Alert archive / South Carolina / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2008
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 3, NWS Columbia, SC
NWS Columbia, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 4, 2008, 9:33 PM EST for 4 counties in South Carolina. It was in force for 42 min. 3 reports 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
- Mar 4, 2008, 9:33 PM EST (02:33 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 4, 2008, 10:15 PM EST
- In force
- 42 min
- Issued by
- NWS Columbia, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Calhoun County, SC, Lexington County, SC, Orangeburg County, SC, Richland County, SC
The radar
The Columbia radar (KCAE), 33 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:34 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 4, 9:41 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 7 Ese Gaston, SC | TREES DOWN ON CALVARY CHURCH RD. |
| Mar 4, 10:00 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Eastover, SC | SCATTERED AREAS OF LARGE LIMBS ON LINES IN LOWER RICHLAND COUNTY |
| Mar 4, 10:00 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | St. Matthews, SC | TRI-COUNTY ELECTRIC COOP REPORTED SCATTERED LARGE LIMBS DOWN ON LINES THROUGHOUT COUNTY. |
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 5 storm reports to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 8 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 watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 4, 6:27 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Charleston AFB, SC (KCHS), launched 00:00Z, 2.6 hours before the alert went out and 124 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
- 473 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -25 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 675 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 46 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 260 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 296 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.6
- Supercell composite
- 4.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WUUS52 KCAE 050234
SVRCAE
SCC017-063-075-079-050315-
/O.NEW.KCAE.SV.W.0003.080305T0233Z-080305T0315Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
933 PM EST TUE MAR 4 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN COLUMBIA HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
RICHLAND COUNTY IN CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA
LEXINGTON COUNTY IN CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA
CALHOUN COUNTY IN CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA
CENTRAL ORANGEBURG COUNTY IN CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA
* UNTIL 1015 PM EST
* AT 925 PM EST...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 11
MILES SOUTH OF GASTON...OR ABOUT 18 MILES NORTHWEST OF
ORANGEBURG...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 TO 40 MPH.
* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
EASTOVER BY 945 PM EST...
* SOME COMMUNITIES IN THE WARNING AREA INCLUDE ST. ANDREWS...
COLUMBIA...ST. MATTHEWS...FOREST ACRES...ARCADIA LAKES...
DENTSVILLE...WOODFIELDS...FORT JACKSON...ELLOREE AND EASTOVER
REPORT LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS OR FLOODING TO YOUR COUNTY
SHERIFF...OR CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN COLUMBIA TOLL FREE
AT 1 800 7 7 5 7 1 9 9.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM EST WEDNESDAY MORNING
FOR EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA AND CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA.
LAT...LON 3342 8112 3367 8112 3382 8147 3416 8118
3408 8074 3374 8060 3373 8062 3370 8059
3341 8047
TIME...MOT...LOC 0233Z 243DEG 69KT 3373 8094
$$
TTH1 follow-up statement
000
WWUS52 KCAE 050312
SVSCAE
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
1012 PM EST TUE MAR 4 2008
SCC017-063-075-079-050322-
/O.EXP.KCAE.SV.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080305T0315Z/
RICHLAND SC-LEXINGTON SC-CALHOUN SC-ORANGEBURG SC-
1012 PM EST TUE MAR 4 2008
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR ORANGEBURG...CALHOUN...
LEXINGTON AND RICHLAND COUNTIES EXPIRES AT 1015 PM EST...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM EST WEDNESDAY MORNING
FOR EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA AND CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA.
REPORT LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS OR FLOODING TO YOUR COUNTY
SHERIFF...OR CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN COLUMBIA TOLL FREE
AT 1 800 7 7 5 7 1 9 9.
LAT...LON 3342 8112 3367 8112 3382 8147 3416 8118
3408 8074 3374 8060 3373 8062 3370 8059
3341 8047
TIME...MOT...LOC 0312Z 243DEG 69KT 3407 8014
$$
TTHWhat 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 Mar 4, 6:44 PM EST, 2 hours 49 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 4, 6:44 PM EST, 2 hours 49 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
644 PM EST TUE MAR 4 2008
.SYNOPSIS...
