Alert archive / South Dakota / Pennington County

Weather alerts in Pennington County, South Dakota, 2012

237 weather alerts in 2012, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.

Pennington County and its neighbors

Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2012. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts
237
Warnings
80
Watches
21
Advisories
59
Busiest month
July53 alerts
Busiest day
May 5, 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.

0 of 1 tornado warnings covering Pennington County in 2012 had a tornado report inside them.

Pennington County, 2012

WarningsWith a reportFalse alarm ratioReportsInside a warningMean lead time
Tornado warnings10100%0
Severe thunderstorm warnings674927%4976%28 min
Flash flood warnings00

Each office's whole area, 2012

WarningsWith a reportFalse alarm ratioReportsInside a warningMean lead time
NWS Rapid City, SD: tornado warnings5180%450%15 min
NWS Rapid City, SD: severe thunderstorm warnings25919226%34986%23 min
NWS Rapid City, SD: flash flood warnings50100%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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jan 2, 5:42 PM MSTWind AdvisoryUNR23 hr
Jan 10, 2:55 AM MSTWind AdvisoryUNR39 hr
Jan 13, 2:16 PM MSTWind AdvisoryUNR9 hr
Jan 21, 2:30 PM MSTWinter Storm WarningUNR22 hr
Jan 21, 2:44 PM MSTHigh Wind WarningUNR24 hr
Jan 22, 10:26 AM MSTWind AdvisoryUNR7 hr
Jan 26, 3:03 PM MSTWind AdvisoryUNR23 hr
Feb 3, 10:44 PM MSTDense Fog AdvisoryUNR12 hr
Feb 7, 3:13 AM MSTFreezing Rain AdvisoryUNR8 hr
Feb 9, 2:48 AM MSTWind AdvisoryUNR14 hr
Feb 21, 3:45 AM MSTHigh Wind WatchUNR11 hr
Feb 21, 2:33 PM MSTHigh Wind WatchUNR23 hr
Feb 21, 2:33 PM MSTWind AdvisoryUNR51 hr
Feb 22, 8:01 AM MSTWinter Weather AdvisoryUNR8 hr
Feb 22, 4:18 PM MSTWinter Storm WarningUNR12 hr
Feb 23, 8:11 AM MSTWinter Weather AdvisoryUNR19 hr
Feb 24, 3:36 PM MSTWind AdvisoryUNR47 hr
Feb 25, 10:06 AM MSTWind AdvisoryUNR8 hr
Feb 25, 2:54 PM MSTWinter Storm WatchUNR47 hr
Feb 25, 2:54 PM MSTWinter Weather AdvisoryUNR24 hr
Feb 25, 3:09 PM MSTHigh Wind WarningUNR19 hr
Feb 27, 1:54 PM MSTWinter Storm WarningUNR41 hr
Feb 27, 1:54 PM MSTWinter Weather AdvisoryUNR45 hr
Mar 1, 2:36 PM MSTWinter Weather AdvisoryUNR68 hr
Mar 2, 3:40 AM MSTWind AdvisoryUNR13 hr
Mar 3, 2:17 PM MSTWind AdvisoryUNR24 hr
Mar 6, 3:08 AM MSTWind AdvisoryUNR26 hr
Mar 17, 2:56 PM MDTWind AdvisoryUNR30 hr
Mar 25, 2:40 PM MDTHigh Wind WatchUNR20 hr
Mar 26, 4:00 AM MDTHigh Wind WarningUNR34 hr
Mar 26, 2:56 PM MDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Mar 26, 5:28 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr
Mar 26, 5:41 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementUNR64 min
Mar 26, 6:06 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningUNR54 min
Mar 26, 7:24 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningUNR45 min
Mar 27, 9:54 AM MDTWind AdvisoryUNR8 hr
Apr 1, 4:22 AM MDTWind AdvisoryUNR38 hr
Apr 1, 2:34 PM MDTHigh Wind WarningUNR24 hr
Apr 5, 2:57 PM MDTWind AdvisoryUNR50 hr
Apr 6, 12:11 PM MDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC64 min
Apr 6, 3:20 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementUNR40 min
Apr 6, 4:02 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementUNR43 min
Apr 11, 3:49 AM MDTWind AdvisoryUNR17 hr
Apr 14, 4:08 AM MDTWinter Storm WatchUNR11 hr
Apr 14, 3:02 PM MDTWinter Weather AdvisoryUNR18 hr
Apr 14, 3:09 PM MDTWind AdvisoryUNR30 hr
Apr 17, 6:08 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementUNR37 min
Apr 17, 6:23 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementUNR22 min
Apr 17, 6:47 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementUNR28 min
Apr 27, 3:46 AM MDTWind AdvisoryUNR15 hr
Apr 28, 3:47 AM MDTWinter Weather AdvisoryUNR24 hr
May 1, 5:07 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementUNR38 min
May 1, 5:37 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementUNR38 min
May 1, 6:14 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementUNR61 min
May 1, 6:33 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementUNR57 min
May 2, 4:45 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementUNR45 min
May 5, 1:49 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningUNR56 min
May 5, 2:06 AM MDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC84 min
May 5, 2:19 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC9 hr
May 5, 2:46 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementUNR59 min
May 5, 2:59 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningUNR61 min
May 5, 3:45 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningUNR60 min
May 5, 3:55 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningUNR51 min
May 5, 5:31 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningUNR59 min
May 5, 5:45 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningUNR60 min
May 5, 2:48 PM MDTWind AdvisoryUNR28 hr
May 10, 2:15 AM MDTWind AdvisoryUNR20 hr
May 18, 3:38 AM MDTHigh Wind WatchUNR11 hr
May 18, 2:45 PM MDTHigh Wind WarningUNR12 hr
May 18, 2:45 PM MDTWind AdvisoryUNR20 hr
May 18, 2:54 PM MDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC96 min
May 26, 8:34 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementUNR41 min
May 26, 8:37 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementUNR38 min
May 28, 3:41 AM MDTWind AdvisoryUNR15 hr
Jun 5, 4:14 AM MDTWind AdvisoryUNR16 hr
Jun 6, 7:45 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementUNR45 min
Jun 7, 1:51 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningUNR54 min
Jun 7, 2:28 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningUNR62 min
