Alert archive / Missouri / Howard County
Weather alerts in Howard County, Missouri, 2024
139 weather alerts in 2024, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Howard County and its neighbors
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- Alerts
- 139
- Warnings
- 39
- Watches
- 26
- Advisories
- 33
- Busiest month
- July27 alerts
- Busiest day
- July 3, 20248 alerts
Over time
By month
Warning verification
How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.
1 of 2 tornado warnings covering Howard County in 2024 had a tornado report inside them.
Howard County, 2024
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 2 | 1 | 50% | 0 | ||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 15 | 14 | 7% | 6 | 100% | 23 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 2 | 2 | 0% | 1 | 100% | 70 min |
Each office's whole area, 2024
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Kansas City, MO: tornado warnings | 44 | 16 | 64% | 37 | 62% | 11 min |
| NWS Kansas City, MO: severe thunderstorm warnings | 425 | 299 | 30% | 1,290 | 91% | 21 min |
| NWS Kansas City, MO: flash flood warnings | 28 | 24 | 14% | 110 | 96% | 137 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, 2:24 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | EAX | 23 hr |
| Jan 7, 1:20 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | EAX | 53 hr |
| Jan 11, 2:47 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | EAX | 51 hr |
| Jan 11, 2:49 PM CST | Wind Advisory | EAX | 13 hr |
| Jan 12, 2:50 AM CST | Wind Chill Warning | EAX | 4 days |
| Jan 17, 2:13 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | EAX | 70 hr |
| Jan 21, 1:56 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | EAX | 34 hr |
| Jan 22, 3:27 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 5 hr |
| Jan 23, 4:51 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | EAX | 7 hr |
| Jan 23, 2:18 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | EAX | 45 hr |
| Jan 25, 11:47 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | EAX | 22 hr |
| Jan 28, 3:21 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | EAX | 15 hr |
| Feb 7, 12:55 PM CST | Wind Advisory | EAX | 29 hr |
| Feb 15, 1:16 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | EAX | 26 hr |
| Feb 25, 1:21 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | EAX | 29 hr |
| Feb 26, 1:55 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | EAX | 28 hr |
| Feb 27, 3:09 AM CST | Wind Advisory | EAX | 20 hr |
| Mar 2, 1:31 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | EAX | 28 hr |
| Mar 12, 8:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | 58 min |
| Mar 12, 10:00 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EAX | 6 hr |
| Mar 13, 3:54 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Mar 13, 5:43 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 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, 4:54 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | 36 min |
| Mar 14, 5:11 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | 34 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, 3:50 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | EAX | 33 hr |
| Mar 26, 2:08 PM CDT | Freeze Warning | EAX | 20 hr |
| Apr 1, 12:35 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 115 min |
| Apr 1, 3:01 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 89 min |
| Apr 1, 3:29 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Apr 1, 3:50 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 115 min |
| Apr 1, 5:28 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 92 min |
| Apr 2, 2:10 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | EAX | 29 hr |
| Apr 4, 3:27 AM CDT | Freeze Warning | EAX | 28 hr |
| Apr 16, 3:36 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | EAX | 15 hr |
| Apr 16, 8:50 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 55 min |
| Apr 16, 10:22 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Apr 16, 1:56 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 64 min |
| Apr 18, 3:25 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 95 min |
| Apr 18, 12:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Apr 20, 2:55 PM CDT | Frost Advisory | EAX | 18 hr |
| Apr 21, 1:30 PM CDT | Frost Advisory | EAX | 19 hr |
| Apr 26, 1:40 PM CDT | Flood Watch | EAX | 45 hr |
| Apr 27, 4:57 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Apr 27, 10:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | 80 min |
| Apr 28, 1:42 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | 28 hr |
| Apr 28, 5:08 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | 4 days |
| Apr 28, 6:50 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | 3 days |
| Apr 30, 5:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| May 2, 1:42 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 2, 1:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | 32 min |
| May 3, 9:13 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | 60 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, 12:25 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | 65 min |
| May 7, 1:02 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | 28 min |
| May 7, 1:10 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | 80 min |
| May 7, 1:29 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | 31 min |
| May 8, 6:50 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 10 hr |
| May 8, 8:58 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | 44 hr |
