Alert archive / South Carolina / 2018
Weather alerts in South Carolina, March 2018
170 weather alerts in March 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 March 2018. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 170
- Warnings
- 61
- Watches
- 12
- Advisories
- 30
- Busiest day
- March 20, 201862 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1, 4:10 AM EST | High Wind Warning | GSP | 48 hr | |
| Mar 1, 5:12 AM EST | Coastal Flood Advisory | CHS | 3 hr | |
| Mar 1, 1:39 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Laurens | 36 min |
| Mar 1, 2:05 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Abbeville, Aiken, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Chester and 25 more | 2 hr |
| Mar 1, 2:13 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Greenwood, Laurens, Union | 32 min |
| Mar 1, 2:22 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CAE | McCormick | 23 min |
| Mar 1, 2:34 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Saluda | 26 min |
| Mar 1, 2:53 PM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | Cherokee, Chester, Laurens, Union, York | 29 hr |
| Mar 1, 2:56 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Chester | 34 min |
| Mar 1, 2:59 PM EST | Wind Advisory | ILM | Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Georgetown, Horry, Marion and 2 more | 27 hr |
| Mar 1, 3:06 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Fairfield, Lexington, Richland | 24 min |
| Mar 1, 3:09 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Lancaster | 51 min |
| Mar 1, 3:38 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Calhoun, Kershaw, Lee, Lexington, Richland, Sumter | 22 min |
| Mar 1, 3:43 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Chesterfield, Fairfield, Kershaw, Lancaster, Lee | 45 min |
| Mar 1, 3:49 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Aiken | 30 min |
| Mar 1, 3:59 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Darlington, Marlboro | 61 min |
| Mar 1, 4:00 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Calhoun, Clarendon, Kershaw, Lee, Lexington, Richland and 1 more | 60 min |
| Mar 1, 4:14 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Bamberg, Barnwell, Orangeburg | 61 min |
| Mar 1, 4:34 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Florence, Williamsburg | 56 min |
| Mar 1, 4:39 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Allendale | 36 min |
| Mar 1, 4:41 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILM | Florence, Williamsburg | 25 min |
| Mar 1, 4:45 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Clarendon | 60 min |
| Mar 1, 4:48 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Dillon | 42 min |
| Mar 1, 4:58 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Clarendon | 17 min |
| Mar 1, 5:04 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILM | Dillon, Horry, Marion | 56 min |
| Mar 1, 5:18 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Williamsburg | 27 min |
| Mar 1, 5:51 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Georgetown | 24 min |
| Mar 1, 6:19 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Charleston | 41 min |
| Mar 1, 6:21 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Beaufort, Jasper | 39 min |
| Mar 1, 6:26 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 94 min | |
| Mar 1, 6:34 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 116 min | |
| Mar 1, 7:30 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 2 hr | |
| Mar 1, 8:26 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 64 min | |
| Mar 2, 3:30 AM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | CHS | Berkeley | 16 hr |
| Mar 3, 12:58 AM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | 11 hr | |
| Mar 3, 4:02 AM EST | Red Flag Warning | ILM | Georgetown, Horry, Marion | 14 hr |
| Mar 3, 10:16 AM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | CAE | Chesterfield, Clarendon, Kershaw, Lee, Sumter | 10 hr |
| Mar 3, 10:22 AM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | CHS | Berkeley | 8 hr |
| Mar 4, 12:30 PM EST | Frost Advisory | CAE | Aiken, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Chesterfield, Clarendon and 10 more | 20 hr |
| Mar 4, 3:15 PM EST | Frost Advisory | CHS | Allendale, Berkeley, Colleton, Dorchester, Hampton | 18 hr |
| Mar 4, 5:58 PM EST | Freeze Warning | CHS | Berkeley, Colleton, Dorchester | 15 hr |
| Mar 4, 7:33 PM EST | Freeze Warning | CAE | Bamberg, Chesterfield, Clarendon, Fairfield, Kershaw, Lee and 1 more | 12 hr |
| Mar 6, 1:39 PM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | CAE | Aiken, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Chesterfield, Clarendon and 10 more | 29 hr |
| Mar 6, 3:47 PM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | CHS | Berkeley | 27 hr |
