Alert archive / North Carolina / Columbus County
Weather alerts in Columbus County, North Carolina, 2013
142 weather alerts in 2013, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Columbus County and its neighbors
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- Alerts
- 142
- Warnings
- 30
- Watches
- 17
- Advisories
- 33
- Busiest month
- June43 alerts
- Busiest day
- July 13, 20138 alerts
Over time
By month
Warning verification
How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.
1 of 5 tornado warnings covering Columbus County in 2013 had a tornado report inside them.
Columbus County, 2013
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 5 | 1 | 80% | 0 | ||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 16 | 12 | 25% | 8 | 88% | 24 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 0 | 0 |
Each office's whole area, 2013
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Wilmington, NC: tornado warnings | 7 | 1 | 86% | 1 | 100% | 5 min |
| NWS Wilmington, NC: severe thunderstorm warnings | 65 | 42 | 35% | 115 | 66% | 26 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 17, 6:28 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILM | 32 min |
| Jan 25, 5:00 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | ILM | 6 hr |
| Jan 29, 8:02 PM EST | Wind Advisory | ILM | 34 hr |
| Jan 30, 8:21 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jan 30, 10:42 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 93 min |
| Jan 30, 11:57 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILM | 63 min |
| Jan 31, 12:44 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILM | 61 min |
| Jan 31, 12:50 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILM | 55 min |
| Jan 31, 12:52 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 83 min |
| Feb 16, 3:43 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | ILM | 26 hr |
| Feb 26, 8:44 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Feb 26, 2:44 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 91 min |
| Feb 26, 6:17 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 118 min |
| Feb 26, 6:33 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILM | 57 min |
| Mar 5, 3:47 PM EST | Wind Advisory | ILM | 30 hr |
| Mar 20, 3:23 PM EDT | Freeze Watch | ILM | 12 hr |
| Mar 21, 3:48 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | ILM | 30 hr |
| Mar 24, 3:46 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | ILM | 28 hr |
| Mar 25, 3:55 AM EDT | Freeze Watch | ILM | 12 hr |
| Mar 26, 3:30 AM EDT | Freeze Watch | ILM | 8 hr |
| Mar 26, 11:26 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | ILM | 22 hr |
| Mar 27, 4:24 AM EDT | Freeze Watch | ILM | 9 hr |
| Mar 27, 1:25 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | ILM | 20 hr |
| Mar 28, 1:31 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | ILM | 19 hr |
| Apr 12, 12:46 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 89 min |
| Apr 12, 1:06 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Apr 12, 3:48 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | 87 min |
| Apr 12, 3:49 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | 86 min |
| Apr 12, 4:00 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 90 min |
| Apr 12, 4:44 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | 76 min |
| Apr 12, 2:34 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 116 min |
| Apr 19, 4:48 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 57 min |
| Apr 19, 6:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
| Apr 19, 7:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | 38 min |
| Apr 19, 8:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | 42 min |
| Apr 29, 3:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | 41 min |
| Apr 29, 5:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | 59 min |
| Jun 3, 11:39 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | 51 min |
| Jun 6, 2:20 AM EDT | Flood Watch | ILM | 36 hr |
| Jun 7, 1:17 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILM | 28 min |
| Jun 10, 1:18 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| Jun 10, 5:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILM | 65 min |
| Jun 10, 5:47 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 58 min |
| Jun 10, 6:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | 61 min |
| Jun 10, 7:20 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 85 min |
| Jun 13, 3:36 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | ILM | 13 hr |
| Jun 13, 2:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Jun 13, 6:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 13, 8:47 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 88 min |
| Jun 13, 9:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILM | 60 min |
| Jun 13, 10:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILM | 73 min |
| Jun 13, 11:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | 28 min |
| Jun 14, 12:08 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILM | 52 min |
| Jun 18, 6:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILM | 63 min |
| Jun 18, 7:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | 54 min |
| Jun 24, 1:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | 42 min |
| Jun 24, 2:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | 56 min |
| Jun 24, 3:04 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILM | 56 min |
| Jun 24, 3:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILM | 61 min |
| Jun 25, 4:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | 54 min |
| Jun 25, 5:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | 52 min |
| Jun 26, 2:30 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Jun 26, 6:27 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 93 min |
| Jun 26, 9:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILM | 90 min |
| Jun 26, 10:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | 54 min |
| Jun 27, 1:39 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 27, 5:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | 55 min |
| Jun 27, 6:25 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 65 min |
| Jun 27, 10:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | 65 min |
| Jun 27, 10:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILM | 57 min |
