Alert archive / New York / Queens County

Weather alerts in Queens County, New York, 2020

233 weather alerts in 2020, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.

Queens County and its neighbors

Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2020. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts
233
Warnings
37
Watches
18
Advisories
77
Busiest month
July44 alerts
Busiest day
July 22, 20209 alerts

Over time

By month

Warning verification

How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.

Queens County, 2020

WarningsWith a reportFalse alarm ratioReportsInside a warningMean lead time
Tornado warnings00
Severe thunderstorm warnings181517%683%35 min
Flash flood warnings10640%2100%182 min

Each office's whole area, 2020

WarningsWith a reportFalse alarm ratioReportsInside a warningMean lead time
NWS New York, NY: tornado warnings8188%333%2 min
NWS New York, NY: severe thunderstorm warnings1046240%19685%26 min
NWS New York, NY: flash flood warnings301743%6488%68 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jan 4, 11:36 AM ESTDense Fog AdvisoryOKX6 hr
Jan 7, 3:39 PM ESTWind AdvisoryOKX27 hr
Jan 8, 9:08 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementOKX37 min
Jan 8, 2:33 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementOKX42 min
Jan 11, 1:12 PM ESTWind AdvisoryOKX24 hr
Jan 15, 1:19 PM ESTWind AdvisoryOKX30 hr
Jan 17, 3:54 AM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryOKX45 hr
Jan 24, 3:27 AM ESTCoastal Flood StatementOKX36 hr
Jan 24, 3:16 PM ESTCoastal Flood AdvisoryOKX24 hr
Feb 6, 3:37 PM ESTWind AdvisoryOKX30 hr
Feb 6, 8:13 PM ESTHigh Wind WarningOKX23 hr
Feb 7, 3:34 AM ESTCoastal Flood StatementOKX3 hr
Feb 7, 11:12 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementOKX48 min
Feb 7, 11:43 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementOKX32 min
Feb 27, 10:08 AM ESTWind AdvisoryOKX8 hr
Mar 3, 10:31 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementOKX44 min
Mar 6, 3:57 PM ESTCoastal Flood AdvisoryOKX16 hr
Mar 12, 3:40 AM EDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryOKX24 hr
Mar 13, 4:15 AM EDTCoastal Flood StatementOKX11 hr
Mar 20, 5:40 AM EDTDense Fog AdvisoryOKX8 hr
Apr 3, 3:45 AM EDTCoastal Flood StatementOKX19 hr
Apr 3, 4:04 PM EDTCoastal Flood StatementOKX18 hr
Apr 3, 4:04 PM EDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryOKX18 hr
Apr 6, 3:46 PM EDTCoastal Flood StatementOKX43 hr
Apr 7, 4:25 PM EDTCoastal Flood StatementOKX34 hr
Apr 7, 4:25 PM EDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryOKX34 hr
Apr 8, 3:39 PM EDTCoastal Flood StatementOKX22 hr
Apr 8, 3:39 PM EDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryOKX22 hr
Apr 8, 3:39 PM EDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryOKX33 hr
Apr 8, 3:44 PM EDTWind AdvisoryOKX28 hr
Apr 9, 11:09 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC66 min
Apr 9, 12:01 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC4 hr
Apr 9, 1:26 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKX49 min
Apr 9, 1:34 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOKX41 min
Apr 9, 2:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOKX45 min
Apr 11, 4:12 PM EDTHigh Wind WatchOKX24 hr
Apr 12, 3:54 PM EDTHigh Wind WarningOKX27 hr
Apr 12, 5:01 PM EDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryOKX25 hr
Apr 13, 9:35 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOKX115 min
Apr 13, 4:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKX49 min
Apr 20, 3:51 PM EDTWind AdvisoryOKX30 hr
Apr 21, 12:20 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKX40 min
Apr 21, 1:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC3 hr
Apr 21, 2:12 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOKX48 min
Apr 21, 2:56 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOKX49 min
Apr 30, 10:47 AM EDTWind AdvisoryOKX12 hr
