Alert archive / Georgia / Burke County
Weather alerts in Burke County, Georgia, 2026
126 weather alerts in 2026, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Burke County and its neighbors
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2026. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 126
- Warnings
- 27
- Watches
- 11
- Advisories
- 35
- Busiest month
- August26 alerts
- Busiest day
- March 16, 20268 alerts
Over time
By month
Warning verification
How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.
Burke County, 2026
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 19 | 12 | 37% | 14 | 86% | 25 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 2 | 1 | 50% | 1 | 100% | 59 min |
Each office's whole area, 2026
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Columbia, SC: tornado warnings | 5 | 3 | 40% | 3 | 100% | 9 min |
| NWS Columbia, SC: severe thunderstorm warnings | 168 | 128 | 24% | 421 | 89% | 21 min |
| NWS Columbia, SC: flash flood warnings | 26 | 19 | 27% | 46 | 96% | 44 min |
An office's figures cover every county it serves, including across state lines.
The year is still running; reports filed late and damage surveys can still change these figures.
Verified by the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow, which matches each storm-based warning with the local storm reports inside its polygon while it was in force, within 15 km of its edge: a tornado warning counts as verified on a tornado report, a severe thunderstorm warning on hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more, or wind damage, a flash flood warning on a flash flood report. The false alarm ratio is the share of warnings with no such report; "inside a warning" is the probability of detection, the share of reports that fell inside one; lead time runs from the warning's issue to each report inside it, counting zero for a report that came first. A warning with no report is not proof nothing happened: reports come from spotters, the public and damage surveys, and are thin where few people live.
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 | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 5, 12:32 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | CAE | 9 hr |
| Jan 7, 9:58 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | CAE | 11 hr |
| Jan 9, 3:01 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | CAE | 7 hr |
| Jan 9, 11:29 AM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | CAE | 56 hr |
| Jan 17, 6:32 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | CAE | 18 hr |
| Jan 23, 12:57 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | CAE | 63 hr |
| Jan 26, 2:04 AM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | CAE | 32 hr |
| Jan 29, 2:03 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | CAE | 23 hr |
| Jan 29, 11:49 AM EST | Extreme Cold Watch | CAE | 24 hr |
| Jan 30, 1:22 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | CAE | 55 hr |
| Jan 30, 11:44 AM EST | Extreme Cold Warning | CAE | 46 hr |
| Feb 1, 11:42 AM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | CAE | 21 hr |
| Feb 6, 12:14 AM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | CAE | 30 hr |
| Feb 18, 12:07 AM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | CAE | 18 hr |
| Feb 20, 12:29 AM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | CAE | 16 hr |
| Feb 21, 10:34 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 116 min |
| Feb 21, 1:19 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CAE | 41 min |
| Feb 22, 1:18 AM EST | Wind Advisory | CAE | 19 hr |
| Feb 25, 2:06 AM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | CAE | 16 hr |
| Feb 25, 6:13 PM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | CAE | 23 hr |
| Mar 1, 12:15 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | CAE | 10 hr |
| Mar 2, 3:49 PM EST | River Flood Warning | CHS | 54 hr |
| Mar 11, 1:43 PM EDT | Lake Wind Advisory | CAE | 30 hr |
| Mar 12, 6:35 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 85 min |
| Mar 12, 7:14 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Mar 12, 8:40 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | 50 min |
| Mar 12, 8:50 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 85 min |
| Mar 12, 9:27 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | 48 min |
| Mar 15, 12:08 AM EDT | Freeze Watch | CAE | 24 hr |
| Mar 16, 12:27 AM EDT | Freeze Watch | CAE | 24 hr |
| Mar 16, 12:27 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | CAE | 34 hr |
| Mar 16, 12:27 AM EDT | Lake Wind Advisory | CAE | 26 hr |
| Mar 16, 7:54 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 96 min |
| Mar 16, 7:59 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Mar 16, 8:54 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | 66 min |
| Mar 16, 9:00 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | 60 min |
| Mar 16, 10:36 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 84 min |
| Mar 17, 12:51 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | CAE | 33 hr |
| Mar 18, 2:21 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | CAE | 19 hr |
| Mar 27, 2:13 AM EDT | Lake Wind Advisory | CAE | 36 hr |
| Mar 27, 2:26 AM EDT | Fire Weather Watch | CAE | 11 hr |
| Mar 27, 1:33 PM EDT | Red Flag Warning | CAE | 33 hr |
| May 22, 7:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | 40 min |
| May 23, 1:34 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 116 min |
| May 23, 2:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | 41 min |
| May 23, 3:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | 48 min |
| May 24, 1:55 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 24, 5:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | 34 min |
| May 24, 5:49 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CAE | 8 min |
| May 24, 5:57 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CAE | 108 min |
