Alert archive / North Carolina / 2005
Weather alerts in North Carolina, December 2005
63 weather alerts in December 2005, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered any part of the state, so the counties below add up to more than the state.
Weather alerts by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in December 2005. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 63
- Warnings
- 11
- Watches
- 9
- Advisories
- 37
- Busiest day
- December 14, 20058 alerts
Over time
By day
Days in UTC, the clock the archive keeps.
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 | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1, 12:54 PM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Watauga | 26 hr |
| Dec 1, 2:52 PM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | GSP | Buncombe, Haywood, Henderson, Madison, Transylvania | 21 hr |
| Dec 1, 2:52 PM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | Avery, Mitchell, Yancey | 21 hr |
| Dec 2, 1:35 PM EST | Freeze Warning | ILM | 18 hr | |
| Dec 3, 3:34 AM EST | High Wind Watch | GSP | Graham, Haywood, Jackson, Macon, Swain, Transylvania | 12 hr |
| Dec 3, 3:22 PM EST | Wind Advisory | MRX | Cherokee, Clay | 19 hr |
| Dec 3, 3:39 PM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | Graham, Haywood, Jackson, Macon, Swain, Transylvania | 19 hr |
| Dec 4, 4:15 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Surry, Watauga, Wilkes | 31 hr |
| Dec 4, 4:17 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | GSP | Avery, Mitchell, Yancey | 24 hr |
| Dec 4, 3:40 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Surry, Watauga, Wilkes | 19 hr |
| Dec 4, 4:12 PM EST | Heavy Snow Warning | GSP | Avery, Mitchell, Yancey | 12 hr |
| Dec 4, 4:12 PM EST | Snow Advisory | GSP | Buncombe, Graham, Haywood, Madison, Swain | 24 hr |
| Dec 4, 4:12 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | GSP | 12 hr | |
| Dec 4, 5:54 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Robeson | 5 hr |
| Dec 5, 4:06 AM EST | Snow Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Surry, Wilkes | 20 hr |
| Dec 5, 4:40 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | GSP | Avery, Mitchell, Yancey | 3 days |
| Dec 5, 4:40 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GSP | 11 hr | |
| Dec 5, 4:06 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GSP | Avery, Mitchell, Yancey | 7 hr |
| Dec 7, 4:07 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | GSP | Alexander, Avery, Buncombe, Catawba, Madison, Mitchell and 1 more | 14 hr |
| Dec 8, 3:50 AM EST | High Wind Watch | RNK | Ashe, Watauga | 12 hr |
| Dec 8, 3:51 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Caswell, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry and 3 more | 29 hr |
| Dec 8, 4:30 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RAH | Alamance, Chatham, Davidson, Durham, Forsyth, Granville and 7 more | 7 days |
| Dec 8, 4:57 AM EST | Ice Storm Warning | GSP | Alexander, Avery, Buncombe, Henderson, Mitchell, Yancey | 25 hr |
| Dec 8, 4:57 AM EST | Freezing Rain Advisory | GSP | Buncombe, Catawba, Cleveland, Davie, Iredell, Jackson and 5 more | 25 hr |
| Dec 8, 1:06 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Alexander, Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke and 20 more | 6 hr |
| Dec 8, 3:18 PM EST | Wind Advisory | MHX | Dare, Hyde | 19 hr |
| Dec 8, 7:09 PM EST | Wind Advisory | MRX | Cherokee, Clay | 8 hr |
| Dec 8, 7:56 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Alexander, Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke and 11 more | 6 hr |
| Dec 9, 12:54 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Caswell, Davie, Forsyth, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Dec 9, 3:25 AM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | GSP | Buncombe, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Macon and 3 more | 11 hr |
| Dec 9, 3:25 AM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | Avery, Mitchell, Yancey | 11 hr |
| Dec 9, 11:00 AM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Ashe, Watauga | 4 hr |
| Dec 10, 3:30 PM EST | Snow Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Watauga | 49 hr |
| Dec 11, 10:17 AM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | GSP | Buncombe, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Macon and 3 more | 5 hr |
| Dec 11, 2:32 PM EST | Snow Advisory | GSP | Avery, Graham, Haywood, Madison, Mitchell, Swain and 1 more | 33 hr |
| Dec 14, 2:47 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | GSP | Alexander, Avery, Buncombe, Catawba, Cleveland, Davie and 8 more | 13 hr |
| Dec 14, 4:16 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Stokes, Surry, Watauga, Wilkes and 1 more | 11 hr |
| Dec 14, 4:32 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | RAH | Forsyth | 31 hr |
| Dec 14, 10:59 AM EST | Ice Storm Warning | GSP | Alexander, Avery, Buncombe, Cabarrus, Catawba, Cleveland and 11 more | 31 hr |
