Alert archive / North Carolina / 2026
Weather alerts in North Carolina, February 2026
118 weather alerts in February 2026, 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 2026. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 118
- Warnings
- 20
- Watches
- 7
- Advisories
- 74
- Busiest day
- February 20, 202622 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, 1:35 AM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Watauga | 31 hr |
| Feb 1, 5:46 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | AKQ | Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Pasquotank, Perquimans | 6 hr |
| Feb 1, 9:04 AM EST | Gale Warning | MHX | 6 hr | |
| Feb 1, 9:04 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MHX | 48 hr | |
| Feb 1, 10:26 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | ILM | Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, New Hanover, Pender, Robeson | 25 hr |
| Feb 1, 10:33 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | MHX | Beaufort, Carteret, Craven, Dare, Duplin, Greene and 9 more | 24 hr |
| Feb 1, 12:10 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RAH | Alamance, Anson, Chatham, Cumberland, Davidson, Durham and 25 more | 22 hr |
| Feb 1, 12:18 PM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | RAH | Alamance, Anson, Chatham, Cumberland, Davidson, Durham and 25 more | 21 hr |
| Feb 1, 12:20 PM EST | Wind Advisory | MHX | Dare, Hyde | 3 hr |
| Feb 1, 12:42 PM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | GSP | Alexander, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell and 15 more | 20 hr |
| Feb 1, 12:48 PM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | AKQ | Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Gates, Hertford and 3 more | 21 hr |
| Feb 1, 12:55 PM EST | Coastal Flood Advisory | MHX | Dare, Hyde | 11 hr |
| Feb 1, 1:39 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Caswell, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry, Wilkes, Yadkin | 19 hr |
| Feb 1, 2:52 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | ILM | 10 hr | |
| Feb 2, 12:08 PM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | ILM | Pender | 20 hr |
| Feb 2, 12:41 PM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | MHX | Beaufort, Carteret, Craven, Dare, Duplin, Greene and 9 more | 19 hr |
| Feb 3, 9:47 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MHX | 5 hr | |
| Feb 4, 12:52 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | MHX | Beaufort, Carteret, Craven, Duplin, Greene, Hyde and 8 more | 35 hr |
| Feb 4, 12:55 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MHX | 60 hr | |
| Feb 4, 1:02 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | ILM | Bladen, Pender, Robeson | 34 hr |
| Feb 4, 1:05 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | AKQ | Bertie, Gates, Hertford, Northampton | 25 hr |
| Feb 4, 1:37 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RAH | Alamance, Anson, Chatham, Cumberland, Davidson, Durham and 25 more | 32 hr |
| Feb 4, 2:06 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Caswell, Rockingham, Stokes | 32 hr |
| Feb 4, 4:01 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | MRX | Cherokee, Clay | 8 hr |
| Feb 4, 12:51 PM EST | Gale Warning | MHX | 37 hr | |
| Feb 4, 6:34 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | ILM | 26 hr | |
| Feb 5, 12:33 PM EST | Gale Watch | MHX | 13 hr | |
| Feb 5, 12:40 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Ashe, Watauga | 44 hr |
| Feb 5, 12:41 PM EST | High Wind Watch | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Surry, Watauga, Wilkes | 13 hr |
| Feb 5, 1:02 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GSP | Avery, Madison, Mitchell, Yancey | 44 hr |
| Feb 5, 1:04 PM EST | High Wind Watch | GSP | Alexander, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Henderson and 7 more | 12 hr |
| Feb 6, 12:33 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | ILM | 54 hr | |
| Feb 6, 12:56 AM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | GSP | Avery, Haywood, Jackson, Madison, Mitchell, Swain and 1 more | 54 hr |
| Feb 6, 12:56 AM EST | High Wind Warning | GSP | Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Henderson, Jackson and 6 more | 39 hr |
| Feb 6, 12:56 AM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | Alexander, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Catawba, Cleveland and 15 more | 39 hr |
| Feb 6, 1:20 AM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Watauga | 54 hr |
| Feb 6, 1:20 AM EST | High Wind Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Watauga | 41 hr |
| Feb 6, 1:20 AM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Caswell, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry, Wilkes, Yadkin | 41 hr |
| Feb 6, 1:49 AM EST | Extreme Cold Watch | MHX | Beaufort, Carteret, Craven, Dare, Duplin, Greene and 9 more | 24 hr |
| Feb 6, 1:56 AM EST | Gale Warning | MHX | 56 hr | |
| Feb 6, 1:56 AM EST | Storm Warning | MHX | 35 hr | |
| Feb 6, 2:23 AM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | AKQ | Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Gates, Hertford and 3 more | 3 days |
