Alert archive / New York / Westchester County

Weather alerts in Westchester County, New York, 2012

255 weather alerts in 2012, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.

Westchester County and its neighbors

Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2012. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts
255
Warnings
49
Watches
27
Advisories
86
Busiest month
July60 alerts
Busiest day
September 18, 201211 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 3 tornado warnings covering Westchester County in 2012 had a tornado report inside them.

Westchester County, 2012

WarningsWith a reportFalse alarm ratioReportsInside a warningMean lead time
Tornado warnings30100%0
Severe thunderstorm warnings261831%771%35 min
Flash flood warnings6517%2100%5 min

Each office's whole area, 2012

WarningsWith a reportFalse alarm ratioReportsInside a warningMean lead time
NWS New York, NY: tornado warnings13377%683%13 min
NWS New York, NY: severe thunderstorm warnings936827%15782%28 min
NWS New York, NY: flash flood warnings352917%8990%43 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 11, 3:13 PM ESTCoastal Flood AdvisoryOKX24 hr
Jan 12, 12:03 PM ESTCoastal Flood WarningOKX3 hr
Jan 12, 9:39 PM ESTWind AdvisoryOKX23 hr
Jan 16, 4:19 AM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryOKX29 hr
Jan 18, 3:09 AM ESTWind AdvisoryOKX4 hr
Jan 20, 3:41 AM ESTWinter Storm WatchOKX12 hr
Jan 20, 3:41 AM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryOKX36 hr
Jan 22, 3:40 PM ESTFreezing Rain AdvisoryOKX20 hr
Jan 27, 10:35 AM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryOKX3 hr
Feb 24, 4:13 AM ESTWind AdvisoryOKX44 hr
Mar 8, 4:05 AM ESTWind AdvisoryOKX18 hr
Mar 17, 2:21 AM EDTDense Fog AdvisoryOKX5 hr
Mar 20, 4:46 AM EDTDense Fog AdvisoryOKX6 hr
Mar 20, 3:10 PM EDTDense Fog AdvisoryOKX19 hr
Mar 21, 10:07 PM EDTDense Fog AdvisoryOKX9 hr
Apr 6, 4:15 AM EDTCoastal Flood StatementOKX22 hr
Apr 7, 4:18 AM EDTCoastal Flood StatementOKX22 hr
Apr 8, 3:18 PM EDTCoastal Flood StatementOKX11 hr
Apr 21, 4:05 PM EDTFlood WatchOKX36 hr
Apr 21, 11:06 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKX39 min
Apr 22, 8:44 PM EDTCoastal Flood StatementOKX5 hr
Apr 22, 10:02 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOKX6 hr
Apr 27, 3:55 AM EDTFreeze WatchOKX12 hr
Apr 27, 3:55 AM EDTFreeze WarningOKX28 hr
Apr 28, 3:51 AM EDTFreeze WatchOKX11 hr
Apr 28, 3:15 PM EDTFrost AdvisoryOKX17 hr
Apr 29, 3:47 AM EDTFreeze WatchOKX9 hr
Apr 29, 12:40 PM EDTFreeze WarningOKX19 hr
May 5, 3:59 AM EDTCoastal Flood StatementOKX21 hr
May 6, 3:37 AM EDTCoastal Flood StatementOKX12 hr
May 6, 4:03 PM EDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryOKX9 hr
May 7, 3:50 AM EDTCoastal Flood StatementOKX23 hr
May 8, 4:33 PM EDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryOKX6 hr
May 9, 5:20 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOKX55 min
May 9, 5:45 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningOKX4 hr
May 9, 9:15 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOKX2 hr
May 9, 10:32 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOKX43 min
May 15, 8:06 PM EDTDense Fog AdvisoryOKX13 hr
May 21, 10:47 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOKX118 min
May 26, 1:17 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC88 min
May 26, 2:08 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC37 min
May 26, 2:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr
May 26, 2:49 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOKX41 min
May 26, 3:23 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOKX82 min
May 26, 3:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKX57 min
May 26, 3:55 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOKX95 min
May 26, 4:00 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOKX47 min
May 26, 4:52 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOKX83 min
May 26, 6:04 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC56 min
May 27, 9:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKX39 min
May 28, 2:25 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC65 min
May 29, 2:13 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC62 min
May 29, 5:54 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC3 hr
May 29, 7:01 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC89 min
May 29, 7:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKX67 min
