Alert archive / Pennsylvania / 1997
Weather alerts in Pennsylvania, August 1997
107 weather alerts in August 1997, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered any part of the state, so the counties below add up to more than the state.
Weather alerts by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in August 1997. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 107
- Warnings
- 100
- Watches
- 7
- Advisories
- 0
- Busiest day
- August 16, 199758 alerts
Over time
By day
Days in UTC, the clock the archive keeps.
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 | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 4, 5:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Cumberland | 33 min |
| Aug 4, 5:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Adams, York | 61 min |
| Aug 5, 6:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Huntingdon | 64 min |
| Aug 5, 6:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Franklin | 64 min |
| Aug 11, 6:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Tioga | 50 min |
| Aug 12, 4:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Bedford, Somerset | 61 min |
| Aug 12, 4:57 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CTP | Bedford, Somerset | 3 hr |
| Aug 12, 5:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Bedford, Somerset | 69 min |
| Aug 12, 6:10 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CTP | Cambria | 3 hr |
| Aug 12, 8:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Washington | 36 min |
| Aug 12, 8:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Allegheny | 50 min |
| Aug 12, 10:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Crawford, Erie | 52 min |
| Aug 13, 5:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Dauphin, Lancaster | 58 min |
| Aug 15, 5:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Washington | 52 min |
| Aug 15, 6:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Cambria | 40 min |
| Aug 15, 6:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Westmoreland | 30 min |
| Aug 15, 6:41 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CTP | Blair | 49 min |
| Aug 15, 7:00 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CTP | Centre | 65 min |
| Aug 15, 7:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Huntingdon | 47 min |
| Aug 15, 7:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Mifflin | 49 min |
| Aug 15, 8:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Lackawanna, Luzerne | 62 min |
| Aug 16, 3:23 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Beaver, Lawrence | 52 min |
| Aug 16, 3:41 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Butler | 49 min |
| Aug 16, 8:15 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Crawford, Erie | 4 hr |
| Aug 16, 11:00 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bradford, Cameron, Clarion, Clinton, Crawford, Elk and 12 more | 6 hr |
| Aug 16, 11:18 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Crawford, Erie | 57 min |
| Aug 16, 11:32 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Warren | 58 min |
| Aug 16, 11:39 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Mercer | 66 min |
| Aug 16, 12:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Venango | 67 min |
| Aug 16, 12:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Lawrence | 65 min |
| Aug 16, 12:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | McKean, Warren | 59 min |
| Aug 16, 12:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Clarion | 55 min |
| Aug 16, 12:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Forest | 68 min |
| Aug 16, 12:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Butler | 65 min |
| Aug 16, 12:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Elk | 62 min |
| Aug 16, 12:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Armstrong | 29 min |
| Aug 16, 12:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Jefferson | 57 min |
| Aug 16, 1:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Cameron, Potter | 58 min |
| Aug 16, 1:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Clearfield | 59 min |
| Aug 16, 1:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Jefferson | 52 min |
| Aug 16, 1:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Clinton | 62 min |
| Aug 16, 1:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Tioga | 62 min |
| Aug 16, 2:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Lycoming | 64 min |
| Aug 16, 2:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Centre | 60 min |
| Aug 16, 2:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Bradford | 62 min |
| Aug 16, 2:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Clinton | 63 min |
| Aug 16, 2:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Clearfield | 31 min |
| Aug 16, 2:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Sullivan | 64 min |
| Aug 16, 2:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Lackawanna, Luzerne, Wyoming | 71 min |
| Aug 16, 2:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Susquehanna | 71 min |
| Aug 16, 2:56 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CTP | Sullivan | 49 min |
| Aug 16, 3:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Berks, Bradford, Bucks, Carbon, Columbia, Dauphin and 21 more | 6 hr |
| Aug 16, 3:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Columbia, Lycoming, Montour, Northumberland | 61 min |
| Aug 16, 3:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Clinton, Union | 61 min |
| Aug 16, 3:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Northumberland, Snyder | 63 min |
| Aug 16, 3:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Columbia | 63 min |
| Aug 16, 3:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Carbon, Monroe | 40 min |
| Aug 16, 3:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Pike, Wayne | 68 min |
| Aug 16, 3:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Schuylkill | 62 min |
