Alert archive / North Carolina / 2008
Weather alerts in North Carolina, February 2008
139 weather alerts in February 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 February 2008. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 139
- Warnings
- 49
- Watches
- 17
- Advisories
- 61
- Busiest day
- February 18, 200826 alerts
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 31, 7:34 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Burke, Caldwell, McDowell and 5 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 1, 10:59 AM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | GSP | Alexander, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell and 22 more | 7 hr |
| Feb 1, 11:26 AM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | MRX | Cherokee, Clay | 8 hr |
| Feb 1, 2:08 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | MHX | 67 min | |
| Feb 1, 3:00 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Hyde and 5 more | 2 hr |
| Feb 1, 3:08 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | MHX | 97 min | |
| Feb 1, 4:16 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | MHX | 59 min | |
| Feb 1, 7:10 PM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Watauga | 5 hr |
| Feb 1, 7:24 PM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | GSP | Avery, Burke, Caldwell, McDowell, Mitchell, Yancey | 5 hr |
| Feb 4, 5:37 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | ILM | Bladen, Columbus, Robeson | 16 hr |
| Feb 5, 2:25 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | MHX | Beaufort, Duplin, Greene, Jones, Lenoir, Martin and 2 more | 5 hr |
| Feb 5, 3:02 AM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | Avery, Buncombe, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson and 6 more | 39 hr |
| Feb 5, 3:10 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | MRX | Cherokee, Clay | 6 hr |
| Feb 5, 3:10 AM EST | Wind Advisory | MRX | Cherokee, Clay | 40 hr |
| Feb 5, 3:15 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | RAH | Anson, Cumberland, Edgecombe, Harnett, Hoke, Johnston and 9 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 5, 2:49 PM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | GSP | Alexander, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Catawba, Cleveland and 10 more | 27 hr |
| Feb 5, 3:53 PM EST | Marine Weather Statement | MHX | 27 hr | |
| Feb 5, 7:28 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | MHX | 15 hr | |
| Feb 5, 7:50 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | ILM | Columbus | 25 hr |
| Feb 6, 2:41 AM EST | High Wind Warning | MRX | Cherokee, Clay | 16 hr |
| Feb 6, 3:29 AM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Watauga | 15 hr |
| Feb 6, 8:25 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Graham, Swain | 65 min |
| Feb 6, 8:49 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham and 10 more | 116 min |
| Feb 6, 10:28 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | MHX | 3 hr | |
| Feb 8, 2:52 PM EST | High Wind Watch | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Watauga | 13 hr |
| Feb 8, 3:21 PM EST | High Wind Watch | GSP | Avery, Burke, Caldwell, McDowell, Mitchell, Yancey | 13 hr |
| Feb 9, 3:18 AM EST | Fire Weather Watch | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Caswell, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry and 3 more | 10 hr |
| Feb 9, 3:29 AM EST | High Wind Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Stokes, Surry, Watauga, Wilkes | 46 hr |
| Feb 9, 3:29 AM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Caswell, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry, Wilkes, Yadkin | 42 hr |
| Feb 9, 4:25 AM EST | High Wind Warning | GSP | Alexander, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba and 8 more | 45 hr |
| Feb 9, 4:25 AM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | GSP | Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Graham, Haywood and 11 more | 18 hr |
| Feb 9, 4:25 AM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | Alexander, Buncombe, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Catawba and 19 more | 45 hr |
| Feb 9, 4:36 AM EST | Fire Weather Watch | ILM | Bladen, Columbus, Robeson | 11 hr |
| Feb 9, 4:48 AM EST | Fire Weather Watch | AKQ | Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Gates, Hertford and 3 more | 12 hr |
| Feb 9, 5:15 AM EST | Fire Weather Watch | RAH | Alamance, Anson, Chatham, Cumberland, Davidson, Durham and 25 more | 10 hr |
| Feb 9, 5:28 AM EST | Fire Weather Watch | MHX | Beaufort, Dare, Duplin, Greene, Hyde, Jones and 6 more | 9 hr |
| Feb 9, 5:45 AM EST | Fire Weather Watch | GSP | Alexander, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell and 22 more | 10 hr |
| Feb 9, 1:33 PM EST | Red Flag Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Caswell, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry and 3 more | 31 hr |
