Alert archive / North Carolina / McDowell County
Weather alerts in McDowell County, North Carolina, 2024
126 weather alerts in 2024, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
McDowell County and its neighbors
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- Alerts
- 126
- Warnings
- 40
- Watches
- 7
- Advisories
- 43
- Busiest month
- September28 alerts
- Busiest day
- September 26, 20248 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 2024 had a tornado report inside them.
McDowell County, 2024
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | ||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 17 | 14 | 18% | 8 | 100% | 22 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 13 | 8 | 38% | 8 | 100% | 134 min |
Each office's whole area, 2024
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC: tornado warnings | 17 | 7 | 59% | 18 | 50% | 9 min |
| NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC: severe thunderstorm warnings | 289 | 209 | 28% | 588 | 82% | 24 min |
| NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC: flash flood warnings | 116 | 54 | 53% | 144 | 90% | 138 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 4, 3:54 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | GSP | 25 hr |
| Jan 5, 4:33 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GSP | 31 hr |
| Jan 6, 3:28 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jan 7, 2:41 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | GSP | 3 hr |
| Jan 8, 3:57 AM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | 57 hr |
| Jan 8, 4:52 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GSP | 26 hr |
| Jan 8, 4:57 AM EST | Flood Watch | GSP | 37 hr |
| Jan 9, 10:27 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | 49 min |
| Jan 9, 11:16 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | 6 hr |
| Jan 9, 4:37 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | GSP | 3 hr |
| Jan 9, 7:41 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | 5 hr |
| Jan 16, 3:46 AM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | GSP | 32 hr |
| Jan 18, 3:35 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GSP | 51 hr |
| Jan 19, 4:03 AM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | GSP | 54 hr |
| Jan 24, 5:48 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | GSP | 6 hr |
| Jan 28, 3:50 AM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | 30 hr |
| Feb 12, 4:24 AM EST | High Wind Warning | GSP | 32 hr |
| Feb 12, 4:24 AM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | 32 hr |
| Feb 27, 2:31 PM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | 34 hr |
| Mar 3, 3:31 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | GSP | 7 hr |
| Mar 7, 3:34 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | GSP | 5 hr |
| Mar 9, 3:05 AM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | 56 hr |
| Mar 24, 3:15 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | GSP | 30 hr |
| Apr 5, 3:25 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | GSP | 29 hr |
| Apr 6, 3:30 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | GSP | 30 hr |
| Apr 11, 2:50 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | GSP | 48 hr |
| Apr 11, 5:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 64 min |
| Apr 11, 6:24 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Apr 16, 1:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 36 min |
| Apr 16, 1:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 59 min |
| Apr 19, 2:33 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 117 min |
| Apr 22, 2:16 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | GSP | 19 hr |
| May 5, 5:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 37 min |
| May 7, 5:05 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 85 min |
| May 8, 10:04 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| May 8, 10:56 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 94 min |
| May 8, 1:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 62 min |
| May 8, 1:48 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 87 min |
| May 8, 2:34 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | 6 hr |
| May 8, 11:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 49 min |
| May 9, 12:15 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | GSP | 25 min |
| May 15, 2:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 46 min |
| May 15, 3:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 27 min |
| May 16, 3:18 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | GSP | 5 hr |
| May 18, 4:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 33 min |
| May 18, 4:34 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | 3 hr |
| May 18, 4:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 41 min |
| May 18, 4:49 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 116 min |
| May 18, 5:11 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | 3 hr |
| May 26, 1:13 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 92 min |
| May 26, 1:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| May 26, 5:00 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 90 min |
| May 26, 6:35 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 85 min |
| May 26, 7:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 48 min |
| May 26, 7:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 56 min |
| May 26, 8:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 60 min |
| Jun 4, 1:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 24 min |
| Jun 4, 1:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 31 min |
| Jun 9, 6:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 51 min |
| Jun 30, 2:16 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 119 min |
| Jun 30, 7:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 58 min |
