Alert archive / North Carolina / McDowell County
Weather alerts in McDowell County, North Carolina, 2026
129 weather alerts in 2026, 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
- 129
- Warnings
- 37
- Watches
- 10
- Advisories
- 28
- Busiest month
- July33 alerts
- Busiest day
- July 28, 20268 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, 2026
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 30 | 21 | 30% | 23 | 100% | 18 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 2 | 1 | 50% | 1 | 0% |
Each office's whole area, 2026
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC: tornado warnings | 12 | 3 | 75% | 8 | 38% | 6 min |
| NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC: severe thunderstorm warnings | 347 | 245 | 29% | 800 | 81% | 22 min |
| NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC: flash flood warnings | 16 | 7 | 56% | 24 | 88% | 69 min |
An office's figures cover every county it serves, including across state lines.
The year is still running; reports filed late and damage surveys can still change these figures.
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 6, 1:17 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | GSP | 9 hr |
| Jan 21, 12:37 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | GSP | 45 hr |
| Jan 23, 12:54 AM EST | Ice Storm Warning | GSP | 3 days |
| Jan 24, 6:45 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 5 hr |
| Jan 25, 3:27 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Jan 26, 1:38 AM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | GSP | 34 hr |
| Jan 26, 3:53 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GSP | 8 hr |
| Jan 29, 2:16 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | GSP | 23 hr |
| Jan 29, 12:31 PM EST | Extreme Cold Watch | GSP | 23 hr |
| Jan 29, 12:36 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | GSP | 66 hr |
| Jan 30, 11:37 AM EST | Extreme Cold Warning | GSP | 49 hr |
| Jan 31, 11:31 AM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | 25 hr |
| Feb 1, 12:42 PM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | GSP | 20 hr |
| Feb 5, 1:04 PM EST | High Wind Watch | GSP | 12 hr |
| Feb 6, 12:56 AM EST | High Wind Warning | GSP | 39 hr |
| Feb 6, 12:56 AM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | 39 hr |
| Feb 20, 7:26 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 34 min |
| Mar 6, 3:07 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 38 min |
| Mar 6, 3:54 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 36 min |
| Mar 9, 4:31 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | GSP | 6 hr |
| Mar 16, 4:21 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 114 min |
| Mar 16, 4:36 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Mar 16, 5:24 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 51 min |
| Mar 16, 7:23 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 97 min |
| Mar 16, 7:31 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 59 min |
| Mar 21, 3:31 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 119 min |
| Mar 27, 2:27 PM EDT | Red Flag Warning | GSP | 32 hr |
| Apr 1, 3:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 36 min |
| Apr 1, 3:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 43 min |
| Apr 1, 4:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 43 min |
| Apr 1, 4:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 43 min |
| Apr 8, 2:12 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | GSP | 19 hr |
| Apr 18, 2:10 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | GSP | 24 hr |
| Apr 20, 1:37 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | GSP | 31 hr |
| Apr 29, 2:45 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 2, 12:51 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | GSP | 20 hr |
| May 25, 8:01 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | 3 hr |
| May 25, 9:10 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | 3 hr |
| May 27, 4:34 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | 85 min |
| Jun 9, 9:46 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | 3 hr |
| Jun 10, 4:12 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | 3 hr |
| Jun 14, 1:50 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 115 min |
| Jun 22, 3:37 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 113 min |
| Jun 27, 2:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 36 min |
| Jun 27, 2:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 33 min |
| Jun 27, 3:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 56 min |
| Jun 27, 3:48 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 117 min |
| Jun 28, 2:50 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 115 min |
| Jun 29, 6:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 44 min |
| Jun 29, 6:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 26 min |
| Jun 29, 7:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 67 min |
| Jul 1, 12:39 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | GSP | 31 hr |
| Jul 2, 2:03 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | GSP | 30 hr |
| Jul 3, 2:13 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | GSP | 30 hr |
| Jul 3, 5:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 44 min |
| Jul 5, 5:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 35 min |
| Jul 5, 6:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 60 min |
| Jul 5, 6:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 65 min |
| Jul 6, 2:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 25 min |
| Jul 7, 1:22 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 83 min |
| Jul 13, 12:47 AM EDT | Flood Watch | GSP | 19 hr |
| Jul 13, 12:55 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | 3 hr |