| Feb 6, 2:23 AM EST | Extreme Cold Watch | AKQ | Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Gates, Hertford and 3 more | 25 hr |
| Feb 6, 2:23 AM EST | Extreme Cold Warning | AKQ | Camden, Currituck, Pasquotank, Perquimans | 56 hr |
| Feb 6, 2:57 AM EST | Wind Advisory | AKQ | Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Gates, Hertford and 3 more | 42 hr |
| Feb 6, 12:51 PM EST | Wind Advisory | RAH | Alamance, Chatham, Davidson, Durham, Edgecombe, Forsyth and 18 more | 30 hr |
| Feb 6, 1:11 PM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | MHX | Beaufort, Carteret, Craven, Dare, Duplin, Greene and 9 more | 45 hr |
| Feb 6, 1:11 PM EST | Wind Advisory | MHX | Carteret, Dare, Hyde, Tyrrell, Washington | 36 hr |
| Feb 6, 2:35 PM EST | Coastal Flood Advisory | MHX | Dare, Hyde | 36 hr |
| Feb 6, 6:44 PM EST | Gale Warning | ILM | 24 hr | |
| Feb 7, 12:46 AM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | ILM | Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, New Hanover, Pender, Robeson | 32 hr |
| Feb 7, 1:12 AM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | RAH | Cumberland, Edgecombe, Halifax, Harnett, Hoke, Johnston and 7 more | 33 hr |
| Feb 7, 1:28 AM EST | Gale Warning | MHX | 32 hr | |
| Feb 7, 1:28 AM EST | Heavy Freezing Spray Advisory | MHX | 32 hr | |
| Feb 7, 2:09 AM EST | Extreme Cold Warning | MHX | Beaufort, Carteret, Craven, Dare, Greene, Hyde and 5 more | 32 hr |
| Feb 7, 9:41 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MHX | 53 hr | |
| Feb 8, 10:04 AM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | MHX | Dare | 3 hr |
| Feb 8, 1:07 PM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | AKQ | Chowan, Gates | 21 hr |
| Feb 8, 1:09 PM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | MHX | Dare, Hyde, Tyrrell, Washington | 20 hr |
| Feb 9, 1:24 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MHX | 3 days | |
| Feb 10, 12:39 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | ILM | 24 hr | |
| Feb 14, 1:04 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | ILM | 54 hr | |
| Feb 14, 1:15 PM EST | Gale Warning | MHX | 52 hr | |
| Feb 14, 1:15 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MHX | 6 days | |
| Feb 16, 1:20 AM EST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | MHX | 4 hr | |
| Feb 17, 6:32 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | MHX | Beaufort, Craven, Duplin, Greene, Jones, Lenoir and 4 more | 3 hr |
| Feb 17, 8:25 AM EST | High Surf Advisory | MHX | Dare, Hyde | 44 hr |
| Feb 19, 4:24 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MHX | 43 hr | |
| Feb 19, 9:27 AM EST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | MHX | 46 hr | |
| Feb 19, 1:02 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | ILM | 30 hr | |
| Feb 19, 6:14 PM EST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | ILM | 31 hr | |
| Feb 20, 3:49 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | AKQ | Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Gates, Hertford and 3 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 20, 3:51 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | MHX | Beaufort, Dare, Greene, Hyde, Martin, Pitt and 2 more | 5 hr |
| Feb 20, 3:56 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | RAH | Alamance, Chatham, Davidson, Durham, Edgecombe, Forsyth and 15 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 20, 6:02 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Graham, Swain | 58 min |
| Feb 20, 6:39 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Graham, Haywood, Jackson, Macon, Madison, Mitchell and 2 more | 66 min |
| Feb 20, 7:23 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Henderson, Transylvania | 37 min |
| Feb 20, 7:26 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Buncombe, Caldwell, McDowell | 34 min |
| Feb 20, 7:57 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Henderson, Polk | 48 min |
| Feb 20, 7:59 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Alexander, Burke, Caldwell, Polk, Rutherford | 46 min |
| Feb 20, 8:05 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Alexander, Burke, Caldwell, Polk, Rutherford | 40 min |
| Feb 20, 9:18 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Cleveland, Gaston, Lincoln | 42 min |
| Feb 20, 9:56 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Cabarrus, Mecklenburg | 34 min |
| Feb 20, 10:27 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Mecklenburg | 48 min |
| Feb 20, 10:59 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Union | 31 min |
| Feb 20, 1:04 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | MHX | Craven, Duplin, Greene, Jones, Lenoir, Martin and 2 more | 41 min |
| Feb 20, 1:11 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Beaufort, Bladen, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven and 17 more | 2 hr |
| Feb 20, 1:30 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | MHX | 45 min | |
| Feb 20, 1:44 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | MHX | Beaufort, Craven, Jones, Pamlico, Tyrrell | 46 min |
