Alert archive / New York / Cayuga County

Weather alerts in Cayuga County, New York, 2017

250 weather alerts in 2017, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.

Cayuga County and its neighbors

Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2017. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts
250
Warnings
83
Watches
41
Advisories
59
Busiest month
May37 alerts
Busiest day
August 22, 201715 alerts

Over time

By month

Warning verification

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

0 of 1 tornado warnings covering Cayuga County in 2017 had a tornado report inside them.

Cayuga County, 2017

WarningsWith a reportFalse alarm ratioReportsInside a warningMean lead time
Tornado warnings10100%0
Severe thunderstorm warnings423029%2886%24 min
Flash flood warnings4325%683%59 min

Each office's whole area, 2017

WarningsWith a reportFalse alarm ratioReportsInside a warningMean lead time
NWS Buffalo, NY: tornado warnings8363%3100%9 min
NWS Buffalo, NY: severe thunderstorm warnings1389730%38591%24 min
NWS Buffalo, NY: flash flood warnings11827%36100%94 min
NWS Binghamton, NY: tornado warnings14471%5100%11 min
NWS Binghamton, NY: severe thunderstorm warnings17610043%26674%26 min
NWS Binghamton, NY: flash flood warnings412246%5975%64 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 3, 3:01 PM ESTLake Effect Snow WarningBUF5 days
Jan 3, 3:13 PM ESTWind AdvisoryBUF30 hr
Jan 4, 9:04 AM ESTWind AdvisoryBGM16 hr
Jan 9, 2:46 PM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryBUF38 hr
Jan 9, 3:00 PM ESTWind AdvisoryBUF43 hr
Jan 9, 3:32 PM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryBGM36 hr
Jan 10, 3:05 AM ESTWind AdvisoryBGM27 hr
Jan 10, 2:45 PM ESTHigh Wind WarningBUF19 hr
Jan 10, 6:13 PM ESTMesoscale DiscussionSPC6 hr
Jan 16, 3:24 AM ESTFreezing Rain AdvisoryBUF40 hr
Jan 16, 4:04 AM ESTFreezing Rain AdvisoryBGM51 hr
Jan 22, 6:31 AM ESTDense Fog AdvisoryBGM6 hr
Jan 22, 2:20 PM ESTWinter Storm WatchBUF13 hr
Jan 22, 3:41 PM ESTWinter Storm WatchBGM12 hr
Jan 23, 3:41 AM ESTWinter Storm WarningBGM24 hr
Jan 23, 3:41 AM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryBGM39 hr
Jan 23, 3:42 AM ESTWinter Storm WarningBUF24 hr
Jan 23, 3:42 AM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryBUF39 hr
Feb 1, 8:21 AM ESTLake Effect Snow WarningBUF37 hr
Feb 1, 12:58 PM ESTLake Effect Snow WarningBUF72 hr
Feb 3, 3:56 AM ESTLake Effect Snow WatchBUF9 hr
Feb 7, 5:56 AM ESTFreezing Rain AdvisoryBUF13 hr
Feb 8, 3:47 AM ESTLake Effect Snow WatchBUF24 hr
Feb 9, 3:51 AM ESTLake Effect Snow AdvisoryBGM33 hr
Feb 9, 3:52 AM ESTLake Effect Snow AdvisoryBUF27 hr
Feb 10, 1:43 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementBGM77 min
Feb 10, 3:09 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementBGM111 min
Feb 10, 4:33 AM ESTLake Effect Snow WarningBUF8 hr
Feb 10, 5:17 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementBGM118 min
Feb 10, 2:19 PM ESTWinter Storm WatchBUF24 hr
Feb 11, 4:09 AM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryBGM59 hr
Feb 11, 4:19 AM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryBUF55 hr
Feb 11, 2:14 PM ESTWinter Storm WarningBUF45 hr
Feb 11, 2:47 PM ESTWinter Storm WarningBGM48 hr
Feb 12, 10:36 AM ESTMesoscale DiscussionSPC24 min
Feb 12, 12:02 PM ESTMesoscale DiscussionSPC4 hr
Feb 14, 4:07 AM ESTLake Effect Snow WatchBUF24 hr
Feb 15, 3:39 AM ESTLake Effect Snow AdvisoryBGM34 hr
Feb 15, 3:47 AM ESTLake Effect Snow AdvisoryBUF34 hr
Feb 22, 2:06 PM ESTDense Fog AdvisoryBUF7 hr
Feb 25, 10:48 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementBGM42 min
Feb 25, 11:34 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementBGM41 min
Feb 28, 2:51 PM ESTWind AdvisoryBUF43 hr
Mar 1, 3:26 AM ESTWind AdvisoryBGM34 hr
Mar 3, 1:10 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementBGM80 min
Mar 7, 9:43 AM ESTWind AdvisoryBUF36 hr
Mar 7, 3:42 PM ESTWind AdvisoryBGM32 hr
Mar 11, 2:42 PM ESTWinter Storm WatchBUF37 hr
Mar 11, 3:31 PM ESTWinter Storm WatchBGM24 hr
Mar 12, 3:07 PM EDTWinter Storm WarningBUF3 days
Mar 12, 4:17 PM EDTWinter Storm WarningBGM71 hr
Mar 14, 8:12 PM EDTWinter Weather AdvisoryBGM31 hr