| Feb 9, 1:34 PM EST | Red Flag Warning | GSP | Alexander, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell and 22 more | 31 hr |
| Feb 9, 2:35 PM EST | Red Flag Warning | MHX | Beaufort, Dare, Duplin, Greene, Hyde, Jones and 6 more | 30 hr |
| Feb 9, 3:00 PM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | MRX | Cherokee, Clay | 29 hr |
| Feb 9, 3:02 PM EST | Red Flag Warning | RAH | Alamance, Anson, Chatham, Cumberland, Davidson, Durham and 25 more | 30 hr |
| Feb 9, 3:24 PM EST | Red Flag Warning | ILM | Bladen, Columbus, Robeson | 29 hr |
| Feb 9, 3:49 PM EST | Wind Advisory | AKQ | Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Gates, Hertford and 3 more | 32 hr |
| Feb 9, 4:35 PM EST | Red Flag Warning | AKQ | Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Gates, Hertford and 3 more | 28 hr |
| Feb 10, 3:47 AM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | GSP | Cabarrus, Catawba, Cleveland, Davie, Gaston, Graham and 10 more | 20 hr |
| Feb 10, 10:30 AM EST | Wind Advisory | RAH | Alamance, Anson, Chatham, Davidson, Durham, Edgecombe and 18 more | 11 hr |
| Feb 10, 11:05 AM EST | Wind Advisory | MHX | Dare | 10 hr |
| Feb 10, 9:50 PM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Watauga | 11 hr |
| Feb 11, 1:09 AM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | GSP | Avery, Burke, Caldwell, McDowell, Madison, Mitchell and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 12, 3:50 AM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | GSP | Avery, Buncombe, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson and 6 more | 24 hr |
| Feb 12, 4:05 AM EST | Wind Advisory | MRX | Cherokee, Clay | 15 hr |
| Feb 12, 3:54 PM EST | High Surf Advisory | MHX | 42 hr | |
| Feb 13, 12:10 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Beaufort, Bladen, Brunswick, Carteret, Columbus, Craven and 8 more | 2 hr |
| Feb 13, 1:21 AM EST | Wind Advisory | MHX | 13 hr | |
| Feb 13, 5:23 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Brunswick, Craven, Duplin, Jones, Lenoir, New Hanover and 2 more | 67 min |
| Feb 13, 6:17 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Carteret, Dare, Hyde, Pamlico, Tyrrell | 88 min |
| Feb 13, 7:38 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | MHX | 22 min | |
| Feb 13, 8:43 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | MHX | 47 min | |
| Feb 13, 11:07 AM EST | Snow Advisory | GSP | Avery, Graham, Haywood, Madison, Mitchell, Swain and 1 more | 13 hr |
| Feb 13, 11:10 AM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | GSP | Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Henderson, McDowell and 5 more | 17 hr |
| Feb 13, 10:10 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | AKQ | Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Gates, Hertford and 3 more | 10 hr |
| Feb 13, 10:49 PM EST | Snow Advisory | RNK | Caswell | 3 hr |
| Feb 17, 2:57 AM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | MRX | Cherokee, Clay | 16 hr |
| Feb 17, 4:09 AM EST | Wind Advisory | MHX | 30 hr | |
| Feb 17, 4:16 AM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | GSP | Avery, Buncombe, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson and 6 more | 15 hr |
| Feb 17, 11:05 AM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | Graham, Haywood, Jackson, Madison, Swain | 10 hr |
| Feb 17, 4:09 PM EST | High Surf Advisory | MHX | 24 hr | |
| Feb 17, 7:06 PM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | GSP | Avery, Buncombe, Henderson, Jackson, Macon, Mitchell and 2 more | 114 min |
| Feb 18, 2:04 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Carteret, Chowan and 22 more | 26 min |
| Feb 18, 2:13 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Cumberland, Sampson | 32 min |
| Feb 18, 2:28 AM EST | Tornado Warning | RAH | Sampson | 32 min |
| Feb 18, 2:30 AM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Beaufort, Bladen, Brunswick, Carteret, Columbus, Craven and 26 more | 7 hr |
| Feb 18, 2:45 AM EST | Tornado Warning | ILM | Robeson | 30 min |
| Feb 18, 2:58 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Wayne | 47 min |
| Feb 18, 3:11 AM EST | Tornado Warning | RAH | Wayne | 34 min |
| Feb 18, 3:26 AM EST | Tornado Warning | ILM | Bladen | 19 min |
| Feb 18, 3:35 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MHX | Lenoir | 25 min |
| Feb 18, 3:38 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Sampson | 37 min |
| Feb 18, 3:45 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Gates, Hertford, Northampton and 2 more | 30 min |
| Feb 18, 3:59 AM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Gates, Hertford and 3 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 18, 4:06 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Bertie | 54 min |
| Feb 18, 4:32 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MHX | Duplin | 43 min |
