Alert archive / North Carolina / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings / 2012

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in North Carolina, May 2012

153 severe thunderstorm warnings in May 2012. 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 severe thunderstorm warnings reaches back to 1986.

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings by county

Each county as a circle sized by its count in May 2012. Tap one for its archive.

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings: 153
Busiest day: May 22, 201231 severe thunderstorm warnings

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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
Apr 30, 8:21 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Avery, Mitchell, Yancey	54 min
Apr 30, 9:28 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Buncombe	26 min
Apr 30, 10:03 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Surry, Wilkes	42 min
Apr 30, 10:12 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Caldwell	37 min
Apr 30, 10:49 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Surry	56 min
May 1, 1:53 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Polk, Rutherford	67 min
May 1, 2:37 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Stokes, Surry	43 min
May 1, 2:39 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Polk, Rutherford	66 min
May 1, 2:43 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Burke, McDowell	62 min
May 1, 2:47 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Transylvania	44 min
May 1, 2:51 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Buncombe, Henderson, Polk, Rutherford	54 min
May 1, 3:18 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Stokes, Surry	57 min
May 1, 3:44 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Burke	24 min
May 1, 3:46 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Polk, Rutherford	59 min
May 1, 3:47 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Wilkes, Yadkin	58 min
May 1, 3:50 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Forsyth, Guilford	35 min
May 1, 4:05 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Burke, Caldwell	55 min
May 1, 4:10 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Granville, Person, Vance, Warren	80 min
May 1, 4:11 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Stokes, Surry, Yadkin	35 min
May 1, 5:01 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Yadkin	29 min
May 1, 5:07 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Davie	31 min
May 1, 5:13 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Northampton	47 min
May 1, 5:17 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Halifax, Warren	58 min
May 1, 5:46 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Durham, Granville, Orange, Person, Wake	44 min
May 1, 5:50 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Burke, McDowell	22 min
May 1, 6:18 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Stokes, Surry	35 min
May 1, 6:19 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Gates, Hertford	41 min
May 1, 6:39 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Camden, Gates	51 min
May 1, 6:43 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Durham, Franklin, Granville, Wake	36 min
May 1, 7:26 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Gates, Pasquotank, Perquimans	49 min
May 1, 8:11 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MHX	Tyrrell	34 min
May 2, 2:05 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Caldwell	55 min
May 2, 4:06 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Haywood	54 min
May 2, 4:56 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Buncombe, McDowell, Yancey	64 min
May 2, 5:37 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Avery, Caldwell	53 min
May 2, 5:48 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MHX	Beaufort, Hyde	27 min
May 2, 6:14 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MHX	Beaufort, Hyde	31 min
May 2, 6:26 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Avery, Caldwell	34 min
May 2, 8:13 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MHX	Beaufort, Hyde	32 min
May 3, 2:54 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Alleghany, Ashe, Watauga	36 min
May 4, 6:31 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Johnston, Wake	44 min
May 4, 6:58 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Johnston	47 min
May 4, 7:18 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Wayne, Wilson	57 min
May 4, 8:01 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Edgecombe, Halifax	44 min
May 4, 9:19 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Halifax, Warren	56 min
May 5, 1:59 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Johnston, Wake	46 min
May 5, 2:25 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Durham, Wake	50 min
May 5, 6:53 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Johnston, Wayne, Wilson	67 min
May 5, 7:33 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MHX	Duplin, Greene, Lenoir	27 min
May 5, 8:00 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MHX	Craven, Duplin, Greene, Jones, Lenoir, Onslow and 1 more	45 min
May 5, 10:04 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILM	Brunswick, New Hanover	15 min
May 6, 4:46 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Macon, Swain	29 min
May 9, 3:47 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILM	Bladen, Columbus	39 min
May 9, 3:47 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Chatham, Durham, Orange, Person	58 min
May 9, 4:24 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Franklin, Granville, Wake	66 min
May 9, 4:52 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILM	Bladen	23 min
May 9, 4:57 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Cumberland, Sampson	48 min
May 14, 1:32 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Hoke, Moore, Richmond, Scotland	43 min
May 14, 1:49 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Hoke, Scotland	41 min
May 14, 3:36 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Cumberland, Harnett, Johnston, Sampson	39 min
May 14, 4:07 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILM	Bladen, Columbus, Robeson	68 min
May 14, 5:17 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILM	Columbus	58 min
May 14, 5:35 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Wilkes	39 min
May 14, 5:53 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Wilkes	34 min
May 14, 6:01 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILM	Brunswick, Columbus	59 min
May 14, 6:16 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Wilkes, Yadkin	59 min
May 14, 7:24 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Cleveland	38 min
May 14, 7:55 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Davidson, Forsyth	65 min
May 14, 8:23 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Union	52 min
May 14, 8:59 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Davidson, Forsyth, Guilford, Randolph	76 min
May 15, 1:22 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILM	Bladen, Pender	9 min
May 15, 1:24 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILM	Bladen, Columbus	26 min
May 15, 4:03 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILM	Bladen, Columbus, Robeson	34 min
