Severe Thunderstorm Warning 52, NWS Columbia, SC

000 
WWUS52 KCAE 201932
SVSCAE

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
330 PM EDT TUE MAY 20 2008

GAC073-202015-
/O.CON.KCAE.SV.W.0052.000000T0000Z-080520T2015Z/
COLUMBIA GA-
330 PM EDT TUE MAY 20 2008

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM EDT
FOR COLUMBIA COUNTY...

AT 325 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM.  THIS STORM WAS NEAR THE DEARING
AREA OF SOUTHERN MCDUFFIE AREA AND MOVING TOWARD THE HARLEM
AND GROVETOWN AREAS OF SOUTHERN COLUMBIA COUNTY. 

THE STORM WAS MOVING EASTWARD NEAR 50 MPH.

EXPECT WIND GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH AND DAMAGING HAIL WITH THIS
THUNDERSTORM.

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 3354 8205 3337 8230 3341 8234 3342 8233
      3345 8237 3351 8240 3353 8239 3354 8242
      3355 8241
TIME...MOT...LOC 1930Z 266DEG 38KT 3343 8236

$$
RJL

000 
WWUS52 KCAE 201958
SVSCAE

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
358 PM EDT TUE MAY 20 2008

GAC073-202008-
/O.CAN.KCAE.SV.W.0052.000000T0000Z-080520T2015Z/
COLUMBIA GA-
358 PM EDT TUE MAY 20 2008

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR COLUMBIA COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED 
EASTWARD AND INTO AIKEN AND RICHMOND COUNTIES.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT
TUESDAY EVENING 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 3354 8205 3337 8230 3341 8234 3342 8233
      3345 8237 3351 8240 3353 8239 3354 8242
      3355 8241
TIME...MOT...LOC 1958Z 266DEG 38KT 3345 8201

$$
RJL

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
312 PM EDT TUE MAY 20 2008

.SYNOPSIS...
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE MIDLANDS THIS EVENING. HIGH
PRESSURE WILL SLOWLY BUILD SOUTHWARD INTO THE REGION THROUGH THE
END OF THE WEEK.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING WITH SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS CROSSING THE REGION. MODELS AND ACARS SOUNDINGS
INDICATE PLENTY OF INSTABILITY OVER THE REGION WITH SATELLITE
IMAGERY SHOWING DEVELOPING CUMULUS. THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE
MOUNTAINS OF NC WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST WITH ADDITIONAL
DEVELOPMENT EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. AS A RESULT
SPC HAS JUST ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 328 VALID THROUGH
10 PM (02Z). MAIN THREAT FROM THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND
DAMAGING WINDS.

SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUST TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE
THIS EVENING...SO WILL KEEP THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT
UNTIL 8 PM.

&&

.SHORT TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT/...
FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL MOVE SOUTH OF THE REGION AS LOW PRESSURE
TRACKS ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES REGION. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE
AREA WILL KEEP DRIER AIR IN PLACE WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY WITH
THE BOUNDARY PUSHING BACK NORTHWARD THURSDAY AFTERNOON. AS THE
BOUNDARY RETURNS NORTH OF THE AREA THURSDAY EVENING AND MOISTURE
FROM THE GULF MAKES ITS WAY INTO THE AREA WILL EXPECT A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY NIGHT.

&&

.LONG TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
MODELS REMAIN IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH THE LONG TERM. FRONTAL
BOUNDARY WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE REGION AS IT SLOWLY MOVES
SOUTHWARD. ALTHOUGH THE BOUNDARY WILL BE ACROSS THE REGION MODELS
INDICATE LOW INSTABILITY AND LIMITED PWAT SO HAVE LEFT
SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS OUT OF THE FORECAST. BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON
THE BOUNDARY WILL HAVE MOVED SOUTH OF THE AREA WITH HIGH PRESSURE
NORTH OF THE REGION BUILDING INTO THE SOUTHEAST. THIS WILL KEEP
CONDITIONS MOSTLY CLEAR THROUGH THE END OF THE LONG TERM.

&&

.AVIATION /19Z TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
MAINLY VFR CONDITIONS THROUGH THE TAF PERIOD. STILL EXPECT SCATTERED
SHOWERS/TSTMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING IN MOIST AND UNSTABLE
AIRMASS AHEAD OF COLD FRONT. IFR CONDITIONS IN TSTMS. SHOWERS ALREADY
DEVELOPING ACROSS THE AREA. EXPECT THUNDERSTORM TO DEVELOP AS AFTERNOON
HEATING CONTINUES. CONFIDENCE NOT HIGH THAT ANY STORM WOULD IMPACT A
TAF SITE AT THIS TIME. HAVE INDICATED CB AND VCTS IN TAFS. A FEW TSTMS
COULD BE POSSIBLY SEVERE. MAIN PERIOD FOR CONVECTION EXPECTED FROM 20Z
THROUGH 05Z. STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
SUNSET. COLD FRONT WILL PUSH SOUTH OF THE AREA BY 09Z.

EXTENDED AVIATION OUTLOOK...NO IMPACTS TO AVIATION EXPECTED.

&&

.CAE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
SC...LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR
     SCZ015-016- 018-020>022-025>031-035>038-041.
GA...LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR GAZ040-
     063>065-077.

&&

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
304 PM EDT TUE MAY 20 2008

GAZ040-063>065-077-SCZ015-016-018-020>022-025>031-035>038-041-211000-
LINCOLN-MCDUFFIE-COLUMBIA-RICHMOND-BURKE-LANCASTER-CHESTERFIELD-
MCCORMICK-NEWBERRY-FAIRFIELD-KERSHAW-EDGEFIELD-SALUDA-LEXINGTON-
RICHLAND-LEE-AIKEN-SUMTER-BARNWELL-ORANGEBURG-CALHOUN-CLARENDON-
BAMBERG-
304 PM EDT TUE MAY 20 2008

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 328 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA AND
CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   LAKE WIND ADVISORY.
   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED.