Alert archive / New Jersey / Salem County

Weather alerts in Salem County, New Jersey, 2020

245 weather alerts in 2020, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.

Salem County and its neighbors

Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2020. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts
245
Warnings
81
Watches
30
Advisories
79
Busiest month
August61 alerts
Busiest day
July 6, 20209 alerts

Over time

By month

Warning verification

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

1 of 3 tornado warnings covering Salem County in 2020 had a tornado report inside them.

Salem County, 2020

WarningsWith a reportFalse alarm ratioReportsInside a warningMean lead time
Tornado warnings3167%0
Severe thunderstorm warnings473819%1694%22 min
Flash flood warnings5420%367%108 min

Each office's whole area, 2020

WarningsWith a reportFalse alarm ratioReportsInside a warningMean lead time
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly: tornado warnings36975%2759%12 min
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly: severe thunderstorm warnings30823324%1,62689%26 min
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly: flash flood warnings654531%28694%96 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 4, 8:33 AM ESTDense Fog AdvisoryPHI4 hr
Jan 7, 6:19 AM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryPHI14 hr
Jan 7, 2:27 PM ESTWind AdvisoryPHI28 hr
Jan 8, 8:28 AM ESTSnow Squall WarningPHI47 min
Jan 8, 9:14 AM ESTSnow Squall WarningPHI46 min
Jan 11, 1:12 PM ESTWind AdvisoryPHI24 hr
Jan 12, 6:32 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementPHI43 min
Jan 12, 6:47 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI43 min
Jan 12, 7:28 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementPHI47 min
Jan 15, 1:18 PM ESTWind AdvisoryPHI30 hr
Jan 17, 3:37 AM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryPHI41 hr
Jan 24, 9:24 AM ESTCoastal Flood AdvisoryPHI27 hr
Feb 1, 2:02 AM ESTDense Fog AdvisoryPHI9 hr
Feb 5, 2:56 PM ESTFlood WatchPHI29 hr
Feb 6, 2:55 PM ESTWind AdvisoryPHI27 hr
Feb 7, 8:03 AM ESTCoastal Flood AdvisoryPHI11 hr
Feb 7, 9:36 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI39 min
Feb 7, 9:39 AM ESTTornado WarningPHI36 min
Feb 7, 9:50 AM ESTMesoscale DiscussionSPC85 min
Feb 7, 10:10 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI65 min
Feb 7, 10:14 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI61 min
Feb 26, 12:53 AM ESTDense Fog AdvisoryPHI8 hr
Feb 27, 9:10 AM ESTWind AdvisoryPHI9 hr
Mar 3, 6:50 PM ESTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Mar 3, 9:09 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI51 min
Mar 3, 10:52 PM ESTMesoscale DiscussionSPC113 min
Mar 8, 4:01 AM EDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryPHI7 hr
Mar 20, 2:32 AM EDTDense Fog AdvisoryPHI6 hr
Mar 30, 4:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHI44 min
Mar 30, 5:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHI46 min
Apr 3, 2:36 PM EDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryPHI23 hr
Apr 7, 9:30 PM EDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryPHI33 hr
Apr 8, 7:19 PM EDTWind AdvisoryPHI24 hr
Apr 9, 11:09 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC66 min
Apr 9, 12:01 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC4 hr
Apr 9, 1:12 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI48 min
Apr 9, 1:33 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI42 min
Apr 9, 3:32 PM EDTWind AdvisoryPHI27 hr
Apr 9, 11:49 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI41 min
Apr 10, 12:16 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI14 min
Apr 10, 12:18 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI57 min
Apr 10, 3:43 PM EDTFire Weather WatchPHI12 hr
Apr 11, 4:01 AM EDTRed Flag WarningPHI15 hr
Apr 11, 3:32 PM EDTHigh Wind WatchPHI21 hr
Apr 12, 12:25 PM EDTHigh Wind WarningPHI29 hr
Apr 12, 3:18 PM EDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryPHI30 hr
Apr 13, 6:17 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHI28 min
Apr 13, 6:48 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHI4 hr
Apr 13, 10:34 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC86 min
Apr 13, 11:33 AM EDTTornado WatchSPC5 hr
Apr 13, 1:20 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC85 min
Apr 13, 2:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI64 min
Apr 13, 3:03 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC87 min
Apr 13, 3:40 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI65 min
Apr 14, 3:34 PM EDTFrost AdvisoryPHI39 hr
Apr 16, 3:19 PM EDTFreeze WarningPHI18 hr
Apr 18, 3:07 AM EDTFrost AdvisoryPHI29 hr
Apr 21, 3:34 AM EDTFreeze WarningPHI28 hr
Apr 21, 12:23 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Apr 21, 1:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC3 hr
Apr 21, 1:38 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHI52 min
Apr 21, 1:49 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI56 min
Apr 21, 2:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI66 min
Apr 22, 3:03 PM EDTFrost AdvisoryPHI16 hr
Apr 25, 3:20 AM EDTDense Fog AdvisoryPHI3 hr
Apr 29, 3:14 AM EDTFlood WatchPHI48 hr
Apr 29, 3:15 PM EDTWind AdvisoryPHI29 hr
Apr 30, 4:00 AM EDTHigh Wind WarningPHI16 hr
Apr 30, 4:16 AM EDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryPHI22 hr
May 5, 3:33 PM EDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryPHI36 hr
May 8, 11:39 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHI36 min
May 9, 3:46 AM EDTFreeze WarningPHI29 hr
May 12, 2:25 PM EDTFrost AdvisoryPHI18 hr
