Alert archive / Missouri / Vernon County

Weather alerts in Vernon County, Missouri, 2009

244 weather alerts in 2009, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.

Vernon County and its neighbors

Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2009. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts
244
Warnings
113
Watches
45
Advisories
36
Busiest month
June69 alerts
Busiest day
June 10, 200914 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 8 tornado warnings covering Vernon County in 2009 had a tornado report inside them; 2 of 3 tornado reports fell inside a warning, on average 5 minutes after it went out.

Vernon County, 2009

WarningsWith a reportFalse alarm ratioReportsInside a warningMean lead time
Tornado warnings8188%367%5 min
Severe thunderstorm warnings251156%1443%30 min
Flash flood warnings231917%989%149 min

Each office's whole area, 2009

WarningsWith a reportFalse alarm ratioReportsInside a warningMean lead time
NWS Springfield, MO: tornado warnings1251786%4865%19 min
NWS Springfield, MO: severe thunderstorm warnings39817257%54878%31 min
NWS Springfield, MO: flash flood warnings19011937%37992%246 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 2, 9:53 PM CSTDense Fog AdvisorySGF6 hr
Jan 14, 3:24 AM CSTWind Chill AdvisorySGF33 hr
Jan 25, 4:32 AM CSTWinter Storm WatchSGF23 hr
Jan 26, 3:19 AM CSTWinter Storm WarningSGF50 hr
Jan 26, 3:19 AM CSTWinter Weather AdvisorySGF15 hr
Feb 4, 10:38 AM CSTFire Weather WatchSGF17 hr
Feb 5, 4:02 AM CSTRed Flag WarningSGF14 hr
Feb 6, 3:43 AM CSTWind AdvisorySGF14 hr
Feb 8, 2:03 PM CSTWind AdvisorySGF28 hr
Feb 9, 8:33 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGF72 min
Feb 9, 8:43 AM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPC32 min
Feb 9, 8:49 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC2 hr
Feb 9, 3:32 PM CSTFlash Flood WatchSGF44 hr
Feb 10, 2:18 PM CSTWind AdvisorySGF23 hr
Feb 10, 4:50 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPC85 min
Feb 10, 5:32 PM CSTTornado WatchSPC6 hr
Feb 10, 8:12 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGF43 min
Feb 10, 10:21 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningSGF7 hr
Feb 10, 11:08 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningSGF4 days
Feb 11, 5:10 AM CSTAreal Flood AdvisorySGF8 hr
Feb 11, 7:25 AM CSTAreal Flood WarningSGF7 hr
Feb 11, 9:58 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningSGF43 hr
Feb 11, 9:58 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningSGF24 hr
Feb 26, 12:51 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPC114 min
Feb 27, 3:20 PM CSTWinter Weather AdvisorySGF29 hr
Mar 5, 9:09 AM CSTWind AdvisorySGF9 hr
Mar 7, 10:14 AM CSTWind AdvisorySGF5 hr
Mar 8, 5:56 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC64 min
Mar 8, 6:26 AM CDTTornado WarningSGF34 min
Mar 8, 6:32 AM CDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr
Mar 8, 6:40 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGF45 min
Mar 8, 6:50 AM CDTTornado WarningSGF40 min
Mar 9, 5:42 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC93 min
Mar 9, 9:25 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC65 min
Mar 9, 11:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGF52 min
Mar 22, 3:49 PM CDTWind AdvisorySGF48 hr
Mar 23, 11:09 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC66 min
Mar 23, 11:35 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC115 min
Mar 24, 3:22 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC83 min
Mar 24, 5:43 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGF62 min
Mar 24, 7:34 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGF6 hr
Mar 24, 9:29 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGF31 min
Mar 24, 10:03 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGF42 min
Mar 24, 1:49 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGF6 hr
Mar 25, 6:16 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningSGF15 hr
Mar 26, 11:48 AM CDTWinter Storm WatchSGF28 hr
Mar 27, 3:24 PM CDTWinter Storm WarningSGF29 hr
Mar 28, 9:52 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGF6 hr
Mar 28, 10:04 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningSGF5 days
Mar 28, 10:04 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningSGF5 days
Mar 28, 2:44 PM CDTFreeze WarningSGF18 hr
Mar 28, 3:35 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGF17 hr
Mar 28, 8:49 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningSGF6 days
Mar 30, 10:57 AM CDTWind AdvisorySGF8 hr
Mar 31, 3:27 PM CDTFrost AdvisorySGF18 hr
Apr 1, 2:20 PM CDTRed Flag WarningSGF5 hr
Apr 2, 3:39 PM CDTFreeze WarningSGF17 hr
Apr 3, 9:47 AM CDTFreeze WatchSGF53 hr
Apr 5, 2:33 AM CDTFreeze WatchSGF25 hr
Apr 5, 2:33 AM CDTFreeze WarningSGF30 hr
Apr 5, 2:40 PM CDTFreeze WarningSGF42 hr
Apr 7, 3:13 AM CDTFrost AdvisorySGF29 hr
Apr 9, 1:44 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr
Apr 9, 5:39 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Apr 9, 6:59 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC91 min
Apr 10, 3:27 AM CDTFrost AdvisorySGF29 hr
Apr 13, 9:22 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningSGF24 hr
Apr 13, 2:43 PM CDTFrost AdvisorySGF17 hr
Apr 13, 2:55 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningSGF41 hr
Apr 14, 3:52 AM CDTFrost AdvisorySGF24 hr
Apr 18, 4:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr
Apr 19, 12:27 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningSGF3 days
Apr 19, 12:37 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySGF6 hr
Apr 19, 3:57 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningSGF69 hr
Apr 23, 2:32 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC88 min
