Alert archive / Pennsylvania / 1997

Weather alerts in Pennsylvania, May 1997

125 weather alerts in May 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 May 1997. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts
125
Warnings
116
Watches
9
Advisories
0
Busiest day
May 19, 199738 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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 1, 3:31 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPDauphin29 min
May 1, 3:48 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPSchuylkill57 min
May 1, 4:00 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCBerks, Bucks, Carbon, Chester, Delaware, Lackawanna and 11 more6 hr
May 1, 4:09 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPLancaster66 min
May 1, 4:16 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMLuzerne44 min
May 1, 4:22 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPYork68 min
May 1, 4:38 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBerks, Lehigh52 min
May 1, 4:38 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHICarbon52 min
May 1, 4:41 PM EDTTornado WarningCTPSchuylkill49 min
May 1, 5:32 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBucks, Montgomery28 min
May 1, 6:09 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIDelaware, Philadelphia46 min
May 1, 6:18 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIMontgomery32 min
May 1, 6:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBucks40 min
May 3, 1:23 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZMercer67 min
May 3, 1:26 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPCentre, Clinton64 min
May 3, 1:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAdams, Armstrong, Bedford, Blair, Bradford, Cambria and 30 more7 hr
May 3, 1:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPLycoming63 min
May 3, 1:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZWashington63 min
May 3, 3:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZBeaver45 min
May 3, 3:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZWashington51 min
May 3, 3:26 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZLawrence49 min
May 3, 3:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZMercer46 min
May 3, 3:33 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLECrawford57 min
May 3, 3:36 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZAllegheny, Butler54 min
May 3, 3:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZFayette30 min
May 3, 3:46 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPAdams, Cumberland, York59 min
May 3, 3:50 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPClearfield55 min
May 3, 3:58 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPBedford, Blair, Cambria62 min
May 3, 4:00 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPJuniata, Northumberland, Perry, Snyder60 min
May 3, 4:00 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPDauphin60 min
May 3, 4:07 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZArmstrong, Westmoreland68 min
May 3, 4:19 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPColumbia56 min
May 3, 4:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPCentre, Clinton, Huntingdon66 min
May 3, 4:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCBerks, Bucks, Carbon, Chester, Delaware, Lackawanna and 14 more6 hr
May 3, 4:34 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPPotter, Tioga56 min
May 3, 4:37 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZVenango53 min
May 3, 4:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPLycoming64 min
May 3, 4:50 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBerks50 min
May 3, 4:54 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPSchuylkill66 min
May 3, 5:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHICarbon, Monroe60 min
May 3, 6:22 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPYork68 min
May 5, 7:42 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPClearfield63 min
May 6, 12:20 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLECrawford40 min
May 6, 2:36 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEErie69 min
May 6, 9:30 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAdams, Bedford, Berks, Blair, Bradford, Carbon and 28 more6 hr
May 6, 9:55 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPColumbia50 min
May 6, 9:59 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPSnyder31 min
May 6, 10:08 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPMontour, Northumberland52 min
May 6, 10:08 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPSullivan52 min
May 6, 10:16 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMLuzerne, Wyoming59 min
May 6, 10:18 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPDauphin, Schuylkill57 min
May 6, 10:28 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPCumberland, Perry62 min
May 6, 11:07 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHICarbon, Monroe63 min
May 6, 11:11 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMWayne64 min
May 6, 11:23 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPLancaster67 min
May 6, 11:28 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMPike62 min
May 6, 11:45 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCBucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, Northampton, Philadelphia5 hr
May 6, 12:44 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBucks31 min
May 15, 12:12 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZFayette63 min
May 15, 12:51 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPSomerset69 min
May 18, 3:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAllegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Crawford, Erie and 5 more6 hr
May 18, 5:19 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZWashington41 min
May 18, 8:33 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZAllegheny, Washington27 min
May 18, 9:19 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZFayette, Greene41 min
May 18, 9:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPSomerset60 min
May 18, 11:26 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZMercer64 min
May 19, 12:03 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLECrawford57 min
May 19, 12:06 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZVenango69 min
May 19, 12:36 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZMercer69 min
May 19, 4:28 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLECrawford47 min
May 19, 4:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEErie45 min
May 19, 4:34 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningCLECrawford, Erie56 min
May 19, 4:36 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPWarren69 min
May 19, 5:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAllegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Bedford, Blair, Bradford and 32 more6 hr
May 19, 5:19 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZBeaver26 min
May 19, 5:20 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPMcKean55 min
May 19, 5:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZAllegheny51 min
May 19, 5:56 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZWestmoreland49 min
May 19, 6:19 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZArmstrong, Indiana41 min
May 19, 6:21 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZWashington54 min
May 19, 6:23 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPClearfield, Elk67 min
May 19, 6:31 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPCameron29 min
May 19, 6:34 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPClinton56 min
May 19, 6:37 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPBZAllegheny53 min
May 19, 6:37 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZAllegheny53 min
May 19, 6:40 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPCentre65 min
May 19, 6:40 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPBZWashington3 hr
May 19, 6:46 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPBZWestmoreland3 hr
May 19, 6:46 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZWestmoreland3 hr
May 19, 6:47 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPCambria58 min
May 19, 6:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZIndiana33 min
May 19, 7:04 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPLycoming56 min
May 19, 7:07 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZFayette68 min
May 19, 7:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPBlair61 min
May 19, 7:36 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPBZAllegheny2 hr
May 19, 7:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPSullivan64 min
May 19, 7:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPMontour, Northumberland, Union64 min
May 19, 7:46 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPHuntingdon, Mifflin59 min
May 19, 7:50 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPJuniata, Snyder55 min
May 19, 7:56 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPColumbia64 min
May 19, 8:00 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPNorthumberland45 min
May 19, 8:00 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCBerks, Carbon, Columbia, Dauphin, Lackawanna, Lebanon and 11 more4 hr
May 19, 8:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMLuzerne52 min
May 19, 8:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPDauphin, Schuylkill61 min
May 19, 8:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPPerry61 min
May 19, 8:32 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHICarbon, Monroe48 min
May 19, 8:34 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMLackawanna, Wayne56 min
May 19, 8:44 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPCumberland, Franklin61 min
May 19, 8:50 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPLebanon55 min
May 19, 9:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMPike67 min
May 19, 9:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCBucks3 hr
May 25, 10:43 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningPBZAllegheny, Westmoreland3 hr
May 25, 11:00 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningPBZBeaver, Butler5 hr
May 25, 12:05 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPBZWashington4 hr
May 25, 12:33 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPBZArmstrong, Indiana3 hr
May 25, 2:00 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPBZAllegheny, Westmoreland6 hr
May 25, 2:28 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningCTPBedford, Blair, Cambria, Somerset7 hr
May 25, 3:40 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPBZArmstrong, Butler, Indiana4 hr
May 25, 3:40 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPBZBeaver, Washington4 hr
May 25, 5:16 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPBZFayette3 hr
May 25, 7:55 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPBZAllegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Westmoreland8 hr
May 25, 7:55 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPBZWashington8 hr
May 25, 7:55 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPBZIndiana8 hr
May 25, 7:55 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPBZFayette8 hr
May 25, 9:28 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningCTPBedford4 hr

By product

Every kind of product issued here, grouped by hazard. Each opens the same place narrowed to that product.

ProductAlerts
Severe storms
Severe Thunderstorm Warning96
Tornado Warning1
Severe Thunderstorm Watch9
Flooding
Flash Flood Warning19

By county

Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.

27 more counties

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. Rebuilt daily.