Alert archive / North Dakota / Barnes County
Weather alerts in Barnes County, North Dakota, 2008
145 weather alerts in 2008, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Barnes County and its neighbors
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2008. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 145
- Warnings
- 40
- Watches
- 22
- Advisories
- 55
- Busiest month
- July22 alerts
- Busiest day
- May 25, 20085 alerts
Over time
By month
Warning verification
How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.
3 of 3 tornado warnings covering Barnes County in 2008 had a tornado report inside them; 0 of 2 tornado reports fell inside a warning.
Barnes County, 2008
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 3 | 3 | 0% | 2 | 0% | |
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 16 | 10 | 38% | 5 | 100% | 31 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 Grand Forks, ND: tornado warnings | 58 | 26 | 55% | 53 | 75% | 21 min |
| NWS Grand Forks, ND: severe thunderstorm warnings | 217 | 91 | 58% | 196 | 76% | 26 min |
| NWS Grand Forks, ND: flash flood warnings | 9 | 7 | 22% | 17 | 82% | 112 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 2, 10:40 PM CST | Wind Advisory | FGF | 7 hr |
| Jan 10, 3:22 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | FGF | 6 hr |
| Jan 16, 1:04 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FGF | 11 hr |
| Jan 17, 3:46 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | FGF | 56 hr |
| Jan 17, 3:46 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FGF | 12 hr |
| Jan 17, 3:18 PM CST | Wind Chill Warning | FGF | 21 hr |
| Jan 22, 3:51 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | FGF | 11 hr |
| Jan 27, 2:54 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | FGF | 24 hr |
| Jan 28, 4:19 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FGF | 35 hr |
| Jan 28, 3:20 PM CST | Wind Chill Warning | FGF | 45 hr |
| Feb 7, 3:47 AM CST | Blizzard Watch | FGF | 42 hr |
| Feb 8, 3:37 PM CST | Blizzard Warning | FGF | 26 hr |
| Feb 9, 3:12 PM CST | Wind Chill Warning | FGF | 21 hr |
| Feb 10, 3:41 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FGF | 20 hr |
| Feb 12, 4:04 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | FGF | 24 hr |
| Feb 13, 3:58 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | FGF | 24 hr |
| Feb 13, 9:39 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 6 hr |
| Feb 13, 3:24 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | FGF | 21 hr |
| Feb 16, 4:11 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FGF | 17 hr |
| Feb 17, 9:47 AM CST | Snow and Blowing Snow Advisory | FGF | 10 hr |
| Feb 17, 7:40 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | FGF | 19 hr |
| Feb 19, 3:56 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | FGF | 6 hr |
| Feb 19, 10:13 AM CST | Wind Chill Warning | FGF | 18 hr |
| Mar 2, 4:13 AM CST | Wind Advisory | FGF | 5 hr |
| Mar 2, 9:16 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FGF | 12 hr |
| Mar 20, 3:15 PM CDT | Snow Advisory | FGF | 22 hr |
| Mar 29, 2:46 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | FGF | 6 hr |
| Mar 29, 11:12 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | FGF | 11 hr |
| Apr 4, 2:52 PM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | FGF | 27 hr |
| Apr 5, 5:38 PM CDT | Winter Storm Warning | FGF | 34 hr |
| Apr 5, 5:38 PM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | FGF | 34 hr |
| Apr 10, 2:30 PM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | FGF | 24 hr |
| Apr 14, 10:30 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | FGF | 11 hr |
| Apr 15, 4:46 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | FGF | 16 hr |
| Apr 20, 3:39 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | FGF | 18 hr |
| Apr 25, 1:44 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | FGF | 8 hr |
| Apr 26, 11:36 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | FGF | 7 hr |
| May 1, 12:41 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | FGF | 9 hr |
| May 2, 4:15 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | FGF | 17 hr |
| May 4, 4:32 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | FGF | 16 hr |
| May 16, 4:12 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | FGF | 17 hr |
| May 16, 4:19 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | FGF | 17 hr |
| May 16, 3:54 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | FGF | 12 hr |
| May 17, 3:44 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | FGF | 17 hr |
| May 17, 3:54 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | FGF | 17 hr |
| May 17, 2:56 PM CDT | Frost Advisory | FGF | 17 hr |
| May 20, 3:04 PM CDT | Frost Advisory | FGF | 16 hr |
| May 24, 4:09 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | FGF | 15 hr |
| May 24, 7:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FGF | 61 min |
| May 24, 8:07 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 3 hr |
| May 24, 8:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | 46 min |
| May 24, 8:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | 60 min |
| May 24, 9:26 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 26, 3:12 PM CDT | Freeze Warning | FGF | 16 hr |
| Jun 4, 4:00 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | FGF | 6 hr |
| Jun 11, 8:25 AM CDT | High Wind Warning | FGF | 5 hr |
| Jun 11, 11:24 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | FGF | 8 hr |
| Jun 11, 12:51 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | FGF | 6 hr |
| Jun 11, 1:44 PM CDT | High Wind Warning | FGF | 5 hr |
| Jun 11, 3:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | 61 min |
| Jun 12, 2:51 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 114 min |
| Jun 12, 3:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jun 14, 2:49 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 26 min |
| Jun 14, 3:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 14, 3:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | 67 min |
