Alert archive / North Carolina / Forsyth County
Weather alerts in Forsyth County, North Carolina, 2026
125 weather alerts in 2026, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Forsyth County and its neighbors
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- Alerts
- 125
- Warnings
- 20
- Watches
- 12
- Advisories
- 29
- Busiest month
- July35 alerts
- Busiest day
- March 16, 20268 alerts
Over time
By month
Warning verification
How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.
0 of 1 tornado warnings covering Forsyth County in 2026 had a tornado report inside them.
Forsyth County, 2026
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 1 | 0 | 100% | 0 | ||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 14 | 12 | 14% | 26 | 100% | 18 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 1 | 0 | 100% | 0 |
Each office's whole area, 2026
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Raleigh, NC: tornado warnings | 8 | 0 | 100% | 0 | ||
| NWS Raleigh, NC: severe thunderstorm warnings | 291 | 236 | 19% | 738 | 90% | 22 min |
| NWS Raleigh, NC: flash flood warnings | 41 | 27 | 34% | 44 | 95% | 54 min |
An office's figures cover every county it serves, including across state lines.
The year is still running; reports filed late and damage surveys can still change these figures.
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 6, 12:47 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | RAH | 9 hr |
| Jan 7, 6:17 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | RAH | 3 hr |
| Jan 21, 12:47 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | RAH | 48 hr |
| Jan 23, 9:36 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | RAH | 70 hr |
| Jan 23, 12:59 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RAH | 71 hr |
| Jan 24, 6:45 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 5 hr |
| Jan 25, 2:20 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jan 25, 3:27 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Jan 26, 2:31 AM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | RAH | 31 hr |
| Jan 29, 2:49 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | RAH | 23 hr |
| Jan 29, 12:41 PM EST | Extreme Cold Watch | RAH | 37 hr |
| Jan 30, 1:54 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | RAH | 52 hr |
| Jan 30, 2:00 AM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | RAH | 47 hr |
| Jan 31, 1:45 AM EST | Extreme Cold Warning | RAH | 32 hr |
| Jan 31, 10:42 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 hr |
| Feb 1, 12:10 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RAH | 22 hr |
| Feb 1, 12:18 PM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | RAH | 21 hr |
| Feb 4, 1:37 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RAH | 32 hr |
| Feb 6, 12:51 PM EST | Wind Advisory | RAH | 30 hr |
| Feb 20, 3:56 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | RAH | 6 hr |
| Mar 1, 7:12 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | RAH | 3 hr |
| Mar 9, 5:16 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | RAH | 6 hr |
| Mar 16, 8:06 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | 54 min |
| Mar 16, 8:40 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Mar 16, 8:54 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Mar 16, 9:49 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | 41 min |
| Mar 16, 10:01 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | 44 min |
| Mar 16, 10:13 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | 32 min |
| Mar 16, 4:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | 54 min |
| Mar 16, 5:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | 51 min |
| Apr 8, 1:25 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | RAH | 20 hr |
| Apr 20, 2:01 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | RAH | 30 hr |
| May 21, 2:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | 34 min |
| May 21, 3:52 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 113 min |
| May 26, 3:29 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | 2 hr |
| Jun 11, 2:28 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | RAH | 30 hr |
| Jun 11, 4:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | 52 min |
| Jun 18, 2:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | 42 min |
| Jun 18, 6:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | 51 min |
| Jun 18, 7:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | 65 min |
| Jun 18, 8:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | 59 min |
| Jun 22, 1:25 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 22, 5:50 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 115 min |
| Jun 22, 5:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | 66 min |
| Jun 22, 6:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Jun 22, 9:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | 42 min |
| Jun 27, 3:48 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 117 min |
| Jun 27, 4:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | 47 min |
| Jun 28, 2:50 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 115 min |
| Jul 1, 1:58 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | RAH | 30 hr |
| Jul 2, 12:38 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | RAH | 55 hr |
| Jul 3, 1:54 AM EDT | Extreme Heat Warning | RAH | 42 hr |
| Jul 5, 5:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | 68 min |
| Jul 5, 5:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | 53 min |
| Jul 5, 6:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | 56 min |
| Jul 6, 2:27 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Jul 6, 4:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | 57 min |
| Jul 7, 1:22 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 83 min |
