Weather alerts in South Carolina, May 2019

204 weather alerts in May 2019, 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 2019. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts: 204
Warnings: 42
Watches: 1
Advisories: 23
Busiest day: May 4, 201952 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
May 1, 4:30 AM EDT	Dense Fog Advisory	ILM	Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Georgetown, Horry, Marion and 2 more	5 hr
May 2, 2:51 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	CHS		35 hr
May 2, 5:56 AM EDT	Dense Fog Advisory	CAE	Aiken, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Chesterfield, Clarendon and 11 more	3 hr
May 3, 6:45 AM EDT	Dense Fog Advisory	CAE	Chesterfield, Fairfield, Kershaw, Lancaster, Lee, Sumter	3 hr
May 3, 2:13 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CAE	Clarendon, Sumter	2 hr
May 3, 2:46 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILM	Florence	3 hr
May 4, 3:56 AM EDT	Dense Fog Advisory	CAE	Aiken, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Chesterfield, Clarendon and 11 more	6 hr
May 4, 12:35 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Abbeville, Anderson, Cherokee, Chester, Edgefield, Fairfield and 14 more	85 min
May 4, 12:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Oconee	28 min
May 4, 1:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Oconee	28 min
May 4, 1:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Pickens	33 min
May 4, 1:36 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Jasper	24 min
May 4, 1:50 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Beaufort, Jasper	25 min
May 4, 2:11 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Anderson	34 min
May 4, 2:19 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Beaufort, Colleton, Jasper	41 min
May 4, 2:36 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Hampton	24 min
May 4, 2:49 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CHS	Colleton, Dorchester, Hampton	56 min
May 4, 2:50 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Oconee	40 min
May 4, 2:57 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Oconee	48 min
May 4, 3:05 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Greenville	25 min
May 4, 3:08 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CHS	Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester	51 min
May 4, 3:09 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CAE	McCormick	51 min
May 4, 3:34 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Allendale	26 min
May 4, 3:34 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Spartanburg	26 min
May 4, 3:36 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Pickens	24 min
May 4, 3:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Union	32 min
May 4, 4:02 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Allendale	28 min
May 4, 4:04 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAE	Clarendon	26 min
May 4, 4:05 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Greenville	25 min
May 4, 4:06 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Darlington, Marlboro	54 min
May 4, 4:14 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CAE	Clarendon, Orangeburg	46 min
May 4, 4:17 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Greenville, Spartanburg	43 min
May 4, 4:19 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Williamsburg	56 min
May 4, 4:22 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAE	Lexington	23 min
May 4, 4:38 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Darlington	52 min
May 4, 4:39 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAE	Bamberg, Calhoun, Orangeburg	51 min
May 4, 4:51 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	CHS	Beaufort, Jasper	29 min
May 4, 4:51 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Lancaster	24 min
May 4, 5:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAE	Kershaw, Richland	45 min
May 4, 5:03 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAE	Lancaster	27 min
May 4, 5:05 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILM	Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Marlboro	40 min
May 4, 5:09 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CHS		25 min
May 4, 5:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Darlington	32 min
May 4, 5:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	York	31 min
May 4, 5:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Abbeville, Greenwood	33 min
May 4, 5:28 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Florence	62 min
May 4, 5:32 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAE	Lancaster	28 min
May 4, 5:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Darlington	46 min
May 4, 5:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Dillon	43 min
May 4, 5:51 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Abbeville, Anderson, Calhoun, Cherokee, Chester, Chesterfield and 24 more	84 min
May 4, 5:55 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILM	Florence, Marion	35 min
May 4, 5:57 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Greenwood, Laurens	33 min
May 4, 6:05 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CAE	Aiken	25 min
May 4, 6:18 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CAE	Chesterfield	42 min
May 4, 6:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Dillon	45 min
May 4, 6:40 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Marlboro	65 min
May 4, 6:50 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAE	McCormick	40 min
May 4, 7:32 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAE	Fairfield, Lexington, Richland	28 min
May 4, 8:37 PM EDT	Beach Hazards Statement	ILM	Georgetown, Horry	24 hr
May 4, 8:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAE	Richland	34 min
May 4, 9:20 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAE	Lee, Sumter	40 min
May 4, 10:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Florence	43 min
May 4, 10:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAE	Edgefield	28 min
May 4, 10:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Dillon	47 min
May 4, 11:42 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Greenwood	33 min
May 4, 11:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Abbeville	31 min
May 5, 12:05 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Abbeville	25 min