May 5, 3:37 PM EDTCoastal Flood StatementOKX33 hr
May 5, 3:37 PM EDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryOKX33 hr
May 6, 4:52 PM EDTCoastal Flood StatementOKX33 hr
May 6, 4:52 PM EDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryOKX33 hr
May 7, 3:41 PM EDTCoastal Flood StatementOKX34 hr
May 7, 3:41 PM EDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryOKX34 hr
May 11, 12:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKX42 min
May 11, 4:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKX40 min
May 18, 3:34 PM EDTHigh Surf AdvisoryOKX72 hr
May 19, 4:29 AM EDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryOKX17 hr
May 21, 5:21 PM EDTRip Current StatementOKX3 days
May 23, 6:52 AM EDTDense Fog AdvisoryOKX3 hr
May 27, 7:53 PM EDTDense Fog AdvisoryOKX11 hr
May 28, 3:57 PM EDTRip Current StatementOKX52 hr
Jun 2, 5:13 PM EDTRip Current StatementOKX3 days
Jun 3, 3:53 AM EDTCoastal Flood StatementOKX20 hr
Jun 3, 6:46 PM EDTCoastal Flood StatementOKX29 hr
Jun 3, 6:46 PM EDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryOKX30 hr
Jun 3, 6:58 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC92 min
Jun 3, 9:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKX31 min
Jun 4, 6:19 PM EDTRip Current StatementOKX27 hr
Jun 4, 8:54 PM EDTCoastal Flood StatementOKX25 hr
Jun 4, 11:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKX48 min
Jun 5, 12:19 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKX41 min
Jun 6, 3:24 AM EDTCoastal Flood StatementOKX20 hr
Jun 6, 2:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKX59 min
Jun 6, 2:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKX42 min
Jun 6, 3:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKX62 min
Jun 6, 4:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKX45 min
Jun 7, 3:47 AM EDTCoastal Flood StatementOKX20 hr
Jun 10, 4:02 PM EDTRip Current StatementOKX29 hr
Jun 11, 1:39 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOKX66 min
Jun 11, 2:44 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningOKX91 min
Jun 12, 5:25 AM EDTDense Fog AdvisoryOKX3 hr
Jun 26, 5:04 PM EDTRip Current StatementOKX28 hr
Jun 27, 12:34 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Jun 28, 12:37 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC113 min
Jun 28, 1:32 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr
Jun 28, 7:19 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOKX26 min
Jun 28, 7:20 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC55 min
Jun 29, 5:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKX61 min
Jun 29, 5:49 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOKX48 min
Jun 29, 6:31 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOKX44 min
Jun 30, 11:59 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOKX61 min
Jun 30, 1:01 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOKX59 min
Jul 1, 10:48 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOKX57 min
Jul 1, 11:03 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningOKX32 min
Jul 1, 12:12 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOKX63 min
Jul 1, 1:07 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOKX53 min
Jul 3, 6:06 AM EDTCoastal Flood StatementOKX16 hr
Jul 3, 5:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKX59 min
Jul 3, 7:15 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOKX100 min
Jul 3, 7:51 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOKX28 min
Jul 3, 8:11 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOKX44 min
Jul 4, 4:06 AM EDTCoastal Flood StatementOKX21 hr
Jul 6, 3:31 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOKX44 min
Jul 6, 4:02 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningOKX115 min
Jul 6, 4:33 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOKX117 min
Jul 6, 4:33 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC117 min
