Alert archive / North Carolina / Dare County
Weather alerts in Dare County, North Carolina, 2011
142 weather alerts in 2011, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Dare County and its neighbors
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2011. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 142
- Warnings
- 25
- Watches
- 20
- Advisories
- 29
- Busiest month
- August34 alerts
- Busiest day
- August 27, 20119 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 6 tornado warnings covering Dare County in 2011 had a tornado report inside them; 2 of 2 tornado reports fell inside a warning, on average 9 minutes after it went out.
Dare County, 2011
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 6 | 1 | 83% | 2 | 100% | 9 min |
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 5 | 3 | 40% | 1 | 0% | |
| Flash flood warnings | 0 | 0 |
Each office's whole area, 2011
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC: tornado warnings | 45 | 17 | 62% | 27 | 85% | 20 min |
| NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC: severe thunderstorm warnings | 82 | 55 | 33% | 157 | 66% | 22 min |
| NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC: flash flood warnings | 1 | 0 | 100% | 0 |
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 7, 3:15 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | MHX | 19 hr |
| Jan 9, 3:31 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | MHX | 45 hr |
| Jan 21, 3:43 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | MHX | 30 hr |
| Jan 22, 5:28 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Feb 8, 3:04 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | MHX | 13 hr |
| Feb 9, 3:40 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | MHX | 31 hr |
| Feb 18, 9:55 AM EST | Fire Weather Watch | MHX | 5 hr |
| Feb 18, 2:38 PM EST | Red Flag Warning | MHX | 30 hr |
| Feb 24, 3:02 PM EST | Wind Advisory | MHX | 30 hr |
| Feb 25, 6:49 AM EST | Coastal Flood Advisory | MHX | 14 hr |
| Feb 28, 2:12 PM EST | Wind Advisory | MHX | 21 hr |
| Mar 6, 12:06 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 84 min |
| Mar 6, 3:49 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 86 min |
| Mar 22, 4:39 PM EDT | Fire Weather Watch | MHX | 17 hr |
| Mar 28, 4:18 AM EDT | Freeze Watch | MHX | 11 hr |
| Mar 28, 3:03 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | MHX | 18 hr |
| Apr 4, 2:49 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | MHX | 23 hr |
| Apr 5, 3:34 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 116 min |
| Apr 5, 4:00 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Apr 5, 7:08 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Apr 5, 10:15 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 90 min |
| Apr 5, 11:54 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MHX | 66 min |
| Apr 15, 4:52 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | MHX | 31 hr |
| Apr 16, 12:02 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 11 hr |
| Apr 16, 2:28 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 92 min |
| Apr 16, 4:49 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 86 min |
| Apr 16, 6:59 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 91 min |
| Apr 16, 8:52 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 53 min |
| Apr 16, 9:16 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MHX | 44 min |
| Apr 16, 9:27 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MHX | 33 min |
| Apr 16, 9:39 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MHX | 51 min |
| Apr 16, 10:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MHX | 37 min |
| Apr 28, 8:48 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Apr 28, 10:07 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | MHX | 12 hr |
| Apr 28, 2:41 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Apr 28, 6:23 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MHX | 37 min |
| Apr 28, 6:33 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 57 min |
| Apr 28, 7:01 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MHX | 29 min |
| Apr 28, 8:27 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 33 min |
| May 7, 12:57 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | MHX | 7 hr |
| May 8, 11:51 PM EDT | Dense Smoke Advisory | MHX | 8 hr |
| May 14, 1:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| May 16, 2:29 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 91 min |
| May 25, 6:00 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | 30 min |
| Jun 1, 7:58 PM EDT | Dense Smoke Advisory | MHX | 7 hr |
| Jun 17, 4:20 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | 55 min |
| Jun 17, 10:55 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | 65 min |
| Jun 17, 3:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | 60 min |
| Jun 23, 6:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MHX | 55 min |
| Jun 23, 7:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MHX | 41 min |
| Jun 23, 8:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | 62 min |
| Jun 27, 1:15 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 60 min |
| Jun 27, 1:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jun 27, 4:07 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 83 min |
| Jun 27, 6:55 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MHX | 80 min |
| Jul 5, 4:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | 56 min |
| Jul 5, 5:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | 55 min |
| Jul 6, 10:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | 59 min |
| Jul 7, 4:35 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MHX | 85 min |
| Jul 8, 8:43 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | 62 min |
| Jul 9, 10:08 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | 67 min |
| Jul 9, 11:00 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | 30 min |
| Jul 11, 3:13 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | MHX | 28 hr |
| Jul 12, 3:26 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | MHX | 28 hr |
| Jul 20, 2:37 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | MHX | 29 hr |
| Jul 21, 3:52 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | MHX | 11 hr |
| Jul 22, 3:15 AM EDT | Excessive Heat Warning | MHX | 64 hr |
| Jul 24, 3:46 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | 59 min |
| Jul 24, 4:09 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | MHX | 25 hr |
| Jul 25, 7:23 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 67 min |
| Jul 25, 10:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | 66 min |
| Jul 25, 11:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | 61 min |
| Jul 26, 12:30 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | 60 min |
| Jul 28, 3:30 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | MHX | 29 hr |
| Jul 29, 2:45 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | MHX | 29 hr |
| Jul 31, 11:36 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | 24 min |
| Jul 31, 12:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | 54 min |
| Aug 3, 3:14 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | MHX | 17 hr |
| Aug 3, 3:10 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | MHX | 28 hr |
| Aug 6, 4:00 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | MHX | 28 hr |
| Aug 7, 3:28 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | MHX | 29 hr |
| Aug 8, 3:38 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | MHX | 27 hr |
| Aug 8, 9:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | 28 min |
| Aug 13, 1:33 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 117 min |
| Aug 14, 5:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | 63 min |
| Aug 18, 3:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | 28 min |
| Aug 19, 1:46 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | 59 min |
| Aug 20, 7:00 PM EDT | Tropical Storm Warning | NHC | 8 days |
| Aug 21, 5:00 AM EDT | Hurricane Watch | NHC | 5 days |
| Aug 21, 11:00 AM EDT | Hurricane Warning | NHC | 7 days |
| Aug 25, 5:21 AM EDT | Hurricane Watch | MHX | 12 hr |
| Aug 25, 9:43 AM EDT | Flood Watch | MHX | 60 hr |
| Aug 25, 5:00 PM EDT | Hurricane Warning | MHX | 61 hr |
| Aug 26, 4:14 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 26, 7:58 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 92 min |
| Aug 26, 8:11 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| Aug 26, 10:12 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | MHX | 6 hr |
| Aug 26, 11:06 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 84 min |
| Aug 27, 12:32 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 10 hr |
| Aug 27, 3:06 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 114 min |
| Aug 27, 4:29 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | MHX | 6 hr |
| Aug 27, 4:31 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | MHX | 6 hr |
| Aug 27, 9:33 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | MHX | 12 hr |
| Aug 27, 12:58 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | MHX | 6 hr |
| Aug 27, 9:09 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | MHX | 12 hr |
| Aug 28, 5:33 AM EDT | Tropical Storm Warning | MHX | 4 hr |
| Aug 29, 11:08 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 97 min |
| Aug 29, 2:13 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 29, 3:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Aug 29, 4:40 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MHX | 50 min |
| Aug 29, 8:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MHX | 18 min |
| Sep 8, 2:13 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MHX | 92 min |
| Sep 12, 8:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | 50 min |
| Sep 15, 8:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | 66 min |
| Sep 15, 9:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | 52 min |
| Sep 17, 6:22 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | 83 min |
| Sep 21, 4:11 AM EDT | Flood Watch | MHX | 8 hr |
| Sep 27, 8:53 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | 37 min |
| Sep 29, 6:20 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | 55 min |
| Sep 30, 5:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | 55 min |
| Sep 30, 5:32 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 88 min |
| Sep 30, 10:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | 56 min |
| Oct 12, 1:22 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 83 min |
| Oct 19, 10:50 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 85 min |
| Oct 19, 3:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | 64 min |
| Oct 19, 6:26 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Nov 11, 3:45 AM EST | Freeze Watch | MHX | 11 hr |
| Nov 11, 2:44 PM EST | Freeze Warning | MHX | 18 hr |
| Nov 16, 4:45 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 90 min |
| Nov 16, 11:30 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | MHX | 45 min |
| Nov 17, 12:23 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | MHX | 37 min |
| Nov 17, 4:12 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | MHX | 33 min |
| Nov 23, 7:54 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | MHX | 51 min |
| Nov 23, 3:44 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | MHX | 61 min |
| Dec 7, 5:56 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
| Dec 7, 8:41 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | MHX | 34 min |
| Dec 7, 9:14 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | MHX | 31 min |
| Dec 26, 3:15 PM EST | Wind Advisory | MHX | 46 hr |
| Dec 27, 12:05 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 55 min |
| Dec 27, 1:15 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
| Dec 27, 3:38 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | MHX | 52 min |
| Dec 27, 3:59 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 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 | 5 |
| Tornado Warning | 6 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 4 |
| Tornado Watch | 7 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 30 |
| Special Weather Statement | 38 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Warning | 6 |
| Flood Watch | 2 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 3 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Storm Warning | 1 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 1 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 3 |
| Heat | |
| Excessive Heat Warning | 1 |
| Heat Advisory | 12 |
| Cold | |
| Freeze Warning | 1 |
| Freeze Watch | 2 |
| Frost Advisory | 1 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Wind Advisory | 6 |
| Fire | |
| Red Flag Warning | 1 |
| Fire Weather Watch | 2 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 1 |
| Dense Smoke Advisory | 2 |
| Tropical | |
| Hurricane Warning | 2 |
| Tropical Storm Warning | 2 |
| Hurricane Watch | 2 |
| Coast and beach | |
| Coastal Flood Advisory | 1 |
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.