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River Flood Warning 6, NWS Columbia, SC

January 25, 2010Fairfield County, Newberry County, South Carolina

NWS Columbia, SC issued this river flood warning at Jan 25, 2010, 3:12 AM EST for Fairfield County, Newberry County, South Carolina. It took effect at Jan 25, 2010, 11:24 AM EST. It was in force for 65 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jan 25, 2010, 3:12 AM EST (08:12 UTC)
In effect from: Jan 25, 2010, 11:24 AM EST
Expired: Jan 28, 2010, 4:20 AM EST
In force: 65 hr
Issued by: NWS Columbia, SC
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Fairfield County, SC, Newberry County, SC

The radar

The Columbia radar (KCAE), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this river flood 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 river flood warning went out at Jan 25, 12:18 AM EST, 2 hours 54 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 25, 12:18 AM EST, 2 hours 54 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
1218 AM EST MON JAN 25 2010

.SYNOPSIS...
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE FORECAST AREA OVERNIGHT.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL RETURN TO THE AREA ON MONDAY AND CONTINUE INTO
MID-WEEK.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM THIS MORNING/...
LOW PRESSURE MOVING THROUGH THE GREAT LAKES WITH A STRONG COLD
FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE FORECAST AREA OVERNIGHT. CAE VAD WIND
PROFILE SHOWING LOW LEVEL WINDS NEAR 50 KNOTS AROUND 3000-4000 FT.
INSTABILITY APPEARS WEAK BUT WITH THE STRONG LOW LEVEL SHEAR AND
FRONTAL DYNAMICS...THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR A FEW THUNDERSTORMS TO
REACH SEVERE LIMITS. ANOTHER CONCERN WILL BE POTENTIAL FOR
FLOODING...WITH THE LOW-LEVEL JET PUMPING MOISTURE NORTHWARD FROM
THE GULF AND SOUTHEAST WINDS INCREASING MOISTURE THROUGH THE DAY
THERE WILL BE SOME POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAINFALL...ESPECIALLY IN
THUNDERSTORMS. WITH ANOTHER INCH OF RAINFALL POSSIBLE...WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...WILL EXPECT ANOTHER ROUND OF FLOODING
ISSUES. MAIN SHORT TERM HYDROLOGY CONCERN WILL BE AREAS
SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLASH FLOODING AS HIGH WATER LEVELS WILL SLOW
RUNOFF INTO RIVERS. FINAL CONCERN WILL BE AREA LAKES WHERE WINDS
WILL QUICKLY INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND REMAIN GUSTY OVER THE
NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. LAKE WIND ADVISORY CONTINUES IN EFFECT FROM
1PM TODAY THROUGH LATE TUESDAY EVENING.

&&

.SHORT TERM /6 AM THIS MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT/...
COLD FRONT WILL SLIDE OFFSHORE EARLY MONDAY WITH HIGH PRESSURE
SLOWLY BUILDING INTO THE REGION THROUGH TUESDAY. SKIES SHOULD
BECOME PARTLY CLOUDY BY MONDAY AFTERNOON AS THE UPPER TROUGH
BEGINS TO SWING OFFSHORE. HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE INTO
TUESDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL BE NEAR NORMAL THROUGH THE SHORT TERM
WITH SKIES BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR BY TUESDAY. WINDS OVER AREA LAKES
WILL CONTINUE STRONG AND GUSTY DUE TO THE COOLER AIR WITH THE LAKE
WIND ADVISORY CONTINUING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.

&&

.LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
VERY FEW CHANGES TO THE EXTENDED FORECAST. LONG RANGE ENSEMBLES
REMAIN UNCERTAIN SO LEANED TOWARDS ECWMF SOLUTION. PREVIOUS
DISCUSSION: UPPER LEVEL PATTERN WILL REMAIN HIGHLY AMPLIFIED
THROUGH THE LONG TERM WITH LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS MOVING THROUGH THE
REGION EVERY COUPLE OF DAYS. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE REGION
WEDNESDAY WILL SLIDE EASTWARD WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY WITH
THE NEXT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING IN THURSDAY NIGHT. MODELS
DIFFER WITH THIS SYSTEM IN TIMING...HAVE TRENDED TOWARD THE ECMWF
AS THE GFS HAS SOME DIFFICULTY TRANSITIONING THE SYSTEM WHEN IT
REACHES THE COAST. SATURDAY AFTERNOON THE LOW AND ASSOCIATED COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE OFFSHORE WITH HIGH PRESSURE RIDGING IN.

