Alert archive / Oklahoma / Love County
Weather alerts in Love County, Oklahoma, 2023
222 weather alerts in 2023, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Love County and its neighbors
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- Alerts
- 222
- Warnings
- 67
- Watches
- 32
- Advisories
- 56
- Busiest month
- June62 alerts
- Busiest day
- June 16, 202313 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 4 tornado warnings covering Love County in 2023 had a tornado report inside them.
Love County, 2023
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 4 | 0 | 100% | 0 | ||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 37 | 13 | 65% | 14 | 64% | 26 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 0 | 0 |
Each office's whole area, 2023
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Norman, OK: tornado warnings | 102 | 31 | 70% | 37 | 86% | 14 min |
| NWS Norman, OK: severe thunderstorm warnings | 894 | 318 | 64% | 884 | 84% | 24 min |
| NWS Norman, OK: flash flood warnings | 57 | 17 | 70% | 38 | 74% | 76 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 11, 2:13 PM CST | Wind Advisory | OUN | 16 hr |
| Jan 23, 3:36 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | OUN | 50 hr |
| Jan 29, 12:44 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | OUN | 20 hr |
| Jan 29, 12:44 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | OUN | 4 days |
| Jan 30, 8:58 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | OUN | 3 days |
| Jan 31, 7:18 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 hr |
| Feb 1, 3:54 AM CST | Ice Storm Warning | OUN | 32 hr |
| Feb 1, 5:30 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 6 hr |
| Feb 5, 5:55 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | OUN | 4 hr |
| Feb 9, 4:07 AM CST | Freezing Fog Advisory | OUN | 6 hr |
| Feb 13, 2:35 AM CST | Wind Advisory | OUN | 39 hr |
| Feb 15, 3:20 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 55 min |
| Feb 15, 3:45 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Feb 15, 6:53 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Feb 15, 7:36 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 39 min |
| Feb 15, 8:11 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 38 min |
| Feb 15, 9:21 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 54 min |
| Feb 22, 4:07 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Feb 25, 4:22 PM CST | Wind Advisory | OUN | 38 hr |
| Feb 26, 7:02 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 118 min |
| Feb 26, 7:32 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Feb 26, 10:17 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 88 min |
| Mar 2, 12:48 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Mar 2, 2:57 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 48 min |
| Mar 7, 3:30 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Mar 7, 9:29 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 91 min |
| Mar 8, 5:16 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 89 min |
| Mar 9, 2:35 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | 3 hr |
| Mar 16, 2:48 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | OUN | 22 hr |
| Mar 16, 12:52 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 53 min |
| Mar 16, 1:33 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Mar 16, 2:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 52 min |
| Mar 16, 3:03 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 117 min |
| Mar 16, 4:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 48 min |
| Mar 16, 4:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 50 min |
| Mar 18, 2:49 AM CDT | Freeze Warning | OUN | 31 hr |
| Mar 23, 3:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Mar 23, 9:32 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 118 min |
| Mar 23, 11:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Mar 24, 1:07 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 40 min |
| Mar 24, 1:11 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Mar 25, 1:26 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | OUN | 10 hr |
| Mar 30, 3:02 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 118 min |
| Apr 2, 1:22 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 113 min |
| Apr 2, 2:44 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Apr 2, 5:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 48 min |
| Apr 4, 3:06 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 114 min |
| Apr 19, 4:48 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Apr 25, 11:18 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 117 min |
| Apr 26, 9:43 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Apr 26, 10:16 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | 29 min |
| Apr 26, 10:44 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | 31 min |
| May 4, 2:54 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| May 4, 7:13 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 92 min |
| May 4, 7:35 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | 25 min |
| May 4, 7:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | 31 min |
| May 4, 8:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 41 min |
| May 5, 3:48 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | OUN | 5 hr |
| May 5, 3:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| May 5, 5:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 56 min |
| May 6, 3:08 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 6, 3:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| May 6, 8:31 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 119 min |
| May 6, 8:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 37 min |
| May 6, 10:52 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | OUN | 3 hr |
| May 11, 2:22 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 113 min |
| May 11, 3:44 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 10 hr |
| May 12, 9:59 AM CDT | Flood Watch | OUN | 3 days |
