Alert archive / Oklahoma / Cherokee County
Weather alerts in Cherokee County, Oklahoma, 2023
200 weather alerts in 2023, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Cherokee County and its neighbors
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- Alerts
- 200
- Warnings
- 58
- Watches
- 24
- Advisories
- 59
- Busiest month
- July45 alerts
- Busiest day
- March 23, 202312 alerts
Over time
By month
Warning verification
How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.
Cherokee County, 2023
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 32 | 18 | 44% | 12 | 83% | 27 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 3 | 2 | 33% | 0 |
Each office's whole area, 2023
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Tulsa, OK: tornado warnings | 19 | 6 | 68% | 11 | 73% | 9 min |
| NWS Tulsa, OK: severe thunderstorm warnings | 427 | 145 | 66% | 480 | 84% | 24 min |
| NWS Tulsa, OK: flash flood warnings | 35 | 12 | 66% | 22 | 73% | 69 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, 2:02 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 118 min |
| Jan 2, 3:34 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jan 2, 5:36 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | 39 min |
| Jan 2, 5:45 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 90 min |
| Jan 2, 6:01 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | 44 min |
| Jan 2, 6:24 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | 36 min |
| Jan 2, 6:31 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | 44 min |
| Jan 15, 3:57 AM CST | Wind Advisory | TSA | 29 hr |
| Jan 22, 2:15 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | TSA | 24 hr |
| Jan 23, 1:48 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | TSA | 37 hr |
| Jan 23, 1:48 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | TSA | 40 hr |
| Jan 24, 11:08 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jan 24, 6:09 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jan 29, 5:26 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | TSA | 7 hr |
| Jan 29, 2:43 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | TSA | 51 hr |
| Jan 30, 10:17 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | TSA | 28 hr |
| Jan 30, 10:17 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | TSA | 40 hr |
| Jan 30, 1:18 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 hr |
| Jan 31, 11:03 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 hr |
| Feb 1, 2:31 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | TSA | 33 hr |
| Feb 7, 1:44 PM CST | River Flood Advisory | TSA | 54 hr |
| Feb 7, 1:44 PM CST | River Flood Advisory | TSA | 5 hr |
| Feb 7, 6:48 PM CST | River Flood Warning | TSA | 57 hr |
| Feb 7, 6:51 PM CST | River Flood Advisory | TSA | 41 hr |
| Feb 13, 2:07 AM CST | Wind Advisory | TSA | 46 hr |
| Feb 14, 8:21 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | 24 min |
| Feb 15, 9:44 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | 46 min |
| Feb 15, 9:48 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | 57 min |
| Feb 15, 10:56 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | 49 min |
| Feb 21, 2:14 PM CST | Wind Advisory | TSA | 28 hr |
| Feb 22, 4:07 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Feb 22, 6:29 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | 31 min |
| Feb 22, 7:03 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | 42 min |
| Feb 25, 2:24 PM CST | Wind Advisory | TSA | 42 hr |
| Feb 26, 7:32 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Feb 26, 11:13 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | 47 min |
| Feb 26, 11:51 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | 39 min |
| Feb 27, 12:26 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | 49 min |
| Mar 1, 4:04 AM CST | Flood Watch | TSA | 53 hr |
| Mar 1, 9:21 AM CST | River Flood Warning | TSA | 70 hr |
| Mar 1, 9:21 AM CST | River Flood Warning | TSA | 4 days |
| Mar 1, 9:23 AM CST | River Flood Advisory | TSA | 58 hr |
| Mar 8, 7:59 AM CST | River Flood Advisory | TSA | 35 hr |
| Mar 8, 8:01 AM CST | River Flood Advisory | TSA | 6 hr |
| Mar 22, 1:58 PM CDT | Flood Watch | TSA | 50 hr |
| Mar 23, 8:50 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | 68 hr |
| Mar 23, 8:50 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | 48 hr |
| Mar 23, 8:53 AM CDT | River Flood Advisory | TSA | 41 hr |
| Mar 23, 2:45 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 90 min |
| Mar 23, 3:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Mar 23, 3:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | 34 min |
| Mar 23, 4:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | 44 min |
| Mar 23, 4:17 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | 3 hr |
| Mar 23, 4:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | 50 min |
| Mar 23, 5:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | 30 min |
| Mar 23, 5:13 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | 4 hr |
| Mar 23, 5:23 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | 4 hr |
| Mar 24, 8:40 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | TSA | 9 hr |
| Mar 25, 8:37 AM CDT | River Flood Advisory | TSA | 12 hr |
| Mar 26, 8:43 AM CDT | River Flood Advisory | TSA | 19 hr |
| Mar 30, 3:49 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | TSA | 39 hr |
| Mar 30, 3:54 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | TSA | 40 hr |
| Mar 30, 3:02 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 118 min |
