Alert archive / Missouri / Pettis County
Weather alerts in Pettis County, Missouri, 2016
123 weather alerts in 2016, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Pettis County and its neighbors
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- Alerts
- 123
- Warnings
- 51
- Watches
- 13
- Advisories
- 32
- Busiest month
- July28 alerts
- Busiest day
- April 26, 20169 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 1 tornado warnings covering Pettis County in 2016 had a tornado report inside them.
Pettis County, 2016
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | ||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 19 | 12 | 37% | 7 | 86% | 18 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 5 | 3 | 40% | 8 | 100% | 195 min |
Each office's whole area, 2016
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Kansas City, MO: tornado warnings | 12 | 3 | 75% | 10 | 70% | 8 min |
| NWS Kansas City, MO: severe thunderstorm warnings | 234 | 130 | 44% | 371 | 83% | 21 min |
| NWS Kansas City, MO: flash flood warnings | 48 | 29 | 40% | 78 | 91% | 125 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 7, 8:55 PM CST | River Flood Warning | EAX | 36 hr |
| Jan 16, 3:25 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | EAX | 42 hr |
| Jan 18, 3:29 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | EAX | 32 hr |
| Feb 7, 2:42 PM CST | Wind Advisory | EAX | 27 hr |
| Feb 14, 3:48 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | EAX | 7 hr |
| Feb 17, 4:30 AM CST | Fire Weather Watch | EAX | 22 hr |
| Feb 18, 1:58 AM CST | Wind Advisory | EAX | 27 hr |
| Feb 18, 2:07 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | EAX | 18 hr |
| Feb 28, 10:26 AM CST | Wind Advisory | EAX | 5 hr |
| Mar 1, 2:54 PM CST | Fire Weather Watch | EAX | 13 hr |
| Mar 2, 3:44 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | EAX | 14 hr |
| Mar 6, 3:37 AM CST | Wind Advisory | EAX | 14 hr |
| Mar 6, 3:38 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | EAX | 14 hr |
| Mar 13, 1:35 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | EAX | 7 hr |
| Mar 13, 10:43 PM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | EAX | 12 hr |
| Mar 16, 3:40 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | EAX | 16 hr |
| Mar 18, 10:07 AM CDT | Freeze Warning | EAX | 23 hr |
| Mar 20, 4:07 AM CDT | Freeze Warning | EAX | 28 hr |
| Mar 20, 3:39 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | EAX | 37 hr |
| Mar 22, 4:12 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | EAX | 15 hr |
| Mar 23, 6:17 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Mar 24, 4:00 AM CDT | Freeze Warning | EAX | 29 hr |
| Mar 27, 12:33 PM CDT | Freeze Warning | EAX | 20 hr |
| Mar 31, 2:49 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | 26 min |
| Apr 3, 3:57 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | EAX | 15 hr |
| Apr 7, 3:29 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | EAX | 17 hr |
| Apr 7, 3:37 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | EAX | 15 hr |
| Apr 8, 3:17 AM CDT | Freeze Warning | EAX | 29 hr |
| Apr 10, 5:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | 33 min |
| Apr 10, 8:42 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Apr 26, 2:18 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 117 min |
| Apr 26, 4:37 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 83 min |
| Apr 26, 6:23 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Apr 26, 7:18 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 87 min |
| Apr 26, 9:24 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | 51 min |
| Apr 26, 10:03 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 117 min |
| Apr 26, 10:06 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | 39 min |
| Apr 26, 10:40 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | 50 min |
| Apr 26, 10:47 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EAX | 3 hr |
| Apr 27, 1:21 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | 45 hr |
| Apr 27, 5:34 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 116 min |
| May 3, 4:32 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | EAX | 4 hr |
| May 11, 5:34 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 101 min |
| May 11, 3:07 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 53 min |
| May 13, 1:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| May 13, 5:14 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 25, 11:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| May 26, 2:09 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| May 26, 4:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | 31 min |
| May 26, 4:56 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 94 min |
| May 26, 5:00 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | 30 min |
| May 26, 5:18 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | 6 hr |
| May 26, 5:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | 33 min |
| May 26, 6:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | 45 min |
| May 26, 8:02 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | 67 hr |
| May 26, 10:47 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | EAX | 24 hr |
| May 27, 5:41 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 64 min |
| May 30, 1:16 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 119 min |
| Jun 14, 8:04 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | EAX | 23 hr |
| Jun 15, 3:46 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | EAX | 64 hr |
| Jun 21, 2:47 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | EAX | 30 hr |