May 29, 7:55 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKX50 min
May 29, 8:35 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOKX40 min
May 29, 8:50 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOKX85 min
Jun 1, 3:41 AM EDTCoastal Flood StatementOKX12 hr
Jun 1, 3:38 PM EDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryOKX7 hr
Jun 2, 5:40 AM EDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryOKX18 hr
Jun 3, 4:14 AM EDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryOKX21 hr
Jun 3, 2:11 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKX49 min
Jun 4, 4:41 AM EDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryOKX21 hr
Jun 4, 7:46 PM EDTCoastal Flood WarningOKX6 hr
Jun 5, 4:45 AM EDTCoastal Flood StatementOKX9 hr
Jun 5, 4:45 AM EDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryOKX22 hr
Jun 6, 4:42 AM EDTCoastal Flood StatementOKX23 hr
Jun 8, 2:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOKX35 min
Jun 8, 3:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKX39 min
Jun 19, 4:04 PM EDTHeat AdvisoryOKX52 hr
Jun 22, 12:18 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Jun 22, 1:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr
Jun 22, 2:16 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOKX89 min
Jun 22, 4:33 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC87 min
Jun 22, 4:46 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOKX34 min
Jun 22, 5:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOKX36 min
Jun 22, 6:42 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC63 min
Jun 25, 3:44 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Jun 25, 6:21 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC24 min
Jun 25, 6:39 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr
Jun 25, 2:06 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKX54 min
Jun 25, 2:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKX54 min
Jun 25, 2:40 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKX50 min
Jun 25, 3:12 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC63 min
Jun 25, 3:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKX46 min
Jun 25, 4:08 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOKX52 min
Jun 25, 4:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKX42 min
Jun 28, 3:35 PM EDTHeat AdvisoryOKX27 hr
Jun 29, 5:00 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKX45 min
Jul 1, 12:11 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC64 min
Jul 1, 1:35 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr
Jul 1, 2:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKX56 min
Jul 1, 2:48 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOKX42 min
Jul 1, 3:25 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC95 min
Jul 1, 5:23 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOKX42 min
Jul 1, 6:22 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC83 min
Jul 3, 3:32 PM EDTCoastal Flood StatementOKX9 hr
Jul 4, 4:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKX35 min
Jul 4, 4:33 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOKX27 min
Jul 4, 8:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOKX33 min
Jul 4, 9:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOKX30 min
Jul 4, 10:01 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOKX29 min
Jul 6, 3:26 AM EDTHeat AdvisoryOKX36 hr
Jul 7, 11:19 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC86 min
Jul 7, 11:41 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr
Jul 7, 1:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKX46 min
Jul 7, 1:36 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC84 min
Jul 7, 3:57 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Jul 15, 3:50 PM EDTHeat AdvisoryOKX3 days
Jul 15, 4:03 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOKX57 min
Jul 15, 4:39 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOKX51 min
Jul 15, 4:57 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOKX63 min
Jul 15, 5:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKX24 min
Jul 15, 5:54 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOKX51 min
Jul 18, 10:25 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Jul 18, 12:20 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC9 hr
Jul 18, 12:33 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOKX42 min
Jul 18, 12:39 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOKX81 min
