Alert archive / North Carolina / 2006
Weather alerts in North Carolina, March 2006
71 weather alerts in March 2006, 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 March 2006. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 71
- Warnings
- 18
- Watches
- 10
- Advisories
- 40
- Busiest day
- March 22, 20068 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 3:56 AM EST | High Wind Watch | GSP | Avery, Buncombe, Madison, Mitchell, Yancey | 12 hr |
| Mar 2, 3:56 AM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | GSP | Alexander, Avery, Buncombe, Cabarrus, Catawba, Cleveland and 17 more | 24 hr |
| Mar 2, 4:36 AM EST | Wind Advisory | MHX | 16 hr | |
| Mar 2, 6:03 AM EST | High Wind Watch | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Surry, Watauga, Wilkes | 5 hr |
| Mar 2, 11:12 AM EST | High Wind Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Watauga | 17 hr |
| Mar 2, 11:12 AM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Surry, Wilkes | 17 hr |
| Mar 2, 3:36 PM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | Avery, Mitchell, Yancey | 12 hr |
| Mar 3, 3:28 AM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | GSP | Avery, Mitchell, Yancey | 12 hr |
| Mar 3, 4:18 AM EST | Freeze Watch | ILM | Bladen, Columbus, Robeson | 29 hr |
| Mar 3, 3:33 PM EST | Freeze Warning | ILM | Bladen, Columbus, Robeson | 17 hr |
| Mar 4, 3:02 AM EST | Frost Advisory | MHX | Beaufort, Dare, Duplin, Greene, Hyde, Jones and 6 more | 10 hr |
| Mar 4, 9:10 AM EST | Freeze Watch | ILM | Bladen, Columbus, Robeson | 6 hr |
| Mar 4, 3:21 PM EST | Freeze Warning | ILM | Bladen, Columbus, Robeson | 18 hr |
| Mar 6, 3:51 PM EST | Snow Advisory | GSP | Avery, Mitchell, Yancey | 14 hr |
| Mar 6, 3:56 PM EST | Wind Advisory | MHX | 24 hr | |
| Mar 6, 8:08 PM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | GSP | Buncombe, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Macon and 3 more | 10 hr |
| Mar 7, 4:29 AM EST | Freeze Watch | ILM | Bladen, Columbus, Robeson | 28 hr |
| Mar 7, 3:12 PM EST | Freeze Warning | ILM | Bladen, Columbus, Robeson | 17 hr |
| Mar 9, 3:39 AM EST | Wind Advisory | MRX | Cherokee, Clay | 24 hr |
| Mar 9, 4:57 AM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | GSP | Alexander, Avery, Buncombe, Cabarrus, Catawba, Cleveland and 17 more | 23 hr |
| Mar 9, 4:57 AM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | Avery, Buncombe, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson and 6 more | 23 hr |
| Mar 9, 5:54 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Macon, Swain | 36 min |
| Mar 9, 7:09 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Swain | 4 hr |
| Mar 9, 8:22 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Cherokee, Clay, Graham | 53 min |
| Mar 11, 4:59 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | GSP | Cabarrus, Cleveland, Gaston, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Union | 5 hr |
| Mar 11, 6:10 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | RAH | Anson, Chatham, Cumberland, Durham, Edgecombe, Franklin and 19 more | 3 hr |
| Mar 12, 12:45 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | GSP | Alexander, Catawba, Davie, Iredell, Rowan | 8 hr |
| Mar 12, 3:40 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | ILM | Bladen, Columbus, Robeson | 5 hr |
| Mar 12, 4:17 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | MHX | Beaufort, Dare, Duplin, Greene, Hyde, Jones and 6 more | 5 hr |
| Mar 12, 4:18 AM EST | Marine Weather Statement | MHX | 5 hr | |
| Mar 12, 5:17 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | RAH | Alamance, Anson, Davidson, Forsyth, Guilford, Montgomery and 4 more | 4 hr |
| Mar 13, 5:42 AM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | GSP | Graham, Haywood, Jackson, Madison, Swain | 12 hr |
| Mar 13, 2:38 PM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Watauga | 49 hr |
| Mar 13, 3:38 PM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | MRX | Cherokee, Clay | 12 hr |
| Mar 14, 12:07 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Madison | 53 min |
| Mar 14, 3:06 AM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | GSP | Buncombe, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Macon and 3 more | 15 hr |
| Mar 14, 3:06 AM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | Avery, Mitchell, Yancey | 15 hr |
| Mar 14, 11:18 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | MHX | 42 min | |
| Mar 15, 2:47 AM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | GSP | Buncombe, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Macon and 3 more | 15 hr |
| Mar 15, 2:47 AM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | Avery, Mitchell, Yancey | 15 hr |
| Mar 18, 11:12 AM EST | Freeze Warning | ILM | Bladen, Columbus, Robeson | 17 hr |
| Mar 18, 3:29 PM EST | Frost Advisory | ILM | 13 hr | |
| Mar 20, 1:23 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GSP | Alexander, Avery, Catawba, Davie, Iredell, Lincoln and 4 more | 5 hr |