| Jul 8, 6:38 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | 63 min |
| Jul 8, 6:38 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 10, 2:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | 38 min |
| Jul 12, 6:32 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | 105 min |
| Jul 13, 1:15 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | 2 hr |
| Jul 18, 1:56 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 64 min |
| Jul 18, 2:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jul 18, 4:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | 47 min |
| Jul 18, 4:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | 24 min |
| Jul 18, 4:58 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 62 min |
| Jul 19, 12:20 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 115 min |
| Jul 19, 12:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jul 19, 3:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | 50 min |
| Jul 19, 4:31 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 89 min |
| Jul 19, 6:48 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 87 min |
| Jul 20, 1:20 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 115 min |
| Jul 20, 5:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | 59 min |
| Jul 20, 5:22 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | 103 min |
| Jul 22, 3:07 AM EDT | Flood Watch | RAH | 54 hr |
| Jul 22, 6:51 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | 3 hr |
| Jul 22, 8:43 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RAH | 7 hr |
| Jul 23, 6:26 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | 94 min |
| Jul 26, 9:04 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 116 min |
| Jul 28, 12:33 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 117 min |
| Jul 28, 1:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Jul 28, 3:39 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 1, 8:54 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | 3 hr |
| Aug 4, 4:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | 57 min |
| Aug 6, 2:06 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 114 min |
| Aug 7, 6:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | 65 min |
| Aug 8, 5:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | 58 min |
| Aug 8, 5:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | 58 min |
| Aug 10, 5:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | 46 min |
| Aug 11, 2:04 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 116 min |
| Aug 11, 4:42 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 14, 1:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | 73 min |
| Aug 14, 2:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | 69 min |
| Aug 14, 2:21 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 114 min |
| Aug 15, 3:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | 53 min |
| Aug 15, 4:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | 59 min |
| Aug 16, 1:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | 57 min |
| Aug 16, 11:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | 39 min |
| Aug 17, 2:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Aug 17, 4:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | 54 min |
| Aug 17, 5:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | 64 min |
| Aug 17, 6:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | 80 min |
| Aug 17, 6:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | 44 min |
| Aug 21, 7:44 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | 91 min |
| Aug 21, 9:31 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | 59 min |
| Aug 22, 6:02 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 22, 9:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | 65 min |
| Aug 22, 10:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | 45 min |
| Aug 22, 10:34 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | 108 min |
| Aug 28, 2:35 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 28, 3:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | 65 min |
| Aug 30, 8:03 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | RAH | 117 min |
| Sep 3, 2:00 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | RAH | 30 hr |
| Sep 4, 2:35 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 115 min |
| Sep 4, 2:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Sep 5, 12:32 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 118 min |
| Sep 5, 1:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Sep 5, 1:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | 62 min |
| Sep 5, 1:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | 56 min |
| Sep 18, 2:13 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Sep 18, 2:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | 41 min |
| Sep 18, 3:57 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | 91 min |
| Sep 21, 4:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | 64 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 | 14 |
| Tornado Warning | 1 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 7 |
| Tornado Watch | 1 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 31 |
| Special Weather Statement | 33 |
| Flooding | |
| Flash Flood Warning | 1 |
| Flood Watch | 1 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 10 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Storm Warning | 2 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 2 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 3 |
| Heat | |
| Extreme Heat Warning | 1 |
| Heat Advisory | 4 |
| Cold | |
| Extreme Cold Warning | 1 |
| Extreme Cold Watch | 1 |
| Cold Weather Advisory | 3 |
| Frost Advisory | 2 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Wind Advisory | 1 |
| 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.