Alert archive / South Carolina / 2016
Weather alerts in South Carolina, April 2016
150 weather alerts in April 2016, 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 April 2016. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 150
- Warnings
- 28
- Watches
- 7
- Advisories
- 30
- Busiest day
- April 22, 201629 alerts
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 1:31 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Abbeville, Aiken, Anderson, Chester, Edgefield, Fairfield and 9 more | 89 min |
| Apr 1, 1:45 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Abbeville, Anderson | 45 min |
| Apr 1, 2:06 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Greenville, Greenwood, Laurens | 24 min |
| Apr 1, 3:15 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Edgefield, Newberry, Saluda | 30 min |
| Apr 1, 6:23 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Lee | 22 min |
| Apr 1, 6:44 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Abbeville, Greenwood | 91 min |
| Apr 1, 7:26 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Aiken, Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Berkeley, Calhoun and 6 more | 12 hr |
| Apr 1, 9:23 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILM | Florence, Marion, Williamsburg | 52 min |
| Apr 1, 9:47 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Horry | 28 min |
| Apr 1, 11:40 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Aiken, Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Beaufort, Berkeley and 10 more | 2 hr |
| Apr 1, 2:00 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Allendale, Bamberg, Beaufort, Colleton, Dorchester, Hampton and 1 more | 60 min |
| Apr 1, 2:48 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Beaufort, Berkeley, Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester, Hampton and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 1, 3:12 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | CHS | 47 hr | |
| Apr 1, 3:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Aiken, Edgefield, Saluda | 51 min |
| Apr 1, 3:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Aiken, Calhoun, Fairfield, Lexington, Richland, Saluda | 60 min |
| Apr 1, 4:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Allendale | 55 min |
| Apr 1, 4:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Fairfield, Kershaw, Lancaster, Lee, Lexington, Richland and 1 more | 61 min |
| Apr 1, 5:40 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Beaufort, Colleton, Jasper | 65 min |
| Apr 1, 6:01 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 119 min | |
| Apr 1, 6:52 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 83 min | |
| Apr 1, 6:58 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 92 min | |
| Apr 1, 7:33 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 117 min | |
| Apr 1, 7:59 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 61 min | |
| Apr 1, 8:57 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 2 hr | |
| Apr 1, 9:44 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | CAE | Edgefield, McCormick | 36 hr |
| Apr 2, 3:17 AM EDT | Lake Wind Advisory | CAE | Aiken, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Chesterfield, Clarendon and 10 more | 27 hr |
| Apr 2, 3:17 AM EDT | Lake Wind Advisory | CHS | Berkeley | 24 hr |
| Apr 2, 4:23 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 37 min | |
| Apr 2, 2:48 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | GSP | 19 hr | |
| Apr 3, 3:07 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | CAE | Orangeburg | 65 hr |
| Apr 4, 3:40 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | CHS | 4 days | |
| Apr 4, 3:24 PM EDT | Freeze Watch | ILM | Dillon, Marlboro | 12 hr |
| Apr 4, 10:04 PM EDT | Lake Wind Advisory | CHS | Berkeley | 13 hr |
| Apr 5, 2:58 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | ILM | Dillon, Marlboro | 29 hr |
| Apr 5, 3:27 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | CAE | Aiken, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Chesterfield, Clarendon and 10 more | 29 hr |
| Apr 5, 3:43 AM EDT | Lake Wind Advisory | CAE | Calhoun, Clarendon | 7 hr |
| Apr 5, 9:41 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | CHS | Hampton, Jasper | 7 days |
| Apr 6, 3:36 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | CHS | 42 hr | |
| Apr 6, 6:31 PM EDT | Lake Wind Advisory | CAE | Aiken, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Chesterfield, Clarendon and 10 more | 7 hr |
| Apr 6, 6:40 PM EDT | Lake Wind Advisory | CHS | Berkeley | 24 hr |
| Apr 7, 12:39 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Oconee, Pickens | 36 min |
| Apr 7, 1:13 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Anderson, Greenville, Pickens | 47 min |
| Apr 7, 1:49 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | CAE | Aiken, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Chesterfield, Clarendon and 10 more | 8 hr |
| Apr 7, 1:51 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Abbeville, Anderson, Cherokee, Greenville, Laurens, Spartanburg | 39 min |
| Apr 7, 2:35 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Edgefield, Newberry, Saluda | 55 min |
| Apr 7, 2:39 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Cherokee, Greenwood, Laurens, Union | 51 min |
| Apr 7, 3:27 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Chester, York | 63 min |
| Apr 7, 3:39 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Lexington, Orangeburg, Richland and 1 more | 21 min |
| Apr 7, 4:05 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Bamberg, Calhoun, Clarendon, Kershaw, Lee, Orangeburg and 2 more | 25 min |
