Alert archive / South Carolina / 2006
Weather alerts in South Carolina, August 2006
127 weather alerts in August 2006, 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 August 2006. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 127
- Warnings
- 82
- Watches
- 7
- Advisories
- 29
- Busiest day
- August 8, 200615 alerts
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1, 3:55 AM EDT | Excessive Heat Watch | ILM | Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Marion, Marlboro, Williamsburg | 12 hr |
| Aug 1, 2:54 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | CAE | Aiken, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Chesterfield, Clarendon and 10 more | 28 hr |
| Aug 1, 3:40 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | GSP | Abbeville, Anderson, Cherokee, Chester, Greenwood, Laurens and 2 more | 27 hr |
| Aug 1, 3:41 PM EDT | Excessive Heat Warning | ILM | Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Marion, Marlboro, Williamsburg | 27 hr |
| Aug 1, 3:51 PM EDT | Excessive Heat Watch | CHS | Allendale, Berkeley, Colleton, Dorchester, Hampton | 13 hr |
| Aug 1, 6:12 PM EDT | Air Stagnation Advisory | CAE | Calhoun, Fairfield, Kershaw, Lexington, Newberry, Richland and 1 more | 25 hr |
| Aug 2, 4:26 AM EDT | Excessive Heat Warning | CHS | Berkeley, Colleton, Dorchester, Hampton | 16 hr |
| Aug 2, 4:26 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | CHS | Allendale, Colleton, Hampton | 16 hr |
| Aug 2, 2:19 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | CAE | Aiken, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Chesterfield, Clarendon and 10 more | 29 hr |
| Aug 2, 3:47 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | GSP | Abbeville, Anderson, Cherokee, Chester, Greenwood, Laurens and 2 more | 27 hr |
| Aug 2, 3:51 PM EDT | Excessive Heat Warning | CHS | Berkeley, Colleton, Dorchester, Hampton | 28 hr |
| Aug 2, 3:51 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | CHS | Allendale, Colleton, Dorchester, Hampton | 28 hr |
| Aug 2, 4:03 PM EDT | Excessive Heat Warning | ILM | Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Marion, Marlboro, Williamsburg | 27 hr |
| Aug 2, 5:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Colleton | 26 min |
| Aug 2, 5:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Anderson | 66 min |
| Aug 2, 7:11 PM EDT | Air Stagnation Advisory | CAE | Calhoun, Fairfield, Kershaw, Lexington, Newberry, Richland and 1 more | 24 hr |
| Aug 3, 2:17 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | CAE | Aiken, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Chesterfield, Clarendon and 10 more | 28 hr |
| Aug 3, 3:30 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | GSP | Abbeville, Anderson, Cherokee, Chester, Greenwood, Laurens and 2 more | 28 hr |
| Aug 3, 3:44 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | ILM | Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Marion, Marlboro, Williamsburg | 27 hr |
| Aug 3, 3:54 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | CHS | Allendale, Berkeley, Colleton, Dorchester, Hampton | 27 hr |
| Aug 3, 4:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Cherokee | 57 min |
| Aug 3, 5:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Berkeley | 43 min |
| Aug 3, 7:05 PM EDT | Air Stagnation Advisory | CAE | 23 hr | |
| Aug 3, 7:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Chesterfield | 38 min |
| Aug 3, 8:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Chesterfield | 30 min |
| Aug 4, 4:28 AM EDT | Excessive Heat Warning | ILM | 15 hr | |
| Aug 4, 1:39 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Aiken, Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Beaufort, Berkeley and 22 more | 96 min |
| Aug 4, 2:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Berkeley, Charleston | 48 min |
| Aug 4, 3:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Colleton | 48 min |
| Aug 4, 3:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Berkeley | 47 min |
| Aug 4, 5:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Beaufort | 45 min |
| Aug 4, 5:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Greenville | 27 min |
| Aug 4, 7:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Oconee | 58 min |
| Aug 4, 7:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Kershaw, Lancaster | 51 min |
| Aug 4, 7:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Pickens | 65 min |
| Aug 4, 7:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Oconee | 62 min |
| Aug 4, 11:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | York | 57 min |
| Aug 5, 3:59 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | CHS | Allendale, Berkeley, Colleton, Dorchester, Hampton | 16 hr |
| Aug 5, 11:04 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | CAE | Aiken, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Clarendon, Lee and 1 more | 8 hr |
