Alert archive / New York / 2008
Weather alerts in New York, March 2008
138 weather alerts in March 2008, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered any part of the state, so the counties below add up to more than the state.
Weather alerts by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in March 2008. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 138
- Warnings
- 72
- Watches
- 23
- Advisories
- 37
- Busiest day
- March 8, 200831 alerts
Over time
By day
Days in UTC, the clock the archive keeps.
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 | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1, 3:28 PM EST | Lake Effect Snow Advisory | BGM | Madison, Oneida, Onondaga | 13 hr |
| Mar 1, 5:16 PM EST | Lake Effect Snow Advisory | ALY | Hamilton, Herkimer | 10 hr |
| Mar 3, 4:09 AM EST | Flood Watch | BUF | Chautauqua, Erie | 30 hr |
| Mar 3, 4:27 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | BUF | Allegany, Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee and 10 more | 25 hr |
| Mar 3, 4:47 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | ALY | Fulton, Hamilton, Herkimer, Montgomery, Saratoga, Warren and 1 more | 31 hr |
| Mar 3, 5:06 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | BGM | Broome, Cayuga, Chemung, Chenango, Cortland, Delaware and 10 more | 16 hr |
| Mar 3, 3:17 PM EST | Flood Watch | OKX | Bronx, Kings, New York, Orange, Putnam, Richmond and 2 more | 43 hr |
| Mar 3, 3:32 PM EST | Flood Watch | ALY | Albany, Columbia, Dutchess, Greene, Montgomery, Rensselaer and 5 more | 38 hr |
| Mar 3, 3:33 PM EST | Flood Watch | BGM | Broome, Chemung, Chenango, Cortland, Delaware, Otsego and 5 more | 51 hr |
| Mar 3, 3:40 PM EST | Flood Watch | BUF | Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua | 12 hr |
| Mar 3, 4:30 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | BTV | Clinton, Essex, Franklin, St. Lawrence | 13 hr |
| Mar 3, 9:28 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | BGM | Cayuga, Chenango, Cortland, Madison, Oneida, Onondaga and 6 more | 35 hr |
| Mar 3, 9:28 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | BGM | Broome, Chemung, Delaware, Tioga | 24 hr |
| Mar 4, 4:36 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | ALY | Fulton, Hamilton, Herkimer, Montgomery, Saratoga, Schoharie and 2 more | 30 hr |
| Mar 4, 4:58 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | BUF | Allegany, Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee and 10 more | 29 hr |
| Mar 4, 5:09 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | BTV | Clinton, Essex, Franklin, St. Lawrence | 33 hr |
| Mar 4, 9:08 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Allegany, Broome, Cattaraugus, Chemung, Chenango, Cortland and 5 more | 4 hr |
| Mar 4, 1:58 PM EST | River Flood Warning | BGM | Chenango, Delaware | 61 hr |
| Mar 4, 1:58 PM EST | River Flood Warning | BGM | Broome | 3 days |
| Mar 4, 1:58 PM EST | River Flood Warning | BGM | Broome, Tioga | 46 hr |
| Mar 4, 1:58 PM EST | River Flood Warning | BGM | Tioga | 72 hr |
| Mar 4, 3:20 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | ALY | Albany, Columbia, Greene, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady and 1 more | 14 hr |
| Mar 4, 9:48 PM EST | River Flood Warning | BGM | Chenango | 21 hr |
| Mar 4, 9:48 PM EST | River Flood Warning | BGM | Cortland | 13 hr |
| Mar 4, 9:48 PM EST | River Flood Warning | BGM | Delaware | 42 hr |
| Mar 5, 2:32 AM EST | Wind Advisory | OKX | Suffolk | 8 hr |
| Mar 5, 2:32 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bronx, Kings, Nassau, New York, Queens, Richmond | 88 min |
| Mar 5, 2:54 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | BGM | Chemung, Tioga | 6 hr |
| Mar 5, 3:01 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bronx, Kings, Nassau, New York, Queens, Richmond and 3 more | 3 hr |
| Mar 5, 3:29 AM EST | Wind Advisory | ALY | Columbia, Rensselaer, Washington | 7 hr |
| Mar 5, 4:16 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Kings, Nassau, Queens | 29 min |
| Mar 5, 4:27 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Nassau, Putnam, Rockland, Suffolk, Westchester | 33 min |
| Mar 5, 4:28 AM EST | River Flood Warning | ALY | Ulster | 12 hr |
| Mar 5, 5:12 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Suffolk | 48 min |
