Alert archive / North Carolina / 2019
Weather alerts in North Carolina, December 2019
103 weather alerts in December 2019, 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 December 2019. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 103
- Warnings
- 12
- Watches
- 2
- Advisories
- 65
- Busiest day
- December 30, 201915 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1, 1:56 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Graham, Macon, Swain | 6 hr |
| Dec 1, 3:50 AM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Surry, Watauga, Wilkes | 51 hr |
| Dec 1, 3:59 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | GSP | Avery, Buncombe, Graham, Haywood, Madison, Mitchell and 2 more | 51 hr |
| Dec 1, 3:59 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GSP | Avery, Buncombe, Graham, Haywood, Madison, Mitchell and 2 more | 51 hr |
| Dec 1, 4:07 AM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell and 2 more | 51 hr |
| Dec 1, 5:33 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Ashe, Watauga | 49 hr |
| Dec 1, 1:44 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | MHX | Onslow | 31 min |
| Dec 1, 2:38 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | RNK | Ashe, Watauga | 40 hr |
| Dec 2, 9:53 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | ILM | 11 hr | |
| Dec 3, 2:46 PM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | Avery, Burke, Caldwell, McDowell, Mitchell, Yancey | 39 hr |
| Dec 3, 2:46 PM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Surry, Watauga, Wilkes | 39 hr |
| Dec 3, 9:59 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MHX | 42 hr | |
| Dec 4, 2:04 PM EST | Gale Warning | MHX | 19 hr | |
| Dec 6, 3:38 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MHX | 9 days | |
| Dec 6, 2:12 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | ILM | 4 days | |
| Dec 8, 3:31 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MHX | 7 days | |
| Dec 8, 4:26 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MHX | 13 hr | |
| Dec 9, 3:21 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | ILM | Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, New Hanover, Pender, Robeson | 8 hr |
| Dec 9, 5:21 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | RAH | Chatham, Cumberland, Durham, Edgecombe, Franklin, Granville and 15 more | 6 hr |
| Dec 9, 6:36 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | MHX | 54 min | |
| Dec 9, 9:12 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | MHX | Dare | 48 min |
| Dec 9, 10:18 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | MHX | Dare | 27 min |
| Dec 9, 10:34 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | MHX | 26 min | |
| Dec 9, 10:57 AM EST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | ILM | 3 hr | |
| Dec 9, 11:04 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | ILM | Brunswick | 4 hr |
| Dec 9, 4:29 PM EST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | ILM | 6 hr | |
| Dec 10, 5:18 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | GSP | Cabarrus, Gaston, Mecklenburg, Union | 5 hr |
| Dec 10, 9:13 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | ILM | 66 hr | |
| Dec 10, 1:59 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Watauga | 13 hr |
| Dec 10, 2:54 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MHX | 21 hr | |
| Dec 10, 2:55 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GSP | Avery, Graham, Haywood, Madison, Mitchell, Swain and 1 more | 13 hr |
| Dec 12, 4:05 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RAH | Davidson, Forsyth, Guilford | 30 hr |
| Dec 12, 4:12 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GSP | Alexander, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba and 16 more | 29 hr |
| Dec 12, 4:30 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Caswell, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry and 3 more | 33 hr |
| Dec 13, 2:46 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MHX | 48 hr | |
| Dec 13, 3:08 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | ILM | 50 hr | |
| Dec 13, 7:44 AM EST | Coastal Flood Advisory | ILM | New Hanover | 3 hr |
| Dec 13, 11:29 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Anson, Hoke, Montgomery, Moore, Richmond, Scotland and 1 more | 4 hr |
