Alert archive / Massachusetts / Suffolk County
Weather alerts in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, 2019
127 weather alerts in 2019, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Suffolk County and its neighbors
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2019. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 127
- Warnings
- 27
- Watches
- 18
- Advisories
- 42
- Busiest month
- July24 alerts
- Busiest day
- July 17, 201910 alerts
Over time
By month
Warning verification
How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.
Suffolk County, 2019
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 11 | 10 | 9% | 13 | 77% | 22 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 2 | 0 | 100% | 0 |
Each office's whole area, 2019
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Boston/Norton, MA: tornado warnings | 13 | 2 | 85% | 7 | 86% | 23 min |
| NWS Boston/Norton, MA: severe thunderstorm warnings | 120 | 68 | 43% | 336 | 63% | 23 min |
| NWS Boston/Norton, MA: flash flood warnings | 12 | 1 | 92% | 1 | 100% | 47 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, 4:17 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | BOX | 3 hr |
| Jan 9, 4:17 AM EST | Wind Advisory | BOX | 12 hr |
| Jan 17, 4:10 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | BOX | 48 hr |
| Jan 17, 1:53 PM EST | Coastal Flood Watch | BOX | 25 hr |
| Jan 18, 3:02 PM EST | Coastal Flood Warning | BOX | 25 hr |
| Jan 18, 3:02 PM EST | Coastal Flood Advisory | BOX | 45 hr |
| Jan 19, 4:29 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | BOX | 39 hr |
| Jan 20, 4:20 AM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | BOX | 54 hr |
| Jan 20, 1:01 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 hr |
| Jan 20, 3:20 PM EST | Coastal Flood Statement | BOX | 21 hr |
| Jan 23, 3:50 AM EST | Flash Flood Watch | BOX | 39 hr |
| Jan 23, 3:08 PM EST | Wind Advisory | BOX | 26 hr |
| Jan 24, 12:58 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | 4 hr |
| Jan 24, 3:27 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | BOX | 6 hr |
| Jan 30, 3:21 AM EST | Wind Advisory | BOX | 18 hr |
| Jan 30, 3:29 AM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | BOX | 30 hr |
| Jan 30, 6:36 PM EST | Snow Squall Warning | BOX | 39 min |
| Jan 30, 7:10 PM EST | Snow Squall Warning | BOX | 50 min |
| Feb 5, 3:16 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | BOX | 36 hr |
| Feb 8, 3:29 AM EST | Wind Advisory | BOX | 35 hr |
| Feb 10, 3:49 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | BOX | 35 hr |
| Feb 11, 4:01 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | BOX | 51 hr |
| Feb 13, 8:59 PM EST | Snow Squall Warning | BOX | 46 min |
| Feb 17, 3:48 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | BOX | 35 hr |
| Feb 19, 3:38 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | BOX | 39 hr |
| Feb 20, 4:01 PM EST | Coastal Flood Statement | BOX | 23 hr |
| Feb 20, 10:15 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 5 hr |
| Feb 23, 3:37 AM EST | High Wind Watch | BOX | 25 hr |
| Feb 24, 4:07 AM EST | High Wind Warning | BOX | 39 hr |
| Feb 25, 7:01 PM EST | Wind Advisory | BOX | 20 hr |
| Feb 26, 3:34 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | BOX | 42 hr |
| Mar 1, 3:15 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | BOX | 34 hr |
| Mar 2, 4:09 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | BOX | 23 hr |
| Mar 3, 3:18 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | BOX | 31 hr |
| Mar 4, 3:16 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 hr |
| Mar 15, 11:24 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | 66 min |
| Mar 21, 2:37 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | BOX | 24 hr |
| Apr 2, 2:54 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | BOX | 30 hr |
| Apr 3, 2:59 PM EDT | Fire Weather Watch | BOX | 13 hr |
| Apr 4, 4:12 AM EDT | Red Flag Warning | BOX | 15 hr |
| Apr 14, 3:00 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | BOX | 49 hr |
| Apr 15, 6:25 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | 110 min |
| Apr 19, 1:48 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | BOX | 6 hr |
| Apr 22, 5:10 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | 2 hr |
| May 13, 4:36 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Statement | BOX | 17 hr |
| May 20, 1:01 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 119 min |
| May 20, 5:16 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 119 min |
| May 20, 6:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | 26 min |
| Jun 1, 11:12 PM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | BOX | 9 hr |
| Jun 21, 4:47 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | 43 min |
| Jun 29, 6:22 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | 38 min |
| Jun 29, 3:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | 58 min |
| Jun 29, 4:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | 52 min |
| Jun 29, 4:24 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | BOX | 55 min |
| Jun 30, 2:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | 46 min |
| Jun 30, 2:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | 53 min |
| Jul 6, 3:39 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | BOX | 13 hr |
