Alert archive / Missouri / Christian County
Weather alerts in Christian County, Missouri, 2018
177 weather alerts in 2018, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Christian County and its neighbors
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2018. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 177
- Warnings
- 67
- Watches
- 18
- Advisories
- 49
- Busiest month
- May39 alerts
- Busiest day
- December 1, 20189 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 8 tornado warnings covering Christian County in 2018 had a tornado report inside them; 4 of 4 tornado reports fell inside a warning, on average 3 minutes after it went out.
Christian County, 2018
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 8 | 5 | 38% | 4 | 100% | 3 min |
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 31 | 24 | 23% | 17 | 82% | 21 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 5 | 3 | 40% | 4 | 100% | 114 min |
Each office's whole area, 2018
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Springfield, MO: tornado warnings | 44 | 15 | 66% | 44 | 73% | 13 min |
| NWS Springfield, MO: severe thunderstorm warnings | 332 | 221 | 33% | 577 | 82% | 22 min |
| NWS Springfield, MO: flash flood warnings | 49 | 32 | 35% | 65 | 94% | 119 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 6, 2:55 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | SGF | 39 hr |
| Jan 7, 9:10 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | SGF | 15 hr |
| Jan 8, 2:41 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | SGF | 21 hr |
| Jan 9, 3:05 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | SGF | 19 hr |
| Jan 11, 2:24 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | SGF | 22 hr |
| Jan 13, 2:14 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | SGF | 25 hr |
| Jan 14, 2:56 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | SGF | 45 hr |
| Jan 14, 2:56 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | SGF | 24 hr |
| Jan 16, 12:16 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | SGF | 4 hr |
| Jan 21, 9:27 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | 37 min |
| Jan 21, 9:32 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | 28 min |
| Jan 25, 2:10 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | SGF | 16 hr |
| Jan 26, 3:12 AM CST | Wind Advisory | SGF | 15 hr |
| Feb 3, 9:36 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | SGF | 8 hr |
| Feb 4, 10:48 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | SGF | 7 hr |
| Feb 5, 4:24 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | SGF | 8 hr |
| Feb 6, 3:07 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | SGF | 27 hr |
| Feb 9, 3:12 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | SGF | 44 hr |
| Feb 15, 9:32 AM CST | Wind Advisory | SGF | 5 hr |
| Feb 19, 1:08 AM CST | Wind Advisory | SGF | 8 hr |
| Feb 19, 3:22 PM CST | Flood Watch | SGF | 39 hr |
| Feb 20, 9:25 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | SGF | 22 hr |
| Feb 20, 8:02 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | SGF | 5 hr |
| Feb 21, 3:28 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | SGF | 30 hr |
| Feb 21, 5:01 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 5 hr |
| Feb 22, 1:46 PM CST | Flood Watch | SGF | 52 hr |
| Feb 23, 11:40 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | SGF | 15 hr |
| Feb 24, 12:09 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | SGF | 7 hr |
| Feb 24, 6:38 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | SGF | 24 hr |
| Mar 5, 1:36 PM CST | Wind Advisory | SGF | 28 hr |
| Mar 5, 1:47 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | SGF | 28 hr |
| Mar 15, 8:48 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | SGF | 10 hr |
| Mar 16, 2:19 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 116 min |
| Mar 19, 4:26 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Mar 19, 5:05 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | 40 min |
| Mar 25, 2:38 PM CDT | Flood Watch | SGF | 55 hr |
| Mar 27, 9:21 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | SGF | 31 hr |
| Apr 1, 2:04 PM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | SGF | 10 hr |
| Apr 1, 3:34 PM CDT | Freeze Warning | SGF | 16 hr |
| Apr 3, 3:35 AM CDT | Freeze Warning | SGF | 29 hr |
| Apr 4, 3:46 AM CDT | Frost Advisory | SGF | 28 hr |
| Apr 5, 2:46 PM CDT | Freeze Warning | SGF | 44 hr |
| Apr 6, 3:12 PM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | SGF | 17 hr |
| Apr 7, 3:19 AM CDT | Freeze Warning | SGF | 30 hr |
| Apr 9, 2:00 PM CDT | Freeze Warning | SGF | 18 hr |
| Apr 11, 3:26 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | SGF | 16 hr |
| Apr 12, 3:02 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | SGF | 39 hr |
| Apr 13, 1:20 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| Apr 13, 5:08 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Apr 13, 6:03 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | 27 min |
| Apr 13, 7:09 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | SGF | 6 hr |
| Apr 14, 3:04 AM CDT | Freeze Warning | SGF | 30 hr |
| Apr 15, 3:05 AM CDT | Freeze Warning | SGF | 30 hr |
| Apr 19, 2:03 AM CDT | Frost Advisory | SGF | 31 hr |
| May 2, 10:20 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 115 min |
| May 2, 11:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| May 3, 2:06 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | 54 min |
| May 3, 2:10 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | 22 min |
| May 3, 2:32 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 88 min |
| May 3, 3:31 AM CDT | High Wind Warning | SGF | 103 min |
| May 3, 1:41 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | SGF | 8 hr |
| May 3, 4:06 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | SGF | 5 hr |
| May 3, 9:00 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | SGF | 15 hr |
| May 6, 3:00 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| May 14, 7:15 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 90 min |
| May 16, 6:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | 51 min |
| May 16, 6:41 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | SGF | 3 hr |
| May 16, 7:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | 46 min |
| May 16, 7:38 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | SGF | 3 hr |
| May 16, 7:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | 38 min |
| May 16, 8:00 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | 2 hr |
| May 19, 12:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | 63 min |
| May 19, 6:11 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 20, 12:42 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| May 20, 6:38 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | 52 min |
| May 20, 5:52 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | 38 min |
| May 20, 6:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | 56 min |
| May 20, 6:25 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 95 min |
| May 25, 4:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | 41 min |
| May 25, 4:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | 52 min |
| May 25, 5:08 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | SGF | 6 hr |
| May 25, 5:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | 40 min |
| May 25, 6:09 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | 51 min |
| May 25, 7:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | 44 min |
| May 28, 5:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | 27 min |
| May 30, 1:53 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | 82 min |