| Apr 4, 3:06 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 114 min |
| Apr 5, 2:27 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 10 hr |
| Apr 19, 3:17 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | TSA | 28 hr |
| Apr 23, 2:27 AM CDT | Frost Advisory | TSA | 31 hr |
| May 9, 8:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | 37 min |
| May 9, 9:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | 30 min |
| May 14, 4:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | 43 min |
| May 15, 2:42 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | 4 hr |
| Jun 4, 5:36 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | 39 min |
| Jun 4, 5:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | 23 min |
| Jun 4, 6:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | 24 min |
| Jun 5, 8:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | 33 min |
| Jun 9, 6:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | 34 min |
| Jun 9, 6:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | 24 min |
| Jun 9, 6:43 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | 3 hr |
| Jun 9, 6:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | 32 min |
| Jun 10, 6:34 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | 41 min |
| Jun 13, 10:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| Jun 14, 7:36 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | 39 min |
| Jun 14, 7:50 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 85 min |
| Jun 14, 8:07 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | 53 min |
| Jun 17, 10:15 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 17, 11:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jun 18, 12:12 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | 63 min |
| Jun 18, 12:37 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | 53 min |
| Jun 18, 12:48 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | 42 min |
| Jun 18, 1:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | 61 min |
| Jun 23, 2:59 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | TSA | 30 hr |
| Jun 24, 2:23 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | TSA | 31 hr |
| Jun 25, 2:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| Jun 25, 3:47 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 88 min |
| Jun 27, 8:53 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
| Jun 27, 10:57 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | 33 min |
| Jun 27, 2:58 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | TSA | 30 hr |
| Jun 28, 1:12 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 93 min |
| Jun 28, 1:40 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | 50 min |
| Jun 28, 3:20 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | TSA | 42 hr |
| Jun 28, 12:45 PM CDT | Excessive Heat Warning | TSA | 8 hr |
| Jun 29, 2:55 AM CDT | Excessive Heat Warning | TSA | 18 hr |
| Jun 29, 2:04 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | TSA | 31 hr |
| Jul 5, 5:09 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | 66 min |
| Jul 8, 3:33 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | 27 min |
| Jul 11, 1:57 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | TSA | 30 hr |
| Jul 12, 1:59 PM CDT | Excessive Heat Warning | TSA | 30 hr |
| Jul 12, 1:59 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | TSA | 30 hr |
| Jul 13, 1:18 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Jul 13, 4:01 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 89 min |
| Jul 13, 1:56 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | TSA | 30 hr |
| Jul 13, 9:33 PM CDT | Flood Watch | TSA | 12 hr |
| Jul 14, 1:08 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | 37 min |
| Jul 14, 1:20 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | 40 min |
| Jul 14, 2:00 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | 30 min |
| Jul 14, 2:03 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | 42 min |
| Jul 14, 2:37 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | 3 hr |
| Jul 14, 3:22 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | 3 hr |
| Jul 14, 6:25 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | TSA | 3 hr |
| Jul 14, 8:33 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | 27 min |
| Jul 14, 1:49 PM CDT | Flood Watch | TSA | 12 hr |
| Jul 14, 4:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jul 14, 8:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | 45 min |
| Jul 14, 8:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | 35 min |
| Jul 14, 8:36 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | 3 hr |
| Jul 14, 8:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | 39 min |
| Jul 14, 9:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | 38 min |
| Jul 14, 9:30 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | 3 hr |
| Jul 17, 3:41 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | TSA | 41 hr |
| Jul 17, 10:33 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jul 17, 2:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | 28 min |
| Jul 17, 2:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | 41 min |
| Jul 17, 2:35 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 85 min |
| Jul 18, 3:00 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | TSA | 42 hr |
| Jul 20, 8:48 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | TSA | 12 hr |
| Jul 21, 4:19 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 86 min |
