Alert archive / Pennsylvania / Westmoreland County

Weather alerts in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, 2011

248 weather alerts in 2011, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.

Westmoreland County and its neighbors

Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2011. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts
248
Warnings
67
Watches
48
Advisories
35
Busiest month
July49 alerts
Busiest day
March 23, 201111 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 Westmoreland County in 2011 had a tornado report inside them; 1 of 1 tornado reports fell inside a warning, on average 8 minutes after it went out.

Westmoreland County, 2011

WarningsWith a reportFalse alarm ratioReportsInside a warningMean lead time
Tornado warnings2150%1100%8 min
Severe thunderstorm warnings403220%5092%22 min
Flash flood warnings00

Each office's whole area, 2011

WarningsWith a reportFalse alarm ratioReportsInside a warningMean lead time
NWS Pittsburgh, PA: tornado warnings9189%1100%8 min
NWS Pittsburgh, PA: severe thunderstorm warnings23116130%42883%22 min
NWS Pittsburgh, PA: flash flood warnings211148%2391%81 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 6, 10:40 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementPBZ110 min
Jan 7, 7:09 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementPBZ51 min
Jan 7, 8:54 PM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryPBZ39 hr
Jan 9, 2:36 PM ESTWinter Storm WatchPBZ25 hr
Jan 10, 3:19 PM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryPBZ3 days
Jan 17, 2:20 PM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryPBZ20 hr
Jan 19, 2:40 PM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryPBZ37 hr
Jan 21, 3:23 AM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryPBZ15 hr
Jan 25, 8:58 PM ESTWinter Storm WarningPBZ24 hr
Jan 25, 8:58 PM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryPBZ24 hr
Jan 26, 7:30 AM ESTMesoscale DiscussionSPC5 hr
Jan 27, 7:03 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementPBZ57 min
Jan 30, 3:30 PM ESTWinter Storm WatchPBZ19 hr
Jan 31, 10:55 AM ESTWinter Storm WarningPBZ41 hr
Feb 1, 12:12 AM ESTMesoscale DiscussionSPC5 hr
Feb 1, 3:07 PM ESTWind AdvisoryPBZ24 hr
Feb 2, 8:45 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementPBZ60 min
Feb 2, 2:40 PM ESTWind AdvisoryPBZ5 hr
Feb 4, 3:46 PM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryPBZ30 hr
Feb 7, 3:45 PM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryPBZ20 hr
Feb 8, 3:33 PM ESTWind Chill AdvisoryPBZ18 hr
Feb 9, 3:32 PM ESTWind Chill AdvisoryPBZ18 hr
Feb 13, 2:39 PM ESTWind AdvisoryPBZ28 hr
Feb 18, 2:54 PM ESTWind AdvisoryPBZ24 hr
Feb 21, 3:54 AM ESTWinter Storm WatchPBZ8 hr
Feb 21, 12:08 PM ESTWinter Storm WarningPBZ18 hr
Feb 21, 12:08 PM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryPBZ16 hr
Feb 21, 5:58 PM ESTMesoscale DiscussionSPC4 hr
Feb 23, 10:29 AM ESTFlood WatchPBZ50 hr
Feb 23, 11:20 AM ESTRiver Flood WatchPBZ47 hr
Feb 23, 11:20 AM ESTRiver Flood WatchPBZ47 hr
Feb 24, 10:56 AM ESTRiver Flood WatchPBZ11 hr
Feb 27, 2:59 AM ESTFlood WatchPBZ36 hr
Feb 27, 9:34 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZ41 min
Feb 27, 10:03 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementPBZ57 min
Feb 28, 5:47 AM ESTTornado WatchSPC5 hr
Feb 28, 6:01 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZ29 min
Feb 28, 6:32 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementPBZ28 min
Feb 28, 6:46 AM ESTAreal Flood WarningPBZ11 hr
Feb 28, 7:24 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZ51 min
Feb 28, 8:14 AM ESTAreal Flood WarningPBZ10 hr
Feb 28, 10:34 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningPBZ11 hr
Mar 4, 3:47 AM ESTFlood WatchPBZ54 hr
Mar 4, 10:39 PM ESTRiver Flood WatchPBZ13 hr
Mar 4, 10:39 PM ESTRiver Flood WatchPBZ13 hr
Mar 4, 10:39 PM ESTRiver Flood WatchPBZ13 hr
Mar 6, 10:05 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningPBZ19 hr
Mar 6, 2:41 PM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryPBZ6 hr
Mar 6, 5:37 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementPBZ113 min
Mar 8, 2:21 PM ESTFlood WatchPBZ52 hr
Mar 8, 9:53 PM ESTRiver Flood WatchPBZ38 hr
Mar 8, 9:53 PM ESTRiver Flood WatchPBZ38 hr
Mar 8, 9:53 PM ESTRiver Flood WatchPBZ30 hr
Mar 8, 9:53 PM ESTRiver Flood WatchPBZ13 hr
Mar 9, 2:41 PM ESTWinter Storm WatchPBZ25 hr
Mar 10, 11:18 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningPBZ11 hr
Mar 10, 11:18 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningPBZ11 hr
Mar 10, 3:51 PM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryPBZ26 hr
Mar 21, 4:03 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZ57 min
Mar 21, 5:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZ44 min
Mar 21, 6:05 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZ55 min
Mar 21, 6:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZ65 min
Mar 21, 7:28 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZ32 min
Mar 23, 1:13 PM EDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr
Mar 23, 3:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZ60 min
Mar 23, 3:54 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC96 min
Mar 23, 4:25 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZ65 min
Mar 23, 4:34 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZ56 min
Mar 23, 4:37 PM EDTTornado WarningPBZ23 min
Mar 23, 4:54 PM EDTTornado WarningPBZ36 min
Mar 23, 4:55 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZ65 min
Mar 23, 5:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZ47 min
Mar 23, 5:22 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZ42 min
Mar 23, 5:26 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZ39 min
Apr 3, 6:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZ35 min
Apr 3, 7:04 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZ11 min
