Alert archive / New York / Columbia County
Weather alerts in Columbia County, New York, 2018
233 weather alerts in 2018, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Columbia County and its neighbors
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2018. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 233
- Warnings
- 50
- Watches
- 22
- Advisories
- 85
- Busiest month
- August52 alerts
- Busiest day
- August 18, 201813 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 2 tornado warnings covering Columbia County in 2018 had a tornado report inside them.
Columbia County, 2018
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 2 | 0 | 100% | 0 | ||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 26 | 20 | 23% | 33 | 79% | 28 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 5 | 2 | 60% | 4 | 100% | 70 min |
Each office's whole area, 2018
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Albany, NY: tornado warnings | 8 | 1 | 88% | 3 | 67% | 10 min |
| NWS Albany, NY: severe thunderstorm warnings | 112 | 75 | 33% | 349 | 83% | 25 min |
| NWS Albany, NY: flash flood warnings | 19 | 11 | 42% | 43 | 81% | 61 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 1, 1:07 PM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | ALY | 23 hr |
| Jan 3, 3:50 AM EST | Wind Chill Watch | ALY | 24 hr |
| Jan 3, 3:01 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | ALY | 27 hr |
| Jan 3, 3:01 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | ALY | 27 hr |
| Jan 4, 3:59 AM EST | Wind Chill Warning | ALY | 3 days |
| Jan 4, 12:27 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | ALY | 48 min |
| Jan 4, 1:26 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | ALY | 49 min |
| Jan 4, 6:13 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | ALY | 45 hr |
| Jan 8, 1:37 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | ALY | 38 min |
| Jan 8, 2:10 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | ALY | 95 min |
| Jan 10, 3:09 PM EST | Flood Watch | ALY | 4 days |
| Jan 12, 3:49 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | ALY | 33 hr |
| Jan 13, 12:56 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jan 13, 3:29 PM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | ALY | 18 hr |
| Jan 15, 3:35 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | ALY | 24 hr |
| Jan 15, 3:23 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | ALY | 51 hr |
| Jan 16, 3:09 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | ALY | 36 hr |
| Jan 17, 12:27 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | ALY | 33 min |
| Jan 22, 3:44 PM EST | Flood Watch | ALY | 35 hr |
| Jan 23, 7:22 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | 6 hr |
| Jan 23, 7:42 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | 3 hr |
| Jan 23, 4:15 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | ALY | 3 hr |
| Feb 2, 12:31 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | ALY | 6 hr |
| Feb 4, 3:32 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | ALY | 22 hr |
| Feb 4, 5:41 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | ALY | 94 min |
| Feb 4, 6:32 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 hr |
| Feb 4, 10:14 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | 3 hr |
| Feb 5, 3:14 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | ALY | 25 hr |
| Feb 6, 3:58 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | ALY | 29 hr |
| Feb 7, 11:25 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 6 hr |
| Feb 9, 3:47 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | ALY | 62 hr |
| Feb 11, 8:51 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | ALY | 3 hr |
| Feb 17, 2:17 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | ALY | 28 hr |
| Feb 22, 2:07 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | ALY | 83 min |
| Feb 22, 3:48 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | ALY | 72 min |
| Feb 24, 3:07 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | ALY | 37 hr |
| Mar 1, 4:00 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | ALY | 41 hr |
| Mar 1, 3:56 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | ALY | 29 hr |
| Mar 2, 3:15 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 6 hr |
| Mar 5, 3:28 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | ALY | 36 hr |
| Mar 6, 3:48 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | ALY | 59 hr |
| Mar 7, 1:51 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | ALY | 54 min |
| Mar 7, 2:45 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | ALY | 75 min |
| Mar 7, 3:59 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | ALY | 91 min |
| Mar 7, 5:38 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | ALY | 82 min |
| Mar 9, 10:35 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | ALY | 25 min |
| Mar 9, 11:00 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | ALY | 45 min |
| Mar 9, 11:58 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | ALY | 62 min |
| Mar 12, 3:33 AM EDT | Winter Storm Warning | ALY | 3 days |
| Mar 12, 3:33 AM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | ALY | 3 days |
| Mar 13, 6:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | 59 min |
| Mar 13, 8:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | 63 min |
| Mar 20, 12:37 PM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | ALY | 40 hr |
| Apr 3, 3:37 PM EDT | High Wind Warning | ALY | 37 hr |
| Apr 3, 3:37 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | ALY | 19 hr |
| Apr 13, 4:08 AM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | ALY | 3 days |
| Apr 15, 4:30 AM EDT | High Wind Warning | ALY | 36 hr |
| Apr 15, 4:30 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | ALY | 39 hr |
| Apr 28, 6:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | 47 min |
| May 4, 3:57 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | ALY | 23 hr |
| May 4, 4:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | 48 min |
| May 4, 5:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | 57 min |
| May 4, 5:52 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 83 min |
| May 4, 6:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
| May 4, 8:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | 56 min |
| May 4, 8:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | 56 min |
