Alert archive / North Carolina / McDowell County

Weather alerts in McDowell County, North Carolina, 2019

144 weather alerts in 2019, 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 2019. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts
144
Warnings
31
Watches
15
Advisories
35
Busiest month
April26 alerts
Busiest day
April 19, 20199 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 McDowell County in 2019 had a tornado report inside them; 0 of 1 tornado reports fell inside a warning.

McDowell County, 2019

WarningsWith a reportFalse alarm ratioReportsInside a warningMean lead time
Tornado warnings10100%10%
Severe thunderstorm warnings171324%1573%15 min
Flash flood warnings220%475%129 min

Each office's whole area, 2019

WarningsWith a reportFalse alarm ratioReportsInside a warningMean lead time
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC: tornado warnings230100%40%
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC: severe thunderstorm warnings27918135%44273%17 min
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC: flash flood warnings302033%6879%100 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Dec 31, 8:09 PM ESTDense Fog AdvisoryGSP4 hr
Jan 4, 2:47 PM ESTWind AdvisoryGSP24 hr
Jan 4, 8:03 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementGSP42 min
Jan 8, 4:33 AM ESTHigh Wind WatchGSP10 hr
Jan 8, 4:33 AM ESTWind AdvisoryGSP50 hr
Jan 8, 2:57 PM ESTHigh Wind WarningGSP40 hr
Jan 11, 3:56 PM ESTWinter Storm WatchGSP12 hr
Jan 12, 3:56 AM ESTWinter Storm WarningGSP31 hr
Jan 12, 10:15 PM ESTMesoscale DiscussionSPC5 hr
Jan 19, 2:54 PM ESTHigh Wind WarningGSP40 hr
Jan 19, 10:09 PM ESTWind AdvisoryGSP21 hr
Jan 20, 3:48 AM ESTWind Chill AdvisoryGSP30 hr
Jan 22, 3:47 AM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryGSP32 hr
Jan 24, 3:36 AM ESTWind AdvisoryGSP15 hr
Jan 27, 2:55 PM ESTWinter Storm WatchGSP24 hr
Jan 28, 4:18 AM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryGSP35 hr
Jan 30, 4:12 AM ESTWind AdvisoryGSP15 hr
Feb 12, 3:45 AM ESTWind AdvisoryGSP38 hr
Feb 16, 2:51 PM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryGSP22 hr
Feb 18, 3:45 AM ESTWinter Storm WatchGSP12 hr
Feb 18, 3:26 PM ESTWinter Storm WarningGSP45 hr
Feb 18, 3:26 PM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryGSP44 hr
Feb 23, 3:20 AM ESTHigh Wind WatchGSP12 hr
Feb 23, 3:20 AM ESTWind AdvisoryGSP52 hr
Feb 23, 3:58 AM ESTFlood WatchGSP32 hr
Feb 23, 2:55 PM ESTHigh Wind WarningGSP45 hr
Feb 28, 2:14 AM ESTDense Fog AdvisoryGSP7 hr
Mar 5, 3:21 AM ESTWind Chill AdvisoryGSP31 hr
Mar 7, 2:56 PM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryGSP22 hr
Mar 9, 4:03 AM ESTWind AdvisoryGSP23 hr
Mar 22, 3:35 AM EDTWind AdvisoryGSP11 hr
Mar 22, 2:21 PM EDTHigh Wind WarningGSP13 hr
Apr 8, 12:01 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC119 min
Apr 9, 3:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSP36 min
Apr 9, 3:55 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSP35 min
Apr 13, 1:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSP64 min
Apr 13, 2:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSP47 min
Apr 13, 3:17 PM EDTHigh Wind WarningGSP31 hr
Apr 13, 3:23 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Apr 14, 2:16 PM EDTTornado WatchSPC8 hr
Apr 14, 2:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSP47 min
Apr 14, 3:31 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSP44 min
Apr 14, 3:33 PM EDTTornado WarningGSP27 min
Apr 14, 3:33 PM EDTWind AdvisoryGSP6 hr
Apr 14, 7:12 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Apr 14, 10:14 PM EDTTornado WatchSPC6 hr
Apr 15, 4:01 AM EDTWind AdvisoryGSP13 hr
Apr 15, 9:17 PM EDTFrost AdvisoryGSP11 hr
Apr 19, 9:50 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSP40 min
Apr 19, 10:07 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSP18 min
Apr 19, 10:31 AM EDTTornado WatchSPC9 hr
Apr 19, 10:55 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGSP80 min
Apr 19, 11:04 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSP26 min
Apr 19, 11:25 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSP35 min
Apr 19, 11:43 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSP47 min
Apr 19, 12:12 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningGSP6 hr
Apr 19, 3:06 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSP54 min
Apr 25, 3:10 PM EDTWind AdvisoryGSP31 hr
May 2, 1:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSP33 min
May 2, 3:42 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSP33 min
May 3, 12:58 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
May 3, 4:55 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSP35 min
May 4, 12:35 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC85 min
May 4, 2:06 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSP24 min
May 4, 2:38 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSP37 min
May 4, 2:46 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSP59 min
Jun 7, 9:15 PM EDTFlash Flood WatchGSP72 hr
Jun 8, 4:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSP44 min
Jun 8, 6:59 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningGSP3 hr
Jun 8, 9:55 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningGSP9 hr
