Alert archive / New York / Genesee County
Weather alerts in Genesee County, New York, 2022
136 weather alerts in 2022, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Genesee County and its neighbors
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2022. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 136
- Warnings
- 35
- Watches
- 13
- Advisories
- 25
- Busiest month
- February23 alerts
- Busiest day
- June 16, 20229 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 reports fell inside a warning.
Genesee County, 2022
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 0 | 1 | 0% | |||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 16 | 12 | 25% | 2 | 100% | 9 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 0 | 0 |
Each office's whole area, 2022
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Buffalo, NY: tornado warnings | 3 | 1 | 67% | 4 | 75% | 9 min |
| NWS Buffalo, NY: severe thunderstorm warnings | 94 | 59 | 37% | 184 | 84% | 27 min |
| NWS Buffalo, NY: flash flood warnings | 9 | 5 | 44% | 11 | 100% | 53 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 7:36 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | BUF | 8 hr |
| Jan 3, 1:15 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | BUF | 39 hr |
| Jan 5, 3:53 AM EST | Lake Effect Snow Warning | BUF | 70 hr |
| Jan 6, 6:13 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | BUF | 77 min |
| Jan 6, 7:30 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | BUF | 75 min |
| Jan 7, 9:20 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | BUF | 55 min |
| Jan 10, 9:18 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | BUF | 42 min |
| Jan 14, 3:41 AM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | BUF | 33 hr |
| Jan 14, 3:41 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | BUF | 48 hr |
| Jan 15, 3:37 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | BUF | 69 hr |
| Jan 15, 2:40 PM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | BUF | 18 hr |
| Jan 16, 8:38 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jan 17, 12:53 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | BUF | 52 min |
| Jan 17, 2:24 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jan 17, 8:22 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jan 17, 3:37 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | BUF | 18 hr |
| Jan 22, 4:24 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | BUF | 35 hr |
| Jan 31, 2:55 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | BUF | 37 hr |
| Feb 2, 3:55 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | BUF | 57 hr |
| Feb 15, 9:38 AM EST | Flood Watch | BUF | 3 days |
| Feb 17, 3:38 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | BUF | 29 hr |
| Feb 17, 11:39 AM EST | River Flood Warning | BUF | 25 hr |
| Feb 17, 11:39 AM EST | River Flood Warning | BUF | 4 days |
| Feb 17, 11:39 AM EST | River Flood Warning | BUF | 48 hr |
| Feb 17, 11:41 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | BUF | 20 hr |
| Feb 18, 12:30 AM EST | River Flood Warning | BUF | 5 hr |
| Feb 18, 1:59 PM EST | Wind Advisory | BUF | 31 hr |
| Feb 18, 7:21 PM EST | River Flood Warning | BUF | 16 hr |
| Feb 19, 5:23 AM EST | River Flood Warning | BUF | 19 hr |
| Feb 19, 5:32 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | BUF | 58 min |
| Feb 19, 5:56 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 5 hr |
| Feb 19, 6:59 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | BUF | 2 hr |
| Feb 20, 4:51 AM EST | Wind Advisory | BUF | 12 hr |
| Feb 21, 1:46 PM EST | Flood Watch | BUF | 51 hr |
| Feb 23, 2:53 PM EST | River Flood Warning | BUF | 16 hr |
| Feb 23, 2:53 PM EST | River Flood Warning | BUF | 45 hr |
| Feb 23, 4:17 PM EST | River Flood Warning | BUF | 35 hr |
| Feb 24, 3:50 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | BUF | 32 hr |
| Feb 27, 12:45 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 hr |
| Feb 27, 1:43 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | BUF | 62 min |
| Feb 27, 2:53 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | BUF | 52 min |
| Mar 5, 3:24 AM EST | High Wind Watch | BUF | 24 hr |
| Mar 5, 7:00 PM EST | High Wind Warning | BUF | 23 hr |
| Mar 11, 3:36 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | BUF | 48 hr |
| Mar 19, 3:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | 36 min |
| Mar 27, 10:41 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | 64 min |
| Mar 31, 11:13 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | 62 min |
| Apr 14, 3:00 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | BUF | 28 hr |
| Apr 25, 3:39 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Apr 25, 6:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | 41 min |
| Apr 25, 7:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | 52 min |
| May 7, 2:28 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | BUF | 18 hr |
| May 21, 11:32 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 118 min |
| May 21, 7:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | 63 min |
| May 21, 7:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | 62 min |
| May 21, 8:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | 29 min |
| Jun 1, 1:00 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 90 min |
| Jun 1, 2:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Jun 9, 7:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | 62 min |
| Jun 15, 7:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | 26 min |
| Jun 15, 7:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | 47 min |
| Jun 15, 8:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | 60 min |
| Jun 15, 8:35 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 115 min |
| Jun 15, 11:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | 67 min |
| Jun 16, 4:18 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | BUF | 14 hr |
| Jun 16, 1:17 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 118 min |
| Jun 16, 2:43 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Jun 16, 3:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | 59 min |
