Alert archive / Nebraska / McPherson County
Weather alerts in McPherson County, Nebraska, 2008
153 weather alerts in 2008, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
McPherson County and its neighbors
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2008. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 153
- Warnings
- 42
- Watches
- 31
- Advisories
- 35
- Busiest month
- June33 alerts
- Busiest day
- June 2, 20087 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 3 tornado warnings covering McPherson County in 2008 had a tornado report inside them.
McPherson County, 2008
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 3 | 0 | 100% | 0 | ||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 28 | 7 | 75% | 2 | 100% | 20 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 North Platte, NE: tornado warnings | 82 | 11 | 87% | 19 | 63% | 25 min |
| NWS North Platte, NE: severe thunderstorm warnings | 492 | 170 | 65% | 297 | 75% | 22 min |
| NWS North Platte, NE: flash flood warnings | 35 | 6 | 83% | 11 | 73% | 230 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 15, 4:47 PM CST | Wind Advisory | LBF | 13 hr |
| Jan 28, 3:57 PM CST | Wind Advisory | LBF | 20 hr |
| Feb 16, 3:03 PM CST | Wind Advisory | LBF | 30 hr |
| Feb 25, 3:44 AM CST | Wind Advisory | LBF | 14 hr |
| Mar 2, 3:12 AM CST | Wind Advisory | LBF | 15 hr |
| Mar 15, 3:36 PM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | LBF | 23 hr |
| Mar 16, 2:10 PM CDT | Winter Storm Warning | LBF | 22 hr |
| Mar 24, 6:10 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | LBF | 110 min |
| Mar 30, 2:40 PM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | LBF | 22 hr |
| Apr 5, 4:47 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | LBF | 15 hr |
| Apr 7, 8:49 PM CDT | Snow Advisory | LBF | 6 hr |
| Apr 8, 4:43 PM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | LBF | 24 hr |
| Apr 8, 5:00 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | LBF | 23 hr |
| Apr 9, 4:35 PM CDT | Winter Storm Warning | LBF | 43 hr |
| Apr 10, 2:14 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 hr |
| Apr 11, 11:07 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | LBF | 7 hr |
| Apr 14, 3:34 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | LBF | 11 hr |
| Apr 14, 2:58 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | LBF | 29 hr |
| Apr 23, 2:25 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Apr 23, 7:06 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 114 min |
| Apr 24, 5:33 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 87 min |
| Apr 24, 6:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Apr 24, 8:55 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 95 min |
| May 1, 3:41 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | LBF | 37 hr |
| May 1, 3:43 PM CDT | Snow and Blowing Snow Advisory | LBF | 24 hr |
| May 2, 2:21 PM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | LBF | 9 hr |
| May 6, 1:58 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 92 min |
| May 6, 2:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| May 6, 3:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | 47 min |
| May 9, 1:43 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | LBF | 31 hr |
| May 9, 6:02 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 118 min |
| May 10, 3:52 AM CDT | Freeze Watch | LBF | 12 hr |
| May 10, 4:03 PM CDT | Freeze Warning | LBF | 17 hr |
| May 21, 3:49 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | LBF | 12 hr |
| May 22, 12:48 PM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | LBF | 3 hr |
| May 22, 2:29 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 61 min |
| May 22, 3:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| May 22, 4:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | 38 min |
| May 22, 9:24 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 66 min |
| May 23, 9:53 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 67 min |
| May 23, 4:15 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | LBF | 10 hr |
| May 23, 7:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | 37 min |
| May 23, 11:14 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 61 min |
| May 24, 3:49 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | LBF | 4 hr |
| May 28, 11:41 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 94 min |
| May 29, 1:33 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 1, 3:29 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Jun 1, 5:42 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 93 min |
| Jun 1, 7:45 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 60 min |
| Jun 1, 9:46 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 59 min |
| Jun 2, 1:13 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 92 min |
| Jun 2, 1:28 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jun 2, 3:11 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | 49 min |
| Jun 2, 3:54 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | 55 min |
| Jun 2, 4:41 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 4, 4:17 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | LBF | 49 hr |
| Jun 5, 5:07 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 5, 5:33 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jun 5, 9:17 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | 43 min |
| Jun 5, 9:56 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | 49 min |
| Jun 17, 4:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 17, 7:53 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 67 min |
| Jun 17, 10:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | 62 min |
| Jun 18, 1:19 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 56 min |
| Jun 18, 2:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 18, 6:29 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 19, 5:07 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 53 min |
| Jun 23, 5:36 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 54 min |
| Jun 23, 5:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 23, 7:50 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 55 min |
| Jun 24, 12:12 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | 33 min |
| Jun 24, 12:22 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | 23 min |
| Jun 25, 11:18 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 87 min |
| Jun 26, 3:48 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 87 min |
| Jun 26, 5:50 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 25 min |
