Weather alerts in North Carolina, December 2021

Weather alerts by county

Each county as a circle sized by its count in December 2021. Tap one for its archive.

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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
Dec 1, 3:15 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory	MHX		40 hr
Dec 4, 3:18 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	MHX		36 hr
Dec 4, 4:53 AM EST	Coastal Flood Advisory	ILM	Brunswick, New Hanover, Pender	6 hr
Dec 5, 1:24 AM EST	Coastal Flood Advisory	ILM	Brunswick, New Hanover, Pender	10 hr
Dec 5, 1:30 PM EST	Special Marine Warning	MHX		60 min
Dec 5, 2:40 PM EST	Special Marine Warning	MHX		50 min
Dec 5, 3:03 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory	MHX		55 hr
Dec 5, 4:59 PM EST	Special Marine Warning	MHX		46 min
Dec 6, 2:11 AM EST	Dense Fog Advisory	ILM	Bladen, Columbus, Robeson	8 hr
Dec 6, 3:01 AM EST	Coastal Flood Advisory	ILM	Brunswick, New Hanover, Pender	9 hr
Dec 6, 4:59 AM EST	Dense Fog Advisory	RAH	Cumberland, Harnett, Hoke, Lee, Moore, Richmond and 2 more	5 hr
Dec 6, 3:14 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory	ILM		24 hr
Dec 7, 3:13 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory	ILM		6 hr
Dec 8, 2:06 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	MHX		29 hr
Dec 8, 3:12 AM EST	Coastal Flood Advisory	ILM	Brunswick, New Hanover, Pender	11 hr
Dec 8, 10:38 PM EST	Dense Fog Advisory	ILM	Columbus, Robeson	10 hr
Dec 8, 10:56 PM EST	Dense Fog Advisory	GSP	Gaston, Mecklenburg, Union	11 hr
Dec 9, 3:05 AM EST	Coastal Flood Advisory	ILM	Brunswick, New Hanover, Pender	12 hr
Dec 10, 2:38 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	MHX		69 hr
Dec 10, 8:32 PM EST	Dense Fog Advisory	GSP	Alexander, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Catawba, Cleveland and 10 more	15 hr
Dec 11, 3:02 AM EST	Wind Advisory	RNK	Alleghany, Ashe, Watauga	25 hr
Dec 11, 3:35 AM EST	Wind Advisory	GSP	Avery, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, Macon, Madison and 4 more	24 hr
Dec 11, 9:03 AM EST	Marine Dense Fog Advisory	MHX		3 hr
Dec 11, 11:19 AM EST	Marine Dense Fog Advisory	ILM		4 hr
Dec 11, 11:32 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	MRX	Cherokee	43 min
Dec 11, 11:33 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Graham, Haywood, Madison, Swain	72 min
Dec 11, 12:01 PM EST	Marine Dense Fog Advisory	MHX		6 hr
Dec 11, 12:18 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	MRX	Cherokee, Clay	42 min
Dec 11, 12:35 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Alleghany, Ashe, Watauga	40 min
Dec 11, 12:45 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Buncombe, Haywood, Jackson, Macon, Madison	75 min
Dec 11, 12:51 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Avery, Mitchell, Yancey	54 min
Dec 11, 2:36 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Surry	39 min
Dec 11, 3:00 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Wilkes	45 min
Dec 11, 3:08 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Alexander, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, Cleveland, Iredell and 3 more	67 min
Dec 11, 3:43 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Alexander, Catawba, Cleveland, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln	47 min
Dec 11, 3:45 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Yadkin	30 min
Dec 11, 3:57 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Rockingham, Stokes	33 min
Dec 11, 3:58 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Forsyth	47 min
Dec 11, 4:16 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Cabarrus, Davie, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln, Mecklenburg and 1 more	59 min
Dec 11, 4:31 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Rockingham, Stokes	29 min
Dec 11, 4:36 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Davidson, Randolph	39 min
Dec 11, 4:52 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Forsyth, Guilford	53 min
Dec 11, 5:00 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Caswell, Rockingham	30 min
Dec 11, 5:08 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Cabarrus, Mecklenburg, Union	67 min
Dec 11, 5:19 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Alamance, Davidson, Guilford, Randolph	56 min
Dec 11, 5:24 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Montgomery, Stanly	36 min
Dec 11, 5:27 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Montgomery, Stanly	33 min
Dec 11, 5:30 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Caswell, Rockingham	30 min
Dec 11, 5:54 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Davidson, Guilford, Randolph	36 min
Dec 11, 5:56 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Anson, Montgomery, Richmond, Stanly	34 min
Dec 11, 6:01 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Caswell	29 min
Dec 11, 6:05 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Alamance, Guilford	40 min
Dec 11, 6:13 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Anson, Chatham, Lee, Montgomery, Moore, Randolph and 1 more	47 min
Dec 11, 6:15 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Granville, Person, Vance	45 min
Dec 11, 6:30 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Alamance, Chatham, Guilford, Orange, Randolph	45 min
Dec 11, 6:44 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Alamance, Orange	46 min
Dec 11, 6:59 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Franklin, Granville, Vance, Warren	61 min
Dec 11, 7:02 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Chatham, Durham, Lee, Wake	43 min
Dec 11, 7:06 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Cumberland, Harnett, Hoke, Moore, Scotland	39 min
Dec 11, 7:42 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Johnston, Nash, Wake	48 min