May 15, 4:25 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Henderson, Rutherford	36 min
May 15, 4:44 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Johnston, Wayne	46 min
May 15, 5:38 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Nash, Wilson	52 min
May 15, 6:29 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Stokes, Surry	33 min
May 15, 7:42 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Franklin	48 min
May 15, 7:51 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Cabarrus	54 min
May 16, 1:22 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Cabarrus, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln, Mecklenburg	53 min
May 16, 12:31 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILM	Brunswick, Columbus	35 min
May 16, 2:44 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MHX	Beaufort, Craven	46 min
May 16, 3:15 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILM	Bladen	30 min
May 16, 3:15 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MHX	Beaufort, Martin	45 min
May 16, 3:20 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Sampson	55 min
May 16, 3:38 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MHX	Beaufort, Martin, Washington	52 min
May 16, 9:37 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Cleveland	53 min
May 17, 6:51 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Buncombe, Haywood	54 min
May 17, 7:25 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Macon	24 min
May 18, 4:31 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Avery, Mitchell	44 min
May 19, 5:37 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Buncombe, Henderson	28 min
May 21, 4:54 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Surry	66 min
May 21, 6:21 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MHX	Jones	39 min
May 22, 1:22 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Anson, Richmond, Scotland	38 min
May 22, 1:50 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MHX	Duplin, Jones, Onslow	40 min
May 22, 2:17 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MHX	Onslow	43 min
May 22, 2:28 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILM	Pender	32 min
May 22, 2:34 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Harnett, Lee	56 min
May 22, 2:45 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILM	Bladen, Columbus	29 min
May 22, 2:51 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Montgomery, Randolph	54 min
May 22, 3:00 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILM	Pender	60 min
May 22, 3:07 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILM	Columbus, Robeson	39 min
May 22, 3:17 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILM	New Hanover, Pender	40 min
May 22, 3:26 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Sampson	45 min
May 22, 3:33 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Cumberland, Harnett, Johnston, Sampson	42 min
May 22, 3:34 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILM	Bladen, Columbus	29 min
May 22, 3:47 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Sampson, Wayne	43 min
May 22, 3:48 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Chatham	57 min
May 22, 3:52 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILM	Pender	22 min
May 22, 3:55 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILM	Pender	20 min
May 22, 4:08 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILM	Robeson	15 min
May 22, 4:18 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Johnston, Sampson	42 min
May 22, 4:24 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Cumberland	35 min
May 22, 4:30 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Burke, Cleveland, Rutherford	60 min
May 22, 4:49 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Johnston, Sampson, Wayne	56 min
May 22, 5:24 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Durham, Granville, Wake	51 min
May 22, 5:25 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Alexander, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, Iredell	65 min
May 22, 6:04 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Cabarrus, Rowan	56 min
May 22, 6:20 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Rockingham	40 min
May 22, 6:53 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Gaston	53 min
May 22, 7:04 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Davie, Iredell	41 min
May 22, 7:08 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Rowan	52 min
May 22, 7:32 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Davidson, Montgomery, Stanly	28 min
May 22, 7:34 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Richmond	27 min
May 22, 8:42 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Forsyth	33 min
May 22, 8:45 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Randolph	45 min
May 23, 2:00 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Johnston, Sampson, Wayne	45 min
May 23, 2:33 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Cumberland, Harnett, Hoke, Moore	57 min
May 23, 2:44 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Johnston, Sampson, Wayne	46 min
May 23, 3:29 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Johnston, Wake	46 min
May 23, 3:32 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Harnett, Hoke, Lee, Moore	43 min
May 23, 3:41 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILM	Columbus	49 min
May 23, 3:57 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Moore	63 min
May 23, 4:07 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Johnston, Wake	38 min
May 23, 4:21 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Chatham, Harnett, Wake	54 min
May 23, 4:25 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILM	Bladen, Columbus, Robeson	50 min
May 23, 4:44 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Franklin, Granville, Wake	41 min
May 23, 5:04 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MHX	Beaufort, Pitt	41 min
May 23, 5:23 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Durham, Franklin, Granville, Vance, Wake	38 min
May 23, 5:42 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILM	Bladen, Robeson	15 min
May 23, 5:44 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MHX	Beaufort, Pitt	46 min
May 23, 5:53 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Edgecombe, Halifax	67 min
May 23, 6:16 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MHX	Pitt	44 min
May 23, 6:29 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MHX	Beaufort, Martin, Pitt, Washington	46 min
May 23, 6:39 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MHX	Beaufort, Martin, Pitt	51 min
May 23, 6:48 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Bertie	42 min
May 23, 6:59 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MHX	Pitt	46 min
May 23, 7:30 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Bertie, Hertford	30 min
May 23, 7:37 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Edgecombe, Halifax	31 min
May 23, 7:59 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Gates, Hertford	46 min
May 29, 4:10 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Hoke, Moore	33 min
May 31, 4:01 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Ashe, Watauga, Wilkes	32 min
May 31, 6:28 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Alexander, Caldwell, Iredell	22 min

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