Wind Advisories in North Carolina, 2020

Wind Advisories by county

Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2020. Tap one for its archive.

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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, 3:42 AM EST	Wind Advisory	RNK	Surry, Wilkes	30 hr
Jan 4, 4:02 AM EST	Wind Advisory	GSP	Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Graham, Haywood, Henderson and 8 more	30 hr
Jan 4, 4:02 AM EST	Wind Advisory	MHX	Dare, Hyde	27 hr
Jan 7, 2:07 PM EST	Wind Advisory	RNK	Alleghany, Ashe, Caswell, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry and 3 more	28 hr
Jan 7, 2:30 PM EST	Wind Advisory	GSP	Alexander, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Henderson and 5 more	28 hr
Jan 10, 2:39 PM EST	Wind Advisory	MRX	Cherokee, Clay	34 hr
Jan 10, 2:43 PM EST	Wind Advisory	RNK	Alleghany, Ashe, Surry, Watauga, Wilkes	37 hr
Jan 10, 2:47 PM EST	Wind Advisory	GSP	Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Graham, Haywood and 11 more	34 hr
Jan 15, 2:30 PM EST	Wind Advisory	RNK	Alleghany, Ashe, Surry, Watauga, Wilkes	34 hr
Jan 15, 2:35 PM EST	Wind Advisory	GSP	Avery, Burke, Caldwell, McDowell, Mitchell, Yancey	33 hr
Jan 19, 3:50 AM EST	Wind Advisory	GSP	Avery, Buncombe, Madison, Mitchell, Yancey	14 hr
Jan 19, 4:26 AM EST	Wind Advisory	RNK	Alleghany, Ashe, Watauga	14 hr
Jan 20, 2:57 PM EST	Wind Advisory	MHX	Carteret, Dare, Hyde	36 hr
Jan 23, 2:36 PM EST	Wind Advisory	GSP	Avery, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, Madison, Mitchell and 2 more	24 hr
Jan 23, 3:19 PM EST	Wind Advisory	RNK	Ashe, Watauga	27 hr
Feb 2, 9:09 AM EST	Wind Advisory	GSP	Avery, Burke, Caldwell, McDowell, Mitchell, Yancey	15 hr
Feb 2, 9:15 AM EST	Wind Advisory	RNK	Alleghany, Ashe, Surry, Watauga, Wilkes	15 hr
Feb 5, 3:18 PM EST	Wind Advisory	MHX	Beaufort, Carteret, Craven, Dare, Duplin, Greene and 9 more	50 hr
Feb 6, 2:42 PM EST	Wind Advisory	AKQ	Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Gates, Hertford and 3 more	27 hr
Feb 6, 8:31 PM EST	Wind Advisory	ILM	Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, New Hanover, Pender, Robeson	22 hr
Feb 6, 9:16 PM EST	Wind Advisory	RAH	Alamance, Anson, Chatham, Cumberland, Davidson, Durham and 25 more	19 hr
Feb 6, 9:40 PM EST	Wind Advisory	RNK	Alleghany, Ashe, Caswell, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry and 3 more	20 hr
Feb 6, 9:47 PM EST	Wind Advisory	GSP	Alexander, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell and 22 more	20 hr
Feb 19, 9:45 PM EST	Wind Advisory	MHX	Carteret, Dare, Hyde	41 hr
Feb 20, 3:20 AM EST	Wind Advisory	AKQ	Currituck	33 hr
Feb 26, 3:36 AM EST	Wind Advisory	RNK	Alleghany, Ashe, Watauga	39 hr
Feb 26, 3:51 AM EST	Wind Advisory	GSP	Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Graham, Haywood and 11 more	39 hr
Mar 5, 8:34 PM EST	Wind Advisory	RNK	Alleghany, Ashe, Watauga	36 hr
Mar 5, 8:57 PM EST	Wind Advisory	GSP	Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Haywood, Henderson and 8 more	36 hr
Mar 31, 3:05 AM EDT	Wind Advisory	MHX	Carteret, Dare, Hyde	36 hr
Mar 31, 3:13 AM EDT	Wind Advisory	AKQ	Currituck	37 hr
Apr 9, 1:47 AM EDT	Wind Advisory	RNK	Alleghany, Ashe, Watauga	18 hr
Apr 9, 4:48 AM EDT	Wind Advisory	GSP	Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, McDowell, Madison and 2 more	15 hr
Apr 9, 9:27 PM EDT	Wind Advisory	RNK	Alleghany, Ashe, Watauga	21 hr
Apr 9, 9:35 PM EDT	Wind Advisory	GSP	Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Graham, Haywood and 11 more	20 hr
Apr 11, 9:32 PM EDT	Wind Advisory	MRX	Cherokee, Clay	42 hr
Apr 12, 3:56 AM EDT	Wind Advisory	GSP	Alexander, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell and 22 more	36 hr
Apr 12, 4:08 AM EDT	Wind Advisory	MHX	Beaufort, Carteret, Craven, Dare, Duplin, Greene and 9 more	35 hr
Apr 12, 2:18 PM EDT	Wind Advisory	RNK	Alleghany, Ashe, Caswell, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry and 3 more	26 hr
