Alert archive / South Carolina / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2010
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 65, NWS Columbia, SC
NWS Columbia, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 25, 2010, 6:51 PM EDT for Kershaw County, South Carolina. It was in force for 39 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 25, 2010, 6:51 PM EDT (22:51 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 25, 2010, 7:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 39 min
- Issued by
- NWS Columbia, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Kershaw County, SC
The radar
The Columbia radar (KCAE), 78 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:54 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.
Did it verify
Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this severe thunderstorm warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.
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 nearest sounding before it
Charleston AFB, SC (KCHS), launched 12:00Z, 10.9 hours before the alert went out and 174 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
- 885 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -83 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1103 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 6 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 22 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 57 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
321
WUUS52 KCAE 252251
SVRCAE
SCC055-252330-
/O.NEW.KCAE.SV.W.0065.100625T2251Z-100625T2330Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
651 PM EDT FRI JUN 25 2010
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN COLUMBIA HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN KERSHAW COUNTY IN CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA
* UNTIL 730 PM EDT
* AT 645 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS
OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED OVER KERSHAW COUNTY...OR 14
MILES NORTH OF CAMDEN...AND MOVING SOUTH AT 10 MPH.
* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL OTHERWISE REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL
AREAS OF THE INDICATED COUNTY.
REPORT LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS OR FLOODING TO YOUR COUNTY
SHERIFF...OR CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...TOLL FREE 1 877 6 3
3...6 7 7 2.
LAT...LON 3435 8034 3433 8034 3434 8036 3431 8037
3427 8044 3430 8068 3449 8068 3448 8066
3449 8059 3449 8057 3451 8053 3453 8053
3454 8050 3436 8031
TIME...MOT...LOC 2251Z 353DEG 7KT 3445 8056
$$What 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 Jun 25, 2:40 PM EDT, 4 hours 11 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 25, 2:40 PM EDT, 4 hours 11 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
240 PM EDT FRI JUN 25 2010
.SYNOPSIS...
A WEAK TROUGH WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THE WEEKEND
WITH ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES. SCATTERED MAINLY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH
THE REGION NEXT TUESDAY.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
UPPER LEVEL RIDGE CONTINUES ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES...NOW
CENTERED OFF SHORE GEORGIA/CAROLINA. A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVED INTO
MIDLANDS AND IS NOW BECOMING DIFFUSE AS FRONTALYSIS DEVELOPS. AIR
MASS VERY MOIST AND MODERATELY UNSTABLE WITH SBCAPE AROUND 2000
J/KG. PRECIP WATER NEAR 2.00 INCHES. SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDING FROM
PEE DEE INTO THE MIDLANDS. SATELLITE AND RADAR SHOWING SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING ACROSS THE MIDLANDS AND CSRA IN AREA OF
WEAK SURFACE CONVERGENCE ASSOCIATED WITH FRONT/TROUGH AND MODERATE
INSTABILITY. CONVECTION ALSO IN THE MOUNTAINS/UPSTATE. WEAK SHORT
WAVE MOVING NORTH ALONG THE SOUTH COAST MAY ENHANCE THUNDERSTORMS
ACROSS THE EASTERN MIDLANDS LATER THIS AFTERNOON/EVENING. EXPECT
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS...MODELS SUGGEST
SOME LINGERING CONVECTION OVERNIGHT ALTHOUGH EXPECT A DIMINISHING
TREND BY MIDNIGHT. TEMPERATURES GUIDANCE COOL BIAS NOTED WILL
FORECAST OVERNIGHT LOWS ABOVE GUIDANCE.
&&
.SHORT TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT/...
SURFACE TROUGH REMAINS ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH SUNDAY. AIR MASS
MODERATELY UNSTABLE AND REMAINS MOIST. WEAK LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE
ASSOCIATED WITH TROUGH/SEA BREEZE FRONT INTERACTIONS WILL RESULT IN
SCATTERED MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING CONVECTION.
&&
.LONG TERM /MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES WERE MADE IN THE LONG TERM. UPPER RIDGE
STILL FORECAST TO BEGIN BREAKING DOWN AND WILL BE REPLACED BY EAST
COAST TROUGH PATTERN A FRONT OR PRE-FRONTAL TROUGH MAY BE STALLED
NEAR THE FORECAST AREA DURING MUCH OF THE PERIOD. SCATTERED
SHOWERS OR STORMS MAY BE FOUND THROUGH WEDNESDAY...ALTHOUGH BEST
CHANCE APPEARS TO BE MONDAY/TUESDAY AHEAD OF APPROACHING COLD
FRONT. FRONT MAY PUSH FAR ENOUGH SOUTH TO DRY THINGS OUT
THURSDAY. COOL DOWN BEHIND THE FRONT WILL BE NOTICEABLE...WITH
AFTERNOON HIGHS ONLY IN THE LOWER 90S/UPPER 80S FROM TUESDAY
ONWARD.
