Alert archive / Missouri / McDonald County
Weather alerts in McDonald County, Missouri, 2022
118 weather alerts in 2022, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
McDonald County and its neighbors
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2022. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 118
- Warnings
- 34
- Watches
- 16
- Advisories
- 49
- Busiest month
- April27 alerts
- Busiest day
- April 13, 20227 alerts
Over time
By month
Warning verification
How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.
McDonald County, 2022
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 6 | 4 | 33% | 1 | 100% | 5 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 2 | 2 | 0% | 2 | 100% | 161 min |
Each office's whole area, 2022
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Springfield, MO: tornado warnings | 15 | 1 | 93% | 2 | 50% | 10 min |
| NWS Springfield, MO: severe thunderstorm warnings | 231 | 119 | 48% | 260 | 77% | 20 min |
| NWS Springfield, MO: flash flood warnings | 54 | 33 | 39% | 105 | 83% | 104 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 5, 3:05 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | SGF | 21 hr |
| Jan 14, 2:14 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | SGF | 48 hr |
| Jan 15, 5:31 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jan 31, 3:42 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | SGF | 23 hr |
| Feb 1, 2:57 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | SGF | 3 days |
| Feb 3, 2:03 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 6 hr |
| Feb 14, 1:12 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | SGF | 30 hr |
| Feb 15, 11:16 AM CST | Wind Advisory | SGF | 31 hr |
| Feb 15, 2:47 PM CST | Flood Watch | SGF | 48 hr |
| Feb 16, 1:39 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | SGF | 28 hr |
| Feb 22, 2:31 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | SGF | 12 hr |
| Feb 22, 2:19 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | SGF | 51 hr |
| Feb 22, 2:19 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | SGF | 55 hr |
| Feb 23, 10:29 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 5 hr |
| Feb 24, 9:21 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 hr |
| Mar 10, 3:17 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | SGF | 39 hr |
| Mar 20, 3:04 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | SGF | 17 hr |
| Mar 31, 1:29 PM CDT | Freeze Warning | SGF | 20 hr |
| Apr 6, 2:20 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | SGF | 20 hr |
| Apr 7, 1:16 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | SGF | 7 hr |
| Apr 8, 4:02 AM CDT | Freeze Warning | SGF | 28 hr |
| Apr 10, 10:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Apr 11, 1:19 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | 41 min |
| Apr 11, 1:28 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 92 min |
| Apr 11, 12:43 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Apr 12, 11:43 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | SGF | 13 hr |
| Apr 13, 7:58 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | 5 hr |
| Apr 13, 8:46 AM CDT | Flood Watch | SGF | 8 min |
| Apr 13, 8:54 AM CDT | Flood Watch | SGF | 10 hr |
| Apr 13, 1:10 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | SGF | 6 hr |
| Apr 13, 2:34 PM CDT | Frost Advisory | SGF | 17 hr |
| Apr 13, 3:21 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | SGF | 20 hr |
| Apr 13, 6:10 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | SGF | 22 hr |
| Apr 15, 3:02 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 118 min |
| Apr 18, 3:30 AM CDT | Frost Advisory | SGF | 30 hr |
| Apr 20, 10:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | 31 min |
| Apr 20, 10:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | 52 min |
| Apr 20, 11:23 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Apr 21, 4:19 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | 6 hr |
| Apr 21, 9:13 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | SGF | 12 hr |
| Apr 21, 10:07 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | SGF | 9 hr |
| Apr 22, 3:05 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | SGF | 28 hr |
| Apr 23, 2:38 AM CDT | Flood Watch | SGF | 52 hr |
| Apr 29, 10:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Apr 30, 12:48 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 87 min |
| May 2, 2:23 AM CDT | Flood Watch | SGF | 24 hr |
| May 3, 1:34 PM CDT | Flood Watch | SGF | 67 hr |
| May 4, 11:15 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | SGF | 6 hr |
| May 5, 12:46 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | SGF | 62 min |
| May 5, 1:48 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | SGF | 5 hr |
| May 5, 2:49 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | SGF | 47 hr |
| May 5, 6:59 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | SGF | 4 hr |
| May 5, 10:52 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | SGF | 23 hr |
