Alert archive / Nebraska / Box Butte County
Weather alerts in Box Butte County, Nebraska, 2008
144 weather alerts in 2008, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Box Butte County and its neighbors
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- Alerts
- 144
- Warnings
- 36
- Watches
- 27
- Advisories
- 36
- Busiest month
- June31 alerts
- Busiest day
- May 9, 20086 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 1 tornado warnings covering Box Butte County in 2008 had a tornado report inside them.
Box Butte County, 2008
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 1 | 0 | 100% | 0 | ||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 25 | 7 | 72% | 8 | 88% | 21 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 0 | 0 |
Each office's whole area, 2008
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Cheyenne, WY: tornado warnings | 28 | 7 | 75% | 22 | 50% | 11 min |
| NWS Cheyenne, WY: severe thunderstorm warnings | 181 | 59 | 67% | 159 | 64% | 18 min |
| NWS Cheyenne, WY: flash flood warnings | 23 | 10 | 57% | 23 | 48% | 49 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, Mountain Time. Each opens its own page with the text, the map, the radar and the sounding.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 7, 12:52 PM MST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 146 days |
| Jan 15, 5:41 PM MST | Wind Advisory | CYS | 12 hr |
| Jan 20, 4:56 AM MST | Snow Advisory | CYS | 34 hr |
| Jan 21, 8:24 PM MST | Wind Chill Advisory | CYS | 14 hr |
| Feb 7, 3:33 PM MST | Wind Advisory | CYS | 26 hr |
| Feb 16, 2:36 PM MST | Wind Advisory | CYS | 28 hr |
| Feb 29, 1:50 PM MST | Wind Advisory | CYS | 51 hr |
| Mar 13, 2:25 PM MDT | Snow Advisory | CYS | 24 hr |
| Mar 15, 3:28 AM MDT | Winter Storm Watch | CYS | 35 hr |
| Mar 16, 2:45 PM MDT | Snow Advisory | CYS | 12 hr |
| Mar 20, 2:54 PM MDT | Wind Advisory | CYS | 3 hr |
| Mar 24, 1:28 PM MDT | Wind Advisory | CYS | 8 hr |
| Mar 29, 2:26 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Apr 8, 2:09 PM MDT | Winter Storm Watch | CYS | 23 hr |
| Apr 8, 2:15 PM MDT | Wind Advisory | CYS | 28 hr |
| Apr 9, 1:00 PM MDT | Winter Storm Warning | CYS | 24 hr |
| Apr 10, 12:37 PM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | CYS | 2 hr |
| Apr 11, 8:51 AM MDT | Wind Advisory | CYS | 9 hr |
| Apr 23, 12:16 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Apr 23, 1:25 PM MDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Apr 23, 6:06 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 114 min |
| Apr 23, 6:08 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CYS | 37 min |
| Apr 23, 7:07 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CYS | 38 min |
| Apr 23, 7:47 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CYS | 28 min |
| Apr 23, 8:01 PM MDT | Wind Advisory | CYS | 3 hr |
| Apr 30, 6:25 AM MDT | Winter Storm Watch | CYS | 33 hr |
| Apr 30, 1:43 PM MDT | Winter Storm Warning | CYS | 43 hr |
| Apr 30, 4:18 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 117 min |
| Apr 30, 7:08 PM MDT | Wind Advisory | CYS | 3 hr |
| May 1, 5:26 AM MDT | Wind Advisory | CYS | 14 hr |
| May 1, 5:41 AM MDT | Snow and Blowing Snow Advisory | CYS | 37 hr |
| May 1, 7:13 PM MDT | Wind Advisory | CYS | 5 hr |
| May 2, 8:26 AM MDT | Blizzard Warning | CYS | 10 hr |
| May 9, 12:00 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| May 9, 12:30 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| May 9, 2:09 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CYS | 17 min |
| May 9, 2:47 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 118 min |
| May 9, 3:52 PM MDT | Wind Advisory | CYS | 26 hr |
| May 9, 5:02 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 118 min |
| May 10, 4:04 AM MDT | Freeze Warning | CYS | 28 hr |
| May 21, 4:30 AM MDT | Wind Advisory | CYS | 38 hr |
| May 21, 2:21 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 54 min |
| May 21, 2:46 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| May 21, 5:33 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 57 min |
| May 21, 7:40 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 65 min |
| May 22, 1:29 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 61 min |
| May 22, 2:22 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| May 22, 8:24 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 66 min |
| May 23, 8:53 AM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 67 min |
| May 23, 12:18 PM MDT | Wind Advisory | CYS | 12 hr |
| May 23, 12:41 PM MDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| May 23, 5:02 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 58 min |
| May 23, 5:37 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 23 min |
| May 23, 6:07 PM MDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| May 29, 12:33 PM MDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| May 29, 3:12 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CYS | 33 min |
| Jun 1, 2:02 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 88 min |
| Jun 1, 2:29 PM MDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Jun 1, 4:35 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CYS | 40 min |
| Jun 1, 4:42 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 93 min |
| Jun 1, 6:45 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 60 min |
| Jun 1, 8:46 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 59 min |
| Jun 2, 12:13 AM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 92 min |
| Jun 2, 2:36 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 2, 7:09 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CYS | 43 min |
