Alert archive / North Dakota / Billings County

Weather alerts in Billings County, North Dakota, 2018

130 weather alerts in 2018, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.

Billings County and its neighbors

Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2018. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts: 130
Warnings: 25
Watches: 20
Advisories: 45
Busiest month: June28 alerts
Busiest day: September 4, 20186 alerts

Over time

By month

Warning verification

How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.

Billings County, 2018

	Warnings	With a report	False alarm ratio	Reports	Inside a warning	Mean lead time
Tornado warnings	0			0
Severe thunderstorm warnings	17	12	29%	2	50%	16 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 Bismarck, ND: tornado warnings	24	5	79%	22	64%	9 min
NWS Bismarck, ND: severe thunderstorm warnings	275	164	40%	315	90%	28 min
NWS Bismarck, ND: flash flood warnings	7	4	43%	7	71%	119 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 1, 10:59 AM MST	Wind Chill Advisory	BIS	22 hr
Jan 4, 10:24 PM MST	Dense Fog Advisory	BIS	28 hr
Jan 9, 3:10 AM MST	Winter Weather Advisory	BIS	53 hr
Jan 10, 11:01 PM MST	Wind Chill Advisory	BIS	60 hr
Jan 14, 1:42 AM MST	Wind Chill Advisory	BIS	57 hr
Jan 18, 1:10 PM MST	Winter Weather Advisory	BIS	18 hr
Jan 29, 1:26 PM MST	Wind Advisory	BIS	29 hr
Feb 2, 2:22 PM MST	Winter Weather Advisory	BIS	19 hr
Feb 3, 2:18 AM MST	Wind Chill Advisory	BIS	33 hr
Feb 7, 2:41 AM MST	Winter Storm Watch	BIS	12 hr
Feb 7, 2:23 PM MST	Winter Weather Advisory	BIS	33 hr
Feb 8, 1:45 PM MST	Wind Chill Advisory	BIS	21 hr
Feb 9, 1:59 PM MST	Wind Chill Advisory	BIS	21 hr
Feb 11, 2:43 PM MST	Wind Chill Advisory	BIS	20 hr
Feb 17, 1:39 PM MST	Winter Weather Advisory	BIS	21 hr
Feb 20, 2:07 PM MST	Wind Chill Advisory	BIS	19 hr
Mar 2, 3:22 AM MST	Winter Storm Watch	BIS	59 hr
Mar 3, 2:41 PM MST	Dense Fog Advisory	BIS	20 hr
Mar 3, 3:07 PM MST	Winter Storm Warning	BIS	65 hr
Mar 4, 3:37 AM MST	Blizzard Warning	BIS	47 hr
Mar 4, 11:05 AM MST	Dense Fog Advisory	BIS	5 hr
Mar 4, 1:15 PM MST	Special Weather Statement	BIS	45 min
Mar 4, 2:47 PM MST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	3 hr
Mar 18, 2:37 AM MDT	Winter Weather Advisory	BIS	33 hr
Mar 22, 2:51 AM MDT	Winter Weather Advisory	BIS	55 hr
Mar 24, 12:03 AM MDT	Dense Fog Advisory	BIS	10 hr
Mar 30, 12:07 PM MDT	Wind Advisory	BIS	15 hr
Apr 1, 1:07 PM MDT	Winter Weather Advisory	BIS	41 hr
Apr 6, 2:18 PM MDT	Winter Weather Advisory	BIS	52 hr
Apr 10, 2:09 PM MDT	Winter Storm Watch	BIS	37 hr
Apr 12, 2:41 AM MDT	Winter Storm Warning	BIS	36 hr
Apr 16, 8:07 AM MDT	Wind Advisory	BIS	13 hr
Apr 19, 5:46 AM MDT	Dense Fog Advisory	BIS	4 hr
Apr 26, 8:15 AM MDT	Red Flag Warning	BIS	10 hr
Apr 27, 1:24 AM MDT	Fire Weather Watch	BIS	25 hr
Apr 28, 2:40 AM MDT	Red Flag Warning	BIS	17 hr
Apr 29, 5:06 PM MDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Apr 29, 7:35 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	BIS	25 min
May 18, 5:06 AM MDT	Dense Fog Advisory	BIS	4 hr
May 19, 2:48 PM MDT	Frost Advisory	BIS	17 hr
May 23, 8:04 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	BIS	41 min
May 23, 8:52 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	BIS	38 min
May 23, 9:21 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	BIS	39 min
May 26, 4:46 PM MDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	119 min
May 26, 5:36 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	9 hr
May 26, 9:13 PM MDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
May 26, 11:55 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BIS	65 min
May 27, 12:29 AM MDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	3 hr
May 31, 1:47 PM MDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	118 min
May 31, 2:17 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr
May 31, 2:28 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BIS	47 min
Jun 1, 11:45 AM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr
Jun 1, 1:13 PM MDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Jun 1, 3:04 PM MDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	86 min
Jun 1, 3:07 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BIS	53 min
Jun 2, 2:10 AM MDT	Wind Advisory	BIS	18 hr
Jun 4, 8:44 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	BIS	31 min
Jun 7, 1:51 PM MDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	84 min
Jun 7, 6:09 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr
Jun 7, 9:04 PM MDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	86 min
Jun 9, 12:04 AM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BIS	56 min
Jun 9, 1:25 AM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BIS	3 hr
Jun 10, 1:15 PM MDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Jun 10, 2:37 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr
Jun 14, 5:41 PM MDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	94 min
Jun 22, 1:03 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	BIS	57 min
