Alert archive / North Carolina / 2011
Weather alerts in North Carolina, February 2011
142 weather alerts in February 2011, 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 2011. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 142
- Warnings
- 36
- Watches
- 21
- Advisories
- 62
- Busiest day
- February 28, 201143 alerts
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 31, 9:51 PM EST | Freezing Rain Advisory | GSP | Avery, Burke, Caldwell, McDowell, Mitchell, Yancey | 9 hr |
| Jan 31, 9:54 PM EST | Freezing Fog Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Watauga | 9 hr |
| Feb 1, 3:10 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MHX | 60 hr | |
| Feb 1, 3:59 AM EST | Wind Advisory | MRX | Cherokee, Clay | 31 hr |
| Feb 1, 4:35 AM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Graham, Haywood and 11 more | 43 hr |
| Feb 1, 2:45 PM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | GSP | Alexander, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Catawba, Cleveland and 10 more | 27 hr |
| Feb 1, 3:19 PM EST | High Wind Watch | RNK | Ashe, Watauga | 13 hr |
| Feb 1, 3:19 PM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Surry, Watauga, Wilkes | 37 hr |
| Feb 1, 3:41 PM EST | Gale Warning | MHX | 25 hr | |
| Feb 2, 4:33 AM EST | High Wind Warning | RNK | Ashe, Watauga | 23 hr |
| Feb 2, 5:13 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Pender | 62 min |
| Feb 2, 7:05 AM EST | High Surf Advisory | MHX | 11 hr | |
| Feb 3, 3:22 PM EST | Freezing Rain Advisory | GSP | Alexander, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba and 14 more | 24 hr |
| Feb 3, 3:39 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MHX | 60 hr | |
| Feb 3, 3:45 PM EST | Freezing Rain Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Surry, Watauga, Wilkes, Yadkin | 41 hr |
| Feb 3, 6:19 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | MRX | Cherokee, Clay | 13 hr |
| Feb 3, 6:54 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GSP | Henderson, Jackson, Macon, Transylvania | 8 hr |
| Feb 3, 9:50 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RAH | Davidson, Forsyth, Guilford, Randolph | 13 hr |
| Feb 4, 12:24 PM EST | Freezing Rain Advisory | GSP | Transylvania | 2 hr |
| Feb 5, 7:39 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | ILM | 2 hr | |
| Feb 7, 3:42 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MHX | 54 hr | |
| Feb 7, 2:51 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GSP | Avery, Graham, Haywood, Madison, Mitchell, Swain and 1 more | 15 hr |
| Feb 7, 2:57 PM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Henderson, McDowell and 5 more | 20 hr |
| Feb 7, 4:00 PM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Surry, Watauga, Wilkes | 20 hr |
| Feb 8, 11:28 AM EST | River Flood Advisory | ILM | Pender | 4 days |
| Feb 8, 3:04 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | MHX | Beaufort, Dare, Duplin, Greene, Hyde, Jones and 6 more | 13 hr |
| Feb 8, 3:38 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | AKQ | Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Gates, Hertford and 2 more | 23 hr |
| Feb 9, 3:10 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | MRX | Cherokee, Clay | 24 hr |
| Feb 9, 3:30 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | ILM | Bladen, Robeson | 11 hr |
| Feb 9, 3:40 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | MHX | Beaufort, Dare, Duplin, Greene, Hyde, Jones and 6 more | 31 hr |
| Feb 9, 7:13 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MHX | 41 hr | |
| Feb 9, 10:58 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GSP | Alexander, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell and 22 more | 16 hr |
| Feb 9, 12:06 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RAH | Cumberland, Edgecombe, Franklin, Halifax, Harnett, Hoke and 8 more | 21 hr |
| Feb 9, 12:21 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Ashe, Watauga | 15 hr |
| Feb 9, 2:48 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | ILM | Bladen, Robeson | 19 hr |
| Feb 9, 3:02 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | AKQ | Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Pasquotank, Perquimans | 20 hr |
| Feb 9, 3:02 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | AKQ | Gates, Hertford, Northampton | 18 hr |
| Feb 10, 1:04 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | MHX | 10 hr | |
| Feb 11, 3:21 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MHX | 15 hr | |
| Feb 12, 7:04 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MHX | 4 days | |
