Alert archive / North Carolina / 2018
Weather alerts in North Carolina, February 2018
107 weather alerts in February 2018, 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 2018. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 107
- Warnings
- 5
- Watches
- 13
- Advisories
- 78
- Busiest day
- February 11, 201822 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, 3:03 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MHX | 60 hr | |
| Feb 1, 4:08 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GSP | Avery, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, Madison, Mitchell and 2 more | 29 hr |
| Feb 1, 4:37 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Ashe, Watauga | 28 hr |
| Feb 1, 3:35 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | ILM | 13 hr | |
| Feb 2, 6:09 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | ILM | 12 hr | |
| Feb 3, 3:28 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GSP | Alexander, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell and 21 more | 33 hr |
| Feb 3, 3:38 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | MRX | Cherokee, Clay | 30 hr |
| Feb 3, 3:46 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Caswell, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry and 3 more | 39 hr |
| Feb 3, 4:05 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RAH | Alamance, Davidson, Forsyth, Guilford, Person, Randolph | 32 hr |
| Feb 3, 2:45 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | ILM | 36 hr | |
| Feb 3, 3:00 PM EST | Gale Warning | MHX | 35 hr | |
| Feb 3, 3:00 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MHX | 31 hr | |
| Feb 4, 3:15 AM EST | Wind Advisory | MHX | 19 hr | |
| Feb 4, 5:59 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Alexander, Alleghany, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell and 23 more | 4 hr |
| Feb 4, 12:06 PM EST | Coastal Flood Advisory | ILM | New Hanover | 114 min |
| Feb 4, 2:29 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Cumberland, Durham, Franklin, Granville, Harnett, Hoke and 11 more | 91 min |
| Feb 4, 10:42 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MHX | 23 hr | |
| Feb 4, 11:44 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | GSP | Alexander, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Catawba, Cleveland and 10 more | 9 hr |
| Feb 5, 4:24 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MHX | 6 hr | |
| Feb 5, 7:40 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Ashe, Watauga | 16 hr |
| Feb 6, 4:10 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MHX | 67 hr | |
| Feb 6, 3:07 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | ILM | 52 hr | |
| Feb 7, 12:49 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Union | 41 min |
| Feb 7, 1:48 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Anson, Montgomery, Moore, Richmond | 72 min |
| Feb 9, 3:46 AM EST | Flood Watch | GSP | Alexander, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Graham and 12 more | 3 days |
| Feb 9, 3:46 AM EST | Flood Watch | MRX | Cherokee, Clay | 63 hr |
| Feb 9, 1:00 PM EST | Flood Watch | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Surry, Watauga, Wilkes | 49 hr |
| Feb 9, 3:56 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MHX | 5 days | |
| Feb 10, 3:31 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | ILM | Brunswick, New Hanover, Pender, Robeson | 9 hr |
| Feb 10, 3:31 AM EST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | ILM | 63 hr | |
| Feb 10, 12:55 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | MHX | Tyrrell, Washington | 35 min |
| Feb 10, 1:27 PM EST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | MHX | 15 hr | |
| Feb 10, 1:39 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | MHX | Tyrrell | 36 min |
| Feb 10, 3:59 PM EST | River Flood Advisory | GSP | Henderson, Transylvania | 12 hr |
| Feb 10, 10:03 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | Cherokee, Clay | 10 hr |
| Feb 10, 11:08 PM EST | River Flood Warning | GSP | Henderson, Transylvania | 4 days |
| Feb 11, 12:58 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Watauga | 6 hr |
| Feb 11, 1:43 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Buncombe, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Polk, Transylvania | 4 hr |
| Feb 11, 2:13 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Burke, Caldwell, McDowell, Rutherford | 4 hr |
| Feb 11, 2:24 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Surry, Wilkes | 6 hr |
| Feb 11, 2:37 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | GSP | Transylvania | 33 hr |
