Alert archive / South Carolina / 2011
Weather alerts in South Carolina, March 2011
138 weather alerts in March 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 March 2011. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 138
- Warnings
- 42
- Watches
- 12
- Advisories
- 34
- Busiest day
- March 27, 201133 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 28, 7:13 PM EST | Tornado Warning | CAE | Fairfield, Lexington, Newberry, Richland, Saluda | 47 min |
| Feb 28, 7:18 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Chesterfield, Kershaw, Lancaster | 57 min |
| Feb 28, 7:24 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Edgefield, McCormick | 29 min |
| Feb 28, 7:28 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Aiken, Chesterfield, Fairfield, Kershaw, Lancaster, Lexington and 3 more | 62 min |
| Feb 28, 7:36 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bamberg, Clarendon, Dillon, Dorchester, Florence, Marion and 3 more | 84 min |
| Feb 28, 7:51 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Marion, Marlboro, Williamsburg | 3 hr |
| Feb 28, 7:53 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILM | Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Horry, Marion, Marlboro | 67 min |
| Feb 28, 8:11 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Chesterfield | 23 min |
| Feb 28, 8:42 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Calhoun, Clarendon, Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Lee and 4 more | 63 min |
| Feb 28, 8:49 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Clarendon, Lee, Sumter | 29 min |
| Feb 28, 10:02 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | ILM | 37 min | |
| Mar 2, 2:46 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | ILM | 5 days | |
| Mar 3, 10:46 AM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | CHS | Berkeley | 17 hr |
| Mar 3, 6:10 PM EST | High Surf Advisory | CHS | 17 hr | |
| Mar 4, 6:58 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | ILM | 54 hr | |
| Mar 5, 3:31 AM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | GSP | Abbeville, Anderson, Cherokee, Chester, Greenwood, Laurens and 2 more | 37 hr |
| Mar 5, 2:49 PM EST | Flood Watch | GSP | 24 hr | |
| Mar 5, 3:12 PM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | CAE | Aiken, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Chesterfield, Clarendon and 10 more | 29 hr |
| Mar 5, 3:28 PM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | CHS | Berkeley | 29 hr |
| Mar 6, 12:35 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Oconee | 115 min |
| Mar 6, 2:47 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Oconee, Pickens | 103 min |
| Mar 6, 3:53 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Greenville | 3 hr |
| Mar 6, 4:17 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Oconee | 6 hr |
| Mar 6, 9:49 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | GSP | Oconee | 3 hr |
| Mar 6, 11:48 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Greenville, Spartanburg | 102 min |
| Mar 6, 12:29 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Oconee | 3 hr |
| Mar 6, 2:37 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Marlboro | 38 min |
| Mar 6, 2:52 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Berkeley | 23 min |
| Mar 6, 3:02 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Marion, Williamsburg | 43 min |
| Mar 6, 3:47 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Greenville | 103 min |
| Mar 6, 3:49 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Dillon, Georgetown, Horry, Marion | 86 min |
| Mar 6, 5:51 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Spartanburg | 3 hr |
| Mar 8, 2:57 AM EST | Flood Watch | GSP | Anderson, Cherokee | 58 hr |
| Mar 8, 9:01 AM EST | River Flood Warning | CAE | Calhoun, Lexington, Richland | 19 hr |
| Mar 8, 3:15 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | ILM | 69 hr | |
| Mar 8, 4:19 PM EST | Dense Smoke Advisory | CHS | 17 hr | |
| Mar 9, 3:32 AM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | CHS | Berkeley | 17 hr |
| Mar 9, 4:09 AM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | CAE | Aiken, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Chesterfield, Clarendon and 10 more | 43 hr |
| Mar 9, 10:12 AM EST | River Flood Watch | CAE | Calhoun, Lexington, Richland | 11 hr |
| Mar 9, 1:51 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Abbeville, Laurens | 39 min |
| Mar 9, 2:22 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Greenwood, Laurens, Union | 38 min |
| Mar 9, 3:10 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Chester, Union, York | 50 min |
| Mar 9, 3:18 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Aiken, Edgefield, McCormick, Saluda | 57 min |
| Mar 9, 3:39 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Aiken, Barnwell | 66 min |
| Mar 9, 4:14 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Aiken, Edgefield, Lexington, Saluda | 61 min |
| Mar 10, 12:44 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Greenville | 6 hr |
| Mar 10, 4:07 AM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | GSP | Abbeville, Anderson, Cherokee, Chester, Greenwood, Laurens and 2 more | 38 hr |
| Mar 10, 4:35 AM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | CHS | Berkeley | 35 hr |
| Mar 10, 12:19 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | ILM | 19 min | |
| Mar 10, 12:23 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | ILM | 52 min | |
