Alert archive / North Carolina / 2009
Weather alerts in North Carolina, March 2009
112 weather alerts in March 2009, 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 2009. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 112
- Warnings
- 45
- Watches
- 2
- Advisories
- 58
- Busiest day
- March 1, 200921 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 28, 10:17 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | RAH | Alamance, Anson, Chatham, Davidson, Durham, Forsyth and 14 more | 33 hr |
| Feb 28, 10:23 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MHX | 7 hr | |
| Mar 1, 3:34 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | ILM | Robeson | 23 hr |
| Mar 1, 4:06 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | AKQ | Northampton | 12 hr |
| Mar 1, 4:25 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RAH | Edgecombe, Halifax, Harnett, Hoke, Johnston, Nash and 2 more | 26 hr |
| Mar 1, 4:31 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | MHX | Greene, Lenoir, Martin, Pitt | 25 hr |
| Mar 1, 4:39 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Caswell, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry and 3 more | 28 hr |
| Mar 1, 4:39 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Watauga | 28 hr |
| Mar 1, 5:18 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | GSP | Alexander, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell and 19 more | 23 hr |
| Mar 1, 5:18 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GSP | Graham, Haywood, Jackson, Macon, Madison, Swain and 1 more | 22 hr |
| Mar 1, 5:32 AM EST | Gale Warning | MHX | 34 hr | |
| Mar 1, 11:19 AM EST | River Flood Warning | ILM | Bladen | 5 days |
| Mar 1, 11:22 AM EST | River Flood Warning | ILM | Bladen | 4 days |
| Mar 1, 1:16 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Surry | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 3:19 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | GSP | Union | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 3:44 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | AKQ | Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Gates, Hertford and 3 more | 19 hr |
| Mar 1, 3:57 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | GSP | Cabarrus, Mecklenburg | 6 hr |
| Mar 1, 6:15 PM EST | River Flood Warning | RAH | Anson, Stanly | 17 hr |
| Mar 1, 6:16 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | GSP | Union | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 6:30 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Stanly | 4 hr |
| Mar 1, 6:42 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Hoke | 4 hr |
| Mar 1, 10:01 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | GSP | Cabarrus | 3 hr |
| Mar 2, 12:36 AM EST | River Flood Warning | RAH | Chatham | 10 hr |
| Mar 2, 1:13 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Cabarrus | 3 hr |
| Mar 2, 3:17 AM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | GSP | Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Henderson, Jackson and 6 more | 9 hr |
| Mar 2, 3:25 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MHX | 38 hr | |
| Mar 2, 3:44 AM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | GSP | Avery | 28 hr |
| Mar 2, 7:27 AM EST | High Surf Advisory | MHX | 9 hr | |
| Mar 2, 10:33 AM EST | River Flood Warning | RAH | Johnston | 20 hr |
| Mar 2, 11:02 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RAH | Alamance, Anson, Chatham, Davidson, Durham, Edgecombe and 23 more | 22 hr |
| Mar 2, 2:45 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GSP | Alexander, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell and 22 more | 18 hr |
| Mar 2, 3:32 PM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Watauga | 17 hr |
| Mar 2, 4:17 PM EST | High Surf Advisory | MHX | 3 hr | |
| Mar 2, 7:27 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | MHX | Beaufort, Dare, Duplin, Greene, Hyde, Jones and 6 more | 14 hr |
| Mar 2, 9:59 PM EST | River Flood Warning | ILM | Robeson | 8 days |
| Mar 4, 10:19 AM EST | River Flood Warning | MHX | Greene | 5 days |
| Mar 5, 9:47 AM EST | River Flood Warning | MHX | Lenoir | 6 days |
| Mar 5, 3:16 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MHX | 42 hr | |
| Mar 7, 9:40 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MHX | 49 hr | |
| Mar 8, 4:00 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Watauga | 20 hr |
| Mar 10, 3:26 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | MHX | 4 days | |
| Mar 12, 2:16 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | MHX | 3 hr | |
| Mar 12, 3:59 PM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Watauga | 19 hr |
| Mar 12, 8:16 PM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | GSP | Avery, Mitchell | 15 hr |
| Mar 13, 9:00 PM EDT | Freezing Rain Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Watauga | 12 hr |
| Mar 15, 4:08 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | MHX | Beaufort, Dare, Duplin, Greene, Hyde, Jones and 6 more | 5 hr |
| Mar 16, 9:57 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | MHX | 14 days | |
