Alert archive / Pennsylvania / Indiana County
Weather alerts in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, 2019
114 weather alerts in 2019, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Indiana County and its neighbors
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2019. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 114
- Warnings
- 42
- Watches
- 8
- Advisories
- 5
- Busiest month
- May39 alerts
- Busiest day
- May 28, 201917 alerts
Over time
By month
Warning verification
How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.
2 of 4 tornado warnings covering Indiana County in 2019 had a tornado report inside them; 1 of 3 tornado reports fell inside a warning, on average 24 minutes after it went out.
Indiana County, 2019
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 4 | 2 | 50% | 3 | 33% | 24 min |
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 33 | 27 | 18% | 31 | 84% | 20 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 3 | 2 | 33% | 2 | 100% | 31 min |
Each office's whole area, 2019
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Pittsburgh, PA: tornado warnings | 19 | 7 | 63% | 16 | 50% | 8 min |
| NWS Pittsburgh, PA: severe thunderstorm warnings | 311 | 231 | 26% | 611 | 82% | 19 min |
| NWS Pittsburgh, PA: flash flood warnings | 105 | 80 | 24% | 282 | 87% | 67 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 8, 1:54 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jan 8, 4:44 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | 31 min |
| Jan 8, 5:16 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | 59 min |
| Jan 8, 8:44 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | 61 min |
| Jan 19, 6:24 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Jan 25, 3:41 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | 79 min |
| Jan 27, 9:27 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 6 hr |
| Feb 7, 6:17 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | 58 min |
| Feb 12, 4:16 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 6 hr |
| Feb 20, 6:32 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 hr |
| Apr 14, 4:49 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 116 min |
| Apr 14, 5:57 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 63 min |
| Apr 14, 6:46 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Apr 14, 7:21 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 54 min |
| Apr 14, 9:14 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 61 min |
| Apr 14, 9:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | 37 min |
| Apr 14, 9:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | 31 min |
| Apr 14, 9:54 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PBZ | 21 min |
| Apr 23, 2:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | 36 min |
| Apr 23, 9:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | 26 min |
| May 23, 8:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | 37 min |
| May 23, 8:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | 52 min |
| May 23, 8:45 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PBZ | 30 min |
| May 23, 9:24 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 25, 12:53 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 25, 4:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| May 25, 7:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | 44 min |
| May 25, 8:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | 34 min |
| May 25, 8:16 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 59 min |
| May 25, 8:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | 38 min |
| May 28, 8:02 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | 13 min |
| May 28, 1:02 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 118 min |
| May 28, 1:48 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| May 28, 2:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | 46 min |
| May 28, 3:21 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PBZ | 24 min |
| May 28, 3:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | 30 min |
| May 28, 3:43 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PBZ | 32 min |
| May 28, 3:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | 40 min |
| May 28, 4:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | 47 min |
| May 28, 4:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | 19 min |
| May 28, 4:43 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 28, 4:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | 45 min |
| May 28, 5:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | 41 min |
| May 28, 5:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | 32 min |
| May 28, 5:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | 46 min |
| May 28, 6:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | 45 min |
| May 28, 6:32 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PBZ | 5 hr |
| May 28, 8:07 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 113 min |
| May 28, 11:17 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | PBZ | 12 hr |
| May 29, 12:06 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 84 min |
| May 29, 12:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| May 29, 2:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | 46 min |
| May 29, 2:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | 40 min |
| May 29, 2:47 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PBZ | 107 min |
| May 29, 3:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | 16 min |
| May 29, 3:14 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PBZ | 2 hr |
| May 29, 3:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | 42 min |
| May 29, 6:18 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PBZ | 2 hr |
| May 30, 4:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | 27 min |
| Jun 13, 3:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | 19 min |
| Jun 13, 3:51 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 114 min |
| Jun 13, 3:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | 36 min |
| Jun 13, 4:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | 26 min |
| Jun 24, 3:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Jun 24, 7:17 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 27, 5:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | 28 min |
| Jun 27, 6:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | 37 min |
| Jun 29, 11:49 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | 26 min |
| Jul 2, 3:10 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 95 min |
| Jul 2, 3:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | 43 min |
| Jul 6, 2:36 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 6, 4:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | 52 min |
| Jul 6, 4:48 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PBZ | 117 min |
| Jul 21, 12:00 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Jul 22, 12:13 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PBZ | 3 hr |
| Jul 30, 12:59 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 2, 9:13 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | 32 min |
| Aug 2, 10:13 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | 47 min |
| Aug 2, 10:37 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | 38 min |
| Aug 2, 1:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | 36 min |
| Aug 2, 1:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | 40 min |
| Aug 2, 2:04 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PBZ | 119 min |
| Aug 2, 2:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | 37 min |
| Aug 2, 2:41 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PBZ | 82 min |
| Aug 8, 12:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Aug 15, 1:15 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 15, 2:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | 47 min |
| Aug 15, 3:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | 16 min |
| Aug 15, 3:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | 31 min |
| Aug 15, 5:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | 27 min |
| Aug 17, 4:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
| Aug 17, 6:44 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 18, 2:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | 28 min |
| Aug 18, 2:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | 28 min |
| Aug 18, 3:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | 27 min |
| Aug 18, 3:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | 13 min |
| Aug 21, 12:54 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | 36 min |
| Aug 22, 2:53 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Sep 1, 7:26 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 94 min |
| Sep 2, 12:46 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | 59 min |
| Sep 11, 3:08 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Sep 11, 6:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | 19 min |
| Sep 28, 5:51 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 114 min |
| Sep 28, 6:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | 38 min |
| Oct 31, 2:56 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 10 hr |
| Oct 31, 4:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | 44 min |
| Oct 31, 4:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | 48 min |
| Oct 31, 4:54 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | PBZ | 10 hr |
| Dec 1, 5:45 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 6 hr |
| Dec 4, 6:41 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | 94 min |
| Dec 5, 5:46 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | 44 min |
| Dec 18, 11:51 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | 84 min |
| Dec 18, 12:19 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | 86 min |
| Dec 31, 6:19 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | 71 min |
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 | 33 |
| Tornado Warning | 4 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 5 |
| Tornado Watch | 3 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 29 |
| Special Weather Statement | 30 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Warning | 2 |
| Flash Flood Warning | 3 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 5 |
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.