Alert archive / Pennsylvania / Jefferson County

Weather alerts in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, 2018

119 weather alerts in 2018, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.

Jefferson County and its neighbors

Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2018. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts
119
Warnings
41
Watches
14
Advisories
27
Busiest month
August18 alerts
Busiest day
October 2, 201813 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 6 tornado warnings covering Jefferson County in 2018 had a tornado report inside them; 1 of 4 tornado reports fell inside a warning, on average 1 minutes after it went out.

Jefferson County, 2018

WarningsWith a reportFalse alarm ratioReportsInside a warningMean lead time
Tornado warnings6183%425%1 min
Severe thunderstorm warnings201430%1663%25 min
Flash flood warnings110%1100%22 min

Each office's whole area, 2018

WarningsWith a reportFalse alarm ratioReportsInside a warningMean lead time
NWS Pittsburgh, PA: tornado warnings21481%1443%12 min
NWS Pittsburgh, PA: severe thunderstorm warnings20715426%41680%19 min
NWS Pittsburgh, PA: flash flood warnings795432%20484%62 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, 3:42 PM ESTWind Chill AdvisoryPBZ4 days
Jan 7, 2:08 PM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryPBZ36 hr
Jan 11, 3:07 AM ESTWinter Storm WatchPBZ12 hr
Jan 11, 12:45 PM ESTFlood WatchPBZ32 hr
Jan 11, 3:06 PM ESTWinter Storm WarningPBZ43 hr
Jan 12, 1:03 AM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryPBZ8 hr
Jan 12, 2:38 AM ESTAreal Flood WarningPBZ12 hr
Jan 12, 9:40 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningPBZ22 hr
Jan 12, 2:30 PM ESTAreal Flood WarningPBZ3 hr
Jan 12, 5:21 PM ESTAreal Flood WarningPBZ18 hr
Jan 12, 7:04 PM ESTMesoscale DiscussionSPC6 hr
Jan 13, 1:43 PM ESTWind Chill AdvisoryPBZ20 hr
Jan 23, 2:59 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementPBZ61 min
Jan 29, 3:58 AM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryPBZ39 hr
Feb 2, 12:01 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementPBZ74 min
Feb 3, 3:18 PM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryPBZ24 hr
Feb 4, 10:16 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementPBZ119 min
Feb 6, 2:56 AM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryPBZ34 hr
Feb 6, 3:25 PM ESTWinter Storm WarningPBZ24 hr
Feb 7, 5:28 AM ESTMesoscale DiscussionSPC5 hr
Feb 10, 7:59 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementPBZ61 min
Feb 12, 2:16 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementPBZ59 min
Feb 16, 7:09 PM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryPBZ33 hr
Feb 21, 2:48 PM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryPBZ22 hr
Feb 22, 3:15 AM ESTFlood WatchPBZ3 days
Mar 1, 10:10 AM ESTHigh Wind WatchPBZ5 hr
Mar 1, 10:10 AM ESTHigh Wind WarningPBZ28 hr
Mar 2, 1:54 AM ESTAreal Flood WarningPBZ3 hr
Mar 6, 3:51 PM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryPBZ29 hr
Mar 7, 6:45 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementPBZ2 hr
Mar 8, 3:29 AM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryPBZ34 hr
Mar 15, 10:44 AM EDTSnow Squall WarningPBZ46 min
Mar 15, 11:18 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZ42 min
Mar 20, 12:06 PM EDTWinter Weather AdvisoryPBZ32 hr
Mar 28, 11:36 PM EDTDense Fog AdvisoryPBZ7 hr
Apr 1, 1:32 PM EDTWinter Weather AdvisoryPBZ17 hr
Apr 3, 1:58 PM EDTWind AdvisoryPBZ30 hr
Apr 3, 6:38 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Apr 7, 12:44 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZ61 min
Apr 13, 10:53 AM EDTRiver Flood WatchPBZ47 hr
Apr 27, 7:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZ42 min
May 3, 4:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZ60 min
May 4, 2:23 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC97 min
May 4, 2:44 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr
May 4, 4:20 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC55 min
May 15, 11:43 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC3 hr
May 15, 11:56 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZ34 min
May 15, 12:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZ32 min
May 15, 12:23 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZ52 min
May 15, 12:26 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr
May 15, 12:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZ45 min
