Alert archive / Missouri / Cole County
Weather alerts in Cole County, Missouri, 2026
120 weather alerts in 2026, 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 2026. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 120
- Warnings
- 39
- Watches
- 25
- Advisories
- 24
- Busiest month
- April33 alerts
- Busiest day
- April 27, 202612 alerts
Over time
By month
Warning verification
How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.
2 of 5 tornado warnings covering Cole County in 2026 had a tornado report inside them; 3 of 3 tornado reports fell inside a warning, on average 30 minutes after it went out.
Cole County, 2026
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 5 | 2 | 60% | 3 | 100% | 30 min |
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 13 | 7 | 46% | 18 | 100% | 27 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 4 | 1 | 75% | 0 |
Each office's whole area, 2026
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS St. Louis, MO: tornado warnings | 80 | 18 | 78% | 57 | 61% | 20 min |
| NWS St. Louis, MO: severe thunderstorm warnings | 258 | 110 | 57% | 561 | 76% | 21 min |
| NWS St. Louis, MO: flash flood warnings | 61 | 25 | 59% | 82 | 76% | 97 min |
An office's figures cover every county it serves, including across state lines.
The year is still running; reports filed late and damage surveys can still change these figures.
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 21, 2:42 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | LSX | 35 hr |
| Jan 22, 2:29 AM CST | Cold Weather Advisory | LSX | 58 hr |
| Jan 22, 1:15 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | LSX | 3 days |
| Jan 24, 1:38 PM CST | Cold Weather Advisory | LSX | 46 hr |
| Jan 25, 1:55 AM CST | Extreme Cold Warning | LSX | 34 hr |
| Feb 18, 1:00 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | LSX | 31 hr |
| Feb 27, 12:28 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | LSX | 18 hr |
| Mar 6, 10:08 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 67 min |
| Mar 6, 10:25 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | 31 min |
| Mar 10, 5:41 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Mar 11, 1:14 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 91 min |
| Mar 12, 3:05 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | LSX | 30 hr |
| Mar 14, 10:45 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | LSX | 49 hr |
| Mar 15, 12:23 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Mar 15, 1:33 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Mar 15, 2:37 PM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | LSX | 16 hr |
| Mar 26, 7:58 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Mar 27, 11:40 AM CDT | Freeze Warning | LSX | 21 hr |
| Apr 1, 7:25 PM CDT | Flood Watch | LSX | 15 hr |
| Apr 15, 6:15 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Apr 15, 6:50 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
| Apr 16, 4:22 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LSX | 28 min |
| Apr 16, 4:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | 38 min |
| Apr 16, 4:50 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | 3 hr |
| Apr 16, 5:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | 38 min |
| Apr 17, 7:57 AM CDT | Flood Watch | LSX | 19 hr |
| Apr 17, 3:31 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Apr 17, 5:10 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Apr 17, 7:42 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | 48 min |
| Apr 17, 7:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | 63 min |
| Apr 17, 8:17 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | 43 min |
| Apr 17, 8:30 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | 45 min |
| Apr 18, 10:49 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | 63 hr |
| Apr 26, 6:32 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 88 min |
| Apr 26, 8:43 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | 30 min |
| Apr 27, 4:07 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Apr 27, 7:36 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 84 min |
| Apr 27, 9:33 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 117 min |
| Apr 27, 10:41 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | 3 hr |
| Apr 27, 11:18 AM CDT | Flood Watch | LSX | 10 hr |
| Apr 27, 11:48 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | 3 hr |
| Apr 27, 11:56 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Apr 27, 12:50 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| Apr 27, 3:55 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Apr 27, 4:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | 46 min |
| Apr 27, 5:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | 61 min |
| Apr 28, 3:13 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | 41 hr |
| Apr 28, 1:08 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Apr 28, 1:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Apr 28, 2:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | 12 min |
| Apr 28, 4:18 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 87 min |
| May 3, 8:49 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 116 min |
| May 8, 3:01 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 119 min |
| May 9, 12:15 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | LSX | 7 hr |
| May 18, 1:12 AM CDT | Flood Watch | LSX | 35 hr |
| May 18, 6:51 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 84 min |
| May 18, 2:40 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LSX | 4 hr |
