Alert archive / South Carolina / 2016
Weather alerts in South Carolina, February 2016
191 weather alerts in February 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 February 2016. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 191
- Warnings
- 49
- Watches
- 14
- Advisories
- 54
- Busiest day
- February 24, 201652 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2, 2:07 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | GSP | Abbeville, Anderson, Cherokee, Chester, Greenwood, Laurens and 2 more | 8 hr |
| Feb 2, 6:51 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | CAE | Aiken, Chesterfield, Edgefield, Fairfield, Kershaw, Lee and 5 more | 3 hr |
| Feb 3, 3:20 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | CHS | 26 hr | |
| Feb 3, 4:11 AM EST | Flash Flood Watch | GSP | Cherokee, Chester, Union, York | 11 hr |
| Feb 3, 8:55 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Anderson | 35 min |
| Feb 3, 9:32 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Anderson | 43 min |
| Feb 3, 10:14 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Spartanburg | 46 min |
| Feb 3, 10:52 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Abbeville, Anderson, Cherokee, Greenville, Greenwood, Laurens and 2 more | 3 hr |
| Feb 3, 10:54 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Cherokee | 51 min |
| Feb 3, 11:08 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Edgefield, McCormick | 52 min |
| Feb 3, 11:12 AM EST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | CHS | 9 hr | |
| Feb 3, 11:14 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Greenwood, Laurens, Union | 46 min |
| Feb 3, 11:35 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Chester, York | 3 hr |
| Feb 3, 11:41 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | York | 49 min |
| Feb 3, 11:57 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Greenwood, Union | 48 min |
| Feb 3, 12:21 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | York | 24 min |
| Feb 3, 12:43 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Chester | 47 min |
| Feb 3, 12:48 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Aiken, Edgefield, McCormick, Saluda | 42 min |
| Feb 3, 1:25 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Aiken, Edgefield, Fairfield, Lexington, Newberry, Richland and 1 more | 50 min |
| Feb 3, 1:31 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Chester | 14 min |
| Feb 3, 1:56 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Chesterfield, Darlington, Dillon, Kershaw, Lancaster, Lee and 4 more | 2 hr |
| Feb 3, 2:17 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Kershaw, Lexington, Richland | 58 min |
| Feb 3, 2:27 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Calhoun, Fairfield, Kershaw, Lexington, Richland, Sumter | 63 min |
| Feb 3, 2:35 PM EST | Tornado Warning | CAE | Lexington, Richland | 55 min |
| Feb 3, 2:55 PM EST | Tornado Warning | CAE | Chesterfield, Kershaw, Lee, Richland, Sumter | 65 min |
| Feb 3, 3:10 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | CHS | 10 hr | |
| Feb 3, 3:25 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | CAE | Richland | 65 min |
| Feb 3, 3:41 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILM | Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Marion, Marlboro | 64 min |
| Feb 3, 4:26 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Bamberg, Calhoun, Orangeburg | 42 min |
| Feb 3, 4:45 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Dillon | 60 min |
| Feb 3, 5:29 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Jasper | 61 min |
| Feb 3, 5:45 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Bamberg | 30 min |
| Feb 3, 8:47 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Berkeley | 28 min |
| Feb 3, 11:04 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | Charleston | 86 min |
| Feb 4, 3:21 AM EST | Gale Watch | CHS | 13 hr | |
| Feb 4, 3:21 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | CHS | 3 days | |
| Feb 4, 8:23 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester | 82 min |
| Feb 4, 9:18 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | Beaufort, Jasper | 117 min |
| Feb 4, 10:27 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | Beaufort, Berkeley, Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester, Hampton and 1 more | 93 min |
| Feb 4, 11:10 AM EST | Flood Watch | ILM | Georgetown, Horry | 14 hr |
| Feb 4, 11:13 AM EST | River Flood Warning | CHS | Colleton, Dorchester | 14 days |
| Feb 4, 11:16 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | Beaufort, Jasper | 119 min |
| Feb 4, 11:39 AM EST | River Flood Warning | ILM | Dillon, Horry, Marion | 32 days |
| Feb 4, 11:39 AM EST | River Flood Warning | ILM | Florence, Marion | 9 days |
| Feb 4, 11:39 AM EST | River Flood Warning | ILM | Darlington, Florence | 4 days |
| Feb 4, 11:39 AM EST | River Flood Warning | ILM | Williamsburg | 7 days |