Jun 22, 3:25 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	BIS	35 min
Jun 26, 2:35 PM MDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	85 min
Jun 26, 3:00 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	9 hr
Jun 26, 5:46 PM MDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	59 min
Jun 28, 1:01 PM MDT	Flash Flood Watch	BIS	14 hr
Jun 28, 2:16 PM MDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	8 hr
Jun 28, 2:35 PM MDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Jun 28, 5:59 PM MDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	91 min
Jun 28, 8:06 PM MDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	84 min
Jun 28, 9:21 PM MDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	84 min
Jun 28, 9:36 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BIS	54 min
Jun 28, 9:46 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BIS	59 min
Jun 28, 9:54 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	9 hr
Jul 2, 4:23 PM MDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Jul 3, 12:10 AM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BIS	65 min
Jul 3, 12:59 AM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr
Jul 3, 1:18 AM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BIS	57 min
Jul 3, 3:15 AM MDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	90 min
Jul 3, 8:13 PM MDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Jul 3, 8:39 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr
Jul 8, 3:03 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	BIS	42 min
Jul 9, 4:48 PM MDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	117 min
Jul 9, 6:01 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	8 hr
Jul 10, 6:32 PM MDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	118 min
Jul 21, 1:53 PM MDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	3 hr
Jul 21, 4:11 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr
Jul 21, 5:18 PM MDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	87 min
Jul 21, 6:34 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BIS	36 min
Jul 21, 6:56 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BIS	64 min
Jul 21, 7:14 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BIS	31 min
Jul 21, 8:40 PM MDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	65 min
Jul 29, 8:22 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	BIS	38 min
Jul 29, 9:02 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	BIS	43 min
Aug 10, 2:26 PM MDT	Fire Weather Watch	BIS	23 hr
Aug 11, 1:18 PM MDT	Red Flag Warning	BIS	31 hr
Aug 12, 2:13 AM MDT	Heat Advisory	BIS	16 hr
Aug 23, 9:42 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	BIS	33 min
Sep 3, 4:00 PM MDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	90 min
Sep 3, 4:44 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr
Sep 3, 5:55 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BIS	50 min
Sep 3, 6:10 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BIS	65 min
Sep 3, 6:16 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BIS	59 min
Sep 3, 6:29 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BIS	61 min
Sep 3, 6:58 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BIS	62 min
Sep 3, 7:14 PM MDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Sep 3, 7:40 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BIS	50 min
Sep 15, 8:37 PM MDT	Dense Fog Advisory	BIS	5 hr
Sep 20, 1:32 PM MDT	Frost Advisory	BIS	18 hr
Sep 23, 4:00 AM MDT	Dense Fog Advisory	BIS	7 hr
Sep 25, 1:06 PM MDT	Frost Advisory	BIS	18 hr
Sep 27, 1:55 AM MDT	Freeze Watch	BIS	12 hr
Sep 27, 1:31 PM MDT	Freeze Warning	BIS	19 hr
Sep 28, 2:09 PM MDT	Freeze Warning	BIS	18 hr
Oct 27, 2:49 AM MDT	Wind Advisory	BIS	16 hr
Nov 1, 2:10 PM MDT	Winter Weather Advisory	BIS	42 hr
Nov 5, 8:17 PM MST	Wind Advisory	BIS	21 hr
Nov 15, 2:01 PM MST	Winter Weather Advisory	BIS	29 hr
Nov 29, 2:36 AM MST	Dense Fog Advisory	BIS	9 hr
Nov 30, 3:07 AM MST	Winter Weather Advisory	BIS	38 hr
Dec 1, 1:59 PM MST	Dense Fog Advisory	BIS	19 hr
Dec 12, 2:35 AM MST	Wind Advisory	BIS	17 hr
Dec 18, 1:26 PM MST	Wind Advisory	BIS	27 hr
Dec 25, 3:04 AM MST	Winter Weather Advisory	BIS	55 hr
Dec 30, 1:58 PM MST	Wind Chill Advisory	BIS	43 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	17
Severe Thunderstorm Watch	12
Tornado Watch	1
Mesoscale Discussion	28
Special Weather Statement	12
Flooding
Flash Flood Watch	1
Areal Flood Advisory	1
Winter
Blizzard Warning	1
Winter Storm Warning	2
Winter Storm Watch	3
Winter Weather Advisory	13
Heat
Heat Advisory	1
Cold
Freeze Warning	2
Freeze Watch	1
Frost Advisory	3
Wind Chill Advisory	9
Wind and dust
Wind Advisory	8
Fire
Red Flag Warning	3
Fire Weather Watch	2
Fog and smoke
Dense Fog Advisory	10

The busiest days

Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.

Nearby

Alerts in force now Tornadoes on record Forecast The radar archive 2017 2019

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.