Weather alerts in North Carolina, January 2021

183 weather alerts in January 2021, 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 January 2021. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts: 183
Warnings: 41
Watches: 11
Advisories: 108
Busiest day: January 26, 202122 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
Dec 31, 10:03 PM EST	Dense Fog Advisory	GSP	Alexander, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Catawba, Cleveland and 10 more	9 hr
Dec 31, 11:55 PM EST	Dense Fog Advisory	ILM	Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, New Hanover, Pender, Robeson	10 hr
Jan 1, 10:18 AM EST	River Flood Advisory	ILM	Pender	41 hr
Jan 1, 10:20 AM EST	River Flood Warning	ILM	Bladen, Cumberland	21 days
Jan 1, 11:56 AM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	GSP	Henderson, Jackson, Transylvania	5 hr
Jan 1, 1:02 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Polk	73 min
Jan 1, 2:46 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory	ILM		22 hr
Jan 1, 3:37 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Catawba, Cleveland, Gaston, Lincoln, Polk, Rutherford	53 min
Jan 1, 4:43 PM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	GSP	Transylvania	3 hr
Jan 1, 4:51 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Cleveland, Gaston	39 min
Jan 1, 5:30 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Cabarrus, Gaston, Mecklenburg, Rowan	60 min
Jan 1, 6:24 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Union	51 min
Jan 1, 7:37 PM EST	River Flood Warning	GSP	Henderson, Transylvania	25 hr
Jan 1, 7:45 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Chatham, Durham, Franklin, Granville, Orange, Person and 2 more	60 min
Jan 1, 9:47 PM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	RAH	Anson, Chatham, Durham, Franklin, Granville, Harnett and 10 more	58 min
Jan 2, 5:20 AM EST	Dense Fog Advisory	GSP	Alexander, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Catawba, Cleveland and 10 more	7 hr
Jan 2, 8:15 AM EST	Dense Fog Advisory	RAH	Alamance, Anson, Chatham, Davidson, Durham, Forsyth and 14 more	3 hr
Jan 2, 10:08 AM EST	River Flood Warning	MHX	Duplin	6 days
Jan 2, 10:14 AM EST	River Flood Warning	RAH	Halifax, Northampton	7 days
Jan 2, 11:29 AM EST	River Flood Warning	RAH	Wayne	10 days
Jan 2, 1:36 PM EST	River Flood Warning	MHX	Jones	7 days
Jan 2, 3:08 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory	ILM		19 hr
Jan 2, 3:38 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory	MHX		19 hr
Jan 2, 7:50 PM EST	Dense Fog Advisory	RNK	Caswell, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry, Wilkes, Yadkin	8 hr
Jan 2, 8:03 PM EST	Dense Fog Advisory	GSP	Alexander, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, Cleveland, Davie and 6 more	8 hr
Jan 2, 8:09 PM EST	River Flood Advisory	GSP	Henderson, Transylvania	14 hr
Jan 2, 8:17 PM EST	Dense Fog Advisory	RAH	Alamance, Davidson, Forsyth, Guilford, Randolph	8 hr
Jan 2, 11:48 PM EST	River Flood Warning	MHX	Craven	4 days
Jan 3, 4:29 AM EST	River Flood Warning	ILM	Bladen	5 days
Jan 3, 4:29 AM EST	River Flood Warning	ILM	Pender	21 days
Jan 3, 4:41 AM EST	River Flood Warning	AKQ	Bertie	53 hr
Jan 3, 5:55 AM EST	River Flood Warning	RAH	Johnston	34 hr
Jan 3, 9:36 AM EST	River Flood Warning	RAH	Chatham	11 hr
Jan 3, 10:24 AM EST	River Flood Warning	MHX	Martin	66 hr
Jan 3, 8:16 PM EST	River Flood Warning	RAH	Edgecombe	6 days
Jan 3, 8:18 PM EST	River Flood Warning	RAH	Harnett	17 hr
