Alert archive / Pennsylvania / Potter County
Weather alerts in Potter County, Pennsylvania, 2010
164 weather alerts in 2010, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Potter County and its neighbors
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- Alerts
- 164
- Warnings
- 37
- Watches
- 27
- Advisories
- 27
- Busiest month
- July44 alerts
- Busiest day
- July 24, 201016 alerts
Over time
By month
Warning verification
How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.
2 of 5 tornado warnings covering Potter County in 2010 had a tornado report inside them; 2 of 2 tornado reports fell inside a warning, on average 22 minutes after it went out.
Potter County, 2010
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 5 | 2 | 60% | 2 | 100% | 22 min |
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 19 | 9 | 53% | 4 | 25% | 8 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 1 | 0 | 100% | 0 |
Each office's whole area, 2010
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS State College, PA: tornado warnings | 17 | 2 | 88% | 6 | 50% | 25 min |
| NWS State College, PA: severe thunderstorm warnings | 213 | 131 | 38% | 319 | 85% | 27 min |
| NWS State College, PA: flash flood warnings | 22 | 9 | 59% | 24 | 71% | 72 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 2, 8:51 PM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | CTP | 14 hr |
| Jan 7, 4:26 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | CTP | 54 hr |
| Jan 8, 1:37 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CTP | 53 min |
| Jan 16, 2:48 PM EST | Freezing Rain Advisory | CTP | 14 hr |
| Jan 16, 7:24 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | CTP | 32 hr |
| Jan 23, 2:56 PM EST | Flood Watch | CTP | 48 hr |
| Jan 25, 2:24 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | CTP | 10 hr |
| Jan 25, 12:13 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | CTP | 14 hr |
| Feb 7, 9:31 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | CTP | 30 hr |
| Feb 9, 3:57 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | CTP | 38 hr |
| Feb 15, 4:05 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | CTP | 31 hr |
| Feb 17, 5:37 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | CTP | 39 hr |
| Feb 22, 7:15 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | CTP | 14 hr |
| Feb 23, 8:21 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | CTP | 29 hr |
| Feb 24, 3:15 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | CTP | 61 hr |
| Mar 10, 4:24 AM EST | Flood Watch | CTP | 4 days |
| Mar 13, 10:09 AM EST | Wind Advisory | CTP | 12 hr |
| Mar 13, 4:51 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | CTP | 7 hr |
| Apr 3, 3:33 AM EDT | Fire Weather Watch | CTP | 11 hr |
| Apr 3, 2:50 PM EDT | Red Flag Warning | CTP | 5 hr |
| Apr 6, 6:41 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | 49 min |
| Apr 7, 3:43 AM EDT | Red Flag Warning | CTP | 15 hr |
| Apr 8, 2:57 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 63 min |
| Apr 8, 4:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | 29 min |
| Apr 8, 4:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Apr 8, 5:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | 59 min |
| Apr 8, 5:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | 33 min |
| Apr 16, 1:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Apr 16, 5:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | 52 min |
| Apr 25, 4:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Apr 25, 6:16 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 89 min |
| Apr 28, 2:36 PM EDT | Fire Weather Watch | CTP | 15 hr |
| Apr 29, 5:22 AM EDT | Red Flag Warning | CTP | 15 hr |
| May 4, 10:53 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 97 min |
| May 6, 12:59 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | 31 min |
| May 6, 2:23 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | 52 min |
| May 7, 3:59 AM EDT | High Wind Watch | CTP | 12 hr |
| May 7, 3:41 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | CTP | 31 hr |
| May 7, 9:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| May 7, 11:42 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 63 min |
| May 7, 11:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | 57 min |
| May 8, 12:43 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | 47 min |
| May 8, 2:36 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 54 min |
| May 8, 2:24 PM EDT | Freeze Watch | CTP | 14 hr |
| May 9, 4:11 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | CTP | 28 hr |
| May 9, 2:13 PM EDT | Freeze Watch | CTP | 25 hr |
| May 10, 2:50 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | CTP | 17 hr |
| May 29, 12:55 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CTP | 59 min |
| May 31, 3:18 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CTP | 3 hr |
| May 31, 4:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | 89 min |
| May 31, 4:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | 57 min |
| May 31, 5:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | 52 min |
| May 31, 5:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | 66 min |
| Jun 3, 6:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | 54 min |
| Jun 5, 4:30 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | CTP | 31 hr |
| Jun 6, 2:06 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | 69 min |
| Jun 6, 3:38 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 6, 7:05 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 115 min |
| Jun 6, 7:15 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | 45 min |
| Jun 6, 7:41 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CTP | 109 min |
| Jun 6, 7:51 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 6, 7:53 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | 67 min |
| Jun 12, 2:02 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 118 min |
| Jun 16, 6:45 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | 60 min |
| Jun 16, 1:39 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 96 min |
| Jun 22, 11:35 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 25 min |
| Jun 22, 3:48 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 27 min |
| Jun 23, 6:38 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 97 min |
| Jun 24, 1:07 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | CTP | 9 hr |
| Jun 24, 1:27 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | 78 min |
| Jun 24, 1:30 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 3 hr |
| Jun 24, 1:46 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | 59 min |
| Jun 24, 2:38 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | 22 min |
| Jun 24, 9:38 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 97 min |
| Jun 24, 9:45 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | 45 min |
