Alert archive / South Carolina / Wind Advisories in 2007
Wind Advisory 1, NWS Columbia, SC
NWS Columbia, SC issued this wind advisory at Apr 15, 2007, 3:32 AM EDT for 5 counties in Georgia; 16 counties in South Carolina. It took effect at Apr 15, 2007, 12:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 15, 2007, 3:32 AM EDT (07:32 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 15, 2007, 12:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Apr 16, 2007, 12:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Columbia, SC
All 21 counties
Burke County, GA, Columbia County, GA, Lincoln County, GA, McDuffie County, GA, Richmond County, GA, Aiken County, SC, Bamberg County, SC, Barnwell County, SC, Calhoun County, SC, Chesterfield County, SC, Clarendon County, SC, Edgefield County, SC, Fairfield County, SC, Kershaw County, SC, Lee County, SC, Lexington County, SC, McCormick County, SC, Newberry County, SC, Richland County, SC, Saluda County, SC, Sumter County, SC
The radar
The Columbia radar (KCAE), 28 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:35 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Charleston AFB, SC (KCHS), launched 00:00Z, 7.5 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 329 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -15 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 638 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 55 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 186 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 264 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.2
- Supercell composite
- 1.6
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS72 KCAE 150732 NPWCAE URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 332 AM EDT SUN APR 15 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY/LAKE WIND ADVISORY... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA EARLY TODAY. IT WILL BE WINDY BEHIND THE FRONT. GAZ040-063>065-077-SCZ015-016-018-020>022-025>031-035>038-041- 152015- /O.NEW.KCAE.WI.Y.0001.070415T1600Z-070416T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KCAE.LW.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-070415T1600Z/ /O.EXT.KCAE.LW.Y.0022.070416T0000Z-070416T0200Z/ LINCOLN-MCDUFFIE-COLUMBIA-RICHMOND-BURKE-LANCASTER-CHESTERFIELD- MCCORMICK-NEWBERRY-FAIRFIELD-KERSHAW-EDGEFIELD-SALUDA-LEXINGTON- RICHLAND-LEE-AIKEN-SUMTER-BARNWELL-ORANGEBURG-CALHOUN-CLARENDON- BAMBERG- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLNTON...THOMSON...MARTINEZ... EVANS...AUGUSTA...HEPHZIBAH...WAYNESBORO...LANCASTER...ELGIN... CHERAW...PAGELAND...MCCORMICK...NEWBERRY...WINNSBORO...CAMDEN... LUGOFF...EDGEFIELD...JOHNSTON...SALUDA...RIDGE SPRING... WEST COLUMBIA...CAYCE...LEXINGTON...RED BANK...COLUMBIA... BISHOPVILLE...AIKEN...NORTH AUGUSTA...SUMTER...BARNWELL... WILLISTON...BLACKVILLE...ORANGEBURG...ST. MATTHEWS...MANNING... SUMMERTON...BAMBERG...DENMARK 332 AM EDT SUN APR 15 2007 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM TO 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN COLUMBIA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM THIS EVENING. THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THIS MORNING AND THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL BE SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH THIS MORNING AND WEST 30 TO 40 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BE WEST 20 TO 30 MPH THIS EVENING. THESE WINDS HAVE PROMPTED A WIND ADVISORY. MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION. BE ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND...WHICH MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. BOATS ON AREA LAKES MAY BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING. STRONG LOW PRESSURE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE WIND. THE LOW WILL BE NEAR THE FORECAST AREA TODAY...AND MIDDLE ATLANTIC COAST MONDAY. ALTHOUGH FARTHER AWAY...THE LOW WILL MAINTAIN WINDY CONDITIONS IN THE FORECAST AREA MONDAY. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED AGAIN MONDAY. $$ JL
