Alert archive / South Carolina / Colleton County

Weather alerts in Colleton County, South Carolina, 2008

249 weather alerts in 2008, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.

Colleton County and its neighbors

Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2008. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts
249
Warnings
116
Watches
31
Advisories
52
Busiest month
June49 alerts
Busiest day
May 11, 200817 alerts

Over time

By month

Warning verification

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

3 of 15 tornado warnings covering Colleton County in 2008 had a tornado report inside them.

Colleton County, 2008

WarningsWith a reportFalse alarm ratioReportsInside a warningMean lead time
Tornado warnings15380%0
Severe thunderstorm warnings864647%4947%25 min
Flash flood warnings330%1100%216 min

Each office's whole area, 2008

WarningsWith a reportFalse alarm ratioReportsInside a warningMean lead time
NWS Charleston, SC: tornado warnings631379%3385%24 min
NWS Charleston, SC: severe thunderstorm warnings34618148%45777%23 min
NWS Charleston, SC: flash flood warnings211243%4088%99 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 6, 3:25 PM ESTDense Fog AdvisoryCHS19 hr
Jan 7, 3:24 PM ESTDense Fog AdvisoryCHS18 hr
Jan 11, 4:42 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHS48 min
Jan 14, 3:46 AM ESTDense Fog AdvisoryCHS2 hr
Jan 25, 10:04 PM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryCHS8 hr
Jan 30, 3:10 AM ESTWind AdvisoryCHS7 hr
Jan 31, 4:16 PM ESTWind AdvisoryCHS24 hr
Feb 4, 1:32 AM ESTDense Fog AdvisoryCHS8 hr
Feb 4, 7:38 PM ESTDense Fog AdvisoryCHS16 hr
Feb 5, 7:21 PM ESTDense Fog AdvisoryCHS8 hr
Feb 6, 2:52 PM ESTMesoscale DiscussionSPC53 min
Feb 8, 1:49 PM ESTFire Weather WatchCHS15 hr
Feb 9, 4:46 AM ESTFire Weather WatchCHS11 hr
Feb 9, 3:18 PM ESTRed Flag WarningCHS29 hr
Feb 17, 11:35 PM ESTMesoscale DiscussionSPC85 min
Feb 26, 11:25 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 hr
Feb 26, 11:32 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHS43 min
Mar 4, 4:34 AM ESTWind AdvisoryCHS21 hr
Mar 4, 6:33 AM ESTMesoscale DiscussionSPC87 min
Mar 4, 5:48 PM ESTMesoscale DiscussionSPC57 min
Mar 4, 6:27 PM ESTTornado WatchSPC7 hr
Mar 4, 9:27 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHS33 min
Mar 7, 4:33 AM ESTFlood WatchCHS16 hr
Mar 7, 10:42 AM ESTMesoscale DiscussionSPC93 min
Mar 7, 4:13 PM ESTWind AdvisoryCHS27 hr
Mar 8, 4:35 AM ESTHigh Wind WarningCHS11 hr
Mar 11, 10:38 PM EDTDense Fog AdvisoryCHS8 hr
Mar 15, 7:18 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC117 min
Mar 15, 4:36 PM EDTTornado Watch PDSSPC8 hr
Mar 15, 5:45 PM EDTWind AdvisoryCHS5 hr
Mar 15, 7:09 PM EDTTornado WarningCHS66 min
Mar 15, 7:14 PM EDTTornado WarningCHS46 min
Mar 15, 7:41 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC64 min
Mar 15, 7:51 PM EDTTornado WarningCHS54 min
Mar 15, 7:56 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHS64 min
Mar 15, 8:23 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHS52 min
Mar 15, 8:44 PM EDTTornado WarningCHS46 min
Mar 15, 8:54 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHS66 min
Mar 15, 9:03 PM EDTTornado WarningCHS42 min
Mar 15, 9:25 PM EDTTornado WarningCHS50 min
Mar 15, 9:49 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC56 min
Mar 15, 9:58 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHS26 min
Mar 18, 4:31 PM EDTWind AdvisoryCHS29 hr
Mar 23, 3:29 AM EDTFreeze WatchCHS36 hr
Mar 23, 3:45 PM EDTFire Weather WatchCHS14 hr
Mar 24, 8:36 AM EDTRed Flag WarningCHS10 hr
Mar 24, 3:34 PM EDTFreeze WarningCHS17 hr
Mar 25, 5:13 AM EDTFrost AdvisoryCHS28 hr
Mar 29, 1:09 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Apr 2, 6:26 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCHS54 min
Apr 4, 3:28 AM EDTDense Fog AdvisoryCHS8 hr
Apr 5, 10:45 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC90 min
Apr 5, 11:25 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC9 hr
Apr 5, 1:47 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC88 min
Apr 5, 3:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHS30 min
Apr 5, 4:16 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHS44 min
Apr 10, 9:34 PM EDTDense Fog AdvisoryCHS11 hr
Apr 13, 3:50 AM EDTRed Flag WarningCHS16 hr
Apr 29, 3:03 PM EDTFrost AdvisoryCHS17 hr
May 9, 5:56 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
May 9, 7:11 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHS49 min
May 10, 5:25 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC95 min
May 10, 2:10 PM EDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr
May 10, 4:26 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
May 10, 4:46 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHS29 min
May 10, 8:14 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
May 10, 9:54 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC96 min
May 10, 10:06 PM EDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr
May 11, 2:37 AM EDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr
May 11, 3:07 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHS23 min
May 11, 3:26 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHS49 min
May 11, 4:12 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHS33 min
May 11, 4:40 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC95 min
May 11, 7:24 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC96 min
May 11, 7:39 AM EDTTornado WarningCHS66 min
May 11, 7:48 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHS57 min
May 11, 8:34 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHS41 min
