Alert archive / Connecticut / 2008
Weather alerts in Connecticut, August 2008
96 weather alerts in August 2008, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered any part of the state, so the counties below add up to more than the state.
Weather alerts by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in August 2008. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 96
- Warnings
- 52
- Watches
- 6
- Advisories
- 28
- Busiest day
- August 7, 200832 alerts
Over time
By day
Days in UTC, the clock the archive keeps.
The alerts
Every alert, in the order issued. Times are local, Eastern Time. Each opens its own page with the text, the map, the radar and the sounding.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2, 10:11 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 94 min | |
| Aug 2, 10:39 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region | 9 hr |
| Aug 2, 11:30 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Greater Bridgeport Planning Region | 30 min |
| Aug 2, 11:36 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OKX | Greater Bridgeport Planning Region | 54 min |
| Aug 2, 11:44 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Greater Bridgeport Planning Region | 46 min |
| Aug 2, 12:32 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 88 min | |
| Aug 2, 12:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region | 41 min |
| Aug 2, 1:12 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OKX | Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region | 63 min |
| Aug 3, 10:27 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr | |
| Aug 6, 8:40 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OKX | Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region | 65 min |
| Aug 6, 4:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Capitol Planning Region | 54 min |
| Aug 6, 4:42 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | Capitol Planning Region | 93 min |
| Aug 7, 11:34 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 116 min | |
| Aug 7, 12:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, Capitol Planning Region, Northwest Hills Planning Region, Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region | 8 hr |
| Aug 7, 1:03 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | Capitol Planning Region | 87 min |
| Aug 7, 1:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Capitol Planning Region | 57 min |
| Aug 7, 1:49 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | OKX | Greater Bridgeport Planning Region | 3 hr |
| Aug 7, 2:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Naugatuck Valley Planning Region | 67 min |
| Aug 7, 2:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region | 63 min |
| Aug 7, 2:24 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | OKX | Naugatuck Valley Planning Region | 2 hr |
| Aug 7, 2:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Capitol Planning Region | 47 min |
| Aug 7, 2:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region | 54 min |
| Aug 7, 2:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region | 53 min |
| Aug 7, 2:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Capitol Planning Region | 51 min |
| Aug 7, 3:12 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | Capitol Planning Region | 108 min |
| Aug 7, 3:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region | 49 min |
| Aug 7, 3:38 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | OKX | Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region | 3 hr |
| Aug 7, 3:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Naugatuck Valley Planning Region | 18 min |
| Aug 7, 3:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region | 40 min |
| Aug 7, 4:25 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 65 min | |
| Aug 7, 4:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region | 45 min |
| Aug 7, 4:45 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OKX | Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region | 2 hr |
| Aug 7, 5:10 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OKX | Greater Bridgeport Planning Region | 110 min |
| Aug 7, 5:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region | 40 min |
| Aug 7, 5:54 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | OKX | Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region | 36 min |
| Aug 7, 6:05 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OKX | Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region | 85 min |
| Aug 7, 6:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region | 51 min |
| Aug 7, 6:23 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | OKX | Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region | 97 min |
| Aug 7, 6:30 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | OKX | Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region | 30 min |
| Aug 7, 7:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Northwest Hills Planning Region | 44 min |
| Aug 7, 7:07 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | OKX | Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region | 113 min |
| Aug 7, 7:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Greater Bridgeport Planning Region | 49 min |
| Aug 7, 7:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Capitol Planning Region | 62 min |
| Aug 7, 7:55 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Northwest Hills Planning Region | 2 hr |
| Aug 7, 8:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Greater Bridgeport Planning Region | 25 min |
| Aug 7, 8:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Northwest Hills Planning Region | 18 min |
| Aug 7, 8:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Capitol Planning Region | 60 min |
| Aug 8, 2:46 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OKX | Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region | 59 min |
| Aug 8, 2:50 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Northwest Hills Planning Region | 2 hr |
| Aug 8, 3:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Capitol Planning Region | 51 min |
| Aug 8, 4:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Capitol Planning Region | 48 min |
| Aug 8, 4:27 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OKX | Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region | 87 min |
| Aug 8, 4:31 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | Capitol Planning Region | 3 hr |
| Aug 8, 4:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Capitol Planning Region | 14 min |
| Aug 8, 4:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region | 32 min |
| Aug 8, 4:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Capitol Planning Region, Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region | 55 min |
| Aug 8, 5:15 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | Capitol Planning Region, Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region | 3 hr |
| Aug 10, 10:27 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 33 min | |
| Aug 10, 10:46 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, Northwest Hills Planning Region, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region | 10 hr |
| Aug 10, 1:05 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 85 min | |
| Aug 10, 5:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Northwest Hills Planning Region | 64 min |
| Aug 10, 5:54 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Northwest Hills Planning Region | 94 min |
| Aug 11, 12:16 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | Capitol Planning Region, Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region | 5 hr |
| Aug 11, 7:31 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region | 3 hr |
| Aug 11, 10:56 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr | |
| Aug 11, 12:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Greater Bridgeport Planning Region | 49 min |
| Aug 11, 12:47 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | ALY | Northwest Hills Planning Region | 6 hr |
| Aug 11, 12:58 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | OKX | Greater Bridgeport Planning Region | 83 min |
| Aug 11, 1:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Northwest Hills Planning Region | 62 min |
| Aug 11, 1:14 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | BOX | Capitol Planning Region, Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region | 15 min |
| Aug 11, 1:31 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | OKX | Naugatuck Valley Planning Region | 119 min |
| Aug 11, 1:34 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | BOX | Capitol Planning Region, Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region | 8 hr |
| Aug 11, 1:35 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Northwest Hills Planning Region | 3 hr |
| Aug 11, 2:55 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | OKX | Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region | 95 min |
| Aug 11, 2:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region | 50 min |
| Aug 11, 3:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region | 46 min |
| Aug 11, 3:47 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | OKX | Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region | 88 min |
| Aug 11, 4:09 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | Capitol Planning Region, Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region | 3 hr |
| Aug 11, 4:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region | 50 min |
| Aug 11, 4:23 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | OKX | Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region | 77 min |
| Aug 11, 4:28 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | OKX | Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region | 21 min |
| Aug 11, 4:32 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | Capitol Planning Region | 3 hr |
| Aug 11, 5:16 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BOX | Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region | 119 min |
| Aug 12, 12:10 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Northwest Hills Planning Region | 5 hr |
| Aug 12, 12:12 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OKX | Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region | 3 hr |
| Aug 12, 12:33 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | OKX | Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region | 2 hr |
| Aug 14, 3:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Greater Bridgeport Planning Region | 46 min |
| Aug 14, 4:43 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OKX | Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region | 92 min |
| Aug 15, 2:47 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 88 min | |
| Aug 15, 4:55 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region | 3 hr |
| Aug 15, 5:00 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Northwest Hills Planning Region | 3 hr |
| Aug 15, 5:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Greater Bridgeport Planning Region | 39 min |
| Aug 15, 5:10 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | Capitol Planning Region | 3 hr |
| Aug 15, 6:03 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OKX | Greater Bridgeport Planning Region | 87 min |
| Aug 15, 6:17 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | BOX | Capitol Planning Region | 3 hr |
| Aug 15, 6:20 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 85 min |
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 | 36 |
| Tornado Warning | 2 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 3 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 10 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Warning | 1 |
| Flash Flood Warning | 13 |
| Flash Flood Watch | 3 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 28 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
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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.