Alert archive / North Carolina / Wake County

Weather alerts in Wake County, North Carolina, 2024

240 weather alerts in 2024, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.

Wake County and its neighbors

Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2024. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts
240
Warnings
85
Watches
22
Advisories
63
Busiest month
July62 alerts
Busiest day
January 9, 202413 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 5 tornado warnings covering Wake County in 2024 had a tornado report inside them.

Wake County, 2024

WarningsWith a reportFalse alarm ratioReportsInside a warningMean lead time
Tornado warnings50100%0
Severe thunderstorm warnings46437%4276%24 min
Flash flood warnings231917%4393%81 min

Each office's whole area, 2024

WarningsWith a reportFalse alarm ratioReportsInside a warningMean lead time
NWS Raleigh, NC: tornado warnings581181%1995%15 min
NWS Raleigh, NC: severe thunderstorm warnings17513722%30487%21 min
NWS Raleigh, NC: flash flood warnings694732%14190%102 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jan 8, 4:03 AM ESTWind AdvisoryRAH50 hr
Jan 8, 2:20 PM ESTFlood WatchRAH30 hr
Jan 9, 1:32 PM ESTMesoscale DiscussionSPC58 min
Jan 9, 1:46 PM ESTTornado WatchSPC9 hr
Jan 9, 3:52 PM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryRAH3 hr
Jan 9, 4:02 PM ESTMesoscale DiscussionSPC88 min
Jan 9, 4:05 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementRAH55 min
Jan 9, 4:47 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementRAH43 min
Jan 9, 4:51 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAH39 min
Jan 9, 5:18 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAH57 min
Jan 9, 5:29 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAH61 min
Jan 9, 5:53 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAH67 min
Jan 9, 6:04 PM ESTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatRAH4 hr
Jan 9, 6:06 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAH54 min
Jan 9, 6:40 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatRAH65 min
Jan 12, 3:32 AM ESTWind AdvisoryRAH20 hr
Jan 12, 7:38 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementRAH67 min
Jan 12, 8:51 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementRAH54 min
Jan 12, 9:40 PM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryRAH3 hr
Feb 12, 10:03 AM ESTWind AdvisoryRAH26 hr
Feb 27, 2:03 PM ESTWind AdvisoryRAH35 hr
Feb 28, 5:46 PM ESTMesoscale DiscussionSPC89 min
Feb 28, 6:36 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementRAH54 min
Feb 28, 7:22 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementRAH68 min
Mar 24, 3:08 AM EDTFrost AdvisoryRAH30 hr
Mar 24, 3:08 AM EDTFreeze WarningRAH30 hr
Mar 27, 3:36 AM EDTFlood WatchRAH32 hr
Apr 3, 2:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAH67 min
Apr 3, 2:47 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC118 min
Apr 3, 3:00 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRAH2 hr
Apr 3, 3:07 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAH38 min
Apr 5, 3:01 AM EDTFrost AdvisoryRAH29 hr
Apr 6, 2:41 AM EDTFrost AdvisoryRAH30 hr
Apr 11, 9:07 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAH68 min
Apr 11, 4:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAH59 min
Apr 11, 8:51 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC84 min
Apr 22, 6:55 PM EDTFrost AdvisoryRAH13 hr
May 6, 2:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAH60 min
May 9, 3:25 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAH65 min
May 10, 2:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAH56 min
May 14, 6:01 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRAH18 min
May 14, 6:19 PM EDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatRAH106 min
May 18, 4:49 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC116 min
May 25, 5:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAH33 min
May 25, 5:52 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRAH3 hr
May 25, 6:27 PM EDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatRAH2 hr
May 25, 6:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAH20 min
May 26, 6:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr
May 26, 10:05 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC85 min
May 26, 10:32 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAH43 min
May 26, 11:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAH54 min
May 27, 4:55 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAH65 min
May 27, 8:00 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAH45 min
May 27, 8:13 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAH47 min
May 27, 2:37 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC83 min
May 27, 3:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAH58 min
May 27, 3:35 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAH40 min
May 27, 3:39 PM EDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr
May 27, 4:49 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC86 min
Jun 4, 6:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAH60 min
Jun 6, 4:03 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC87 min
Jun 6, 5:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAH43 min
Jun 6, 9:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAH61 min
Jun 6, 9:54 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAH51 min
Jun 23, 2:34 AM EDTHeat AdvisoryRAH17 hr
Jun 26, 3:25 AM EDTHeat AdvisoryRAH17 hr
Jun 26, 3:07 PM EDTHeat AdvisoryRAH24 hr
Jun 29, 3:37 AM EDTHeat AdvisoryRAH39 hr
Jun 30, 12:11 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Jun 30, 5:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAH49 min
