Alert archive / Missouri / Benton County

Weather alerts in Benton County, Missouri, 2024

157 weather alerts in 2024, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.

Benton County and its neighbors

Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2024. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts: 157
Warnings: 46
Watches: 26
Advisories: 41
Busiest month: May44 alerts
Busiest day: May 8, 202413 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 4 tornado warnings covering Benton County in 2024 had a tornado report inside them; 0 of 1 tornado reports fell inside a warning.

Benton County, 2024

	Warnings	With a report	False alarm ratio	Reports	Inside a warning	Mean lead time
Tornado warnings	4	0	100%	1	0%
Severe thunderstorm warnings	27	17	37%	15	80%	25 min
Flash flood warnings	5	2	60%	4	100%	63 min

Each office's whole area, 2024

	Warnings	With a report	False alarm ratio	Reports	Inside a warning	Mean lead time
NWS Springfield, MO: tornado warnings	84	27	68%	49	82%	14 min
NWS Springfield, MO: severe thunderstorm warnings	417	190	54%	708	86%	24 min
NWS Springfield, MO: flash flood warnings	103	58	44%	156	79%	182 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 4, 2:09 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	SGF	8 hr
Jan 7, 2:04 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	SGF	52 hr
Jan 8, 1:19 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	SGF	10 hr
Jan 11, 2:21 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	SGF	28 hr
Jan 11, 2:27 PM CST	Wind Advisory	SGF	34 hr
Jan 12, 2:21 PM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	SGF	4 days
Jan 13, 3:58 AM CST	Wind Chill Warning	SGF	32 hr
Jan 18, 1:59 AM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	SGF	58 hr
Jan 21, 2:15 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	SGF	37 hr
Jan 22, 3:27 AM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	5 hr
Jan 23, 3:36 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	SGF	56 hr
Jan 25, 6:09 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	SGF	16 hr
Feb 7, 1:03 PM CST	Wind Advisory	SGF	29 hr
Feb 8, 2:12 AM CST	Red Flag Warning	SGF	18 hr
Feb 16, 10:36 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	SGF	5 hr
Feb 25, 1:27 PM CST	Red Flag Warning	SGF	29 hr
Feb 26, 12:39 PM CST	Wind Advisory	SGF	32 hr
Feb 26, 12:52 PM CST	Red Flag Warning	SGF	31 hr
Mar 8, 5:49 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	SGF	14 hr
Mar 12, 11:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	43 min
Mar 12, 11:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	31 min
Mar 13, 3:54 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Mar 13, 10:10 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Mar 13, 11:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr
Mar 14, 2:30 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	90 min
Mar 14, 4:27 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	48 min
Mar 14, 12:58 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	92 min
Mar 14, 1:33 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr
Mar 24, 3:09 AM CDT	Wind Advisory	SGF	34 hr
Mar 26, 1:40 PM CDT	Freeze Warning	SGF	20 hr
Apr 1, 3:01 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	89 min
Apr 1, 3:29 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	8 hr
Apr 1, 5:28 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	92 min
Apr 1, 6:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	62 min
Apr 2, 5:52 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	SGF	6 hr
Apr 4, 3:40 AM CDT	Frost Advisory	SGF	28 hr
Apr 16, 3:33 AM CDT	Wind Advisory	SGF	15 hr
Apr 18, 12:08 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Apr 18, 12:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	8 hr
Apr 18, 1:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	61 min
Apr 20, 2:30 PM CDT	Frost Advisory	SGF	18 hr
Apr 21, 1:17 PM CDT	Frost Advisory	SGF	19 hr
Apr 26, 2:12 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	6 hr
Apr 26, 2:26 PM CDT	Flood Watch	SGF	56 hr
Apr 26, 7:45 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	45 min
Apr 27, 4:57 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	8 hr
Apr 27, 8:25 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	95 min
Apr 27, 9:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	50 min
Apr 27, 10:05 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SGF	25 min
Apr 27, 10:32 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SGF	6 hr
Apr 27, 11:42 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	5 hr
Apr 28, 1:54 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	66 min
Apr 28, 10:38 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	SGF	12 hr
Apr 29, 10:27 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	SGF	12 hr
Apr 30, 8:44 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	91 min
May 2, 1:36 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	24 min
May 2, 1:42 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
May 2, 3:15 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SGF	3 hr
May 6, 8:41 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr
May 6, 11:56 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	94 min
May 7, 12:07 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	SGF	53 min
May 7, 12:32 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	SGF	28 min
May 7, 12:40 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	50 min
May 8, 2:44 AM CDT	Flood Watch	SGF	19 hr
May 8, 6:14 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
May 8, 6:50 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	10 hr
May 8, 8:06 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	24 min
May 8, 8:29 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	SGF	46 min
May 8, 8:58 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	92 min
May 8, 9:00 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SGF	6 hr
May 8, 10:21 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	SGF	53 min
May 8, 2:19 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	41 min
May 8, 2:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	SGF	33 min
May 8, 3:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	47 min