Jun 10, 12:09 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningGSP21 hr
Jun 11, 8:48 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGSP12 hr
Jun 11, 8:59 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGSP12 hr
Jun 19, 4:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSP29 min
Jun 19, 4:27 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSP33 min
Jun 21, 10:02 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC118 min
Jun 22, 1:01 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC89 min
Jun 22, 1:15 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSP60 min
Jun 22, 1:01 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC119 min
Jun 22, 1:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSP24 min
Jun 22, 2:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr
Jun 24, 1:22 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC113 min
Jun 24, 5:44 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC3 hr
Jun 24, 6:28 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 hr
Jul 4, 12:01 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSP59 min
Jul 4, 7:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSP47 min
Jul 5, 5:08 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSP52 min
Jul 6, 1:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSP42 min
Jul 11, 1:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSP14 min
Jul 11, 3:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSP34 min
Jul 11, 4:00 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSP34 min
Jul 12, 2:05 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSP25 min
Jul 12, 2:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSP26 min
Jul 12, 2:42 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSP48 min
Jul 12, 3:16 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSP44 min
Jul 13, 12:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSP28 min
Jul 21, 4:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSP27 min
Jul 21, 4:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSP14 min
Jul 21, 4:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSP15 min
Jul 22, 4:03 AM EDTFlash Flood WatchGSP32 hr
Jul 22, 3:53 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSP37 min
Jul 23, 11:16 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSP44 min
Jul 30, 3:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSP31 min
Jul 30, 4:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSP30 min
Jul 31, 6:11 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSP49 min
Aug 4, 1:42 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSP48 min
Aug 4, 8:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSP45 min
Aug 5, 5:06 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSP39 min
Aug 10, 1:59 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Aug 10, 2:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSP36 min
Aug 13, 12:00 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC105 min
Aug 13, 1:23 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr
Aug 14, 2:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSP34 min
Aug 18, 3:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSP31 min
Aug 18, 4:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSP29 min
Aug 19, 1:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSP45 min
Aug 19, 1:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSP44 min
Aug 19, 2:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSP42 min
Aug 19, 3:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSP37 min
Aug 21, 3:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSP27 min
Aug 21, 3:25 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSP37 min
Aug 22, 1:56 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSP49 min
Aug 22, 2:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSP45 min
Aug 23, 3:27 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSP33 min
Sep 13, 2:05 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC85 min
Sep 13, 6:00 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSP45 min
Sep 13, 6:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSP32 min
Oct 14, 7:55 AM EDTDense Fog AdvisoryGSP2 hr
Oct 17, 3:27 AM EDTFrost AdvisoryGSP30 hr
Oct 23, 3:33 AM EDTFrost AdvisoryGSP29 hr
Oct 27, 4:44 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSP31 min
Oct 31, 4:06 AM EDTFreeze WarningGSP30 hr
Oct 31, 4:06 AM EDTWind AdvisoryGSP28 hr
Oct 31, 3:12 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSP48 min
Oct 31, 3:33 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSP42 min
Oct 31, 3:39 PM EDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr
Oct 31, 4:04 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSP41 min
Nov 1, 3:45 AM EDTFrost AdvisoryGSP29 hr
Nov 1, 2:53 PM EDTFreeze WarningGSP18 hr
Nov 23, 3:41 AM ESTWind AdvisoryGSP32 hr
Nov 27, 3:50 AM ESTWind AdvisoryGSP33 hr
Dec 1, 4:07 AM ESTWind AdvisoryGSP51 hr
Dec 3, 2:46 PM ESTWind AdvisoryGSP39 hr
Dec 12, 4:12 AM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryGSP29 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.

Nearby

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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.