Alert archive / South Carolina / Colleton County
Weather alerts in Colleton County, South Carolina, 2019
135 weather alerts in 2019, 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 2019. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 135
- Warnings
- 41
- Watches
- 15
- Advisories
- 28
- Busiest month
- June42 alerts
- Busiest day
- June 22, 201912 alerts
Over time
By month
Warning verification
How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.
0 of 3 tornado warnings covering Colleton County in 2019 had a tornado report inside them.
Colleton County, 2019
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 3 | 0 | 100% | 0 | ||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 31 | 25 | 19% | 68 | 93% | 33 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 0 | 0 |
Each office's whole area, 2019
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Charleston, SC: tornado warnings | 9 | 1 | 89% | 4 | 75% | 3 min |
| NWS Charleston, SC: severe thunderstorm warnings | 110 | 78 | 29% | 424 | 83% | 28 min |
| NWS Charleston, SC: flash flood warnings | 1 | 1 | 0% | 1 | 100% | 303 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 26, 8:22 PM EST | River Flood Warning | CHS | 21 days |
| Feb 11, 8:59 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | CHS | 15 hr |
| Feb 12, 6:58 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CHS | 47 min |
| Feb 20, 10:08 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | CHS | 12 hr |
| Feb 24, 3:01 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | CHS | 6 hr |
| Feb 28, 2:53 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | CHS | 6 hr |
| Mar 3, 1:51 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | CHS | 8 hr |
| Mar 3, 3:19 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 116 min |
| Mar 3, 3:35 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Mar 3, 5:09 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CHS | 36 min |
| Mar 3, 6:15 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Mar 3, 6:33 PM EST | Tornado Warning | CHS | 27 min |
| Mar 4, 3:40 PM EST | Freeze Watch | CHS | 24 hr |
| Mar 5, 3:03 AM EST | Freeze Warning | CHS | 30 hr |
| Mar 6, 10:02 AM EST | Freeze Warning | CHS | 23 hr |
| Apr 8, 12:07 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | CHS | 10 hr |
| Apr 14, 5:43 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Apr 14, 5:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | 57 min |
| Apr 14, 6:31 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 3 hr |
| Apr 18, 4:04 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | CHS | 25 hr |
| Apr 19, 10:44 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Apr 19, 12:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | 56 min |
| Apr 19, 1:19 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 86 min |
| Apr 19, 1:27 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CHS | 19 min |
| Apr 19, 1:37 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CHS | 18 min |
| Apr 19, 1:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | 65 min |
| Apr 19, 1:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | 39 min |
| May 4, 2:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | 41 min |
| May 4, 2:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | 56 min |
| May 12, 11:50 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 85 min |
| May 12, 12:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| May 12, 3:04 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 56 min |
| May 12, 4:23 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 12, 4:55 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | 80 min |
| May 12, 5:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | 34 min |
| May 26, 3:23 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | CHS | 16 hr |
| Jun 4, 12:43 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 92 min |
| Jun 4, 1:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 4, 3:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | 44 min |
| Jun 4, 3:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | 31 min |
| Jun 4, 4:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | 49 min |
| Jun 4, 4:15 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 90 min |
| Jun 4, 4:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | 47 min |
| Jun 4, 5:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | 27 min |
| Jun 4, 6:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | 51 min |
| Jun 4, 6:47 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | 88 min |
| Jun 5, 3:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | 40 min |
| Jun 5, 4:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | 51 min |
| Jun 6, 2:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | 43 min |
| Jun 8, 8:31 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 89 min |
| Jun 8, 8:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | 46 min |
| Jun 11, 3:04 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | CHS | 30 hr |
| Jun 12, 9:39 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | 81 min |
| Jun 12, 10:59 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | 2 hr |
| Jun 12, 12:59 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | 106 min |
| Jun 12, 2:51 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | 114 min |
| Jun 18, 10:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | 43 min |
| Jun 19, 5:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | 32 min |
| Jun 20, 12:02 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 118 min |
| Jun 20, 1:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Jun 20, 4:47 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 88 min |
| Jun 20, 6:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | 55 min |
| Jun 20, 7:16 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 89 min |
| Jun 20, 7:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | 66 min |
