Alert archive / New York / Herkimer County
Weather alerts in Herkimer County, New York, 2021
157 weather alerts in 2021, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Herkimer County and its neighbors
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2021. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 157
- Warnings
- 35
- Watches
- 19
- Advisories
- 49
- Busiest month
- July32 alerts
- Busiest day
- June 21, 202113 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 Herkimer County in 2021 had a tornado report inside them.
Herkimer County, 2021
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 1 | 0 | 100% | 0 | ||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 21 | 17 | 19% | 33 | 79% | 17 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 0 | 0 |
Each office's whole area, 2021
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Albany, NY: tornado warnings | 4 | 1 | 75% | 4 | 25% | 2 min |
| NWS Albany, NY: severe thunderstorm warnings | 187 | 147 | 21% | 486 | 83% | 20 min |
| NWS Albany, NY: flash flood warnings | 38 | 24 | 37% | 108 | 86% | 92 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 2, 6:59 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | ALY | 3 hr |
| Jan 14, 3:37 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | ALY | 24 hr |
| Jan 15, 3:44 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | ALY | 44 hr |
| Jan 18, 3:00 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | ALY | 21 hr |
| Jan 19, 11:36 AM EST | Lake Effect Snow Warning | ALY | 17 hr |
| Jan 21, 3:36 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | ALY | 13 hr |
| Jan 21, 4:09 PM EST | Lake Effect Snow Warning | ALY | 21 hr |
| Jan 23, 3:24 AM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | ALY | 30 hr |
| Jan 25, 3:26 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | ALY | 43 hr |
| Jan 28, 3:38 AM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | ALY | 32 hr |
| Jan 28, 8:48 AM EST | Wind Chill Warning | ALY | 27 hr |
| Jan 29, 12:47 PM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | ALY | 21 hr |
| Jan 30, 3:34 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | ALY | 36 hr |
| Jan 31, 4:11 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | ALY | 50 hr |
| Jan 31, 4:11 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | ALY | 53 hr |
| Feb 11, 3:21 AM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | ALY | 30 hr |
| Feb 13, 3:40 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | ALY | 37 hr |
| Feb 14, 3:46 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | ALY | 42 hr |
| Feb 15, 8:06 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 5 hr |
| Feb 21, 4:09 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | ALY | 26 hr |
| Feb 27, 3:34 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | ALY | 10 hr |
| Feb 28, 3:11 PM EST | Wind Advisory | ALY | 46 hr |
| Mar 1, 2:58 AM EST | High Wind Warning | ALY | 25 hr |
| Mar 1, 3:11 AM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | ALY | 31 hr |
| Mar 1, 8:32 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | ALY | 43 min |
| Mar 1, 9:42 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | ALY | 33 min |
| Mar 12, 3:27 AM EST | Wind Advisory | ALY | 27 hr |
| Mar 13, 3:46 PM EST | Wind Advisory | ALY | 29 hr |
| Mar 14, 3:25 AM EDT | Wind Chill Advisory | ALY | 31 hr |
| Mar 25, 3:36 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | ALY | 32 hr |
| Mar 26, 10:13 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Mar 26, 11:11 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Mar 26, 11:29 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | 46 min |
| Mar 26, 12:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | 44 min |
| Mar 28, 3:56 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | ALY | 35 hr |
| Mar 28, 3:24 PM EDT | High Wind Warning | ALY | 18 hr |
| Mar 28, 4:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | 43 min |
| Mar 28, 5:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | 26 min |
| Mar 30, 3:46 PM EDT | Winter Storm Watch | ALY | 12 hr |
| Mar 31, 3:51 AM EDT | Winter Storm Warning | ALY | 24 hr |
| Mar 31, 3:51 AM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | ALY | 30 hr |
| Apr 15, 4:03 AM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | ALY | 40 hr |
| Apr 20, 9:54 PM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | ALY | 18 hr |
| Apr 29, 3:35 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | ALY | 34 hr |
| Apr 30, 3:45 AM EDT | High Wind Warning | ALY | 11 hr |
| May 10, 3:37 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | ALY | 16 hr |
| May 12, 3:27 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | ALY | 29 hr |
| May 26, 12:16 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 119 min |
| May 26, 12:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| May 26, 1:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | 55 min |
| May 26, 2:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | 43 min |
| May 27, 3:27 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | ALY | 27 hr |
| Jun 3, 4:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | 52 min |
| Jun 14, 1:12 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | 63 min |
| Jun 14, 1:32 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | 58 min |
| Jun 14, 2:48 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | 5 hr |
| Jun 14, 2:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | 57 min |
| Jun 14, 2:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | 52 min |
| Jun 14, 3:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | 43 min |
| Jun 21, 8:12 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | 33 min |
| Jun 21, 12:31 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 89 min |
| Jun 21, 1:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 10 hr |
| Jun 21, 2:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | 39 min |
| Jun 21, 2:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | 42 min |
| Jun 21, 2:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | 49 min |
| Jun 21, 3:16 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | 91 min |
| Jun 21, 3:35 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 85 min |
| Jun 21, 3:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | 39 min |
| Jun 21, 6:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | 57 min |
| Jun 21, 6:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | 62 min |
| Jun 21, 6:46 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ALY | 29 min |
