:05 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | 4 hr |
| Oct 13, 5:16 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 59 min |
| Oct 13, 5:29 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | 31 min |
| Oct 13, 5:59 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | 61 min |
| Oct 23, 2:23 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Oct 24, 6:21 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | 39 min |
| Oct 26, 10:09 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 66 min |
| Oct 27, 3:34 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | ICT | 42 hr |
| Oct 29, 5:13 AM CDT | Frost Advisory | ICT | 28 hr |
| Nov 3, 3:17 AM CDT | Frost Advisory | ICT | 27 hr |
| Nov 10, 3:26 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Nov 10, 4:04 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | ICT | 26 min |
| Nov 10, 4:18 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | 42 min |
| Nov 10, 7:02 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | ICT | 43 min |
| Dec 8, 3:28 PM CST | Fire Weather Watch | ICT | 36 hr |
| Dec 10, 3:42 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | ICT | 14 hr |
| Dec 13, 2:57 AM CST | High Wind Watch | ICT | 35 hr |
| Dec 13, 4:28 PM CST | Fire Weather Watch | ICT | 35 hr |
| Dec 14, 2:16 PM CST | Wind Advisory | ICT | 30 hr |
| Dec 15, 2:29 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Dec 15, 3:18 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Dec 15, 5:01 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 89 min |
| Dec 15, 5:22 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | 53 min |
| Dec 15, 6:06 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | 84 min |
| Dec 30, 7:43 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | ICT | 3 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 | 10 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 8 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 28 |
| Special Weather Statement | 18 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Warning | 9 |
| Flood Watch | 9 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Storm Warning | 1 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 1 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 6 |
| Heat | |
| Excessive Heat Warning | 1 |
| Heat Advisory | 4 |
| Cold | |
| Freeze Warning | 1 |
| Wind Chill Warning | 1 |
| Freeze Watch | 1 |
| Wind Chill Watch | 1 |
| Frost Advisory | 5 |
| Wind Chill Advisory | 1 |
| Wind and dust | |
| High Wind Watch | 2 |
| Wind Advisory | 11 |
| Fire | |
| Red Flag Warning | 6 |
| Fire Weather Watch | 3 |
| 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.