Alert archive / South Dakota / Bennett County

Weather alerts in Bennett County, South Dakota, 2020

169 weather alerts in 2020, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.

Bennett County and its neighbors

Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2020. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts: 169
Warnings: 49
Watches: 29
Advisories: 24
Busiest month: July48 alerts
Busiest day: July 10, 20208 alerts

Over time

By month

Warning verification

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

1 of 2 tornado warnings covering Bennett County in 2020 had a tornado report inside them; 2 of 2 tornado reports fell inside a warning, on average 27 minutes after it went out.

Bennett County, 2020

	Warnings	With a report	False alarm ratio	Reports	Inside a warning	Mean lead time
Tornado warnings	2	1	50%	2	100%	27 min
Severe thunderstorm warnings	35	28	20%	17	88%	22 min
Flash flood warnings	0			0

Each office's whole area, 2020

	Warnings	With a report	False alarm ratio	Reports	Inside a warning	Mean lead time
NWS Rapid City, SD: tornado warnings	11	2	82%	11	27%	18 min
NWS Rapid City, SD: severe thunderstorm warnings	415	336	19%	828	89%	27 min
NWS Rapid City, SD: flash flood warnings	10	7	30%	11	91%	88 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 16, 11:07 AM MST	Wind Advisory	UNR	19 hr
Jan 17, 2:22 AM MST	High Wind Warning	UNR	24 hr
Jan 24, 8:30 AM MST	Dense Fog Advisory	UNR	22 hr
Feb 24, 2:28 AM MST	Winter Weather Advisory	UNR	36 hr
Mar 5, 2:00 PM MST	Fire Weather Watch	UNR	36 hr
Mar 7, 2:19 AM MST	Red Flag Warning	UNR	16 hr
Mar 13, 3:13 AM MDT	Winter Weather Advisory	UNR	32 hr
Mar 16, 2:09 PM MDT	Winter Storm Watch	UNR	49 hr
Mar 18, 2:10 AM MDT	Winter Weather Advisory	UNR	40 hr
Mar 31, 4:32 AM MDT	Dense Fog Advisory	UNR	3 hr
Mar 31, 2:05 PM MDT	Winter Weather Advisory	UNR	58 hr
Apr 5, 1:56 PM MDT	Fire Weather Watch	UNR	15 hr
Apr 6, 4:30 AM MDT	Red Flag Warning	UNR	38 hr
Apr 9, 2:02 AM MDT	Winter Storm Watch	UNR	37 hr
Apr 10, 2:35 PM MDT	Winter Storm Warning	UNR	42 hr
Apr 20, 2:38 AM MDT	Wind Advisory	UNR	15 hr
Apr 27, 1:44 PM MDT	Wind Advisory	UNR	30 hr
Apr 30, 8:44 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	UNR	46 min
Apr 30, 9:00 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	30 min
May 3, 4:24 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	UNR	51 min
May 3, 4:46 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	UNR	44 min
May 3, 7:05 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	UNR	55 min
May 3, 7:57 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	UNR	63 min
May 3, 8:44 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	UNR	46 min
May 8, 1:44 PM MDT	Wind Advisory	UNR	30 hr
May 14, 12:41 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	UNR	49 min
May 15, 3:56 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	UNR	34 min
May 23, 1:15 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr
May 23, 2:57 PM MDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	93 min
May 23, 5:27 PM MDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	93 min
May 23, 6:23 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	UNR	52 min
May 23, 7:12 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	UNR	63 min
May 23, 7:29 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	5 hr
May 23, 8:15 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	UNR	45 min
Jun 3, 12:35 PM MDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	85 min
Jun 3, 1:05 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr
Jun 3, 2:56 PM MDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Jun 4, 1:25 PM MDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	95 min
Jun 4, 2:27 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	8 hr
Jun 4, 5:55 PM MDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	95 min
Jun 4, 7:49 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	UNR	56 min
Jun 4, 8:47 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	UNR	58 min
Jun 4, 9:24 PM MDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	66 min
Jun 4, 9:25 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	UNR	38 min
Jun 6, 2:33 PM MDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	117 min
Jun 6, 4:49 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr
Jun 6, 6:45 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	UNR	60 min
Jun 6, 7:28 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	UNR	62 min
