Alert archive / South Carolina / 2012
Weather alerts in South Carolina, February 2012
91 weather alerts in February 2012, 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 2012. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 91
- Warnings
- 21
- Watches
- 9
- Advisories
- 26
- Busiest day
- February 24, 201248 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 2, 3:03 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | ILM | 14 hr | |
| Feb 5, 7:56 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | GSP | Anderson, Cherokee | 3 hr |
| Feb 5, 6:44 PM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | CHS | Berkeley | 9 hr |
| Feb 8, 3:59 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | CHS | 5 hr | |
| Feb 10, 1:56 PM EST | Fire Weather Watch | CHS | Allendale, Berkeley, Colleton, Dorchester, Hampton | 12 hr |
| Feb 10, 2:19 PM EST | Fire Weather Watch | CAE | Aiken, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Chesterfield, Clarendon and 10 more | 14 hr |
| Feb 10, 2:19 PM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | CAE | Aiken, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Chesterfield, Clarendon and 10 more | 42 hr |
| Feb 10, 2:33 PM EST | Fire Weather Watch | GSP | Abbeville, Anderson, Cherokee, Chester, Greenwood, Laurens and 2 more | 14 hr |
| Feb 10, 3:09 PM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | CHS | Berkeley | 40 hr |
| Feb 10, 3:29 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | ILM | 17 hr | |
| Feb 11, 2:04 AM EST | Red Flag Warning | CHS | Allendale, Berkeley, Colleton, Dorchester, Hampton | 17 hr |
| Feb 11, 3:18 AM EST | Gale Warning | ILM | 29 hr | |
| Feb 11, 4:04 AM EST | Red Flag Warning | CAE | Aiken, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Chesterfield, Clarendon and 10 more | 14 hr |
| Feb 11, 4:10 AM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | GSP | Abbeville, Anderson, Cherokee, Chester, Greenwood, Laurens and 2 more | 26 hr |
| Feb 11, 4:33 AM EST | Red Flag Warning | GSP | Abbeville, Anderson, Cherokee, Chester, Greenwood, Laurens and 2 more | 13 hr |
| Feb 12, 7:36 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | ILM | 5 hr | |
| Feb 15, 4:34 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | GSP | Abbeville, Anderson, Cherokee, Greenwood, Laurens, Union | 4 hr |
| Feb 16, 10:23 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | GSP | Anderson, Cherokee, Chester, Laurens, Union, York | 10 hr |
| Feb 18, 4:13 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | ILM | 62 hr | |
| Feb 19, 3:40 AM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | CHS | Berkeley | 27 hr |
| Feb 19, 12:20 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Beaufort, Jasper | 85 min |
| Feb 22, 6:20 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | ILM | 3 days | |
| Feb 22, 10:24 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Anderson, Greenville, Pickens, Spartanburg | 51 min |
| Feb 22, 11:15 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Anderson, Chester, Laurens, Union | 45 min |
| Feb 22, 11:20 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Oconee | 40 min |
| Feb 23, 12:06 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Chester | 24 min |
| Feb 23, 12:25 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Fairfield, Lancaster, Newberry | 80 min |
| Feb 23, 12:56 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Chesterfield | 64 min |
| Feb 23, 1:02 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Edgefield, McCormick, Saluda | 58 min |
| Feb 23, 1:16 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Chesterfield | 44 min |
| Feb 23, 1:28 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Marlboro | 32 min |
| Feb 23, 1:55 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Dillon | 35 min |
| Feb 23, 9:59 AM EST | Marine Weather Statement | ILM | 2 hr | |
| Feb 23, 2:38 PM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | Abbeville, Anderson, Cherokee, Chester, Greenwood, Laurens and 2 more | 51 hr |
| Feb 23, 4:42 PM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | CHS | Berkeley | 11 hr |
| Feb 24, 3:39 AM EST | Wind Advisory | CHS | Allendale, Berkeley, Colleton, Dorchester, Hampton | 15 hr |
| Feb 24, 4:18 AM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | CAE | Aiken, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Chesterfield, Clarendon and 10 more | 38 hr |
| Feb 24, 6:56 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Abbeville, Aiken, Anderson, Cherokee, Chester, Edgefield and 15 more | 94 min |
| Feb 24, 8:48 AM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Abbeville, Aiken, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Chester and 17 more | 7 hr |
| Feb 24, 9:05 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Cherokee, York | 25 min |
| Feb 24, 9:17 AM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Anderson, Cherokee, Greenville, Oconee, Pickens, Spartanburg and 1 more | 7 hr |
| Feb 24, 10:19 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Greenwood | 41 min |
| Feb 24, 10:49 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Aiken | 56 min |
| Feb 24, 11:10 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Clarendon, Darlington, Dillon and 11 more | 65 min |
| Feb 24, 11:47 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Anderson, Greenville, Oconee, Pickens | 43 min |
| Feb 24, 12:00 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Cherokee, Greenville, Pickens, Spartanburg | 60 min |
| Feb 24, 12:04 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Allendale, Beaufort, Berkeley, Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester and 2 more | 7 hr |
| Feb 24, 12:26 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Marlboro | 64 min |
| Feb 24, 12:28 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Aiken, Edgefield | 32 min |
| Feb 24, 12:43 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Georgetown, Horry, Marion and 2 more | 92 min |
| Feb 24, 12:51 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Marlboro | 54 min |
