Alert archive / New York / Ulster County
Weather alerts in Ulster County, New York, 2019
197 weather alerts in 2019, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Ulster County and its neighbors
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- Alerts
- 197
- Warnings
- 46
- Watches
- 23
- Advisories
- 57
- Busiest month
- August43 alerts
- Busiest day
- August 7, 201911 alerts
Over time
By month
Warning verification
How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.
Ulster County, 2019
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 25 | 18 | 28% | 41 | 88% | 19 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 1 | 0 | 100% | 0 |
Each office's whole area, 2019
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Albany, NY: tornado warnings | 5 | 0 | 100% | 4 | 0% | |
| NWS Albany, NY: severe thunderstorm warnings | 201 | 134 | 33% | 476 | 87% | 21 min |
| NWS Albany, NY: flash flood warnings | 12 | 6 | 50% | 19 | 84% | 60 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 4, 3:06 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | ALY | 21 hr |
| Jan 5, 3:21 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | ALY | 23 min |
| Jan 7, 3:40 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | ALY | 33 hr |
| Jan 9, 3:13 AM EST | Wind Advisory | ALY | 17 hr |
| Jan 17, 3:46 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | ALY | 24 hr |
| Jan 18, 3:31 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | ALY | 60 hr |
| Jan 19, 9:33 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Jan 20, 3:55 AM EST | Wind Chill Warning | ALY | 51 hr |
| Jan 20, 3:55 AM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | ALY | 51 hr |
| Jan 20, 7:57 AM EST | River Flood Warning | ALY | 7 hr |
| Jan 22, 3:50 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | ALY | 33 hr |
| Jan 23, 3:41 AM EST | Flash Flood Watch | ALY | 38 hr |
| Jan 24, 3:28 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | 2 hr |
| Jan 24, 4:49 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | ALY | 116 min |
| Jan 27, 3:39 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | ALY | 36 hr |
| Jan 28, 4:08 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | ALY | 35 hr |
| Jan 29, 3:15 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | ALY | 24 hr |
| Jan 29, 5:46 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 hr |
| Jan 30, 3:16 AM EST | Wind Chill Warning | ALY | 34 hr |
| Jan 30, 3:16 AM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | ALY | 34 hr |
| Jan 30, 9:44 AM EST | Wind Advisory | ALY | 12 hr |
| Jan 30, 11:10 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 hr |
| Jan 30, 2:39 PM EST | Snow Squall Warning | ALY | 66 min |
| Jan 31, 1:07 PM EST | Wind Chill Warning | ALY | 21 hr |
| Feb 5, 2:55 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | ALY | 36 hr |
| Feb 7, 3:26 PM EST | Wind Advisory | ALY | 48 hr |
| Feb 10, 3:28 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | ALY | 37 hr |
| Feb 11, 3:52 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | ALY | 57 hr |
| Feb 12, 10:48 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 hr |
| Feb 12, 3:35 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 hr |
| Feb 17, 3:30 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | ALY | 35 hr |
| Feb 19, 3:40 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | ALY | 42 hr |
| Feb 20, 10:15 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 5 hr |
| Feb 22, 3:10 PM EST | High Wind Watch | ALY | 36 hr |
| Feb 23, 3:06 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | ALY | 34 hr |
| Feb 23, 3:25 PM EST | High Wind Warning | ALY | 52 hr |
| Feb 25, 7:10 PM EST | Wind Advisory | ALY | 8 hr |
| Feb 26, 3:16 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | ALY | 39 hr |
| Feb 28, 12:54 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | ALY | 111 min |
| Mar 2, 3:44 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | ALY | 24 hr |
| Mar 3, 3:34 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | ALY | 26 hr |
| Mar 4, 1:32 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | ALY | 88 min |
| Mar 9, 3:44 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | ALY | 35 hr |
| Mar 21, 3:39 PM EDT | Winter Storm Warning | ALY | 39 hr |
| Mar 21, 3:39 PM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | ALY | 39 hr |
| Mar 22, 5:29 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 hr |
| Apr 2, 3:45 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | ALY | 33 hr |
| Apr 4, 3:37 PM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | ALY | 36 hr |
| Apr 14, 11:56 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Apr 15, 12:18 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | 27 min |
| Apr 15, 1:05 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Apr 15, 1:25 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | 3 hr |
| Apr 15, 3:50 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 55 min |
| Apr 15, 4:22 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | 38 min |
| Apr 15, 4:46 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | ALY | 23 hr |
| Apr 18, 4:04 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | ALY | 45 hr |
| Apr 28, 12:44 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | ALY | 19 hr |
| May 10, 7:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | 27 min |
| May 10, 7:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | 23 min |
| May 19, 1:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| May 19, 6:55 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 95 min |
| May 20, 2:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| May 23, 11:26 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | 49 min |
| May 23, 9:24 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 23, 10:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | 40 min |
| May 28, 7:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | 27 min |
| May 28, 8:22 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | 100 min |
| Jun 1, 7:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | 62 min |
| Jun 2, 1:15 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 20, 1:53 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 25, 6:25 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | 65 min |
| Jun 26, 4:50 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 85 min |
| Jun 26, 6:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | 49 min |
| Jun 26, 6:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | 58 min |
| Jun 26, 7:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | 43 min |
| Jun 29, 11:34 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 86 min |
| Jun 30, 1:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | 40 min |
| Jun 30, 1:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | 23 min |
| Jul 6, 1:48 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 6, 5:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | 34 min |
| Jul 16, 8:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | 51 min |
| Jul 17, 1:03 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 17, 1:26 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | ALY | 6 hr |
| Jul 17, 1:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | 53 min |
| Jul 17, 1:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Jul 17, 3:59 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 18, 3:48 AM EDT | Excessive Heat Watch | ALY | 12 hr |
| Jul 18, 3:25 PM EDT | Excessive Heat Warning | ALY | 3 days |
| Jul 18, 3:25 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | ALY | 3 days |
| Jul 19, 6:54 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 96 min |
| Jul 20, 6:24 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 96 min |
| Jul 20, 9:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | 28 min |
| Jul 20, 9:03 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 57 min |
