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Tornado Warning 2, NWS Columbia, SC

March 28, 2010Columbia County, Georgia; Aiken County, Edgefield County, McCormick County, South Carolina

NWS Columbia, SC issued this tornado warning at Mar 28, 2010, 4:59 PM EDT for Columbia County, Georgia; Aiken County, Edgefield County, McCormick County, South Carolina. It was in force for 46 min. 1 report 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 28, 2010, 4:59 PM EDT (20:59 UTC)
Expired: Mar 28, 2010, 5:45 PM EDT
In force: 46 min
Issued by: NWS Columbia, SC
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Columbia County, GA, Aiken County, SC, Edgefield County, SC, McCormick County, SC

The radar

The Columbia radar (KCAE), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:01 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.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Mar 28, 5:06 PM EDT	TORNADO	8 Nnw Martinez, SC	AN EF1 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN JUST INSIDE THE MCCORMICK COUNTY LINE IN THE SUMTER NATIONAL FOREST AND TOOK DOWN SOME TREES AND MOVED EAST NORTHEAST INSIDE EDGEFIELD COUNTY NEAR GARRETT ROAD AND TOOK DOWN SOME TREES IN THAT AREA AS WELL. A MOTORIST STOPPED AT THE

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

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 28, 3:47 PM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Charleston AFB, SC (KCHS), launched 12:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 206 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 25 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -38 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 527 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 38 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 399 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 575 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

045 
WFUS52 KCAE 282059
TORCAE
GAC073-SCC003-037-065-282145-
/O.NEW.KCAE.TO.W.0002.100328T2059Z-100328T2145Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
459 PM EDT SUN MAR 28 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN COLUMBIA HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN COLUMBIA COUNTY
  SOUTHEASTERN MCCORMICK COUNTY
  EDGEFIELD COUNTY
  WESTERN AIKEN COUNTY

* UNTIL 545 PM EDT

* AT 456 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 18 MILES
  SOUTHWEST OF EDGEFIELD...OR ABOUT 8 MILES NORTH OF EVANS...MOVING
  NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  TRENTON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING ONE 
INCH SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT SUNDAY 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...TOLL FREE 1 877 6 3
3...6 7 7 2.

LAT...LON 3394 8188 3389 8187 3386 8184 3360 8170
      3353 8224 3365 8231
TIME...MOT...LOC 2058Z 236DEG 20KT 3363 8216

$$

AWP

1 follow-up statement

247 
WWUS52 KCAE 282114
SVSCAE

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
514 PM EDT SUN MAR 28 2010

GAC073-SCC065-282123-
/O.CAN.KCAE.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100328T2145Z/
COLUMBIA GA-MCCORMICK SC-
514 PM EDT SUN MAR 28 2010

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR MCCORMICK AND COLUMBIA COUNTIES IS
CANCELLED...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT SUNDAY 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 TOLL FREE AT 1 877 6 3
3...6 7 7 2.

LAT...LON 3394 8188 3389 8187 3386 8184 3360 8170
      3359 8210 3360 8212 3364 8209 3367 8214
      3368 8214 3369 8216 3373 8217
TIME...MOT...LOC 2113Z 235DEG 26KT 3371 8204

$$

SCC003-037-282145-
/O.CON.KCAE.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100328T2145Z/
EDGEFIELD SC-AIKEN SC-
514 PM EDT SUN MAR 28 2010

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM EDT FOR AIKEN AND
EDGEFIELD COUNTIES...

AT 510 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
EDGEFIELD...OR 12 MILES NORTH OF MARTINEZ...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 
MPH. 

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO 
TRENTON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED
BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW
SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT SUNDAY 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 TOLL FREE AT 1 877 6 3
3...6 7 7 2.

&&

LAT...LON 3394 8188 3389 8187 3386 8184 3360 8170
      3359 8210 3360 8212 3364 8209 3367 8214
      3368 8214 3369 8216 3373 8217
TIME...MOT...LOC 2113Z 235DEG 26KT 3371 8204

$$

AWP

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 28, 1:26 PM EDT	Lake Wind Advisory	CAE	Burke, Columbia, Lincoln, McDuffie, Richmond	9 hr
Mar 28, 4:50 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CAE	Columbia	40 min

Nearby

Tornado Warnings in South Carolina, 2010 Tornado Warnings in Georgia, 2010 Every tornado warning in 2010 Tornadoes 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.