| Feb 11, 3:44 AM EST | River Flood Advisory | GSP | Buncombe, Henderson | 12 hr |
| Feb 11, 5:44 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Henderson, Transylvania | 3 hr |
| Feb 11, 7:36 AM EST | River Flood Advisory | GSP | Buncombe | 8 hr |
| Feb 11, 8:32 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Alexander, Burke, Caldwell, Rutherford | 58 min |
| Feb 11, 8:53 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Alexander, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba | 3 hr |
| Feb 11, 9:14 AM EST | River Flood Advisory | GSP | Swain | 12 hr |
| Feb 11, 10:25 AM EST | River Flood Advisory | GSP | Swain | 12 hr |
| Feb 11, 11:59 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Burke, Caldwell | 21 hr |
| Feb 11, 12:22 PM EST | River Flood Warning | GSP | Swain | 16 hr |
| Feb 11, 12:46 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Macon, Swain | 6 hr |
| Feb 11, 1:44 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Macon | 5 hr |
| Feb 11, 4:23 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Forsyth | 3 hr |
| Feb 11, 4:54 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Yadkin | 111 min |
| Feb 11, 5:03 PM EST | River Flood Warning | RAH | Davidson, Davie | 35 hr |
| Feb 11, 5:46 PM EST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | MHX | 8 hr | |
| Feb 11, 7:05 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Macon, Swain | 13 hr |
| Feb 12, 1:47 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MHX | 44 hr | |
| Feb 12, 3:14 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | ILM | 48 hr | |
| Feb 12, 9:32 AM EST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | MHX | 6 hr | |
| Feb 12, 11:56 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Transylvania | 3 hr |
| Feb 13, 1:03 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MHX | 117 min | |
| Feb 14, 3:24 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MHX | 5 days | |
| Feb 15, 3:30 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | ILM | 35 hr | |
| Feb 16, 5:11 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Mecklenburg, Union | 79 min |
| Feb 17, 9:55 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | ILM | 4 hr | |
| Feb 17, 3:07 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MHX | 36 hr | |
| Feb 18, 3:52 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | GSP | Alexander, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Catawba, Cleveland and 10 more | 5 hr |
| Feb 18, 2:46 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | ILM | 9 hr | |
| Feb 19, 9:18 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | ILM | Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, New Hanover, Pender, Robeson | 14 hr |
| Feb 19, 9:36 PM EST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | ILM | 14 hr | |
| Feb 19, 10:44 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | GSP | Alexander, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Catawba, Cleveland and 10 more | 13 hr |
| Feb 19, 10:45 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | RAH | Alamance, Anson, Chatham, Cumberland, Davidson, Durham and 25 more | 13 hr |
| Feb 19, 11:24 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Caswell, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry and 3 more | 13 hr |
| Feb 20, 12:57 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | AKQ | Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Gates, Hertford, Northampton and 2 more | 11 hr |
| Feb 20, 2:37 AM EST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | MHX | 10 hr | |
| Feb 20, 3:09 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | MHX | Beaufort, Duplin, Greene, Jones, Lenoir, Martin and 2 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 21, 2:18 AM EST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | MHX | 10 hr | |
| Feb 21, 4:19 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | ILM | Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, New Hanover, Pender, Robeson | 5 hr |
| Feb 21, 6:39 AM EST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | ILM | 5 hr | |
| Feb 22, 2:45 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | ILM | Bladen, Columbus, Pender, Robeson | 7 hr |
| Feb 22, 3:02 AM EST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | MHX | 7 hr | |
| Feb 23, 3:29 AM EST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | MHX | 9 hr | |
| Feb 23, 12:28 PM EST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | ILM | 7 hr | |
| Feb 23, 12:40 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | ILM | New Hanover, Pender | 6 hr |
