Alert archive / North Carolina / 2022
Weather alerts in North Carolina, December 2022
122 weather alerts in December 2022, 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 2022. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 122
- Warnings
- 23
- Watches
- 5
- Advisories
- 81
- Busiest day
- December 22, 202238 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 2, 3:06 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MHX | 70 hr | |
| Dec 6, 3:12 AM EST | Coastal Flood Advisory | ILM | New Hanover | 8 hr |
| Dec 6, 4:05 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MHX | 17 hr | |
| Dec 6, 3:37 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MHX | 13 days | |
| Dec 6, 6:13 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | GSP | Alexander, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Catawba, Cleveland and 10 more | 17 hr |
| Dec 7, 3:01 AM EST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | MHX | 8 hr | |
| Dec 7, 3:02 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | MHX | Beaufort, Carteret, Craven, Dare, Duplin, Hyde and 6 more | 7 hr |
| Dec 7, 3:04 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | ILM | New Hanover, Pender | 5 hr |
| Dec 7, 8:12 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | RAH | Alamance, Anson, Chatham, Cumberland, Davidson, Durham and 14 more | 113 min |
| Dec 7, 3:31 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Macon | 5 hr |
| Dec 7, 4:21 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Madison | 3 hr |
| Dec 7, 9:21 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | GSP | Alexander, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Catawba, Cleveland and 10 more | 13 hr |
| Dec 7, 10:56 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | MRX | Cherokee, Clay | 10 hr |
| Dec 8, 12:09 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | RNK | Caswell, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry, Wilkes, Yadkin | 8 hr |
| Dec 8, 12:46 AM EST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | MHX | 6 hr | |
| Dec 8, 3:04 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | RAH | Davidson, Forsyth, Guilford, Randolph, Stanly | 6 hr |
| Dec 8, 7:21 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MHX | 11 days | |
| Dec 8, 3:19 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | ILM | 46 hr | |
| Dec 9, 8:11 PM EST | High Surf Advisory | MHX | Dare, Hyde | 5 days |
| Dec 9, 9:02 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | MRX | Cherokee, Clay | 13 hr |
| Dec 11, 3:14 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MHX | 42 hr | |
| Dec 14, 3:23 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | ILM | 51 hr | |
| Dec 14, 10:07 AM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | Avery, Buncombe, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, McDowell and 6 more | 23 hr |
| Dec 15, 2:49 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Henderson | 8 hr |
| Dec 15, 5:34 AM EST | River Flood Advisory | GSP | Henderson, Transylvania | 38 hr |
| Dec 15, 8:25 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | ILM | 42 min | |
| Dec 15, 9:16 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | ILM | 59 min | |
| Dec 15, 10:12 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | ILM | 34 min | |
| Dec 15, 11:28 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | MHX | 32 min | |
| Dec 15, 3:06 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Cumberland | 54 min |
| Dec 15, 3:53 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Wayne | 37 min |
| Dec 15, 4:46 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Hertford, Northampton | 44 min |
| Dec 15, 4:50 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | MHX | Pitt | 40 min |
| Dec 15, 4:52 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Edgecombe | 38 min |
| Dec 15, 5:09 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | MHX | Martin, Pitt | 36 min |
| Dec 16, 4:55 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | RAH | Alamance, Anson, Chatham, Davidson, Durham, Forsyth and 10 more | 4 hr |
| Dec 16, 7:24 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | GSP | Alexander, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Catawba, Cleveland and 10 more | 96 min |
| Dec 16, 2:20 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | ILM | 16 hr | |
| Dec 17, 2:38 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MHX | 43 hr | |
| Dec 17, 3:22 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | ILM | 15 hr | |
| Dec 19, 2:46 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MHX | 61 hr | |
| Dec 20, 3:29 AM EST | Gale Watch | ILM | 11 hr | |
| Dec 20, 3:29 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | ILM | 71 hr | |
| Dec 20, 2:06 PM EST | Gale Warning | ILM | 20 hr | |
| Dec 21, 3:38 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Surry, Watauga, Wilkes | 32 hr |
| Dec 21, 3:39 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GSP | Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Haywood, Henderson and 5 more | 29 hr |
| Dec 21, 3:49 AM EST | Wind Chill Watch | MRX | Cherokee, Clay | 12 hr |
| Dec 21, 3:54 AM EST | High Surf Advisory | AKQ | Currituck | 63 hr |
| Dec 21, 3:56 AM EST | Gale Watch | MHX | 24 hr | |