| Jun 26, 6:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jun 26, 6:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | 52 min |
| Jun 26, 6:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | 47 min |
| Jun 26, 7:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | 48 min |
| Jul 1, 8:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | 54 min |
| Jul 5, 3:13 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 5, 4:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jul 5, 7:38 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 67 min |
| Jul 6, 8:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Jul 6, 10:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | 31 min |
| Jul 6, 10:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | 28 min |
| Jul 7, 1:36 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 114 min |
| Jul 9, 10:13 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 92 min |
| Jul 12, 3:26 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 64 min |
| Jul 14, 3:49 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 116 min |
| Jul 14, 4:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Jul 14, 6:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | 51 min |
| Jul 15, 3:53 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 97 min |
| Jul 15, 4:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Jul 15, 7:18 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 57 min |
| Jul 16, 4:50 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 115 min |
| Jul 16, 7:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Jul 20, 4:45 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Jul 20, 5:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jul 23, 8:09 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 96 min |
| Jul 24, 7:36 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 54 min |
| Jul 24, 9:08 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 67 min |
| Jul 24, 9:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | 64 min |
| Jul 24, 10:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Jul 24, 10:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | 64 min |
| Jul 26, 8:51 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 84 min |
| Jul 31, 3:51 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | LBF | 24 hr |
| Aug 1, 3:47 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | LBF | 29 hr |
| Aug 3, 6:40 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 3, 7:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Aug 8, 7:23 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | LBF | 2 hr |
| Aug 11, 2:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Aug 11, 4:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | 34 min |
| Aug 11, 7:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | 32 min |
| Aug 11, 8:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | 45 min |
| Aug 11, 8:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | 43 min |
| Aug 12, 9:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | 48 min |
| Aug 13, 8:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | 54 min |
| Aug 13, 9:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | 66 min |
| Aug 26, 11:40 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | LBF | 7 hr |
| Aug 27, 1:21 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | 54 min |
| Aug 30, 3:08 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | LBF | 28 hr |
| Sep 1, 4:36 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 84 min |
| Sep 1, 6:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Sep 1, 9:39 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 66 min |
| Sep 10, 8:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | 44 min |
| Sep 21, 5:51 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 84 min |
| Sep 22, 5:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Sep 22, 8:27 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 93 min |
| Oct 21, 3:03 AM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | LBF | 34 hr |
| Oct 21, 3:21 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | LBF | 28 hr |
| Oct 21, 4:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | 48 min |
| Oct 21, 4:21 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | 24 min |
| Oct 21, 4:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | 27 min |
| Oct 22, 3:46 AM CDT | Winter Storm Warning | LBF | 31 hr |
| Oct 26, 3:33 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | LBF | 15 hr |
| Nov 5, 4:04 PM CST | Wind Advisory | LBF | 47 hr |
| Nov 6, 1:36 AM CST | High Wind Warning | LBF | 19 hr |
| Nov 6, 3:33 PM CST | Wind Advisory | LBF | 24 hr |
| Nov 10, 3:26 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | LBF | 21 hr |
| Nov 13, 1:15 PM CST | Wind Advisory | LBF | 29 hr |
| Nov 29, 3:18 PM CST | Wind Advisory | LBF | 27 hr |
| Dec 8, 8:47 PM CST | Wind Advisory | LBF | 10 hr |
| Dec 13, 3:41 PM CST | Wind Advisory | LBF | 15 hr |
| Dec 13, 3:46 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | LBF | 24 hr |
| Dec 14, 3:48 PM CST | Wind Chill Warning | LBF | 20 hr |
| Dec 17, 3:49 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | LBF | 34 hr |
| Dec 19, 4:00 AM CST | Wind Chill Watch | LBF | 36 hr |
| Dec 19, 3:41 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | LBF | 25 hr |
| Dec 20, 4:11 PM CST | Wind Chill Warning | LBF | 21 hr |
| Dec 20, 4:11 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | LBF | 8 hr |
| Dec 21, 3:29 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | LBF | 10 hr |
| Dec 29, 3:35 PM CST | Wind Advisory | LBF | 26 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 | 28 |
| Tornado Warning | 3 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 20 |
| Tornado Watch | 3 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 45 |
| Flooding | |
| Flash Flood Watch | 1 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Storm Warning | 3 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 3 |
| Snow Advisory | 1 |
| Snow and Blowing Snow Advisory | 1 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 5 |
| Cold | |
| Freeze Warning | 1 |
| Wind Chill Warning | 2 |
| Freeze Watch | 1 |
| Wind Chill Watch | 1 |
| Wind Chill Advisory | 3 |
| Wind and dust | |
| High Wind Warning | 1 |
| Wind Advisory | 22 |
| Fire | |
| Red Flag Warning | 4 |
| Fire Weather Watch | 2 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 3 |
The busiest days
Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.
Nearby
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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.