| Jun 21, 3:32 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | CHS | 26 hr |
| Jun 22, 4:51 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | 54 min |
| Jun 22, 6:09 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | 66 min |
| Jun 22, 1:01 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 119 min |
| Jun 22, 2:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 22, 4:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | 63 min |
| Jun 22, 4:35 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 85 min |
| Jun 22, 4:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | 49 min |
| Jun 22, 4:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | 54 min |
| Jun 22, 5:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | 27 min |
| Jun 22, 5:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | 32 min |
| Jun 22, 5:31 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | 59 min |
| Jun 22, 5:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | 65 min |
| Jun 24, 3:30 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | CHS | 12 hr |
| Jul 3, 8:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | 50 min |
| Jul 4, 1:34 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 86 min |
| Jul 4, 3:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | 66 min |
| Jul 5, 2:03 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | 87 min |
| Jul 5, 3:04 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | 86 min |
| Jul 9, 3:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | 33 min |
| Jul 13, 8:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | 46 min |
| Jul 15, 5:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | 53 min |
| Jul 15, 6:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | 53 min |
| Jul 17, 6:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | 57 min |
| Jul 17, 8:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | 28 min |
| Jul 17, 8:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | 55 min |
| Jul 18, 9:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | 29 min |
| Jul 18, 9:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | 26 min |
| Jul 23, 5:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | 29 min |
| Jul 23, 6:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | 33 min |
| Jul 23, 6:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | 34 min |
| Aug 14, 2:38 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 14, 3:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | 64 min |
| Aug 14, 3:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | 56 min |
| Aug 14, 4:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | 66 min |
| Aug 14, 4:51 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | 84 min |
| Aug 15, 4:34 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 116 min |
| Aug 17, 9:36 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | 3 hr |
| Aug 17, 1:58 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | 92 min |
| Aug 17, 2:34 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | 116 min |
| Aug 17, 4:52 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | 83 min |
| Aug 21, 5:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | 30 min |
| Aug 21, 6:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | 33 min |
| Aug 21, 6:40 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | 65 min |
| Aug 21, 6:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | 17 min |
| Sep 2, 5:04 PM EDT | Tropical Storm Watch | CHS | 18 hr |
| Sep 3, 11:14 AM EDT | Tropical Storm Warning | CHS | 64 hr |
| Sep 3, 3:34 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | CHS | 49 hr |
| Sep 4, 9:47 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | 43 min |
| Sep 4, 11:09 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | 51 min |
| Sep 9, 2:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | 60 min |
| Sep 9, 3:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | 23 min |
| Sep 9, 3:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | 57 min |
| Sep 9, 4:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | 28 min |
| Sep 30, 6:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | 31 min |
| Oct 19, 10:54 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Oct 31, 6:34 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 56 min |
| Oct 31, 7:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | 24 min |
| Oct 31, 7:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | 33 min |
| Oct 31, 7:58 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 62 min |
| Oct 31, 8:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | 27 min |
| Nov 6, 12:54 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | CHS | 5 hr |
| Nov 8, 3:51 AM EST | Freeze Watch | CHS | 11 hr |
| Nov 9, 3:38 AM EST | Freeze Watch | CHS | 12 hr |
| Nov 9, 3:21 PM EST | Freeze Warning | CHS | 17 hr |
| Nov 11, 3:03 PM EST | Freeze Watch | CHS | 24 hr |
| Nov 12, 4:09 AM EST | Freeze Warning | CHS | 30 hr |
| Dec 9, 7:27 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | CHS | 3 hr |
| Dec 21, 3:42 PM EST | Flash Flood Watch | CHS | 65 hr |
| Dec 23, 1:55 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | 13 hr |
| Dec 25, 9:52 AM EST | River Flood Warning | CHS | 21 days |
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 | 31 |
| Tornado Warning | 3 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 4 |
| Tornado Watch | 3 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 21 |
| Special Weather Statement | 30 |
| Flooding | |
| River Flood Warning | 2 |
| Flash Flood Watch | 3 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 16 |
| Heat | |
| Heat Advisory | 3 |
| Cold | |
| Freeze Warning | 4 |
| Freeze Watch | 4 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Wind Advisory | 1 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 8 |
| Tropical | |
| Tropical Storm Warning | 1 |
| Tropical Storm Watch | 1 |
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.