Alert archive / Maryland / Worcester County
Weather alerts in Worcester County, Maryland, 2024
122 weather alerts in 2024, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Worcester County and its neighbors
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2024. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 122
- Warnings
- 17
- Watches
- 11
- Advisories
- 49
- Busiest month
- August18 alerts
- Busiest day
- August 1, 20246 alerts
Over time
By month
Warning verification
How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.
Worcester County, 2024
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 8 | 5 | 38% | 4 | 100% | 18 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 4 | 3 | 25% | 6 | 100% | 20 min |
Each office's whole area, 2024
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Wakefield, VA: tornado warnings | 43 | 3 | 93% | 3 | 100% | 11 min |
| NWS Wakefield, VA: severe thunderstorm warnings | 202 | 148 | 27% | 315 | 87% | 23 min |
| NWS Wakefield, VA: flash flood warnings | 144 | 110 | 24% | 212 | 98% | 74 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 7, 2:49 PM EST | High Wind Watch | AKQ | 24 hr |
| Jan 8, 1:53 PM EST | Flood Watch | AKQ | 35 hr |
| Jan 8, 3:10 PM EST | High Wind Warning | AKQ | 33 hr |
| Jan 8, 3:39 PM EST | Coastal Flood Warning | AKQ | 48 hr |
| Jan 8, 3:39 PM EST | High Surf Advisory | AKQ | 51 hr |
| Jan 9, 10:27 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | 6 hr |
| Jan 10, 1:29 PM EST | Coastal Flood Advisory | AKQ | 3 hr |
| Jan 11, 3:10 PM EST | Wind Advisory | AKQ | 37 hr |
| Jan 11, 4:14 PM EST | High Surf Advisory | AKQ | 45 hr |
| Feb 4, 8:37 PM EST | Coastal Flood Statement | AKQ | 8 hr |
| Feb 5, 8:59 PM EST | Coastal Flood Statement | AKQ | 6 hr |
| Feb 5, 8:59 PM EST | Coastal Flood Advisory | AKQ | 67 hr |
| Feb 7, 3:11 PM EST | Coastal Flood Statement | AKQ | 22 hr |
| Feb 12, 2:09 PM EST | Wind Advisory | AKQ | 24 hr |
| Feb 12, 3:04 PM EST | Coastal Flood Advisory | AKQ | 26 hr |
| Feb 16, 3:21 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | AKQ | 25 hr |
| Feb 27, 2:29 PM EST | Wind Advisory | AKQ | 34 hr |
| Mar 8, 3:46 PM EST | Coastal Flood Advisory | AKQ | 35 hr |
| Mar 9, 2:20 PM EST | Wind Advisory | AKQ | 47 hr |
| Mar 23, 3:20 AM EDT | High Surf Advisory | AKQ | 4 days |
| Mar 23, 3:24 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | AKQ | 31 hr |
| Mar 24, 4:56 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | AKQ | 61 hr |
| Mar 30, 11:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 28 min |
| Apr 3, 11:20 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 115 min |
| Apr 3, 12:38 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Apr 4, 3:50 AM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | AKQ | 9 hr |
| Apr 7, 2:11 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | AKQ | 18 hr |
| Apr 8, 2:08 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Statement | AKQ | 18 hr |
| Apr 10, 3:51 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | AKQ | 51 hr |
| Apr 10, 3:51 PM EDT | High Surf Advisory | AKQ | 42 hr |
| Apr 11, 3:09 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | AKQ | 13 hr |
| Apr 12, 11:18 AM EDT | Coastal Flood Statement | AKQ | 13 hr |
| Apr 15, 1:03 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 117 min |
| Apr 15, 1:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Apr 15, 4:40 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 95 min |
| Apr 15, 6:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | 25 min |
| Apr 15, 6:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | 39 min |
| Apr 22, 3:26 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | AKQ | 29 hr |
| May 10, 3:20 AM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | AKQ | 56 hr |
| May 24, 9:05 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 40 min |
| May 24, 9:17 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | 43 min |
| May 24, 10:24 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 36 min |
| May 24, 10:43 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | 3 hr |
| May 25, 5:10 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | AKQ | 4 hr |
| May 27, 11:53 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 27, 3:39 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 3, 4:16 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | 107 min |
| Jun 6, 2:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 6, 4:18 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 87 min |
| Jun 6, 7:25 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 95 min |
| Jun 6, 7:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 31 min |
| Jun 11, 12:46 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 44 min |
| Jun 22, 2:18 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | AKQ | 30 hr |
| Jun 26, 7:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | 42 min |
| Jun 26, 7:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 41 min |
| Jun 26, 7:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | 41 min |
| Jun 26, 11:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 47 min |
| Jun 27, 12:12 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 48 min |
| Jun 29, 4:00 AM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | AKQ | 16 hr |
| Jun 30, 12:11 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 30, 3:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 30, 6:03 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 87 min |
