Alert archive / Pennsylvania / Lancaster County

Weather alerts in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, 2016

153 weather alerts in 2016, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.

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Alerts: 153
Warnings: 33
Watches: 16
Advisories: 37
Busiest month: July37 alerts
Busiest day: July 25, 20168 alerts

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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 12, 4:52 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	CTP	53 min
Jan 12, 6:01 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	CTP	74 min
Jan 20, 3:42 PM EST	Winter Storm Watch	CTP	37 hr
Jan 21, 2:47 PM EST	Winter Storm Warning	CTP	53 hr
Jan 22, 5:01 PM EST	Blizzard Warning	CTP	27 hr
Jan 23, 12:08 AM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	5 hr
Jan 23, 4:20 AM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	5 hr
Jan 23, 8:51 AM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	4 hr
Jan 23, 12:44 PM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	6 hr
Jan 23, 2:30 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	CTP	75 min
Jan 23, 6:40 PM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	4 hr
Jan 25, 9:30 PM EST	Freezing Rain Advisory	CTP	12 hr
Feb 1, 2:10 PM EST	Flood Watch	CTP	62 hr
Feb 3, 7:43 PM EST	Dense Fog Advisory	CTP	11 hr
Feb 4, 1:19 AM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	CTP	7 hr
Feb 8, 4:34 AM EST	Winter Storm Watch	CTP	10 hr
Feb 8, 2:21 PM EST	Winter Storm Warning	CTP	31 hr
Feb 12, 4:35 AM EST	Wind Chill Advisory	CTP	54 hr
Feb 12, 1:22 PM EST	Wind Advisory	CTP	28 hr
Feb 14, 2:32 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	CTP	43 hr
Feb 15, 5:10 AM EST	Winter Storm Warning	CTP	35 hr
Feb 15, 1:46 PM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	5 hr
Feb 15, 8:29 PM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	5 hr
Feb 16, 10:52 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	CTP	53 min
Feb 24, 2:38 PM EST	Flash Flood Watch	CTP	6 hr
Feb 24, 3:06 PM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	54 min
Feb 24, 3:20 PM EST	Tornado Watch	SPC	8 hr
Feb 24, 4:54 PM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	CTP	3 hr
Feb 24, 5:24 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	CTP	66 min
Feb 24, 6:10 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	80 min
Feb 24, 7:21 PM EST	Tornado Warning	CTP	24 min
Feb 24, 7:30 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	45 min
Feb 24, 7:43 PM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	CTP	62 min
Feb 24, 11:44 PM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	CTP	3 hr
Feb 25, 2:43 AM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	CTP	4 hr
Feb 25, 9:11 AM EST	River Flood Warning	CTP	10 hr
Mar 16, 4:08 AM EDT	Dense Fog Advisory	CTP	6 hr
Mar 28, 3:42 AM EDT	Wind Advisory	CTP	18 hr
Apr 1, 1:46 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	119 min
Apr 1, 4:20 PM EDT	Wind Advisory	CTP	40 hr
Apr 1, 4:36 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	24 min
Apr 1, 4:55 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	27 min
Apr 1, 5:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	33 min
Apr 1, 6:20 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	25 min
Apr 2, 10:33 AM EDT	High Wind Warning	CTP	22 hr
Apr 3, 9:00 AM EDT	Wind Advisory	CTP	3 hr
Apr 7, 11:06 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	24 min
Apr 7, 11:39 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	51 min
Apr 8, 3:46 AM EDT	Winter Weather Advisory	CTP	36 hr
Apr 9, 9:45 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	60 min
Apr 12, 2:22 PM EDT	Frost Advisory	CTP	18 hr
Apr 13, 2:05 PM EDT	Frost Advisory	CTP	18 hr
Apr 13, 9:33 PM EDT	Freeze Warning	CTP	10 hr
Apr 14, 2:07 PM EDT	Frost Advisory	CTP	18 hr
Apr 18, 1:04 PM EDT	Fire Weather Watch	CTP	15 hr
Apr 19, 4:22 AM EDT	Red Flag Warning	CTP	16 hr
Apr 26, 1:19 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	86 min
Apr 26, 1:54 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr
Apr 26, 4:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	32 min
Apr 26, 5:25 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	35 min
Apr 26, 6:46 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	59 min
May 2, 7:39 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	66 min
May 14, 12:54 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	96 min
May 23, 4:22 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	53 min
Jun 5, 1:14 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	91 min
Jun 5, 3:12 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr
Jun 5, 4:19 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	26 min
Jun 5, 4:43 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	32 min
Jun 8, 10:44 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	31 min
Jun 11, 2:32 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	58 min
Jun 21, 12:00 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	90 min
Jun 23, 5:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	61 min
Jun 28, 3:44 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	61 min
Jun 28, 3:49 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	56 min
Jun 28, 4:09 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr
Jun 28, 4:31 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CTP	119 min
Jun 28, 4:44 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	61 min
Jun 28, 7:16 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	59 min
Jul 1, 12:51 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	114 min
Jul 1, 1:33 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	72 min
