Weather alerts in North Carolina, December 2008

146 weather alerts in December 2008, 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 2008. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts: 146
Warnings: 28
Watches: 10
Advisories: 95
Busiest day: December 11, 200827 alerts

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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, 11:10 AM EST	Lake Wind Advisory	GSP	Cabarrus, Cleveland, Gaston, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Polk and 2 more	7 hr
Dec 1, 1:10 PM EST	Wind Advisory	MHX	Dare, Hyde	5 hr
Dec 2, 11:40 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	MHX		2 hr
Dec 4, 7:21 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory	MHX		28 hr
Dec 6, 2:50 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	MHX		52 hr
Dec 6, 3:50 AM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	GSP	Avery, Mitchell, Yancey	26 hr
Dec 6, 3:33 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	RNK	Ashe, Watauga	20 hr
Dec 7, 2:48 AM EST	Lake Wind Advisory	GSP	Buncombe, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Madison, Polk and 3 more	9 hr
Dec 7, 2:48 AM EST	Wind Advisory	GSP	Avery, Burke, Caldwell, McDowell, Mitchell, Yancey	9 hr
Dec 7, 3:25 AM EST	Wind Advisory	RNK	Alleghany, Ashe, Watauga	8 hr
Dec 7, 5:16 AM EST	High Wind Warning	RNK	Ashe, Watauga	6 hr
Dec 8, 3:37 PM EST	Wind Advisory	MRX	Cherokee, Clay	42 hr
Dec 8, 4:05 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory	MHX		5 days
Dec 9, 3:51 AM EST	Lake Wind Advisory	GSP	Avery, Buncombe, Henderson, Jackson, Macon, Mitchell and 1 more	14 hr
Dec 9, 3:51 AM EST	Wind Advisory	GSP	Avery, Buncombe, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson and 6 more	31 hr
Dec 9, 3:52 PM EST	High Wind Warning	MRX	Cherokee, Clay	18 hr
Dec 10, 3:51 AM EST	Flash Flood Watch	GSP	Henderson, Jackson, Macon, Transylvania	9 hr
Dec 10, 4:39 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Graham, Swain	66 min
Dec 10, 8:37 AM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	MRX	Cherokee	3 hr
Dec 10, 1:30 PM EST	Flood Watch	MRX	Cherokee, Clay	24 hr
Dec 10, 2:39 PM EST	Flood Watch	GSP	Alexander, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell and 22 more	27 hr
Dec 10, 3:09 PM EST	Flash Flood Watch	RAH	Alamance, Anson, Chatham, Cumberland, Davidson, Durham and 25 more	29 hr
Dec 10, 3:19 PM EST	Flash Flood Watch	RNK	Alleghany, Ashe, Caswell, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry and 3 more	30 hr
Dec 10, 3:59 PM EST	Gale Warning	MHX		35 hr
Dec 10, 3:59 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory	MHX		39 hr
Dec 10, 4:25 PM EST	Wind Advisory	MHX	Dare, Hyde	35 hr
Dec 10, 4:47 PM EST	Marine Weather Statement	MHX		14 hr
Dec 11, 3:39 AM EST	High Surf Advisory	MHX		29 hr
Dec 11, 9:53 AM EST	River Flood Advisory	GSP	Henderson, Transylvania	24 hr
Dec 11, 10:01 AM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Avery, Bladen, Brunswick and 56 more	119 min
Dec 11, 10:11 AM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	MRX	Cherokee, Clay	6 hr
Dec 11, 11:00 AM EST	Tornado Watch	SPC	Anson, Bladen, Brunswick, Cabarrus, Chatham, Columbus and 23 more	8 hr
Dec 11, 11:30 AM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Beaufort, Bertie, Carteret, Chowan, Craven, Dare and 10 more	30 min
Dec 11, 11:42 AM EST	Special Marine Warning	MHX		63 min
Dec 11, 11:43 AM EST	Tornado Watch	SPC	Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Craven and 25 more	9 hr
Dec 11, 11:45 AM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	GSP	Rutherford	2 hr
