Weather alerts in South Carolina, May 2013

202 weather alerts in May 2013, 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 May 2013. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts: 202
Warnings: 48
Watches: 2
Advisories: 50
Busiest day: May 21, 201338 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
May 1, 3:34 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	ILM		6 days
May 1, 3:57 AM EDT	Gale Watch	CHS		24 hr
May 1, 3:57 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	CHS		64 hr
May 1, 9:16 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	CHS	Berkeley, Georgetown, Williamsburg	25 days
May 2, 3:55 AM EDT	Gale Warning	CHS		72 hr
May 2, 4:12 AM EDT	High Surf Advisory	CHS		3 days
May 3, 2:58 PM EDT	Flood Watch	GSP	Abbeville, Anderson	3 days
May 3, 3:59 PM EDT	Rip Current Statement	CHS		27 hr
May 3, 7:29 PM EDT	Lake Wind Advisory	CHS	Berkeley	20 hr
May 3, 7:29 PM EDT	Wind Advisory	CHS		20 hr
May 3, 9:36 PM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	CHS		8 hr
May 4, 4:39 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CHS	Jasper	111 min
May 4, 3:42 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	CHS		43 hr
May 4, 3:58 PM EDT	Rip Current Statement	ILM	Georgetown, Horry	28 hr
May 4, 4:13 PM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	CHS		3 hr
May 5, 3:26 AM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	CHS		4 hr
May 5, 3:26 AM EDT	Rip Current Statement	CHS		16 hr
May 5, 9:37 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	GSP	Anderson, Greenville, Laurens, Pickens, Spartanburg, Union	6 hr
May 5, 10:46 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	GSP	Greenville, Pickens	67 hr
May 5, 3:17 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CHS		88 min
May 5, 3:26 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	GSP	Greenville, Laurens, Spartanburg	6 hr
May 5, 3:32 PM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	CHS		4 hr
May 5, 5:38 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	CAE	Newberry, Union	3 days
May 5, 7:00 PM EDT	River Flood Advisory	GSP	Cherokee, York	12 hr
May 5, 9:07 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CHS		68 min
May 5, 9:13 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GSP	Cherokee	3 hr
May 5, 9:23 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GSP	Greenville, Spartanburg	3 hr
May 5, 11:48 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GSP	Cherokee	7 hr
May 5, 11:53 PM EDT	Marine Dense Fog Advisory	CHS		4 hr
May 6, 12:07 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GSP	Greenville, Spartanburg	6 hr
May 6, 12:56 AM EDT	Dense Fog Advisory	CHS	Berkeley, Colleton, Dorchester	4 hr
May 6, 1:02 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	GSP	Cherokee, York	36 hr
May 6, 2:40 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	CAE	Greenwood, Newberry, Saluda	58 hr
May 6, 3:32 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	CAE	Lexington, Richland	4 days
May 6, 3:32 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	CAE	Calhoun, Lexington, Richland	6 days
May 6, 3:32 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	CAE	Calhoun, Richland, Sumter	6 days
May 7, 9:59 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	GSP	Chester, York	12 hr
May 7, 1:09 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Spartanburg	36 min
May 7, 1:25 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Union	50 min
May 7, 1:53 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Anderson	52 min
May 7, 1:57 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	York	48 min
May 7, 2:05 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Cherokee	40 min
May 7, 2:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAE	Lexington	29 min
May 7, 2:49 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Laurens	56 min
May 7, 3:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Union	58 min
May 7, 3:25 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Laurens	65 min
May 7, 3:37 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAE	Richland	23 min
May 7, 3:37 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Georgetown	53 min
May 7, 3:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Greenwood	60 min
May 7, 3:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAE	Richland	32 min
May 7, 4:03 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Union	57 min
May 7, 4:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAE	Newberry	28 min
May 7, 4:18 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	CAE	Fairfield, Kershaw, Lancaster	6 days
May 7, 4:18 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	CAE	Kershaw	3 days
May 7, 4:54 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAE	Newberry	21 min
May 7, 5:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Berkeley	32 min
May 7, 5:23 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Laurens	52 min
May 7, 5:32 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Oconee	58 min
May 7, 5:35 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Cherokee	55 min
May 7, 5:41 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAE	Fairfield, Newberry	49 min
May 7, 5:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Berkeley	31 min
May 7, 5:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Greenville, Spartanburg	59 min
May 7, 6:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Oconee	63 min
May 7, 6:19 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Cherokee	56 min
May 7, 6:23 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Oconee	67 min
May 7, 6:25 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAE	Kershaw	50 min
May 7, 6:54 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Union	66 min
May 7, 7:33 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAE	Richland	42 min
May 7, 7:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Laurens	57 min
May 7, 7:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Anderson	64 min
