Alert archive / South Carolina / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1998

Severe Thunderstorm Warning 154, NWS Columbia, SC

June 19, 1998Chesterfield County, South Carolina

NWS Columbia, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 19, 1998, 3:35 PM EDT for Chesterfield County, South Carolina. It was in force for 55 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: Jun 19, 1998, 3:35 PM EDT (19:35 UTC)
Expired: Jun 19, 1998, 4:30 PM EDT
In force: 55 min
Issued by: NWS Columbia, SC
Area: Whole counties

County Chesterfield County, SC

The radar

The Columbia radar (KCAE), 117 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:37 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Jun 19, 3:42 PM EDT	Thunderstorm Wind 50	Mc Bee, SC	Post Office reported large branches down around town.

NCEI Storm Data entries that began inside the alert's area while it was in force. Before 2003 the local storm report archive is thin, so this is the record of what happened rather than what was phoned in.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jun 19, 1:00 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 7.6 hours before the alert went out and 162 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 2219 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -62 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1125 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 28 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 74 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 78 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.4
Supercell composite: 3.5

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

829 
WUUS1 KCAE 191936 RRA
SVRCAE
SCC025-192030-

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
335 PM EDT FRI JUN 19 1998

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN COLUMBIA SC HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  CHESTERFIELD COUNTY IN SOUTH CAROLINA

* UNTIL 430 PM EDT 

* AT 334 PM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER WEST AND SOUTHERN CHESTERFIELD COUNTY. 
  THESE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH AND WILL PRODUCE LARGE 
  HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS.

IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER FROM THE WEATHER IN A STRONG 
BUILDING. STAY INSIDE AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 19, 11:49 AM EDT, 3 hours 46 minutes before

SCZ015-016-018-020-021-022-025-026-027-028-029-030-031-035-
036-037-038-041-GAZ040-063-064-065-077-192337-

SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
1149 AM EDT FRI JUN 19 1998

THE OUTLOOK PERTAINS TO THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN SOUTH CAROLINA:

AIKEN        BAMBERG      BARNWELL     CALHOUN      CHESTERFIELD
CLARENDON    EDGEFIELD    FAIRFIELD    KERSHAW      LANCASTER
LEE          LEXINGTON    MCCORMICK    NEWBERRY     ORANGEBURG
RICHLAND     SALUDA       SUMTER

THE OUTLOOK PERTAINS TO THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN GEORGIA:

BURKE        COLUMBIA     LINCOLN      MCDUFFIE     RICHMOND

...SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

THE AIRMASS ACROSS THE REGION WILL BE VERY UNSTABLE DURING THE AFTERNOON
AND EVENING. AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL APPROACH THE AREA FROM THE
TENNESSEE VALLEY LATE TODAY AND PROVIDE THE TRIGGER FOR THUNDERSTORMS.
NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING IN NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA WILL MOVE
INTO THE MIDLANDS AND CENTRAL SAVANNAH RIVER AREA BY THE MID AND LATE
AFTERNOON.

A FEW STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WINDS TO 60 MPH BEING THE
PRIMARY THREAT. THESE STORMS WILL ALSO BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BRIEF
HEAVY DOWNPOURS...FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...AND LARGE HAIL.

ALL INTERESTS SHOULD BE AWARE OF THIS POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WEATHER AND
KEEP POSTED ON WEATHER STATEMENTS...WATCHES...OR WARNINGS WHICH MAY BE
ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. BE PREPARED TO TAKE QUICK ACTION
IF THREATENING WEATHER IS SIGHTED OR A WARNING IS ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA.

EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS OFFICIALS ARE REQUESTED TO REMAIN ALERT AND
MAKE PRELIMINARY PLANS TO DEAL WITH SEVERE WEATHER SHOULD IT OCCUR.
SEVERE WEATHER SPOTTERS...INCLUDING AMATEUR RADIO OPERATORS...
SHOULD MONITOR THIS WEATHER SITUATION AND RELAY REPORTS PROMPTLY
TO THE NEAREST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE. IN ADDITION...ALL
LOCAL AND STATE SLED TERMINAL OPER ATORS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO
UTILIZE THEIR PRELIMINARY STORM REPORTING SYSTEM TO RELAY WEATHER
REPORTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

AWP

Special weather statement, Jun 19, 11:49 AM EDT, 3 hours 46 minutes before

SCZ015-016-018-020-021-022-025-026-027-028-029-030-031-035-
036-037-038-041-GAZ040-063-064-065-077-192337-

SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
1149 AM EDT FRI JUN 19 1998

THE OUTLOOK PERTAINS TO THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN SOUTH CAROLINA:

AIKEN        BAMBERG      BARNWELL     CALHOUN      CHESTERFIELD
CLARENDON    EDGEFIELD    FAIRFIELD    KERSHAW      LANCASTER
LEE          LEXINGTON    MCCORMICK    NEWBERRY     ORANGEBURG
RICHLAND     SALUDA       SUMTER