| Mar 16, 3:16 PM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | GSP | Alexander, Avery, Buncombe, Cabarrus, Catawba, Cleveland and 17 more | 18 hr |
| Mar 18, 3:17 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | RAH | Alamance, Anson, Chatham, Cumberland, Durham, Edgecombe and 22 more | 9 hr |
| Mar 18, 3:22 AM EDT | High Surf Advisory | MHX | 29 hr | |
| Mar 18, 4:07 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | MHX | Beaufort, Duplin, Greene, Lenoir, Martin, Pitt and 1 more | 5 hr |
| Mar 18, 4:09 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | AKQ | Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Gates, Hertford and 3 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 18, 5:13 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | GSP | Alexander, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Catawba, Cleveland and 10 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 19, 7:20 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | MHX | 3 days | |
| Mar 20, 3:17 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | GSP | Cabarrus, Cleveland, Gaston, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Polk and 2 more | 26 hr |
| Mar 20, 3:17 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | GSP | Alexander, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, Davie, Iredell and 2 more | 30 hr |
| Mar 21, 1:59 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | MHX | 12 hr | |
| Mar 21, 3:06 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | ILM | Bladen, Columbus, Robeson | 29 hr |
| Mar 21, 3:36 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | GSP | Alexander, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Catawba, Cleveland and 10 more | 29 hr |
| Mar 21, 1:46 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | MHX | 18 hr | |
| Mar 21, 8:15 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | MHX | Pitt | 36 hr |
| Mar 21, 10:49 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | GSP | Alexander, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Catawba, Davie and 3 more | 10 hr |
| Mar 22, 8:52 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | MHX | Martin | 8 days |
| Mar 23, 4:06 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | MHX | 12 hr | |
| Mar 24, 3:32 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | MRX | Cherokee, Clay | 44 hr |
| Mar 25, 4:25 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Statement | ILM | 28 hr | |
| Mar 26, 3:40 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | GSP | Cabarrus, Catawba, Cleveland, Davie, Gaston, Iredell and 4 more | 11 hr |
| Mar 26, 5:52 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | RAH | Alamance, Anson, Chatham, Cumberland, Davidson, Durham and 16 more | 4 hr |
| Mar 26, 7:42 AM EDT | High Surf Advisory | MHX | 31 hr | |
| Mar 26, 10:15 AM EDT | High Surf Advisory | AKQ | Currituck | 12 hr |
| Mar 26, 10:41 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | RAH | Alamance, Anson, Chatham, Davidson, Durham, Forsyth and 11 more | 79 min |
| Mar 26, 3:52 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Statement | ILM | 28 hr | |
| Mar 27, 4:12 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Caswell, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry and 3 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 27, 4:41 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | GSP | Alexander, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell and 22 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 27, 5:34 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | RAH | Alamance, Chatham, Davidson, Durham, Forsyth, Granville and 10 more | 4 hr |
| Mar 27, 5:05 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Cumberland | 25 min |
| Mar 27, 5:08 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Cumberland, Sampson | 37 min |
| Mar 27, 5:28 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Cumberland | 47 min |
| Mar 27, 5:43 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Cumberland, Sampson | 32 min |
| Mar 27, 5:51 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MHX | Greene | 24 min |
| Mar 27, 5:55 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Beaufort, Bladen, Craven, Cumberland, Duplin, Edgecombe and 15 more | 65 min |
| Mar 27, 5:56 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MHX | Pitt | 49 min |
| Mar 27, 6:12 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MHX | Greene, Pitt | 48 min |
| Mar 27, 6:13 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Cumberland, Harnett, Johnston, Sampson | 51 min |
| Mar 27, 6:15 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Johnston, Sampson, Wayne | 45 min |
| Mar 27, 6:56 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Johnston | 49 min |
| Mar 27, 6:59 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MHX | Pitt | 16 min |
| Mar 27, 7:16 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Johnston, Wake | 31 min |
| Mar 28, 5:19 AM EDT | Coastal Flood Statement | ILM | 15 hr | |
| Mar 28, 4:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Johnston, Wayne | 39 min |
