Alert archive / Pennsylvania / Bucks County

Weather alerts in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, 2023

250 weather alerts in 2023, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.

Bucks County and its neighbors

Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2023. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts
250
Warnings
86
Watches
33
Advisories
65
Busiest month
July74 alerts
Busiest day
June 27, 202316 alerts

Over time

By month

Warning verification

How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.

1 of 2 tornado warnings covering Bucks County in 2023 had a tornado report inside them; 1 of 1 tornado reports fell inside a warning, on average 1 minutes after it went out.

Bucks County, 2023

WarningsWith a reportFalse alarm ratioReportsInside a warningMean lead time
Tornado warnings2150%1100%1 min
Severe thunderstorm warnings433128%4489%18 min
Flash flood warnings151220%11100%77 min

Each office's whole area, 2023

WarningsWith a reportFalse alarm ratioReportsInside a warningMean lead time
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly: tornado warnings35780%2446%6 min
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly: severe thunderstorm warnings36419846%66284%22 min
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly: flash flood warnings914946%13991%106 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 3, 6:54 PM ESTDense Fog AdvisoryPHI16 hr
Feb 21, 2:22 PM ESTMesoscale DiscussionSPC53 min
Feb 21, 2:47 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementPHI43 min
Feb 21, 3:15 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI45 min
Feb 26, 2:58 PM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryPHI42 hr
Mar 2, 6:15 AM ESTDense Fog AdvisoryPHI4 hr
Mar 3, 3:49 AM ESTCoastal Flood AdvisoryPHI38 hr
Mar 13, 2:56 PM EDTWind AdvisoryPHI32 hr
Mar 25, 10:44 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHI31 min
Mar 31, 3:05 PM EDTWind AdvisoryPHI35 hr
Apr 1, 4:37 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC113 min
Apr 1, 5:30 PM EDTTornado WatchSPC5 hr
Apr 1, 5:53 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI67 min
Apr 1, 6:37 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatPHI53 min
Apr 1, 6:45 PM EDTTornado WarningPHI30 min
Apr 2, 11:40 AM EDTFreeze WarningPHI21 hr
Apr 7, 8:09 PM EDTFreeze WatchPHI7 hr
Apr 8, 3:31 AM EDTFreeze WarningPHI29 hr
Apr 9, 9:10 AM EDTFreeze WarningPHI24 hr
Apr 11, 3:46 PM EDTFire Weather WatchPHI18 hr
Apr 12, 9:24 AM EDTRed Flag WarningPHI11 hr
Apr 15, 2:02 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI28 min
Apr 15, 4:05 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI25 min
Apr 15, 4:56 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI14 min
Apr 15, 6:05 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHI96 min
Apr 16, 3:47 AM EDTDense Fog AdvisoryPHI7 hr
Apr 22, 2:47 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC118 min
Apr 22, 3:04 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 hr
Apr 22, 4:52 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI38 min
Apr 22, 6:11 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI49 min
Apr 22, 6:11 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC64 min
Apr 22, 6:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHI26 min
Apr 22, 6:32 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI28 min
Apr 24, 2:18 PM EDTFrost AdvisoryPHI18 hr
Apr 29, 3:46 PM EDTFlood WatchPHI30 hr
Apr 30, 8:34 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHI100 min
Apr 30, 10:14 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningPHI3 hr
Apr 30, 10:49 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHI50 min
Apr 30, 11:39 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningPHI5 hr
May 1, 3:24 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningPHI5 hr
May 1, 5:36 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningPHI7 hr
May 1, 11:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHI45 min
May 4, 4:41 PM EDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryPHI12 hr
May 5, 5:05 AM EDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryPHI23 hr
May 7, 5:15 PM EDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryPHI14 hr
May 17, 11:20 AM EDTFrost AdvisoryPHI21 hr
Jun 2, 2:38 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHI37 min
Jun 2, 5:50 PM EDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryPHI35 hr
Jun 2, 7:33 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI42 min
Jun 4, 5:00 AM EDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryPHI29 hr
Jun 5, 5:58 AM EDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryPHI24 hr
Jun 5, 3:23 PM EDTFire Weather WatchPHI12 hr
Jun 6, 3:49 AM EDTRed Flag WarningPHI16 hr
Jun 6, 1:10 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Jun 12, 12:30 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC60 min
Jun 16, 10:50 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC55 min
Jun 16, 11:06 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr
Jun 16, 11:58 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI47 min
Jun 16, 12:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI49 min
Jun 16, 12:46 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHI3 hr
Jun 16, 12:49 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHI3 hr
Jun 23, 4:32 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHI3 hr
Jun 25, 3:18 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHI3 hr
Jun 25, 4:05 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI25 min
Jun 26, 3:33 AM EDTFlood WatchPHI23 hr
Jun 26, 9:37 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC83 min
Jun 26, 12:36 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Jun 26, 1:11 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC11 hr
Jun 26, 2:40 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHI35 min
Jun 26, 3:22 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC113 min
Jun 26, 7:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHI32 min
Jun 26, 8:03 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC87 min
