Alert archive / North Carolina / Washington County
Weather alerts in Washington County, North Carolina, 2016
115 weather alerts in 2016, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Washington County and its neighbors
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2016. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 115
- Warnings
- 17
- Watches
- 12
- Advisories
- 40
- Busiest month
- July29 alerts
- Busiest day
- February 24, 20168 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 1 tornado warnings covering Washington County in 2016 had a tornado report inside them.
Washington County, 2016
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 1 | 0 | 100% | 0 | ||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 4 | 3 | 25% | 4 | 75% | 22 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 2 | 1 | 50% | 0 |
Each office's whole area, 2016
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC: tornado warnings | 17 | 5 | 71% | 10 | 60% | 17 min |
| NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC: severe thunderstorm warnings | 61 | 36 | 41% | 98 | 71% | 23 min |
| NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC: flash flood warnings | 12 | 7 | 42% | 19 | 100% | 352 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 10, 5:43 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Jan 15, 4:50 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | MHX | 55 min |
| Jan 21, 4:04 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | MHX | 36 hr |
| Jan 23, 3:42 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | MHX | 24 hr |
| Feb 3, 6:16 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | MHX | 59 min |
| Feb 3, 8:50 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | MHX | 115 min |
| Feb 3, 10:46 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | MHX | 119 min |
| Feb 4, 8:35 AM EST | Flood Watch | MHX | 22 hr |
| Feb 11, 11:46 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | MHX | 33 hr |
| Feb 12, 8:43 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | MHX | 10 hr |
| Feb 14, 3:30 PM EST | Freezing Rain Advisory | MHX | 22 hr |
| Feb 16, 8:44 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 61 min |
| Feb 24, 3:28 AM EST | Wind Advisory | MHX | 20 hr |
| Feb 24, 11:16 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 89 min |
| Feb 24, 1:46 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| Feb 24, 4:46 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 89 min |
| Feb 24, 5:01 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MHX | 30 min |
| Feb 24, 5:11 PM EST | Tornado Warning | MHX | 19 min |
| Feb 24, 6:40 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Feb 24, 6:50 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
| Feb 24, 9:14 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | MHX | 61 min |
| Mar 13, 4:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | 60 min |
| Mar 21, 2:53 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | MHX | 18 hr |
| Apr 4, 2:54 AM EDT | Freeze Watch | MHX | 24 hr |
| Apr 5, 2:45 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | MHX | 30 hr |
| Apr 7, 4:22 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Apr 8, 3:00 AM EDT | Freeze Watch | MHX | 24 hr |
| Apr 8, 3:28 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | MHX | 28 hr |
| Apr 8, 4:34 PM EDT | Red Flag Warning | MHX | 27 hr |
| Apr 9, 3:08 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | MHX | 30 hr |
| Apr 23, 4:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | 51 min |
| Apr 28, 5:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | 41 min |
| Apr 28, 7:03 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 87 min |
| Apr 28, 10:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | 63 min |
| May 2, 6:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | 36 min |
| May 3, 5:58 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 62 min |
| May 3, 6:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
| May 13, 1:30 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 14, 9:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | 46 min |
| May 29, 12:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | 50 min |
| Jun 3, 3:02 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 3, 3:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | 47 min |
| Jun 4, 4:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | 22 min |
| Jun 4, 4:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | 33 min |
| Jun 5, 3:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 5, 6:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | 59 min |
| Jun 5, 7:23 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 97 min |
| Jun 6, 2:30 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | 45 min |
| Jun 6, 4:45 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | MHX | 33 hr |
| Jun 7, 4:14 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MHX | 3 hr |
| Jun 7, 7:41 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MHX | 3 hr |
| Jun 12, 7:20 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 85 min |
| Jun 17, 1:26 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | 49 min |
| Jun 17, 1:59 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | 46 min |
| Jul 4, 3:37 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | MHX | 27 hr |
| Jul 5, 6:29 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 5, 6:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 3 hr |