&&

.AVIATION /05Z MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
COLD FRONT APPROACHING FROM THE WEST WITH VERY STRONG LOW LEVEL
SHEAR EXPECTED EARLY FROM 06Z-08Z BUT GONE FROM AGS-DNL START OF
PERIOD. LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR EAST TAF SITES CAE...CUB AND OGB UNTIL
08Z WITH 2 KFT WINDS 18050 KT. IFR-MVFR CONDITIONS AHEAD OF COLD
FRONT IMPROVE TO VFR BY 12Z MONDAY MORNING. MAINLY CLEAR SKIES
MONDAY BUT WEST-SOUTHWEST SURFACE WINDS 15 KT GUSTING TO 25 KT.
TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS COULD BE BUMPY.

EXTENDED AVIATION OUTLOOK...NO IMPACTS TO AVIATION EXPECTED TUESDAY
THROUGH THURSDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE REGION BY LATE IN
THE WEEK.

&&

.CAE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
SC...LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM EST TUESDAY FOR SCZ015-016-018-
     020>022-025>031-035>038-041.
GA...LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM EST TUESDAY FOR GAZ040-063>065-
     077.

&&

Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 25, 2:50 AM EST, 22 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
250 AM EST MON JAN 25 2010

GAZ040-063>065-077-SCZ015-016-018-020>022-025>031-035>038-041-260800-
LINCOLN-MCDUFFIE-COLUMBIA-RICHMOND-BURKE-LANCASTER-CHESTERFIELD-
MCCORMICK-NEWBERRY-FAIRFIELD-KERSHAW-EDGEFIELD-SALUDA-LEXINGTON-
RICHLAND-LEE-AIKEN-SUMTER-BARNWELL-ORANGEBURG-CALHOUN-CLARENDON-
BAMBERG-
250 AM EST MON JAN 25 2010

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST TUESDAY...

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY 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.
   RIVER FLOOD WARNING FOR STEVENS CREEK NEAR MODOC.

RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS MAY BE NEEDED FOR ADDITIONAL RIVER FORECAST
POINTS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

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

   LAKE WIND ADVISORY.

RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS MAY BE NEEDED FOR SOME RIVER FORECAST POINTS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jan 25, 12:16 AM EST, 2 hours 56 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
1216 AM EST MON JAN 25 2010

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1151 PM     FLASH FLOOD      5 WNW AIKEN             33.56N 81.81W
01/24/2010                   AIKEN              SC   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            SHERIFF DISPATCH REPORTED FLOODING IN THE TOWN OF
            GRANITEVILLE NEAR CANAL STREET.

&&

VAUGHAN

Local storm report, Jan 25, 12:25 AM EST, 2 hours 47 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
1225 AM EST MON JAN 25 2010

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1119 PM     TSTM WND DMG     5 W AIKEN               33.55N 81.81W
01/24/2010                   AIKEN              SC   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            SHERIFF DISPATCH REPORTED LARGE LIMBS DOWN ON A POWER
            LINE ON CHALK BED ROAD NEAR GRANITEVILLE.

&&

VAUGHAN

Local storm report, Jan 25, 12:43 AM EST, 2 hours 29 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
1243 AM EST MON JAN 25 2010

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1223 AM     TSTM WND DMG     4 W KLINE               33.13N 81.42W
01/25/2010                   BARNWELL           SC   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            SHERIFF DISPATCH REPORTED TREES DOWN NEAR BOILINGS
            SPRINGS ROAD AND HWY 3.

