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

Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2024. Tap one for its archive.

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

WarningsWith a reportFalse alarm ratioReportsInside a warningMean lead time
Tornado warnings110%0
Severe thunderstorm warnings171418%8100%22 min
Flash flood warnings13838%8100%134 min

Each office's whole area, 2024

WarningsWith a reportFalse alarm ratioReportsInside a warningMean lead time
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC: tornado warnings17759%1850%9 min
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC: severe thunderstorm warnings28920928%58882%24 min
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC: flash flood warnings1165453%14490%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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jan 4, 3:54 AM ESTWinter Storm WatchGSP25 hr
Jan 5, 4:33 AM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryGSP31 hr
Jan 6, 3:28 AM ESTMesoscale DiscussionSPC6 hr
Jan 7, 2:41 AM ESTDense Fog AdvisoryGSP3 hr
Jan 8, 3:57 AM ESTWind AdvisoryGSP57 hr
Jan 8, 4:52 AM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryGSP26 hr
Jan 8, 4:57 AM ESTFlood WatchGSP37 hr
Jan 9, 10:27 AM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryGSP49 min
Jan 9, 11:16 AM ESTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatGSP6 hr
Jan 9, 4:37 PM ESTAreal Flood WarningGSP3 hr
Jan 9, 7:41 PM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryGSP5 hr
Jan 16, 3:46 AM ESTWind Chill AdvisoryGSP32 hr
Jan 18, 3:35 AM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryGSP51 hr
Jan 19, 4:03 AM ESTWind Chill AdvisoryGSP54 hr
Jan 24, 5:48 PM ESTDense Fog AdvisoryGSP6 hr
Jan 28, 3:50 AM ESTWind AdvisoryGSP30 hr
Feb 12, 4:24 AM ESTHigh Wind WarningGSP32 hr
Feb 12, 4:24 AM ESTWind AdvisoryGSP32 hr
Feb 27, 2:31 PM ESTWind AdvisoryGSP34 hr
Mar 3, 3:31 AM ESTDense Fog AdvisoryGSP7 hr
Mar 7, 3:34 AM ESTDense Fog AdvisoryGSP5 hr
Mar 9, 3:05 AM ESTWind AdvisoryGSP56 hr
Mar 24, 3:15 AM EDTFreeze WarningGSP30 hr
Apr 5, 3:25 AM EDTFrost AdvisoryGSP29 hr
Apr 6, 3:30 AM EDTFreeze WarningGSP30 hr
Apr 11, 2:50 PM EDTWind AdvisoryGSP48 hr
Apr 11, 5:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSP64 min
Apr 11, 6:24 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Apr 16, 1:39 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSP36 min
Apr 16, 1:46 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSP59 min
Apr 19, 2:33 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC117 min
Apr 22, 2:16 PM EDTFrost AdvisoryGSP19 hr
May 5, 5:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSP37 min
May 7, 5:05 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC85 min
May 8, 10:04 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr
May 8, 10:56 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC94 min
May 8, 1:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSP62 min
May 8, 1:48 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC87 min
May 8, 2:34 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGSP6 hr
May 8, 11:56 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSP49 min
May 9, 12:15 AM EDTTornado WarningGSP25 min
May 15, 2:59 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSP46 min
May 15, 3:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSP27 min
May 16, 3:18 AM EDTDense Fog AdvisoryGSP5 hr
May 18, 4:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSP33 min
May 18, 4:34 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGSP3 hr
May 18, 4:49 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSP41 min
May 18, 4:49 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC116 min
May 18, 5:11 PM EDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatGSP3 hr
May 26, 1:13 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC92 min
May 26, 1:46 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC9 hr
May 26, 5:00 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC90 min
May 26, 6:35 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC85 min
May 26, 7:42 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSP48 min
May 26, 7:49 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSP56 min
May 26, 8:00 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSP60 min
Jun 4, 1:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSP24 min
Jun 4, 1:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSP31 min
Jun 9, 6:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSP51 min
