Alert archive / North Carolina / McDowell County
Weather alerts in McDowell County, North Carolina, 2008
151 weather alerts in 2008, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
McDowell County and its neighbors
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2008. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 151
- Warnings
- 40
- Watches
- 22
- Advisories
- 74
- Busiest month
- February24 alerts
- Busiest day
- February 9, 20085 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 1 tornado warnings covering McDowell County in 2008 had a tornado report inside them.
McDowell County, 2008
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | ||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 19 | 12 | 37% | 8 | 75% | 32 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 2 | 1 | 50% | 4 | 25% | 11 min |
Each office's whole area, 2008
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC: tornado warnings | 59 | 18 | 69% | 29 | 79% | 25 min |
| NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC: severe thunderstorm warnings | 425 | 241 | 43% | 475 | 76% | 26 min |
| NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC: flash flood warnings | 32 | 21 | 34% | 43 | 86% | 82 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 2, 10:43 AM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | GSP | 7 hr |
| Jan 2, 10:43 AM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | 7 hr |
| Jan 7, 8:09 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | GSP | 15 hr |
| Jan 8, 3:30 PM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | GSP | 19 hr |
| Jan 10, 3:50 AM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | GSP | 26 hr |
| Jan 10, 10:15 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | GSP | 6 hr |
| Jan 16, 4:52 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | GSP | 31 hr |
| Jan 17, 12:58 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jan 17, 7:51 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 hr |
| Jan 18, 4:21 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | GSP | 11 hr |
| Jan 18, 5:21 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | GSP | 6 hr |
| Jan 18, 3:40 PM EST | Snow Advisory | GSP | 26 hr |
| Jan 19, 3:02 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | GSP | 3 hr |
| Jan 21, 4:37 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GSP | 23 hr |
| Jan 23, 2:50 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | GSP | 8 hr |
| Jan 23, 10:48 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | GSP | 10 hr |
| Jan 24, 3:13 AM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | GSP | 15 hr |
| Jan 29, 3:40 AM EST | High Wind Warning | GSP | 32 hr |
| Jan 29, 3:40 AM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | 32 hr |
| Jan 31, 3:39 AM EST | Freezing Rain Advisory | GSP | 31 hr |
| Jan 31, 11:46 AM EST | Ice Storm Warning | GSP | 23 hr |
| Jan 31, 7:34 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 6 hr |
| Feb 1, 10:59 AM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | GSP | 7 hr |
| Feb 1, 7:24 PM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | GSP | 5 hr |
| Feb 5, 2:49 PM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | GSP | 27 hr |
| Feb 8, 3:21 PM EST | High Wind Watch | GSP | 13 hr |
| Feb 9, 4:25 AM EST | High Wind Warning | GSP | 45 hr |
| Feb 9, 4:25 AM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | GSP | 18 hr |
| Feb 9, 4:25 AM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | 45 hr |
| Feb 9, 5:45 AM EST | Fire Weather Watch | GSP | 10 hr |
| Feb 9, 1:34 PM EST | Red Flag Warning | GSP | 31 hr |
| Feb 11, 1:09 AM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | GSP | 6 hr |
| Feb 13, 11:10 AM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | GSP | 17 hr |
| Feb 18, 3:24 PM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | GSP | 27 hr |
| Feb 19, 3:55 AM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | 16 hr |
| Feb 19, 3:44 PM EST | Red Flag Warning | GSP | 28 hr |
| Feb 20, 3:49 AM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | GSP | 14 hr |
| Feb 21, 4:52 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | GSP | 11 hr |
| Feb 21, 4:52 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GSP | 29 hr |
| Feb 21, 3:35 PM EST | Ice Storm Warning | GSP | 9 hr |
| Feb 23, 2:28 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | GSP | 8 hr |
| Feb 25, 3:35 PM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | GSP | 12 hr |
| Feb 26, 3:31 AM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | 26 hr |
| Feb 26, 3:40 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GSP | 44 hr |
| Feb 26, 3:05 PM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | GSP | 6 hr |
| Mar 4, 3:24 AM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | GSP | 18 hr |
| Mar 4, 4:31 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Mar 4, 5:58 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 62 min |
| Mar 7, 3:24 PM EST | High Wind Warning | GSP | 33 hr |
| Mar 7, 3:24 PM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | 29 hr |
| Mar 15, 3:46 PM EDT | Lake Wind Advisory | GSP | 18 hr |
| Mar 18, 4:29 AM EDT | Lake Wind Advisory | GSP | 54 hr |
| Mar 19, 4:46 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | GSP | 30 hr |
| Mar 20, 2:12 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | GSP | 19 hr |
| Mar 23, 2:32 PM EDT | Freeze Watch | GSP | 14 hr |
| Mar 24, 4:28 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | GSP | 28 hr |
| Mar 27, 11:11 AM EDT | Red Flag Warning | GSP | 10 hr |
| Apr 1, 1:07 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | GSP | 9 hr |
| Apr 12, 2:56 AM EDT | Lake Wind Advisory | GSP | 24 hr |
| Apr 13, 3:31 AM EDT | Freeze Watch | GSP | 24 hr |
| Apr 14, 3:56 AM EDT | Freeze Watch | GSP | 24 hr |
| Apr 14, 3:56 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | GSP | 29 hr |
| Apr 15, 3:50 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | GSP | 29 hr |
| Apr 15, 3:50 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | GSP | 29 hr |
| Apr 16, 2:43 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | GSP | 18 hr |
| Apr 29, 4:24 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | GSP | 29 hr |
| May 8, 2:22 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 83 min |
