Alert archive / South Carolina / 2011
Weather alerts in South Carolina, December 2011
64 weather alerts in December 2011, 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 December 2011. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 64
- Warnings
- 9
- Watches
- 1
- Advisories
- 31
- Busiest day
- December 7, 201124 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 3, 4:52 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | ILM | 10 hr | |
| Dec 5, 10:39 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | GSP | Abbeville, Anderson, Cherokee, Chester, Greenwood, Laurens and 2 more | 7 hr |
| Dec 5, 10:45 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | CAE | Aiken, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Chesterfield, Clarendon and 10 more | 11 hr |
| Dec 6, 12:12 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | ILM | Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Georgetown, Horry, Marion and 2 more | 9 hr |
| Dec 6, 2:16 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | CHS | Allendale, Colleton, Dorchester, Hampton | 7 hr |
| Dec 6, 2:56 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | ILM | 43 hr | |
| Dec 6, 4:31 PM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | CHS | Berkeley | 19 hr |
| Dec 7, 3:39 AM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | GSP | Abbeville, Anderson, Cherokee, Chester, Greenwood, Laurens and 2 more | 18 hr |
| Dec 7, 3:49 AM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | CAE | Aiken, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Chesterfield, Clarendon and 10 more | 20 hr |
| Dec 7, 11:17 AM EST | Wind Advisory | CHS | Berkeley, Dorchester | 5 hr |
| Dec 7, 1:29 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Aiken, Barnwell, Edgefield | 61 min |
| Dec 7, 1:39 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Aiken, Barnwell, Edgefield | 51 min |
| Dec 7, 1:57 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Aiken, Barnwell, Calhoun, Fairfield, Lexington, Orangeburg and 1 more | 63 min |
| Dec 7, 2:12 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Allendale, Hampton | 48 min |
| Dec 7, 2:29 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Chesterfield, Kershaw, Lancaster | 61 min |
| Dec 7, 2:44 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Colleton, Hampton, Jasper | 46 min |
| Dec 7, 2:53 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Lee, Sumter | 67 min |
| Dec 7, 3:29 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Chesterfield, Clarendon, Kershaw, Lee, Sumter | 46 min |
| Dec 7, 3:32 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Beaufort, Colleton, Dorchester | 43 min |
| Dec 7, 3:46 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Darlington, Marlboro | 44 min |
| Dec 7, 3:50 PM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | CHS | Berkeley | 12 hr |
| Dec 7, 4:12 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Florence, Marlboro | 48 min |
| Dec 7, 4:13 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Florence, Marlboro | 47 min |
| Dec 7, 4:16 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Berkeley, Charleston | 44 min |
| Dec 7, 4:36 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Charleston | 39 min |
| Dec 7, 4:39 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Dillon, Marion, Williamsburg | 36 min |
| Dec 7, 5:06 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Georgetown, Horry, Marion | 39 min |
| Dec 7, 5:15 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | ILM | 66 min | |
| Dec 7, 5:32 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Horry | 43 min |
| Dec 7, 5:58 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | ILM | 92 min | |
| Dec 7, 6:15 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | ILM | 90 min | |
| Dec 7, 10:15 PM EST | Low Water Advisory | ILM | 3 hr | |
| Dec 10, 3:33 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | ILM | 3 days | |
| Dec 10, 3:56 PM EST | High Surf Advisory | CHS | 36 hr | |
| Dec 10, 4:04 PM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | CHS | Berkeley | 24 hr |
| Dec 21, 9:24 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | GSP | Abbeville, Anderson, Cherokee, Chester, Greenwood, Laurens and 2 more | 13 hr |
| Dec 22, 4:13 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | GSP | Abbeville, Anderson, Cherokee, Chester, Greenwood, Laurens and 2 more | 6 hr |
| Dec 22, 2:02 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Oconee | 118 min |
| Dec 22, 3:20 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Abbeville, Anderson, Oconee | 6 hr |
| Dec 22, 6:25 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Abbeville, Anderson, Greenville, Greenwood, Laurens, McCormick and 2 more | 95 min |
| Dec 22, 10:52 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Oconee | 6 hr |
| Dec 25, 3:05 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | ILM | 30 hr | |
| Dec 25, 11:55 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | GSP | Abbeville, Anderson, Cherokee, Chester, Greenwood, Laurens and 2 more | 6 hr |
| Dec 26, 3:13 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | ILM | 25 hr | |
| Dec 26, 5:33 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | CAE | Aiken, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Chesterfield, Clarendon and 10 more | 2 hr |
| Dec 26, 4:02 PM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | CHS | Berkeley | 12 hr |
| Dec 27, 3:15 AM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | CAE | Aiken, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Chesterfield, Clarendon and 10 more | 27 hr |
| Dec 27, 3:29 AM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | GSP | Abbeville, Anderson, Cherokee, Chester, Greenwood, Laurens and 2 more | 15 hr |
| Dec 27, 3:29 AM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | Abbeville, Anderson, Cherokee, Chester, Greenwood, Laurens and 2 more | 27 hr |
| Dec 27, 3:55 AM EST | Gale Warning | ILM | 14 hr | |
| Dec 27, 4:05 AM EST | Wind Advisory | ILM | Florence, Georgetown, Horry, Marion, Williamsburg | 14 hr |
| Dec 27, 4:25 AM EST | Wind Advisory | CHS | Berkeley, Dorchester | 10 hr |
| Dec 27, 6:45 AM EST | Coastal Flood Advisory | CHS | 4 hr | |
| Dec 27, 11:06 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | ILM | 54 min | |
| Dec 27, 11:14 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Clarendon, Lee, Orangeburg, Sumter | 46 min |
| Dec 27, 11:26 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Darlington, Florence, Marion, Marlboro, Williamsburg | 49 min |
| Dec 27, 11:51 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | ILM | 39 min | |
| Dec 27, 12:05 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Georgetown, Horry, Marion, Williamsburg | 55 min |
| Dec 27, 12:09 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Dillon, Florence, Marion, Williamsburg | 66 min |
| Dec 27, 12:25 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | ILM | 50 min | |
| Dec 27, 12:36 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | ILM | 21 hr | |
| Dec 27, 1:14 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Georgetown, Horry | 46 min |
| Dec 27, 1:31 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | ILM | 59 min | |
| Dec 27, 2:21 PM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | CHS | Berkeley | 17 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 | 1 |
| Tornado Watch | 1 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 3 |
| Special Weather Statement | 20 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 1 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Lake Wind Advisory | 9 |
| Wind Advisory | 4 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 8 |
| Coast and beach | |
| Coastal Flood Advisory | 1 |
| High Surf Advisory | 1 |
| Marine | |
| Gale Warning | 1 |
| Special Marine Warning | 7 |
| Low Water Advisory | 1 |
| Small Craft Advisory | 6 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Abbeville County9
- Anderson County9
- Greenwood County8
- Laurens County8
- Berkeley County8
- Cherokee County7
- Chester County7
- Union County7
- York County7
- Aiken County7
- Barnwell County7
- Lee County7
- Sumter County7
- Marion County7
- Chesterfield County6
- Clarendon County6
- Edgefield County6
- Kershaw County6
- Florence County6
- Horry County6
- Williamsburg County6
- Calhoun County5
- Fairfield County5
- Lexington County5
- McCormick County5
- Richland County5
- Georgetown County5
- Marlboro County5
- Bamberg County4
- Newberry County4
- Saluda County4
- Dorchester County4
- Oconee County4
- Darlington County3
- Dillon County3
- Colleton County3
- Hampton County3
- Allendale County2
- Orangeburg County2
- Charleston County2
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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.