THE OUTLOOK PERTAINS TO THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN GEORGIA:

BURKE        COLUMBIA     LINCOLN      MCDUFFIE     RICHMOND

...SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

THE AIRMASS ACROSS THE REGION WILL BE VERY UNSTABLE DURING THE AFTERNOON
AND EVENING. AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL APPROACH THE AREA FROM THE
TENNESSEE VALLEY LATE TODAY AND PROVIDE THE TRIGGER FOR THUNDERSTORMS.
NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING IN NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA WILL MOVE
INTO THE MIDLANDS AND CENTRAL SAVANNAH RIVER AREA BY THE MID AND LATE
AFTERNOON.

A FEW STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WINDS TO 60 MPH BEING THE
PRIMARY THREAT. THESE STORMS WILL ALSO BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BRIEF
HEAVY DOWNPOURS...FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...AND LARGE HAIL.

ALL INTERESTS SHOULD BE AWARE OF THIS POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WEATHER AND
KEEP POSTED ON WEATHER STATEMENTS...WATCHES...OR WARNINGS WHICH MAY BE
ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. BE PREPARED TO TAKE QUICK ACTION
IF THREATENING WEATHER IS SIGHTED OR A WARNING IS ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA.

EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS OFFICIALS ARE REQUESTED TO REMAIN ALERT AND
MAKE PRELIMINARY PLANS TO DEAL WITH SEVERE WEATHER SHOULD IT OCCUR.
SEVERE WEATHER SPOTTERS...INCLUDING AMATEUR RADIO OPERATORS...
SHOULD MONITOR THIS WEATHER SITUATION AND RELAY REPORTS PROMPTLY
TO THE NEAREST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE. IN ADDITION...ALL
LOCAL AND STATE SLED TERMINAL OPER ATORS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO
UTILIZE THEIR PRELIMINARY STORM REPORTING SYSTEM TO RELAY WEATHER
REPORTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

AWP

Local storm report, Jun 19, 2:21 PM EDT, 1 hour 14 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
221 PM EDT FRI JUN 19 1998

TIME (EDT) .....CITY LOCATION....... ST   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           .....COUNTY LOCATION.....

203 PM     MOUNT CARMEL              SC   WIND DAMAGE
06/19/98   MCCORMICK                      MCCORMICK COUNTY CD
                                          REPORTS TREES AND POWER
                                          LINES DOWN IN MOUNT
                                          CARMEL AREA OF NORTHERN
                                          MCCORMICK COUNTY.

215 PM     AUGUSTA                   GA   WIND DAMAGE
06/19/98   RICHMOND                       TREES DOWN IN AUGUSTA
                                          REPORTED BY RICHMOND
                                          COUNTY EPD.

215 PM     AUGUSTA                   GA   .88 INCH HAIL
06/19/98   RICHMOND                       RICHMOND COUNTY EPD
                                          REPORTS NICKEL-SIZED HAIL
                                          IN AUGUSTA.

217 PM     NEW ELLENTON              SC   .88 INCH HAIL
06/19/98   AIKEN                          AIKEN COUNTY EPD REPORTS
                                          NICKEL-SIZED HAIL IN NEW
                                          ELLENTON.

220 PM     LINCOLN                   GA   WIND DAMAGE
06/19/98   LINCOLN                        LINCOLN COUNTY SHERIFF
                                          REPORTS TREES DOWN IN
                                          LINCOLNTON.

221 PM     THOMAS                    GA   WIND DAMAGE
06/19/98   MCDUFFIE                       MCDUFFIE COUNTY SHERIFF
                                          REPORTS TREES DOWN IN
                                          THOMSON.

CTC

Local storm report, Jun 19, 2:37 PM EDT, 58 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
237 PM EDT FRI JUN 19 1998

TIME (EDT) .....CITY LOCATION....... ST   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           .....COUNTY LOCATION.....

230 PM     MCCORMICK                 SC   WIND DAMAGE
06/19/98   MCCORMICK                      MCCORMICK COUNTY SHERIFF
                                          REPORTS TREES DOWN
                                          THROUGHOUT COUNTY.   ONE
                                          CAR REPORTEDLY TRAPPED BY
                                          FALLEN TREES.

225 PM     EDGEFIELD                 SC   WIND DAMAGE
06/19/98   EDGEFIELD                      EDGEFIELD COUNTY SHERIFF
                                          REPORTS TREES DOWN ON HWY
                                          378/283 IN    WESTERN PART
                                          OF THE COUNTY.

220 PM     APPLING                   GA   .88 INCH HAIL
06/19/98   COLUMBIA                       COLUMBIA COUNTY SHERIFF
                                          REPORTS NICKEL-SIZED HAIL
                                          IN APPLING.