Apr 23, 1:36 PM CDTRed Flag WarningSGF5 hr
Apr 26, 3:53 AM CDTWind AdvisorySGF12 hr
Apr 27, 3:12 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningSGF9 days
Apr 27, 4:49 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGF6 hr
Apr 27, 7:51 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningSGF8 days
Apr 27, 7:51 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningSGF22 days
Apr 27, 11:00 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGF6 hr
Apr 27, 12:32 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC88 min
Apr 27, 12:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr
Apr 27, 4:57 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGF6 hr
Apr 27, 10:59 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGF18 hr
Apr 29, 3:06 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchSGF4 days
May 1, 2:28 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGF6 hr
May 6, 4:35 AM CDTDense Fog AdvisorySGF5 hr
May 7, 5:26 AM CDTDense Fog AdvisorySGF4 hr
May 8, 4:31 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC59 min
May 8, 4:55 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Watch PDSSPC7 hr
May 8, 5:49 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGF56 min
May 8, 6:41 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGF64 min
May 8, 6:45 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGF6 hr
May 8, 6:54 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGF66 min
May 8, 7:08 AM CDTTornado WarningSGF37 min
May 8, 7:35 AM CDTHigh Wind WarningSGF4 hr
May 8, 7:55 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGF65 min
May 8, 9:05 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningSGF5 days
May 8, 9:05 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningSGF5 days
May 8, 12:57 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGF24 hr
May 12, 1:22 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC53 min
May 12, 3:34 PM CDTFlash Flood WatchSGF35 hr
May 13, 12:19 PM CDTWind AdvisorySGF3 hr
May 13, 1:52 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC23 min
May 13, 4:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr
May 13, 6:30 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC90 min
May 13, 7:58 PM CDTTornado WarningSGF62 min
May 13, 8:22 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC53 min
May 13, 8:37 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGF5 hr
May 14, 1:50 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGF12 hr
May 14, 4:50 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningSGF4 days
May 14, 6:31 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningSGF5 days
May 15, 2:59 PM CDTFlash Flood WatchSGF13 hr
May 15, 6:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr
May 15, 9:33 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGF6 hr
May 29, 3:16 AM CDTDense Fog AdvisorySGF4 hr
Jun 2, 3:29 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchSGF23 hr
Jun 2, 2:14 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Jun 7, 5:31 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC59 min
Jun 7, 11:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 hr
Jun 8, 3:25 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC65 min
Jun 9, 9:02 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr
Jun 9, 11:11 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC94 min
Jun 9, 12:59 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC91 min
Jun 9, 1:31 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC8 hr
Jun 9, 2:05 PM CDTTornado WarningSGF40 min
Jun 9, 2:44 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGF6 hr
Jun 9, 2:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGF28 min
Jun 9, 2:50 PM CDTTornado WarningSGF24 min
Jun 9, 3:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGF54 min
Jun 9, 3:57 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGF6 hr
Jun 9, 6:22 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC53 min
Jun 9, 8:58 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGF11 hr
Jun 9, 9:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr
Jun 10, 1:32 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGF44 min
Jun 10, 2:26 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC64 min
Jun 10, 3:33 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC27 min
Jun 10, 7:52 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGF9 hr
Jun 10, 11:47 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchSGF18 hr
Jun 10, 12:30 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC90 min
Jun 10, 4:51 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC84 min
Jun 10, 5:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGF65 min
Jun 10, 5:15 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr
Jun 10, 5:31 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGF6 hr
Jun 10, 5:36 PM CDTTornado WarningSGF54 min
Jun 10, 5:53 PM CDTTornado WarningSGF41 min
Jun 10, 7:41 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningSGF37 hr
Jun 15, 3:55 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC65 min
Jun 15, 11:59 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC61 min
Jun 15, 12:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC9 hr
Jun 15, 3:35 PM CDTFlash Flood WatchSGF20 hr
Jun 15, 3:47 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC88 min
Jun 15, 6:50 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC85 min
Jun 15, 7:33 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC87 min
Jun 15, 10:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGF72 min
Jun 15, 10:40 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGF12 hr
Jun 15, 10:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 hr
