Alert archive / New York / 2008
Weather alerts in New York, May 2008
78 weather alerts in May 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 May 2008. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 78
- Warnings
- 37
- Watches
- 4
- Advisories
- 32
- Busiest day
- May 31, 200823 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 10:35 AM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | OKX | Bronx, Kings, New York, Richmond, Westchester | 13 hr |
| May 3, 5:38 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 37 min | |
| May 3, 5:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Erie, Niagara | 44 min |
| May 3, 6:05 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 55 min | |
| May 4, 3:00 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | BGM | Cayuga, Onondaga, Seneca, Yates | 17 hr |
| May 4, 3:34 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | ALY | Saratoga, Warren, Washington | 16 hr |
| May 5, 3:59 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | ALY | Albany, Fulton, Herkimer, Montgomery, Rensselaer, Saratoga and 1 more | 15 hr |
| May 5, 3:59 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | ALY | Warren, Washington | 15 hr |
| May 6, 4:10 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | ALY | Warren, Washington | 14 hr |
| May 8, 3:34 PM EDT | Flood Watch | OKX | Bronx, Kings, New York, Richmond, Suffolk, Westchester | 20 hr |
| May 9, 11:59 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | OKX | Suffolk | 10 hr |
| May 9, 11:25 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | OKX | Bronx, Kings, New York, Richmond, Suffolk, Westchester | 5 hr |
| May 10, 2:36 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | BGM | Broome, Chemung, Chenango, Cortland, Delaware, Madison and 6 more | 17 hr |
| May 10, 8:56 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | ALY | Albany, Columbia, Dutchess, Fulton, Greene, Herkimer and 7 more | 10 hr |
| May 11, 6:34 AM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | OKX | Bronx, Kings, New York, Richmond, Suffolk, Westchester | 49 hr |
| May 11, 10:19 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | OKX | Bronx, Kings, New York, Richmond, Suffolk, Westchester | 18 hr |
| May 12, 6:21 AM EDT | Coastal Flood Watch | OKX | Bronx | 10 hr |
| May 12, 6:21 AM EDT | Coastal Flood Warning | OKX | Suffolk | 14 hr |
| May 12, 11:38 AM EDT | River Flood Advisory | ALY | Dutchess, Ulster | 19 hr |
| May 15, 4:13 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | ALY | Fulton, Saratoga, Warren, Washington | 20 hr |
| May 17, 8:42 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | BGM | Madison, Oneida | 33 min |
| May 19, 3:22 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | BGM | Broome, Chemung, Chenango, Cortland, Delaware, Madison and 6 more | 17 hr |
| May 19, 3:56 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | BUF | Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Livingston, Ontario and 1 more | 15 hr |
| May 24, 4:15 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | BUF | Allegany, Cattaraugus, Lewis, Wyoming | 28 hr |
| May 24, 3:59 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | ALY | Hamilton, Herkimer, Warren | 15 hr |
| May 24, 8:42 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | BGM | Delaware, Oneida, Otsego, Steuben | 10 hr |
| May 26, 11:09 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 67 min | |
| May 26, 11:20 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 74 min | |
| May 27, 4:04 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | ALY | Hamilton, Herkimer | 28 hr |
| May 27, 4:31 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | BUF | Allegany, Cattaraugus, Erie, Jefferson, Lewis, Oswego and 1 more | 26 hr |
| May 27, 11:20 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albany, Broome, Columbia, Delaware, Dutchess, Greene and 7 more | 115 min |
| May 27, 12:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bronx, Columbia, Delaware, Dutchess, Greene, Kings and 9 more | 8 hr |
| May 27, 12:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Columbia | 59 min |
| May 27, 2:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Orange, Rockland | 49 min |
| May 27, 2:45 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bronx, Dutchess, New York, Orange, Putnam, Richmond and 2 more | 90 min |
| May 27, 2:49 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | BTV | Clinton, Essex, Franklin, St. Lawrence | 16 hr |
| May 27, 3:06 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | ALY | Warren | 17 hr |
| May 27, 3:18 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OKX | Orange, Rockland, Westchester | 3 hr |
| May 27, 3:29 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | OKX | 46 min | |
| May 27, 5:19 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OKX | Bronx, Rockland, Westchester | 56 min |
| May 27, 5:34 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | OKX | 41 min | |
| May 27, 5:52 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | OKX | 23 min | |
| May 27, 6:04 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | BGM | Broome, Chemung, Chenango, Cortland, Delaware, Madison and 8 more | 14 hr |
