Alert archive / South Carolina / Winter Storm Warnings in 2009
Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS Columbia, SC
NWS Columbia, SC issued this winter storm warning at Mar 1, 2009, 3:57 AM EST for 12 counties in South Carolina; 4 counties in Georgia. It took effect at Mar 1, 2009, 4:00 PM EST. It was in force for 10 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 1, 2009, 3:57 AM EST (08:57 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 1, 2009, 4:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Mar 2, 2009, 2:18 AM EST
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Columbia, SC
Counties Columbia County, GA, Lincoln County, GA, McDuffie County, GA, Richmond County, GA, Aiken County, SC, Chesterfield 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), 31 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:00 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, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 178 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 895 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 52 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 398 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 515 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS42 KCAE 010857 WSWCAE URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 357 AM EST SUN MAR 1 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN MIDLANDS AND CENTRAL SAVANNAH RIVER AREA... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE SOUTHEAST MIDLANDS... .AN AREA OF SURFACE LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ALONG THE COAST THIS AFTERNOON PRODUCING RAIN ACROSS THE REGION. THIS WILL BE FOLLOWED BY AN UPPER LEVEL LOW THAT WILL SWING ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY MORNING. THE COMBINATION OF ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE AND COLDER TEMPERATURES WORKING INTO THE REGION WILL LEAD TO RAIN MIXING WITH THEN CHANGING TO SNOW. GAZ040-063-064-SCZ018-020-022-025>029-031-011700- /O.UPG.KCAE.WW.Y.0002.090301T1700Z-090302T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KCAE.WS.W.0002.090301T2100Z-090302T1200Z/ LINCOLN-MCDUFFIE-COLUMBIA-MCCORMICK-NEWBERRY-KERSHAW-EDGEFIELD- SALUDA-LEXINGTON-RICHLAND-LEE-SUMTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLNTON...THOMSON...MARTINEZ... EVANS...MCCORMICK...NEWBERRY...CAMDEN...LUGOFF...EDGEFIELD... JOHNSTON...SALUDA...RIDGE SPRING...WEST COLUMBIA...CAYCE... LEXINGTON...RED BANK...COLUMBIA...BISHOPVILLE...SUMTER 357 AM EST SUN MAR 1 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN COLUMBIA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST MONDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW BY EARLY THIS EVENING. THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY FOR A BRIEF PERIOD BEFORE MIDNIGHT. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TOWARD MONDAY MORNING. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM AROUND 2 INCHES IN THE COLUMBIA AREA TO 2 TO 4 INCHES IN THE WESTERN MIDLANDS. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ SCZ015-016-021-011700- /O.UPG.KCAE.WS.A.0002.090301T1700Z-090302T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KCAE.WS.W.0002.090301T2100Z-090302T1200Z/ LANCASTER-CHESTERFIELD-FAIRFIELD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LANCASTER...ELGIN...CHERAW...PAGELAND... WINNSBORO 357 AM EST SUN MAR 1 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN COLUMBIA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY THIS EVENING. THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY FOR A PERIOD BEFORE MIDNIGHT. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TOWARD MONDAY MORNING. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ GAZ065-SCZ030-011700- /O.NEW.KCAE.WS.W.0002.090301T2100Z-090302T1200Z/ RICHMOND-AIKEN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AUGUSTA...HEPHZIBAH...AIKEN... NORTH AUGUSTA 357 AM EST SUN MAR 1 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN COLUMBIA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST MONDAY. RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY FOR A BRIEF PERIOD BEFORE MIDNIGHT. