Alert archive / South Carolina / Horry County

Weather alerts in Horry County, South Carolina, 2012

264 weather alerts in 2012, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.

Horry County and its neighbors

Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2012. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts
264
Warnings
66
Watches
22
Advisories
55
Busiest month
July58 alerts
Busiest day
May 14, 201212 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 6 tornado warnings covering Horry County in 2012 had a tornado report inside them; 1 of 1 tornado reports fell inside a warning, on average 9 minutes after it went out.

Horry County, 2012

WarningsWith a reportFalse alarm ratioReportsInside a warningMean lead time
Tornado warnings6183%1100%9 min
Severe thunderstorm warnings503138%3090%20 min
Flash flood warnings00

Each office's whole area, 2012

WarningsWith a reportFalse alarm ratioReportsInside a warningMean lead time
NWS Wilmington, NC: tornado warnings11191%1100%9 min
NWS Wilmington, NC: severe thunderstorm warnings16210336%26482%25 min
NWS Wilmington, NC: flash flood warnings110%3100%57 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
Feb 24, 11:10 AM ESTMesoscale DiscussionSPC65 min
Feb 24, 12:43 PM ESTMesoscale DiscussionSPC92 min
Feb 24, 1:19 PM ESTTornado WatchSPC7 hr
Feb 24, 1:50 PM ESTMesoscale DiscussionSPC85 min
Feb 24, 3:05 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementILM55 min
Feb 24, 4:45 PM ESTMesoscale DiscussionSPC90 min
Feb 24, 5:52 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementILM53 min
Mar 2, 6:29 PM ESTDense Fog AdvisoryILM9 hr
Mar 3, 7:01 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementILM59 min
Mar 5, 7:42 AM ESTWind AdvisoryILM8 hr
Mar 18, 10:40 PM EDTDense Fog AdvisoryILM10 hr
Mar 19, 2:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILM51 min
Mar 19, 3:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILM60 min
Mar 19, 4:09 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILM51 min
Mar 19, 4:32 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILM47 min
Mar 20, 4:52 AM EDTDense Fog AdvisoryILM4 hr
Mar 23, 4:39 AM EDTDense Fog AdvisoryILM4 hr
Mar 24, 2:31 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILM44 min
Mar 24, 5:17 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILM58 min
Mar 24, 5:35 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILM25 min
Mar 24, 8:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 hr
Mar 24, 10:20 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC115 min
Mar 25, 12:33 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC57 min
Mar 25, 12:31 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Mar 25, 5:56 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC94 min
Mar 25, 8:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILM27 min
Mar 31, 4:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILM66 min
Apr 5, 1:47 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr
Apr 5, 2:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILM60 min
Apr 5, 2:34 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILM56 min
Apr 5, 3:01 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILM32 min
Apr 5, 3:37 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC53 min
Apr 5, 4:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILM60 min
Apr 5, 5:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILM62 min
Apr 5, 6:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILM50 min
Apr 5, 6:35 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC85 min
Apr 6, 3:36 AM EDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryILM20 hr
Apr 7, 11:26 AM EDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryILM14 hr
Apr 8, 12:55 PM EDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryILM13 hr
Apr 9, 11:47 AM EDTFire Weather WatchILM16 hr
Apr 11, 3:31 AM EDTFreeze WatchILM8 hr
Apr 11, 11:44 AM EDTFrost AdvisoryILM20 hr
Apr 18, 2:48 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC87 min
Apr 21, 5:18 AM EDTDense Fog AdvisoryILM3 hr
Apr 21, 1:37 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILM38 min
Apr 21, 2:01 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILM44 min
Apr 24, 7:35 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILM55 min
Apr 26, 4:11 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILM49 min
Apr 26, 5:09 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILM21 min
Apr 27, 5:36 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr
Apr 27, 6:32 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILM28 min
Apr 27, 8:54 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC96 min
Apr 27, 10:25 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILM50 min
Apr 27, 11:05 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILM55 min
Apr 27, 11:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILM45 min
Apr 28, 2:44 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILM46 min
May 5, 1:30 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
May 5, 2:38 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr
May 5, 6:20 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC55 min
May 5, 8:45 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC60 min
May 5, 8:48 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILM57 min
May 5, 9:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILM58 min
May 6, 3:35 AM EDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryILM21 hr
May 7, 1:58 AM EDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryILM24 hr
May 9, 3:06 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILM39 min
May 14, 2:30 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC60 min
May 14, 3:17 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILM58 min
May 14, 3:22 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILM32 min
May 14, 4:07 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILM68 min
May 14, 4:14 PM EDTTornado WarningILM31 min
May 14, 4:23 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILM67 min
May 14, 4:33 PM EDTTornado WarningILM27 min
May 14, 4:47 PM EDTTornado WarningILM43 min
May 14, 5:10 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningILM3 hr
May 14, 5:17 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILM58 min
May 14, 6:01 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILM59 min