Apr 3, 7:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZ24 min
Apr 4, 10:59 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZ2 hr
Apr 4, 2:55 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZ65 min
Apr 4, 3:33 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZ42 min
Apr 4, 4:12 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC63 min
Apr 4, 4:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZ39 min
Apr 4, 6:00 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC90 min
Apr 11, 12:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZ57 min
Apr 15, 3:30 AM EDTWind AdvisoryPBZ35 hr
Apr 16, 9:32 AM EDTHigh Wind WarningPBZ4 hr
Apr 16, 4:01 PM EDTWind AdvisoryPBZ27 hr
Apr 20, 2:22 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC3 hr
Apr 20, 3:20 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC85 min
Apr 20, 4:57 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZ63 min
Apr 21, 2:55 PM EDTFlash Flood WatchPBZ53 hr
Apr 25, 1:52 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC83 min
Apr 25, 2:47 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr
Apr 25, 6:00 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC60 min
Apr 26, 1:18 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC57 min
Apr 26, 1:49 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr
Apr 26, 2:20 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZ40 min
Apr 26, 3:50 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZ40 min
Apr 26, 4:12 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC63 min
Apr 26, 4:28 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZ47 min
Apr 26, 4:44 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZ46 min
Apr 27, 10:09 AM EDTFlash Flood WatchPBZ18 hr
Apr 27, 1:24 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC96 min
Apr 27, 3:10 PM EDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr
Apr 27, 3:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZ57 min
Apr 27, 4:06 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZ54 min
Apr 27, 4:32 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZ58 min
Apr 28, 5:22 AM EDTWind AdvisoryPBZ6 hr
May 4, 4:04 PM EDTFrost AdvisoryPBZ17 hr
May 12, 8:07 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZ53 min
May 12, 8:42 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningPBZ3 hr
May 12, 8:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZ54 min
May 13, 3:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZ56 min
May 13, 3:49 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningPBZ6 hr
May 13, 3:52 PM EDTFlood WatchPBZ6 hr
May 14, 4:10 AM EDTFlash Flood WatchPBZ20 hr
May 15, 6:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZ47 min
May 15, 7:54 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPBZ6 hr
May 18, 2:41 AM EDTFlood WatchPBZ16 hr
May 18, 7:25 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZ50 min
May 18, 11:55 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC65 min
May 18, 12:55 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr
May 18, 1:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZ54 min
May 18, 2:12 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningPBZ4 hr
May 18, 3:08 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC67 min
May 18, 6:01 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC89 min
May 23, 10:33 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC87 min
May 24, 12:10 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZ35 min
May 26, 4:20 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZ40 min
May 26, 4:53 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZ52 min
May 26, 4:56 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZ50 min
May 26, 5:40 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZ33 min
May 26, 5:49 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC56 min
May 26, 6:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr
May 27, 7:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZ60 min
Jun 4, 2:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZ54 min
Jun 4, 6:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr
Jun 5, 1:39 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZ51 min
Jun 9, 10:36 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC84 min
Jun 9, 11:33 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC57 min
Jun 9, 12:53 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr
Jun 9, 3:11 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZ49 min
Jun 9, 3:28 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZ62 min
Jun 10, 2:20 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZ55 min
Jun 10, 2:30 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPBZ3 hr
Jun 10, 2:52 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZ53 min
Jun 16, 5:53 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZ52 min
Jun 16, 6:01 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC89 min
Jun 19, 1:55 PM EDTFlash Flood WatchPBZ15 hr
Jun 19, 11:40 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningPBZ4 hr
Jun 20, 1:31 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZ119 min
Jun 23, 12:33 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC117 min
Jun 23, 4:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZ66 min
Jun 23, 5:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZ50 min
Jun 28, 1:19 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC86 min
Jul 4, 3:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZ31 min
Jul 4, 5:35 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningPBZ3 hr
Jul 7, 2:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZ61 min
Jul 7, 3:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZ30 min
Jul 7, 4:08 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZ22 min
Jul 7, 5:20 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningPBZ2 hr
