Alert archive / Missouri / Hickory County

Weather alerts in Hickory County, Missouri, 2008

236 weather alerts in 2008, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.

Hickory County and its neighbors

Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2008. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts
236
Warnings
81
Watches
59
Advisories
47
Busiest month
June54 alerts
Busiest day
March 31, 20089 alerts

Over time

By month

Warning verification

How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.

3 of 6 tornado warnings covering Hickory County in 2008 had a tornado report inside them; 1 of 1 tornado reports fell inside a warning, on average 19 minutes after it went out.

Hickory County, 2008

WarningsWith a reportFalse alarm ratioReportsInside a warningMean lead time
Tornado warnings6350%1100%19 min
Severe thunderstorm warnings27967%1060%31 min
Flash flood warnings201620%10100%292 min

Each office's whole area, 2008

WarningsWith a reportFalse alarm ratioReportsInside a warningMean lead time
NWS Springfield, MO: tornado warnings1897162%15881%28 min
NWS Springfield, MO: severe thunderstorm warnings55622260%76460%28 min
NWS Springfield, MO: flash flood warnings19112037%69791%253 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jan 7, 12:25 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Jan 7, 1:52 PM CSTTornado WatchSPC146 days
Jan 7, 4:34 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPC86 min
Jan 7, 6:11 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPC94 min
Jan 7, 6:57 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPC93 min
Jan 7, 7:48 PM CSTTornado Watch PDSSPC9 hr
Jan 8, 2:31 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGF39 min
Jan 21, 1:56 PM CSTWinter Weather AdvisorySGF19 hr
Jan 26, 9:52 PM CSTFreezing Fog AdvisorySGF12 hr
Jan 27, 3:08 PM CSTWind AdvisorySGF28 hr
Jan 29, 3:43 AM CSTWind AdvisorySGF14 hr
Jan 30, 3:22 AM CSTWinter Storm WatchSGF13 hr
Jan 30, 4:27 PM CSTWinter Storm WarningSGF32 hr
Jan 31, 3:09 AM CSTSnow AdvisorySGF21 hr
Feb 3, 6:15 PM CSTDense Fog AdvisorySGF14 hr
Feb 4, 1:16 AM CSTFlash Flood WatchSGF43 hr
Feb 4, 6:20 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPC85 min
Feb 4, 7:14 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr
Feb 4, 8:27 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGF38 min
Feb 4, 8:55 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGF28 min
Feb 4, 9:44 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPC91 min
Feb 6, 7:36 AM CSTWinter Weather AdvisorySGF4 hr
Feb 10, 4:02 AM CSTWinter Storm WatchSGF23 hr
Feb 10, 3:31 PM CSTWinter Storm WarningSGF38 hr
Feb 15, 11:26 AM CSTFlash Flood WatchSGF49 hr
Feb 16, 4:08 PM CSTAreal Flood WarningSGF24 hr
Feb 16, 9:41 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningSGF6 hr
Feb 17, 2:50 PM CSTAreal Flood WarningSGF24 hr
Feb 19, 3:57 PM CSTWinter Storm WatchSGF28 hr
Feb 20, 7:55 PM CSTWinter Storm WarningSGF31 hr
Feb 21, 12:22 AM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPC6 hr
Feb 21, 6:15 AM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPC6 hr
Feb 21, 12:04 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPC4 hr
Feb 22, 3:03 AM CSTWinter Weather AdvisorySGF7 hr
Feb 23, 3:54 PM CSTWinter Weather AdvisorySGF14 hr
Mar 1, 3:06 AM CSTFlood WatchSGF63 hr
Mar 2, 1:34 AM CSTWind AdvisorySGF16 hr
Mar 2, 2:34 AM CSTWinter Storm WatchSGF26 hr
Mar 2, 11:34 PM CSTAreal Flood WarningSGF60 hr
Mar 3, 4:15 AM CSTWinter Weather AdvisorySGF29 hr
Mar 12, 4:56 PM CDTRed Flag WarningSGF3 hr
Mar 16, 12:55 PM CDTFlash Flood WatchSGF66 hr
Mar 17, 7:34 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC56 min
Mar 18, 1:58 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGF6 hr
Mar 18, 7:28 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGF24 hr
Mar 19, 6:22 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGF6 hr
Mar 19, 11:45 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGF6 hr
Mar 19, 5:57 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGF18 hr
Mar 20, 11:53 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGF24 hr
Mar 26, 10:04 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC116 min
Mar 26, 1:48 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Mar 27, 3:25 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC95 min
Mar 27, 4:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGF63 min
Mar 27, 4:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr
Mar 27, 5:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGF63 min
Mar 30, 1:00 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchSGF45 hr
Mar 31, 7:51 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGF12 hr
Mar 31, 8:44 AM CDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr
Mar 31, 9:26 AM CDTTornado WarningSGF45 min
Mar 31, 10:30 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC60 min
Mar 31, 10:33 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySGF6 hr
Mar 31, 12:21 PM CDTTornado WarningSGF54 min
Mar 31, 12:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGF81 min
Mar 31, 2:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGF75 min
Mar 31, 6:41 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGF38 hr
Apr 1, 12:46 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySGF20 hr
Apr 3, 5:14 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGF6 hr
Apr 3, 9:51 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC84 min
