Alert archive / Pennsylvania / 2013
Weather alerts in Pennsylvania, March 2013
78 weather alerts in March 2013, 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 March 2013. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 78
- Warnings
- 11
- Watches
- 8
- Advisories
- 39
- Busiest day
- March 12, 20139 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 3, 2:44 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | CTP | Somerset | 10 hr |
| Mar 3, 2:59 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | PBZ | Fayette, Westmoreland | 10 hr |
| Mar 4, 2:43 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | CTP | Bedford, Fulton, Somerset | 12 hr |
| Mar 4, 3:20 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | PBZ | Fayette, Westmoreland | 12 hr |
| Mar 4, 2:39 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | CTP | Adams, Blair, Cambria, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin and 7 more | 21 hr |
| Mar 4, 2:39 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | CTP | Adams, Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Cumberland, Franklin and 5 more | 47 hr |
| Mar 4, 2:50 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | PBZ | Allegheny, Fayette, Greene, Washington, Westmoreland | 48 hr |
| Mar 4, 2:50 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | PBZ | Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Fayette, Greene and 2 more | 45 hr |
| Mar 4, 2:51 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | PHI | Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia | 38 hr |
| Mar 5, 11:56 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | CTP | Dauphin, Juniata, Lebanon, Mifflin, Perry, Schuylkill | 26 hr |
| Mar 5, 3:27 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | PHI | Chester | 25 hr |
| Mar 5, 3:27 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | PHI | Berks, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Lehigh, Montgomery and 1 more | 32 hr |
| Mar 5, 3:30 PM EST | Wind Advisory | PHI | Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia | 30 hr |
| Mar 6, 2:02 PM EST | Coastal Flood Advisory | PHI | Delaware, Philadelphia | 7 hr |
| Mar 7, 3:30 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | PHI | Bucks, Carbon, Delaware, Lehigh, Monroe, Montgomery and 2 more | 35 hr |
| Mar 9, 3:23 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | CLE | Crawford, Erie | 6 hr |
| Mar 10, 1:25 AM EST | Coastal Flood Advisory | PHI | Delaware, Philadelphia | 27 hr |
| Mar 11, 5:14 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | PHI | Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia | 5 hr |
| Mar 12, 5:26 AM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | PHI | Delaware, Philadelphia | 11 hr |
| Mar 12, 10:31 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | BGM | Lackawanna, Luzerne, Pike, Wayne | 6 hr |
| Mar 12, 11:49 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BGM | Lackawanna, Luzerne, Wayne | 6 hr |
| Mar 12, 12:00 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Berks, Carbon, Lehigh, Monroe, Northampton | 4 hr |
| Mar 12, 12:14 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CTP | Columbia, Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon, Lycoming, Montour and 3 more | 3 hr |
| Mar 12, 12:22 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BGM | Pike, Wayne | 7 hr |
| Mar 12, 1:58 PM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | PBZ | Fayette, Westmoreland | 42 hr |
| Mar 12, 2:50 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | PHI | Montgomery | 5 hr |
| Mar 12, 2:52 PM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | CTP | Cambria, Somerset | 41 hr |
| Mar 13, 6:29 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Allegheny | 61 min |
| Mar 13, 8:55 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Cambria, Clearfield, Elk | 65 min |
| Mar 13, 10:15 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Centre | 60 min |
| Mar 13, 10:33 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Blair, Centre, Huntingdon | 57 min |
| Mar 13, 11:54 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Juniata, Mifflin | 66 min |
| Mar 13, 12:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Juniata, Snyder, Union | 61 min |
| Mar 13, 10:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Centre | 30 min |
| Mar 13, 11:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Clearfield | 29 min |
| Mar 13, 11:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Centre | 24 min |
| Mar 16, 8:00 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Butler, Lawrence, Mercer, Venango | 45 min |
| Mar 16, 8:47 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Armstrong, Butler, Clarion, Forest, Jefferson, Mercer and 1 more | 58 min |
| Mar 16, 9:58 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Clarion, Forest, Jefferson, Mercer, Venango | 47 min |
| Mar 16, 10:47 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Clarion, Forest, Jefferson, Mercer, Venango | 88 min |
| Mar 16, 12:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Clarion, Forest, Jefferson, Venango | 59 min |
| Mar 16, 1:52 PM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | PHI | Carbon, Monroe | 4 hr |
| Mar 17, 3:06 AM EDT | Winter Storm Watch | CTP | Bedford, Blair, Cameron, Centre, Clearfield, Clinton and 6 more | 12 hr |
| Mar 17, 3:06 AM EDT | Winter Storm Warning | CTP | Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Cameron, Centre, Clearfield and 10 more | 45 hr |
| Mar 17, 3:27 AM EDT | Winter Storm Warning | PBZ | Armstrong, Butler, Clarion, Fayette, Forest, Jefferson and 4 more | 39 hr |
| Mar 17, 3:27 AM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | PBZ | Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Clarion, Fayette and 7 more | 35 hr |