| May 21, 2:40 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| May 21, 3:54 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 21, 5:33 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 117 min |
| May 21, 7:55 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 24, 11:57 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 24, 2:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 10 hr |
| May 25, 2:14 PM CDT | Flood Watch | EAX | 16 hr |
| May 25, 9:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
| May 26, 12:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | 61 min |
| May 26, 10:35 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 85 min |
| Jun 5, 1:13 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | 32 min |
| Jun 13, 2:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 10 hr |
| Jun 13, 9:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | 54 min |
| Jun 13, 9:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | 48 min |
| Jun 13, 9:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | 52 min |
| Jun 13, 10:12 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 93 min |
| Jun 23, 2:25 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | EAX | 66 hr |
| Jun 25, 4:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | 36 min |
| Jun 25, 4:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | 51 min |
| Jun 25, 11:13 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 62 min |
| Jun 25, 11:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jun 26, 1:17 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 118 min |
| Jun 26, 2:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | 46 min |
| Jun 28, 9:52 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | 10 days |
| Jun 28, 9:52 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | 11 days |
| Jul 1, 2:16 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | EAX | 30 hr |
| Jul 2, 4:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jul 2, 10:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | 32 min |
| Jul 2, 10:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | 61 min |
| Jul 2, 11:07 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 83 min |
| Jul 3, 1:40 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | EAX | 35 min |
| Jul 3, 2:15 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | 5 hr |
| Jul 3, 2:35 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | 24 hr |
| Jul 3, 7:33 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | EAX | 12 hr |
| Jul 3, 2:29 PM CDT | Flood Watch | EAX | 30 hr |
| Jul 4, 4:25 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | 4 hr |
| Jul 4, 8:50 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | EAX | 11 hr |
| Jul 4, 9:02 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | 11 hr |
| Jul 12, 2:25 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | 35 min |
| Jul 12, 1:58 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | EAX | 3 days |
| Jul 13, 7:33 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | 27 min |
| Jul 13, 8:04 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | 26 min |
| Jul 16, 6:46 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 119 min |
| Jul 16, 7:11 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
| Jul 16, 8:45 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 90 min |
| Jul 16, 8:47 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | 43 min |
| Jul 28, 3:11 AM CDT | Excessive Heat Watch | EAX | 11 hr |
| Jul 28, 2:15 PM CDT | Excessive Heat Warning | EAX | 4 days |
| Jul 28, 2:15 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | EAX | 47 hr |
| Jul 29, 2:31 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | EAX | 3 days |
| Jul 30, 12:49 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 116 min |
| Jul 30, 1:56 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 31, 9:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
| Jul 31, 11:11 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 12, 9:17 PM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | EAX | 8 hr |
| Aug 13, 9:47 PM CDT | Flood Watch | EAX | 17 hr |
| Aug 23, 1:52 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | EAX | 4 days |
| Aug 27, 5:16 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 119 min |
| Oct 14, 3:00 AM CDT | Freeze Watch | EAX | 11 hr |
| Oct 14, 1:53 PM CDT | Freeze Warning | EAX | 43 hr |
| Oct 24, 11:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | 30 min |
| 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, 9:52 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | 38 min |
| Oct 30, 10:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | 23 min |
| Nov 4, 5:52 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | EAX | 53 min |
| Nov 14, 12:43 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | EAX | 20 hr |
| Nov 18, 8:13 PM CST | Wind Advisory | EAX | 8 hr |
| Nov 29, 1:56 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | EAX | 25 hr |
| Nov 30, 9:16 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Dec 9, 2:31 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | EAX | 8 hr |
| Dec 25, 1:29 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | EAX | 23 hr |
| Dec 28, 12:36 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | EAX | 12 hr |
| Dec 28, 6:08 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | EAX | 18 hr |
| Dec 29, 6:55 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | EAX | 15 hr |
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.
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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.