Alert archive / South Carolina / Berkeley County

Weather alerts in Berkeley County, South Carolina, 2015

253 weather alerts in 2015, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.

Berkeley County and its neighbors

Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2015. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts
253
Warnings
66
Watches
18
Advisories
103
Busiest month
June51 alerts
Busiest day
June 9, 20158 alerts

Over time

By month

Warning verification

How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.

1 of 1 tornado warnings covering Berkeley County in 2015 had a tornado report inside them; 0 of 2 tornado reports fell inside a warning.

Berkeley County, 2015

WarningsWith a reportFalse alarm ratioReportsInside a warningMean lead time
Tornado warnings110%20%
Severe thunderstorm warnings372824%2665%21 min
Flash flood warnings151220%36100%496 min

Each office's whole area, 2015

WarningsWith a reportFalse alarm ratioReportsInside a warningMean lead time
NWS Charleston, SC: tornado warnings5340%1182%9 min
NWS Charleston, SC: severe thunderstorm warnings18013724%50379%23 min
NWS Charleston, SC: flash flood warnings211719%19296%473 min

An office's figures cover every county it serves, including across state lines.

Verified by the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow, which matches each storm-based warning with the local storm reports inside its polygon while it was in force, within 15 km of its edge: a tornado warning counts as verified on a tornado report, a severe thunderstorm warning on hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more, or wind damage, a flash flood warning on a flash flood report. The false alarm ratio is the share of warnings with no such report; "inside a warning" is the probability of detection, the share of reports that fell inside one; lead time runs from the warning's issue to each report inside it, counting zero for a report that came first. A warning with no report is not proof nothing happened: reports come from spotters, the public and damage surveys, and are thin where few people live.

