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Wind Advisories in North Carolina, 2016
79 wind advisories in 2016. 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 wind advisories reaches back to 2005.
Wind Advisories by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2016. Tap one for its archive.
- Wind Advisories
- 79
- Busiest month
- February17 wind advisories
- Busiest day
- February 23, 20165 wind advisories
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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 | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 4, 3:16 AM EST | Wind Advisory | MHX | Dare, Tyrrell | 25 hr |
| Jan 12, 3:45 AM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Caswell, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry and 3 more | 20 hr |
| Jan 12, 11:28 AM EST | Wind Advisory | RAH | Alamance, Anson, Chatham, Cumberland, Davidson, Durham and 25 more | 7 hr |
| Jan 12, 2:41 PM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | Alexander, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell and 22 more | 3 hr |
| Jan 15, 12:41 PM EST | Wind Advisory | MHX | 15 hr | |
| Jan 21, 3:34 PM EST | Wind Advisory | MHX | 36 hr | |
| Jan 21, 3:47 PM EST | Wind Advisory | MRX | Cherokee, Clay | 27 hr |
| Jan 21, 5:00 PM EST | Wind Advisory | AKQ | Currituck | 56 hr |
| Jan 23, 3:38 AM EST | Wind Advisory | MHX | 26 hr | |
| Jan 28, 2:41 PM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | Avery, Burke, Caldwell, McDowell, Mitchell, Yancey | 25 hr |
| Jan 28, 3:06 PM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Ashe, Watauga | 25 hr |
| Feb 1, 2:50 PM EST | Wind Advisory | MRX | Cherokee, Clay | 42 hr |
| Feb 2, 4:04 PM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Ashe, Watauga | 17 hr |
| Feb 2, 9:33 PM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | Avery, Buncombe, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, McDowell and 6 more | 12 hr |
| Feb 4, 5:35 PM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Watauga | 16 hr |
| Feb 4, 5:44 PM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | Avery, Burke, Caldwell, McDowell, Mitchell, Yancey | 16 hr |
| Feb 6, 12:52 PM EST | Wind Advisory | MHX | Beaufort, Dare, Hyde, Jones, Pamlico, Tyrrell | 39 hr |
| Feb 6, 1:11 PM EST | Wind Advisory | ILM | Brunswick, New Hanover, Pender | 32 hr |
| Feb 6, 4:21 PM EST | Wind Advisory | AKQ | Currituck | 36 hr |
| Feb 8, 4:21 AM EST | Wind Advisory | MHX | 3 hr | |
| Feb 23, 2:46 PM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Watauga | 64 hr |
| Feb 23, 2:52 PM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | Alexander, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell and 22 more | 33 hr |
| Feb 23, 3:23 PM EST | Wind Advisory | ILM | Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, New Hanover, Pender, Robeson | 29 hr |
| Feb 23, 3:38 PM EST | Wind Advisory | MRX | Cherokee, Clay | 33 hr |
| Feb 23, 3:59 PM EST | Wind Advisory | RAH | Anson, Chatham, Cumberland, Durham, Edgecombe, Franklin and 19 more | 46 hr |
| Feb 24, 3:28 AM EST | Wind Advisory | MHX | Beaufort, Dare, Duplin, Greene, Hyde, Jones and 6 more | 20 hr |
| Feb 24, 12:10 PM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | Cabarrus, Catawba, Cleveland, Davie, Gaston, Graham and 10 more | 12 hr |
| Feb 24, 8:11 PM EST | Wind Advisory | ILM | Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, New Hanover, Pender, Robeson | 16 hr |
| Mar 1, 3:29 AM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | Avery, Mitchell, Yancey | 27 hr |
| Mar 1, 4:42 AM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Watauga | 27 hr |
| Mar 3, 2:38 AM EST | Wind Advisory | MHX | Dare | 32 hr |
| Mar 3, 3:18 PM EST | Wind Advisory | AKQ | Camden, Currituck, Pasquotank | 21 hr |
| Apr 1, 3:15 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | GSP | Alexander, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Graham and 8 more | 36 hr |
| Apr 1, 3:52 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Watauga | 13 hr |
| Apr 2, 3:26 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | MRX | Cherokee, Clay | 24 hr |
| Apr 2, 4:47 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | AKQ | Currituck | 31 hr |
| Apr 2, 5:13 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | RNK | Caswell, Rockingham, Stokes, Yadkin | 25 hr |
| Apr 3, 2:54 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | MHX | 6 hr | |
| Apr 4, 1:41 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | MHX | Dare, Hyde | 27 hr |
| Apr 7, 2:38 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | MHX | 13 hr | |
| Apr 7, 9:21 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | RNK | Ashe, Watauga | 11 hr |
| Apr 7, 10:30 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | GSP | Avery, Haywood, Jackson, Madison, Mitchell, Swain and 1 more | 9 hr |
| Apr 8, 3:40 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | MRX | Cherokee, Clay | 35 hr |
| Apr 8, 3:59 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | GSP | Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Graham, Haywood and 11 more | 38 hr |
| Apr 8, 7:42 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | RNK | Caswell, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry, Wilkes, Yadkin | 32 hr |
| Apr 8, 3:28 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | MHX | Beaufort, Dare, Duplin, Greene, Hyde, Jones and 6 more | 28 hr |
| Apr 8, 3:56 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | AKQ | Currituck | 30 hr |