Jan 3, 8:18 PM EST	River Flood Warning	RAH	Cumberland	27 hr
Jan 4, 11:40 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	MHX		3 days
Jan 5, 3:00 AM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	RNK	Ashe, Watauga	19 hr
Jan 5, 3:46 AM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	GSP	Avery, Buncombe, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, Madison and 3 more	18 hr
Jan 6, 2:33 PM EST	Winter Storm Watch	GSP	Alexander, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba and 15 more	24 hr
Jan 6, 2:43 PM EST	Winter Storm Watch	RNK	Alleghany, Ashe, Stokes, Surry, Watauga, Wilkes and 1 more	13 hr
Jan 6, 3:19 PM EST	Winter Storm Watch	RAH	Davidson, Forsyth, Guilford	24 hr
Jan 6, 3:31 PM EST	Winter Storm Watch	MRX	Cherokee, Clay	24 hr
Jan 7, 1:11 AM EST	River Flood Warning	MHX	Craven	6 days
Jan 7, 3:20 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	ILM		57 hr
Jan 7, 4:10 AM EST	Winter Storm Warning	RNK	Alleghany, Ashe, Stokes, Surry, Watauga, Wilkes and 1 more	40 hr
Jan 7, 4:10 AM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	RNK	Caswell, Rockingham	40 hr
Jan 7, 4:31 AM EST	Winter Storm Warning	GSP	Alexander, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba and 16 more	40 hr
Jan 7, 4:40 AM EST	Winter Storm Warning	MRX	Cherokee, Clay	39 hr
Jan 7, 2:51 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	GSP	Buncombe, Cabarrus, Cleveland, Davie, Gaston, Graham and 11 more	29 hr
Jan 7, 2:51 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory	MHX		3 days
Jan 7, 3:36 PM EST	Winter Storm Warning	RAH	Davidson, Forsyth, Guilford, Randolph	24 hr
Jan 7, 3:36 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	RAH	Alamance, Chatham, Davidson, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin and 12 more	30 hr
Jan 7, 3:51 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	MRX	Cherokee, Clay	24 hr
Jan 7, 6:24 PM EST	Coastal Flood Advisory	ILM	New Hanover	14 hr
Jan 7, 10:54 PM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Alexander, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Haywood and 11 more	3 hr
Jan 8, 2:50 AM EST	Gale Warning	MHX		27 hr
Jan 8, 3:28 AM EST	Gale Warning	ILM		15 hr
Jan 8, 3:46 AM EST	Coastal Flood Advisory	MHX	Carteret, Craven, Dare, Hyde, Pamlico	27 hr
Jan 8, 10:48 AM EST	Coastal Flood Advisory	ILM	New Hanover	22 hr
Jan 8, 2:41 PM EST	River Flood Warning	MHX	Jones	7 hr
Jan 8, 2:56 PM EST	Coastal Flood Statement	AKQ	Currituck	12 hr
Jan 8, 2:56 PM EST	Coastal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Currituck	18 hr
Jan 8, 8:03 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	RNK	Alleghany, Ashe, Surry, Watauga, Wilkes	16 hr
Jan 8, 8:12 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	GSP	Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Graham, Haywood and 9 more	16 hr
Jan 9, 12:03 PM EST	Coastal Flood Advisory	ILM	New Hanover	8 hr
Jan 10, 1:05 AM EST	Coastal Flood Advisory	ILM	New Hanover, Pender	8 hr
Jan 10, 2:28 PM EST	Coastal Flood Advisory	ILM	New Hanover, Pender	19 hr
Jan 11, 8:31 PM EST	River Flood Advisory	ILM	Pender	4 days
Jan 12, 12:26 AM EST	Coastal Flood Advisory	ILM	New Hanover, Pender	11 hr
Jan 12, 3:58 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	MHX		11 hr
Jan 12, 9:14 PM EST	Coastal Flood Advisory	ILM	New Hanover	15 hr
Jan 12, 11:13 PM EST	Dense Fog Advisory	ILM	Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, New Hanover, Pender, Robeson	10 hr
Jan 13, 12:44 AM EST	Freezing Fog Advisory	MHX	Beaufort, Carteret, Craven, Dare, Duplin, Greene and 9 more	8 hr
