Alert archive / New York / Cayuga County
Weather alerts in Cayuga County, New York, 2020
180 weather alerts in 2020, 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 2020. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 180
- Warnings
- 50
- Watches
- 20
- Advisories
- 61
- Busiest month
- May41 alerts
- Busiest day
- May 15, 20207 alerts
Over time
By month
Warning verification
How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.
Cayuga County, 2020
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 19 | 13 | 32% | 13 | 69% | 19 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 0 | 0 |
Each office's whole area, 2020
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Binghamton, NY: tornado warnings | 6 | 0 | 100% | 0 | ||
| NWS Binghamton, NY: severe thunderstorm warnings | 136 | 92 | 32% | 361 | 76% | 22 min |
| NWS Binghamton, NY: flash flood warnings | 31 | 17 | 45% | 39 | 82% | 94 min |
| NWS Buffalo, NY: tornado warnings | 6 | 1 | 83% | 2 | 50% | 3 min |
| NWS Buffalo, NY: severe thunderstorm warnings | 109 | 74 | 32% | 244 | 84% | 28 min |
| NWS Buffalo, NY: flash flood warnings | 17 | 10 | 41% | 31 | 94% | 68 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 7, 12:33 PM EST | Lakeshore Flood Warning | BUF | 34 hr |
| Jan 8, 6:16 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | BGM | 59 min |
| Jan 8, 6:37 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jan 8, 8:52 AM EST | Snow Squall Warning | BUF | 38 min |
| Jan 8, 9:35 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | BGM | 55 min |
| Jan 8, 12:01 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | BGM | 59 min |
| Jan 11, 12:20 PM EST | Wind Advisory | BUF | 25 hr |
| Jan 11, 1:36 PM EST | Wind Advisory | BGM | 23 hr |
| Jan 13, 3:51 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | BUF | 13 hr |
| Jan 15, 5:07 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | BUF | 47 hr |
| Jan 15, 2:31 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | BGM | 34 hr |
| Jan 17, 1:38 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | BUF | 36 hr |
| Jan 17, 3:10 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | BGM | 38 hr |
| Jan 19, 8:02 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | BUF | 14 hr |
| Jan 24, 3:11 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | BGM | 23 hr |
| Feb 5, 3:52 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | BGM | 38 hr |
| Feb 5, 4:17 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | BUF | 35 hr |
| Feb 5, 4:17 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | BUF | 3 days |
| Feb 5, 3:30 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | BGM | 24 hr |
| Feb 6, 3:04 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | BUF | 31 hr |
| Feb 6, 3:21 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | BGM | 27 hr |
| Feb 7, 8:39 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | BGM | 81 min |
| Feb 7, 9:58 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | BGM | 2 hr |
| Feb 7, 6:31 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | BGM | 3 hr |
| Feb 11, 2:47 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | BGM | 45 hr |
| Feb 11, 3:01 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | BUF | 43 hr |
| Feb 18, 3:36 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | BUF | 32 hr |
| Feb 18, 8:21 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | BGM | 84 min |
| Feb 19, 12:05 PM EST | Lake Effect Snow Warning | BUF | 22 hr |
| Feb 26, 4:27 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | BUF | 46 hr |
| Feb 26, 12:58 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | BUF | 32 hr |
| Feb 26, 3:25 PM EST | Wind Advisory | BGM | 34 hr |
| Feb 28, 2:55 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | BUF | 34 hr |
| Mar 3, 5:24 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | BGM | 51 min |
| Mar 3, 6:19 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | BGM | 41 min |
| Mar 3, 6:32 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | BUF | 43 min |
| Mar 3, 7:12 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | BGM | 48 min |
| Mar 12, 1:34 PM EDT | Lakeshore Flood Watch | BUF | 14 hr |
| Mar 12, 2:11 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | BUF | 29 hr |
| Mar 13, 3:57 AM EDT | Lakeshore Flood Warning | BUF | 27 hr |
| Mar 19, 4:18 AM EDT | Lakeshore Flood Watch | BUF | 22 hr |
| Mar 20, 1:59 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | BUF | 15 hr |
| Mar 20, 2:01 AM EDT | Lakeshore Flood Warning | BUF | 26 hr |
| Mar 20, 4:09 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | BGM | 16 hr |
| Mar 29, 2:21 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 84 min |
| Apr 8, 4:40 AM EDT | Lakeshore Flood Watch | BUF | 6 hr |
| Apr 8, 10:46 AM EDT | Lakeshore Flood Warning | BUF | 54 hr |
| Apr 9, 2:01 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | BUF | 38 hr |
| Apr 11, 4:57 AM EDT | High Wind Watch | BUF | 33 hr |
| Apr 11, 4:57 AM EDT | High Wind Warning | BUF | 64 hr |
| Apr 12, 3:21 AM EDT | High Wind Watch | BGM | 11 hr |
| Apr 12, 2:04 PM EDT | High Wind Warning | BGM | 32 hr |
| Apr 13, 2:42 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 93 min |
| Apr 17, 3:34 AM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | BGM | 30 hr |
| Apr 20, 4:19 AM EDT | Lakeshore Flood Watch | BUF | 12 hr |
