Alert archive / North Carolina / 2013
Weather alerts in North Carolina, February 2013
108 weather alerts in February 2013, 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 2013. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 108
- Warnings
- 22
- Watches
- 3
- Advisories
- 72
- Busiest day
- February 26, 201316 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 1, 3:15 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | MRX | Cherokee, Clay | 47 hr |
| Feb 1, 3:29 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GSP | Avery, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, Macon, Madison and 3 more | 45 hr |
| Feb 1, 3:41 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Watauga | 48 hr |
| Feb 2, 4:57 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | GSP | Avery, Haywood, Jackson, Madison, Mitchell, Swain and 1 more | 22 hr |
| Feb 2, 11:46 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | RNK | Ashe, Watauga | 16 hr |
| Feb 3, 3:50 AM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Haywood, Jackson and 4 more | 24 hr |
| Feb 3, 4:41 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MHX | 26 hr | |
| Feb 3, 2:46 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GSP | Avery, Madison, Mitchell, Yancey | 10 hr |
| Feb 3, 3:17 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Ashe, Watauga | 10 hr |
| Feb 3, 5:44 PM EST | High Wind Warning | RNK | Ashe, Watauga | 10 hr |
| Feb 6, 3:39 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MHX | 33 hr | |
| Feb 7, 3:34 PM EST | Gale Warning | MHX | 45 hr | |
| Feb 7, 3:37 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Watauga | 16 hr |
| Feb 7, 5:49 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GSP | Avery, Burke, Caldwell, Mitchell | 9 hr |
| Feb 8, 2:14 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | ILM | Brunswick, New Hanover, Pender | 76 min |
| Feb 8, 3:00 AM EST | High Surf Advisory | MHX | 17 hr | |
| Feb 8, 3:21 AM EST | Coastal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Currituck | 6 hr |
| Feb 8, 3:21 AM EST | High Surf Advisory | AKQ | Currituck | 16 hr |
| Feb 8, 3:28 AM EST | High Wind Warning | GSP | Avery, Burke, Caldwell, McDowell, Mitchell, Yancey | 24 hr |
| Feb 8, 3:28 AM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Henderson, McDowell, Madison and 2 more | 24 hr |
| Feb 8, 4:00 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Halifax, Vance, Warren | 3 hr |
| Feb 8, 4:25 AM EST | High Wind Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Watauga | 23 hr |
| Feb 8, 4:25 AM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Surry, Watauga, Wilkes | 26 hr |
| Feb 8, 4:29 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | MHX | Dare | 61 min |
| Feb 8, 4:44 AM EST | Wind Advisory | MHX | 8 hr | |
| Feb 8, 6:23 AM EST | Wind Advisory | AKQ | Camden, Currituck, Pasquotank | 6 hr |
| Feb 8, 1:09 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MHX | 48 hr | |
| Feb 9, 3:05 AM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | Avery, Burke, Caldwell, McDowell, Mitchell, Yancey | 3 hr |
| Feb 10, 3:08 AM EST | Flash Flood Watch | GSP | Jackson, Macon, Transylvania | 24 hr |
| Feb 10, 3:13 AM EST | Flash Flood Watch | MRX | Cherokee, Clay | 17 hr |
| Feb 10, 3:47 AM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Ashe, Watauga | 24 hr |
| Feb 10, 3:50 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MHX | 53 hr | |
| Feb 10, 11:45 AM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | Avery, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, Madison, Mitchell and 2 more | 15 hr |
| Feb 11, 8:50 AM EST | Coastal Flood Advisory | ILM | New Hanover | 3 hr |
| Feb 11, 3:08 PM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Watauga | 16 hr |
| Feb 12, 3:25 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MHX | 43 hr | |
| Feb 15, 3:02 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GSP | Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Catawba and 16 more | 45 hr |
| Feb 15, 3:35 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Ashe, Caswell, Watauga | 46 hr |
| Feb 15, 3:45 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MHX | 65 hr | |
| Feb 15, 3:51 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RAH | Alamance, Anson, Chatham, Cumberland, Durham, Edgecombe and 23 more | 30 hr |
| Feb 16, 3:12 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | MHX | Beaufort, Dare, Duplin, Greene, Hyde, Jones and 6 more | 30 hr |
| Feb 16, 3:43 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | ILM | Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, New Hanover, Pender, Robeson | 26 hr |
| Feb 16, 3:43 AM EST | Gale Warning | MHX | 36 hr | |
| Feb 16, 3:52 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | AKQ | Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Gates, Hertford and 3 more | 21 hr |
| Feb 16, 10:05 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RAH | Alamance, Anson, Chatham, Cumberland, Davidson, Durham and 25 more | 12 hr |
