Alert archive / North Dakota / Ward County
Weather alerts in Ward County, North Dakota, 2018
81 weather alerts in 2018, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Ward County and its neighbors
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2018. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 81
- Warnings
- 27
- Watches
- 11
- Advisories
- 2
- Busiest month
- June39 alerts
- Busiest day
- June 29, 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 Ward County in 2018 had a tornado report inside them.
Ward 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 | 20 | 13 | 35% | 7 | 86% | 25 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 2 | 1 | 50% | 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, Central Time. Each opens its own page with the text, the map, the radar and the sounding.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 4, 2:37 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | BIS | 38 min |
| Mar 4, 3:08 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | BIS | 37 min |
| Mar 4, 3:47 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Mar 5, 11:13 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 hr |
| Mar 25, 12:48 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | 27 min |
| Mar 30, 3:03 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 5 hr |
| Apr 26, 9:15 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | BIS | 10 hr |
| Apr 28, 3:40 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | BIS | 17 hr |
| Apr 29, 10:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | 48 min |
| May 4, 4:01 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | BIS | 15 hr |
| May 15, 4:10 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | BIS | 16 hr |
| May 17, 8:09 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | 36 min |
| May 27, 2:44 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | 46 min |
| May 27, 3:28 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | 62 min |
| May 30, 4:51 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | 54 min |
| May 31, 2:47 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 118 min |
| Jun 1, 2:13 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 1, 3:30 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jun 1, 6:02 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 88 min |
| Jun 1, 6:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | 13 min |
| Jun 1, 6:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | 60 min |
| Jun 1, 6:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | 63 min |
| Jun 1, 8:25 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 65 min |
| Jun 10, 2:15 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 10, 3:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 10, 6:15 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 10, 6:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | 37 min |
| Jun 10, 6:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | 53 min |
| Jun 10, 7:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | 59 min |
| Jun 10, 8:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | 33 min |
| Jun 10, 9:02 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 118 min |
| Jun 10, 9:27 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BIS | 90 min |
| Jun 14, 12:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | 47 min |
| Jun 14, 2:54 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 96 min |
| Jun 14, 3:40 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 14, 6:41 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 94 min |
| Jun 14, 7:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | 65 min |
| Jun 14, 9:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | 56 min |
| Jun 14, 9:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | 61 min |
| Jun 14, 10:27 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BIS | 3 hr |
| Jun 23, 4:23 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | 37 min |
| Jun 26, 3:35 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 85 min |
| Jun 26, 4:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| Jun 26, 6:46 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 59 min |
| Jun 26, 7:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | 47 min |
| Jun 26, 9:05 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 115 min |
| Jun 28, 3:16 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Jun 28, 6:59 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 91 min |
| Jun 28, 9:06 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 84 min |
| Jun 28, 10:21 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 84 min |
| Jun 28, 10:26 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BIS | 6 hr |
| Jun 28, 10:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | 64 min |
| Jun 28, 10:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| Jun 28, 11:18 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BIS | 6 hr |
| Jun 28, 11:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | 56 min |
| Jul 1, 5:40 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Jul 3, 9:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jul 4, 12:49 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 116 min |
| Jul 9, 5:48 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 117 min |
| Jul 9, 7:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Jul 9, 8:59 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 91 min |
| Jul 10, 7:32 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 118 min |
| Jul 10, 8:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Jul 10, 10:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | 66 min |
| Jul 10, 11:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | 53 min |
| Jul 10, 11:20 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 115 min |
| Jul 14, 4:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jul 19, 3:43 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 19, 7:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | 30 min |
| Aug 4, 3:42 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 93 min |
| Aug 26, 3:52 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 113 min |
| Aug 26, 4:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | 49 min |
| Sep 3, 5:00 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 90 min |
| Sep 3, 5:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Sep 3, 8:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | 66 min |
| Sep 3, 8:14 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Sep 3, 9:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | 38 min |
| Sep 3, 10:40 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 95 min |
| Sep 12, 9:21 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Sep 12, 10:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | 44 min |
| Nov 27, 8:03 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 6 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 | 20 |
| Tornado Warning | 1 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 8 |
| Tornado Watch | 3 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 32 |
| Special Weather Statement | 9 |
| Flooding | |
| Flash Flood Warning | 2 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 2 |
| Fire | |
| Red Flag Warning | 4 |
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.