Alert archive / North Carolina / 2013
Weather alerts in North Carolina, March 2013
104 weather alerts in March 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 March 2013. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 104
- Warnings
- 26
- Watches
- 15
- Advisories
- 43
- Busiest day
- March 5, 201314 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 4, 4:29 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | GSP | Avery, Buncombe, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, Madison and 3 more | 24 hr |
| Mar 4, 4:41 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | MRX | Cherokee, Clay | 35 hr |
| Mar 4, 5:24 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Watauga | 23 hr |
| Mar 4, 3:52 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MHX | 11 hr | |
| Mar 5, 2:55 AM EST | Gale Watch | MHX | 13 hr | |
| Mar 5, 3:58 AM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | Alexander, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Catawba, Cleveland and 14 more | 39 hr |
| Mar 5, 4:02 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | GSP | Avery, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, Madison, Mitchell and 2 more | 39 hr |
| Mar 5, 4:02 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GSP | Avery, Buncombe, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, Macon and 4 more | 54 hr |
| Mar 5, 4:21 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | MRX | Cherokee, Clay | 35 hr |
| Mar 5, 4:48 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | RNK | Ashe, Watauga | 39 hr |
| Mar 5, 4:48 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Watauga | 53 hr |
| Mar 5, 3:28 PM EST | Wind Advisory | MRX | Cherokee, Clay | 21 hr |
| Mar 5, 3:41 PM EST | Wind Advisory | MHX | Beaufort, Dare, Duplin, Greene, Hyde, Jones and 6 more | 40 hr |
| Mar 5, 3:41 PM EST | Wind Advisory | RAH | Alamance, Anson, Chatham, Cumberland, Davidson, Durham and 25 more | 27 hr |
| Mar 5, 3:47 PM EST | Wind Advisory | ILM | Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, New Hanover, Pender, Robeson | 30 hr |
| Mar 5, 3:48 PM EST | Gale Warning | MHX | 49 hr | |
| Mar 5, 3:57 PM EST | Coastal Flood Advisory | MHX | 50 hr | |
| Mar 5, 4:02 PM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Caswell, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry, Wilkes and 1 more | 27 hr |
| Mar 5, 7:56 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Union | 49 min |
| Mar 5, 8:24 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Cabarrus | 51 min |
| Mar 6, 3:55 AM EST | Low Water Advisory | MHX | 17 hr | |
| Mar 6, 4:05 AM EST | High Surf Advisory | MHX | 6 days | |
| Mar 6, 4:50 AM EST | Wind Advisory | AKQ | Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Gates, Pasquotank, Perquimans | 22 hr |
| Mar 6, 6:28 PM EST | Coastal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Currituck | 12 hr |
| Mar 6, 7:26 PM EST | Coastal Flood Warning | MHX | 8 hr | |
| Mar 7, 4:09 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MHX | 8 days | |
| Mar 7, 3:30 PM EST | High Surf Advisory | AKQ | Currituck | 24 hr |
| Mar 7, 4:56 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MHX | 7 days | |
| Mar 8, 4:27 AM EST | Gale Warning | MHX | 17 hr | |
| Mar 9, 5:04 AM EST | High Surf Advisory | AKQ | Currituck | 16 hr |
| Mar 10, 1:30 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | ILM | New Hanover | 10 hr |
| Mar 11, 1:50 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | ILM | New Hanover | 11 hr |
| Mar 12, 4:45 AM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | ILM | New Hanover | 7 hr |
| Mar 12, 10:32 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | Carteret, Onslow | 58 min |
| Mar 12, 10:46 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Northampton | 44 min |
| Mar 12, 1:32 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | ILM | New Hanover | 11 hr |
| Mar 15, 3:54 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | MHX | 4 days | |
| Mar 16, 6:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Watauga, Wilkes | 52 min |
| Mar 16, 6:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Caswell | 55 min |
| Mar 16, 6:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Alamance, Durham, Forsyth, Guilford, Orange | 64 min |
| Mar 16, 7:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Granville, Halifax, Person, Vance, Warren | 60 min |
| Mar 16, 8:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Gates, Hertford and 2 more | 59 min |
| Mar 17, 3:53 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | MHX | 47 hr | |
| Mar 17, 4:18 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | MHX | 18 hr | |
| Mar 18, 4:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Henderson | 27 min |
