Alert archive / New York / Orleans County
Weather alerts in Orleans County, New York, 2016
93 weather alerts in 2016, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Orleans County and its neighbors
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2016. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 93
- Warnings
- 17
- Watches
- 4
- Advisories
- 36
- Busiest month
- December19 alerts
- Busiest day
- September 10, 20164 alerts
Over time
By month
Warning verification
How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.
Orleans County, 2016
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 10 | 6 | 40% | 8 | 88% | 17 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 0 | 0 |
Each office's whole area, 2016
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Buffalo, NY: tornado warnings | 4 | 0 | 100% | 0 | ||
| NWS Buffalo, NY: severe thunderstorm warnings | 87 | 56 | 36% | 162 | 83% | 27 min |
| NWS Buffalo, NY: flash flood warnings | 9 | 4 | 56% | 11 | 64% | 55 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, 12:37 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | BUF | 9 hr |
| Jan 2, 3:31 PM EST | Lake Effect Snow Advisory | BUF | 45 hr |
| Jan 9, 12:40 PM EST | Wind Advisory | BUF | 35 hr |
| Jan 11, 3:19 PM EST | Lake Effect Snow Advisory | BUF | 29 hr |
| Jan 12, 12:37 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | BUF | 83 min |
| Jan 13, 8:07 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | BUF | 83 min |
| Jan 13, 9:38 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | BUF | 67 min |
| Jan 14, 1:41 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | BUF | 8 hr |
| Jan 16, 3:09 PM EST | Lake Effect Snow Advisory | BUF | 27 hr |
| Jan 17, 3:43 PM EST | Lake Effect Snow Advisory | BUF | 51 hr |
| Jan 20, 9:59 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | BUF | 106 min |
| Jan 25, 3:35 PM EST | Wind Advisory | BUF | 26 hr |
| Feb 9, 3:38 PM EST | Lake Effect Snow Warning | BUF | 3 days |
| Feb 10, 4:00 AM EST | Lake Effect Snow Advisory | BUF | 12 hr |
| Feb 10, 11:47 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | BUF | 88 min |
| Feb 10, 1:10 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | BUF | 95 min |
| Feb 11, 10:00 AM EST | Wind Chill Watch | BUF | 18 hr |
| Feb 11, 3:35 PM EST | Lake Effect Snow Warning | BUF | 39 hr |
| Feb 11, 9:56 PM EST | Lake Effect Snow Advisory | BUF | 54 hr |
| Feb 12, 3:46 AM EST | Wind Chill Warning | BUF | 57 hr |
| Feb 12, 2:55 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | BUF | 80 min |
| Feb 14, 3:25 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | BUF | 21 hr |
| Feb 15, 3:34 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | BUF | 41 hr |
| Feb 18, 3:37 PM EST | Freezing Rain Advisory | BUF | 21 hr |
| Feb 23, 3:49 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | BUF | 39 hr |
| Feb 26, 12:38 PM EST | Wind Advisory | BUF | 30 hr |
| Feb 29, 3:34 AM EST | Wind Advisory | BUF | 17 hr |
| Feb 29, 3:45 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | BUF | 12 hr |
| Mar 1, 3:41 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | BUF | 33 hr |
| Mar 16, 12:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | 81 min |
| Mar 16, 2:34 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | BUF | 27 hr |
| Mar 22, 2:36 PM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | BUF | 49 hr |
| Mar 27, 8:47 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | BUF | 29 hr |
| Apr 1, 2:39 PM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | BUF | 38 hr |
| Apr 3, 4:55 AM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | BUF | 33 hr |
| Apr 3, 2:59 PM EDT | Winter Storm Warning | BUF | 11 hr |
| May 9, 5:36 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | BUF | 14 hr |
| Jun 6, 4:22 AM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | BUF | 14 hr |
| Jun 7, 4:30 AM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | BUF | 66 hr |
| Jun 11, 5:41 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | 34 min |
| Jun 12, 4:03 AM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | BUF | 17 hr |
| Jul 1, 4:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | 25 min |
| Jul 8, 9:22 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 53 min |
| Jul 14, 1:41 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | 34 min |
| Jul 14, 1:57 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | 33 min |
| Jul 18, 5:15 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | 43 min |