| Jun 2, 8:22 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CYS | 38 min |
| Jun 17, 12:40 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 65 min |
| Jun 17, 3:50 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 17, 6:53 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 67 min |
| Jun 17, 7:31 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CYS | 32 min |
| Jun 18, 1:19 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 18, 5:29 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 18, 6:01 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jun 18, 8:19 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CYS | 27 min |
| Jun 18, 10:28 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 62 min |
| Jun 19, 6:22 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 27 hr |
| Jun 20, 2:31 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 59 min |
| Jun 20, 6:08 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 67 min |
| Jun 20, 7:17 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CYS | 43 min |
| Jun 22, 6:39 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CYS | 66 min |
| Jun 22, 6:56 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CYS | 50 min |
| Jun 23, 4:13 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 62 min |
| Jun 23, 4:36 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 54 min |
| Jun 23, 4:52 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 23, 5:57 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CYS | 44 min |
| Jun 23, 6:50 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 55 min |
| Jun 26, 2:48 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 87 min |
| Jul 2, 1:27 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Jul 2, 4:57 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 63 min |
| Jul 9, 8:00 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CYS | 3 hr |
| Jul 15, 4:25 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CYS | 36 min |
| Jul 20, 3:45 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Jul 20, 4:22 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jul 22, 2:25 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jul 22, 5:28 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CYS | 24 min |
| Jul 23, 1:22 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 113 min |
| Jul 24, 6:36 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 54 min |
| Jul 24, 6:54 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CYS | 51 min |
| Jul 24, 8:08 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 67 min |
| Jul 25, 1:36 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 25, 2:54 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jul 25, 6:12 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 63 min |
| Jul 26, 7:51 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 84 min |
| Jul 26, 8:02 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jul 26, 10:15 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 90 min |
| Aug 3, 6:02 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Aug 10, 6:11 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CYS | 3 hr |
| Aug 12, 1:30 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 90 min |
| Aug 13, 5:09 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CYS | 33 min |
| Aug 24, 1:48 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 117 min |
| Aug 24, 10:07 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CYS | 42 min |
| Aug 26, 1:33 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 26, 4:15 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CYS | 45 min |
| Aug 26, 4:48 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CYS | 42 min |
| Aug 26, 5:28 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CYS | 27 min |
| Sep 1, 3:36 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 84 min |
| Sep 1, 4:46 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CYS | 49 min |
| Sep 1, 5:16 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Sep 1, 5:21 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | CYS | 27 min |
| Sep 1, 5:30 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CYS | 42 min |
| Sep 21, 1:50 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Sep 21, 3:48 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CYS | 42 min |
| Sep 22, 4:21 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 84 min |
| Oct 10, 3:16 PM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | CYS | 37 hr |
| Oct 21, 2:32 PM MDT | High Wind Warning | CYS | 27 hr |
| Oct 21, 2:32 PM MDT | Wind Advisory | CYS | 19 hr |
| Oct 26, 2:44 AM MDT | Wind Advisory | CYS | 15 hr |
| Oct 26, 2:23 PM MDT | High Wind Warning | CYS | 3 hr |
| Nov 4, 3:45 AM MST | Wind Advisory | CYS | 50 hr |
| Nov 5, 7:30 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | CYS | 10 hr |
| Nov 6, 5:06 AM MST | Winter Storm Warning | CYS | 12 hr |
| Nov 7, 4:45 AM MST | Wind Advisory | CYS | 10 hr |
| Nov 12, 1:43 PM MST | High Wind Watch | CYS | 25 hr |
| Nov 13, 2:55 PM MST | High Wind Warning | CYS | 26 hr |
| Nov 29, 3:10 PM MST | Wind Advisory | CYS | 26 hr |
| Dec 2, 2:14 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | CYS | 45 hr |
| Dec 12, 5:44 AM MST | Winter Storm Watch | CYS | 23 hr |
| Dec 13, 4:26 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | CYS | 31 hr |
| Dec 14, 11:05 AM MST | Wind Chill Warning | CYS | 6 hr |
| Dec 14, 5:00 PM MST | Wind Chill Advisory | CYS | 7 hr |
| Dec 15, 6:02 AM MST | Wind Chill Advisory | CYS | 4 hr |
| Dec 19, 3:06 PM MST | Wind Chill Advisory | CYS | 17 hr |
| Dec 20, 3:20 AM MST | Wind Chill Warning | CYS | 23 hr |
| Dec 30, 4:42 AM MST | Wind Advisory | CYS | 10 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.