Apr 3, 10:23 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGF3 hr
Apr 3, 10:58 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGF24 hr
Apr 7, 3:35 PM CDTFlash Flood WatchSGF24 hr
Apr 7, 4:09 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Apr 9, 3:24 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchSGF37 hr
Apr 9, 11:45 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGF12 hr
Apr 10, 3:04 AM CDTWind AdvisorySGF16 hr
Apr 10, 11:56 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGF4 days
Apr 10, 2:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr
Apr 10, 6:44 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC61 min
Apr 11, 3:28 PM CDTFreeze WatchSGF13 hr
Apr 12, 4:33 AM CDTFreeze WatchSGF23 hr
Apr 12, 4:33 AM CDTFreeze WarningSGF27 hr
Apr 12, 11:43 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySGF24 hr
Apr 13, 3:38 AM CDTFreeze WarningSGF28 hr
Apr 13, 11:55 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySGF24 hr
Apr 16, 4:11 AM CDTWind AdvisorySGF13 hr
Apr 22, 4:31 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGF16 min
Apr 22, 5:36 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGF54 min
Apr 22, 6:01 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGF59 min
Apr 23, 3:38 AM CDTFlood WatchSGF31 hr
Apr 23, 9:02 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGF3 hr
Apr 24, 9:41 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGF24 hr
Apr 25, 6:38 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC67 min
Apr 28, 3:50 AM CDTFreeze WarningSGF28 hr
May 1, 9:15 AM CDTWind AdvisorySGF7 hr
May 1, 11:29 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC91 min
May 2, 12:53 AM CDTTornado WatchSPC6 hr
May 2, 4:00 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGF60 min
May 2, 4:22 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC53 min
May 3, 3:33 AM CDTFrost AdvisorySGF28 hr
May 6, 3:14 PM CDTFlash Flood WatchSGF36 hr
May 7, 12:58 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGF6 hr
May 7, 5:21 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGF5 hr
May 7, 9:38 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGF8 hr
May 10, 10:55 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
May 10, 11:29 AM CDTTornado WatchSPC9 hr
May 10, 2:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGF29 min
May 10, 4:00 PM CDTWind AdvisorySGF19 hr
May 10, 5:13 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
May 13, 5:09 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC5 hr
May 13, 7:47 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC88 min
May 13, 10:38 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC97 min
May 25, 11:22 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchSGF52 hr
May 25, 1:13 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr
May 25, 6:06 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC114 min
May 25, 11:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr
May 26, 12:10 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC95 min
May 26, 2:42 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC93 min
May 30, 2:42 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr
May 30, 7:39 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC66 min
May 30, 9:16 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC29 min
May 30, 9:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 hr
May 31, 4:29 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC91 min
May 31, 10:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGF49 min
Jun 1, 1:04 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr
Jun 1, 2:34 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC116 min
Jun 2, 9:45 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchSGF8 hr
Jun 2, 10:57 AM CDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr
Jun 2, 1:24 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySGF3 hr
Jun 2, 1:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGF57 min
Jun 2, 6:52 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGF3 hr
Jun 2, 9:38 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGF12 hr
Jun 3, 10:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC4 hr
Jun 3, 11:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGF46 min
Jun 4, 12:02 AM CDTTornado WarningSGF58 min
Jun 4, 12:22 AM CDTTornado WarningSGF38 min
Jun 4, 1:29 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC91 min
Jun 5, 3:56 AM CDTWind AdvisorySGF22 hr
Jun 5, 9:43 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr
Jun 6, 1:28 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGF62 min
Jun 6, 2:36 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGF54 min
Jun 6, 10:50 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC85 min
Jun 6, 6:55 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGF6 hr
Jun 6, 7:10 PM CDTTornado WarningSGF40 min
Jun 6, 10:41 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGF12 hr
Jun 8, 2:39 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchSGF41 hr
Jun 8, 5:26 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC34 min
Jun 8, 5:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr
Jun 10, 12:45 AM CDTDense Fog AdvisorySGF8 hr
Jun 12, 3:35 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchSGF40 hr
Jun 12, 10:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr
Jun 12, 11:52 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC113 min