| Jun 30, 8:10 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 95 min |
| Jun 30, 11:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | 32 min |
| Jul 3, 2:25 PM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | AKQ | 30 hr |
| Jul 4, 3:28 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | AKQ | 29 hr |
| Jul 5, 3:01 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | AKQ | 29 hr |
| Jul 6, 3:08 AM EDT | Excessive Heat Warning | AKQ | 17 hr |
| Jul 8, 2:32 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | AKQ | 29 hr |
| Jul 12, 3:37 AM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | AKQ | 16 hr |
| Jul 14, 3:17 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | AKQ | 29 hr |
| Jul 15, 3:06 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | AKQ | 29 hr |
| Jul 16, 2:36 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | AKQ | 29 hr |
| Jul 17, 2:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jul 18, 12:24 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | 3 hr |
| Jul 18, 1:51 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | 114 min |
| Jul 18, 2:19 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | 3 hr |
| Jul 23, 6:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 75 min |
| Jul 31, 3:06 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | AKQ | 29 hr |
| Aug 1, 2:29 PM EDT | Excessive Heat Warning | AKQ | 30 hr |
| Aug 1, 2:29 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | AKQ | 30 hr |
| Aug 1, 3:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 45 min |
| Aug 1, 3:21 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | 8 min |
| Aug 1, 3:29 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | 98 min |
| Aug 1, 3:54 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | 74 min |
| Aug 3, 7:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | 39 min |
| Aug 7, 3:14 PM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | AKQ | 53 hr |
| Aug 8, 3:36 AM EDT | High Surf Advisory | AKQ | 39 hr |
| Aug 9, 6:17 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Aug 9, 10:26 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 94 min |
| Aug 16, 4:00 PM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | AKQ | 3 days |
| Aug 18, 1:09 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 96 min |
| Aug 18, 2:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Aug 18, 4:30 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 90 min |
| Aug 18, 7:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 80 min |
| Aug 19, 5:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | 62 min |
| Aug 28, 2:53 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | AKQ | 41 hr |
| Sep 3, 7:53 PM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | AKQ | 3 days |
| Sep 6, 9:06 PM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | AKQ | 47 hr |
| Sep 14, 4:32 AM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | AKQ | 5 days |
| Sep 18, 4:26 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | AKQ | 6 days |
| Sep 18, 8:08 PM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | AKQ | 10 days |
| Sep 27, 11:49 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | 2 hr |
| Sep 28, 1:45 AM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | AKQ | 7 days |
| Sep 29, 2:05 AM EDT | Coastal Flood Statement | AKQ | 24 hr |
| Sep 30, 6:17 AM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | AKQ | 4 days |
| Oct 6, 5:15 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | AKQ | 4 hr |
| Oct 6, 8:05 PM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | AKQ | 47 hr |
| Oct 17, 9:13 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Statement | AKQ | 17 hr |
| Oct 18, 9:16 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Statement | AKQ | 23 hr |
| Oct 26, 2:31 PM EDT | Freeze Watch | AKQ | 12 hr |
| Oct 27, 2:59 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | AKQ | 30 hr |
| Oct 27, 2:59 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | AKQ | 30 hr |
| Nov 5, 2:28 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | AKQ | 7 hr |
| Nov 13, 2:22 PM EST | Coastal Flood Advisory | AKQ | 71 hr |
| Nov 20, 2:58 PM EST | Wind Advisory | AKQ | 12 hr |
| Nov 20, 10:38 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 82 min |
| Dec 4, 2:48 AM EST | Wind Advisory | AKQ | 40 hr |
| Dec 10, 6:39 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | AKQ | 4 hr |
| Dec 11, 2:44 AM EST | Wind Advisory | AKQ | 19 hr |
| Dec 11, 1:17 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 88 min |
| Dec 31, 6:56 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 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 | 8 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 5 |
| Tornado Watch | 3 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 14 |
| Special Weather Statement | 12 |
| Flooding | |
| Flash Flood Warning | 4 |
| Flood Watch | 1 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 6 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 1 |
| Heat | |
| Excessive Heat Warning | 2 |
| Heat Advisory | 10 |
| Cold | |
| Freeze Warning | 1 |
| Freeze Watch | 1 |
| Frost Advisory | 3 |
| Wind and dust | |
| High Wind Warning | 1 |
| High Wind Watch | 1 |
| Wind Advisory | 9 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 4 |
| Coast and beach | |
| Coastal Flood Warning | 1 |
| Coastal Flood Advisory | 11 |
| High Surf Advisory | 5 |
| Beach Hazards Statement | 11 |
| Coastal Flood Statement | 8 |
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.