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
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 1 | 0 | 100% | 1 | 0% | |
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 17 | 13 | 24% | 15 | 73% | 15 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 2 | 2 | 0% | 4 | 75% | 129 min |
Each office's whole area, 2019
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC: tornado warnings | 23 | 0 | 100% | 4 | 0% | |
| NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC: severe thunderstorm warnings | 279 | 181 | 35% | 442 | 73% | 17 min |
| NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC: flash flood warnings | 30 | 20 | 33% | 68 | 79% | 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 8:09 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | GSP | 4 hr |
| Jan 4, 2:47 PM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | 24 hr |
| Jan 4, 8:03 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 42 min |
| Jan 8, 4:33 AM EST | High Wind Watch | GSP | 10 hr |
| Jan 8, 4:33 AM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | 50 hr |
| Jan 8, 2:57 PM EST | High Wind Warning | GSP | 40 hr |
| Jan 11, 3:56 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | GSP | 12 hr |
| Jan 12, 3:56 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | GSP | 31 hr |
| Jan 12, 10:15 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 5 hr |
| Jan 19, 2:54 PM EST | High Wind Warning | GSP | 40 hr |
| Jan 19, 10:09 PM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | 21 hr |
| Jan 20, 3:48 AM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | GSP | 30 hr |
| Jan 22, 3:47 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GSP | 32 hr |
| Jan 24, 3:36 AM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | 15 hr |
| Jan 27, 2:55 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | GSP | 24 hr |
| Jan 28, 4:18 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GSP | 35 hr |
| Jan 30, 4:12 AM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | 15 hr |
| Feb 12, 3:45 AM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | 38 hr |
| Feb 16, 2:51 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GSP | 22 hr |
| Feb 18, 3:45 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | GSP | 12 hr |
| Feb 18, 3:26 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | GSP | 45 hr |
| Feb 18, 3:26 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GSP | 44 hr |
| Feb 23, 3:20 AM EST | High Wind Watch | GSP | 12 hr |
| Feb 23, 3:20 AM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | 52 hr |
| Feb 23, 3:58 AM EST | Flood Watch | GSP | 32 hr |
| Feb 23, 2:55 PM EST | High Wind Warning | GSP | 45 hr |
| Feb 28, 2:14 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | GSP | 7 hr |
| Mar 5, 3:21 AM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | GSP | 31 hr |
| Mar 7, 2:56 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GSP | 22 hr |
| Mar 9, 4:03 AM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | 23 hr |
| Mar 22, 3:35 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | GSP | 11 hr |
| Mar 22, 2:21 PM EDT | High Wind Warning | GSP | 13 hr |
| Apr 8, 12:01 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 119 min |
| Apr 9, 3:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 36 min |
| Apr 9, 3:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 35 min |
| Apr 13, 1:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 64 min |
| Apr 13, 2:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 47 min |
| Apr 13, 3:17 PM EDT | High Wind Warning | GSP | 31 hr |
| Apr 13, 3:23 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Apr 14, 2:16 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Apr 14, 2:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 47 min |
| Apr 14, 3:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 44 min |
| Apr 14, 3:33 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | GSP | 27 min |
| Apr 14, 3:33 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | GSP | 6 hr |
| Apr 14, 7:12 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Apr 14, 10:14 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Apr 15, 4:01 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | GSP | 13 hr |
| Apr 15, 9:17 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | GSP | 11 hr |
| Apr 19, 9:50 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 40 min |
| Apr 19, 10:07 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 18 min |
| Apr 19, 10:31 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| Apr 19, 10:55 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | 80 min |
| Apr 19, 11:04 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 26 min |
| Apr 19, 11:25 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 35 min |
| Apr 19, 11:43 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 47 min |
| Apr 19, 12:12 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | 6 hr |
| Apr 19, 3:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 54 min |
| Apr 25, 3:10 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | GSP | 31 hr |
| May 2, 1:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 33 min |
| May 2, 3:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 33 min |
| May 3, 12:58 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 3, 4:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 35 min |
| May 4, 12:35 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 85 min |
| May 4, 2:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 24 min |
| May 4, 2:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 37 min |
| May 4, 2:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 59 min |
| Jun 7, 9:15 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | GSP | 72 hr |
| Jun 8, 4:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 44 min |
