Alert archive / Maryland / Cecil County
Weather alerts in Cecil County, Maryland, 2026
140 weather alerts in 2026, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Cecil County and its neighbors
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2026. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 140
- Warnings
- 34
- Watches
- 37
- Advisories
- 25
- Busiest month
- July44 alerts
- Busiest day
- July 28, 20269 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 3 tornado warnings covering Cecil County in 2026 had a tornado report inside them.
Cecil County, 2026
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 3 | 0 | 100% | 0 | ||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 20 | 15 | 25% | 15 | 80% | 19 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 0 | 0 |
Each office's whole area, 2026
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Baltimore/Washington: tornado warnings | 47 | 6 | 87% | 14 | 64% | 13 min |
| NWS Baltimore/Washington: severe thunderstorm warnings | 526 | 366 | 30% | 1,477 | 87% | 20 min |
| NWS Baltimore/Washington: flash flood warnings | 46 | 27 | 41% | 78 | 87% | 57 min |
An office's figures cover every county it serves, including across state lines.
The year is still running; reports filed late and damage surveys can still change these figures.
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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 4:17 AM EST | Snow Squall Warning | LWX | 43 min |
| Jan 17, 2:13 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | 28 hr |
| Jan 22, 2:16 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | LWX | 32 hr |
| Jan 22, 12:49 PM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | LWX | 47 hr |
| Jan 23, 10:03 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | LWX | 67 hr |
| Jan 25, 6:01 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jan 25, 3:02 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 hr |
| Jan 25, 11:13 PM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | LWX | 4 days |
| Jan 27, 12:01 AM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | LWX | 35 hr |
| Jan 27, 11:39 PM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | LWX | 59 hr |
| Jan 28, 11:08 PM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | LWX | 36 hr |
| Jan 30, 12:35 AM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | LWX | 33 hr |
| Jan 31, 1:12 AM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | LWX | 34 hr |
| Feb 1, 12:05 PM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | LWX | 22 hr |
| Feb 5, 1:07 PM EST | Extreme Cold Watch | LWX | 13 hr |
| Feb 5, 1:07 PM EST | Extreme Cold Warning | LWX | 69 hr |
| Feb 6, 1:55 AM EST | High Wind Warning | LWX | 44 hr |
| Feb 7, 6:25 PM EST | Wind Advisory | LWX | 4 hr |
| Feb 8, 9:38 AM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | LWX | 3 hr |
| Feb 8, 12:55 PM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | LWX | 21 hr |
| Feb 10, 10:56 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | LWX | 34 min |
| Feb 17, 8:11 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | LWX | 14 hr |
| Feb 20, 12:04 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | LWX | 27 hr |
| Feb 21, 2:46 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | LWX | 57 hr |
| Feb 22, 4:58 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 hr |
| Mar 2, 2:26 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | 35 hr |
| Mar 3, 5:58 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 5 hr |
| Mar 3, 4:01 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | LWX | 4 hr |
| Mar 8, 3:38 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | LWX | 3 hr |
| Mar 11, 6:47 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 118 min |
| Mar 11, 7:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 3 hr |
| Mar 11, 7:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | 33 min |
| Mar 15, 12:43 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | LWX | 43 hr |
| Mar 16, 10:52 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Mar 16, 3:14 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 91 min |
| Mar 16, 4:09 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | LWX | 8 hr |
| Apr 6, 1:49 PM EDT | Freeze Watch | LWX | 12 hr |
| Apr 7, 2:13 AM EDT | Freeze Watch | LWX | 35 hr |
| Apr 7, 2:13 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | LWX | 31 hr |
| Apr 8, 12:57 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | LWX | 20 hr |
| Apr 18, 11:59 PM EDT | Freeze Watch | LWX | 24 hr |
| Apr 19, 11:35 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | LWX | 33 hr |
| May 10, 3:10 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| May 19, 5:40 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 65 min |
| May 20, 12:23 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 97 min |
| May 20, 12:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| May 20, 3:09 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 96 min |
| May 20, 4:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | 51 min |
| May 20, 4:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | 35 min |
| May 20, 5:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | 54 min |
| May 26, 3:56 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | LWX | 3 hr |
| Jun 6, 1:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jun 6, 4:17 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 118 min |
| Jun 6, 5:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | 54 min |
| Jun 6, 6:36 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 114 min |
| Jun 11, 2:24 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | LWX | 18 hr |
| Jun 11, 2:58 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | LWX | 26 hr |
| Jun 11, 3:02 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 118 min |
| Jun 11, 6:09 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Jun 11, 7:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Jun 11, 8:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | 61 min |
| Jun 11, 9:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | 38 min |