| Feb 17, 12:10 PM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Ashe, Watauga | 6 hr |
| Feb 18, 4:11 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GSP | Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Graham, Haywood and 9 more | 30 hr |
| Feb 18, 5:19 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Watauga | 29 hr |
| Feb 18, 9:38 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MHX | 2 hr | |
| Feb 18, 3:17 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MHX | 43 hr | |
| Feb 18, 3:37 PM EST | Wind Advisory | MRX | Cherokee | 12 hr |
| Feb 19, 4:17 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Davidson, Forsyth, Guilford, Randolph | 4 hr |
| Feb 19, 5:39 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | MRX | Cherokee, Clay | 4 hr |
| Feb 19, 2:47 PM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | Avery, Burke, Caldwell, McDowell, Mitchell, Yancey | 21 hr |
| Feb 19, 3:41 PM EST | High Wind Warning | RNK | Ashe, Watauga | 23 hr |
| Feb 19, 3:41 PM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Alleghany | 20 hr |
| Feb 21, 4:47 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GSP | Alexander, Avery, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, Davie and 6 more | 29 hr |
| Feb 21, 4:47 AM EST | Freezing Rain Advisory | GSP | Buncombe, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Madison, Polk and 2 more | 29 hr |
| Feb 21, 4:59 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Caswell, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry and 3 more | 53 hr |
| Feb 21, 3:24 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | MHX | Duplin, Greene, Lenoir, Martin, Pitt | 15 hr |
| Feb 21, 3:36 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RAH | Alamance, Chatham, Davidson, Durham, Edgecombe, Forsyth and 14 more | 18 hr |
| Feb 21, 4:17 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | AKQ | Bertie, Hertford, Northampton | 17 hr |
| Feb 21, 8:54 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | GSP | Avery, Burke, Caldwell, McDowell, Mitchell, Yancey | 13 hr |
| Feb 22, 4:15 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MHX | 49 hr | |
| Feb 24, 4:13 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | GSP | Alexander, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, Cleveland, Davie and 7 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 24, 5:17 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | RAH | Alamance, Davidson, Forsyth, Guilford, Person, Randolph | 4 hr |
| Feb 24, 5:34 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MHX | 37 hr | |
| Feb 24, 2:43 PM EST | High Wind Watch | GSP | Avery, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, Madison, Mitchell and 2 more | 14 hr |
| Feb 25, 4:08 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Caswell, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry and 3 more | 38 hr |
| Feb 25, 4:16 AM EST | High Wind Warning | RNK | Ashe, Watauga | 38 hr |
| Feb 25, 4:34 AM EST | High Wind Warning | GSP | Avery, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, Madison, Mitchell and 2 more | 32 hr |
| Feb 25, 4:34 AM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | Avery, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, Madison, Mitchell and 2 more | 37 hr |
| Feb 25, 11:31 AM EST | Wind Advisory | MRX | Cherokee, Clay | 28 hr |
| Feb 25, 3:38 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GSP | Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Haywood, Henderson and 7 more | 17 hr |
| Feb 25, 3:46 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Surry, Watauga | 26 hr |
| Feb 25, 6:43 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MHX | 4 days | |
| Feb 26, 2:34 AM EST | Ice Storm Warning | GSP | Buncombe, Henderson, Polk, Rutherford, Transylvania | 6 hr |
| Feb 26, 3:29 AM EST | High Surf Advisory | MHX | 31 hr | |
| Feb 26, 3:40 AM EST | Freezing Rain Advisory | GSP | Alexander, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, Cleveland, Davie and 6 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 26, 4:52 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | GSP | Avery, Burke, Caldwell, McDowell, Mitchell, Yancey | 5 hr |
| Feb 26, 5:01 AM EST | Freezing Rain Advisory | RAH | Davidson, Forsyth, Guilford | 5 hr |
| Feb 26, 6:54 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Alleghany, Forsyth, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry, Wilkes and 1 more | 4 hr |
| Feb 26, 8:44 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Brunswick, Columbus, New Hanover, Pender | 3 hr |
| Feb 26, 10:10 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GSP | Avery, Burke, Caldwell, McDowell, Mitchell, Yancey | 110 min |
| Feb 26, 10:36 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Henderson, Transylvania | 84 min |
| Feb 26, 2:44 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, New Hanover, Pender | 91 min |
