Alert archive / Pennsylvania / Franklin County

Weather alerts in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, 2020

132 weather alerts in 2020, 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 2020. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts
132
Warnings
29
Watches
21
Advisories
28
Busiest month
August27 alerts
Busiest day
June 4, 202011 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, 2020

WarningsWith a reportFalse alarm ratioReportsInside a warningMean lead time
Tornado warnings00
Severe thunderstorm warnings201620%2596%27 min
Flash flood warnings00

Each office's whole area, 2020

WarningsWith a reportFalse alarm ratioReportsInside a warningMean lead time
NWS State College, PA: tornado warnings30100%0
NWS State College, PA: severe thunderstorm warnings16312821%42276%23 min
NWS State College, PA: flash flood warnings10640%2592%57 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 7, 2:01 AM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryCTP17 hr
Jan 7, 12:29 PM ESTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Jan 8, 6:40 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementCTP65 min
Jan 8, 7:07 AM ESTSnow Squall WarningCTP23 min
Jan 8, 7:31 AM ESTSnow Squall WarningCTP44 min
Jan 8, 8:11 AM ESTSnow Squall WarningCTP49 min
Jan 8, 8:51 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementCTP24 min
Jan 8, 2:53 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementCTP22 min
Jan 11, 4:07 AM ESTHigh Wind WatchCTP10 hr
Jan 11, 4:07 AM ESTWind AdvisoryCTP30 hr
Jan 11, 10:56 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementCTP64 min
Jan 12, 3:41 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementCTP64 min
Jan 15, 2:23 PM ESTWind AdvisoryCTP29 hr
Jan 17, 3:01 PM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryCTP30 hr
Feb 5, 3:41 AM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryCTP30 hr
Feb 6, 10:49 PM ESTWind AdvisoryCTP18 hr
Feb 26, 3:40 AM ESTWind AdvisoryCTP40 hr
Feb 26, 2:49 PM ESTMesoscale DiscussionSPC116 min
Mar 3, 4:27 PM ESTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Mar 3, 10:14 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementCTP46 min
Mar 28, 5:51 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC84 min
Mar 30, 12:39 AM EDTDense Fog AdvisoryCTP7 hr
Apr 8, 2:14 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC2 hr
Apr 8, 2:51 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTP39 min
Apr 8, 8:43 PM EDTWind AdvisoryCTP21 hr
Apr 9, 10:34 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTP41 min
Apr 9, 11:44 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTP46 min
Apr 10, 2:15 AM EDTFreeze WatchCTP11 hr
Apr 10, 2:15 AM EDTWind AdvisoryCTP17 hr
Apr 10, 1:21 PM EDTFreeze WarningCTP19 hr
Apr 12, 12:43 PM EDTWind AdvisoryCTP31 hr
Apr 13, 6:18 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTP27 min
Apr 13, 10:34 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC86 min
Apr 13, 11:33 AM EDTTornado WatchSPC5 hr
Apr 13, 12:16 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTP44 min
Apr 13, 12:32 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTP58 min
Apr 13, 1:20 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC85 min
Apr 16, 4:56 AM EDTFreeze WatchCTP9 hr
Apr 16, 2:05 PM EDTFreeze WarningCTP19 hr
Apr 18, 3:34 AM EDTFrost AdvisoryCTP29 hr
Apr 21, 4:18 AM EDTFreeze WarningCTP29 hr
Apr 29, 3:33 AM EDTFlood WatchCTP50 hr
May 7, 1:44 PM EDTFreeze WarningCTP44 hr
May 9, 5:04 AM EDTFreeze WarningCTP27 hr
May 11, 2:58 AM EDTFrost AdvisoryCTP27 hr
May 12, 2:25 PM EDTFrost AdvisoryCTP18 hr
May 29, 12:27 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC63 min
May 29, 1:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTP31 min
May 29, 2:25 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr
May 29, 8:01 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC119 min
Jun 3, 8:32 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC118 min
Jun 3, 10:08 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC4 hr
Jun 3, 11:34 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC86 min
Jun 3, 3:10 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Jun 4, 2:02 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC118 min
Jun 4, 2:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr
Jun 4, 3:11 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTP49 min
Jun 4, 3:23 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTP52 min
Jun 4, 4:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTP35 min
Jun 4, 4:36 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTP54 min
Jun 4, 4:41 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC94 min