| Mar 18, 4:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Graham | 48 min |
| Mar 18, 5:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Polk | 24 min |
| Mar 18, 6:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Alexander | 25 min |
| Mar 18, 11:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | Greene | 55 min |
| Mar 19, 5:44 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | Dare | 31 min |
| Mar 19, 6:15 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | GSP | Alexander, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, Cleveland, Iredell and 3 more | 3 hr |
| Mar 19, 2:58 PM EDT | Freeze Watch | GSP | Alexander, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Catawba, Cleveland and 10 more | 13 hr |
| Mar 20, 4:12 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | GSP | Alexander, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Catawba, Cleveland and 10 more | 29 hr |
| Mar 20, 3:23 PM EDT | Freeze Watch | ILM | Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, New Hanover, Pender, Robeson | 12 hr |
| Mar 20, 3:25 PM EDT | Freeze Watch | GSP | Alexander, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Catawba, Cleveland and 10 more | 22 hr |
| Mar 20, 3:31 PM EDT | Freeze Watch | MHX | 12 hr | |
| Mar 20, 3:40 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | MHX | 37 hr | |
| Mar 21, 3:31 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | MHX | 29 hr | |
| Mar 21, 3:48 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | ILM | Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, New Hanover, Pender, Robeson | 30 hr |
| Mar 21, 8:56 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | GSP | Alexander, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Catawba, Cleveland and 10 more | 24 hr |
| Mar 22, 5:34 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | MHX | 5 hr | |
| Mar 22, 3:39 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | MHX | 15 hr | |
| Mar 23, 3:47 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | MHX | 24 hr | |
| Mar 23, 4:08 PM EDT | Winter Storm Watch | GSP | Avery, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, Madison, Mitchell and 2 more | 24 hr |
| Mar 23, 4:15 PM EDT | Winter Storm Watch | RNK | Ashe, Watauga | 23 hr |
| Mar 23, 4:15 PM EDT | Winter Storm Warning | RNK | Ashe, Watauga | 70 hr |
| Mar 23, 8:54 PM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Alleghany | 65 hr |
| Mar 24, 3:45 PM EDT | Freeze Watch | GSP | Alexander, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Catawba, Cleveland and 10 more | 21 hr |
| Mar 24, 3:45 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | GSP | Alexander, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, Cleveland, Davie and 7 more | 15 hr |
| Mar 24, 3:45 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | GSP | Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell and 4 more | 28 hr |
| Mar 24, 3:45 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | MRX | Cherokee, Clay | 28 hr |
| Mar 24, 3:46 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | ILM | Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, New Hanover, Pender, Robeson | 28 hr |
| Mar 24, 3:52 PM EDT | Winter Storm Warning | GSP | Avery, Graham, Haywood, Madison, Mitchell, Swain and 1 more | 50 hr |
| Mar 24, 3:52 PM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | GSP | Graham, Haywood, Jackson, Madison, Swain | 50 hr |
| Mar 24, 3:57 PM EDT | Gale Warning | MHX | 14 hr | |
| Mar 24, 3:57 PM EDT | Low Water Advisory | MHX | 28 hr | |
| Mar 24, 4:11 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | MHX | 28 hr | |
| Mar 25, 3:55 AM EDT | Freeze Watch | ILM | Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, New Hanover, Pender, Robeson | 12 hr |
| Mar 25, 4:41 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | MHX | 15 hr | |
| Mar 25, 5:39 AM EDT | Gale Warning | MHX | 14 hr | |
| Mar 25, 12:51 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | GSP | Alexander, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Catawba, Cleveland and 10 more | 20 hr |
| Mar 25, 7:48 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | MHX | 42 hr | |
| Mar 26, 3:30 AM EDT | Freeze Watch | ILM | Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, New Hanover, Pender, Robeson | 8 hr |
| Mar 26, 3:47 AM EDT | Freeze Watch | GSP | Alexander, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Catawba, Cleveland and 10 more | 5 hr |
| Mar 26, 8:53 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | GSP | Alexander, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Catawba, Cleveland and 10 more | 25 hr |
| Mar 26, 11:26 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | ILM | Bladen, Columbus, Robeson | 22 hr |