| Feb 23, 11:41 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | AKQ | Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Gates, Hertford and 3 more | 4 hr |
| Feb 24, 12:22 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | RAH | Anson, Cumberland, Edgecombe, Franklin, Halifax, Harnett and 15 more | 8 hr |
| Feb 24, 1:12 AM EST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | MHX | 6 hr | |
| Feb 24, 7:17 AM EST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | MHX | 5 hr | |
| Feb 24, 7:17 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MHX | 39 hr | |
| Feb 25, 5:42 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Graham, Madison, Swain | 63 min |
| Feb 25, 5:42 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Cherokee, Clay | 63 min |
| Feb 25, 6:42 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Haywood, Jackson, Macon, Swain | 63 min |
| Feb 25, 10:33 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MHX | 54 hr | |
| Feb 26, 3:11 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | ILM | 36 hr | |
| Feb 27, 4:03 AM EST | Flood Watch | MRX | Cherokee, Clay | 63 hr |
| Feb 28, 3:18 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | ILM | 60 hr | |
| Feb 28, 3:35 AM EST | Flash Flood Watch | GSP | Graham, Jackson, Macon, Swain | 36 hr |
| Feb 28, 4:37 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MHX | 24 hr | |
| Feb 28, 10:55 AM EST | High Wind Watch | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Surry, Watauga, Wilkes, Yadkin | 17 hr |
| Feb 28, 2:45 PM EST | High Wind Watch | AKQ | Camden, Currituck, Pasquotank | 21 hr |
| Feb 28, 2:55 PM EST | High Wind Watch | GSP | Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Graham, Haywood and 11 more | 13 hr |
| Feb 28, 2:55 PM EST | Gale Watch | ILM | 13 hr | |
| Feb 28, 3:09 PM EST | High Wind Watch | MHX | Dare, Hyde | 22 hr |
| Feb 28, 3:20 PM EST | Gale Watch | MHX | 14 hr | |
| Feb 28, 3:38 PM EST | Coastal Flood Watch | MHX | 23 hr | |
| Feb 28, 4:10 PM EST | Coastal Flood Watch | AKQ | Currituck | 46 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 | |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 1 |
| Special Weather Statement | 10 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Warning | 1 |
| River Flood Warning | 3 |
| Flash Flood Watch | 1 |
| Flood Watch | 4 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 14 |
| River Flood Advisory | 5 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 7 |
| Wind and dust | |
| High Wind Watch | 4 |
| Wind Advisory | 1 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 14 |
| Coast and beach | |
| Coastal Flood Watch | 2 |
| Coastal Flood Advisory | 1 |
| Marine | |
| Gale Warning | 1 |
| Gale Watch | 2 |
| Marine Dense Fog Advisory | 13 |
| Small Craft Advisory | 23 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Swain County12
- Burke County11
- Caldwell County11
- Transylvania County10
- Henderson County9
- Rutherford County9
- Watauga County8
- Alexander County8
- McDowell County8
- Macon County8
- Polk County8
- Jackson County7
- Buncombe County7
- Graham County6
- Haywood County6
- Ashe County6
- Catawba County6
- Davie County6
- Alleghany County6
- Surry County6
- Wilkes County6
- Avery County5
- Madison County5
- Yancey County5
- Cleveland County5
- Gaston County5
- Iredell County5
- Lincoln County5
- Mecklenburg County5
- Rowan County5
- Cherokee County5
- Clay County5
- Yadkin County5
- New Hanover County5
- Union County5
- Pender County5
- Mitchell County4
- Cabarrus County4
- Davidson County4
- Forsyth County4
56 more counties
- Robeson County4
- Caswell County3
- Rockingham County3
- Stokes County3
- Guilford County3
- Person County3
- Cumberland County3
- Franklin County3
- Harnett County3
- Hoke County3
- Johnston County3
- Lee County3
- Nash County3
- Sampson County3
- Vance County3
- Wake County3
- Warren County3
- Wayne County3
- Wilson County3
- Anson County3
- Montgomery County3
- Moore County3
- Richmond County3
- Brunswick County3
- Bladen County3
- Columbus County3
- Camden County3
- Pasquotank County3
- Currituck County3
- Alamance County2
- Randolph County2
- Durham County2
- Granville County2
- Orange County2
- Tyrrell County2
- Washington County2
- Edgecombe County2
- Halifax County2
- Scotland County2
- Stanly County2
- Bertie County2
- Chowan County2
- Gates County2
- Hertford County2
- Northampton County2
- Perquimans County2
- Chatham County1
- Beaufort County1
- Duplin County1
- Greene County1
- Jones County1
- Lenoir County1
- Martin County1
- Pitt County1
- Dare County1
- Hyde 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.