Alert archive / Pennsylvania / Luzerne County

Weather alerts in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, 2018

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

Luzerne County and its neighbors

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

Alerts: 156
Warnings: 39
Watches: 23
Advisories: 48
Busiest month: July24 alerts
Busiest day: October 2, 201814 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 2 tornado warnings covering Luzerne County in 2018 had a tornado report inside them; 1 of 1 tornado reports fell inside a warning, on average 6 minutes after it went out.

Luzerne County, 2018

	Warnings	With a report	False alarm ratio	Reports	Inside a warning	Mean lead time
Tornado warnings	2	1	50%	1	100%	6 min
Severe thunderstorm warnings	15	9	40%	14	79%	27 min
Flash flood warnings	6	3	50%	4	100%	67 min

Each office's whole area, 2018

	Warnings	With a report	False alarm ratio	Reports	Inside a warning	Mean lead time
NWS Binghamton, NY: tornado warnings	8	4	50%	8	50%	4 min
NWS Binghamton, NY: severe thunderstorm warnings	95	47	51%	196	67%	25 min
NWS Binghamton, NY: flash flood warnings	67	41	39%	150	88%	93 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 3, 4:01 AM EST	Wind Chill Watch	BGM	24 hr
Jan 3, 3:09 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	BGM	3 days
Jan 4, 3:37 AM EST	Wind Chill Warning	BGM	3 days
Jan 8, 1:01 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	BGM	89 min
Jan 10, 2:57 PM EST	Flood Watch	BGM	4 days
Jan 11, 3:44 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	BGM	44 hr
Jan 13, 12:56 AM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	6 hr
Jan 15, 3:05 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	BGM	42 hr
Jan 23, 5:54 AM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	BGM	4 hr
Jan 23, 6:18 AM EST	Flood Watch	BGM	13 hr
Jan 23, 9:49 AM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	BGM	3 hr
Jan 24, 8:14 AM EST	Areal Flood Warning	BGM	6 hr
Jan 24, 10:07 AM EST	River Flood Warning	BGM	29 hr
Jan 25, 12:57 AM EST	River Flood Warning	BGM	21 hr
Feb 3, 3:26 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	BGM	34 hr
Feb 4, 6:32 PM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	4 hr
Feb 5, 3:10 PM EST	Winter Storm Watch	BGM	24 hr
Feb 6, 3:33 PM EST	Winter Storm Warning	BGM	28 hr
Feb 7, 5:28 AM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	5 hr
Feb 7, 11:25 AM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	6 hr
Feb 17, 2:55 AM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	BGM	25 hr
Feb 19, 10:19 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	BGM	116 min
Feb 20, 12:14 AM EST	Dense Fog Advisory	BGM	10 hr
Feb 21, 3:04 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	BGM	26 hr
Feb 22, 3:21 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	BGM	28 hr
Feb 28, 4:04 AM EST	Winter Storm Watch	BGM	36 hr
Mar 1, 4:15 AM EST	Winter Storm Warning	BGM	45 hr
Mar 2, 3:15 AM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	6 hr
Mar 5, 3:53 AM EST	Winter Storm Watch	BGM	35 hr
Mar 6, 3:34 AM EST	Winter Storm Warning	BGM	40 hr
Mar 15, 6:08 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BGM	82 min
Mar 19, 3:18 PM EDT	Winter Storm Watch	BGM	24 hr
Mar 20, 3:28 PM EDT	Winter Weather Advisory	BGM	30 hr
Apr 1, 3:37 AM EDT	Winter Weather Advisory	BGM	30 hr
Apr 3, 3:13 PM EDT	High Wind Warning	BGM	31 hr
Apr 3, 3:13 PM EDT	Wind Advisory	BGM	12 hr
Apr 15, 3:43 PM EDT	Flash Flood Watch	BGM	22 hr
Apr 16, 9:08 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BGM	3 hr
May 2, 3:49 AM EDT	Red Flag Warning	BGM	17 hr
May 4, 5:52 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	83 min
May 4, 6:20 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	4 hr
May 4, 7:13 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BGM	62 min
May 4, 8:50 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	85 min
May 10, 4:23 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	97 min
May 10, 4:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BGM	62 min
May 10, 5:39 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BGM	66 min
May 10, 5:45 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BGM	60 min
May 15, 11:43 AM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	3 hr
May 15, 12:26 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr
May 15, 2:14 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
May 15, 2:27 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BGM	48 min
May 15, 3:05 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BGM	55 min
May 15, 3:06 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BGM	3 hr
May 22, 11:53 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BGM	3 hr
Jun 1, 8:01 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BGM	107 min
Jun 13, 4:06 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr
Jun 13, 8:57 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BGM	33 min
Jun 13, 9:19 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	BGM	26 min
Jun 13, 9:40 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BGM	50 min
Jun 13, 9:54 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	BGM	36 min
Jun 17, 2:26 PM EDT	Heat Advisory	BGM	30 hr
Jun 18, 4:44 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BGM	46 min
Jun 18, 5:27 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BGM	63 min
Jun 24, 5:39 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BGM	51 min
Jun 29, 3:49 AM EDT	Heat Advisory	BGM	5 days
Jul 4, 12:52 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BGM	53 min
Jul 4, 2:10 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BGM	65 min
Jul 4, 3:20 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BGM	115 min
Jul 15, 4:55 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BGM	65 min
Jul 17, 9:52 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BGM	53 min
Jul 17, 11:46 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BGM	3 hr
Jul 23, 4:43 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BGM	47 min
Jul 23, 5:08 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BGM	37 min
Jul 23, 12:07 PM EDT	Flash Flood Watch	BGM	62 hr
Jul 23, 2:40 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	3 hr
Jul 24, 10:05 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BGM	115 min
