Alert archive / Delaware / New Castle County

Weather alerts in New Castle County, Delaware, 2010

250 weather alerts in 2010, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.

New Castle County and its neighbors

Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2010. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts
250
Warnings
70
Watches
41
Advisories
53
Busiest month
July48 alerts
Busiest day
July 14, 20109 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 2 tornado warnings covering New Castle County in 2010 had a tornado report inside them.

New Castle County, 2010

WarningsWith a reportFalse alarm ratioReportsInside a warningMean lead time
Tornado warnings20100%0
Severe thunderstorm warnings251732%1688%28 min
Flash flood warnings4175%3100%29 min

Each office's whole area, 2010

WarningsWith a reportFalse alarm ratioReportsInside a warningMean lead time
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly: tornado warnings12192%425%1 min
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly: severe thunderstorm warnings18310742%25282%29 min
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly: flash flood warnings14286%1560%45 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, Eastern Time. Each opens its own page with the text, the map, the radar and the sounding.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jan 2, 10:45 AM ESTWind AdvisoryPHI32 hr
Jan 7, 3:31 PM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryPHI17 hr
Jan 23, 3:38 PM ESTFlood WatchPHI49 hr
Jan 24, 11:17 AM ESTCoastal Flood AdvisoryPHI29 hr
Jan 24, 3:13 PM ESTWind AdvisoryPHI22 hr
Jan 25, 9:42 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI63 min
Jan 25, 9:56 AM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHI4 hr
Jan 25, 10:43 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningPHI6 hr
Jan 30, 4:16 AM ESTWinter Storm WarningPHI23 hr
Jan 30, 4:16 AM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryPHI20 hr
Feb 2, 11:07 AM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryPHI20 hr
Feb 4, 3:23 AM ESTWinter Storm WatchPHI10 hr
Feb 4, 1:43 PM ESTWinter Storm WarningPHI51 hr
Feb 5, 6:58 PM ESTMesoscale DiscussionSPC4 hr
Feb 5, 11:53 PM ESTMesoscale DiscussionSPC4 hr
Feb 6, 12:03 PM ESTMesoscale DiscussionSPC4 hr
Feb 8, 3:45 AM ESTWinter Storm WatchPHI24 hr
Feb 8, 3:51 PM ESTWinter Storm WarningPHI54 hr
Feb 9, 7:04 PM ESTMesoscale DiscussionSPC4 hr
Feb 10, 4:33 AM ESTBlizzard WarningPHI19 hr
Feb 10, 7:27 AM ESTMesoscale DiscussionSPC5 hr
Feb 10, 12:20 PM ESTMesoscale DiscussionSPC4 hr
Feb 23, 3:30 PM ESTWinter Storm WatchPHI24 hr
Feb 24, 3:16 PM ESTWinter Storm WarningPHI48 hr
Feb 25, 11:17 AM ESTWind AdvisoryPHI24 hr
Mar 2, 12:11 PM ESTCoastal Flood AdvisoryPHI42 hr
Mar 11, 3:42 PM ESTFlood WatchPHI59 hr
Mar 12, 2:35 AM ESTWind AdvisoryPHI46 hr
Mar 12, 3:23 PM ESTCoastal Flood AdvisoryPHI41 hr
Mar 13, 10:06 AM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHI8 hr
Mar 13, 2:50 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningPHI8 hr
Mar 13, 4:06 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningPHI6 hr
Mar 13, 4:10 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningPHI6 hr
Mar 13, 6:04 PM ESTAreal Flood WarningPHI8 hr
Mar 13, 11:10 PM ESTCoastal Flood AdvisoryPHI3 days
Mar 14, 3:23 PM EDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryPHI63 hr
Mar 26, 9:40 PM EDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryPHI11 hr
Mar 27, 3:39 PM EDTFlood WatchPHI3 days
Mar 28, 4:13 AM EDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryPHI68 hr
Mar 29, 12:56 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHI4 hr
Mar 29, 1:28 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHI4 hr
Mar 29, 2:15 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningPHI5 hr
Mar 30, 1:51 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningPHI8 hr
Apr 1, 11:42 PM EDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryPHI6 hr
Apr 8, 9:25 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI37 min
Apr 10, 10:50 AM EDTRed Flag WarningPHI8 hr
Apr 16, 7:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI34 min
Apr 26, 4:10 AM EDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryPHI23 hr
Apr 27, 2:34 PM EDTFire Weather WatchPHI14 hr
Apr 28, 4:12 AM EDTFire Weather WatchPHI16 hr
Apr 28, 4:12 AM EDTRed Flag WarningPHI16 hr