Dec 11, 7:44 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Cumberland, Harnett	46 min
Dec 11, 7:55 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Franklin, Halifax, Warren	50 min
Dec 11, 8:03 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Northampton	42 min
Dec 11, 8:30 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Edgecombe, Johnston, Nash, Wayne, Wilson	45 min
Dec 11, 8:33 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Sampson	42 min
Dec 11, 8:49 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Chowan, Gates, Hertford, Northampton	56 min
Dec 11, 9:44 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Camden, Currituck	61 min
Dec 11, 9:57 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory	ILM		15 hr
Dec 17, 3:29 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	MHX		7 hr
Dec 17, 3:32 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory	MHX		6 days
Dec 18, 3:02 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	ILM		64 hr
Dec 18, 3:21 AM EST	Dense Fog Advisory	ILM	Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, New Hanover, Pender, Robeson	6 hr
Dec 18, 3:21 AM EST	Marine Dense Fog Advisory	ILM		9 hr
Dec 18, 3:28 AM EST	Dense Fog Advisory	RAH	Alamance, Anson, Chatham, Cumberland, Davidson, Durham and 25 more	6 hr
Dec 18, 3:29 AM EST	Dense Fog Advisory	AKQ	Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Gates, Hertford and 3 more	6 hr
Dec 18, 3:29 AM EST	Dense Fog Advisory	GSP	Alexander, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell and 22 more	8 hr
Dec 18, 3:54 AM EST	Dense Fog Advisory	MHX	Beaufort, Carteret, Craven, Dare, Duplin, Greene and 9 more	5 hr
Dec 18, 3:57 AM EST	Gale Watch	MHX		11 hr
Dec 18, 3:57 AM EST	Marine Dense Fog Advisory	MHX		6 hr
Dec 18, 4:01 AM EST	Dense Fog Advisory	RNK	Alleghany, Ashe, Caswell, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry and 3 more	6 hr
Dec 18, 2:35 PM EST	Gale Warning	MHX		30 hr
Dec 19, 12:45 PM EST	Special Marine Warning	ILM		2 hr
Dec 20, 2:45 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory	ILM		45 hr
Dec 21, 2:39 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	MHX		58 hr
Dec 22, 1:30 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory	MHX		17 hr
Dec 22, 6:24 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory	ILM		15 hr
Dec 23, 3:28 PM EST	Gale Watch	MHX		12 hr
Dec 23, 3:35 PM EST	Gale Watch	ILM		12 hr
Dec 24, 3:00 AM EST	Gale Warning	MHX		46 hr
Dec 24, 3:00 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	MHX		55 hr
Dec 24, 3:27 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	ILM		15 hr
Dec 24, 2:46 PM EST	Gale Warning	ILM		31 hr
Dec 24, 9:18 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory	ILM		33 hr
Dec 25, 3:23 AM EST	Wind Advisory	RAH	Anson, Chatham, Cumberland, Durham, Edgecombe, Franklin and 20 more	13 hr
Dec 25, 3:36 AM EST	Wind Advisory	RNK	Ashe, Watauga	21 hr
Dec 25, 3:44 AM EST	Wind Advisory	GSP	Avery, Buncombe, Cabarrus, Cleveland, Gaston, Graham and 11 more	21 hr
Dec 27, 3:00 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	MHX		26 hr
Dec 28, 6:20 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	MHX		64 hr
Dec 28, 5:23 PM EST	Marine Dense Fog Advisory	MHX		4 hr
Dec 29, 9:44 PM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Henderson, Jackson and 3 more	2 hr
Dec 29, 9:53 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	MRX	Cherokee	52 min
Dec 29, 9:59 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Graham, Jackson	46 min
Dec 29, 10:16 PM EST	Tornado Watch	SPC	Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Macon and 2 more	7 hr
Dec 29, 10:46 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Jackson, Macon, Transylvania	44 min
Dec 29, 11:21 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Henderson, Polk, Transylvania	39 min
Dec 29, 11:56 PM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Cleveland, Gaston, Henderson, Lincoln, Polk, Rutherford	2 hr
Dec 30, 12:00 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Polk	45 min
Dec 30, 12:01 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Polk	44 min
Dec 30, 12:43 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Gaston	47 min
Dec 30, 2:41 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Anson, Richmond, Scotland	64 min
Dec 30, 2:42 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Union	18 min
Dec 30, 3:09 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Moore	66 min
Dec 30, 3:44 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Harnett	61 min
Dec 30, 5:44 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	ILM		14 hr
Dec 30, 2:57 PM EST	Special Marine Warning	ILM		63 min
Dec 30, 3:14 PM EST	Special Marine Warning	ILM		23 min
Dec 30, 6:42 PM EST	Marine Dense Fog Advisory	MHX		19 hr
Dec 30, 8:14 PM EST	Coastal Flood Advisory	ILM	New Hanover	13 hr
Dec 30, 10:30 PM EST	Dense Fog Advisory	RNK	Rockingham, Stokes	12 hr
Dec 31, 12:40 AM EST	Dense Fog Advisory	MRX	Cherokee, Clay	9 hr
Dec 31, 4:18 AM EST	Dense Fog Advisory	GSP	Alexander, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell and 19 more	5 hr
Dec 31, 9:04 AM EST	Dense Fog Advisory	GSP	Alexander, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba and 18 more	56 min
Dec 31, 10:02 AM EST	Dense Fog Advisory	GSP	Alexander, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba and 15 more	58 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	5
Tornado Watch	1
Mesoscale Discussion	2
Special Weather Statement	48
Wind and dust
Wind Advisory	5
Fog and smoke
Dense Fog Advisory	16
Coast and beach
Coastal Flood Advisory	6
Marine
Gale Warning	3
Special Marine Warning	6
Gale Watch	3
Marine Dense Fog Advisory	7
Small Craft Advisory	21

By county

Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.

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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. Rebuilt daily.