Alert archive / North Carolina / Rowan County
Weather alerts in Rowan County, North Carolina, 2014
131 weather alerts in 2014, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Rowan County and its neighbors
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2014. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 131
- Warnings
- 34
- Watches
- 13
- Advisories
- 24
- Busiest month
- June21 alerts
- Busiest day
- June 11, 20146 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 1 tornado warnings covering Rowan County in 2014 had a tornado report inside them.
Rowan County, 2014
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 1 | 0 | 100% | 0 | ||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 25 | 19 | 24% | 23 | 83% | 20 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 0 | 0 |
Each office's whole area, 2014
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC: tornado warnings | 15 | 2 | 87% | 4 | 50% | 9 min |
| NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC: severe thunderstorm warnings | 319 | 214 | 33% | 481 | 83% | 21 min |
| NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC: flash flood warnings | 45 | 27 | 40% | 88 | 78% | 74 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 4, 3:29 PM EST | Freezing Rain Advisory | GSP | 19 hr |
| Jan 5, 3:36 PM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | GSP | 50 hr |
| Jan 5, 4:32 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | GSP | 9 hr |
| Jan 11, 8:22 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | 2 hr |
| Jan 11, 11:13 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 62 min |
| Jan 22, 2:51 PM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | GSP | 44 hr |
| Jan 24, 2:53 PM EST | Fire Weather Watch | GSP | 13 hr |
| Jan 25, 4:05 AM EST | Red Flag Warning | GSP | 14 hr |
| Jan 27, 3:15 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GSP | 45 hr |
| Jan 29, 2:43 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GSP | 21 hr |
| Feb 10, 4:11 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | GSP | 25 hr |
| Feb 11, 4:57 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | GSP | 59 hr |
| Feb 12, 11:13 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 6 hr |
| Feb 13, 8:51 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 5 hr |
| Feb 13, 1:43 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 5 hr |
| Feb 13, 4:08 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GSP | 18 hr |
| Feb 21, 7:40 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 50 min |
| Feb 21, 8:16 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 44 min |
| Mar 3, 7:23 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GSP | 14 hr |
| Mar 6, 4:37 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GSP | 31 hr |
| Mar 6, 2:38 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | GSP | 21 hr |
| Mar 6, 8:04 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 hr |
| Mar 7, 12:37 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 hr |
| Mar 7, 11:55 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GSP | 2 hr |
| Mar 7, 10:48 PM EST | Freezing Fog Advisory | GSP | 9 hr |
| Mar 12, 4:40 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | GSP | 31 hr |
| Mar 12, 4:21 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 114 min |
| Mar 12, 4:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 51 min |
| Mar 12, 5:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 37 min |
| Mar 12, 8:10 PM EDT | Fire Weather Watch | GSP | 8 hr |
| Mar 13, 4:15 AM EDT | Red Flag Warning | GSP | 14 hr |
| Mar 13, 2:53 PM EDT | Fire Weather Watch | GSP | 12 hr |
| Mar 17, 3:12 PM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | GSP | 20 hr |
| Mar 29, 1:14 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | GSP | 9 hr |
| Mar 29, 4:17 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | GSP | 41 hr |
| Apr 7, 9:22 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 38 min |
| Apr 14, 4:12 PM EDT | Freeze Watch | GSP | 12 hr |
| Apr 15, 4:01 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | GSP | 30 hr |
| Apr 15, 2:57 PM EDT | Freeze Watch | GSP | 13 hr |
| Apr 16, 3:30 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | GSP | 30 hr |
| Apr 25, 2:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 25 min |
| Apr 25, 3:32 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | GSP | 28 min |
| Apr 25, 3:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 60 min |
| Apr 28, 2:15 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Apr 28, 3:26 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | GSP | 47 hr |
| Apr 29, 1:26 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 94 min |
| May 9, 5:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 45 min |
| May 9, 6:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 48 min |
| May 10, 3:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 55 min |
| May 10, 3:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 65 min |
| May 10, 3:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 60 min |
| May 10, 3:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 54 min |
| May 10, 4:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 42 min |
| May 11, 5:58 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | GSP | 4 hr |
| May 14, 4:03 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | GSP | 41 hr |
| May 15, 8:04 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 41 min |
| May 15, 8:29 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 26, 7:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 45 min |
| May 27, 3:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 50 min |
| May 29, 7:03 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | 117 min |
| Jun 5, 3:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 49 min |
| Jun 9, 4:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jun 9, 7:44 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 9, 7:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 47 min |