| Dec 14, 3:42 PM EST | Freezing Rain Advisory | GSP | Cabarrus, Mecklenburg, Union | 14 hr |
| Dec 14, 3:44 PM EST | Ice Storm Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Caswell, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry and 3 more | 29 hr |
| Dec 14, 3:44 PM EST | Freezing Rain Advisory | RNK | Caswell | 17 hr |
| Dec 14, 4:12 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | RAH | Davidson, Forsyth, Guilford | 20 hr |
| Dec 14, 10:44 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Alamance, Alexander, Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe and 31 more | 6 hr |
| Dec 15, 7:26 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Alamance, Alexander, Alleghany, Anson, Ashe, Avery and 50 more | 6 hr |
| Dec 15, 7:36 AM EST | Freezing Rain Advisory | GSP | Haywood, Madison | 10 hr |
| Dec 15, 9:43 AM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | Avery, Buncombe, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson and 6 more | 6 hr |
| Dec 15, 1:43 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Alleghany, Ashe, Caldwell, Surry, Watauga, Wilkes | 5 hr |
| Dec 15, 3:35 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | RAH | Alamance, Anson, Chatham, Cumberland, Davidson, Durham and 25 more | 3 hr |
| Dec 15, 7:07 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | RAH | Alamance, Anson, Chatham, Cumberland, Davidson, Durham and 25 more | 8 hr |
| Dec 15, 10:12 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | GSP | Alexander, Cabarrus, Catawba, Cleveland, Davie, Gaston and 5 more | 11 hr |
| Dec 16, 1:20 AM EST | Freezing Fog Advisory | GSP | Alexander, Cabarrus, Catawba, Cleveland, Davie, Gaston and 5 more | 8 hr |
| Dec 17, 2:41 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Caswell, Rockingham | 14 hr |
| Dec 17, 3:25 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RAH | Alamance, Davidson, Forsyth, Granville, Guilford, Orange and 2 more | 13 hr |
| Dec 17, 3:26 PM EST | Snow Advisory | GSP | Alexander, Catawba, Davie, Henderson, Iredell, Jackson and 3 more | 11 hr |
| Dec 25, 11:47 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | MHX | 43 min | |
| Dec 25, 12:34 PM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Watauga | 32 hr |
| Dec 25, 12:56 PM EST | Snow Advisory | RNK | Ashe, Watauga | 29 hr |
| Dec 25, 2:51 PM EST | Snow Advisory | GSP | Avery, Graham, Haywood, Madison, Mitchell, Swain and 1 more | 25 hr |
| Dec 25, 2:58 PM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | Avery, Buncombe, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson and 6 more | 31 hr |
| Dec 26, 4:37 AM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | GSP | Alexander, Cabarrus, Catawba, Cleveland, Davie, Gaston and 5 more | 13 hr |
| Dec 29, 2:57 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | MHX | 63 min | |
| Dec 29, 11:51 PM EST | Freezing Rain Advisory | GSP | Avery, Mitchell | 6 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 Watch | 1 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 6 |
| Winter | |
| Heavy Snow Warning | 1 |
| Ice Storm Warning | 3 |
| Winter Storm Warning | 4 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 6 |
| Freezing Rain Advisory | 5 |
| Snow Advisory | 7 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 6 |
| Cold | |
| Freeze Warning | 1 |
| Wind and dust | |
| High Wind Watch | 2 |
| Lake Wind Advisory | 4 |
| Wind Advisory | 11 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 3 |
| Freezing Fog Advisory | 1 |
| Marine | |
| Special Marine Warning | 2 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Avery County19
- Mitchell County19
- Yancey County19
- Ashe County17
- Watauga County16
- Buncombe County15
- Alleghany County14
- Transylvania County14
- Haywood County13
- Madison County13
- Henderson County12
- Surry County12
- Alexander County12
- Jackson County11
- Wilkes County11
- Catawba County11
- Graham County10
- Macon County10
- Swain County10
- Davie County10
- Iredell County10
- Forsyth County9
- Cleveland County9
- Lincoln County9
- Rowan County9
- Caswell County8
- Yadkin County8
- Rockingham County7
- Stokes County7
- Davidson County7
- Guilford County7
- Gaston County7
- Cabarrus County7
- Mecklenburg County7
- Alamance County6
- Union County6
- Granville County5
- Orange County5
- Person County5
- Randolph County5
33 more counties
- Vance County5
- Caldwell County5
- Chatham County4
- Durham County4
- Montgomery County4
- Stanly County4
- Burke County4
- McDowell County4
- Cherokee County3
- Clay County3
- Polk County3
- Rutherford County3
- Anson County3
- Lee County3
- Moore County3
- Richmond County3
- Cumberland County2
- Edgecombe County2
- Franklin County2
- Halifax County2
- Harnett County2
- Hoke County2
- Johnston County2
- Nash County2
- Sampson County2
- Scotland County2
- Wake County2
- Warren County2
- Wayne County2
- Wilson County2
- Robeson County1
- Dare County1
- Hyde County1
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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.