Alert archive / South Carolina / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2005
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 131, NWS Columbia, SC
NWS Columbia, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 13, 2005, 1:53 PM EDT for Richland County, South Carolina. It was in force for 37 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 13, 2005, 1:53 PM EDT (17:53 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 13, 2005, 2:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 37 min
- Issued by
- NWS Columbia, SC
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Richland County, SC
The radar
The Columbia radar (KCAE), 41 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:56 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 13, 2:05 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 E Eastover, SC | POST OFFICE EMPLOYEE HAD LARGE LIMBS DOWN IN YARD |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
Did it verify
Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched one storm report to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 12 minutes after it went out.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
The nearest sounding before it
Charleston AFB, SC (KCHS), launched 12:00Z, 5.9 hours before the alert went out and 120 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 2985 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -6 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 566 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 13 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 6 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 14 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WUUS52 KCAE 131753
SVRCAE
SCC079-131830-
/O.NEW.KCAE.SV.W.0131.050713T1753Z-050713T1830Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
153 PM EDT WED JUL 13 2005
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN COLUMBIA HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
RICHLAND COUNTY IN CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA
* UNTIL 230 PM EDT
* AT 147 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY SIZE HAIL...AND
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 9 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF EASTOVER...AND MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.
* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
EASTOVER BY 220 PM EDT
REPORT LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS OR FLOODING TO YOUR COUNTY
SHERIFF...OR CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1, 8 0 0,
7 7 5, 7 1 9 9.
LAT...LON 3376 8060 3377 8066 3376 8073 3378 8074
3377 8079 3381 8089 3389 8089 3395 8063
3384 8062 3377 8059
$$
LMWhat 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.
NWS Columbia, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jul 13, 9:55 AM EDT, 3 hours 58 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 13, 9:55 AM EDT, 3 hours 58 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 955 AM EDT WED JUL 13 2005 .SHORT TERM (REST OF TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY)... MOST OF FORECAST LOOKS GOOD. MODERATE INSTABILITY TODAY WITH SHORTWAVE APPROACHING FROM THE WEST. MAY HAVE INTERACTION OF SHORWAVE WITH OLD CONVECTIVE BOUNDARIES FROM LAST NIGHT. TWEAKED SKY GRIDS TO REFLECT GRADUAL INCREASE IN CLOUDS BY THIS AFTERNOON. OTHERWISE NO CHANGES MADE. && .PREVIOUS DISCUSSION... (ISSUED 332 AM EDT WED JUL 13 2005) SHORT TERM (TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY)... LOW PRESSURE AREA THAT ARE THE REMNANTS OF DENNIS ARE CAUGHT IN BASE OF UPPER RIDGE. SO IT WILL NOT MOVE VERY MUCH UNTIL THE RIDGE BREAKS DOWN OR A SHORT WAVE APPROACHES THAT IS STRONG ENOUGH TO LIFT IT OUT. ONE UPPER RIDGE MOVES EAST TODAY BUT ANOTHER BUILDS EAST NEAR THE GREAT LAKES THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. SO IT LOOKS LIKE THIS LOW PRESSURE AREA WILL STAY PUT FOR THE SHORT TERM ANYWAY. IT LOOKS MORE LIKE A CUT OFF LOW ON THE MODEL PROGS. WEAK SHORT WAVES SHOULD ROTATE AROUND THE SYSTEM AS WELL. NAM IS NOT PULLING A SHORT WAVE OVER THE AREA TODAY. BUT THE RUC MODEL HAS ONE APPROACHING BY 18Z AND BELIEVE A SHORT WAVE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. THIS COMBINED WITH THE REMNANTS OF A LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WHICH MOVED THROUGH ALABAMA AND GEORGIA LATE YESTERDAY INTO THE EVENING HOURS SHOULD PROVIDE A FOCUS FOR CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY THIS AFTERNOON. LIS -4/-5...TOTALS 42/43 AND