Jun 16, 1:25 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGF40 min
Jun 16, 2:30 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC60 min
Jun 16, 4:40 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGF50 min
Jun 16, 4:52 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC4 hr
Jun 16, 6:02 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC118 min
Jun 16, 7:20 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningSGF5 days
Jun 16, 7:20 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningSGF5 days
Jun 16, 9:29 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningSGF6 days
Jun 16, 10:56 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGF9 hr
Jun 16, 4:51 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC84 min
Jun 16, 8:00 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGF12 hr
Jun 16, 8:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC3 hr
Jun 16, 10:48 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC87 min
Jun 17, 7:44 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGF30 hr
Jun 18, 1:56 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGF17 hr
Jun 19, 7:48 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC87 min
Jun 22, 3:20 AM CDTHeat AdvisorySGF19 hr
Jun 23, 4:00 AM CDTHeat AdvisorySGF42 hr
Jun 23, 9:46 AM CDTExcessive Heat WarningSGF36 hr
Jun 23, 5:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGF60 min
Jun 24, 1:44 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Jun 24, 4:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 hr
Jun 24, 7:40 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC65 min
Jun 25, 4:05 AM CDTHeat AdvisorySGF65 hr
Jun 27, 5:43 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC62 min
Jun 27, 5:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr
Jun 27, 7:39 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Jun 30, 5:10 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGF26 min
Jul 12, 7:54 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 hr
Jul 12, 7:58 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC62 min
Jul 13, 3:19 PM CDTHeat AdvisorySGF24 hr
Jul 16, 1:58 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC92 min
Jul 16, 3:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 hr
Jul 20, 7:24 PM CDTFlash Flood WatchSGF20 hr
Jul 21, 2:40 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGF6 hr
Jul 25, 2:17 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC88 min
Jul 28, 3:33 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGF4 hr
Aug 4, 2:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGF44 min
Aug 10, 1:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC3 hr
Aug 10, 2:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGF66 min
Aug 10, 3:24 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGF6 hr
Aug 10, 3:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGF55 min
Aug 19, 3:51 PM CDTFlash Flood WatchSGF12 hr
Aug 19, 8:14 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC61 min
Aug 19, 8:48 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr
Aug 19, 10:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGF67 min
Aug 20, 1:47 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC88 min
Aug 29, 3:02 AM CDTDense Fog AdvisorySGF6 hr
Sep 5, 10:03 PM CDTDense Fog AdvisorySGF12 hr
Sep 6, 8:39 PM CDTDense Fog AdvisorySGF13 hr
Sep 8, 3:10 PM CDTFlash Flood WatchSGF20 hr
Sep 21, 3:25 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchSGF24 hr
Sep 21, 9:48 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGF27 min
Sep 21, 12:54 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGF3 hr
Sep 21, 3:49 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGF5 hr
Oct 1, 1:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr
Oct 6, 3:15 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Oct 7, 4:00 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchSGF47 hr
Oct 8, 6:56 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGF6 hr
Oct 8, 8:42 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningSGF5 days
Oct 8, 8:42 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningSGF5 days
Oct 8, 8:42 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningSGF7 days
Oct 8, 12:46 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGF12 hr
Oct 9, 12:58 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGF9 hr
Oct 9, 10:00 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGF24 hr
Oct 10, 9:58 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGF24 hr
Oct 17, 2:33 AM CDTFrost AdvisorySGF30 hr
Oct 23, 2:52 AM CDTFrost AdvisorySGF30 hr
Oct 28, 3:30 PM CDTFlash Flood WatchSGF36 hr
Oct 30, 10:35 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningSGF42 hr
Nov 4, 3:36 AM CSTFrost AdvisorySGF28 hr
Nov 15, 12:46 PM CSTFlood WatchSGF18 hr
Nov 15, 1:02 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningSGF3 hr
Nov 15, 3:45 PM CSTAreal Flood WarningSGF6 hr
Nov 17, 4:00 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningSGF15 hr
Dec 8, 3:03 AM CSTWinter Weather AdvisorySGF6 hr
Dec 8, 2:54 PM CSTWind AdvisorySGF21 hr
Dec 23, 3:00 AM CSTWinter Storm WatchSGF25 hr
Dec 23, 10:31 AM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPC89 min
Dec 23, 12:58 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningSGF8 hr
Dec 23, 2:56 PM CSTWinter Storm WarningSGF43 hr
Dec 23, 11:06 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningSGF54 hr
Dec 23, 11:06 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningSGF68 hr
Dec 24, 8:18 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPC4 hr
Dec 29, 3:22 PM CSTWinter Weather AdvisorySGF19 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.