| Mar 5, 5:39 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Suffolk | 96 min |
| Mar 5, 5:48 AM EST | Coastal Flood Advisory | OKX | Suffolk | 72 min |
| Mar 5, 8:47 AM EST | River Flood Warning | ALY | Ulster | 21 hr |
| Mar 5, 10:49 AM EST | River Flood Warning | BGM | Delaware, Sullivan | 8 hr |
| Mar 5, 12:55 PM EST | River Flood Warning | ALY | Schoharie | 9 hr |
| Mar 5, 1:00 PM EST | River Flood Warning | ALY | Ulster | 6 hr |
| Mar 5, 1:21 PM EST | River Flood Warning | ALY | Montgomery, Schenectady, Schoharie | 20 hr |
| Mar 5, 5:24 PM EST | River Flood Warning | ALY | Dutchess | 13 hr |
| Mar 6, 1:46 AM EST | River Flood Warning | ALY | Albany, Rensselaer, Saratoga | 10 hr |
| Mar 6, 2:52 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | BUF | Allegany, Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee and 10 more | 14 hr |
| Mar 6, 2:53 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | ALY | Fulton, Hamilton, Herkimer, Warren | 25 hr |
| Mar 6, 3:02 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | BTV | Clinton, Essex, Franklin, St. Lawrence | 24 hr |
| Mar 6, 3:17 PM EST | Flood Watch | ALY | Albany, Columbia, Dutchess, Fulton, Greene, Herkimer and 8 more | 61 hr |
| Mar 6, 3:33 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | BGM | Cayuga, Chemung, Cortland, Madison, Oneida, Onondaga and 5 more | 12 hr |
| Mar 6, 4:15 PM EST | Flood Watch | OKX | Bronx, Kings, New York, Orange, Putnam, Richmond and 3 more | 51 hr |
| Mar 6, 10:20 PM EST | Flood Watch | BGM | Broome, Chenango, Delaware, Oneida, Otsego, Sullivan and 1 more | 51 hr |
| Mar 7, 4:01 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | BGM | Cayuga, Madison, Oneida, Onondaga, Schuyler, Seneca and 2 more | 34 hr |
| Mar 7, 4:01 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | BGM | Broome, Cayuga, Chemung, Chenango, Cortland, Madison and 9 more | 66 hr |
| Mar 7, 4:45 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | BUF | Allegany, Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee and 10 more | 47 hr |
| Mar 7, 4:57 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | BTV | Clinton, Essex, Franklin, St. Lawrence | 48 hr |
| Mar 7, 3:06 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | BTV | Essex | 38 hr |
| Mar 7, 4:16 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | ALY | Hamilton, Herkimer, Warren | 36 hr |
| Mar 7, 4:16 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | ALY | Albany, Fulton, Herkimer, Montgomery, Saratoga, Schenectady and 3 more | 31 hr |
| Mar 7, 9:39 PM EST | River Flood Warning | BGM | Chenango, Delaware | 3 days |
| Mar 7, 9:39 PM EST | River Flood Warning | BGM | Broome | 4 days |
| Mar 7, 9:39 PM EST | River Flood Warning | BGM | Broome, Tioga | 3 days |
| Mar 7, 9:39 PM EST | River Flood Warning | BGM | Tioga | 4 days |
| Mar 7, 9:39 PM EST | River Flood Warning | BGM | Delaware | 57 hr |
| Mar 7, 11:49 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | OKX | 41 min | |
| Mar 8, 12:52 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | OKX | 53 min | |
| Mar 8, 4:41 AM EST | Wind Advisory | OKX | Bronx, Kings, New York, Orange, Putnam, Richmond and 3 more | 10 hr |
| Mar 8, 6:16 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Allegany, Broome, Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Chautauqua, Chemung and 26 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 8, 11:46 AM EST | River Flood Warning | ALY | Herkimer, Oneida | 66 hr |
| Mar 8, 12:53 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | OKX | Orange | 8 hr |
| Mar 8, 1:11 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Jefferson, Lewis, St. Lawrence | 5 hr |
| Mar 8, 1:21 PM EST | River Flood Warning | ALY | Dutchess | 36 hr |
| Mar 8, 1:28 PM EST | River Flood Warning | ALY | Ulster | 30 hr |
| Mar 8, 1:28 PM EST | River Flood Warning | ALY | Ulster | 54 hr |
| Mar 8, 2:19 PM EST | Wind Advisory | BGM | Broome, Cayuga, Chemung, Chenango, Cortland, Delaware and 11 more | 18 hr |
| Mar 8, 3:08 PM EST | High Wind Warning | OKX | Bronx, Kings, New York, Orange, Putnam, Richmond and 3 more | 8 hr |
| Mar 8, 3:34 PM EST | Wind Advisory | ALY | Albany, Columbia, Dutchess, Fulton, Greene, Hamilton and 9 more | 19 hr |
| Mar 8, 4:00 PM EST | Wind Advisory | BTV | Essex | 18 hr |