| May 18, 9:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
| May 19, 1:53 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | 44 hr |
| May 30, 9:48 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | 49 hr |
| May 30, 12:51 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LSX | 3 hr |
| Jun 1, 1:54 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 1, 3:34 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
| Jun 1, 3:44 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | 46 min |
| Jun 1, 4:25 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | 50 min |
| Jun 7, 10:06 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LSX | 3 hr |
| Jun 7, 1:16 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 119 min |
| Jun 7, 1:26 PM CDT | Flood Watch | LSX | 40 hr |
| Jun 7, 8:23 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LSX | 71 min |
| Jun 7, 9:33 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | 3 hr |
| Jun 8, 12:06 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | 52 hr |
| Jun 8, 12:56 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | LSX | 8 hr |
| Jun 8, 5:11 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | 37 hr |
| Jun 8, 5:11 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | 3 days |
| Jun 8, 11:44 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | LSX | 32 hr |
| Jun 11, 2:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Jun 16, 12:39 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | LSX | 31 hr |
| Jun 17, 1:03 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 117 min |
| Jun 17, 2:14 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 11 hr |
| Jun 20, 1:28 AM CDT | Flood Watch | LSX | 45 hr |
| Jun 24, 11:53 AM CDT | Flood Watch | LSX | 62 hr |
| Jun 25, 3:58 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LSX | 4 hr |
| Jun 26, 2:08 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LSX | 3 hr |
| Jun 26, 4:55 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 95 min |
| Jun 27, 1:59 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | LSX | 71 hr |
| Jun 27, 1:15 PM CDT | Extreme Heat Warning | LSX | 7 days |
| Jul 4, 12:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jul 4, 1:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | 66 min |
| Jul 4, 2:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | 75 min |
| Jul 4, 2:36 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 114 min |
| Jul 5, 9:22 PM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | LSX | 8 hr |
| Jul 9, 11:03 AM CDT | Flood Watch | LSX | 56 hr |
| Jul 9, 7:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | 42 min |
| Jul 9, 9:06 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 84 min |
| Jul 10, 7:26 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 94 min |
| Jul 10, 2:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Jul 10, 4:46 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 119 min |
| Jul 17, 11:01 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | LSX | 4 days |
| Jul 24, 1:12 AM CDT | Extreme Heat Watch | LSX | 11 hr |
| Jul 24, 12:15 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | LSX | 47 hr |
| Jul 26, 12:40 AM CDT | Extreme Heat Warning | LSX | 66 hr |
| Jul 27, 12:14 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | LSX | 31 hr |
| Jul 31, 2:13 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 31, 3:26 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Jul 31, 5:30 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 90 min |
| Aug 5, 1:57 AM CDT | Flood Watch | LSX | 35 hr |
| Aug 5, 9:00 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 8, 2:05 AM CDT | Extreme Heat Watch | LSX | 23 hr |
| Aug 9, 1:05 AM CDT | Extreme Heat Warning | LSX | 8 days |
| Aug 16, 3:11 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 19, 1:33 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | 57 min |
| Aug 19, 1:57 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 93 min |
| Aug 19, 3:23 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 67 min |
| Aug 30, 12:27 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | LSX | 3 days |
| Sep 3, 12:12 AM CDT | Extreme Heat Warning | LSX | 68 hr |
| Sep 5, 12:29 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | LSX | 31 hr |
| Sep 8, 1:34 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | LSX | 18 hr |
| Sep 9, 8:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | 37 min |
| Sep 14, 11:30 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | LSX | 5 days |
| Sep 15, 2:35 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 115 min |
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 | 13 |
| Tornado Warning | 5 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 7 |
| Tornado Watch | 6 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 32 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Warning | 1 |
| Flash Flood Warning | 4 |
| River Flood Warning | 7 |
| Flood Watch | 9 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 7 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Storm Warning | 1 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 1 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 1 |
| Heat | |
| Extreme Heat Warning | 4 |
| Extreme Heat Watch | 2 |
| Heat Advisory | 9 |
| Cold | |
| Extreme Cold Warning | 1 |
| Freeze Warning | 1 |
| Cold Weather Advisory | 2 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Wind Advisory | 3 |
| Fire | |
| Red Flag Warning | 2 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 2 |
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.