| Feb 20, 1:49 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | MHX | 26 min | |
| Feb 20, 2:13 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | MHX | 32 min | |
| Feb 20, 2:16 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Pender | 29 min |
| Feb 20, 2:29 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | MHX | Beaufort, Craven, Tyrrell, Washington | 31 min |
| Feb 20, 7:03 PM EST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | MHX | 6 hr | |
| Feb 21, 12:32 AM EST | Gale Watch | ILM | 12 hr | |
| Feb 21, 12:42 AM EST | Gale Watch | MHX | 12 hr | |
| Feb 21, 7:37 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Johnston, Lee, Wilson | 38 min |
| Feb 21, 12:07 PM EST | Gale Warning | ILM | 42 hr | |
| Feb 21, 12:40 PM EST | Gale Warning | MHX | 46 hr | |
| Feb 21, 1:50 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | GSP | Avery, Mitchell | 63 hr |
| Feb 21, 1:50 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GSP | Haywood, Madison, Mitchell, Swain, Yancey | 63 hr |
| Feb 21, 1:59 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | RNK | Ashe, Watauga | 63 hr |
| Feb 21, 1:59 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Ashe, Watauga | 63 hr |
| Feb 22, 12:26 AM EST | Wind Advisory | MHX | Carteret, Dare, Hyde | 32 hr |
| Feb 22, 12:59 AM EST | Wind Advisory | AKQ | Currituck | 27 hr |
| Feb 22, 2:03 AM EST | Coastal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Currituck | 35 hr |
| Feb 22, 4:17 AM EST | Coastal Flood Advisory | MHX | Dare, Hyde | 48 hr |
| Feb 22, 1:58 PM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Surry | 28 hr |
| Feb 23, 12:34 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MHX | 69 hr | |
| Feb 23, 6:23 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | ILM | 24 hr | |
| Feb 24, 12:42 PM EST | Gale Warning | MHX | 32 hr | |
| Feb 24, 12:42 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MHX | 63 hr | |
| Feb 24, 12:56 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | ILM | 59 hr | |
| Feb 26, 1:02 AM EST | Gale Warning | MHX | 14 hr | |
| Feb 26, 1:02 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MHX | 19 hr | |
| Feb 28, 7:08 AM EST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | MHX | 6 hr | |
| Feb 28, 1:36 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MHX | 4 days | |
| Feb 28, 6:17 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | ILM | 43 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 | 16 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Storm Warning | 2 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 14 |
| Cold | |
| Extreme Cold Warning | 2 |
| Extreme Cold Watch | 2 |
| Cold Weather Advisory | 15 |
| Wind and dust | |
| High Wind Warning | 2 |
| High Wind Watch | 2 |
| Wind Advisory | 9 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 5 |
| Coast and beach | |
| Coastal Flood Advisory | 4 |
| High Surf Advisory | 1 |
| Marine | |
| Gale Warning | 10 |
| Special Marine Warning | 3 |
| Storm Warning | 1 |
| Gale Watch | 3 |
| Heavy Freezing Spray Advisory | 1 |
| Marine Dense Fog Advisory | 5 |
| Small Craft Advisory | 20 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Hyde County16
- Dare County15
- Tyrrell County12
- Washington County12
- Beaufort County11
- Craven County11
- Greene County10
- Martin County10
- Pitt County10
- Currituck County9
- Carteret County9
- Jones County9
- Pamlico County9
- Chowan County8
- Duplin County8
- Lenoir County8
- Mitchell County8
- Ashe County7
- Watauga County7
- Bertie County7
- Camden County7
- Pasquotank County7
- Perquimans County7
- Onslow County7
- Johnston County7
- Lee County7
- Wilson County7
- Caldwell County7
- Polk County7
- Yancey County7
- Gates County7
- Pender County6
- Edgecombe County6
- Halifax County6
- Nash County6
- Wayne County6
- Avery County6
- Burke County6
- Rutherford County6
- Hertford County6
60 more counties
- Northampton County6
- Alleghany County5
- Alamance County5
- Chatham County5
- Cumberland County5
- Davidson County5
- Durham County5
- Forsyth County5
- Franklin County5
- Granville County5
- Guilford County5
- Harnett County5
- Moore County5
- Orange County5
- Person County5
- Randolph County5
- Sampson County5
- Vance County5
- Wake County5
- Warren County5
- Alexander County5
- Henderson County5
- McDowell County5
- Madison County5
- Jackson County5
- Swain County5
- Bladen County4
- Robeson County4
- Hoke County4
- Montgomery County4
- Scotland County4
- Stanly County4
- Buncombe County4
- Mecklenburg County4
- Surry County4
- Haywood County4
- Columbus County3
- New Hanover County3
- Anson County3
- Richmond County3
- Cabarrus County3
- Cleveland County3
- Gaston County3
- Lincoln County3
- Caswell County3
- Rockingham County3
- Stokes County3
- Wilkes County3
- Transylvania County3
- Graham County3
- Brunswick County2
- Catawba County2
- Davie County2
- Iredell County2
- Rowan County2
- Union County2
- Yadkin County2
- Macon County2
- Cherokee County1
- Clay County1
Nearby
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.