Alert archive / Nebraska / Garfield County
Weather alerts in Garfield County, Nebraska, 2018
126 weather alerts in 2018, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Garfield County and its neighbors
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2018. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 126
- Warnings
- 22
- Watches
- 17
- Advisories
- 22
- Busiest month
- June32 alerts
- Busiest day
- May 1, 20187 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 Garfield County in 2018 had a tornado report inside them.
Garfield County, 2018
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 1 | 0 | 100% | 0 | ||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 12 | 9 | 25% | 7 | 100% | 30 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 North Platte, NE: tornado warnings | 15 | 6 | 60% | 13 | 77% | 25 min |
| NWS North Platte, NE: severe thunderstorm warnings | 282 | 185 | 34% | 358 | 84% | 21 min |
| NWS North Platte, NE: flash flood warnings | 6 | 0 | 100% | 7 | 0% |
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 1, 2:09 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | LBF | 20 hr |
| Jan 8, 9:19 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | LBF | 61 hr |
| Jan 10, 10:25 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LBF | 50 min |
| Jan 10, 11:20 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LBF | 55 min |
| Jan 14, 3:40 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | LBF | 56 hr |
| Jan 15, 3:22 PM CST | Wind Chill Warning | LBF | 21 hr |
| Jan 19, 3:41 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | LBF | 24 hr |
| Jan 20, 3:24 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | LBF | 57 hr |
| Jan 21, 3:48 AM CST | Blizzard Warning | LBF | 32 hr |
| Jan 21, 8:38 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jan 22, 2:02 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 6 hr |
| Feb 8, 1:36 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | LBF | 34 hr |
| Feb 9, 9:56 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | LBF | 14 hr |
| Feb 22, 2:50 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | LBF | 13 hr |
| Feb 22, 4:49 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LBF | 86 min |
| Feb 23, 3:32 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | LBF | 34 hr |
| Mar 3, 3:57 AM CST | High Wind Watch | LBF | 36 hr |
| Mar 4, 2:47 AM CST | High Wind Warning | LBF | 42 hr |
| Mar 15, 4:14 PM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | LBF | 28 hr |
| Apr 4, 3:33 PM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | LBF | 48 hr |
| Apr 10, 2:39 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | LBF | 13 hr |
| Apr 10, 3:15 PM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | LBF | 44 hr |
| Apr 12, 11:36 AM CDT | Blizzard Warning | LBF | 58 hr |
| Apr 13, 8:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | 45 min |
| Apr 14, 9:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | 58 min |
| Apr 30, 5:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Apr 30, 7:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | 49 min |
| Apr 30, 8:13 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 92 min |
| Apr 30, 9:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | 65 min |
| Apr 30, 9:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | 63 min |
| Apr 30, 9:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | 62 min |
| Apr 30, 10:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | 60 min |
| Apr 30, 10:49 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LBF | 116 min |
| May 10, 7:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| May 10, 11:16 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 89 min |
| May 18, 12:40 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | 50 min |
| May 18, 3:48 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | 42 min |
| May 23, 4:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | 44 min |
| May 23, 5:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | 44 min |
| Jun 1, 2:56 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 1, 3:57 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 1, 6:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | 52 min |
| Jun 1, 7:08 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 1, 7:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | 61 min |
| Jun 1, 8:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | 62 min |
| Jun 1, 9:32 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 118 min |
| Jun 6, 10:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | 61 min |
| Jun 6, 11:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | 47 min |
| Jun 7, 1:07 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | 38 min |
| Jun 8, 3:27 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | 48 min |
| Jun 8, 4:15 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | 45 min |
| Jun 8, 5:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 8, 11:51 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 84 min |
| Jun 9, 12:24 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | 51 min |
| Jun 9, 12:38 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | 52 min |
| Jun 10, 12:29 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | 46 min |
| Jun 10, 12:47 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | 28 min |
| Jun 10, 1:06 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | 39 min |
| Jun 10, 1:11 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | 49 min |
| Jun 18, 3:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jun 18, 5:46 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 119 min |
| Jun 24, 7:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | 48 min |