| Mar 7, 2:10 PM EST | Frost Advisory | CAE | Aiken, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Clarendon, Kershaw and 4 more | 18 hr |
| Mar 7, 2:10 PM EST | Freeze Warning | CAE | Chesterfield, Edgefield, Fairfield, McCormick, Newberry, Saluda | 18 hr |
| Mar 7, 9:20 PM EST | Frost Advisory | CHS | Allendale, Berkeley, Colleton, Dorchester, Hampton | 12 hr |
| Mar 8, 3:10 AM EST | Freeze Warning | ILM | Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Georgetown, Horry, Marion and 2 more | 29 hr |
| Mar 8, 3:16 AM EST | Freeze Warning | CAE | Aiken, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Chesterfield, Clarendon and 10 more | 29 hr |
| Mar 8, 3:26 AM EST | Frost Advisory | CHS | 29 hr | |
| Mar 8, 3:26 AM EST | Freeze Warning | CHS | Allendale, Berkeley, Colleton, Dorchester, Hampton | 29 hr |
| Mar 11, 2:37 PM EDT | Gale Watch | CHS | 13 hr | |
| Mar 11, 2:37 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | CHS | 41 hr | |
| Mar 12, 3:09 AM EDT | Freeze Watch | CAE | Calhoun, Chesterfield, Clarendon, Fairfield, Kershaw, Lee and 5 more | 16 hr |
| Mar 12, 3:19 AM EDT | Gale Warning | CHS | 23 hr | |
| Mar 12, 4:24 AM EDT | Freeze Watch | ILM | Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Georgetown, Horry, Marion and 2 more | 11 hr |
| Mar 12, 2:06 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | CAE | Calhoun, Chesterfield, Clarendon, Edgefield, Fairfield, Kershaw and 7 more | 19 hr |
| Mar 12, 3:18 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | ILM | Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Georgetown, Horry, Marion and 2 more | 18 hr |
| Mar 13, 2:23 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | CAE | Aiken, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Chesterfield, Clarendon and 10 more | 19 hr |
| Mar 13, 3:12 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | CHS | 29 hr | |
| Mar 13, 5:33 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | ILM | Darlington, Dillon, Marlboro | 10 hr |
| Mar 13, 7:55 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | CHS | Allendale, Berkeley, Colleton, Dorchester, Hampton | 13 hr |
| Mar 14, 3:12 AM EDT | Freeze Watch | CHS | Allendale, Berkeley, Colleton, Dorchester, Hampton | 9 hr |
| Mar 14, 3:13 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | ILM | Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Georgetown, Horry, Marion and 2 more | 30 hr |
| Mar 14, 3:21 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | CAE | Aiken, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Chesterfield, Clarendon and 10 more | 30 hr |
| Mar 14, 12:33 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | CHS | Allendale, Berkeley, Colleton, Dorchester, Hampton | 20 hr |
| Mar 14, 3:06 PM EDT | Fire Weather Watch | ILM | Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Georgetown, Horry, Marion and 2 more | 11 hr |
| Mar 14, 3:07 PM EDT | Fire Weather Watch | CAE | Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Clarendon, Lee, Sumter | 12 hr |
| Mar 14, 3:22 PM EDT | Fire Weather Watch | CHS | Allendale, Berkeley, Colleton, Dorchester, Hampton | 12 hr |
| Mar 14, 3:35 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | CHS | 45 hr | |
| Mar 15, 2:27 AM EDT | Red Flag Warning | ILM | Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Georgetown, Horry, Marion and 2 more | 17 hr |
| Mar 15, 3:08 AM EDT | Red Flag Warning | CHS | Allendale, Berkeley, Colleton, Dorchester, Hampton | 16 hr |
| Mar 15, 3:14 AM EDT | Lake Wind Advisory | CAE | Aiken, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Chesterfield, Clarendon and 10 more | 17 hr |
| Mar 15, 3:25 AM EDT | Red Flag Warning | CAE | Aiken, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Chesterfield, Clarendon and 10 more | 16 hr |
| Mar 17, 9:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Oconee | 40 min |
| Mar 17, 10:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Anderson, Oconee, Pickens | 43 min |
| Mar 17, 10:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Anderson, Oconee | 48 min |
| Mar 17, 10:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Abbeville | 32 min |
| Mar 17, 11:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Greenwood | 32 min |
| Mar 17, 11:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Greenwood | 36 min |
| Mar 18, 1:44 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Chester, York | 46 min |
| Mar 18, 2:15 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Lancaster | 45 min |
| Mar 18, 2:57 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Chesterfield | 48 min |
| Mar 18, 3:39 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Marion, Marlboro | 51 min |
| Mar 20, 12:12 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Greenville | 33 min |
| Mar 20, 12:18 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Jasper | 27 min |
| Mar 20, 12:27 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Anderson | 33 min |
