Alert archive / North Carolina / Red Flag Warnings
Red Flag Warnings in North Carolina, 2008
33 red flag warnings in 2008. An alert counts here when it covered any part of the state, so the counties below add up to more than the state. The archive of red flag warnings reaches back to 2005.
Red Flag Warnings by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2008. Tap one for its archive.
- Red Flag Warnings
- 33
- Busiest month
- February14 red flag warnings
- Busiest day
- February 9, 20086 red flag warnings
Over time
By month
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 | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 2:24 PM EST | Red Flag Warning | MHX | Beaufort, Dare, Duplin, Greene, Hyde, Jones and 6 more | 27 hr |
| Jan 1, 3:13 PM EST | Red Flag Warning | RAH | Alamance, Anson, Chatham, Cumberland, Davidson, Durham and 25 more | 26 hr |
| Jan 1, 3:17 PM EST | Red Flag Warning | GSP | Alexander, Cabarrus, Catawba, Cleveland, Davie, Gaston and 5 more | 27 hr |
| Jan 1, 3:31 PM EST | Red Flag Warning | ILM | Bladen, Columbus, Robeson | 24 hr |
| Jan 1, 5:58 PM EST | Red Flag Warning | AKQ | Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Gates, Hertford and 3 more | 23 hr |
| Jan 2, 8:34 AM EST | Red Flag Warning | RNK | Caswell, Rockingham, Stokes, Yadkin | 9 hr |
| Feb 9, 1:33 PM EST | Red Flag Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Caswell, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry and 3 more | 31 hr |
| Feb 9, 1:34 PM EST | Red Flag Warning | GSP | Alexander, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell and 22 more | 31 hr |
| Feb 9, 2:35 PM EST | Red Flag Warning | MHX | Beaufort, Dare, Duplin, Greene, Hyde, Jones and 6 more | 30 hr |
| Feb 9, 3:02 PM EST | Red Flag Warning | RAH | Alamance, Anson, Chatham, Cumberland, Davidson, Durham and 25 more | 30 hr |
| Feb 9, 3:24 PM EST | Red Flag Warning | ILM | Bladen, Columbus, Robeson | 29 hr |
| Feb 9, 4:35 PM EST | Red Flag Warning | AKQ | Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Gates, Hertford and 3 more | 28 hr |
| Feb 18, 7:25 PM EST | Red Flag Warning | GSP | Alexander, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Catawba, Cleveland and 6 more | 23 hr |
| Feb 18, 7:37 PM EST | Red Flag Warning | RAH | Alamance, Chatham, Davidson, Forsyth, Granville, Guilford and 3 more | 22 hr |
| Feb 18, 9:31 PM EST | Red Flag Warning | RNK | Caswell, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry, Wilkes, Yadkin | 20 hr |
| Feb 19, 3:36 PM EST | Red Flag Warning | RNK | Caswell, Rockingham, Stokes, Yadkin | 26 hr |
| Feb 19, 3:44 PM EST | Red Flag Warning | GSP | Alexander, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Catawba, Cleveland and 10 more | 28 hr |
| Feb 19, 4:29 PM EST | Red Flag Warning | RAH | Alamance, Anson, Chatham, Cumberland, Davidson, Durham and 25 more | 27 hr |
| Feb 20, 4:20 AM EST | Red Flag Warning | MHX | Beaufort, Dare, Duplin, Greene, Hyde, Jones and 6 more | 15 hr |
| Feb 20, 8:08 AM EST | Red Flag Warning | ILM | Bladen, Columbus, Robeson | 12 hr |
| Mar 27, 11:00 AM EDT | Red Flag Warning | ILM | Bladen, Columbus, Robeson | 10 hr |
| Mar 27, 11:01 AM EDT | Red Flag Warning | MHX | Beaufort, Dare, Duplin, Greene, Hyde, Jones and 6 more | 10 hr |
| Mar 27, 11:05 AM EDT | Red Flag Warning | AKQ | Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Gates, Hertford, Northampton and 2 more | 10 hr |
| Mar 27, 11:11 AM EDT | Red Flag Warning | GSP | Alexander, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Catawba, Cleveland and 10 more | 10 hr |
| Mar 27, 11:13 AM EDT | Red Flag Warning | RNK | Caswell, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry, Wilkes, Yadkin | 10 hr |
| Mar 27, 11:22 AM EDT | Red Flag Warning | RAH | Alamance, Anson, Chatham, Cumberland, Davidson, Durham and 25 more | 10 hr |
| Apr 15, 3:30 PM EDT | Red Flag Warning | ILM | Bladen, Columbus | 27 hr |
| Apr 15, 3:56 PM EDT | Red Flag Warning | MHX | Beaufort, Dare, Duplin, Greene, Hyde, Jones and 6 more | 28 hr |
| Nov 21, 3:53 AM EST | Red Flag Warning | GSP | Alexander, Cabarrus, Catawba, Cleveland, Davie, Gaston and 5 more | 14 hr |
| Dec 30, 3:09 PM EST | Red Flag Warning | GSP | Alexander, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Catawba, Cleveland and 10 more | 27 hr |
| Dec 31, 11:17 AM EST | Red Flag Warning | AKQ | Bertie, Gates, Hertford, Northampton | 7 hr |
| Dec 31, 11:19 AM EST | Red Flag Warning | RNK | Caswell, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry, Wilkes, Yadkin | 10 hr |
| Dec 31, 11:37 AM EST | Red Flag Warning | RAH | Alamance, Anson, Chatham, Cumberland, Davidson, Durham and 25 more | 6 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Alexander County7
- Cabarrus County7
- Catawba County7
- Cleveland County7
- Davie County7
- Gaston County7
- Iredell County7
- Lincoln County7
- Mecklenburg County7
- Rowan County7
- Alamance County6
- Chatham County6
- Davidson County6
- Forsyth County6
- Granville County6
- Guilford County6
- Orange County6
- Person County6
- Randolph County6
- Union County6
- Caswell County6
- Rockingham County6
- Stokes County6
- Yadkin County6
- Beaufort County5
- Dare County5
- Duplin County5
- Greene County5
- Hyde County5
- Jones County5
- Lenoir County5
- Martin County5
- Pamlico County5
- Pitt County5
- Tyrrell County5
- Washington County5
- Anson County5
- Cumberland County5
- Durham County5
- Edgecombe County5
52 more counties
- Franklin County5
- Halifax County5
- Harnett County5
- Hoke County5
- Johnston County5
- Lee County5
- Montgomery County5
- Moore County5
- Nash County5
- Richmond County5
- Sampson County5
- Scotland County5
- Stanly County5
- Vance County5
- Wake County5
- Warren County5
- Wayne County5
- Wilson County5
- Bladen County5
- Columbus County5
- Burke County5
- Caldwell County5
- Robeson County4
- Bertie County4
- Gates County4
- Hertford County4
- Northampton County4
- Surry County4
- Wilkes County4
- McDowell County4
- Polk County4
- Rutherford County4
- Camden County3
- Chowan County3
- Pasquotank County3
- Perquimans County3
- Currituck County2
- Alleghany County1
- Ashe County1
- Watauga County1
- Avery County1
- Buncombe County1
- Graham County1
- Haywood County1
- Henderson County1
- Jackson County1
- Macon County1
- Madison County1
- Mitchell County1
- Swain County1
- Transylvania County1
- Yancey County1
The busiest days
Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.
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Sources
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