| May 6, 9:45 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | SGF | 34 hr |
| May 15, 2:41 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | 34 min |
| May 15, 8:30 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 90 min |
| May 15, 8:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| May 15, 11:18 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 87 min |
| May 18, 2:32 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | 43 min |
| May 20, 4:15 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | SGF | 8 hr |
| May 21, 6:25 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | SGF | 7 hr |
| May 21, 12:49 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | SGF | 6 hr |
| May 24, 11:24 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | SGF | 12 hr |
| May 31, 2:44 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 5, 1:25 PM CDT | Flood Watch | SGF | 15 hr |
| Jun 9, 12:33 PM CDT | Flood Watch | SGF | 16 hr |
| Jun 11, 1:33 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | SGF | 30 hr |
| Jun 12, 2:46 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | SGF | 29 hr |
| Jun 15, 2:55 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | SGF | 29 hr |
| Jun 16, 2:38 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | SGF | 29 hr |
| Jun 25, 3:07 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | SGF | 17 hr |
| Jul 3, 1:43 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | SGF | 37 hr |
| Jul 5, 2:34 AM CDT | Excessive Heat Warning | SGF | 4 days |
| Jul 15, 2:27 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | SGF | 28 hr |
| Jul 18, 2:17 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | SGF | 30 hr |
| Jul 19, 2:26 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | SGF | 30 hr |
| Jul 21, 2:07 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | SGF | 4 days |
| Jul 25, 2:39 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | SGF | 28 hr |
| Jul 27, 4:09 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | SGF | 15 hr |
| Jul 27, 3:15 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 27, 5:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | 45 min |
| Jul 27, 5:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | 40 min |
| Jul 27, 5:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | 28 min |
| Jul 27, 5:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | 33 min |
| Aug 1, 2:54 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | SGF | 65 hr |
| Aug 4, 1:59 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | SGF | 30 hr |
| Aug 5, 2:51 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | SGF | 42 hr |
| Aug 6, 2:58 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | SGF | 42 hr |
| Aug 8, 9:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | 27 min |
| Aug 9, 2:42 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | SGF | 6 hr |
| Sep 3, 1:43 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | SGF | 7 hr |
| Oct 12, 7:32 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | 28 min |
| Oct 12, 2:10 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | SGF | 30 hr |
| Oct 13, 2:57 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | SGF | 12 hr |
| Oct 13, 2:36 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | SGF | 29 hr |
| Oct 16, 2:54 AM CDT | Freeze Watch | SGF | 11 hr |
| Oct 16, 1:33 PM CDT | Freeze Warning | SGF | 44 hr |
| Oct 17, 9:44 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | SGF | 10 hr |
| Oct 21, 2:34 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | SGF | 16 hr |
| Oct 22, 2:34 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | SGF | 16 hr |
| Oct 22, 2:09 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | SGF | 34 hr |
| Nov 29, 2:54 AM CST | Wind Advisory | SGF | 10 hr |
| Dec 1, 1:46 PM CST | Wind Advisory | SGF | 28 hr |
| Dec 5, 8:09 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | SGF | 4 hr |
| Dec 6, 7:32 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | SGF | 6 hr |
| Dec 6, 5:01 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | SGF | 18 hr |
| Dec 8, 7:10 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | SGF | 12 hr |
| Dec 10, 6:43 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | SGF | 54 min |
| Dec 10, 7:37 AM CST | Areal Flood Warning | SGF | 9 hr |
| Dec 13, 2:50 AM CST | Wind Advisory | SGF | 8 hr |
| Dec 19, 2:20 PM CST | Wind Chill Watch | SGF | 24 hr |
| Dec 20, 2:31 PM CST | Wind Chill Warning | SGF | 3 days |
| Dec 21, 3:04 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | SGF | 39 hr |
| Dec 21, 3:04 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | SGF | 31 hr |
| Dec 22, 9:46 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 hr |
| Dec 23, 1:32 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | SGF | 33 hr |
| Dec 25, 2:18 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | SGF | 12 hr |
| Dec 27, 1:47 PM CST | Wind Advisory | SGF | 34 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.
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.