LOW PRESSURE CONTINUES TO MARCH NORTHEAST INTO THE OHIO VALLEY.
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE COLD FRONT WILL
CONTINUE TO CROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING AND MOVE OFFSHORE
OVERNIGHT. ON WEDNESDAY HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA
WITH MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES AND REMAIN OVER THE AREA THROUGH THURSDAY
NIGHT.
&&
.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 2 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING/...
COLD FRONT CONTINUES TO APPROACH FROM THE WEST. INCREASING SHEAR
WITH LOW TO MID LEVEL ROTATION POSSIBLE NOW THROUGH 2 AM. AFTER
CONFERENCE CALL WITH SPC...A TORNADO WATCH WAS ISSUED FOR ALL
OF THE CAE CWA UNTIL 2 AM.
&&
.SHORT TERM /2 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT/...
LOW PRESSURE WILL MARCH THROUGH THE OHIO VALLEY OVERNIGHT WITH A
COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS SC AND INTO THE ATLANTIC BASIN DURING THE
EARLY MORNING HOURS. SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE
REGION OVERNIGHT WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS. MAIN QUESTIONS WITH
THE FRONT WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. WINDS
WILL BE THE MAIN THREAT AS 850 MB WINDS WILL BE 60 KNOTS AND 700
MB WINDS AROUND 75 KNOTS. WITH THE EXTENSIVE CLOUD COVER LIMITING
HEATING TODAY MUCH OF THE SEVERE THREAT HAS BEEN LIMITED...HOWEVER
WITH THE NORTHEAST MOVEMENT RAINFALL TOTALS OF ONE INCH OR GREATER
CAN BE EXPECTED FOR MANY LOCATIONS. BY MIDNIGHT THE FRONT WILL
HAVE PUSHED ACROSS THE MIDLANDS WITH SKIES SLOWLY BEGINNING TO
CLEAR BY DAYBREAK. THE WINDS WILL ALSO BE AN ISSUE...WITH WINDS
GUSTING TO 30-35 MPH THIS AFTERNOON WITH A BIT HIGHER WINDS
EXPECTED THIS EVENING. AS THE FRONT MOVES OFFSHORE OVERNIGHT AND
THE GRADIENT WEAKENS WINDS WILL SUBSIDE...REACHING 10-15 MPH BY
MORNING. AS A RESULT THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY WILL REMAIN IN PLACE
THROUGH 5 AM. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE REGION WITH
SLIGHTLY COOLER AND MUCH DRIER AIR MOVING INTO THE REGION. THE
HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN IN CONTROL OF THE AREA THROUGH THURSDAY
NIGHT WITH TEMPERATURES REBOUNDING TO THE LOW 70S BY THURSDAY
AFTERNOON.
&&
.LONG TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
LITTLE CHANGE IN THE LONG TERM AS THE FOCUS TODAY HAS CENTERED
AROUND THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WEATHER. ON FRIDAY ANOTHER QUICK
MOVING SYSTEM WILL PROVIDE ANOTHER CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION TO THE
REGION AND MOVE OUT OF THE AREA BY SATURDAY MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE
WILL AGAIN RETURN ON SATURDAY AND REMAIN THROUGH THE END OF THE
LONG TERM FORECAST.
&&
.AVIATION /00Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
CURRENTLY A COMPLEX STORM SYSTEM IS CENTERED OVER THE CENTRAL
KENTUCKY WITH A TRAILING COLD FRONT EXTENDING SOUTHWARD THROUGH
WESTERN GEORGIA AND THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE. STRONG WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH
AN 850 MB JET STREAK AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO BRING
STRONG SOUTH WINDS ACROSS THE AREA. THE WINDS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL
LATE THIS EVENING WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON. A RAIN
SHIELD OVER EASTERN GEORGIA WILL CROSS THE AREA EARLY THIS
AFTERNOON WHICH WILL BRING SOME IFR VISIBILITY ALONG WITH MVFR
CEILINGS. THUNDERSTORMS BECOME MORE PROBABLY AS THE COLD FRONT
APPROACHES WITH THE BEST CHANCE BEING EARLY THIS EVENING. SOME
OF THE STORMS MAY BE SEVERE. THE FRONT WILL BE EAST OF THE AREA BY
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...WITH VFR CONDITIONS RETURNING BY WEDNESDAY
MORNING AS SKIES CLEAR AND WINDS DIMINISH.