Jun 7, 3:27 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningUNR63 min
Jun 7, 3:41 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryUNR49 min
Jun 9, 2:49 PM MDTWind AdvisoryUNR11 hr
Jun 9, 8:23 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningUNR15 min
Jun 9, 9:02 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningUNR58 min
Jun 9, 9:14 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningUNR61 min
Jun 9, 9:16 PM MDTTornado WarningUNR33 min
Jun 9, 9:23 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 hr
Jun 9, 9:26 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningUNR64 min
Jun 9, 9:32 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningUNR58 min
Jun 9, 10:13 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningUNR62 min
Jun 9, 10:20 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningUNR40 min
Jun 12, 1:23 PM MDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC67 min
Jun 12, 4:42 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementUNR48 min
Jun 12, 5:59 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementUNR46 min
Jun 12, 6:30 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningUNR28 min
Jun 12, 7:26 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementUNR49 min
Jun 12, 7:48 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementUNR27 min
Jun 12, 8:23 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementUNR52 min
Jun 13, 1:28 PM MDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC62 min
Jun 13, 2:26 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr
Jun 15, 1:35 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr
Jun 15, 3:59 PM MDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC91 min
Jun 15, 4:18 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningUNR57 min
Jun 15, 5:17 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningUNR37 min
Jun 20, 12:48 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementUNR42 min
Jun 20, 1:26 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementUNR49 min
Jun 20, 1:28 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementUNR47 min
Jun 20, 2:08 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementUNR37 min
Jun 22, 5:02 PM MDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC118 min
Jun 22, 5:48 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr
Jun 22, 7:15 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningUNR60 min
Jun 22, 8:36 PM MDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC84 min
Jun 22, 9:59 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningUNR61 min
Jun 22, 10:43 PM MDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC92 min
Jun 23, 12:03 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningUNR38 min
Jun 25, 3:05 PM MDTHeat AdvisoryUNR28 hr
Jun 25, 3:07 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr
Jun 25, 5:53 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningUNR52 min
Jun 25, 6:38 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningUNR67 min
Jun 25, 7:30 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningUNR60 min
Jun 26, 2:06 PM MDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC54 min
Jun 30, 2:53 PM MDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC97 min
Jun 30, 3:57 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 hr
Jun 30, 5:50 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningUNR55 min
Jun 30, 6:09 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningUNR66 min
Jun 30, 6:19 PM MDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC86 min
Jun 30, 6:54 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningUNR66 min
Jun 30, 7:07 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningUNR53 min
Jun 30, 7:47 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningUNR37 min
Jul 1, 4:49 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr
Jul 1, 6:35 PM MDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC115 min
Jul 3, 2:49 PM MDTWind AdvisoryUNR21 hr
Jul 5, 4:10 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr
Jul 5, 5:37 PM MDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC53 min
Jul 5, 5:55 PM MDTTornado WatchSPC6 hr
Jul 5, 8:52 PM MDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC53 min
Jul 5, 9:47 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningUNR28 min
Jul 11, 12:18 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementUNR42 min
Jul 12, 3:57 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementUNR48 min
Jul 17, 2:14 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningUNR61 min
Jul 17, 3:19 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningUNR56 min
Jul 17, 4:11 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningUNR53 min
Jul 17, 5:52 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningUNR53 min
Jul 17, 6:42 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningUNR63 min
Jul 17, 10:51 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningUNR54 min
Jul 18, 2:54 PM MDTHeat AdvisoryUNR54 hr
Jul 20, 3:21 PM MDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC84 min
Jul 20, 5:20 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningUNR55 min
Jul 20, 6:00 PM MDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC90 min
Jul 21, 1:54 PM MDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC96 min
Jul 21, 2:37 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementUNR38 min
Jul 21, 4:26 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningUNR64 min
Jul 21, 4:41 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr
Jul 21, 5:29 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningUNR10 min
Jul 21, 5:40 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningUNR65 min