| Mar 20, 12:32 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Aiken, Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Beaufort, Colleton and 4 more | 88 min |
| Mar 20, 1:26 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Abbeville | 34 min |
| Mar 20, 1:51 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Aiken, Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Beaufort, Berkeley and 6 more | 4 hr |
| Mar 20, 2:30 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Aiken, Barnwell | 60 min |
| Mar 20, 2:50 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Allendale, Hampton | 55 min |
| Mar 20, 3:41 AM EDT | Gale Watch | CHS | 12 hr | |
| Mar 20, 3:41 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | CHS | 31 hr | |
| Mar 20, 3:42 AM EDT | Lake Wind Advisory | CHS | Berkeley | 45 hr |
| Mar 20, 3:42 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Allendale, Colleton, Hampton | 63 min |
| Mar 20, 3:44 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | CHS | Allendale, Hampton | 31 min |
| Mar 20, 4:15 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Jasper | 30 min |
| Mar 20, 4:26 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Beaufort, Charleston, Colleton, Hampton, Jasper | 64 min |
| Mar 20, 4:54 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Beaufort, Berkeley, Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester, Jasper | 96 min |
| Mar 20, 5:11 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Berkeley, Charleston | 35 min |
| Mar 20, 5:15 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 60 min | |
| Mar 20, 5:21 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Hampton | 24 min |
| Mar 20, 5:32 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | GSP | Abbeville, Anderson, Cherokee, Chester, Greenwood, Laurens and 2 more | 4 hr |
| Mar 20, 6:18 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 117 min | |
| Mar 20, 12:05 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Allendale, Bamberg, Beaufort, Berkeley, Charleston, Clarendon and 6 more | 55 min |
| Mar 20, 12:15 PM EDT | Lake Wind Advisory | CAE | Aiken, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Chesterfield, Clarendon and 10 more | 32 hr |
| Mar 20, 12:43 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Beaufort, Berkeley, Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester, Georgetown and 3 more | 7 hr |
| Mar 20, 2:11 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 64 min | |
| Mar 20, 2:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Beaufort, Jasper | 62 min |
| Mar 20, 2:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Charleston | 25 min |
| Mar 20, 2:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Dorchester | 37 min |
| Mar 20, 2:48 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 87 min | |
| Mar 20, 2:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Colleton | 27 min |
| Mar 20, 2:48 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Beaufort, Berkeley, Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester, Georgetown and 3 more | 87 min |
| Mar 20, 2:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Colleton, Hampton | 53 min |
| Mar 20, 3:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester | 54 min |
| Mar 20, 3:16 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 119 min | |
| Mar 20, 3:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Beaufort, Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester | 57 min |
| Mar 20, 3:34 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 116 min | |
| Mar 20, 3:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Georgetown | 67 min |
| Mar 20, 3:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Anderson | 33 min |
| Mar 20, 3:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILM | Georgetown, Williamsburg | 44 min |
| Mar 20, 3:49 PM EDT | Gale Warning | CHS | 35 hr | |
| Mar 20, 3:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Berkeley | 26 min |
| Mar 20, 4:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Oconee | 30 min |
| Mar 20, 4:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Charleston | 28 min |
| Mar 20, 4:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Georgetown | 31 min |
| Mar 20, 4:59 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 61 min | |
| Mar 20, 5:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Marion | 45 min |
| Mar 20, 5:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Dorchester | 36 min |
| Mar 20, 5:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Berkeley | 43 min |
| Mar 20, 5:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Georgetown | 23 min |
| Mar 20, 5:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Spartanburg | 36 min |
| Mar 20, 6:06 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 114 min | |
| Mar 20, 6:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Florence | 24 min |