May 11, 8:51 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC84 min
May 11, 2:42 PM EDTTornado WatchSPC5 hr
May 11, 5:25 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHS50 min
May 11, 5:49 PM EDTTornado WarningCHS41 min
May 11, 7:06 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC84 min
May 20, 3:23 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC37 min
May 20, 3:39 PM EDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr
May 20, 5:23 PM EDTTornado WarningCHS37 min
May 20, 5:48 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHS42 min
May 20, 5:56 PM EDTTornado WarningCHS34 min
May 20, 6:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHS33 min
May 20, 7:08 PM EDTTornado WarningCHS52 min
May 20, 7:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHS46 min
May 20, 7:18 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHS27 min
May 20, 7:46 PM EDTTornado WarningCHS29 min
May 20, 7:50 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHS40 min
May 20, 8:12 PM EDTTornado WarningCHS33 min
May 20, 8:17 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHS13 min
May 20, 8:23 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHS39 min
May 20, 8:24 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC96 min
May 20, 8:35 PM EDTTornado WarningCHS25 min
May 20, 8:38 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHS37 min
May 20, 9:42 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC4 hr
May 23, 4:36 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCHS39 min
May 24, 3:04 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC56 min
Jun 1, 1:39 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC66 min
Jun 1, 2:21 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHS27 min
Jun 2, 6:31 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHS36 min
Jun 2, 7:10 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHS65 min
Jun 4, 10:58 AM EDTHeat AdvisoryCHS7 hr
Jun 4, 3:32 PM EDTHeat AdvisoryCHS28 hr
Jun 12, 10:52 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC53 min
Jun 19, 1:38 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC97 min
Jun 19, 2:07 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHS53 min
Jun 19, 2:39 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHS66 min
Jun 19, 3:25 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHS65 min
Jun 19, 4:55 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHS50 min
Jun 19, 5:39 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHS34 min
Jun 19, 6:56 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHS34 min
Jun 19, 7:26 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHS49 min
Jun 20, 10:26 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHS64 min
Jun 20, 11:32 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC88 min
Jun 20, 11:41 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHS34 min
Jun 20, 2:01 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHS59 min
Jun 20, 2:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr
Jun 20, 2:56 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHS64 min
Jun 20, 3:46 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHS59 min
Jun 20, 4:35 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC55 min
Jun 21, 3:29 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHS61 min
Jun 21, 11:56 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC94 min
Jun 21, 3:25 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHS50 min
Jun 21, 3:35 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHS55 min
Jun 21, 4:39 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHS28 min
Jun 21, 5:26 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHS42 min
Jun 22, 1:59 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC91 min
Jun 22, 4:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHS60 min
Jun 22, 5:20 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHS55 min
Jun 22, 5:54 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHS66 min
Jun 22, 7:00 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHS47 min
Jun 23, 2:54 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr
Jun 23, 6:18 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHS57 min
Jun 23, 7:19 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHS56 min
Jun 23, 8:39 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHS36 min
Jun 25, 3:48 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHS27 min
Jun 26, 7:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHS45 min
Jun 29, 12:34 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC56 min
Jun 29, 1:35 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr
Jun 29, 2:12 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHS31 min
Jun 29, 2:22 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHS38 min
Jun 29, 2:51 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHS39 min
Jun 29, 3:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHS21 min
Jun 29, 4:46 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC59 min
Jun 29, 8:35 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC85 min
Jun 30, 10:44 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC61 min
Jul 4, 4:20 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHS55 min
Jul 5, 1:20 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC55 min
Jul 5, 2:37 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHS53 min
Jul 6, 6:33 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHS57 min
Jul 7, 8:14 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCHS61 min
Jul 7, 8:34 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningCHS116 min