May 5, 12:29 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Anderson	31 min
May 5, 1:08 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	York	22 min
May 5, 1:17 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Chester	28 min
May 5, 1:29 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	York	31 min
May 5, 3:12 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Chester	108 min
May 5, 3:20 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	CHS		19 hr
May 5, 4:31 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Dillon, Horry, Marion	29 min
May 5, 5:05 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CHS		115 min
May 5, 3:26 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Spartanburg	34 min
May 5, 4:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Chester	30 min
May 5, 4:53 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	York	37 min
May 6, 7:43 PM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	CHS		4 hr
May 7, 3:19 PM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	CHS		10 hr
May 7, 10:41 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Spartanburg	34 min
May 8, 4:58 AM EDT	Dense Fog Advisory	ILM	Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Georgetown, Marion, Marlboro and 1 more	4 hr
May 8, 6:43 AM EDT	Dense Fog Advisory	CAE	Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Chesterfield, Clarendon, Lee and 1 more	2 hr
May 8, 9:04 PM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	CHS		3 hr
May 11, 7:58 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Oconee	47 min
May 11, 1:32 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	GSP	Cherokee	28 min
May 11, 2:45 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Cherokee, Chester, Chesterfield, Lancaster, Laurens, Marlboro and 2 more	2 hr
May 11, 2:54 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Laurens, Union	51 min
May 11, 3:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Cherokee, York	31 min
May 11, 3:53 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	York	52 min
May 11, 3:57 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CAE	Lancaster	33 min
May 11, 4:31 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Chester, York	44 min
May 11, 4:55 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAE	Chesterfield	35 min
May 11, 5:19 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAE	Lancaster	41 min
May 11, 6:08 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Abbeville	37 min
May 11, 6:11 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Aiken, Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Edgefield, Hampton	94 min
May 11, 6:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Chester	30 min
May 11, 6:34 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Laurens	26 min
May 11, 6:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Allendale	47 min
May 11, 6:49 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CHS	Allendale, Hampton	26 min
May 11, 6:51 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Anderson	24 min
May 11, 6:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAE	Aiken, Barnwell	46 min
May 11, 7:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Greenville	28 min
May 11, 7:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAE	Fairfield	30 min
May 11, 7:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Allendale, Hampton, Jasper	45 min
May 11, 7:40 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAE	Bamberg, Calhoun, Lexington, Orangeburg, Richland	50 min
May 11, 7:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Chester	28 min
May 11, 8:03 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Oconee, Pickens	27 min
May 11, 8:22 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAE	Calhoun, Fairfield, Lexington, Newberry, Orangeburg, Richland	38 min
May 11, 8:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Laurens, Union	27 min
May 11, 8:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAE	Chesterfield, Lancaster	64 min
May 11, 8:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAE	Calhoun, Clarendon, Fairfield, Kershaw, Richland, Sumter	46 min
May 11, 9:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Chester, Union, York	32 min
May 11, 9:42 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAE	Chesterfield, Kershaw, Lancaster, Lee	63 min
May 11, 9:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Chester	17 min
May 11, 9:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Darlington, Marlboro	62 min
May 12, 12:04 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CAE	Fairfield, Lancaster	3 hr
May 12, 4:25 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAE	Clarendon	50 min
May 12, 4:32 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Florence, Williamsburg	58 min
May 12, 6:04 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAE	Lee, Sumter	26 min
May 12, 6:24 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Darlington, Florence	51 min
May 12, 7:09 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Marion, Williamsburg	66 min
May 12, 8:08 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Horry	37 min
May 12, 8:38 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Georgetown	37 min
May 12, 11:50 AM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Beaufort, Berkeley, Charleston, Clarendon, Colleton, Dorchester and 7 more	85 min
May 12, 12:28 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Georgetown	62 min
May 12, 12:32 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Georgetown	58 min
May 12, 12:41 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Allendale, Beaufort, Berkeley, Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester and 2 more	6 hr
May 12, 12:49 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Berkeley	26 min
May 12, 1:40 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Georgetown	65 min
May 12, 2:22 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CHS		53 min
May 12, 3:04 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Allendale, Beaufort, Berkeley, Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester and 3 more	56 min
May 12, 3:53 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CHS		75 min
May 12, 4:04 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Charleston	26 min
