Alert archive / Maryland / Frederick County

Weather alerts in Frederick County, Maryland, 2008

154 weather alerts in 2008, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.

Frederick County and its neighbors

Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2008. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts
154
Warnings
56
Watches
35
Advisories
35
Busiest month
June39 alerts
Busiest day
June 4, 20087 alerts

Over time

By month

Warning verification

How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.

Frederick County, 2008

WarningsWith a reportFalse alarm ratioReportsInside a warningMean lead time
Tornado warnings00
Severe thunderstorm warnings372338%2075%31 min
Flash flood warnings10100%0

Each office's whole area, 2008

WarningsWith a reportFalse alarm ratioReportsInside a warningMean lead time
NWS Baltimore/Washington: tornado warnings36878%2143%18 min
NWS Baltimore/Washington: severe thunderstorm warnings39122044%57976%21 min
NWS Baltimore/Washington: flash flood warnings231152%5375%117 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 9, 2:49 AM ESTWind AdvisoryLWX7 hr
Jan 16, 2:35 PM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryLWX36 hr
Jan 16, 9:28 PM ESTWinter Storm WarningLWX24 hr
Jan 17, 12:53 PM ESTMesoscale DiscussionSPC4 hr
Jan 21, 3:04 PM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryLWX22 hr
Jan 29, 7:26 AM ESTFreezing Rain AdvisoryLWX3 hr
Jan 29, 3:18 PM ESTWind AdvisoryLWX20 hr
Jan 30, 2:58 PM ESTWinter Storm WatchLWX24 hr
Jan 31, 3:03 PM ESTWinter Storm WarningLWX21 hr
Jan 31, 3:03 PM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryLWX21 hr
Feb 1, 7:36 AM ESTMesoscale DiscussionSPC5 hr
Feb 4, 11:49 PM ESTDense Fog AdvisoryLWX10 hr
Feb 6, 9:41 PM ESTMesoscale DiscussionSPC64 min
Feb 9, 2:30 PM ESTHigh Wind WarningLWX29 hr
Feb 9, 2:30 PM ESTWind AdvisoryLWX32 hr
Feb 11, 8:58 PM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryLWX40 hr
Feb 12, 4:15 PM ESTMesoscale DiscussionSPC6 hr
Feb 12, 6:43 PM ESTIce Storm WarningLWX18 hr
Feb 13, 1:31 AM ESTMesoscale DiscussionSPC6 hr
Feb 19, 9:51 PM ESTSnow AdvisoryLWX24 hr
Feb 20, 10:07 PM ESTWinter Storm WatchLWX17 hr
Feb 21, 2:38 PM ESTWinter Storm WarningLWX22 hr
Feb 21, 2:38 PM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryLWX42 hr
Feb 22, 12:40 AM ESTMesoscale DiscussionSPC6 hr
Feb 22, 7:01 AM ESTMesoscale DiscussionSPC6 hr
Mar 3, 3:44 PM ESTFlood WatchLWX36 hr
Mar 4, 5:53 PM ESTTornado WatchSPC9 hr
Mar 5, 12:43 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWX47 min
Mar 5, 2:48 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningLWX19 hr
Mar 5, 10:50 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningLWX11 hr
Mar 7, 3:42 PM ESTWind AdvisoryLWX35 hr
Mar 8, 3:06 AM ESTHigh Wind WarningLWX19 hr
Mar 8, 3:22 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWX53 min
Mar 8, 3:36 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWX39 min
Mar 19, 8:46 PM EDTWind AdvisoryLWX19 hr
Apr 15, 2:04 PM EDTFreeze WarningLWX18 hr
Apr 16, 9:41 PM EDTFrost AdvisoryLWX10 hr
Apr 20, 3:12 AM EDTFlood WatchLWX27 hr
Apr 20, 3:07 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWX38 min
Apr 20, 9:06 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningLWX6 hr
Apr 26, 6:11 AM EDTDense Fog AdvisoryLWX4 hr
Apr 29, 2:23 PM EDTFrost AdvisoryLWX18 hr
May 8, 3:19 PM EDTFlood WatchLWX17 hr
May 10, 3:49 PM EDTFlood WatchLWX46 hr
May 11, 8:50 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningLWX6 hr
May 11, 11:20 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningLWX43 hr
May 12, 2:41 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningLWX18 hr
May 12, 3:30 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningLWX37 hr
May 15, 4:06 AM EDTFlood WatchLWX26 hr
May 31, 8:54 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC96 min
May 31, 10:14 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWX44 min
May 31, 10:20 AM EDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr
May 31, 10:25 AM EDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr
Jun 4, 1:14 AM EDTFlash Flood WatchLWX8 hr
Jun 4, 11:51 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC84 min
Jun 4, 12:49 PM EDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr
Jun 4, 2:44 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWX61 min
Jun 4, 2:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWX60 min
Jun 4, 2:55 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWX80 min
Jun 4, 7:36 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWX39 min
Jun 6, 4:17 AM EDTExcessive Heat WatchLWX48 hr
Jun 6, 3:19 PM EDTHeat AdvisoryLWX29 hr
Jun 7, 6:02 AM EDTDense Fog AdvisoryLWX3 hr
Jun 7, 8:08 PM EDTHeat AdvisoryLWX71 hr
Jun 10, 2:27 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC63 min
Jun 10, 2:54 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr
Jun 10, 4:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWX60 min
Jun 10, 5:17 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWX58 min
Jun 10, 7:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWX45 min
Jun 14, 12:10 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC95 min
Jun 16, 12:54 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Jun 16, 1:21 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC10 hr
Jun 16, 11:12 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWX25 min