| Dec 13, 3:50 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Davidson, Forsyth, Guilford, Randolph | 3 hr |
| Dec 13, 4:07 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Anson, Cumberland, Harnett, Hoke, Lee, Montgomery and 4 more | 3 hr |
| Dec 13, 4:51 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Alamance, Chatham, Durham, Franklin, Granville, Johnston and 9 more | 4 hr |
| Dec 13, 8:38 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Anson, Chatham, Cumberland, Harnett, Hoke, Lee and 7 more | 3 hr |
| Dec 13, 9:51 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Alamance, Durham, Edgecombe, Franklin, Granville, Halifax and 8 more | 3 hr |
| Dec 13, 11:17 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Cabarrus | 6 hr |
| Dec 14, 12:40 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Edgecombe, Franklin, Granville, Halifax, Johnston, Nash and 5 more | 2 hr |
| Dec 14, 1:50 AM EST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | ILM | 4 hr | |
| Dec 14, 3:30 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Anson, Montgomery, Richmond, Stanly | 6 hr |
| Dec 14, 1:01 PM EST | River Flood Warning | RAH | Johnston | 16 hr |
| Dec 16, 2:23 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MHX | 4 days | |
| Dec 16, 3:34 AM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | Graham, Haywood, Jackson, Macon, Swain, Transylvania | 27 hr |
| Dec 16, 7:14 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | ILM | 65 hr | |
| Dec 16, 9:13 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Cherokee | 62 min |
| Dec 16, 9:18 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Graham | 57 min |
| Dec 16, 10:01 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Clay | 44 min |
| Dec 16, 10:04 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Macon, Swain | 41 min |
| Dec 16, 10:34 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Madison | 41 min |
| Dec 16, 10:43 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Haywood, Jackson, Macon, Swain | 62 min |
| Dec 16, 11:41 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Buncombe, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Transylvania | 34 min |
| Dec 17, 3:58 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Alexander, Burke, Catawba, Cleveland, Polk, Rutherford | 32 min |
| Dec 17, 5:53 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Alamance, Davidson, Forsyth, Guilford, Randolph | 52 min |
| Dec 17, 8:06 AM EST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | ILM | 14 hr | |
| Dec 17, 11:00 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MHX | 47 hr | |
| Dec 17, 8:17 PM EST | River Flood Warning | ILM | Robeson | 21 days |
| Dec 19, 2:41 AM EST | Freeze Warning | MHX | Dare, Hyde | 28 hr |
| Dec 19, 1:20 PM EST | River Flood Warning | MHX | Lenoir | 48 hr |
| Dec 21, 2:47 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | ILM | 61 hr | |
| Dec 21, 6:06 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | ILM | 45 hr | |
| Dec 21, 7:47 PM EST | Flash Flood Watch | ILM | Brunswick | 55 hr |
| Dec 22, 3:59 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MHX | 4 days | |
| Dec 23, 3:40 AM EST | Gale Watch | MHX | 11 hr | |
| Dec 23, 2:40 PM EST | Gale Warning | MHX | 30 hr | |
| Dec 23, 2:48 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Union | 6 hr |
| Dec 23, 3:27 PM EST | Gale Warning | ILM | 24 hr | |
| Dec 24, 3:17 AM EST | Coastal Flood Advisory | ILM | New Hanover, Pender | 6 hr |
| Dec 24, 4:13 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Surry, Watauga, Wilkes, Yadkin | 5 hr |
| Dec 24, 3:23 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | ILM | 27 hr | |
| Dec 24, 11:19 PM EST | Coastal Flood Advisory | ILM | New Hanover | 12 hr |
| Dec 25, 2:58 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | MRX | Cherokee, Clay | 7 hr |
| Dec 25, 6:36 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | ILM | 4 hr | |
| Dec 25, 11:08 PM EST | Coastal Flood Advisory | ILM | New Hanover | 12 hr |
| Dec 26, 5:23 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | AKQ | Bertie, Gates, Hertford | 4 hr |
| Dec 26, 9:06 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | AKQ | Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Gates, Hertford and 2 more | 114 min |
| Dec 27, 12:39 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | AKQ | Bertie, Gates, Hertford, Northampton | 10 hr |
