Alert archive / Pennsylvania / Philadelphia County

Weather alerts in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, 2021

243 weather alerts in 2021, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.

Philadelphia County and its neighbors

Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2021. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts
243
Warnings
85
Watches
34
Advisories
61
Busiest month
July71 alerts
Busiest day
September 1, 202114 alerts

Over time

By month

Warning verification

How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.

4 of 6 tornado warnings covering Philadelphia County in 2021 had a tornado report inside them; 1 of 2 tornado reports fell inside a warning, on average 0 minutes after it went out.

Philadelphia County, 2021

WarningsWith a reportFalse alarm ratioReportsInside a warningMean lead time
Tornado warnings6433%250%0 min
Severe thunderstorm warnings423419%2479%20 min
Flash flood warnings181328%25100%103 min

Each office's whole area, 2021

WarningsWith a reportFalse alarm ratioReportsInside a warningMean lead time
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly: tornado warnings521865%2976%11 min
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly: severe thunderstorm warnings32421833%1,01581%23 min
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly: flash flood warnings926529%55996%164 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 20, 10:42 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementPHI63 min
Jan 25, 3:08 PM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryPHI34 hr
Jan 29, 3:14 PM ESTWinter Storm WatchPHI25 hr
Jan 30, 3:44 PM ESTWinter Storm WarningPHI72 hr
Feb 1, 1:43 PM ESTMesoscale DiscussionSPC6 hr
Feb 5, 3:09 PM ESTWinter Storm WatchPHI12 hr
Feb 6, 3:23 AM ESTWinter Storm WarningPHI36 hr
Feb 10, 3:47 AM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryPHI32 hr
Feb 12, 3:21 PM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryPHI43 hr
Feb 13, 10:02 AM ESTMesoscale DiscussionSPC6 hr
Feb 14, 3:15 PM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryPHI39 hr
Feb 16, 3:14 PM ESTWinter Storm WatchPHI24 hr
Feb 17, 3:43 PM ESTWinter Storm WarningPHI24 hr
Feb 17, 3:43 PM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryPHI47 hr
Feb 18, 7:24 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementPHI51 min
Feb 18, 8:24 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementPHI66 min
Feb 18, 9:47 AM ESTMesoscale DiscussionSPC4 hr
Feb 18, 10:43 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementPHI62 min
Feb 18, 12:06 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementPHI54 min
Feb 21, 2:47 PM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryPHI26 hr
Feb 28, 3:14 PM ESTWind AdvisoryPHI42 hr
Feb 28, 5:20 PM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHI3 hr
Mar 13, 2:44 PM ESTWind AdvisoryPHI28 hr
Mar 13, 2:56 PM ESTFire Weather WatchPHI12 hr
Mar 14, 4:22 AM EDTRed Flag WarningPHI37 hr
Mar 24, 1:51 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHI5 hr
Mar 24, 6:26 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningPHI10 hr
Mar 24, 7:09 PM EDTDense Fog AdvisoryPHI14 hr
Mar 25, 11:00 AM EDTWind AdvisoryPHI32 hr
Mar 28, 5:05 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC4 hr
Mar 28, 6:47 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI43 min
Mar 28, 7:05 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC115 min
Apr 10, 3:22 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHI2 hr
Apr 12, 1:12 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHI67 min
Apr 21, 11:49 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Apr 21, 12:28 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 hr
Apr 21, 1:10 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI50 min
Apr 22, 2:31 PM EDTFrost AdvisoryPHI17 hr
Apr 29, 3:32 AM EDTHigh Wind WatchPHI16 hr
Apr 29, 7:23 PM EDTHigh Wind WarningPHI26 hr
Apr 29, 7:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI45 min
Apr 29, 8:05 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI34 min
Apr 30, 8:56 PM EDTWind AdvisoryPHI6 hr
May 26, 2:48 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr
May 26, 4:41 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC64 min
May 26, 5:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI48 min
May 26, 5:53 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI67 min
May 26, 6:34 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC116 min
May 27, 9:45 PM EDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryPHI58 hr
Jun 3, 9:37 AM EDTFlash Flood WatchPHI12 hr
Jun 3, 1:46 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC119 min
Jun 3, 2:48 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr
Jun 3, 4:47 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC88 min
Jun 3, 5:20 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHI3 hr
Jun 3, 7:09 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHI2 hr
Jun 3, 7:13 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHI3 hr
Jun 4, 2:26 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC94 min
Jun 4, 3:09 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 hr
Jun 4, 3:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI46 min
Jun 4, 3:16 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHI98 min
Jun 4, 3:46 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI44 min
Jun 4, 4:12 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC93 min
Jun 4, 4:20 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI40 min
Jun 5, 3:35 PM EDTHeat AdvisoryPHI4 days
Jun 8, 1:18 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHI3 hr
Jun 9, 3:49 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHI3 hr
Jun 14, 1:40 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC3 hr
Jun 14, 2:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC9 hr