| Jul 25, 8:22 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | 23 min |
| Jul 25, 10:47 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | 43 min |
| Jul 29, 1:52 AM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | BUF | 12 hr |
| Aug 12, 2:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | 44 min |
| Aug 12, 2:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | 44 min |
| Aug 20, 6:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | 47 min |
| Aug 20, 9:50 PM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | BUF | 24 hr |
| Aug 28, 3:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | 49 min |
| Sep 2, 3:42 AM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | BUF | 7 hr |
| Sep 7, 12:19 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | BUF | 8 hr |
| Sep 10, 10:18 AM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | BUF | 39 hr |
| Sep 10, 3:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Sep 10, 7:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | 51 min |
| Sep 10, 7:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | 49 min |
| Sep 10, 8:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | 41 min |
| Sep 17, 6:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | 47 min |
| Sep 17, 6:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | 53 min |
| Oct 10, 3:55 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | BUF | 29 hr |
| Oct 13, 7:34 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | BUF | 12 hr |
| Oct 17, 1:21 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | BUF | 30 hr |
| Nov 10, 3:19 AM EST | Wind Advisory | BUF | 18 hr |
| Nov 18, 2:31 PM EST | Lake Effect Snow Warning | BUF | 4 days |
| Nov 19, 3:59 AM EST | Lake Effect Snow Advisory | BUF | 53 hr |
| Nov 20, 6:21 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | BUF | 114 min |
| Nov 20, 11:07 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | BUF | 113 min |
| Nov 21, 1:36 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | BUF | 114 min |
| Nov 21, 4:34 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | BUF | 116 min |
| Nov 23, 9:35 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | BUF | 24 hr |
| Dec 8, 3:59 AM EST | Lake Effect Snow Advisory | BUF | 3 days |
| Dec 8, 11:53 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | BUF | 112 min |
| Dec 9, 8:53 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | BUF | 52 min |
| Dec 10, 2:49 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | BUF | 43 hr |
| Dec 13, 11:58 AM EST | Lake Effect Snow Warning | BUF | 66 hr |
| Dec 13, 11:58 AM EST | Lake Effect Snow Advisory | BUF | 35 hr |
| Dec 14, 3:27 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | BUF | 36 hr |
| Dec 15, 6:24 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | BUF | 51 min |
| Dec 15, 7:20 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | BUF | 55 min |
| Dec 15, 3:51 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | BUF | 3 hr |
| Dec 15, 6:00 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | BUF | 105 min |
| Dec 15, 8:05 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | BUF | 85 min |
| Dec 15, 11:14 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | BUF | 2 hr |
| Dec 16, 3:22 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | BUF | 57 hr |
| Dec 16, 3:30 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | BUF | 60 min |
| Dec 19, 12:06 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | BUF | 114 min |
| Dec 25, 12:51 PM EST | Freezing Rain Advisory | BUF | 30 hr |
| Dec 27, 11:50 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | BUF | 4 hr |
| Dec 28, 2:53 PM EST | Lake Effect Snow Advisory | BUF | 42 hr |
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 | 10 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 1 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 1 |
| Special Weather Statement | 28 |
| Winter | |
| Lake Effect Snow Warning | 4 |
| Winter Storm Warning | 2 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 2 |
| Freezing Rain Advisory | 2 |
| Lake Effect Snow Advisory | 10 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 12 |
| Heat | |
| Heat Advisory | 1 |
| Cold | |
| Wind Chill Warning | 1 |
| Wind Chill Watch | 1 |
| Frost Advisory | 3 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Wind Advisory | 8 |
| Coast and beach | |
| Beach Hazards Statement | 7 |
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.