Jun 7, 2:31 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	8 hr
Jun 7, 3:38 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	UNR	37 min
Jun 7, 3:52 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	23 min
Jun 7, 4:16 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	UNR	44 min
Jun 7, 5:00 PM MDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	90 min
Jun 7, 6:53 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	UNR	67 min
Jun 7, 7:08 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	52 min
Jun 7, 7:57 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	48 min
Jun 7, 8:18 PM MDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	57 min
Jun 14, 2:36 PM MDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Jun 16, 3:08 AM MDT	Wind Advisory	UNR	17 hr
Jun 20, 2:08 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	UNR	31 min
Jun 20, 2:17 PM MDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	118 min
Jun 20, 2:53 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr
Jun 21, 1:05 PM MDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Jun 21, 4:23 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	UNR	67 min
Jun 25, 2:30 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	8 hr
Jun 25, 7:02 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	28 min
Jun 25, 7:25 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	35 min
Jun 25, 7:49 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	UNR	56 min
Jun 28, 1:39 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	8 hr
Jun 28, 8:03 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	UNR	57 min
Jul 2, 1:15 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	9 hr
Jul 2, 7:04 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	41 min
Jul 2, 7:46 PM MDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	59 min
Jul 4, 4:57 PM MDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Jul 4, 6:38 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	UNR	52 min
Jul 4, 6:48 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	UNR	42 min
Jul 5, 4:13 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr
Jul 5, 8:35 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	40 min
Jul 6, 2:45 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr
Jul 6, 4:02 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	UNR	28 min
Jul 6, 5:14 PM MDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	91 min
Jul 6, 8:07 PM MDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	83 min
Jul 6, 9:47 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	4 hr
Jul 6, 10:14 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	UNR	61 min
Jul 7, 5:28 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	UNR	62 min
Jul 7, 6:13 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	5 hr
Jul 9, 2:08 AM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	UNR	44 min
Jul 9, 3:06 AM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	UNR	37 min
Jul 9, 3:46 AM MDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Jul 10, 3:24 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	UNR	51 min
Jul 10, 4:20 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	UNR	40 min
Jul 10, 5:29 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	UNR	46 min
Jul 10, 8:13 AM MDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	62 min
Jul 10, 12:26 PM MDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Jul 10, 1:08 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	8 hr
Jul 10, 2:43 PM MDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Jul 10, 5:31 PM MDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	119 min
Jul 10, 6:08 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	82 min
Jul 10, 6:12 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	UNR	78 min
Jul 10, 6:25 PM MDT	Tornado Warning	UNR	50 min
Jul 10, 7:19 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	UNR	56 min
Jul 10, 7:42 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	UNR	33 min
Jul 12, 10:09 AM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	UNR	21 min
Jul 12, 10:32 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	UNR	43 min
Jul 19, 9:13 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	UNR	17 min
Jul 19, 9:16 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	29 min
Jul 20, 12:13 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr
Jul 20, 2:19 PM MDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	116 min
Jul 20, 4:07 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	UNR	53 min
