Alert archive / North Carolina / Onslow County

Weather alerts in Onslow County, North Carolina, 2024

249 weather alerts in 2024, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.

Onslow County and its neighbors

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Alerts
249
Warnings
54
Watches
26
Advisories
65
Busiest month
August67 alerts
Busiest day
August 8, 202419 alerts

Over time

By month

Warning verification

How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.

2 of 9 tornado warnings covering Onslow County in 2024 had a tornado report inside them; 1 of 1 tornado reports fell inside a warning, on average 0 minutes after it went out.

Onslow County, 2024

WarningsWith a reportFalse alarm ratioReportsInside a warningMean lead time
Tornado warnings9278%1100%0 min
Severe thunderstorm warnings261831%21100%27 min
Flash flood warnings11736%1100%154 min

Each office's whole area, 2024

WarningsWith a reportFalse alarm ratioReportsInside a warningMean lead time
NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC: tornado warnings41685%6100%9 min
NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC: severe thunderstorm warnings1046240%12696%27 min
NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC: flash flood warnings352626%6695%82 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 7, 3:06 PM ESTHigh Wind WatchMHX25 hr
Jan 8, 3:33 AM ESTHigh Wind WarningMHX43 hr
Jan 8, 3:33 AM ESTWind AdvisoryMHX54 hr
Jan 8, 4:57 AM ESTCoastal Flood AdvisoryMHX47 hr
Jan 8, 4:57 AM ESTHigh Surf AdvisoryMHX67 hr
Jan 9, 1:32 PM ESTMesoscale DiscussionSPC58 min
Jan 9, 1:46 PM ESTTornado WatchSPC9 hr
Jan 9, 4:02 PM ESTMesoscale DiscussionSPC88 min
Jan 9, 5:01 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatMHX44 min
Jan 9, 5:09 PM ESTTornado WarningMHX36 min
Jan 9, 5:57 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatMHX48 min
Jan 9, 6:53 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatMHX52 min
Jan 9, 7:25 PM ESTMesoscale DiscussionSPC95 min
Jan 9, 7:51 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatMHX54 min
Jan 9, 8:13 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatMHX47 min
Jan 12, 7:27 PM ESTMesoscale DiscussionSPC3 hr
Feb 12, 9:50 AM ESTWind AdvisoryMHX27 hr
Feb 27, 2:06 PM ESTWind AdvisoryMHX35 hr
Mar 2, 6:17 PM ESTDense Fog AdvisoryMHX7 hr
Mar 3, 1:07 AM ESTDense Fog AdvisoryMHX113 min
Mar 9, 10:57 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMHX33 min
Mar 22, 3:47 AM EDTHigh Surf AdvisoryMHX6 days
Mar 22, 9:21 AM EDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryMHX29 hr
Mar 23, 4:52 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMHX38 min
Mar 23, 5:35 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMHX55 min
Mar 24, 3:09 AM EDTFrost AdvisoryMHX30 hr
Mar 27, 4:02 AM EDTFlood WatchMHX40 hr
Apr 2, 8:20 PM EDTBeach Hazards StatementMHX24 hr
Apr 3, 8:07 PM EDTBeach Hazards StatementMHX24 hr
Apr 10, 4:04 AM EDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryMHX58 hr
Apr 10, 4:04 AM EDTHigh Surf AdvisoryMHX64 hr
Apr 10, 8:05 PM EDTBeach Hazards StatementMHX24 hr
Apr 11, 3:37 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMHX23 min
Apr 11, 5:45 PM EDTWind AdvisoryMHX6 hr
Apr 11, 7:50 PM EDTBeach Hazards StatementMHX24 hr
Apr 12, 6:56 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Apr 12, 7:44 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMHX76 min
Apr 20, 5:15 AM EDTDense Fog AdvisoryMHX2 hr
Apr 20, 2:45 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Apr 20, 5:04 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 hr
Apr 21, 2:57 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMHX33 min
Apr 23, 8:13 PM EDTBeach Hazards StatementMHX24 hr
May 2, 3:44 AM EDTDense Fog AdvisoryMHX5 hr
May 4, 3:37 AM EDTDense Fog AdvisoryMHX5 hr
May 7, 4:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMHX28 min
May 7, 5:53 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMHX37 min
May 7, 6:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMHX32 min
May 8, 3:58 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC92 min