Jun 26, 8:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHI24 min
Jun 26, 8:42 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI48 min
Jun 26, 10:33 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI42 min
Jun 26, 10:50 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC55 min
Jun 26, 11:07 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI53 min
Jun 26, 11:27 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHI3 hr
Jun 26, 11:35 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHI6 hr
Jun 27, 12:00 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningPHI7 hr
Jun 27, 3:02 AM EDTFlood WatchPHI46 min
Jun 27, 3:48 AM EDTFlood WatchPHI17 hr
Jun 27, 4:39 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI51 min
Jun 27, 4:58 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHI3 hr
Jun 27, 5:22 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI38 min
Jun 27, 5:44 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHI5 hr
Jun 27, 5:57 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHI3 hr
Jul 2, 3:24 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC96 min
Jul 2, 4:31 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr
Jul 2, 7:42 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC93 min
Jul 2, 10:40 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI50 min
Jul 2, 10:52 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHI83 min
Jul 2, 11:19 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI41 min
Jul 3, 2:55 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr
Jul 3, 4:49 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC116 min
Jul 8, 3:17 PM EDTFlood WatchPHI31 hr
Jul 8, 3:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHI31 min
Jul 8, 3:52 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHI3 hr
Jul 9, 10:28 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC92 min
Jul 9, 11:06 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC9 hr
Jul 9, 11:54 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHI33 min
Jul 9, 12:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHI46 min
Jul 9, 12:27 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHI8 hr
Jul 9, 12:37 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHI2 hr
Jul 9, 1:02 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHI8 hr
Jul 9, 1:20 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC85 min
Jul 9, 5:12 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHI5 hr
Jul 9, 5:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHI30 min
Jul 9, 5:59 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHI4 hr
Jul 9, 6:05 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHI25 min
Jul 9, 7:11 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHI3 hr
Jul 9, 8:55 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningPHI6 hr
Jul 10, 6:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHI33 min
Jul 10, 7:10 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI50 min
Jul 14, 5:54 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI51 min
Jul 14, 2:02 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Jul 15, 3:44 AM EDTFlood WatchPHI38 hr
Jul 15, 3:50 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Jul 15, 3:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHI24 min
Jul 15, 4:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI67 min
Jul 15, 4:31 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHI106 min
Jul 15, 5:12 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI63 min
Jul 15, 5:18 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHI4 hr
Jul 15, 6:09 PM EDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatPHI4 hr
Jul 16, 4:05 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHI6 hr
Jul 16, 4:14 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHI31 min
Jul 16, 4:38 AM EDTTornado WarningPHI37 min
Jul 16, 9:40 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHI3 hr
Jul 16, 12:22 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHI3 hr
Jul 16, 6:44 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHI90 min
Jul 19, 5:12 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHI3 hr
Jul 19, 4:48 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC87 min
Jul 20, 10:07 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC113 min
Jul 20, 10:28 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr
Jul 21, 3:13 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI47 min
Jul 21, 4:26 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC94 min
Jul 25, 10:58 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Jul 25, 12:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC10 hr
Jul 25, 12:16 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI44 min
Jul 25, 12:47 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHI33 min
Jul 25, 1:03 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI42 min
Jul 25, 1:20 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHI5 hr
Jul 25, 1:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI48 min
Jul 25, 2:36 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI39 min
Jul 25, 3:06 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHI95 min
Jul 25, 3:16 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI44 min
Jul 25, 4:04 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHI3 hr
Jul 26, 3:32 AM EDTExcessive Heat WatchPHI23 hr
Jul 26, 3:32 AM EDTHeat AdvisoryPHI4 days
Jul 27, 3:01 AM EDTExcessive Heat WarningPHI43 hr
Jul 27, 11:40 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Jul 27, 3:07 PM EDTHeat AdvisoryPHI53 hr
Jul 27, 3:18 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 hr
Jul 27, 4:46 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC89 min
Jul 28, 9:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHI43 min
Jul 29, 1:56 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC64 min
Jul 29, 2:48 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr
Jul 29, 4:45 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Jul 29, 6:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI47 min
