Alert archive / North Carolina / Stokes County
Weather alerts in Stokes County, North Carolina, 2011
216 weather alerts in 2011, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Stokes County and its neighbors
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2011. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 216
- Warnings
- 70
- Watches
- 35
- Advisories
- 19
- Busiest month
- May43 alerts
- Busiest day
- May 24, 201113 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 6 tornado warnings covering Stokes County in 2011 had a tornado report inside them.
Stokes County, 2011
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 6 | 0 | 100% | 0 | ||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 56 | 51 | 9% | 81 | 85% | 29 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 1 | 0 | 100% | 0 |
Each office's whole area, 2011
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Blacksburg, VA: tornado warnings | 78 | 7 | 91% | 17 | 76% | 9 min |
| NWS Blacksburg, VA: severe thunderstorm warnings | 576 | 456 | 21% | 1,384 | 77% | 23 min |
| NWS Blacksburg, VA: flash flood warnings | 89 | 45 | 49% | 125 | 82% | 96 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 1, 1:05 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | RNK | 14 hr |
| Jan 9, 4:15 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | RNK | 17 hr |
| Jan 10, 4:44 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | RNK | 3 days |
| Jan 10, 4:44 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | 3 days |
| Jan 17, 3:55 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | 17 hr |
| Feb 13, 1:08 PM EST | Fire Weather Watch | RNK | 15 hr |
| Feb 14, 3:46 AM EST | Red Flag Warning | RNK | 17 hr |
| Feb 14, 4:09 AM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | 19 hr |
| Feb 18, 4:08 AM EST | Fire Weather Watch | RNK | 11 hr |
| Feb 18, 3:33 PM EST | Red Flag Warning | RNK | 29 hr |
| Feb 24, 3:36 PM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | 27 hr |
| Feb 28, 12:34 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 41 min |
| Feb 28, 1:29 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Feb 28, 3:14 PM EST | Tornado Warning | RNK | 15 min |
| Feb 28, 4:05 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 40 min |
| Feb 28, 4:36 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 84 min |
| Mar 6, 1:50 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | 6 hr |
| Mar 8, 4:20 AM EST | Flood Watch | RNK | 63 hr |
| Mar 22, 3:57 PM EDT | Fire Weather Watch | RNK | 12 hr |
| Mar 23, 4:11 AM EDT | Red Flag Warning | RNK | 15 hr |
| Mar 23, 3:45 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Mar 23, 4:48 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 57 min |
| Mar 23, 5:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 54 min |
| Mar 23, 7:10 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 65 min |
| Mar 23, 8:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 56 min |
| Mar 23, 8:39 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 66 min |
| Mar 23, 9:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 63 min |
| Mar 28, 3:57 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | RNK | 17 hr |
| Mar 30, 10:39 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | RNK | 36 hr |
| Apr 1, 3:46 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | RNK | 26 hr |
| Apr 3, 4:03 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | RNK | 37 hr |
| Apr 5, 12:36 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 111 min |
| Apr 5, 12:45 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 75 min |
| Apr 5, 2:06 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 54 min |
| Apr 5, 2:13 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 32 min |
| Apr 5, 4:38 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | RNK | 28 hr |
| Apr 8, 6:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Apr 8, 8:29 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | 31 min |
| Apr 8, 9:10 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 65 min |
| Apr 8, 10:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 31 min |
| Apr 8, 11:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Apr 8, 11:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 27 min |
| Apr 8, 11:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 32 min |
| Apr 9, 12:13 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 17 min |
| Apr 9, 12:42 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 93 min |
| Apr 9, 1:26 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 35 min |
| Apr 9, 3:23 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 67 min |
| Apr 9, 3:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 58 min |
| Apr 15, 4:33 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | RNK | 59 hr |
| Apr 16, 12:02 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 11 hr |
| Apr 26, 2:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Apr 26, 4:34 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 56 min |
| Apr 26, 7:44 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 61 min |
| Apr 27, 12:51 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 84 min |
| Apr 27, 1:23 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Apr 27, 1:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 63 min |
| Apr 27, 5:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 53 min |
| Apr 27, 6:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 40 min |
| Apr 27, 6:07 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | 23 min |
| Apr 27, 6:15 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Apr 27, 7:08 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | 37 min |
| Apr 27, 10:12 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 63 min |
| Apr 28, 12:27 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 63 min |
| Apr 28, 12:41 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Apr 28, 5:51 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 54 min |
| Apr 28, 7:11 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 19 min |
| Apr 28, 7:38 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| May 3, 7:22 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 83 min |
| May 3, 7:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 66 min |
| May 10, 2:18 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 87 min |
| May 10, 3:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| May 10, 5:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 54 min |
| May 10, 6:02 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 58 min |
| May 10, 9:01 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 59 min |
| May 12, 4:28 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 12, 5:27 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | RNK | 5 hr |
| May 13, 4:36 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 24 min |
| May 13, 4:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 50 min |
| May 13, 4:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| May 13, 5:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 60 min |
| May 13, 6:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 37 min |
| May 13, 9:00 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 30 min |
| May 14, 1:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 62 min |
| May 14, 6:49 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | RNK | 5 hr |
| May 14, 7:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 59 min |
| May 14, 7:54 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | 3 hr |
| May 17, 4:03 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | RNK | 24 hr |
| May 17, 11:14 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 23, 2:11 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 64 min |
| May 23, 2:33 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 87 min |
| May 23, 3:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| May 23, 4:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 61 min |
| May 23, 7:02 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 58 min |
| May 24, 8:34 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 116 min |
| May 24, 10:00 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| May 24, 12:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 58 min |
| May 24, 12:15 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 90 min |
| May 24, 12:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 58 min |
| May 24, 3:33 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 87 min |
| May 24, 4:27 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | 40 min |
| May 24, 4:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 53 min |
| May 24, 4:43 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| May 24, 6:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 55 min |
| May 24, 6:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 65 min |
| May 24, 7:33 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 57 min |
| May 24, 7:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 65 min |
| May 26, 10:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 53 min |
| May 26, 11:22 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 113 min |
