Alert archive / North Carolina / McDowell County
Weather alerts in McDowell County, North Carolina, 2025
136 weather alerts in 2025, 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
- 136
- Warnings
- 29
- Watches
- 12
- Advisories
- 41
- Busiest month
- June33 alerts
- Busiest day
- June 25, 20258 alerts
Over time
By month
Warning verification
How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.
McDowell County, 2025
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 16 | 10 | 38% | 12 | 83% | 14 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 2 | 1 | 50% | 3 | 33% | 83 min |
Each office's whole area, 2025
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC: tornado warnings | 7 | 4 | 43% | 5 | 80% | 11 min |
| NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC: severe thunderstorm warnings | 259 | 173 | 33% | 549 | 83% | 22 min |
| NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC: flash flood warnings | 13 | 11 | 15% | 42 | 86% | 75 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 3, 3:46 AM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | 27 hr |
| Jan 3, 5:43 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 62 min |
| Jan 4, 3:18 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | GSP | 11 hr |
| Jan 4, 2:35 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GSP | 43 hr |
| Jan 6, 3:45 AM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | 26 hr |
| Jan 8, 3:46 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | GSP | 34 hr |
| Jan 9, 2:13 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | GSP | 46 hr |
| Jan 10, 4:30 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Jan 19, 3:24 AM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | GSP | 33 hr |
| Jan 19, 3:24 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | GSP | 8 hr |
| Jan 21, 3:32 AM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | GSP | 32 hr |
| Jan 28, 2:34 PM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | 27 hr |
| Feb 6, 11:28 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 32 min |
| Feb 10, 2:14 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GSP | 51 hr |
| Feb 15, 3:49 AM EST | High Wind Watch | GSP | 11 hr |
| Feb 15, 3:19 PM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | 44 hr |
| Feb 15, 11:50 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | GSP | 7 hr |
| Feb 16, 6:04 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 26 min |
| Feb 16, 6:09 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 21 min |
| Feb 18, 3:30 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GSP | 63 hr |
| Feb 28, 2:11 PM EST | Fire Weather Watch | GSP | 14 hr |
| Mar 1, 4:07 AM EST | Red Flag Warning | GSP | 18 hr |
| Mar 4, 3:43 AM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | 63 hr |
| Mar 15, 3:53 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | GSP | 34 hr |
| Mar 20, 3:09 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | GSP | 29 hr |
| Mar 21, 2:23 PM EDT | Red Flag Warning | GSP | 30 hr |
| Mar 25, 9:31 AM EDT | Red Flag Warning | GSP | 11 hr |
| Mar 26, 3:23 AM EDT | Red Flag Warning | GSP | 17 hr |
| Mar 27, 4:56 PM EDT | Red Flag Warning | GSP | 27 hr |
| Apr 2, 9:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 41 min |
| Apr 7, 2:38 PM EDT | Freeze Watch | GSP | 13 hr |
| Apr 8, 3:08 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | GSP | 30 hr |
| Apr 10, 7:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 33 min |
| Apr 11, 3:38 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | GSP | 4 hr |
| Apr 12, 3:39 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | GSP | 30 hr |
| Apr 14, 2:24 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | GSP | 37 hr |
| Apr 23, 4:39 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | GSP | 4 hr |
| Apr 30, 2:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 28 min |
| Apr 30, 3:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 45 min |
| May 2, 12:03 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 117 min |
| May 8, 2:37 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 83 min |
| May 8, 4:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 41 min |
| May 8, 4:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| May 8, 4:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 81 min |
| May 8, 4:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 45 min |
| May 8, 7:11 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 64 min |
| May 8, 7:36 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | 3 hr |
| May 8, 8:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 29 min |
| May 11, 2:49 PM EDT | Flood Watch | GSP | 41 hr |
| May 12, 4:18 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | 4 hr |
| May 12, 7:49 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | GSP | 22 hr |
| May 12, 8:38 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | 6 hr |
| May 14, 2:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 60 min |
| May 17, 3:18 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 87 min |
| May 17, 3:42 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 48 min |
| May 17, 4:09 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 28 min |
| May 17, 4:23 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 37 min |
| May 17, 4:35 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
| May 30, 12:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jun 1, 3:13 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Jun 12, 4:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 30 min |
| Jun 13, 6:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 29 min |
| Jun 13, 7:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 24 min |
| Jun 13, 7:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 26 min |
| Jun 13, 9:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 25 min |
| Jun 14, 6:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 25 min |
| Jun 14, 8:56 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | 3 hr |
| Jun 16, 2:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 46 min |