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE AROUND 2 INCHES. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ GAZ077-SCZ035>038-041-011700- /O.NEW.KCAE.WW.Y.0003.090301T2100Z-090302T1200Z/ BURKE-BARNWELL-ORANGEBURG-CALHOUN-CLARENDON-BAMBERG- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAYNESBORO...BARNWELL...WILLISTON... BLACKVILLE...ORANGEBURG...ST. MATTHEWS...MANNING...SUMMERTON... BAMBERG...DENMARK 357 AM EST SUN MAR 1 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN COLUMBIA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST MONDAY. RAIN WILL CHANGE TO LIGHT SNOW BY EARLY THIS EVENING. THE LIGHT SNOW WILL TAPER OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE AROUND 1 INCH OR LESS. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
4 follow-up statements
000 WWUS42 KCAE 011743 WSWCAE URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 1243 PM EST SUN MAR 1 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN MIDLANDS AND CENTRAL SAVANNAH RIVER AREA... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE SOUTHEAST MIDLANDS... .AN AREA OF SURFACE LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ALONG THE COAST THIS AFTERNOON PRODUCING RAIN ACROSS THE REGION. THIS WILL BE FOLLOWED BY AN UPPER LEVEL LOW THAT WILL SWING ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY MORNING. THE COMBINATION OF ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE AND COLDER TEMPERATURES WORKING INTO THE REGION WILL LEAD TO RAIN MIXING WITH THEN CHANGING TO SNOW. GAZ040-063>065-SCZ015-016-018-020>022-025>031-020400- /O.CON.KCAE.WS.W.0002.090301T2100Z-090302T1200Z/ LINCOLN-MCDUFFIE-COLUMBIA-RICHMOND-LANCASTER-CHESTERFIELD- MCCORMICK-NEWBERRY-FAIRFIELD-KERSHAW-EDGEFIELD-SALUDA-LEXINGTON- RICHLAND-LEE-AIKEN-SUMTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLNTON...THOMSON...MARTINEZ... EVANS...AUGUSTA...HEPHZIBAH...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 1243 PM EST SUN MAR 1 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST MONDAY. RAIN WILL MIX WITH SNOW BY 7 PM THIS EVENING THEN CHANGE TO SNOW BY 9 PM. SNOW MAY BE HEAVY FOR A BRIEF PERIOD BEFORE MIDNIGHT. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TOWARD MONDAY MORNING. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM AROUND 2 INCHES IN THE COLUMBIA AREA TO 2 TO 4 INCHES IN THE WESTERN MIDLANDS. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ GAZ077-SCZ035>038-041-020400- /O.CON.KCAE.WW.Y.0003.090301T2100Z-090302T1200Z/ BURKE-BARNWELL-ORANGEBURG-CALHOUN-CLARENDON-BAMBERG- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAYNESBORO...BARNWELL...WILLISTON... BLACKVILLE...ORANGEBURG...ST. MATTHEWS...MANNING...SUMMERTON... BAMBERG...DENMARK 1243 PM EST SUN MAR 1 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST MONDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST MONDAY. RAIN WILL MIX WITH SNOW BETWEEN 7 AND 9 PM THIS EVENING THEN CHANGE TO LIGHT SNOW BY 10 PM. THE LIGHT SNOW WILL TAPER OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE AROUND 1 INCH OR LESS. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
000 WWUS42 KCAE 020029 WSWCAE URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 729 PM EST SUN MAR 1 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN MIDLANDS AND CENTRAL SAVANNAH RIVER AREA... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR THE SOUTHEAST MIDLANDS... .AN AREA OF SURFACE LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE OFF THE ATLANTIC COAST OVERNIGHT...WITH A STRONG UPPER LEVEL LOW ALSO MOVE OVER THE REGION. THE COMBINATION THESE LOWS...ALONG WITH PLENTY OF ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE AND COLDER TEMPERATURES WORKING INTO THE REGION...WILL LEAD TO RAIN MIXING WITH THEN CHANGING TO SNOW. GAZ040-063>065-SCZ015-016-018-020>022-025>031-021000- /O.CON.KCAE.