Alert archive / South Carolina / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings / 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in South Carolina, August 2012
83 severe thunderstorm warnings in August 2012. An alert counts here when it covered any part of the state, so the counties below add up to more than the state. The archive of severe thunderstorm warnings reaches back to 1986.
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in August 2012. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warnings
- 83
- Busiest day
- August 2, 201226 severe thunderstorm warnings
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1, 5:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Charleston | 29 min |
| Aug 2, 1:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Lexington | 45 min |
| Aug 2, 1:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Bamberg, Barnwell, Orangeburg | 57 min |
| Aug 2, 1:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Beaufort, Jasper | 65 min |
| Aug 2, 2:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Calhoun, Orangeburg | 59 min |
| Aug 2, 2:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Allendale | 59 min |
| Aug 2, 2:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Aiken, Barnwell | 39 min |
| Aug 2, 3:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Calhoun, Clarendon, Orangeburg, Richland, Sumter | 56 min |
| Aug 2, 3:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Allendale | 63 min |
| Aug 2, 3:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Calhoun, Clarendon, Orangeburg | 44 min |
| Aug 2, 3:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Greenville | 18 min |
| Aug 2, 4:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Hampton, Jasper | 59 min |
| Aug 2, 4:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Calhoun, Clarendon, Richland, Sumter | 57 min |
| Aug 2, 4:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Beaufort, Colleton | 63 min |
| Aug 2, 5:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Colleton, Dorchester | 58 min |
| Aug 2, 5:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Clarendon, Kershaw, Lee, Sumter | 50 min |
| Aug 2, 5:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Berkeley, Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester | 67 min |
| Aug 2, 5:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Berkeley, Colleton, Dorchester | 63 min |
| Aug 2, 5:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Kershaw, Richland | 57 min |
| Aug 2, 5:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILM | Florence | 35 min |
| Aug 2, 6:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILM | Marlboro | 17 min |
| Aug 2, 6:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILM | Florence, Williamsburg | 30 min |
| Aug 2, 6:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester | 62 min |
| Aug 2, 7:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILM | Georgetown, Williamsburg | 62 min |
| Aug 2, 7:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Fairfield | 42 min |
| Aug 2, 7:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILM | Florence, Georgetown, Horry, Marion, Williamsburg | 41 min |
| Aug 2, 7:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | York | 46 min |
| Aug 2, 8:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Oconee | 56 min |
| Aug 2, 8:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Chester | 50 min |
| Aug 2, 10:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Greenville, Pickens | 60 min |
| Aug 3, 9:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Fairfield, Kershaw, Lancaster | 26 min |
| Aug 3, 9:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Fairfield | 34 min |
| Aug 8, 1:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Oconee, Pickens | 62 min |
| Aug 8, 3:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Oconee | 41 min |
| Aug 8, 3:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Anderson, Greenville, Pickens | 55 min |
| Aug 8, 3:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Cherokee, York | 55 min |
| Aug 8, 4:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Anderson, Greenville, Oconee, Pickens | 47 min |
| Aug 8, 4:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Cherokee, York | 67 min |
| Aug 8, 6:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Chester, Union | 56 min |
| Aug 8, 6:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Laurens, Union | 58 min |
| Aug 8, 7:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILM | Darlington, Marlboro | 27 min |
| Aug 9, 3:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Abbeville, Greenwood, Laurens | 55 min |
| Aug 9, 3:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Anderson, Greenville, Laurens | 65 min |
| Aug 9, 4:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Anderson, Oconee | 60 min |
| Aug 9, 4:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Greenville, Spartanburg | 79 min |
| Aug 9, 4:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Greenville, Spartanburg | 69 min |
| Aug 9, 5:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Laurens | 57 min |
| Aug 9, 6:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Aiken | 61 min |
| Aug 9, 6:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Newberry, Saluda | 64 min |
| Aug 9, 6:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Jasper | 53 min |
| Aug 9, 7:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Fairfield, Newberry | 45 min |
| Aug 9, 7:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Aiken, Edgefield, McCormick | 45 min |
| Aug 9, 7:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Aiken, Bamberg, Barnwell, Orangeburg | 59 min |
| Aug 9, 7:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Aiken, Barnwell, Calhoun, Edgefield, Lexington, Newberry and 2 more | 48 min |
| Aug 9, 8:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Aiken, Fairfield, Kershaw, Lexington, Newberry, Richland and 1 more | 64 min |
| Aug 10, 10:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Anderson, Greenville, Oconee, Pickens | 50 min |
| Aug 10, 11:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Anderson, Greenville, Pickens, Spartanburg | 66 min |
| Aug 11, 12:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILM | Florence | 40 min |
| Aug 11, 1:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Allendale, Hampton | 60 min |
| Aug 11, 3:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILM | Horry | 60 min |
| Aug 11, 4:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Beaufort, Jasper | 56 min |
| Aug 15, 5:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Cherokee, Spartanburg, Union, York | 65 min |
| Aug 16, 2:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Beaufort, Jasper | 65 min |
| Aug 16, 4:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Hampton, Jasper | 59 min |
| Aug 16, 4:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton, Jasper | 41 min |
| Aug 17, 2:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Jasper | 28 min |
| Aug 17, 3:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Clarendon, Sumter | 66 min |
| Aug 17, 3:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Lee, Sumter | 62 min |
| Aug 17, 3:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Clarendon, Lee, Orangeburg, Sumter | 57 min |
| Aug 17, 3:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILM | Dillon, Florence, Marion | 62 min |
| Aug 17, 4:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Colleton, Dorchester | 59 min |
| Aug 17, 4:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILM | Williamsburg | 63 min |
| Aug 17, 4:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Allendale, Hampton | 39 min |
| Aug 17, 4:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILM | Marlboro | 32 min |
| Aug 17, 4:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Orangeburg | 49 min |
| Aug 17, 4:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Berkeley, Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester | 64 min |
| Aug 17, 5:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Aiken | 51 min |
| Aug 17, 6:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILM | Horry | 36 min |
| Aug 17, 6:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Chesterfield, Kershaw, Lancaster | 58 min |
| Aug 17, 6:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Fairfield, Kershaw | 38 min |
| Aug 17, 7:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Chesterfield, Fairfield, Kershaw, Lancaster, Lee | 64 min |
| Aug 19, 11:14 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Allendale, Hampton, Jasper | 46 min |
| Aug 28, 4:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Hampton, Jasper | 64 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Jasper County10
- Greenville County9
- Orangeburg County8
- Aiken County7
- Hampton County7
- Colleton County7
- Kershaw County7
- Fairfield County7
- Clarendon County6
- Sumter County6
- Dorchester County6
- Oconee County6
- Pickens County6
- Anderson County6
- Beaufort County5
- Calhoun County5
- Allendale County5
- Florence County5
- Charleston County4
- Barnwell County4
- Richland County4
- Lee County4
- Berkeley County4
- Williamsburg County4
- York County4
- Laurens County4
- Spartanburg County4
- Newberry County4
- Lexington County3
- Marlboro County3
- Horry County3
- Lancaster County3
- Cherokee County3
- Union County3
- Saluda County3
- Bamberg County2
- Georgetown County2
- Marion County2
- Chester County2
- Edgefield County2
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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.