| Mar 26, 1:51 PM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Ashe, Watauga | 22 hr |
| Mar 26, 3:36 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | MHX | 17 hr | |
| Mar 26, 6:48 PM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | GSP | Avery, Buncombe, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, Macon and 4 more | 17 hr |
| Mar 27, 3:56 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | GSP | Alexander, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Catawba, Cleveland and 10 more | 30 hr |
| Mar 27, 4:24 AM EDT | Freeze Watch | ILM | Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, New Hanover, Pender, Robeson | 9 hr |
| Mar 27, 1:25 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | ILM | Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, New Hanover, Pender, Robeson | 20 hr |
| Mar 27, 3:29 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | MHX | Beaufort, Dare, Duplin, Greene, Hyde, Jones and 6 more | 18 hr |
| Mar 28, 1:37 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | ILM | Bladen, Pender, Robeson | 31 hr |
| Mar 28, 3:53 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | MHX | Beaufort, Duplin, Greene, Hyde, Jones, Lenoir and 5 more | 29 hr |
| Mar 28, 9:53 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | GSP | Alexander, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Catawba, Cleveland and 10 more | 24 hr |
| Mar 28, 1:31 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | ILM | Brunswick, Columbus, New Hanover, Pender | 19 hr |
| Mar 30, 4:08 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | MHX | 42 hr | |
| Mar 31, 4:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Catawba | 28 min |
| Mar 31, 4:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Iredell | 27 min |
| Mar 31, 4:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Iredell | 63 min |
| Mar 31, 5:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Montgomery, Moore | 64 min |
| Mar 31, 5:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Yadkin | 18 min |
| Mar 31, 5:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Davie | 26 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 | 1 |
| Special Weather Statement | 20 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Storm Warning | 4 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 5 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 7 |
| Cold | |
| Freeze Warning | 16 |
| Freeze Watch | 9 |
| Frost Advisory | 1 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Wind Advisory | 11 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 1 |
| Coast and beach | |
| Coastal Flood Warning | 1 |
| Coastal Flood Advisory | 7 |
| High Surf Advisory | 3 |
| Marine | |
| Gale Warning | 4 |
| Gale Watch | 1 |
| Low Water Advisory | 2 |
| Small Craft Advisory | 11 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Iredell County15
- Alexander County14
- Burke County14
- Caldwell County14
- Catawba County14
- McDowell County14
- Polk County14
- Rutherford County14
- Cleveland County13
- Davie County13
- Lincoln County13
- New Hanover County13
- Cabarrus County12
- Gaston County12
- Rowan County12
- Union County12
- Mecklenburg County11
- Bladen County10
- Columbus County10
- Pender County10
- Robeson County10
- Brunswick County9
- Graham County8
- Jackson County8
- Haywood County7
- Madison County7
- Swain County7
- Ashe County7
- Watauga County7
- Avery County6
- Mitchell County6
- Yancey County6
- Alleghany County5
- Currituck County5
- Buncombe County4
- Cherokee County4
- Clay County4
- Macon County4
- Greene County4
- Henderson County3
59 more counties
- Beaufort County3
- Dare County3
- Duplin County3
- Hyde County3
- Jones County3
- Lenoir County3
- Martin County3
- Pamlico County3
- Pitt County3
- Tyrrell County3
- Washington County3
- Transylvania County2
- Alamance County2
- Durham County2
- Forsyth County2
- Granville County2
- Guilford County2
- Halifax County2
- Montgomery County2
- Moore County2
- Orange County2
- Person County2
- Vance County2
- Warren County2
- Caswell County2
- Wilkes County2
- Yadkin County2
- Camden County2
- Chowan County2
- Gates County2
- Pasquotank County2
- Perquimans County2
- Anson County1
- Chatham County1
- Cumberland County1
- Davidson County1
- Edgecombe County1
- Franklin County1
- Harnett County1
- Hoke County1
- Johnston County1
- Lee County1
- Nash County1
- Randolph County1
- Richmond County1
- Sampson County1
- Scotland County1
- Stanly County1
- Wake County1
- Wayne County1
- Wilson County1
- Rockingham County1
- Stokes County1
- Surry County1
- Carteret County1
- Onslow County1
- Northampton County1
- Bertie County1
- Hertford 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.