Alert archive / Wyoming / Big Horn County
Weather alerts in Big Horn County, Wyoming, 2016
97 weather alerts in 2016, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Big Horn County and its neighbors
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2016. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 97
- Warnings
- 13
- Watches
- 7
- Advisories
- 14
- Busiest month
- August20 alerts
- Busiest day
- August 7, 20169 alerts
Over time
By month
Warning verification
How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.
Big Horn County, 2016
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 1 | 0 | 100% | 5 | 0% | |
| Flash flood warnings | 0 | 0 |
Each office's whole area, 2016
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Riverton, WY: tornado warnings | 3 | 0 | 100% | 0 | ||
| NWS Riverton, WY: severe thunderstorm warnings | 46 | 10 | 78% | 33 | 39% | 18 min |
| NWS Riverton, WY: flash flood warnings | 5 | 0 | 100% | 1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 13, 11:51 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | RIW | 59 hr |
| Feb 13, 12:45 PM MST | High Wind Warning | RIW | 5 hr |
| Feb 13, 12:45 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | RIW | 45 min |
| Mar 14, 7:31 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | RIW | 44 min |
| Mar 17, 2:15 AM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | RIW | 19 hr |
| Mar 20, 11:06 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | RIW | 20 hr |
| Mar 21, 12:56 AM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | RIW | 59 hr |
| Mar 27, 4:10 AM MDT | Winter Storm Watch | RIW | 42 hr |
| Mar 27, 4:41 PM MDT | Winter Storm Warning | RIW | 69 hr |
| Mar 28, 1:16 PM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | RIW | 53 hr |
| Mar 30, 2:10 PM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | RIW | 17 hr |
| Apr 23, 2:45 AM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | RIW | 42 hr |
| Apr 23, 4:29 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | RIW | 46 min |
| Apr 25, 2:53 AM MDT | Winter Storm Watch | RIW | 11 hr |
| Apr 25, 1:42 PM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | RIW | 34 hr |
| May 9, 5:23 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | RIW | 52 min |
| May 9, 6:00 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | RIW | 45 min |
| May 9, 6:37 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | RIW | 38 min |
| May 9, 6:53 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | RIW | 37 min |
| May 9, 7:19 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | RIW | 41 min |
| May 9, 8:18 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | RIW | 42 min |
| May 24, 6:47 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | RIW | 43 min |
| May 24, 7:35 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | RIW | 25 min |
| May 25, 12:03 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | RIW | 42 min |
| May 25, 1:36 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | RIW | 39 min |
| May 25, 1:52 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | RIW | 38 min |
| May 25, 4:37 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | RIW | 38 min |
| May 25, 4:41 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | RIW | 49 min |
| May 25, 5:21 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | RIW | 24 min |
| May 26, 1:42 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | RIW | 48 min |
| May 27, 3:05 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | RIW | 40 min |
| May 30, 1:28 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | RIW | 47 min |
| Jun 8, 2:55 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BYZ | 110 min |
| Jun 9, 2:18 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 9, 3:10 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | RIW | 35 min |
| Jun 9, 3:42 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | RIW | 48 min |
| Jun 9, 4:00 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | RIW | 45 min |
| Jun 9, 4:11 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RIW | 49 min |
| Jun 12, 10:15 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | RIW | 45 min |
| Jun 12, 10:34 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | RIW | 41 min |
| Jun 13, 12:35 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | RIW | 40 min |
| Jun 13, 1:09 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | RIW | 51 min |
| Jun 14, 2:43 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | RIW | 47 min |
| Jun 17, 6:09 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | RIW | 51 min |
| Jun 17, 6:36 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | RIW | 39 min |
| Jun 17, 7:14 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | RIW | 46 min |
| Jun 29, 3:50 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | RIW | 40 min |
| Jun 30, 3:56 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | RIW | 49 min |
| Jul 1, 4:45 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | RIW | 45 min |
| Jul 4, 4:27 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | RIW | 33 min |
| Jul 8, 4:24 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | RIW | 36 min |
| Jul 8, 4:46 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | RIW | 44 min |
| Jul 9, 9:12 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | RIW | 33 min |
| Jul 17, 5:45 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | RIW | 45 min |
| Jul 17, 7:47 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | RIW | 28 min |
| Jul 19, 5:18 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | RIW | 57 min |
| Jul 19, 9:55 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | RIW | 35 min |
| Jul 30, 5:16 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | RIW | 59 min |
| Jul 31, 8:11 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | RIW | 34 min |
| Aug 1, 2:28 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | BYZ | 13 hr |
| Aug 2, 3:15 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BYZ | 42 hr |
| Aug 2, 9:09 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | RIW | 12 hr |
| Aug 2, 9:09 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | RIW | 36 hr |
| Aug 3, 10:22 AM MDT | High Wind Warning | RIW | 5 hr |
| Aug 6, 2:37 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 6, 10:26 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | RIW | 49 min |
| Aug 7, 2:07 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 7, 2:37 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | RIW | 38 min |
| Aug 7, 3:06 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | RIW | 24 min |
| Aug 7, 3:08 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | RIW | 37 min |
| Aug 7, 3:30 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | RIW | 30 min |
| Aug 7, 3:39 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | RIW | 36 min |
| Aug 7, 4:09 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | RIW | 36 min |
| Aug 7, 4:13 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | RIW | 32 min |
| Aug 7, 9:28 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | RIW | 24 hr |
| Aug 8, 2:38 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 97 min |
| Aug 8, 9:34 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | RIW | 23 hr |
| Aug 31, 2:51 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | BYZ | 21 hr |
| Aug 31, 8:32 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | RIW | 23 hr |
| Aug 31, 8:32 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | RIW | 48 hr |
| Sep 1, 11:26 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BYZ | 34 hr |
| Sep 2, 2:01 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | RIW | 29 min |
| Sep 12, 2:20 AM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | RIW | 34 hr |
| Sep 14, 7:26 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | RIW | 49 min |
| Sep 14, 8:12 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | RIW | 33 min |
| Sep 23, 1:17 AM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | RIW | 41 hr |
| Oct 2, 12:15 PM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | RIW | 48 hr |
| Oct 2, 8:50 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | RIW | 40 min |
| Oct 2, 9:28 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | RIW | 32 min |
| Oct 3, 6:26 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | RIW | 49 min |
| Oct 27, 10:26 PM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | RIW | 36 hr |
| Nov 15, 9:45 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | RIW | 47 hr |
| Dec 3, 11:53 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | RIW | 54 hr |
| Dec 13, 3:08 AM MST | Winter Storm Watch | RIW | 57 hr |
| Dec 14, 3:32 AM MST | Winter Storm Warning | RIW | 68 hr |
| Dec 17, 12:58 PM MST | Wind Chill Warning | RIW | 20 hr |
| Dec 24, 1:51 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | RIW | 45 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 | 1 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 4 |
| Special Weather Statement | 59 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Storm Warning | 2 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 3 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 14 |
| Cold | |
| Wind Chill Warning | 1 |
| Wind and dust | |
| High Wind Warning | 2 |
| Fire | |
| Red Flag Warning | 7 |
| Fire Weather Watch | 4 |
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.