Alert archive / Massachusetts / Worcester County
Weather alerts in Worcester County, Massachusetts, 2012
193 weather alerts in 2012, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Worcester County and its neighbors
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- Alerts
- 193
- Warnings
- 58
- Watches
- 31
- Advisories
- 59
- Busiest month
- August37 alerts
- Busiest day
- July 18, 20129 alerts
Over time
By month
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 8:20 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | BOX | 7 hr |
| Jan 10, 4:35 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | BOX | 23 hr |
| Jan 11, 4:48 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | BOX | 34 hr |
| Jan 12, 7:34 PM EST | Wind Advisory | BOX | 28 hr |
| Jan 13, 1:31 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | BOX | 10 hr |
| Jan 16, 3:53 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | BOX | 30 hr |
| Jan 17, 3:54 PM EST | Wind Advisory | BOX | 24 hr |
| Jan 20, 1:15 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | BOX | 29 hr |
| Jan 22, 3:56 PM EST | Freezing Rain Advisory | BOX | 31 hr |
| Jan 26, 4:10 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | BOX | 32 hr |
| Feb 10, 3:34 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | BOX | 10 hr |
| Feb 23, 4:16 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | BOX | 29 hr |
| Feb 24, 4:50 AM EST | Wind Advisory | BOX | 47 hr |
| Feb 24, 4:12 PM EST | High Wind Warning | BOX | 24 hr |
| Feb 28, 4:22 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | BOX | 24 hr |
| Feb 29, 4:24 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | BOX | 38 hr |
| Mar 2, 3:54 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | BOX | 18 hr |
| Mar 7, 4:15 PM EST | Wind Advisory | BOX | 35 hr |
| Mar 13, 11:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | 40 min |
| Mar 14, 12:10 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | 50 min |
| Mar 14, 12:43 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | 47 min |
| Mar 22, 3:52 PM EDT | Fire Weather Watch | BOX | 12 hr |
| Mar 26, 4:06 PM EDT | Fire Weather Watch | BOX | 12 hr |
| Mar 27, 1:50 AM EDT | Red Flag Warning | BOX | 17 hr |
| Apr 2, 4:26 PM EDT | Fire Weather Watch | BOX | 12 hr |
| Apr 3, 4:16 AM EDT | Red Flag Warning | BOX | 15 hr |
| Apr 3, 4:30 PM EDT | Fire Weather Watch | BOX | 10 hr |
| Apr 4, 2:56 AM EDT | Red Flag Warning | BOX | 17 hr |
| Apr 5, 4:05 AM EDT | Red Flag Warning | BOX | 15 hr |
| Apr 5, 3:19 PM EDT | Fire Weather Watch | BOX | 12 hr |
| Apr 6, 3:48 PM EDT | Fire Weather Watch | BOX | 12 hr |
| Apr 7, 3:44 AM EDT | Red Flag Warning | BOX | 15 hr |
| Apr 8, 2:10 PM EDT | Fire Weather Watch | BOX | 2 hr |
| Apr 8, 4:31 PM EDT | Red Flag Warning | BOX | 27 hr |
| Apr 9, 4:45 PM EDT | Fire Weather Watch | BOX | 10 hr |
| Apr 10, 12:23 PM EDT | Red Flag Warning | BOX | 7 hr |
| Apr 15, 4:02 PM EDT | Fire Weather Watch | BOX | 12 hr |
| Apr 16, 4:15 AM EDT | Red Flag Warning | BOX | 16 hr |
| Apr 16, 3:37 PM EDT | Fire Weather Watch | BOX | 13 hr |
| Apr 17, 4:37 AM EDT | Red Flag Warning | BOX | 15 hr |
| Apr 21, 4:12 PM EDT | Flood Watch | BOX | 36 hr |
| Apr 23, 12:48 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | 57 min |
| Apr 23, 7:51 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | 3 hr |
| Apr 25, 3:50 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | BOX | 16 hr |
| Apr 26, 3:38 PM EDT | Freeze Watch | BOX | 13 hr |
| Apr 27, 4:20 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | BOX | 30 hr |
| Apr 28, 3:45 AM EDT | Freeze Watch | BOX | 12 hr |
| Apr 28, 4:13 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | BOX | 16 hr |
| Apr 29, 4:21 AM EDT | Freeze Watch | BOX | 12 hr |
| Apr 29, 3:59 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | BOX | 17 hr |
| May 16, 1:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| May 16, 6:36 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 84 min |
| May 16, 8:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | 52 min |
| May 16, 8:42 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 63 min |
| May 16, 8:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | 63 min |
| May 16, 9:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | 66 min |
| May 16, 10:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | 53 min |
| May 23, 3:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | 55 min |
| May 29, 3:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| May 29, 6:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | 66 min |
| May 29, 7:01 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 89 min |
| May 29, 8:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | 37 min |
| May 29, 8:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | 42 min |
| May 29, 9:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | 41 min |
| May 29, 9:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | 39 min |
| Jun 3, 5:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | 62 min |
| Jun 9, 12:13 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | 47 min |
| Jun 19, 3:58 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | BOX | 27 hr |