| Mar 20, 6:10 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Beaufort, Berkeley, Charleston, Georgetown, Williamsburg | 65 min |
| Mar 20, 6:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Cherokee | 32 min |
| Mar 20, 6:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Laurens, Union | 30 min |
| Mar 20, 6:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Chester | 26 min |
| Mar 20, 6:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Marion | 52 min |
| Mar 20, 6:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Cherokee, Chester, Union, York | 33 min |
| Mar 20, 7:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Dillon | 66 min |
| Mar 20, 7:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Charleston | 29 min |
| Mar 20, 7:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Chester, York | 36 min |
| Mar 20, 7:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Lancaster | 49 min |
| Mar 20, 9:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Horry | 34 min |
| Mar 20, 9:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILM | Horry | 38 min |
| Mar 20, 9:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILM | Horry | 41 min |
| Mar 20, 10:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Horry | 45 min |
| Mar 21, 3:25 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | CHS | 16 hr | |
| Mar 21, 6:30 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | CHS | 6 hr | |
| Mar 22, 12:13 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | CHS | 10 hr | |
| Mar 22, 8:06 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | CAE | Aiken, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Chesterfield, Clarendon and 10 more | 25 hr |
| Mar 22, 9:50 AM EDT | Freeze Watch | CHS | Allendale, Berkeley, Colleton, Dorchester, Hampton | 5 hr |
| Mar 22, 2:56 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | CHS | Allendale, Hampton | 18 hr |
| Mar 22, 2:56 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | CHS | Allendale, Berkeley, Colleton, Dorchester, Hampton | 18 hr |
| Mar 22, 3:02 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | ILM | Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Georgetown, Horry, Marion and 2 more | 18 hr |
| Mar 24, 3:27 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | CHS | 32 hr | |
| Mar 24, 6:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Spartanburg | 23 min |
| Mar 24, 7:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Union | 25 min |
| Mar 24, 7:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Anderson | 30 min |
| Mar 25, 3:57 AM EDT | Gale Watch | CHS | 12 hr | |
| Mar 25, 3:29 PM EDT | Gale Warning | CHS | 25 hr | |
| Mar 25, 9:37 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | CHS | 8 hr | |
| Mar 25, 11:52 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | CHS | 5 days | |
| Mar 27, 3:13 PM EDT | Rip Current Statement | CHS | 53 hr | |
| Mar 29, 10:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Abbeville, Anderson, Laurens | 45 min |
| Mar 29, 11:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Greenwood, Laurens, Union | 46 min |
| Mar 30, 3:04 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | CHS | 33 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 | 23 |
| Tornado Warning | 1 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 1 |
| Tornado Watch | 1 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 6 |
| Special Weather Statement | 60 |
| Cold | |
| Freeze Warning | 17 |
| Freeze Watch | 4 |
| Frost Advisory | 6 |
| Wind and dust | |
| High Wind Warning | 1 |
| Lake Wind Advisory | 8 |
| Wind Advisory | 4 |
| Fire | |
| Red Flag Warning | 4 |
| Fire Weather Watch | 3 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 1 |
| Coast and beach | |
| Coastal Flood Advisory | 2 |
| Rip Current Statement | 1 |
| Marine | |
| Gale Warning | 3 |
| Special Marine Warning | 12 |
| Gale Watch | 3 |
| Small Craft Advisory | 9 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Berkeley County25
- Colleton County22
- Hampton County22
- Dorchester County21
- Clarendon County20
- Lee County19
- Kershaw County18
- Sumter County18
- Georgetown County18
- Allendale County18
- Bamberg County17
- Chesterfield County17
- Williamsburg County17
- Barnwell County16
- Calhoun County16
- Fairfield County16
- Lexington County16
- Richland County16
- Aiken County15
- Horry County15
- Dillon County14
- Marion County14
- Saluda County14
- Charleston County14
- Edgefield County13
- Florence County13
- McCormick County13
- Newberry County13
- Darlington County12
- Marlboro County12
- Beaufort County11
- Jasper County11
- Laurens County8
- Chester County8
- Union County8
- Anderson County7
- Greenwood County6
- York County6
- Abbeville County5
- Lancaster County5
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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.