| Jun 14, 4:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jun 14, 6:22 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 113 min |
| Jun 14, 9:25 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 14, 9:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | 24 min |
| Jun 22, 1:25 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 22, 2:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Jun 22, 4:45 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 90 min |
| Jun 30, 3:03 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | LWX | 41 hr |
| Jun 30, 3:03 AM EDT | Extreme Heat Watch | LWX | 34 hr |
| Jul 1, 1:32 PM EDT | Extreme Heat Warning | LWX | 30 hr |
| Jul 1, 1:32 PM EDT | Extreme Heat Warning | LWX | 55 hr |
| Jul 2, 8:36 AM EDT | Extreme Heat Watch | LWX | 5 hr |
| Jul 2, 1:32 PM EDT | Extreme Heat Warning | LWX | 54 hr |
| Jul 3, 3:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jul 3, 4:34 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 116 min |
| Jul 4, 2:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| Jul 4, 6:47 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 118 min |
| Jul 4, 7:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | 58 min |
| Jul 4, 8:19 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 116 min |
| Jul 5, 1:57 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | LWX | 18 hr |
| Jul 5, 2:08 PM EDT | Flood Watch | LWX | 11 hr |
| Jul 5, 6:00 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 5, 6:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jul 5, 8:20 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 115 min |
| Jul 5, 9:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | 81 min |
| Jul 6, 4:09 AM EDT | Flood Watch | LWX | 22 hr |
| Jul 9, 4:10 AM EDT | Flood Watch | LWX | 16 hr |
| Jul 9, 2:05 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 115 min |
| Jul 9, 2:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jul 11, 2:56 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 14, 12:04 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | LWX | 32 hr |
| Jul 16, 9:55 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | LWX | 10 hr |
| Jul 18, 9:23 AM EDT | Flood Watch | LWX | 14 hr |
| Jul 18, 12:50 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 85 min |
| Jul 18, 1:55 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jul 18, 3:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | 23 min |
| Jul 18, 4:39 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 96 min |
| Jul 21, 1:23 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 21, 2:20 PM EDT | Flood Watch | LWX | 7 hr |
| Jul 21, 2:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 11 hr |
| Jul 21, 3:40 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 95 min |
| Jul 21, 4:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | 34 min |
| Jul 27, 2:11 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 27, 7:16 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 119 min |
| Jul 28, 1:54 AM EDT | Flood Watch | LWX | 17 hr |
| Jul 28, 12:08 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 28, 2:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| Jul 28, 4:20 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Jul 28, 4:53 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 28, 5:28 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LWX | 32 min |
| Jul 28, 5:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | 41 min |
| Jul 28, 5:56 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LWX | 34 min |
| Jul 28, 6:06 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LWX | 24 min |
| Aug 6, 1:39 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 7, 12:50 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 7, 1:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Aug 8, 11:55 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 95 min |
| Aug 8, 1:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | 57 min |
| Aug 10, 9:29 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 91 min |
| Aug 10, 12:59 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 10, 1:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Aug 10, 4:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | 42 min |
| Aug 10, 5:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | 27 min |
| Aug 20, 1:53 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 20, 2:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Aug 20, 2:58 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Aug 20, 4:26 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 27, 3:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Sep 1, 3:13 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Sep 1, 4:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Sep 1, 6:32 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 88 min |
| Sep 1, 8:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | 41 min |
| Sep 1, 8:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | 61 min |
| Sep 1, 9:46 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 119 min |
| Sep 2, 11:46 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Sep 2, 12:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | 51 min |
| Sep 2, 1:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | 39 min |
| Sep 3, 8:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
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 | 20 |
| Tornado Warning | 3 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 19 |
| Tornado Watch | 4 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 43 |
| Special Weather Statement | 1 |
| Flooding | |
| Flood Watch | 6 |
| Winter | |
| Snow Squall Warning | 1 |
| Winter Storm Warning | 2 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 2 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 2 |
| Heat | |
| Extreme Heat Warning | 3 |
| Extreme Heat Watch | 2 |
| Heat Advisory | 6 |
| Cold | |
| Extreme Cold Warning | 1 |
| Freeze Warning | 3 |
| Extreme Cold Watch | 1 |
| Freeze Watch | 3 |
| Cold Weather Advisory | 10 |
| Wind and dust | |
| High Wind Warning | 1 |
| Wind Advisory | 3 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 4 |
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.