Dec 11, 1:28 PM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Anson, Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden and 45 more	92 min
Dec 11, 2:25 PM EST	Flash Flood Warning	RNK	Caswell	6 hr
Dec 11, 2:41 PM EST	Tornado Warning	RAH	Cumberland	34 min
Dec 11, 2:43 PM EST	Tornado Warning	AKQ	Camden, Currituck, Pasquotank	32 min
Dec 11, 2:47 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	GSP	Avery, Buncombe, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, Macon and 4 more	15 hr
Dec 11, 3:02 PM EST	Tornado Warning	ILM	Brunswick, Columbus	43 min
Dec 11, 3:07 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILM	Bladen, Robeson	24 min
Dec 11, 3:08 PM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	GSP	Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, McDowell, Mitchell and 3 more	112 min
Dec 11, 3:13 PM EST	Tornado Warning	ILM	Bladen, Robeson	19 min
Dec 11, 3:14 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Harnett, Johnston, Wake	37 min
Dec 11, 3:17 PM EST	Tornado Watch	SPC	Currituck	6 hr
Dec 11, 3:25 PM EST	Special Marine Warning	MHX		35 min
Dec 11, 3:45 PM EST	Tornado Warning	MHX	Carteret	45 min
Dec 11, 3:49 PM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	RAH	Cumberland, Durham, Edgecombe, Franklin, Granville, Halifax and 8 more	3 hr
Dec 11, 3:57 PM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Cabarrus, Camden and 49 more	2 hr
Dec 11, 4:17 PM EST	Tornado Warning	MHX	Carteret, Craven, Pamlico	28 min
Dec 11, 4:49 PM EST	Tornado Warning	RAH	Franklin, Warren	26 min
Dec 11, 6:58 PM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	RAH	Chatham, Cumberland, Durham, Edgecombe, Franklin, Granville and 14 more	3 hr
Dec 11, 7:01 PM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Craven and 14 more	89 min
Dec 11, 8:27 PM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Surry	6 hr
Dec 11, 10:29 PM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Surry	4 hr
Dec 12, 12:28 AM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	GSP	Cabarrus	92 min
Dec 12, 6:29 AM EST	Gale Warning	MHX		6 hr
Dec 12, 7:40 AM EST	River Flood Warning	RAH	Johnston	3 hr
Dec 12, 7:40 AM EST	River Flood Warning	RAH	Johnston	23 hr
Dec 13, 3:08 PM EST	Wind Advisory	MRX	Cherokee, Clay	37 hr
Dec 14, 7:50 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	MHX		3 days
Dec 15, 4:15 AM EST	Wind Advisory	MRX	Cherokee, Clay	7 hr
Dec 16, 2:58 AM EST	Dense Fog Advisory	ILM	Bladen, Columbus, Robeson	5 hr
Dec 16, 5:07 AM EST	Dense Fog Advisory	GSP	Alexander, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell and 14 more	5 hr
Dec 16, 5:43 AM EST	Dense Fog Advisory	RAH	Anson, Chatham, Cumberland, Edgecombe, Franklin, Harnett and 13 more	6 hr
Dec 16, 8:24 AM EST	Dense Fog Advisory	ILM	Bladen, Columbus, Robeson	3 hr
Dec 16, 11:48 AM EST	Marine Weather Statement	MHX		2 hr
Dec 17, 4:21 AM EST	Marine Weather Statement	MHX		4 hr
Dec 17, 6:05 AM EST	Dense Fog Advisory	GSP	Cabarrus, Gaston, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Union	4 hr
Dec 17, 10:47 AM EST	Dense Fog Advisory	GSP	Cabarrus, Cleveland, Gaston, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Polk and 2 more	3 hr
Dec 17, 12:27 PM EST	Marine Weather Statement	MHX		11 hr
Dec 17, 11:40 PM EST	Dense Fog Advisory	RNK	Caswell, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry, Wilkes, Yadkin	12 hr
Dec 17, 11:56 PM EST	Dense Fog Advisory	RAH	Alamance, Anson, Chatham, Davidson, Durham, Forsyth and 13 more	11 hr
Dec 18, 3:08 AM EST	Dense Fog Advisory	GSP	Alexander, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Catawba, Cleveland and 10 more	7 hr
Dec 18, 8:12 AM EST	Marine Weather Statement	MHX		108 min