| Apr 7, 4:22 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkeley, Calhoun, Chesterfield, Clarendon, Darlington, Dillon and 10 more | 2 hr |
| Apr 7, 4:36 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Bamberg, Calhoun, Clarendon, Lee, Orangeburg, Sumter | 39 min |
| Apr 7, 4:41 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Darlington, Florence | 34 min |
| Apr 7, 5:15 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Florence, Williamsburg | 60 min |
| Apr 7, 5:17 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 43 min | |
| Apr 7, 6:05 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Berkeley, Charleston | 40 min |
| Apr 7, 6:09 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Marion, Williamsburg | 36 min |
| Apr 7, 6:12 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester | 48 min |
| Apr 7, 6:42 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Georgetown, Horry | 48 min |
| Apr 7, 6:43 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Georgetown, Horry | 47 min |
| Apr 7, 7:00 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILM | Horry | 30 min |
| Apr 7, 9:54 AM EDT | Lake Wind Advisory | CAE | Aiken, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Chesterfield, Clarendon and 10 more | 10 hr |
| Apr 8, 12:11 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Berkeley | 34 min |
| Apr 8, 3:34 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | CHS | 43 hr | |
| Apr 8, 3:34 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | CHS | 43 hr | |
| Apr 8, 3:49 AM EDT | Freeze Watch | CHS | Allendale, Berkeley, Colleton, Dorchester, Hampton | 35 hr |
| Apr 8, 3:49 AM EDT | Lake Wind Advisory | CHS | Berkeley | 16 hr |
| Apr 8, 3:59 AM EDT | Freeze Watch | GSP | Abbeville, Anderson, Cherokee, Chester, Greenwood, Laurens and 2 more | 24 hr |
| Apr 8, 4:03 AM EDT | Freeze Watch | CAE | Aiken, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Chesterfield, Clarendon and 10 more | 24 hr |
| Apr 8, 4:03 AM EDT | Lake Wind Advisory | CAE | Aiken, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Chesterfield, Clarendon and 10 more | 16 hr |
| Apr 8, 5:42 AM EDT | Freeze Watch | ILM | Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Georgetown, Marion, Marlboro and 1 more | 30 hr |
| Apr 8, 2:52 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | ILM | Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Georgetown, Marion, Marlboro and 1 more | 42 hr |
| Apr 9, 3:19 AM EDT | Lake Wind Advisory | CHS | Berkeley | 17 hr |
| Apr 9, 3:50 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | GSP | Abbeville, Anderson, Cherokee, Chester, Greenwood, Laurens and 2 more | 30 hr |
| Apr 9, 4:06 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | CAE | Aiken, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Chesterfield, Clarendon and 10 more | 29 hr |
| Apr 9, 4:06 AM EDT | Lake Wind Advisory | CAE | Aiken, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Chesterfield, Clarendon and 10 more | 15 hr |
| Apr 12, 4:40 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | CHS | 7 days | |
| Apr 12, 3:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Pickens | 40 min |
| Apr 12, 3:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Anderson, Pickens | 51 min |
| Apr 12, 4:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Anderson, Pickens | 47 min |
| Apr 12, 5:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Anderson | 44 min |
| Apr 12, 6:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Union | 31 min |
| Apr 12, 7:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Laurens | 31 min |
| Apr 12, 8:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Edgefield | 54 min |
| Apr 12, 11:45 PM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | ILM | Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Marion, Marlboro, Williamsburg | 2 hr |
| Apr 13, 1:11 AM EDT | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | CHS | 5 hr | |
| Apr 13, 1:12 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | CHS | Allendale, Berkeley, Colleton, Dorchester, Hampton | 5 hr |
| Apr 13, 3:51 PM EDT | Rip Current Statement | CHS | 12 hr | |
| Apr 14, 1:03 PM EDT | Gale Warning | CHS | 26 hr | |
| Apr 15, 3:13 AM EDT | Rip Current Statement | CHS | 41 hr | |
| Apr 15, 3:13 AM EDT | High Surf Advisory | CHS | 17 hr | |
| Apr 15, 5:15 AM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | ILM | Georgetown, Horry | 16 hr |
| Apr 16, 5:04 AM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | ILM | Georgetown, Horry | 16 hr |
| Apr 17, 5:13 AM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | ILM | Georgetown, Horry | 16 hr |
| Apr 22, 12:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Williamsburg | 52 min |
| Apr 22, 1:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Darlington | 52 min |
| Apr 22, 1:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Williamsburg | 50 min |
| Apr 22, 2:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Florence | 45 min |
| Apr 22, 2:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Lee | 57 min |
| Apr 22, 2:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Richland | 32 min |
| Apr 22, 2:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Florence | 43 min |
| Apr 22, 2:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Darlington | 39 min |
| Apr 22, 3:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Lancaster | 59 min |
| Apr 22, 3:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Florence | 57 min |
| Apr 22, 3:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Darlington | 50 min |
| Apr 22, 3:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Colleton | 15 min |
| Apr 22, 3:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Colleton | 35 min |