| Apr 20, 3:59 PM EDT | Lakeshore Flood Warning | BUF | 36 hr |
| Apr 30, 5:38 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BGM | 6 hr |
| Apr 30, 8:19 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | BGM | 6 hr |
| May 1, 2:19 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | BGM | 5 hr |
| May 3, 1:32 PM EDT | Freeze Watch | BUF | 24 hr |
| May 3, 1:49 PM EDT | Freeze Watch | BGM | 24 hr |
| May 4, 1:38 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | BUF | 19 hr |
| May 4, 1:59 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | BGM | 19 hr |
| May 5, 10:15 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | BGM | 10 hr |
| May 5, 10:19 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | BUF | 10 hr |
| May 6, 4:17 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | BUF | 28 hr |
| May 6, 2:51 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | BGM | 17 hr |
| May 7, 1:38 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | BUF | 19 hr |
| May 7, 3:11 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | BGM | 17 hr |
| May 7, 3:11 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | BGM | 44 hr |
| May 8, 1:32 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | BUF | 21 hr |
| May 8, 3:51 PM EDT | Lakeshore Flood Watch | BUF | 12 hr |
| May 9, 4:17 AM EDT | Lakeshore Flood Warning | BUF | 18 hr |
| May 9, 1:41 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | BUF | 18 hr |
| May 9, 2:35 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | BGM | 19 hr |
| May 10, 1:48 PM EDT | Freeze Watch | BUF | 14 hr |
| May 10, 2:29 PM EDT | Freeze Watch | BGM | 12 hr |
| May 11, 2:48 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | BGM | 30 hr |
| May 11, 3:18 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | BUF | 30 hr |
| May 11, 11:16 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | 44 min |
| May 12, 10:03 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | BUF | 23 hr |
| May 12, 10:08 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | BGM | 23 hr |
| May 13, 10:23 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | BGM | 22 hr |
| May 13, 10:48 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | BUF | 20 hr |
| May 15, 2:59 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 91 min |
| May 15, 3:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BGM | 41 min |
| May 15, 3:32 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| May 15, 3:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | 40 min |
| May 15, 3:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | 49 min |
| May 15, 4:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | 32 min |
| May 15, 4:58 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 92 min |
| May 29, 10:47 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 118 min |
| May 29, 12:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | 21 min |
| May 29, 1:56 PM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | BUF | 14 hr |
| May 29, 3:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | 26 min |
| May 29, 3:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | 44 min |
| May 29, 3:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BGM | 36 min |
| May 30, 4:06 AM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | BUF | 21 hr |
| Jun 9, 2:01 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | BUF | 29 hr |
| Jun 9, 2:42 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | BGM | 28 hr |
| Jun 12, 4:18 AM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | BUF | 18 hr |
| Jun 22, 10:33 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | BUF | 8 hr |
| Jun 23, 4:38 PM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | BUF | 30 hr |
| Jul 6, 4:01 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | BUF | 5 days |
| Jul 6, 4:16 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | BGM | 40 hr |
| Jul 8, 3:37 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | BGM | 40 hr |
| Jul 8, 1:29 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 91 min |
| Jul 8, 2:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | 17 min |
| Jul 10, 10:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BGM | 40 min |
| Jul 11, 2:06 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 84 min |
| Jul 11, 2:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BGM | 35 min |
| Jul 11, 6:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BGM | 32 min |
| Jul 11, 8:56 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BGM | 105 min |
| Jul 16, 5:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BGM | 30 min |
| Jul 16, 6:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BGM | 55 min |
| Jul 16, 7:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BGM | 57 min |
| Jul 16, 7:37 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BGM | 113 min |
| Jul 16, 8:04 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | BUF | 3 hr |
| Jul 18, 1:46 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | BUF | 26 hr |
| Jul 18, 2:52 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | BGM | 29 hr |
| Jul 19, 12:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jul 19, 3:11 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 94 min |
| Jul 19, 3:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | 64 min |
| Jul 19, 5:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | 59 min |