May 19, 3:46 PM EDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryPHI7 hr
May 23, 4:41 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHI49 min
May 25, 9:01 PM EDTDense Fog AdvisoryPHI12 hr
May 26, 3:21 PM EDTDense Fog AdvisoryPHI17 hr
May 29, 8:01 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC119 min
Jun 3, 10:08 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC4 hr
Jun 3, 11:34 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC86 min
Jun 3, 12:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI39 min
Jun 3, 12:38 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI69 min
Jun 3, 3:52 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr
Jun 3, 7:02 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI58 min
Jun 3, 7:44 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC91 min
Jun 3, 7:55 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI33 min
Jun 4, 6:06 AM EDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryPHI22 hr
Jun 4, 10:12 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI33 min
Jun 4, 10:32 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI42 min
Jun 5, 9:47 AM EDTFlash Flood WatchPHI12 hr
Jun 5, 5:19 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHI4 hr
Jun 10, 3:16 AM EDTHeat AdvisoryPHI15 hr
Jun 20, 12:32 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHI4 hr
Jun 23, 6:12 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI48 min
Jun 27, 5:30 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC60 min
Jul 1, 5:27 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHI55 min
Jul 3, 10:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHI46 min
Jul 5, 1:50 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC115 min
Jul 6, 12:33 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC3 hr
Jul 6, 12:52 PM EDTFlash Flood WatchPHI8 hr
Jul 6, 1:38 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC9 hr
Jul 6, 3:47 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI58 min
Jul 6, 4:33 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC117 min
Jul 6, 4:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI60 min
Jul 6, 5:24 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHI4 hr
Jul 6, 6:00 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI60 min
Jul 6, 6:25 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Jul 6, 8:39 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Jul 9, 3:00 PM EDTFlash Flood WatchPHI30 hr
Jul 10, 9:27 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHI4 hr
Jul 10, 11:02 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHI4 hr
Jul 10, 12:56 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHI4 hr
Jul 10, 4:48 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningPHI4 hr
Jul 10, 8:46 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningPHI13 hr
Jul 12, 6:39 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningPHI18 hr
Jul 16, 3:43 PM EDTExcessive Heat WatchPHI36 hr
Jul 18, 3:55 AM EDTExcessive Heat WarningPHI64 hr
Jul 20, 7:57 PM EDTHeat AdvisoryPHI48 hr
Jul 22, 10:48 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC117 min
Jul 22, 2:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr
Jul 22, 4:55 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC95 min
Jul 22, 5:54 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI51 min
Jul 22, 6:12 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI48 min
Jul 22, 6:46 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI44 min
Jul 22, 7:01 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC119 min
Jul 22, 7:23 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI52 min
Jul 23, 11:16 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI44 min
Jul 27, 3:06 PM EDTHeat AdvisoryPHI29 hr
Jul 30, 12:24 PM EDTHeat AdvisoryPHI6 hr
Jul 30, 5:06 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHI39 min
Jul 30, 10:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHI39 min
Jul 30, 11:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI39 min
Aug 1, 3:20 PM EDTHeat AdvisoryPHI29 hr
Aug 2, 3:33 PM EDTFlash Flood WatchPHI48 hr
Aug 2, 5:04 PM EDTTropical Storm WatchPHI18 hr
Aug 2, 11:49 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI41 min
Aug 3, 5:08 AM EDTTropical Storm WarningPHI39 hr
Aug 3, 4:26 PM EDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryPHI38 hr
Aug 3, 6:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHI26 min
Aug 3, 6:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHI28 min
Aug 3, 7:02 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI28 min
Aug 4, 2:26 AM EDTTornado WatchSPC9 hr
Aug 4, 5:15 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC3 hr
Aug 4, 5:17 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHI4 hr
Aug 4, 6:45 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC3 hr
Aug 4, 7:28 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHI3 hr
Aug 4, 8:59 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC91 min
Aug 4, 10:02 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHI4 hr
Aug 4, 4:37 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningPHI10 hr
Aug 6, 3:37 AM EDTFlash Flood WatchPHI44 hr
Aug 6, 5:56 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Aug 6, 7:03 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHI3 hr
Aug 6, 7:18 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI42 min
Aug 6, 7:33 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHI2 hr
Aug 7, 1:30 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC3 hr
Aug 7, 5:25 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHI3 hr
Aug 7, 5:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI48 min
Aug 7, 6:00 PM EDTTornado WarningPHI30 min
