Alert archive / Arizona / Maricopa County

Weather alerts in Maricopa County, Arizona, 2017

264 weather alerts in 2017, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.

Maricopa County and its neighbors

Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2017. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts
264
Warnings
105
Watches
12
Advisories
94
Busiest month
July101 alerts
Busiest day
August 3, 201723 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 reports fell inside a warning.

Maricopa County, 2017

WarningsWith a reportFalse alarm ratioReportsInside a warningMean lead time
Tornado warnings010%
Severe thunderstorm warnings411759%6648%16 min
Flash flood warnings342429%4185%106 min

Each office's whole area, 2017

WarningsWith a reportFalse alarm ratioReportsInside a warningMean lead time
NWS Phoenix, AZ: tornado warnings010%
NWS Phoenix, AZ: severe thunderstorm warnings792865%9249%17 min
NWS Phoenix, AZ: flash flood warnings753751%7281%86 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jan 1, 6:07 AM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryPSR3 hr
Jan 20, 8:55 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryPSR6 hr
Jan 21, 1:44 AM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryPSR3 hr
Jan 21, 9:26 AM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryPSR3 hr
Jan 21, 12:51 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryPSR10 hr
Feb 18, 9:07 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryPSR3 hr
Feb 18, 11:58 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryPSR6 hr
Feb 28, 4:59 AM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryPSR3 hr
Feb 28, 6:10 AM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryPSR5 hr
Feb 28, 7:55 AM MSTAreal Flood WarningPSR12 hr
Feb 28, 11:05 AM MSTRiver Flood WarningPSR24 hr
Feb 28, 11:31 AM MSTAreal Flood WarningPSR6 hr
Feb 28, 5:11 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryPSR12 hr
Feb 28, 7:43 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryPSR6 hr
Mar 22, 10:48 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementPSR42 min
Mar 23, 1:58 AM MSTSpecial Weather StatementPSR92 min
Mar 27, 4:30 AM MSTFire Weather WatchPSR8 hr
Mar 27, 12:52 PM MSTRed Flag WarningPSR30 hr
Mar 30, 2:56 AM MSTRed Flag WarningPSR17 hr
Apr 24, 4:33 AM MSTRed Flag WarningPSR14 hr
Apr 24, 1:59 PM MSTRed Flag WarningPSR31 hr
Apr 25, 3:03 AM MSTWind AdvisoryPSR10 hr
Apr 25, 1:29 PM MSTWind AdvisoryPSR6 hr
Apr 26, 2:12 PM MSTFire Weather WatchPSR13 hr
Apr 27, 3:40 AM MSTRed Flag WarningPSR41 hr
Apr 27, 1:42 PM MSTWind AdvisoryPSR30 hr
May 3, 2:15 PM MSTFire Weather WatchPSR47 hr
May 5, 2:24 AM MSTWind AdvisoryPSR47 hr
May 5, 1:32 PM MSTRed Flag WarningPSR30 hr
May 6, 4:15 PM MSTBlowing Dust AdvisoryPSR4 hr
May 13, 3:09 AM MSTFire Weather WatchPSR11 hr
Jun 4, 3:09 AM MSTHeat AdvisoryPSR6 hr
Jun 4, 8:53 AM MSTExcessive Heat WarningPSR3 days
Jun 12, 2:45 AM MSTExcessive Heat WatchPSR75 days
Jun 14, 2:50 AM MSTExcessive Heat WarningPSR13 days
Jun 14, 2:50 AM MSTHeat AdvisoryPSR13 days
Jul 4, 2:07 AM MSTExcessive Heat WatchPSR12 hr
Jul 4, 2:13 PM MSTExcessive Heat WarningPSR3 days
Jul 5, 4:51 AM MSTHeat AdvisoryPSR63 hr
Jul 7, 6:54 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementPSR36 min
Jul 8, 4:32 PM MSTBlowing Dust AdvisoryPSR2 hr
Jul 9, 11:44 AM MSTBlowing Dust AdvisoryPSR10 hr
Jul 9, 6:54 PM MSTDust Storm WarningPSR64 min
Jul 10, 6:31 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryPSR119 min
Jul 10, 7:27 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementPSR48 min
Jul 10, 9:49 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryPSR116 min
Jul 10, 10:02 PM MSTBlowing Dust AdvisoryPSR58 min
Jul 10, 11:08 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryPSR3 hr
Jul 11, 8:04 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryPSR116 min
Jul 12, 4:21 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPSR24 min
Jul 12, 4:43 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPSR32 min
Jul 12, 5:40 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPSR35 min
Jul 12, 5:54 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPSR36 min
Jul 12, 6:39 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryPSR111 min
Jul 12, 6:43 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementPSR47 min
Jul 13, 5:32 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPSR28 min
Jul 14, 2:55 PM MSTMesoscale DiscussionSPC65 min
Jul 14, 3:48 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPSR27 min