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090302T1200Z/ LINCOLN-MCDUFFIE-COLUMBIA-RICHMOND-LANCASTER-CHESTERFIELD- MCCORMICK-NEWBERRY-FAIRFIELD-KERSHAW-EDGEFIELD-SALUDA-LEXINGTON- RICHLAND-LEE-AIKEN-SUMTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLNTON...THOMSON...MARTINEZ... EVANS...AUGUSTA...HEPHZIBAH...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 729 PM EST SUN MAR 1 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY. A MIXTURE OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TURN OVER TO ALL SNOW WITHIN THE WARNING AREA BY 9 PM. SNOWFALL MAY BE HEAVY FOR PERIODS BEFORE MIDNIGHT. THE SNOWFALL WILL TAPER OFF TOWARD MONDAY MORNING. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES IN THE COLUMBIA AND CENTRAL SAVANNAH RIVER AREAS...TO 2 TO 4 INCHES IN THE WESTERN AND NORTHERN MIDLANDS. ANOTHER AREA OF CONCERN WILL BE WITH WET ROADS AND FALLING TEMPERATURES TOWARDS MORNING. TEMPERATURES BELOW FREEZING BY MORNING COULD RESULT IN BLACK ICE...WHICH WILL MAKE DRIVING VERY DANGEROUS...EVEN WHERE ROADS ARE NOT SNOW COVERED. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ GAZ077-SCZ035>038-041-021000- /O.CON.KCAE.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090302T1200Z/ BURKE-BARNWELL-ORANGEBURG-CALHOUN-CLARENDON-BAMBERG- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAYNESBORO...BARNWELL...WILLISTON... BLACKVILLE...ORANGEBURG...ST. MATTHEWS...MANNING...SUMMERTON... BAMBERG...DENMARK 729 PM EST SUN MAR 1 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY. AREAS OF RAIN WILL BEGIN TO MIX WITH BETWEEN 9 AND 10 PM...THEN CHANGE TO LIGHT SNOW BETWEEN 10 PM AND MIDNIGHT. THE LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE AROUND 1 INCH OR LESS. ANOTHER AREA OF CONCERN WILL BE WITH WET ROADS AND FALLING TEMPERATURES TOWARDS MORNING. TEMPERATURES BELOW FREEZING BY MORNING COULD RESULT IN AREAS OF BLACK ICE...WHICH WILL MAKE DRIVING VERY DANGEROUS...EVEN WHERE ROADS ARE NOT SNOW COVERED. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
000 WWUS42 KCAE 020243 WSWCAE URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 943 PM EST SUN MAR 1 2009 .AN AREA OF SURFACE LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE OFF THE ATLANTIC COAST OVERNIGHT...WITH A STRONG UPPER LEVEL LOW ALSO MOVE OVER THE REGION. THE COMBINATION THESE LOWS...ALONG WITH PLENTY OF ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE AND COLDER TEMPERATURES WORKING INTO THE REGION...WILL LEAD TO RAIN MIXING WITH THEN CHANGING TO SNOW OVER PORTIONS OF THE REGION. GAZ063>065-SCZ027>031-021045- /O.CAN.KCAE.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090302T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KCAE.WW.Y.0004.090302T0243Z-090302T1200Z/ MCDUFFIE-COLUMBIA-RICHMOND-LEXINGTON-RICHLAND-LEE-AIKEN-SUMTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...THOMSON...MARTINEZ...EVANS...AUGUSTA... HEPHZIBAH...WEST COLUMBIA...CAYCE...LEXINGTON...RED BANK... COLUMBIA...BISHOPVILLE...AIKEN...NORTH AUGUSTA...SUMTER 943 PM EST SUN MAR 1 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN COLUMBIA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. AREAS OF RAIN CONTINUE TO MIX WITH SNOW...AND THEN CHANGE TO ALL SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE SNOW WILL REMAIN LIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE AROUND 1 INCH OR LESS. ANOTHER AREA OF CONCERN WILL BE WITH WET ROADS AND FALLING TEMPERATURES TOWARDS MORNING. TEMPERATURES BELOW FREEZING BY MORNING COULD RESULT IN AREAS OF BLACK ICE...WHICH WILL MAKE DRIVING VERY DANGEROUS...EVEN WHERE ROADS ARE NOT SNOW COVERED. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ GAZ077-SCZ035>038-041-020345- /O.CAN.KCAE.