Alert archive / North Carolina / 2020
Weather alerts in North Carolina, March 2020
106 weather alerts in March 2020, 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 2020. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 106
- Warnings
- 19
- Watches
- 7
- Advisories
- 51
- Busiest day
- March 25, 202014 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1, 6:36 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MHX | 8 hr | |
| Mar 1, 3:20 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MHX | 66 hr | |
| Mar 2, 3:19 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | ILM | 39 hr | |
| Mar 2, 6:34 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | MHX | 41 min | |
| Mar 3, 5:39 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Madison, Mitchell, Yancey | 51 min |
| Mar 3, 6:11 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Ashe, Watauga | 49 min |
| Mar 3, 6:48 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Madison | 42 min |
| Mar 3, 7:27 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Watauga | 48 min |
| Mar 3, 10:22 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Clay | 23 min |
| Mar 3, 6:04 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Sampson | 11 min |
| Mar 3, 6:21 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | MHX | Onslow | 24 min |
| Mar 3, 7:07 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | MHX | Onslow | 38 min |
| Mar 3, 8:17 PM EST | River Flood Warning | ILM | Robeson | 21 days |
| Mar 4, 2:29 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MHX | 5 days | |
| Mar 4, 3:09 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | ILM | 46 hr | |
| Mar 5, 3:24 AM EST | Gale Watch | MHX | 24 hr | |
| Mar 5, 2:59 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Ashe, Watauga | 39 hr |
| Mar 5, 3:34 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GSP | Avery, Graham, Haywood, Madison, Mitchell, Swain and 1 more | 38 hr |
| Mar 5, 6:28 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MHX | 9 hr | |
| Mar 5, 8:34 PM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Watauga | 36 hr |
| Mar 5, 8:57 PM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Haywood, Henderson and 8 more | 36 hr |
| Mar 6, 1:00 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | GSP | Buncombe, Cleveland, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Madison and 3 more | 3 hr |
| Mar 6, 2:05 AM EST | Gale Warning | ILM | 31 hr | |
| Mar 6, 2:55 AM EST | Coastal Flood Advisory | MHX | Dare | 29 hr |
| Mar 6, 3:14 AM EST | Gale Warning | MHX | 36 hr | |
| Mar 6, 2:31 PM EST | Freeze Watch | ILM | Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, New Hanover, Pender, Robeson | 24 hr |
| Mar 6, 3:23 PM EST | High Surf Advisory | AKQ | Currituck | 40 hr |
| Mar 6, 3:30 PM EST | High Surf Advisory | MHX | Dare | 54 hr |
| Mar 7, 8:49 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | ILM | 9 hr | |
| Mar 7, 2:55 PM EST | Freeze Warning | ILM | Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, New Hanover, Pender, Robeson | 17 hr |
| Mar 7, 5:32 PM EST | Frost Advisory | ILM | New Hanover | 14 hr |
| Mar 8, 8:29 AM EDT | High Surf Advisory | AKQ | Currituck | 5 hr |
| Mar 9, 4:03 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | MHX | 36 hr | |
| Mar 11, 7:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Edgecombe, Wilson | 36 min |
| Mar 11, 8:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Johnston | 48 min |
| Mar 11, 8:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Bertie | 42 min |
| Mar 11, 8:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Edgecombe, Nash, Wilson | 46 min |
| Mar 12, 2:42 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | MHX | 61 hr | |
| Mar 12, 1:58 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | ILM | 14 hr | |
| Mar 13, 3:35 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | ILM | 35 hr | |
| Mar 13, 3:46 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | MHX | 22 hr | |
| Mar 14, 3:04 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | ILM | 48 hr | |
| Mar 14, 3:35 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | MHX | 71 hr | |
| Mar 18, 2:29 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | GSP | Alexander, Buncombe, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Catawba and 21 more | 9 hr |
| Mar 18, 3:59 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | MRX | Cherokee, Clay | 6 hr |
| Mar 18, 4:25 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | RAH | Alamance, Anson, Chatham, Davidson, Durham, Edgecombe and 17 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 19, 4:18 AM EDT | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | ILM | 8 hr | |
| Mar 19, 4:22 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | MHX | 5 days | |
| Mar 20, 6:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Ashe | 29 min |
| Mar 20, 6:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Madison, Mitchell, Yancey | 40 min |
| Mar 20, 8:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Watauga | 28 min |
| Mar 20, 8:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Burke, Caldwell | 47 min |
| Mar 20, 8:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Wilkes | 23 min |
| Mar 21, 2:59 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | ILM | 49 hr | |
| Mar 21, 6:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Randolph | 46 min |
| Mar 21, 6:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Chatham | 62 min |
| Mar 22, 3:06 AM EDT | High Surf Advisory | AKQ | Currituck | 41 hr |
| Mar 23, 5:18 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MHX | 57 min | |
| Mar 23, 5:37 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MHX | 68 min | |
| Mar 23, 7:15 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MHX | 60 min | |
| Mar 24, 2:57 AM EDT | Gale Watch | MHX | 12 hr | |
| Mar 24, 3:38 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | ILM | 38 hr | |
| Mar 24, 4:24 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | GSP | Graham, Macon, Swain | 26 hr |
| Mar 24, 4:31 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | MRX | Cherokee, Clay | 23 hr |
