Alert archive / Missouri / Mercer County
Weather alerts in Mercer County, Missouri, 2018
100 weather alerts in 2018, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Mercer County and its neighbors
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2018. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 100
- Warnings
- 26
- Watches
- 12
- Advisories
- 20
- Busiest month
- June20 alerts
- Busiest day
- October 8, 20186 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 2 tornado warnings covering Mercer County in 2018 had a tornado report inside them.
Mercer County, 2018
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 2 | 0 | 100% | 0 | ||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 16 | 4 | 75% | 9 | 100% | 17 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 0 | 0 |
Each office's whole area, 2018
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Kansas City, MO: tornado warnings | 15 | 4 | 73% | 9 | 67% | 8 min |
| NWS Kansas City, MO: severe thunderstorm warnings | 218 | 96 | 56% | 241 | 84% | 21 min |
| NWS Kansas City, MO: flash flood warnings | 9 | 6 | 33% | 15 | 87% | 169 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 3, 3:29 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | EAX | 30 hr |
| Jan 6, 2:59 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | EAX | 39 hr |
| Jan 10, 2:01 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | EAX | 28 hr |
| Jan 11, 9:36 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 hr |
| Jan 14, 3:08 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | EAX | 45 hr |
| Jan 26, 3:52 AM CST | Wind Advisory | EAX | 14 hr |
| Feb 5, 3:58 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | EAX | 5 hr |
| Feb 6, 3:18 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | EAX | 21 hr |
| Feb 10, 4:16 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | EAX | 29 hr |
| Feb 18, 3:32 AM CST | Wind Advisory | EAX | 14 hr |
| Feb 19, 3:53 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | EAX | 44 hr |
| Feb 21, 3:42 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | EAX | 44 hr |
| Feb 22, 8:49 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | EAX | 8 hr |
| Feb 23, 2:36 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | EAX | 21 hr |
| Mar 31, 3:36 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | EAX | 39 hr |
| Apr 1, 1:38 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 hr |
| Apr 13, 2:06 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Apr 13, 2:19 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| May 1, 10:24 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| May 2, 5:08 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 97 min |
| May 2, 5:27 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| May 2, 8:00 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 90 min |
| May 3, 2:36 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 114 min |
| May 3, 7:43 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 62 min |
| May 14, 7:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | 50 min |
| May 14, 8:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | 41 min |
| May 19, 11:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | 62 min |
| May 28, 2:31 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 28, 4:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | 27 min |
| Jun 2, 3:46 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | 44 min |
| Jun 2, 4:27 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | 33 min |
| Jun 2, 4:57 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | 48 min |
| Jun 6, 8:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | 38 min |
| Jun 6, 8:45 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 90 min |
| Jun 11, 1:01 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | 59 min |
| Jun 11, 1:55 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | 50 min |
| Jun 11, 7:05 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | 40 min |
| Jun 11, 6:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Jun 11, 9:32 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 118 min |
| Jun 11, 9:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | 48 min |
| Jun 14, 2:44 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | EAX | 5 days |
| Jun 24, 3:28 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 62 min |
| Jun 25, 5:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | 26 min |
| Jun 25, 5:14 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 26, 3:44 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | EAX | 4 days |
| Jun 28, 2:00 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Jun 28, 4:36 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | 24 min |
| Jun 28, 5:05 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | 40 min |
| Jun 28, 10:57 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 2, 2:37 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | EAX | 60 hr |
| Jul 9, 1:46 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | EAX | 5 days |
| Jul 19, 2:32 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 118 min |
| Aug 6, 6:38 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 6, 7:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | 37 min |
| Aug 6, 8:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | 28 min |
| Aug 6, 8:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | 49 min |
| Aug 16, 4:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | 41 min |
| Aug 16, 4:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | 29 min |
| Aug 16, 5:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | 34 min |
| Aug 28, 4:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | 28 min |
| Aug 28, 4:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | 49 min |
| Aug 28, 4:45 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 60 min |
| Aug 28, 5:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Aug 28, 7:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | 28 min |
| Aug 28, 7:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | 48 min |
| Aug 28, 8:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | 41 min |
| Aug 28, 8:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | 23 min |
| Aug 28, 8:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | 48 min |
| Aug 31, 8:47 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 118 min |
| Sep 1, 6:34 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 56 min |
| Sep 1, 8:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Sep 1, 10:27 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 63 min |
| Sep 2, 10:20 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | EAX | 27 hr |
| Sep 2, 2:24 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Sep 6, 3:08 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | EAX | 54 hr |
| Sep 20, 11:07 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | 38 min |
| Sep 25, 1:07 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 113 min |
| Oct 5, 2:39 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Oct 8, 3:56 AM CDT | Flood Watch | EAX | 47 hr |
| Oct 8, 7:03 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | EAX | 9 hr |
| Oct 8, 3:49 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | EAX | 24 hr |
| Oct 8, 5:33 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
| Oct 8, 6:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | 45 min |
| Oct 8, 6:50 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | 25 min |
| Oct 8, 7:03 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 57 min |
| Oct 9, 12:59 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Oct 9, 1:46 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Oct 9, 3:06 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 84 min |
| Oct 9, 3:35 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | EAX | 12 hr |
| Oct 9, 4:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | 31 min |
| Oct 10, 3:31 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | EAX | 9 hr |
| Oct 13, 2:47 PM CDT | Freeze Watch | EAX | 13 hr |
| Oct 14, 3:26 AM CDT | Freeze Warning | EAX | 31 hr |
| Oct 15, 3:23 AM CDT | Freeze Warning | EAX | 30 hr |
| Nov 9, 9:44 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | EAX | 7 hr |
| Nov 17, 3:05 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | EAX | 24 hr |
| Nov 23, 3:15 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | EAX | 24 hr |
| Nov 24, 3:30 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | EAX | 11 hr |
| Nov 24, 2:24 PM CST | Blizzard Warning | EAX | 31 hr |
| Nov 25, 10:59 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 5 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 | 16 |
| Tornado Warning | 2 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 3 |
| Tornado Watch | 4 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 28 |
| Special Weather Statement | 14 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Warning | 4 |
| Flash Flood Watch | 2 |
| Flood Watch | 1 |
| Winter | |
| Blizzard Warning | 1 |
| Winter Storm Warning | 1 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 1 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 11 |
| Heat | |
| Heat Advisory | 4 |
| Cold | |
| Freeze Warning | 2 |
| Freeze Watch | 1 |
| Wind Chill Advisory | 2 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Wind Advisory | 2 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 1 |
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.