Alert archive / South Carolina / 2003
Weather alerts in South Carolina, March 2003
81 weather alerts in March 2003, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered any part of the state, so the counties below add up to more than the state.
Weather alerts by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in March 2003. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 81
- Warnings
- 50
- Watches
- 10
- Advisories
- 0
- Busiest day
- March 20, 200345 alerts
Over time
By day
Days in UTC, the clock the archive keeps.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 2:39 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Beaufort, Jasper | 3 hr |
| Mar 2, 3:19 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 56 min | |
| Mar 2, 4:16 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 119 min | |
| Mar 2, 4:16 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 119 min | |
| Mar 5, 10:52 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Aiken, Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Dorchester and 11 more | 53 min |
| Mar 5, 11:35 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Abbeville, Aiken, Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun and 14 more | 5 hr |
| Mar 6, 12:05 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Edgefield | 25 min |
| Mar 6, 12:11 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Sumter | 34 min |
| Mar 6, 12:26 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Lee | 34 min |
| Mar 6, 12:31 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Newberry | 44 min |
| Mar 6, 12:38 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Lexington | 37 min |
| Mar 6, 12:38 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILM | Darlington | 52 min |
| Mar 6, 12:45 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Aiken, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Chesterfield, Clarendon and 19 more | 60 min |
| Mar 6, 12:58 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILM | Florence | 32 min |
| Mar 6, 1:03 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILM | Dillon, Marlboro | 42 min |
| Mar 6, 1:18 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Kershaw | 42 min |
| Mar 6, 2:19 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Anderson | 41 min |
| Mar 6, 2:34 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Dillon, Horry, Marion | 86 min |
| Mar 6, 2:47 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Greenville, Laurens, Spartanburg | 28 min |
| Mar 6, 3:16 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Abbeville, Aiken, Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun and 14 more | 59 min |
| Mar 6, 2:01 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 29 min | |
| Mar 13, 9:39 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Allendale, Beaufort, Hampton, Jasper | 2 hr |
| Mar 13, 9:55 AM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Beaufort, Jasper | 6 hr |
| Mar 13, 11:45 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 90 min | |
| Mar 13, 1:55 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Anderson, Cherokee, Greenville, Laurens, Oconee, Pickens and 3 more | 2 hr |
| Mar 13, 6:33 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Abbeville, Aiken, Barnwell, Cherokee, Chester, Edgefield and 12 more | 87 min |
| Mar 19, 10:48 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Abbeville, Anderson, Cherokee, Greenville, Laurens, Oconee and 2 more | 117 min |
| Mar 19, 5:05 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Abbeville | 40 min |
| Mar 19, 5:30 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Abbeville, Anderson, Greenville, Greenwood, Laurens, Oconee and 2 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 19, 7:04 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Allendale, Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton, Jasper | 116 min |
| Mar 19, 7:15 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Beaufort, Jasper | 4 hr |
| Mar 19, 8:32 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Anderson, Pickens | 3 hr |
| Mar 19, 8:58 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Aiken, Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Chester and 19 more | 3 hr |
| Mar 19, 9:23 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 97 min | |
| Mar 19, 9:34 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Greenville, Spartanburg | 4 hr |
| Mar 19, 9:40 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Anderson | 65 min |
| Mar 19, 9:59 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 91 min | |
| Mar 19, 11:59 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Aiken | 46 min |
| Mar 20, 12:04 AM EST | Tornado Warning | CAE | Aiken, Barnwell | 26 min |
| Mar 20, 12:20 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Abbeville, Aiken, Anderson, Barnwell, Calhoun, Chester and 19 more | 4 hr |
| Mar 20, 12:27 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Aiken, Barnwell | 33 min |
| Mar 20, 12:39 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Orangeburg | 66 min |
| Mar 20, 1:30 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Greenville, Spartanburg | 4 hr |
| Mar 20, 1:55 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Oconee, Pickens | 3 hr |
| Mar 20, 1:59 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Oconee, Pickens | 46 min |
