Institution
University of South Carolina
South CarolinaSCPublic R1Carolina Alert~35,000 students
- Cases
- 204
- Alerts
- 248
- Verbatim
- 100%
- Span
- 2011–2026
Official alert policy
How South Carolina says it will alert: when and how Carolina Alert activates, summarized, quoted, and analyzed.
Case log
Every documented incident
204 cases · 248 of 248 alert messages verbatim-confirmed
2026
- severe weather: 2026-09-06Columbia campus thunderstorm warning until 7:00pmemergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2026-09-05Columbia campus thunderstorm warning until 6:00pmemergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2026-08-13Evening severe thunderstorm warning with seek-shelter orderemergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2026-08-10Afternoon severe thunderstorm warning with seek-shelter orderemergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2026-08-06Flash flood warning for Columbia campus with low-lying caution guidanceemergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2026-08-06Severe thunderstorm warning for Columbia campus seeking immediate shelteremergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2026-08-05Severe thunderstorm warning for Columbia campus with seek-safe-shelter orderemergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2026-08-01Flash flood warning for Columbia campus with low-lying area cautionemergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2026-07-27Severe thunderstorm warning for Columbia campus seek shelter immediatelyemergency notificationverbatim
- severe storm: 2026-07-12Columbia campus severe thunderstorm shelter order Sunday afternoonemergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2026-07-11Severe thunderstorm warning the campus area seek shelter — July reportemergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2026-07-06Severe thunderstorm warning the campus area seek shelter — svr julemergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2026-06-18Severe thunderstorm warning the campus area seek shelter — svr junemergency notificationverbatim
- all clear: 2026-04-29ALL CLEAR. The public safety incident at Blossom and Assembly at the Columbia campusemergency notificationverbatim
- police activity: 2026-04-29Public safety incident at Blossom and Assembly blocks campus roadsemergency notificationverbatim
- weather: 2026-03-12ALL CLEAR. The Tornado Warning is no longer in effect for the Columbia campusemergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2026-03-12Severe thunderstorm warning the campus area seek shelteremergency notificationverbatim
- weather: 2026-03-12The National Weather Service in Columbia has issued a tornado warning for the Universemergency notificationverbatim
- test: 2026-03-12This is a TEST of Columbia campus' Carolina Alert Emergency Notification system. Inemergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2026-03-12Tornado warning for campus area with seek-shelter guidanceemergency notificationverbatim
- tornado: 2026-03-12Tornado warning directed campus occupants to shelter in interior lower-floor hallwaysemergency notificationverbatim
- police activity: 2026-03-08Public safety incident at 541 Main Stemergency notificationverbatim
- all clear: 2026-03-08ALL CLEAR. The public safety incident at 541 Main St on the Columbia campus has beenemergency notificationverbatim
- other: 2026-03-08Public safety incident at 541 Main St on the Columbia campus. Main St from Blossom Semergency notificationverbatim
- weather: 2026-02-02Due to continued inclement weather, 's Columbia campus will remain closed on Mondemergency notificationverbatim
- weather: 2026-02-01EXTREME COLD WARNING issued for the Columbia campus starting tomorrow Saturday, Januemergency notificationverbatim
- closure: 2026-02-01In-person classes, workshops and tutoring sessions scheduled for 1/ 31 on 's Columemergency notificationverbatim
- weather: 2026-02-01WINTER STORM WARNING issued for the Columbia campus starting today Friday, 01/30, atemergency notificationverbatim
- weather: 2026-01-27Weather notice - south due columbia will openemergency notificationverbatim
- weather: 2026-01-27ICE STORM WARNING issued for the Columbia campusemergency notificationverbatim
2025
- severe weather: 2025-09-20Columbia campus mid-September flash flood caution productemergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2025-09-06Columbia campus early-September flash flood caution productemergency notificationverbatim
- swatting: 2025-08-24False 911 calls with simulated gunfire trigger an active-shooter alert at the libraryemergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2025-08-16Flash flood warning Columbia campus use caution in low-lying areasemergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2025-08-02Columbia campus early-August overnight flash flood cautionemergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2025-08-01Severe weather case - south svr 9emergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2025-06-25Severe weather case - south svr 8emergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2025-06-17Severe weather case - south svr 7emergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2025-06-09Severe weather case - south svr 6emergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2025-06-07Severe weather case - south svr 4emergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2025-05-29Severe weather case - south svr 2emergency notificationverbatim
- shooting: 2025-04-27Near-campus Washington Street shooting with canvas updateemergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2025-03-31Severe weather case - south svremergency notificationverbatim
2024
- severe weather: 2024-12-29Columbia campus severe thunderstorm warning with shelter instructionemergency notificationverbatim
- hurricane: 2024-09-26Hurricane remnants brought flash flooding; classes shifted to virtualemergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2024-08-18Columbia campus overnight severe thunderstorm then flash flood warningsemergency notificationverbatim
