Alert archive / New York / Putnam County
Weather alerts in Putnam County, New York, 2018
154 weather alerts in 2018, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Putnam County and its neighbors
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2018. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 154
- Warnings
- 20
- Watches
- 21
- Advisories
- 47
- Busiest month
- August28 alerts
- Busiest day
- May 15, 20186 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 reports fell inside a warning.
Putnam County, 2018
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 0 | 2 | 0% | |||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 6 | 5 | 17% | 7 | 100% | 51 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 1 | 1 | 0% | 2 | 100% | 27 min |
Each office's whole area, 2018
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS New York, NY: tornado warnings | 7 | 5 | 29% | 14 | 50% | 8 min |
| NWS New York, NY: severe thunderstorm warnings | 43 | 28 | 35% | 231 | 73% | 34 min |
| NWS New York, NY: flash flood warnings | 57 | 45 | 21% | 192 | 81% | 85 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 3, 3:42 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | OKX | 38 hr |
| Jan 3, 3:20 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | OKX | 20 hr |
| Jan 4, 9:44 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | OKX | 46 min |
| Jan 4, 3:57 PM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | OKX | 64 hr |
| Jan 8, 2:54 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | OKX | 4 hr |
| Jan 10, 3:17 PM EST | Flood Watch | OKX | 62 hr |
| Jan 12, 3:14 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | OKX | 13 hr |
| Jan 15, 3:02 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | OKX | 46 hr |
| Jan 16, 3:04 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | OKX | 21 hr |
| Jan 23, 12:24 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | OKX | 36 min |
| Feb 2, 9:37 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | OKX | 53 min |
| Feb 2, 10:43 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | OKX | 62 min |
| Feb 5, 3:17 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | OKX | 24 hr |
| Feb 6, 3:33 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | OKX | 30 hr |
| Feb 6, 3:33 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | OKX | 30 hr |
| Feb 14, 5:40 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | OKX | 2 hr |
| Feb 16, 3:26 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | OKX | 36 hr |
| Feb 17, 3:32 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | OKX | 26 hr |
| Feb 17, 6:32 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 hr |
| Feb 19, 10:55 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | OKX | 11 hr |
| Feb 20, 8:03 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | OKX | 16 hr |
| Feb 28, 3:30 PM EST | High Wind Watch | OKX | 24 hr |
| Feb 28, 3:42 PM EST | Flood Watch | OKX | 48 hr |
| Mar 1, 3:26 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | OKX | 30 hr |
| Mar 2, 9:16 PM EST | Wind Advisory | OKX | 16 hr |
| Mar 5, 3:27 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | OKX | 36 hr |
| Mar 6, 3:49 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | OKX | 48 hr |
| Mar 7, 1:01 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | OKX | 119 min |
| Mar 7, 1:25 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 6 hr |
| Mar 7, 4:39 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | OKX | 111 min |
| Mar 7, 6:34 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | OKX | 86 min |
| Mar 12, 3:30 AM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | OKX | 32 hr |
| Mar 14, 5:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | OKX | 61 min |
| Mar 14, 10:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | OKX | 55 min |
| Mar 19, 3:52 PM EDT | Winter Storm Watch | OKX | 24 hr |
| Mar 20, 3:44 AM EDT | Winter Storm Warning | OKX | 54 hr |
| Mar 21, 6:36 PM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | OKX | 10 hr |
| Apr 1, 3:36 AM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | OKX | 33 hr |
| Apr 3, 3:36 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | OKX | 30 hr |
| Apr 4, 10:50 AM EDT | High Wind Warning | OKX | 11 hr |
| Apr 28, 7:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | OKX | 49 min |
| May 3, 6:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | OKX | 38 min |
| May 4, 5:52 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 83 min |
| May 4, 8:50 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 85 min |
| May 10, 7:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | 32 min |
| May 10, 7:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | OKX | 49 min |
| May 15, 1:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| May 15, 3:33 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 117 min |
| May 15, 3:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | 86 min |
| May 15, 4:06 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OKX | 114 min |
| May 15, 4:40 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OKX | 2 hr |
| May 15, 4:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | 54 min |
| Jun 17, 3:33 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | OKX | 28 hr |
| Jun 18, 5:55 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 18, 7:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | 38 min |
| Jun 24, 4:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | OKX | 39 min |
| Jun 24, 6:16 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 119 min |
| Jun 24, 6:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | OKX | 61 min |
| Jun 24, 6:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | 61 min |
| Jun 24, 7:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | OKX | 58 min |
| Jun 28, 6:27 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OKX | 2 hr |
| Jun 28, 2:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | OKX | 61 min |
| Jun 28, 6:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | 40 min |
| Jun 28, 6:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | OKX | 61 min |
| Jun 29, 3:51 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | OKX | 39 hr |
| Jun 29, 3:33 PM EDT | Excessive Heat Watch | OKX | 48 hr |
| Jun 30, 3:27 PM EDT | Excessive Heat Warning | OKX | 3 days |
| Jul 1, 3:19 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | OKX | 4 days |
| Jul 3, 5:27 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OKX | 34 min |