| May 4, 8:50 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 85 min |
| May 4, 8:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | 44 min |
| May 4, 9:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | 61 min |
| May 15, 10:44 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | 61 min |
| May 15, 11:43 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| May 15, 1:03 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
| May 15, 1:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | 50 min |
| May 15, 2:31 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ALY | 29 min |
| May 15, 2:38 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 15, 2:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | 53 min |
| May 15, 2:57 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ALY | 33 min |
| May 15, 2:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | 62 min |
| Jun 1, 11:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | 43 min |
| Jun 1, 11:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | 45 min |
| Jun 4, 11:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | 30 min |
| Jun 17, 2:47 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | ALY | 28 hr |
| Jun 18, 4:04 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 26 min |
| Jun 18, 7:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | 57 min |
| Jun 24, 8:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | 29 min |
| Jun 24, 9:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | 27 min |
| Jun 28, 6:01 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | 3 hr |
| Jun 28, 5:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | 50 min |
| Jun 29, 3:12 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | ALY | 5 days |
| Jun 29, 3:22 PM EDT | Excessive Heat Warning | ALY | 3 days |
| Jul 3, 3:33 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | ALY | 30 hr |
| Jul 4, 3:32 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | ALY | 29 hr |
| Jul 10, 4:22 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 14, 7:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | 47 min |
| Jul 14, 11:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | 40 min |
| Jul 15, 12:12 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | 63 min |
| Jul 15, 3:37 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | ALY | 28 hr |
| Jul 17, 10:35 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 115 min |
| Jul 17, 10:51 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | 3 hr |
| Jul 17, 11:17 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Jul 17, 1:15 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | 2 hr |
| Jul 17, 1:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | 65 min |
| Jul 17, 1:49 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | 116 min |
| Jul 23, 9:37 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | ALY | 66 hr |
| Jul 23, 10:44 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | 2 hr |
| Jul 25, 5:53 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | 3 hr |
| Jul 27, 12:59 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 91 min |
| Jul 27, 1:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| Jul 27, 4:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | 56 min |
| Jul 27, 4:50 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 55 min |
| Jul 27, 5:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | 67 min |
| Jul 27, 5:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | 30 min |
| Jul 27, 6:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | 30 min |
| Jul 27, 7:06 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 54 min |
| Jul 28, 3:03 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 57 min |
| Jul 28, 8:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | 31 min |
| Aug 1, 2:14 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | 3 hr |
| Aug 1, 2:57 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | 2 hr |
| Aug 2, 3:41 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | ALY | 44 hr |
| Aug 3, 11:45 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 3, 12:17 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | 4 hr |
| Aug 3, 1:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | 58 min |
| Aug 3, 3:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | 48 min |
| Aug 3, 4:10 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ALY | 93 min |
| Aug 3, 4:15 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 60 min |
| Aug 3, 4:21 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | 3 hr |
| Aug 3, 4:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | 48 min |
| Aug 3, 4:57 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ALY | 68 min |
| Aug 3, 9:44 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | 3 hr |
| Aug 3, 10:52 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | 113 min |
| Aug 4, 3:17 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | ALY | 30 hr |
| Aug 4, 6:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | 55 min |
| Aug 4, 7:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | 51 min |
| Aug 5, 2:50 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | ALY | 30 hr |
| Aug 5, 2:50 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | ALY | 52 hr |
| Aug 7, 1:03 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 117 min |
| Aug 7, 4:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | 67 min |
| Aug 7, 4:51 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | 2 hr |
| Aug 7, 5:07 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ALY | 115 min |
| Aug 8, 12:10 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | ALY | 10 hr |
| Aug 8, 2:44 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | 3 hr |
| Aug 8, 3:43 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ALY | 2 hr |
| Aug 8, 4:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | 56 min |
| Aug 8, 9:27 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | 2 hr |
| Aug 10, 3:13 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | ALY | 36 hr |
| Aug 11, 1:50 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | 3 hr |
| Aug 13, 2:32 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | ALY | 31 hr |
| Aug 14, 2:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | 46 min |
| Aug 17, 2:42 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Aug 17, 3:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Aug 17, 6:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | 53 min |