| Jul 13, 1:20 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | 3 hr |
| Jul 18, 1:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 23 min |
| Jul 18, 1:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 36 min |
| Jul 18, 1:56 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 64 min |
| Jul 18, 2:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 28 min |
| Jul 18, 2:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 43 min |
| Jul 18, 2:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 42 min |
| Jul 19, 2:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 14 min |
| Jul 19, 3:11 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 20, 1:20 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 115 min |
| Jul 20, 3:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 26 min |
| Jul 20, 5:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 36 min |
| Jul 22, 2:31 PM EDT | Flood Watch | GSP | 29 hr |
| Jul 23, 6:08 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | 3 hr |
| Jul 28, 12:33 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 117 min |
| Jul 28, 1:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Jul 28, 3:39 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 28, 4:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 47 min |
| Jul 28, 5:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 48 min |
| Jul 28, 6:15 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 90 min |
| Jul 28, 6:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 49 min |
| Jul 28, 7:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 53 min |
| Aug 2, 12:45 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 6, 2:06 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 114 min |
| Aug 7, 6:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 24 min |
| Aug 7, 7:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 27 min |
| Aug 8, 3:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 34 min |
| Aug 9, 7:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 11 min |
| Aug 9, 8:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 41 min |
| Aug 11, 3:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 46 min |
| Aug 11, 4:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 48 min |
| Aug 11, 4:42 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 11, 5:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 37 min |
| Aug 11, 5:53 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 14, 1:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 41 min |
| Aug 15, 1:25 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Aug 17, 2:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Aug 17, 5:49 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 116 min |
| Aug 17, 6:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 59 min |
| Aug 17, 7:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 42 min |
| Aug 21, 7:33 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 42 min |
| Aug 21, 10:47 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | 4 hr |
| Aug 26, 8:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 27 min |
| Aug 27, 6:01 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | GSP | 3 hr |
| Aug 28, 2:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 35 min |
| Aug 28, 2:35 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 28, 3:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 46 min |
| Aug 31, 3:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 29 min |
| Sep 5, 12:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 48 min |
| Sep 5, 1:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Sep 5, 1:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 34 min |
| Sep 5, 1:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 48 min |
| Sep 6, 1:18 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 117 min |
| Sep 6, 1:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 33 min |
| Sep 6, 2:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 44 min |
| Sep 6, 2:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 45 min |
| Sep 7, 2:29 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | 3 hr |
| Sep 7, 3:44 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | 99 min |
| Sep 7, 5:20 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | 3 hr |
| Sep 18, 2:13 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Sep 20, 3:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 28 min |
| Sep 21, 3:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 43 min |
| Sep 21, 3:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 38 min |
| Sep 21, 5:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 45 min |
| Sep 22, 10:28 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | 6 hr |
| Sep 22, 11:52 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | 5 hr |
| Sep 23, 12:13 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | 4 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 | 30 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 4 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 26 |
| Special Weather Statement | 28 |
| Flooding | |
| Flash Flood Warning | 2 |
| Flood Watch | 2 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 13 |
| Winter | |
| Ice Storm Warning | 1 |
| Winter Storm Warning | 1 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 2 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 1 |
| Heat | |
| Heat Advisory | 3 |
| Cold | |
| Extreme Cold Warning | 1 |
| Extreme Cold Watch | 1 |
| Cold Weather Advisory | 2 |
| Frost Advisory | 3 |
| Wind and dust | |
| High Wind Warning | 1 |
| High Wind Watch | 1 |
| Wind Advisory | 3 |
| Fire | |
| Red Flag Warning | 1 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 3 |
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.