Jul 14, 4:09 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPSR36 min
Jul 14, 4:23 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPSR37 min
Jul 14, 4:35 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC4 hr
Jul 14, 4:44 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPSR31 min
Jul 14, 5:12 PM MSTBlowing Dust AdvisoryPSR4 hr
Jul 14, 5:22 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementPSR38 min
Jul 14, 6:14 PM MSTMesoscale DiscussionSPC91 min
Jul 14, 8:29 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPSR31 min
Jul 15, 3:49 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPSR26 min
Jul 15, 4:55 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementPSR50 min
Jul 15, 5:31 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPSR29 min
Jul 15, 5:39 PM MSTDust Storm WarningPSR2 hr
Jul 15, 5:55 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPSR35 min
Jul 15, 5:57 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementPSR48 min
Jul 15, 6:13 PM MSTFlash Flood WarningPSR3 hr
Jul 15, 8:00 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementPSR45 min
Jul 15, 8:05 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPSR25 min
Jul 15, 9:25 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryPSR6 hr
Jul 16, 2:47 AM MSTFlash Flood WatchPSR43 hr
Jul 16, 1:25 PM MSTMesoscale DiscussionSPC65 min
Jul 16, 6:16 PM MSTBlowing Dust AdvisoryPSR104 min
Jul 16, 8:32 PM MSTMesoscale DiscussionSPC118 min
Jul 16, 9:12 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPSR33 min
Jul 16, 9:35 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPSR25 min
Jul 16, 10:06 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPSR24 min
Jul 16, 10:08 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementPSR52 min
Jul 16, 10:20 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPSR25 min
Jul 16, 10:29 PM MSTFlash Flood WarningPSR3 hr
Jul 16, 10:33 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementPSR72 min
Jul 16, 10:46 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPSR29 min
Jul 16, 10:53 PM MSTDust Storm WarningPSR88 min
Jul 16, 11:08 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementPSR82 min
Jul 16, 11:51 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryPSR3 hr
Jul 18, 9:58 AM MSTFlash Flood WatchPSR16 hr
Jul 18, 11:16 AM MSTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Jul 18, 3:06 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPSR24 min
Jul 18, 3:42 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryPSR3 hr
Jul 18, 4:34 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementPSR41 min
Jul 18, 5:43 PM MSTFlash Flood WarningPSR6 hr
Jul 18, 6:01 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementPSR44 min
Jul 18, 6:06 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPSR24 min
Jul 18, 6:40 PM MSTFlash Flood WarningPSR3 hr
Jul 18, 8:02 PM MSTFlash Flood WarningPSR3 hr
Jul 18, 10:22 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryPSR3 hr
Jul 19, 12:05 PM MSTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Jul 19, 1:10 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementPSR50 min
Jul 19, 2:34 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementPSR26 min
Jul 19, 10:56 PM MSTAreal Flood WarningPSR6 hr
Jul 20, 4:52 AM MSTAreal Flood WarningPSR3 hr
Jul 20, 8:44 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryPSR61 min
Jul 21, 2:23 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryPSR112 min
Jul 21, 6:03 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementPSR27 min
Jul 21, 6:14 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryPSR2 hr
Jul 21, 6:18 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryPSR3 hr
Jul 21, 6:29 PM MSTFlash Flood WarningPSR3 hr
Jul 22, 3:52 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryPSR113 min
Jul 23, 10:36 AM MSTFlash Flood WatchPSR13 hr
Jul 23, 6:51 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementPSR24 min
Jul 23, 7:10 PM MSTFlash Flood WarningPSR3 hr
Jul 23, 7:17 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementPSR28 min
Jul 23, 7:44 PM MSTFlash Flood WarningPSR3 hr
Jul 24, 5:54 AM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryPSR3 hr
Jul 24, 7:19 AM MSTFlash Flood WarningPSR3 hr
Jul 24, 8:08 AM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryPSR4 hr
Jul 24, 8:13 AM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryPSR3 hr
Jul 24, 8:59 AM MSTFlash Flood WarningPSR3 hr
Jul 24, 10:08 AM MSTFlash Flood WarningPSR3 hr
Jul 24, 11:10 AM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryPSR3 hr
