Weather alerts in Maryland, May 2008

88 weather alerts in May 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 May 2008. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts: 88
Warnings: 50
Watches: 12
Advisories: 19
Busiest day: May 12, 200825 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
May 1, 8:34 PM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	LWX	Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Calvert, Charles, Prince George's, Saint Mary's and 1 more	14 hr
May 2, 3:58 AM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Dorchester, Somerset, Wicomico	18 hr
May 2, 2:31 PM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	LWX	Anne Arundel, Calvert, Charles, Prince George's, Saint Mary's	6 hr
May 3, 9:50 PM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	LWX	Anne Arundel, Calvert, Charles, Prince George's, Saint Mary's	10 hr
May 8, 2:47 PM EDT	Flood Watch	PHI	Cecil, Kent	19 hr
May 8, 3:19 PM EDT	Flood Watch	LWX	Allegany, Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Carroll, Frederick, Prince George's and 2 more	17 hr
May 8, 8:38 PM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	Calvert, Charles, Saint Mary's	6 hr
May 8, 9:47 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Calvert, Charles, Prince George's, Saint Mary's	58 min
May 8, 11:33 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	LWX	Charles, Prince George's	42 min
May 9, 12:20 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	LWX	Charles, Prince George's	25 min
May 9, 12:46 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Charles	44 min
May 9, 12:46 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	LWX	Prince George's	44 min
May 9, 1:21 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	LWX	Prince George's	4 hr
May 9, 2:26 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	LWX	Charles	6 hr
May 9, 2:32 AM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Calvert, Charles, Saint Mary's, Somerset	88 min
May 9, 3:00 AM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	Calvert, Saint Mary's	8 hr
May 9, 6:13 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	LWX	Prince George's	2 hr
May 9, 6:37 AM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Dorchester, Somerset, Wicomico, Worcester	53 min
May 9, 7:37 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Somerset, Worcester	28 min
May 9, 8:34 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	LWX	Charles	4 hr
May 10, 3:49 PM EDT	Flood Watch	LWX	Allegany, Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Calvert, Carroll, Charles and 5 more	46 hr
May 10, 4:10 PM EDT	Coastal Flood Watch	AKQ	Worcester	37 hr
May 11, 3:37 AM EDT	Flood Watch	PHI	Cecil	30 hr
May 11, 9:52 AM EDT	Wind Advisory	PBZ		3 hr
May 11, 10:02 AM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	LWX	Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Calvert, Charles, Prince George's, Saint Mary's and 1 more	30 hr
May 11, 12:25 PM EDT	High Wind Warning	PBZ		5 hr
May 11, 3:34 PM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	PHI	Caroline, Cecil, Kent, Queen Anne's, Talbot	25 hr
May 11, 8:12 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	LWX	Anne Arundel, Howard, Montgomery, Prince George's	6 hr
May 11, 8:50 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	LWX	Carroll, Frederick	6 hr
May 11, 9:02 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	LWX	Charles	6 hr
May 11, 9:04 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	LWX	Baltimore, Harford, City of Baltimore	8 hr
May 11, 9:06 PM EDT	Wind Advisory	PHI	Caroline, Queen Anne's, Talbot	19 hr
May 11, 9:21 PM EDT	Wind Advisory	LWX	Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Calvert, Saint Mary's, City of Baltimore	7 hr
May 11, 10:13 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	LWX	Calvert, Saint Mary's	16 hr
May 11, 10:22 PM EDT	High Wind Warning	AKQ	Dorchester, Somerset, Wicomico, Worcester	3 hr
May 11, 11:20 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	LWX	Frederick	43 hr
May 11, 11:20 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	LWX	Montgomery	16 hr
May 11, 11:20 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	LWX	Washington	43 hr
May 12, 12:02 AM EDT	Coastal Flood Warning	LWX	Charles, Prince George's	6 hr
May 12, 12:54 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	LWX	Washington	5 hr
May 12, 2:18 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	LWX	Anne Arundel, Montgomery, Prince George's	16 hr
May 12, 2:41 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	LWX	Frederick	18 hr
May 12, 4:08 AM EDT	Wind Advisory	AKQ	Dorchester, Somerset, Wicomico, Worcester	20 hr
May 12, 4:44 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	LWX	Carroll, Howard	12 hr
May 12, 4:58 AM EDT	Coastal Flood Warning	AKQ	Dorchester, Somerset, Wicomico, Worcester	37 hr
May 12, 4:59 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	LWX	Charles	12 hr
