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Wind Advisories in North Carolina, 2018
85 wind advisories in 2018. 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 2018. Tap one for its archive.
- 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 3, 4:00 AM EST | Wind Advisory | MHX | Dare, Hyde, Tyrrell | 27 hr |
| Jan 4, 7:01 AM EST | Wind Advisory | MHX | 6 hr | |
| Jan 17, 1:11 PM EST | Wind Advisory | MHX | 19 hr | |
| Jan 22, 2:52 AM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | Avery, Buncombe, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, Madison and 3 more | 25 hr |
| Jan 22, 2:24 PM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Ashe, Watauga | 13 hr |
| Jan 23, 3:34 AM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Caswell, Rockingham, Watauga | 30 hr |
| Jan 23, 3:39 AM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | Avery, Mitchell, Yancey | 30 hr |
| Jan 23, 12:05 PM EST | Wind Advisory | RAH | Alamance, Chatham, Davidson, Durham, Edgecombe, Forsyth and 18 more | 6 hr |
| Jan 29, 2:55 PM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Alleghany | 21 hr |
| Feb 4, 3:15 AM EST | Wind Advisory | MHX | 19 hr | |
| Mar 1, 3:52 AM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Caswell, Rockingham | 39 hr |
| Mar 1, 11:28 AM EST | Wind Advisory | AKQ | Bertie, Chowan, Gates, Hertford, Northampton, Perquimans | 40 hr |
| Mar 1, 1:28 PM EST | Wind Advisory | RAH | Alamance, Anson, Chatham, Cumberland, Davidson, Durham and 25 more | 32 hr |
| Mar 1, 1:34 PM EST | Wind Advisory | MHX | Beaufort, Duplin, Greene, Jones, Lenoir, Martin and 3 more | 38 hr |
| Mar 1, 2:53 PM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | Alexander, Cabarrus, Catawba, Cleveland, Davie, Gaston and 9 more | 29 hr |
| Mar 1, 2:59 PM EST | Wind Advisory | ILM | Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, New Hanover, Pender, Robeson | 27 hr |
| Mar 2, 9:45 PM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Stokes, Surry, Watauga, Wilkes and 1 more | 13 hr |
| Mar 3, 12:58 AM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Henderson, McDowell and 5 more | 11 hr |
| Mar 3, 4:34 AM EST | Wind Advisory | MHX | Dare, Hyde, Tyrrell | 32 hr |
| Mar 11, 4:04 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | MHX | Dare | 42 hr |
| Mar 12, 9:59 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | GSP | Buncombe | 10 hr |
| Mar 14, 2:58 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Watauga | 29 hr |
| Mar 14, 3:01 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | GSP | Avery, Buncombe, Haywood, Madison, Mitchell, Swain and 1 more | 29 hr |
| Mar 15, 4:12 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | MHX | 18 hr | |
| Mar 16, 4:04 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | RNK | Ashe, Watauga | 6 hr |
| Mar 16, 4:06 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | GSP | Avery, Burke, Caldwell, McDowell, Mitchell, Yancey | 6 hr |
| Mar 21, 3:02 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Watauga | 21 hr |
| Mar 22, 1:14 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | GSP | Avery, Buncombe, Haywood, McDowell, Madison, Mitchell and 1 more | 10 hr |
| Apr 3, 4:21 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Surry, Watauga, Wilkes | 45 hr |
| Apr 4, 2:41 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | GSP | Avery, Burke, Caldwell, McDowell, Mitchell, Yancey | 23 hr |
| Apr 7, 3:36 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | AKQ | Currituck | 24 hr |
| Apr 7, 4:47 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | MHX | 31 hr | |
| Apr 14, 7:08 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | GSP | Graham, Haywood, Jackson, Macon, Swain, Transylvania | 17 hr |
| Apr 15, 4:41 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | MHX | 14 hr | |
| Apr 15, 6:19 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | ILM | Brunswick, New Hanover, Pender | 7 hr |
| Apr 16, 3:36 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Watauga | 16 hr |
| Apr 16, 4:13 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | GSP | Avery, Mitchell, Yancey | 16 hr |
| Apr 16, 4:28 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | MRX | Cherokee, Clay | 11 hr |
| Apr 17, 12:28 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | GSP | Avery, Buncombe, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, McDowell and 6 more | 20 hr |
| Apr 17, 12:37 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Watauga | 19 hr |
| Apr 18, 2:50 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | GSP | Avery, Mitchell, Yancey | 27 hr |
| Apr 18, 2:59 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Watauga | 26 hr |
| Apr 22, 9:40 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | MRX | Cherokee, Clay | 40 hr |
| Apr 22, 3:36 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | RNK | Ashe, Watauga | 34 hr |
| Apr 22, 3:53 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | ILM | Brunswick, New Hanover, Pender | 40 hr |
| Apr 23, 3:36 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | GSP | Avery, Buncombe, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, Macon and 5 more | 22 hr |
| Apr 23, 4:18 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | MHX | 35 hr | |
| Sep 14, 5:36 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | GSP | Alexander, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell and 22 more | 48 hr |
| Sep 15, 5:47 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Surry, Watauga, Wilkes, Yadkin | 46 hr |