Jul 6, 4:39 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOKX66 min
Jul 6, 4:49 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningOKX62 min
Jul 8, 5:24 AM EDTHeat AdvisoryOKX35 hr
Jul 9, 4:22 AM EDTRip Current StatementOKX5 days
Jul 9, 4:05 PM EDTFlash Flood WatchOKX29 hr
Jul 9, 5:39 PM EDTTropical Storm WarningOKX32 hr
Jul 9, 8:35 PM EDTHigh Surf AdvisoryOKX48 hr
Jul 10, 1:11 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOKX3 hr
Jul 10, 1:30 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningOKX4 hr
Jul 10, 3:23 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningOKX82 min
Jul 11, 2:25 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOKX3 hr
Jul 11, 2:47 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningOKX3 hr
Jul 17, 3:41 PM EDTHeat AdvisoryOKX3 days
Jul 22, 1:45 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Jul 22, 2:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr
Jul 22, 3:27 PM EDTHeat AdvisoryOKX28 hr
Jul 22, 6:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKX44 min
Jul 22, 6:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOKX45 min
Jul 22, 6:55 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOKX95 min
Jul 22, 6:58 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOKX47 min
Jul 22, 7:01 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC119 min
Jul 22, 7:07 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningOKX113 min
Jul 23, 2:49 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr
Jul 23, 6:48 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC57 min
Jul 24, 10:20 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOKX55 min
Jul 24, 11:19 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOKX56 min
Jul 25, 2:57 PM EDTHeat AdvisoryOKX3 days
Jul 30, 1:20 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC115 min
Jul 31, 12:44 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKX46 min
Jul 31, 1:25 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKX35 min
Aug 1, 5:42 AM EDTRip Current StatementOKX15 hr
Aug 2, 12:31 PM EDTRip Current StatementOKX3 days
Aug 2, 3:32 PM EDTFlash Flood WatchOKX48 hr
Aug 2, 6:00 PM EDTTropical Storm WatchOKX17 hr
Aug 3, 5:20 AM EDTTropical Storm WarningOKX39 hr
Aug 3, 5:55 AM EDTCoastal Flood WatchOKX11 hr
Aug 3, 4:43 PM EDTCoastal Flood WarningOKX24 hr
Aug 3, 4:43 PM EDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryOKX33 hr
Aug 3, 4:43 PM EDTHigh Surf AdvisoryOKX35 hr
Aug 3, 8:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKX39 min
Aug 3, 8:56 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOKX49 min
Aug 4, 6:45 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC3 hr
Aug 4, 7:23 AM EDTTornado WatchSPC9 hr
Aug 4, 11:13 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC92 min
Aug 4, 11:21 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKX39 min
Aug 4, 11:51 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOKX3 hr
Aug 9, 3:52 PM EDTHeat AdvisoryOKX3 days
Aug 12, 2:56 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOKX94 min
Aug 12, 3:14 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningOKX113 min
Aug 13, 10:20 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOKX95 min
Aug 15, 4:15 PM EDTRip Current StatementOKX26 hr
Aug 16, 3:40 AM EDTCoastal Flood StatementOKX16 hr
Aug 18, 3:57 PM EDTCoastal Flood StatementOKX6 hr
Aug 19, 4:31 AM EDTCoastal Flood StatementOKX17 hr
Aug 20, 4:13 PM EDTRip Current StatementOKX29 hr
Aug 22, 5:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKX39 min
Aug 25, 11:45 AM EDTRip Current StatementOKX9 hr
Aug 25, 3:12 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 hr
Aug 25, 6:00 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOKX45 min
Aug 25, 6:11 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Aug 25, 6:26 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOKX32 min
Aug 27, 6:35 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC115 min