| Feb 13, 1:08 PM EST | Fire Weather Watch | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Caswell, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry and 3 more | 15 hr |
| Feb 13, 2:12 PM EST | Fire Weather Watch | RAH | Alamance, Anson, Chatham, Cumberland, Davidson, Durham and 21 more | 14 hr |
| Feb 13, 2:42 PM EST | Fire Weather Watch | GSP | Alexander, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell and 22 more | 12 hr |
| Feb 13, 3:04 PM EST | Fire Weather Watch | AKQ | Northampton | 13 hr |
| Feb 13, 3:05 PM EST | Fire Weather Watch | MRX | 12 hr | |
| Feb 14, 2:17 AM EST | Red Flag Warning | GSP | Alexander, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell and 22 more | 19 hr |
| Feb 14, 3:26 AM EST | Red Flag Warning | MRX | 18 hr | |
| Feb 14, 3:40 AM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | GSP | Union | 14 hr |
| Feb 14, 3:40 AM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | Alexander, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell and 21 more | 20 hr |
| Feb 14, 3:46 AM EST | Red Flag Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Caswell, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry and 3 more | 17 hr |
| Feb 14, 3:59 AM EST | Wind Advisory | RAH | Alamance, Chatham, Davidson, Durham, Edgecombe, Forsyth and 19 more | 14 hr |
| Feb 14, 4:09 AM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Caswell, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry and 3 more | 19 hr |
| Feb 14, 4:12 AM EST | Red Flag Warning | RAH | Alamance, Anson, Chatham, Cumberland, Davidson, Durham and 21 more | 17 hr |
| Feb 14, 4:30 AM EST | Red Flag Warning | AKQ | Northampton | 15 hr |
| Feb 14, 3:00 PM EST | High Wind Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Watauga | 6 hr |
| Feb 17, 4:06 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MHX | 47 hr | |
| Feb 18, 3:44 AM EST | Fire Weather Watch | AKQ | Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Gates, Hertford and 3 more | 11 hr |
| Feb 18, 4:08 AM EST | Fire Weather Watch | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Caswell, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry and 3 more | 11 hr |
| Feb 18, 9:55 AM EST | Fire Weather Watch | MHX | Beaufort, Dare, Duplin, Greene, Hyde, Jones and 6 more | 5 hr |
| Feb 18, 10:12 AM EST | Fire Weather Watch | RAH | Alamance, Anson, Chatham, Cumberland, Davidson, Durham and 25 more | 18 hr |
| Feb 18, 12:47 PM EST | Fire Weather Watch | ILM | Bladen, Columbus, Robeson | 15 hr |
| Feb 18, 2:38 PM EST | Red Flag Warning | MHX | Beaufort, Dare, Duplin, Greene, Hyde, Jones and 6 more | 30 hr |
| Feb 18, 2:57 PM EST | Red Flag Warning | AKQ | Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Gates, Hertford and 3 more | 30 hr |
| Feb 18, 3:19 PM EST | Fire Weather Watch | GSP | Alexander, Avery, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Catawba and 9 more | 13 hr |
| Feb 18, 3:33 PM EST | Red Flag Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Caswell, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry and 3 more | 29 hr |
| Feb 19, 3:31 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MHX | 36 hr | |
| Feb 19, 4:02 AM EST | Red Flag Warning | RAH | Alamance, Anson, Chatham, Cumberland, Davidson, Durham and 25 more | 17 hr |
| Feb 19, 4:24 AM EST | Red Flag Warning | GSP | Alexander, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell and 20 more | 17 hr |
| Feb 20, 3:17 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MHX | 3 days | |
| Feb 21, 3:50 AM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | GSP | Cabarrus, Cleveland, Gaston, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Polk and 3 more | 15 hr |
| Feb 24, 3:17 AM EST | Gale Watch | MHX | 12 hr | |
| Feb 24, 3:17 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MHX | 57 hr | |
| Feb 24, 2:16 PM EST | Wind Advisory | MRX | Cherokee, Clay | 25 hr |
| Feb 24, 2:18 PM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | GSP | Alexander, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell and 22 more | 28 hr |
| Feb 24, 3:02 PM EST | Wind Advisory | MHX | Beaufort, Dare, Duplin, Greene, Hyde, Jones and 6 more | 30 hr |
| Feb 24, 3:10 PM EST | Wind Advisory | RAH | Alamance, Anson, Chatham, Cumberland, Davidson, Durham and 25 more | 27 hr |
| Feb 24, 3:18 PM EST | Gale Warning | MHX | 30 hr | |
| Feb 24, 3:36 PM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Caswell, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry and 3 more | 27 hr |
| Feb 24, 3:40 PM EST | Wind Advisory | AKQ | Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Gates, Hertford and 3 more | 32 hr |
| Feb 24, 11:59 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Cherokee, Clay | 5 hr |
