Alert archive / South Carolina / 2021
Weather alerts in South Carolina, January 2021
104 weather alerts in January 2021, 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 January 2021. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 104
- Warnings
- 23
- Watches
- 5
- Advisories
- 47
- Busiest day
- January 1, 202127 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 9:23 PM EST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | CHS | 13 hr | |
| Dec 31, 9:28 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | CHS | Allendale, Berkeley, Colleton, Dorchester, Hampton | 13 hr |
| Dec 31, 10:03 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | GSP | Abbeville, Anderson, Cherokee, Chester, Greenwood, Laurens and 2 more | 9 hr |
| Dec 31, 10:10 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | CAE | Aiken, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Chesterfield, Clarendon and 11 more | 10 hr |
| Dec 31, 11:55 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | ILM | Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Georgetown, Horry, Marion and 2 more | 10 hr |
| Jan 1, 11:56 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Greenville, Oconee, Pickens | 5 hr |
| Jan 1, 12:42 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Edgefield, McCormick | 2 hr |
| Jan 1, 1:02 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Anderson, Greenville, Spartanburg | 73 min |
| Jan 1, 2:12 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Abbeville, Anderson, Cherokee, Greenville, Greenwood, Laurens and 1 more | 63 min |
| Jan 1, 3:27 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Aiken, Edgefield, Greenwood, McCormick, Saluda | 5 hr |
| Jan 1, 3:35 PM EST | Flash Flood Watch | CAE | Aiken, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Chesterfield, Clarendon and 11 more | 34 hr |
| Jan 1, 3:37 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Cherokee, Chester, Spartanburg, Union, York | 53 min |
| Jan 1, 4:09 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Greenwood, Laurens | 51 min |
| Jan 1, 4:24 PM EST | River Flood Warning | CAE | Calhoun, Richland | 9 days |
| Jan 1, 4:24 PM EST | River Flood Warning | CAE | Calhoun, Lexington, Richland | 5 days |
| Jan 1, 4:24 PM EST | River Flood Advisory | CAE | Lexington, Richland | 4 days |
| Jan 1, 4:27 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Aiken, Barnwell, Edgefield, Lexington, McCormick, Saluda | 2 hr |
| Jan 1, 4:33 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Greenville, Pickens | 3 hr |
| Jan 1, 4:38 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Newberry | 52 min |
| Jan 1, 4:51 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Cherokee, Union, York | 39 min |
| Jan 1, 5:02 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Greenwood | 58 min |
| Jan 1, 5:12 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Greenwood | 3 hr |
| Jan 1, 5:28 PM EST | Tornado Warning | CAE | Edgefield, McCormick | 32 min |
| Jan 1, 5:30 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Chester, York | 60 min |
| Jan 1, 6:20 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Lexington | 40 min |
| Jan 1, 6:34 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | CAE | Aiken, Edgefield, Fairfield, Lexington, McCormick, Newberry and 2 more | 3 hr |
| Jan 1, 6:47 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | CAE | Calhoun, Kershaw, Lexington, Richland | 3 hr |
| Jan 1, 7:25 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Pickens | 4 hr |
| Jan 1, 9:04 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Orangeburg | 56 min |
| Jan 1, 10:01 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Calhoun, Clarendon | 59 min |
| Jan 2, 2:16 AM EST | River Flood Warning | CAE | Edgefield, McCormick | 19 hr |
| Jan 2, 4:28 AM EST | River Flood Warning | ILM | Darlington, Florence | 21 days |
| Jan 2, 5:10 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | CAE | Chesterfield, Edgefield, Fairfield, Kershaw, Lancaster, McCormick and 2 more | 6 hr |
| Jan 2, 5:20 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | GSP | Abbeville, Anderson, Cherokee, Chester, Greenwood, Laurens and 2 more | 7 hr |
