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Wind Advisories in North Carolina, 2023
62 wind advisories in 2023. 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 2023. Tap one for its archive.
- Wind Advisories
- 62
- Busiest month
- March21 wind advisories
- Busiest day
- March 31, 20237 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 14, 2:47 AM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Watauga | 18 hr |
| Jan 14, 3:45 AM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | Avery, Burke, Caldwell, McDowell, Mitchell, Yancey | 17 hr |
| Jan 18, 3:43 AM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | Graham, Haywood, Jackson, Macon, Swain | 56 hr |
| Jan 18, 4:10 AM EST | Wind Advisory | MRX | Cherokee, Clay | 39 hr |
| Jan 19, 3:51 AM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Henderson, McDowell and 4 more | 32 hr |
| Jan 19, 4:19 AM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Watauga | 36 hr |
| Jan 22, 2:08 PM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | Avery, Burke, Caldwell, McDowell, Mitchell, Yancey | 29 hr |
| Jan 23, 3:38 PM EST | Wind Advisory | MRX | Cherokee, Clay | 51 hr |
| Jan 24, 3:01 PM EST | Wind Advisory | MHX | Carteret, Dare, Hyde | 35 hr |
| Jan 25, 4:10 AM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | Avery, Buncombe, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, Macon and 5 more | 15 hr |
| Jan 26, 8:50 AM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Watauga | 4 hr |
| Jan 26, 9:05 AM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | Avery | 4 hr |
| Feb 8, 3:32 AM EST | Wind Advisory | MRX | Cherokee, Clay | 39 hr |
| Feb 17, 4:01 AM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Graham, Haywood and 11 more | 23 hr |
| Feb 17, 4:08 AM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Watauga | 23 hr |
| Feb 26, 3:26 AM EST | Wind Advisory | MRX | Cherokee, Clay | 52 hr |
| Feb 27, 3:09 AM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Surry, Watauga, Wilkes | 30 hr |
| Feb 27, 10:33 AM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Graham, Haywood and 8 more | 22 hr |
| Mar 2, 4:10 AM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Watauga | 54 hr |
| Mar 2, 2:52 PM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Cleveland and 17 more | 43 hr |
| Mar 2, 3:34 PM EST | Wind Advisory | MRX | Cherokee, Clay | 30 hr |
| Mar 3, 3:13 AM EST | Wind Advisory | ILM | Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, New Hanover, Pender, Robeson | 24 hr |
| Mar 3, 4:04 AM EST | Wind Advisory | MHX | Beaufort, Carteret, Craven, Dare, Duplin, Greene and 6 more | 25 hr |
| Mar 3, 8:52 AM EST | Wind Advisory | RAH | Anson, Cumberland, Harnett, Hoke, Johnston, Lee and 7 more | 16 hr |
| Mar 4, 3:02 AM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Watauga | 7 hr |
| Mar 10, 3:29 AM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Watauga | 30 hr |
| Mar 10, 3:48 AM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | Avery, Mitchell, Yancey | 30 hr |
| Mar 13, 2:37 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Watauga | 34 hr |
| Mar 24, 3:54 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | MRX | Cherokee, Clay | 40 hr |
| Mar 24, 2:59 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | GSP | Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Graham, Haywood and 11 more | 29 hr |
| Mar 25, 3:46 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Watauga | 16 hr |
| Mar 25, 5:49 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | MRX | Cherokee, Clay | 14 hr |
| Mar 31, 3:05 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | MRX | Cherokee, Clay | 41 hr |
| Mar 31, 3:55 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | MHX | Beaufort, Carteret, Craven, Dare, Duplin, Greene and 9 more | 43 hr |
| Mar 31, 11:49 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | AKQ | Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Gates, Hertford and 3 more | 36 hr |
| Mar 31, 11:57 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | RNK | Caswell, Rockingham, Stokes, Yadkin | 36 hr |
| Mar 31, 12:00 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | RAH | Alamance, Anson, Chatham, Cumberland, Davidson, Durham and 25 more | 36 hr |
| Mar 31, 12:05 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | GSP | Alexander, Buncombe, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Catawba and 19 more | 36 hr |