Jul 11, 2:16 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr
Jul 11, 3:43 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC92 min
Jul 11, 4:16 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZ44 min
Jul 11, 5:00 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZ60 min
Jul 11, 5:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZ61 min
Jul 11, 5:54 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC96 min
Jul 18, 1:18 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC117 min
Jul 18, 3:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZ46 min
Jul 18, 3:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr
Jul 18, 5:22 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZ38 min
Jul 20, 11:32 AM EDTExcessive Heat WarningPBZ30 hr
Jul 20, 11:32 AM EDTHeat AdvisoryPBZ30 hr
Jul 21, 3:34 PM EDTHeat AdvisoryPBZ26 hr
Jul 22, 3:17 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC58 min
Jul 22, 5:19 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZ41 min
Jul 22, 5:19 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC56 min
Jul 22, 5:37 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC4 hr
Jul 22, 5:48 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZ42 min
Jul 22, 6:15 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningPBZ4 hr
Jul 22, 6:26 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZ64 min
Jul 22, 8:13 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC62 min
Jul 25, 8:58 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZ62 min
Jul 25, 9:56 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZ49 min
Jul 25, 10:44 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZ61 min
Jul 25, 11:31 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPBZ3 hr
Jul 25, 11:37 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr
Jul 25, 6:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZ27 min
Jul 25, 6:39 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningPBZ3 hr
Jul 28, 4:03 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr
Jul 28, 4:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZ41 min
Jul 28, 4:28 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZ47 min
Jul 28, 5:20 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZ40 min
Jul 28, 6:16 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZ59 min
Jul 28, 7:02 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC58 min
Jul 28, 7:10 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPBZ3 hr
Jul 28, 7:12 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZ33 min
Jul 28, 7:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZ30 min
Jul 28, 7:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZ23 min
Jul 28, 8:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZ58 min
Jul 29, 2:06 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC84 min
Jul 29, 4:39 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZ51 min
Jul 29, 4:40 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC95 min
Jul 29, 4:50 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZ40 min
Aug 1, 3:22 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZ38 min
Aug 1, 4:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZ32 min
Aug 9, 12:38 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZ52 min
Aug 19, 10:33 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZ57 min
Aug 19, 3:56 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZ64 min
Aug 19, 4:48 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZ57 min
Aug 19, 4:52 PM EDTFlash Flood WatchPBZ3 hr
Aug 19, 5:04 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZ26 min
Aug 21, 3:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZ44 min
Aug 21, 4:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZ62 min
Aug 24, 11:48 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC87 min
Aug 25, 12:42 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 hr
Aug 25, 2:31 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC119 min
Sep 1, 2:04 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZ56 min
Sep 3, 6:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZ19 min
Sep 4, 1:33 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC87 min
Sep 5, 3:49 PM EDTFlash Flood WatchPBZ36 hr
Sep 5, 10:29 PM EDTRiver Flood WatchPBZ24 hr
Sep 5, 10:29 PM EDTRiver Flood WatchPBZ24 hr
Sep 5, 10:29 PM EDTRiver Flood WatchPBZ35 hr
Sep 5, 10:29 PM EDTRiver Flood WatchPBZ24 hr
Sep 10, 5:35 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZ55 min
Sep 23, 9:57 PM EDTDense Fog AdvisoryPBZ11 hr
Oct 14, 2:53 PM EDTWind AdvisoryPBZ28 hr
Oct 22, 4:12 AM EDTFrost AdvisoryPBZ29 hr
Oct 22, 4:12 AM EDTFreeze WarningPBZ29 hr
Oct 28, 3:57 AM EDTWinter Storm WatchPBZ9 hr
Oct 28, 6:48 AM EDTDense Fog AdvisoryPBZ2 hr
Oct 28, 12:38 PM EDTWinter Storm WarningPBZ25 hr
Oct 28, 12:38 PM EDTWinter Weather AdvisoryPBZ25 hr
Oct 29, 11:43 PM EDTDense Fog AdvisoryPBZ11 hr
Nov 14, 8:41 PM ESTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Nov 14, 9:48 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementPBZ57 min
Nov 22, 11:05 AM ESTFlood WatchPBZ13 hr
Nov 22, 9:07 PM ESTAreal Flood WarningPBZ6 hr
Nov 23, 7:27 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningPBZ20 hr
Nov 23, 7:27 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningPBZ20 hr
Dec 6, 4:02 PM ESTWinter Storm WarningPBZ29 hr
Dec 7, 2:35 AM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryPBZ17 hr
Dec 15, 6:19 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementPBZ86 min
Dec 21, 3:49 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementPBZ26 min
Dec 21, 4:18 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementPBZ42 min
Dec 21, 5:06 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementPBZ24 min
Dec 27, 4:21 AM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryPBZ24 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.