| Jun 14, 6:04 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 86 min |
| Jun 14, 6:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | 53 min |
| Jun 14, 7:34 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FGF | 41 min |
| Jun 14, 7:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | 33 min |
| Jun 24, 9:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | 59 min |
| Jun 24, 9:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | 53 min |
| Jun 26, 6:28 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 62 min |
| Jun 26, 6:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Jun 28, 3:57 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | FGF | 16 hr |
| Jul 1, 3:51 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 114 min |
| Jul 5, 3:34 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 116 min |
| Jul 5, 5:08 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jul 5, 8:15 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 60 min |
| Jul 7, 2:45 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 60 min |
| Jul 7, 3:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Jul 7, 5:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | 42 min |
| Jul 10, 2:41 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Jul 10, 6:03 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 57 min |
| Jul 10, 7:36 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jul 10, 9:59 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 91 min |
| Jul 11, 3:58 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | FGF | 17 hr |
| Jul 12, 4:20 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | FGF | 18 hr |
| Jul 16, 3:34 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 56 min |
| Jul 16, 6:24 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | 37 min |
| Jul 16, 6:07 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 113 min |
| Jul 20, 1:52 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 83 min |
| Jul 28, 9:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jul 29, 12:36 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 84 min |
| Jul 30, 9:42 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 93 min |
| Jul 30, 10:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jul 31, 12:50 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 85 min |
| Aug 2, 3:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | 42 min |
| Aug 2, 4:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | 56 min |
| Aug 10, 5:10 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FGF | 6 hr |
| Aug 11, 3:29 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | FGF | 18 hr |
| Aug 14, 6:31 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FGF | 29 min |
| Aug 14, 6:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | 37 min |
| Aug 14, 7:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | 36 min |
| Aug 14, 8:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | 42 min |
| Aug 20, 4:50 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | FGF | 15 hr |
| Aug 21, 3:48 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | FGF | 17 hr |
| Aug 22, 3:25 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | FGF | 20 hr |
| Aug 26, 4:12 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | FGF | 16 hr |
| Aug 26, 10:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | 45 min |
| Aug 31, 3:29 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | FGF | 17 hr |
| Sep 1, 2:18 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 87 min |
| Sep 1, 5:58 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FGF | 13 hr |
| Sep 22, 5:10 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 65 min |
| Sep 22, 7:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Sep 22, 10:21 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 54 min |
| Sep 23, 1:37 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 23 min |
| Sep 29, 8:44 PM CDT | Frost Advisory | FGF | 10 hr |
| Oct 8, 4:01 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | FGF | 15 hr |
| Oct 13, 3:20 PM CDT | Freeze Warning | FGF | 18 hr |
| Oct 25, 4:13 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | FGF | 39 hr |
| Oct 26, 4:52 AM CDT | High Wind Warning | FGF | 14 hr |
| Nov 4, 1:38 PM CST | Flood Watch | FGF | 52 hr |
| Nov 5, 2:51 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 114 min |
| Nov 5, 3:09 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | FGF | 21 hr |
| Nov 5, 3:09 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | FGF | 45 hr |
| Nov 22, 9:57 PM CST | Freezing Rain Advisory | FGF | 4 hr |
| Dec 8, 2:56 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FGF | 15 hr |
| Dec 12, 3:39 AM CST | Blizzard Watch | FGF | 25 hr |
| Dec 13, 4:03 AM CST | Blizzard Warning | FGF | 48 hr |
| Dec 14, 5:25 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 5 hr |
| Dec 14, 12:02 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 hr |
| Dec 15, 12:04 AM CST | Wind Chill Warning | FGF | 12 hr |
| Dec 15, 11:28 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | FGF | 6 hr |
| Dec 18, 2:48 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | FGF | 24 hr |
| Dec 19, 4:01 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | FGF | 38 hr |
| Dec 19, 11:21 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 hr |
| Dec 20, 11:36 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FGF | 4 hr |
| Dec 20, 3:18 PM CST | Wind Chill Warning | FGF | 20 hr |
| Dec 21, 11:04 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | FGF | 10 hr |
| Dec 22, 3:25 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FGF | 24 hr |
| Dec 26, 2:48 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FGF | 20 hr |
| Dec 28, 2:53 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | FGF | 20 hr |
| Dec 29, 10:51 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | FGF | 28 hr |
| Dec 29, 10:51 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FGF | 28 hr |
| Dec 30, 12:49 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 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.