Jun 4, 5:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTP60 min
Jun 4, 6:00 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCTP2 hr
Jun 4, 6:28 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTP47 min
Jun 4, 6:44 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC91 min
Jun 5, 10:38 AM EDTFlash Flood WatchCTP10 hr
Jun 10, 5:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTP29 min
Jun 19, 9:09 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCTP2 hr
Jun 22, 1:58 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC3 hr
Jun 22, 4:09 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTP36 min
Jun 22, 4:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTP27 min
Jun 23, 1:52 PM EDTFlash Flood WatchCTP8 hr
Jun 25, 2:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTP35 min
Jun 25, 2:35 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTP40 min
Jun 25, 8:10 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTP50 min
Jun 25, 9:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTP28 min
Jul 18, 2:29 PM EDTHeat AdvisoryCTP54 hr
Jul 21, 2:01 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC59 min
Jul 21, 4:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTP47 min
Jul 21, 5:05 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTP55 min
Jul 21, 5:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTP34 min
Jul 22, 3:13 AM EDTHeat AdvisoryCTP17 hr
Jul 22, 10:48 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC117 min
Jul 22, 12:01 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr
Jul 22, 2:09 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTP49 min
Jul 24, 8:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTP46 min
Jul 24, 9:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTP45 min
Jul 24, 9:21 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTP24 min
Aug 1, 4:00 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Aug 1, 7:05 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC115 min
Aug 1, 10:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTP15 min
Aug 1, 10:20 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCTP55 min
Aug 1, 10:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTP36 min
Aug 1, 10:59 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTP31 min
Aug 2, 3:59 PM EDTFlash Flood WatchCTP47 hr
Aug 6, 1:59 PM EDTFlash Flood WatchCTP8 hr
Aug 7, 10:06 AM EDTFlash Flood WatchCTP9 hr
Aug 7, 1:30 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC3 hr
Aug 22, 5:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTP32 min
Aug 22, 6:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTP52 min
Aug 23, 3:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTP41 min
Aug 23, 3:57 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Aug 24, 12:44 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Aug 24, 2:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTP28 min
Aug 25, 1:21 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr
Aug 27, 2:14 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Aug 27, 5:32 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC4 hr
Aug 27, 6:35 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC115 min
Aug 27, 7:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTP54 min
Aug 27, 7:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTP44 min
Aug 28, 9:55 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC3 hr
Aug 28, 1:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTP61 min
Aug 28, 1:37 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr
Aug 28, 2:16 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTP59 min
Aug 28, 3:00 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTP60 min
Sep 2, 3:37 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC53 min
Sep 3, 3:06 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC114 min
Sep 3, 3:42 PM EDTTornado WatchSPC6 hr
Sep 19, 12:53 PM EDTFrost AdvisoryCTP20 hr
Sep 20, 11:59 AM EDTFrost AdvisoryCTP21 hr
Sep 21, 1:35 PM EDTFrost AdvisoryCTP19 hr
Oct 16, 2:44 PM EDTFrost AdvisoryCTP17 hr
Oct 17, 12:25 PM EDTFrost AdvisoryCTP21 hr
Oct 22, 3:58 AM EDTDense Fog AdvisoryCTP6 hr
Nov 1, 9:59 PM ESTWind AdvisoryCTP14 hr
Nov 14, 2:11 PM ESTWind AdvisoryCTP32 hr
Nov 15, 4:55 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTP80 min
Dec 13, 1:37 PM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryCTP25 hr
Dec 14, 4:44 AM ESTWinter Storm WatchCTP34 hr
Dec 15, 4:30 AM ESTWinter Storm WarningCTP51 hr
Dec 16, 1:57 PM ESTMesoscale DiscussionSPC5 hr
Dec 22, 3:09 PM ESTFlood WatchCTP69 hr

By product

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

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.