| Jul 20, 9:53 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 67 min |
| Jul 22, 3:23 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | 3 hr |
| Jul 23, 5:23 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | 2 hr |
| Jul 27, 2:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | 25 min |
| Jul 27, 2:17 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | 36 min |
| Jul 29, 3:34 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | ALY | 28 hr |
| Jul 29, 4:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | 35 min |
| Jul 29, 4:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | 19 min |
| Jul 29, 5:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | 34 min |
| Jul 29, 5:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | 35 min |
| Jul 29, 6:14 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | 85 min |
| Jul 29, 6:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | 47 min |
| Jul 29, 6:56 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | 2 hr |
| Jul 30, 1:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Jul 30, 4:22 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 113 min |
| Jul 30, 6:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | 32 min |
| Jul 31, 10:52 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | 38 min |
| Jul 31, 12:39 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 66 min |
| Aug 3, 12:29 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | 3 hr |
| Aug 3, 12:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | 67 min |
| Aug 3, 12:52 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ALY | 3 hr |
| Aug 3, 1:02 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 3, 1:12 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | 3 hr |
| Aug 3, 2:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | 38 min |
| Aug 3, 4:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | 56 min |
| Aug 3, 6:23 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | 3 hr |
| Aug 6, 1:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | 55 min |
| Aug 6, 4:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | 47 min |
| Aug 6, 7:10 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | 3 hr |
| Aug 6, 8:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | 37 min |
| Aug 6, 9:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | 44 min |
| Aug 7, 1:02 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 88 min |
| Aug 7, 2:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Aug 7, 3:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | 47 min |
| Aug 7, 3:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | 39 min |
| Aug 7, 3:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | 40 min |
| Aug 7, 3:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | 38 min |
| Aug 7, 3:57 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 93 min |
| Aug 7, 4:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | 49 min |
| Aug 7, 4:33 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | 3 hr |
| Aug 8, 12:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Aug 8, 4:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | 66 min |
| Aug 8, 4:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | 66 min |
| Aug 8, 5:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | 57 min |
| Aug 16, 1:28 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 17, 1:27 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 17, 6:22 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 17, 7:32 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | 118 min |
| Aug 17, 7:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | 57 min |
| Aug 18, 3:00 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | ALY | 26 hr |
| Aug 18, 6:11 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 18, 6:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | 61 min |
| Aug 18, 7:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | 56 min |
| Aug 21, 1:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Aug 21, 3:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | 40 min |
| Aug 21, 3:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | 56 min |
| Aug 21, 3:55 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 95 min |
| Aug 21, 4:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | 60 min |
| Aug 21, 5:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | 63 min |
| Aug 21, 5:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | 54 min |
| Aug 21, 6:20 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 115 min |
| Sep 2, 3:58 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Sep 4, 11:19 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 116 min |
| Sep 4, 12:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Sep 4, 3:27 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 93 min |
| Sep 12, 3:56 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | 49 min |
| Oct 3, 3:34 PM EDT | Freeze Watch | ALY | 12 hr |
| Oct 4, 3:29 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | ALY | 30 hr |
| Oct 4, 3:29 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | ALY | 30 hr |
| Oct 11, 9:49 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | ALY | 4 hr |
| Oct 12, 12:04 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | ALY | 3 hr |
| Oct 16, 3:42 PM EDT | Flood Watch | ALY | 30 hr |
| Oct 16, 3:42 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | ALY | 24 hr |
| Oct 16, 9:43 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | 6 hr |
| Oct 16, 10:21 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | 3 hr |
| Oct 18, 3:00 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | ALY | 30 hr |
| Oct 20, 11:35 PM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | ALY | 9 hr |
| Oct 30, 3:55 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | ALY | 47 hr |
| Oct 31, 4:46 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 119 min |
| Oct 31, 6:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Oct 31, 8:21 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 54 min |
| Oct 31, 10:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | 26 min |
| Oct 31, 11:03 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | 3 hr |
| Oct 31, 11:16 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 119 min |
| Oct 31, 11:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | 40 min |
| Oct 31, 11:46 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | 3 hr |
| Nov 1, 2:45 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | ALY | 3 hr |
| Nov 11, 4:01 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | ALY | 30 hr |
| Nov 17, 3:16 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | ALY | 59 hr |
| Nov 23, 3:12 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | ALY | 29 hr |
| Nov 29, 3:03 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | ALY | 37 hr |
| Nov 30, 3:37 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | ALY | 3 days |
| Dec 5, 2:06 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | ALY | 39 min |
| Dec 9, 2:23 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | ALY | 7 hr |
| Dec 14, 7:17 AM EST | River Flood Warning | ALY | 9 hr |
| Dec 14, 3:23 PM EST | Wind Advisory | ALY | 27 hr |
| Dec 16, 4:03 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | ALY | 42 hr |
| Dec 17, 11:06 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 5 hr |
| Dec 18, 4:10 AM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | ALY | 30 hr |
| Dec 28, 3:42 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | ALY | 24 hr |
| Dec 29, 3:58 AM EST | Ice Storm Warning | ALY | 48 hr |
| Dec 29, 3:58 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | ALY | 53 hr |
| Dec 30, 1:32 PM EST | River Flood Warning | ALY | 6 hr |
| Dec 30, 1:46 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | ALY | 59 min |
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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.