| Mar 10, 12:51 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Dillon | 114 min |
| Mar 10, 1:28 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Dorchester | 32 min |
| Mar 10, 1:59 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Berkeley | 31 min |
| Mar 10, 2:49 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Georgetown, Horry | 56 min |
| Mar 10, 3:27 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Horry | 48 min |
| Mar 14, 3:08 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | ILM | 32 hr | |
| Mar 19, 2:59 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | ILM | 48 hr | |
| Mar 19, 2:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Pickens | 50 min |
| Mar 19, 3:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Oconee | 42 min |
| Mar 19, 3:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Greenville | 38 min |
| Mar 19, 3:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Greenville | 54 min |
| Mar 19, 3:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Spartanburg | 66 min |
| Mar 19, 3:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Anderson, Greenville, Laurens, Pickens | 61 min |
| Mar 19, 5:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Laurens | 57 min |
| Mar 19, 5:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Greenville, Laurens | 65 min |
| Mar 19, 5:42 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | GSP | Greenwood, Laurens | 48 min |
| Mar 19, 6:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Newberry, Saluda | 50 min |
| Mar 19, 6:26 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CAE | Newberry, Saluda | 34 min |
| Mar 19, 6:30 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | GSP | Greenwood | 30 min |
| Mar 19, 6:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Saluda | 40 min |
| Mar 19, 7:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Oconee | 40 min |
| Mar 19, 7:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Aiken, Lexington, Saluda | 38 min |
| Mar 19, 8:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Abbeville, Anderson, Oconee | 53 min |
| Mar 19, 8:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Laurens | 47 min |
| Mar 19, 8:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Spartanburg | 57 min |
| Mar 19, 8:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Calhoun, Lexington, Orangeburg | 46 min |
| Mar 20, 1:50 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Abbeville, Anderson | 40 min |
| Mar 20, 3:07 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | CHS | 7 hr | |
| Mar 22, 2:44 PM EDT | Lake Wind Advisory | CHS | Berkeley | 52 hr |
| Mar 22, 3:05 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | ILM | 48 hr | |
| Mar 22, 3:15 PM EDT | Lake Wind Advisory | CAE | Aiken, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Chesterfield, Clarendon and 10 more | 52 hr |
| Mar 22, 5:10 PM EDT | Fire Weather Watch | ILM | Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Marion, Marlboro, Williamsburg | 11 hr |
| Mar 23, 2:45 AM EDT | Lake Wind Advisory | GSP | Abbeville, Anderson, Cherokee, Chester, Greenwood, Laurens and 2 more | 24 hr |
| Mar 23, 4:14 AM EDT | Red Flag Warning | ILM | Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Marion, Marlboro, Williamsburg | 15 hr |
| Mar 23, 4:48 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Cherokee, Chester, Greenville, Lancaster, Pickens, Spartanburg and 1 more | 57 min |
| Mar 23, 7:10 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Cherokee, Chester, Greenville, Lancaster, Pickens, Spartanburg and 1 more | 65 min |
| Mar 24, 12:41 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Abbeville, Anderson, Chester, Greenwood, Laurens, Union and 1 more | 49 min |
| Mar 24, 1:19 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Abbeville, Chester, Greenwood, Laurens, Union | 41 min |
| Mar 24, 1:49 AM EDT | Red Flag Warning | CHS | Allendale, Berkeley, Colleton, Dorchester, Hampton | 19 hr |
| Mar 24, 9:09 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | ILM | 18 hr | |
| Mar 26, 2:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Allendale | 27 min |
| Mar 26, 3:38 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Colleton, Hampton, Jasper | 97 min |
| Mar 26, 4:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Allendale | 27 min |
| Mar 26, 7:40 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Allendale, Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton, Jasper | 4 hr |
| Mar 26, 8:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Hampton, Jasper | 61 min |
| Mar 26, 8:55 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Abbeville, Anderson, Edgefield, Greenville, Greenwood, Laurens and 5 more | 95 min |
| Mar 26, 9:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Abbeville, Aiken, Anderson, Barnwell, Edgefield, Greenwood and 4 more | 8 hr |
| Mar 26, 9:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Beaufort | 38 min |
| Mar 26, 9:40 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Greenville | 6 hr |
| Mar 26, 10:04 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Greenville | 5 hr |
| Mar 26, 10:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Greenville, Spartanburg | 36 min |
| Mar 26, 10:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Pickens | 34 min |
| Mar 26, 11:10 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Allendale, Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton, Jasper | 65 min |
