Alert archive / Pennsylvania / Franklin County
Weather alerts in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, 2010
183 weather alerts in 2010, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Franklin County and its neighbors
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2010. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 183
- Warnings
- 40
- Watches
- 27
- Advisories
- 41
- Busiest month
- May29 alerts
- Busiest day
- April 16, 201010 alerts
Over time
By month
Warning verification
How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.
Franklin County, 2010
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 22 | 18 | 18% | 12 | 75% | 31 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 2 | 1 | 50% | 2 | 100% | 103 min |
Each office's whole area, 2010
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS State College, PA: tornado warnings | 17 | 2 | 88% | 6 | 50% | 25 min |
| NWS State College, PA: severe thunderstorm warnings | 213 | 131 | 38% | 319 | 85% | 27 min |
| NWS State College, PA: flash flood warnings | 22 | 9 | 59% | 24 | 71% | 72 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2, 3:16 PM EST | Wind Advisory | CTP | 28 hr |
| Jan 16, 2:48 PM EST | Freezing Rain Advisory | CTP | 14 hr |
| Jan 21, 1:48 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | CTP | 22 hr |
| Jan 23, 2:56 PM EST | Flood Watch | CTP | 48 hr |
| Jan 24, 9:23 PM EST | Wind Advisory | CTP | 15 hr |
| Jan 25, 6:20 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | CTP | 6 hr |
| Jan 25, 12:17 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | CTP | 14 hr |
| Jan 30, 4:30 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CTP | 75 min |
| Feb 2, 2:20 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | CTP | 13 hr |
| Feb 4, 3:20 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | CTP | 12 hr |
| Feb 4, 3:09 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | CTP | 46 hr |
| Feb 5, 11:45 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 hr |
| Feb 5, 6:58 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 hr |
| Feb 7, 9:31 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | CTP | 30 hr |
| Feb 8, 3:56 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | CTP | 54 hr |
| Feb 10, 9:41 AM EST | Blizzard Warning | CTP | 15 hr |
| Feb 15, 4:05 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | CTP | 31 hr |
| Feb 15, 1:41 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 5 hr |
| Feb 25, 10:33 AM EST | High Wind Watch | CTP | 4 hr |
| Feb 25, 2:47 PM EST | Wind Advisory | CTP | 24 hr |
| Mar 10, 4:24 AM EST | Flood Watch | CTP | 4 days |
| Mar 12, 6:09 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | CTP | 12 hr |
| Mar 13, 5:59 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | CTP | 12 hr |
| Mar 13, 10:09 AM EST | Wind Advisory | CTP | 12 hr |
| Mar 13, 5:41 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | CTP | 6 hr |
| Mar 13, 11:28 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | CTP | 10 hr |
| Mar 14, 10:30 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | CTP | 4 hr |
| Mar 14, 2:10 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | CTP | 14 hr |
| Mar 22, 12:44 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Mar 22, 6:53 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Mar 28, 2:19 PM EDT | Flood Watch | CTP | 12 hr |
| Apr 7, 3:43 AM EDT | Red Flag Warning | CTP | 15 hr |
| Apr 8, 4:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Apr 8, 5:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | 27 min |
| Apr 8, 5:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | 59 min |
| Apr 13, 2:52 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | CTP | 17 hr |
| Apr 14, 2:00 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | CTP | 8 hr |
| Apr 16, 1:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Apr 16, 3:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | 39 min |
| Apr 16, 3:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | 76 min |
| Apr 16, 4:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | 62 min |
| Apr 16, 4:34 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 86 min |
| Apr 16, 5:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | 52 min |
| Apr 16, 5:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | 48 min |
| Apr 16, 6:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | 69 min |
| Apr 16, 6:14 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 61 min |
| Apr 16, 7:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | 40 min |
| Apr 19, 2:33 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | CTP | 17 hr |
| Apr 22, 4:33 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | CTP | 4 hr |
| Apr 25, 10:56 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Apr 25, 4:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Apr 25, 6:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | 59 min |
| Apr 25, 6:16 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 89 min |
| Apr 27, 2:23 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | CTP | 15 hr |
| Apr 28, 2:36 PM EDT | Fire Weather Watch | CTP | 15 hr |
| Apr 29, 5:22 AM EDT | Red Flag Warning | CTP | 15 hr |
| May 2, 4:45 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 60 min |
| May 2, 5:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| May 2, 6:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | 60 min |
| May 2, 7:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | 43 min |
| May 2, 8:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | 40 min |
| May 2, 8:27 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 63 min |
| May 2, 9:02 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CTP | 3 hr |
| May 3, 12:05 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CTP | 4 hr |
| May 3, 12:39 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | 21 min |
| May 3, 12:42 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | CTP | 4 hr |
| May 7, 3:41 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | CTP | 31 hr |
| May 9, 12:48 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | CTP | 19 hr |
| May 14, 11:50 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | 25 min |
| May 14, 11:56 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 14, 1:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | 35 min |
| May 14, 2:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| May 14, 4:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | 70 min |
| May 14, 5:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | 31 min |
| May 14, 6:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | 36 min |
| May 14, 6:35 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 55 min |
| May 23, 2:01 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CTP | 4 hr |
| May 23, 4:39 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CTP | 4 hr |
| May 23, 8:31 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CTP | 4 hr |
| May 23, 12:36 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CTP | 3 hr |
| May 23, 4:56 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CTP | 4 hr |
| May 23, 9:06 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CTP | 6 hr |
| May 27, 11:28 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 92 min |
| May 27, 1:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| May 31, 1:14 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | CTP | 14 hr |
| Jun 3, 11:27 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 93 min |
| Jun 3, 1:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 3, 3:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | 24 min |
| Jun 3, 6:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | 62 min |
| Jun 3, 6:28 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 62 min |
| Jun 4, 1:09 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 66 min |
| Jun 4, 2:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | 37 min |