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jan 2, 9:08 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningCHS21 days
Jan 3, 3:43 PM ESTLake Wind AdvisoryCHS25 hr
Jan 3, 5:13 PM ESTDense Fog AdvisoryCHS12 hr
Jan 4, 11:37 AM ESTTornado WatchSPC5 hr
Jan 4, 1:39 PM ESTMesoscale DiscussionSPC96 min
Jan 7, 3:29 AM ESTLake Wind AdvisoryCHS32 hr
Jan 7, 3:37 AM ESTWind Chill AdvisoryCHS31 hr
Jan 12, 6:14 PM ESTDense Fog AdvisoryCHS13 hr
Jan 17, 9:54 PM ESTLake Wind AdvisoryCHS24 hr
Jan 26, 9:36 AM ESTLake Wind AdvisoryCHS25 hr
Jan 29, 3:35 PM ESTLake Wind AdvisoryCHS12 hr
Feb 1, 3:13 PM ESTLake Wind AdvisoryCHS12 hr
Feb 2, 2:44 AM ESTWind AdvisoryCHS15 hr
Feb 2, 5:59 PM ESTLake Wind AdvisoryCHS6 hr
Feb 5, 7:56 PM ESTLake Wind AdvisoryCHS8 hr
Feb 9, 7:32 AM ESTLake Wind AdvisoryCHS38 hr
Feb 11, 3:47 PM ESTLake Wind AdvisoryCHS42 hr
Feb 13, 2:28 PM ESTFire Weather WatchCHS13 hr
Feb 14, 3:35 AM ESTLake Wind AdvisoryCHS31 hr
Feb 14, 3:43 AM ESTRed Flag WarningCHS15 hr
Feb 18, 3:32 AM ESTLake Wind AdvisoryCHS12 hr
Feb 18, 9:37 AM ESTWind Chill AdvisoryCHS24 hr
Feb 18, 3:14 PM ESTWind AdvisoryCHS6 hr
Feb 18, 9:13 PM ESTLake Wind AdvisoryCHS10 hr
Feb 19, 3:14 PM ESTWind Chill AdvisoryCHS19 hr
Feb 20, 12:51 AM ESTWind Chill AdvisoryCHS9 hr
Feb 23, 3:27 AM ESTFreezing Rain AdvisoryCHS39 hr
Feb 26, 1:26 AM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryCHS2 hr
Mar 2, 12:48 AM ESTDense Fog AdvisoryCHS9 hr
Mar 3, 10:14 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningCHS8 days
Mar 3, 9:46 PM ESTDense Fog AdvisoryCHS11 hr
Mar 5, 3:39 AM ESTLake Wind AdvisoryCHS30 hr
Mar 5, 3:56 PM ESTFreeze WatchCHS12 hr
Mar 6, 3:42 AM ESTFreeze WarningCHS29 hr
Mar 6, 10:45 PM ESTFreeze WarningCHS10 hr
Mar 7, 3:23 AM ESTFreeze WatchCHS12 hr
Mar 7, 3:13 PM ESTFrost AdvisoryCHS17 hr
Mar 7, 3:13 PM ESTFreeze WarningCHS14 hr
Mar 14, 5:40 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHS35 min
Mar 27, 3:42 PM EDTFreeze WatchCHS11 hr
Mar 28, 3:09 AM EDTFreeze WarningCHS30 hr
Apr 8, 12:45 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHS15 min
Apr 8, 1:02 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHS28 min
Apr 9, 4:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHS32 min
Apr 15, 3:23 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC97 min
Apr 19, 1:04 PM EDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr
Apr 19, 4:11 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Apr 19, 5:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHS63 min
Apr 19, 6:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHS60 min
Apr 19, 10:04 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningCHS18 days
Apr 25, 6:07 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC53 min
Apr 25, 6:28 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC4 hr
Apr 26, 1:44 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
May 7, 11:00 PM EDTTropical Storm WatchNHC45 hr
May 7, 11:19 PM EDTTropical Storm WatchCHS45 hr
May 8, 4:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHS29 min
May 9, 11:24 AM EDTLake Wind AdvisoryCHS17 hr
May 10, 7:49 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHS56 min
May 11, 2:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHS30 min
May 11, 2:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHS66 min
May 11, 3:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHS29 min
May 12, 1:55 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC3 hr
May 12, 6:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHS45 min
May 14, 6:46 AM EDTDense Fog AdvisoryCHS2 hr
May 20, 2:43 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCHS2 hr
May 20, 3:10 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHS40 min
May 20, 3:27 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningCHS2 hr
May 20, 3:39 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHS36 min
Jun 2, 12:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHS51 min
Jun 2, 1:27 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCHS63 min
Jun 2, 4:10 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCHS95 min
Jun 2, 6:29 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCHS91 min
Jun 3, 3:07 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCHS113 min
Jun 3, 5:15 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCHS90 min
Jun 3, 6:15 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCHS2 hr
Jun 3, 8:18 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCHS57 min
Jun 3, 9:13 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCHS2 hr
Jun 4, 5:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHS26 min
Jun 6, 6:40 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHS35 min
Jun 9, 1:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHS49 min
Jun 9, 2:12 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHS63 min
Jun 9, 3:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHS60 min
Jun 9, 3:43 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCHS62 min
Jun 9, 4:02 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCHS43 min
Jun 9, 4:03 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHS42 min
Jun 9, 4:25 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningCHS3 hr
Jun 9, 5:00 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHS43 min
Jun 10, 5:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHS26 min
Jun 10, 5:49 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHS26 min
Jun 11, 5:49 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHS26 min
Jun 14, 3:34 PM EDTHeat AdvisoryCHS26 hr
Jun 15, 3:37 PM EDTHeat AdvisoryCHS26 hr