| Jul 21, 4:44 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Jul 21, 6:47 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | 43 min |
| Jul 21, 6:56 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | 49 min |
| Jul 21, 7:19 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | 56 min |
| Jul 21, 7:32 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 88 min |
| Jul 25, 1:52 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | TSA | 30 hr |
| Jul 26, 2:36 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | TSA | 29 hr |
| Jul 27, 1:58 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | TSA | 29 hr |
| Jul 28, 2:51 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | TSA | 42 hr |
| Jul 29, 2:20 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | TSA | 43 hr |
| Jul 30, 2:21 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | TSA | 43 hr |
| Jul 31, 2:21 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | TSA | 43 hr |
| Aug 1, 2:24 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | TSA | 42 hr |
| Aug 2, 2:15 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | TSA | 43 hr |
| Aug 2, 3:24 PM CDT | Excessive Heat Warning | TSA | 30 hr |
| Aug 3, 2:39 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | TSA | 42 hr |
| Aug 3, 12:57 PM CDT | Excessive Heat Warning | TSA | 32 hr |
| Aug 4, 3:08 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | TSA | 31 hr |
| Aug 5, 8:55 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | 35 min |
| Aug 6, 1:05 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 115 min |
| Aug 6, 2:42 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 7, 2:44 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | 46 min |
| Aug 7, 3:09 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 9, 3:21 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 114 min |
| Aug 9, 4:04 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Aug 9, 6:10 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 10, 1:56 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | TSA | 30 hr |
| Aug 11, 2:35 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | TSA | 29 hr |
| Aug 11, 8:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | 56 min |
| Aug 12, 1:30 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | TSA | 30 hr |
| Aug 13, 9:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Aug 13, 10:42 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 14, 12:38 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | 43 min |
| Aug 14, 1:11 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | 49 min |
| Aug 14, 1:35 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 85 min |
| Aug 18, 1:50 PM CDT | Excessive Heat Warning | TSA | 30 hr |
| Aug 18, 1:50 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | TSA | 30 hr |
| Aug 19, 2:03 AM CDT | Excessive Heat Warning | TSA | 43 hr |
| Aug 20, 2:14 AM CDT | Excessive Heat Warning | TSA | 43 hr |
| Aug 21, 2:23 AM CDT | Excessive Heat Warning | TSA | 42 hr |
| Aug 21, 12:50 PM CDT | Excessive Heat Warning | TSA | 55 hr |
| Aug 23, 1:53 AM CDT | Excessive Heat Warning | TSA | 42 hr |
| Aug 24, 1:58 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | TSA | 42 hr |
| Aug 25, 1:22 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | TSA | 31 hr |
| Sep 5, 4:04 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Sep 5, 4:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Sep 8, 2:41 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Sep 19, 1:18 PM CDT | Flood Watch | TSA | 21 hr |
| Sep 23, 3:17 AM CDT | Flood Watch | TSA | 27 hr |
| Sep 23, 4:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 10 hr |
| Sep 23, 6:38 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Sep 23, 6:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | 29 min |
| Sep 23, 9:44 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 91 min |
| Sep 23, 10:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| Sep 24, 4:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | 31 min |
| Sep 24, 4:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | 33 min |
| Sep 24, 11:50 PM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | TSA | 10 hr |
| Oct 4, 7:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | 45 min |
| Oct 4, 8:12 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | 33 min |
| Oct 28, 4:39 PM CDT | Freeze Warning | TSA | 40 hr |
| Oct 30, 3:31 AM CDT | Freeze Warning | TSA | 29 hr |
| Dec 3, 3:41 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | TSA | 6 hr |
| Dec 7, 1:52 AM CST | Wind Advisory | TSA | 16 hr |
| Dec 17, 12:09 AM CST | Freezing Fog Advisory | TSA | 9 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 | 32 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 14 |
| Tornado Watch | 3 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 29 |
| Special Weather Statement | 30 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Warning | 2 |
| Flash Flood Warning | 3 |
| River Flood Warning | 5 |
| Flood Watch | 6 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 6 |
| River Flood Advisory | 9 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Storm Warning | 2 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 1 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 5 |
| Heat | |
| Excessive Heat Warning | 11 |
| Heat Advisory | 28 |
| Cold | |
| Freeze Warning | 2 |
| Frost Advisory | 1 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Wind Advisory | 7 |
| Fire | |
| Red Flag Warning | 1 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 2 |
| 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.