| Jun 20, 4:14 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | BOX | 27 hr |
| Jun 25, 8:26 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | 34 min |
| Jul 1, 3:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | 41 min |
| Jul 1, 3:25 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 95 min |
| Jul 1, 3:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | 46 min |
| Jul 17, 3:56 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | BOX | 15 hr |
| Jul 18, 10:25 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 18, 12:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| Jul 18, 12:41 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | BOX | 6 hr |
| Jul 18, 2:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | 56 min |
| Jul 18, 2:24 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BOX | 3 hr |
| Jul 18, 2:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | 51 min |
| Jul 18, 2:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | 61 min |
| Jul 18, 2:46 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 89 min |
| Jul 18, 3:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | 51 min |
| Jul 24, 12:52 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 83 min |
| Jul 24, 1:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jul 24, 1:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | 79 min |
| Jul 24, 2:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | 58 min |
| Jul 24, 2:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | 57 min |
| Jul 24, 2:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | 63 min |
| Jul 24, 3:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | 36 min |
| Jul 26, 11:26 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | BOX | 11 hr |
| Jul 28, 3:54 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | BOX | 24 hr |
| Jul 28, 12:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | 25 min |
| Jul 28, 12:59 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | 6 hr |
| Jul 28, 2:28 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | 3 hr |
| Jul 28, 3:18 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | 3 hr |
| Jul 28, 3:33 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BOX | 3 hr |
| Jul 28, 3:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | 49 min |
| Jul 28, 4:01 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BOX | 2 hr |
| Jul 28, 4:47 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | 3 hr |
| Aug 1, 3:31 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | 82 min |
| Aug 4, 1:17 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | BOX | 3 hr |
| Aug 4, 5:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | 47 min |
| Aug 4, 6:02 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | 3 hr |
| Aug 5, 3:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | 42 min |
| Aug 5, 3:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | 57 min |
| Aug 5, 3:41 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 94 min |
| Aug 5, 4:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | 47 min |
| Aug 5, 5:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | 40 min |
| Aug 5, 5:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | 29 min |
| Aug 9, 5:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | 64 min |
| Aug 9, 5:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | 61 min |
| Aug 10, 2:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | 61 min |
| Aug 10, 3:31 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Aug 10, 3:36 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | 2 hr |
| Aug 10, 4:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | 45 min |
| Aug 10, 5:27 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BOX | 3 hr |
| Aug 10, 5:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | 44 min |
| Aug 10, 5:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | 45 min |
| Aug 11, 12:56 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 94 min |
| Aug 11, 8:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | 30 min |
| Aug 12, 7:32 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | 3 hr |
| Aug 12, 2:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | 37 min |
| Aug 12, 3:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | 64 min |
| Aug 12, 4:24 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | 55 min |
| Aug 15, 5:28 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | 3 hr |
| Aug 15, 6:04 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | 41 min |
| Aug 15, 6:58 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | 113 min |
| Aug 15, 10:39 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | 3 hr |
| Aug 16, 12:34 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | 3 hr |
| Aug 16, 1:41 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | 104 min |
| Aug 16, 2:11 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BOX | 3 hr |
| Aug 16, 3:10 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | 3 hr |
| Aug 16, 3:40 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | 3 hr |
| Aug 17, 8:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | 55 min |
| Aug 17, 8:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | 34 min |