CTC

Local storm report, Jun 19, 2:57 PM EDT, 38 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
257 PM EDT FRI JUN 19 1998

TIME (EDT) .....CITY LOCATION....... ST   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           .....COUNTY LOCATION.....

240 PM     NEWBERRY                  SC   WIND DAMAGE
06/19/98   NEWBERRY                       NUMEROUS TREES DOWN
                                          THROUGHOUT NEWBERRY
                                          COUNTY.

255 PM     BLACKVILLE                SC   WIND DAMAGE
06/19/98    BARNWELL                      BARNWELL COUNTY SHERIFF
                                          REPORTS TREES DOWN AND
                                          NICKEL-SIZED HAIL IN
                                          BLACKVILLE.

247 PM     SALUSA                    SC   WIND DAMAGE
06/19/98   SALUDA                         SALUDA COUNTY SHERIFF
                                          REPORTS TREES DOWN
                                          THROUGHOUT SALUDA COUNTY

255 PM     10W WINNSBORO             SC   WIND DAMAGE
06/19/98   FAIRFIELD                      FAIRFIELD COUNTY SHERIFF
                                          REPORTS TREES DOWN ON HWY
                                          34 WEST OF    WINNSBORO.

CTC

Local storm report, Jun 19, 3:35 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
335 PM EDT FRI JUN 19 1998

TIME (EDT) .....CITY LOCATION....... ST   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           .....COUNTY LOCATION.....

230 PM     DEVILS CREEK BRANCH       GA   WIND DAMAGE
06/19/98   LINCOLN                        LINCOLN COUNTY REPORTS
                                          TREES DOWN IN DEVILS CREEK
                                          BRANCH AREA.

320 PM     PONTIAC                   SC   .88 INCH HAIL
06/19/98   RICHLAND                       RICHLAND COUNTY EPD
                                          REPORTS NICKEL SIZE HAIL
                                          IN PONTIAC.

330 PM     8W ORANGEBURG             SC   WIND DAMAGE
06/19/98   ORANGEBURG                     ORANGEBURG COUNTY EPD
                                          REPORTS A SHED DESTROYED 8
                                          MILES WEST OF
                                          ORANGEBURG.

312 PM     AUGUSTA                   GA   .88 INCH HAIL
06/19/98   RICHMOND                       AUGUSTA POLICE REPORTS
                                          NICKEL-SIZED HAIL IN
                                          AUGUSTA.

315 PM     AIKEN                     SC   WIND DAMAGE
06/19/98   AIKEN                          AIKEN COUNTY EPD REPORTS
                                          TREES DOWN THROUGHOUT
                                          COUNTY.

320 PM     GOUGH                     GA   WIND DAMAGE
06/19/98   BURKE                          BURKE COUNTY EPD REPORTS
                                          TREES DOWN ON HWY 305
                                          SOUTH OF GOUGH.

322 PM     DENMARK                   SC   WIND DAMAGE
06/19/98   BAMBERG                        BAMBERG SHERIFF REPORTS
                                          TREES DOWN NEAR DENMARK.

328 PM     NORWAY                    SC   WIND DAMAGE
06/19/98   ORANGEBURG                     ORANGEBURG EPD REPORTS
                                          TREES DOWN ON HWY 321 NEAR
                                          NORWAY.

330 PM     KERSHAW                   SC   WIND DAMAGE
06/19/98   LANCASTER                      LANCASTER COUNTY SHERIFF
                                          REPORTS TREES DOWN IN
                                          KERSHAW.

332 PM     LUGOFF                    SC   WIND DAMAGE
06/19/98   KERSHAW                        KERSHAW SHERIFF REPORTS
                                          TREES DOWN IN LUGOFF.

CTC

The office that day

Everything else NWS Columbia, SC issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 19, 2:05 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CAE	Aiken, Edgefield	55 min
Jun 19, 2:05 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CAE	McCormick	55 min
Jun 19, 2:10 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CAE	Newberry	65 min
Jun 19, 2:26 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CAE	Fairfield	64 min
Jun 19, 2:26 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CAE	Barnwell	64 min
Jun 19, 2:26 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CAE	Saluda	64 min
Jun 19, 2:35 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CAE	Lancaster	55 min
Jun 19, 2:37 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CAE	Kershaw	68 min
Jun 19, 2:49 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CAE	Orangeburg	86 min
Jun 19, 2:53 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CAE	Bamberg	82 min
Jun 19, 2:53 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CAE	Lexington, Richland	82 min
Jun 19, 2:57 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CAE	Aiken	63 min
Jun 19, 3:13 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CAE	Calhoun	92 min
Jun 19, 3:32 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CAE	Lee, Sumter	88 min
Jun 19, 3:37 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CAE	Kershaw	53 min
Jun 19, 3:46 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CAE	Clarendon	74 min
Jun 19, 4:09 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CAE	Orangeburg	36 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in South Carolina, 1998 Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1998

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; verification from NCEI's Storm Data; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.