Jun 30, 9:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAH66 min
Jul 4, 1:59 PM EDTHeat AdvisoryRAH30 hr
Jul 4, 8:49 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAH56 min
Jul 5, 3:31 AM EDTExcessive Heat WarningRAH16 hr
Jul 5, 3:01 PM EDTHeat AdvisoryRAH28 hr
Jul 5, 4:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAH60 min
Jul 5, 5:39 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAH36 min
Jul 5, 5:51 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRAH92 min
Jul 6, 3:32 AM EDTExcessive Heat WarningRAH16 hr
Jul 6, 5:43 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRAH62 min
Jul 6, 5:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAH44 min
Jul 6, 5:56 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAH49 min
Jul 6, 5:57 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRAH2 hr
Jul 6, 6:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAH45 min
Jul 6, 6:31 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAH44 min
Jul 6, 6:40 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRAH2 hr
Jul 8, 3:23 PM EDTHeat AdvisoryRAH29 hr
Jul 9, 8:09 PM EDTHeat AdvisoryRAH24 hr
Jul 10, 10:19 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRAH117 min
Jul 11, 3:14 PM EDTFlood WatchRAH33 hr
Jul 12, 11:43 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRAH4 hr
Jul 12, 12:08 PM EDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatRAH3 hr
Jul 12, 3:13 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningRAH3 hr
Jul 14, 3:32 AM EDTHeat AdvisoryRAH15 hr
Jul 14, 2:32 PM EDTHeat AdvisoryRAH29 hr
Jul 15, 10:27 AM EDTExcessive Heat WarningRAH10 hr
Jul 15, 3:22 PM EDTHeat AdvisoryRAH29 hr
Jul 15, 4:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAH40 min
Jul 16, 3:15 PM EDTHeat AdvisoryRAH29 hr
Jul 18, 9:20 AM EDTFlood WatchRAH11 hr
Jul 18, 11:30 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Jul 18, 12:59 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr
Jul 18, 1:58 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAH34 min
Jul 18, 2:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAH45 min
Jul 18, 3:01 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRAH3 hr
Jul 18, 3:42 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAH48 min
Jul 18, 3:55 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAH50 min
Jul 18, 4:19 PM EDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatRAH79 min
Jul 18, 4:38 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAH52 min
Jul 18, 4:50 PM EDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatRAH50 min
Jul 19, 2:11 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRAH3 hr
Jul 19, 3:42 PM EDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatRAH2 hr
Jul 20, 6:52 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAH38 min
Jul 22, 12:56 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAH49 min
Jul 22, 1:40 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAH50 min
Jul 22, 2:32 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC118 min
Jul 22, 3:12 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAH48 min
Jul 22, 3:46 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAH44 min
Jul 22, 3:56 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRAH3 hr
Jul 23, 3:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAH51 min
Jul 23, 3:57 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC3 hr
Jul 23, 4:49 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAH41 min
Jul 23, 10:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAH55 min
Jul 23, 11:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAH60 min
Jul 23, 11:20 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAH55 min
Jul 23, 11:55 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAH50 min
Jul 24, 12:19 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRAH3 hr
Jul 24, 4:15 AM EDTFlood WatchRAH63 hr
Jul 25, 12:23 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRAH4 hr
Jul 25, 2:16 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRAH96 min
Jul 25, 2:25 PM EDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatRAH3 hr
Jul 31, 3:14 PM EDTHeat AdvisoryRAH29 hr
Aug 1, 2:27 PM EDTHeat AdvisoryRAH30 hr
Aug 2, 4:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAH47 min
Aug 2, 5:17 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAH43 min
Aug 3, 3:30 AM EDTFlood WatchRAH21 hr
Aug 3, 1:39 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC96 min
Aug 3, 2:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr
Aug 3, 3:26 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAH49 min
Aug 3, 4:11 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAH49 min
Aug 3, 4:33 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAH57 min
Aug 3, 4:52 PM EDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatRAH3 hr
Aug 3, 5:27 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC93 min
Aug 3, 5:39 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAH66 min
Aug 3, 6:25 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRAH3 hr
Aug 4, 6:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAH59 min
Aug 4, 6:42 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRAH30 min
Aug 4, 7:12 PM EDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatRAH2 hr
Aug 5, 3:34 PM EDTFlood WatchRAH4 days
Aug 6, 1:36 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRAH114 min
Aug 8, 2:49 AM EDTTornado WatchSPC10 hr
Aug 8, 3:09 AM EDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatRAH6 hr
Aug 8, 3:15 AM EDTTornado WarningRAH30 min
Aug 8, 4:13 AM EDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatRAH6 hr
Aug 8, 5:47 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC118 min