| Jan 2, 9:51 AM EST | River Flood Warning | CAE | Orangeburg | 6 days |
| Jan 2, 12:30 PM EST | Flash Flood Watch | CHS | Allendale, Hampton | 12 hr |
| Jan 2, 2:49 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | CHS | 19 hr | |
| Jan 2, 8:29 PM EST | River Flood Warning | ILM | Dillon, Horry, Marion | 13 days |
| Jan 2, 10:34 PM EST | River Flood Warning | CHS | Hampton, Jasper | 20 days |
| Jan 3, 5:36 PM EST | River Flood Warning | CAE | Chesterfield, Marlboro | 16 hr |
| Jan 5, 9:21 AM EST | River Flood Warning | ILM | Florence | 21 days |
| Jan 6, 9:01 PM EST | River Flood Warning | ILM | Horry | 21 days |
| Jan 6, 9:27 PM EST | River Flood Warning | CHS | Allendale | 4 days |
| Jan 7, 3:04 AM EST | Gale Watch | CHS | 10 hr | |
| Jan 7, 3:04 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | CHS | 51 hr | |
| Jan 7, 2:51 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GSP | Cherokee | 29 hr |
| Jan 7, 4:08 PM EST | River Flood Warning | ILM | Williamsburg | 21 days |
| Jan 7, 9:37 PM EST | River Flood Warning | CHS | Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester | 8 days |
| Jan 7, 10:43 PM EST | Coastal Flood Advisory | CHS | 5 hr | |
| Jan 10, 4:26 AM EST | Coastal Flood Advisory | CHS | 94 min | |
| Jan 11, 3:02 AM EST | Coastal Flood Advisory | CHS | 4 hr | |
| Jan 12, 3:26 AM EST | Coastal Flood Advisory | CHS | 4 hr | |
| Jan 12, 11:13 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | ILM | Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Horry, Marion, Marlboro | 10 hr |
| Jan 13, 3:01 AM EST | Freezing Fog Advisory | GSP | Abbeville, Anderson, Cherokee, Chester, Greenwood, Laurens and 2 more | 7 hr |
| Jan 13, 3:25 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | CAE | Aiken, Calhoun, Chesterfield, Clarendon, Edgefield, Fairfield and 9 more | 9 hr |
| Jan 13, 10:00 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Berkeley | 30 min |
| Jan 13, 10:31 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Georgetown | 44 min |
| Jan 13, 10:32 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Beaufort | 28 min |
| Jan 14, 10:50 AM EST | River Flood Warning | ILM | Darlington, Florence | 58 hr |
| Jan 14, 7:51 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | CHS | 53 hr | |
| Jan 15, 12:41 PM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | CAE | Aiken, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Chesterfield, Clarendon and 11 more | 29 hr |
| Jan 15, 3:17 PM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | CHS | Berkeley | 29 hr |
| Jan 15, 8:35 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | CHS | Allendale, Colleton, Hampton | 3 hr |
| Jan 15, 9:18 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | CAE | Aiken, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Chesterfield, Clarendon and 7 more | 7 hr |
| Jan 15, 9:33 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | GSP | Chester, York | 8 hr |
| Jan 16, 12:29 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | ILM | Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Horry, Marion, Marlboro and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Jan 16, 3:39 AM EST | Gale Warning | CHS | 14 hr | |
| Jan 18, 3:16 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | CHS | 10 hr | |
| Jan 19, 9:47 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | CHS | 13 hr | |
| Jan 20, 3:29 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | CHS | 34 hr | |
| Jan 23, 12:37 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | CHS | Allendale, Colleton, Hampton | 7 hr |
| Jan 25, 1:43 PM EST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | CHS | 8 hr | |
| Jan 25, 4:08 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | GSP | Anderson, Cherokee, Chester, Union, York | 11 hr |
| Jan 25, 4:13 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | CAE | Chesterfield, Clarendon, Kershaw, Lancaster, Lee, Sumter | 12 hr |
| Jan 25, 7:15 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | ILM | Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Horry, Marion, Marlboro | 13 hr |
| Jan 26, 12:44 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Oconee, Pickens | 31 min |