| Jun 16, 3:38 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 97 min |
| Jun 16, 4:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | 35 min |
| Jun 21, 2:16 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | BUF | 27 hr |
| Jun 22, 1:43 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 12, 4:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | 31 min |
| Jul 19, 2:33 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | BUF | 29 hr |
| Jul 20, 11:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | 29 min |
| Jul 24, 4:02 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | BUF | 15 hr |
| Jul 24, 9:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jul 24, 11:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | 63 min |
| Jul 25, 12:17 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | 29 min |
| Jul 25, 12:27 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 93 min |
| Aug 5, 4:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | 52 min |
| Aug 6, 1:45 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | BUF | 29 hr |
| Aug 6, 4:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | 27 min |
| Aug 8, 7:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | 49 min |
| Aug 16, 1:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | 29 min |
| Aug 16, 2:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | 39 min |
| Aug 16, 2:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | 47 min |
| Aug 17, 2:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | 74 min |
| Aug 17, 4:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | 29 min |
| Aug 17, 4:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | 43 min |
| Aug 17, 5:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | 43 min |
| Aug 22, 6:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | 27 min |
| Aug 29, 3:38 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | BUF | 15 hr |
| Aug 29, 3:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | 40 min |
| Aug 29, 3:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | 61 min |
| Aug 29, 4:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | 52 min |
| Sep 13, 2:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | 74 min |
| Sep 19, 9:52 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | 53 min |
| Sep 19, 3:15 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Sep 19, 5:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | 33 min |
| Sep 21, 11:38 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 97 min |
| Sep 29, 3:51 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | BUF | 28 hr |
| Oct 2, 3:30 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | BUF | 30 hr |
| Nov 5, 3:59 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | BUF | 25 hr |
| Nov 6, 1:20 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | 40 min |
| Nov 13, 7:15 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | BUF | 60 min |
| Nov 14, 2:19 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | BUF | 61 hr |
| Nov 16, 4:02 AM EST | Lake Effect Snow Warning | BUF | 5 days |
| Nov 17, 3:28 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | BUF | 4 days |
| Nov 17, 8:33 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | BUF | 57 min |
| Nov 18, 1:58 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 6 hr |
| Nov 18, 3:28 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | BUF | 107 min |
| Nov 18, 9:50 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | BUF | 55 min |
| Nov 18, 10:15 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 hr |
| Nov 19, 8:25 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 6 hr |
| Nov 19, 11:20 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | BUF | 55 min |
| Nov 20, 6:41 PM EST | Wind Advisory | BUF | 26 hr |
| Nov 29, 3:38 AM EST | Wind Advisory | BUF | 56 hr |
| Dec 1, 12:38 PM EST | High Wind Watch | BUF | 25 hr |
| Dec 2, 1:18 PM EST | High Wind Warning | BUF | 28 hr |
| Dec 14, 3:07 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | BUF | 46 hr |
| Dec 14, 3:33 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | BUF | 23 hr |
| Dec 15, 2:55 PM EST | Lake Effect Snow Warning | BUF | 4 days |
| Dec 17, 8:44 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | BUF | 91 min |
| Dec 20, 2:22 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | BUF | 38 hr |
| Dec 22, 3:54 AM EST | Blizzard Warning | BUF | 3 days |
| Dec 22, 3:54 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | BUF | 5 days |
| Dec 23, 10:51 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 6 hr |
| Dec 23, 11:31 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | BUF | 119 min |
| Dec 23, 3:31 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | BUF | 119 min |
| Dec 23, 4:47 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 5 hr |
| Dec 23, 5:30 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | BUF | 60 min |
| Dec 23, 11:50 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | BUF | 115 min |
| Dec 24, 1:43 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | BUF | 2 hr |
| Dec 24, 11:55 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | BUF | 110 min |
| Dec 25, 1:57 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | BUF | 108 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 | 16 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 2 |
| Tornado Watch | 1 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 20 |
| Special Weather Statement | 43 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Warning | 1 |
| River Flood Warning | 9 |
| Flood Watch | 2 |
| Winter | |
| Blizzard Warning | 1 |
| Lake Effect Snow Warning | 3 |
| Winter Storm Warning | 3 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 6 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 7 |
| Heat | |
| Heat Advisory | 6 |
| Cold | |
| Frost Advisory | 3 |
| Wind Chill Advisory | 2 |
| Wind and dust | |
| High Wind Warning | 2 |
| High Wind Watch | 2 |
| Wind Advisory | 6 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 1 |
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.