Mar 23, 1:22 PM EDTWinter Weather AdvisoryBUF23 hr
Mar 23, 2:48 PM EDTWinter Weather AdvisoryBGM23 hr
Apr 3, 2:36 PM EDTFlood WatchBGM4 days
Apr 3, 2:55 PM EDTFlood WatchBUF4 days
Apr 7, 12:09 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningBUF4 days
Apr 16, 2:15 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC3 hr
Apr 20, 11:16 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBGM3 hr
May 1, 3:45 AM EDTLakeshore Flood WarningBUF60 hr
May 1, 6:16 AM EDTFlood WatchBUF13 hr
May 1, 2:12 PM EDTTornado WatchSPC8 hr
May 1, 4:36 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC84 min
May 1, 5:42 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGM48 min
May 1, 5:46 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUF59 min
May 1, 6:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGM46 min
May 1, 6:23 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBGM112 min
May 1, 6:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGM60 min
May 2, 4:42 AM EDTLakeshore Flood WatchBUF10 hr
May 3, 3:04 PM EDTFrost AdvisoryBGM17 hr
May 6, 4:12 AM EDTLakeshore Flood WatchBUF10 hr
May 6, 1:46 PM EDTLakeshore Flood WarningBUF57 hr
May 9, 3:49 AM EDTFrost AdvisoryBUF28 hr
May 9, 4:00 AM EDTFrost AdvisoryBGM28 hr
May 12, 10:32 AM EDTLakeshore Flood WatchBUF41 hr
May 14, 3:53 AM EDTLakeshore Flood WarningBUF33 hr
May 15, 6:20 AM EDTBeach Hazards StatementBUF7 hr
May 18, 2:04 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC116 min
May 18, 3:20 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGM40 min
May 18, 3:36 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr
May 18, 3:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGM46 min
May 18, 4:09 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGM51 min
May 18, 4:39 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGM51 min
May 18, 4:49 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGM41 min
May 18, 5:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGM47 min
May 18, 5:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUF35 min
May 18, 5:36 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC84 min
May 18, 5:40 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBGM3 hr
May 18, 5:53 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGM52 min
May 18, 11:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUF46 min
May 18, 11:39 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGM36 min
May 30, 12:39 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr
May 30, 1:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUF49 min
May 30, 2:10 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUF50 min
May 30, 2:21 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUF54 min
May 30, 4:03 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC117 min
Jun 5, 6:54 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUF36 min
Jun 5, 10:39 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUF36 min
Jun 5, 4:08 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBGM3 hr
Jun 5, 5:17 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGM48 min
Jun 17, 10:50 PM EDTFlash Flood WatchBUF22 hr
Jun 18, 12:31 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC119 min
Jun 18, 1:37 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr
Jun 18, 2:13 PM EDTFlash Flood WatchBGM7 hr
Jun 18, 4:30 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC90 min
Jun 18, 6:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUF45 min
Jun 18, 6:38 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGM52 min
Jun 18, 6:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGM48 min
Jun 18, 7:55 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGM50 min
Jun 23, 2:02 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Jun 26, 3:08 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUF52 min
Jun 26, 6:34 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUF56 min
Jun 26, 7:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGM27 min
Jun 27, 11:43 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGM47 min
Jun 27, 12:04 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGM41 min
Jun 27, 12:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGM24 min