| Aug 16, 4:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Lehigh, Northampton | 44 min |
| Aug 16, 4:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Berks | 44 min |
| Aug 16, 4:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Butler, Clarion, Crawford, Erie, Lawrence, Mercer and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Aug 16, 5:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Bucks | 63 min |
| Aug 16, 5:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Mercer | 57 min |
| Aug 16, 5:18 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PBZ | Mercer | 57 min |
| Aug 16, 5:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Venango | 59 min |
| Aug 16, 6:00 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PBZ | Mercer | 60 min |
| Aug 16, 6:13 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PBZ | Mercer | 4 hr |
| Aug 16, 6:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Butler, Venango | 58 min |
| Aug 16, 6:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Lawrence | 65 min |
| Aug 16, 7:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Mercer | 57 min |
| Aug 16, 7:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Armstrong | 57 min |
| Aug 16, 7:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Clarion, Jefferson | 67 min |
| Aug 16, 7:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | McKean | 61 min |
| Aug 16, 7:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Bedford, Blair, Butler and 20 more | 5 hr |
| Aug 16, 7:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Butler, Lawrence | 55 min |
| Aug 16, 7:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Potter | 64 min |
| Aug 16, 7:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Beaver | 63 min |
| Aug 16, 8:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Clearfield | 64 min |
| Aug 16, 8:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Erie | 57 min |
| Aug 16, 8:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Indiana | 61 min |
| Aug 16, 8:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Allegheny, Armstrong | 66 min |
| Aug 16, 8:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Washington | 90 min |
| Aug 16, 8:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Beaver | 27 min |
| Aug 16, 8:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Centre | 60 min |
| Aug 16, 8:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Centre | 53 min |
| Aug 16, 9:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Schuylkill | 61 min |
| Aug 16, 9:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Fayette, Westmoreland | 2 hr |
| Aug 16, 9:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Greene | 2 hr |
| Aug 16, 9:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Allegheny | 26 min |
| Aug 16, 9:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Schuylkill | 22 min |
| Aug 16, 10:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Mifflin | 50 min |
| Aug 16, 10:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Lancaster | 61 min |
| Aug 16, 10:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia | 42 min |
| Aug 16, 11:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Columbia, Montour | 64 min |
| Aug 16, 11:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Bucks | 35 min |
| Aug 17, 4:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adams, Bedford, Cumberland, Franklin, Fulton, Lancaster and 3 more | 7 hr |
| Aug 17, 4:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Bedford, Somerset | 60 min |
| Aug 17, 5:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Fulton | 58 min |
| Aug 17, 5:25 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CTP | Bedford, Fulton | 35 min |
| Aug 17, 5:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Westmoreland | 61 min |
| Aug 17, 5:40 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CTP | Franklin | 50 min |
| Aug 17, 6:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Chester, Delaware, Philadelphia | 6 hr |
| Aug 28, 4:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Susquehanna | 60 min |
| Aug 28, 4:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Columbia, Montour | 46 min |
| Aug 28, 5:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | York | 62 min |
| Aug 28, 5:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Wayne | 63 min |
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 | 90 |
| Tornado Warning | 7 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 7 |
| Flooding | |
| Flash Flood Warning | 3 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Mercer County9
- Bedford County7
- Somerset County6
- Erie County6
- Lawrence County6
- Butler County6
- Venango County6
- Crawford County5
- Centre County5
- Clarion County5
- Clinton County5
- Jefferson County5
- Columbia County5
- Tioga County4
- Washington County4
- Allegheny County4
- Westmoreland County4
- Beaver County4
- Lycoming County4
- Sullivan County4
- Armstrong County4
- Clearfield County4
- Montour County4
- Schuylkill County4
- Fulton County4
- York County3
- Huntingdon County3
- Franklin County3
- Cambria County3
- Lancaster County3
- Mifflin County3
- Lackawanna County3
- Luzerne County3
- Bradford County3
- Cameron County3
- Elk County3
- McKean County3
- Potter County3
- Warren County3
- Wyoming County3
27 more counties
- Susquehanna County3
- Bucks County3
- Northumberland County3
- Wayne County3
- Cumberland County2
- Adams County2
- Dauphin County2
- Blair County2
- Forest County2
- Berks County2
- Carbon County2
- Lebanon County2
- Lehigh County2
- Monroe County2
- Montgomery County2
- Northampton County2
- Pike County2
- Snyder County2
- Union County2
- Fayette County2
- Greene County2
- Indiana County2
- Delaware County2
- Philadelphia County2
- Juniata County1
- Perry County1
- Chester County1
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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. Rebuilt daily.