Alert archive / North Carolina / Stokes County
Weather alerts in Stokes County, North Carolina, 2015
118 weather alerts in 2015, 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 2015. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 118
- Warnings
- 15
- Watches
- 17
- Advisories
- 21
- Busiest month
- June25 alerts
- Busiest day
- September 29, 20156 alerts
Over time
By month
Warning verification
How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.
Stokes County, 2015
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 7 | 6 | 14% | 11 | 36% | 11 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 1 | 1 | 0% | 1 | 100% | 82 min |
Each office's whole area, 2015
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Blacksburg, VA: tornado warnings | 1 | 0 | 100% | 0 | ||
| NWS Blacksburg, VA: severe thunderstorm warnings | 146 | 122 | 16% | 435 | 76% | 23 min |
| NWS Blacksburg, VA: flash flood warnings | 30 | 18 | 40% | 55 | 84% | 80 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 6, 2:40 PM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | RNK | 45 hr |
| Jan 13, 3:13 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | 33 hr |
| Feb 14, 4:28 AM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | 32 hr |
| Feb 15, 5:01 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | RNK | 11 hr |
| Feb 15, 3:46 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | RNK | 37 hr |
| Feb 16, 4:50 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 6 hr |
| Feb 16, 5:03 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 57 min |
| Feb 16, 7:19 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 56 min |
| Feb 16, 8:30 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 45 min |
| Feb 17, 3:09 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | 36 hr |
| Feb 18, 4:10 AM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | RNK | 54 hr |
| Feb 19, 3:24 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | RNK | 14 hr |
| Feb 20, 5:05 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | 49 hr |
| Feb 24, 3:57 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | 8 hr |
| Feb 24, 3:40 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | RNK | 11 hr |
| Feb 24, 11:28 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | RNK | 34 hr |
| Feb 25, 3:01 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | 30 hr |
| Feb 25, 7:55 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 6 hr |
| Feb 26, 3:00 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | 19 hr |
| Feb 27, 2:48 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | 19 hr |
| Feb 28, 3:16 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | 24 hr |
| Mar 4, 4:13 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | 39 hr |
| Mar 5, 7:58 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | 15 hr |
| Apr 9, 5:06 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 54 min |
| Apr 10, 4:04 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | RNK | 5 hr |
| Apr 10, 7:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 30 min |
| Apr 14, 4:29 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 46 min |
| Apr 19, 6:57 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | 6 hr |
| Apr 20, 3:29 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | 6 hr |
| Apr 20, 1:54 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Apr 20, 2:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Apr 20, 6:27 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 93 min |
| Apr 22, 12:32 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 118 min |
| May 11, 3:24 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| May 11, 8:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 66 min |
| May 11, 8:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 55 min |
| May 29, 3:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 64 min |
| Jun 1, 6:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 17 min |
| Jun 2, 12:46 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 2, 5:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 34 min |
| Jun 2, 5:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 42 min |
| Jun 8, 4:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 59 min |
| Jun 8, 6:24 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 96 min |
| Jun 8, 6:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 56 min |
| Jun 8, 9:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 43 min |
| Jun 12, 5:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 61 min |
| Jun 18, 3:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 59 min |
| Jun 19, 3:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 61 min |
| Jun 19, 4:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 55 min |
| Jun 20, 1:36 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 114 min |
| Jun 20, 3:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 10 hr |
| Jun 20, 4:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 53 min |
| Jun 21, 7:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 54 min |
| Jun 25, 4:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| Jun 26, 3:29 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 26, 4:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 32 min |
| Jun 27, 12:44 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 61 min |
| Jun 27, 2:06 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 27, 6:23 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 30, 12:55 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Jun 30, 2:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 30, 5:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 32 min |
| Jul 5, 5:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 39 min |
| Jul 13, 3:43 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 62 min |
| Jul 13, 4:07 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 83 min |
| Jul 13, 5:45 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 13, 6:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jul 13, 8:06 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 84 min |
| Jul 13, 8:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 53 min |
| Jul 14, 6:10 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 14, 6:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
| Jul 14, 9:26 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 94 min |
| Jul 18, 2:05 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 115 min |
| Jul 18, 6:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 55 min |
| Jul 21, 3:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 57 min |
| Jul 21, 4:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 44 min |
| Jul 28, 7:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 67 min |
| Jul 29, 5:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 36 min |
| Jul 30, 1:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 44 min |
| Aug 4, 3:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 23 min |
| Aug 5, 8:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 44 min |
| Aug 6, 8:43 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | 3 hr |
| Aug 10, 4:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 81 min |
| Aug 10, 5:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 59 min |
| Aug 10, 6:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 75 min |
| Aug 10, 8:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 55 min |
| Aug 10, 9:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 65 min |
| Aug 11, 1:30 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Aug 11, 3:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 59 min |
| Aug 15, 4:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 34 min |
| Aug 15, 5:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 34 min |
| Aug 17, 11:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 60 min |
| Sep 4, 4:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 61 min |
| Sep 4, 4:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 44 min |
| Sep 4, 6:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 55 min |
| Sep 10, 2:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 54 min |
| Sep 12, 1:47 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 43 min |
| Sep 28, 9:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 54 min |
| Sep 28, 10:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 118 min |
| Sep 29, 2:23 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | 9 hr |
| Sep 29, 4:44 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | RNK | 25 hr |
| Sep 29, 11:12 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | 6 hr |
| Sep 29, 5:14 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | 23 hr |
| Oct 1, 5:05 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | RNK | 70 hr |
| Oct 2, 4:27 AM EDT | High Wind Watch | RNK | 12 hr |
| Oct 2, 4:16 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | RNK | 68 hr |
| Oct 3, 5:58 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | 6 hr |
| Oct 17, 3:31 AM EDT | Freeze Watch | RNK | 35 hr |
| Oct 17, 1:04 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | RNK | 20 hr |
| Nov 19, 12:32 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 88 min |
| Nov 30, 3:53 PM EST | Flood Watch | RNK | 46 hr |
| Dec 12, 2:42 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | RNK | 6 hr |
| Dec 22, 3:28 PM EST | Flash Flood Watch | RNK | 28 hr |
| Dec 22, 7:12 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | RNK | 18 hr |
| Dec 24, 4:06 AM EST | Flash Flood Watch | RNK | 42 hr |
| Dec 29, 10:12 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | RNK | 8 hr |
| Dec 30, 3:45 AM EST | Flood Watch | RNK | 14 hr |
| Dec 30, 11:47 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | 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 | 7 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 6 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 22 |
| Special Weather Statement | 43 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Warning | 5 |
| Flash Flood Warning | 1 |
| Flash Flood Watch | 4 |
| Flood Watch | 2 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 2 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Storm Warning | 2 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 3 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 10 |
| Cold | |
| Freeze Watch | 1 |
| Frost Advisory | 1 |
| Wind Chill Advisory | 2 |
| Wind and dust | |
| High Wind Watch | 1 |
| Wind Advisory | 2 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 4 |
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.