Alert archive / Pennsylvania / Union County
Weather alerts in Union County, Pennsylvania, 2022
124 weather alerts in 2022, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Union County and its neighbors
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- Alerts
- 124
- Warnings
- 26
- Watches
- 17
- Advisories
- 26
- Busiest month
- March28 alerts
- Busiest day
- March 31, 20227 alerts
Over time
By month
Warning verification
How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.
Union County, 2022
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 10 | 8 | 20% | 0 | ||
| Flash flood warnings | 0 | 0 |
Each office's whole area, 2022
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS State College, PA: tornado warnings | 4 | 0 | 100% | 4 | 0% | |
| NWS State College, PA: severe thunderstorm warnings | 152 | 108 | 29% | 278 | 86% | 21 min |
| NWS State College, PA: flash flood warnings | 3 | 1 | 67% | 3 | 100% | 28 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 5, 2:07 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | CTP | 59 hr |
| Jan 8, 3:22 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | CTP | 34 hr |
| Jan 9, 2:35 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 5 hr |
| Jan 9, 6:08 AM EST | Ice Storm Warning | CTP | 6 hr |
| Jan 10, 8:37 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jan 10, 10:12 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CTP | 48 min |
| Jan 10, 10:57 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CTP | 48 min |
| Jan 14, 4:05 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | CTP | 35 hr |
| Jan 15, 2:58 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | CTP | 43 hr |
| Jan 16, 3:24 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 5 hr |
| Jan 18, 8:51 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | CTP | 54 min |
| Jan 18, 9:50 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | CTP | 55 min |
| Jan 23, 2:09 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CTP | 2 hr |
| Feb 2, 10:45 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | CTP | 40 hr |
| Feb 3, 10:35 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | CTP | 85 min |
| Feb 3, 3:26 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CTP | 2 hr |
| Feb 3, 9:27 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | CTP | 3 hr |
| Feb 4, 12:34 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | CTP | 8 hr |
| Feb 4, 5:32 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 hr |
| Feb 4, 11:03 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | CTP | 117 min |
| Feb 17, 3:41 AM EST | Wind Advisory | CTP | 29 hr |
| Feb 18, 2:47 PM EST | Wind Advisory | CTP | 28 hr |
| Feb 19, 10:09 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 hr |
| Feb 19, 11:02 AM EST | Snow Squall Warning | CTP | 73 min |
| Feb 24, 4:11 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | CTP | 30 hr |
| Feb 24, 9:13 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 5 hr |
| Mar 7, 4:15 AM EST | Wind Advisory | CTP | 21 hr |
| Mar 7, 3:53 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Mar 7, 4:54 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
| Mar 7, 5:59 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | 46 min |
| Mar 7, 6:44 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | 61 min |
| Mar 8, 3:13 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | CTP | 26 hr |
| Mar 11, 4:26 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | CTP | 37 hr |
| Mar 12, 9:19 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | CTP | 56 min |
| Mar 12, 10:50 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | CTP | 55 min |
| Mar 12, 12:29 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CTP | 61 min |
| Mar 12, 1:00 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CTP | 75 min |
| Mar 12, 5:03 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | CTP | 8 hr |
| Mar 18, 12:29 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | CTP | 11 hr |
| Mar 19, 2:33 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Mar 28, 12:13 PM EDT | Snow Squall Warning | CTP | 77 min |
| Mar 28, 12:44 PM EDT | Snow Squall Warning | CTP | 91 min |
| Mar 28, 1:29 PM EDT | Snow Squall Warning | CTP | 76 min |
| Mar 28, 2:00 PM EDT | Snow Squall Warning | CTP | 60 min |
| Mar 28, 2:27 PM EDT | Snow Squall Warning | CTP | 48 min |
| Mar 28, 3:06 PM EDT | Snow Squall Warning | CTP | 69 min |
| Mar 29, 1:38 PM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | CTP | 24 hr |
| Mar 31, 12:07 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 83 min |
| Mar 31, 2:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Mar 31, 3:40 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Mar 31, 3:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | 30 min |
| Mar 31, 4:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | 44 min |
| Mar 31, 4:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | 53 min |
| Mar 31, 5:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | 28 min |
| Apr 18, 4:43 AM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | CTP | 27 hr |
| Apr 26, 2:49 PM EDT | Freeze Watch | CTP | 21 hr |
| Apr 27, 11:35 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | CTP | 20 hr |
| Apr 27, 2:26 PM EDT | Freeze Watch | CTP | 24 hr |
| Apr 27, 2:54 PM EDT | Fire Weather Watch | CTP | 36 hr |
| Apr 28, 1:58 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | CTP | 18 hr |
| Apr 29, 3:16 AM EDT | Red Flag Warning | CTP | 19 hr |
| May 6, 2:58 AM EDT | Flood Watch | CTP | 34 hr |