Jul 1, 1:56 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr
Jul 1, 2:02 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	73 min
Jul 1, 2:10 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	50 min
Jul 1, 2:49 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	41 min
Jul 1, 2:52 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	38 min
Jul 8, 2:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	32 min
Jul 13, 5:05 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	55 min
Jul 13, 5:52 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CTP	3 hr
Jul 13, 6:31 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	CTP	3 hr
Jul 16, 2:53 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	37 min
Jul 18, 11:40 AM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	95 min
Jul 18, 1:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	31 min
Jul 18, 1:36 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	54 min
Jul 18, 1:42 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr
Jul 18, 3:04 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	26 min
Jul 23, 2:34 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Jul 23, 3:51 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	24 min
Jul 23, 4:17 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	58 min
Jul 23, 5:13 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	62 min
Jul 23, 5:37 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CTP	3 hr
Jul 24, 2:26 PM EDT	Heat Advisory	CTP	28 hr
Jul 24, 8:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	49 min
Jul 25, 9:37 AM EDT	Excessive Heat Warning	CTP	9 hr
Jul 25, 12:41 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	64 min
Jul 25, 12:43 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr
Jul 25, 3:03 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	57 min
Jul 25, 4:52 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	83 min
Jul 25, 6:52 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	53 min
Jul 25, 7:03 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	68 min
Jul 28, 1:27 PM EDT	Flood Watch	CTP	8 hr
Jul 28, 2:04 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	56 min
Jul 28, 3:21 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CTP	114 min
Jul 28, 3:57 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	CTP	2 hr
Jul 29, 3:01 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CTP	3 hr
Jul 30, 12:11 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	64 min
Aug 1, 2:55 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	95 min
Aug 6, 12:54 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	3 hr
Aug 11, 12:38 PM EDT	Heat Advisory	CTP	3 days
Aug 11, 3:45 PM EDT	Excessive Heat Watch	CTP	37 hr
Aug 12, 2:45 PM EDT	Excessive Heat Warning	CTP	51 hr
Aug 12, 3:49 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	26 min
Aug 12, 4:20 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	10 min
Aug 14, 1:45 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Aug 16, 3:24 AM EDT	Heat Advisory	CTP	13 hr
Aug 16, 1:40 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Aug 16, 3:20 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	4 hr
Aug 16, 3:56 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	64 min
Aug 16, 4:35 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	70 min
Aug 16, 4:55 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	95 min
Aug 16, 5:26 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	34 min
Aug 21, 1:05 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	40 min
Aug 21, 1:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	42 min
Aug 26, 4:13 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	62 min
Aug 31, 6:28 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	47 min
Sep 8, 12:11 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CTP	3 hr
Sep 8, 4:07 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	23 min
Sep 19, 3:54 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	81 min
Sep 19, 4:18 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CTP	3 hr
Oct 10, 4:27 AM EDT	Frost Advisory	CTP	29 hr
Oct 14, 2:35 PM EDT	Frost Advisory	CTP	18 hr
Oct 24, 2:43 PM EDT	Freeze Watch	CTP	13 hr
Oct 25, 3:37 AM EDT	Freeze Warning	CTP	29 hr
Oct 30, 3:55 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Oct 30, 4:32 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	58 min
Nov 19, 4:54 AM EST	Wind Advisory	CTP	62 hr
Nov 29, 9:06 PM EST	Dense Fog Advisory	CTP	10 hr
Dec 10, 2:20 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	CTP	43 hr
Dec 11, 8:12 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	CTP	8 hr
Dec 16, 3:39 AM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	CTP	44 hr
Dec 17, 4:21 AM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	5 hr
Dec 17, 9:31 PM EST	Dense Fog Advisory	CTP	9 hr
Dec 17, 11:34 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	CTP	56 min
Dec 25, 2:06 PM EST	Freezing Rain Advisory	CTP	21 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	19
Tornado Warning	1
Severe Thunderstorm Watch	7
Tornado Watch	1
Mesoscale Discussion	30
Special Weather Statement	37
Flooding
Flash Flood Warning	2
River Flood Warning	1
Flash Flood Watch	1
Flood Watch	2
Areal Flood Advisory	12
Winter
Blizzard Warning	1
Winter Storm Warning	3
Winter Storm Watch	2
Freezing Rain Advisory	2
Winter Weather Advisory	5
Heat
Excessive Heat Warning	2
Excessive Heat Watch	1
Heat Advisory	3
Cold
Freeze Warning	2
Freeze Watch	1
Frost Advisory	5
Wind Chill Advisory	1
Wind and dust
High Wind Warning	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.

Nearby

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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. Rebuilt daily.