Alert archive / North Carolina / Greene County
Weather alerts in Greene County, North Carolina, 2008
143 weather alerts in 2008, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Greene County and its neighbors
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2008. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 143
- Warnings
- 25
- Watches
- 31
- Advisories
- 26
- Busiest month
- July21 alerts
- Busiest day
- November 15, 20086 alerts
Over time
By month
Warning verification
How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.
2 of 2 tornado warnings covering Greene County in 2008 had a tornado report inside them; 0 of 1 tornado reports fell inside a warning.
Greene County, 2008
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 2 | 2 | 0% | 1 | 0% | |
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 14 | 6 | 57% | 4 | 25% | 70 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 0 | 0 |
Each office's whole area, 2008
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC: tornado warnings | 60 | 15 | 75% | 26 | 69% | 18 min |
| NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC: severe thunderstorm warnings | 197 | 54 | 73% | 104 | 74% | 26 min |
| NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC: flash flood warnings | 1 | 1 | 0% | 1 | 100% | 68 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 1, 2:24 PM EST | Red Flag Warning | MHX | 27 hr |
| Jan 7, 3:00 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | MHX | 6 hr |
| Jan 7, 9:48 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | MHX | 11 hr |
| Jan 11, 5:01 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 59 min |
| Jan 18, 3:49 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | MHX | 29 hr |
| Jan 19, 3:12 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | MHX | 24 hr |
| Jan 22, 7:31 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | MHX | 89 min |
| Feb 5, 2:25 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | MHX | 5 hr |
| Feb 9, 5:28 AM EST | Fire Weather Watch | MHX | 9 hr |
| Feb 9, 2:35 PM EST | Red Flag Warning | MHX | 30 hr |
| Feb 18, 2:04 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 26 min |
| Feb 18, 2:30 AM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Feb 19, 3:37 PM EST | Fire Weather Watch | MHX | 13 hr |
| Feb 20, 4:20 AM EST | Red Flag Warning | MHX | 15 hr |
| Mar 4, 6:33 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 87 min |
| Mar 4, 5:53 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| Mar 4, 11:35 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MHX | 85 min |
| Mar 5, 12:09 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MHX | 81 min |
| Mar 7, 4:25 AM EST | Wind Advisory | MHX | 42 hr |
| Mar 8, 5:47 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 118 min |
| Mar 8, 6:12 AM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Mar 15, 2:21 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 84 min |
| Mar 15, 6:35 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 25 min |
| Mar 15, 6:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MHX | 32 min |
| Mar 15, 6:59 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
| Mar 15, 10:18 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 57 min |
| Mar 27, 11:01 AM EDT | Red Flag Warning | MHX | 10 hr |
| Apr 5, 3:24 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 96 min |
| Apr 11, 6:29 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | MHX | 3 hr |
| Apr 12, 1:48 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 57 min |
| Apr 12, 2:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
| Apr 12, 3:24 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MHX | 36 min |
| Apr 12, 3:39 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Apr 15, 3:56 PM EDT | Red Flag Warning | MHX | 28 hr |
| Apr 16, 2:29 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | MHX | 18 hr |
| Apr 20, 1:14 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Apr 20, 1:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Apr 20, 4:20 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 85 min |
| Apr 20, 7:14 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 61 min |
| Apr 20, 7:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MHX | 46 min |
| Apr 20, 8:01 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Apr 21, 11:14 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Apr 27, 4:53 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 67 min |
| Apr 28, 3:16 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Apr 28, 4:28 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 92 min |
| May 9, 3:00 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| May 9, 5:04 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 56 min |
| May 9, 8:29 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 61 min |
| May 9, 10:41 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 64 min |
| May 9, 11:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
| May 10, 2:02 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 88 min |
| May 11, 1:39 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 11, 4:18 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 87 min |
| May 11, 4:43 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| May 11, 7:30 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 90 min |
| May 11, 10:34 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 56 min |
| May 20, 3:23 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 37 min |
| May 20, 3:39 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| May 20, 6:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MHX | 52 min |
| Jun 1, 6:09 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 96 min |
| Jun 1, 8:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MHX | 45 min |
| Jun 5, 4:05 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | MHX | 14 hr |
| Jun 6, 4:23 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | MHX | 16 hr |
| Jun 6, 2:34 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 6, 3:31 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | MHX | 28 hr |
| Jun 7, 3:27 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | MHX | 29 hr |
| Jun 8, 3:05 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | MHX | 29 hr |
| Jun 9, 4:36 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | MHX | 27 hr |
| Jun 11, 11:27 AM EDT | Dense Smoke Advisory | MHX | 23 hr |