| Jun 27, 10:22 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | ILM | 3 hr |
| Jun 27, 10:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILM | 63 min |
| Jun 29, 4:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | 57 min |
| Jun 29, 4:48 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILM | 27 min |
| Jun 29, 6:38 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILM | 37 min |
| Jun 30, 1:03 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 30, 1:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | 67 min |
| Jun 30, 1:10 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILM | 50 min |
| Jun 30, 1:36 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | ILM | 3 hr |
| Jun 30, 1:47 PM EDT | Flood Watch | ILM | 3 days |
| Jun 30, 8:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | 56 min |
| Jul 1, 1:23 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILM | 112 min |
| Jul 1, 2:00 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILM | 2 hr |
| Jul 1, 4:09 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILM | 111 min |
| Jul 1, 7:47 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | ILM | 4 hr |
| Jul 1, 11:23 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILM | 112 min |
| Jul 2, 10:00 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | ILM | 3 hr |
| Jul 2, 10:34 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | 86 min |
| Jul 2, 11:33 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 2, 11:59 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | 46 min |
| Jul 2, 1:02 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILM | 118 min |
| Jul 3, 8:15 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILM | 90 min |
| Jul 3, 9:43 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILM | 2 hr |
| Jul 11, 1:38 PM EDT | Flood Watch | ILM | 54 hr |
| Jul 13, 5:05 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILM | 115 min |
| Jul 13, 6:53 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILM | 112 min |
| Jul 13, 7:32 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILM | 118 min |
| Jul 13, 9:28 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | ILM | 3 hr |
| Jul 13, 10:35 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILM | 115 min |
| Jul 13, 12:30 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILM | 2 hr |
| Jul 13, 12:37 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILM | 113 min |
| Jul 13, 2:38 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILM | 112 min |
| Jul 13, 8:43 PM EDT | Flood Watch | ILM | 17 min |
| Jul 24, 1:33 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 87 min |
| Jul 29, 12:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | 31 min |
| Aug 3, 12:04 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 116 min |
| Aug 13, 2:09 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 96 min |
| Aug 13, 11:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | 60 min |
| Aug 20, 7:05 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | ILM | 115 min |
| Aug 20, 3:32 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILM | 118 min |
| Aug 22, 4:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | 30 min |
| Aug 22, 4:47 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILM | 118 min |
| Aug 23, 9:22 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILM | 113 min |
| Aug 31, 3:59 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | ILM | 5 hr |
| Sep 3, 11:12 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Sep 3, 6:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILM | 64 min |
| Sep 3, 7:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | 52 min |
| Oct 6, 3:30 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | ILM | 6 hr |
| Oct 25, 2:11 AM EDT | Freeze Watch | ILM | 12 hr |
| Oct 25, 1:42 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | ILM | 19 hr |
| Nov 1, 11:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | 56 min |
| Nov 12, 10:20 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | ILM | 55 min |
| Nov 12, 10:23 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | ILM | 52 min |
| Nov 17, 5:22 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | ILM | 4 hr |
| Nov 26, 3:43 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Nov 26, 5:40 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Nov 26, 7:33 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | ILM | 27 min |
| Nov 26, 7:48 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 87 min |
| Nov 26, 9:16 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 89 min |
| Nov 26, 9:45 PM EST | Tornado Warning | ILM | 45 min |
| Nov 26, 10:57 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | ILM | 48 min |
| Dec 4, 9:04 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | ILM | 12 hr |
| Dec 9, 5:29 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | ILM | 11 hr |
| Dec 10, 11:56 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | ILM | 64 min |
| Dec 14, 5:46 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILM | 59 min |
| Dec 14, 5:48 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 57 min |
| Dec 14, 6:50 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Dec 14, 7:45 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | ILM | 2 hr |
| Dec 14, 9:49 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 56 min |
| Dec 14, 9:50 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | ILM | 115 min |
| Dec 29, 8:49 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 86 min |
| Dec 29, 9:44 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | ILM | 61 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 | 16 |
| Tornado Warning | 5 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 3 |
| Tornado Watch | 5 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 28 |
| Special Weather Statement | 34 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Warning | 5 |
| Flood Watch | 4 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 20 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 2 |
| Heat | |
| Heat Advisory | 1 |
| Cold | |
| Freeze Warning | 4 |
| Freeze Watch | 5 |
| Frost Advisory | 1 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Wind Advisory | 3 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 6 |
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.