| Mar 24, 8:28 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | GSP | Alexander, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, Cleveland, Gaston and 5 more | 92 min |
| Mar 24, 10:44 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Cherokee | 61 min |
| Mar 24, 2:53 PM EDT | Gale Warning | MHX | 34 hr | |
| Mar 24, 2:53 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | MHX | 3 days | |
| Mar 24, 7:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Swain | 23 min |
| Mar 24, 11:37 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Graham, Swain | 3 hr |
| Mar 24, 11:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Clay | 38 min |
| Mar 25, 12:51 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Haywood, Jackson | 3 hr |
| Mar 25, 3:42 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Mecklenburg | 3 hr |
| Mar 25, 4:09 AM EDT | River Flood Advisory | GSP | Swain | 4 hr |
| Mar 25, 4:09 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MHX | 36 min | |
| Mar 25, 4:11 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MHX | 49 min | |
| Mar 25, 4:49 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MHX | 56 min | |
| Mar 25, 4:54 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Bertie, Chowan, Gates, Hertford, Northampton | 36 min |
| Mar 25, 5:28 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MHX | 62 min | |
| Mar 25, 5:31 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Bertie, Chowan, Gates, Hertford, Northampton, Perquimans | 59 min |
| Mar 25, 6:29 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Camden, Currituck, Pasquotank, Perquimans | 46 min |
| Mar 25, 8:20 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Cabarrus | 4 hr |
| Mar 25, 12:04 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Cabarrus | 4 hr |
| Mar 27, 3:06 PM EDT | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | ILM | 19 hr | |
| Mar 27, 6:50 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | MHX | 63 hr | |
| Mar 28, 4:07 AM EDT | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | MHX | 6 hr | |
| Mar 29, 7:00 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Graham, Haywood, Madison, Swain | 30 min |
| Mar 29, 7:30 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Ashe, Watauga | 30 min |
| Mar 29, 8:31 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Buncombe, Haywood | 44 min |
| Mar 29, 8:42 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Henderson, Transylvania | 33 min |
| Mar 29, 6:05 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Caswell, Person, Vance, Warren | 115 min |
| Mar 30, 3:00 PM EDT | Gale Watch | MHX | 12 hr | |
| Mar 30, 3:11 PM EDT | Gale Watch | ILM | 12 hr | |
| Mar 30, 3:11 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | ILM | 51 hr | |
| Mar 31, 2:51 AM EDT | Gale Warning | ILM | 24 hr | |
| Mar 31, 3:02 AM EDT | Gale Warning | MHX | 40 hr | |
| Mar 31, 3:02 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | MHX | 9 days | |
| Mar 31, 3:05 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | MHX | Carteret, Dare, Hyde | 36 hr |
| Mar 31, 3:11 AM EDT | High Surf Advisory | AKQ | Currituck | 52 hr |
| Mar 31, 3:13 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | AKQ | Currituck | 37 hr |
| Mar 31, 3:19 AM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | MHX | Carteret, Craven, Dare, Hyde, Pamlico | 41 hr |
| Mar 31, 3:19 AM EDT | High Surf Advisory | MHX | Dare | 52 hr |
| Mar 31, 5:05 AM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Currituck | 53 hr |
| Mar 31, 3:18 PM EDT | High Wind Warning | MHX | Dare, Hyde | 18 hr |
| Mar 31, 3:30 PM EDT | Storm Warning | MHX | 15 hr | |
| Mar 31, 7:39 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | ILM | 13 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 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 1 |
| Special Weather Statement | 28 |
| Flooding | |
| River Flood Warning | 1 |
| Flash Flood Watch | 2 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 5 |
| River Flood Advisory | 1 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 2 |
| Cold | |
| Freeze Warning | 1 |
| Freeze Watch | 1 |
| Frost Advisory | 1 |
| Wind and dust | |
| High Wind Warning | 1 |
| Wind Advisory | 4 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 5 |
| Coast and beach | |
| Coastal Flood Advisory | 3 |
| High Surf Advisory | 6 |
| Marine | |
| Gale Warning | 5 |
| Special Marine Warning | 9 |
| Storm Warning | 1 |
| Gale Watch | 4 |
| Marine Dense Fog Advisory | 3 |
| Small Craft Advisory | 21 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Madison County8
- Haywood County7
- Swain County7
- Currituck County7
- Ashe County6
- Watauga County6
- Dare County6
- Mitchell County5
- Yancey County5
- Graham County5
- Clay County4
- Buncombe County4
- Burke County4
- Caldwell County4
- Henderson County4
- Jackson County4
- Polk County4
- Rutherford County4
- Transylvania County4
- Robeson County3
- McDowell County3
- Cleveland County3
- New Hanover County3
- Edgecombe County3
- Wilson County3
- Bertie County3
- Cabarrus County3
- Cherokee County3
- Hyde County3
- Alleghany County2
- Onslow County2
- Avery County2
- Bladen County2
- Brunswick County2
- Columbus County2
- Pender County2
- Johnston County2
- Nash County2
- Alexander County2
- Catawba County2
43 more counties
- Gaston County2
- Iredell County2
- Lincoln County2
- Macon County2
- Mecklenburg County2
- Chatham County2
- Randolph County2
- Chowan County2
- Gates County2
- Hertford County2
- Northampton County2
- Perquimans County2
- Carteret County2
- Sampson County1
- Davie County1
- Rowan County1
- Union County1
- Alamance County1
- Anson County1
- Davidson County1
- Durham County1
- Forsyth County1
- Franklin County1
- Guilford County1
- Harnett County1
- Hoke County1
- Lee County1
- Montgomery County1
- Moore County1
- Orange County1
- Richmond County1
- Scotland County1
- Stanly County1
- Wake County1
- Wilkes County1
- Camden County1
- Pasquotank County1
- Caswell County1
- Person County1
- Vance County1
- Warren County1
- Craven County1
- Pamlico County1
Nearby
Alerts in force nowTornadoes on recordThe radar archive20192021
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.