Alert archive / South Dakota / Lawrence County
Weather alerts in Lawrence County, South Dakota, 2012
162 weather alerts in 2012, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Lawrence County and its neighbors
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2012. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 162
- Warnings
- 39
- Watches
- 21
- Advisories
- 38
- Busiest month
- July54 alerts
- Busiest day
- July 21, 201210 alerts
Over time
By month
Warning verification
How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.
Lawrence County, 2012
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 30 | 23 | 23% | 18 | 89% | 17 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 1 | 0 | 100% | 0 |
Each office's whole area, 2012
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Rapid City, SD: tornado warnings | 5 | 1 | 80% | 4 | 50% | 15 min |
| NWS Rapid City, SD: severe thunderstorm warnings | 259 | 192 | 26% | 349 | 86% | 23 min |
| NWS Rapid City, SD: flash flood warnings | 5 | 0 | 100% | 0 |
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 10, 2:55 AM MST | Wind Advisory | UNR | 39 hr |
| Jan 13, 2:16 PM MST | Wind Advisory | UNR | 9 hr |
| Jan 21, 2:30 PM MST | Winter Storm Warning | UNR | 22 hr |
| Jan 22, 10:26 AM MST | Wind Advisory | UNR | 7 hr |
| Jan 26, 3:03 PM MST | Wind Advisory | UNR | 23 hr |
| Feb 3, 10:44 PM MST | Dense Fog Advisory | UNR | 12 hr |
| Feb 21, 3:45 AM MST | High Wind Watch | UNR | 11 hr |
| Feb 21, 2:33 PM MST | High Wind Watch | UNR | 23 hr |
| Feb 21, 2:33 PM MST | Wind Advisory | UNR | 51 hr |
| Feb 22, 8:01 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | UNR | 8 hr |
| Feb 22, 4:18 PM MST | Winter Storm Warning | UNR | 12 hr |
| Feb 23, 8:11 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | UNR | 19 hr |
| Feb 24, 3:36 PM MST | Wind Advisory | UNR | 47 hr |
| Feb 25, 2:54 PM MST | Winter Storm Watch | UNR | 47 hr |
| Feb 25, 2:54 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | UNR | 24 hr |
| Feb 27, 1:54 PM MST | Winter Storm Warning | UNR | 41 hr |
| Mar 1, 2:36 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | UNR | 68 hr |
| Mar 2, 3:40 AM MST | Wind Advisory | UNR | 13 hr |
| Mar 3, 2:17 PM MST | Wind Advisory | UNR | 24 hr |
| Mar 6, 3:08 AM MST | Wind Advisory | UNR | 26 hr |
| Mar 19, 3:44 AM MDT | Wind Advisory | UNR | 16 hr |
| Mar 25, 2:40 PM MDT | High Wind Watch | UNR | 20 hr |
| Mar 26, 4:00 AM MDT | High Wind Warning | UNR | 34 hr |
| Mar 26, 2:56 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Mar 26, 4:58 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | UNR | 47 min |
| Mar 26, 5:28 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Mar 26, 5:41 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | UNR | 64 min |
| Mar 26, 6:06 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | UNR | 54 min |
| Mar 27, 9:54 AM MDT | Wind Advisory | UNR | 8 hr |
| Apr 1, 4:22 AM MDT | Wind Advisory | UNR | 38 hr |
| Apr 6, 12:11 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 64 min |
| Apr 14, 4:08 AM MDT | Winter Storm Watch | UNR | 11 hr |
| Apr 14, 3:02 PM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | UNR | 18 hr |
| Apr 14, 3:09 PM MDT | Wind Advisory | UNR | 30 hr |
| Apr 17, 4:58 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | UNR | 32 min |
| Apr 17, 5:26 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | UNR | 34 min |
| Apr 17, 5:56 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | UNR | 19 min |
| Apr 27, 3:46 AM MDT | Wind Advisory | UNR | 15 hr |
| Apr 28, 3:47 AM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | UNR | 24 hr |
| May 5, 12:57 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | UNR | 48 min |
| May 5, 1:49 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | UNR | 56 min |
| May 5, 2:06 AM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 84 min |
| May 5, 2:19 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| May 5, 2:47 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | UNR | 43 min |
| May 5, 2:59 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | UNR | 61 min |
| May 18, 3:38 AM MDT | High Wind Watch | UNR | 11 hr |
| May 18, 2:34 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | UNR | 41 min |
| May 18, 2:45 PM MDT | Wind Advisory | UNR | 20 hr |
| May 18, 2:46 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | UNR | 46 min |
| May 22, 5:11 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 94 min |
| Jun 4, 11:35 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | UNR | 40 min |
| Jun 5, 4:14 AM MDT | Wind Advisory | UNR | 16 hr |