Jul 24, 11:52 AM MSTFlash Flood WarningPSR3 hr
Jul 24, 12:22 PM MSTFlash Flood WarningPSR6 hr
Jul 24, 2:39 PM MSTFlash Flood WarningPSR3 hr
Jul 28, 9:14 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryPSR3 hr
Jul 29, 4:19 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementPSR41 min
Jul 29, 4:48 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryPSR117 min
Jul 29, 5:00 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementPSR45 min
Jul 29, 5:12 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryPSR3 hr
Jul 29, 5:38 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementPSR52 min
Jul 29, 6:15 PM MSTDust Storm WarningPSR45 min
Jul 29, 7:16 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryPSR119 min
Jul 31, 5:19 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryPSR116 min
Jul 31, 6:15 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryPSR2 hr
Aug 1, 5:05 PM MSTBlowing Dust AdvisoryPSR3 hr
Aug 1, 5:26 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryPSR3 hr
Aug 1, 5:45 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPSR30 min
Aug 1, 6:26 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryPSR3 hr
Aug 1, 6:48 PM MSTFlash Flood WarningPSR3 hr
Aug 2, 5:07 PM MSTFlash Flood WarningPSR3 hr
Aug 2, 9:51 PM MSTAreal Flood WarningPSR3 hr
Aug 3, 2:42 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPSR33 min
Aug 3, 2:48 PM MSTFlash Flood WarningPSR6 hr
Aug 3, 2:59 PM MSTBlowing Dust AdvisoryPSR2 hr
Aug 3, 3:18 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementPSR27 min
Aug 3, 3:20 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPSR25 min
Aug 3, 3:39 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementPSR51 min
Aug 3, 3:42 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementPSR48 min
Aug 3, 3:49 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPSR26 min
Aug 3, 4:02 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementPSR43 min
Aug 3, 4:12 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPSR33 min
Aug 3, 4:15 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPSR30 min
Aug 3, 4:23 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementPSR52 min
Aug 3, 4:24 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementPSR51 min
Aug 3, 4:31 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementPSR44 min
Aug 3, 4:36 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPSR24 min
Aug 3, 4:44 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryPSR3 hr
Aug 3, 4:46 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPSR29 min
Aug 3, 4:49 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementPSR41 min
Aug 3, 4:55 PM MSTFlash Flood WarningPSR3 hr
Aug 3, 4:56 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPSR34 min
Aug 3, 4:58 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPSR32 min
Aug 3, 5:02 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPSR28 min
Aug 3, 5:06 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPSR24 min
Aug 3, 5:17 PM MSTBlowing Dust AdvisoryPSR103 min
Aug 3, 5:19 PM MSTFlash Flood WarningPSR3 hr
Aug 3, 5:27 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPSR48 min
Aug 3, 5:28 PM MSTFlash Flood WarningPSR3 hr
Aug 3, 6:03 PM MSTFlash Flood WarningPSR3 hr
Aug 3, 6:58 PM MSTFlash Flood WarningPSR3 hr
Aug 3, 8:00 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryPSR3 hr
Aug 3, 8:03 PM MSTAreal Flood WarningPSR3 hr
Aug 3, 8:21 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryPSR3 hr
Aug 3, 8:28 PM MSTAreal Flood WarningPSR3 hr
Aug 3, 8:31 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryPSR3 hr
Aug 3, 9:21 PM MSTAreal Flood WarningPSR3 hr
Aug 4, 7:01 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryPSR3 hr
Aug 4, 9:06 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryPSR4 hr
Aug 10, 5:49 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryPSR3 hr
Aug 10, 5:53 PM MSTFlash Flood WarningPSR2 hr
Aug 10, 7:54 PM MSTAreal Flood WarningPSR3 hr
Aug 10, 8:26 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryPSR3 hr
Aug 10, 9:13 PM MSTAreal Flood WarningPSR4 hr
Aug 10, 9:43 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementPSR47 min
Aug 10, 10:06 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryPSR4 hr
Aug 10, 10:46 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryPSR3 hr
Aug 11, 5:23 AM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryPSR3 hr
Aug 11, 8:28 AM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryPSR2 hr
Aug 12, 3:46 AM MSTSpecial Weather StatementPSR44 min