May 14, 6:37 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILM53 min
May 14, 11:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILM54 min
May 14, 11:50 PM EDTTornado WarningILM26 min
May 15, 1:07 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC113 min
May 15, 1:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILM39 min
May 15, 1:59 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILM46 min
May 15, 2:04 PM EDTTornado WarningILM26 min
May 15, 2:09 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILM38 min
May 15, 2:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr
May 15, 2:29 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningILM37 min
May 15, 6:30 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC90 min
May 15, 8:42 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC63 min
May 16, 12:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILM66 min
May 16, 12:31 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILM35 min
May 16, 1:41 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILM47 min
May 16, 1:57 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILM111 min
May 16, 2:25 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningILM105 min
May 17, 4:36 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILM54 min
May 17, 2:56 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILM113 min
May 17, 4:27 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILM2 hr
May 22, 1:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILM63 min
May 22, 2:29 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC91 min
May 23, 1:15 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC60 min
May 23, 1:44 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr
May 23, 2:38 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILM27 min
May 23, 3:27 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILM63 min
May 23, 3:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILM49 min
May 23, 4:09 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILM24 min
May 23, 4:49 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILM35 min
May 23, 4:54 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC66 min
May 23, 7:32 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC58 min
May 25, 3:55 PM EDTRip Current StatementILM52 hr
May 29, 3:13 AM EDTFlood WatchILM36 hr
May 29, 4:54 PM EDTRip Current StatementILM27 hr
Jun 1, 1:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILM51 min
Jun 1, 1:54 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC66 min
Jun 1, 2:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr
Jun 1, 2:23 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILM52 min
Jun 1, 4:31 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC59 min
Jun 1, 5:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILM60 min
Jun 1, 7:42 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Jun 3, 10:11 AM EDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryILM14 hr
Jun 4, 3:50 AM EDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryILM20 hr
Jun 5, 3:50 AM EDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryILM20 hr
Jun 5, 10:25 PM EDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryILM3 hr
Jun 6, 3:47 AM EDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryILM22 hr
Jun 11, 5:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILM63 min
Jun 11, 5:21 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILM54 min
Jun 12, 1:59 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILM2 hr
Jun 12, 4:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILM65 min
Jun 13, 6:08 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILM37 min
Jun 13, 6:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILM48 min
Jun 13, 7:00 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILM33 min
Jun 27, 2:00 PM EDTExcessive Heat WatchILM49 hr
Jun 28, 2:26 PM EDTHeat AdvisoryILM30 hr
Jun 29, 3:11 PM EDTExcessive Heat WarningILM51 hr
Jun 29, 3:11 PM EDTHeat AdvisoryILM51 hr
Jul 1, 1:39 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC96 min
Jul 1, 2:01 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC9 hr
Jul 1, 4:15 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC90 min
Jul 1, 5:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILM69 min
Jul 1, 5:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILM75 min
Jul 1, 7:39 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC96 min
Jul 1, 8:55 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILM50 min
Jul 1, 9:45 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC60 min
Jul 4, 3:25 PM EDTHeat AdvisoryILM29 hr
Jul 5, 1:40 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC95 min
Jul 5, 3:16 PM EDTHeat AdvisoryILM28 hr
Jul 5, 4:11 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILM34 min
Jul 5, 4:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILM31 min
Jul 5, 4:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILM59 min
Jul 5, 4:56 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILM20 min
Jul 6, 2:31 PM EDTHeat AdvisoryILM29 hr
Jul 7, 3:52 PM EDTHeat AdvisoryILM28 hr
Jul 9, 3:21 AM EDTHeat AdvisoryILM16 hr
Jul 9, 5:59 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILM61 min
Jul 9, 6:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILM33 min
Jul 9, 7:17 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC88 min
Jul 9, 7:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILM57 min
Jul 9, 9:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILM45 min
Jul 10, 1:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILM58 min
Jul 10, 2:36 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningILM3 hr
Jul 10, 4:37 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILM53 min
Jul 11, 12:37 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILM23 min
Jul 11, 1:30 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Jul 11, 2:51 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILM43 min
Jul 11, 3:40 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILM65 min
Jul 11, 4:05 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILM55 min
Jul 12, 3:59 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILM2 hr
Jul 21, 2:17 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Jul 23, 3:19 PM EDTHeat AdvisoryILM28 hr
Jul 23, 5:42 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILM63 min
Jul 24, 3:46 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC89 min