| Mar 20, 4:12 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Watauga | 20 hr |
| Mar 20, 8:41 PM EST | Freeze Watch | GSP | Alexander, Cabarrus, Catawba, Cleveland, Davie, Gaston and 5 more | 19 hr |
| Mar 21, 3:23 PM EST | Snow Advisory | GSP | Avery, Madison, Mitchell, Yancey | 12 hr |
| Mar 21, 3:26 PM EST | Freeze Watch | GSP | Alexander, Cabarrus, Catawba, Cleveland, Davie, Gaston and 5 more | 24 hr |
| Mar 21, 3:26 PM EST | Freeze Warning | GSP | Alexander, Cabarrus, Catawba, Cleveland, Davie, Gaston and 5 more | 18 hr |
| Mar 21, 11:53 PM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Watauga | 9 hr |
| Mar 22, 12:13 AM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | GSP | Buncombe, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Macon and 3 more | 9 hr |
| Mar 22, 12:13 AM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | Avery, Mitchell, Yancey | 9 hr |
| Mar 22, 2:42 AM EST | Frost Advisory | ILM | Bladen, Columbus, Robeson | 28 hr |
| Mar 22, 9:37 AM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | GSP | Avery, Mitchell, Yancey | 2 hr |
| Mar 22, 3:02 PM EST | Freeze Warning | GSP | Alexander, Cabarrus, Catawba, Cleveland, Davie, Gaston and 5 more | 16 hr |
| Mar 22, 3:02 PM EST | Freeze Warning | ILM | Bladen, Columbus, Robeson | 16 hr |
| Mar 22, 3:33 PM EST | Freeze Warning | MHX | 16 hr | |
| Mar 23, 5:22 AM EST | Snow Advisory | GSP | Avery, Buncombe, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson and 6 more | 29 hr |
| Mar 23, 11:42 AM EST | Snow Advisory | MRX | Cherokee, Clay | 22 hr |
| Mar 23, 3:10 PM EST | Snow Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Surry, Watauga, Wilkes | 20 hr |
| Mar 23, 3:16 PM EST | Heavy Snow Warning | GSP | Avery, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, Macon, Madison and 3 more | 13 hr |
| Mar 24, 3:13 PM EST | Snow Advisory | GSP | Avery, Graham, Haywood, Madison, Mitchell, Swain and 1 more | 31 hr |
| Mar 24, 3:20 PM EST | Freeze Watch | GSP | Alexander, Cabarrus, Catawba, Cleveland, Davie, Gaston and 5 more | 14 hr |
| Mar 25, 4:54 AM EST | Freeze Warning | GSP | Alexander, Cabarrus, Catawba, Cleveland, Davie, Gaston and 5 more | 25 hr |
| Mar 25, 3:19 PM EST | Freeze Watch | GSP | Alexander, Cabarrus, Catawba, Cleveland, Davie, Gaston and 5 more | 15 hr |
| Mar 25, 3:27 PM EST | Frost Advisory | ILM | Columbus | 17 hr |
| Mar 25, 3:27 PM EST | Freeze Warning | ILM | Bladen, Robeson | 17 hr |
| Mar 25, 9:06 PM EST | Freeze Warning | MHX | 10 hr | |
| Mar 26, 6:37 AM EST | Freeze Warning | GSP | Alexander, Cabarrus, Catawba, Cleveland, Davie, Gaston and 5 more | 23 hr |
| Mar 26, 3:13 PM EST | Frost Advisory | ILM | 17 hr | |
| Mar 26, 3:13 PM EST | Freeze Warning | ILM | Bladen, Columbus, Robeson | 17 hr |
| Mar 26, 3:32 PM EST | Freeze Warning | MHX | 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 | 1 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 1 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 2 |
| Winter | |
| Heavy Snow Warning | 1 |
| Snow Advisory | 6 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 2 |
| Cold | |
| Freeze Warning | 14 |
| Freeze Watch | 7 |
| Frost Advisory | 5 |
| Wind and dust | |
| High Wind Warning | 1 |
| High Wind Watch | 2 |
| Lake Wind Advisory | 10 |
| Wind Advisory | 11 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 6 |
| Marine | |
| Special Marine Warning | 1 |
| Marine Weather Statement | 1 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Avery County16
- Mitchell County16
- Yancey County16
- Madison County15
- Graham County14
- Swain County13
- Alexander County12
- Catawba County12
- Davie County12
- Iredell County12
- Lincoln County12
- Rowan County12
- Bladen County12
- Columbus County12
- Robeson County12
- Cabarrus County11
- Cleveland County11
- Gaston County11
- Haywood County11
- Mecklenburg County11
- Union County11
- Jackson County10
- Macon County10
- Buncombe County9
- Henderson County8
- Transylvania County8
- Alleghany County6
- Ashe County6
- Watauga County6
- Cherokee County6
- Clay County6
- Surry County3
- Wilkes County3
- Beaufort County2
- Dare County2
- Duplin County2
- Greene County2
- Hyde County2
- Jones County2
- Lenoir County2
35 more counties
- Martin County2
- Pamlico County2
- Pitt County2
- Tyrrell County2
- Washington County2
- Anson County2
- Montgomery County2
- Sampson County2
- Stanly County2
- Wayne County2
- Chatham County1
- Cumberland County1
- Durham County1
- Edgecombe County1
- Franklin County1
- Granville County1
- Halifax County1
- Harnett County1
- Hoke County1
- Johnston County1
- Lee County1
- Moore County1
- Nash County1
- Orange County1
- Richmond County1
- Scotland County1
- Vance County1
- Wake County1
- Warren County1
- Wilson County1
- Alamance County1
- Davidson County1
- Forsyth County1
- Guilford County1
- Randolph 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.