Jun 13, 3:48 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr
Jun 13, 4:36 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGF6 hr
Jun 13, 11:01 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySGF6 hr
Jun 13, 10:35 PM CDTDense Fog AdvisorySGF9 hr
Jun 15, 2:56 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchSGF34 hr
Jun 15, 1:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr
Jun 15, 2:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGF58 min
Jun 15, 2:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGF59 min
Jun 15, 3:11 PM CDTTornado WarningSGF42 min
Jun 15, 3:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGF59 min
Jun 15, 4:08 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGF4 hr
Jun 19, 1:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGF40 min
Jun 19, 1:32 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC58 min
Jun 19, 2:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr
Jun 19, 3:38 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGF6 hr
Jun 19, 6:11 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC64 min
Jun 19, 8:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGF65 min
Jun 19, 9:56 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGF11 hr
Jun 20, 5:00 AM CDTDense Fog AdvisorySGF4 hr
Jun 21, 3:01 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC89 min
Jun 21, 4:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC3 hr
Jun 27, 11:55 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC3 hr
Jun 27, 11:26 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC94 min
Jun 27, 11:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC9 hr
Jun 28, 12:50 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGF40 min
Jul 1, 3:08 PM CDTFlash Flood WatchSGF69 hr
Jul 3, 2:07 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGF6 hr
Jul 8, 4:03 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchSGF32 hr
Jul 8, 4:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGF34 min
Jul 22, 11:15 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGF43 min
Jul 23, 12:37 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGF40 min
Jul 25, 1:54 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC66 min
Jul 25, 6:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr
Jul 26, 5:03 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC27 min
Jul 29, 3:40 PM CDTFlash Flood WatchSGF39 hr
Jul 31, 1:43 AM CDTDense Fog AdvisorySGF7 hr
Aug 1, 7:15 AM CDTDense Fog AdvisorySGF96 min
Aug 2, 3:19 AM CDTExcessive Heat WarningSGF4 days
Aug 2, 3:19 AM CDTHeat AdvisorySGF36 hr
Aug 6, 1:44 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGF4 hr
Aug 6, 3:29 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchSGF23 hr
Aug 6, 5:12 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGF6 hr
Aug 9, 4:04 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchSGF31 hr
Aug 14, 3:29 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC91 min
Aug 28, 6:11 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Aug 28, 7:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 hr
Aug 28, 10:19 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC86 min
Sep 2, 1:06 PM CDTFlash Flood WatchSGF46 hr
Sep 3, 11:59 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGF10 hr
Sep 4, 10:00 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGF24 hr
Sep 4, 11:52 PM CDTDense Fog AdvisorySGF10 hr
Sep 12, 11:02 AM CDTFlood WatchSGF45 hr
Sep 13, 7:58 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGF9 hr
Sep 14, 5:02 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGF4 hr
Sep 14, 8:50 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGF6 hr
Sep 14, 2:48 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGF24 hr
Sep 15, 2:36 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySGF23 hr
Sep 21, 4:30 AM CDTDense Fog AdvisorySGF6 hr
Sep 29, 3:50 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC55 min
Oct 16, 1:36 PM CDTFrost AdvisorySGF18 hr
Oct 26, 3:37 AM CDTFreeze WatchSGF23 hr
Oct 26, 3:37 AM CDTFreeze WatchSGF23 hr
Oct 27, 2:48 AM CDTFreeze WarningSGF30 hr
Oct 31, 9:45 PM CDTDense Fog AdvisorySGF11 hr
Nov 1, 8:40 PM CDTDense Fog AdvisorySGF13 hr
Nov 5, 11:42 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC4 hr
Nov 6, 12:14 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGF46 min
Dec 9, 3:54 AM CSTWinter Weather AdvisorySGF29 hr
Dec 12, 3:28 PM CSTWind AdvisorySGF51 hr
Dec 14, 2:54 AM CSTWinter Weather AdvisorySGF30 hr
Dec 14, 5:47 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPC4 hr
Dec 15, 11:28 AM CSTWinter Weather AdvisorySGF46 hr
Dec 17, 3:45 PM CSTFreezing Rain AdvisorySGF23 hr
Dec 18, 4:48 AM CSTFreezing Fog AdvisorySGF10 hr
Dec 18, 3:07 PM CSTDense Fog AdvisorySGF13 hr
Dec 19, 4:24 AM CSTWind AdvisorySGF5 hr
Dec 20, 4:09 AM CSTWind Chill AdvisorySGF32 hr
Dec 22, 1:48 PM CSTWinter Weather AdvisorySGF30 hr
Dec 23, 3:21 PM CSTWinter Weather AdvisorySGF18 hr
Dec 24, 2:10 AM CSTDense Fog AdvisorySGF5 hr
Dec 25, 2:45 PM CSTFlash Flood WatchSGF51 hr
Dec 27, 12:03 AM CSTTornado WatchSPC7 hr
Dec 27, 3:32 AM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPC88 min
Dec 27, 4:30 AM CSTTornado WatchSPC8 hr
Dec 27, 8:03 AM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPC117 min

By product

Every kind of product issued here, grouped by hazard. Each opens the same place narrowed to that product.

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.