| Dec 21, 9:43 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | ILM | 41 hr | |
| Dec 21, 1:38 PM EST | Wind Chill Watch | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Caswell, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry and 3 more | 21 hr |
| Dec 21, 2:58 PM EST | Coastal Flood Advisory | ILM | Brunswick, New Hanover, Pender | 21 hr |
| Dec 21, 3:29 PM EST | Gale Warning | MHX | 66 hr | |
| Dec 21, 3:30 PM EST | Wind Chill Warning | MRX | Cherokee, Clay | 70 hr |
| Dec 21, 3:44 PM EST | Coastal Flood Watch | MHX | Dare | 23 hr |
| Dec 21, 3:44 PM EST | High Surf Advisory | MHX | Carteret, Dare, Hyde | 60 hr |
| Dec 22, 3:25 AM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | AKQ | Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Gates, Hertford and 3 more | 56 hr |
| Dec 22, 3:40 AM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | RAH | Alamance, Anson, Chatham, Cumberland, Davidson, Durham and 25 more | 55 hr |
| Dec 22, 3:41 AM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | Alexander, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell and 22 more | 47 hr |
| Dec 22, 3:44 AM EST | Gale Warning | ILM | 41 hr | |
| Dec 22, 3:51 AM EST | Wind Chill Warning | GSP | Avery, Buncombe, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson and 7 more | 23 hr |
| Dec 22, 3:51 AM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | GSP | Alexander, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell and 22 more | 3 days |
| Dec 22, 3:55 AM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Caswell, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry and 3 more | 39 hr |
| Dec 22, 4:04 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | MRX | Cherokee, Clay | 32 hr |
| Dec 22, 4:08 AM EST | Wind Advisory | MHX | Beaufort, Carteret, Craven, Dare, Duplin, Greene and 9 more | 42 hr |
| Dec 22, 9:24 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Cumberland, Hoke | 66 min |
| Dec 22, 10:18 AM EST | Wind Chill Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Watauga | 70 hr |
| Dec 22, 10:18 AM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Caswell, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry and 3 more | 3 days |
| Dec 22, 10:32 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Cumberland, Sampson | 43 min |
| Dec 22, 11:14 AM EST | Wind Advisory | RAH | Alamance, Anson, Chatham, Cumberland, Davidson, Durham and 25 more | 31 hr |
| Dec 22, 11:26 AM EST | Wind Advisory | AKQ | Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Gates, Hertford and 3 more | 35 hr |
| Dec 22, 11:48 AM EST | High Wind Warning | RNK | Ashe, Watauga | 31 hr |
| Dec 22, 12:15 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Carteret, Onslow, Pamlico | 3 hr |
| Dec 22, 1:14 PM EST | High Wind Warning | GSP | Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, McDowell, Mitchell and 1 more | 30 hr |
| Dec 22, 1:37 PM EST | Wind Advisory | ILM | Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, New Hanover, Pender, Robeson | 28 hr |
| Dec 22, 1:40 PM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | ILM | Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, New Hanover, Pender, Robeson | 44 hr |
| Dec 22, 1:50 PM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | MHX | Beaufort, Carteret, Craven, Dare, Duplin, Greene and 9 more | 44 hr |
| Dec 22, 2:23 PM EST | Coastal Flood Warning | MHX | Dare | 38 hr |
| Dec 22, 2:23 PM EST | Coastal Flood Advisory | MHX | Carteret, Dare, Hyde | 45 hr |
| Dec 22, 2:33 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | MHX | Carteret, Pamlico | 27 min |
| Dec 22, 2:49 PM EST | Wind Advisory | MRX | Cherokee, Clay | 25 hr |
| Dec 22, 2:56 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | MHX | 49 min | |
| Dec 22, 2:56 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | MHX | Carteret, Hyde | 49 min |
| Dec 22, 3:11 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | MHX | 64 min | |
| Dec 22, 3:19 PM EST | Low Water Advisory | MHX | 35 hr | |
| Dec 22, 3:35 PM EST | Coastal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Currituck | 30 hr |
| Dec 22, 4:05 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | MHX | 55 min | |
| Dec 22, 4:19 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MHX | Carteret, Hyde | 56 min |
| Dec 22, 4:27 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Rowan | 11 hr |
| Dec 22, 4:30 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | MHX | 60 min | |
| Dec 22, 4:31 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Cabarrus | 8 hr |
| Dec 22, 4:55 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | MHX | 10 min | |
| Dec 22, 5:03 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | MHX | Dare | 42 min |
| Dec 22, 5:21 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | MHX | 54 min | |
| Dec 23, 1:56 AM EST | Coastal Flood Advisory | ILM | Brunswick, New Hanover, Pender | 10 hr |
| Dec 23, 2:32 AM EST | Low Water Advisory | ILM | 13 hr | |
| Dec 23, 2:59 AM EST | Wind Chill Warning | GSP | Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Graham, Haywood and 8 more | 33 hr |
| Dec 23, 2:59 AM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | GSP | Henderson, Polk, Rutherford | 33 hr |
| Dec 23, 2:59 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GSP | Avery, Buncombe, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, Macon and 4 more | 16 hr |
