Alert archive / Wyoming / Lincoln County
Weather alerts in Lincoln County, Wyoming, 2015
89 weather alerts in 2015, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Lincoln County and its neighbors
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2015. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 89
- Warnings
- 24
- Watches
- 19
- Advisories
- 27
- Busiest month
- July11 alerts
- Busiest day
- June 16, 20155 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 Lincoln County in 2015 had a tornado report inside them.
Lincoln County, 2015
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 1 | 0 | 100% | 0 | ||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 2 | 1 | 50% | 4 | 25% | 14 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 2 | 0 | 100% | 0 |
Each office's whole area, 2015
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Riverton, WY: tornado warnings | 7 | 1 | 86% | 5 | 20% | 1 min |
| NWS Riverton, WY: severe thunderstorm warnings | 70 | 17 | 76% | 46 | 54% | 18 min |
| NWS Riverton, WY: flash flood warnings | 25 | 6 | 76% | 8 | 63% | 76 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 3, 1:20 AM MST | Winter Storm Watch | RIW | 24 hr |
| Jan 4, 1:37 AM MST | Winter Storm Warning | RIW | 41 hr |
| Jan 4, 10:58 AM MST | High Wind Warning | RIW | 30 hr |
| Jan 8, 5:49 PM MST | Dense Fog Advisory | RIW | 17 hr |
| Jan 10, 1:48 AM MST | Dense Fog Advisory | RIW | 8 hr |
| Jan 16, 2:11 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | RIW | 6 hr |
| Jan 17, 2:39 AM MST | Winter Storm Watch | RIW | 11 hr |
| Jan 17, 1:21 PM MST | Winter Storm Warning | RIW | 34 hr |
| Jan 17, 1:21 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | RIW | 34 hr |
| Jan 27, 2:18 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | RIW | 21 hr |
| Feb 2, 4:36 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | RIW | 59 hr |
| Feb 2, 2:00 PM MST | Winter Storm Warning | RIW | 49 hr |
| Feb 6, 1:52 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | RIW | 25 hr |
| Feb 8, 12:25 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | RIW | 38 hr |
| Feb 20, 12:00 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | RIW | 51 hr |
| Mar 23, 10:53 PM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | RIW | 34 hr |
| Apr 12, 11:02 PM MDT | High Wind Watch | RIW | 22 hr |
| Apr 13, 8:53 PM MDT | High Wind Warning | RIW | 25 hr |
| Apr 14, 1:19 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Apr 14, 3:29 PM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | RIW | 39 hr |
| Apr 25, 2:17 AM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | RIW | 46 hr |
| May 3, 4:41 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | RIW | 49 min |
| May 3, 5:07 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | RIW | 38 min |
| May 3, 5:33 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RIW | 3 hr |
| May 3, 5:54 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | RIW | 36 min |
| May 3, 6:43 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | RIW | 47 min |
| May 3, 7:32 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | RIW | 118 min |
| May 8, 2:40 PM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | RIW | 36 hr |
| May 8, 6:54 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | RIW | 51 min |
| May 21, 4:48 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | RIW | 42 min |
| Jun 1, 2:53 AM MDT | Flash Flood Watch | RIW | 20 hr |
| Jun 15, 12:41 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 94 min |
| Jun 15, 2:24 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Jun 15, 4:22 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 83 min |
| Jun 15, 4:57 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | RIW | 33 min |
| Jun 15, 7:02 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | RIW | 43 min |
| Jun 15, 7:29 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 91 min |
| Jun 15, 7:36 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RIW | 24 min |
| Jun 15, 8:00 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RIW | 30 min |
| Jun 15, 8:37 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | RIW | 38 min |
| Jul 6, 3:40 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | RIW | 50 min |
| Jul 6, 4:31 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | RIW | 44 min |
| Jul 6, 5:18 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | RIW | 42 min |
| Jul 7, 1:49 AM MDT | Flash Flood Watch | RIW | 20 hr |
| Jul 7, 6:56 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | RIW | 49 min |
| Jul 7, 7:51 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | RIW | 39 min |
| Jul 7, 9:54 PM MDT | Flash Flood Watch | RIW | 31 hr |
| Jul 7, 10:12 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | RIW | 108 min |
| Jul 15, 11:52 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | RIW | 38 min |
| Jul 21, 2:30 PM MDT | Flash Flood Watch | RIW | 31 hr |
| Jul 22, 9:23 PM MDT | Flash Flood Watch | RIW | 16 hr |
| Aug 3, 12:52 AM MDT | Flash Flood Watch | RIW | 25 hr |
| Aug 12, 8:19 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | RIW | 41 min |
| Aug 16, 2:21 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | RIW | 31 hr |
| Aug 19, 1:27 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | RIW | 22 hr |
| Aug 19, 11:05 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | RIW | 19 hr |
| Aug 19, 11:05 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | RIW | 69 hr |
| Aug 27, 1:34 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | RIW | 22 hr |
| Aug 28, 11:58 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | RIW | 63 hr |
| Aug 31, 3:11 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | RIW | 20 hr |
| Aug 31, 3:11 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | RIW | 54 hr |
| Sep 4, 1:38 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | RIW | 7 hr |
| Sep 4, 9:06 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | RIW | 72 hr |
| Sep 5, 12:25 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | RIW | 14 hr |
| Sep 5, 2:25 PM MDT | Freeze Warning | RIW | 19 hr |
| Sep 8, 1:45 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | RIW | 19 hr |
| Sep 8, 1:05 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | RIW | 31 hr |
| Sep 9, 1:10 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | RIW | 31 hr |
| Sep 12, 12:38 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | RIW | 24 hr |
| Sep 13, 1:04 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | RIW | 44 hr |
| Nov 2, 1:46 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | RIW | 39 hr |
| Nov 9, 11:05 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | RIW | 16 hr |
| Nov 17, 1:33 AM MST | High Wind Warning | RIW | 39 hr |
| Nov 17, 1:26 PM MST | High Wind Watch | RIW | 12 hr |
| Nov 17, 1:46 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | RIW | 22 hr |
| Nov 18, 12:48 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | RIW | 52 hr |
| Nov 23, 3:14 PM MST | Winter Storm Watch | RIW | 23 hr |
| Nov 23, 11:20 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | RIW | 66 hr |
| Nov 24, 2:21 PM MST | Winter Storm Warning | RIW | 51 hr |
| Nov 27, 8:56 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | RIW | 14 hr |
| Dec 7, 10:23 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | RIW | 16 hr |
| Dec 9, 2:14 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | RIW | 22 hr |
| Dec 9, 2:31 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | RIW | 35 hr |
| Dec 12, 1:32 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | RIW | 3 days |
| Dec 16, 1:19 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | RIW | 8 hr |
| Dec 20, 1:41 AM MST | Winter Storm Watch | RIW | 21 hr |
| Dec 20, 10:14 PM MST | Winter Storm Warning | RIW | 39 hr |
| Dec 20, 10:14 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | RIW | 71 hr |
| Dec 24, 2:13 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | RIW | 33 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 | 2 |
| Tornado Warning | 1 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 1 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 4 |
| Special Weather Statement | 15 |
| Flooding | |
| Flash Flood Warning | 2 |
| Flash Flood Watch | 6 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 1 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Storm Warning | 5 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 4 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 24 |
| Cold | |
| Freeze Warning | 1 |
| Wind and dust | |
| High Wind Warning | 3 |
| High Wind Watch | 2 |
| Fire | |
| Red Flag Warning | 10 |
| Fire Weather Watch | 6 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 2 |
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.