| Feb 4, 11:57 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | Beaufort, Berkeley, Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester, Hampton and 1 more | 2 hr |
| Feb 4, 1:52 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | Beaufort, Berkeley, Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester | 83 min |
| Feb 4, 3:40 PM EST | River Flood Warning | CAE | Orangeburg | 4 days |
| Feb 4, 3:52 PM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | CHS | Berkeley | 18 hr |
| Feb 4, 3:53 PM EST | Gale Warning | CHS | 18 hr | |
| Feb 4, 4:02 PM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | CAE | Calhoun, Clarendon | 18 hr |
| Feb 4, 8:38 PM EST | River Flood Warning | ILM | Horry | 29 days |
| Feb 4, 9:13 PM EST | River Flood Advisory | CAE | Lexington, Richland | 48 hr |
| Feb 4, 9:22 PM EST | River Flood Warning | CAE | Calhoun, Lexington, Richland | 4 days |
| Feb 5, 3:34 PM EST | Gale Watch | CHS | 24 hr | |
| Feb 6, 3:27 AM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | CHS | Berkeley | 39 hr |
| Feb 6, 4:18 AM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | CAE | Calhoun, Clarendon, Sumter | 38 hr |
| Feb 6, 1:11 PM EST | Wind Advisory | ILM | Georgetown, Horry | 32 hr |
| Feb 6, 2:57 PM EST | Flood Watch | ILM | Georgetown, Horry | 30 hr |
| Feb 6, 3:45 PM EST | Gale Watch | CHS | 12 hr | |
| Feb 6, 3:45 PM EST | Gale Warning | CHS | 30 hr | |
| Feb 6, 4:29 PM EST | Wind Advisory | CHS | 26 hr | |
| Feb 6, 10:42 PM EST | Storm Watch | CHS | 5 hr | |
| Feb 7, 3:26 AM EST | Coastal Flood Advisory | CHS | 6 hr | |
| Feb 7, 3:42 AM EST | Storm Warning | CHS | 9 hr | |
| Feb 7, 11:56 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | ILM | Horry | 3 hr |
| Feb 7, 12:53 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | CHS | 4 days | |
| Feb 7, 2:00 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Dillon, Florence | 90 min |
| Feb 7, 3:40 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Dillon, Florence, Marion | 95 min |
| Feb 8, 6:12 AM EST | Coastal Flood Advisory | CHS | 4 hr | |
| Feb 8, 9:59 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | CHS | 69 hr | |
| Feb 8, 3:37 PM EST | Gale Watch | CHS | 6 hr | |
| Feb 8, 3:38 PM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | CHS | Berkeley | 54 hr |
| Feb 8, 4:09 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Allendale, Berkeley, Colleton, Dorchester, Hampton | 51 min |
| Feb 8, 6:01 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Georgetown, Horry | 44 min |
| Feb 8, 9:52 PM EST | Gale Warning | CHS | 41 hr | |
| Feb 9, 2:11 AM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | CAE | Aiken, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Chesterfield, Clarendon and 10 more | 43 hr |
| Feb 9, 10:25 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Marion | 50 min |
| Feb 9, 11:22 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Marion | 53 min |
| Feb 11, 3:30 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | CHS | 24 hr | |
| Feb 11, 3:31 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | ILM | Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Horry, Marion, Marlboro | 23 hr |
| Feb 12, 3:18 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | CHS | 24 hr | |
| Feb 13, 3:22 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | GSP | Cherokee, York | 24 hr |
| Feb 14, 3:47 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | CHS | 23 hr | |
| Feb 14, 2:51 PM EST | Freezing Rain Advisory | CAE | Chesterfield | 23 hr |
| Feb 14, 2:52 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GSP | 33 hr | |
| Feb 14, 2:52 PM EST | Freezing Rain Advisory | GSP | Abbeville, Anderson, Cherokee, Chester, Greenwood, Laurens and 2 more | 33 hr |
| Feb 14, 3:13 PM EST | Freezing Rain Advisory | ILM | Darlington, Dillon, Marlboro | 22 hr |
| Feb 14, 9:31 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | CHS | 6 hr | |
| Feb 15, 3:02 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | CHS | 4 days | |
| Feb 15, 2:11 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Cherokee, Spartanburg, York | 4 hr |
| Feb 15, 10:36 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Charleston | 24 min |
| Feb 15, 11:33 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Williamsburg | 27 min |
| Feb 15, 11:54 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Florence | 36 min |
| Feb 16, 12:13 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Charleston | 32 min |
| Feb 16, 12:13 AM EST | Ice Storm Warning | GSP | 6 hr | |
| Feb 16, 12:13 AM EST | Freezing Rain Advisory | GSP | Anderson, Cherokee, Chester, Laurens, Union, York | 6 hr |
| Feb 16, 12:32 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Williamsburg | 28 min |
| Feb 16, 12:59 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Barnwell | 31 min |
| Feb 16, 1:10 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Williamsburg | 35 min |
| Feb 16, 1:26 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Barnwell, Lexington, Richland | 49 min |
