Alert archive / North Carolina / 2023
Weather alerts in North Carolina, February 2023
91 weather alerts in February 2023, 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 February 2023. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 91
- Warnings
- 28
- Watches
- 5
- Advisories
- 48
- Busiest day
- February 12, 202320 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1, 12:28 AM EST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | ILM | 9 hr | |
| Feb 1, 1:15 AM EST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | MHX | 8 hr | |
| Feb 2, 6:00 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MHX | 8 days | |
| Feb 2, 3:03 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | ILM | 45 hr | |
| Feb 4, 3:59 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MHX | 4 days | |
| Feb 5, 7:15 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | RAH | Chatham, Cumberland, Durham, Edgecombe, Franklin, Granville and 15 more | 9 hr |
| Feb 5, 7:59 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | ILM | Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, New Hanover, Pender, Robeson | 10 hr |
| Feb 5, 9:10 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | MHX | Beaufort, Craven, Duplin, Greene, Jones, Lenoir and 3 more | 7 hr |
| Feb 6, 1:06 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | MHX | 114 min | |
| Feb 6, 3:00 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | MHX | 62 min | |
| Feb 8, 3:32 AM EST | Wind Advisory | MRX | Cherokee, Clay | 39 hr |
| Feb 9, 3:53 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MHX | 33 hr | |
| Feb 10, 2:30 AM EST | Gale Warning | ILM | 52 hr | |
| Feb 10, 3:52 AM EST | Gale Warning | MHX | 55 hr | |
| Feb 10, 3:52 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MHX | 58 hr | |
| Feb 10, 11:00 AM EST | River Flood Warning | ILM | Robeson | 3 days |
| Feb 10, 2:25 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Watauga | 14 hr |
| Feb 10, 2:34 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | GSP | Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Graham, Haywood and 9 more | 14 hr |
| Feb 11, 4:15 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | GSP | Avery, Buncombe, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, Macon and 5 more | 41 hr |
| Feb 11, 4:15 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GSP | Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Graham, Henderson, Jackson and 7 more | 34 hr |
| Feb 11, 4:36 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Watauga | 41 hr |
| Feb 11, 1:06 PM EST | Gale Warning | MHX | 45 hr | |
| Feb 11, 11:39 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | ILM | 51 min | |
| Feb 12, 1:52 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | ILM | 68 min | |
| Feb 12, 2:58 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Alleghany, Ashe | 3 hr |
| Feb 12, 3:08 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | MHX | 97 min | |
| Feb 12, 4:34 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Mecklenburg | 6 hr |
| Feb 12, 4:37 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | MHX | 68 min | |
| Feb 12, 5:43 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Cabarrus | 16 hr |
| Feb 12, 6:26 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | MHX | 94 min | |
| Feb 12, 6:45 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | ILM | 28 hr | |
| Feb 12, 8:02 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | MHX | 66 min | |
| Feb 12, 9:46 AM EST | River Flood Warning | RAH | Anson, Stanly | 20 hr |
| Feb 12, 10:10 AM EST | High Surf Advisory | AKQ | Currituck | 21 hr |
| Feb 12, 10:23 AM EST | High Surf Advisory | MHX | Dare | 9 hr |
| Feb 12, 11:05 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MHX | 44 hr | |
| Feb 12, 2:01 PM EST | Gale Warning | MHX | 20 hr | |
| Feb 12, 3:37 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | ILM | 38 min | |
| Feb 12, 3:41 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Brunswick | 34 min |
| Feb 12, 4:44 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | ILM | New Hanover | 46 min |
| Feb 12, 5:35 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Pender | 55 min |
| Feb 12, 5:43 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | ILM | 47 min | |
| Feb 12, 9:22 PM EST | River Flood Warning | ILM | Bladen, Cumberland | 4 days |
| Feb 15, 3:40 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MHX | 24 hr | |
| Feb 15, 2:47 PM EST | Gale Watch | MHX | 24 hr | |
| Feb 15, 3:18 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | ILM | 66 hr | |
| Feb 16, 3:47 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MHX | 60 hr | |
| Feb 16, 3:10 PM EST | Gale Warning | MHX | 38 hr | |
| Feb 17, 2:57 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Graham | 4 hr |
| Feb 17, 4:01 AM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Graham, Haywood and 11 more | 23 hr |
| Feb 17, 4:08 AM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Watauga | 23 hr |
| Feb 17, 5:49 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Macon | 4 hr |
| Feb 17, 7:40 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Jackson, Swain | 2 hr |
| Feb 17, 5:38 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Camden, Currituck, Pasquotank, Perquimans | 52 min |
| Feb 19, 9:00 PM EST | Coastal Flood Advisory | ILM | New Hanover | 14 hr |
| Feb 20, 2:16 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MHX | 40 hr | |