| Mar 8, 4:11 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | BGM | Broome, Delaware, Sullivan | 3 hr |
| Mar 8, 4:20 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | BGM | Chenango | 115 min |
| Mar 8, 4:32 PM EST | River Flood Warning | OKX | Orange, Ulster | 18 hr |
| Mar 8, 4:38 PM EST | River Flood Warning | ALY | Ulster | 10 hr |
| Mar 8, 4:44 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | BGM | Madison, Oneida, Otsego | 2 hr |
| Mar 8, 4:59 PM EST | River Flood Warning | BGM | Delaware, Otsego | 38 hr |
| Mar 8, 4:59 PM EST | River Flood Warning | BGM | Chenango | 32 hr |
| Mar 8, 5:43 PM EST | River Flood Warning | ALY | Washington | 23 hr |
| Mar 8, 6:21 PM EST | River Flood Warning | BGM | Delaware, Sullivan | 15 hr |
| Mar 8, 6:28 PM EST | River Flood Warning | BGM | Cortland | 15 hr |
| Mar 8, 6:48 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bronx, Columbia, Dutchess, Kings, Nassau, New York and 7 more | 57 min |
| Mar 8, 6:50 PM EST | River Flood Warning | ALY | Ulster | 15 hr |
| Mar 8, 7:30 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | BGM | Sullivan | 3 hr |
| Mar 8, 8:01 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Columbia, Rensselaer | 44 min |
| Mar 8, 8:19 PM EST | River Flood Warning | ALY | Rensselaer, Washington | 17 hr |
| Mar 8, 9:28 PM EST | River Flood Warning | ALY | Albany, Rensselaer, Saratoga | 31 hr |
| Mar 8, 9:50 PM EST | River Flood Warning | ALY | Montgomery, Schenectady, Schoharie | 16 hr |
| Mar 8, 10:03 PM EST | River Flood Warning | BGM | Delaware | 6 hr |
| Mar 8, 10:38 PM EST | Wind Advisory | OKX | Bronx, Kings, New York, Orange, Putnam, Richmond and 3 more | 7 hr |
| Mar 8, 10:52 PM EST | River Flood Warning | ALY | Rensselaer, Saratoga, Washington | 38 hr |
| Mar 8, 10:52 PM EST | River Flood Warning | ALY | Rensselaer, Saratoga | 31 hr |
| Mar 8, 10:57 PM EST | River Flood Warning | ALY | Ulster | 8 hr |
| Mar 8, 11:26 PM EST | River Flood Warning | ALY | Dutchess | 5 hr |
| Mar 9, 12:01 AM EST | River Flood Warning | ALY | Schoharie | 5 hr |
| Mar 9, 12:20 AM EST | River Flood Warning | BGM | Madison, Oneida | 10 hr |
| Mar 9, 4:11 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | BGM | Broome | 7 hr |
| Mar 9, 8:22 AM EDT | Snow and Blowing Snow Advisory | ALY | Fulton, Hamilton, Herkimer | 14 hr |
| Mar 9, 9:23 AM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | BUF | Jefferson, Lewis, Oswego | 12 hr |
| Mar 9, 3:56 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | BGM | Cortland | 10 hr |
| Mar 9, 5:58 PM EDT | Lake Effect Snow Warning | BUF | Lewis, Oswego | 5 hr |
| Mar 14, 3:41 PM EDT | Snow Advisory | ALY | Columbia, Greene, Rensselaer, Ulster | 15 hr |
| Mar 14, 4:04 PM EDT | Snow Advisory | BGM | Delaware, Sullivan | 12 hr |
| Mar 15, 5:31 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | BUF | Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Niagara and 2 more | 2 hr |
| Mar 18, 3:22 AM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | ALY | Albany, Columbia, Dutchess, Fulton, Greene, Hamilton and 9 more | 32 hr |
| Mar 18, 3:34 AM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | BGM | Broome, Chenango, Delaware, Madison, Oneida, Otsego and 1 more | 28 hr |
| Mar 18, 3:43 AM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | BUF | Jefferson, Lewis, Oswego | 30 hr |
| Mar 18, 3:50 AM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | BTV | Clinton, Essex, Franklin, St. Lawrence | 36 hr |
| Mar 18, 3:52 PM EDT | Flood Watch | BGM | Broome, Cayuga, Chemung, Chenango, Cortland, Delaware and 11 more | 35 hr |
| Mar 18, 4:09 PM EDT | Flood Watch | ALY | Albany, Columbia, Dutchess, Fulton, Greene, Herkimer and 7 more | 37 hr |
| Mar 18, 4:50 PM EDT | Winter Storm Warning | ALY | Hamilton, Herkimer, Warren, Washington | 23 hr |
| Mar 19, 3:59 PM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | BTV | Clinton, Essex, Franklin, St. Lawrence | 45 hr |
| Mar 20, 1:54 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | ALY | Montgomery | 7 hr |
| Mar 20, 4:04 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | ALY | Albany, Columbia, Dutchess, Fulton, Greene, Hamilton and 9 more | 37 hr |
| Mar 20, 4:41 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | OKX | Bronx, Kings, New York, Orange, Putnam, Richmond and 3 more | 35 hr |