Jun 16, 3:28 PM EDTHeat AdvisoryCHS28 hr
Jun 17, 4:05 PM EDTHeat AdvisoryCHS27 hr
Jun 18, 3:28 PM EDTHeat AdvisoryCHS28 hr
Jun 19, 4:46 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHS59 min
Jun 19, 5:39 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHS36 min
Jun 20, 2:33 AM EDTHeat AdvisoryCHS16 hr
Jun 21, 2:43 AM EDTHeat AdvisoryCHS16 hr
Jun 21, 3:16 PM EDTHeat AdvisoryCHS27 hr
Jun 22, 3:42 PM EDTHeat AdvisoryCHS21 hr
Jun 22, 4:08 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHS37 min
Jun 22, 4:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHS62 min
Jun 22, 4:58 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHS62 min
Jun 22, 5:09 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCHS111 min
Jun 22, 5:16 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHS59 min
Jun 22, 5:54 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningCHS2 hr
Jun 23, 3:48 PM EDTHeat AdvisoryCHS27 hr
Jun 25, 12:10 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCHS80 min
Jun 25, 12:17 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCHS88 min
Jun 25, 12:33 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHS42 min
Jun 25, 12:48 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningCHS117 min
Jun 25, 12:59 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCHS2 hr
Jun 25, 1:02 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHS43 min
Jun 26, 3:31 AM EDTHeat AdvisoryCHS15 hr
Jun 30, 1:53 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr
Jun 30, 4:33 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC117 min
Jun 30, 6:06 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHS24 min
Jun 30, 6:11 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHS64 min
Jul 2, 2:58 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC92 min
Jul 2, 3:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 hr
Jul 2, 6:08 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC97 min
Jul 2, 6:28 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHS62 min
Jul 2, 7:07 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHS53 min
Jul 2, 7:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHS63 min
Jul 3, 11:05 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr
Jul 3, 1:17 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHS58 min
Jul 3, 2:05 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHS55 min
Jul 3, 2:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHS62 min
Jul 3, 3:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHS32 min
Jul 4, 1:15 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHS30 min
Jul 4, 2:19 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHS56 min
Jul 4, 7:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHS61 min
Jul 5, 3:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHS45 min
Jul 5, 3:42 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHS48 min
Jul 11, 9:40 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHS35 min
Jul 13, 6:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHS32 min
Jul 13, 6:50 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHS55 min
Jul 13, 9:01 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHS59 min
Jul 14, 1:43 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHS62 min
Jul 14, 2:58 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHS32 min
Jul 18, 8:38 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHS56 min
Jul 19, 3:32 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHS58 min
Jul 19, 3:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHS47 min
Jul 19, 4:31 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHS44 min
Jul 21, 3:40 AM EDTHeat AdvisoryCHS16 hr
Jul 21, 3:28 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHS45 min
Jul 23, 5:47 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHS58 min
Jul 23, 10:10 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCHS2 hr
Jul 27, 5:28 AM EDTDense Fog AdvisoryCHS3 hr
Jul 31, 5:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHS27 min
Aug 2, 2:20 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCHS85 min
Aug 2, 10:54 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCHS96 min
Aug 2, 11:37 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCHS83 min
Aug 6, 2:52 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHS53 min
Aug 6, 6:08 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC67 min
Aug 6, 7:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHS24 min
Aug 11, 6:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHS24 min
Aug 11, 7:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHS29 min
Aug 11, 7:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHS60 min
Aug 18, 2:30 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCHS90 min
Aug 18, 2:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHS24 min
Aug 18, 3:12 PM EDTFlash Flood Warning EmergencyCHS4 hr
Aug 18, 4:23 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCHS97 min
Aug 18, 4:38 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC3 hr
Aug 19, 2:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHS31 min
Aug 19, 3:24 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCHS51 min
Aug 19, 4:11 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCHS94 min
Aug 19, 4:24 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningCHS111 min
Aug 19, 6:18 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCHS3 hr
Aug 19, 6:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHS28 min
Aug 19, 6:49 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHS26 min
Aug 19, 6:54 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHS46 min