Jun 14, 6:18 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC117 min
Jun 14, 7:55 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI50 min
Jun 14, 8:34 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI41 min
Jun 14, 8:55 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI50 min
Jun 14, 9:12 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHI74 min
Jun 14, 9:17 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHI3 hr
Jun 14, 9:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI46 min
Jun 21, 4:35 AM EDTHeat AdvisoryPHI15 hr
Jun 21, 1:51 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC114 min
Jun 21, 4:33 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr
Jun 21, 6:15 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC60 min
Jun 21, 7:12 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI48 min
Jun 27, 3:19 AM EDTHeat AdvisoryPHI4 days
Jun 28, 3:13 PM EDTExcessive Heat WarningPHI53 hr
Jun 28, 3:13 PM EDTHeat AdvisoryPHI53 hr
Jun 30, 3:19 PM EDTFlash Flood WatchPHI26 hr
Jul 1, 11:45 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Jul 1, 12:46 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr
Jul 1, 2:36 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC84 min
Jul 1, 3:48 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHI112 min
Jul 1, 3:50 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI40 min
Jul 1, 4:16 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC89 min
Jul 1, 4:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI48 min
Jul 1, 4:59 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI46 min
Jul 2, 11:16 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHI119 min
Jul 2, 3:13 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC92 min
Jul 2, 4:54 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHI5 hr
Jul 2, 7:41 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHI3 hr
Jul 5, 3:21 AM EDTHeat AdvisoryPHI65 hr
Jul 6, 12:33 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Jul 6, 1:32 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr
Jul 6, 4:23 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC97 min
Jul 6, 5:11 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI49 min
Jul 6, 5:34 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI41 min
Jul 6, 6:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI31 min
Jul 6, 10:08 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHI37 min
Jul 6, 10:21 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI39 min
Jul 7, 3:32 PM EDTFlash Flood WatchPHI42 hr
Jul 8, 1:44 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC3 hr
Jul 8, 2:09 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr
Jul 8, 4:36 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC114 min
Jul 8, 5:21 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI39 min
Jul 9, 2:05 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHI8 hr
Jul 9, 4:44 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHI5 hr
Jul 9, 4:35 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC115 min
Jul 9, 7:17 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI23 min
Jul 11, 3:45 PM EDTFlash Flood WatchPHI36 hr
Jul 11, 6:18 PM EDTHeat AdvisoryPHI50 hr
Jul 12, 1:32 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC88 min
Jul 12, 1:59 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHI3 hr
Jul 12, 2:12 PM EDTFlash Flood Warning EmergencyPHI7 hr
Jul 12, 3:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI67 min
Jul 12, 3:34 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 hr
Jul 12, 4:16 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHI114 min
Jul 12, 5:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI67 min
Jul 12, 5:26 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHI2 hr
Jul 12, 6:01 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHI102 min
Jul 12, 7:25 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Jul 12, 8:37 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningPHI9 hr
Jul 15, 2:33 PM EDTHeat AdvisoryPHI52 hr
Jul 16, 3:17 PM EDTFlash Flood WatchPHI35 hr
Jul 17, 12:00 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC3 hr
Jul 17, 1:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC10 hr
Jul 17, 3:02 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC88 min
Jul 17, 4:38 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC97 min
Jul 17, 5:13 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHI4 hr
Jul 17, 6:51 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI39 min
Jul 17, 6:54 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Jul 17, 7:12 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHI3 hr
Jul 17, 8:00 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI45 min
Jul 17, 9:15 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHI2 hr
Jul 17, 9:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI48 min
Jul 17, 9:36 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHI2 hr
Jul 17, 9:48 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI42 min
Jul 17, 10:02 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC58 min
Jul 21, 10:32 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC58 min
Jul 21, 11:56 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr
Jul 21, 2:39 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Jul 21, 2:48 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI42 min
Jul 21, 3:16 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI44 min
Jul 21, 3:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI33 min
Jul 29, 2:23 PM EDTTornado WatchSPC8 hr
Jul 29, 4:26 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC94 min
Jul 29, 6:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI45 min
Jul 29, 7:07 PM EDTTornado WarningPHI23 min
Jul 29, 7:09 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC96 min
Jul 29, 7:12 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHI4 hr