| May 12, 1:20 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| May 12, 3:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 10 hr |
| May 28, 4:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | 49 min |
| Jun 2, 11:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | 35 min |
| Jun 3, 12:06 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | 24 min |
| Jun 5, 1:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | 24 min |
| Jun 12, 4:39 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jun 12, 8:38 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 97 min |
| Jun 12, 4:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 39 min |
| Jun 12, 4:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 48 min |
| Jun 12, 4:47 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 88 min |
| Jun 13, 2:52 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 83 min |
| Jun 13, 3:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 13, 5:39 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 96 min |
| Jun 13, 7:22 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | 38 min |
| Jun 13, 8:44 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 46 min |
| Jun 13, 9:30 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 60 min |
| Jun 14, 7:38 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 14, 8:30 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | 30 min |
| Jun 14, 8:57 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 14, 8:59 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | 31 min |
| Jun 14, 9:06 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 39 min |
| Jun 15, 2:34 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jun 15, 4:52 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 83 min |
| Jun 15, 6:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | 49 min |
| Jun 15, 6:44 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | 46 min |
| Jun 15, 6:54 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 96 min |
| Jun 15, 7:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | 27 min |
| Jun 15, 7:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 52 min |
| Jun 15, 8:44 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 91 min |
| Jun 15, 8:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jun 15, 9:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 43 min |
| Jun 15, 10:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 51 min |
| Jun 15, 10:22 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | 38 min |
| Jun 15, 10:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 24 min |
| Jun 15, 11:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 24 min |
| Jun 15, 11:17 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | 3 hr |
| Jun 15, 11:21 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 84 min |
| Jun 15, 11:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 46 min |
| Jun 16, 12:42 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 48 min |
| Jun 17, 7:58 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 17, 8:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jun 17, 9:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 48 min |
| Jun 17, 10:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 61 min |
| Jun 17, 10:15 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 18, 2:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 18 min |
| Jun 18, 3:36 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | 24 min |
| Jun 18, 4:06 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 24 min |
| Jun 18, 2:44 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | OUN | 30 hr |
| Jun 18, 2:44 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | OUN | 54 hr |
| Jun 20, 2:46 AM CDT | Excessive Heat Warning | OUN | 18 hr |
| Jun 22, 4:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Jun 23, 3:52 AM CDT | Excessive Heat Watch | OUN | 10 hr |
| Jun 23, 11:18 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Jun 23, 1:45 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | OUN | 31 hr |
| Jun 23, 2:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | 26 min |
| Jun 23, 3:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | 28 min |
| Jun 23, 3:03 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | 3 hr |
| Jun 23, 3:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 38 min |
| Jun 24, 3:23 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | OUN | 41 hr |
| Jun 25, 3:05 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | OUN | 30 hr |
| Jun 26, 2:55 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | OUN | 29 hr |
| Jun 27, 3:27 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | OUN | 30 hr |
| Jun 28, 2:33 PM CDT | Excessive Heat Warning | OUN | 6 hr |
| Jun 28, 3:32 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | OUN | 29 hr |
| Jul 3, 12:53 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 7, 6:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jul 8, 12:31 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 59 min |
| Jul 9, 3:38 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 97 min |
| Jul 9, 3:59 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jul 9, 4:51 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 39 min |
| Jul 9, 5:11 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 64 min |
| Jul 10, 12:30 PM CDT | Flood Watch | OUN | 21 hr |
| Jul 10, 2:37 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | OUN | 29 hr |
| Jul 11, 5:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 46 min |
| Jul 11, 2:10 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | OUN | 13 hr |
| Jul 12, 3:07 AM CDT | Excessive Heat Warning | OUN | 18 hr |
| Jul 12, 3:07 AM CDT | Excessive Heat Warning | OUN | 42 hr |
| Jul 13, 2:37 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | OUN | 30 hr |
| Jul 14, 3:13 AM CDT | Excessive Heat Warning | OUN | 18 hr |
| Jul 16, 1:56 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | OUN | 3 days |
| Jul 18, 9:57 AM CDT | Excessive Heat Warning | OUN | 34 hr |
