Alert archive / North Carolina
Severe Thunderstorm Watches in North Carolina
731 severe thunderstorm watches since 1986. 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 watches reaches back to 1997.
Severe Thunderstorm Watches by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count since 1986. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Watches
- 731
- Busiest year
- 201151 severe thunderstorm watches
- Average year
- 24over 30 years on file
Over time
By year
Watches are counted from 1997, when the Storm Prediction Center archive begins.
By month of the year
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Edgecombe County235
- Wilson County234
- Johnston County232
- Nash County230
- Wayne County227
- Harnett County226
- Wake County224
- Sampson County222
- Cumberland County220
- Franklin County219
- Moore County214
- Chatham County211
- Durham County210
- Halifax County210
- Hoke County210
- Granville County209
- Lee County208
- Warren County208
- Vance County204
- Northampton County202
- Orange County202
- Scotland County201
- Person County199
- Richmond County196
- Pitt County193
- Alamance County192
- Bertie County192
- Caswell County191
- Montgomery County191
- Greene County189
- Lenoir County189
- Hertford County188
- Gates County187
- Martin County186
- Randolph County185
- Anson County184
- Bladen County184
- Duplin County183
- Rockingham County182
- Chowan County180
60 more counties
- Perquimans County180
- Pasquotank County179
- Robeson County179
- Camden County178
- Guilford County178
- Davidson County177
- Stanly County177
- Craven County176
- Currituck County173
- Beaufort County172
- Columbus County172
- Jones County172
- Stokes County170
- Mecklenburg County168
- Onslow County168
- Washington County168
- Gaston County162
- Cabarrus County161
- Cleveland County161
- Forsyth County161
- Lincoln County159
- Pamlico County159
- Pender County159
- Union County158
- Rowan County156
- Catawba County155
- Yadkin County155
- Tyrrell County153
- Iredell County152
- Surry County151
- Cherokee County149
- Polk County149
- Rutherford County149
- Wilkes County148
- Brunswick County146
- Davie County146
- Hyde County143
- New Hanover County143
- Graham County141
- Alexander County140
- Burke County140
- Swain County139
- Caldwell County138
- Transylvania County138
- Jackson County137
- McDowell County137
- Macon County137
- Buncombe County135
- Haywood County135
- Henderson County135
- Ashe County133
- Dare County133
- Alleghany County132
- Watauga County130
- Clay County129
- Madison County128
- Carteret County127
- Mitchell County126
- Avery County124
- Yancey County123
The latest severe thunderstorm watches
The most recent on file, newest first.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6, 2:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Cleveland, Gaston, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Polk, Rutherford and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Sep 5, 4:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret and 21 more | 5 hr |
| Sep 5, 1:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Avery, Buncombe, Burke and 57 more | 7 hr |
| Sep 4, 2:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alamance, Alleghany, Ashe, Bertie, Camden, Caswell and 42 more | 7 hr |
| Aug 21, 1:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anson, Bladen, Brunswick, Cabarrus, Cleveland, Columbus and 25 more | 7 hr |
| Aug 20, 2:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Gates, Hertford and 3 more | 7 hr |
| Aug 17, 2:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alexander, Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke and 30 more | 7 hr |
| Aug 11, 7:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alleghany, Ashe, Stokes, Surry, Watauga, Wilkes and 1 more | 4 hr |
| Jul 28, 6:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anson, Beaufort, Bladen, Chatham, Cumberland, Dare and 27 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 28, 2:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Gates, Hertford and 2 more | 9 hr |
| Jul 28, 1:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alamance, Alexander, Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe and 40 more | 8 hr |
| Jul 21, 2:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Caswell, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry, Wilkes, Yadkin | 11 hr |
Nearby
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.