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090302T1200Z/ BURKE-BARNWELL-ORANGEBURG-CALHOUN-CLARENDON-BAMBERG- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAYNESBORO...BARNWELL...WILLISTON... BLACKVILLE...ORANGEBURG...ST. MATTHEWS...MANNING...SUMMERTON... BAMBERG...DENMARK 943 PM EST SUN MAR 1 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN COLUMBIA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. THE RISK FOR ACCUMULATING SNOWS HAS DIMINISHED ACROSS SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA... THEREFORE THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SOME SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS COULD STILL IMPACT THESE AREAS LATE TONIGHT...BUT NO WIDESPREAD TRAVEL PROBLEMS ARE EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. $$ GAZ040-SCZ015-016-018-020>022-025-026-021045- /O.CON.KCAE.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090302T1200Z/ LINCOLN-LANCASTER-CHESTERFIELD-MCCORMICK-NEWBERRY-FAIRFIELD- KERSHAW-EDGEFIELD-SALUDA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLNTON...LANCASTER...ELGIN... CHERAW...PAGELAND...MCCORMICK...NEWBERRY...WINNSBORO...CAMDEN... LUGOFF...EDGEFIELD...JOHNSTON...SALUDA...RIDGE SPRING 943 PM EST SUN MAR 1 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY. PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE TO TURN OVER TO ALL SNOW WITHIN THE WARNING AREA. SNOWFALL MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES. THE SNOWFALL WILL TAPER OFF TOWARD MONDAY MORNING. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 4 INCHES IN THE WARNING AREA. ANOTHER AREA OF CONCERN WILL BE WITH WET ROADS AND FALLING TEMPERATURES TOWARDS MORNING. TEMPERATURES BELOW FREEZING BY MORNING COULD RESULT IN BLACK ICE...WHICH WILL MAKE DRIVING VERY DANGEROUS...EVEN WHERE ROADS ARE NOT SNOW COVERED. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$
000 WWUS42 KCAE 020718 WSWCAE URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 218 AM EST MON MAR 2 2009 GAZ040-SCZ015-016-018-020>022-025-026-020830- /O.CAN.KCAE.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090302T1200Z/ LINCOLN-LANCASTER-CHESTERFIELD-MCCORMICK-NEWBERRY-FAIRFIELD- KERSHAW-EDGEFIELD-SALUDA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLNTON...LANCASTER...ELGIN... CHERAW...PAGELAND...MCCORMICK...NEWBERRY...WINNSBORO...CAMDEN... LUGOFF...EDGEFIELD...JOHNSTON...SALUDA...RIDGE SPRING 218 AM EST MON MAR 2 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN COLUMBIA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. THE THREAT OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION IS OVER FOR THE MIDLANDS OF SOUTH CAROLINA...THEREFORE THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ GAZ063>065-SCZ027>031-020830- /O.CAN.KCAE.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-090302T1200Z/ MCDUFFIE-COLUMBIA-RICHMOND-LEXINGTON-RICHLAND-LEE-AIKEN-SUMTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...THOMSON...MARTINEZ...EVANS...AUGUSTA... HEPHZIBAH...WEST COLUMBIA...CAYCE...LEXINGTON...RED BANK... COLUMBIA...BISHOPVILLE...AIKEN...NORTH AUGUSTA...SUMTER 218 AM EST MON MAR 2 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN COLUMBIA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. THE THREAT OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION IS OVER FOR THE MIDLANDS OF SOUTH CAROLINA...THEREFORE THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Columbia, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 28, 11:56 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Aiken | 49 min |
| Mar 1, 3:57 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | CAE | Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Clarendon | 18 hr |
| Mar 1, 2:33 PM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | CAE | Aiken, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Chesterfield, Clarendon and 10 more | 114 min |
| Mar 1, 3:31 PM EST | River Flood Watch | CAE | Calhoun, Lexington, Richland | 20 hr |
| Mar 1, 4:27 PM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | CAE | Aiken, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Chesterfield, Clarendon and 10 more | 18 hr |
Nearby
Winter Storm Warnings in South Carolina, 2009Winter Storm Warnings in Georgia, 2009Every winter storm warning in 2009
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.