Apr 28, 7:55 PM EDTRed Flag WarningPHI24 hr
May 8, 4:15 AM EDTWind AdvisoryPHI25 hr
May 8, 2:02 PM EDTRed Flag WarningPHI6 hr
May 8, 7:59 PM EDTFire Weather WatchPHI8 hr
May 9, 4:02 AM EDTRed Flag WarningPHI16 hr
May 9, 3:57 PM EDTFire Weather WatchPHI12 hr
May 10, 4:17 AM EDTRed Flag WarningPHI16 hr
May 10, 2:32 PM EDTFrost AdvisoryPHI17 hr
May 14, 3:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr
May 14, 6:35 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI55 min
May 14, 6:35 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC55 min
May 14, 7:00 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI60 min
May 14, 7:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI67 min
May 14, 7:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI63 min
May 14, 9:05 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHI55 min
May 14, 9:06 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHI54 min
May 14, 9:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI48 min
May 27, 11:28 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC92 min
May 27, 1:23 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr
May 27, 4:13 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC62 min
May 27, 7:56 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI34 min
May 27, 8:08 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC97 min
May 27, 8:38 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI37 min
May 27, 11:46 PM EDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryPHI4 hr
May 28, 1:11 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHI3 hr
Jun 1, 5:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHI43 min
Jun 3, 11:27 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC93 min
Jun 3, 1:32 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr
Jun 3, 3:36 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC54 min
Jun 3, 6:28 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC62 min
Jun 4, 2:39 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr
Jun 4, 4:24 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC66 min
Jun 4, 7:03 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC57 min
Jun 6, 11:42 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC63 min
Jun 6, 12:40 PM EDTTornado WatchSPC6 hr
Jun 6, 2:38 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC67 min
Jun 13, 12:58 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Jun 13, 9:45 PM EDTCoastal Flood StatementPHI4 hr
Jun 21, 3:00 PM EDTExcessive Heat WatchPHI37 hr
Jun 22, 4:38 AM EDTExcessive Heat WarningPHI60 hr
Jun 22, 5:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC4 hr
Jun 22, 5:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHI60 min
Jun 22, 5:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHI46 min
Jun 22, 5:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI49 min
Jun 22, 6:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI46 min
Jun 22, 6:59 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC61 min
Jun 22, 7:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHI42 min
Jun 22, 8:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHI61 min
Jun 24, 12:16 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC89 min
Jun 24, 12:28 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr
Jun 24, 2:56 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI64 min
Jun 24, 3:07 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC53 min
Jun 24, 3:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI61 min
Jun 24, 4:18 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI57 min
Jun 25, 1:38 PM EDTExcessive Heat WatchPHI26 hr
Jun 26, 3:36 PM EDTExcessive Heat WarningPHI51 hr
Jun 28, 1:12 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr
Jun 28, 1:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHI87 min
Jun 28, 2:40 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHI95 min
Jun 28, 3:53 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Jun 30, 4:12 AM EDTRed Flag WarningPHI16 hr
Jul 1, 3:55 AM EDTRed Flag WarningPHI16 hr
Jul 4, 3:21 PM EDTExcessive Heat WatchPHI12 hr
Jul 5, 3:00 AM EDTExcessive Heat WarningPHI65 hr
Jul 7, 3:33 AM EDTExcessive Heat WatchPHI24 hr
Jul 7, 12:55 PM EDTRed Flag WarningPHI9 hr
Jul 8, 3:26 AM EDTExcessive Heat WarningPHI12 hr
Jul 10, 7:30 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHI6 hr
Jul 10, 9:00 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHI6 hr
