Alert archive / North Carolina / Avery County
Weather alerts in Avery County, North Carolina, 2015
122 weather alerts in 2015, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Avery County and its neighbors
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- Alerts
- 122
- Warnings
- 15
- Watches
- 21
- Advisories
- 44
- Busiest month
- February29 alerts
- Busiest day
- June 30, 20156 alerts
Over time
By month
Warning verification
How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.
Avery County, 2015
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 2 | 1 | 50% | 0 | ||
| Flash flood warnings | 3 | 3 | 0% | 2 | 100% | 83 min |
Each office's whole area, 2015
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC: tornado warnings | 4 | 0 | 100% | 2 | 0% | |
| NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC: severe thunderstorm warnings | 263 | 207 | 21% | 515 | 85% | 22 min |
| NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC: flash flood warnings | 63 | 43 | 32% | 144 | 76% | 131 min |
An office's figures cover every county it serves, including across state lines.
Verified by the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow, which matches each storm-based warning with the local storm reports inside its polygon while it was in force, within 15 km of its edge: a tornado warning counts as verified on a tornado report, a severe thunderstorm warning on hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more, or wind damage, a flash flood warning on a flash flood report. The false alarm ratio is the share of warnings with no such report; "inside a warning" is the probability of detection, the share of reports that fell inside one; lead time runs from the warning's issue to each report inside it, counting zero for a report that came first. A warning with no report is not proof nothing happened: reports come from spotters, the public and damage surveys, and are thin where few people live.
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 | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 4, 1:35 PM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | 22 hr |
| Jan 6, 2:57 PM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | GSP | 45 hr |
| Jan 9, 4:15 AM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | GSP | 29 hr |
| Jan 13, 4:17 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GSP | 32 hr |
| Jan 17, 3:17 PM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | 43 hr |
| Jan 18, 6:05 AM EST | Freezing Rain Advisory | GSP | 4 hr |
| Jan 22, 3:21 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GSP | 45 hr |
| Jan 24, 10:21 PM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | 5 hr |
| Jan 25, 2:56 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GSP | 51 hr |
| Jan 29, 3:44 PM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | 32 hr |
| Feb 1, 3:58 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GSP | 42 hr |
| Feb 11, 2:54 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GSP | 33 hr |
| Feb 11, 2:57 PM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | 33 hr |
| Feb 12, 4:46 AM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | GSP | 28 hr |
| Feb 13, 5:14 AM EST | Wind Chill Watch | GSP | 23 hr |
| Feb 13, 3:38 PM EST | High Wind Watch | GSP | 5 hr |
| Feb 13, 9:05 PM EST | High Wind Warning | GSP | 36 hr |
| Feb 14, 4:33 AM EST | Wind Chill Warning | GSP | 30 hr |
| Feb 14, 4:33 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GSP | 23 hr |
| Feb 14, 4:51 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | GSP | 23 hr |
| Feb 15, 10:20 AM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | GSP | 100 min |
| Feb 15, 3:22 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | GSP | 37 hr |
| Feb 16, 12:05 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 6 hr |
| Feb 17, 4:24 PM EST | Wind Chill Watch | GSP | 13 hr |
| Feb 17, 4:24 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GSP | 39 hr |
| Feb 18, 4:55 AM EST | Wind Chill Warning | GSP | 53 hr |
| Feb 19, 3:47 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | GSP | 13 hr |
| Feb 20, 4:54 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GSP | 43 hr |
| Feb 20, 2:55 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | GSP | 33 hr |
| Feb 22, 3:01 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GSP | 19 hr |
| Feb 23, 3:24 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GSP | 21 hr |
| Feb 24, 3:48 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | GSP | 8 hr |
| Feb 24, 4:39 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | GSP | 24 hr |
| Feb 24, 3:43 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | GSP | 38 hr |
| Feb 24, 4:15 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GSP | 18 hr |
| Feb 25, 4:10 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 hr |
| Feb 26, 3:51 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GSP | 8 hr |
| Feb 26, 2:52 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GSP | 21 hr |
| Feb 28, 3:35 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GSP | 21 hr |
| Mar 2, 3:16 PM EST | Freezing Rain Advisory | GSP | 18 hr |
| Mar 4, 2:49 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GSP | 27 hr |
| Mar 5, 9:30 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GSP | 15 hr |
| Apr 3, 4:13 PM EDT | Fire Weather Watch | GSP | 15 hr |
| Apr 3, 8:42 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | GSP | 17 hr |
| Apr 8, 1:42 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | GSP | 8 hr |
| Apr 9, 5:06 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 54 min |
| Apr 9, 7:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 37 min |
| Apr 13, 3:10 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | GSP | 19 hr |