| Aug 17, 7:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | 27 min |
| Aug 17, 7:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | 53 min |
| Aug 17, 8:03 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | 3 hr |
| Aug 17, 8:18 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ALY | 3 hr |
| Aug 17, 8:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | 23 min |
| Aug 17, 9:23 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | 117 min |
| Aug 17, 9:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | 30 min |
| Aug 17, 9:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | 32 min |
| Aug 17, 10:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | 58 min |
| Aug 17, 11:19 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | 3 hr |
| Aug 18, 12:11 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 18, 12:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | 63 min |
| Aug 18, 12:56 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | 2 hr |
| Aug 18, 1:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | 48 min |
| Aug 18, 1:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | 53 min |
| Aug 27, 3:32 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | ALY | 40 hr |
| Aug 27, 3:32 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | ALY | 64 hr |
| Sep 2, 3:18 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | ALY | 28 hr |
| Sep 3, 3:49 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | ALY | 27 hr |
| Sep 4, 3:44 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | ALY | 28 hr |
| Sep 5, 3:54 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | ALY | 26 hr |
| Sep 6, 12:09 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Sep 6, 1:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | 29 min |
| Sep 6, 2:02 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | 118 min |
| Sep 6, 2:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | 54 min |
| Sep 6, 2:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | 35 min |
| Sep 6, 2:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | 42 min |
| Sep 6, 2:35 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | 115 min |
| Sep 6, 2:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | 39 min |
| Sep 6, 2:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | 62 min |
| Sep 17, 4:18 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | ALY | 33 hr |
| Sep 18, 4:50 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | 3 hr |
| Sep 18, 6:12 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | 3 hr |
| Sep 18, 7:17 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | 5 hr |
| Sep 18, 7:43 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | 2 hr |
| Sep 26, 2:48 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Sep 26, 7:34 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | 116 min |
| Oct 2, 11:40 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | 2 hr |
| Oct 10, 3:26 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | ALY | 29 hr |
| Oct 11, 1:17 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | 3 hr |
| Oct 13, 3:38 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | ALY | 29 hr |
| Oct 17, 4:02 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | ALY | 29 hr |
| Oct 17, 1:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | 66 min |
| Oct 18, 4:14 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | ALY | 28 hr |
| Oct 26, 3:24 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | ALY | 29 hr |
| Nov 2, 3:34 AM EDT | High Wind Watch | ALY | 12 hr |
| Nov 2, 9:45 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | 45 min |
| Nov 2, 3:07 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | ALY | 28 hr |
| Nov 3, 2:24 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | 3 hr |
| Nov 3, 4:03 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | 3 hr |
| Nov 10, 2:42 AM EST | Wind Advisory | ALY | 19 hr |
| Nov 10, 9:32 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | ALY | 58 min |
| Nov 14, 5:42 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | ALY | 93 min |
| Nov 14, 6:29 AM EST | Snow Squall Warning | ALY | 46 min |
| Nov 14, 7:23 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | ALY | 52 min |
| Nov 14, 4:27 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | ALY | 12 hr |
| Nov 15, 4:00 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | ALY | 32 hr |
| Nov 15, 4:00 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | ALY | 32 hr |
| Nov 15, 4:39 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 6 hr |
| Nov 15, 10:06 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 6 hr |
| Nov 16, 3:56 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 6 hr |
| Nov 19, 3:10 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | ALY | 33 hr |
| Nov 21, 1:56 PM EST | Snow Squall Warning | ALY | 49 min |
| Nov 21, 2:28 PM EST | Snow Squall Warning | ALY | 32 min |
| Nov 21, 3:00 PM EST | Snow Squall Warning | ALY | 60 min |
| Nov 24, 2:53 AM EST | Flood Watch | ALY | 24 hr |
| Nov 26, 3:39 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | ALY | 6 hr |
| Nov 26, 3:39 AM EST | Wind Advisory | ALY | 24 hr |
| Nov 27, 2:55 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | ALY | 28 hr |
| Nov 30, 3:49 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | ALY | 44 hr |
| Dec 2, 3:47 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | ALY | 16 hr |
| Dec 15, 3:33 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | ALY | 36 hr |
| Dec 16, 9:24 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 hr |
| Dec 16, 9:36 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 hr |
| Dec 17, 7:23 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | ALY | 37 min |
| Dec 17, 7:56 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | ALY | 64 min |
| Dec 17, 9:08 PM EST | Snow Squall Warning | ALY | 21 min |
| Dec 19, 3:04 PM EST | Flood Watch | ALY | 58 hr |
| Dec 20, 3:42 AM EST | Wind Advisory | ALY | 31 hr |
| Dec 21, 6:19 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | 6 hr |
| Dec 22, 4:17 AM EST | Wind Advisory | ALY | 14 hr |
| Dec 26, 3:14 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | ALY | 45 hr |
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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.