Jun 5, 3:05 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Jun 13, 6:10 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC95 min
Jun 13, 6:33 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC4 hr
Jun 13, 6:53 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZ52 min
Jun 13, 8:43 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC62 min
Jun 18, 3:19 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZ26 min
Jun 18, 3:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZ45 min
Jun 18, 4:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZ16 min
Jun 18, 9:00 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZ60 min
Jun 18, 9:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZ63 min
Jun 18, 9:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZ33 min
Jun 18, 10:26 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZ34 min
Jun 18, 10:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZ45 min
Jun 27, 7:37 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC3 hr
Jul 5, 4:10 AM EDTFlash Flood WatchPBZ19 hr
Jul 5, 2:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZ55 min
Aug 4, 6:55 AM EDTDense Fog AdvisoryPBZ2 hr
Aug 11, 9:07 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPBZ113 min
Aug 13, 2:05 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPBZ115 min
Aug 16, 4:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZ24 min
Aug 16, 5:20 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZ25 min
Aug 21, 2:16 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC119 min
Aug 21, 2:35 PM EDTTornado WarningPBZ25 min
Aug 21, 2:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr
Aug 21, 3:11 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZ34 min
Aug 21, 3:30 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPBZ3 hr
Aug 21, 3:42 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPBZ3 hr
Aug 21, 4:04 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZ26 min
Aug 21, 4:56 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Aug 21, 7:13 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPBZ3 hr
Aug 21, 8:02 PM EDTTornado WarningPBZ28 min
Aug 21, 10:37 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPBZ2 hr
Aug 29, 6:40 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZ35 min
Aug 29, 7:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZ29 min
Sep 3, 5:40 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZ50 min
Sep 6, 11:29 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZ46 min
Sep 8, 3:34 AM EDTFlood WatchPBZ49 hr
Sep 9, 4:15 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningPBZ18 hr
Sep 9, 9:48 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPBZ116 min
Sep 9, 11:44 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningPBZ12 hr
Sep 10, 3:03 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningPBZ7 hr
Sep 17, 3:50 AM EDTFlood WatchPBZ15 hr
Sep 21, 4:32 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC4 hr
Sep 21, 7:04 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC116 min
Sep 21, 7:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZ46 min
Sep 21, 8:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZ45 min
Oct 2, 2:26 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Oct 2, 2:55 PM EDTTornado WatchSPC8 hr
Oct 2, 4:16 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZ13 min
Oct 2, 4:17 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZ28 min
Oct 2, 4:43 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Oct 2, 4:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZ31 min
Oct 2, 5:03 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZ42 min
Oct 2, 5:19 PM EDTTornado WarningPBZ26 min
Oct 2, 5:36 PM EDTTornado WarningPBZ24 min
Oct 2, 5:49 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZ26 min
Oct 2, 5:59 PM EDTTornado Warning Tornado observedPBZ16 min
Oct 2, 6:18 PM EDTTornado WarningPBZ27 min
Oct 2, 7:24 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC81 min
Oct 13, 2:18 PM EDTFrost AdvisoryPBZ13 hr
Oct 15, 2:22 PM EDTFrost AdvisoryPBZ13 hr
Oct 17, 2:12 PM EDTFreeze WarningPBZ19 hr
Nov 14, 2:47 PM ESTWinter Storm WarningPBZ38 hr
Nov 14, 2:47 PM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryPBZ34 hr
Nov 15, 9:56 AM ESTMesoscale DiscussionSPC6 hr
Nov 15, 4:39 PM ESTMesoscale DiscussionSPC6 hr
Nov 23, 3:46 AM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryPBZ32 hr
Nov 27, 2:00 AM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryPBZ32 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.