Jan 13, 12:56 AM EST	Freezing Fog Advisory	MRX	Cherokee, Clay	9 hr
Jan 13, 3:01 AM EST	Freezing Fog Advisory	GSP	Cleveland, Gaston, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Union	7 hr
Jan 13, 3:45 AM EST	Freezing Fog Advisory	RAH	Anson, Cumberland, Edgecombe, Hoke, Richmond, Sampson and 3 more	7 hr
Jan 13, 5:36 AM EST	Marine Dense Fog Advisory	MHX		3 hr
Jan 13, 5:44 AM EST	Freezing Fog Advisory	AKQ	Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Gates, Hertford, Pasquotank and 1 more	4 hr
Jan 13, 8:12 PM EST	Coastal Flood Advisory	ILM	New Hanover	17 hr
Jan 13, 11:49 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Brunswick	26 min
Jan 14, 12:08 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Pender	52 min
Jan 14, 2:00 PM EST	Gale Watch	MHX		14 hr
Jan 14, 2:00 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory	MHX		4 days
Jan 14, 8:02 PM EST	Coastal Flood Advisory	ILM	New Hanover	18 hr
Jan 15, 2:45 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	ILM		24 hr
Jan 15, 3:42 AM EST	Gale Warning	MHX		47 hr
Jan 15, 2:44 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	GSP	Avery, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, Macon, Madison and 3 more	40 hr
Jan 15, 2:58 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	MRX	Cherokee, Clay	40 hr
Jan 15, 3:24 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	RNK	Ashe, Watauga	40 hr
Jan 15, 6:39 PM EST	Dense Fog Advisory	RNK	Rockingham, Stokes, Surry, Wilkes, Yadkin	7 hr
Jan 15, 8:30 PM EST	River Flood Warning	RAH	Halifax, Northampton	14 hr
Jan 15, 9:33 PM EST	Dense Fog Advisory	GSP	Alexander, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Catawba, Cleveland and 7 more	8 hr
Jan 16, 12:29 AM EST	Dense Fog Advisory	ILM	Bladen, Columbus, Robeson	6 hr
Jan 16, 1:09 AM EST	Dense Fog Advisory	RNK	Caswell	8 hr
Jan 16, 1:09 AM EST	Freezing Fog Advisory	RNK	Rockingham, Stokes, Surry, Wilkes, Yadkin	8 hr
Jan 16, 1:27 AM EST	Dense Fog Advisory	RAH	Alamance, Anson, Chatham, Cumberland, Davidson, Durham and 25 more	8 hr
Jan 16, 2:12 AM EST	Coastal Flood Advisory	ILM	New Hanover	12 hr
Jan 16, 2:51 AM EST	Freezing Fog Advisory	GSP	Alexander, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, Cleveland, Davie and 4 more	6 hr
Jan 16, 3:10 AM EST	Gale Warning	ILM		18 hr
Jan 16, 5:14 AM EST	Dense Fog Advisory	MHX	Beaufort, Carteret, Craven, Duplin, Greene, Jones and 5 more	4 hr
Jan 16, 6:43 AM EST	Marine Dense Fog Advisory	MHX		2 hr
Jan 16, 3:43 PM EST	Coastal Flood Advisory	MHX	Dare	12 hr
Jan 16, 8:37 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory	ILM		9 hr
Jan 17, 3:09 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	MHX		33 hr
Jan 17, 2:31 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	RNK	Ashe, Watauga	21 hr
Jan 17, 2:42 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	GSP	Avery, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, Macon, Madison and 3 more	21 hr
Jan 17, 2:44 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory	ILM		12 hr
Jan 18, 2:53 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	ILM		19 hr
Jan 19, 2:58 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	ILM		33 hr
Jan 19, 3:00 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	MHX		40 hr
Jan 19, 1:27 PM EST	Wind Advisory	RNK	Alleghany, Ashe, Surry, Watauga, Wilkes	24 hr
Jan 19, 2:55 PM EST	Wind Advisory	GSP	Avery, Burke, Caldwell, McDowell, Mitchell, Yancey	22 hr