Aug 12, 3:58 AM MSTSpecial Weather StatementPSR47 min
Aug 12, 4:21 AM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryPSR114 min
Aug 12, 4:23 AM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryPSR4 hr
Aug 12, 4:43 AM MSTSpecial Weather StatementPSR47 min
Aug 12, 4:44 AM MSTSpecial Weather StatementPSR46 min
Aug 12, 7:02 AM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryPSR118 min
Aug 12, 8:45 AM MSTFlash Flood WarningPSR6 hr
Aug 12, 7:37 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryPSR3 hr
Aug 12, 7:50 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementPSR55 min
Aug 12, 9:10 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementPSR65 min
Aug 12, 9:27 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryPSR5 hr
Aug 12, 9:55 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPSR50 min
Aug 12, 10:12 PM MSTFlash Flood WarningPSR3 hr
Aug 12, 10:26 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPSR49 min
Aug 12, 10:38 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryPSR3 hr
Aug 12, 10:45 PM MSTFlash Flood WarningPSR4 hr
Aug 12, 11:34 PM MSTFlash Flood WarningPSR3 hr
Aug 13, 12:03 AM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryPSR3 hr
Aug 13, 1:32 AM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryPSR118 min
Aug 13, 1:59 AM MSTFlash Flood WarningPSR5 hr
Aug 13, 2:29 AM MSTFlash Flood WarningPSR5 hr
Aug 13, 2:51 AM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryPSR3 hr
Aug 13, 4:34 AM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryPSR3 hr
Aug 13, 5:41 AM MSTFlash Flood WarningPSR3 hr
Aug 13, 6:44 AM MSTAreal Flood WarningPSR3 hr
Aug 14, 1:03 AM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPSR42 min
Aug 14, 1:29 AM MSTFlash Flood WarningPSR3 hr
Aug 14, 2:14 AM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryPSR3 hr
Aug 23, 3:01 PM MSTBlowing Dust AdvisoryPSR5 hr
Aug 23, 3:30 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementPSR45 min
Aug 23, 3:37 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPSR38 min
Aug 23, 5:25 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryPSR110 min
Aug 23, 7:12 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryPSR3 hr
Aug 23, 7:38 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementPSR37 min
Aug 23, 8:19 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementPSR26 min
Aug 23, 9:45 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryPSR2 hr
Aug 24, 12:26 AM MSTSpecial Weather StatementPSR19 min
Aug 26, 2:50 AM MSTExcessive Heat WarningPSR5 days
Aug 26, 4:37 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryPSR3 hr
Aug 26, 5:45 PM MSTBlowing Dust AdvisoryPSR68 min
Aug 27, 4:39 PM MSTBlowing Dust AdvisoryPSR2 hr
Aug 27, 5:44 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPSR31 min
Sep 2, 5:10 PM MSTFlash Flood WarningPSR3 hr
Sep 4, 3:10 PM MSTMesoscale DiscussionSPC3 hr
Sep 5, 6:45 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPSR30 min
Sep 5, 6:59 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementPSR31 min
Sep 5, 7:40 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryPSR3 hr
Sep 7, 11:26 AM MSTBlowing Dust AdvisoryPSR9 hr
Sep 7, 2:10 PM MSTFlash Flood WatchPSR54 hr
Sep 7, 4:56 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementPSR49 min
Sep 7, 6:22 PM MSTDust Storm WarningPSR98 min
Sep 7, 7:49 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementPSR26 min
Sep 7, 8:21 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPSR24 min
Sep 8, 1:09 PM MSTBlowing Dust AdvisoryPSR7 hr
Sep 8, 7:25 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryPSR3 hr
Sep 8, 7:54 PM MSTFlash Flood WarningPSR3 hr
Sep 8, 11:22 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementPSR38 min
Sep 9, 12:03 AM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryPSR3 hr
Sep 9, 12:40 AM MSTFlash Flood WarningPSR3 hr
Sep 9, 12:43 AM MSTSpecial Weather StatementPSR47 min
Sep 9, 6:11 AM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryPSR2 hr
Sep 13, 5:50 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryPSR3 hr
Sep 14, 2:43 PM MSTBlowing Dust AdvisoryPSR4 hr
Dec 7, 3:26 AM MSTFreeze WarningPSR30 hr
Dec 7, 3:26 AM MSTWind AdvisoryPSR10 hr
Dec 7, 3:28 AM MSTRed Flag WarningPSR13 hr
Dec 10, 2:57 AM MSTWind AdvisoryPSR10 hr
Dec 19, 3:41 AM MSTFreeze WatchPSR35 hr
Dec 20, 2:22 PM MSTFreeze WarningPSR43 hr
Dec 21, 11:28 AM MSTBlowing Dust AdvisoryPSR6 hr

By product

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

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.