| Jun 8, 6:59 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | 3 hr |
| Jun 8, 9:55 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | GSP | 9 hr |
| Jun 10, 12:09 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | GSP | 21 hr |
| Jun 11, 8:48 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | 12 hr |
| Jun 11, 8:59 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | 12 hr |
| Jun 19, 4:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 29 min |
| Jun 19, 4:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 33 min |
| Jun 21, 10:02 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 118 min |
| Jun 22, 1:01 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 89 min |
| Jun 22, 1:15 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 60 min |
| Jun 22, 1:01 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 119 min |
| Jun 22, 1:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 24 min |
| Jun 22, 2:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 24, 1:22 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 113 min |
| Jun 24, 5:44 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Jun 24, 6:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Jul 4, 12:01 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 59 min |
| Jul 4, 7:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 47 min |
| Jul 5, 5:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 52 min |
| Jul 6, 1:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 42 min |
| Jul 11, 1:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 14 min |
| Jul 11, 3:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 34 min |
| Jul 11, 4:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 34 min |
| Jul 12, 2:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 25 min |
| Jul 12, 2:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 26 min |
| Jul 12, 2:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 48 min |
| Jul 12, 3:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 44 min |
| Jul 13, 12:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 28 min |
| Jul 21, 4:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 27 min |
| Jul 21, 4:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 14 min |
| Jul 21, 4:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 15 min |
| Jul 22, 4:03 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | GSP | 32 hr |
| Jul 22, 3:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 37 min |
| Jul 23, 11:16 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 44 min |
| Jul 30, 3:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 31 min |
| Jul 30, 4:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 30 min |
| Jul 31, 6:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 49 min |
| Aug 4, 1:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 48 min |
| Aug 4, 8:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 45 min |
| Aug 5, 5:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 39 min |
| Aug 10, 1:59 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 10, 2:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 36 min |
| Aug 13, 12:00 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 105 min |
| Aug 13, 1:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Aug 14, 2:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 34 min |
| Aug 18, 3:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 31 min |
| Aug 18, 4:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 29 min |
| Aug 19, 1:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 45 min |
| Aug 19, 1:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 44 min |
| Aug 19, 2:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 42 min |
| Aug 19, 3:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 37 min |
| Aug 21, 3:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 27 min |
| Aug 21, 3:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 37 min |
| Aug 22, 1:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 49 min |
| Aug 22, 2:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 45 min |
| Aug 23, 3:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 33 min |
| Sep 13, 2:05 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 85 min |
| Sep 13, 6:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 45 min |
| Sep 13, 6:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 32 min |
| Oct 14, 7:55 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | GSP | 2 hr |
| Oct 17, 3:27 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | GSP | 30 hr |
| Oct 23, 3:33 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | GSP | 29 hr |
| Oct 27, 4:44 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 31 min |
| Oct 31, 4:06 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | GSP | 30 hr |
| Oct 31, 4:06 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | GSP | 28 hr |
| Oct 31, 3:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 48 min |
| Oct 31, 3:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 42 min |
| Oct 31, 3:39 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Oct 31, 4:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 41 min |
| Nov 1, 3:45 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | GSP | 29 hr |
| Nov 1, 2:53 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | GSP | 18 hr |
| Nov 23, 3:41 AM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | 32 hr |
| Nov 27, 3:50 AM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | 33 hr |
| Dec 1, 4:07 AM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | 51 hr |
| Dec 3, 2:46 PM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | 39 hr |
| Dec 12, 4:12 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GSP | 29 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.