Alert archive / Oklahoma / Woodward County

Weather alerts in Woodward County, Oklahoma, 2016

234 weather alerts in 2016, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.

Woodward County and its neighbors

Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2016. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts
234
Warnings
88
Watches
37
Advisories
40
Busiest month
May56 alerts
Busiest day
May 24, 201614 alerts

Over time

By month

Warning verification

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

2 of 4 tornado warnings covering Woodward County in 2016 had a tornado report inside them; 1 of 1 tornado reports fell inside a warning, on average 11 minutes after it went out.

Woodward County, 2016

WarningsWith a reportFalse alarm ratioReportsInside a warningMean lead time
Tornado warnings4250%1100%11 min
Severe thunderstorm warnings533043%2778%27 min
Flash flood warnings6267%1100%10 min

Each office's whole area, 2016

WarningsWith a reportFalse alarm ratioReportsInside a warningMean lead time
NWS Norman, OK: tornado warnings631576%3077%16 min
NWS Norman, OK: severe thunderstorm warnings90736660%77981%23 min
NWS Norman, OK: flash flood warnings1365361%9288%81 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jan 7, 2:44 AM CSTDense Fog AdvisoryOUN6 hr
Jan 8, 1:02 PM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryOUN23 hr
Jan 21, 5:03 AM CSTFreezing Fog AdvisoryOUN5 hr
Feb 8, 2:57 AM CSTWind AdvisoryOUN15 hr
Feb 16, 5:38 AM CSTFire Weather WatchOUN33 hr
Feb 17, 2:51 PM CSTRed Flag WarningOUN28 hr
Feb 17, 8:38 PM CSTWind AdvisoryOUN22 hr
Feb 26, 3:16 AM CSTFire Weather WatchOUN24 hr
Feb 27, 2:59 AM CSTRed Flag WarningOUN16 hr
Mar 1, 1:58 PM CSTFire Weather WatchOUN14 hr
Mar 2, 3:35 AM CSTRed Flag WarningOUN15 hr
Mar 2, 2:26 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPC3 hr
Mar 3, 2:49 PM CSTFire Weather WatchOUN13 hr
Mar 4, 3:33 AM CSTRed Flag WarningOUN15 hr
Mar 6, 3:31 AM CSTWind AdvisoryOUN15 hr
Mar 6, 2:32 PM CSTFire Weather WatchOUN13 hr
Mar 7, 2:11 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPC94 min
Mar 7, 6:57 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementOUN33 min
Mar 10, 5:36 AM CSTDense Fog AdvisoryOUN3 hr
Mar 12, 6:09 AM CSTDense Fog AdvisoryOUN4 hr
Mar 14, 3:01 AM CDTFire Weather WatchOUN25 hr
Mar 15, 4:03 AM CDTRed Flag WarningOUN15 hr
Mar 17, 2:41 PM CDTFreeze WatchOUN24 hr
Mar 18, 2:31 PM CDTFreeze WatchOUN19 hr
Mar 18, 2:31 PM CDTFreeze WarningOUN18 hr
Mar 19, 9:25 AM CDTFreeze WarningOUN24 hr
Mar 20, 4:11 AM CDTFire Weather WatchOUN26 hr
Mar 20, 4:11 AM CDTFire Weather WatchOUN35 hr
Mar 20, 2:50 PM CDTFire Weather WatchOUN48 hr
Mar 21, 5:50 AM CDTRed Flag WarningOUN14 hr
Mar 21, 3:04 PM CDTWind AdvisoryOUN61 hr
Mar 21, 3:24 PM CDTRed Flag WarningOUN30 hr
Mar 22, 2:56 PM CDTRed Flag WarningOUN30 hr
Mar 23, 4:13 AM CDTHigh Wind WarningOUN17 hr
Mar 23, 4:13 AM CDTWind AdvisoryOUN27 hr
Mar 24, 8:39 AM CDTFire Weather WatchOUN19 hr
Mar 25, 3:36 AM CDTRed Flag WarningOUN16 hr
Mar 27, 12:52 AM CDTWinter Weather AdvisoryOUN6 hr
Mar 27, 2:42 PM CDTFreeze WarningOUN18 hr
Mar 28, 3:24 PM CDTFire Weather WatchOUN36 hr
Mar 30, 3:33 AM CDTRed Flag WarningOUN17 hr
Apr 2, 3:19 AM CDTFire Weather WatchOUN24 hr
Apr 3, 3:32 AM CDTRed Flag WarningOUN17 hr
Apr 4, 3:34 AM CDTFire Weather WatchOUN7 hr
Apr 4, 3:36 AM CDTWind AdvisoryOUN48 hr
Apr 4, 10:42 AM CDTRed Flag WarningOUN37 hr
Apr 5, 3:26 PM CDTFire Weather WatchOUN11 hr
Apr 5, 9:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUN42 min
Apr 6, 2:07 AM CDTRed Flag WarningOUN18 hr
Apr 7, 2:52 AM CDTRed Flag WarningOUN17 hr
Apr 10, 6:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUN43 min
Apr 15, 11:55 AM CDTFlood WatchOUN64 hr
Apr 17, 12:16 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUN3 hr
Apr 20, 9:23 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUN52 min
Apr 24, 1:50 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Apr 24, 3:04 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC9 hr
Apr 24, 5:50 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC55 min
Apr 26, 5:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUN47 min
Apr 26, 6:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUN51 min
Apr 26, 6:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUN41 min
Apr 26, 6:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUN15 min
May 8, 1:18 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC117 min
May 8, 3:04 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC6 hr
May 8, 5:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUN43 min
May 13, 1:40 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
May 13, 3:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr
May 13, 6:17 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC118 min
May 22, 11:50 PM CDTWind AdvisoryOUN3 hr
May 23, 2:18 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC117 min
May 23, 3:37 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC8 hr
May 23, 6:08 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
May 23, 7:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUN37 min
May 23, 7:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUN46 min
May 23, 7:49 PM CDTTornado WarningOUN26 min
May 23, 8:14 PM CDTTornado WarningOUN31 min
May 23, 8:31 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningOUN4 hr
May 23, 8:44 PM CDTTornado WarningOUN31 min
May 23, 8:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUN62 min
