Alert archive / Massachusetts / Dukes County
Weather alerts in Dukes County, Massachusetts, 2008
97 weather alerts in 2008, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Dukes County and its neighbors
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2008. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 97
- Warnings
- 13
- Watches
- 12
- Advisories
- 58
- Busiest month
- December19 alerts
- Busiest day
- January 27, 20085 alerts
Over time
By month
Warning verification
How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.
Dukes County, 2008
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 2 | 1 | 50% | 0 | ||
| Flash flood warnings | 0 | 0 |
Each office's whole area, 2008
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Boston/Norton, MA: tornado warnings | 3 | 1 | 67% | 1 | 100% | 1 min |
| NWS Boston/Norton, MA: severe thunderstorm warnings | 287 | 176 | 39% | 571 | 80% | 21 min |
| NWS Boston/Norton, MA: flash flood warnings | 16 | 7 | 56% | 56 | 57% | 35 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 9, 3:53 AM EST | Wind Advisory | BOX | 13 hr |
| Jan 13, 4:54 AM EST | High Wind Watch | BOX | 7 hr |
| Jan 13, 12:04 PM EST | Wind Advisory | BOX | 28 hr |
| Jan 22, 12:00 PM EST | Wind Advisory | BOX | 4 hr |
| Jan 26, 3:52 PM EST | High Wind Watch | BOX | 13 hr |
| Jan 26, 6:54 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | BOX | 10 hr |
| Jan 27, 4:33 AM EST | High Wind Warning | BOX | 23 hr |
| Jan 27, 5:19 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | BOX | 11 hr |
| Jan 27, 12:25 PM EST | Snow Advisory | BOX | 10 hr |
| Jan 27, 4:03 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jan 27, 4:42 PM EST | Wind Advisory | BOX | 6 hr |
| Jan 27, 8:50 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | BOX | 11 hr |
| Jan 30, 4:02 AM EST | Wind Advisory | BOX | 14 hr |
| Feb 1, 4:45 AM EST | Wind Advisory | BOX | 30 hr |
| Feb 10, 4:31 AM EST | Wind Advisory | BOX | 32 hr |
| Feb 12, 1:54 PM EST | Wind Advisory | BOX | 30 hr |
| Feb 17, 7:03 PM EST | Wind Advisory | BOX | 20 hr |
| Feb 21, 4:09 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | BOX | 34 hr |
| Mar 4, 4:32 PM EST | Wind Advisory | BOX | 21 hr |
| Mar 5, 5:39 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 96 min |
| Mar 5, 7:19 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | 56 min |
| Mar 8, 5:19 AM EST | High Wind Watch | BOX | 6 hr |
| Mar 8, 11:30 AM EST | Wind Advisory | BOX | 26 hr |
| Mar 8, 11:33 AM EST | High Wind Warning | BOX | 19 hr |
| Mar 8, 12:14 PM EST | Coastal Flood Advisory | BOX | 10 hr |
| Mar 8, 6:48 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 57 min |
| Mar 20, 4:23 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | BOX | 27 hr |
| Apr 23, 1:54 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | BOX | 7 hr |
| Apr 29, 4:51 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | BOX | 25 hr |
| Apr 30, 5:29 AM EDT | Freeze Watch | BOX | 9 hr |
| Apr 30, 2:19 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | BOX | 17 hr |
| May 9, 3:55 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | BOX | 34 hr |
| May 12, 3:46 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | BOX | 32 hr |
| May 13, 12:26 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | BOX | 94 min |
| May 31, 5:19 AM EDT | High Surf Advisory | BOX | 39 hr |
| Jun 17, 10:44 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 61 min |
| Jun 24, 12:07 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 113 min |
| Jun 28, 10:45 PM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | BOX | 9 hr |
| Jun 29, 4:50 AM EDT | High Surf Advisory | BOX | 5 hr |
| Jun 30, 10:13 AM EDT | High Surf Advisory | BOX | 13 hr |
| Jul 1, 4:51 AM EDT | High Surf Advisory | BOX | 17 hr |
| Jul 6, 12:53 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | BOX | 4 hr |
| Jul 9, 3:35 AM EDT | High Surf Advisory | BOX | 28 hr |
| Jul 13, 4:00 AM EDT | Coastal Flood Statement | BOX | 14 hr |
| Jul 15, 11:13 AM EDT | High Surf Advisory | BOX | 7 hr |
| Jul 22, 4:55 AM EDT | High Surf Advisory | BOX | 15 hr |
| Jul 23, 4:36 PM EDT | High Surf Advisory | BOX | 48 hr |