| Feb 24, 12:59 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Greenville, Pickens, Spartanburg | 46 min |
| Feb 24, 1:01 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Aiken, Calhoun, Lexington, Orangeburg, Richland | 29 min |
| Feb 24, 1:07 PM EST | Tornado Warning | CAE | Calhoun, Lexington | 31 min |
| Feb 24, 1:16 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Darlington | 59 min |
| Feb 24, 1:19 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Georgetown, Horry, Marion and 2 more | 7 hr |
| Feb 24, 1:30 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILM | Darlington, Florence | 60 min |
| Feb 24, 1:33 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | CAE | Aiken, Lexington, Richland | 117 min |
| Feb 24, 1:33 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Calhoun, Clarendon, Kershaw, Lee, Orangeburg, Richland and 1 more | 42 min |
| Feb 24, 1:43 PM EST | Tornado Warning | CAE | Calhoun, Clarendon, Sumter | 17 min |
| Feb 24, 1:50 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Aiken, Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Beaufort, Berkeley and 27 more | 85 min |
| Feb 24, 2:03 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILM | Florence, Marion, Williamsburg | 72 min |
| Feb 24, 2:09 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Cherokee, Spartanburg, York | 51 min |
| Feb 24, 2:09 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILM | Dillon, Florence, Marion, Marlboro | 66 min |
| Feb 24, 2:20 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILM | Darlington, Florence | 40 min |
| Feb 24, 2:41 PM EST | Fire Weather Watch | GSP | Abbeville, Anderson, Cherokee, Chester, Greenwood, Laurens and 2 more | 15 hr |
| Feb 24, 2:59 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | CAE | Aiken, Edgefield, Lexington, Saluda | 2 hr |
| Feb 24, 3:05 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Georgetown, Horry | 55 min |
| Feb 24, 3:24 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Beaufort, Colleton, Jasper | 66 min |
| Feb 24, 3:24 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Cherokee, Greenville, Pickens, Spartanburg | 66 min |
| Feb 24, 3:33 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Allendale, Hampton, Jasper | 57 min |
| Feb 24, 3:37 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | CAE | Aiken, Lexington, Richland | 53 min |
| Feb 24, 4:11 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Allendale, Beaufort, Berkeley, Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester and 2 more | 64 min |
| Feb 24, 4:26 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Allendale, Colleton, Hampton, Jasper | 34 min |
| Feb 24, 4:45 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Georgetown, Horry, Marion and 2 more | 90 min |
| Feb 24, 4:57 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Beaufort, Berkeley, Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester, Hampton and 1 more | 63 min |
| Feb 24, 4:57 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Williamsburg | 63 min |
| Feb 24, 5:04 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILM | Georgetown, Williamsburg | 56 min |
| Feb 24, 5:10 PM EST | Tornado Warning | CHS | Colleton, Dorchester | 29 min |
| Feb 24, 5:12 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Dillon, Marlboro | 63 min |
| Feb 24, 5:16 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Clarendon | 29 min |
| Feb 24, 5:52 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Horry | 53 min |
| Feb 24, 6:03 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Georgetown | 27 min |
| Feb 24, 7:10 PM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | CHS | Berkeley | 15 hr |
| Feb 25, 3:31 AM EST | Red Flag Warning | GSP | Anderson, Cherokee, York | 16 hr |
| Feb 25, 3:50 AM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | GSP | Abbeville, Anderson, Cherokee, Chester, Greenwood, Laurens and 2 more | 14 hr |
| Feb 28, 12:01 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | CAE | Aiken, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Chesterfield, Clarendon and 10 more | 10 hr |
| Feb 28, 12:49 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | GSP | Cherokee, Chester, Greenwood, Laurens, Union, York | 9 hr |
| Feb 29, 3:45 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | ILM | 38 hr | |
| Feb 29, 5:36 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Oconee | 54 min |
| Feb 29, 6:37 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Anderson, Greenville, Oconee, Pickens, Spartanburg | 3 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 | 13 |
| Tornado Warning | 3 |
| Tornado Watch | 5 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 12 |
| Special Weather Statement | 22 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 3 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Lake Wind Advisory | 9 |
| Wind Advisory | 2 |
| Fire | |
| Red Flag Warning | 4 |
| Fire Weather Watch | 4 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 6 |
| Marine | |
| Gale Warning | 1 |
| Small Craft Advisory | 6 |
| Marine Weather Statement | 1 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Cherokee County17
- Anderson County16
- Aiken County14
- Lexington County14
- Richland County13
- York County13
- Berkeley County12
- Calhoun County12
- Chester County12
- Laurens County12
- Union County12
- Clarendon County11
- Edgefield County11
- Greenwood County11
- Colleton County10
- Saluda County10
- Sumter County10
- Marlboro County10
- Hampton County9
- Chesterfield County9
- Fairfield County9
- Kershaw County9
- Lee County9
- McCormick County9
- Newberry County9
- Abbeville County9
- Florence County9
- Allendale County8
- Dorchester County8
- Bamberg County8
- Barnwell County8
- Jasper County8
- Greenville County8
- Pickens County8
- Spartanburg County8
- Dillon County8
- Darlington County8
- Williamsburg County8
- Horry County7
- Marion County7
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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.