| Jul 23, 3:05 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BGM | 3 hr |
| Jul 26, 1:16 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | BUF | 30 hr |
| Jul 26, 2:03 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | BGM | 30 hr |
| Jul 27, 2:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BGM | 36 min |
| Jul 29, 1:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | 35 min |
| Jul 29, 1:36 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 84 min |
| Jul 29, 1:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | 53 min |
| Jul 29, 4:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | 40 min |
| Jul 29, 4:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | 64 min |
| Aug 2, 4:17 AM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | BUF | 31 hr |
| Aug 5, 4:47 AM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | BUF | 16 hr |
| Aug 10, 4:00 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | BUF | 15 hr |
| Aug 10, 4:03 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | BGM | 15 hr |
| Aug 10, 9:30 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | BGM | 22 hr |
| Aug 11, 3:59 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | BUF | 14 hr |
| Aug 25, 3:40 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BGM | 65 min |
| Aug 25, 4:26 AM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | BUF | 24 hr |
| Aug 25, 1:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | 52 min |
| Aug 27, 1:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | 42 min |
| Aug 27, 2:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Aug 27, 3:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | 47 min |
| Aug 28, 10:06 PM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | BUF | 40 hr |
| Sep 3, 7:31 PM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | BUF | 30 hr |
| Sep 10, 3:52 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | BUF | 5 hr |
| Sep 13, 3:58 AM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | BUF | 34 hr |
| Sep 18, 3:12 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | BGM | 29 hr |
| Sep 18, 4:16 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | BUF | 28 hr |
| Sep 19, 3:04 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | BGM | 18 hr |
| Sep 20, 2:41 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | BGM | 18 hr |
| Sep 30, 4:04 AM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | BUF | 40 hr |
| Oct 6, 4:30 AM EDT | Lakeshore Flood Watch | BUF | 10 hr |
| Oct 6, 1:59 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | BUF | 29 hr |
| Oct 6, 2:05 PM EDT | Lakeshore Flood Warning | BUF | 29 hr |
| Oct 6, 2:45 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | BGM | 29 hr |
| Oct 7, 1:28 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Oct 7, 2:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BGM | 53 min |
| Oct 7, 2:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | 47 min |
| Oct 16, 3:24 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | BGM | 30 hr |
| Oct 16, 3:57 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | BUF | 29 hr |
| Nov 1, 3:10 AM EST | Lakeshore Flood Watch | BUF | 24 hr |
| Nov 1, 3:25 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | BGM | 31 hr |
| Nov 2, 2:41 AM EST | Lakeshore Flood Warning | BUF | 25 hr |
| Nov 2, 2:55 AM EST | Wind Advisory | BUF | 25 hr |
| Nov 14, 3:31 AM EST | Wind Advisory | BUF | 45 hr |
| Nov 14, 3:03 PM EST | Wind Advisory | BGM | 31 hr |
| Nov 15, 4:20 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 85 min |
| Nov 15, 4:51 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | 54 min |
| Nov 15, 6:27 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Dec 16, 3:00 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | BUF | 27 hr |
| Dec 16, 3:16 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | BGM | 31 hr |
| Dec 25, 4:03 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | BGM | 8 hr |
| Dec 28, 3:46 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | BUF | 34 hr |
| Dec 29, 6:21 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | BGM | 114 min |
| Dec 29, 9:05 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | BGM | 55 min |
| Dec 29, 10:01 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | BGM | 59 min |
| Dec 29, 10:58 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | BGM | 77 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 | 19 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 2 |
| Tornado Watch | 1 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 13 |
| Special Weather Statement | 25 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Warning | 4 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 4 |
| Winter | |
| Lake Effect Snow Warning | 1 |
| Snow Squall Warning | 1 |
| Winter Storm Warning | 3 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 4 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 18 |
| Heat | |
| Heat Advisory | 14 |
| Cold | |
| Freeze Warning | 12 |
| Freeze Watch | 4 |
| Frost Advisory | 12 |
| Wind and dust | |
| High Wind Warning | 2 |
| High Wind Watch | 2 |
| Wind Advisory | 12 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 1 |
| Coast and beach | |
| Lakeshore Flood Warning | 8 |
| Lakeshore Flood Watch | 7 |
| Beach Hazards Statement | 11 |
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.