| Jun 28, 2:20 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | LBF | 18 hr |
| Jun 28, 6:02 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | 43 min |
| Jun 28, 6:32 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | 43 min |
| Jun 28, 7:20 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 29, 3:07 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | LBF | 17 hr |
| Jun 30, 12:56 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | 49 min |
| Jun 30, 1:35 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 85 min |
| Jun 30, 3:11 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 94 min |
| Jun 30, 3:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Jun 30, 8:55 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 95 min |
| Jul 2, 6:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jul 2, 8:52 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 83 min |
| Jul 4, 2:01 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 119 min |
| Jul 4, 5:35 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 115 min |
| Jul 4, 8:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | 50 min |
| Jul 4, 9:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | 49 min |
| Jul 6, 5:01 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | LBF | 3 hr |
| Jul 12, 2:47 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 12, 6:36 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 84 min |
| Jul 14, 4:43 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | LBF | 5 hr |
| Jul 18, 3:43 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jul 18, 4:59 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 91 min |
| Jul 18, 5:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | 15 min |
| Jul 18, 6:03 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | 42 min |
| Jul 18, 6:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jul 18, 6:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | 50 min |
| Jul 18, 7:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | 43 min |
| Jul 18, 7:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | 21 min |
| Jul 18, 8:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | 41 min |
| Jul 18, 9:21 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 114 min |
| Jul 22, 11:12 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | 48 min |
| Jul 26, 12:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | 67 min |
| Jul 27, 5:55 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 28, 7:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | 43 min |
| Jul 28, 8:49 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LBF | 2 hr |
| Aug 5, 8:57 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | 48 min |
| Aug 6, 2:31 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 89 min |
| Aug 14, 5:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | 50 min |
| Aug 15, 2:52 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 15, 8:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | 40 min |
| Aug 15, 9:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | 40 min |
| Aug 15, 9:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | 16 min |
| Aug 16, 12:59 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | 31 min |
| Aug 16, 1:26 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | 34 min |
| Sep 3, 2:32 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | LBF | 7 hr |
| Sep 17, 7:49 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 116 min |
| Sep 19, 5:31 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 119 min |
| Oct 3, 1:48 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | 42 min |
| Oct 5, 11:05 AM CDT | Frost Advisory | LBF | 23 hr |
| Oct 10, 9:40 AM CDT | Freeze Warning | LBF | 24 hr |
| Nov 23, 2:45 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | LBF | 17 hr |
| Nov 23, 8:11 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | LBF | 40 hr |
| Nov 28, 2:54 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | LBF | 24 hr |
| Nov 29, 2:29 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | LBF | 3 days |
| Nov 29, 9:36 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | LBF | 14 hr |
| Dec 1, 2:17 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 6 hr |
| Dec 1, 10:46 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Dec 24, 1:51 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | LBF | 37 hr |
| Dec 25, 2:42 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | LBF | 60 hr |
| Dec 25, 2:42 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | LBF | 69 hr |
| Dec 25, 7:07 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | LBF | 4 hr |
| Dec 25, 11:15 PM CST | Freezing Fog Advisory | LBF | 4 hr |
| Dec 27, 6:30 AM CST | Blizzard Warning | LBF | 21 hr |
| Dec 30, 3:07 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | LBF | 45 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 | 12 |
| Tornado Warning | 1 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 7 |
| Tornado Watch | 2 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 27 |
| Special Weather Statement | 38 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 2 |
| Winter | |
| Blizzard Warning | 3 |
| Winter Storm Warning | 3 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 6 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 7 |
| Heat | |
| Heat Advisory | 2 |
| Cold | |
| Freeze Warning | 1 |
| Wind Chill Warning | 1 |
| Frost Advisory | 1 |
| Wind Chill Advisory | 4 |
| Wind and dust | |
| High Wind Warning | 1 |
| High Wind Watch | 1 |
| Fire | |
| Fire Weather Watch | 1 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 5 |
| Freezing 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.