| Mar 28, 4:53 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Carteret, Columbus and 23 more | 67 min |
| Mar 28, 5:38 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Beaufort, Bladen, Brunswick, Carteret, Columbus, Craven and 21 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 28, 8:06 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Beaufort, Bladen, Brunswick, Carteret, Columbus, Craven and 21 more | 84 min |
| Mar 28, 9:33 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILM | Bladen | 20 min |
| Mar 28, 9:35 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Cabarrus | 9 hr |
| Mar 28, 9:39 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Sampson | 51 min |
| Mar 28, 9:48 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Sampson | 42 min |
| Mar 28, 10:03 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MHX | Duplin | 42 min |
| Mar 28, 10:23 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MHX | Duplin | 17 min |
| Mar 28, 10:45 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Union | 2 hr |
| Mar 29, 4:10 AM EDT | High Wind Warning | RNK | Ashe, Watauga | 29 hr |
| Mar 29, 4:10 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Surry, Wilkes | 29 hr |
| Mar 29, 4:55 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | GSP | Alexander, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell and 22 more | 17 hr |
| Mar 29, 9:41 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MHX | 49 min | |
| Mar 29, 2:47 PM EDT | High Wind Warning | GSP | Avery, Mitchell, Yancey | 7 hr |
| Mar 29, 3:17 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | MHX | 13 hr | |
| Mar 29, 5:40 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | RAH | Johnston | 17 hr |
| Mar 29, 8:07 PM EDT | Lake Wind Advisory | GSP | Alexander, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Catawba, Cleveland and 10 more | 2 hr |
| Mar 29, 10:15 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | GSP | Avery, Mitchell, Yancey | 5 hr |
| Mar 30, 10:50 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | MHX | Pitt | 5 days |
| Mar 31, 11:07 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | RAH | Edgecombe | 48 hr |
| Mar 31, 3:46 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | MHX | 48 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 |
| Tornado Warning | 17 |
| Tornado Watch | 1 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 4 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Warning | 4 |
| River Flood Warning | 13 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 5 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Storm Warning | 3 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 1 |
| Freezing Rain Advisory | 1 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 11 |
| Cold | |
| Freeze Warning | 3 |
| Frost Advisory | 4 |
| Wind Chill Advisory | 2 |
| Wind and dust | |
| High Wind Warning | 2 |
| Lake Wind Advisory | 2 |
| Wind Advisory | 5 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 12 |
| Coast and beach | |
| Coastal Flood Advisory | 1 |
| High Surf Advisory | 5 |
| Coastal Flood Statement | 3 |
| Marine | |
| Gale Warning | 1 |
| Special Marine Warning | 1 |
| Small Craft Advisory | 10 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Cabarrus County15
- Pitt County13
- Union County13
- Johnston County12
- Greene County11
- Catawba County11
- Davie County11
- Iredell County11
- Mecklenburg County11
- Rowan County11
- Cumberland County11
- Sampson County11
- Alexander County10
- Avery County10
- Burke County10
- Caldwell County10
- Cleveland County10
- Gaston County10
- Lincoln County10
- McDowell County10
- Hoke County9
- Lenoir County9
- Martin County9
- Mitchell County9
- Polk County9
- Rutherford County9
- Duplin County9
- Stanly County8
- Alleghany County8
- Ashe County8
- Watauga County8
- Yancey County8
- Bladen County8
- Wayne County8
- Chatham County7
- Lee County7
- Wake County7
- Jackson County7
- Transylvania County7
- Beaufort County7
60 more counties
- Alamance County6
- Anson County6
- Durham County6
- Granville County6
- Montgomery County6
- Moore County6
- Orange County6
- Person County6
- Randolph County6
- Richmond County6
- Vance County6
- Robeson County6
- Edgecombe County6
- Harnett County6
- Scotland County6
- Buncombe County6
- Haywood County6
- Henderson County6
- Madison County6
- Jones County6
- Pamlico County6
- Washington County6
- Davidson County5
- Forsyth County5
- Guilford County5
- Wilson County5
- Graham County5
- Macon County5
- Swain County5
- Hyde County5
- Tyrrell County5
- Warren County4
- Nash County4
- Surry County4
- Dare County4
- Columbus County4
- Craven County4
- Onslow County4
- Franklin County3
- Northampton County3
- Halifax County3
- Wilkes County3
- Bertie County3
- Currituck County3
- Brunswick County3
- Carteret County3
- New Hanover County3
- Pender County3
- Caswell County2
- Rockingham County2
- Stokes County2
- Yadkin County2
- Camden County2
- Chowan County2
- Gates County2
- Hertford County2
- Pasquotank County2
- Perquimans County2
- Cherokee County1
- Clay County1
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Sources
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