Apr 12, 2:25 PM EDT	Wind Advisory	AKQ	Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Gates, Hertford and 3 more	26 hr
Apr 12, 2:52 PM EDT	Wind Advisory	ILM	Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, New Hanover, Pender, Robeson	25 hr
Apr 12, 3:33 PM EDT	Wind Advisory	RAH	Alamance, Anson, Chatham, Cumberland, Davidson, Durham and 25 more	24 hr
Apr 13, 3:01 PM EDT	Wind Advisory	MHX	Carteret, Dare, Hyde	3 hr
Apr 19, 4:14 PM EDT	Wind Advisory	MHX	Dare, Hyde	27 hr
Apr 20, 3:53 AM EDT	Wind Advisory	AKQ	Currituck	11 hr
Apr 21, 3:03 AM EDT	Wind Advisory	GSP	Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, McDowell, Mitchell and 1 more	19 hr
Apr 21, 3:25 AM EDT	Wind Advisory	RNK	Alleghany, Ashe, Surry, Watauga, Wilkes	19 hr
Apr 22, 3:34 PM EDT	Wind Advisory	MHX	Carteret, Dare, Hyde, Onslow	35 hr
Apr 23, 2:58 AM EDT	Wind Advisory	GSP	Graham, Haywood, Jackson, Macon, Swain, Transylvania	17 hr
Apr 26, 3:01 AM EDT	Wind Advisory	RNK	Alleghany, Ashe, Watauga	31 hr
Apr 26, 3:40 AM EDT	Wind Advisory	GSP	Avery, Mitchell, Yancey	30 hr
Apr 29, 2:55 PM EDT	Wind Advisory	MHX	Carteret, Dare, Hyde	28 hr
Apr 30, 3:24 AM EDT	Wind Advisory	AKQ	Camden, Currituck, Pasquotank	15 hr
May 8, 4:24 AM EDT	Wind Advisory	MHX	Carteret, Dare, Hyde	29 hr
May 10, 2:14 PM EDT	Wind Advisory	RNK	Alleghany, Ashe, Watauga	19 hr
Oct 28, 2:09 PM EDT	Wind Advisory	RNK	Caswell, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry, Wilkes, Yadkin	3 hr
Oct 28, 2:26 PM EDT	Wind Advisory	RAH	Alamance, Anson, Chatham, Cumberland, Davidson, Durham and 25 more	26 hr
Oct 28, 2:47 PM EDT	Wind Advisory	GSP	Alexander, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Davie, Iredell, Mecklenburg and 2 more	27 hr
Oct 28, 3:10 PM EDT	Wind Advisory	ILM	Bladen, Robeson	27 hr
Oct 28, 3:27 PM EDT	Wind Advisory	AKQ	Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Gates, Hertford and 3 more	28 hr
Oct 28, 3:40 PM EDT	Wind Advisory	MHX	Beaufort, Carteret, Craven, Dare, Duplin, Greene and 9 more	38 hr
Oct 29, 7:58 PM EDT	Wind Advisory	RNK	Alleghany, Ashe, Watauga	16 hr
Oct 29, 8:04 PM EDT	Wind Advisory	GSP	Avery, Buncombe, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, Macon and 4 more	16 hr
Nov 1, 3:33 AM EST	Wind Advisory	RNK	Alleghany, Ashe, Watauga	32 hr
Nov 1, 3:58 AM EST	Wind Advisory	GSP	Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Graham, Haywood and 9 more	32 hr
Nov 14, 2:06 PM EST	Wind Advisory	RNK	Alleghany, Ashe, Watauga	44 hr
Nov 15, 1:55 AM EST	Wind Advisory	GSP	Avery, Burke, Caldwell, Graham, Haywood, Jackson and 6 more	32 hr
Nov 29, 3:20 AM EST	Wind Advisory	MHX	Beaufort, Carteret, Craven, Dare, Duplin, Greene and 9 more	40 hr
Nov 29, 3:21 PM EST	Wind Advisory	AKQ	Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Gates, Hertford and 3 more	27 hr
Nov 30, 3:37 AM EST	Wind Advisory	RAH	Anson, Chatham, Cumberland, Durham, Edgecombe, Franklin and 19 more	13 hr
Dec 4, 3:47 AM EST	Wind Advisory	MHX	Carteret, Dare, Hyde	27 hr
Dec 4, 11:39 AM EST	Wind Advisory	AKQ	Currituck	27 hr
Dec 14, 2:15 PM EST	Wind Advisory	AKQ	Currituck	8 hr
Dec 21, 3:14 AM EST	Wind Advisory	GSP	Alexander, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Graham and 12 more	33 hr
Dec 21, 5:05 AM EST	Wind Advisory	RNK	Alleghany, Ashe, Surry, Watauga, Wilkes	31 hr
Dec 23, 3:26 AM EST	Wind Advisory	MHX	Beaufort, Carteret, Craven, Dare, Duplin, Greene and 9 more	48 hr
Dec 23, 3:33 AM EST	Wind Advisory	GSP	Avery, Buncombe, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, Macon and 5 more	32 hr
Dec 23, 2:48 PM EST	Wind Advisory	AKQ	Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Gates, Hertford and 2 more	35 hr
Dec 23, 8:13 PM EST	Wind Advisory	RNK	Alleghany, Ashe, Watauga	20 hr
Dec 23, 11:37 PM EST	Wind Advisory	MRX	Cherokee, Clay	10 hr
Dec 24, 8:06 AM EST	Wind Advisory	ILM	Brunswick, New Hanover, Pender	19 hr
Dec 24, 9:24 AM EST	Wind Advisory	RAH	Cumberland, Edgecombe, Halifax, Johnston, Nash, Sampson and 2 more	16 hr

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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.