Alert archive / South Carolina / 2020
Weather alerts in South Carolina, March 2020
131 weather alerts in March 2020, 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 2020. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 131
- Warnings
- 39
- Watches
- 5
- Advisories
- 43
- Busiest day
- March 3, 202022 alerts
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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 2, 3:28 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | CHS | 43 hr | |
| Mar 3, 9:32 AM EST | River Flood Warning | CAE | Orangeburg | 21 days |
| Mar 3, 12:28 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Laurens | 32 min |
| Mar 3, 12:49 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Abbeville | 26 min |
| Mar 3, 12:54 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Laurens | 36 min |
| Mar 3, 1:15 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Abbeville, Laurens | 30 min |
| Mar 3, 1:28 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Chester | 32 min |
| Mar 3, 1:44 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Abbeville, Greenwood, Laurens | 46 min |
| Mar 3, 1:47 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Fairfield, Lancaster, Newberry | 28 min |
| Mar 3, 2:19 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Fairfield, Newberry, Richland | 26 min |
| Mar 3, 2:27 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Abbeville, Greenwood | 48 min |
| Mar 3, 2:33 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Chesterfield, Fairfield, Kershaw | 42 min |
| Mar 3, 2:42 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Lexington | 33 min |
| Mar 3, 3:14 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Fairfield, Kershaw, Richland | 46 min |
| Mar 3, 3:14 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Greenwood | 46 min |
| Mar 3, 3:36 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Darlington | 54 min |
| Mar 3, 3:40 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Saluda | 50 min |
| Mar 3, 4:17 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Darlington | 58 min |
| Mar 3, 4:23 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Dillon | 67 min |
| Mar 3, 4:41 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILM | Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Marion | 34 min |
| Mar 3, 5:18 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Marion | 42 min |
| Mar 3, 5:28 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Lee | 32 min |
| Mar 3, 5:38 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Florence | 52 min |
| Mar 3, 8:17 PM EST | River Flood Warning | ILM | Florence, Marion | 21 days |
| Mar 3, 8:17 PM EST | River Flood Warning | ILM | Darlington, Florence | 21 days |
| Mar 4, 11:30 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 2 hr | |
| Mar 4, 12:00 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 87 min | |
| Mar 4, 1:43 PM EST | River Flood Warning | CAE | Calhoun, Lexington, Richland | 6 days |
| Mar 4, 1:43 PM EST | River Flood Warning | CAE | Calhoun, Richland | 6 days |
| Mar 4, 1:51 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | Beaufort, Jasper | 114 min |
| Mar 4, 3:22 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | CHS | 72 hr | |
| Mar 4, 6:51 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | Hampton, Jasper | 114 min |
| Mar 4, 8:01 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Beaufort | 44 min |
| Mar 4, 8:41 PM EST | River Flood Advisory | CAE | Lexington, Richland | 48 hr |
| Mar 4, 8:44 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | Beaufort, Hampton, Jasper | 2 hr |
| Mar 4, 9:26 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | Beaufort, Jasper | 94 min |
| Mar 5, 3:13 AM EST | Gale Watch | CHS | 36 hr | |
| Mar 5, 8:55 AM EST | River Flood Warning | CAE | Edgefield, McCormick | 36 hr |
| Mar 5, 9:13 AM EST | River Flood Warning | ILM | Horry | 8 days |
| Mar 5, 12:22 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | Beaufort, Jasper | 83 min |
| Mar 5, 12:38 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | Beaufort, Berkeley, Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester | 82 min |
| Mar 5, 1:31 PM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | CAE | Aiken, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Chesterfield, Clarendon and 11 more | 38 hr |
| Mar 5, 1:54 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | Beaufort, Jasper | 3 hr |
| Mar 5, 2:06 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | Beaufort, Berkeley, Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester | 114 min |
| Mar 5, 4:01 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | Beaufort, Berkeley, Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester | 119 min |
| Mar 5, 4:33 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 60 min | |
| Mar 5, 4:53 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 97 min | |
| Mar 5, 4:56 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton, Jasper | 64 min |