Aug 20, 2:55 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHS35 min
Aug 20, 3:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHS31 min
Aug 20, 3:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHS31 min
Aug 20, 4:07 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHS23 min
Aug 21, 4:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHS30 min
Aug 22, 2:26 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCHS94 min
Aug 22, 7:48 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCHS87 min
Aug 23, 5:48 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCHS87 min
Aug 24, 5:18 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCHS87 min
Aug 26, 4:32 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC118 min
Aug 27, 3:14 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCHS91 min
Aug 27, 4:11 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCHS94 min
Aug 30, 1:48 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCHS87 min
Aug 31, 2:52 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCHS83 min
Aug 31, 3:15 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC3 hr
Aug 31, 5:23 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCHS82 min
Aug 31, 5:56 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningCHS3 hr
Aug 31, 7:34 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCHS86 min
Aug 31, 8:59 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningCHS61 min
Aug 31, 10:04 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCHS86 min
Sep 10, 5:42 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC3 hr
Sep 10, 7:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHS59 min
Sep 10, 7:54 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHS66 min
Sep 10, 8:22 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHS53 min
Sep 24, 6:31 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCHS89 min
Sep 24, 11:01 PM EDTFlash Flood WatchCHS5 hr
Sep 25, 12:45 AM EDTTornado WarningCHS45 min
Sep 25, 1:49 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC86 min
Sep 25, 1:50 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHS25 min
Sep 25, 2:11 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCHS94 min
Sep 29, 3:45 AM EDTDense Fog AdvisoryCHS5 hr
Sep 30, 3:15 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCHS90 min
Sep 30, 5:26 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCHS64 min
Oct 1, 4:15 AM EDTFlash Flood WatchCHS5 days
Oct 2, 9:40 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCHS2 hr
Oct 2, 11:22 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningCHS18 hr
Oct 3, 3:34 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningCHS21 hr
Oct 3, 11:23 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningCHS20 days
Oct 3, 5:15 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningCHS3 hr
Oct 3, 8:16 PM EDTFlash Flood Warning EmergencyCHS25 hr
Oct 3, 8:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHS46 min
Oct 3, 9:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHS34 min
Oct 4, 12:05 AM EDTFlash Flood Warning EmergencyCHS6 hr
Oct 4, 12:26 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHS31 min
Oct 4, 1:05 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHS55 min
Oct 4, 5:42 AM EDTFlash Flood Warning EmergencyCHS16 hr
Oct 4, 9:44 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningCHS17 hr
Oct 5, 3:49 AM EDTWind AdvisoryCHS10 hr
Oct 5, 2:34 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningCHS4 days
Oct 10, 3:45 AM EDTFlash Flood WatchCHS21 hr
Oct 10, 12:20 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHS40 min
Oct 10, 7:34 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCHS86 min
Oct 10, 9:12 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCHS63 min
Oct 10, 9:20 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCHS85 min
Oct 10, 10:39 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCHS3 hr
Oct 17, 3:41 AM EDTLake Wind AdvisoryCHS35 hr
Oct 28, 6:26 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHS49 min
Nov 2, 6:05 PM ESTMesoscale DiscussionSPC115 min
Nov 2, 11:47 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementCHS28 min
Nov 3, 4:57 AM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryCHS2 hr
Nov 3, 9:50 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningCHS133 days
Nov 6, 8:58 PM ESTDense Fog AdvisoryCHS12 hr
Nov 7, 3:15 PM ESTLake Wind AdvisoryCHS31 hr
Nov 8, 3:40 AM ESTFlash Flood WatchCHS36 hr
Nov 9, 6:31 AM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryCHS119 min
Nov 9, 8:27 AM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryCHS2 hr
Nov 14, 3:47 AM ESTFrost AdvisoryCHS29 hr
Nov 21, 3:36 PM ESTFreeze WatchCHS21 hr
Nov 22, 3:35 AM ESTLake Wind AdvisoryCHS30 hr
Nov 22, 2:53 PM ESTFreeze WatchCHS13 hr
Nov 23, 3:25 AM ESTFreeze WarningCHS30 hr
Nov 24, 9:36 PM ESTFrost AdvisoryCHS8 hr
Nov 24, 9:36 PM ESTFreeze WarningCHS5 hr
Dec 8, 3:30 AM ESTDense Fog AdvisoryCHS7 hr
Dec 13, 11:50 PM ESTDense Fog AdvisoryCHS3 hr
Dec 17, 3:41 PM ESTLake Wind AdvisoryCHS33 hr
Dec 23, 2:21 PM ESTMesoscale DiscussionSPC84 min
Dec 24, 5:33 PM ESTDense Fog AdvisoryCHS18 hr
Dec 25, 3:11 PM ESTDense Fog AdvisoryCHS21 hr
Dec 26, 3:31 PM ESTDense Fog AdvisoryCHS15 hr

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Every kind of product issued here, grouped by hazard. Each opens the same place narrowed to that product.

The busiest days

Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.

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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.