| May 27, 6:11 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | OKX | 64 min | |
| May 27, 7:14 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Richmond | 61 min |
| May 27, 7:19 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | OKX | 28 min | |
| May 28, 11:18 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | BGM | Broome, Chemung, Chenango, Cortland, Delaware, Madison and 7 more | 20 hr |
| May 28, 11:52 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | ALY | Albany, Fulton, Greene, Hamilton, Herkimer, Schoharie and 2 more | 19 hr |
| May 28, 2:59 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | BUF | Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Livingston, Ontario and 1 more | 17 hr |
| May 28, 3:41 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | BTV | Clinton, Essex, Franklin, St. Lawrence | 15 hr |
| May 28, 9:04 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | BUF | Allegany, Cattaraugus | 11 hr |
| May 29, 2:35 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | ALY | Hamilton, Herkimer, Warren | 17 hr |
| May 29, 2:43 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | BGM | Steuben | 16 hr |
| May 29, 2:45 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | BTV | Essex, Franklin, St. Lawrence | 16 hr |
| May 29, 3:39 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | BUF | Allegany, Cattaraugus | 16 hr |
| May 31, 1:01 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OKX | Kings, Queens | 44 min |
| May 31, 2:26 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | OKX | 29 min | |
| May 31, 2:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Broome, Tioga, Tompkins | 32 min |
| May 31, 2:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Niagara | 22 min |
| May 31, 2:55 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Allegany, Broome, Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Chemung, Chenango and 21 more | 65 min |
| May 31, 3:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Schoharie | 38 min |
| May 31, 3:49 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 41 min | |
| May 31, 3:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Albany, Greene, Schoharie | 49 min |
| May 31, 4:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Columbia, Greene | 42 min |
| May 31, 4:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Rensselaer, Washington | 60 min |
| May 31, 5:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Columbia, Dutchess, Greene, Ulster | 59 min |
| May 31, 5:34 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albany, Allegany, Bronx, Broome, Chemung, Chenango and 26 more | 26 min |
| May 31, 5:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Rensselaer, Washington | 50 min |
| May 31, 5:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Ulster | 45 min |
| May 31, 5:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Cayuga, Cortland, Tompkins | 44 min |
| May 31, 5:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Westchester | 3 hr |
| May 31, 6:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Madison, Oneida | 39 min |
| May 31, 6:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Cayuga, Chenango, Cortland, Madison, Tompkins | 29 min |
| May 31, 6:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Dutchess | 57 min |
| May 31, 6:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Orange, Putnam | 41 min |
| May 31, 6:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Dutchess | 61 min |
| May 31, 6:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Putnam, Westchester | 36 min |
| May 31, 7:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BTV | Clinton | 46 min |
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 | 20 |
| Tornado Warning | 1 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 2 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 5 |
| Flooding | |
| Flood Watch | 1 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 3 |
| River Flood Advisory | 1 |
| Cold | |
| Freeze Warning | 4 |
| Frost Advisory | 23 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Wind Advisory | 2 |
| Coast and beach | |
| Coastal Flood Warning | 1 |
| Coastal Flood Watch | 1 |
| Coastal Flood Advisory | 3 |
| Marine | |
| Special Marine Warning | 11 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Westchester County12
- Bronx County10
- Dutchess County10
- Richmond County9
- Warren County9
- Delaware County9
- Madison County9
- Tompkins County9
- Kings County8
- New York County8
- Broome County8
- Cortland County8
- Oneida County8
- Steuben County8
- Greene County8
- Ulster County8
- Allegany County8
- Orange County8
- Washington County7
- Chenango County7
- Otsego County7
- Tioga County7
- Columbia County7
- Cattaraugus County7
- Putnam County7
- Rockland County7
- Albany County6
- Herkimer County6
- Rensselaer County6
- Suffolk County6
- Chemung County6
- Schuyler County6
- Schoharie County6
- Erie County5
- Fulton County5
- Wyoming County5
- Sullivan County5
- Cayuga County4
- Saratoga County4
- Montgomery County4
19 more counties
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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.