| Feb 18, 4:56 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MHX | Washington | 34 min |
| Feb 18, 4:58 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Chowan, Gates, Hertford, Perquimans | 54 min |
| Feb 18, 4:58 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MHX | Jones | 47 min |
| Feb 18, 5:11 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Bertie | 34 min |
| Feb 18, 5:30 AM EST | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Perquimans | 20 min |
| Feb 18, 5:36 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Camden, Currituck, Pasquotank | 3 hr |
| Feb 18, 5:41 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Pasquotank | 26 min |
| Feb 18, 5:55 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Camden, Currituck | 35 min |
| Feb 18, 6:18 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Beaufort, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Craven and 12 more | 57 min |
| Feb 18, 6:27 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | MHX | 63 min | |
| Feb 18, 3:24 PM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | GSP | Alexander, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell and 22 more | 27 hr |
| Feb 18, 7:25 PM EST | Red Flag Warning | GSP | Alexander, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Catawba, Cleveland and 6 more | 23 hr |
| Feb 18, 7:37 PM EST | Red Flag Warning | RAH | Alamance, Chatham, Davidson, Forsyth, Granville, Guilford and 3 more | 22 hr |
| Feb 18, 9:31 PM EST | Red Flag Warning | RNK | Caswell, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry, Wilkes, Yadkin | 20 hr |
| Feb 19, 2:41 AM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | MRX | Cherokee, Clay | 15 hr |
| Feb 19, 3:13 AM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Watauga | 15 hr |
| Feb 19, 3:55 AM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Graham, Haywood and 11 more | 16 hr |
| Feb 19, 3:36 PM EST | Red Flag Warning | RNK | Caswell, Rockingham, Stokes, Yadkin | 26 hr |
| Feb 19, 3:37 PM EST | Fire Weather Watch | ILM | Bladen, Columbus, Robeson | 17 hr |
| Feb 19, 3:37 PM EST | Fire Weather Watch | MHX | Beaufort, Dare, Duplin, Greene, Hyde, Jones and 6 more | 13 hr |
| Feb 19, 3:44 PM EST | Red Flag Warning | GSP | Alexander, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Catawba, Cleveland and 10 more | 28 hr |
| Feb 19, 4:29 PM EST | Red Flag Warning | RAH | Alamance, Anson, Chatham, Cumberland, Davidson, Durham and 25 more | 27 hr |
| Feb 20, 3:49 AM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | GSP | Alexander, Buncombe, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Catawba and 19 more | 14 hr |
| Feb 20, 3:49 AM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | Avery, Mitchell, Yancey | 14 hr |
| Feb 20, 4:16 AM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Watauga | 11 hr |
| Feb 20, 4:20 AM EST | Red Flag Warning | MHX | Beaufort, Dare, Duplin, Greene, Hyde, Jones and 6 more | 15 hr |
| Feb 20, 8:08 AM EST | Red Flag Warning | ILM | Bladen, Columbus, Robeson | 12 hr |
| Feb 21, 4:01 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RAH | Alamance, Davidson, Forsyth, Franklin, Granville, Guilford and 5 more | 29 hr |
| Feb 21, 4:48 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Surry, Watauga, Wilkes | 11 hr |
| Feb 21, 4:48 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Caswell, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry and 3 more | 31 hr |
| Feb 21, 4:52 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | GSP | Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Henderson, McDowell and 4 more | 11 hr |
| Feb 21, 4:52 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GSP | Alexander, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba and 9 more | 29 hr |
| Feb 21, 3:35 PM EST | Ice Storm Warning | GSP | Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Henderson, McDowell and 4 more | 9 hr |
| Feb 21, 3:48 PM EST | Ice Storm Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Surry, Watauga, Wilkes | 7 hr |
| Feb 22, 12:40 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bertie, Chowan, Franklin, Gates, Granville, Halifax and 7 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 23, 2:28 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | GSP | Alexander, Buncombe, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Catawba and 21 more | 8 hr |
| Feb 23, 2:53 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | MRX | Cherokee, Clay | 7 hr |
| Feb 23, 4:23 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | ILM | Robeson | 5 hr |
| Feb 23, 5:19 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | RAH | Anson, Cumberland, Davidson, Forsyth, Guilford, Hoke and 6 more | 5 hr |
| Feb 23, 9:26 AM EST | River Flood Warning | ILM | Robeson | 12 hr |