| Dec 27, 5:41 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | RAH | Anson, Chatham, Cumberland, Durham, Edgecombe, Franklin and 19 more | 4 hr |
| Dec 29, 3:08 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MHX | 3 days | |
| Dec 29, 4:01 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | ILM | 44 hr | |
| Dec 29, 3:11 PM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | Avery, Buncombe, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, Macon and 5 more | 15 hr |
| Dec 29, 10:32 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Graham, Swain | 58 min |
| Dec 30, 12:44 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Cherokee | 46 min |
| Dec 30, 12:50 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Graham | 55 min |
| Dec 30, 1:25 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Cherokee | 50 min |
| Dec 30, 1:29 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Graham | 46 min |
| Dec 30, 3:11 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Ashe, Watauga | 49 min |
| Dec 30, 3:56 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Ashe, Watauga | 49 min |
| Dec 30, 4:49 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Alleghany | 56 min |
| Dec 30, 5:29 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Alleghany | 31 min |
| Dec 30, 6:04 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Surry | 56 min |
| Dec 30, 7:14 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Stokes | 31 min |
| Dec 30, 7:47 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Stokes | 43 min |
| Dec 30, 8:15 AM EST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | ILM | 5 hr | |
| Dec 30, 10:09 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | ILM | Brunswick | 3 hr |
| Dec 30, 5:29 PM EST | River Flood Warning | ILM | Robeson | 26 hr |
| Dec 31, 2:23 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | ILM | 17 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 | |
| Special Weather Statement | 24 |
| Flooding | |
| River Flood Warning | 4 |
| Flash Flood Watch | 1 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 11 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Storm Warning | 2 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 7 |
| Cold | |
| Freeze Warning | 1 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Wind Advisory | 6 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 11 |
| Coast and beach | |
| Coastal Flood Advisory | 4 |
| Marine | |
| Gale Warning | 3 |
| Special Marine Warning | 2 |
| Gale Watch | 1 |
| Marine Dense Fog Advisory | 5 |
| Small Craft Advisory | 21 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Graham County10
- Swain County9
- Ashe County9
- Watauga County9
- Haywood County8
- Alleghany County7
- Macon County6
- Avery County6
- Buncombe County6
- Madison County6
- Mitchell County6
- Yancey County6
- Jackson County6
- Johnston County6
- Richmond County6
- Wake County6
- Surry County5
- Transylvania County5
- New Hanover County5
- Franklin County5
- Granville County5
- Hoke County5
- Moore County5
- Nash County5
- Scotland County5
- Vance County5
- Warren County5
- Wilson County5
- Anson County5
- Montgomery County5
- Wilkes County4
- Burke County4
- Brunswick County4
- Chatham County4
- Cumberland County4
- Durham County4
- Edgecombe County4
- Halifax County4
- Harnett County4
- Lee County4
49 more counties
- Wayne County4
- Stanly County4
- Cherokee County4
- Caldwell County3
- Henderson County3
- McDowell County3
- Robeson County3
- Sampson County3
- Dare County3
- Davidson County3
- Forsyth County3
- Guilford County3
- Stokes County3
- Randolph County3
- Alamance County3
- Orange County3
- Person County3
- Bertie County3
- Gates County3
- Hertford County3
- Pender County2
- Cabarrus County2
- Gaston County2
- Union County2
- Alexander County2
- Catawba County2
- Cleveland County2
- Polk County2
- Rutherford County2
- Yadkin County2
- Clay County2
- Onslow County1
- Bladen County1
- Columbus County1
- Mecklenburg County1
- Davie County1
- Iredell County1
- Lincoln County1
- Rowan County1
- Caswell County1
- Rockingham County1
- Hyde County1
- Lenoir County1
- Camden County1
- Chowan County1
- Currituck County1
- Pasquotank County1
- Perquimans County1
- Northampton 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.