| Jul 24, 10:40 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 24, 3:49 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 116 min |
| Jul 27, 3:41 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 27, 4:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | 30 min |
| Aug 2, 12:32 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 88 min |
| Aug 2, 4:52 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | 50 min |
| Aug 3, 10:27 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Aug 11, 10:56 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 11, 6:39 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | 3 hr |
| Sep 5, 2:16 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | BOX | 37 hr |
| Sep 5, 5:30 PM EDT | Tropical Storm Watch | BOX | 24 hr |
| Sep 6, 2:43 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | 3 hr |
| Sep 7, 6:08 AM EDT | High Surf Advisory | BOX | 14 hr |
| Sep 9, 12:11 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 94 min |
| Sep 14, 3:55 PM EDT | High Surf Advisory | BOX | 26 hr |
| Sep 24, 4:26 PM EDT | High Surf Advisory | BOX | 72 hr |
| Sep 27, 8:24 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | 6 hr |
| Oct 7, 4:07 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | BOX | 16 hr |
| Oct 22, 4:08 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | BOX | 19 hr |
| Oct 22, 4:15 PM EDT | Freeze Watch | BOX | 12 hr |
| Oct 23, 4:06 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | BOX | 28 hr |
| Oct 25, 12:07 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | BOX | 10 hr |
| Oct 25, 7:51 PM EDT | High Wind Warning | BOX | 9 hr |
| Oct 26, 2:27 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | 2 hr |
| Oct 27, 3:52 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | BOX | 36 hr |
| Nov 6, 4:30 AM EST | High Surf Advisory | BOX | 6 hr |
| Nov 15, 4:57 AM EST | Wind Advisory | BOX | 18 hr |
| Nov 16, 12:06 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 114 min |
| Nov 24, 3:29 PM EST | Wind Advisory | BOX | 22 hr |
| Nov 25, 1:52 AM EST | Coastal Flood Advisory | BOX | 9 hr |
| Nov 25, 7:26 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | 6 hr |
| Dec 7, 2:38 AM EST | Wind Advisory | BOX | 24 hr |
| Dec 9, 4:13 PM EST | Wind Advisory | BOX | 30 hr |
| Dec 11, 4:55 AM EST | Wind Advisory | BOX | 27 hr |
| Dec 12, 2:36 AM EST | Coastal Flood Advisory | BOX | 6 hr |
| Dec 12, 7:43 AM EST | High Wind Warning | BOX | 3 hr |
| Dec 17, 3:07 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | BOX | 24 hr |
| Dec 18, 3:07 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | BOX | 35 hr |
| Dec 20, 4:39 PM EST | High Wind Watch | BOX | 24 hr |
| Dec 21, 4:16 AM EST | Wind Advisory | BOX | 31 hr |
| Dec 21, 4:42 PM EST | High Wind Warning | BOX | 12 hr |
| Dec 23, 4:02 PM EST | High Wind Watch | BOX | 25 hr |
| Dec 24, 5:25 AM EST | Wind Advisory | BOX | 29 hr |
| Dec 24, 10:32 PM EST | High Wind Warning | BOX | 6 hr |
| Dec 28, 2:06 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | BOX | 8 hr |
| Dec 28, 11:53 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | BOX | 3 hr |
| Dec 29, 3:54 PM EST | Wind Advisory | BOX | 23 hr |
| Dec 30, 11:40 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | BOX | 5 hr |
| Dec 30, 4:55 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | BOX | 32 hr |
| Dec 31, 4:04 AM EST | High Wind Warning | BOX | 21 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 | 2 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 13 |
| Flooding | |
| Flash Flood Watch | 1 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 6 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Storm Warning | 3 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 3 |
| Snow Advisory | 1 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 2 |
| Cold | |
| Freeze Warning | 1 |
| Freeze Watch | 2 |
| Frost Advisory | 3 |
| Wind and dust | |
| High Wind Warning | 7 |
| High Wind Watch | 5 |
| Wind Advisory | 26 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 5 |
| Tropical | |
| Tropical Storm Watch | 1 |
| Coast and beach | |
| Coastal Flood Advisory | 3 |
| High Surf Advisory | 12 |
| Coastal Flood Statement | 1 |
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.