| Jul 5, 2:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 36 min |
| Jul 5, 3:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 40 min |
| Jul 7, 2:54 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | 2 hr |
| Jul 18, 1:52 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 113 min |
| Jul 19, 7:24 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | 3 hr |
| Jul 22, 4:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 33 min |
| Jul 30, 7:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 42 min |
| Aug 2, 1:43 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 2, 1:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 61 min |
| Aug 2, 7:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 43 min |
| Aug 2, 8:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 30 min |
| Aug 3, 4:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 33 min |
| Aug 3, 4:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 55 min |
| Aug 16, 6:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 57 min |
| Aug 16, 7:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 56 min |
| Aug 16, 7:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 62 min |
| Aug 29, 3:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 31 min |
| Aug 30, 3:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 32 min |
| Aug 30, 3:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 26 min |
| Aug 30, 3:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 32 min |
| Sep 23, 2:13 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 92 min |
| Sep 24, 1:55 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 65 min |
| Sep 24, 2:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 37 min |
| Sep 24, 3:22 PM EDT | Flood Watch | GSP | 71 hr |
| Sep 25, 11:27 AM EDT | Tropical Storm Watch | GSP | 6 hr |
| Sep 25, 3:26 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Sep 25, 4:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 25 min |
| Sep 25, 5:06 PM EDT | Tropical Storm Warning | GSP | 45 hr |
| Sep 25, 8:07 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | 11 hr |
| Sep 25, 8:46 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | 6 hr |
| Sep 25, 11:22 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | 10 hr |
| Sep 26, 2:36 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | 8 hr |
| Sep 26, 4:31 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | 6 hr |
| Sep 26, 7:01 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | GSP | 8 hr |
| Sep 26, 11:32 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | GSP | 40 hr |
| Sep 26, 7:18 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | 12 hr |
| Sep 26, 8:46 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | 9 hr |
| Sep 26, 9:06 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | 7 hr |
| Sep 27, 4:14 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | 6 hr |
| Sep 27, 6:37 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | 13 hr |
| Sep 27, 6:52 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | 13 hr |
| Sep 27, 7:23 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | 42 hr |
| Sep 27, 8:11 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | 12 hr |
| Sep 28, 8:10 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | 8 hr |
| Sep 28, 3:58 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | GSP | 8 hr |
| Sep 28, 11:52 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | 20 hr |
| Sep 29, 1:37 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | GSP | 24 hr |
| Sep 30, 1:53 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | 23 hr |
| Oct 1, 1:08 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | 6 hr |
| Oct 13, 2:33 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | GSP | 27 hr |
| Oct 15, 2:12 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | GSP | 21 hr |
| Oct 15, 2:12 PM EDT | Freeze Watch | GSP | 13 hr |
| Oct 16, 3:23 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | GSP | 31 hr |
| Oct 17, 1:58 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | GSP | 19 hr |
| Oct 18, 8:25 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | GSP | 12 hr |
| Nov 8, 1:16 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | GSP | 8 hr |
| Nov 20, 3:34 AM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | 25 hr |
| Dec 4, 3:41 AM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | 36 hr |
| Dec 11, 2:44 AM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | 22 hr |
| Dec 14, 3:58 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GSP | 32 hr |
| Dec 16, 8:29 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | GSP | 12 hr |
| Dec 18, 3:12 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | GSP | 7 hr |
| Dec 29, 7:26 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 79 min |
| Dec 29, 8:25 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 80 min |
| Dec 29, 8:35 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | 26 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 | 17 |
| Tornado Warning | 1 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 2 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 16 |
| Special Weather Statement | 20 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Warning | 4 |
| Flash Flood Warning | 13 |
| Flood Watch | 2 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 13 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Storm Watch | 1 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 4 |
| Cold | |
| Freeze Warning | 3 |
| Freeze Watch | 1 |
| Frost Advisory | 5 |
| Wind Chill Advisory | 2 |
| Wind and dust | |
| High Wind Warning | 1 |
| Wind Advisory | 11 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 8 |
| Tropical | |
| Tropical Storm Warning | 1 |
| 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.