Alert archive / North Carolina / Polk County
Weather alerts in Polk County, North Carolina, 2021
109 weather alerts in 2021, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Polk County and its neighbors
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- Alerts
- 109
- Warnings
- 21
- Watches
- 17
- Advisories
- 28
- Busiest month
- August26 alerts
- Busiest day
- August 17, 20218 alerts
Over time
By month
Warning verification
How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.
0 of 3 tornado warnings covering Polk County in 2021 had a tornado report inside them.
Polk County, 2021
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 3 | 0 | 100% | 0 | ||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 6 | 3 | 50% | 1 | 100% | 20 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 3 | 2 | 33% | 1 | 0% |
Each office's whole area, 2021
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC: tornado warnings | 63 | 8 | 87% | 23 | 78% | 24 min |
| NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC: severe thunderstorm warnings | 176 | 95 | 46% | 267 | 63% | 17 min |
| NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC: flash flood warnings | 47 | 22 | 53% | 57 | 70% | 94 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 10:03 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | GSP | 9 hr |
| Jan 1, 1:02 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 73 min |
| Jan 1, 3:37 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 53 min |
| Jan 2, 5:20 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | GSP | 7 hr |
| Jan 2, 8:03 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | GSP | 8 hr |
| Jan 6, 2:33 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | GSP | 24 hr |
| Jan 7, 4:31 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | GSP | 40 hr |
| Jan 7, 2:51 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GSP | 29 hr |
| Jan 7, 10:54 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Jan 25, 4:08 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | GSP | 11 hr |
| Jan 26, 1:29 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 31 min |
| Jan 26, 2:41 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 49 min |
| Jan 26, 6:41 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | GSP | 9 hr |
| Jan 27, 3:13 PM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | 25 hr |
| Jan 29, 2:57 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | GSP | 13 hr |
| Jan 30, 4:21 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | GSP | 31 hr |
| Jan 30, 4:21 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GSP | 31 hr |
| Feb 1, 4:23 AM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | 57 hr |
| Feb 5, 11:49 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | GSP | 16 hr |
| Feb 6, 3:58 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | GSP | 32 hr |
| Feb 6, 3:58 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GSP | 32 hr |
| Feb 6, 10:08 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 hr |
| Feb 11, 3:43 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | GSP | 8 hr |
| Feb 16, 2:48 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | GSP | 13 hr |
| Feb 17, 4:15 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | GSP | 32 hr |
| Feb 27, 11:30 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | GSP | 9 hr |
| Mar 25, 2:40 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | GSP | 50 min |
| Mar 26, 2:23 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 37 min |
| Mar 26, 2:50 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | 14 hr |
| Mar 27, 12:50 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | GSP | 23 hr |
| Mar 27, 1:39 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 66 min |
| Mar 27, 2:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 31 min |
| Mar 31, 4:25 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | GSP | 43 hr |
| Mar 31, 2:59 PM EDT | Freeze Watch | GSP | 12 hr |
| Apr 1, 3:27 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | GSP | 30 hr |
| Apr 2, 9:03 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | GSP | 24 hr |
| Apr 3, 9:08 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | GSP | 24 hr |
| Apr 10, 5:35 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 115 min |
| Apr 20, 3:28 AM EDT | Freeze Watch | GSP | 24 hr |
| Apr 20, 1:30 PM EDT | Fire Weather Watch | GSP | 14 hr |
| Apr 21, 3:40 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | GSP | 29 hr |
| Apr 21, 3:45 AM EDT | Red Flag Warning | GSP | 16 hr |
| Apr 21, 8:58 PM EDT | Freeze Watch | GSP | 7 hr |
| Apr 22, 3:35 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | GSP | 29 hr |
| Apr 29, 2:40 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | GSP | 33 hr |
| Apr 29, 2:46 PM EDT | Fire Weather Watch | GSP | 18 hr |
| Apr 30, 5:30 AM EDT | Red Flag Warning | GSP | 15 hr |
| May 10, 4:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 24 min |
| Jun 11, 4:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 32 min |
| Jun 11, 5:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 31 min |
| Jun 19, 2:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 14 min |
| Jun 19, 3:03 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | GSP | 23 hr |
| Jul 9, 12:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 34 min |
| Jul 9, 1:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 31 min |
| Jul 11, 4:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 26 min |
| Jul 12, 10:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 31 min |
| Jul 12, 11:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 43 min |
| Jul 22, 9:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 33 min |
| Jul 24, 9:01 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | 3 hr |
| Jul 24, 9:30 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | 5 hr |
| Jul 26, 3:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 32 min |
| Jul 27, 6:52 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | GSP | 2 hr |
| Jul 27, 4:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 30 min |
| Aug 7, 2:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 46 min |
| Aug 7, 2:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 50 min |
| Aug 7, 3:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 43 min |
| Aug 10, 4:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 30 min |
| Aug 10, 4:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 25 min |
| Aug 10, 5:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 25 min |
| Aug 11, 3:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 36 min |
| Aug 11, 4:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 44 min |
| Aug 12, 6:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 33 min |
| Aug 13, 3:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 31 min |
| Aug 14, 5:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 29 min |
| Aug 14, 5:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 31 min |
| Aug 16, 2:20 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | GSP | 40 hr |
| Aug 17, 10:42 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Aug 17, 3:25 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 17, 4:20 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | GSP | 12 min |
| Aug 17, 4:35 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | 8 hr |
| Aug 17, 5:55 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 65 min |
| Aug 17, 6:16 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | 3 hr |
| Aug 17, 6:28 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 10 hr |
| Aug 17, 6:42 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | GSP | 48 min |
| Aug 19, 3:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 40 min |
| Aug 19, 4:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 31 min |
| Aug 19, 4:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 32 min |
| Aug 30, 3:09 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | GSP | 39 hr |
| Aug 31, 4:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 45 min |
| Sep 8, 1:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 39 min |
| Sep 8, 2:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 48 min |
| Sep 20, 3:01 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | GSP | 20 hr |
| Sep 22, 2:44 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Oct 5, 2:45 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | GSP | 69 hr |
| Oct 7, 11:49 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | 8 hr |
| Oct 25, 9:40 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | GSP | 20 hr |
| Nov 4, 3:23 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | GSP | 31 hr |
| Nov 7, 2:30 PM EST | Frost Advisory | GSP | 19 hr |
| Dec 10, 8:32 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | GSP | 15 hr |
| Dec 11, 3:08 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 67 min |
| Dec 18, 3:29 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | GSP | 8 hr |
| Dec 29, 9:44 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Dec 29, 11:21 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 39 min |
| Dec 29, 11:56 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Dec 30, 12:00 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 45 min |
| Dec 30, 12:01 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 44 min |
| Dec 31, 4:18 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | GSP | 5 hr |
| Dec 31, 9:04 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | GSP | 56 min |
| Dec 31, 10:02 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | GSP | 58 min |
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 | 6 |
| Tornado Warning | 3 |
| Tornado Watch | 2 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 9 |
| Special Weather Statement | 34 |
| Flooding | |
| Flash Flood Warning | 3 |
| Flash Flood Watch | 6 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 3 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Storm Warning | 4 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 4 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 3 |
| Cold | |
| Freeze Warning | 3 |
| Freeze Watch | 3 |
| Frost Advisory | 4 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Wind Advisory | 5 |
| Fire | |
| Red Flag Warning | 2 |
| Fire Weather Watch | 2 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 13 |
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.