| May 27, 12:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| May 27, 2:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 57 min |
| Jun 1, 4:35 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 85 min |
| Jun 5, 8:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 53 min |
| Jun 7, 5:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 67 min |
| Jun 7, 5:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 58 min |
| Jun 7, 6:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 38 min |
| Jun 9, 12:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 65 min |
| Jun 9, 1:10 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 95 min |
| Jun 9, 1:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 40 min |
| Jun 10, 6:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 67 min |
| Jun 10, 6:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 18 min |
| Jun 10, 7:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 30 min |
| Jun 10, 7:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 33 min |
| Jun 11, 1:48 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 87 min |
| Jun 11, 4:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 65 min |
| Jun 11, 4:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 37 min |
| Jun 11, 4:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 67 min |
| Jun 12, 1:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jun 12, 3:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 30 min |
| Jun 18, 3:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
| Jun 18, 4:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 59 min |
| Jun 21, 2:11 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 64 min |
| Jun 21, 5:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 58 min |
| Jun 21, 6:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 56 min |
| Jun 21, 7:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 61 min |
| Jun 22, 1:57 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 48 min |
| Jun 24, 1:05 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 27, 8:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 44 min |
| Jun 27, 9:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 60 min |
| Jun 28, 2:44 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 91 min |
| Jun 28, 7:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 64 min |
| Jul 4, 12:10 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 95 min |
| Jul 4, 12:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jul 4, 2:48 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | RNK | 4 hr |
| Jul 4, 4:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 57 min |
| Jul 4, 4:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 26 min |
| Jul 4, 5:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 58 min |
| Jul 5, 3:38 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | RNK | 5 hr |
| Jul 6, 12:53 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 97 min |
| Jul 6, 4:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 30 min |
| Jul 8, 1:01 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 89 min |
| Jul 11, 4:05 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | RNK | 28 hr |
| Jul 13, 1:43 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 92 min |
| Jul 13, 2:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Jul 13, 4:30 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 90 min |
| Jul 19, 3:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 37 min |
| Jul 19, 3:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 29 min |
| Jul 20, 2:21 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | RNK | 30 hr |
| Jul 21, 3:28 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | RNK | 29 hr |
| Jul 22, 3:52 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | RNK | 28 hr |
| Jul 22, 5:59 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 24, 3:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 56 min |
| Jul 25, 1:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 52 min |
| Jul 30, 2:49 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 86 min |
| Aug 1, 5:45 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | RNK | 3 hr |
| Aug 12, 7:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 24 min |
| Aug 13, 4:20 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 115 min |
| Aug 13, 5:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 25 min |
| Aug 13, 5:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 37 min |
| Aug 13, 6:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 39 min |
| Aug 13, 7:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 29 min |
| Aug 14, 1:50 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 55 min |
| Aug 14, 2:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Aug 14, 4:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 61 min |
| Aug 14, 5:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 54 min |
| Aug 14, 6:37 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 53 min |
| Aug 14, 6:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 62 min |
| Aug 18, 2:59 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 21, 2:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Aug 21, 3:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 58 min |
| Aug 21, 3:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 59 min |
| Aug 21, 6:42 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 63 min |
| Aug 25, 9:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 49 min |
| Sep 1, 5:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 35 min |
| Sep 2, 2:31 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 59 min |
| Sep 2, 3:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 64 min |
| Sep 2, 3:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 66 min |
| Sep 2, 3:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 49 min |
| Sep 2, 4:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 61 min |
| Sep 2, 4:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 51 min |
| Sep 2, 4:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 57 min |
| Sep 2, 4:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 59 min |
| Sep 2, 5:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 44 min |
| Sep 3, 1:29 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 91 min |
| Sep 4, 3:25 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | RNK | 60 hr |
| Sep 5, 5:52 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 53 min |
| Sep 5, 6:29 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 10 hr |
| Sep 5, 7:37 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 113 min |
| Sep 5, 9:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 55 min |
| Sep 5, 9:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 45 min |
| Sep 5, 11:47 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 88 min |
| Sep 6, 3:30 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 60 min |
| Sep 6, 5:17 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| Sep 6, 9:48 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | 27 min |
| Sep 6, 12:41 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 64 min |
| Sep 22, 6:51 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | RNK | 2 hr |
| Sep 26, 9:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 33 min |
| Sep 27, 5:58 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 62 min |
| Oct 21, 2:21 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | RNK | 20 hr |
| Oct 22, 3:07 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | RNK | 18 hr |
| Oct 29, 3:57 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | RNK | 29 hr |
| Nov 16, 4:06 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 114 min |
| Nov 16, 6:06 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 54 min |
| Nov 28, 10:33 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 72 min |
| Nov 28, 11:41 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 79 min |
| Dec 22, 8:21 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 54 min |
| Dec 22, 9:22 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 53 min |
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 | 56 |
| Tornado Warning | 6 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 15 |
| Tornado Watch | 10 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 54 |
| Special Weather Statement | 38 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Warning | 1 |
| Flash Flood Warning | 1 |
| Flash Flood Watch | 5 |
| Flood Watch | 1 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Storm Warning | 1 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 1 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 2 |
| Heat | |
| Heat Advisory | 4 |
| Cold | |
| Freeze Warning | 2 |
| Frost Advisory | 3 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Wind Advisory | 5 |
| Fire | |
| Red Flag Warning | 3 |
| Fire Weather Watch | 3 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 5 |
The busiest days
Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.
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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.