| May 25, 1:23 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 25, 2:08 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CAE | 3 hr |
| May 26, 9:43 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CAE | 3 hr |
| May 31, 7:20 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CAE | 3 hr |
| May 31, 7:40 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CAE | 2 hr |
| Jun 12, 6:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | 34 min |
| Jun 14, 1:50 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 115 min |
| Jun 14, 1:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | 39 min |
| Jun 14, 4:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | 48 min |
| Jun 18, 1:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | 23 min |
| Jun 18, 3:17 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 118 min |
| Jun 18, 4:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | 48 min |
| Jun 18, 5:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | 45 min |
| Jun 18, 9:16 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 119 min |
| Jun 18, 9:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | 54 min |
| Jun 18, 11:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | 29 min |
| Jun 27, 2:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | 46 min |
| Jun 27, 3:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | 41 min |
| Jun 29, 3:09 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Jun 29, 4:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | 22 min |
| Jun 29, 4:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | 31 min |
| Jun 29, 5:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | 46 min |
| Jun 29, 5:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | 42 min |
| Jul 9, 3:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | 42 min |
| Jul 9, 4:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | 36 min |
| Jul 10, 4:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | 48 min |
| Jul 12, 1:24 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 12, 2:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jul 12, 4:46 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 89 min |
| Jul 12, 5:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | 39 min |
| Jul 12, 6:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | 44 min |
| Jul 12, 6:29 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 61 min |
| Jul 13, 10:06 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CAE | 3 hr |
| Jul 17, 7:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | 39 min |
| Jul 17, 7:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | 37 min |
| Jul 17, 7:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | 50 min |
| Jul 17, 8:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | 44 min |
| Jul 18, 2:14 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | CAE | 18 hr |
| Jul 24, 10:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | 46 min |
| Jul 26, 4:24 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 27, 2:11 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | CAE | 29 hr |
| Jul 27, 2:51 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 114 min |
| Aug 1, 4:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | 25 min |
| Aug 1, 4:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | 41 min |
| Aug 1, 5:04 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CAE | 5 hr |
| Aug 1, 7:49 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CAE | 2 hr |
| Aug 2, 12:45 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 2, 2:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | 66 min |
| Aug 2, 2:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | 35 min |
| Aug 2, 3:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | 40 min |
| Aug 2, 3:33 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CAE | 110 min |
| Aug 4, 3:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | 46 min |
| Aug 5, 8:06 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | CAE | 74 min |
| Aug 6, 5:42 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CAE | 107 min |
| Aug 11, 4:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | 52 min |
| Aug 11, 5:38 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CAE | 2 hr |
| Aug 13, 1:33 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | CAE | 5 days |
| Aug 13, 3:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | 39 min |
| Aug 13, 4:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | 43 min |
| Aug 14, 1:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | 41 min |
| Aug 15, 7:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | 26 min |
| Aug 17, 1:23 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | CAE | 31 hr |
| Aug 20, 10:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | 45 min |
| Aug 21, 1:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Aug 21, 2:10 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 21, 5:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | 39 min |
| Aug 21, 5:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | 46 min |
| Aug 22, 4:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | 52 min |
| Sep 4, 12:47 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | CAE | 30 hr |
| Sep 5, 1:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Sep 6, 1:18 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 117 min |
| Sep 6, 2:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | 16 min |
| Sep 6, 2:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Sep 6, 4:32 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 88 min |
| Sep 6, 7:00 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 60 min |
| Sep 21, 4:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | 30 min |
By product
Every kind of product issued here, grouped by hazard. Each opens the same place narrowed to that product.
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.