Alert archive / Pennsylvania / Franklin County
Weather alerts in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, 2021
135 weather alerts in 2021, 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 2021. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 135
- Warnings
- 30
- Watches
- 27
- Advisories
- 27
- Busiest month
- July37 alerts
- Busiest day
- July 17, 20218 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, 2021
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 17 | 12 | 29% | 13 | 77% | 21 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 2 | 1 | 50% | 0 |
Each office's whole area, 2021
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS State College, PA: tornado warnings | 11 | 3 | 73% | 12 | 25% | 7 min |
| NWS State College, PA: severe thunderstorm warnings | 289 | 212 | 27% | 458 | 87% | 23 min |
| NWS State College, PA: flash flood warnings | 31 | 20 | 35% | 46 | 89% | 118 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 | Winter Weather Advisory | CTP | 32 hr |
| Jan 20, 6:27 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | CTP | 48 min |
| Jan 25, 3:29 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | CTP | 43 hr |
| Jan 29, 8:54 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | CTP | 19 hr |
| Jan 30, 3:24 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | CTP | 13 hr |
| Jan 31, 4:52 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | CTP | 48 hr |
| Feb 6, 3:14 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | CTP | 33 hr |
| Feb 10, 4:33 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | CTP | 28 hr |
| Feb 13, 2:53 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | CTP | 17 hr |
| Feb 14, 3:46 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | CTP | 13 hr |
| Feb 14, 3:46 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | CTP | 38 hr |
| Feb 15, 2:44 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 6 hr |
| Feb 16, 3:35 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | CTP | 23 hr |
| Feb 17, 2:39 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | CTP | 22 hr |
| Feb 18, 12:25 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | CTP | 22 hr |
| Feb 21, 2:29 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | CTP | 23 hr |
| Feb 22, 7:48 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 hr |
| Mar 1, 2:33 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | CTP | 5 hr |
| Mar 1, 3:40 AM EST | Wind Advisory | CTP | 23 hr |
| Mar 13, 2:42 PM EST | Fire Weather Watch | CTP | 13 hr |
| Mar 14, 4:19 AM EDT | Red Flag Warning | CTP | 18 hr |
| Mar 25, 1:44 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | CTP | 7 hr |
| Mar 25, 11:51 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | CTP | 30 hr |
| Mar 28, 3:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | 38 min |
| Apr 11, 4:54 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Apr 11, 8:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | 17 min |
| Apr 11, 8:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | 13 min |
| Apr 21, 2:11 AM EDT | Freeze Watch | CTP | 5 hr |
| Apr 21, 7:07 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | CTP | 26 hr |
| Apr 22, 9:16 AM EDT | Freeze Watch | CTP | 4 hr |
| Apr 22, 1:06 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | CTP | 20 hr |
| Apr 29, 3:58 AM EDT | High Wind Watch | CTP | 16 hr |
| Apr 29, 8:21 PM EDT | High Wind Warning | CTP | 27 hr |
| Apr 29, 8:21 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | CTP | 30 hr |
| May 26, 12:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| May 26, 2:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | 23 min |
| May 26, 2:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | 50 min |
| Jun 3, 2:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jun 10, 11:47 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | CTP | 9 hr |
| Jun 10, 3:56 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CTP | 3 hr |
| Jun 14, 2:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| Jun 21, 1:51 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 114 min |
| Jun 21, 2:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jun 21, 4:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | 27 min |
| Jun 21, 4:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | 59 min |
| Jun 30, 4:41 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 30, 4:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 3 hr |
| Jun 30, 5:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | 48 min |
| Jul 1, 11:16 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | 14 min |
| Jul 5, 2:13 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | CTP | 28 hr |
| Jul 6, 6:59 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | CTP | 24 hr |
| Jul 7, 5:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | 40 min |
| Jul 7, 6:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | 37 min |
| Jul 7, 8:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | 26 min |
| Jul 8, 3:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | 73 min |
| Jul 8, 4:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | 54 min |
| Jul 11, 2:05 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 55 min |
| Jul 11, 2:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Jul 11, 6:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | 63 min |
| Jul 11, 7:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | 62 min |
| Jul 11, 8:58 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 62 min |
| Jul 11, 9:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | 37 min |
| Jul 12, 1:32 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 88 min |
| Jul 12, 2:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | 60 min |
| Jul 13, 1:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 10 hr |
| Jul 13, 4:07 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 113 min |
| Jul 13, 8:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | 37 min |
