Alert archive / South Carolina / 2009
Weather alerts in South Carolina, August 2009
131 weather alerts in August 2009, 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 2009. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 131
- Warnings
- 77
- Watches
- 3
- Advisories
- 37
- Busiest day
- August 5, 200933 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2, 3:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Beaufort, Colleton | 38 min |
| Aug 2, 4:33 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | Charleston | 65 min |
| Aug 3, 6:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILM | Horry | 36 min |
| Aug 3, 7:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Aiken | 32 min |
| Aug 4, 2:26 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | Berkeley | 28 min |
| Aug 4, 4:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Berkeley, Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester | 67 min |
| Aug 4, 5:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Spartanburg | 58 min |
| Aug 4, 6:45 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Greenville, Oconee, Pickens | 90 min |
| Aug 5, 12:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Kershaw, Lee | 44 min |
| Aug 5, 1:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Abbeville, Anderson | 55 min |
| Aug 5, 2:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Edgefield, McCormick | 67 min |
| Aug 5, 2:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Greenwood | 64 min |
| Aug 5, 2:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | McCormick | 44 min |
| Aug 5, 2:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Chester, York | 64 min |
| Aug 5, 2:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton, Jasper | 60 min |
| Aug 5, 2:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Abbeville, Anderson | 65 min |
| Aug 5, 3:02 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILM | Marlboro | 41 min |
| Aug 5, 3:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Abbeville | 44 min |
| Aug 5, 3:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | McCormick | 59 min |
| Aug 5, 3:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Beaufort, Jasper | 35 min |
| Aug 5, 3:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Laurens | 33 min |
| Aug 5, 3:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Abbeville, Greenwood, Laurens | 54 min |
| Aug 5, 3:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Colleton, Dorchester | 43 min |
| Aug 5, 4:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Greenville, Pickens | 60 min |
| Aug 5, 4:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Orangeburg | 40 min |
| Aug 5, 4:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Edgefield, McCormick | 38 min |
| Aug 5, 4:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Colleton, Dorchester | 46 min |
| Aug 5, 4:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Anderson, Greenville, Pickens | 61 min |
| Aug 5, 4:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Chester | 59 min |
| Aug 5, 4:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Aiken, Barnwell, Orangeburg | 57 min |
| Aug 5, 4:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Berkeley, Dorchester | 24 min |
| Aug 5, 4:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Greenville, Spartanburg | 64 min |
| Aug 5, 5:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Calhoun, Lexington, Richland | 48 min |
| Aug 5, 5:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Richland | 46 min |
| Aug 5, 5:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Chester | 28 min |
| Aug 5, 5:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Fairfield, Kershaw, Lancaster, Richland | 62 min |
| Aug 5, 6:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Kershaw, Richland | 55 min |
| Aug 5, 6:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | York | 37 min |
| Aug 5, 6:14 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CAE | Barnwell | 2 hr |
| Aug 5, 6:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Calhoun, Orangeburg, Richland | 55 min |
| Aug 5, 7:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Chesterfield, Kershaw, Lancaster | 45 min |
| Aug 8, 6:16 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | CAE | Aiken, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Clarendon, Edgefield and 8 more | 4 hr |
| Aug 11, 1:03 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Cherokee, Spartanburg | 87 min |
| Aug 11, 1:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Calhoun, Richland, Sumter | 59 min |
| Aug 11, 2:01 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Aiken, Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Chesterfield and 19 more | 89 min |
| Aug 11, 3:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Bamberg, Orangeburg | 25 min |
| Aug 11, 3:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Colleton, Dorchester | 38 min |
| Aug 11, 4:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Aiken, Barnwell | 38 min |
| Aug 11, 5:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Beaufort, Colleton | 53 min |
| Aug 11, 5:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Abbeville, Anderson | 43 min |
| Aug 11, 5:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Abbeville, Anderson | 40 min |
| Aug 11, 6:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Aiken | 41 min |
| Aug 11, 6:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILM | Georgetown | 22 min |
| Aug 11, 7:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Lexington, Richland | 47 min |
| Aug 11, 7:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Edgefield | 46 min |
| Aug 12, 11:25 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Beaufort, Berkeley, Calhoun and 17 more | 2 hr |
| Aug 12, 12:01 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CAE | Bamberg, Calhoun, Orangeburg | 30 min |
| Aug 12, 12:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Bamberg, Calhoun, Orangeburg, Richland | 57 min |
| Aug 12, 12:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Colleton, Dorchester | 58 min |
| Aug 12, 12:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Beaufort, Berkeley, Calhoun and 17 more | 9 hr |
| Aug 12, 12:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Clarendon, Lee, Orangeburg, Sumter | 56 min |
| Aug 12, 12:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Berkeley, Dorchester | 61 min |
| Aug 12, 1:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILM | Florence, Williamsburg | 53 min |
| Aug 12, 1:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Beaufort, Berkeley, Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester, Hampton and 1 more | 62 min |
| Aug 12, 1:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester | 64 min |
| Aug 12, 2:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Jasper | 66 min |
| Aug 12, 2:32 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester | 84 min |
| Aug 12, 2:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Beaufort, Colleton, Jasper | 56 min |
| Aug 12, 3:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Allendale | 59 min |
| Aug 12, 4:12 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | Beaufort | 93 min |
| Aug 12, 4:13 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Beaufort, Berkeley, Calhoun and 13 more | 92 min |