Jun 27, 5:04 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUF56 min
Jun 30, 12:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGM48 min
Jul 1, 10:47 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBGM3 hr
Jul 1, 11:34 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningBGM3 hr
Jul 1, 12:46 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningBGM11 hr
Jul 1, 1:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGM64 min
Jul 1, 1:50 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGM55 min
Jul 1, 2:33 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningBGM3 hr
Jul 1, 2:35 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGM55 min
Jul 7, 4:38 AM EDTLakeshore Flood WatchBUF24 hr
Jul 8, 4:51 AM EDTBeach Hazards StatementBUF18 hr
Jul 8, 4:51 AM EDTLakeshore Flood WarningBUF36 hr
Jul 8, 7:33 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBGM3 hr
Jul 8, 10:26 PM EDTBeach Hazards StatementBUF21 hr
Jul 12, 10:41 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGM94 min
Jul 12, 11:00 AM EDTFlash Flood WatchBGM60 hr
Jul 12, 1:53 PM EDTFlash Flood WatchBUF38 hr
Jul 13, 1:16 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGM44 min
Jul 13, 3:08 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBGM3 hr
Jul 13, 10:54 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBGM6 hr
Jul 13, 12:42 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningBGM4 hr
Jul 13, 4:57 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBGM3 hr
Jul 14, 1:11 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUF64 min
Jul 14, 1:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGM45 min
Jul 14, 2:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGM43 min
Jul 14, 4:55 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningBGM3 hr
Jul 14, 8:01 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBGM119 min
Jul 17, 10:07 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGM53 min
Jul 17, 12:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGM60 min
Jul 17, 12:55 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningBGM6 hr
Jul 17, 3:08 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUF52 min
Jul 17, 3:37 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC53 min
Jul 20, 1:11 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr
Jul 20, 1:52 PM EDTFlash Flood WatchBGM3 hr
Jul 20, 3:03 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC87 min
Jul 24, 8:36 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGM24 min
Jul 24, 9:02 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGM43 min
Jul 24, 1:10 PM EDTLakeshore Flood WarningBUF27 hr
Jul 24, 10:43 PM EDTBeach Hazards StatementBUF17 hr
Aug 2, 1:37 PM EDTLakeshore Flood WatchBUF25 hr
Aug 3, 2:42 PM EDTLakeshore Flood WarningBUF61 hr
Aug 4, 1:25 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr
Aug 4, 3:46 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC119 min
Aug 4, 4:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGM31 min
Aug 4, 5:04 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUF41 min
Aug 4, 7:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGM33 min
Aug 4, 7:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUF60 min
Aug 4, 7:22 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGM23 min
Aug 4, 7:41 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Aug 4, 7:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGM30 min
Aug 4, 10:46 PM EDTBeach Hazards StatementBUF24 hr
Aug 12, 1:41 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Aug 12, 1:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUF60 min
Aug 12, 2:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGM33 min
Aug 15, 1:38 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGM52 min
Aug 15, 1:38 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Aug 21, 4:06 AM EDTLakeshore Flood WatchBUF24 hr
Aug 22, 4:09 AM EDTLakeshore Flood WarningBUF40 hr
Aug 22, 11:55 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC3 hr
Aug 22, 12:23 PM EDTTornado WatchSPC9 hr
Aug 22, 1:23 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUF67 min
Aug 22, 2:05 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUF55 min