Jan 20, 3:00 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory	MHX		43 hr
Jan 20, 3:05 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory	ILM		34 hr
Jan 22, 1:53 AM EST	Dense Fog Advisory	MRX	Cherokee, Clay	7 hr
Jan 22, 2:08 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory	MHX		49 hr
Jan 25, 3:00 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	MHX		43 hr
Jan 25, 4:08 PM EST	Dense Fog Advisory	GSP	Alexander, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Catawba, Cleveland and 10 more	11 hr
Jan 25, 7:15 PM EST	Dense Fog Advisory	ILM	Bladen, Columbus, New Hanover, Pender, Robeson	13 hr
Jan 25, 8:59 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	MRX	Cherokee	46 min
Jan 25, 9:29 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Graham, Swain	31 min
Jan 25, 9:33 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Jackson	27 min
Jan 25, 9:59 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Haywood	31 min
Jan 25, 10:15 PM EST	Marine Dense Fog Advisory	ILM		11 hr
Jan 25, 10:30 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Yancey	30 min
Jan 25, 10:58 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Avery, Yancey	32 min
Jan 26, 12:00 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Graham	30 min
Jan 26, 12:22 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Swain	38 min
Jan 26, 12:37 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Haywood	38 min
Jan 26, 1:29 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Polk	31 min
Jan 26, 2:41 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Cabarrus, Cleveland, Gaston, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Polk and 2 more	49 min
Jan 26, 3:32 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Cabarrus, Mecklenburg	28 min
Jan 26, 4:56 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Cumberland, Harnett, Wayne	64 min
Jan 26, 6:46 AM EST	Gale Watch	MHX		8 hr
Jan 26, 11:02 AM EST	River Flood Warning	ILM	Robeson	42 days
Jan 26, 2:41 PM EST	Coastal Flood Advisory	MHX	Carteret, Dare, Hyde	55 hr
Jan 26, 2:41 PM EST	Wind Advisory	MHX	Carteret, Dare, Hyde	55 hr
Jan 26, 2:56 PM EST	Gale Warning	MHX		62 hr
Jan 26, 2:56 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory	MHX		9 days
Jan 26, 6:41 PM EST	Dense Fog Advisory	GSP	Alexander, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Catawba, Cleveland and 10 more	9 hr
Jan 26, 7:40 PM EST	Dense Fog Advisory	RNK	Caswell, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry, Wilkes, Yadkin	11 hr
Jan 26, 10:48 PM EST	Winter Storm Watch	GSP	Avery, Graham, Haywood, Madison, Mitchell, Swain and 1 more	4 hr
Jan 27, 2:46 AM EST	Winter Storm Warning	GSP	Avery, Graham, Haywood, Madison, Mitchell, Swain and 1 more	33 hr
Jan 27, 2:46 AM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	GSP	Avery, Davie, Graham, Haywood, Madison, Mitchell and 2 more	33 hr
Jan 27, 3:01 AM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	MHX	Beaufort, Craven, Dare, Duplin, Greene, Hyde and 8 more	32 hr
Jan 27, 3:18 AM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	RAH	Alamance, Chatham, Davidson, Durham, Edgecombe, Forsyth and 16 more	29 hr
Jan 27, 3:29 AM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	AKQ	Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Gates, Hertford and 3 more	31 hr
Jan 27, 3:31 AM EST	Gale Warning	ILM		34 hr
Jan 27, 4:32 AM EST	Winter Storm Warning	RNK	Alleghany, Ashe, Watauga	31 hr
Jan 27, 4:32 AM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	RNK	Alleghany, Ashe, Caswell, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry and 3 more	31 hr