| Sep 16, 6:13 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | GSP | Avery, Burke, Caldwell, McDowell, Madison, Mitchell and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Oct 10, 3:26 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | AKQ | Bertie, Chowan, Gates, Hertford, Northampton, Perquimans | 34 hr |
| Oct 11, 4:43 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Caswell, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry and 3 more | 30 hr |
| Oct 11, 5:15 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | GSP | Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Graham, Haywood and 11 more | 11 hr |
| Oct 20, 3:31 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | RNK | Surry, Wilkes | 32 hr |
| Oct 20, 4:11 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | GSP | Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Graham, Haywood and 11 more | 30 hr |
| Oct 20, 2:31 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | MHX | 20 hr | |
| Oct 20, 2:52 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | AKQ | Currituck | 20 hr |
| Oct 20, 2:53 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | MRX | Cherokee, Clay | 13 hr |
| Oct 25, 3:42 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | MRX | Cherokee, Clay | 24 hr |
| Oct 28, 3:49 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | MRX | Cherokee, Clay | 24 hr |
| Oct 28, 10:39 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Surry, Watauga, Wilkes | 25 hr |
| Oct 28, 10:42 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | GSP | Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Graham, Haywood and 11 more | 24 hr |
| Nov 1, 4:17 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | GSP | Avery, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, Madison, Mitchell and 2 more | 22 hr |
| Nov 2, 2:16 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Watauga | 20 hr |
| Nov 2, 2:50 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | GSP | Avery, Mitchell, Yancey | 19 hr |
| Nov 5, 3:42 AM EST | Wind Advisory | MRX | Cherokee, Clay | 30 hr |
| Nov 9, 1:27 PM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Watauga | 24 hr |
| Nov 9, 2:51 PM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Graham, Haywood and 9 more | 22 hr |
| Nov 14, 3:42 PM EST | Wind Advisory | AKQ | Currituck | 29 hr |
| Nov 15, 4:40 AM EST | Wind Advisory | MHX | 11 hr | |
| Nov 15, 7:14 PM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Watauga | 17 hr |
| Nov 15, 7:20 PM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | Avery, Burke, Caldwell, McDowell, Mitchell, Yancey | 14 hr |
| Nov 25, 2:46 PM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Watauga | 37 hr |
| Nov 27, 2:39 PM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Alleghany | 21 hr |
| Dec 8, 3:16 AM EST | Wind Advisory | MHX | Dare, Hyde, Tyrrell | 60 hr |
| Dec 8, 3:15 PM EST | Wind Advisory | AKQ | Currituck | 37 hr |
| Dec 8, 3:30 PM EST | Wind Advisory | ILM | Brunswick, New Hanover, Pender | 27 hr |
| Dec 10, 10:26 AM EST | Wind Advisory | MHX | 5 hr | |
| Dec 20, 4:19 AM EST | Wind Advisory | MHX | 26 hr | |
| Dec 21, 3:04 AM EST | Wind Advisory | ILM | Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, New Hanover, Pender, Robeson | 15 hr |
| Dec 21, 4:03 AM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Alleghany | 26 hr |
| Dec 21, 6:09 AM EST | Wind Advisory | MHX | Beaufort, Dare, Duplin, Greene, Hyde, Jones and 6 more | 25 hr |
| Dec 21, 9:35 AM EST | Wind Advisory | RAH | Cumberland, Edgecombe, Franklin, Halifax, Harnett, Hoke and 7 more | 10 hr |
| Dec 26, 4:02 AM EST | Wind Advisory | MRX | Cherokee, Clay | 57 hr |
| Dec 26, 3:05 PM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | Avery, Buncombe, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, Macon and 4 more | 42 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Avery County21
- Mitchell County21
- Yancey County21
- Ashe County18
- Watauga County18
- Alleghany County18
- Buncombe County13
- Haywood County13
- Madison County13
- Swain County13
- Graham County12
- Jackson County12
- McDowell County12
- Macon County10
- Burke County10
- Caldwell County10
- Transylvania County9
- Cherokee County7
- Clay County7
- Surry County6
- Wilkes County6
- Henderson County6
- Dare County5
- Brunswick County5
- New Hanover County5
- Pender County5
- Polk County5
- Rutherford County5
- Hyde County4
- Tyrrell County4
- Currituck County4
- Caswell County3
- Rockingham County3
- Edgecombe County3
- Franklin County3
- Halifax County3
- Harnett County3
- Johnston County3
- Nash County3
- Wake County3
55 more counties
- Wilson County3
- Yadkin County3
- Alamance County2
- Chatham County2
- Davidson County2
- Durham County2
- Forsyth County2
- Granville County2
- Guilford County2
- Lee County2
- Montgomery County2
- Moore County2
- Orange County2
- Person County2
- Randolph County2
- Stanly County2
- Vance County2
- Warren County2
- Bertie County2
- Chowan County2
- Gates County2
- Hertford County2
- Northampton County2
- Perquimans County2
- Cumberland County2
- Hoke County2
- Sampson County2
- Scotland County2
- Wayne County2
- Beaufort County2
- Duplin County2
- Greene County2
- Jones County2
- Lenoir County2
- Martin County2
- Pamlico County2
- Pitt County2
- Washington County2
- Alexander County2
- Cabarrus County2
- Catawba County2
- Cleveland County2
- Davie County2
- Gaston County2
- Iredell County2
- Lincoln County2
- Mecklenburg County2
- Rowan County2
- Union County2
- Bladen County2
- Columbus County2
- Robeson County2
- Stokes County2
- Anson County1
- Richmond 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.