May 12, 8:38 AM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Dorchester, Somerset, Wicomico	21 hr
May 12, 10:16 AM EDT	High Wind Warning	AKQ	Worcester	8 hr
May 12, 11:08 AM EDT	High Surf Advisory	AKQ	Worcester	35 hr
May 12, 2:34 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	LWX	Calvert, Saint Mary's	6 hr
May 12, 3:30 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	LWX	Frederick	37 hr
May 12, 3:30 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	LWX	Montgomery	37 hr
May 12, 10:00 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	LWX	Washington	6 hr
May 13, 10:23 PM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Dorchester, Somerset, Wicomico	12 hr
May 14, 8:03 AM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	LWX	Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Calvert, Charles, Prince George's, Saint Mary's and 1 more	24 hr
May 14, 10:52 AM EDT	Coastal Flood Warning	AKQ	Dorchester	17 hr
May 14, 10:52 AM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Dorchester, Somerset, Wicomico	43 hr
May 14, 11:09 AM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	PHI	Caroline, Cecil, Kent, Queen Anne's, Talbot	15 hr
May 15, 4:06 AM EDT	Flood Watch	LWX	Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Calvert, Charles, Frederick, Prince George's and 2 more	26 hr
May 16, 2:20 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Saint Mary's, Somerset	55 min
May 18, 3:01 AM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	LWX	Anne Arundel, Baltimore, City of Baltimore	7 hr
May 21, 5:21 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Montgomery	28 min
May 28, 5:21 PM EDT	Frost Advisory	PBZ		13 hr
May 31, 4:10 AM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	Garrett	6 hr
May 31, 8:07 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Garrett	53 min
May 31, 8:54 AM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Carroll, Cecil, Frederick, Harford and 6 more	96 min
May 31, 10:14 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Frederick, Washington	44 min
May 31, 10:20 AM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	Allegany, Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Caroline, Carroll, Cecil and 11 more	7 hr
May 31, 10:25 AM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	Allegany, Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Calvert, Caroline, Carroll and 18 more	7 hr
May 31, 10:50 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	PBZ	Garrett	3 hr
May 31, 12:05 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Saint Mary's, Somerset	55 min
May 31, 12:48 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Montgomery, Prince George's	42 min
May 31, 1:12 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Anne Arundel, Prince George's	48 min
May 31, 1:17 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	LWX	Allegany	118 min
May 31, 1:28 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Montgomery	62 min
May 31, 1:36 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Caroline, Kent, Queen Anne's, Talbot	54 min
May 31, 2:06 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Anne Arundel, Montgomery, Prince George's	39 min
May 31, 2:28 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Caroline, Kent, Queen Anne's, Talbot	47 min
May 31, 2:34 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Anne Arundel, Calvert, Prince George's	41 min
May 31, 2:39 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Dorchester	81 min
May 31, 2:50 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Charles, Prince George's	55 min
May 31, 3:07 PM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	Calvert, Charles, Dorchester, Saint Mary's, Somerset, Wicomico and 1 more	6 hr
May 31, 3:11 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Caroline, Queen Anne's, Talbot	64 min
May 31, 3:21 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Dorchester, Wicomico	54 min
May 31, 3:30 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Calvert, Charles, Prince George's, Saint Mary's	75 min
May 31, 3:59 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Dorchester	39 min
May 31, 4:28 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Dorchester	3 hr
May 31, 4:28 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Garrett	62 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	18
Tornado Warning	3
Tornado Watch	6
Mesoscale Discussion	7
Flooding
Areal Flood Warning	15
Flash Flood Warning	2
River Flood Warning	6
Flood Watch	5
Areal Flood Advisory	1
Cold
Frost Advisory	1
Wind and dust
High Wind Warning	3
Wind Advisory	4
Coast and beach
Coastal Flood Warning	3
Coastal Flood Watch	1
Coastal Flood Advisory	12
High Surf Advisory	1

By county

Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.

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. Rebuilt daily.