1228 AM     TSTM WND DMG     5 S BARNWELL            33.17N 81.35W
01/25/2010                   BARNWELL           SC   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            SHERIFF DISPATCH REPORTED TREES DOWN NEAR MT. OLIVE
            CIRCLE.

&&

LCV

Local storm report, Jan 25, 12:59 AM EST, 2 hours 13 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
1259 AM EST MON JAN 25 2010

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1210 AM     TSTM WND DMG     5 WNW LEXINGTON         34.01N 81.31W
01/25/2010                   LEXINGTON          SC   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            SHERIFF DISPATCH REPORTED POWER LINES DOWN NEAR BEECHWOOD
            AND OLD CHEROKEE ROAD.

&&

LCV

Local storm report, Jan 25, 1:14 AM EST, 1 hour 58 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
114 AM EST MON JAN 25 2010

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1237 AM     TSTM WND DMG     5 WNW COLUMBIA          34.06N 80.96W
01/25/2010                   RICHLAND           SC   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            SHERIFF DISPATCH REPORTED LARGE LIMBS DOWN NEAR MIDDLE
            AND FAUST STREETS.

1240 AM     TSTM WND DMG     3 SSE FOREST ACRES      33.98N 80.96W
01/25/2010                   RICHLAND           SC   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            SHERIFF DISPATCH REPORTED LARGE LIMBS DOWN NEAR BRANDON
            AVENUE.

&&

LCV

Local storm report, Jan 25, 1:42 AM EST, 1 hour 30 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
142 AM EST MON JAN 25 2010

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1220 AM     TSTM WND DMG     4 S WINNSBORO           34.32N 81.08W
01/25/2010                   FAIRFIELD          SC   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            SHERIFF DISPATCH REPORTED TREES DOWN ALONG HWY 321S AND
            OLD RIVER RD.

&&

LCV

The office that day

Everything else NWS Columbia, SC issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jan 24, 9:52 PM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	CAE	Edgefield, McCormick	2 hr
Jan 24, 10:11 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CAE	Edgefield, McCormick	49 min
Jan 24, 10:26 PM EST	Flash Flood Warning	CAE	McCormick	84 min
Jan 24, 10:53 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CAE	Aiken	37 min
Jan 24, 11:05 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CAE	Aiken, Edgefield, Saluda	40 min
Jan 24, 11:11 PM EST	Flash Flood Warning	CAE	Aiken	59 min
Jan 24, 11:30 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CAE	Aiken, Barnwell	45 min
Jan 24, 11:34 PM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	CAE	Aiken, Edgefield, Fairfield, Kershaw, Lancaster, Lexington and 3 more	100 min
Jan 24, 11:47 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CAE	Aiken, Lexington, Newberry, Richland, Saluda	43 min
Jan 25, 12:19 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CAE	Aiken, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Fairfield, Kershaw and 3 more	71 min
Jan 25, 12:23 AM EST	Flash Flood Warning	CAE	Lancaster	69 min
Jan 25, 1:26 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CAE	Bamberg, Calhoun, Chesterfield, Clarendon, Kershaw, Lee and 2 more	64 min
Jan 25, 1:58 AM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	CAE	Calhoun, Chesterfield, Lee, Richland, Sumter	62 min
Jan 25, 2:27 AM EST	River Flood Warning	CAE	Edgefield, McCormick	22 hr
Jan 25, 3:03 AM EST	River Flood Warning	CAE	Newberry, Union	63 hr
Jan 25, 11:57 AM EST	River Flood Warning	CAE	Chesterfield, Marlboro	4 days
Jan 25, 11:57 AM EST	River Flood Warning	CAE	Fairfield, Kershaw, Lancaster	8 days
Jan 25, 11:57 AM EST	River Flood Warning	CAE	Kershaw	4 days
Jan 25, 11:57 AM EST	River Flood Warning	CAE	Lexington, Richland	62 hr
Jan 25, 11:57 AM EST	River Flood Warning	CAE	Calhoun, Richland	5 days
Jan 25, 11:57 AM EST	River Flood Warning	CAE	Calhoun, Lexington, Richland	7 days

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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.