| Feb 20, 3:34 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | ILM | 24 hr | |
| Feb 21, 4:04 AM EST | Coastal Flood Advisory | ILM | New Hanover | 8 hr |
| Feb 21, 6:07 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MHX | 57 hr | |
| Feb 22, 2:34 PM EST | Gale Warning | MHX | 25 hr | |
| Feb 22, 3:46 PM EST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | ILM | 4 hr | |
| Feb 22, 4:05 PM EST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | MHX | 4 hr | |
| Feb 23, 3:22 AM EST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | MHX | 3 hr | |
| Feb 23, 3:23 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MHX | 63 hr | |
| Feb 24, 3:04 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | ILM | 34 hr | |
| Feb 26, 3:11 AM EST | Gale Watch | MHX | 11 hr | |
| Feb 26, 3:26 AM EST | Wind Advisory | MRX | Cherokee, Clay | 52 hr |
| Feb 26, 4:59 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | RNK | Stokes, Surry, Wilkes, Yadkin | 5 hr |
| Feb 26, 2:40 PM EST | Gale Warning | MHX | 40 hr | |
| Feb 26, 3:13 PM EST | Gale Watch | ILM | 12 hr | |
| Feb 26, 3:13 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | ILM | 27 hr | |
| Feb 26, 10:34 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MHX | 32 hr | |
| Feb 27, 12:15 AM EST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | ILM | 10 hr | |
| Feb 27, 1:07 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | RAH | Anson, Chatham, Davidson, Hoke, Lee, Montgomery and 5 more | 7 hr |
| Feb 27, 1:24 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | GSP | Cabarrus, Cleveland, Gaston, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Rowan and 1 more | 8 hr |
| Feb 27, 3:09 AM EST | Gale Warning | ILM | 25 hr | |
| Feb 27, 3:09 AM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Surry, Watauga, Wilkes | 30 hr |
| Feb 27, 10:33 AM EST | High Wind Warning | GSP | Avery, Mitchell, Yancey | 22 hr |
| Feb 27, 10:33 AM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Graham, Haywood and 8 more | 22 hr |
| Feb 27, 11:06 AM EST | High Wind Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Watauga | 22 hr |
| Feb 27, 5:02 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Cherokee | 43 min |
| Feb 27, 5:10 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Graham, Haywood, Jackson, Madison, Swain | 65 min |
| Feb 27, 5:16 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Cherokee | 44 min |
| Feb 27, 5:52 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Avery, Madison, Mitchell, Yancey | 38 min |
| Feb 27, 5:54 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Cherokee, Clay | 66 min |
| Feb 27, 5:55 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Graham, Haywood, Jackson, Macon, Swain | 50 min |
| Feb 27, 8:13 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Catawba, Lincoln | 32 min |
| Feb 27, 9:52 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Franklin | 38 min |
| Feb 28, 3:57 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | ILM | 11 hr | |
| Feb 28, 7:01 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MHX | 57 hr | |
| Feb 28, 12:02 PM EST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | MHX | 7 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 | |
| Severe Thunderstorm Warning | 3 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 1 |
| Special Weather Statement | 9 |
| Flooding | |
| River Flood Warning | 3 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 5 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Storm Warning | 2 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 2 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 1 |
| Wind and dust | |
| High Wind Warning | 2 |
| Wind Advisory | 6 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 6 |
| Coast and beach | |
| Coastal Flood Advisory | 2 |
| High Surf Advisory | 2 |
| Marine | |
| Gale Warning | 8 |
| Special Marine Warning | 10 |
| Gale Watch | 3 |
| Marine Dense Fog Advisory | 7 |
| Small Craft Advisory | 19 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Graham County8
- Jackson County8
- Swain County8
- Macon County7
- Madison County7
- Alleghany County6
- Ashe County6
- Avery County6
- Haywood County6
- Mitchell County6
- Yancey County6
- Cherokee County5
- Watauga County5
- Buncombe County5
- Transylvania County5
- New Hanover County4
- Burke County4
- Caldwell County4
- McDowell County4
- Clay County3
- Henderson County3
- Chatham County2
- Cumberland County2
- Franklin County2
- Hoke County2
- Lee County2
- Moore County2
- Richmond County2
- Scotland County2
- Bladen County2
- Brunswick County2
- Pender County2
- Robeson County2
- Polk County2
- Rutherford County2
- Mecklenburg County2
- Cabarrus County2
- Anson County2
- Stanly County2
- Currituck County2
40 more counties
- Surry County2
- Wilkes County2
- Lincoln County2
- Durham County1
- Edgecombe County1
- Granville County1
- Halifax County1
- Harnett County1
- Johnston County1
- Nash County1
- Sampson County1
- Vance County1
- Wake County1
- Warren County1
- Wayne County1
- Wilson County1
- Columbus County1
- Beaufort County1
- Craven County1
- Duplin County1
- Greene County1
- Jones County1
- Lenoir County1
- Martin County1
- Onslow County1
- Pitt County1
- Dare County1
- Camden County1
- Pasquotank County1
- Perquimans County1
- Stokes County1
- Yadkin County1
- Davidson County1
- Montgomery County1
- Randolph County1
- Cleveland County1
- Gaston County1
- Rowan County1
- Union County1
- Catawba 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.