May 7, 9:36 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	GSP	Chester, York	10 hr
May 8, 8:05 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GSP	Chester, York	12 hr
May 8, 8:12 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GSP	Chester, York	12 hr
May 8, 11:09 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	CAE	Kershaw	47 hr
May 9, 8:03 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GSP	Chester, York	12 hr
May 9, 3:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Pickens	44 min
May 9, 5:03 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Greenville	42 min
May 9, 7:55 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GSP	Chester, York	12 hr
May 10, 8:02 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GSP	Chester, York	12 hr
May 10, 7:59 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GSP	Chester, York	12 hr
May 14, 3:09 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	ILM		39 hr
May 18, 3:04 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CAE	Kershaw, Lee	41 min
May 18, 3:06 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Hampton	24 min
May 18, 3:28 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Hampton	62 min
May 18, 3:36 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Dorchester	39 min
May 18, 4:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Hampton	48 min
May 18, 10:49 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GSP	Spartanburg	2 hr
May 18, 11:29 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	GSP	Spartanburg	6 hr
May 19, 12:36 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GSP	Greenville, Spartanburg	114 min
May 19, 2:24 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GSP	Greenville, Spartanburg	2 hr
May 19, 12:55 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Hampton	50 min
May 19, 2:25 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAE	Sumter	50 min
May 19, 3:28 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CAE	Sumter	2 hr
May 19, 4:13 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CAE	Richland	107 min
May 19, 5:16 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	York	29 min
May 20, 4:12 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILM	Darlington, Marlboro	2 hr
May 20, 5:54 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	ILM	Marlboro	3 hr
May 20, 6:05 AM EDT	Dense Fog Advisory	GSP	Anderson	4 hr
May 20, 12:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Berkeley	48 min
May 20, 3:05 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Jasper	25 min
May 20, 3:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Jasper	31 min
May 20, 3:52 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Colleton	23 min
May 20, 3:56 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CHS	Jasper	64 min
May 20, 4:21 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Berkeley	54 min
May 20, 4:30 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Oconee	60 min
May 20, 4:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Allendale	32 min
May 20, 5:11 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Colleton	34 min
May 20, 5:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Dorchester	46 min
May 20, 5:16 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CHS	Allendale, Hampton	59 min
May 20, 5:30 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CHS	Colleton, Dorchester	60 min
May 20, 5:35 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Oconee	55 min
May 20, 6:26 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Colleton	34 min
May 20, 6:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Colleton	49 min
May 21, 6:05 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CHS	Berkeley	115 min
May 21, 12:03 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Horry	57 min
May 21, 12:07 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CHS	Charleston	113 min
May 21, 12:27 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	CHS	Charleston	2 hr
May 21, 12:51 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CHS	Berkeley, Charleston	114 min
May 21, 1:23 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Chester	52 min
May 21, 1:34 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAE	Fairfield	41 min
May 21, 1:53 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAE	Lexington	37 min
May 21, 1:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Chester	49 min
May 21, 2:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	York	45 min
May 21, 2:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAE	Lexington	57 min
May 21, 3:04 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAE	Fairfield	41 min
May 21, 3:07 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CAE	Aiken	38 min
May 21, 3:09 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CAE	Fairfield	51 min
May 21, 3:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Allendale	32 min
May 21, 3:16 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Chester, Union	59 min
May 21, 3:39 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAE	Richland	51 min
May 21, 3:42 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAE	Aiken, Barnwell	63 min
May 21, 3:44 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CAE	Aiken	46 min
May 21, 3:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Allendale	46 min
May 21, 3:50 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAE	Lancaster	40 min
May 21, 3:54 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	CAE	Lexington, Richland	66 min
May 21, 3:58 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CAE	Newberry	47 min
May 21, 4:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAE	Orangeburg	48 min
May 21, 4:14 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CHS	Allendale	61 min
May 21, 4:23 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Greenville, Pickens	37 min
May 21, 5:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Pickens	60 min