| Mar 26, 11:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Abbeville | 28 min |
| Mar 26, 11:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Laurens | 25 min |
| Mar 26, 11:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Chester | 24 min |
| Mar 26, 11:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Abbeville, Greenwood | 47 min |
| Mar 27, 12:43 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Abbeville, Aiken, Barnwell, Edgefield, Greenwood, McCormick and 1 more | 62 min |
| Mar 27, 2:31 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Williamsburg | 44 min |
| Mar 27, 7:28 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Greenwood | 32 min |
| Mar 27, 8:33 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Aiken, Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Colleton, Dorchester and 2 more | 117 min |
| Mar 27, 9:20 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Berkeley | 40 min |
| Mar 27, 9:29 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Berkeley, Dorchester | 48 min |
| Mar 27, 9:55 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allendale, Beaufort, Berkeley, Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester and 2 more | 7 hr |
| Mar 27, 10:09 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Berkeley | 66 min |
| Mar 27, 11:51 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Beaufort, Jasper | 84 min |
| Mar 27, 12:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Jasper | 53 min |
| Mar 27, 12:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Jasper | 45 min |
| Mar 27, 1:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Beaufort, Colleton, Jasper | 45 min |
| Mar 27, 1:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Hampton, Jasper | 26 min |
| Mar 27, 1:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Beaufort | 63 min |
| Mar 27, 2:37 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | ILM | 8 hr | |
| Mar 27, 2:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Beaufort, Jasper | 62 min |
| Mar 27, 3:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Beaufort | 33 min |
| Mar 27, 4:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Beaufort, Jasper | 58 min |
| Mar 27, 4:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Jasper | 64 min |
| Mar 27, 4:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Beaufort, Jasper | 48 min |
| Mar 28, 3:21 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | ILM | 18 hr | |
| Mar 28, 3:41 AM EDT | Freeze Watch | CAE | Chesterfield, Fairfield, Kershaw, Lee | 11 hr |
| Mar 28, 3:54 AM EDT | Freeze Watch | GSP | Chester, Union, York | 11 hr |
| Mar 28, 4:37 AM EDT | Freeze Watch | ILM | Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Marion, Marlboro | 10 hr |
| Mar 28, 2:51 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | GSP | Abbeville, Anderson, Cherokee, Greenwood, Laurens | 18 hr |
| Mar 28, 2:51 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | GSP | Chester, Union, York | 18 hr |
| Mar 28, 2:53 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | ILM | Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Marion, Marlboro, Williamsburg | 18 hr |
| Mar 28, 2:58 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | CAE | Chesterfield, Fairfield, Kershaw, Lee | 18 hr |
| Mar 30, 8:33 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Allendale | 42 min |
| Mar 30, 10:05 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Allendale, Hampton | 55 min |
| Mar 30, 3:55 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | CAE | Lexington | 41 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 | 27 |
| Tornado Warning | 4 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 3 |
| Tornado Watch | 1 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 12 |
| Special Weather Statement | 38 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Warning | 1 |
| Flash Flood Warning | 1 |
| River Flood Warning | 1 |
| Flash Flood Watch | 1 |
| Flood Watch | 2 |
| River Flood Watch | 1 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 10 |
| Cold | |
| Freeze Warning | 3 |
| Freeze Watch | 3 |
| Frost Advisory | 1 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Lake Wind Advisory | 11 |
| Fire | |
| Red Flag Warning | 2 |
| Fire Weather Watch | 1 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Smoke Advisory | 1 |
| Coast and beach | |
| Coastal Flood Advisory | 1 |
| High Surf Advisory | 1 |
| Marine | |
| Special Marine Warning | 3 |
| Small Craft Advisory | 9 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Laurens County15
- Jasper County15
- Saluda County14
- Abbeville County14
- Greenwood County14
- Greenville County14
- Berkeley County12
- Lexington County11
- Aiken County11
- Anderson County11
- Chester County11
- Beaufort County11
- Dillon County10
- Marion County10
- Oconee County10
- Edgefield County9
- Union County9
- York County9
- Allendale County9
- Hampton County9
- Newberry County8
- Richland County8
- Chesterfield County8
- McCormick County8
- Florence County8
- Marlboro County8
- Pickens County8
- Fairfield County7
- Kershaw County7
- Williamsburg County7
- Darlington County7
- Calhoun County7
- Lee County7
- Cherokee County7
- Barnwell County7
- Spartanburg County7
- Colleton County7
- Clarendon County6
- Dorchester County6
- Sumter County6
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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.