Aug 22, 2:44 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Aug 22, 2:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGM30 min
Aug 22, 2:55 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGM35 min
Aug 22, 3:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGM24 min
Aug 22, 3:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGM33 min
Aug 22, 4:13 PM EDTTornado WarningBGM32 min
Aug 22, 4:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGM31 min
Aug 22, 4:40 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUF35 min
Aug 22, 4:48 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC87 min
Aug 22, 5:21 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGM39 min
Aug 22, 10:05 PM EDTBeach Hazards StatementBUF25 hr
Sep 4, 10:55 PM EDTBeach Hazards StatementBUF12 hr
Sep 4, 11:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUF63 min
Sep 5, 12:35 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGM40 min
Sep 14, 10:32 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBGM3 hr
Sep 27, 10:43 PM EDTBeach Hazards StatementBUF12 hr
Sep 29, 9:46 PM EDTBeach Hazards StatementBUF16 hr
Oct 13, 1:36 PM EDTLakeshore Flood WatchBUF24 hr
Oct 14, 1:32 PM EDTLakeshore Flood WarningBUF38 hr
Oct 15, 3:03 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC57 min
Oct 15, 5:16 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUF44 min
Oct 15, 5:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGM58 min
Oct 15, 5:35 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGM40 min
Oct 15, 6:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGM67 min
Oct 15, 6:39 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGM66 min
Oct 16, 2:53 AM EDTFrost AdvisoryBGM29 hr
Oct 16, 3:32 AM EDTFrost AdvisoryBUF28 hr
Oct 23, 3:30 PM EDTWind AdvisoryBGM20 hr
Oct 28, 3:50 AM EDTLakeshore Flood WatchBUF25 hr
Oct 28, 3:54 AM EDTHigh Wind WatchBUF25 hr
Oct 28, 4:02 AM EDTFlash Flood WatchBUF48 hr
Oct 28, 4:10 AM EDTFlash Flood WatchBGM49 hr
Oct 29, 3:48 AM EDTWind AdvisoryBGM33 hr
Oct 29, 4:24 AM EDTLakeshore Flood WarningBUF63 hr
Oct 29, 4:30 AM EDTHigh Wind WarningBUF37 hr
Oct 29, 10:52 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBGM3 hr
Oct 30, 12:00 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningBUF12 hr
Oct 30, 1:20 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBGM3 hr
Nov 4, 2:46 PM EDTFlood WatchBUF33 hr
Nov 5, 8:23 PM ESTAreal Flood WarningBUF24 hr
Nov 8, 3:28 AM ESTLakeshore Flood WatchBUF11 hr
Nov 8, 2:22 PM ESTLakeshore Flood WarningBUF48 hr
Nov 8, 2:23 PM ESTWind AdvisoryBUF37 hr
Nov 9, 2:45 PM ESTWind AdvisoryBGM20 hr
Nov 15, 2:51 PM ESTLakeshore Flood WarningBUF29 hr
Nov 17, 2:54 PM ESTLakeshore Flood WatchBUF24 hr
Nov 18, 2:07 PM ESTWind AdvisoryBGM24 hr
Nov 18, 2:37 PM ESTLakeshore Flood WarningBUF34 hr
Nov 18, 2:40 PM ESTWinter Storm WatchBUF24 hr
Nov 19, 2:31 PM ESTLake Effect Snow WarningBUF26 hr
Nov 25, 12:44 PM ESTLakeshore Flood WatchBUF15 hr
Nov 26, 3:35 AM ESTLakeshore Flood WarningBUF26 hr
Dec 11, 3:48 AM ESTWinter Storm WatchBUF9 hr
Dec 11, 1:07 PM ESTWinter Storm WarningBUF54 hr
Dec 11, 3:14 PM ESTWinter Storm WarningBGM51 hr
Dec 11, 10:30 PM ESTMesoscale DiscussionSPC6 hr
Dec 21, 3:21 AM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryBUF63 hr
Dec 21, 3:32 AM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryBGM64 hr
Dec 23, 6:35 PM ESTWinter Storm WatchBUF9 hr
Dec 24, 3:48 AM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryBGM65 hr
Dec 24, 4:00 AM ESTLake Effect Snow WarningBUF4 days
Dec 24, 5:40 AM ESTLakeshore Flood WarningBUF49 hr
Dec 24, 3:16 PM ESTWind AdvisoryBGM27 hr
Dec 25, 6:45 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementBGM30 min
Dec 25, 8:01 PM ESTMesoscale DiscussionSPC4 hr
Dec 26, 3:58 AM ESTWind Chill AdvisoryBGM56 hr
Dec 27, 4:13 AM ESTWind Chill AdvisoryBUF47 hr
Dec 27, 3:31 PM ESTWind Chill AdvisoryBGM20 hr
Dec 28, 8:41 PM ESTLake Effect Snow WarningBUF60 hr
Dec 29, 3:40 AM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryBUF48 hr
Dec 30, 3:23 AM ESTWind Chill AdvisoryBGM55 hr
Dec 30, 3:38 AM ESTWind Chill AdvisoryBUF54 hr

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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.