Dec 18, 2:32 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory	MHX		43 hr
Dec 18, 2:40 PM EST	Dense Fog Advisory	GSP	Alexander, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell and 22 more	18 hr
Dec 18, 2:50 PM EST	Dense Fog Advisory	RAH	Alamance, Anson, Chatham, Cumberland, Davidson, Durham and 25 more	20 hr
Dec 18, 3:55 PM EST	Dense Fog Advisory	RNK	Caswell, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry, Wilkes, Yadkin	20 hr
Dec 18, 3:58 PM EST	Marine Weather Statement	MHX		18 hr
Dec 18, 4:00 PM EST	Dense Fog Advisory	MHX	Beaufort, Dare, Duplin, Greene, Hyde, Jones and 6 more	18 hr
Dec 18, 8:06 PM EST	Dense Fog Advisory	AKQ	Northampton	13 hr
Dec 19, 3:13 AM EST	Dense Fog Advisory	ILM	Bladen, Columbus, Robeson	6 hr
Dec 19, 4:18 AM EST	Marine Dense Fog Advisory	MHX		6 hr
Dec 19, 4:37 AM EST	Wind Advisory	RNK	Alleghany, Ashe, Surry, Watauga, Wilkes	17 hr
Dec 19, 10:06 AM EST	Dense Fog Advisory	MHX	Beaufort, Duplin, Greene, Jones, Lenoir, Martin and 2 more	113 min
Dec 19, 10:11 AM EST	Wind Advisory	MRX	Cherokee, Clay	11 hr
Dec 19, 10:13 AM EST	Lake Wind Advisory	GSP	Alexander, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell and 22 more	9 hr
Dec 19, 2:30 PM EST	Wind Advisory	GSP	Alexander, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell and 22 more	7 hr
Dec 20, 10:15 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	MHX		50 hr
Dec 21, 4:06 AM EST	Gale Warning	MHX		32 hr
Dec 21, 4:21 AM EST	Lake Wind Advisory	GSP	Alexander, Buncombe, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Catawba and 19 more	26 hr
Dec 21, 4:21 AM EST	Wind Advisory	GSP	Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Henderson, McDowell and 4 more	26 hr
Dec 21, 4:32 AM EST	Wind Chill Advisory	GSP	Avery, Buncombe, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson and 6 more	28 hr
Dec 21, 3:08 PM EST	Wind Chill Advisory	MRX	Cherokee, Clay	19 hr
Dec 21, 3:12 PM EST	Wind Advisory	RNK	Alleghany, Ashe, Watauga	18 hr
Dec 21, 3:20 PM EST	Wind Chill Advisory	RNK	Alleghany, Ashe, Watauga	21 hr
Dec 22, 6:04 AM EST	Wind Advisory	MHX		4 hr
Dec 22, 12:21 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory	MHX		4 hr
Dec 23, 3:54 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	MHX		58 hr
Dec 23, 3:11 PM EST	Wind Advisory	MRX	Cherokee, Clay	31 hr
Dec 23, 4:45 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	RNK	Alleghany, Ashe, Watauga	11 hr
Dec 23, 5:25 PM EST	Freezing Rain Advisory	GSP	Avery, Burke, Caldwell, McDowell, Mitchell, Yancey	7 hr
Dec 24, 9:12 AM EST	High Wind Warning	MRX	Cherokee, Clay	13 hr
Dec 24, 9:14 AM EST	Wind Advisory	GSP	Avery, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, Macon, Madison and 3 more	10 hr
Dec 24, 7:25 PM EST	Wind Advisory	GSP	Avery, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, Macon, Madison and 3 more	3 hr
Dec 26, 4:27 AM EST	Freezing Rain Advisory	RNK	Alleghany, Ashe, Watauga	6 hr
Dec 27, 3:12 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	MHX		57 hr
Dec 27, 5:03 AM EST	Dense Fog Advisory	ILM	Bladen, Columbus	7 hr
Dec 27, 5:25 AM EST	Dense Fog Advisory	MHX	Beaufort, Duplin, Greene, Jones, Lenoir, Martin and 2 more	4 hr
Dec 27, 6:31 AM EST	Marine Weather Statement	MHX		2 hr
Dec 27, 8:10 AM EST	Dense Fog Advisory	GSP	Cabarrus, Cleveland, Gaston, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Union	4 hr
Dec 27, 9:06 AM EST	Dense Fog Advisory	MHX	Beaufort, Dare, Duplin, Greene, Hyde, Jones and 6 more	3 hr
Dec 27, 9:09 AM EST	Marine Dense Fog Advisory	MHX		3 hr
Dec 27, 9:28 AM EST	Dense Fog Advisory	RAH	Alamance, Anson, Chatham, Cumberland, Davidson, Guilford and 11 more	3 hr
Dec 27, 12:15 PM EST	Marine Weather Statement	MHX		4 hr