| Apr 9, 4:12 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | RAH | Alamance, Chatham, Cumberland, Davidson, Durham, Edgecombe and 20 more | 15 hr |
| Jun 17, 4:23 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | MHX | Dare, Hyde | 35 hr |
| Sep 2, 3:40 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | ILM | Robeson | 22 hr |
| Sep 2, 3:42 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | GSP | Union | 19 hr |
| Sep 2, 3:56 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | RAH | Anson, Cumberland, Edgecombe, Halifax, Hoke, Richmond and 4 more | 27 hr |
| Oct 7, 3:01 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | GSP | Cabarrus, Mecklenburg, Union | 35 hr |
| Oct 7, 3:05 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | RAH | Alamance, Anson, Chatham, Cumberland, Davidson, Durham and 25 more | 51 hr |
| Oct 7, 3:52 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | AKQ | Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Gates, Hertford and 3 more | 52 hr |
| Oct 9, 3:56 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | GSP | Alexander, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell and 22 more | 14 hr |
| Oct 9, 4:46 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Caswell, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry and 3 more | 13 hr |
| Oct 9, 5:20 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | MHX | 18 hr | |
| Oct 21, 10:17 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | GSP | Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Henderson, McDowell and 4 more | 26 hr |
| Oct 21, 3:49 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Watauga | 20 hr |
| Nov 18, 3:42 PM EST | Wind Advisory | MRX | Cherokee, Clay | 36 hr |
| Nov 19, 3:40 AM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | Alexander, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell and 22 more | 51 hr |
| Nov 19, 3:41 AM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Surry, Watauga, Wilkes | 51 hr |
| Nov 28, 3:59 AM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | Avery, Buncombe, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, McDowell and 6 more | 27 hr |
| Nov 28, 4:31 AM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Ashe, Watauga | 26 hr |
| Nov 29, 2:10 PM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | Avery, Buncombe, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, McDowell and 6 more | 29 hr |
| Nov 29, 3:28 PM EST | Wind Advisory | MRX | Cherokee, Clay | 24 hr |
| Dec 3, 3:21 PM EST | Wind Advisory | MRX | Cherokee, Clay | 31 hr |
| Dec 11, 9:55 AM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | Graham, Haywood, Jackson, Swain | 24 hr |
| Dec 12, 12:51 AM EST | Wind Advisory | MRX | Cherokee, Clay | 7 hr |
| Dec 14, 5:26 AM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | Avery, Buncombe, Haywood, Jackson, McDowell, Macon and 3 more | 32 hr |
| Dec 14, 5:40 AM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Watauga | 30 hr |
| Dec 15, 12:08 PM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Ashe, Watauga | 112 min |
| Dec 16, 3:43 AM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | Avery, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, Macon, Madison and 4 more | 54 hr |
| Dec 16, 4:11 AM EST | Wind Advisory | MRX | Cherokee, Clay | 51 hr |
| Dec 17, 7:38 PM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Watauga | 15 hr |
| Dec 28, 2:17 PM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Surry, Watauga, Wilkes | 52 hr |
| Dec 28, 2:30 PM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Graham, Haywood and 11 more | 52 hr |
| Dec 28, 3:21 PM EST | Wind Advisory | MRX | Cherokee, Clay | 25 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Avery County17
- Mitchell County17
- Yancey County17
- Ashe County16
- Watauga County16
- Haywood County15
- Jackson County15
- McDowell County14
- Swain County14
- Graham County13
- Macon County13
- Madison County13
- Buncombe County12
- Alleghany County11
- Transylvania County11
- Cherokee County11
- Clay County11
- Burke County10
- Caldwell County10
- Dare County7
- Henderson County7
- Polk County7
- Rutherford County7
- Union County7
- Cabarrus County6
- Mecklenburg County6
- Currituck County6
- Surry County5
- Wilkes County5
- Cumberland County5
- Edgecombe County5
- Halifax County5
- Hoke County5
- Sampson County5
- Wayne County5
- Wilson County5
- Alexander County5
- Catawba County5
- Cleveland County5
- Davie County5
57 more counties
- Gaston County5
- Iredell County5
- Lincoln County5
- Rowan County5
- Hyde County5
- Tyrrell County4
- Caswell County4
- Rockingham County4
- Stokes County4
- Yadkin County4
- Anson County4
- Chatham County4
- Durham County4
- Franklin County4
- Granville County4
- Harnett County4
- Johnston County4
- Lee County4
- Moore County4
- Nash County4
- Orange County4
- Richmond County4
- Scotland County4
- Vance County4
- Wake County4
- Warren County4
- Alamance County3
- Davidson County3
- Forsyth County3
- Guilford County3
- Montgomery County3
- Person County3
- Randolph County3
- Stanly County3
- Beaufort County3
- Jones County3
- Pamlico County3
- Brunswick County3
- New Hanover County3
- Pender County3
- Robeson County3
- Bladen County2
- Columbus County2
- Duplin County2
- Greene County2
- Lenoir County2
- Martin County2
- Pitt County2
- Washington County2
- Camden County2
- Pasquotank County2
- Bertie County1
- Chowan County1
- Gates County1
- Hertford County1
- Northampton County1
- Perquimans County1
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.