Alert archive / South Carolina / 2018
Weather alerts in South Carolina, February 2018
76 weather alerts in February 2018, 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 2018. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 76
- Warnings
- 9
- Watches
- 2
- Advisories
- 51
- Busiest day
- February 7, 201811 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, 3:22 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | CHS | 36 hr | |
| Feb 3, 3:28 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GSP | Anderson, Cherokee, York | 33 hr |
| Feb 3, 3:27 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | CHS | 38 hr | |
| Feb 4, 5:59 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Cherokee, Greenville, Pickens, Spartanburg | 4 hr |
| Feb 4, 10:58 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Aiken, Edgefield | 47 min |
| Feb 4, 11:26 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Allendale | 49 min |
| Feb 4, 11:41 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Aiken, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Lexington, Orangeburg and 1 more | 64 min |
| Feb 4, 11:51 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Aiken, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Lexington, Orangeburg and 1 more | 54 min |
| Feb 4, 12:10 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Allendale | 50 min |
| Feb 4, 12:11 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Allendale | 49 min |
| Feb 4, 12:42 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Bamberg, Calhoun, Clarendon, Orangeburg, Sumter | 63 min |
| Feb 4, 2:28 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 2 hr | |
| Feb 4, 11:44 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | GSP | Abbeville, Anderson, Cherokee, Chester, Greenwood, Laurens and 2 more | 9 hr |
| Feb 6, 3:06 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | CHS | 43 hr | |
| Feb 7, 8:10 AM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | CAE | Aiken, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Chesterfield, Clarendon and 10 more | 9 hr |
| Feb 7, 11:35 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Edgefield, McCormick, Saluda | 85 min |
| Feb 7, 11:38 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Union | 37 min |
| Feb 7, 12:07 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Chester | 23 min |
| Feb 7, 12:13 PM EST | Wind Advisory | CHS | Berkeley, Colleton, Dorchester, Hampton | 5 hr |
| Feb 7, 12:26 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Greenville | 109 min |
| Feb 7, 1:04 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Chester | 26 min |
| Feb 7, 1:40 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Greenville, Spartanburg | 110 min |
| Feb 7, 1:47 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Allendale | 43 min |
| Feb 7, 3:35 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Greenville, Spartanburg | 115 min |
| Feb 7, 4:45 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 60 min | |
| Feb 7, 10:16 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | CHS | 45 hr | |
| Feb 8, 12:53 PM EST | River Flood Advisory | CAE | Lexington, Richland | 48 hr |
| Feb 8, 3:55 PM EST | River Flood Warning | CAE | Calhoun, Lexington, Richland | 62 hr |
| Feb 8, 3:55 PM EST | River Flood Warning | CAE | Calhoun, Lexington, Richland, Sumter | 4 days |
| Feb 9, 3:46 AM EST | Flood Watch | GSP | Anderson | 3 days |
| Feb 9, 10:35 AM EST | River Flood Warning | ILM | Florence, Marion | 46 hr |
| Feb 9, 4:56 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 94 min | |
| Feb 9, 6:06 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 54 min | |
| Feb 9, 10:23 PM EST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | CHS | 15 hr | |
| Feb 10, 12:24 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | CHS | Allendale, Berkeley, Colleton, Dorchester, Hampton | 10 hr |
| Feb 10, 3:31 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | ILM | Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Georgetown, Horry, Marion and 2 more | 9 hr |
| Feb 10, 4:01 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | CAE | Aiken, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Chesterfield, Clarendon and 10 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 10, 3:27 PM EST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | CHS | 30 hr | |
| Feb 10, 10:50 PM EST | River Flood Warning | CHS | Berkeley, Georgetown, Williamsburg | 12 days |
| Feb 11, 1:49 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Oconee, Pickens | 41 min |
| Feb 11, 10:06 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Greenville, Spartanburg | 5 hr |
| Feb 11, 5:38 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Oconee, Pickens | 112 min |
| Feb 11, 6:41 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Greenville, Spartanburg | 12 hr |
| Feb 12, 3:00 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | CHS | 60 hr | |
| Feb 12, 10:00 PM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | CHS | Berkeley | 5 hr |
| Feb 13, 7:43 PM EST | River Flood Warning | ILM | Florence, Marion | 61 hr |
| Feb 14, 7:03 PM EST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | CHS | 15 hr | |