| Apr 22, 4:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Clarendon | 27 min |
| Apr 22, 4:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Horry | 38 min |
| Apr 22, 4:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Clarendon | 27 min |
| Apr 22, 4:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Florence | 41 min |
| Apr 22, 4:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Orangeburg | 24 min |
| Apr 22, 5:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Florence | 48 min |
| Apr 22, 5:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Clarendon, Orangeburg, Sumter | 23 min |
| Apr 22, 5:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Dillon, Marion | 44 min |
| Apr 22, 6:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Jasper | 44 min |
| Apr 22, 6:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Beaufort | 30 min |
| Apr 22, 6:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Horry | 43 min |
| Apr 22, 6:34 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 86 min | |
| Apr 22, 6:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Beaufort, Colleton | 35 min |
| Apr 22, 7:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Calhoun | 43 min |
| Apr 22, 7:20 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILM | Florence | 3 hr |
| Apr 22, 7:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Dorchester | 47 min |
| Apr 22, 8:21 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 114 min | |
| Apr 22, 9:03 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILM | Dillon, Florence, Horry, Marion, Williamsburg | 117 min |
| Apr 27, 6:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Colleton | 36 min |
| Apr 28, 2:27 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Beaufort, Hampton, Jasper | 3 hr |
| Apr 28, 4:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Charleston | 28 min |
| Apr 28, 4:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Colleton | 26 min |
| Apr 28, 4:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Charleston | 28 min |
| Apr 28, 4:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Barnwell | 55 min |
| Apr 28, 4:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Georgetown | 25 min |
| Apr 28, 4:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester | 51 min |
| Apr 28, 4:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILM | Georgetown | 34 min |
| Apr 28, 5:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Georgetown | 23 min |
| Apr 28, 5:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Georgetown | 59 min |
| Apr 28, 5:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Georgetown | 33 min |
| Apr 28, 6:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Berkeley | 25 min |
| Apr 30, 4:00 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | CHS | Allendale, Berkeley, Colleton, Dorchester, Hampton | 5 hr |
| Apr 30, 4:09 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | CAE | Aiken, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Clarendon, Kershaw and 4 more | 5 hr |
| Apr 30, 3:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Greenville | 24 min |
| Apr 30, 3:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Anderson, Oconee | 61 min |
| Apr 30, 4:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Abbeville | 34 min |
| Apr 30, 4:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Greenville, Pickens, Spartanburg | 44 min |
| Apr 30, 4:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Anderson | 34 min |
| Apr 30, 5:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Cherokee, Spartanburg | 24 min |
| Apr 30, 5:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Anderson, Greenville | 87 min |
| Apr 30, 5:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Cherokee, Spartanburg | 37 min |
| Apr 30, 6:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | York | 27 min |
| Apr 30, 6:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Cherokee | 22 min |
| Apr 30, 7:37 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | York | 113 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 | 10 |
| Tornado Watch | 2 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 6 |
| Special Weather Statement | 74 |
| Flooding | |
| River Flood Warning | 3 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 4 |
| Cold | |
| Freeze Warning | 4 |
| Freeze Watch | 5 |
| Frost Advisory | 2 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Lake Wind Advisory | 11 |
| Wind Advisory | 1 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 4 |
| Coast and beach | |
| High Surf Advisory | 1 |
| Beach Hazards Statement | 3 |
| Rip Current Statement | 2 |
| Marine | |
| Gale Warning | 1 |
| Special Marine Warning | 10 |
| Marine Dense Fog Advisory | 1 |
| Small Craft Advisory | 6 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Calhoun County20
- Clarendon County19
- Bamberg County17
- Berkeley County17
- Sumter County17
- Lee County16
- Aiken County15
- Edgefield County15
- Lexington County15
- Barnwell County15
- Richland County15
- Saluda County14
- Florence County14
- Colleton County13
- Kershaw County13
- Georgetown County13
- Anderson County12
- Fairfield County12
- Newberry County12
- McCormick County11
- Horry County11
- Dorchester County10
- Williamsburg County10
- Chesterfield County10
- Hampton County9
- Orangeburg County9
- Jasper County8
- Marion County8
- Dillon County8
- Darlington County8
- Abbeville County7
- Greenville County7
- Laurens County7
- Allendale County7
- Beaufort County7
- Charleston County7
- Cherokee County7
- Greenwood County6
- Marlboro County6
- Pickens 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.