Alert archive / 2017

Weather alerts in the United States, October 2017

5,944 weather alerts in October 2017, 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
5,944
Warnings
2,045
Watches
358
Advisories
2,036
Busiest day
October 22, 2017470 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 Warning458
Tornado Warning107
Severe Thunderstorm Watch11
Tornado Watch9
Mesoscale Discussion69
Special Weather Statement1,342
Flooding
Areal Flood Warning140
Flash Flood Warning179
River Flood Warning194
Flash Flood Watch45
Flood Watch22
River Flood Watch6
Areal Flood Advisory574
River Flood Advisory47
River Flood Statement1
Winter
Winter Storm Warning20
Winter Storm Watch16
Winter Weather Advisory82
Heat
Excessive Heat Warning2
Excessive Heat Watch2
Heat Advisory1
Cold
Freeze Warning144
Hard Freeze Warning10
Freeze Watch55
Hard Freeze Watch6
Frost Advisory131
Wind and dust
High Wind Warning78
High Wind Watch54
Blowing Dust Advisory3
Lake Wind Advisory37
Wind Advisory213
Fire
Red Flag Warning64
Fire Weather Watch45
Fog and smoke
Dense Fog Advisory94
Tropical
Hurricane Warning2
Storm Surge Warning2
Tropical Storm Warning9
Hurricane Watch2
Storm Surge Watch3
Tropical Storm Watch10
Coast and beach
Coastal Flood Warning8
High Surf Warning4
Lakeshore Flood Warning6
Coastal Flood Watch2
Lakeshore Flood Watch2
Coastal Flood Advisory73
High Surf Advisory34
Lakeshore Flood Advisory3
Beach Hazards Statement39
Coastal Flood Statement18
Rip Current Statement36
Marine
Gale Warning266
Hazardous Seas Warning12
Heavy Freezing Spray Warning25
Hurricane Force Wind Warning3
Special Marine Warning272
Storm Warning40
Gale Watch63
Hazardous Seas Watch2
Hurricane Force Wind Watch2
Storm Watch1
Low Water Advisory11
Marine Dense Fog Advisory3
Small Craft Advisory634
Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas47
Small Craft Advisory for Rough Bar22
Small Craft Advisory for Winds27

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.