| Feb 25, 3:29 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | GSP | Avery, Graham, Haywood, Madison, Mitchell, Swain and 1 more | 24 hr |
| Feb 25, 6:36 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | GSP | Alexander, Cabarrus, Catawba, Davie, Gaston, Iredell and 3 more | 3 hr |
| Feb 25, 3:31 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | RNK | Ashe, Watauga | 13 hr |
| Feb 25, 3:35 PM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | GSP | Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Graham, Haywood and 11 more | 12 hr |
| Feb 26, 3:31 AM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | Alexander, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell and 22 more | 26 hr |
| Feb 26, 3:40 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | GSP | Avery, Graham, Haywood, Madison, Mitchell, Swain and 1 more | 50 hr |
| Feb 26, 3:40 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GSP | Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell and 4 more | 44 hr |
| Feb 26, 4:12 AM EST | Heavy Snow Warning | RNK | Ashe, Watauga | 50 hr |
| Feb 26, 4:24 AM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Watauga | 36 hr |
| Feb 26, 11:01 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, Cumberland, Duplin, Harnett and 7 more | 59 min |
| Feb 26, 11:25 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Brunswick, Columbus, New Hanover, Pender | 5 hr |
| Feb 26, 1:57 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | MHX | 63 min | |
| Feb 26, 2:05 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | MHX | 55 min | |
| Feb 26, 2:48 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | MHX | 42 min | |
| Feb 26, 3:05 PM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | GSP | Alexander, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Catawba, Cleveland and 10 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 29, 6:53 PM EST | Snow Advisory | GSP | Avery, Haywood, Jackson, Mitchell, Swain, Yancey | 3 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 | 13 |
| Tornado Warning | 5 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 1 |
| Tornado Watch | 2 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 11 |
| Flooding | |
| River Flood Warning | 1 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 1 |
| Winter | |
| Heavy Snow Warning | 1 |
| Ice Storm Warning | 2 |
| Winter Storm Warning | 1 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 4 |
| Snow Advisory | 3 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 5 |
| Cold | |
| Wind Chill Advisory | 1 |
| Wind and dust | |
| High Wind Warning | 3 |
| High Wind Watch | 2 |
| Lake Wind Advisory | 18 |
| Wind Advisory | 19 |
| Fire | |
| Red Flag Warning | 14 |
| Fire Weather Watch | 8 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 12 |
| Coast and beach | |
| High Surf Advisory | 2 |
| Marine | |
| Special Marine Warning | 9 |
| Marine Weather Statement | 1 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Mitchell County28
- Yancey County28
- Avery County27
- Burke County25
- Caldwell County25
- McDowell County24
- Buncombe County22
- Henderson County22
- Madison County22
- Swain County22
- Graham County21
- Haywood County21
- Jackson County20
- Polk County19
- Rutherford County19
- Macon County18
- Transylvania County18
- Ashe County17
- Watauga County17
- Catawba County16
- Davie County16
- Iredell County16
- Rowan County16
- Alexander County15
- Alleghany County14
- Cabarrus County14
- Gaston County14
- Lincoln County14
- Mecklenburg County14
- Cleveland County13
- Union County12
- Perquimans County12
- Chowan County11
- Pamlico County11
- Columbus County11
- Robeson County11
- Duplin County11
- Jones County11
- Lenoir County11
- Cherokee County10
60 more counties
- Clay County10
- Camden County10
- Currituck County10
- Dare County10
- Hyde County10
- Pasquotank County10
- Bladen County10
- Sampson County10
- Surry County9
- Wilkes County9
- Tyrrell County9
- Washington County9
- Beaufort County9
- Cumberland County9
- Wayne County9
- Bertie County9
- Gates County8
- Hertford County8
- Greene County7
- Martin County7
- Pitt County7
- Wilson County7
- Caswell County7
- Stokes County7
- Northampton County7
- Davidson County7
- Forsyth County7
- Granville County7
- Guilford County7
- Halifax County7
- Nash County7
- Person County7
- Brunswick County7
- New Hanover County7
- Pender County7
- Carteret County6
- Anson County6
- Edgecombe County6
- Harnett County6
- Hoke County6
- Montgomery County6
- Moore County6
- Richmond County6
- Scotland County6
- Stanly County6
- Rockingham County6
- Yadkin County6
- Alamance County6
- Franklin County6
- Randolph County6
- Vance County6
- Warren County6
- Onslow County6
- Johnston County5
- Lee County5
- Chatham County5
- Orange County5
- Craven County5
- Durham County4
- Wake County4
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Sources
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