| Jun 5, 8:38 PM MDT | Wind Advisory | UNR | 10 hr |
| Jun 9, 6:22 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | UNR | 38 min |
| Jun 9, 8:23 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | UNR | 15 min |
| Jun 13, 1:28 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 62 min |
| Jun 13, 2:26 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Jun 15, 1:35 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 15, 7:19 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | UNR | 41 min |
| Jun 15, 7:44 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | UNR | 46 min |
| Jun 22, 5:02 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 118 min |
| Jun 22, 5:48 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 22, 7:24 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | UNR | 51 min |
| Jun 22, 8:36 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 84 min |
| Jun 22, 9:59 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | UNR | 61 min |
| Jun 22, 10:02 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | UNR | 58 min |
| Jun 22, 10:43 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 92 min |
| Jun 24, 5:36 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 84 min |
| Jun 25, 2:09 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 25, 3:07 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 25, 4:45 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | UNR | 45 min |
| Jun 25, 5:19 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | UNR | 41 min |
| Jun 25, 5:26 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 94 min |
| Jun 25, 5:43 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | UNR | 4 hr |
| Jun 25, 7:17 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | UNR | 39 min |
| Jun 30, 2:53 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 97 min |
| Jul 1, 4:49 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jul 1, 5:53 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | UNR | 52 min |
| Jul 1, 5:59 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | UNR | 61 min |
| Jul 1, 6:35 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 115 min |
| Jul 5, 1:46 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | UNR | 59 min |
| Jul 5, 2:24 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | UNR | 51 min |
| Jul 5, 2:40 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 95 min |
| Jul 5, 3:23 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | UNR | 67 min |
| Jul 5, 4:10 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Jul 5, 5:37 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 53 min |
| Jul 5, 5:55 PM MDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jul 5, 8:52 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 53 min |
| Jul 5, 8:57 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | UNR | 35 min |
| Jul 10, 3:13 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | UNR | 32 min |
| Jul 16, 2:53 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jul 16, 8:40 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 65 min |
| Jul 17, 12:44 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 61 min |
| Jul 17, 12:55 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | UNR | 50 min |
| Jul 17, 1:09 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | UNR | 66 min |
| Jul 17, 1:17 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | UNR | 43 min |
| Jul 17, 2:14 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | UNR | 61 min |
| Jul 18, 2:54 PM MDT | Heat Advisory | UNR | 54 hr |
| Jul 20, 1:32 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | UNR | 43 min |
| Jul 20, 3:20 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | UNR | 40 min |
| Jul 20, 3:32 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | UNR | 58 min |
| Jul 20, 4:26 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | UNR | 49 min |
| Jul 20, 6:00 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 90 min |
| Jul 21, 12:57 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | UNR | 48 min |
| Jul 21, 1:54 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 96 min |
| Jul 21, 2:03 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | UNR | 42 min |
| Jul 21, 4:25 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 65 min |
| Jul 21, 4:41 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jul 21, 5:23 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | UNR | 67 min |
| Jul 21, 5:40 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | UNR | 65 min |
| Jul 21, 5:55 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | UNR | 18 min |
