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

Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2026. Tap one for its archive.

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

WarningsWith a reportFalse alarm ratioReportsInside a warningMean lead time
Tornado warnings00
Severe thunderstorm warnings302130%23100%18 min
Flash flood warnings2150%10%

Each office's whole area, 2026

WarningsWith a reportFalse alarm ratioReportsInside a warningMean lead time
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC: tornado warnings12375%838%6 min
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC: severe thunderstorm warnings34724529%80081%22 min
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC: flash flood warnings16756%2488%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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jan 6, 1:17 AM ESTDense Fog AdvisoryGSP9 hr
Jan 21, 12:37 PM ESTWinter Storm WatchGSP45 hr
Jan 23, 12:54 AM ESTIce Storm WarningGSP3 days
Jan 24, 6:45 PM ESTMesoscale DiscussionSPC5 hr
Jan 25, 3:27 PM ESTMesoscale DiscussionSPC3 hr
Jan 26, 1:38 AM ESTCold Weather AdvisoryGSP34 hr
Jan 26, 3:53 AM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryGSP8 hr
Jan 29, 2:16 AM ESTWinter Storm WatchGSP23 hr
Jan 29, 12:31 PM ESTExtreme Cold WatchGSP23 hr
Jan 29, 12:36 PM ESTWinter Storm WarningGSP66 hr
Jan 30, 11:37 AM ESTExtreme Cold WarningGSP49 hr
Jan 31, 11:31 AM ESTWind AdvisoryGSP25 hr
Feb 1, 12:42 PM ESTCold Weather AdvisoryGSP20 hr
Feb 5, 1:04 PM ESTHigh Wind WatchGSP12 hr
Feb 6, 12:56 AM ESTHigh Wind WarningGSP39 hr
Feb 6, 12:56 AM ESTWind AdvisoryGSP39 hr
Feb 20, 7:26 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementGSP34 min
Mar 6, 3:07 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementGSP38 min
Mar 6, 3:54 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementGSP36 min
Mar 9, 4:31 AM EDTDense Fog AdvisoryGSP6 hr
Mar 16, 4:21 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC114 min
Mar 16, 4:36 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr
Mar 16, 5:24 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSP51 min
Mar 16, 7:23 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC97 min
Mar 16, 7:31 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSP59 min
Mar 21, 3:31 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC119 min
Mar 27, 2:27 PM EDTRed Flag WarningGSP32 hr
Apr 1, 3:09 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSP36 min
Apr 1, 3:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSP43 min
Apr 1, 4:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSP43 min
Apr 1, 4:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSP43 min
Apr 8, 2:12 PM EDTFrost AdvisoryGSP19 hr
Apr 18, 2:10 PM EDTWind AdvisoryGSP24 hr
Apr 20, 1:37 AM EDTFrost AdvisoryGSP31 hr
Apr 29, 2:45 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
May 2, 12:51 PM EDTFrost AdvisoryGSP20 hr
May 25, 8:01 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGSP3 hr
May 25, 9:10 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGSP3 hr
May 27, 4:34 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGSP85 min
Jun 9, 9:46 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGSP3 hr
Jun 10, 4:12 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGSP3 hr
Jun 14, 1:50 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC115 min
Jun 22, 3:37 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC113 min
Jun 27, 2:09 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSP36 min
Jun 27, 2:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSP33 min
Jun 27, 3:19 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSP56 min
Jun 27, 3:48 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC117 min
Jun 28, 2:50 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC115 min
Jun 29, 6:02 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSP44 min
Jun 29, 6:49 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSP26 min
Jun 29, 7:23 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSP67 min
Jul 1, 12:39 PM EDTHeat AdvisoryGSP31 hr
Jul 2, 2:03 PM EDTHeat AdvisoryGSP30 hr
Jul 3, 2:13 PM EDTHeat AdvisoryGSP30 hr
Jul 3, 5:31 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSP44 min
Jul 5, 5:55 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSP35 min
Jul 5, 6:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSP60 min
Jul 5, 6:25 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSP65 min
Jul 6, 2:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSP25 min
Jul 7, 1:22 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC83 min
Jul 13, 12:47 AM EDTFlood WatchGSP19 hr
Jul 13, 12:55 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGSP3 hr
Jul 13, 1:20 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGSP3 hr
Jul 18, 1:37 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSP23 min
Jul 18, 1:39 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSP36 min
Jul 18, 1:56 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC64 min
Jul 18, 2:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSP28 min
Jul 18, 2:17 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSP43 min
Jul 18, 2:33 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSP42 min
Jul 19, 2:34 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSP14 min
Jul 19, 3:11 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Jul 20, 1:20 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC115 min
Jul 20, 3:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSP26 min
Jul 20, 5:09 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSP36 min
Jul 22, 2:31 PM EDTFlood WatchGSP29 hr
Jul 23, 6:08 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGSP3 hr
Jul 28, 12:33 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC117 min
Jul 28, 1:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr
Jul 28, 3:39 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Jul 28, 4:58 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSP47 min
Jul 28, 5:42 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSP48 min
Jul 28, 6:15 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC90 min
Jul 28, 6:26 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSP49 min
Jul 28, 7:07 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSP53 min
Aug 2, 12:45 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Aug 6, 2:06 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC114 min
Aug 7, 6:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSP24 min
Aug 7, 7:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSP27 min
Aug 8, 3:26 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSP34 min
Aug 9, 7:04 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSP11 min
Aug 9, 8:19 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSP41 min
Aug 11, 3:44 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSP46 min
Aug 11, 4:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSP48 min
Aug 11, 4:42 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Aug 11, 5:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSP37 min
Aug 11, 5:53 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Aug 14, 1:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSP41 min
Aug 15, 1:25 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC3 hr
Aug 17, 2:35 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr
Aug 17, 5:49 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC116 min
Aug 17, 6:46 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSP59 min
Aug 17, 7:33 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSP42 min
Aug 21, 7:33 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSP42 min
Aug 21, 10:47 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGSP4 hr
Aug 26, 8:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSP27 min
Aug 27, 6:01 AM EDTDense Fog AdvisoryGSP3 hr
Aug 28, 2:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSP35 min
Aug 28, 2:35 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Aug 28, 3:01 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSP46 min
Aug 31, 3:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSP29 min
Sep 5, 12:42 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSP48 min
Sep 5, 1:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr
Sep 5, 1:26 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSP34 min
Sep 5, 1:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSP48 min
Sep 6, 1:18 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC117 min
Sep 6, 1:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSP33 min
Sep 6, 2:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSP44 min
Sep 6, 2:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSP45 min
Sep 7, 2:29 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGSP3 hr
Sep 7, 3:44 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGSP99 min
Sep 7, 5:20 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningGSP3 hr
Sep 18, 2:13 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Sep 20, 3:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSP28 min
Sep 21, 3:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSP43 min
Sep 21, 3:52 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSP38 min
Sep 21, 5:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSP45 min
Sep 22, 10:28 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGSP6 hr
Sep 22, 11:52 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningGSP5 hr
Sep 23, 12:13 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGSP4 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.