Jul 18, 2:00 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOKX2 hr
Jul 18, 2:46 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC89 min
Jul 18, 2:55 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOKX72 min
Jul 18, 2:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOKX33 min
Jul 18, 4:50 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC85 min
Jul 20, 4:29 PM EDTCoastal Flood StatementOKX10 hr
Jul 23, 4:32 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKX58 min
Jul 23, 5:32 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKX58 min
Jul 23, 8:41 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKX64 min
Jul 23, 12:32 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC88 min
Jul 23, 1:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC10 hr
Jul 23, 4:01 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC119 min
Jul 26, 7:51 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKX39 min
Jul 26, 8:05 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKX40 min
Jul 26, 8:47 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKX58 min
Jul 26, 3:37 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC113 min
Jul 26, 3:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr
Jul 26, 6:04 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC86 min
Jul 26, 6:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOKX61 min
Jul 26, 7:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOKX44 min
Jul 26, 7:28 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC92 min
Jul 28, 12:26 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Jul 28, 1:36 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr
Jul 28, 1:58 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOKX92 min
Jul 28, 2:20 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOKX85 min
Jul 28, 2:40 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningOKX3 hr
Jul 28, 2:44 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningOKX3 hr
Jul 28, 3:17 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOKX58 min
Jul 28, 4:00 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningOKX112 min
Jul 28, 4:18 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC87 min
Jul 31, 3:55 PM EDTCoastal Flood StatementOKX8 hr
Aug 1, 5:46 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOKX59 min
Aug 5, 4:00 AM EDTFlash Flood WatchOKX17 hr
Aug 5, 6:01 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOKX59 min
Aug 5, 6:38 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Aug 5, 6:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKX60 min
Aug 9, 4:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKX61 min
Aug 9, 5:19 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOKX41 min
Aug 10, 8:21 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Aug 10, 10:24 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOKX51 min
Aug 10, 10:49 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOKX116 min
Aug 10, 11:02 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOKX103 min
Aug 10, 12:09 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOKX81 min
Aug 10, 1:47 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOKX58 min
Aug 11, 11:02 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOKX58 min
Aug 15, 4:27 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOKX48 min
Aug 15, 5:17 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOKX88 min
Aug 15, 4:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKX54 min
Aug 15, 4:38 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOKX112 min
Aug 15, 4:48 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOKX57 min
Aug 15, 5:45 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningOKX50 min
Sep 5, 1:24 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOKX51 min
Sep 5, 9:43 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKX62 min
Sep 7, 4:35 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOKX22 min
Sep 7, 4:53 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKX52 min
Sep 7, 5:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKX62 min
Sep 8, 10:01 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOKX119 min
Sep 8, 10:39 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Sep 8, 11:18 AM EDTTornado WatchSPC10 hr
Sep 8, 11:27 AM EDTTornado WarningOKX33 min
Sep 8, 11:54 AM EDTTornado WarningOKX36 min
Sep 8, 12:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKX55 min