| Mar 31, 2:40 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | ILM | Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, New Hanover, Pender, Robeson | 28 hr |
| Apr 7, 3:46 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | MHX | Carteret, Dare, Hyde | 56 hr |
| Apr 30, 3:20 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | MHX | Carteret, Dare, Hyde | 18 hr |
| Apr 30, 9:32 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Watauga | 46 hr |
| Apr 30, 9:34 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | GSP | Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, McDowell, Madison and 2 more | 54 hr |
| May 2, 3:19 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | GSP | Alexander, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Catawba, Cleveland and 17 more | 24 hr |
| May 25, 3:10 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | MHX | Carteret, Dare, Hyde | 47 hr |
| Oct 14, 2:24 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | RNK | Ashe, Watauga | 16 hr |
| Oct 14, 2:41 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | GSP | Avery, Buncombe, Graham, Haywood, Madison, Mitchell and 2 more | 16 hr |
| Nov 20, 3:54 AM EST | Wind Advisory | MRX | Cherokee, Clay | 36 hr |
| Nov 20, 4:00 AM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Ashe, Watauga | 37 hr |
| Nov 20, 4:28 AM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | Avery, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, Macon, Madison and 3 more | 38 hr |
| Nov 27, 2:21 AM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Surry, Watauga, Wilkes | 35 hr |
| Nov 27, 2:31 AM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Graham, Haywood and 8 more | 34 hr |
| Dec 9, 2:28 PM EST | Wind Advisory | MHX | Carteret, Dare, Hyde | 40 hr |
| Dec 10, 11:47 PM EST | Wind Advisory | MHX | Carteret, Dare, Hyde | 6 hr |
| Dec 16, 3:10 AM EST | Wind Advisory | AKQ | Camden, Currituck, Pasquotank | 60 hr |
| Dec 16, 3:43 AM EST | Wind Advisory | ILM | Brunswick, New Hanover, Pender | 40 hr |
| Dec 16, 4:00 AM EST | Wind Advisory | MHX | Beaufort, Carteret, Craven, Dare, Hyde, Onslow and 1 more | 44 hr |
| Dec 17, 3:49 AM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Graham, Haywood and 11 more | 42 hr |
| Dec 17, 5:01 AM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Surry, Watauga, Wilkes | 47 hr |
| Dec 17, 2:15 PM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Watauga | 38 hr |
| Dec 18, 12:06 AM EST | Wind Advisory | MHX | Carteret, Dare, Hyde | 7 hr |
| Dec 18, 3:08 PM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | Avery, Burke, Caldwell, McDowell, Mitchell, Yancey | 12 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Ashe County16
- Watauga County16
- Avery County16
- Mitchell County15
- Yancey County15
- Alleghany County14
- Burke County13
- Caldwell County13
- McDowell County13
- Graham County12
- Haywood County12
- Swain County12
- Madison County12
- Jackson County11
- Macon County11
- Buncombe County11
- Transylvania County10
- Carteret County10
- Dare County10
- Hyde County10
- Cherokee County9
- Clay County9
- Henderson County7
- Polk County6
- Rutherford County6
- Surry County3
- Wilkes County3
- Cabarrus County3
- Cleveland County3
- Gaston County3
- Lincoln County3
- Mecklenburg County3
- Union County3
- Brunswick County3
- New Hanover County3
- Pender County3
- Beaufort County3
- Craven County3
- Onslow County3
- Pamlico County3
60 more counties
- Bladen County2
- Columbus County2
- Robeson County2
- Duplin County2
- Greene County2
- Jones County2
- Lenoir County2
- Pitt County2
- Anson County2
- Cumberland County2
- Harnett County2
- Hoke County2
- Johnston County2
- Lee County2
- Montgomery County2
- Moore County2
- Richmond County2
- Sampson County2
- Scotland County2
- Stanly County2
- Wayne County2
- Camden County2
- Currituck County2
- Pasquotank County2
- Alexander County2
- Catawba County2
- Davie County2
- Iredell County2
- Rowan County2
- Martin County1
- Tyrrell County1
- Washington County1
- Bertie County1
- Chowan County1
- Gates County1
- Hertford County1
- Northampton County1
- Perquimans County1
- Caswell County1
- Rockingham County1
- Stokes County1
- Yadkin County1
- Alamance County1
- Chatham County1
- Davidson County1
- Durham County1
- Edgecombe County1
- Forsyth County1
- Franklin County1
- Granville County1
- Guilford County1
- Halifax County1
- Nash County1
- Orange County1
- Person County1
- Randolph County1
- Vance County1
- Wake County1
- Warren County1
- Wilson 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.