Alert archive / Missouri / Cole County
Weather alerts in Cole County, Missouri, 2024
124 weather alerts in 2024, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Cole County and its neighbors
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2024. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 124
- Warnings
- 37
- Watches
- 23
- Advisories
- 30
- Busiest month
- May30 alerts
- Busiest day
- May 8, 20249 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 1 tornado warnings covering Cole County in 2024 had a tornado report inside them.
Cole County, 2024
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 1 | 0 | 100% | 0 | ||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 17 | 6 | 65% | 13 | 77% | 31 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 2 | 1 | 50% | 1 | 0% |
Each office's whole area, 2024
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS St. Louis, MO: tornado warnings | 80 | 25 | 69% | 57 | 56% | 14 min |
| NWS St. Louis, MO: severe thunderstorm warnings | 378 | 178 | 53% | 985 | 64% | 24 min |
| NWS St. Louis, MO: flash flood warnings | 59 | 32 | 46% | 123 | 85% | 86 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 8, 2:41 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | LSX | 40 hr |
| Jan 11, 12:56 PM CST | Wind Advisory | LSX | 38 hr |
| Jan 12, 2:57 AM CST | Wind Chill Warning | LSX | 4 days |
| Jan 18, 2:48 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | LSX | 57 hr |
| Jan 21, 1:53 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | LSX | 43 hr |
| Jan 22, 3:27 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 5 hr |
| Jan 23, 4:12 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | LSX | 67 hr |
| Jan 25, 5:45 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | LSX | 16 hr |
| Jan 28, 9:04 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | LSX | 13 hr |
| Feb 7, 2:15 PM CST | Wind Advisory | LSX | 28 hr |
| Feb 15, 1:06 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | LSX | 28 hr |
| Feb 25, 1:35 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | LSX | 28 hr |
| Feb 26, 12:23 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | LSX | 31 hr |
| Mar 13, 2:56 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Mar 13, 3:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Mar 13, 7:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | 21 min |
| Mar 13, 7:44 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Mar 13, 10:10 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Mar 14, 4:41 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Mar 14, 7:42 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | 31 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, 3:14 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | LSX | 16 hr |
| Mar 24, 2:18 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | LSX | 29 hr |
| Mar 26, 2:28 PM CDT | Freeze Warning | LSX | 19 hr |
| Apr 1, 12:35 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 115 min |
| Apr 1, 3:50 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 115 min |
| Apr 1, 4:49 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Apr 1, 5:28 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 92 min |
| Apr 1, 5:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | 45 min |
| Apr 1, 5:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | 63 min |
| Apr 1, 6:16 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | 30 min |
| Apr 1, 8:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | 3 min |
| Apr 1, 8:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | 53 min |
| Apr 2, 2:15 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | 32 hr |
| Apr 4, 2:32 AM CDT | Freeze Warning | LSX | 29 hr |
| Apr 16, 8:50 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 55 min |
| Apr 16, 11:04 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Apr 16, 2:48 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | LSX | 6 hr |
| Apr 16, 6:23 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 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, 3:09 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Apr 18, 3:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | 39 min |
| Apr 20, 2:24 PM CDT | Frost Advisory | LSX | 18 hr |
| Apr 21, 1:54 PM CDT | Frost Advisory | LSX | 18 hr |
| Apr 23, 11:49 PM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | LSX | 4 hr |
| Apr 27, 9:15 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 60 min |
| Apr 27, 9:41 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Apr 28, 1:54 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 66 min |
| Apr 28, 10:22 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LSX | 12 hr |
| Apr 29, 5:06 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | 4 days |
| Apr 29, 8:26 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | 36 hr |
| Apr 29, 10:10 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | 8 days |
| May 2, 1:42 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 4, 3:53 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 97 min |
| May 6, 11:56 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 94 min |
| May 7, 12:53 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| May 7, 1:12 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | 78 min |
| May 7, 2:29 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 8, 3:01 AM CDT | Flood Watch | LSX | 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, 8:58 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 92 min |
| May 8, 9:13 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | 47 min |
| May 8, 9:55 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | 50 min |
| May 8, 10:49 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LSX | 3 hr |
| May 8, 10:53 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | 4 days |
| May 8, 11:37 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | 45 hr |
| May 13, 8:41 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LSX | 3 hr |
| May 21, 5:33 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 117 min |
| May 21, 5:56 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| May 21, 6:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | 53 min |
| May 21, 7:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | 43 min |
| May 21, 7:55 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 24, 2:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 10 hr |
| May 25, 2:06 PM CDT | Flood Watch | LSX | 32 hr |
| May 25, 11:31 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 119 min |
| May 26, 12:57 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | 33 min |
| May 26, 3:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | 43 min |
| May 26, 4:01 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| May 26, 4:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | 39 min |
| May 26, 4:14 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LSX | 3 hr |
| May 27, 2:27 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | 23 min |
| Jun 8, 2:39 AM CDT | Flood Watch | LSX | 31 hr |
| Jun 13, 8:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Jun 13, 10:12 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 93 min |
| Jun 14, 12:44 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 91 min |
| Jun 23, 1:58 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | LSX | 65 hr |
| Jun 25, 5:43 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 62 min |
| Jun 26, 1:17 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 118 min |
| Jun 26, 1:50 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 29, 5:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jul 3, 10:33 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | 6 days |
| Jul 3, 2:23 PM CDT | Flood Watch | LSX | 37 hr |
| Jul 3, 10:45 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | 7 days |
| Jul 4, 1:18 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LSX | 112 min |
| Jul 4, 2:44 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LSX | 2 hr |
| Jul 4, 3:10 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | 5 hr |
| Jul 4, 4:54 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | 3 hr |
| Jul 4, 8:04 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | 36 hr |
| Jul 8, 1:28 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LSX | 3 hr |
| Jul 8, 2:37 AM CDT | Flood Watch | LSX | 48 hr |
| Jul 13, 2:29 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | LSX | 68 hr |
| Jul 16, 2:17 AM CDT | Flood Watch | LSX | 29 hr |
| Jul 16, 8:45 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 90 min |
| Jul 28, 3:27 AM CDT | Excessive Heat Warning | LSX | 5 days |
| Jul 28, 3:27 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | LSX | 5 days |
| Jul 30, 1:56 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 30, 2:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Aug 5, 2:04 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | LSX | 28 hr |
| Aug 13, 9:41 PM CDT | Flood Watch | LSX | 17 hr |
| Aug 25, 2:39 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | LSX | 65 hr |
| Aug 27, 5:16 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 119 min |
| Oct 14, 2:13 PM CDT | Freeze Warning | LSX | 43 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 31, 1:05 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 85 min |
| Nov 14, 12:39 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | LSX | 20 hr |
| Nov 30, 9:16 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Dec 14, 4:02 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | 43 min |
| Dec 25, 1:34 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | LSX | 22 hr |
| Dec 28, 2:15 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | LSX | 11 hr |
| Dec 28, 7:27 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | LSX | 17 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 | 17 |
| Tornado Warning | 1 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 10 |
| Tornado Watch | 6 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 34 |
| Flooding | |
| Flash Flood Warning | 2 |
| River Flood Warning | 9 |
| Flood Watch | 7 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 7 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 3 |
| Heat | |
| Excessive Heat Warning | 1 |
| Heat Advisory | 5 |
| Cold | |
| Freeze Warning | 3 |
| Wind Chill Warning | 1 |
| Frost Advisory | 2 |
| Wind Chill Advisory | 1 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Wind Advisory | 4 |
| Fire | |
| Red Flag Warning | 3 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 8 |
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.