Alert archive / 2012

Weather alerts in the United States, October 2012

4,623 weather alerts in October 2012, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. Each alert counts once, however many counties it covered.

Weather alerts by state

Each state shaded by its count. Tap a state for its own archive.

AKMEVTNHWAIDMTNDMNILWIMINYRIMAORNVWYSDIAINOHPANJCTCAUTCONEMOKYWVVAMDDEAZNMKSARTNNCSCDCOKLAMSALGAHITXFLPR
Alerts
4,623
Warnings
1,562
Watches
380
Advisories
1,541
Busiest day
October 13, 2012305 alerts

Over time

By day

Days in UTC, the clock the archive keeps.

By product

Every kind of product issued here, grouped by hazard. Each opens the same place narrowed to that product.

ProductAlerts
Severe storms
Severe Thunderstorm Warning357
Tornado Warning92
Severe Thunderstorm Watch7
Tornado Watch8
Mesoscale Discussion86
Special Weather Statement1,000
Flooding
Areal Flood Warning62
Flash Flood Warning58
River Flood Warning83
Flash Flood Watch6
Flood Watch21
River Flood Watch10
Areal Flood Advisory248
River Flood Advisory1
Winter
Blizzard Warning6
Winter Storm Warning25
Winter Storm Watch20
Freezing Rain Advisory1
Winter Weather Advisory91
Cold
Freeze Warning171
Hard Freeze Warning17
Freeze Watch82
Hard Freeze Watch5
Frost Advisory108
Wind and dust
High Wind Warning65
High Wind Watch54
Blowing Dust Advisory3
Lake Wind Advisory45
Wind Advisory179
Fire
Red Flag Warning147
Fire Weather Watch88
Fog and smoke
Dense Fog Advisory112
Freezing Fog Advisory2
Air Stagnation Outlook1
Tropical
Tropical Storm Warning10
Tropical Storm Watch10
Hurricane Local Statement5
Coast and beach
Coastal Flood Warning11
High Surf Warning2
Lakeshore Flood Warning4
Tsunami Warning2
Coastal Flood Watch12
Lakeshore Flood Watch4
Coastal Flood Advisory35
High Surf Advisory26
Lakeshore Flood Advisory1
Tsunami Advisory2
Beach Hazards Statement12
Coastal Flood Statement15
Lakeshore Flood Statement1
Rip Current Statement20
Marine
Gale Warning222
Hazardous Seas Warning4
Heavy Freezing Spray Warning13
Hurricane Force Wind Warning5
Special Marine Warning174
Storm Warning32
Gale Watch40
Hazardous Seas Watch2
Hurricane Force Wind Watch2
Storm Watch9
Low Water Advisory5
Marine Dense Fog Advisory14
Small Craft Advisory563
Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas50
Small Craft Advisory for Rough Bar20
Small Craft Advisory for Winds35

By state

Every state and territory, with the alerts that covered any part of it. Each state’s page lists every one of them.

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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. Rebuilt daily.