Alert archive / North Carolina / Winter Storm Warnings
Winter Storm Warnings in North Carolina, 2016
14 winter storm warnings 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 winter storm warnings reaches back to 2005.
Winter Storm Warnings by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2016. Tap one for its archive.
- Winter Storm Warnings
- 14
- Busiest month
- January7 winter storm warnings
- Busiest day
- January 21, 20166 winter storm warnings
Over time
By month
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 20, 10:22 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | GSP | Graham | 10 hr |
| Jan 21, 3:30 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Caswell, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry and 3 more | 66 hr |
| Jan 21, 4:34 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | GSP | Alexander, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell and 22 more | 65 hr |
| Jan 21, 4:52 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | RAH | Alamance, Anson, Chatham, Cumberland, Davidson, Durham and 21 more | 61 hr |
| Jan 21, 5:21 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | MRX | Cherokee, Clay | 65 hr |
| Jan 21, 10:27 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | AKQ | Northampton | 66 hr |
| Jan 21, 3:20 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | ILM | Bladen, Robeson | 24 hr |
| Feb 8, 4:17 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | GSP | Avery, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, Madison, Mitchell and 2 more | 27 hr |
| Feb 11, 11:46 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | MHX | Beaufort, Dare, Hyde, Martin, Tyrrell, Washington | 33 hr |
| Feb 11, 3:25 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | AKQ | Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Pasquotank, Perquimans | 28 hr |
| Feb 14, 4:30 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | GSP | Alexander, Avery, Burke, Caldwell, McDowell, Mitchell and 1 more | 44 hr |
| Feb 14, 8:01 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Caswell, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry and 3 more | 51 hr |
| Feb 14, 9:59 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | RAH | Alamance, Forsyth, Guilford, Orange, Person | 29 hr |
| Feb 16, 12:13 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | GSP | Alexander, Avery, Burke, Caldwell, McDowell, Mitchell and 1 more | 6 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Avery County4
- Mitchell County4
- Yancey County4
- Graham County3
- Alexander County3
- Burke County3
- Caldwell County3
- McDowell County3
- Alleghany County2
- Ashe County2
- Caswell County2
- Rockingham County2
- Stokes County2
- Surry County2
- Watauga County2
- Wilkes County2
- Yadkin County2
- Haywood County2
- Jackson County2
- Madison County2
- Swain County2
- Alamance County2
- Forsyth County2
- Guilford County2
- Orange County2
- Person County2
- Buncombe County1
- Cabarrus County1
- Catawba County1
- Cleveland County1
- Davie County1
- Gaston County1
- Henderson County1
- Iredell County1
- Lincoln County1
- Macon County1
- Mecklenburg County1
- Polk County1
- Rowan County1
- Rutherford County1
41 more counties
- Transylvania County1
- Union County1
- Anson County1
- Chatham County1
- Cumberland County1
- Davidson County1
- Durham County1
- Franklin County1
- Granville County1
- Halifax County1
- Harnett County1
- Hoke County1
- Johnston County1
- Lee County1
- Montgomery County1
- Moore County1
- Nash County1
- Randolph County1
- Richmond County1
- Scotland County1
- Stanly County1
- Vance County1
- Wake County1
- Warren County1
- Cherokee County1
- Clay County1
- Northampton County1
- Bladen County1
- Robeson County1
- Beaufort County1
- Dare County1
- Hyde County1
- Martin County1
- Tyrrell County1
- Washington County1
- Bertie County1
- Camden County1
- Chowan County1
- Currituck County1
- Pasquotank 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.