Sep 8, 1:28 PM EDTTornado WarningOKX18 min
Sep 8, 1:30 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC60 min
Sep 8, 2:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOKX36 min
Sep 8, 5:04 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOKX86 min
Sep 17, 3:48 PM EDTHigh Wind WatchOKX12 hr
Sep 18, 3:45 AM EDTWind AdvisoryOKX22 hr
Sep 18, 10:07 AM EDTCoastal Flood StatementOKX5 hr
Sep 18, 11:14 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC91 min
Sep 18, 3:38 PM EDTTornado WatchSPC8 hr
Sep 18, 4:01 PM EDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryOKX8 hr
Sep 18, 4:21 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC114 min
Sep 18, 6:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKX2 hr
Sep 18, 6:38 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOKX112 min
Sep 18, 6:48 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOKX57 min
Sep 18, 7:38 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOKX52 min
Sep 18, 7:42 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC63 min
Sep 18, 8:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOKX46 min
Sep 22, 8:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKX61 min
Sep 22, 9:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKX65 min
Sep 28, 8:59 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOKX3 hr
Sep 28, 11:27 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningOKX93 min
Oct 3, 3:50 AM EDTDense Fog AdvisoryOKX6 hr
Oct 4, 5:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKX42 min
Oct 4, 5:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKX43 min
Oct 4, 6:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKX47 min
Oct 11, 3:46 AM EDTFreeze WatchOKX24 hr
Oct 12, 3:20 AM EDTFreeze WarningOKX30 hr
Oct 18, 8:37 PM EDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryOKX19 hr
Oct 20, 6:43 AM EDTDense Fog AdvisoryOKX2 hr
Oct 27, 5:46 AM EDTCoastal Flood WatchOKX12 hr
Oct 27, 4:36 PM EDTHigh Wind WatchOKX12 hr
Oct 27, 4:58 PM EDTFlood WatchOKX52 hr
Oct 27, 5:34 PM EDTCoastal Flood WarningOKX69 hr
Oct 27, 5:34 PM EDTHigh Surf AdvisoryOKX12 hr
Oct 28, 4:35 AM EDTHigh Wind WarningOKX47 hr
Oct 29, 12:47 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningOKX12 hr
Oct 30, 12:09 AM EDTWind AdvisoryOKX12 hr
Oct 30, 2:17 PM EDTCoastal Flood StatementOKX13 hr
Nov 5, 4:20 PM ESTHigh Wind WatchOKX24 hr
Nov 5, 4:33 PM ESTCoastal Flood WatchOKX24 hr
Nov 6, 3:22 PM ESTHigh Wind WarningOKX30 hr
Nov 6, 3:22 PM ESTWind AdvisoryOKX33 hr
Nov 6, 3:27 PM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryOKX38 hr
Nov 6, 4:16 PM ESTCoastal Flood WarningOKX26 hr
Nov 7, 12:55 PM ESTMesoscale DiscussionSPC3 hr
Nov 7, 4:23 PM ESTCoastal Flood AdvisoryOKX13 hr
Nov 7, 6:09 PM ESTWinter Storm WarningOKX12 hr
Nov 13, 3:02 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementOKX88 min
Nov 13, 3:47 PM ESTCoastal Flood StatementOKX20 hr
Nov 14, 3:36 PM ESTCoastal Flood StatementOKX21 hr
Nov 15, 3:07 PM ESTCoastal Flood StatementOKX23 hr
Nov 27, 12:03 PM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryOKX8 hr
Dec 2, 2:23 AM ESTDense Fog AdvisoryOKX9 hr
Dec 7, 7:28 AM ESTFreezing Rain AdvisoryOKX7 hr
Dec 9, 3:39 PM ESTCoastal Flood StatementOKX17 hr
Dec 15, 3:53 PM ESTCoastal Flood AdvisoryOKX22 hr
Dec 16, 3:01 PM ESTCoastal Flood AdvisoryOKX13 hr
Dec 20, 3:30 PM ESTWind AdvisoryOKX5 hr
Dec 20, 3:34 PM ESTCoastal Flood StatementOKX5 hr
Dec 20, 8:05 PM ESTCoastal Flood AdvisoryOKX11 hr
Dec 20, 8:59 PM ESTHigh Wind WarningOKX16 hr
Dec 20, 8:59 PM ESTWind AdvisoryOKX15 hr
Dec 21, 6:33 AM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryOKX117 min
Dec 21, 6:54 AM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryOKX111 min
Dec 21, 7:40 PM ESTWind AdvisoryOKX20 hr
Dec 24, 3:45 AM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryOKX30 hr
Dec 25, 4:05 AM ESTHigh Wind WatchOKX24 hr
Dec 25, 8:14 AM ESTCoastal Flood WatchOKX23 hr
Dec 26, 4:15 AM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryOKX21 hr
Dec 26, 4:18 AM ESTHigh Wind WarningOKX25 hr
Dec 26, 7:19 AM ESTCoastal Flood WarningOKX18 hr
Dec 26, 7:19 AM ESTCoastal Flood AdvisoryOKX30 hr
Dec 28, 3:44 PM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryOKX28 hr
Dec 29, 3:37 PM ESTWind AdvisoryOKX26 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.

Nearby

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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.