May 8, 5:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	30 min
May 8, 6:02 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	28 min
May 19, 10:38 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
May 21, 2:15 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
May 21, 2:40 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr
May 21, 5:27 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SGF	33 min
May 21, 5:33 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	117 min
May 21, 5:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	SGF	53 min
May 21, 7:55 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
May 24, 3:42 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
May 24, 4:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	9 hr
May 24, 4:53 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	37 min
May 25, 2:01 PM CDT	Flood Watch	SGF	31 hr
May 25, 9:04 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	8 hr
May 25, 11:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	46 min
May 25, 11:55 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SGF	23 min
May 26, 12:15 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	45 min
May 26, 1:36 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
May 26, 3:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	38 min
May 26, 3:28 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	5 hr
May 26, 3:34 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	41 min
May 26, 3:51 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	SGF	54 min
May 26, 3:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	SGF	62 min
May 26, 4:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	SGF	35 min
Jun 8, 1:36 AM CDT	Flood Watch	SGF	35 hr
Jun 8, 5:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	10 hr
Jun 8, 6:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	44 min
Jun 9, 1:49 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	SGF	41 min
Jun 9, 2:21 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	39 min
Jun 9, 2:49 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SGF	6 hr
Jun 9, 2:51 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	84 min
Jun 9, 8:44 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	SGF	22 hr
Jun 10, 8:01 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	SGF	24 hr
Jun 13, 11:25 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	65 min
Jun 14, 12:44 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	91 min
Jun 14, 3:07 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	SGF	6 hr
Jun 23, 2:44 AM CDT	Heat Advisory	SGF	57 hr
Jun 25, 11:39 AM CDT	Heat Advisory	SGF	8 hr
Jun 26, 1:17 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	118 min
Jun 26, 1:50 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr
Jun 26, 3:23 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	67 min
Jun 28, 2:30 PM CDT	Heat Advisory	SGF	30 hr
Jun 28, 10:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	3 hr
Jun 28, 11:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	62 min
Jun 28, 11:55 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	95 min
Jun 29, 12:14 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	61 min
Jun 29, 12:30 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	SGF	6 hr
Jun 29, 5:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr
Jul 1, 1:23 PM CDT	Heat Advisory	SGF	31 hr
Jul 3, 2:32 PM CDT	Flood Watch	SGF	36 hr
Jul 4, 1:35 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	115 min
Jul 4, 2:17 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	43 min
Jul 4, 2:29 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	SGF	6 hr
Jul 4, 3:45 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SGF	6 hr
Jul 11, 8:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	44 min
Jul 13, 1:43 PM CDT	Heat Advisory	SGF	54 hr
Jul 15, 3:16 AM CDT	Heat Advisory	SGF	35 hr
Jul 16, 8:45 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	90 min
Jul 28, 2:26 AM CDT	Heat Advisory	SGF	5 days
Jul 29, 2:09 PM CDT	Excessive Heat Warning	SGF	53 hr
Jul 29, 2:09 PM CDT	Heat Advisory	SGF	3 days
Jul 31, 9:36 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	4 hr
Aug 1, 1:11 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	49 min
Aug 1, 2:16 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	44 min
Aug 13, 9:44 PM CDT	Flood Watch	SGF	17 hr
Aug 24, 2:43 AM CDT	Heat Advisory	SGF	42 hr
Aug 24, 9:57 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	33 min
Aug 25, 1:35 PM CDT	Heat Advisory	SGF	31 hr
Aug 27, 5:16 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	119 min
Aug 30, 4:06 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	SGF	3 hr
Sep 19, 5:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	5 hr
Oct 14, 1:21 PM CDT	Freeze Warning	SGF	44 hr
Oct 30, 9:00 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	90 min
Oct 30, 9:21 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr
Oct 30, 10:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	46 min
Oct 30, 11:19 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	41 min
Nov 18, 1:20 AM CST	Wind Advisory	SGF	20 hr
Dec 14, 3:18 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	SGF	27 min
Dec 14, 3:55 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	35 min
Dec 14, 9:28 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	SGF	14 hr
Dec 25, 1:55 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	SGF	21 hr
Dec 28, 1:34 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	SGF	12 hr
Dec 28, 7:07 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	SGF	15 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	27
Tornado Warning	4
Severe Thunderstorm Watch	11
Tornado Watch	9
Mesoscale Discussion	29
Special Weather Statement	15
Flooding
Areal Flood Warning	3
Flash Flood Warning	5
Flood Watch	6
Areal Flood Advisory	8
Winter
Winter Weather Advisory	5
Heat
Excessive Heat Warning	1
Heat Advisory	10
Cold
Freeze Warning	2
Wind Chill Warning	1
Frost Advisory	3
Wind Chill Advisory	2
Wind and dust
Wind Advisory	6
Fire
Red Flag Warning	3
Fog and smoke
Dense Fog Advisory	7

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.