Jul 24, 11:38 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BGM	2 hr
Jul 24, 6:21 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BGM	3 hr
Jul 25, 4:58 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BGM	2 hr
Jul 25, 5:32 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	BGM	3 hr
Jul 25, 3:57 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BGM	3 hr
Jul 25, 5:18 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	BGM	5 hr
Jul 25, 6:34 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BGM	3 hr
Jul 25, 7:22 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	BGM	3 hr
Jul 27, 12:59 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	91 min
Jul 27, 1:17 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	9 hr
Jul 27, 3:28 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BGM	2 hr
Jul 27, 4:24 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BGM	66 min
Jul 27, 4:50 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	55 min
Aug 1, 3:15 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	3 hr
Aug 2, 3:44 AM EDT	Flash Flood Watch	BGM	50 hr
Aug 3, 2:05 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BGM	40 min
Aug 3, 5:05 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BGM	6 hr
Aug 7, 5:51 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BGM	114 min
Aug 10, 5:55 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BGM	50 min
Aug 11, 3:05 AM EDT	Flash Flood Watch	BGM	18 hr
Aug 12, 4:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BGM	42 min
Aug 13, 3:15 AM EDT	Flash Flood Watch	BGM	45 hr
Aug 13, 7:55 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BGM	4 hr
Aug 13, 4:49 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BGM	3 hr
Aug 13, 5:56 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	BGM	7 hr
Aug 14, 1:59 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BGM	4 hr
Aug 14, 3:22 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	BGM	44 hr
Aug 14, 9:00 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BGM	3 hr
Aug 17, 2:42 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	3 hr
Aug 17, 3:44 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr
Aug 22, 4:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BGM	14 min
Aug 27, 3:44 AM EDT	Heat Advisory	BGM	64 hr
Sep 3, 12:57 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BGM	2 hr
Sep 3, 2:30 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BGM	93 min
Sep 3, 7:19 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BGM	41 min
Sep 6, 1:20 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Sep 6, 1:40 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BGM	22 min
Sep 8, 4:14 AM EDT	Flood Watch	BGM	62 hr
Sep 17, 4:10 AM EDT	Flash Flood Watch	BGM	32 hr
Sep 18, 5:14 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	BGM	2 hr
Sep 18, 5:59 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BGM	5 hr
Sep 26, 2:48 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Sep 26, 4:15 PM EDT	Flash Flood Watch	BGM	4 hr
Sep 26, 4:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BGM	62 min
Sep 26, 5:05 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BGM	68 min
Sep 26, 5:18 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BGM	117 min
Sep 26, 5:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BGM	64 min
Oct 2, 11:17 AM EDT	Flash Flood Watch	BGM	13 hr
Oct 2, 2:26 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Oct 2, 2:55 PM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	8 hr
Oct 2, 4:26 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BGM	49 min
Oct 2, 4:43 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Oct 2, 5:03 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BGM	57 min
Oct 2, 5:52 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BGM	53 min
Oct 2, 5:54 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BGM	28 min
Oct 2, 6:22 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BGM	4 hr
Oct 2, 6:35 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BGM	40 min
Oct 2, 6:46 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BGM	44 min
Oct 2, 7:24 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	81 min
Oct 2, 7:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BGM	46 min
Oct 2, 7:30 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	BGM	3 hr
Oct 2, 8:16 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BGM	3 hr
Oct 11, 9:50 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BGM	3 hr
Oct 11, 11:13 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BGM	3 hr
Oct 13, 3:32 AM EDT	Frost Advisory	BGM	29 hr
Oct 17, 3:24 AM EDT	Freeze Warning	BGM	31 hr
Oct 18, 10:52 AM EDT	Freeze Warning	BGM	21 hr
Nov 14, 3:30 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	BGM	23 hr
Nov 15, 4:02 AM EST	Winter Storm Warning	BGM	30 hr
Nov 15, 9:56 AM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	6 hr
Nov 15, 4:39 PM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	6 hr
Nov 15, 10:06 PM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	6 hr
Nov 16, 3:56 AM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	6 hr
Nov 21, 2:52 PM EST	Snow Squall Warning	BGM	68 min
Nov 21, 3:45 PM EST	Snow Squall Warning	BGM	60 min
Nov 21, 4:51 PM EST	Snow Squall Warning	BGM	24 min
Nov 23, 2:57 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	BGM	23 hr
Dec 2, 7:36 PM EST	Dense Fog Advisory	BGM	11 hr
Dec 7, 12:42 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	BGM	48 min
Dec 19, 3:18 PM EST	Flood Watch	BGM	58 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	15
Tornado Warning	2
Severe Thunderstorm Watch	5
Tornado Watch	1
Mesoscale Discussion	24
Special Weather Statement	22
Flooding
Areal Flood Warning	1
Flash Flood Warning	6
River Flood Warning	3
Flash Flood Watch	8
Flood Watch	4
Areal Flood Advisory	30
Winter
Snow Squall Warning	3
Winter Storm Warning	4
Winter Storm Watch	4
Winter Weather Advisory	11
Heat
Heat Advisory	3
Cold
Freeze Warning	2
Wind Chill Warning	1
Wind Chill Watch	1
Frost Advisory	1
Wind and dust
High Wind Warning	1
Wind Advisory	1
Fire
Red Flag Warning	1
Fog and smoke
Dense Fog Advisory	2

The busiest days

Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.

Nearby

Alerts in force now Tornadoes on record Forecast The radar archive 2017 2019

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.