Aug 7, 6:08 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHI3 hr
Aug 7, 6:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI49 min
Aug 7, 6:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI48 min
Aug 7, 7:28 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI62 min
Aug 7, 9:37 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningPHI7 hr
Aug 8, 11:38 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningPHI3 hr
Aug 8, 7:44 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningPHI41 hr
Aug 9, 1:00 AM EDTDense Fog AdvisoryPHI4 hr
Aug 9, 2:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHI65 min
Aug 11, 3:48 PM EDTFlash Flood WatchPHI28 hr
Aug 12, 12:43 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHI3 hr
Aug 12, 1:15 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Aug 12, 3:12 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI29 min
Aug 13, 3:02 AM EDTFlash Flood WatchPHI17 hr
Aug 16, 5:14 AM EDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryPHI22 hr
Aug 17, 5:08 AM EDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryPHI23 hr
Aug 23, 1:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHI60 min
Aug 23, 3:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHI31 min
Aug 23, 3:53 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHI3 hr
Aug 23, 4:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHI35 min
Aug 25, 3:10 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC95 min
Aug 25, 3:34 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr
Aug 25, 5:35 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI40 min
Aug 25, 6:10 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI50 min
Aug 27, 6:35 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC115 min
Aug 28, 1:37 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr
Aug 28, 3:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHI34 min
Aug 28, 3:50 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC85 min
Aug 28, 3:52 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI53 min
Aug 28, 4:39 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI66 min
Aug 28, 5:28 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI47 min
Aug 29, 9:59 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHI4 hr
Aug 29, 11:58 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHI4 hr
Aug 29, 12:08 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC3 hr
Aug 29, 3:53 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningPHI4 hr
Sep 2, 6:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 hr
Sep 2, 8:20 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC115 min
Sep 3, 3:06 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC114 min
Sep 3, 3:42 PM EDTTornado WatchSPC6 hr
Sep 9, 5:08 PM EDTFlash Flood WatchPHI29 hr
Sep 10, 4:08 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHI4 hr
Sep 10, 8:00 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHI2 hr
Sep 11, 2:34 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningPHI6 hr
Sep 25, 8:01 AM EDTDense Fog AdvisoryPHI119 min
Sep 29, 4:02 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHI3 hr
Sep 30, 1:46 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHI3 hr
Sep 30, 2:29 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningPHI15 hr
Oct 12, 5:37 AM EDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryPHI15 hr
Oct 17, 3:46 AM EDTFrost AdvisoryPHI28 hr
Oct 20, 10:49 PM EDTDense Fog AdvisoryPHI11 hr
Oct 22, 12:25 AM EDTDense Fog AdvisoryPHI9 hr
Oct 23, 2:54 AM EDTDense Fog AdvisoryPHI6 hr
Oct 28, 3:10 PM EDTFlood WatchPHI27 hr
Oct 29, 3:21 PM EDTFreeze WarningPHI42 hr
Oct 31, 7:51 PM EDTFrost AdvisoryPHI11 hr
Nov 1, 3:10 AM ESTWind AdvisoryPHI36 hr
Nov 2, 8:22 PM ESTFreeze WarningPHI7 hr
Nov 11, 6:34 PM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHI3 hr
Nov 12, 4:51 AM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHI48 min
Nov 12, 5:39 AM ESTAreal Flood WarningPHI11 hr
Nov 13, 12:48 AM ESTAreal Flood WarningPHI8 hr
Nov 14, 3:11 PM ESTFrost AdvisoryPHI12 hr
Nov 15, 3:33 PM ESTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Nov 15, 5:35 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 hr
Nov 15, 6:52 PM ESTMesoscale DiscussionSPC113 min
Nov 15, 6:53 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI67 min
Nov 15, 7:50 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI70 min
Nov 29, 3:03 PM ESTCoastal Flood AdvisoryPHI22 hr
Nov 29, 3:06 PM ESTWind AdvisoryPHI25 hr
Nov 30, 12:26 PM ESTMesoscale DiscussionSPC3 hr
Nov 30, 12:52 PM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHI92 min
Nov 30, 1:07 PM ESTTornado WatchSPC6 hr
Nov 30, 2:48 PM ESTAreal Flood WarningPHI8 hr
Nov 30, 3:01 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI44 min
Nov 30, 3:02 PM ESTMesoscale DiscussionSPC88 min
Nov 30, 3:47 PM ESTTornado WarningPHI28 min
Nov 30, 4:37 PM ESTMesoscale DiscussionSPC53 min
Nov 30, 4:49 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI41 min
Dec 10, 3:53 PM ESTFreezing Fog AdvisoryPHI12 hr
Dec 13, 7:15 PM ESTWinter Storm WatchPHI44 hr
Dec 15, 3:29 PM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryPHI43 hr
Dec 16, 1:32 PM ESTCoastal Flood AdvisoryPHI23 hr
Dec 20, 9:05 PM ESTFreezing Fog AdvisoryPHI9 hr
Dec 23, 3:23 PM ESTHigh Wind WarningPHI38 hr
Dec 23, 3:23 PM ESTWind AdvisoryPHI38 hr
Dec 24, 8:39 PM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHI6 hr
Dec 24, 11:10 PM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHI4 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.

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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.