| Mar 6, 1:00 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | GSP | Abbeville, Anderson, Cherokee, Chester, Greenwood, Laurens and 2 more | 3 hr |
| Mar 6, 3:24 AM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | CHS | Berkeley | 32 hr |
| Mar 6, 3:29 AM EST | Gale Warning | CHS | 31 hr | |
| Mar 6, 2:31 PM EST | Freeze Watch | ILM | Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Georgetown, Horry, Marion and 2 more | 24 hr |
| Mar 6, 3:10 PM EST | Freeze Watch | CHS | Allendale, Berkeley, Colleton, Dorchester, Hampton | 24 hr |
| Mar 6, 3:35 PM EST | Freeze Watch | CAE | Aiken, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Chesterfield, Clarendon and 11 more | 21 hr |
| Mar 6, 9:09 PM EST | River Flood Advisory | CAE | Lexington, Richland | 23 hr |
| Mar 7, 12:22 PM EST | Freeze Warning | CAE | Aiken, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Chesterfield, Clarendon and 11 more | 20 hr |
| Mar 7, 2:55 PM EST | Freeze Warning | ILM | Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Georgetown, Horry, Marion and 2 more | 17 hr |
| Mar 7, 3:08 PM EST | Frost Advisory | CHS | 17 hr | |
| Mar 7, 3:08 PM EST | Freeze Warning | CHS | Allendale, Berkeley, Colleton, Dorchester, Hampton | 17 hr |
| Mar 7, 5:32 PM EST | Frost Advisory | ILM | Georgetown | 14 hr |
| Mar 8, 3:52 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | CHS | 17 hr | |
| Mar 8, 9:58 AM EDT | River Flood Advisory | CAE | Lexington, Richland | 19 hr |
| Mar 8, 2:38 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | ILM | Williamsburg | 59 hr |
| Mar 9, 9:33 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | ILM | Dillon, Horry, Marion | 70 hr |
| Mar 9, 9:48 AM EDT | River Flood Advisory | CAE | Lexington, Richland | 11 hr |
| Mar 10, 6:32 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | CAE | Orangeburg | 28 hr |
| Mar 14, 10:20 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | CHS | 4 hr | |
| Mar 15, 3:18 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | CHS | 44 hr | |
| Mar 18, 12:16 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | ILM | Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Marion, Marlboro, Williamsburg | 10 hr |
| Mar 18, 2:29 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | GSP | Abbeville, Anderson, Cherokee, Chester, Greenwood, Laurens and 2 more | 9 hr |
| Mar 18, 3:52 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | CAE | Aiken, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Chesterfield, Clarendon and 11 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 18, 5:44 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | CHS | Allendale, Colleton, Dorchester, Hampton | 4 hr |
| Mar 18, 7:16 AM EDT | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | CHS | 8 hr | |
| Mar 18, 7:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Aiken, Edgefield | 17 min |
| Mar 18, 9:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Laurens | 29 min |
| Mar 18, 9:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | McCormick | 32 min |
| Mar 18, 9:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Laurens | 45 min |
| Mar 20, 10:54 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | CHS | 9 hr | |
| Mar 21, 3:10 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | CHS | 52 hr | |
| Mar 24, 3:22 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | CHS | 35 hr | |
| Mar 24, 8:08 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | CAE | Aiken, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Chesterfield, Clarendon and 11 more | 3 hr |
| Mar 24, 8:28 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | GSP | Abbeville, Anderson, Cherokee, Chester, Greenwood, Laurens and 2 more | 92 min |
| Mar 24, 9:30 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | ILM | Darlington, Florence | 4 days |
| Mar 24, 10:20 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Greenwood | 25 min |
| Mar 24, 10:37 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Greenwood | 53 min |
| Mar 24, 10:42 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Greenwood | 14 min |
| Mar 24, 10:50 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Aiken, Newberry, Saluda | 40 min |
| Mar 24, 11:29 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Lexington | 46 min |
| Mar 24, 12:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Oconee | 26 min |
| Mar 24, 12:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | McCormick | 23 min |
| Mar 24, 12:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Greenwood | 48 min |
| Mar 24, 12:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | McCormick | 24 min |
| Mar 24, 1:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Greenwood | 42 min |
| Mar 24, 1:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Edgefield, McCormick, Saluda | 39 min |
| Mar 24, 1:19 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Abbeville, Aiken, Anderson, Calhoun, Chester, Clarendon and 17 more | 116 min |
| Mar 24, 1:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Abbeville | 26 min |