| Apr 18, 3:28 PM EDT | Flood Watch | GSP | 29 hr |
| Apr 19, 3:28 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | 4 hr |
| Apr 19, 4:50 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | 6 hr |
| Apr 19, 7:18 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | GSP | 3 hr |
| Apr 20, 1:23 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Apr 20, 6:45 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 60 min |
| Apr 22, 3:58 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | GSP | 15 hr |
| Apr 23, 3:47 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | GSP | 29 hr |
| Apr 27, 2:45 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | GSP | 18 hr |
| Apr 30, 4:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 32 min |
| Apr 30, 8:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 33 min |
| Apr 30, 8:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 33 min |
| May 11, 3:24 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| May 11, 4:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 43 min |
| May 11, 4:58 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | 4 hr |
| May 18, 4:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 43 min |
| May 28, 6:01 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | 3 hr |
| Jun 1, 5:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 32 min |
| Jun 1, 5:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 47 min |
| Jun 2, 12:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 37 min |
| Jun 2, 12:46 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 2, 3:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 28 min |
| Jun 7, 7:43 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 62 min |
| Jun 8, 6:24 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 96 min |
| Jun 18, 1:32 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 20, 1:36 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 114 min |
| Jun 30, 5:45 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 30 min |
| Jun 30, 6:25 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 35 min |
| Jun 30, 12:55 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Jun 30, 1:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 30, 4:33 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 117 min |
| Jun 30, 7:08 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 67 min |
| Jul 13, 4:07 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 83 min |
| Jul 13, 4:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Jul 13, 5:45 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 13, 6:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 76 min |
| Jul 14, 6:36 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 54 min |
| Jul 14, 8:22 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | 3 hr |
| Jul 14, 8:33 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 42 min |
| Jul 14, 9:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 53 min |
| Jul 18, 2:05 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 115 min |
| Jul 30, 1:27 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 48 min |
| Aug 5, 5:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 27 min |
| Aug 5, 6:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 28 min |
| Aug 5, 6:20 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | 55 min |
| Aug 10, 7:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 27 min |
| Aug 14, 1:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 50 min |
| Aug 15, 1:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 32 min |
| Sep 4, 2:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 37 min |
| Sep 25, 6:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 116 min |
| Sep 26, 10:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 102 min |
| Sep 29, 4:08 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | GSP | 22 hr |
| Sep 29, 3:51 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | 3 hr |
| Oct 1, 4:18 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | GSP | 4 days |
| Oct 2, 4:01 AM EDT | High Wind Watch | GSP | 11 hr |
| Oct 2, 3:24 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | GSP | 3 days |
| Oct 16, 4:00 AM EDT | Freeze Watch | GSP | 24 hr |
| Oct 17, 3:33 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | GSP | 29 hr |
| Oct 26, 2:54 PM EDT | High Wind Watch | GSP | 13 hr |
| Oct 27, 3:55 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | GSP | 30 hr |
| Nov 12, 3:00 AM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | 51 hr |
| Nov 17, 3:45 AM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | 38 hr |
| Nov 17, 2:52 PM EST | Flash Flood Watch | GSP | 43 hr |
| Nov 30, 3:12 PM EST | Flood Watch | GSP | 47 hr |
| Dec 13, 3:16 AM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | 40 hr |
| Dec 18, 3:44 AM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | 26 hr |
| Dec 22, 2:53 PM EST | Flash Flood Watch | GSP | 4 days |
| Dec 22, 5:41 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | GSP | 19 hr |
| Dec 24, 7:21 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 39 min |
| Dec 24, 8:25 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | 3 hr |
| Dec 25, 12:41 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 2 hr |
| Dec 25, 2:46 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 89 min |
| Dec 28, 3:54 AM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | 24 hr |
| Dec 28, 4:10 AM EST | Flood Watch | GSP | 71 hr |
By product
Every kind of product issued here, grouped by hazard. Each opens the same place narrowed to that product.
The busiest days
Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.
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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.