| Feb 16, 3:17 AM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | CAE | Aiken, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Chesterfield, Clarendon and 10 more | 15 hr |
| Feb 17, 7:08 AM EST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | CHS | 5 hr | |
| Feb 17, 6:42 PM EST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | CHS | 6 hr | |
| Feb 18, 3:42 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | CHS | 18 hr | |
| Feb 18, 3:52 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | GSP | Abbeville, Anderson, Cherokee, Chester, Greenwood, Laurens and 2 more | 5 hr |
| Feb 19, 5:47 AM EST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | CHS | 6 hr | |
| Feb 19, 8:33 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | CHS | Allendale, Berkeley, Colleton, Dorchester, Hampton | 13 hr |
| Feb 19, 8:35 PM EST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | CHS | 14 hr | |
| Feb 19, 9:18 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | ILM | Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Georgetown, Horry, Marion and 2 more | 14 hr |
| Feb 19, 10:23 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | CAE | Aiken, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Chesterfield, Clarendon and 10 more | 13 hr |
| Feb 19, 10:44 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | GSP | Abbeville, Anderson, Cherokee, Chester, Greenwood, Laurens and 2 more | 13 hr |
| Feb 21, 4:19 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | ILM | Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Georgetown, Horry, Marion and 2 more | 5 hr |
| Feb 21, 5:12 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | CAE | Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Chesterfield, Clarendon, Kershaw and 3 more | 5 hr |
| Feb 21, 5:43 AM EST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | CHS | 4 hr | |
| Feb 21, 5:45 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | CHS | Berkeley, Dorchester | 4 hr |
| Feb 22, 2:45 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | ILM | Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Horry, Marion, Marlboro and 1 more | 7 hr |
| Feb 22, 5:08 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | CHS | Berkeley, Colleton, Dorchester, Hampton | 4 hr |
| Feb 23, 7:34 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | CAE | Aiken, Barnwell, Edgefield, McCormick, Saluda | 2 hr |
| Feb 24, 5:29 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | CHS | Allendale, Berkeley, Colleton, Dorchester, Hampton | 4 hr |
| Feb 24, 5:41 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | CAE | Aiken, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Chesterfield, Clarendon and 3 more | 3 hr |
| Feb 25, 5:13 AM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | CAE | Aiken, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Chesterfield, Clarendon and 10 more | 6 min |
| Feb 25, 5:19 AM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | CAE | Aiken, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Chesterfield, Clarendon and 10 more | 10 hr |
| Feb 26, 3:35 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | CHS | 48 hr | |
| Feb 26, 7:28 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | CHS | 27 hr | |
| Feb 28, 3:46 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | CHS | 9 days | |
| Feb 28, 3:48 AM EST | Coastal Flood Advisory | CHS | 4 hr | |
| Feb 28, 1:29 PM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | CAE | Aiken, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Chesterfield, Clarendon and 10 more | 53 hr |
| Feb 28, 2:55 PM EST | High Wind Watch | GSP | 13 hr | |
| Feb 28, 3:28 PM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | CHS | Berkeley | 29 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 | |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 1 |
| Special Weather Statement | 13 |
| Flooding | |
| River Flood Warning | 5 |
| Flood Watch | 1 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 6 |
| River Flood Advisory | 1 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 1 |
| Wind and dust | |
| High Wind Watch | 1 |
| Lake Wind Advisory | 7 |
| Wind Advisory | 1 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 17 |
| Coast and beach | |
| Coastal Flood Advisory | 1 |
| Marine | |
| Special Marine Warning | 4 |
| Marine Dense Fog Advisory | 8 |
| Small Craft Advisory | 9 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Calhoun County14
- Richland County13
- Aiken County12
- Bamberg County12
- Barnwell County12
- Lexington County12
- Sumter County11
- Edgefield County10
- Clarendon County10
- Chesterfield County9
- Kershaw County9
- Lee County9
- McCormick County9
- Saluda County9
- Berkeley County9
- Allendale County7
- Fairfield County7
- Newberry County7
- Greenville County6
- Dorchester County6
- Florence County6
- Marion County6
- Anderson County5
- Cherokee County5
- Spartanburg County5
- Chester County5
- Colleton County5
- Hampton County5
- Williamsburg County5
- York County4
- Union County4
- Darlington County4
- Dillon County4
- Georgetown County4
- Horry County4
- Marlboro County4
- Pickens County3
- Orangeburg County3
- Abbeville County3
- Greenwood County3
2 more counties
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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.