Dec 27, 2:08 PM EST	Wind Advisory	GSP	Avery, Buncombe, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, Macon and 5 more	20 hr
Dec 27, 3:10 PM EST	Wind Advisory	MRX	Cherokee, Clay	19 hr
Dec 27, 3:26 PM EST	Dense Fog Advisory	MHX	Beaufort, Dare, Duplin, Greene, Hyde, Jones and 6 more	15 hr
Dec 27, 3:54 PM EST	Marine Dense Fog Advisory	MHX		14 hr
Dec 27, 5:34 PM EST	Dense Fog Advisory	RAH	Alamance, Anson, Chatham, Cumberland, Davidson, Durham and 25 more	12 hr
Dec 27, 8:01 PM EST	Dense Fog Advisory	GSP	Alexander, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Catawba, Cleveland and 10 more	11 hr
Dec 27, 9:12 PM EST	Dense Fog Advisory	ILM	Bladen, Columbus, Robeson	8 hr
Dec 28, 3:22 AM EST	Dense Fog Advisory	AKQ	Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Gates, Hertford and 3 more	3 hr
Dec 29, 3:17 PM EST	High Wind Watch	GSP	Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Henderson, McDowell and 3 more	23 hr
Dec 29, 8:58 PM EST	Wind Advisory	RNK	Alleghany, Ashe, Surry, Watauga, Wilkes	9 hr
Dec 29, 9:13 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory	MHX		6 hr
Dec 30, 3:34 AM EST	High Wind Watch	RNK	Alleghany, Ashe, Watauga	11 hr
Dec 30, 3:35 AM EST	Gale Warning	MHX		47 hr
Dec 30, 3:35 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory for Winds	MHX		5 hr
Dec 30, 3:35 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory for Winds	MHX		13 hr
Dec 30, 9:59 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	MHX		25 hr
Dec 30, 2:21 PM EST	High Wind Warning	RNK	Alleghany, Ashe, Surry, Watauga, Wilkes	31 hr
Dec 30, 2:21 PM EST	Wind Advisory	RNK	Caswell, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry, Wilkes, Yadkin	31 hr
Dec 30, 2:46 PM EST	High Wind Warning	GSP	Alexander, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba and 8 more	27 hr
Dec 30, 2:46 PM EST	Wind Advisory	GSP	Alexander, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Cleveland, Davie and 16 more	27 hr
Dec 30, 3:09 PM EST	Red Flag Warning	GSP	Alexander, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Catawba, Cleveland and 10 more	27 hr
Dec 31, 2:58 AM EST	Wind Advisory	MHX		22 hr
Dec 31, 3:29 AM EST	Wind Advisory	RAH	Alamance, Anson, Chatham, Davidson, Durham, Edgecombe and 20 more	12 hr
Dec 31, 4:43 AM EST	Wind Advisory	AKQ	Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Gates, Hertford and 3 more	17 hr
Dec 31, 11:17 AM EST	Red Flag Warning	AKQ	Bertie, Gates, Hertford, Northampton	7 hr
Dec 31, 11:19 AM EST	Red Flag Warning	RNK	Caswell, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry, Wilkes, Yadkin	10 hr
Dec 31, 11:37 AM EST	Red Flag Warning	RAH	Alamance, Anson, Chatham, Cumberland, Davidson, Durham and 25 more	6 hr
Dec 31, 6:53 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory	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	3
Tornado Warning	7
Tornado Watch	3
Mesoscale Discussion	5
Flooding
Flash Flood Warning	1
River Flood Warning	2
Flash Flood Watch	3
Flood Watch	2
Areal Flood Advisory	9
River Flood Advisory	1
Winter
Freezing Rain Advisory	2
Winter Weather Advisory	4
Cold
Wind Chill Advisory	3
Wind and dust
High Wind Warning	5
High Wind Watch	2
Lake Wind Advisory	5
Wind Advisory	25
Fire
Red Flag Warning	4
Fog and smoke
Dense Fog Advisory	26
Coast and beach
High Surf Advisory	1
Marine
Gale Warning	4
Special Marine Warning	2
Marine Dense Fog Advisory	3
Small Craft Advisory	14
Small Craft Advisory for Winds	2
Marine Weather Statement	8

By county

Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.

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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.