| Jul 6, 1:48 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 6, 5:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | 84 min |
| Jul 6, 5:59 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | BOX | 2 hr |
| Jul 12, 3:46 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | 59 min |
| Jul 17, 1:03 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 17, 1:24 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | BOX | 7 hr |
| Jul 17, 1:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Jul 17, 3:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | 67 min |
| Jul 17, 3:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | 61 min |
| Jul 17, 3:59 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 17, 4:03 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BOX | 117 min |
| Jul 17, 5:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | 41 min |
| Jul 17, 5:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | 27 min |
| Jul 17, 5:43 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BOX | 2 hr |
| Jul 18, 4:01 AM EDT | Excessive Heat Watch | BOX | 12 hr |
| Jul 18, 3:47 PM EDT | Excessive Heat Warning | BOX | 3 days |
| Jul 28, 4:00 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | BOX | 3 days |
| Jul 31, 12:39 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 66 min |
| Jul 31, 1:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jul 31, 3:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | 25 min |
| Jul 31, 3:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | 64 min |
| Jul 31, 4:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | 61 min |
| Jul 31, 4:19 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 56 min |
| Aug 4, 5:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | 42 min |
| Aug 6, 6:19 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | BOX | 97 min |
| Aug 7, 1:02 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 88 min |
| Aug 7, 1:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | 41 min |
| Aug 7, 10:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | 42 min |
| Aug 7, 10:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | 60 min |
| Aug 7, 10:52 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | BOX | 113 min |
| Aug 8, 1:19 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | 56 min |
| Aug 16, 4:10 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | BOX | 4 hr |
| Aug 19, 1:38 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 67 min |
| Aug 19, 2:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Aug 21, 11:31 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 119 min |
| Aug 21, 1:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Aug 21, 3:55 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 95 min |
| Aug 21, 6:20 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 115 min |
| Aug 28, 2:53 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | BOX | 28 hr |
| Sep 4, 3:27 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 93 min |
| Sep 4, 6:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | 57 min |
| Sep 15, 6:09 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | BOX | 3 hr |
| Sep 26, 3:40 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Oct 9, 3:36 AM EDT | Flood Watch | BOX | 42 hr |
| Oct 10, 3:30 AM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | BOX | 22 hr |
| Oct 16, 4:23 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | BOX | 38 hr |
| Oct 23, 6:35 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | BOX | 2 hr |
| Oct 27, 4:22 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | BOX | 23 hr |
| Oct 28, 4:30 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | BOX | 10 hr |
| Oct 29, 8:02 AM EDT | Coastal Flood Statement | BOX | 7 hr |
| Oct 30, 3:42 AM EDT | High Wind Watch | BOX | 24 hr |
| Oct 30, 3:34 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | BOX | 47 hr |
| Oct 31, 4:08 AM EDT | High Wind Warning | BOX | 27 hr |
| Nov 17, 3:21 AM EST | Coastal Flood Advisory | BOX | 38 hr |
| Nov 23, 3:48 PM EST | Wind Advisory | BOX | 30 hr |
| Nov 27, 6:55 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | BOX | 50 min |
| Nov 29, 3:58 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | BOX | 36 hr |
| Nov 30, 3:49 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | BOX | 3 days |
| Nov 30, 3:42 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | BOX | 69 hr |
| Dec 1, 7:05 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 5 hr |
| Dec 3, 4:36 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | BOX | 114 min |
| Dec 3, 4:51 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Dec 10, 3:35 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | BOX | 32 hr |
| Dec 13, 2:46 AM EST | Flood Watch | BOX | 31 hr |
| Dec 13, 4:40 PM EST | Coastal Flood Statement | BOX | 21 hr |
| Dec 14, 3:30 PM EST | Wind Advisory | BOX | 28 hr |
| Dec 16, 3:44 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | BOX | 41 hr |
| Dec 18, 5:05 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | BOX | 55 min |
| Dec 18, 8:30 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | BOX | 60 min |
| Dec 29, 4:01 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | BOX | 51 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.