| Feb 16, 1:28 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Allendale | 62 min |
| Feb 16, 1:41 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton, Jasper | 64 min |
| Feb 16, 1:56 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Marlboro | 34 min |
| Feb 16, 1:57 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester | 63 min |
| Feb 16, 2:07 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Jasper | 41 min |
| Feb 16, 2:17 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Beaufort, Hampton, Jasper | 28 min |
| Feb 16, 2:27 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 93 min | |
| Feb 16, 2:44 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Beaufort, Colleton, Dorchester, Hampton, Jasper | 46 min |
| Feb 16, 2:50 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 115 min | |
| Feb 16, 2:58 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 2 hr | |
| Feb 16, 3:15 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Berkeley, Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester | 60 min |
| Feb 16, 3:22 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Chesterfield, Clarendon, Lee, Sumter | 23 min |
| Feb 16, 3:46 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Darlington, Florence, Marlboro, Williamsburg | 29 min |
| Feb 16, 4:06 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Berkeley | 54 min |
| Feb 16, 4:12 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Darlington, Florence, Marlboro, Williamsburg | 33 min |
| Feb 16, 4:41 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Dillon, Marion | 64 min |
| Feb 16, 4:42 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 63 min | |
| Feb 16, 5:18 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Horry | 27 min |
| Feb 16, 10:15 AM EST | River Flood Warning | ILM | Florence, Marion | 18 days |
| Feb 22, 12:37 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | CAE | Aiken, Calhoun, Clarendon, Fairfield, Kershaw, Lee and 5 more | 113 min |
| Feb 22, 3:01 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Bamberg | 29 min |
| Feb 23, 3:21 AM EST | Flash Flood Watch | GSP | Abbeville, Anderson, Cherokee, Chester, Greenwood, Laurens and 2 more | 35 hr |
| Feb 23, 3:44 AM EST | Gale Watch | CHS | 13 hr | |
| Feb 23, 3:44 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | CHS | 3 days | |
| Feb 23, 12:39 PM EST | Wind Advisory | CAE | Aiken, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Chesterfield, Clarendon and 10 more | 39 hr |
| Feb 23, 2:52 PM EST | High Wind Warning | GSP | Abbeville, Anderson, Cherokee, Chester, Greenwood, Laurens and 2 more | 28 hr |
| Feb 23, 2:52 PM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | Abbeville, Anderson, Cherokee, Chester, Greenwood, Laurens and 2 more | 33 hr |
| Feb 23, 3:23 PM EST | Wind Advisory | ILM | Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Georgetown, Horry, Marion and 2 more | 29 hr |
| Feb 23, 4:19 PM EST | Gale Warning | CHS | 42 hr | |
| Feb 23, 4:36 PM EST | Wind Advisory | CHS | Allendale, Berkeley, Colleton, Dorchester, Hampton | 27 hr |
| Feb 24, 3:58 AM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Allendale | 6 hr |
| Feb 24, 5:12 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Aiken, Barnwell | 63 min |
| Feb 24, 5:37 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Aiken, Edgefield | 53 min |
| Feb 24, 6:34 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Barnwell | 26 min |
| Feb 24, 6:48 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Allendale, Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton, Jasper | 87 min |
| Feb 24, 7:14 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Lexington | 31 min |
| Feb 24, 7:37 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Orangeburg | 23 min |
| Feb 24, 7:43 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Bamberg | 32 min |
| Feb 24, 8:09 AM EST | Tornado Warning | GSP | Oconee | 36 min |
| Feb 24, 8:14 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Anderson, Greenville, Oconee, Pickens | 2 hr |
| Feb 24, 8:49 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 56 min | |
| Feb 24, 9:04 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Berkeley, Charleston | 56 min |
| Feb 24, 9:20 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 115 min | |
| Feb 24, 9:26 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Charleston | 64 min |
| Feb 24, 9:32 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Marion | 58 min |
| Feb 24, 9:39 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | CAE | McCormick | 36 min |
| Feb 24, 9:41 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 94 min | |
| Feb 24, 10:17 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Anderson, Greenville, Laurens, Spartanburg | 6 hr |
| Feb 24, 10:23 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Cherokee, Greenwood, Laurens, Spartanburg, Union | 52 min |
| Feb 24, 10:30 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Saluda | 30 min |