| Jan 26, 1:03 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Greenville, Pickens | 27 min |
| Jan 26, 1:29 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Greenville, Spartanburg | 31 min |
| Jan 26, 1:55 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Cherokee | 35 min |
| Jan 26, 2:41 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Cherokee, York | 49 min |
| Jan 26, 7:14 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Lexington, Richland | 46 min |
| Jan 26, 2:22 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Colleton | 38 min |
| Jan 26, 2:46 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Charleston | 29 min |
| Jan 26, 3:03 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Charleston | 27 min |
| Jan 26, 6:40 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | CAE | Chesterfield, Kershaw, Lancaster | 10 hr |
| Jan 26, 6:41 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | GSP | Cherokee, Chester, York | 9 hr |
| Jan 26, 6:46 PM EST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | CHS | 3 hr | |
| Jan 27, 3:08 AM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | CHS | Berkeley | 33 hr |
| Jan 27, 3:12 AM EST | Gale Warning | CHS | 33 hr | |
| Jan 27, 3:12 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | CHS | 12 hr | |
| Jan 27, 9:24 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Beaufort, Hampton, Jasper | 51 min |
| Jan 27, 9:46 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Beaufort, Jasper | 43 min |
| Jan 27, 10:02 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 50 min | |
| Jan 27, 11:39 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Allendale | 21 min |
| Jan 27, 12:07 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Bamberg, Orangeburg | 23 min |
| Jan 28, 12:53 AM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | CAE | Aiken, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Chesterfield, Clarendon and 11 more | 11 hr |
| Jan 28, 11:49 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | CHS | 22 hr | |
| Jan 28, 8:51 PM EST | River Flood Warning | ILM | Florence, Marion | 39 days |
| Jan 30, 7:53 AM EST | Coastal Flood Statement | CHS | 117 min | |
| Jan 30, 3:14 PM EST | Gale Watch | CHS | 12 hr | |
| Jan 30, 3:14 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | CHS | 4 days | |
| Jan 31, 3:27 AM EST | Gale Warning | CHS | 23 hr | |
| Jan 31, 6:50 AM EST | Coastal Flood Statement | CHS | 3 hr | |
| Jan 31, 10:52 AM EST | Gale Warning | CHS | 5 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 | 2 |
| Tornado Warning | 1 |
| Tornado Watch | 1 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 2 |
| Special Weather Statement | 25 |
| Flooding | |
| River Flood Warning | 15 |
| Flash Flood Watch | 2 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 6 |
| River Flood Advisory | 1 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 1 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Lake Wind Advisory | 4 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 18 |
| Freezing Fog Advisory | 1 |
| Coast and beach | |
| Coastal Flood Advisory | 4 |
| Coastal Flood Statement | 2 |
| Marine | |
| Gale Warning | 4 |
| Special Marine Warning | 1 |
| Gale Watch | 2 |
| Marine Dense Fog Advisory | 3 |
| Small Craft Advisory | 9 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Lexington County13
- Edgefield County12
- McCormick County12
- Richland County12
- Cherokee County11
- York County10
- Calhoun County10
- Chesterfield County10
- Kershaw County10
- Aiken County9
- Lancaster County9
- Saluda County9
- Chester County8
- Greenwood County8
- Clarendon County8
- Fairfield County8
- Newberry County8
- Florence County8
- Lee County7
- Sumter County7
- Allendale County6
- Hampton County6
- Anderson County6
- Union County6
- Bamberg County6
- Barnwell County6
- Darlington County6
- Horry County6
- Marion County6
- Greenville County6
- Colleton County5
- Laurens County5
- Dillon County5
- Marlboro County5
- Pickens County5
- Berkeley County4
- Abbeville County4
- Spartanburg County4
- Williamsburg County3
- 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.