Watauga County, North Carolina weather alerts
No watches, warnings or advisories are in force for Watauga County.
Checked Sun, Sep 20, 2026, 11:50 AM EDT. Times are Eastern Daylight Time.
Warnings on the map
Every watch, warning and advisory the National Weather Service has in force over Watauga County, North Carolina. Open it for the live map, where it pans and zooms.
Open the live map with warnings and watches
Map layer from NOAA National Weather Service. Boundaries from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet.
Alerts in force
Nothing is in force for Watauga County right now. Its warnings come from the National Weather Service and appear here within a minute of being issued; every one of the past year is below.
The past year in Watauga County
In the past year the National Weather Service issued 75 alerts for Watauga County, including 5 severe thunderstorm warnings, 3 freeze warnings, 3 high wind warnings and 3 winter storm warnings.
| Product | Issued | Most recent |
|---|---|---|
| Severe Thunderstorm Warning | 5 | Jul 28, 2026 |
| Freeze Warning | 3 | May 3, 2026 |
| High Wind Warning | 3 | Feb 6, 2026 |
| Winter Storm Warning | 3 | Feb 22, 2026 |
| Extreme Cold Warning | 2 | Jan 31, 2026 |
| Flash Flood Warning | 1 | Aug 2, 2026 |
| Flood Warning | 1 | Aug 2, 2026 |
| Flood Watch | 5 | Aug 11, 2026 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 5 | Sep 4, 2026 |
| Extreme Cold Watch | 2 | Jan 31, 2026 |
| Freeze Watch | 2 | Apr 21, 2026 |
| High Wind Watch | 2 | Feb 6, 2026 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 2 | Jan 30, 2026 |
| Flood Advisory | 11 | Aug 1, 2026 |
| Wind Advisory | 11 | Apr 19, 2026 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 10 | Mar 16, 2026 |
| Cold Weather Advisory | 7 | Feb 7, 2026 |
Warnings issued
- Flood Warning
- Flash Flood Warning
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Freeze Warning
- Freeze Warning
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Winter Storm Warning
- High Wind Warning
- Extreme Cold Warning
- Winter Storm Warning
- Extreme Cold Warning
- Winter Storm Warning
- High Wind Warning
- High Wind Warning
- Freeze Warning
Every alert, most recent first
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch
- Flood Watch
- Flood Warning
- Flash Flood Warning
- Flood Watch
- Flood Advisory
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch
- Flood Watch
- Flood Advisory
- Flood Advisory
- Flood Watch
- Flood Advisory
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Flood Advisory
- Flood Advisory
- Flood Watch
- Flood Advisory
- Flood Advisory
- Freeze Warning
- Freeze Warning
- Freeze Watch
- Wind Advisory
- Flood Advisory
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Winter Weather Advisory
- Wind Advisory
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch
- Winter Storm Warning
- Winter Weather Advisory
- Cold Weather Advisory
- High Wind Watch
- High Wind Warning
- Winter Weather Advisory
- Cold Weather Advisory
- Wind Advisory
The 40 most recent of 75.
From the Iowa Environmental Mesonet’s archive of NWS watches, warnings and advisories (VTEC), by the county’s own code and the forecast zones inside it. Each date links to the event at the IEM.
Nearby
The counties around Watauga County, with what is in force in each.
What this means
- Warning
- The hazard is happening or about to. Act now: a tornado warning means take shelter, a flash flood warning means move to higher ground.
- Watch
- Conditions favor the hazard. Nothing is happening yet; have a plan and be ready to act if a warning follows.
- Advisory
- A hazard that is less serious than a warning but can still cause trouble, such as dense fog, heat or light ice.
- Statement
- Information about weather that does not yet meet a warning: a strong storm, a hydrologic update, or a special weather statement.
Severity (extreme, severe, moderate, minor) is the rating the issuing office gives each product. More on the difference: tornado watch vs. tornado warning. Alerts come from the National Weather Service; follow its instructions and your local officials.
Sources
Alerts from the National Weather Service's public feed, read afresh every minute, and matched to counties and zones by their UGC codes. Warnings from outside the United States come from each country's own meteorological service. Follow the issuing office's instructions and your local officials.