| Feb 24, 10:31 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Horry | 44 min |
| Feb 24, 10:33 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Greenwood, Laurens | 6 hr |
| Feb 24, 10:46 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Cherokee, Chester, Chesterfield, Darlington, Fairfield, Kershaw and 9 more | 119 min |
| Feb 24, 10:57 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Newberry | 48 min |
| Feb 24, 10:59 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Edgefield | 46 min |
| Feb 24, 11:16 AM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Aiken, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Cherokee, Chester and 21 more | 8 hr |
| Feb 24, 11:21 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 84 min | |
| Feb 24, 11:25 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Union, York | 65 min |
| Feb 24, 11:27 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Horry | 63 min |
| Feb 24, 11:40 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | ILM | Horry | 3 hr |
| Feb 24, 11:42 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Edgefield | 33 min |
| Feb 24, 11:51 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | York | 54 min |
| Feb 24, 11:53 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Saluda | 37 min |
| Feb 24, 12:10 PM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | Abbeville, Anderson, Cherokee, Chester, Greenwood, Laurens and 2 more | 12 hr |
| Feb 24, 12:13 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Chester, York | 62 min |
| Feb 24, 12:17 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Lancaster | 43 min |
| Feb 24, 1:08 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Lancaster | 37 min |
| Feb 24, 2:35 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Lee | 25 min |
| Feb 24, 2:36 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Chesterfield | 24 min |
| Feb 24, 2:49 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Darlington, Marlboro | 56 min |
| Feb 24, 2:55 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Calhoun, Chesterfield, Clarendon, Darlington, Dillon, Florence and 6 more | 95 min |
| Feb 24, 3:00 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Chesterfield | 30 min |
| Feb 24, 3:03 PM EST | Tornado Warning | CAE | Chesterfield | 42 min |
| Feb 24, 3:50 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Dillon | 55 min |
| Feb 24, 3:55 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Marlboro | 50 min |
| Feb 24, 3:56 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Chesterfield | 19 min |
| Feb 24, 4:05 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILM | Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Marlboro | 40 min |
| Feb 24, 4:40 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILM | Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Marion, Marlboro, Williamsburg | 65 min |
| Feb 24, 4:42 PM EST | Tornado Warning | ILM | Dillon, Marlboro | 48 min |
| Feb 24, 4:46 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Dillon, Marlboro | 89 min |
| Feb 24, 5:44 PM EST | Tornado Warning | ILM | Dillon | 46 min |
| Feb 24, 6:50 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Horry | 4 hr |
| Feb 24, 7:44 PM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | CHS | Berkeley | 25 hr |
| Feb 24, 8:11 PM EST | Wind Advisory | ILM | Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Georgetown, Horry, Marion and 2 more | 16 hr |
| Feb 25, 3:33 AM EST | River Flood Warning | CAE | Calhoun, Lexington, Richland | 4 days |
| Feb 25, 3:55 AM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | CAE | Aiken, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Chesterfield, Clarendon and 10 more | 18 hr |
| Feb 25, 9:29 AM EST | River Flood Advisory | CAE | Lexington, Richland | 48 hr |
| Feb 25, 9:35 AM EST | River Flood Warning | CAE | Chesterfield, Marlboro | 52 hr |
| Feb 25, 8:43 PM EST | River Flood Warning | ILM | Darlington, Florence | 49 hr |
By product
Every kind of product issued here, grouped by hazard. Each opens the same place narrowed to that product.
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Dillon County21
- Richland County19
- Marlboro County19
- Florence County19
- York County18
- Darlington County18
- Lexington County17
- Horry County17
- Chesterfield County16
- Cherokee County15
- Union County15
- Marion County15
- Berkeley County15
- Chester County14
- Laurens County13
- Anderson County12
- Kershaw County12
- Lee County12
- Calhoun County12
- Greenwood County11
- Edgefield County11
- Sumter County11
- Charleston County11
- Aiken County10
- Saluda County10
- Jasper County10
- Dorchester County10
- Colleton County10
- Fairfield County9
- Newberry County9
- Beaufort County9
- Williamsburg County9
- Clarendon County9
- Bamberg County8
- Hampton County8
- Barnwell County8
- Abbeville County7
- McCormick County7
- Spartanburg County6
- Georgetown County6
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Sources
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