| Mar 20, 8:18 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | BGM | Broome | 25 hr |
| Mar 20, 8:18 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | BGM | Tioga | 25 hr |
| Mar 20, 3:38 PM EDT | Lake Effect Snow Advisory | BUF | Cayuga, Oswego, Wayne | 12 hr |
| Mar 20, 7:45 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | BUF | Genesee, Monroe | 6 hr |
| Mar 20, 10:02 PM EDT | Lake Effect Snow and Blowing Snow Advisory | ALY | Hamilton, Herkimer | 6 hr |
| Mar 27, 2:57 PM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | BGM | Broome, Cayuga, Chemung, Chenango, Cortland, Delaware and 10 more | 18 hr |
| Mar 27, 3:00 PM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | BTV | Essex | 19 hr |
| Mar 27, 3:13 PM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | BUF | Allegany, Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee and 9 more | 14 hr |
| Mar 27, 3:50 PM EDT | Winter Storm Warning | ALY | Greene, Ulster | 20 hr |
| Mar 27, 3:50 PM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | ALY | Albany, Columbia, Fulton, Greene, Hamilton, Herkimer and 7 more | 20 hr |
| Mar 30, 2:36 PM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | BGM | Broome, Cayuga, Chemung, Chenango, Cortland, Delaware and 11 more | 23 hr |
| Mar 30, 3:05 PM EDT | Freezing Rain Advisory | BUF | Allegany, Jefferson, Lewis, Oswego | 19 hr |
| Mar 30, 4:18 PM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | ALY | Albany, Columbia, Dutchess, Fulton, Greene, Hamilton and 9 more | 22 hr |
| Mar 31, 3:02 PM EDT | Flood Watch | BGM | Oneida | 25 hr |
| Mar 31, 3:47 PM EDT | Flood Watch | BTV | Clinton, Essex, Franklin, St. Lawrence | 37 hr |
| Mar 31, 3:48 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | BUF | Cayuga, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Jefferson, Lewis and 6 more | 28 hr |
| Mar 31, 3:59 PM EDT | High Wind Watch | BTV | Clinton, Essex, Franklin, St. Lawrence | 12 hr |
| Mar 31, 4:01 PM EDT | Flood Watch | ALY | Fulton, Hamilton, Herkimer, Montgomery, Saratoga, Warren and 1 more | 31 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 | 4 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 1 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 6 |
| Flooding | |
| Flash Flood Warning | 6 |
| River Flood Warning | 48 |
| Flood Watch | 13 |
| Winter | |
| Lake Effect Snow Warning | 1 |
| Winter Storm Warning | 10 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 8 |
| Freezing Rain Advisory | 1 |
| Lake Effect Snow Advisory | 3 |
| Lake Effect Snow and Blowing Snow Advisory | 1 |
| Snow Advisory | 2 |
| Snow and Blowing Snow Advisory | 1 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 17 |
| Wind and dust | |
| High Wind Warning | 1 |
| High Wind Watch | 1 |
| Wind Advisory | 10 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 1 |
| Coast and beach | |
| Coastal Flood Advisory | 1 |
| Marine | |
| Special Marine Warning | 2 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Delaware County20
- Herkimer County19
- Broome County19
- Ulster County19
- Oneida County17
- Cayuga County17
- Saratoga County17
- Washington County17
- Chenango County17
- Tioga County17
- Rensselaer County17
- Hamilton County15
- Montgomery County15
- Madison County14
- Cortland County14
- Schoharie County14
- Fulton County13
- Warren County13
- Columbia County13
- Lewis County12
- Oswego County12
- Chemung County12
- Otsego County12
- Schuyler County12
- Steuben County12
- Albany County12
- Schenectady County12
- Essex County12
- Suffolk County12
- Onondaga County11
- Tompkins County11
- Dutchess County11
- Greene County11
- Sullivan County11
- Chautauqua County10
- Allegany County10
- Jefferson County10
- Seneca County10
- Yates County10
- Kings County10
22 more counties
- Franklin County10
- St. Lawrence County10
- Erie County9
- Cattaraugus County9
- Genesee County9
- Bronx County9
- New York County9
- Orange County9
- Richmond County9
- Rockland County9
- Westchester County9
- Clinton County9
- Monroe County8
- Orleans County8
- Wayne County8
- Wyoming County8
- Putnam County8
- Niagara County7
- Livingston County6
- Ontario County6
- Nassau County5
- Queens County4
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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.