May 8, 7:54 PM EDTBeach Hazards StatementMHX24 hr
May 8, 7:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMHX48 min
May 10, 1:05 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
May 10, 1:51 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr
May 10, 5:05 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMHX70 min
May 10, 5:25 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMHX35 min
May 10, 5:48 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC87 min
May 10, 8:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMHX36 min
May 13, 8:08 PM EDTBeach Hazards StatementMHX24 hr
May 14, 8:02 PM EDTBeach Hazards StatementMHX24 hr
May 15, 12:10 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
May 15, 1:12 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr
May 15, 5:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMHX54 min
May 15, 5:56 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMHX49 min
May 15, 5:56 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatMHX64 min
May 15, 6:38 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC97 min
May 15, 7:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMHX30 min
May 15, 7:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMHX48 min
May 15, 8:49 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMHX26 min
May 15, 9:12 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatMHX18 min
May 18, 4:49 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC116 min
May 22, 2:56 AM EDTDense Fog AdvisoryMHX6 hr
May 24, 3:55 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMHX50 min
May 24, 4:31 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatMHX59 min
May 24, 5:21 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMHX39 min
May 24, 5:24 PM EDTTornado WarningMHX21 min
May 27, 12:21 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMHX39 min
May 27, 12:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMHX26 min
May 27, 2:37 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC83 min
May 27, 3:39 PM EDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr
May 28, 1:31 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC119 min
May 28, 5:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMHX43 min
Jun 5, 8:02 PM EDTBeach Hazards StatementMHX24 hr
Jun 6, 6:21 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMHX29 min
Jun 19, 8:08 PM EDTBeach Hazards StatementMHX36 hr
Jun 21, 7:41 AM EDTBeach Hazards StatementMHX36 hr
Jun 23, 2:57 AM EDTHeat AdvisoryMHX17 hr
Jun 23, 8:07 PM EDTBeach Hazards StatementMHX24 hr
Jun 24, 12:40 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC95 min
Jun 24, 1:03 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr
Jun 24, 3:31 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC89 min
Jun 24, 4:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMHX24 min
Jun 24, 5:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILM15 min
Jun 24, 5:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMHX27 min
Jun 25, 4:36 AM EDTBeach Hazards StatementMHX15 hr
Jun 26, 2:55 PM EDTHeat AdvisoryMHX25 hr
Jun 27, 1:14 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC3 hr
Jun 27, 3:26 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMHX49 min
Jun 27, 3:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMHX33 min
Jun 27, 4:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMHX39 min
Jun 27, 5:02 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMHX3 hr
Jun 27, 5:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMHX35 min
Jun 29, 3:15 PM EDTHeat AdvisoryMHX28 hr
Jul 1, 4:07 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMHX3 hr
Jul 1, 4:19 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningMHX3 hr
Jul 4, 2:47 PM EDTHeat AdvisoryMHX36 hr
Jul 4, 8:10 PM EDTBeach Hazards StatementMHX24 hr
Jul 5, 8:08 PM EDTBeach Hazards StatementMHX24 hr
Jul 6, 3:15 AM EDTHeat AdvisoryMHX16 hr
Jul 6, 8:07 PM EDTBeach Hazards StatementMHX7 hr
Jul 10, 5:44 AM EDTHeat AdvisoryMHX13 hr
Jul 10, 8:14 PM EDTBeach Hazards StatementMHX24 hr
Jul 11, 7:09 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMHX103 min