May 12, 4:23 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Allendale, Bamberg, Beaufort, Berkeley, Charleston, Colleton and 4 more	2 hr
May 12, 4:38 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CHS		80 min
May 12, 4:40 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Beaufort	35 min
May 12, 4:46 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CHS	Hampton, Jasper	41 min
May 12, 4:55 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CHS	Beaufort, Colleton, Jasper	80 min
May 12, 5:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Beaufort	31 min
May 12, 5:20 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CHS		55 min
May 12, 5:26 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Colleton	34 min
May 12, 5:27 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CHS		81 min
May 12, 6:58 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CHS		100 min
May 12, 11:37 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	CAE	Calhoun, Lexington, Richland	57 hr
May 12, 11:37 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	CAE	Calhoun, Richland	3 days
May 12, 11:40 PM EDT	River Flood Advisory	CAE	Lexington, Richland	48 hr
May 13, 4:55 AM EDT	Beach Hazards Statement	ILM	Horry	16 hr
May 15, 3:20 PM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	CHS		4 hr
May 16, 9:52 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CHS		53 min
May 16, 3:21 PM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	CHS		5 hr
May 16, 7:59 PM EDT	Beach Hazards Statement	ILM	Georgetown, Horry	24 hr
May 17, 2:40 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Greenville	35 min
May 17, 3:11 PM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	CHS		6 hr
May 17, 5:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAE	Orangeburg	46 min
May 18, 3:34 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Horry	26 min
May 18, 3:51 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Williamsburg	24 min
May 18, 4:06 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Horry	39 min
May 18, 4:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Williamsburg	30 min
May 18, 4:44 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILM	Horry	12 min
May 18, 4:51 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Anderson, Oconee	39 min
May 18, 5:07 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Berkeley	38 min
May 18, 5:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Oconee	30 min
May 18, 5:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Williamsburg	14 min
May 18, 5:39 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Anderson	36 min
May 18, 6:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Pickens	32 min
May 18, 6:26 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAE	Lancaster	34 min
May 18, 6:29 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Pickens	32 min
May 18, 7:54 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAE	Saluda	36 min
May 20, 4:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Georgetown	29 min
May 22, 4:57 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Abbeville	48 min
May 22, 5:41 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Abbeville	34 min
May 23, 4:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Cherokee	30 min
May 26, 3:23 AM EDT	Heat Advisory	CHS	Berkeley, Colleton, Dorchester, Hampton	16 hr
May 27, 3:20 AM EDT	Heat Advisory	CHS		16 hr
May 29, 10:38 AM EDT	Red Flag Warning	CAE	Aiken, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Chesterfield, Clarendon and 11 more	35 hr
May 30, 7:33 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	CHS		14 hr
May 30, 7:45 PM EDT	Beach Hazards Statement	ILM	Georgetown, Horry	24 hr
May 31, 3:48 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	CHS		14 hr
May 31, 2:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Marlboro	60 min
May 31, 2:03 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILM	Dillon	42 min
May 31, 2:07 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CHS		83 min
May 31, 2:26 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Florence, Marion	64 min
May 31, 2:32 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CHS		58 min
May 31, 3:31 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CHS		19 min
May 31, 3:32 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Florence, Marion	28 min
May 31, 3:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Marlboro	31 min
May 31, 3:56 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILM	Darlington, Dillon, Marlboro	38 min
May 31, 4:09 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Marion	36 min
May 31, 4:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Horry	33 min
May 31, 4:40 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILM	Horry	34 min
May 31, 4:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Charleston	30 min
May 31, 5:06 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CHS		54 min
May 31, 5:11 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Berkeley	49 min
May 31, 5:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Georgetown	31 min
May 31, 5:33 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Charleston	12 min
May 31, 5:42 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Georgetown	33 min
May 31, 6:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Horry	30 min
May 31, 6:05 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILM	Horry	28 min
May 31, 6:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAE	Chesterfield	31 min
May 31, 7:06 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Marlboro	24 min
May 31, 7:28 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILM	Dillon, Marlboro	51 min
May 31, 7:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAE	Clarendon	43 min
May 31, 7:50 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Marion	25 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	24
Tornado Warning	2
Severe Thunderstorm Watch	1
Mesoscale Discussion	7
Special Weather Statement	127
Flooding
River Flood Warning	2
Areal Flood Advisory	4
River Flood Advisory	1
Heat
Heat Advisory	2
Fire
Red Flag Warning	1
Fog and smoke
Dense Fog Advisory	6
Coast and beach
Coastal Flood Advisory	6
Beach Hazards Statement	4
Marine
Special Marine Warning	13
Small Craft Advisory	4

By county

Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.

6 more counties

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.