| May 31, 2:59 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 61 min |
| May 31, 12:24 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 96 min |
| May 31, 1:57 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| May 31, 2:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | 41 min |
| May 31, 3:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | 50 min |
| May 31, 4:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | 52 min |
| May 31, 6:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | 39 min |
| May 31, 7:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| May 31, 7:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | 13 min |
| May 31, 8:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | 39 min |
| May 31, 8:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | 50 min |
| May 31, 9:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | 26 min |
| May 31, 9:45 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | 6 hr |
| May 31, 11:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | 41 min |
| Jun 13, 4:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | 43 min |
| Jun 14, 7:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | 39 min |
| Jun 14, 8:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | 39 min |
| Jun 14, 8:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | 27 min |
| Jun 16, 3:26 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | SGF | 64 hr |
| Jun 26, 2:19 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 116 min |
| Jun 26, 3:20 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | SGF | 5 days |
| Jun 26, 1:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jun 26, 2:46 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 89 min |
| Jun 26, 4:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | 50 min |
| Jun 26, 5:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | 51 min |
| Jun 27, 3:25 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | SGF | 4 days |
| Jul 2, 2:41 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | SGF | 29 hr |
| Jul 5, 9:12 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | 48 min |
| Jul 10, 4:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | 28 min |
| Jul 15, 5:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | 51 min |
| Jul 16, 2:20 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 18, 2:29 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | SGF | 29 hr |
| Jul 19, 9:58 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 19, 11:22 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 10 hr |
| Jul 19, 2:15 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 19, 6:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | 38 min |
| Jul 19, 6:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | 60 min |
| Jul 20, 3:48 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | SGF | 16 hr |
| Jul 20, 3:46 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 59 min |
| Aug 10, 4:56 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Aug 10, 8:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | 36 min |
| Aug 15, 4:23 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | SGF | 10 hr |
| Aug 16, 5:52 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 83 min |
| Aug 16, 6:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Aug 16, 8:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | 52 min |
| Aug 19, 3:11 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | 34 min |
| Aug 19, 3:45 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Aug 19, 4:07 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Aug 19, 5:47 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 118 min |
| Aug 19, 6:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | 50 min |
| Aug 19, 6:44 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | 46 min |
| Aug 19, 7:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | 59 min |
| Aug 29, 8:59 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | 46 min |
| Aug 29, 9:26 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | SGF | 6 hr |
| Aug 29, 10:05 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | 6 hr |
| Aug 29, 8:08 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | SGF | 21 hr |
| Aug 30, 7:37 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | 23 min |
| Aug 30, 7:44 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | 31 min |
| Aug 30, 8:20 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 115 min |
| Aug 30, 8:30 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | 45 min |
| Aug 30, 9:12 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | SGF | 6 hr |
| Aug 30, 11:01 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | 5 hr |
| Aug 30, 4:15 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | SGF | 18 hr |
| Sep 6, 4:05 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | SGF | 53 hr |
| Sep 7, 8:23 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | 6 hr |
| Sep 25, 5:18 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | SGF | 3 hr |
| Oct 9, 12:17 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Oct 15, 3:37 AM CDT | Frost Advisory | SGF | 29 hr |
| Oct 20, 2:54 AM CDT | Freeze Warning | SGF | 30 hr |
| Nov 1, 10:13 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | SGF | 4 hr |
| Nov 1, 2:27 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | SGF | 6 hr |
| Nov 8, 3:17 AM CST | Freeze Watch | SGF | 23 hr |
| Nov 9, 2:17 AM CST | Freeze Warning | SGF | 34 hr |
| Nov 11, 2:00 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | SGF | 36 hr |
| Nov 25, 1:59 AM CST | Wind Advisory | SGF | 19 hr |
| Nov 25, 2:44 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | SGF | 21 hr |
| Nov 29, 10:04 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | SGF | 14 hr |
| Nov 30, 9:12 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Nov 30, 9:47 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Nov 30, 11:20 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 85 min |
| Dec 1, 12:04 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | 41 min |
| Dec 1, 12:34 AM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | 26 min |
| Dec 1, 12:36 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | 39 min |
| Dec 1, 12:47 AM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | 28 min |
| Dec 1, 12:58 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Dec 1, 1:04 AM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | 26 min |
| Dec 6, 3:48 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | SGF | 24 hr |
| Dec 14, 7:51 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | SGF | 8 hr |
| Dec 26, 10:00 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | SGF | 11 hr |
| Dec 26, 2:05 PM CST | Wind Advisory | SGF | 22 hr |
| Dec 27, 9:15 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | SGF | 4 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 | 31 |
| Tornado Warning | 8 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 5 |
| Tornado Watch | 5 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 27 |
| Special Weather Statement | 16 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Warning | 8 |
| Flash Flood Warning | 5 |
| Flash Flood Watch | 3 |
| Flood Watch | 3 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 10 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Storm Watch | 1 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 14 |
| Heat | |
| Heat Advisory | 6 |
| Cold | |
| Freeze Warning | 9 |
| Freeze Watch | 1 |
| Frost Advisory | 3 |
| Wind Chill Advisory | 2 |
| Wind and dust | |
| High Wind Warning | 1 |
| Wind Advisory | 7 |
| Fire | |
| Red Flag Warning | 5 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 7 |
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.