| Mar 24, 2:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Greenwood | 25 min |
| Mar 24, 2:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Fairfield | 31 min |
| Mar 24, 6:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Dorchester | 29 min |
| Mar 24, 6:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Dorchester | 29 min |
| Mar 25, 12:50 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | CAE | Calhoun, Lexington, Richland | 6 days |
| Mar 25, 12:50 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | CAE | Calhoun, Richland | 6 days |
| Mar 25, 12:52 AM EDT | River Flood Advisory | CAE | Lexington, Richland | 48 hr |
| Mar 25, 2:24 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Darlington | 21 min |
| Mar 25, 2:38 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Chesterfield, Lee | 52 min |
| Mar 25, 2:47 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Darlington, Marlboro | 58 min |
| Mar 25, 3:15 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Greenville, Spartanburg | 3 hr |
| Mar 25, 6:02 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Spartanburg | 10 hr |
| Mar 25, 7:02 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | CHS | Berkeley, Georgetown, Williamsburg | 21 days |
| Mar 25, 3:31 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | CAE | Greenwood, Newberry, Saluda | 30 hr |
| Mar 26, 10:00 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | ILM | Florence, Marion | 6 days |
| Mar 27, 5:03 AM EDT | River Flood Advisory | CAE | Lexington, Richland | 57 hr |
| Mar 27, 10:43 AM EDT | River Flood Advisory | CAE | Calhoun, Lexington, Richland | 48 hr |
| Mar 27, 10:43 AM EDT | River Flood Advisory | CAE | Calhoun, Richland | 48 hr |
| Mar 27, 2:36 PM EDT | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | CHS | 4 hr | |
| Mar 30, 4:51 AM EDT | River Flood Advisory | CAE | Lexington, Richland | 7 hr |
| Mar 30, 2:57 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | CHS | 49 hr | |
| Mar 31, 12:20 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Aiken, Barnwell, Calhoun, Clarendon, Edgefield, Greenwood and 7 more | 85 min |
| Mar 31, 1:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | McCormick | 36 min |
| Mar 31, 2:22 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Allendale, Beaufort, Berkeley, Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester and 2 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 31, 3:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Allendale | 44 min |
| Mar 31, 3:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Allendale, Hampton | 59 min |
| Mar 31, 4:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Hampton | 42 min |
| Mar 31, 4:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Colleton | 58 min |
| Mar 31, 4:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Colleton, Hampton, Jasper | 61 min |
| Mar 31, 4:34 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 86 min | |
| Mar 31, 4:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Dorchester | 31 min |
| Mar 31, 5:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Beaufort, Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester, Hampton, Jasper | 55 min |
| Mar 31, 5:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Berkeley | 28 min |
| Mar 31, 6:00 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 2 hr | |
| Mar 31, 6:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Charleston | 44 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 | 13 |
| Tornado Watch | 1 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 2 |
| Special Weather Statement | 42 |
| Flooding | |
| River Flood Warning | 16 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 12 |
| River Flood Advisory | 9 |
| Cold | |
| Freeze Warning | 3 |
| Freeze Watch | 3 |
| Frost Advisory | 2 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Lake Wind Advisory | 2 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 7 |
| Marine | |
| Gale Warning | 1 |
| Special Marine Warning | 6 |
| Gale Watch | 1 |
| Marine Dense Fog Advisory | 2 |
| Small Craft Advisory | 9 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Richland County22
- Lexington County19
- Greenwood County15
- Calhoun County13
- McCormick County13
- Beaufort County12
- Fairfield County11
- Newberry County11
- Darlington County11
- Saluda County11
- Hampton County11
- Colleton County11
- Dorchester County11
- Laurens County10
- Florence County10
- Jasper County10
- Edgefield County10
- Abbeville County9
- Marion County9
- Berkeley County9
- Aiken County9
- Kershaw County8
- Lee County8
- Chesterfield County7
- Clarendon County7
- Sumter County7
- Lancaster County6
- Dillon County6
- Charleston County6
- Barnwell County6
- Williamsburg County6
- Allendale County6
- Chester County5
- Bamberg County5
- Horry County4
- Anderson County4
- Union County4
- Georgetown County4
- Marlboro County4
- Orangeburg County3
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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.