Alert archive / 2020

Weather alerts in the United States, October 2020

4,819 weather alerts in October 2020, 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
4,819
Warnings
1,582
Watches
457
Advisories
1,780
Busiest day
October 23, 2020483 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 Warning197
Tornado Warning71
Severe Thunderstorm Watch3
Tornado Watch4
Mesoscale Discussion47
Special Weather Statement827
Flooding
Areal Flood Warning78
Flash Flood Warning74
River Flood Warning170
Flash Flood Watch21
Flood Watch25
River Flood Watch4
Areal Flood Advisory277
River Flood Advisory20
Winter
Blizzard Warning3
Ice Storm Warning6
Snow Squall Warning3
Winter Storm Warning37
Winter Storm Watch41
Winter Weather Advisory120
Heat
Heat Advisory4
Cold
Freeze Warning114
Hard Freeze Warning6
Wind Chill Warning1
Freeze Watch63
Hard Freeze Watch5
Frost Advisory157
Wind Chill Advisory6
Wind and dust
Blowing Dust Warning2
Dust Storm Warning3
High Wind Warning65
High Wind Watch43
Blowing Dust Advisory8
Dust Storm Advisory3
Lake Wind Advisory27
Wind Advisory181
Fire
Red Flag Warning168
Fire Weather Watch120
Fog and smoke
Air Stagnation Advisory5
Dense Fog Advisory148
Dense Smoke Advisory1
Freezing Fog Advisory1
Tropical
Hurricane Warning5
Storm Surge Warning5
Tropical Storm Warning16
Hurricane Watch4
Storm Surge Watch6
Tropical Storm Watch13
Coast and beach
Coastal Flood Warning6
High Surf Warning3
Lakeshore Flood Warning11
Tsunami Warning1
Coastal Flood Watch6
Lakeshore Flood Watch2
Coastal Flood Advisory107
High Surf Advisory17
Lakeshore Flood Advisory32
Tsunami Advisory2
Beach Hazards Statement27
Coastal Flood Statement53
Lakeshore Flood Statement4
Rip Current Statement42
Marine
Gale Warning238
Hazardous Seas Warning10
Heavy Freezing Spray Warning23
Special Marine Warning232
Storm Warning34
Gale Watch88
Hazardous Seas Watch7
Storm Watch2
Brisk Wind Advisory5
Low Water Advisory4
Marine Dense Fog Advisory16
Small Craft Advisory639

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. Warning verification from the Mesonet's Cow. Rebuilt daily.