| Jun 21, 6:50 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 55 min |
| Jun 27, 2:54 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | ALY | 29 hr |
| Jun 28, 2:19 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | ALY | 30 hr |
| Jun 28, 3:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | 38 min |
| Jun 28, 4:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | 49 min |
| Jun 28, 6:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | 45 min |
| Jun 30, 11:04 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 116 min |
| Jun 30, 11:47 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 30, 12:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | 25 min |
| Jun 30, 1:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | 38 min |
| Jun 30, 1:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | 49 min |
| Jul 1, 2:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | 34 min |
| Jul 2, 2:33 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | 39 min |
| Jul 3, 5:23 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | 3 hr |
| Jul 5, 9:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | 35 min |
| Jul 5, 10:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | 39 min |
| Jul 6, 1:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | 26 min |
| Jul 7, 11:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | 55 min |
| Jul 8, 7:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | 51 min |
| Jul 8, 7:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | 44 min |
| Jul 8, 8:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | 44 min |
| Jul 11, 3:52 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | ALY | 45 hr |
| Jul 12, 3:37 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | 3 hr |
| Jul 13, 5:02 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | 3 hr |
| Jul 13, 1:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 10 hr |
| Jul 13, 4:07 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 113 min |
| Jul 13, 10:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | 46 min |
| Jul 13, 11:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | 43 min |
| Jul 16, 3:16 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | ALY | 55 hr |
| Jul 18, 5:29 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | 96 min |
| Jul 20, 3:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Jul 20, 4:17 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 118 min |
| Jul 20, 6:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | 44 min |
| Jul 20, 6:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | 38 min |
| Jul 20, 7:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | 58 min |
| Jul 20, 7:12 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 20, 7:34 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | 3 hr |
| Jul 20, 7:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | 49 min |
| Jul 27, 2:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jul 27, 3:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | 23 min |
| Jul 29, 6:55 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | 115 min |
| Jul 30, 3:49 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | 41 min |
| Jul 30, 4:35 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | 40 min |
| Aug 1, 3:18 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | ALY | 19 hr |
| Aug 10, 3:30 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | ALY | 41 hr |
| Aug 11, 12:09 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | 66 min |
| Aug 11, 4:00 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | ALY | 28 hr |
| Aug 11, 6:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | 47 min |
| Aug 11, 9:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | 43 min |
| Aug 12, 11:03 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 12, 1:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Aug 12, 4:00 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | ALY | 28 hr |
| Aug 13, 2:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | 39 min |
| Aug 13, 2:48 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 87 min |
| Aug 13, 3:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | 48 min |
| Aug 13, 3:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Aug 13, 5:42 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | 3 hr |
| Aug 13, 7:14 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 61 min |
| Aug 14, 3:30 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | 75 min |
| Aug 18, 3:33 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | ALY | 32 hr |
| Aug 18, 5:14 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | 3 hr |
| Aug 18, 8:14 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | 2 hr |
| Aug 20, 3:39 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | ALY | 30 hr |
| Aug 25, 3:14 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | ALY | 29 hr |
| Sep 6, 7:34 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Sep 6, 10:47 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 118 min |
| Sep 6, 11:15 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | 45 min |
| Sep 15, 7:02 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | 58 min |
| Sep 15, 11:55 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Sep 18, 2:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | 43 min |
| Oct 5, 6:42 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | ALY | 2 hr |
| Oct 16, 12:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Oct 16, 12:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | 44 min |
| Oct 16, 1:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | 52 min |
| Nov 12, 8:11 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | ALY | 49 min |
| Nov 12, 9:03 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | ALY | 42 min |
| Nov 25, 3:32 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | ALY | 36 hr |
| Dec 6, 4:00 AM EST | Wind Advisory | ALY | 21 hr |
| Dec 6, 4:49 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | ALY | 41 min |
| Dec 10, 3:09 PM EST | Wind Advisory | ALY | 36 hr |
| Dec 11, 4:33 PM EST | High Wind Warning | ALY | 11 hr |
| Dec 11, 6:34 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | ALY | 26 min |
| Dec 17, 3:35 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | ALY | 50 hr |
| Dec 24, 3:33 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | ALY | 44 hr |
| Dec 25, 5:44 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 hr |
| Dec 27, 3:21 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | ALY | 28 hr |
By product
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.