Alert archive / South Carolina / 2011
Weather alerts in South Carolina, February 2011
77 weather alerts in February 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 February 2011. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 77
- Warnings
- 14
- Watches
- 7
- Advisories
- 50
- Busiest day
- February 28, 201122 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1, 3:02 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | ILM | 42 hr | |
| Feb 1, 2:45 PM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | GSP | Abbeville, Anderson, Cherokee, Chester, Greenwood, Laurens and 2 more | 27 hr |
| Feb 1, 3:16 PM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | CAE | Aiken, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Chesterfield, Clarendon and 10 more | 28 hr |
| Feb 1, 9:15 PM EST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | ILM | 3 hr | |
| Feb 2, 1:10 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Hampton | 35 min |
| Feb 2, 4:41 AM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | CHS | Berkeley | 7 hr |
| Feb 3, 3:34 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | ILM | 68 hr | |
| Feb 3, 6:54 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GSP | 8 hr | |
| Feb 4, 6:54 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | CHS | 15 hr | |
| Feb 5, 4:15 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Spartanburg | 30 min |
| Feb 5, 7:39 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | ILM | 2 hr | |
| Feb 5, 7:43 AM EST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | ILM | 4 hr | |
| Feb 7, 10:03 PM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | CAE | Aiken, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Chesterfield, Clarendon and 10 more | 8 hr |
| Feb 7, 10:34 PM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | CHS | Berkeley | 11 hr |
| Feb 7, 11:33 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | ILM | 12 hr | |
| Feb 9, 3:49 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | ILM | 32 hr | |
| Feb 9, 10:58 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GSP | Abbeville, Anderson, Cherokee, Chester, Greenwood, Laurens and 2 more | 16 hr |
| Feb 9, 2:48 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | ILM | Darlington, Dillon, Marlboro | 19 hr |
| Feb 9, 2:50 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | CAE | Aiken, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Chesterfield, Clarendon and 10 more | 17 hr |
| Feb 11, 9:18 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | ILM | 9 hr | |
| Feb 13, 2:15 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | ILM | 39 hr | |
| Feb 13, 2:58 PM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | CAE | Aiken, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Chesterfield, Clarendon and 10 more | 36 hr |
| Feb 13, 3:39 PM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | CHS | Berkeley | 36 hr |
| Feb 14, 3:40 AM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | GSP | Abbeville, Anderson, Cherokee, Chester, Greenwood, Laurens and 2 more | 14 hr |
| Feb 15, 3:45 PM EST | Dense Smoke Advisory | CHS | Berkeley | 17 hr |
| Feb 17, 4:14 PM EST | Dense Smoke Advisory | CHS | Berkeley | 17 hr |
| Feb 17, 8:00 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | CHS | Berkeley, Colleton, Dorchester, Hampton | 13 hr |
| Feb 17, 9:51 PM EST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | ILM | 14 hr | |
| Feb 18, 12:47 PM EST | Fire Weather Watch | ILM | Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Marion, Marlboro, Williamsburg | 15 hr |
| Feb 18, 4:53 PM EST | Dense Smoke Advisory | CHS | Berkeley | 16 hr |
| Feb 20, 2:36 PM EST | Fire Weather Watch | GSP | Abbeville, Anderson, Cherokee, Chester, Greenwood, Laurens and 2 more | 13 hr |
| Feb 20, 3:02 PM EST | Fire Weather Watch | ILM | Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Marion, Marlboro, Williamsburg | 13 hr |
| Feb 20, 3:11 PM EST | Fire Weather Watch | CAE | Aiken, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Chesterfield, Clarendon and 10 more | 28 hr |
| Feb 20, 3:11 PM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | CAE | Aiken, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Chesterfield, Clarendon and 10 more | 46 hr |
| Feb 20, 3:35 PM EST | Fire Weather Watch | CHS | Allendale, Berkeley, Colleton, Dorchester, Hampton | 13 hr |
| Feb 20, 3:41 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | ILM | 68 hr | |
| Feb 20, 3:47 PM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | CHS | Berkeley | 12 hr |
| Feb 21, 3:50 AM EST | Red Flag Warning | GSP | Abbeville, Anderson, Cherokee, Chester, Greenwood, Laurens and 2 more | 14 hr |
| Feb 21, 3:50 AM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | GSP | Abbeville, Anderson, Cherokee, Chester, Greenwood, Laurens and 2 more | 15 hr |
| Feb 21, 4:01 AM EST | Wind Advisory | CHS | Berkeley, Dorchester | 12 hr |
| Feb 21, 4:43 AM EST | Red Flag Warning | CHS | Allendale, Berkeley, Colleton, Dorchester, Hampton | 14 hr |
| Feb 21, 3:53 PM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | CHS | Berkeley | 12 hr |
| Feb 24, 3:02 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | ILM | 51 hr | |
| Feb 24, 10:40 AM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | CAE | Aiken, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Chesterfield, Clarendon and 10 more | 32 hr |