Jul 20, 4:48 PM MDT	Tornado Warning	UNR	42 min
Jul 20, 5:01 PM MDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	89 min
Jul 20, 5:27 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	UNR	63 min
Jul 24, 1:50 PM MDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	115 min
Jul 24, 2:21 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr
Jul 24, 4:28 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	UNR	62 min
Jul 27, 1:54 PM MDT	Flash Flood Watch	UNR	56 hr
Jul 29, 7:00 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	UNR	3 hr
Jul 31, 5:43 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	UNR	47 min
Jul 31, 6:35 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	UNR	55 min
Jul 31, 7:37 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	38 min
Aug 6, 12:15 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	45 min
Aug 6, 5:13 PM MDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Aug 8, 5:00 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr
Aug 8, 7:26 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	UNR	64 min
Aug 8, 7:58 PM MDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	92 min
Aug 8, 8:13 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	UNR	17 min
Aug 8, 8:27 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	UNR	63 min
Aug 10, 1:45 AM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	UNR	60 min
Aug 11, 4:38 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	37 min
Aug 11, 5:18 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	42 min
Aug 12, 4:28 PM MDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	92 min
Aug 12, 5:02 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	UNR	28 min
Aug 12, 6:15 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	45 min
Aug 14, 3:19 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	UNR	116 min
Aug 15, 7:54 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	36 min
Aug 23, 8:00 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	UNR	45 min
Aug 23, 8:46 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	UNR	44 min
Aug 23, 8:51 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	UNR	26 min
Aug 24, 2:28 AM MDT	Heat Advisory	UNR	17 hr
Aug 25, 2:01 AM MDT	Heat Advisory	UNR	17 hr
Aug 26, 6:20 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	UNR	55 min
Aug 26, 6:21 PM MDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	114 min
Aug 26, 7:11 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	UNR	64 min
Aug 26, 7:13 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	UNR	62 min
Aug 27, 5:31 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr
Aug 27, 8:20 PM MDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	85 min
Aug 30, 1:40 PM MDT	Fire Weather Watch	UNR	48 hr
Sep 1, 2:59 AM MDT	Red Flag Warning	UNR	42 hr
Sep 4, 12:56 PM MDT	Red Flag Warning	UNR	54 hr
Sep 12, 1:44 PM MDT	Fire Weather Watch	UNR	24 hr
Sep 13, 2:03 PM MDT	Red Flag Warning	UNR	30 hr
Sep 14, 1:31 AM MDT	Dense Fog Advisory	UNR	6 hr
Sep 25, 1:58 PM MDT	Red Flag Warning	UNR	27 hr
Sep 26, 7:32 PM MDT	Wind Advisory	UNR	23 hr
Sep 29, 1:34 PM MDT	Wind Advisory	UNR	29 hr
Oct 9, 2:06 PM MDT	Red Flag Warning	UNR	29 hr
Oct 13, 1:50 PM MDT	High Wind Warning	UNR	28 hr
Oct 14, 6:02 PM MDT	Wind Advisory	UNR	82 min
Oct 22, 2:42 PM MDT	Winter Storm Watch	UNR	23 hr
Oct 23, 2:05 PM MDT	Winter Storm Warning	UNR	44 hr
Oct 23, 2:05 PM MDT	Winter Weather Advisory	UNR	47 hr
Oct 30, 1:46 PM MDT	Wind Advisory	UNR	28 hr
Nov 7, 1:23 AM MST	High Wind Watch	UNR	12 hr
Nov 7, 1:39 PM MST	Wind Advisory	UNR	28 hr
Nov 13, 2:14 PM MST	Wind Advisory	UNR	32 hr
Dec 21, 1:45 PM MST	High Wind Watch	UNR	13 hr
Dec 22, 3:13 AM MST	High Wind Warning	UNR	34 hr
Dec 22, 1:25 PM MST	Winter Weather Advisory	UNR	28 hr
Dec 28, 3:06 AM MST	Winter Weather Advisory	UNR	37 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	35
Tornado Warning	2
Severe Thunderstorm Watch	19
Mesoscale Discussion	30
Special Weather Statement	37
Flooding
Flash Flood Watch	1
Areal Flood Advisory	1
Winter
Winter Storm Warning	2
Winter Storm Watch	3
Winter Weather Advisory	7
Heat
Heat Advisory	2
Wind and dust
High Wind Warning	3
High Wind Watch	2
Wind Advisory	11
Fire
Red Flag Warning	7
Fire Weather Watch	4
Fog and smoke
Dense Fog Advisory	3

The busiest days

Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.

Nearby

Alerts in force now Tornadoes on record Forecast The radar archive 2019 2021

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.