South Carolina – Weather, Tides, and Natural Disasters

South Carolina SC Weather

SC Weather Conditions and Forecasts

• Current SC weather, forecasts - cities, counties, airports
  – Storm and flood advisories, watches, warnings

• Coastal marine forecasts - includes tides, currents
• Ozone forecasts
• River, streamflow conditions
• Surf zone forecasts - ripcurrents

• Current weather conditions for the East

SC Weather Maps

• Clouds - scroll down for satellite image
• Precipitation
• Temperature - scroll down, click to enlarge
• Surface weather map - surface analysis

SC Tides, Currents

• Coastal marine forecasts
• Tidetables
• Related SC tidal resources
• River, streamflow conditions

SC Climate

• SC climate statistics - averages, records

SC Sunrises and Sunsets

• Sunrise, sunset times
  – Entire year - Enter "city or town", Select state, Click "compute table"

SC Hurricanes and Tropical Storms

• National Hurricane Center
• Tropical storm tracking maps, strike probabilities
• South Carolina Hurricane Guide - evacuation routes, shelters, preparedness information for pets and more
  
• SC Safe House - grant program to assist South Carolinians strengthen homes against effects of high winds
  – Emergency Board-up brochure - PDF - click, then scroll down for beginning of document
  
• Hurricane Hugo - September 21-22, 1989

SC Earthquakes

• South Carolina Earthquake Information - SC Department of Emergency Management Division - what to do before, during, and after an earthquake
  
• South Carolina Earthquake Information - USGS site with maps plus info on recent and historic SC earthquakes
  
• South Carolina Earthquake Education and Preparedness Program - College of Charleston - maps, history, lesson plans, earthquake safety, and more
  
• South Carolina Seismic Network - University of South Carolina - scroll down for data
• South Carolina Earthquake Awareness Project - overview of SC earthquakes plus how to prepare for earthquake emergencies
  

SC State, Regional, and National Weather Resources

• SC Community Rain, Hail & Snow Network - perception measurements collected by volunteers from across the state
  
• SC climate and geography statistics
• SC ground-level ozone information
• SC State Climatology Office
• Southeast Regional Climate Center

• National Weather Service
  – Charleston
  – Columbia
  – Florence, Myrtle Beach - Wilmington, NC
  – Greenville, Spartanburg
  
• National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration - NOAA

• FEMA Preparedness - guide to citizen preparedness
• Old Farmers Almanac

SC Climate and Global Warming Resources

• South Carolina Climate, Energy, and Commerce Advisory Committee - studying the impact of global climate change