- hurricane: 2024-08-08Columbia campus essential-personnel-only day for tropical storm impactsemergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2024-08-04Columbia campus early-August evening severe thunderstorm shelteremergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2024-08-03Columbia campus early-August afternoon flood then evening shelter SVRemergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2024-07-31Columbia campus late-July morning flash flood cautionemergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2024-07-24Columbia campus late-July multi-wave flash flood cautionsemergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2024-07-22Columbia campus late-July overnight flash flood cautionemergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2024-07-19Columbia campus mid-July evening flash flood caution productemergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2024-07-18Columbia campus mid-July evening severe thunderstorm shelteremergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2024-07-17Columbia campus mid-July evening severe thunderstorm shelter productemergency notificationverbatim
2023
- severe weather: 2023-09-17Columbia campus flash flood caution with shortened t.co link formemergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2023-09-07Columbia campus SVR shelter product early September eveningemergency notificationverbatim
- hurricane: 2023-08-30Columbia campus tropical storm warning until further noticeemergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2023-08-27Columbia campus flash flood caution with shortened link formemergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2023-08-26Columbia campus SVR shelter product late August eveningemergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2023-08-15Columbia campus SVR shelter product mid-August eveningemergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2023-08-07Columbia campus SVR shelter product early August eveningemergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2023-08-06Columbia campus flash flood caution with full carolina-alert URLemergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2023-07-09Columbia campus SVR shelter product early July eveningemergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2023-06-27Columbia campus SVR shelter product late June overnightemergency notificationverbatim
2022
- severe weather: 2022-11-11Columbia campus tornado warning with shelter then expiryemergency notificationverbatim
- hurricane: 2022-09-29Columbia campus tropical storm warning short-form noticeemergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2022-09-11Columbia campus flash flood caution with full carolina-alert pathemergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2022-07-18Columbia campus flash flood caution mid-July eveningemergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2022-07-08Columbia campus overnight SVR then flash flood multi-waveemergency notificationverbatim
- extreme heat: 2022-07-07Columbia campus excessive heat warning with clock windowemergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2022-07-07Columbia campus evening SVR shelter before overnight multi-waveemergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2022-07-04Columbia campus flash flood caution holiday eveningemergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2022-05-21Columbia campus Saturday flash flood use caution low-lying areasemergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2022-05-21Columbia campus Saturday afternoon severe thunderstorm seek safe shelteremergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2022-05-06Columbia campus Friday evening severe thunderstorm seek safe shelteremergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2022-05-01Columbia campus late-evening severe thunderstorm seek safe shelteremergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2022-04-05Columbia campus afternoon flash flood use caution low-lying areasemergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2022-04-05Columbia campus evening flash flood use caution low-lying areasemergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2022-04-05Columbia campus tornado warning seek safe shelter then expiredemergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2022-01-21Columbia campus winter storm warning through overnight hoursemergency notificationverbatim
2021
- severe weather: 2021-09-22Columbia campus SVR shelter product with short t.co info linkemergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2021-08-18Columbia campus flash flood caution mid-August overnight formemergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2021-07-28Columbia campus evening SVR then flash flood multi-wave productemergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2021-07-16Columbia campus flash flood caution mid-July evening formemergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2021-06-20Columbia campus flash flood caution late-June evening formemergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2021-05-04Columbia campus SVR shelter product early May evening formemergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2021-05-03Columbia campus multi-wave evening SVR shelter product streamemergency notificationverbatim
2020
- severe weather: 2020-09-17Columbia campus mid-September flash flood use caution low-lying areasemergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2020-07-29Columbia campus late-July flash flood use caution low-lying areasemergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2020-06-28Columbia campus late-June Sunday severe thunderstorm seek shelteremergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2020-06-27Columbia campus late-June Saturday severe thunderstorm seek shelteremergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2020-06-24Columbia campus late-June flash flood use caution low-lying areasemergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2020-06-19Columbia campus mid-June Friday severe thunderstorm seek shelteremergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2020-05-29Columbia campus late-May overnight flash flood caution productemergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2020-05-24Columbia campus late-May evening flash flood caution productemergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2020-05-22Columbia campus late-May multi-wave severe thunderstorm seek shelteremergency notificationverbatim
2019