| Aug 5, 2:22 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Aiken, Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Berkeley, Calhoun and 15 more | 83 min |
| Aug 5, 2:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Aiken, Edgefield | 35 min |
| Aug 5, 3:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Edgefield, McCormick | 48 min |
| Aug 5, 4:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Edgefield, McCormick | 44 min |
| Aug 5, 5:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Laurens | 75 min |
| Aug 5, 6:18 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CAE | Kershaw | 117 min |
| Aug 5, 6:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Greenville | 64 min |
| Aug 6, 6:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Bamberg | 27 min |
| Aug 6, 6:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Spartanburg | 31 min |
| Aug 7, 2:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Sumter | 37 min |
| Aug 7, 3:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Aiken | 26 min |
| Aug 8, 1:02 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Cherokee | 88 min |
| Aug 8, 1:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Lexington | 36 min |
| Aug 8, 2:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Greenville, Pickens | 78 min |
| Aug 8, 2:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Chesterfield | 24 min |
| Aug 8, 3:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Dorchester | 44 min |
| Aug 8, 4:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Berkeley, Charleston | 63 min |
| Aug 8, 4:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILM | Williamsburg | 47 min |
| Aug 8, 4:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILM | Georgetown | 50 min |
| Aug 8, 4:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Laurens | 60 min |
| Aug 8, 5:15 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | ILM | 60 min | |
| Aug 8, 5:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Union | 58 min |
| Aug 8, 5:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILM | Horry | 60 min |
| Aug 8, 5:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Chesterfield | 42 min |
| Aug 8, 5:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILM | Marlboro | 38 min |
| Aug 8, 6:39 PM EDT | Marine Weather Statement | ILM | 81 min | |
| Aug 9, 11:06 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | CHS | 9 hr | |
| Aug 9, 2:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Clarendon | 44 min |
| Aug 9, 2:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Sumter | 35 min |
| Aug 9, 4:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Berkeley | 44 min |
| Aug 9, 5:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Dorchester | 56 min |
| Aug 9, 5:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Colleton | 59 min |
| Aug 10, 4:07 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | CHS | 14 hr | |
| Aug 10, 2:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Union | 57 min |
| Aug 10, 3:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Pickens | 62 min |
| Aug 10, 3:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Greenville | 67 min |
| Aug 10, 4:15 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | CHS | Allendale, Berkeley, Colleton, Dorchester, Hampton | 23 hr |
| Aug 10, 4:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Lexington | 42 min |
| Aug 10, 4:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Abbeville, Anderson | 56 min |
| Aug 10, 5:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Sumter | 54 min |
| Aug 10, 6:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Orangeburg | 45 min |
| Aug 10, 6:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Berkeley | 73 min |
| Aug 10, 6:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Dorchester | 53 min |
| Aug 11, 12:49 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Jasper | 86 min |
| Aug 11, 7:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Beaufort | 25 min |
| Aug 12, 7:24 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Bamberg | 51 min |
| Aug 12, 7:50 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Colleton | 55 min |
| Aug 12, 8:44 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Colleton | 46 min |
| Aug 12, 2:38 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Jasper | 3 hr |
| Aug 12, 4:04 PM EDT | Lake Wind Advisory | CHS | Berkeley | 13 hr |
| Aug 15, 4:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Pickens | 63 min |
| Aug 16, 3:42 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | GSP | Abbeville, Anderson | 6 hr |
| Aug 18, 4:21 PM EDT | Air Stagnation Advisory | CAE | 28 hr | |
| Aug 20, 2:02 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Abbeville, Anderson, Cherokee, Edgefield, Greenville, Greenwood and 8 more | 118 min |