| Jul 4, 2:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | 29 min |
| Jul 4, 2:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | OKX | 31 min |
| Jul 4, 3:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | OKX | 22 min |
| Jul 4, 3:25 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OKX | 95 min |
| Jul 4, 3:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | OKX | 47 min |
| Jul 4, 3:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | 24 min |
| Jul 14, 9:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | OKX | 49 min |
| Jul 15, 3:58 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | OKX | 47 hr |
| Jul 16, 5:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | OKX | 27 min |
| Jul 17, 10:35 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 115 min |
| Jul 17, 11:49 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 116 min |
| Jul 17, 2:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | OKX | 50 min |
| Jul 25, 6:50 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | OKX | 40 min |
| Jul 25, 6:43 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | OKX | 9 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, 4:50 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 55 min |
| Jul 27, 7:06 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 54 min |
| Jul 27, 7:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | OKX | 56 min |
| Jul 28, 4:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | OKX | 45 min |
| Jul 28, 5:11 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | OKX | 64 min |
| Aug 1, 1:48 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 2, 4:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | OKX | 37 min |
| Aug 2, 4:47 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OKX | 118 min |
| Aug 3, 3:06 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | OKX | 22 hr |
| Aug 3, 3:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | 63 min |
| Aug 3, 3:15 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OKX | 2 hr |
| Aug 3, 3:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | 32 min |
| Aug 3, 3:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | OKX | 41 min |
| Aug 3, 8:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | OKX | 62 min |
| Aug 3, 9:22 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OKX | 53 min |
| Aug 4, 5:45 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OKX | 2 hr |
| Aug 4, 7:41 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OKX | 2 hr |
| Aug 4, 3:27 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | OKX | 4 days |
| Aug 7, 1:03 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 117 min |
| Aug 7, 2:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | OKX | 39 min |
| Aug 7, 2:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | OKX | 49 min |
| Aug 10, 3:44 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | OKX | 36 hr |
| 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, 5:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | OKX | 36 min |
| Aug 17, 5:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | OKX | 32 min |
| Aug 17, 7:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | OKX | 24 min |
| Aug 17, 8:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | OKX | 50 min |
| Aug 17, 9:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | OKX | 23 min |
| Aug 17, 9:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | OKX | 67 min |
| Aug 18, 12:11 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 18, 2:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | OKX | 60 min |
| Aug 27, 4:09 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | OKX | 4 days |
| Sep 2, 3:12 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | OKX | 4 days |
| Sep 6, 4:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | OKX | 55 min |
| Sep 18, 9:51 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | OKX | 6 hr |
| Sep 26, 7:51 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OKX | 84 min |
| Sep 26, 8:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | OKX | 53 min |
| Sep 26, 9:11 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OKX | 2 hr |
| Oct 2, 3:10 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Oct 2, 4:57 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Oct 2, 6:23 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OKX | 3 hr |
| Oct 2, 7:24 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 81 min |
| Oct 10, 3:29 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | OKX | 39 hr |
| Oct 13, 3:29 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | OKX | 30 hr |
| Oct 17, 3:34 AM EDT | Freeze Watch | OKX | 12 hr |
| Oct 17, 3:15 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | OKX | 12 hr |
| Oct 18, 3:16 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | OKX | 30 hr |
| Nov 2, 3:25 AM EDT | High Wind Watch | OKX | 11 hr |
| Nov 2, 2:51 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | OKX | 25 hr |
| Nov 3, 12:11 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OKX | 3 hr |
| Nov 3, 3:09 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OKX | 5 hr |
| Nov 8, 3:35 PM EST | Flash Flood Watch | OKX | 31 hr |
| Nov 14, 2:41 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | OKX | 37 hr |
| Nov 15, 12:29 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | OKX | 22 hr |
| Nov 15, 4:01 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | OKX | 89 min |
| Nov 15, 4:39 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 6 hr |
| Nov 15, 10:06 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 6 hr |
| Nov 16, 3:43 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | OKX | 6 hr |
| Nov 21, 4:03 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | OKX | 57 min |
| Dec 2, 3:22 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | OKX | 16 hr |
| Dec 15, 2:44 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | OKX | 22 hr |
| Dec 19, 3:21 PM EST | Flood Watch | OKX | 57 hr |
| Dec 21, 5:35 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | OKX | 3 hr |
| Dec 21, 6:54 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | OKX | 3 hr |
| Dec 21, 8:27 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | OKX | 4 hr |
| Dec 21, 9:57 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | OKX | 3 hr |
| Dec 21, 12:24 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | OKX | 111 min |
| Dec 21, 1:00 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | OKX | 3 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.