| Feb 25, 1:48 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Caldwell, Madison, Mitchell and 3 more | 27 min |
| Feb 25, 2:11 AM EST | High Wind Warning | GSP | Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Graham, Haywood and 11 more | 4 hr |
| Feb 25, 2:11 AM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | GSP | Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Graham, Haywood and 11 more | 3 hr |
| Feb 25, 2:35 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Macon, Swain | 55 min |
| Feb 25, 2:54 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Cherokee, Clay | 36 min |
| Feb 25, 2:57 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Graham, Macon, Swain | 63 min |
| Feb 25, 3:58 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe | 62 min |
| Feb 25, 4:27 AM EST | High Wind Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Surry, Watauga, Wilkes | 15 hr |
| Feb 25, 4:27 AM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Yadkin | 15 hr |
| Feb 25, 4:41 AM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | Alexander, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell and 22 more | 13 hr |
| Feb 25, 6:49 AM EST | Coastal Flood Advisory | MHX | Dare, Hyde | 14 hr |
| Feb 25, 8:52 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Warren | 53 min |
| Feb 26, 9:12 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MHX | 3 hr | |
| Feb 26, 9:01 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | ILM | Bladen, Columbus, Robeson | 12 hr |
| Feb 27, 3:26 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MHX | 35 hr | |
| Feb 27, 4:20 AM EST | Wind Advisory | MRX | Cherokee, Clay | 36 hr |
| Feb 27, 1:55 PM EST | Flood Watch | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Surry, Watauga, Wilkes, Yadkin | 32 hr |
| Feb 27, 3:27 PM EST | Wind Advisory | RAH | Alamance, Anson, Chatham, Cumberland, Davidson, Durham and 25 more | 27 hr |
| Feb 27, 4:58 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Forsyth, Guilford | 62 min |
| Feb 27, 8:21 PM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | GSP | Alexander, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell and 22 more | 23 hr |
| Feb 27, 9:24 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | MHX | 12 hr | |
| Feb 27, 9:31 PM EST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | MHX | 11 hr | |
| Feb 28, 3:46 AM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Graham, Haywood and 11 more | 14 hr |
| Feb 28, 3:57 AM EST | Gale Watch | MHX | 10 hr | |
| Feb 28, 12:25 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Graham, Swain | 95 min |
| Feb 28, 12:34 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Stokes | 41 min |
| Feb 28, 1:25 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Avery | 35 min |
| Feb 28, 1:29 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Alexander, Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke and 33 more | 7 hr |
| Feb 28, 1:33 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Alleghany | 27 min |
| Feb 28, 1:59 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Watauga, Wilkes | 46 min |
| Feb 28, 2:12 PM EST | Wind Advisory | MHX | Dare, Hyde | 21 hr |
| Feb 28, 2:20 PM EST | Gale Warning | MHX | 22 hr | |
| Feb 28, 2:30 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Madison, Mitchell, Yancey | 45 min |
| Feb 28, 2:34 PM EST | Coastal Flood Advisory | MHX | 22 hr | |
| Feb 28, 2:34 PM EST | High Surf Advisory | MHX | 24 hr | |
| Feb 28, 2:42 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Surry, Wilkes | 33 min |
| Feb 28, 2:47 PM EST | Tornado Warning | MRX | Cherokee, Clay | 43 min |
| Feb 28, 3:14 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Graham, Swain | 61 min |
| Feb 28, 3:14 PM EST | Tornado Warning | RNK | Rockingham, Stokes, Surry | 15 min |
| Feb 28, 3:50 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Burke, McDowell | 25 min |
| Feb 28, 3:57 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Jackson, Macon, Transylvania | 63 min |
| Feb 28, 4:05 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Stokes, Surry, Yadkin | 40 min |
| Feb 28, 4:09 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Alexander, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, Cleveland, Lincoln and 2 more | 66 min |
| Feb 28, 4:23 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Caswell, Rockingham | 67 min |
| Feb 28, 4:36 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Alexander, Buncombe, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Caswell and 24 more | 84 min |
| Feb 28, 4:38 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Henderson, Polk, Rutherford, Transylvania | 67 min |