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS72 KCAE 151948 NPWCAE URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 348 PM EDT SUN APR 15 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY/LAKE WIND ADVISORY... .STRONG COLD AIR ADVECTION EARLY TONIGHT WILL BRING STRONGER WINDS DOWN TO THE SURFACE. THE COLD ADVECTION WILL NOT BE AS STRONG AFTER MIDNIGHT AND THE SURFACE WINDS WILL NOT BE AS STRONG. GAZ040-063>065-077-SCZ015-016-018-020>022-025>031-035>038-041- 161200- /O.CAN.KCAE.LW.Y.0022.070416T0000Z-070416T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KCAE.LW.Y.0023.070416T0400Z-070417T0100Z/ /O.EXT.KCAE.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-070416T0400Z/ LINCOLN-MCDUFFIE-COLUMBIA-RICHMOND-BURKE-LANCASTER-CHESTERFIELD- MCCORMICK-NEWBERRY-FAIRFIELD-KERSHAW-EDGEFIELD-SALUDA-LEXINGTON- RICHLAND-LEE-AIKEN-SUMTER-BARNWELL-ORANGEBURG-CALHOUN-CLARENDON- BAMBERG- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLNTON...THOMSON...MARTINEZ... EVANS...AUGUSTA...HEPHZIBAH...WAYNESBORO...LANCASTER...ELGIN... CHERAW...PAGELAND...MCCORMICK...NEWBERRY...WINNSBORO...CAMDEN... LUGOFF...EDGEFIELD...JOHNSTON...SALUDA...RIDGE SPRING... WEST COLUMBIA...CAYCE...LEXINGTON...RED BANK...COLUMBIA... BISHOPVILLE...AIKEN...NORTH AUGUSTA...SUMTER...BARNWELL... WILLISTON...BLACKVILLE...ORANGEBURG...ST. MATTHEWS...MANNING... SUMMERTON...BAMBERG...DENMARK 348 PM EDT SUN APR 15 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 PM EDT MONDAY... ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN COLUMBIA HAS EXTENDED THE WIND ADVISORY THROUGH MIDNIGHT. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FROM MIDNIGHT THROUGH 9 PM MONDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL BE NORTHWEST NEAR 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH EARLY TONIGHT. WINDS WILL BECOME WEST 20 TO 25 MPH FROM MIDNIGHT THROUGH THE DAY MONDAY UNTIL 9 PM MONDAY EVENING. A FEW GUSTS TO 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE MONDAY AS WELL. MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION. BE ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND... WHICH MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. BOATS ON AREA LAKES MAY BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING. STRONG LOW PRESSURE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE WIND. THE LOW WILL BE NEAR THE FORECAST AREA TODAY AND MOVE SLOWLY AWAY MONDAY. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
000 WWUS72 KCAE 152028 NPWCAE URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 428 PM EDT SUN APR 15 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY/LAKE WIND ADVISORY... .STRONG COLD AIR ADVECTION EARLY TONIGHT WILL BRING STRONGER WINDS DOWN TO THE SURFACE. THE COLD ADVECTION WILL NOT BE AS STRONG AFTER MIDNIGHT AND THE SURFACE WINDS WILL NOT BE AS STRONG. GAZ040-063>065-077-SCZ015-016-018-020>022-025>031-035>038-041- 160430- /O.CON.KCAE.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-070416T0400Z/ /O.CON.KCAE.LW.Y.0023.070416T0400Z-070417T0100Z/ LINCOLN-MCDUFFIE-COLUMBIA-RICHMOND-BURKE-LANCASTER-CHESTERFIELD- MCCORMICK-NEWBERRY-FAIRFIELD-KERSHAW-EDGEFIELD-SALUDA-LEXINGTON- RICHLAND-LEE-AIKEN-SUMTER-BARNWELL-ORANGEBURG-CALHOUN-CLARENDON- BAMBERG- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLNTON...THOMSON...MARTINEZ... EVANS...AUGUSTA...HEPHZIBAH...WAYNESBORO...LANCASTER...ELGIN... CHERAW...PAGELAND...MCCORMICK...NEWBERRY...WINNSBORO...CAMDEN... LUGOFF...EDGEFIELD...JOHNSTON...SALUDA...RIDGE SPRING... WEST COLUMBIA...CAYCE...LEXINGTON...RED BANK...COLUMBIA... BISHOPVILLE...AIKEN...NORTH AUGUSTA...SUMTER...BARNWELL... WILLISTON...BLACKVILLE...ORANGEBURG...ST. MATTHEWS...MANNING... SUMMERTON...BAMBERG...DENMARK 428 PM EDT SUN APR 15 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 PM EDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN COLUMBIA HAS EXTENDED THE WIND ADVISORY THROUGH MIDNIGHT. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FROM MIDNIGHT THROUGH 9 PM MONDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL BE NORTHWEST NEAR 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH EARLY TONIGHT. WINDS WILL BECOME WEST 20 TO 25 MPH FROM MIDNIGHT THROUGH THE DAY MONDAY UNTIL 9 PM MONDAY EVENING. A FEW GUSTS TO 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE MONDAY AS WELL. MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION. BE ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND... WHICH MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. BOATS ON AREA LAKES MAY BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING. STRONG LOW PRESSURE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE WIND. THE LOW WILL BE NEAR THE FORECAST AREA TONIGHT AND MOVE SLOWLY AWAY MONDAY. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
000 WWUS72 KCAE 160427 NPWCAE URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 1227 AM EDT MON APR 16 2007 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY... GAZ040-063>065-077-SCZ015-016-018-020>022-025>031-035>038-041- 161230- /O.EXP.KCAE.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-070416T0400Z/ /O.CON.KCAE.LW.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-070417T0100Z/ LINCOLN-MCDUFFIE-COLUMBIA-RICHMOND-BURKE-LANCASTER-CHESTERFIELD- MCCORMICK-NEWBERRY-FAIRFIELD-KERSHAW-EDGEFIELD-SALUDA-LEXINGTON- RICHLAND-LEE-AIKEN-SUMTER-BARNWELL-ORANGEBURG-CALHOUN-CLARENDON- BAMBERG- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLNTON...THOMSON...MARTINEZ... EVANS...AUGUSTA...HEPHZIBAH...WAYNESBORO...LANCASTER...ELGIN... CHERAW...PAGELAND...MCCORMICK...NEWBERRY...WINNSBORO...CAMDEN... LUGOFF...EDGEFIELD...JOHNSTON...SALUDA...RIDGE SPRING... WEST COLUMBIA...CAYCE...LEXINGTON...RED BANK...COLUMBIA... BISHOPVILLE...AIKEN...NORTH AUGUSTA...SUMTER...BARNWELL... WILLISTON...BLACKVILLE...ORANGEBURG...ST. MATTHEWS...MANNING... SUMMERTON...BAMBERG...DENMARK 1227 AM EDT MON APR 16 2007 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL BE NORTHWEST TO WEST 20 TO 30 MPH THROUGH THIS EVENING. STRONG LOW PRESSURE CENTERED WELL NORTHEAST OF THE REGION IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE WINDY CONDITIONS. BOATS ON AREA LAKES MAY BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Columbia, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 2:47 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | CAE | Burke | 43 min |
| Apr 15, 3:48 PM EDT | Lake Wind Advisory | CAE | Burke, Columbia, Lincoln, McDuffie, Richmond | 29 hr |
| Apr 14, 8:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Edgefield, Saluda | 32 min |
| Apr 14, 8:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Newberry, Saluda | 26 min |
| Apr 14, 9:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Newberry | 26 min |
| Apr 15, 3:21 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Barnwell | 39 min |
| Apr 15, 3:53 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Barnwell | 52 min |
| Apr 15, 4:30 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Bamberg | 45 min |
| Apr 15, 7:49 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | CAE | Bamberg | 26 min |
| Apr 15, 8:10 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | CAE | Bamberg | 35 min |
| Apr 15, 8:16 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | CAE | Sumter | 29 min |
| Apr 15, 8:31 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | CAE | Orangeburg | 29 min |
| Apr 15, 8:42 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | CAE | Lee, Sumter | 33 min |
| Apr 15, 9:08 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | CAE | Orangeburg | 37 min |
| Apr 15, 9:49 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Clarendon, Orangeburg | 26 min |
| Apr 15, 10:07 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Clarendon | 23 min |
Nearby
Wind Advisories in South Carolina, 2007Wind Advisories in Georgia, 2007Every wind advisory in 2007
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.