| Dec 23, 3:29 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Rowan | 4 hr |
| Dec 23, 3:41 AM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, McDowell | 23 hr |
| Dec 23, 3:50 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Ashe, Watauga | 27 hr |
| Dec 23, 3:52 AM EST | Storm Warning | MHX | 13 hr | |
| Dec 23, 8:51 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | ILM | 16 hr | |
| Dec 23, 9:52 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MHX | 30 hr | |
| Dec 24, 2:45 AM EST | Coastal Flood Advisory | ILM | New Hanover | 9 hr |
| Dec 24, 2:54 AM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, McDowell, Mitchell and 1 more | 9 hr |
| Dec 24, 3:09 AM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | GSP | Burke, Caldwell, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Rutherford and 1 more | 31 hr |
| Dec 24, 3:10 AM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | MRX | Cherokee, Clay | 31 hr |
| Dec 24, 9:04 AM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | AKQ | Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Gates, Hertford and 3 more | 56 min |
| Dec 30, 2:53 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MHX | 49 hr | |
| Dec 30, 9:51 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | GSP | Alexander, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, Cleveland, Gaston and 4 more | 8 hr |
| Dec 31, 2:59 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | ILM | Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, New Hanover, Pender, Robeson | 7 hr |
| Dec 31, 3:24 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | AKQ | Northampton | 7 hr |
| Dec 31, 3:28 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | RAH | Alamance, Anson, Chatham, Cumberland, Durham, Edgecombe and 23 more | 8 hr |
| Dec 31, 4:37 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | MHX | 53 min | |
| Dec 31, 5:35 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | MHX | Beaufort, Carteret, Craven, Duplin, Greene, Jones and 4 more | 5 hr |
| Dec 31, 8:43 AM EST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | MHX | 4 hr | |
| Dec 31, 9:01 AM EST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | ILM | 27 hr | |
| Dec 31, 10:01 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | ILM | Brunswick, New Hanover, Pender | 3 hr |
| Dec 31, 1:13 PM EST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | MHX | 25 hr | |
| Dec 31, 5:55 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Edgecombe, Halifax, Nash | 35 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 | 12 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 6 |
| River Flood Advisory | 1 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 5 |
| Cold | |
| Wind Chill Warning | 4 |
| Wind Chill Watch | 2 |
| Wind Chill Advisory | 10 |
| Wind and dust | |
| High Wind Warning | 2 |
| Wind Advisory | 10 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 17 |
| Coast and beach | |
| Coastal Flood Warning | 1 |
| Coastal Flood Watch | 1 |
| Coastal Flood Advisory | 6 |
| High Surf Advisory | 3 |
| Marine | |
| Gale Warning | 3 |
| Special Marine Warning | 11 |
| Storm Warning | 1 |
| Gale Watch | 2 |
| Low Water Advisory | 2 |
| Marine Dense Fog Advisory | 5 |
| Small Craft Advisory | 16 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- McDowell County14
- Burke County12
- Caldwell County12
- Carteret County10
- Buncombe County10
- New Hanover County9
- Rutherford County9
- Dare County9
- Avery County9
- Mitchell County9
- Yancey County9
- Hyde County8
- Transylvania County8
- Henderson County8
- Rowan County7
- Pender County7
- Cumberland County7
- Macon County7
- Madison County7
- Cherokee County7
- Clay County7
- Haywood County7
- Jackson County7
- Ashe County7
- Watauga County7
- Alexander County6
- Cabarrus County6
- Catawba County6
- Cleveland County6
- Gaston County6
- Iredell County6
- Lincoln County6
- Polk County6
- Pamlico County6
- Guilford County6
- Randolph County6
- Stanly County6
- Graham County6
- Swain County6
- Brunswick County6
60 more counties
- Davie County5
- Mecklenburg County5
- Union County5
- Onslow County5
- Alamance County5
- Anson County5
- Chatham County5
- Davidson County5
- Durham County5
- Forsyth County5
- Harnett County5
- Hoke County5
- Lee County5
- Montgomery County5
- Moore County5
- Orange County5
- Richmond County5
- Wake County5
- Surry County5
- Wilkes County5
- Northampton County5
- Pitt County5
- Edgecombe County5
- Alleghany County5
- Currituck County5
- Beaufort County4
- Craven County4
- Duplin County4
- Jones County4
- Lenoir County4
- Person County4
- Scotland County4
- Caswell County4
- Rockingham County4
- Stokes County4
- Yadkin County4
- Wayne County4
- Hertford County4
- Halifax County4
- Nash County4
- Sampson County4
- Tyrrell County3
- Washington County3
- Martin County3
- Bertie County3
- Camden County3
- Chowan County3
- Gates County3
- Pasquotank County3
- Perquimans County3
- Franklin County3
- Granville County3
- Johnston County3
- Vance County3
- Warren County3
- Wilson County3
- Greene County3
- Bladen County3
- Columbus County3
- Robeson County3
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Sources
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