&&
.AVIATION /18Z FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
EXPECT MAINLY VFR CONDITIONS THROUGH THE TAF PERIOD...WITH MVFR
POSSIBLE IN CONVECTION/TSRA.
A WEAKENING COLD FRONT A COLD FRONT ALONG THE NC/SC BORDER WILL BE
THE GENERATING MECHANISM FOR CONVECTION TODAY...WITH THE SEA
BREEZE ALSO GENERATING TSRA. SATELLITE IMAGERY AND WSR-88D NETWORK
SHOW SHRA/TSRA RAPIDLY DEVELOPING ACROSS THE AREA...WITH OGB
HAVING A COUPLE OF CELLS CURRENTLY HEADING TOWARD IT. MODELS ALSO
INDICATE CONVECTION WILL LINGER INTO THE EVENING HOURS...A COUPLE
OF HOURS LONGER THAN NORMALLY EXPECTED. AS SUCH HAVE REMAINED WITH
CB AT CAE/CUB AND ADDED VCTS TO OGB/AGS/DNL...WILL HANDLE TSRA
NEARING OGB WITH TEMPO THROUGH 25/22Z. ANTICIPATE CONVECTION ENDING
AROUND 26/06Z WITH WINDS BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. EARLY
MORNING FOG IS ALSO A CONCERN...HOWEVER WILL LEAVE OUT OF TAFS
ATTM TO SEE WHERE FORTHCOMING RAIN CREATES OPTIMAL LOW LEVEL
MOISTURE.
EXTENDED AVIATION OUTLOOK...SCATTERED AFTERNOON CONVECTION IS
POSSIBLE THIS WEEKEND WITH BRIEF MVFR/IFR WITHIN CONVECTION.
&&
.CAE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
SC...HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR SCZ016-022-
027>029-031-035>038-041.
GA...NONE.
&&Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 25, 4:06 AM EDT, 14 hours 45 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 406 AM EDT FRI JUN 25 2010 GAZ040-063>065-077-SCZ018-025-030-260815- LINCOLN-MCDUFFIE-COLUMBIA-RICHMOND-BURKE-MCCORMICK-EDGEFIELD-AIKEN- 406 AM EDT FRI JUN 25 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA AND CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. SCZ015-020-021-026-260815- LANCASTER-NEWBERRY-FAIRFIELD-SALUDA- 406 AM EDT FRI JUN 25 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG A WEAKENING FRONTAL BOUNDARY DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. A FEW STORMS MAY BE SEVERE...WITH THE MAIN THREAT COMING FROM DAMAGING MICROBURST WINDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. SCZ035>037-041-260815- BARNWELL-ORANGEBURG-CALHOUN-BAMBERG- 406 AM EDT FRI JUN 25 2010 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. A HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON. HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL BE BETWEEN 105 AND 107 DEGREES FOR A FEW HOURS THIS AFTERNOON. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. SCZ016-022-027>029-031-038-260815- CHESTERFIELD-KERSHAW-LEXINGTON-RICHLAND-LEE-SUMTER-CLARENDON- 406 AM EDT FRI JUN 25 2010 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. A HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON. HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL BE BETWEEN 105 AND 107 DEGREES FOR A FEW HOURS THIS AFTERNOON. ALSO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG A WEAKENING FRONTAL BOUNDARY DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. A FEW STORMS MAY BE SEVERE...WITH THE MAIN THREAT COMING FROM DAMAGING MICROBURST WINDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 25, 1:33 PM EDT, 5 hours 18 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 133 PM EDT FRI JUN 25 2010 SCZ036-251830- ORANGEBURG- 133 PM EDT FRI JUN 25 2010 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS AFFECTING ORANGEBURG COUNTY... AT 132 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM IN THE NEESES AREA OF WESTERN ORANGEBURG COUNTY. MOVEMENT WAS EASTWARD NEAR 10 MPH. THIS STORM WILL LIKELY CONTAIN FREQUENT LIGHTNING...WIND GUSTS NEAR 45 MPH...AND VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS. REPORT DAMAGING WINDS OR FLOODING TO YOUR COUNTY SHERIFF...OR CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 877 6 3 3...6 7 7 2.