Jun 30, 2:16 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC119 min
Jun 30, 7:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSP58 min
Jul 5, 2:39 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSP36 min
Jul 5, 3:50 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSP40 min
Jul 7, 2:54 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGSP2 hr
Jul 18, 1:52 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC113 min
Jul 19, 7:24 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGSP3 hr
Jul 22, 4:42 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSP33 min
Jul 30, 7:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSP42 min
Aug 2, 1:43 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Aug 2, 1:44 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSP61 min
Aug 2, 7:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSP43 min
Aug 2, 8:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSP30 min
Aug 3, 4:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSP33 min
Aug 3, 4:20 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSP55 min
Aug 16, 6:48 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSP57 min
Aug 16, 7:04 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSP56 min
Aug 16, 7:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSP62 min
Aug 29, 3:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSP31 min
Aug 30, 3:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSP32 min
Aug 30, 3:33 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSP26 min
Aug 30, 3:52 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSP32 min
Sep 23, 2:13 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC92 min
Sep 24, 1:55 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC65 min
Sep 24, 2:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSP37 min
Sep 24, 3:22 PM EDTFlood WatchGSP71 hr
Sep 25, 11:27 AM EDTTropical Storm WatchGSP6 hr
Sep 25, 3:26 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Sep 25, 4:05 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSP25 min
Sep 25, 5:06 PM EDTTropical Storm WarningGSP45 hr
Sep 25, 8:07 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningGSP11 hr
Sep 25, 8:46 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningGSP6 hr
Sep 25, 11:22 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGSP10 hr
Sep 26, 2:36 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGSP8 hr
Sep 26, 4:31 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningGSP6 hr
Sep 26, 7:01 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningGSP8 hr
Sep 26, 11:32 AM EDTWind AdvisoryGSP40 hr
Sep 26, 7:18 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGSP12 hr
Sep 26, 8:46 PM EDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatGSP9 hr
Sep 26, 9:06 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningGSP7 hr
Sep 27, 4:14 AM EDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatGSP6 hr
Sep 27, 6:37 AM EDTFlash Flood Warning EmergencyCatastrophic damage threatGSP13 hr
Sep 27, 6:52 AM EDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatGSP13 hr
Sep 27, 7:23 PM EDTFlash Flood Warning EmergencyCatastrophic damage threatGSP42 hr
Sep 27, 8:11 PM EDTFlash Flood Warning EmergencyCatastrophic damage threatGSP12 hr
Sep 28, 8:10 AM EDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatGSP8 hr
Sep 28, 3:58 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningGSP8 hr
Sep 28, 11:52 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGSP20 hr
Sep 29, 1:37 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningGSP24 hr
Sep 30, 1:53 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGSP23 hr
Oct 1, 1:08 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGSP6 hr
Oct 13, 2:33 PM EDTWind AdvisoryGSP27 hr
Oct 15, 2:12 PM EDTFrost AdvisoryGSP21 hr
Oct 15, 2:12 PM EDTFreeze WatchGSP13 hr
Oct 16, 3:23 AM EDTFreeze WarningGSP31 hr
Oct 17, 1:58 PM EDTFrost AdvisoryGSP19 hr
Oct 18, 8:25 PM EDTFrost AdvisoryGSP12 hr
Nov 8, 1:16 AM ESTDense Fog AdvisoryGSP8 hr
Nov 20, 3:34 AM ESTWind AdvisoryGSP25 hr
Dec 4, 3:41 AM ESTWind AdvisoryGSP36 hr
Dec 11, 2:44 AM ESTWind AdvisoryGSP22 hr
Dec 14, 3:58 AM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryGSP32 hr
Dec 16, 8:29 PM ESTDense Fog AdvisoryGSP12 hr
Dec 18, 3:12 AM ESTDense Fog AdvisoryGSP7 hr
Dec 29, 7:26 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSP79 min
Dec 29, 8:25 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSP80 min
Dec 29, 8:35 PM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryGSP26 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.