| Jul 17, 12:00 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Jul 17, 1:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 10 hr |
| Jul 17, 4:38 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 97 min |
| Jul 17, 4:44 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CTP | 2 hr |
| Jul 17, 5:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | 37 min |
| Jul 17, 5:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | 30 min |
| Jul 17, 5:42 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CTP | 111 min |
| Jul 17, 6:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | 36 min |
| Jul 21, 11:00 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | 45 min |
| Jul 21, 11:40 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | 35 min |
| Jul 21, 11:56 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jul 21, 12:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | 24 min |
| Jul 21, 1:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | 29 min |
| Jul 21, 1:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | 38 min |
| Jul 28, 5:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | 55 min |
| Jul 28, 6:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | 38 min |
| Jul 29, 1:21 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 114 min |
| Jul 29, 2:23 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Aug 10, 12:55 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | CTP | 30 hr |
| Aug 10, 12:55 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | CTP | 54 hr |
| Aug 11, 3:38 AM EDT | Excessive Heat Warning | CTP | 39 hr |
| Aug 11, 2:03 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 87 min |
| Aug 11, 3:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Aug 11, 4:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | 37 min |
| Aug 12, 3:33 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | CTP | 39 hr |
| Aug 12, 1:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| Aug 13, 12:33 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 87 min |
| Aug 13, 1:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Aug 13, 1:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | 41 min |
| Aug 13, 2:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | 63 min |
| Aug 13, 3:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | 63 min |
| Aug 17, 2:13 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | CTP | 34 hr |
| Aug 17, 6:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | 35 min |
| Aug 18, 10:58 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 92 min |
| Aug 18, 11:37 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 11 hr |
| Aug 18, 3:29 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 91 min |
| Aug 18, 4:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | 40 min |
| Aug 18, 4:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | 36 min |
| Aug 18, 4:57 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 93 min |
| Aug 18, 5:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | 35 min |
| Aug 18, 6:37 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CTP | 2 hr |
| Aug 23, 8:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | 36 min |
| Aug 27, 1:41 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Aug 28, 1:05 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 115 min |
| Aug 28, 4:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | 26 min |
| Aug 28, 4:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | 26 min |
| Aug 30, 4:11 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | CTP | 67 hr |
| Sep 1, 9:45 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CTP | 2 hr |
| Sep 1, 12:04 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CTP | 6 hr |
| Sep 1, 4:40 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | CTP | 6 hr |
| Sep 1, 5:41 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | CTP | 14 hr |
| Sep 8, 8:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | 17 min |
| Sep 9, 5:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | 30 min |
| Sep 15, 10:33 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Sep 15, 11:55 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Sep 15, 4:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | 32 min |
| Sep 15, 5:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | 26 min |
| Sep 15, 6:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | 27 min |
| Sep 22, 3:42 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | CTP | 33 hr |
| Sep 23, 2:15 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CTP | 2 hr |
| Sep 28, 6:14 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | 46 min |
| Oct 14, 3:10 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | CTP | 6 hr |
| Nov 1, 4:23 AM EDT | Freeze Watch | CTP | 22 hr |
| Nov 2, 2:47 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | CTP | 30 hr |
| Nov 12, 3:17 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | CTP | 43 min |
| Dec 2, 12:08 PM EST | Wind Advisory | CTP | 16 hr |
| Dec 10, 11:15 AM EST | Wind Advisory | CTP | 38 hr |
| Dec 30, 10:09 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | CTP | 12 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 | 17 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 13 |
| Tornado Watch | 2 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 20 |
| Special Weather Statement | 31 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Warning | 2 |
| Flash Flood Warning | 2 |
| Flash Flood Watch | 4 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 5 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Storm Warning | 3 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 3 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 8 |
| Heat | |
| Excessive Heat Warning | 1 |
| Heat Advisory | 5 |
| Cold | |
| Freeze Warning | 3 |
| Freeze Watch | 3 |
| Wind and dust | |
| High Wind Warning | 1 |
| High Wind Watch | 1 |
| Wind Advisory | 5 |
| Fire | |
| Red Flag Warning | 1 |
| Fire Weather Watch | 1 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 4 |
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.