Jun 22, 1:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC11 hr
Jun 22, 4:28 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC92 min
Jun 23, 4:38 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWX23 min
Jun 23, 5:00 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 hr
Jun 23, 7:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWX46 min
Jun 23, 8:11 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWX54 min
Jun 23, 8:30 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC60 min
Jun 23, 8:46 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWX59 min
Jun 27, 11:37 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Jun 27, 12:40 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr
Jun 28, 6:31 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 hr
Jun 28, 7:12 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWX63 min
Jun 28, 7:31 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWX58 min
Jun 28, 8:11 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWX42 min
Jun 29, 2:04 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC116 min
Jun 29, 4:37 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC9 hr
Jun 29, 9:30 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Jun 29, 10:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWX63 min
Jun 30, 7:52 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC113 min
Jul 4, 3:48 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC117 min
Jul 13, 1:03 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC87 min
Jul 20, 6:39 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWX51 min
Jul 20, 6:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWX37 min
Jul 20, 7:19 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWX41 min
Jul 20, 7:53 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWX28 min
Jul 22, 9:46 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC59 min
Jul 23, 4:17 AM EDTFlash Flood WatchLWX18 hr
Jul 23, 3:25 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr
Jul 26, 5:40 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWX50 min
Jul 26, 6:28 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWX47 min
Jul 26, 7:33 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWX23 min
Jul 27, 11:03 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC57 min
Jul 27, 11:26 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr
Jul 27, 4:02 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWX43 min
Jul 30, 4:53 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC4 hr
Jul 30, 7:47 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC88 min
Aug 2, 1:18 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC57 min
Aug 2, 1:56 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr
Aug 2, 3:09 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWX41 min
Aug 2, 4:07 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWX39 min
Aug 2, 5:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWX28 min
Aug 7, 12:07 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWX38 min
Aug 7, 3:44 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWX46 min
Aug 10, 1:36 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr
Aug 10, 3:21 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWX54 min
Aug 10, 4:06 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC84 min
Aug 14, 3:18 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWX16 min
Aug 14, 4:00 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWX34 min
Aug 14, 4:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 hr
Aug 14, 6:15 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC60 min
Sep 4, 5:26 PM EDTFlash Flood WatchLWX47 hr
Sep 5, 11:40 AM EDTInland Tropical Storm WarningLWX6 hr
Sep 5, 5:56 PM EDTWind AdvisoryLWX23 hr
Sep 6, 4:22 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC3 hr
Sep 6, 1:58 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningLWX5 hr
Sep 9, 3:47 AM EDTFlash Flood WatchLWX11 hr
Sep 24, 11:47 AM EDTHigh Wind WatchLWX17 hr
Sep 30, 7:13 AM EDTDense Fog AdvisoryLWX3 hr
Oct 1, 3:36 AM EDTDense Fog AdvisoryLWX5 hr
Oct 18, 3:25 AM EDTFreeze WatchLWX24 hr
Oct 19, 3:39 AM EDTFreeze WarningLWX29 hr
Oct 20, 1:52 PM EDTFire Weather WatchLWX20 hr
Oct 28, 4:24 AM EDTWind AdvisoryLWX30 hr
Nov 13, 7:06 PM ESTDense Fog AdvisoryLWX15 hr
Nov 15, 12:22 PM ESTTornado WatchSPC7 hr
Nov 20, 11:34 AM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryLWX33 hr
Dec 7, 10:05 AM ESTWind AdvisoryLWX7 hr
Dec 10, 3:46 PM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryLWX42 hr
Dec 10, 9:56 PM ESTFlood WatchLWX24 hr
Dec 12, 12:09 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningLWX17 hr
Dec 15, 3:59 PM ESTWinter Storm WatchLWX13 hr
Dec 16, 4:32 AM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryLWX30 hr
Dec 20, 12:00 AM ESTDense Fog AdvisoryLWX5 hr
Dec 20, 3:17 PM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryLWX18 hr
Dec 20, 11:55 PM ESTMesoscale DiscussionSPC4 hr
Dec 21, 3:17 PM ESTWind Chill AdvisoryLWX21 hr
Dec 21, 3:21 PM ESTWind AdvisoryLWX21 hr
Dec 23, 3:40 PM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryLWX18 hr
Dec 27, 7:32 PM ESTDense Fog AdvisoryLWX8 hr
Dec 30, 2:58 PM ESTWind AdvisoryLWX31 hr
Dec 31, 4:22 AM ESTHigh Wind WarningLWX12 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.