Jul 13, 3:33 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHI57 min
Jul 13, 4:46 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHI59 min
Jul 13, 6:07 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHI113 min
Jul 13, 6:20 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHI115 min
Jul 13, 6:30 AM EDTTornado WarningPHI45 min
Jul 13, 2:48 PM EDTFlash Flood WatchPHI19 hr
Jul 13, 3:08 PM EDTExcessive Heat WatchPHI63 hr
Jul 13, 9:52 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHI68 min
Jul 14, 1:44 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHI61 min
Jul 14, 2:40 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHI3 hr
Jul 14, 2:52 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHI3 hr
Jul 14, 10:15 AM EDTFlash Flood WatchPHI9 hr
Jul 14, 12:47 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHI3 hr
Jul 14, 12:52 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHI3 hr
Jul 14, 2:11 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHI109 min
Jul 14, 4:03 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningPHI79 min
Jul 16, 4:00 AM EDTExcessive Heat WatchPHI36 hr
Jul 16, 4:00 AM EDTHeat AdvisoryPHI16 hr
Jul 16, 4:07 PM EDTHeat AdvisoryPHI23 hr
Jul 17, 2:04 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHI86 min
Jul 19, 9:14 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHI61 min
Jul 19, 6:22 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI53 min
Jul 19, 6:52 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHI68 min
Jul 19, 7:39 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC96 min
Jul 20, 1:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHI63 min
Jul 20, 9:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHI57 min
Jul 21, 1:32 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC9 hr
Jul 21, 3:41 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC64 min
Jul 22, 2:06 PM EDTExcessive Heat WatchPHI25 hr
Jul 23, 3:24 PM EDTExcessive Heat WarningPHI48 hr
Jul 23, 6:23 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC67 min
Jul 25, 10:48 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC27 min
Jul 25, 11:29 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr
Jul 25, 12:50 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC55 min
Jul 25, 2:25 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI80 min
Jul 25, 2:45 PM EDTTornado WarningPHI30 min
Jul 25, 3:22 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI53 min
Jul 25, 3:25 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC65 min
Jul 29, 11:54 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr
Jul 29, 2:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHI92 min
Aug 4, 2:56 PM EDTHeat AdvisoryPHI29 hr
Aug 4, 8:36 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC4 hr
Aug 4, 10:08 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHI52 min
Aug 4, 10:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHI43 min
Aug 4, 10:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHI28 min
Aug 9, 2:45 PM EDTHeat AdvisoryPHI29 hr
Aug 12, 4:02 AM EDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryPHI35 hr
Aug 12, 7:56 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHI2 hr
Aug 12, 8:31 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHI59 min
Aug 12, 9:27 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHI3 hr
Aug 12, 3:10 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHI3 hr
Aug 13, 2:54 PM EDTCoastal Flood StatementPHI16 hr
Aug 16, 2:01 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC89 min
Aug 16, 9:52 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHI113 min
Aug 22, 2:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHI58 min
Aug 22, 3:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHI61 min
Sep 4, 4:19 AM EDTRed Flag WarningPHI13 hr
Sep 7, 4:27 AM EDTFire Weather WatchPHI11 hr
Sep 7, 3:42 PM EDTRed Flag WarningPHI27 hr
Sep 14, 11:00 AM EDTRed Flag WarningPHI7 hr
Sep 16, 4:36 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI54 min
Sep 16, 4:37 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC53 min
Sep 22, 3:10 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC65 min
Sep 22, 3:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr
Sep 22, 4:46 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC59 min
Sep 22, 7:14 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC61 min