| Aug 12, 4:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Jasper | 54 min |
| Aug 12, 5:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Jasper | 48 min |
| Aug 13, 3:26 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | CHS | Allendale, Berkeley, Colleton, Dorchester, Hampton | 36 hr |
| Aug 13, 7:33 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CAE | Edgefield, Saluda | 117 min |
| Aug 13, 9:01 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CAE | Aiken, Lexington | 72 min |
| Aug 13, 10:09 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CAE | Lexington, Richland | 101 min |
| Aug 13, 11:30 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CAE | Richland, Sumter | 75 min |
| Aug 13, 5:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Greenville, Pickens | 53 min |
| Aug 13, 6:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Greenville, Spartanburg | 66 min |
| Aug 13, 8:57 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | Dorchester | 48 min |
| Aug 13, 9:05 PM EDT | Flood Watch | ILM | Dillon, Florence, Marion, Williamsburg | 18 hr |
| Aug 14, 6:23 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | Beaufort | 52 min |
| Aug 15, 5:08 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CAE | Aiken, Edgefield | 3 hr |
| Aug 15, 6:54 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CAE | Lexington | 51 min |
| Aug 16, 2:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | York | 53 min |
| Aug 16, 6:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Greenville, Pickens | 32 min |
| Aug 16, 10:42 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CAE | Edgefield, Saluda | 108 min |
| Aug 17, 4:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILM | Marlboro | 61 min |
| Aug 18, 2:43 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | CHS | 6 hr | |
| Aug 19, 3:42 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | CHS | 6 hr | |
| Aug 20, 3:29 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | ILM | 62 hr | |
| Aug 20, 4:23 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | CHS | 6 hr | |
| Aug 20, 4:30 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Statement | ILM | 28 hr | |
| Aug 20, 8:23 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CAE | Fairfield, Kershaw, Richland | 112 min |
| Aug 20, 9:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Greenville, Pickens | 38 min |
| Aug 20, 10:14 PM EDT | High Surf Advisory | ILM | 53 hr | |
| Aug 21, 4:00 PM EDT | High Surf Advisory | CHS | 35 hr | |
| Aug 21, 8:24 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Statement | ILM | 24 hr | |
| Aug 22, 3:32 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | Charleston | 88 min |
| Aug 22, 4:01 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Statement | CHS | 28 hr | |
| Aug 22, 4:48 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CHS | Charleston | 4 hr |
| Aug 22, 6:03 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Chesterfield, Marlboro | 57 min |
| Aug 22, 7:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Calhoun, Lexington, Orangeburg | 47 min |
| Aug 22, 7:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Richland | 51 min |
| Aug 22, 8:53 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Statement | ILM | 23 hr | |
| Aug 24, 5:58 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | York | 47 min |
| Aug 25, 3:27 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | Berkeley | 93 min |
| Aug 25, 4:18 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CHS | Berkeley | 33 min |
| Aug 25, 4:38 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILM | Williamsburg | 95 min |
| Aug 26, 6:40 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | ILM | Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Marion, Marlboro, Williamsburg | 2 hr |
| Aug 27, 1:50 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | Beaufort, Jasper | 99 min |
| Aug 27, 4:03 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | ILM | 44 hr | |
| Aug 27, 4:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Oconee | 34 min |
| Aug 27, 4:28 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Statement | ILM | 52 hr | |
| Aug 27, 5:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Spartanburg | 42 min |
| Aug 28, 9:54 AM EDT | Coastal Flood Statement | CHS | 10 hr | |
| Aug 28, 1:24 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Allendale, Bamberg, Beaufort, Berkeley, Charleston, Colleton and 3 more | 66 min |
| Aug 28, 5:12 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | Beaufort, Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester | 63 min |
| Aug 28, 5:39 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | Berkeley, Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester | 81 min |
| Aug 28, 6:03 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILM | Williamsburg | 117 min |
| Aug 30, 1:52 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Abbeville, Aiken, Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun and 14 more | 113 min |
| Aug 31, 7:03 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Berkeley, Charleston | 57 min |
| Aug 31, 7:43 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Berkeley, Charleston | 62 min |
| Aug 31, 9:08 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | ILM | 52 min | |
| Aug 31, 9:51 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | Berkeley, Charleston | 24 min |
| Aug 31, 9:58 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | ILM | 92 min | |
| Aug 31, 11:00 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | ILM | 66 min | |
| Aug 31, 6:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Beaufort | 65 min |
| Aug 31, 6:27 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | Beaufort, Jasper | 71 min |
| Aug 31, 7:32 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | Jasper | 58 min |
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 | 72 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 1 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 8 |
| Flooding | |
| Flash Flood Warning | 2 |
| Flash Flood Watch | 1 |
| Flood Watch | 1 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 28 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 2 |
| Coast and beach | |
| Coastal Flood Advisory | 3 |
| High Surf Advisory | 2 |
| Coastal Flood Statement | 6 |
| Marine | |
| Special Marine Warning | 3 |
| Small Craft Advisory | 1 |
| Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | 1 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Dorchester County20
- Colleton County19
- Berkeley County18
- Beaufort County16
- Charleston County16
- Jasper County15
- Richland County15
- Orangeburg County13
- Calhoun County12
- Bamberg County10
- Aiken County9
- Edgefield County9
- Hampton County9
- Barnwell County9
- Lexington County9
- Sumter County9
- Williamsburg County9
- Greenville County8
- Allendale County8
- Kershaw County7
- Lee County7
- Abbeville County7
- Marlboro County7
- Florence County7
- Pickens County6
- Clarendon County6
- Marion County6
- Spartanburg County5
- Anderson County5
- McCormick County5
- Saluda County5
- Dillon County5
- Horry County4
- York County4
- Fairfield County4
- Darlington County4
- Georgetown County4
- Greenwood County3
- Chester County3
- 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.