Jul 10, 5:10 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHS65 min
Jul 10, 6:00 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHS60 min
Jul 13, 12:59 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC3 hr
Jul 18, 11:35 PM EDTHurricane Local StatementCHS35 days
Jul 21, 3:50 AM EDTHeat AdvisoryCHS16 hr
Jul 21, 4:18 PM EDTHeat AdvisoryCHS23 hr
Jul 21, 4:28 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHS47 min
Jul 21, 5:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHS62 min
Jul 23, 8:38 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHS29 min
Jul 26, 4:21 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHS39 min
Jul 27, 1:26 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Jul 29, 4:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHS45 min
Jul 29, 5:00 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHS45 min
Jul 30, 7:34 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCHS31 min
Jul 31, 4:58 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHS50 min
Aug 1, 3:48 PM EDTHeat AdvisoryCHS27 hr
Aug 1, 6:36 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHS39 min
Aug 2, 4:06 PM EDTHeat AdvisoryCHS24 hr
Aug 2, 7:22 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr
Aug 2, 11:19 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC116 min
Aug 4, 3:45 PM EDTHeat AdvisoryCHS27 hr
Aug 5, 4:22 PM EDTHeat AdvisoryCHS28 hr
Aug 6, 4:12 PM EDTHeat AdvisoryCHS26 hr
Aug 7, 4:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHS61 min
Aug 7, 4:34 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHS56 min
Aug 7, 4:55 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHS50 min
Aug 7, 5:12 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHS78 min
Aug 13, 9:05 AM EDTFlash Flood WatchCHS6 hr
Aug 13, 11:00 AM EDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr
Aug 13, 11:04 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCHS116 min
Aug 16, 9:37 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHS53 min
Aug 16, 10:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHS22 min
Aug 17, 5:56 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCHS94 min
Aug 19, 5:33 PM EDTHurricane Local StatementCHS3 days
Aug 21, 7:58 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Aug 22, 12:42 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Aug 22, 10:48 AM EDTTornado WatchSPC11 hr
Aug 22, 12:49 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCHS56 min
Aug 22, 1:49 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCHS86 min
Aug 22, 4:55 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCHS65 min
Aug 22, 8:45 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Aug 23, 1:42 AM EDTTornado WarningCHS48 min
Aug 23, 2:29 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHS61 min
Aug 23, 10:07 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCHS113 min
Aug 30, 1:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHS35 min
Sep 4, 5:00 AM EDTTropical Storm WatchNHC48 hr
Sep 4, 7:04 AM EDTTropical Storm WatchCHS23 hr
Sep 4, 5:00 PM EDTTropical Storm WarningNHC60 hr
Sep 4, 6:32 PM EDTTropical Storm WarningCHS36 hr
Sep 5, 1:26 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCHS64 min
Sep 5, 3:50 PM EDTFlash Flood WatchCHS10 hr
Sep 5, 4:39 PM EDTTornado WatchSPC12 hr
Sep 5, 5:41 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCHS94 min
Sep 5, 6:59 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCHS4 hr
Sep 5, 7:41 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningCHS5 hr
Sep 5, 9:06 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC114 min
Sep 10, 2:38 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC97 min
Sep 11, 3:03 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCHS78 min
Sep 16, 6:34 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHS41 min
Oct 9, 10:57 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr
Oct 9, 1:45 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC60 min
Oct 9, 2:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHS60 min
Oct 9, 2:58 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHS47 min
Oct 9, 3:16 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHS44 min
Oct 9, 3:35 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHS55 min
Oct 20, 3:17 PM EDTFrost AdvisoryCHS18 hr
Oct 24, 5:24 PM EDTHigh Wind WarningCHS6 hr
Oct 24, 8:12 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningCHS3 hr
Oct 28, 3:16 PM EDTFreeze WarningCHS18 hr
Oct 29, 3:05 PM EDTFreeze WarningCHS13 hr
Oct 30, 3:27 PM EDTFrost AdvisoryCHS18 hr
Oct 31, 3:27 PM EDTFrost AdvisoryCHS18 hr
Nov 9, 3:22 AM ESTFrost AdvisoryCHS30 hr
Nov 10, 4:05 PM ESTFrost AdvisoryCHS16 hr
Nov 13, 7:41 AM ESTDense Fog AdvisoryCHS2 hr
Nov 14, 3:06 AM ESTDense Fog AdvisoryCHS6 hr
Nov 14, 6:17 PM ESTMesoscale DiscussionSPC118 min
Nov 14, 10:25 PM ESTTornado WatchSPC8 hr
Nov 14, 11:53 PM ESTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Nov 15, 3:17 AM ESTWind AdvisoryCHS12 hr
Nov 15, 10:08 PM ESTFreeze WatchCHS17 hr
Nov 16, 3:05 PM ESTFrost AdvisoryCHS18 hr
Nov 16, 9:42 PM ESTFreeze WarningCHS11 hr
Nov 17, 4:16 PM ESTFreeze WatchCHS12 hr
Nov 18, 4:16 AM ESTFreeze WarningCHS29 hr
Dec 11, 10:01 AM ESTMesoscale DiscussionSPC119 min
Dec 11, 11:00 AM ESTTornado WatchSPC8 hr
Dec 11, 12:29 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHS61 min
Dec 11, 1:28 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHS92 min
Dec 11, 1:28 PM ESTMesoscale DiscussionSPC92 min
Dec 16, 3:05 AM ESTDense Fog AdvisoryCHS7 hr
Dec 16, 6:48 PM ESTDense Fog AdvisoryCHS11 days

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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.