| Aug 28, 8:28 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | 3 hr |
| Sep 5, 4:25 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | 4 hr |
| Sep 5, 8:13 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | 3 hr |
| Sep 7, 7:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | 48 min |
| Sep 7, 7:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | 26 min |
| Sep 7, 7:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | 52 min |
| Sep 7, 7:57 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | 93 min |
| Sep 8, 3:55 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 65 min |
| Sep 8, 4:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Sep 8, 5:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | 36 min |
| Sep 8, 5:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | 60 min |
| Sep 8, 6:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | 59 min |
| Sep 8, 6:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | 32 min |
| Sep 8, 7:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | 60 min |
| Sep 8, 7:53 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 97 min |
| Sep 17, 3:47 PM EDT | High Wind Watch | BOX | 13 hr |
| Sep 18, 4:37 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | BOX | 23 hr |
| Sep 18, 4:41 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Sep 18, 7:31 PM EDT | High Wind Warning | BOX | 10 hr |
| Sep 18, 7:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Sep 18, 8:52 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | 5 hr |
| Sep 18, 9:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | 59 min |
| Sep 18, 10:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | 59 min |
| Sep 18, 11:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | 59 min |
| Sep 18, 11:27 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | 6 hr |
| Sep 22, 11:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | 61 min |
| Sep 30, 6:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | 37 min |
| Oct 4, 11:17 PM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | BOX | 10 hr |
| Oct 11, 4:17 AM EDT | Freeze Watch | BOX | 23 hr |
| Oct 12, 3:37 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | BOX | 30 hr |
| Oct 19, 11:50 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 115 min |
| Oct 27, 4:50 PM EDT | High Wind Watch | BOX | 21 hr |
| Oct 27, 4:51 PM EDT | Flood Watch | BOX | 56 hr |
| Oct 28, 4:38 AM EDT | High Wind Warning | BOX | 44 hr |
| Oct 30, 12:33 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | BOX | 13 hr |
| Oct 30, 5:51 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 114 min |
| Oct 30, 6:19 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | 3 hr |
| Nov 6, 4:37 PM EST | Wind Advisory | BOX | 58 hr |
| Nov 7, 3:30 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | BOX | 28 hr |
| Nov 8, 12:18 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | BOX | 7 hr |
| Dec 1, 4:50 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | BOX | 31 hr |
| Dec 2, 3:35 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | BOX | 8 hr |
| Dec 2, 9:32 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | BOX | 4 hr |
| Dec 16, 4:07 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | BOX | 48 hr |
| Dec 16, 8:19 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 5 hr |
| Dec 21, 4:30 AM EST | Wind Advisory | BOX | 11 hr |
| Dec 21, 11:49 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | 3 hr |
| Dec 22, 4:18 AM EST | Wind Advisory | BOX | 12 hr |
| Dec 25, 5:03 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | BOX | 24 hr |
| Dec 25, 4:36 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | BOX | 46 hr |
| Dec 26, 5:13 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | BOX | 24 hr |
| Dec 26, 4:39 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 5 hr |
| Dec 28, 4:43 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | BOX | 12 hr |
| Dec 28, 4:43 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | BOX | 33 hr |
| Dec 29, 4:25 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | BOX | 21 hr |
| Dec 29, 2:22 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 hr |
| Dec 29, 4:32 PM EST | Wind Advisory | BOX | 34 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 | 33 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 6 |
| Tornado Watch | 1 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 17 |
| Special Weather Statement | 28 |
| Flooding | |
| Flash Flood Warning | 5 |
| Flash Flood Watch | 2 |
| Flood Watch | 2 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 25 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Storm Warning | 4 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 4 |
| Freezing Rain Advisory | 1 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 14 |
| Heat | |
| Heat Advisory | 5 |
| Cold | |
| Freeze Warning | 4 |
| Freeze Watch | 4 |
| Frost Advisory | 1 |
| Wind and dust | |
| High Wind Warning | 3 |
| High Wind Watch | 2 |
| Wind Advisory | 10 |
| Fire | |
| Red Flag Warning | 9 |
| Fire Weather Watch | 10 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 3 |
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. Rebuilt daily.