KIS JUST OVER 30 ARE SORT OF MARGINAL BUT PWS NEAR 2 INCHES AND WITH AFTERNOON HEATING CAPES EXPECTED TO GET CLOSE TO 2000... THINK THERE WILL BE PRETTY GOOD CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WILL GO 20-30 PERCENT THIS MORNING AND 60 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. WILL DROP BACK TO 40 PERCENT CHANCE TONIGHT. WITH GOOD AFTERNOON HEATING FOR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AND MORE WEAK SHORT WAVE ACTIVITY EXPECTED...WILL INCLUDE 40-50 PERCENT CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. VERY LITTLE CHANGE IN HIGH AND LOW TEMPERATURES DURING THE PERIOD. HIGHS NEAR 90 AND LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 70S. LONG TERM (FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY)... NO REAL CHANGES TO EXTENDED PERIOD. LOW PRESSURE THAT WAS DENNIS SHOULD FILL AND DISSIPATE OVER THE WEEKEND. BERMUDA RIDGE LOOKS LIKE IT WILL BUILD WESTWARD OVER THE AREA THIS WEEKEND AND COVER THE AREA THROUGH TUESDAY. TEMPERATURES SHOULD BE NEAR NORMAL DURING THE EXTENDED PERIOD. AVIATION... PLENTY OF LOW LEVEL MOISTURE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. A FEW AREAS COULD HAVE SOME FOG THIS MORNING PRODUCING MVFR/IFR CONDITIONS. ANY FOG SHOULD DISSIPATE LATER THIS MORNING. SHORTWAVE ENERGY APPROACHING THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON ALONG WITH DAYTIME HEATING SHOULD PRODUCE SCATTERED SHRA/TSRA. VFR CONDITIONS SHOULD CONTINUE FOR MOST OF THE DAY...EXCEPT DURING SHRA/TSRA WHEN MVFR CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. FIRE WEATHER... TODAY...MIXING HGT 2800 FT. TRANSPORT WINDS SOUTHWEST 12 MPH. && .CAE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... SC...NONE. GA...NONE. && 24
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 13, 4:52 AM EDT, 9 hours 1 minute before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 452 AM EDT WED JUL 13 2005 GAZ040-063>065-077-SCZ015-016-018-020>022-025>031-035>038-041- 140815- LINCOLN-MCDUFFIE-COLUMBIA-RICHMOND-BURKE-LANCASTER-CHESTERFIELD- MCCORMICK-NEWBERRY-FAIRFIELD-KERSHAW-EDGEFIELD-SALUDA-LEXINGTON- RICHLAND-LEE-AIKEN-SUMTER-BARNWELL-ORANGEBURG-CALHOUN-CLARENDON- BAMBERG- 452 AM EDT TUE JUL 12 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE MIDLANDS OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND THE CENTRAL SAVANNAH RIVER AREA.. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SCATTERED AFTERNOON/EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE SOME LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 13, 12:46 PM EDT, 1 hour 7 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 1246 PM EDT WED JUL 13 2005 SCZ030-035-131715- AIKEN-BARNWELL- 1246 PM EDT WED JUL 13 2005 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT AIKEN COUNTY AND BARNWELL COUNTY THROUGH 115 PM EDT... AT 1246 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED 2 MILES WEST OF WILLISTON... OR ABOUT 12 MILES NORTHWEST OF BARNWELL...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH. THIS CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND WINDSOR...WILLISTON AND ELKO THROUGH 115 PM EDT. HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER CAN BE EXPECTED.
Local storm report, Jul 13, 1:53 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
153 PM EDT WED JUL 13 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0130 PM HAIL GASTON 33.82N 81.10W
07/13/2005 0.88 INCH LEXINGTON SC PUBLIC
NICKEL SIZED HAIL AND ESTIMATED 60 MPH WIND IN GASTON
REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
&&
KILMERThe office that day
Everything else NWS Columbia, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 13, 1:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Lexington | 28 min |
| Jul 13, 1:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Calhoun | 37 min |
| Jul 13, 1:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Fairfield, Newberry | 41 min |
| Jul 13, 2:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Kershaw | 36 min |
| Jul 13, 2:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Edgefield | 27 min |
| Jul 13, 2:34 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CAE | Sumter | 41 min |
| Jul 13, 2:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Lancaster | 47 min |
| Jul 13, 3:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Lancaster | 27 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in South Carolina, 2005Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2005
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.