| Jun 24, 10:19 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Jun 27, 4:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Jun 27, 8:12 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 93 min |
| Jun 27, 10:35 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CTP | 25 min |
| Jun 28, 5:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | 42 min |
| Jun 28, 6:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | 45 min |
| Jun 28, 7:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | 62 min |
| Jul 9, 3:53 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CTP | 3 hr |
| Jul 9, 3:54 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | CTP | 8 hr |
| Jul 9, 4:21 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 114 min |
| Jul 9, 6:25 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CTP | 3 hr |
| Jul 17, 10:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | 45 min |
| Jul 17, 10:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | 55 min |
| Jul 17, 10:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | 41 min |
| Jul 17, 11:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | 25 min |
| Jul 18, 1:17 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | 28 min |
| Jul 18, 1:45 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | 30 min |
| Jul 21, 10:43 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 21, 11:27 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| Jul 21, 1:59 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 61 min |
| Jul 21, 2:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | 36 min |
| Jul 21, 3:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | 55 min |
| Jul 21, 3:41 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 64 min |
| Jul 21, 7:00 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 90 min |
| Jul 23, 12:14 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 91 min |
| Jul 23, 12:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jul 23, 9:06 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 54 min |
| Jul 23, 10:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | 38 min |
| Jul 24, 4:02 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 58 min |
| Jul 24, 4:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jul 24, 5:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | 90 min |
| Jul 24, 6:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | 30 min |
| Jul 24, 6:20 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CTP | 25 min |
| Jul 24, 6:22 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 53 min |
| Jul 24, 6:30 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CTP | 30 min |
| Jul 24, 6:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | 63 min |
| Jul 24, 6:48 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CTP | 27 min |
| Jul 24, 6:48 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
| Jul 24, 7:02 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CTP | 3 hr |
| Jul 24, 7:13 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CTP | 47 min |
| Jul 24, 7:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | 35 min |
| Jul 24, 7:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | 60 min |
| Jul 25, 9:27 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | 63 min |
| Jul 25, 10:35 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | 55 min |
| Jul 25, 10:41 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | 64 min |
| Jul 25, 11:42 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | 63 min |
| Jul 28, 7:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | 26 min |
| Jul 28, 7:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | 35 min |
| Jul 28, 9:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | 45 min |
| Jul 28, 10:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | 47 min |
| Jul 29, 2:30 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | 60 min |
| Aug 1, 2:40 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CTP | 4 hr |
| Aug 5, 7:38 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 16, 5:09 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Sep 3, 4:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | 83 min |
| Sep 22, 1:26 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 94 min |
| Sep 22, 2:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Sep 23, 3:45 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | CTP | 2 hr |
| Sep 29, 3:16 AM EDT | Flood Watch | CTP | 50 hr |
| Sep 30, 11:38 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CTP | 16 hr |
| Oct 9, 3:34 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | CTP | 29 hr |
| Oct 11, 2:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | 26 min |
| Oct 11, 3:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | 56 min |
| Oct 11, 3:19 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 56 min |
| Oct 11, 3:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | 73 min |
| Oct 11, 5:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | 58 min |
| Oct 11, 6:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | 74 min |
| Nov 16, 2:25 PM EST | Wind Advisory | CTP | 28 hr |
| Nov 16, 10:36 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CTP | 54 min |
| Nov 24, 3:10 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | CTP | 31 hr |
| Nov 25, 5:02 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 hr |
| Nov 29, 1:23 PM EST | Flood Watch | CTP | 49 hr |
| Nov 30, 8:54 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | CTP | 8 hr |
| Nov 30, 11:36 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | CTP | 6 hr |
| Dec 1, 4:52 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | CTP | 6 hr |
| Dec 1, 5:01 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | CTP | 6 hr |
| Dec 1, 8:47 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | CTP | 6 hr |
| Dec 1, 9:52 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | CTP | 10 hr |
| Dec 1, 10:52 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 hr |
| Dec 1, 2:30 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | CTP | 10 hr |
| Dec 5, 2:16 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | CTP | 53 hr |
| Dec 5, 3:49 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CTP | 116 min |
| Dec 5, 9:40 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CTP | 50 min |
| Dec 6, 1:02 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | CTP | 28 min |
| Dec 6, 2:23 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | CTP | 3 hr |
| Dec 7, 3:35 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | CTP | 3 hr |
| Dec 7, 7:23 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | CTP | 3 hr |
| Dec 8, 11:06 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | CTP | 3 hr |
| Dec 11, 10:40 PM EST | Freezing Rain Advisory | CTP | 10 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.