May 23, 8:58 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC92 min
May 23, 9:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUN50 min
May 23, 9:21 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUN114 min
May 23, 9:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUN28 min
May 23, 11:22 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC83 min
May 24, 2:31 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC119 min
May 24, 3:22 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC9 hr
May 26, 1:13 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
May 26, 1:31 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC10 hr
May 26, 1:52 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUN23 min
May 26, 2:56 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUN34 min
May 26, 3:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUN41 min
May 26, 7:46 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC59 min
May 26, 8:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUN47 min
May 26, 8:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUN45 min
May 26, 8:52 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC53 min
May 26, 8:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUN40 min
May 26, 8:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUN37 min
May 26, 8:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUN47 min
May 26, 9:01 PM CDTTornado WarningOUN33 min
May 26, 9:08 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUN3 hr
May 26, 9:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUN45 min
May 26, 10:14 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningOUN4 hr
May 26, 10:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUN46 min
May 27, 2:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr
May 29, 7:52 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
May 29, 8:16 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUN3 hr
May 29, 8:55 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUN35 min
May 29, 9:33 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUN27 min
May 29, 9:52 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUN23 min
May 29, 10:11 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUN49 min
May 29, 10:43 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUN47 min
May 29, 10:54 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUN36 min
May 29, 11:27 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningOUN4 hr
May 29, 11:29 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUN31 min
May 29, 12:02 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUN28 min
May 31, 3:45 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUN45 min
May 31, 4:22 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUN53 min
May 31, 4:29 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUN61 min
Jun 3, 3:58 AM CDTDense Fog AdvisoryOUN6 hr
Jun 13, 4:36 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUN39 min
Jun 13, 4:52 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUN3 hr
Jun 13, 5:14 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUN46 min
Jun 13, 6:00 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUN45 min
Jun 13, 6:23 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUN35 min
Jun 13, 6:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr
Jun 13, 9:02 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC88 min
Jun 13, 10:45 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC90 min
Jun 13, 11:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUN46 min
Jun 14, 4:01 AM CDTHeat AdvisoryOUN5 days
Jun 18, 2:07 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC53 min
Jun 18, 2:40 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUN50 min
Jun 18, 3:17 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUN43 min
Jun 18, 3:33 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC4 hr
Jun 18, 3:54 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUN51 min
Jun 18, 4:46 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUN29 min
Jun 26, 4:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUN41 min
Jun 26, 4:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUN31 min
Jun 28, 3:10 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC65 min
Jun 28, 4:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUN58 min
Jun 28, 4:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUN62 min
Jun 28, 4:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 hr
Jun 28, 5:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUN66 min
Jun 28, 5:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUN66 min
Jun 28, 5:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUN54 min
Jun 28, 5:57 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC63 min
Jun 28, 6:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUN52 min
Jul 1, 12:55 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningOUN4 hr
Jul 2, 4:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr
Jul 2, 6:03 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC87 min
Jul 2, 9:20 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC85 min
Jul 8, 1:08 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Jul 8, 1:25 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUN35 min
Jul 8, 1:30 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUN60 min
Jul 14, 7:56 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUN30 min