Jul 29, 6:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI49 min
Jul 29, 6:46 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI44 min
Aug 4, 6:13 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Aug 7, 2:31 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC59 min
Aug 7, 3:13 PM EDTTornado WatchSPC8 hr
Aug 7, 5:01 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC89 min
Aug 7, 6:21 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatPHI69 min
Aug 7, 6:53 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI52 min
Aug 7, 6:57 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC93 min
Aug 7, 7:20 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI58 min
Aug 10, 2:00 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHI94 min
Aug 12, 5:31 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI44 min
Aug 12, 5:38 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Aug 12, 6:07 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr
Aug 12, 9:02 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC88 min
Aug 13, 12:24 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI51 min
Aug 13, 1:10 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI50 min
Aug 14, 3:40 PM EDTFlood WatchPHI13 hr
Aug 15, 2:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr
Aug 15, 4:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI30 min
Aug 15, 5:59 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHI3 hr
Aug 18, 4:45 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC3 hr
Aug 29, 5:02 AM EDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryPHI23 hr
Aug 31, 4:39 AM EDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryPHI25 hr
Sep 4, 2:41 PM EDTHeat AdvisoryPHI3 days
Sep 7, 11:58 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC3 hr
Sep 7, 1:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr
Sep 7, 4:48 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC87 min
Sep 7, 6:06 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHI24 min
Sep 7, 6:13 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC92 min
Sep 7, 6:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI24 min
Sep 7, 7:51 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC84 min
Sep 7, 8:42 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHI33 min
Sep 8, 2:46 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC119 min
Sep 8, 3:11 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr
Sep 8, 4:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI51 min
Sep 8, 4:52 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC83 min
Sep 8, 5:12 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHI3 hr
Sep 8, 5:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI46 min
Sep 8, 5:21 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHI4 hr
Sep 8, 6:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHI30 min
Sep 8, 6:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHI31 min
Sep 8, 6:34 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC86 min
Sep 9, 2:08 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC3 hr
Sep 9, 4:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHI30 min
Sep 9, 4:23 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 hr
Sep 9, 6:06 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC114 min
Sep 9, 8:08 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Sep 10, 5:48 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHI3 hr
Sep 10, 6:03 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHI3 hr
Sep 10, 7:11 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHI3 hr
Sep 10, 7:37 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHI3 hr
Sep 10, 7:55 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHI3 hr
Sep 10, 9:03 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHI3 hr
Sep 12, 2:39 PM EDTFlood WatchPHI16 hr
Sep 22, 4:01 AM EDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryPHI41 hr
Sep 25, 3:30 PM EDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryPHI36 hr
Sep 27, 3:06 AM EDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryPHI25 hr
Sep 28, 4:26 AM EDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryPHI3 days
Oct 23, 3:28 PM EDTFrost AdvisoryPHI18 hr
Oct 31, 3:10 AM EDTFreeze WatchPHI24 hr
Nov 1, 3:16 AM EDTFreeze WarningPHI31 hr
Nov 22, 1:48 AM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHI3 hr
Nov 26, 8:35 PM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHI3 hr
Nov 28, 7:39 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementPHI21 min
Dec 2, 5:05 AM ESTDense Fog AdvisoryPHI5 hr
Dec 2, 8:05 PM ESTDense Fog AdvisoryPHI6 hr
Dec 8, 3:26 PM ESTFlood WatchPHI66 hr
Dec 10, 6:51 PM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHI4 hr
Dec 10, 7:27 PM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHI8 hr
Dec 11, 12:44 AM ESTAreal Flood WarningPHI9 hr
Dec 11, 2:43 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningPHI10 hr
Dec 15, 3:36 PM ESTFlood WatchPHI69 hr
Dec 16, 1:58 PM ESTCoastal Flood AdvisoryPHI52 hr
Dec 18, 2:30 AM ESTAreal Flood WarningPHI16 hr
Dec 18, 3:06 AM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHI64 min
Dec 18, 3:11 AM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHI72 min
Dec 18, 4:10 AM ESTAreal Flood WarningPHI14 hr
Dec 18, 4:23 AM ESTAreal Flood WarningPHI10 hr
Dec 18, 4:51 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningPHI18 hr
Dec 18, 5:22 AM ESTCoastal Flood WarningPHI5 hr
Dec 19, 2:15 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningPHI16 hr
Dec 25, 3:20 PM ESTDense Fog AdvisoryPHI21 hr
Dec 27, 11:38 AM ESTFlood WatchPHI22 hr
Dec 27, 9:12 PM ESTAreal Flood WarningPHI8 hr
Dec 27, 11:29 PM ESTAreal Flood WarningPHI8 hr
Dec 28, 12:31 AM ESTAreal Flood WarningPHI3 hr
Dec 28, 2:33 AM ESTCoastal Flood AdvisoryPHI39 hr
Dec 28, 2:57 AM ESTAreal Flood WarningPHI8 hr
Dec 28, 3:28 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningPHI9 hr
Dec 28, 9:20 PM ESTCoastal Flood AdvisoryPHI20 hr

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The busiest days

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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.