Alert archive / North Carolina
Special Weather Statements in North Carolina
41,122 special weather statements 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 special weather statements reaches back to 2006.
Special Weather Statements by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count since 1986. Tap one for its archive.
- Special Weather Statements
- 41,122
- Busiest year
- 20123,313 special weather statements
- Average year
- 2,164over 19 years on file
Over time
By year
Only statements with a storm outline are archived, which offices began using widely after 2006.
By month of the year
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Union County957
- Wake County954
- Mecklenburg County926
- Wilkes County842
- Sampson County838
- Bladen County790
- Currituck County765
- Harnett County763
- Onslow County759
- Cumberland County757
- Pender County754
- Wayne County753
- Forsyth County741
- Guilford County741
- Johnston County741
- Cabarrus County728
- Surry County725
- Hoke County725
- Caswell County722
- Stokes County700
- Franklin County698
- Durham County696
- Halifax County690
- Iredell County688
- Davidson County685
- Camden County684
- Richmond County683
- Polk County675
- Montgomery County670
- Wilson County670
- Columbus County667
- Robeson County665
- Pasquotank County664
- Henderson County663
- Moore County660
- Duplin County660
- Randolph County654
- Rockingham County652
- Gates County652
- Scotland County652
60 more counties
- Dare County648
- Yadkin County646
- Edgecombe County646
- Warren County643
- Rowan County639
- Caldwell County638
- Burke County635
- Cleveland County631
- Chatham County630
- McDowell County630
- Chowan County628
- Hertford County626
- Alamance County622
- Gaston County620
- Granville County617
- Lee County617
- Transylvania County617
- Nash County614
- Pitt County614
- Northampton County613
- Rutherford County613
- Bertie County612
- Perquimans County611
- Ashe County606
- Craven County606
- Vance County605
- Alleghany County599
- Orange County598
- Person County591
- Stanly County590
- Anson County588
- Catawba County584
- Brunswick County580
- Lincoln County567
- Alexander County564
- Lenoir County561
- Martin County553
- Carteret County552
- Davie County541
- Jones County537
- Watauga County524
- Beaufort County518
- New Hanover County517
- Buncombe County500
- Greene County472
- Washington County469
- Tyrrell County465
- Hyde County461
- Avery County458
- Madison County457
- Pamlico County449
- Haywood County430
- Jackson County379
- Graham County375
- Macon County367
- Swain County348
- Yancey County341
- Mitchell County327
- Cherokee County255
- Clay County195
The latest special weather statements
The most recent on file, newest first.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23, 3:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Graham | 28 min |
| Sep 23, 3:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Graham | 30 min |
| Sep 22, 7:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Cleveland | 33 min |
| Sep 22, 5:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Anson | 49 min |
| Sep 22, 4:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Anson | 55 min |
| Sep 22, 5:19 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Swain | 41 min |
| Sep 22, 2:03 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Transylvania | 42 min |
| Sep 22, 1:24 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Transylvania | 36 min |
| Sep 22, 1:20 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Transylvania | 40 min |
| Sep 22, 12:47 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Buncombe | 28 min |
| Sep 22, 12:37 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Transylvania | 38 min |
| Sep 22, 12:08 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Henderson | 37 min |
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.