Aug 8, 8:59 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC91 min
Aug 8, 9:07 AM EDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatRAH5 hr
Aug 8, 12:43 PM EDTTornado WatchSPC6 hr
Aug 8, 1:50 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningRAH23 hr
Aug 8, 3:16 PM EDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatRAH2 hr
Aug 8, 6:37 PM EDTTornado WatchSPC12 hr
Aug 14, 4:37 AM EDTDense Fog AdvisoryRAH3 hr
Aug 18, 2:58 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Aug 18, 3:28 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr
Aug 18, 5:38 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAH67 min
Aug 18, 6:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAH39 min
Aug 18, 8:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAH48 min
Aug 19, 3:24 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Aug 28, 3:00 PM EDTHeat AdvisoryRAH28 hr
Aug 29, 5:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAH36 min
Aug 30, 1:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAH61 min
Aug 30, 1:47 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAH28 min
Aug 30, 2:09 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Aug 30, 2:11 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAH49 min
Aug 30, 2:17 PM EDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatRAH2 hr
Aug 30, 2:26 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAH49 min
Aug 30, 2:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAH45 min
Aug 30, 3:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAH39 min
Aug 30, 3:11 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAH19 min
Aug 30, 3:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAH45 min
Aug 30, 3:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAH30 min
Aug 31, 7:10 AM EDTDense Fog AdvisoryRAH105 min
Sep 1, 2:53 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Sep 1, 3:33 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAH42 min
Sep 1, 3:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAH47 min
Sep 1, 3:54 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRAH3 hr
Sep 1, 4:06 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRAH3 hr
Sep 1, 4:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAH60 min
Sep 1, 4:21 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAH39 min
Sep 1, 4:22 PM EDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatRAH6 hr
Sep 1, 6:21 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAH54 min
Sep 1, 6:32 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRAH3 hr
Sep 1, 6:49 PM EDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatRAH3 hr
Sep 1, 10:28 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningRAH4 hr
Sep 13, 10:19 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRAH4 hr
Sep 15, 3:22 PM EDTFlood WatchRAH37 hr
Sep 16, 9:37 AM EDTWind AdvisoryRAH16 hr
Sep 16, 1:41 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRAH3 hr
Sep 16, 4:04 PM EDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatRAH8 hr
Sep 16, 11:32 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningRAH4 hr
Sep 17, 5:45 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRAH2 hr
Sep 17, 6:23 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRAH108 min
Sep 18, 6:19 AM EDTDense Fog AdvisoryRAH4 hr
Sep 19, 10:58 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRAH2 hr
Sep 21, 11:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAH46 min
Sep 22, 12:17 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAH58 min
Sep 22, 1:14 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAH61 min
Sep 24, 7:50 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRAH3 hr
Sep 24, 3:32 PM EDTFlood WatchRAH16 hr
Sep 24, 10:40 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRAH3 hr
Sep 25, 12:31 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAH59 min
Sep 25, 12:57 AM EDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatRAH3 hr
Sep 25, 4:00 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningRAH4 hr
Sep 26, 2:32 PM EDTWind AdvisoryRAH27 hr
Sep 26, 3:05 PM EDTFlood WatchRAH27 hr
Sep 26, 4:37 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAH53 min
Sep 26, 4:53 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRAH3 hr
Sep 26, 5:27 PM EDTTornado WarningRAH33 min
Sep 26, 5:51 PM EDTTornado WarningRAH22 min
Sep 27, 8:02 AM EDTTornado WatchSPC12 hr
Sep 27, 9:48 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC117 min
Sep 27, 10:41 AM EDTTornado WarningRAH24 min
Sep 27, 11:07 AM EDTTornado WarningRAH23 min
Sep 27, 11:09 AM EDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatRAH4 hr
Sep 27, 11:57 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAH33 min
Sep 27, 2:58 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningRAH5 hr
Sep 29, 4:19 AM EDTDense Fog AdvisoryRAH6 hr
Sep 30, 1:24 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Nov 5, 3:35 AM ESTDense Fog AdvisoryRAH6 hr
Nov 8, 1:07 AM ESTDense Fog AdvisoryRAH8 hr
Nov 12, 2:41 PM ESTFrost AdvisoryRAH17 hr
Nov 16, 2:21 PM ESTFrost AdvisoryRAH18 hr
Nov 20, 3:07 PM ESTFreeze WatchRAH24 hr
Nov 21, 2:59 PM ESTFreeze WarningRAH18 hr
Dec 11, 5:19 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementRAH56 min
Dec 11, 11:43 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementRAH32 min
Dec 18, 3:06 AM ESTDense Fog AdvisoryRAH7 hr
Dec 29, 9:43 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 hr
Dec 29, 11:55 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementRAH65 min
Dec 31, 7:25 AM ESTDense Fog AdvisoryRAH3 hr

By product

Every kind of product issued here, grouped by hazard. Each opens the same place narrowed to that product.

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.