| May 8, 7:20 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| May 9, 8:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
| May 9, 11:37 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 53 min |
| May 10, 3:57 PM EDT | High Wind Watch | GSP | 12 hr |
| May 11, 4:11 AM EDT | High Wind Warning | GSP | 38 hr |
| May 11, 4:11 AM EDT | Lake Wind Advisory | GSP | 38 hr |
| May 11, 4:11 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | GSP | 34 hr |
| May 11, 3:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 41 min |
| May 11, 4:10 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | GSP | 50 min |
| May 12, 2:24 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | GSP | 4 hr |
| May 12, 5:58 PM EDT | Lake Wind Advisory | GSP | 4 hr |
| May 20, 2:54 AM EDT | Lake Wind Advisory | GSP | 15 hr |
| May 20, 2:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 7, 5:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 42 min |
| Jun 9, 7:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 53 min |
| Jun 10, 2:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 38 min |
| Jun 10, 2:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 54 min |
| Jun 10, 3:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 64 min |
| Jun 10, 3:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 63 min |
| Jun 16, 2:06 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 84 min |
| Jun 22, 3:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 42 min |
| Jun 22, 4:28 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 92 min |
| Jun 26, 3:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 47 min |
| Jun 26, 4:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 39 min |
| Jun 28, 3:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 66 min |
| Jun 28, 9:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 56 min |
| Jul 6, 1:44 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 61 min |
| Jul 8, 2:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 49 min |
| Jul 9, 12:41 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 9, 3:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 54 min |
| Jul 22, 3:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jul 22, 4:02 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 118 min |
| Jul 31, 1:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Aug 2, 12:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Aug 2, 2:30 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 90 min |
| Aug 2, 5:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 55 min |
| Aug 2, 6:26 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 94 min |
| Aug 14, 4:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 60 min |
| Aug 15, 12:50 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 85 min |
| Aug 15, 1:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Aug 25, 11:32 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | GSP | 44 hr |
| Aug 26, 11:17 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | 118 min |
| Aug 26, 12:04 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | 3 hr |
| Aug 26, 11:57 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | 3 hr |
| Aug 27, 11:12 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | GSP | 13 hr |
| Sep 9, 1:41 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 64 min |
| Sep 9, 2:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 35 min |
| Sep 23, 2:21 PM EDT | Lake Wind Advisory | GSP | 24 hr |
| Sep 28, 2:07 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | GSP | 8 hr |
| Sep 30, 4:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 62 min |
| Oct 18, 3:06 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | GSP | 30 hr |
| Oct 18, 3:06 AM EDT | Freeze Watch | GSP | 24 hr |
| Oct 19, 3:32 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | GSP | 29 hr |
| Oct 22, 3:04 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | GSP | 30 hr |
| Oct 27, 9:00 AM EDT | Lake Wind Advisory | GSP | 11 hr |
| Oct 27, 2:56 PM EDT | Freeze Watch | GSP | 13 hr |
| Oct 28, 4:03 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | GSP | 29 hr |
| Oct 28, 4:03 AM EDT | Lake Wind Advisory | GSP | 10 hr |
| Oct 29, 2:47 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | GSP | 18 hr |
| Nov 13, 10:07 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | GSP | 11 hr |
| Nov 15, 2:11 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | GSP | 4 hr |
| Nov 18, 3:46 AM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | GSP | 15 hr |
| Nov 20, 2:34 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GSP | 24 hr |
| Nov 21, 3:33 AM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | GSP | 14 hr |
| Nov 21, 3:33 AM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | 11 hr |
| Nov 25, 3:10 AM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | GSP | 12 hr |
| Nov 30, 3:47 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GSP | 35 hr |
| Dec 7, 2:48 AM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | 9 hr |
| Dec 10, 2:39 PM EST | Flood Watch | GSP | 27 hr |
| Dec 11, 10:01 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 119 min |
| Dec 11, 3:08 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | 112 min |
| Dec 16, 5:07 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | GSP | 5 hr |
| Dec 18, 3:08 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | GSP | 7 hr |
| Dec 18, 2:40 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | GSP | 18 hr |
| Dec 19, 10:13 AM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | GSP | 9 hr |
| Dec 19, 2:30 PM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | 7 hr |
| Dec 21, 4:21 AM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | GSP | 26 hr |
| Dec 21, 4:21 AM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | 26 hr |
| Dec 23, 5:25 PM EST | Freezing Rain Advisory | GSP | 7 hr |
| Dec 27, 8:01 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | GSP | 11 hr |
| Dec 29, 3:17 PM EST | High Wind Watch | GSP | 23 hr |
| Dec 30, 2:46 PM EST | High Wind Warning | GSP | 27 hr |
| Dec 30, 2:46 PM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | 27 hr |
| Dec 30, 3:09 PM EST | Red Flag Warning | GSP | 27 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.