Aug 9, 3:43 PM EDTExcessive Heat WatchPHI12 hr
Aug 9, 5:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHI26 min
Aug 9, 5:40 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHI82 min
Aug 9, 6:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHI35 min
Aug 10, 3:33 AM EDTExcessive Heat WarningPHI4 days
Aug 10, 2:30 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC3 hr
Aug 10, 5:09 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI51 min
Aug 10, 5:11 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHI34 min
Aug 10, 5:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHI32 min
Aug 10, 8:02 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI43 min
Aug 10, 8:36 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI39 min
Aug 10, 8:43 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHI2 hr
Aug 11, 3:02 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr
Aug 11, 6:44 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC91 min
Aug 11, 7:04 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHI2 hr
Aug 11, 7:11 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI49 min
Aug 12, 10:08 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC67 min
Aug 19, 12:44 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC61 min
Aug 19, 12:47 AM EDTTornado WarningPHI28 min
Aug 19, 1:14 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHI91 min
Aug 19, 1:30 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHI4 hr
Aug 19, 2:13 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHI4 hr
Aug 19, 6:09 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningPHI3 hr
Aug 19, 8:50 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningPHI3 hr
Aug 21, 3:27 AM EDTFlood WatchPHI53 hr
Aug 25, 2:13 PM EDTHeat AdvisoryPHI53 hr
Aug 26, 3:30 PM EDTFlash Flood WatchPHI48 hr
Aug 26, 6:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHI34 min
Aug 27, 1:33 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHI83 min
Aug 28, 3:06 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHI2 hr
Aug 28, 11:57 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHI3 hr
Aug 30, 5:00 AM EDTFlash Flood WatchPHI71 hr
Sep 1, 6:49 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHI86 min
Sep 1, 12:40 PM EDTTornado WatchSPC9 hr
Sep 1, 3:09 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC3 hr
Sep 1, 3:55 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningPHI43 hr
Sep 1, 3:55 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningPHI41 hr
Sep 1, 3:55 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningPHI39 hr
Sep 1, 4:28 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Sep 1, 5:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI47 min
Sep 1, 5:15 PM EDTTornado WarningPHI30 min
Sep 1, 5:26 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHI9 hr
Sep 1, 5:34 PM EDTTornado WarningPHI26 min
Sep 1, 6:22 PM EDTTornado Warning Tornado observedPHI23 min
Sep 1, 6:34 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC56 min
Sep 1, 6:42 PM EDTTornado WarningPHI33 min
Sep 1, 10:24 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHI4 hr
Sep 2, 2:23 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningPHI9 hr
Sep 2, 2:29 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningPHI5 hr
Sep 2, 6:05 AM EDTCoastal Flood WarningPHI6 hr
Sep 2, 6:44 PM EDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryPHI7 hr
Sep 7, 2:33 PM EDTFlash Flood WatchPHI37 hr
Sep 9, 12:08 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHI37 min
Sep 22, 3:24 AM EDTFlash Flood WatchPHI41 hr
Sep 23, 9:12 AM EDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryPHI10 hr
Sep 23, 10:30 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Sep 23, 11:33 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHI3 hr
Sep 23, 12:12 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI48 min
Sep 23, 12:28 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHI4 hr
Sep 23, 12:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHI51 min
Sep 23, 12:56 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHI3 hr
Sep 23, 1:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI47 min
Sep 23, 1:29 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC61 min
Sep 23, 1:42 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHI4 hr
Sep 23, 4:26 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningPHI80 min
Oct 4, 4:44 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Oct 5, 2:10 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHI4 hr
Oct 5, 2:27 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHI3 hr
Oct 8, 5:24 AM EDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryPHI4 days
Oct 14, 3:16 AM EDTDense Fog AdvisoryPHI3 hr
Oct 16, 1:50 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC115 min
Oct 16, 4:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHI57 min
Oct 24, 3:09 PM EDTFlash Flood WatchPHI48 hr
Oct 25, 6:41 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Oct 25, 7:34 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI26 min
Oct 27, 5:08 PM EDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryPHI34 hr
Oct 28, 3:22 AM EDTCoastal Flood WatchPHI15 hr
Oct 28, 6:20 PM EDTCoastal Flood WarningPHI55 hr
Oct 29, 7:38 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHI3 hr
Oct 29, 8:51 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHI3 hr
Oct 30, 4:41 PM EDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryPHI31 hr
Nov 2, 3:30 AM EDTFrost AdvisoryPHI30 hr
Nov 3, 1:52 PM EDTFrost AdvisoryPHI19 hr
Nov 13, 2:55 AM ESTWind AdvisoryPHI14 hr
Dec 10, 3:58 AM ESTWind AdvisoryPHI45 hr
Dec 11, 7:29 PM ESTMesoscale DiscussionSPC3 hr
Dec 11, 9:01 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHI48 min
Dec 30, 9:33 PM ESTDense Fog AdvisoryPHI11 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.