| Jun 26, 1:05 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 85 min |
| Jun 26, 1:35 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | 25 min |
| Jun 26, 2:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | 29 min |
| Jun 26, 2:42 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EAX | 3 hr |
| Jun 27, 2:18 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | EAX | 7 hr |
| Jun 30, 3:52 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | EAX | 3 days |
| Jun 30, 7:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | 28 min |
| Jun 30, 8:23 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | 37 min |
| Jul 2, 8:34 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | 59 hr |
| Jul 3, 12:37 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | 6 hr |
| Jul 3, 2:08 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | 6 hr |
| Jul 3, 5:58 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | EAX | 12 hr |
| Jul 3, 5:41 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | EAX | 6 hr |
| Jul 4, 1:05 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | EAX | 8 hr |
| Jul 4, 2:42 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | EAX | 29 hr |
| Jul 5, 3:20 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | EAX | 27 hr |
| Jul 7, 1:37 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jul 7, 4:27 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 93 min |
| Jul 7, 5:26 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 7, 5:52 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | 68 min |
| Jul 7, 8:01 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 119 min |
| Jul 7, 8:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jul 7, 11:01 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 119 min |
| Jul 12, 3:59 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | 46 min |
| Jul 12, 4:37 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | 53 min |
| Jul 13, 10:33 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 117 min |
| Jul 13, 11:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Jul 13, 11:27 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | 48 min |
| Jul 13, 11:58 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | 62 min |
| Jul 13, 12:50 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EAX | 6 hr |
| Jul 17, 3:11 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | EAX | 17 hr |
| Jul 17, 3:42 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | EAX | 69 hr |
| Jul 18, 9:23 AM CDT | Excessive Heat Warning | EAX | 6 days |
| Jul 24, 10:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | 41 min |
| Jul 31, 11:18 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 117 min |
| Aug 1, 2:28 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | 13 hr |
| Aug 1, 4:46 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | 11 hr |
| Aug 1, 9:31 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | 46 hr |
| Aug 1, 3:33 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | EAX | 24 hr |
| Aug 2, 3:28 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | EAX | 24 hr |
| Aug 3, 2:36 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | EAX | 29 hr |
| Aug 10, 3:07 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | EAX | 29 hr |
| Aug 24, 3:23 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 97 min |
| Aug 24, 4:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Aug 24, 9:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | 39 min |
| Aug 24, 9:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | 50 min |
| Aug 24, 10:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | 32 min |
| Aug 25, 9:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | 43 min |
| Aug 25, 9:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | 50 min |
| Sep 8, 3:54 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | EAX | 48 hr |
| Sep 9, 2:36 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | 64 hr |
| Sep 9, 10:42 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | EAX | 15 hr |
| Sep 10, 4:25 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | 45 hr |
| Sep 16, 11:48 PM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | EAX | 8 hr |
| Nov 9, 10:49 PM CST | Frost Advisory | EAX | 9 hr |
| Nov 16, 2:36 PM CST | Wind Advisory | EAX | 27 hr |
| Dec 5, 3:59 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | EAX | 6 hr |
| Dec 15, 3:34 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | EAX | 53 hr |
| Dec 16, 3:12 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | EAX | 44 hr |
| Dec 24, 1:30 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | EAX | 10 hr |
| Dec 25, 8:40 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | 20 min |
| Dec 25, 8:54 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | 22 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 | 19 |
| Tornado Warning | 1 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 7 |
| Tornado Watch | 1 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 21 |
| Special Weather Statement | 6 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Warning | 6 |
| Flash Flood Warning | 5 |
| River Flood Warning | 7 |
| Flash Flood Watch | 2 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 3 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 3 |
| Heat | |
| Excessive Heat Warning | 1 |
| Heat Advisory | 9 |
| Cold | |
| Freeze Warning | 5 |
| Frost Advisory | 1 |
| Wind Chill Advisory | 2 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Wind Advisory | 6 |
| Fire | |
| Red Flag Warning | 7 |
| Fire Weather Watch | 3 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 8 |
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.