| Mar 17, 2:47 PM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | CTP | Adams, Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Cameron, Centre and 27 more | 41 hr |
| Mar 17, 3:35 PM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | CLE | Crawford, Erie | 23 hr |
| Mar 17, 3:38 PM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | BGM | Bradford, Lackawanna, Luzerne, Pike, Susquehanna, Wayne and 1 more | 45 hr |
| Mar 17, 3:44 PM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | PHI | Berks, Bucks, Carbon, Chester, Lehigh, Monroe and 2 more | 42 hr |
| Mar 18, 2:52 AM EDT | Winter Storm Warning | CLE | Crawford, Erie | 12 hr |
| Mar 18, 1:47 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | PBZ | Fayette, Westmoreland | 6 hr |
| Mar 18, 3:01 PM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | CLE | Crawford, Erie | 4 hr |
| Mar 18, 3:19 PM EDT | Winter Storm Warning | PHI | Carbon, Monroe | 17 hr |
| Mar 18, 3:44 PM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | PBZ | Armstrong, Butler, Clarion, Forest, Jefferson, Lawrence and 2 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 18, 5:35 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | CLE | Erie | 4 hr |
| Mar 19, 2:38 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | PBZ | Fayette, Westmoreland | 4 hr |
| Mar 19, 10:24 PM EDT | Lake Effect Snow Advisory | CTP | McKean, Warren | 13 hr |
| Mar 20, 3:44 AM EDT | Lake Effect Snow Warning | CLE | Crawford, Erie | 54 hr |
| Mar 20, 3:44 AM EDT | Lake Effect Snow Advisory | CLE | Erie | 54 hr |
| Mar 20, 10:01 PM EDT | Lake Effect Snow Advisory | CTP | Warren | 38 hr |
| Mar 21, 4:00 AM EDT | Lake Effect Snow Advisory | PBZ | Forest, Mercer, Venango | 31 hr |
| Mar 22, 5:11 AM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | PBZ | Clarion, Jefferson | 6 hr |
| Mar 23, 3:53 AM EDT | Winter Storm Watch | PBZ | Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Fayette, Lawrence and 3 more | 16 hr |
| Mar 23, 3:30 PM EDT | Winter Storm Watch | CTP | Bedford, Cambria, Fulton, Somerset | 12 hr |
| Mar 23, 8:21 PM EDT | Winter Storm Warning | PBZ | Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Clarion, Fayette and 5 more | 45 hr |
| Mar 23, 8:21 PM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | PBZ | Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Clarion, Fayette and 8 more | 42 hr |
| Mar 24, 3:46 AM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | CLE | Crawford, Erie | 35 hr |
| Mar 24, 3:55 AM EDT | Winter Storm Warning | CTP | Bedford, Cambria, Somerset | 40 hr |
| Mar 24, 3:55 AM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | CTP | Adams, Bedford, Blair, Centre, Clearfield, Cumberland and 14 more | 40 hr |
| Mar 24, 3:44 PM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | PHI | Berks, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia | 29 hr |
| Mar 24, 4:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Bedford, Cambria, Franklin, Fulton, Somerset | 3 hr |
| Mar 24, 7:13 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Greene | 6 hr |
| Mar 25, 12:35 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Allegheny, Beaver, Bedford, Cambria, Fayette, Fulton and 5 more | 5 hr |
| Mar 25, 5:31 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adams, Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Bedford, Berks and 34 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 26, 8:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Beaver | 49 min |
| Mar 26, 10:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Allegheny | 43 min |
| Mar 27, 10:26 PM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | CTP | Somerset | 16 hr |
By product
Every kind of product issued here, grouped by hazard. Each opens the same place narrowed to that product.
| Product | Alerts |
|---|---|
| Severe storms | |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 3 |
| Special Weather Statement | 17 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Warning | 1 |
| Flash Flood Watch | 1 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 4 |
| Winter | |
| Lake Effect Snow Warning | 1 |
| Winter Storm Warning | 9 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 7 |
| Lake Effect Snow Advisory | 4 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 22 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Wind Advisory | 4 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 2 |
| Coast and beach | |
| Coastal Flood Advisory | 3 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Fayette County14
- Westmoreland County14
- Somerset County12
- Bedford County11
- Cambria County11
- Mercer County11
- Clarion County11
- Jefferson County11
- Allegheny County10
- Butler County10
- Delaware County10
- Philadelphia County10
- Venango County10
- Fulton County9
- Armstrong County9
- Montgomery County9
- Centre County9
- Forest County9
- Blair County8
- Washington County8
- Beaver County8
- Bucks County8
- Chester County8
- Erie County8
- Lawrence County8
- Huntingdon County7
- Juniata County7
- Greene County7
- Clearfield County7
- Dauphin County6
- Franklin County6
- Lancaster County6
- Lebanon County6
- Mifflin County6
- Crawford County6
- Adams County5
- Cumberland County5
- Perry County5
- York County5
- Schuylkill County5
27 more counties
- Berks County5
- Lehigh County5
- Carbon County5
- Monroe County5
- Wayne County4
- Lycoming County4
- Sullivan County4
- Elk County4
- Snyder County4
- McKean County4
- Northampton County3
- Lackawanna County3
- Luzerne County3
- Pike County3
- Northumberland County3
- Union County3
- Cameron County3
- Clinton County3
- Potter County3
- Tioga County3
- Warren County3
- Columbia County2
- Montour County2
- Indiana County2
- Bradford County1
- Susquehanna County1
- Wyoming 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.