Sep 22, 8:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHI45 min
Sep 22, 9:10 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI65 min
Sep 27, 1:03 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC87 min
Sep 28, 7:33 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHI57 min
Sep 28, 8:00 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Sep 28, 8:47 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHI58 min
Sep 28, 9:26 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHI64 min
Sep 28, 10:17 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHI58 min
Sep 28, 10:22 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI53 min
Sep 28, 11:15 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI45 min
Sep 28, 1:50 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC55 min
Sep 29, 3:52 AM EDTFlood WatchPHI49 hr
Sep 29, 3:19 PM EDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryPHI30 hr
Sep 29, 3:24 PM EDTWind AdvisoryPHI38 hr
Sep 30, 4:55 AM EDTTornado WatchSPC8 hr
Sep 30, 8:25 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC95 min
Sep 30, 10:49 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC116 min
Sep 30, 12:39 PM EDTTornado WatchSPC6 hr
Sep 30, 1:48 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningPHI6 hr
Sep 30, 1:51 PM EDTCoastal Flood WarningPHI5 hr
Sep 30, 3:16 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC119 min
Sep 30, 7:50 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningPHI16 hr
Oct 1, 12:01 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC89 min
Oct 1, 12:40 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHI65 min
Oct 1, 12:49 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningPHI14 hr
Oct 1, 1:08 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningPHI14 hr
Oct 1, 1:22 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHI53 min
Oct 1, 2:08 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningPHI12 hr
Oct 1, 2:23 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningPHI23 hr
Oct 3, 4:23 AM EDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryPHI43 hr
Oct 4, 4:30 AM EDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryPHI15 hr
Oct 11, 11:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHI65 min
Oct 27, 11:54 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC66 min
Oct 27, 12:13 PM EDTTornado WatchSPC8 hr
Oct 27, 2:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHI59 min
Oct 29, 3:24 PM EDTFrost AdvisoryPHI13 hr
Oct 31, 3:48 AM EDTFreeze WatchPHI11 hr
Oct 31, 3:03 PM EDTFrost AdvisoryPHI17 hr
Nov 1, 3:58 AM EDTFreeze WatchPHI11 hr
Nov 1, 3:10 PM EDTFreeze WarningPHI17 hr
Nov 3, 8:30 PM EDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryPHI14 hr
Nov 10, 1:32 PM ESTCoastal Flood AdvisoryPHI29 hr
Nov 12, 4:31 AM ESTCoastal Flood AdvisoryPHI11 hr
Nov 14, 11:02 PM ESTDense Fog AdvisoryPHI11 hr
Nov 15, 3:16 PM ESTDense Fog AdvisoryPHI12 hr
Nov 16, 3:27 PM ESTWind AdvisoryPHI27 hr
Nov 17, 12:06 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC4 hr
Nov 17, 1:59 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementPHI61 min
Nov 17, 2:03 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI57 min
Nov 30, 3:15 PM ESTWind AdvisoryPHI23 hr
Nov 30, 3:30 PM ESTCoastal Flood AdvisoryPHI20 hr
Dec 1, 6:48 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementPHI57 min
Dec 1, 7:43 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementPHI47 min
Dec 1, 8:36 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementPHI54 min
Dec 1, 8:58 AM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHI6 hr
Dec 1, 9:31 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementPHI59 min
Dec 1, 10:17 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementPHI43 min
Dec 1, 10:33 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI42 min
Dec 1, 10:49 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementPHI56 min
Dec 1, 11:35 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI40 min
Dec 16, 11:47 AM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryPHI7 hr
Dec 25, 4:16 AM ESTWinter Storm WatchPHI11 hr
Dec 25, 3:24 PM ESTWinter Storm WarningPHI38 hr
Dec 27, 4:14 AM ESTWind AdvisoryPHI17 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.

Nearby

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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.