May 21, 5:05 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Greenville	40 min
May 21, 5:08 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Hampton	37 min
May 21, 5:10 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Oconee	50 min
May 21, 5:37 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Pickens	53 min
May 21, 5:53 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAE	McCormick	37 min
May 21, 5:58 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Oconee	47 min
May 21, 5:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Hampton	46 min
May 21, 6:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Oconee	42 min
May 21, 6:42 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Oconee	48 min
May 21, 6:45 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Oconee	60 min
May 21, 7:49 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Oconee	41 min
May 22, 5:07 AM EDT	Dense Fog Advisory	CAE	Aiken, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Chesterfield, Clarendon and 10 more	4 hr
May 22, 6:18 AM EDT	Dense Fog Advisory	CHS	Allendale, Hampton	3 hr
May 22, 3:30 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Oconee	45 min
May 22, 4:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Pickens	27 min
May 22, 4:28 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Greenville, Oconee, Pickens	62 min
May 22, 4:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Anderson	30 min
May 22, 4:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Abbeville	29 min
May 22, 5:04 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Abbeville	26 min
May 22, 5:08 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Anderson	37 min
May 22, 5:24 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Greenville	66 min
May 22, 5:38 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Anderson, Oconee	67 min
May 22, 5:42 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Pickens	33 min
May 22, 5:49 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Greenville	26 min
May 22, 5:51 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Anderson	24 min
May 22, 6:19 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Greenville	26 min
May 22, 6:41 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Spartanburg	34 min
May 22, 6:58 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Spartanburg	62 min
May 22, 7:10 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Greenville	35 min
May 22, 9:04 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Oconee	56 min
May 22, 9:10 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Spartanburg	35 min
May 22, 9:28 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Anderson	32 min
May 22, 9:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Pickens	30 min
May 22, 9:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Abbeville	32 min
May 22, 9:53 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Greenville, Pickens	67 min
May 22, 9:57 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Anderson	63 min
May 22, 10:05 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Greenville	25 min
May 22, 10:29 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Greenville, Laurens, Spartanburg	61 min
May 22, 10:55 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Laurens	50 min
May 23, 1:07 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CAE	Chesterfield	53 min
May 23, 2:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Spartanburg	33 min
May 23, 2:26 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILM	Georgetown, Horry	109 min
May 23, 3:26 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILM	Dillon	109 min
May 23, 4:14 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Spartanburg	61 min
May 23, 4:41 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	York	49 min
May 23, 4:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Berkeley	59 min
May 23, 5:10 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Cherokee	50 min
May 23, 5:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Berkeley	47 min
May 23, 5:53 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Marion	52 min
May 23, 6:42 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Darlington	63 min
May 23, 7:05 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Georgetown	55 min
May 23, 7:06 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Georgetown	24 min
May 23, 7:39 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILM	Florence, Georgetown, Horry, Marion, Williamsburg	111 min
May 23, 7:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Darlington	49 min
May 24, 2:50 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	ILM		12 hr
May 24, 3:24 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	CHS		29 hr
May 25, 3:50 PM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	CHS		7 hr
May 26, 3:33 PM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	CHS		8 hr
May 27, 3:23 PM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	CHS		9 hr
May 30, 3:49 AM EDT	Dense Smoke Advisory	CHS	Berkeley	5 hr
May 31, 6:05 AM EDT	Dense Fog Advisory	CAE	Aiken, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Chesterfield, Clarendon and 5 more	3 hr
May 31, 4:30 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILM	Williamsburg	2 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	26
Special Weather Statement	99
Flooding
Areal Flood Warning	6
Flash Flood Warning	3
River Flood Warning	10
Flood Watch	1
Areal Flood Advisory	26
River Flood Advisory	1
Wind and dust
Lake Wind Advisory	1
Wind Advisory	1
Fog and smoke
Dense Fog Advisory	5
Dense Smoke Advisory	1
Coast and beach
Coastal Flood Advisory	7
High Surf Advisory	1
Rip Current Statement	3
Marine
Gale Warning	1
Special Marine Warning	2
Gale Watch	1
Marine Dense Fog Advisory	1
Small Craft Advisory	6

Nearby

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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.