| Jun 17, 9:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 62 min |
| Jun 17, 9:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 26 min |
| Jun 18, 5:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 23 min |
| Jun 18, 5:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 35 min |
| Jun 19, 1:32 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 88 min |
| Jun 23, 2:09 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | GSP | 54 hr |
| Jun 25, 11:50 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 115 min |
| Jun 25, 2:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 26 min |
| Jun 25, 2:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 59 min |
| Jun 25, 3:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 11 hr |
| Jun 25, 3:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 66 min |
| Jun 25, 4:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 59 min |
| Jun 25, 4:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 59 min |
| Jun 25, 4:40 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 95 min |
| Jun 26, 12:48 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 117 min |
| Jun 26, 1:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 27 min |
| Jun 26, 2:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 46 min |
| Jun 26, 5:55 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 95 min |
| Jun 28, 1:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 34 min |
| Jun 28, 1:59 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 91 min |
| Jun 28, 2:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 35 min |
| Jun 29, 1:07 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 29, 2:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 25 min |
| Jun 29, 2:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 24 min |
| Jul 1, 1:00 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 1, 5:35 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | 3 hr |
| Jul 7, 1:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 25 min |
| Jul 8, 5:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 34 min |
| Jul 9, 1:07 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 113 min |
| Jul 10, 3:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 30 min |
| Jul 11, 3:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 32 min |
| Jul 11, 4:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 43 min |
| Jul 17, 1:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 40 min |
| Jul 17, 3:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 40 min |
| Jul 18, 4:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 44 min |
| Jul 18, 6:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 34 min |
| Jul 18, 8:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 43 min |
| Jul 26, 1:11 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | GSP | 49 hr |
| Jul 29, 3:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 43 min |
| Aug 1, 2:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 52 min |
| Aug 1, 2:44 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 1, 7:25 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | 2 hr |
| Aug 1, 8:42 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | 2 hr |
| Aug 1, 8:51 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | 114 min |
| Aug 1, 8:57 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | 3 hr |
| Aug 1, 9:51 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | 3 hr |
| Aug 2, 12:16 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | 2 hr |
| Aug 20, 3:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 35 min |
| Sep 4, 5:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 48 min |
| Sep 5, 4:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 32 min |
| Oct 23, 1:16 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | GSP | 32 hr |
| Oct 23, 1:16 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | GSP | 32 hr |
| Oct 24, 2:52 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | GSP | 18 hr |
| Oct 30, 1:05 PM EDT | Freeze Watch | GSP | 22 hr |
| Oct 31, 1:09 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | GSP | 32 hr |
| Nov 7, 10:58 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 32 min |
| Nov 8, 7:30 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | GSP | 3 hr |
| Nov 9, 12:14 AM EST | Freeze Watch | GSP | 24 hr |
| Nov 10, 12:02 AM EST | Freeze Warning | GSP | 33 hr |
| Nov 21, 9:53 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | GSP | 9 hr |
| Nov 29, 12:55 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GSP | 33 hr |
| Dec 1, 1:06 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GSP | 33 hr |
| Dec 4, 1:05 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GSP | 35 hr |
| Dec 6, 9:02 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | GSP | 14 hr |
| Dec 7, 4:05 AM EST | Freezing Fog Advisory | GSP | 7 hr |
| Dec 18, 12:15 AM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | 43 hr |
| Dec 27, 5:43 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | GSP | 4 hr |
| Dec 28, 12:22 PM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | 43 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 | 16 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 4 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 16 |
| Special Weather Statement | 38 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Warning | 1 |
| Flash Flood Warning | 2 |
| Flood Watch | 1 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 9 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Storm Warning | 1 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 2 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 6 |
| Heat | |
| Heat Advisory | 2 |
| Cold | |
| Freeze Warning | 4 |
| Freeze Watch | 3 |
| Cold Weather Advisory | 2 |
| Frost Advisory | 3 |
| Wind and dust | |
| High Wind Watch | 1 |
| Wind Advisory | 10 |
| Fire | |
| Red Flag Warning | 5 |
| Fire Weather Watch | 1 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 8 |
| Freezing Fog Advisory | 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.