OUTLOOK...THE FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL MOVE OFFSHORE WEDNESDAY
MORNING WITH VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILING. NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS
EXPECTED ON THURSDAY.
&&
.CAE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
SC...LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 5 AM EST WEDNESDAY FOR SCZ015-016-018-
020>022-025>031-035>038-041.
GA...LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 5 AM EST WEDNESDAY FOR GAZ040-063>065-
077.
&&
SYNOPSIS...
NEAR TERM...07
SHORT TERM...07
LONG TERM...
AVIATION...Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 4, 5:11 AM EST, 16 hours 22 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 511 AM EST TUE MAR 4 2008 GAZ040-063>065-077-SCZ015-016-018-020>022-025>031-035>038-041-051015- LINCOLN-MCDUFFIE-COLUMBIA-RICHMOND-BURKE-LANCASTER-CHESTERFIELD- MCCORMICK-NEWBERRY-FAIRFIELD-KERSHAW-EDGEFIELD-SALUDA-LEXINGTON- RICHLAND-LEE-AIKEN-SUMTER-BARNWELL-ORANGEBURG-CALHOUN-CLARENDON- BAMBERG- 511 AM EST TUE MAR 4 2008 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 AM EST WEDNESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA AND CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE REGION. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SOME OF THE STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS AND POSSIBLE ISOLATED TORNADOES. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. LAKE WIND ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Mar 4, 8:21 PM EST, 1 hour 12 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
821 PM EST TUE MAR 04 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0808 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 SW GASTON 33.77N 81.15W
03/04/2008 LEXINGTON SC AMATEUR RADIO
SKYWARN NET REPORTS TREES DOWN AT HWY 6 AND WE JEFFCOAT
ROAD.
&&
KILMERLocal storm report, Mar 4, 8:57 PM EST, 36 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
857 PM EST TUE MAR 04 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0808 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 S PELION 33.75N 81.25W
03/04/2008 LEXINGTON SC AMATEUR RADIO
ONE LARGE TREE DOWN BLOCKING RIGHT SIDE OF ROAD.
&&
KILMERSpecial weather statement, Mar 4, 9:13 PM EST, 20 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 913 PM EST TUE MAR 4 2008 SCZ015-021-022-027>031-035>038-041-050315- AIKEN-BAMBERG-BARNWELL-CALHOUN-CLARENDON-FAIRFIELD-KERSHAW-LANCASTER- LEE-LEXINGTON-ORANGEBURG-RICHLAND-SUMTER- 913 PM EST TUE MAR 4 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE AFFECTING AIKEN...BAMBERG...BARNWELL... CALHOUN...CLARENDON...FAIRFIELD...KERSHAW...LANCASTER...LEE... LEXINGTON...ORANGEBURG...RICHLAND AND SUMTER COUNTIES... AT 907 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR BARNWELL IN THE SOUTH TO NEAR LANCASTER IN THE NORTH. THIS LINE WAS MOVING EAST AT 20 TO 30 MPH. SMALL HAIL...AND WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. REPORT LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS OR FLOODING TO YOUR COUNTY SHERIFF...OR CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN COLUMBIA TOLL FREE AT 1 800 7 7 5 7 1 9 9. TTH
The office that day
Everything else NWS Columbia, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 4, 7:06 PM EST | Tornado Warning | CAE | Aiken | 39 min |
| Mar 4, 7:44 PM EST | Tornado Warning | CAE | Aiken, Lexington | 31 min |
| Mar 4, 9:45 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Kershaw | 29 min |
| Mar 4, 9:53 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Clarendon, Lee, Sumter | 37 min |
| Mar 4, 11:41 PM EST | River Flood Warning | CAE | Fairfield, Newberry, Richland | 6 hr |
Nearby
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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.