Special weather statement, Jun 25, 2:48 PM EDT, 4 hours 3 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 248 PM EDT FRI JUN 25 2010 SCZ026-251945- SALUDA- 248 PM EDT FRI JUN 25 2010 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS AFFECTING SALUDA COUNTY... AT 248 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR OWDOMS IN SOUTHWEST SALUDA COUNTY. MOVEMENT WAS EASTWARD NEAR 10 MPH. THIS STORM WILL LIKELY CONTAIN FREQUENT LIGHTNING...WIND GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH...AND VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS. REPORT LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS OR FLOODING TO YOUR COUNTY SHERIFF...OR CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 877 6 3 3...6 7 7 2.
Special weather statement, Jun 25, 3:55 PM EDT, 2 hours 56 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 355 PM EDT FRI JUN 25 2010 SCZ027-252100- LEXINGTON- 355 PM EDT FRI JUN 25 2010 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS AFFECTING LEXINGTON COUNTY... AT 354 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS IN PARTS OF SOUTHERN LEXINGTON COUNTY. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY PERSIST THROUGH 500 PM. SOME OF THE STORMS WILL CONTAIN FREQUENT LIGHTNING...WIND GUSTS NEAR 45 MPH...AND VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS. PONDING OF WATER WILL OCCUR IN POOR-DRAINAGE AREAS. REPORT LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS OR FLOODING TO YOUR COUNTY SHERIFF...OR CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 877 6 3 3...6 7 7 2.
Special weather statement, Jun 25, 4:29 PM EDT, 2 hours 22 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 429 PM EDT FRI JUN 25 2010 SCZ036-038-252130- CLARENDON-ORANGEBURG- 429 PM EDT FRI JUN 25 2010 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS AFFECTING CLARENDON AND ORANGEBURG COUNTIES... AT 423 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR VANCE OR 9 MILES NORTHEAST OF HOLLY HILL...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH. WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. THUNDERSTORMS POSE A VARIETY OF THREATS TO BOATERS ON LAKE MARION. YOUR BEST COURSE OF ACTION DURING A THUNDERSTORM IS TO SEEK SAFE HARBOR. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT IN THE OPEN LAKE WATERS...STAY BELOW DECK...AND IF POSSIBLE...AWAY FROM UNGROUNDED METAL OBJECTS. REPORT LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS OR FLOODING TO YOUR COUNTY SHERIFF...OR CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 877 6 3 3...6 7 7 2.
Local storm report, Jun 25, 5:29 PM EDT, 1 hour 22 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
529 PM EDT FRI JUN 25 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0507 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 NNW AUGUSTA 33.47N 82.00W
06/25/2010 RICHMOND GA LAW ENFORCEMENT
RICHMOND COUNTY LAW ENFORECMENT REPORTED TREES DOWN AT
INTERSECTION OF SLAYTON STREET AND MADDOX STREET IN CITY
OF AUGUSTA AT 507 PM.
&&
TTHLocal storm report, Jun 25, 6:40 PM EDT, 11 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
640 PM EDT FRI JUN 25 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0604 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 NE EVANS 33.52N 82.13W
06/25/2010 COLUMBIA GA LAW ENFORCEMENT
LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED TREE ON HOUSE IN EVANS AT 604
PM.
0604 PM TSTM WND DMG MARTINEZ 33.52N 82.09W
06/25/2010 COLUMBIA GA LAW ENFORCEMENT
LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN IN
MARTINEZ AT 604 PM.
&&
TTHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Columbia, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 25, 3:59 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | CAE | Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Chesterfield, Clarendon, Kershaw and 4 more | 15 hr |
| Jun 25, 4:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Aiken | 39 min |
| Jun 25, 5:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Barnwell, Orangeburg | 52 min |
| Jun 25, 6:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Aiken, Edgefield | 37 min |
| Jun 25, 6:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Aiken, Barnwell | 45 min |
| Jun 25, 6:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Edgefield | 65 min |
| Jun 25, 6:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Clarendon, Lee, Sumter | 46 min |
| Jun 25, 6:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Saluda | 43 min |
| Jun 25, 6:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Fairfield | 41 min |
| Jun 25, 6:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Bamberg, Barnwell | 53 min |
| Jun 25, 6:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Aiken, Barnwell | 59 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in South Carolina, 2010Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2010
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.