Alert archive / Pennsylvania / Pike County
Weather alerts in Pike County, Pennsylvania, 2018
142 weather alerts in 2018, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Pike County and its neighbors
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2018. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 142
- Warnings
- 23
- Watches
- 21
- Advisories
- 46
- Busiest month
- August20 alerts
- Busiest day
- October 2, 20189 alerts
Over time
By month
Warning verification
How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.
Pike County, 2018
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 11 | 6 | 45% | 4 | 100% | 22 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 1 | 0 | 100% | 0 |
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 13, 2:51 PM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | BGM | 19 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 |
| 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, 11:25 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 6 hr |
| Feb 14, 5:30 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | BGM | 3 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 2, 12:42 PM EST | Blizzard Warning | BGM | 12 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 12, 3:15 AM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | BGM | 70 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 |
| Apr 28, 3:11 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 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, 7:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | 48 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, 6:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BGM | 59 min |
| May 10, 6:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | 53 min |
| May 15, 11:43 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| May 15, 1:03 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
| May 15, 3:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | 55 min |
| May 15, 3:33 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 117 min |
| May 15, 3:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | 20 min |
| Jun 1, 8:01 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BGM | 107 min |
| Jun 17, 2:26 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | BGM | 30 hr |
| Jun 18, 2:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BGM | 42 min |
| Jun 18, 5:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | 49 min |
| Jun 18, 5:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | 63 min |
| Jun 18, 5:55 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 18, 5:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | 32 min |
| Jun 24, 6:16 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 119 min |
| Jun 24, 6:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BGM | 49 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 16, 1:56 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BGM | 3 hr |
| Jul 16, 2:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BGM | 48 min |
| Jul 16, 3:13 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BGM | 3 hr |
| Jul 17, 11:30 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BGM | 45 min |
| Jul 17, 11:49 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 116 min |
| Jul 17, 12:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | 24 min |
| Jul 17, 12:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BGM | 43 min |
| Jul 22, 11:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BGM | 44 min |
| Jul 23, 12:07 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | BGM | 62 hr |
| Jul 27, 12:57 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BGM | 98 min |
| 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, 4:34 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BGM | 2 hr |
| Jul 27, 4:50 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 55 min |
| Jul 27, 4:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BGM | 47 min |
| Jul 27, 5:28 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BGM | 2 hr |
| Jul 28, 12:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BGM | 13 min |
| Jul 28, 1:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BGM | 37 min |
| Aug 2, 3:44 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | BGM | 50 hr |
| Aug 2, 1:16 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BGM | 119 min |
| Aug 2, 3:10 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BGM | 96 min |
| Aug 3, 3:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BGM | 47 min |
| Aug 4, 3:41 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BGM | 3 hr |
| Aug 7, 1:03 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 117 min |
| Aug 7, 1:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BGM | 34 min |
| Aug 7, 1:53 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BGM | 5 hr |
| Aug 7, 3:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BGM | 48 min |
| Aug 7, 4:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BGM | 50 min |
| Aug 8, 12:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BGM | 28 min |
| Aug 8, 12:55 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BGM | 2 hr |
| Aug 8, 1:32 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BGM | 70 min |
| Aug 11, 3:05 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | BGM | 18 hr |
| Aug 13, 3:15 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | BGM | 45 hr |
| Aug 13, 10:32 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 17, 7:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | 15 min |
| Aug 27, 3:44 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | BGM | 64 hr |
| Sep 3, 7:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BGM | 41 min |
| Sep 6, 1:20 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Sep 6, 3:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BGM | 32 min |
| Sep 6, 4:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BGM | 32 min |
| Sep 8, 4:14 AM EDT | Flood Watch | BGM | 62 hr |
| Sep 18, 5:36 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BGM | 6 hr |
| Sep 18, 7:15 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BGM | 3 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, 5:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BGM | 64 min |
| Sep 26, 6:16 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BGM | 119 min |
| Oct 2, 11:17 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | BGM | 13 hr |
| Oct 2, 2:55 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Oct 2, 4:43 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Oct 2, 5:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | 53 min |
| Oct 2, 6:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | 32 min |
| Oct 2, 7:00 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BGM | 3 hr |
| Oct 2, 7:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | 29 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, 8:04 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BGM | 3 hr |
| Oct 11, 11:13 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BGM | 3 hr |
| Oct 11, 11:42 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BGM | 3 hr |
| Oct 11, 12:07 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BGM | 3 hr |
| Oct 11, 3:06 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BGM | 2 hr |
| Oct 13, 3:32 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | BGM | 29 hr |
| Nov 10, 11:29 AM EST | Snow Squall Warning | BGM | 46 min |
| 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 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, 1:37 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | BGM | 38 min |
| Dec 15, 11:52 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | BGM | 34 hr |
| Dec 19, 3:18 PM EST | Flood Watch | BGM | 58 hr |
| Dec 22, 12:45 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | BGM | 45 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 | 11 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 3 |
| Tornado Watch | 2 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 25 |
| Special Weather Statement | 27 |
| Flooding | |
| Flash Flood Warning | 1 |
| Flash Flood Watch | 7 |
| Flood Watch | 4 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 24 |
| Winter | |
| Blizzard Warning | 1 |
| Snow Squall Warning | 3 |
| Winter Storm Warning | 4 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 4 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 14 |
| Heat | |
| Heat Advisory | 3 |
| Cold | |
| Wind Chill Warning | 1 |
| Wind Chill Watch | 1 |
| Frost Advisory | 1 |
| Wind Chill 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.
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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.