| Jun 12, 10:01 AM EDT | Dense Smoke Advisory | MHX | 5 days |
| Jun 20, 2:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 20, 4:35 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 55 min |
| Jun 23, 2:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 29, 4:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 29, 8:35 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 85 min |
| Jun 29, 11:41 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 94 min |
| Jul 6, 6:38 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MHX | 3 hr |
| Jul 8, 12:34 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 86 min |
| Jul 8, 1:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| Jul 8, 3:48 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 57 min |
| Jul 8, 9:11 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 64 min |
| Jul 21, 3:47 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | MHX | 27 hr |
| Jul 22, 1:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MHX | 66 min |
| Jul 22, 1:40 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 22, 3:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MHX | 22 min |
| Jul 22, 3:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MHX | 49 min |
| Jul 23, 12:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jul 23, 3:54 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 66 min |
| Jul 23, 7:28 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 62 min |
| Jul 23, 11:41 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MHX | 4 hr |
| Jul 24, 12:27 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | MHX | 6 hr |
| Jul 27, 1:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jul 27, 1:26 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 28, 1:32 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 88 min |
| Jul 31, 4:27 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 63 min |
| Jul 31, 4:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MHX | 59 min |
| Jul 31, 5:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
| Aug 2, 2:30 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 90 min |
| Aug 2, 7:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Aug 2, 10:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MHX | 64 min |
| Aug 7, 2:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Aug 10, 3:20 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 85 min |
| Aug 10, 8:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MHX | 41 min |
| Aug 26, 5:03 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MHX | 92 min |
| Aug 27, 8:44 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 91 min |
| Aug 27, 9:16 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Aug 27, 12:24 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 66 min |
| Aug 27, 2:34 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 56 min |
| Aug 27, 4:26 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 34 min |
| Aug 28, 2:56 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 94 min |
| Sep 4, 6:49 PM EDT | Inland Tropical Storm Watch | MHX | 5 hr |
| Sep 4, 6:49 PM EDT | Inland Tropical Storm Warning | MHX | 49 hr |
| Sep 5, 4:00 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 30 min |
| Sep 5, 4:39 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 12 hr |
| Sep 5, 9:06 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 114 min |
| Sep 6, 3:33 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 87 min |
| Sep 9, 2:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Sep 9, 4:49 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 86 min |
| Sep 9, 5:29 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MHX | 2 hr |
| Sep 26, 12:52 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | MHX | 23 min |
| Sep 26, 12:27 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 93 min |
| Sep 30, 4:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MHX | 40 min |
| Oct 1, 3:54 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 96 min |
| Oct 1, 12:28 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Oct 1, 1:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Oct 1, 4:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MHX | 42 min |
| Oct 1, 4:24 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 96 min |
| Oct 29, 2:59 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | MHX | 18 hr |
| Nov 14, 11:53 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Nov 15, 12:24 AM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| Nov 15, 3:10 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 95 min |
| Nov 15, 4:10 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 65 min |
| Nov 15, 12:29 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 61 min |
| Nov 15, 1:25 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Dec 11, 10:01 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 119 min |
| Dec 11, 11:43 AM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| Dec 11, 1:28 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 92 min |
| Dec 11, 3:57 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Dec 18, 4:00 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | MHX | 18 hr |
| Dec 19, 10:06 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | MHX | 113 min |
| Dec 27, 5:25 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | MHX | 4 hr |
| Dec 27, 9:06 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | MHX | 3 hr |
| Dec 27, 3:26 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | MHX | 15 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 | |
| Severe Thunderstorm Warning | 14 |
| Tornado Warning | 2 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 14 |
| Tornado Watch | 14 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 61 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Warning | 1 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 4 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Storm Warning | 1 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 2 |
| Heat | |
| Heat Advisory | 7 |
| Cold | |
| Freeze Warning | 1 |
| Frost Advisory | 1 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Wind Advisory | 1 |
| Fire | |
| Red Flag Warning | 5 |
| Fire Weather Watch | 2 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 9 |
| Dense Smoke Advisory | 2 |
| Tropical | |
| Inland Tropical Storm Warning | 1 |
| Inland Tropical Storm Watch | 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.