Jul 21, 5:55 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningUNR18 min
Jul 21, 6:03 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningUNR40 min
Jul 21, 8:26 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementUNR49 min
Jul 21, 8:27 PM MDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC63 min
Jul 23, 5:31 PM MDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC89 min
Jul 23, 5:54 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningUNR46 min
Jul 23, 9:47 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningUNR58 min
Jul 24, 2:13 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementUNR47 min
Jul 24, 2:32 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningUNR29 min
Jul 24, 4:42 PM MDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC93 min
Jul 24, 8:42 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningUNR63 min
Jul 24, 9:11 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningUNR64 min
Jul 24, 10:33 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningUNR57 min
Jul 25, 12:23 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementUNR52 min
Jul 25, 1:06 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementUNR39 min
Jul 25, 1:41 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementUNR49 min
Jul 27, 2:27 PM MDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC3 hr
Jul 27, 4:24 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC4 hr
Jul 27, 5:21 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementUNR24 min
Jul 27, 5:29 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningUNR61 min
Jul 27, 5:59 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningUNR61 min
Jul 27, 6:55 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningUNR72 min
Aug 1, 12:58 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementUNR32 min
Aug 1, 1:27 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningUNR63 min
Aug 2, 9:57 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementUNR33 min
Aug 2, 5:53 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningUNR52 min
Aug 2, 6:44 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningUNR76 min
Aug 2, 7:20 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningUNR55 min
Aug 2, 8:12 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningUNR63 min
Aug 7, 3:09 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningUNR43 min
Aug 7, 3:31 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningUNR21 min
Aug 10, 3:08 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningUNR67 min
Aug 10, 4:06 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningUNR69 min
Aug 10, 7:33 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningUNR57 min
Aug 11, 5:35 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementUNR25 min
Aug 11, 5:42 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementUNR33 min
Aug 11, 5:52 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementUNR23 min
Aug 11, 6:07 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementUNR23 min
Aug 13, 11:07 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementUNR38 min
Aug 14, 3:01 PM MDTHigh Wind WarningUNR24 hr
Aug 14, 3:01 PM MDTWind AdvisoryUNR29 hr
Aug 24, 3:30 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementUNR30 min
Aug 24, 3:49 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementUNR26 min
Aug 24, 4:21 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementUNR24 min
Aug 24, 5:58 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningUNR24 min
Aug 24, 7:03 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementUNR42 min
Aug 24, 8:30 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementUNR45 min
Aug 24, 9:09 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementUNR51 min
Aug 24, 9:46 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementUNR44 min
Aug 27, 2:11 PM MDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC94 min
Sep 1, 5:38 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningUNR67 min
Sep 1, 6:11 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningUNR49 min
Sep 10, 3:21 AM MDTWind AdvisoryUNR33 hr
Sep 12, 2:20 PM MDTFrost AdvisoryUNR15 hr
Sep 18, 8:38 PM MDTWind AdvisoryUNR17 hr
Sep 22, 2:11 AM MDTFrost AdvisoryUNR25 hr
Oct 2, 2:56 PM MDTWind AdvisoryUNR33 hr
Oct 3, 2:03 PM MDTHard Freeze WarningUNR41 hr
Oct 5, 2:50 PM MDTWinter Weather AdvisoryUNR13 hr
Oct 15, 3:04 AM MDTHigh Wind WatchUNR49 hr
Oct 16, 2:39 PM MDTHigh Wind WarningUNR51 hr
Oct 23, 3:10 PM MDTWinter Weather AdvisoryUNR29 hr
Nov 1, 4:10 AM MDTDense Fog AdvisoryUNR10 hr
Nov 1, 8:52 PM MDTDense Fog AdvisoryUNR9 hr
Nov 4, 4:47 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementUNR43 min
Nov 9, 5:09 AM MSTSpecial Weather StatementUNR4 hr
Nov 9, 9:00 AM MSTSpecial Weather StatementUNR3 hr
Nov 9, 2:55 PM MSTWind AdvisoryUNR15 hr
Nov 9, 2:55 PM MSTWinter Weather AdvisoryUNR31 hr
Nov 9, 5:01 PM MSTDense Fog AdvisoryUNR13 hr
Nov 9, 6:53 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementUNR3 hr
Nov 10, 11:11 AM MSTMesoscale DiscussionSPC4 hr
Nov 21, 3:21 AM MSTHigh Wind WatchUNR11 hr
Nov 21, 2:22 PM MSTWind AdvisoryUNR29 hr
Nov 25, 2:06 PM MSTWinter Weather AdvisoryUNR6 hr
Nov 25, 3:04 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementUNR6 hr
Dec 2, 9:24 AM MSTHigh Wind WarningUNR14 hr
Dec 2, 3:23 PM MSTWind AdvisoryUNR26 hr
Dec 7, 1:52 PM MSTWinter Weather AdvisoryUNR42 hr
Dec 8, 3:14 PM MSTWind AdvisoryUNR17 hr
Dec 9, 5:05 AM MSTWind AdvisoryUNR3 hr
Dec 9, 8:07 AM MSTWinter Weather AdvisoryUNR9 hr
Dec 24, 11:22 AM MSTWinter Weather AdvisoryUNR15 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.