Aug 27, 7:34 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOKX41 min
Aug 27, 8:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOKX31 min
Aug 27, 8:20 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKX25 min
Aug 28, 5:38 AM EDTRip Current StatementOKX40 hr
Aug 29, 6:45 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Aug 31, 4:19 PM EDTRip Current StatementOKX52 hr
Sep 10, 4:48 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOKX87 min
Sep 10, 5:59 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningOKX2 hr
Sep 10, 6:19 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOKX116 min
Sep 10, 9:16 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOKX89 min
Sep 11, 5:06 PM EDTRip Current StatementOKX5 days
Sep 13, 4:04 PM EDTHigh Surf AdvisoryOKX48 hr
Sep 18, 4:11 AM EDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryOKX20 hr
Sep 18, 4:44 PM EDTCoastal Flood StatementOKX47 hr
Sep 18, 4:44 PM EDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryOKX21 hr
Sep 18, 4:44 PM EDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryOKX46 hr
Sep 18, 4:44 PM EDTHigh Surf AdvisoryOKX5 days
Sep 19, 4:41 AM EDTRip Current StatementOKX5 days
Sep 20, 4:12 AM EDTCoastal Flood StatementOKX21 hr
Sep 20, 4:47 PM EDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryOKX24 hr
Sep 21, 6:55 AM EDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryOKX35 hr
Sep 22, 4:59 AM EDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryOKX35 hr
Sep 23, 3:48 AM EDTCoastal Flood StatementOKX12 hr
Sep 30, 3:36 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKX54 min
Oct 6, 3:15 PM EDTWind AdvisoryOKX31 hr
Oct 11, 10:02 PM EDTCoastal Flood StatementOKX20 hr
Oct 16, 4:00 AM EDTCoastal Flood StatementOKX5 hr
Oct 17, 3:54 PM EDTCoastal Flood StatementOKX22 hr
Oct 18, 3:56 PM EDTCoastal Flood StatementOKX23 hr
Oct 21, 12:25 AM EDTDense Fog AdvisoryOKX9 hr
Oct 21, 10:23 PM EDTDense Fog AdvisoryOKX11 hr
Oct 27, 12:30 AM EDTDense Fog AdvisoryOKX5 hr
Oct 29, 6:08 AM EDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryOKX32 hr
Nov 1, 3:05 PM ESTWind AdvisoryOKX26 hr
Nov 1, 7:00 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementOKX45 min
Nov 12, 4:02 AM ESTCoastal Flood StatementOKX31 hr
Nov 12, 4:02 AM ESTCoastal Flood AdvisoryOKX31 hr
Nov 13, 3:35 AM ESTCoastal Flood StatementOKX30 hr
Nov 14, 4:25 AM ESTCoastal Flood StatementOKX32 hr
Nov 15, 3:32 AM ESTCoastal Flood StatementOKX18 hr
Nov 15, 2:24 PM ESTCoastal Flood StatementOKX20 hr
Nov 15, 3:33 PM ESTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Nov 15, 7:01 PM ESTMesoscale DiscussionSPC59 min
Nov 15, 7:32 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 hr
Nov 15, 7:57 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOKX63 min
Nov 15, 8:41 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOKX64 min
Nov 16, 3:46 PM ESTFreeze WatchOKX23 hr
Nov 17, 2:40 PM ESTFreeze WarningOKX17 hr
Nov 29, 3:17 PM ESTWind AdvisoryOKX20 hr
Nov 30, 10:54 AM ESTWind AdvisoryOKX11 hr
Nov 30, 5:41 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementOKX49 min
Nov 30, 6:48 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementOKX87 min
Nov 30, 8:36 PM ESTCoastal Flood StatementOKX12 hr
Dec 13, 12:07 PM ESTCoastal Flood StatementOKX21 hr
Dec 14, 4:00 PM ESTWinter Storm WatchOKX36 hr
Dec 15, 3:40 PM ESTWinter Storm WarningOKX45 hr
Dec 15, 3:41 PM ESTCoastal Flood WatchOKX23 hr
Dec 15, 3:41 PM ESTCoastal Flood AdvisoryOKX37 hr
Dec 16, 2:51 PM ESTCoastal Flood WarningOKX23 hr
Dec 16, 5:31 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementOKX74 min
Dec 16, 6:48 PM ESTMesoscale DiscussionSPC5 hr
Dec 22, 3:49 PM ESTHigh Wind WatchOKX23 hr
Dec 23, 2:43 PM ESTFlood WatchOKX43 hr
Dec 23, 2:55 PM ESTHigh Wind WarningOKX41 hr
Dec 24, 4:20 AM ESTCoastal Flood StatementOKX23 hr
Dec 24, 4:27 AM ESTCoastal Flood AdvisoryOKX28 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.