| Mar 20, 2:16 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Georgetown, Horry, Marion, Williamsburg | 119 min |
| Mar 20, 3:06 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Allendale, Bamberg | 54 min |
| Mar 20, 3:40 AM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Allendale, Bamberg, Berkeley, Colleton, Dorchester, Hampton and 1 more | 5 hr |
| Mar 20, 5:23 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Lexington, Orangeburg | 37 min |
| Mar 20, 5:41 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Calhoun | 34 min |
| Mar 20, 5:45 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Aiken, Barnwell | 45 min |
| Mar 20, 5:48 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Calhoun, Clarendon, Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Horry and 5 more | 117 min |
| Mar 20, 5:50 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Richland | 55 min |
| Mar 20, 6:11 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Sumter | 79 min |
| Mar 20, 6:12 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Allendale, Bamberg, Colleton, Dorchester, Hampton, Jasper | 2 hr |
| Mar 20, 6:18 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Sumter | 72 min |
| Mar 20, 7:27 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 93 min | |
| Mar 20, 8:00 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Charleston | 45 min |
| Mar 20, 8:40 AM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Beaufort, Berkeley, Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester, Hampton and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 20, 9:22 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Beaufort, Jasper | 23 min |
| Mar 20, 9:55 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILM | Georgetown | 50 min |
| Mar 20, 10:10 AM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Georgetown, Horry | 5 hr |
| Mar 20, 10:40 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Horry | 2 hr |
| Mar 20, 11:11 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 64 min | |
| Mar 20, 11:20 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Charleston | 40 min |
| Mar 20, 11:37 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 53 min | |
| Mar 20, 11:37 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 53 min | |
| Mar 20, 12:20 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 85 min | |
| Mar 20, 2:35 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Allendale, Beaufort, Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester, Hampton and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 20, 3:25 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 65 min | |
| Mar 20, 4:21 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Beaufort, Berkeley, Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester, Hampton and 1 more | 114 min |
| Mar 20, 4:32 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 88 min | |
| Mar 20, 6:11 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 2 hr | |
| Mar 20, 6:57 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Beaufort, Charleston, Colleton and 3 more | 2 hr |
| Mar 20, 8:12 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Georgetown, Horry, Marion, Williamsburg | 3 hr |
| Mar 20, 8:53 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Beaufort, Jasper | 37 min |
| Mar 20, 9:00 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allendale, Beaufort, Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester, Hampton and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 20, 9:47 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Charleston | 43 min |
| Mar 21, 2:16 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Beaufort, Berkeley, Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester, Florence and 6 more | 59 min |
| Mar 21, 3:58 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Berkeley | 32 min |
| Mar 30, 12:07 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Oconee, Pickens | 4 hr |
By product
Every kind of product issued here, grouped by hazard. Each opens the same place narrowed to that product.
| Product | Alerts |
|---|---|
| Severe storms | |
| Severe Thunderstorm Warning | 30 |
| Tornado Warning | 1 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 4 |
| Tornado Watch | 6 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 21 |
| Flooding | |
| Flash Flood Warning | 4 |
| Marine | |
| Special Marine Warning | 15 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Jasper County15
- Beaufort County13
- Allendale County12
- Aiken County11
- Barnwell County11
- Dorchester County11
- Hampton County11
- Sumter County10
- Bamberg County9
- Lexington County9
- Orangeburg County9
- Colleton County9
- Charleston County9
- Calhoun County8
- Edgefield County8
- Greenwood County8
- Newberry County8
- Richland County8
- Horry County8
- Fairfield County7
- McCormick County7
- Saluda County7
- Abbeville County7
- Lee County7
- Anderson County7
- Laurens County7
- Spartanburg County7
- Oconee County7
- Pickens County7
- Kershaw County6
- Marion County6
- Williamsburg County6
- Greenville County6
- Lancaster County5
- Darlington County5
- Florence County5
- Georgetown County5
- Berkeley County5
- Dillon County4
- Chesterfield County3
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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.