Jul 15, 5:16 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC119 min
Jul 15, 6:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr
Jul 15, 8:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUN43 min
Jul 15, 8:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUN50 min
Jul 15, 9:07 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC113 min
Jul 15, 9:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUN36 min
Jul 15, 9:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUN47 min
Jul 30, 3:47 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUN28 min
Jul 30, 4:13 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUN32 min
Jul 30, 5:22 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUN113 min
Jul 30, 5:27 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUN48 min
Aug 2, 11:43 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUN32 min
Aug 7, 2:45 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Aug 7, 2:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUN52 min
Aug 7, 4:10 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUN35 min
Aug 7, 9:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUN40 min
Aug 7, 10:33 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUN3 hr
Aug 11, 7:25 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUN50 min
Aug 11, 11:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUN31 min
Aug 11, 11:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUN32 min
Aug 19, 8:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUN46 min
Aug 23, 3:10 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC95 min
Aug 23, 6:34 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Aug 25, 2:37 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC113 min
Aug 25, 3:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr
Aug 27, 7:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUN44 min
Aug 29, 6:47 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUN3 hr
Aug 29, 7:19 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUN116 min
Aug 29, 7:54 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUN2 hr
Aug 30, 5:03 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUN27 min
Aug 30, 6:37 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUN113 min
Aug 31, 1:42 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUN3 hr
Aug 31, 8:09 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUN36 min
Sep 8, 3:27 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC3 hr
Sep 9, 5:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUN43 min
Sep 9, 6:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUN33 min
Sep 9, 6:27 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Sep 9, 6:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUN40 min
Sep 9, 7:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUN49 min
Sep 9, 7:16 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUN29 min
Sep 9, 7:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUN26 min
Sep 9, 7:57 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningOUN3 hr
Sep 9, 7:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUN46 min
Sep 9, 8:40 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUN3 hr
Sep 9, 8:44 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUN31 min
Sep 17, 7:57 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Sep 24, 2:31 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUN44 min
Sep 24, 3:02 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUN3 hr
Sep 24, 3:21 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUN39 min
Sep 24, 3:40 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUN3 hr
Sep 24, 3:52 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUN53 min
Sep 24, 4:09 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningOUN4 hr
Sep 25, 9:43 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningOUN8 hr
Oct 2, 10:48 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUN27 min
Oct 6, 2:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC9 hr
Oct 6, 5:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUN51 min
Oct 6, 6:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUN66 min
Oct 7, 2:12 PM CDTFrost AdvisoryOUN19 hr
Oct 11, 7:27 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC3 hr
Oct 16, 2:45 AM CDTFire Weather WatchOUN12 hr
Oct 16, 2:33 PM CDTRed Flag WarningOUN28 hr
Oct 17, 1:13 PM CDTWind AdvisoryOUN6 hr
Nov 8, 4:06 AM CSTFrost AdvisoryOUN28 hr
Nov 10, 2:16 PM CSTFreeze WatchOUN24 hr
Nov 11, 2:12 PM CSTFreeze WarningOUN19 hr
Nov 15, 3:13 AM CSTFire Weather WatchOUN11 hr
Nov 15, 2:30 PM CSTRed Flag WarningOUN29 hr
Nov 17, 3:32 PM CSTFreeze WatchOUN12 hr
Nov 18, 3:55 AM CSTFreeze WarningOUN29 hr
Nov 27, 3:21 AM CSTWind AdvisoryOUN15 hr
Dec 16, 3:16 AM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryOUN42 hr
Dec 16, 11:31 AM CSTWind AdvisoryOUN5 hr
Dec 17, 10:15 AM CSTWind Chill AdvisoryOUN24 hr
Dec 24, 3:01 PM CSTFire Weather WatchOUN12 hr
Dec 24, 3:04 PM CSTDense Fog AdvisoryOUN15 hr
Dec 25, 2:53 AM CSTRed Flag WarningOUN15 hr
Dec 25, 3:09 AM CSTWind AdvisoryOUN15 hr
Dec 25, 10:20 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementOUN55 min
Dec 25, 11:02 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementOUN58 min
Dec 29, 4:37 PM CSTFire Weather WatchOUN12 hr
Dec 30, 4:19 AM CSTRed Flag WarningOUN14 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.

Nearby

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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.