Jul 11, 8:51 AM EDTFlood WatchMHX39 hr
Jul 11, 8:52 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningMHX3 hr
Jul 11, 8:11 PM EDTBeach Hazards StatementMHX24 hr
Jul 12, 8:11 PM EDTBeach Hazards StatementMHX32 hr
Jul 14, 2:24 AM EDTHeat AdvisoryMHX17 hr
Jul 14, 2:01 PM EDTHeat AdvisoryMHX13 hr
Jul 15, 2:49 AM EDTExcessive Heat WarningMHX16 hr
Jul 15, 4:01 PM EDTExcessive Heat WatchMHX11 hr
Jul 15, 4:01 PM EDTHeat AdvisoryMHX28 hr
Jul 16, 3:01 AM EDTExcessive Heat WarningMHX17 hr
Jul 16, 8:30 PM EDTBeach Hazards StatementMHX48 hr
Jul 16, 8:31 PM EDTHeat AdvisoryMHX22 hr
Jul 17, 11:40 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMHX35 min
Jul 18, 11:30 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Jul 18, 5:32 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC88 min
Jul 18, 8:18 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMHX117 min
Jul 18, 8:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMHX32 min
Jul 19, 8:37 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMHX98 min
Jul 19, 8:38 PM EDTBeach Hazards StatementMHX23 hr
Jul 22, 6:02 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMHX43 min
Jul 22, 2:32 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC118 min
Jul 24, 4:59 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMHX116 min
Jul 25, 3:15 AM EDTFlood WatchMHX40 hr
Jul 25, 7:20 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMHX2 hr
Jul 26, 3:00 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMHX2 hr
Jul 26, 3:34 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningMHX116 min
Jul 26, 4:14 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMHX3 hr
Jul 26, 4:56 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningMHX3 hr
Jul 31, 3:01 PM EDTHeat AdvisoryMHX29 hr
Aug 1, 2:16 PM EDTHeat AdvisoryMHX29 hr
Aug 2, 8:39 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMHX66 min
Aug 2, 8:57 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMHX48 min
Aug 2, 8:06 PM EDTBeach Hazards StatementMHX48 hr
Aug 3, 10:49 AM EDTHeat AdvisoryMHX8 hr
Aug 5, 3:28 AM EDTBeach Hazards StatementMHX17 hr
Aug 5, 3:13 PM EDTFlood WatchMHX4 days
Aug 6, 3:44 AM EDTBeach Hazards StatementMHX24 hr
Aug 6, 8:57 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC93 min
Aug 6, 10:58 AM EDTTropical Storm WatchMHX42 hr
Aug 6, 1:15 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC30 min
Aug 6, 1:29 PM EDTTornado WarningMHX31 min
Aug 6, 3:58 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC62 min
Aug 6, 4:38 PM EDTTornado WatchSPC8 hr
Aug 7, 12:25 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Aug 7, 2:55 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC3 hr
Aug 7, 3:14 AM EDTBeach Hazards StatementMHX17 hr
Aug 7, 3:14 AM EDTHigh Surf AdvisoryMHX48 hr
Aug 7, 4:55 AM EDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryMHX53 hr
Aug 7, 8:56 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Aug 7, 11:20 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Aug 7, 2:02 PM EDTTornado WarningMHX28 min
Aug 7, 2:17 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Aug 7, 2:26 PM EDTTornado WarningMHX34 min
Aug 7, 3:59 PM EDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr
Aug 7, 7:56 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Aug 7, 8:46 PM EDTBeach Hazards StatementMHX23 hr
Aug 7, 10:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMHX32 min
Aug 7, 10:33 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningMHX3 hr
Aug 7, 10:34 PM EDTTornado WatchSPC4 hr
Aug 8, 1:01 AM EDTTornado WarningMHX29 min
Aug 8, 1:30 AM EDTTornado WarningMHX30 min
Aug 8, 1:50 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMHX40 min
Aug 8, 2:19 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC116 min
Aug 8, 2:49 AM EDTTornado WatchSPC10 hr
Aug 8, 4:59 AM EDTTropical Storm WarningMHX15 hr
Aug 8, 5:47 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC118 min
Aug 8, 6:38 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningMHX3 hr
Aug 8, 8:59 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC91 min
Aug 8, 11:18 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC117 min