- severe weather: 2019-10-31Columbia campus Halloween SVR then tornado warning seek shelteremergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2019-09-27Columbia campus late-September Friday severe thunderstorm seek shelteremergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2019-09-13Columbia campus mid-September Friday severe thunderstorm seek shelteremergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2019-08-22Columbia campus late-August Thursday flash flood caution productemergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2019-07-23Columbia campus late-July Tuesday flash flood caution productemergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2019-07-13Columbia campus mid-July Saturday afternoon severe thunderstorm seek shelteremergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2019-07-11Columbia campus mid-July Thursday night severe thunderstorm seek shelteremergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2019-07-08Columbia campus early-July Monday night severe thunderstorm seek shelteremergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2019-06-22Late-June Saturday morning severe thunderstorm seek shelteremergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2019-06-22Columbia campus late-June Saturday afternoon severe thunderstorm seek shelteremergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2019-06-20Late-June Thursday evening severe thunderstorm seek shelteremergency notificationverbatim
- fire: 2019-05-14Structure fire road closures on 1700 block of Greene Streetemergency notificationverbatim
- police activity: 2019-03-25Road closures for public safety at 1300 block of Heyward Streetemergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2019-03-03Sunday evening tornado warning for Columbia campus seek shelteremergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2019-02-12Mid-February severe thunderstorm seek shelter Columbia campusemergency notificationverbatim
2018
- severe weather: 2018-10-11Columbia campus mid-October multi-wave flash flood caution productsemergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2018-10-10Tropical storm warning issued for Columbia until further noticeemergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2018-09-14Mid-September tropical storm warning until further noticeemergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2018-07-29Columbia campus late-July Sunday flash flood until 5pmemergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2018-07-23Columbia campus late-July SVR then multi-wave flash flood productsemergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2018-06-24Columbia campus late-June Sunday evening severe thunderstorm seek shelteremergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2018-06-14Columbia campus mid-June Thursday evening severe thunderstorm seek shelteremergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2018-06-11Columbia campus mid-June Monday evening flash flood until 1030emergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2018-06-01Columbia campus early-June Friday evening severe thunderstorm seek shelteremergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2018-04-15Columbia campus mid-April Sunday severe thunderstorm seek shelteremergency notificationverbatim
- aggravated assault: 2018-03-19Aggravated assault on 700 block of Henderson Streettimely warningverbatim
- severe weather: 2018-03-01Columbia campus early-March severe thunderstorm until four seek shelteremergency notificationverbatim
- winter weather: 2018-01-17Columbia campus closed 7pm reopen 10am next dayemergency notificationverbatim
- winter weather: 2018-01-03Columbia campus closed at 12:30 due to winter weatheremergency notificationverbatim
2017
- other: 2017-10-06Gambrell Hall closed for isolated incident with no threatemergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2017-09-12Columbia campus mid-September overnight flash flood until 415emergency notificationverbatim
- hurricane: 2017-09-08Columbia campus closed Monday reopen Tuesday morning after weatheremergency notificationverbatim
- police activity: 2017-08-15Road closures at Gadsden and Blossom Street public safetyemergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2017-07-24Columbia campus late-July Monday flash flood until 545emergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2017-07-23Columbia campus late-July Sunday SVR then flash flood productsemergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2017-07-21Columbia campus late-July Friday severe thunderstorm seek shelteremergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2017-07-16Columbia campus mid-July Sunday severe thunderstorm seek shelteremergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2017-06-15Columbia campus mid-June multi-wave overnight flash flood productsemergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2017-05-29Columbia campus late-May SVR then flash flood productsemergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2017-05-28Columbia campus late-May Sunday severe thunderstorm seek shelteremergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2017-05-22Columbia campus late-May multi-wave Monday flash flood productsemergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2017-04-24Columbia campus late-April flash flood then severe thunderstormemergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2017-04-05Columbia campus early-April SVR then flash flood productsemergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2017-04-03Columbia campus early-April Monday SVR then flash flood productsemergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2017-03-30Columbia campus late-March Thursday flash flood until fiveemergency notificationverbatim
2016
- police activity: 2016-12-12Road closures at Barnwell and Washington Streets public safetyemergency notificationverbatim
- police activity: 2016-11-21Road closures at 400 Main Street public safetyemergency notificationverbatim
- police activity: 2016-11-13Road closures at Bull and Blossom Streets with no public dangeremergency notificationverbatim
- hurricane: 2016-10-05Columbia campus closed through Friday with classes canceledemergency notificationverbatim
- hurricane: 2016-10-04Columbia campus closed Wednesday for weather operationsemergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2016-09-02Columbia campus September flash flood warning pairemergency notificationverbatim