| Jul 5, 7:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MHX | 41 min |
| Jul 5, 8:45 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 6, 5:37 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | MHX | 13 hr |
| Jul 7, 3:04 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | MHX | 15 hr |
| Jul 8, 4:10 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | MHX | 22 hr |
| Jul 12, 4:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | 39 min |
| Jul 12, 4:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | 47 min |
| Jul 13, 4:06 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | MHX | 27 hr |
| Jul 15, 3:20 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | MHX | 16 hr |
| Jul 17, 1:02 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | 43 min |
| Jul 19, 7:29 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | 46 min |
| Jul 19, 6:17 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 88 min |
| Jul 23, 3:00 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | MHX | 29 hr |
| Jul 24, 3:57 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | MHX | 28 hr |
| Jul 25, 4:22 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | MHX | 28 hr |
| Jul 26, 8:43 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | MHX | 23 hr |
| Jul 27, 8:10 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | MHX | 24 hr |
| Jul 28, 10:29 AM EDT | Excessive Heat Warning | MHX | 10 hr |
| Jul 28, 2:33 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 29, 3:35 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | MHX | 12 hr |
| Jul 30, 10:47 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | MHX | 8 hr |
| Jul 30, 2:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MHX | 46 min |
| Jul 30, 3:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | 41 min |
| Jul 30, 3:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MHX | 45 min |
| Jul 31, 3:53 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | MHX | 12 hr |
| Jul 31, 3:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | 30 min |
| Aug 2, 3:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | 67 min |
| Aug 2, 4:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | 46 min |
| Aug 2, 5:09 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MHX | 111 min |
| Aug 12, 3:35 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | MHX | 28 hr |
| Aug 13, 7:06 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | MHX | 24 hr |
| Aug 14, 7:34 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | MHX | 23 hr |
| Aug 19, 3:20 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 115 min |
| Sep 1, 10:44 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | MHX | 45 hr |
| Sep 1, 5:30 PM EDT | Tropical Storm Warning | MHX | 60 hr |
| Sep 2, 10:20 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MHX | 115 min |
| Sep 3, 12:18 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MHX | 117 min |
| Sep 3, 2:19 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MHX | 116 min |
| Sep 7, 1:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | 39 min |
| Sep 7, 1:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | 31 min |
| Sep 11, 8:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | 23 min |
| Sep 19, 6:27 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MHX | 2 hr |
| Sep 21, 2:33 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MHX | 117 min |
| Sep 21, 4:28 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MHX | 62 min |
| Sep 22, 5:44 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MHX | 61 min |
| Oct 6, 3:22 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | MHX | 60 hr |
| Oct 7, 11:35 AM EDT | Tropical Storm Warning | MHX | 54 hr |
| Oct 8, 6:27 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MHX | 14 hr |
| Oct 8, 7:12 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Oct 9, 6:20 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MHX | 6 hr |
| Oct 9, 11:31 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | MHX | 5 days |
| Oct 9, 11:38 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MHX | 4 days |
| Oct 13, 11:29 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MHX | 24 hr |
| Oct 14, 11:44 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | MHX | 48 hr |
| Nov 7, 6:15 PM EST | Frost Advisory | MHX | 14 hr |
| Nov 11, 2:17 PM EST | Freeze Watch | MHX | 25 hr |
| Nov 12, 3:31 PM EST | Freeze Warning | MHX | 16 hr |
| Nov 25, 2:56 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | MHX | 5 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 | 4 |
| Tornado Warning | 1 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 3 |
| Tornado Watch | 2 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 18 |
| Special Weather Statement | 28 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Warning | 2 |
| Flash Flood Warning | 2 |
| Flash Flood Watch | 3 |
| Flood Watch | 1 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 14 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Storm Warning | 1 |
| Freezing Rain Advisory | 1 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 3 |
| Heat | |
| Excessive Heat Warning | 1 |
| Heat Advisory | 17 |
| Cold | |
| Freeze Warning | 3 |
| Freeze Watch | 3 |
| Frost Advisory | 2 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Wind Advisory | 2 |
| Fire | |
| Red Flag Warning | 1 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 1 |
| Tropical | |
| Tropical Storm Warning | 2 |
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.