Jul 24, 3:58 PM EDTHeat AdvisoryILM9 hr
Jul 24, 4:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC4 hr
Jul 24, 6:09 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILM51 min
Jul 25, 10:01 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILM74 min
Jul 25, 3:33 PM EDTHeat AdvisoryILM28 hr
Jul 26, 10:39 AM EDTExcessive Heat WarningILM9 hr
Jul 26, 4:08 PM EDTHeat AdvisoryILM27 hr
Jul 28, 3:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILM60 min
Jul 28, 3:31 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILM59 min
Jul 28, 4:01 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr
Jul 28, 4:10 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILM65 min
Jul 28, 7:28 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC32 min
Jul 29, 2:55 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 hr
Jul 29, 3:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILM57 min
Jul 29, 4:14 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILM91 min
Jul 29, 4:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILM61 min
Jul 29, 6:36 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC24 min
Jul 30, 10:25 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILM110 min
Jul 30, 10:33 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILM42 min
Jul 30, 11:00 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILM90 min
Jul 30, 11:44 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILM91 min
Jul 31, 6:39 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILM66 min
Aug 2, 7:50 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILM41 min
Aug 3, 1:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILM46 min
Aug 3, 2:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILM61 min
Aug 7, 11:54 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILM81 min
Aug 7, 12:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILM54 min
Aug 11, 1:27 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC63 min
Aug 11, 3:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILM60 min
Aug 11, 3:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILM62 min
Aug 13, 4:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILM27 min
Aug 14, 6:22 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILM38 min
Aug 14, 6:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILM39 min
Aug 14, 7:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILM77 min
Aug 15, 12:53 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILM52 min
Aug 17, 5:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILM57 min
Aug 17, 5:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILM34 min
Aug 17, 6:09 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILM36 min
Aug 17, 6:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILM28 min
Aug 19, 9:53 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC97 min
Aug 19, 10:33 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr
Aug 19, 12:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILM56 min
Aug 19, 12:35 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILM55 min
Aug 19, 2:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILM27 min
Aug 23, 3:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILM30 min
Aug 23, 3:08 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILM22 min
Aug 23, 4:35 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILM115 min
Aug 27, 2:11 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILM94 min
Aug 28, 12:20 PM EDTFlood WatchILM10 hr
Aug 29, 3:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILM60 min
Aug 29, 6:57 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningILM3 hr
Sep 8, 7:23 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILM112 min
Sep 8, 9:17 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILM88 min
Sep 8, 9:38 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILM67 min
Sep 18, 11:04 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILM86 min
Sep 18, 11:35 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC85 min
Sep 18, 1:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILM36 min
Sep 18, 7:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILM62 min
Oct 1, 2:45 PM EDTTornado WarningILM45 min
Oct 1, 3:20 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC85 min
Oct 2, 4:52 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILM38 min
Oct 7, 4:25 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC95 min
Oct 15, 2:39 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC66 min
Oct 15, 4:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILM64 min
Oct 15, 5:46 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILM59 min
Oct 16, 3:00 PM EDTRip Current StatementILM29 hr
Oct 24, 5:00 AM EDTTropical Storm WatchNHC4 days
Oct 24, 5:00 PM EDTTropical Storm WarningNHC5 days
Oct 25, 4:49 PM EDTTropical Storm WatchILM25 hr
Oct 25, 5:01 PM EDTRip Current StatementILM39 hr
Oct 26, 5:44 PM EDTTropical Storm WarningILM48 hr
Oct 28, 8:39 AM EDTRip Current StatementILM11 hr
Nov 4, 4:20 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementILM55 min
Nov 4, 4:35 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILM40 min
Nov 4, 4:59 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILM61 min
Nov 4, 5:43 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILM47 min
Nov 4, 5:57 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILM27 min
Nov 4, 6:21 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILM40 min
Nov 8, 12:19 PM ESTFrost AdvisoryILM20 hr
Nov 14, 3:16 PM ESTCoastal Flood AdvisoryILM21 hr
Nov 15, 3:26 PM ESTCoastal Flood AdvisoryILM22 hr
Nov 18, 12:45 AM ESTCoastal Flood AdvisoryILM14 hr
Nov 23, 4:34 AM ESTFreeze WatchILM23 hr
Nov 24, 3:28 AM ESTFreeze WarningILM29 hr
Dec 8, 6:21 PM ESTDense Fog AdvisoryILM12 hr
Dec 10, 4:30 AM ESTDense Fog AdvisoryILM5 hr
Dec 13, 2:07 AM ESTCoastal Flood AdvisoryILM6 hr
Dec 14, 12:54 AM ESTCoastal Flood AdvisoryILM8 hr
Dec 15, 8:21 AM ESTCoastal Flood AdvisoryILM86 min
Dec 15, 11:55 PM ESTDense Fog AdvisoryILM11 hr
Dec 26, 6:20 AM ESTMesoscale DiscussionSPC85 min
Dec 26, 8:07 AM ESTMesoscale DiscussionSPC83 min
Dec 26, 10:08 AM ESTTornado WatchSPC6 hr
Dec 26, 10:42 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementILM48 min
Dec 26, 2:20 PM ESTMesoscale DiscussionSPC85 min

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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.