| May 15, 3:05 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 85 min |
| May 15, 3:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | 32 min |
| May 16, 5:27 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | CTP | 4 hr |
| May 16, 9:44 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 91 min |
| May 16, 9:55 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
| May 16, 11:22 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 83 min |
| May 16, 11:48 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | 42 min |
| May 20, 10:39 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 96 min |
| May 20, 11:35 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| May 21, 4:00 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | CTP | 4 hr |
| May 22, 12:20 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 22, 1:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| May 27, 12:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | 34 min |
| Jun 1, 2:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Jun 1, 4:47 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 88 min |
| Jun 1, 10:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | 28 min |
| Jun 1, 11:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | 24 min |
| Jun 16, 2:43 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Jun 16, 6:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | 39 min |
| Jun 22, 3:46 AM EDT | Flood Watch | CTP | 19 hr |
| Jun 22, 1:16 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 119 min |
| Jun 22, 1:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 22, 3:56 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 94 min |
| Jun 22, 4:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | 31 min |
| Jun 22, 6:16 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 119 min |
| Jul 1, 2:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | 49 min |
| Jul 1, 8:35 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 85 min |
| Jul 2, 12:25 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | 32 min |
| Jul 12, 11:40 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 12, 1:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jul 22, 12:50 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 115 min |
| Jul 22, 2:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | 33 min |
| Jul 24, 4:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | 75 min |
| Jul 24, 5:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | 30 min |
| Jul 24, 6:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | 32 min |
| Jul 25, 8:00 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | 45 min |
| Jul 28, 3:32 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 118 min |
| Jul 28, 4:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | 45 min |
| Aug 4, 12:19 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 116 min |
| Aug 30, 1:01 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 119 min |
| Sep 5, 3:41 AM EDT | Flood Watch | CTP | 32 hr |
| Sep 9, 4:16 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | CTP | 5 hr |
| Sep 25, 5:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | 18 min |
| Sep 25, 6:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | 23 min |
| Oct 8, 11:40 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | CTP | 20 hr |
| Oct 13, 12:57 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Oct 18, 1:21 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | CTP | 20 hr |
| Oct 19, 2:27 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | CTP | 19 hr |
| Nov 14, 2:37 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | CTP | 36 hr |
| Nov 18, 3:57 PM EST | Snow Squall Warning | CTP | 93 min |
| Nov 18, 5:19 PM EST | Snow Squall Warning | CTP | 41 min |
| Nov 20, 2:07 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | CTP | 53 min |
| Nov 30, 1:23 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CTP | 82 min |
| Dec 3, 1:33 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CTP | 27 min |
| Dec 13, 4:24 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | CTP | 35 hr |
| Dec 14, 4:17 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | CTP | 56 hr |
| Dec 14, 3:53 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | CTP | 30 hr |
| Dec 15, 3:27 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 5 hr |
| Dec 15, 11:24 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 hr |
| Dec 21, 3:38 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | CTP | 37 hr |
| Dec 22, 1:03 PM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | CTP | 60 hr |
| Dec 23, 4:12 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | CTP | 15 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 | 10 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 7 |
| Tornado Watch | 2 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 28 |
| Special Weather Statement | 27 |
| Flooding | |
| Flood Watch | 3 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 2 |
| Winter | |
| Ice Storm Warning | 1 |
| Snow Squall Warning | 9 |
| Winter Storm Warning | 2 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 2 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 14 |
| Cold | |
| Freeze Warning | 3 |
| Freeze Watch | 2 |
| Frost Advisory | 2 |
| Wind Chill Advisory | 1 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Wind Advisory | 3 |
| 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.
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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.