- police activity: 2016-08-23Road closures at Lincoln and Senate Streets public safetyemergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2016-08-01Columbia campus evening severe storm and flash flood chainemergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2016-07-18Columbia campus mid-July severe thunderstorm seek shelteremergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2016-07-15Columbia campus mid-July Friday severe thunderstorm warningemergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2016-07-10Columbia campus mid-July Sunday severe thunderstorm warningemergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2016-07-07Columbia campus early-July evening severe thunderstorm warningemergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2016-07-06Columbia campus early-July afternoon severe thunderstorm warningemergency notificationverbatim
2015
- severe weather: 2015-12-22December morning flash flood warning for Columbia campusemergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2015-10-10October morning flash flood warning during multi-day floodingemergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2015-10-07October mid-morning flash flood warning for Columbia campusemergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2015-10-06October midday flash flood warning for Columbia campusemergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2015-10-05October evening flash flood warning for Columbia campusemergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2015-10-04October Sunday midday flash flood warning for Columbia campusemergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2015-10-04October Sunday morning flash flood warning for Columbia campusemergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2015-10-03October Saturday flood warning for Columbia campusemergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2015-09-24Late-September afternoon flash flood warning for Columbia campusemergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2015-09-05Early-September overnight flash flood warning for Columbia campusemergency notificationverbatim
2014
- severe weather: 2014-11-24Late-November afternoon severe thunderstorm seek shelteremergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2014-11-23Late-November overnight severe thunderstorm seek shelteremergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2014-09-07Early-September afternoon flash flood warning for Columbia campusemergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2014-08-31Late-August evening flash flood warning for Columbia campusemergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2014-08-31Late-August evening severe thunderstorm seek shelteremergency notificationverbatim
- armed person: 2014-08-24Armed subject near Russell House seek safe shelteremergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2014-08-12Mid-August afternoon severe thunderstorm seek shelteremergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2014-08-09Mid-August evening flash flood warning for Columbia campusemergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2014-08-08Early-August evening flash flood warning for Columbia campusemergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2014-08-08Early-August evening severe thunderstorm seek shelteremergency notificationverbatim
2013
- severe weather: 2013-08-22Late-August severe thunderstorm seek shelter productemergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2013-08-19Mid-August morning flash flood warning for campusemergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2013-07-21Late-July evening flash flood warning for campusemergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2013-07-17Mid-July afternoon flash flood warning for campusemergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2013-07-17Mid-July afternoon severe thunderstorm seek shelteremergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2013-07-11Mid-July Thursday flash flood warning for campusemergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2013-07-08Early-July afternoon severe thunderstorm seek shelteremergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2013-07-05Early-July afternoon flash flood warning for campusemergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2013-06-25Late-June severe thunderstorm warning extended seek shelteremergency notificationverbatim
2012
- severe weather: 2012-11-04Early-November severe thunderstorm seek shelteremergency notificationverbatim
- robbery: 2012-09-06Strong armed robbery near Pickens Street walk bridgetimely warningverbatim
- severe weather: 2012-08-23Late-August flash flood warning for campusemergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2012-08-09Early-August overnight severe thunderstorm seek shelteremergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2012-08-02Early-August Thursday evening Columbia severe thunderstorm seek shelteremergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2012-07-31Late-July flash flood warning for campusemergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2012-07-27Late-July severe thunderstorm seek shelteremergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2012-07-16Mid-July severe thunderstorm seek shelteremergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2012-07-10Mid-July evening flash flood warning for campusemergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2012-07-10Mid-July severe thunderstorm warning extended seek shelteremergency notificationverbatim
2011
- severe weather: 2011-10-13Mid-October evening severe thunderstorm seek shelter productemergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2011-09-25Late-September evening severe thunderstorm issued seek shelteremergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2011-09-25Late-September severe thunderstorm warning extended seek shelteremergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2011-09-15Mid-September evening severe thunderstorm seek shelter productemergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2011-09-05Early-September evening severe thunderstorm seek shelter productemergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2011-08-14Mid-August evening severe thunderstorm issued seek shelteremergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2011-08-14Mid-August severe thunderstorm update extended seek shelteremergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2011-07-31Late-July evening severe thunderstorm seek shelter productemergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2011-07-06Early-July afternoon severe thunderstorm seek shelter productemergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2011-06-24Late-June CarolinaAlert update severe thunderstorm extendedemergency notificationverbatim
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