| Jun 4, 2:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Jun 4, 4:24 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 66 min |
| Jun 4, 5:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | 37 min |
| Jun 4, 5:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | 63 min |
| Jun 4, 7:03 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 57 min |
| Jun 4, 9:37 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CTP | 3 hr |
| Jun 6, 11:08 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Jun 6, 1:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | 61 min |
| Jun 12, 4:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | 63 min |
| Jun 12, 5:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | 55 min |
| Jun 12, 5:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | 58 min |
| Jun 16, 1:39 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 96 min |
| Jun 22, 11:35 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 25 min |
| Jun 22, 3:48 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 27 min |
| Jun 24, 9:38 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 97 min |
| Jun 24, 10:19 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Jun 24, 12:16 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 89 min |
| Jun 24, 1:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | 39 min |
| Jun 24, 1:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | 61 min |
| Jun 24, 1:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | 50 min |
| Jun 28, 12:26 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 5, 12:46 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | CTP | 55 hr |
| Jul 9, 8:40 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CTP | 3 hr |
| Jul 14, 2:49 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CTP | 3 hr |
| Jul 16, 1:23 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 97 min |
| Jul 16, 3:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | 38 min |
| Jul 16, 4:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | 45 min |
| Jul 16, 5:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | 23 min |
| Jul 16, 7:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | 24 min |
| Jul 16, 7:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | 19 min |
| Jul 19, 8:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | 28 min |
| Jul 21, 7:00 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 90 min |
| Jul 21, 7:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Jul 21, 11:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | 42 min |
| Jul 21, 11:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | 55 min |
| Jul 23, 4:18 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | CTP | 29 hr |
| Jul 25, 10:48 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 27 min |
| Jul 25, 11:29 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Jul 25, 12:37 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CTP | 3 hr |
| Jul 25, 12:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | 59 min |
| Jul 25, 12:50 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 55 min |
| Jul 25, 1:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | 77 min |
| Aug 4, 11:09 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | CTP | 9 hr |
| Aug 4, 3:10 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | CTP | 28 hr |
| Aug 4, 5:30 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 30 min |
| Aug 4, 5:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Aug 4, 6:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | 55 min |
| Aug 4, 7:48 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 87 min |
| Aug 12, 1:52 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 83 min |
| Aug 12, 8:15 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CTP | 2 hr |
| Aug 16, 12:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| Aug 16, 2:17 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 88 min |
| Aug 16, 2:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | 24 min |
| Aug 16, 5:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | 27 min |
| Sep 7, 9:59 PM EDT | Fire Weather Watch | CTP | 12 hr |
| Sep 8, 10:03 AM EDT | Red Flag Warning | CTP | 9 hr |
| Sep 22, 2:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Sep 22, 4:46 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 59 min |
| Sep 22, 5:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | 66 min |
| Sep 22, 6:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | 73 min |
| Sep 22, 7:14 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 61 min |
| Sep 27, 1:03 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 87 min |
| Sep 27, 4:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | 31 min |
| Sep 27, 4:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | 33 min |
| Sep 28, 7:23 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | 67 min |
| Sep 28, 8:00 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Sep 28, 11:03 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | 57 min |
| Sep 29, 3:16 AM EDT | Flood Watch | CTP | 50 hr |
| Sep 30, 11:38 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CTP | 16 hr |
| Sep 30, 8:06 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | CTP | 8 hr |
| Oct 12, 12:30 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | 30 min |
| Oct 12, 1:02 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | 28 min |
| Oct 12, 3:05 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | 40 min |
| Oct 19, 2:06 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | CTP | 18 hr |
| Oct 22, 1:36 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | CTP | 19 hr |
| Oct 25, 5:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | 36 min |
| Oct 25, 5:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | 64 min |
| Nov 16, 2:25 PM EST | Wind Advisory | CTP | 28 hr |
| Nov 16, 11:35 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CTP | 70 min |
| Nov 17, 12:03 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | 57 min |
| Nov 17, 12:50 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | CTP | 3 hr |
| Nov 24, 3:10 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | CTP | 31 hr |
| Nov 29, 1:23 PM EST | Flood Watch | CTP | 49 hr |
| Dec 1, 5:01 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | CTP | 6 hr |
| Dec 1, 8:47 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | CTP | 6 hr |
| Dec 1, 11:36 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | CTP | 4 hr |
| Dec 5, 3:49 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CTP | 116 min |
| Dec 11, 6:58 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CTP | 2 hr |
| Dec 11, 7:16 PM EST | Freezing Rain Advisory | CTP | 3 hr |
| Dec 26, 4:31 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | CTP | 22 hr |
| Dec 27, 3:32 AM EST | Wind Advisory | CTP | 17 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 | |
| Severe Thunderstorm Warning | 22 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 14 |
| Tornado Watch | 1 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 37 |
| Special Weather Statement | 38 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Warning | 10 |
| Flash Flood Warning | 2 |
| Flash Flood Watch | 2 |
| Flood Watch | 5 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 15 |
| Winter | |
| Blizzard Warning | 1 |
| Winter Storm Warning | 2 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 2 |
| Freezing Rain Advisory | 2 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 5 |
| Heat | |
| Heat Advisory | 4 |
| Cold | |
| Frost Advisory | 6 |
| Wind and dust | |
| High Wind Watch | 1 |
| Wind Advisory | 7 |
| Fire | |
| Red Flag Warning | 3 |
| Fire Weather Watch | 2 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 2 |
The busiest days
Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.
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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.