Aug 8, 11:46 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningMHX3 hr
Aug 8, 12:43 PM EDTTornado WatchSPC6 hr
Aug 8, 3:12 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Aug 8, 6:37 PM EDTTornado WatchSPC12 hr
Aug 8, 6:47 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningMHX3 days
Aug 8, 8:13 PM EDTBeach Hazards StatementMHX24 hr
Aug 9, 3:08 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMHX3 hr
Aug 9, 4:09 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMHX3 hr
Aug 9, 5:41 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningMHX3 hr
Aug 9, 6:44 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMHX2 hr
Aug 10, 1:56 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMHX49 min
Aug 10, 4:49 AM EDTFlood WatchMHX25 min
Aug 10, 5:19 AM EDTFlood WatchMHX17 hr
Aug 10, 5:22 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMHX23 min
Aug 10, 5:33 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMHX26 min
Aug 11, 3:11 AM EDTFlood WatchMHX19 hr
Aug 11, 3:25 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningMHX2 hr
Aug 12, 3:02 AM EDTFlood WatchMHX17 hr
Aug 15, 4:10 PM EDTHigh Surf AdvisoryMHX4 days
Aug 15, 7:58 PM EDTBeach Hazards StatementMHX24 hr
Aug 16, 8:05 PM EDTBeach Hazards StatementMHX24 hr
Aug 17, 8:06 PM EDTBeach Hazards StatementMHX24 hr
Aug 18, 8:03 PM EDTBeach Hazards StatementMHX24 hr
Aug 27, 4:33 AM EDTDense Fog AdvisoryMHX5 hr
Aug 28, 1:38 PM EDTHeat AdvisoryMHX29 hr
Aug 30, 2:38 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMHX37 min
Aug 30, 6:27 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningMHX2 hr
Sep 2, 1:47 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMHX115 min
Sep 2, 8:17 PM EDTBeach Hazards StatementMHX48 hr
Sep 14, 4:52 PM EDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryMHX13 days
Sep 14, 4:52 PM EDTHigh Surf AdvisoryMHX66 hr
Sep 14, 9:10 PM EDTBeach Hazards StatementMHX23 hr
Sep 15, 3:19 PM EDTFlood WatchMHX47 hr
Sep 15, 5:10 PM EDTTropical Storm WarningMHX24 hr
Sep 15, 8:25 PM EDTBeach Hazards StatementMHX24 hr
Sep 16, 10:02 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMHX5 hr
Sep 16, 11:37 AM EDTTornado WarningMHX25 min
Sep 16, 2:25 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMHX3 hr
Sep 16, 3:06 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMHX114 min
Sep 16, 6:04 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningMHX10 hr
Sep 16, 7:10 PM EDTTornado WarningMHX35 min
Sep 16, 8:46 PM EDTBeach Hazards StatementMHX23 hr
Sep 17, 1:04 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningMHX32 hr
Sep 19, 3:04 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMHX3 hr
Sep 26, 5:05 AM EDTHigh Surf AdvisoryMHX47 hr
Sep 26, 8:23 PM EDTBeach Hazards StatementMHX24 hr
Sep 27, 8:02 AM EDTTornado WatchSPC12 hr
Sep 27, 9:48 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC117 min
Sep 27, 12:33 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC117 min
Sep 27, 8:11 PM EDTBeach Hazards StatementMHX24 hr
Sep 29, 5:22 AM EDTDense Fog AdvisoryMHX5 hr
Sep 30, 1:24 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Oct 6, 8:17 PM EDTBeach Hazards StatementMHX24 hr
Oct 7, 8:33 PM EDTBeach Hazards StatementMHX23 hr
Oct 16, 5:02 AM EDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryMHX4 days
Nov 5, 3:01 AM ESTDense Fog AdvisoryMHX4 hr
Nov 13, 3:35 PM ESTCoastal Flood AdvisoryMHX4 days
Nov 14, 9:31 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMHX44 min
Nov 21, 2:12 AM ESTFreeze WatchMHX11 hr
Nov 21, 1:36 PM ESTFreeze WarningMHX19 hr
Nov 23, 2:50 PM ESTFrost AdvisoryMHX17 hr
Nov 28, 3:24 PM ESTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Dec 6, 3:11 PM ESTCold Weather AdvisoryMHX12 hr
Dec 11, 1:17 PM ESTMesoscale DiscussionSPC88 min
Dec 11, 5:09 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMHX51 min
Dec 16, 2:50 AM ESTDense Fog AdvisoryMHX3 hr
Dec 18, 2:51 AM ESTDense Fog AdvisoryMHX7 hr
Dec 18, 10:34 AM ESTDense Fog AdvisoryMHX2 hr
Dec 18, 2:06 PM ESTDense Fog AdvisoryMHX17 hr

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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.