| Feb 26, 6:17 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Beaufort, Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland and 11 more | 118 min |
| Feb 26, 6:18 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Harnett, Hoke | 42 min |
| Feb 26, 6:29 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Robeson | 61 min |
| Feb 26, 6:33 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILM | Bladen, Columbus, Robeson | 57 min |
| Feb 26, 6:43 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Hoke, Scotland | 47 min |
| Feb 26, 6:59 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Harnett, Johnston, Wake | 46 min |
| Feb 26, 7:17 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Cumberland, Sampson | 43 min |
| Feb 26, 7:44 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Johnston, Wilson | 61 min |
| Feb 26, 8:13 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Sampson | 62 min |
| Feb 26, 9:11 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | MHX | 34 min | |
| Feb 26, 9:27 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MHX | Carteret | 33 min |
| Feb 26, 9:35 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Surry, Watauga, Wilkes | 6 hr |
| Feb 26, 9:42 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | MHX | 18 min | |
| Feb 26, 9:46 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | MHX | 44 min | |
| Feb 26, 9:57 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | MHX | Dare | 63 min |
| Feb 26, 10:15 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | RAH | Alamance, Davidson, Forsyth, Granville, Guilford, Montgomery and 4 more | 5 hr |
| Feb 26, 10:23 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | GSP | Alexander, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell and 15 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 26, 11:26 PM EST | River Flood Advisory | GSP | Henderson, Transylvania | 12 hr |
| Feb 27, 11:04 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MHX | 36 hr | |
| Feb 27, 11:34 AM EST | River Flood Advisory | GSP | Henderson, Transylvania | 12 hr |
| Feb 27, 3:16 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Ashe, Watauga | 3 days |
| Feb 27, 3:19 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GSP | Avery, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, Macon, Madison and 4 more | 3 days |
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 | 5 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 4 |
| Special Weather Statement | 7 |
| Flooding | |
| Flash Flood Watch | 2 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 3 |
| River Flood Advisory | 2 |
| Winter | |
| Ice Storm Warning | 1 |
| Winter Storm Warning | 5 |
| Freezing Rain Advisory | 3 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 27 |
| Wind and dust | |
| High Wind Warning | 6 |
| High Wind Watch | 1 |
| Wind Advisory | 15 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 5 |
| Coast and beach | |
| Coastal Flood Advisory | 2 |
| High Surf Advisory | 3 |
| Marine | |
| Gale Warning | 2 |
| Special Marine Warning | 3 |
| Small Craft Advisory | 12 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Avery County21
- Mitchell County21
- Yancey County20
- Ashe County19
- Watauga County19
- Burke County16
- Caldwell County16
- McDowell County15
- Madison County13
- Haywood County12
- Alleghany County12
- Jackson County11
- Henderson County10
- Transylvania County10
- Swain County9
- Graham County8
- Buncombe County8
- Polk County8
- Rutherford County8
- Guilford County7
- Forsyth County7
- New Hanover County6
- Surry County6
- Randolph County6
- Davidson County6
- Cherokee County5
- Macon County5
- Brunswick County5
- Pender County5
- Vance County5
- Wilkes County5
- Catawba County5
- Lincoln County5
- Alamance County5
- Johnston County5
- Person County5
- Sampson County5
- Columbus County5
- Clay County4
- Currituck County4
60 more counties
- Halifax County4
- Warren County4
- Cleveland County4
- Cumberland County4
- Granville County4
- Harnett County4
- Hoke County4
- Wake County4
- Wayne County4
- Wilson County4
- Bladen County4
- Robeson County4
- Alexander County4
- Davie County4
- Iredell County4
- Rowan County4
- Dare County3
- Gaston County3
- Caswell County3
- Chatham County3
- Durham County3
- Edgecombe County3
- Franklin County3
- Montgomery County3
- Nash County3
- Orange County3
- Scotland County3
- Stanly County3
- Duplin County3
- Greene County3
- Lenoir County3
- Pitt County3
- Rockingham County3
- Stokes County3
- Yadkin County3
- Camden County2
- Pasquotank County2
- Cabarrus County2
- Mecklenburg County2
- Union County2
- Anson County2
- Lee County2
- Moore County2
- Richmond County2
- Beaufort County2
- Jones County2
- Martin County2
- Bertie County2
- Hertford County2
- Northampton County2
- Hyde County1
- Pamlico County1
- Tyrrell County1
- Washington County1
- Chowan County1
- Gates County1
- Perquimans County1
- Craven County1
- Onslow County1
- Carteret 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.