| Aug 20, 5:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Greenville, Pickens | 86 min |
| Aug 20, 5:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Abbeville | 40 min |
| Aug 22, 5:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Kershaw, Lancaster | 40 min |
| Aug 23, 3:23 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | GSP | Cherokee, Chester, York | 7 hr |
| Aug 23, 7:42 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | ILM | 63 min | |
| Aug 23, 8:48 PM EDT | Air Stagnation Advisory | CAE | 23 hr | |
| Aug 24, 5:36 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CAE | Richland | 114 min |
| Aug 24, 9:20 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CHS | Charleston | 115 min |
| Aug 24, 2:25 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CAE | Bamberg | 4 hr |
| Aug 24, 2:39 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CAE | Sumter | 3 hr |
| Aug 24, 8:32 PM EDT | Air Stagnation Advisory | CAE | 23 hr | |
| Aug 25, 8:35 PM EDT | Air Stagnation Advisory | CAE | 23 hr | |
| Aug 29, 3:16 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | CHS | Berkeley, Colleton, Dorchester, Hampton | 15 hr |
| Aug 29, 6:11 PM EDT | Inland Tropical Storm Watch | CHS | Berkeley, Dorchester | 23 hr |
| Aug 29, 11:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Fairfield | 25 min |
| Aug 30, 12:57 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Abbeville, Anderson, Cherokee, Chester, Chesterfield, Fairfield and 10 more | 2 hr |
| Aug 30, 1:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Laurens | 58 min |
| Aug 30, 2:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Abbeville, Aiken, Anderson, Cherokee, Chester, Chesterfield and 21 more | 8 hr |
| Aug 30, 3:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Laurens | 74 min |
| Aug 30, 3:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Union | 71 min |
| Aug 30, 3:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Abbeville | 57 min |
| Aug 30, 3:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Lexington | 62 min |
| Aug 30, 4:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | York | 65 min |
| Aug 30, 4:22 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CAE | Lexington | 4 hr |
| Aug 30, 4:48 PM EDT | Inland Tropical Storm Warning | CHS | Berkeley, Dorchester | 24 hr |
| Aug 30, 4:56 PM EDT | Flood Watch | ILM | Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Marion, Marlboro, Williamsburg | 36 hr |
| Aug 30, 5:11 PM EDT | Flood Watch | CHS | Berkeley, Dorchester | 28 hr |
| Aug 30, 8:22 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Marion, Marlboro | 53 min |
| Aug 30, 8:43 PM EDT | Lake Wind Advisory | CAE | Bamberg, Calhoun, Chesterfield, Clarendon, Lee, Sumter | 30 hr |
| Aug 30, 11:24 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | ILM | Dillon, Florence, Marion, Williamsburg | 30 hr |
| Aug 31, 9:21 AM EDT | Flood Watch | CAE | Bamberg, Calhoun, Chesterfield, Clarendon, Fairfield, Kershaw and 6 more | 8 hr |
| Aug 31, 1:27 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CHS | Charleston | 93 min |
| Aug 31, 2:59 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CHS | Charleston | 3 hr |
| Aug 31, 4:51 PM EDT | Lake Wind Advisory | CHS | Berkeley | 6 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 | 66 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 1 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 8 |
| Flooding | |
| Flash Flood Warning | 8 |
| Flood Watch | 3 |
| Heat | |
| Excessive Heat Warning | 5 |
| Excessive Heat Watch | 2 |
| Heat Advisory | 16 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Lake Wind Advisory | 3 |
| Wind Advisory | 1 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Air Stagnation Advisory | 7 |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 2 |
| Tropical | |
| Inland Tropical Storm Warning | 1 |
| Inland Tropical Storm Watch | 1 |
| Marine | |
| Special Marine Warning | 2 |
| Marine Weather Statement | 1 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Berkeley County20
- Colleton County16
- Dorchester County16
- Sumter County15
- Lexington County14
- Chesterfield County12
- Bamberg County11
- Kershaw County11
- Hampton County11
- Calhoun County10
- Richland County10
- Abbeville County10
- Laurens County10
- Darlington County9
- Dillon County9
- Florence County9
- Marion County9
- Marlboro County9
- Williamsburg County9
- Aiken County9
- Clarendon County9
- Edgefield County9
- Fairfield County9
- Lee County9
- Newberry County9
- Anderson County9
- Cherokee County9
- Union County9
- York County8
- Allendale County8
- Greenville County8
- McCormick County7
- Saluda County7
- Pickens County7
- Barnwell County6
- Chester County6
- Greenwood County6
- Charleston County6
- Lancaster County4
- Spartanburg County4
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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.