| Jul 18, 9:57 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | OUN | 5 hr |
| Jul 19, 2:58 PM CDT | Excessive Heat Warning | OUN | 29 hr |
| Jul 24, 2:15 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | OUN | 42 hr |
| Jul 25, 1:32 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | OUN | 30 hr |
| Jul 26, 1:13 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | OUN | 31 hr |
| Jul 29, 2:56 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | OUN | 41 hr |
| Jul 30, 3:05 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | OUN | 41 hr |
| Jul 31, 3:50 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | OUN | 40 hr |
| Jul 31, 3:16 PM CDT | Excessive Heat Warning | OUN | 29 hr |
| Aug 1, 4:19 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | OUN | 41 hr |
| Aug 1, 3:08 PM CDT | Excessive Heat Warning | OUN | 30 hr |
| Aug 1, 3:08 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | OUN | 54 hr |
| Aug 2, 2:59 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | OUN | 54 hr |
| Aug 3, 2:53 PM CDT | Excessive Heat Warning | OUN | 30 hr |
| Aug 3, 2:53 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | OUN | 44 hr |
| Aug 4, 2:44 AM CDT | Excessive Heat Warning | OUN | 42 hr |
| Aug 5, 2:38 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | OUN | 30 hr |
| Aug 8, 4:06 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | OUN | 16 hr |
| Aug 8, 2:21 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | OUN | 31 hr |
| Aug 9, 5:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 43 min |
| Aug 9, 5:20 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 115 min |
| Aug 9, 5:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
| Aug 9, 5:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 47 min |
| Aug 9, 6:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 21 min |
| Aug 9, 6:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 45 min |
| Aug 9, 6:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 50 min |
| Aug 10, 3:23 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | OUN | 18 hr |
| Aug 10, 1:46 PM CDT | Excessive Heat Warning | OUN | 31 hr |
| Aug 10, 1:46 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | OUN | 31 hr |
| Aug 11, 2:04 PM CDT | Excessive Heat Warning | OUN | 31 hr |
| Aug 12, 2:29 PM CDT | Excessive Heat Warning | OUN | 31 hr |
| Aug 16, 4:37 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | OUN | 28 hr |
| Aug 17, 4:33 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | OUN | 28 hr |
| Aug 18, 3:08 AM CDT | Excessive Heat Warning | OUN | 18 hr |
| Aug 18, 3:08 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | OUN | 42 hr |
| Aug 18, 3:04 PM CDT | Excessive Heat Warning | OUN | 30 hr |
| Aug 19, 2:41 AM CDT | Excessive Heat Warning | OUN | 42 hr |
| Aug 20, 2:08 AM CDT | Excessive Heat Warning | OUN | 43 hr |
| Aug 21, 3:02 AM CDT | Excessive Heat Warning | OUN | 42 hr |
| Aug 22, 2:53 AM CDT | Excessive Heat Warning | OUN | 42 hr |
| Aug 23, 2:16 AM CDT | Excessive Heat Warning | OUN | 43 hr |
| Aug 24, 2:19 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | OUN | 43 hr |
| Aug 25, 2:06 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | OUN | 30 hr |
| Aug 26, 5:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | 24 min |
| Sep 4, 3:08 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | OUN | 28 hr |
| Sep 6, 3:11 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | OUN | 28 hr |
| Sep 7, 2:51 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | OUN | 28 hr |
| Sep 8, 6:35 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 115 min |
| Sep 8, 6:52 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | 38 min |
| Sep 8, 7:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 32 min |
| Sep 19, 4:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Sep 19, 8:27 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 93 min |
| Sep 21, 2:58 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Sep 21, 4:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | 38 min |
| Sep 21, 4:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | 42 min |
| Sep 21, 5:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 18 min |
| Sep 23, 3:05 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | OUN | 16 hr |
| Oct 4, 2:19 PM CDT | Flood Watch | OUN | 11 hr |
| Oct 4, 2:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Oct 4, 5:21 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 84 min |
| Oct 23, 1:10 PM CDT | Flood Watch | OUN | 65 hr |
| Oct 25, 4:07 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | 53 min |
| Oct 29, 4:34 AM CDT | Freeze Warning | OUN | 28 hr |
| Oct 30, 3:52 AM CDT | Freeze Warning | OUN | 29 hr |
| Nov 16, 2:04 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | OUN | 9 hr |
| Nov 20, 1:52 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | OUN | 38 min |
| Nov 30, 12:44 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Dec 2, 6:29 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | OUN | 5 hr |
| Dec 3, 3:17 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | OUN | 7 hr |
| Dec 22, 12:08 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | OUN | 12 hr |
| Dec 22, 6:56 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | OUN | 16 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 | 37 |
| Tornado Warning | 4 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 19 |
| Tornado Watch | 7 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 47 |
| Special Weather Statement | 20 |
| Flooding | |
| Flood Watch | 4 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 3 |
| Winter | |
| Ice Storm Warning | 1 |
| Winter Storm Warning | 1 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 1 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 2 |
| Heat | |
| Excessive Heat Warning | 21 |
| Excessive Heat Watch | 1 |
| Heat Advisory | 37 |
| Cold | |
| Freeze Warning | 3 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Wind Advisory | 5 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 8 |
| 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.