| Jun 9, 8:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 38 min |
| Jun 10, 6:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 49 min |
| Jun 10, 7:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 15 min |
| Jun 10, 9:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 47 min |
| Jun 10, 10:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 32 min |
| Jun 10, 10:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 41 min |
| Jun 10, 11:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 46 min |
| Jun 11, 2:25 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 95 min |
| Jun 11, 6:56 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 94 min |
| Jun 13, 3:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 67 min |
| Jun 13, 8:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 66 min |
| Jun 17, 7:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 44 min |
| Jun 18, 5:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 25 min |
| Jun 18, 6:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 53 min |
| Jun 19, 5:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 53 min |
| Jun 19, 6:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 54 min |
| Jun 27, 2:54 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 3, 5:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 54 min |
| Jul 3, 6:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 63 min |
| Jul 9, 1:51 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 84 min |
| Jul 14, 12:50 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 85 min |
| Jul 14, 4:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 47 min |
| Jul 14, 4:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 30 min |
| Jul 15, 1:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 33 min |
| Jul 15, 2:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 52 min |
| Jul 21, 11:48 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | 2 hr |
| Jul 24, 6:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 57 min |
| Jul 27, 6:32 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jul 28, 12:32 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 88 min |
| Aug 3, 7:08 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | GSP | 111 min |
| Aug 18, 4:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 67 min |
| Aug 18, 5:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 57 min |
| Aug 18, 5:49 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 56 min |
| Aug 18, 6:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 31 min |
| Aug 21, 8:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 64 min |
| Aug 22, 4:50 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 85 min |
| Aug 22, 9:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 67 min |
| Aug 22, 11:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 49 min |
| Aug 23, 9:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 40 min |
| Aug 23, 10:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 49 min |
| Sep 2, 7:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 39 min |
| Sep 2, 7:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 48 min |
| Sep 2, 8:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 43 min |
| Sep 4, 2:07 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | 3 hr |
| Sep 11, 5:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 40 min |
| Sep 13, 2:27 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 93 min |
| Sep 13, 5:27 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 48 min |
| Sep 16, 4:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 61 min |
| Sep 16, 5:29 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Sep 30, 1:14 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | GSP | 8 hr |
| Oct 10, 9:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 31 min |
| Oct 11, 2:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 39 min |
| Oct 11, 2:57 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Oct 11, 3:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | 44 min |
| Oct 11, 3:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 55 min |
| Oct 11, 3:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 15 min |
| Oct 14, 6:57 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Oct 14, 1:31 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Oct 14, 1:59 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 11 hr |
| Oct 14, 6:29 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 91 min |
| Oct 14, 9:24 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 66 min |
| Nov 1, 4:33 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | GSP | 29 hr |
| Nov 1, 2:57 PM EDT | Freeze Watch | GSP | 13 hr |
| Nov 2, 2:42 AM EST | Freeze Warning | GSP | 31 hr |
| Nov 23, 8:21 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | 39 min |
| Dec 24, 1:07 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | GSP | 3 hr |
| Dec 24, 4:23 PM EST | Dense Fog 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 | 25 |
| Tornado Warning | 1 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 1 |
| Tornado Watch | 3 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 23 |
| Special Weather Statement | 37 |
| Flooding | |
| Flash Flood Watch | 2 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 4 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Storm Warning | 2 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 1 |
| Freezing Rain Advisory | 1 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 7 |
| Cold | |
| Freeze Warning | 4 |
| Freeze Watch | 3 |
| Wind Chill Advisory | 2 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Wind Advisory | 2 |
| Fire | |
| Red Flag Warning | 2 |
| Fire Weather Watch | 3 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 7 |
| Freezing Fog Advisory | 1 |
The busiest days
Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.
Nearby
Alerts in force nowTornadoes on recordForecastThe radar archive20132015
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.