| Jul 21, 5:59 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | UNR | 40 min |
| Jul 21, 6:21 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | UNR | 24 min |
| Jul 21, 6:52 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | UNR | 37 min |
| Jul 23, 4:16 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | UNR | 29 min |
| Jul 23, 5:31 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 89 min |
| Jul 24, 4:23 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | UNR | 37 min |
| Jul 24, 4:42 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 93 min |
| Jul 24, 4:53 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | UNR | 31 min |
| Jul 24, 5:03 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | UNR | 51 min |
| Jul 24, 7:35 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | UNR | 25 min |
| Jul 24, 10:40 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | UNR | 65 min |
| Jul 27, 2:27 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Jul 27, 4:00 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | UNR | 45 min |
| Jul 27, 4:04 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | UNR | 39 min |
| Jul 27, 4:24 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
| Jul 27, 4:46 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | UNR | 59 min |
| Jul 29, 7:21 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | UNR | 39 min |
| Jul 29, 7:37 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | UNR | 38 min |
| Jul 29, 8:13 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | UNR | 32 min |
| Aug 2, 1:44 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 31 min |
| Aug 2, 2:03 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Aug 2, 5:04 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | UNR | 56 min |
| Aug 2, 5:53 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | UNR | 52 min |
| Aug 2, 6:10 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 95 min |
| Aug 10, 1:52 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | UNR | 23 min |
| Aug 10, 1:54 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | UNR | 51 min |
| Aug 10, 2:30 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | UNR | 60 min |
| Aug 11, 3:54 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | UNR | 36 min |
| Aug 11, 4:21 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | UNR | 24 min |
| Aug 11, 4:36 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | UNR | 24 min |
| Aug 11, 4:57 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | UNR | 33 min |
| Aug 11, 5:18 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | UNR | 27 min |
| Aug 14, 3:01 PM MDT | Wind Advisory | UNR | 29 hr |
| Sep 12, 2:20 PM MDT | Frost Advisory | UNR | 15 hr |
| Oct 2, 2:56 PM MDT | Wind Advisory | UNR | 33 hr |
| Oct 3, 2:03 PM MDT | Hard Freeze Warning | UNR | 18 hr |
| Oct 3, 2:03 PM MDT | Hard Freeze Warning | UNR | 41 hr |
| Oct 15, 3:04 AM MDT | High Wind Watch | UNR | 49 hr |
| Oct 16, 2:39 PM MDT | High Wind Warning | UNR | 51 hr |
| Oct 23, 3:10 PM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | UNR | 29 hr |
| Nov 1, 4:10 AM MDT | Dense Fog Advisory | UNR | 10 hr |
| Nov 1, 8:52 PM MDT | Dense Fog Advisory | UNR | 9 hr |
| Nov 9, 2:55 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | UNR | 31 hr |
| Nov 9, 5:01 PM MST | Dense Fog Advisory | UNR | 13 hr |
| Nov 21, 3:21 AM MST | High Wind Watch | UNR | 11 hr |
| Nov 21, 2:22 PM MST | Wind Advisory | UNR | 29 hr |
| Nov 25, 2:06 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | UNR | 6 hr |
| Dec 2, 9:24 AM MST | High Wind Warning | UNR | 14 hr |
| Dec 2, 3:23 PM MST | Wind Advisory | UNR | 26 hr |
| Dec 7, 1:52 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | UNR | 42 hr |
| Dec 24, 11:22 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | UNR | 15 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 | 30 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 12 |
| Tornado Watch | 1 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 26 |
| Special Weather Statement | 38 |
| Flooding | |
| Flash Flood Warning | 1 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Storm Warning | 3 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 2 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 11 |
| Heat | |
| Heat Advisory | 1 |
| Cold | |
| Hard Freeze Warning | 2 |
| Frost Advisory | 1 |
| Wind and dust | |
| High Wind Warning | 3 |
| High Wind Watch | 6 |
| Wind Advisory | 21 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 4 |
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.