| Feb 28, 4:39 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Alexander, Catawba, Iredell | 38 min |
| Feb 28, 4:58 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Davidson | 32 min |
| Feb 28, 4:59 PM EST | Tornado Warning | GSP | Iredell, Rowan | 17 min |
| Feb 28, 5:04 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alamance, Anson, Chatham, Cumberland, Davidson, Durham and 25 more | 5 hr |
| Feb 28, 5:07 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Davidson, Forsyth | 38 min |
| Feb 28, 5:08 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Davie, Iredell, Rowan | 32 min |
| Feb 28, 5:26 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Guilford, Randolph | 49 min |
| Feb 28, 5:45 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Cabarrus, Mecklenburg, Union | 45 min |
| Feb 28, 5:54 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Montgomery, Moore, Stanly | 61 min |
| Feb 28, 6:01 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Alamance, Chatham | 44 min |
| Feb 28, 6:06 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Cabarrus, Mecklenburg, Union | 54 min |
| Feb 28, 6:30 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Caswell, Rockingham | 60 min |
| Feb 28, 6:31 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Anson, Cumberland, Hoke, Richmond, Scotland | 59 min |
| Feb 28, 6:40 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Wake | 35 min |
| Feb 28, 6:42 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Anson, Chatham, Harnett, Hoke, Johnston, Lee and 6 more | 93 min |
| Feb 28, 6:58 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Edgecombe, Harnett, Johnston, Sampson, Wayne, Wilson | 62 min |
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 | 14 |
| Tornado Warning | 3 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 2 |
| Tornado Watch | 1 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 5 |
| Special Weather Statement | 18 |
| Flooding | |
| Flood Watch | 1 |
| River Flood Advisory | 1 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Storm Warning | 2 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 3 |
| Freezing Rain Advisory | 4 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 11 |
| Wind and dust | |
| High Wind Warning | 4 |
| High Wind Watch | 1 |
| Lake Wind Advisory | 6 |
| Wind Advisory | 19 |
| Fire | |
| Red Flag Warning | 10 |
| Fire Weather Watch | 11 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 3 |
| Freezing Fog Advisory | 1 |
| Coast and beach | |
| Coastal Flood Advisory | 2 |
| High Surf Advisory | 2 |
| Marine | |
| Gale Warning | 3 |
| Gale Watch | 2 |
| Marine Dense Fog Advisory | 1 |
| Small Craft Advisory | 12 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Burke County21
- Caldwell County21
- McDowell County21
- Avery County20
- Mitchell County20
- Yancey County20
- Rutherford County20
- Ashe County19
- Watauga County19
- Polk County19
- Transylvania County19
- Alleghany County18
- Henderson County18
- Macon County18
- Madison County18
- Swain County18
- Graham County17
- Jackson County17
- Buncombe County16
- Iredell County16
- Rowan County16
- Surry County16
- Wilkes County16
- Haywood County15
- Alexander County15
- Cabarrus County15
- Catawba County15
- Mecklenburg County15
- Union County15
- Davie County14
- Lincoln County14
- Cleveland County13
- Gaston County12
- Yadkin County12
- Davidson County12
- Forsyth County12
- Guilford County12
- Clay County11
- Harnett County11
- Johnston County11
55 more counties
- Wake County11
- Rockingham County11
- Stokes County11
- Cherokee County10
- Randolph County10
- Hoke County10
- Warren County10
- Caswell County10
- Chatham County10
- Montgomery County10
- Moore County10
- Stanly County10
- Cumberland County9
- Franklin County9
- Halifax County9
- Nash County9
- Scotland County9
- Alamance County9
- Anson County9
- Lee County9
- Richmond County9
- Edgecombe County8
- Wayne County8
- Wilson County8
- Durham County8
- Granville County8
- Orange County8
- Person County8
- Vance County8
- Dare County7
- Hyde County7
- Sampson County7
- Northampton County6
- Beaufort County5
- Duplin County5
- Greene County5
- Jones County5
- Lenoir County5
- Martin County5
- Pamlico County5
- Pitt County5
- Tyrrell County5
- Washington County5
- Bertie County5
- Camden County5
- Chowan County5
- Currituck County5
- Gates County5
- Hertford County5
- Pasquotank County5
- Perquimans County5
- Bladen County4
- Robeson County4
- Pender County2
- Columbus County2
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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.