Jan 27, 9:03 AM EST	Wind Advisory	AKQ	Currituck	33 hr
Jan 27, 3:13 PM EST	Wind Advisory	GSP	Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Henderson, McDowell and 4 more	25 hr
Jan 28, 3:22 AM EST	Winter Storm Warning	RAH	Granville, Halifax, Person, Vance, Warren	5 hr
Jan 28, 3:41 AM EST	High Surf Advisory	MHX	Dare	33 hr
Jan 28, 3:49 AM EST	High Surf Advisory	AKQ	Currituck	21 hr
Jan 28, 5:41 AM EST	Coastal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Currituck	3 hr
Jan 28, 1:34 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory	ILM		19 hr
Jan 28, 8:51 PM EST	River Flood Warning	ILM	Bladen, Cumberland	9 days
Jan 29, 3:15 AM EST	Coastal Flood Advisory	ILM	New Hanover	8 hr
Jan 29, 2:57 PM EST	Winter Storm Watch	GSP	Alexander, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba and 8 more	13 hr
Jan 29, 3:12 PM EST	Winter Storm Watch	RNK	Alleghany, Ashe, Caswell, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry and 3 more	14 hr
Jan 30, 3:38 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	ILM		4 days
Jan 30, 3:42 AM EST	Coastal Flood Advisory	ILM	New Hanover	8 hr
Jan 30, 4:00 AM EST	Gale Watch	MHX		18 hr
Jan 30, 4:00 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	MHX		40 hr
Jan 30, 4:10 AM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	RAH	Alamance, Chatham, Davidson, Durham, Edgecombe, Forsyth and 11 more	34 hr
Jan 30, 4:21 AM EST	Winter Storm Warning	GSP	Alexander, Avery, Burke, Caldwell, Henderson, McDowell and 4 more	31 hr
Jan 30, 4:21 AM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	GSP	Buncombe, Catawba, Cleveland, Davie, Haywood, Iredell and 9 more	31 hr
Jan 30, 4:34 AM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	AKQ	Northampton	38 hr
Jan 30, 5:19 AM EST	Winter Storm Warning	RNK	Alleghany, Ashe, Caswell, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry and 3 more	33 hr
Jan 30, 9:07 PM EST	River Flood Warning	MHX	Lenoir	53 days
Jan 30, 9:09 PM EST	River Flood Warning	MHX	Greene, Lenoir, Pitt	21 days
Jan 30, 9:40 PM EST	Gale Warning	MHX		22 hr
Jan 31, 2:40 AM EST	Coastal Flood Advisory	ILM	New Hanover	11 hr
Jan 31, 4:33 AM EST	Winter Storm Watch	GSP	Graham, Haywood, Madison, Swain	11 hr
Jan 31, 12:07 PM EST	River Flood Warning	MHX	Pitt	8 days
Jan 31, 2:14 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	RNK	Alleghany, Ashe, Caswell, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry and 3 more	47 hr
Jan 31, 3:03 PM EST	Winter Storm Warning	GSP	Avery, Graham, Haywood, Madison, Mitchell, Swain and 1 more	46 hr
Jan 31, 3:03 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	GSP	Avery, Buncombe, Graham, Haywood, Mitchell, Swain and 1 more	46 hr
Jan 31, 3:12 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	MRX	Cherokee	46 hr
Jan 31, 3:25 PM EST	Coastal Flood Advisory	ILM	New Hanover	10 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	21
Flooding
River Flood Warning	24
Areal Flood Advisory	3
River Flood Advisory	3
Winter
Winter Storm Warning	10
Winter Storm Watch	8
Winter Weather Advisory	24
Wind and dust
Wind Advisory	5
Fog and smoke
Dense Fog Advisory	19
Freezing Fog Advisory	7
Coast and beach
Coastal Flood Advisory	19
High Surf Advisory	2
Coastal Flood Statement	1
Marine
Gale Warning	7
Gale Watch	3
Marine Dense Fog Advisory	3
Small Craft Advisory	23

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. Warning verification from the Mesonet's Cow. Rebuilt daily.