| Feb 24, 2:18 PM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | GSP | Abbeville, Anderson, Cherokee, Chester, Greenwood, Laurens and 2 more | 28 hr |
| Feb 24, 4:14 PM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | CHS | Berkeley | 15 hr |
| Feb 25, 4:41 AM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | Cherokee, York | 13 hr |
| Feb 25, 7:01 AM EST | Wind Advisory | CHS | Allendale, Berkeley, Colleton, Dorchester, Hampton | 9 hr |
| Feb 25, 3:35 PM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | CHS | Berkeley | 3 hr |
| Feb 26, 6:04 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | CHS | Allendale, Berkeley, Colleton, Dorchester, Hampton | 16 hr |
| Feb 26, 9:01 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | ILM | Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Marion, Marlboro, Williamsburg | 12 hr |
| Feb 26, 9:09 PM EST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | ILM | 13 hr | |
| Feb 27, 4:50 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | CAE | Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Clarendon, Lee, Sumter | 5 hr |
| Feb 27, 2:59 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | CHS | Berkeley, Colleton, Dorchester | 14 hr |
| Feb 27, 4:41 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | ILM | 60 hr | |
| Feb 27, 7:27 PM EST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | ILM | 16 hr | |
| Feb 27, 8:21 PM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | GSP | Abbeville, Anderson, Cherokee, Chester, Greenwood, Laurens and 2 more | 23 hr |
| Feb 27, 8:25 PM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | CAE | Aiken, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Chesterfield, Clarendon and 10 more | 40 hr |
| Feb 27, 10:12 PM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | CHS | Berkeley | 38 hr |
| Feb 28, 1:29 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Abbeville, Anderson, Cherokee, Chester, Greenville, Greenwood and 6 more | 7 hr |
| Feb 28, 3:57 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Oconee, Pickens | 63 min |
| Feb 28, 4:36 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Abbeville, Anderson, Cherokee, Greenville, Laurens, Oconee and 4 more | 84 min |
| Feb 28, 4:38 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Anderson, Greenville, Oconee, Pickens, Spartanburg | 67 min |
| Feb 28, 4:59 PM EST | Tornado Warning | GSP | Greenville, Spartanburg | 31 min |
| Feb 28, 5:04 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Aiken, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Chesterfield, Clarendon and 12 more | 5 hr |
| Feb 28, 5:21 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Anderson | 39 min |
| Feb 28, 5:30 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Anderson, Cherokee, Chester, Greenville, Laurens, Spartanburg and 2 more | 60 min |
| Feb 28, 5:50 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Abbeville, Anderson, Greenwood, Laurens | 55 min |
| Feb 28, 6:06 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | York | 54 min |
| Feb 28, 6:19 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Lancaster | 56 min |
| Feb 28, 6:25 PM EST | Tornado Warning | GSP | Abbeville, Greenwood, Laurens | 35 min |
| Feb 28, 6:28 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | McCormick | 62 min |
| Feb 28, 6:42 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Chester | 48 min |
| Feb 28, 6:42 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Abbeville, Aiken, Chester, Chesterfield, Edgefield, Fairfield and 8 more | 93 min |
| Feb 28, 6:45 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Fairfield, Lancaster, Lexington, Newberry, Saluda | 45 min |
| Feb 28, 6:51 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Abbeville, Greenwood, Laurens | 39 min |
| Feb 28, 6:57 PM EST | Tornado Warning | GSP | Greenwood, Laurens | 14 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 | 9 |
| Tornado Warning | 3 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 1 |
| Tornado Watch | 1 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 2 |
| Special Weather Statement | 4 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 4 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Lake Wind Advisory | 19 |
| Wind Advisory | 3 |
| Fire | |
| Red Flag Warning | 2 |
| Fire Weather Watch | 5 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 7 |
| Dense Smoke Advisory | 3 |
| Marine | |
| Marine Dense Fog Advisory | 5 |
| Small Craft Advisory | 9 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Berkeley County18
- Laurens County15
- Abbeville County14
- Anderson County14
- Greenwood County14
- York County13
- Cherokee County12
- Chester County12
- Union County11
- Fairfield County11
- Lexington County11
- McCormick County11
- Newberry County11
- Saluda County11
- Aiken County10
- Bamberg County10
- Barnwell County10
- Calhoun County10
- Chesterfield County10
- Clarendon County10
- Edgefield County10
- Kershaw County10
- Lee County10
- Richland County10
- Sumter County10
- Dorchester County7
- Hampton County6
- Spartanburg County6
- Colleton County6
- Greenville County5
- Darlington County4
- Dillon County4
- Marlboro County4
- Allendale County4
- Oconee County4
- Pickens County4
- Lancaster County4
- Florence County3
- Marion County3
- Williamsburg County3
1 more counties
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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.