Alert archive / South Carolina / Winter Storm Warnings in 2010
Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS Columbia, SC
NWS Columbia, SC issued this winter storm warning at Feb 12, 2010, 3:49 AM EST for 5 counties in Georgia; 16 counties in South Carolina. It took effect at Feb 12, 2010, 4:00 PM EST. It was in force for 12 hr. 51 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 12, 2010, 3:49 AM EST (08:49 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 12, 2010, 4:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Feb 13, 2010, 3:42 AM EST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Columbia, SC
All 21 counties
Burke County, GA, Columbia County, GA, Lincoln County, GA, McDuffie County, GA, Richmond County, GA, Aiken County, SC, Bamberg County, SC, Barnwell County, SC, Calhoun County, SC, Chesterfield County, SC, Clarendon 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), 28 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:52 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 12, 4:40 PM EST | SNOW 0 | Bamberg, SC | SHERIFF REPORTED A TRACE OF SNOW ON THE GROUND. NO ACCUMULATION ON ROADWAYS. |
| Feb 12, 4:40 PM EST | SNOW 0 | Sumter, SC | HAM RADIO OPERATOR REPORTED 1/4 TO 1/2 INCH OF SNOW ON THE GROUND AND ROOF TOPS. NO ACCUMULATION ON ROADWAYS. |
| Feb 12, 5:15 PM EST | SNOW 0 | 2 S Red Bank, SC | NWS EMPLOYEE REPORTED ABOUT 1/2 INCH OF SNOW NEAR RED BANK WITH SNOW BEGINNING TO STICK TO ROADWAY NEAR HWY 6 AND PLATT SPRINGS ROAD |
| Feb 12, 5:15 PM EST | SNOW 0 | 3 Nw Irmo, SC | NWS EMPLOYEE RPORTED 3/4 INCH OF SNOW ON THE GROUND. |
| Feb 12, 5:15 PM EST | SNOW 0 | 6 E Lexington, SC | 1/4 INCH SNOW ON THE GROUND AT US1 FLEA MARKET ON AUGUSTA ROUND. SNOW BEGAN 345 PM AND CONTINUED THROUGH 515 PM. STILL SNOWING. |
| Feb 12, 5:15 PM EST | SNOW 0 | 7 Wnw Pageland, SC | SPOTTER REPORTED SNOW BEGINNING TO FALL IN PAGELAND. |
| Feb 12, 5:30 PM EST | SNOW 0 | 2 Wnw Lexington, SC | NWS EMPLOYEE REPORTED 1/2 INCH OF SNOW ON THE GROUND. SIDEWALKS COVERED BUT NO ACCUMULATION ON ROADWAYS. |
| Feb 12, 5:50 PM EST | SNOW 0 | 9 Wnw Evans, GA | COLUMBIA COUNTY GA SHERIFFS OFFICE REPORTED SECONDARY ROADS BECOMING ICY WITH MAIN ROADS WET. TRUCKS ARE BEGINNING TO TREAT SECONDARY ROADS. |
| Feb 12, 5:52 PM EST | SNOW 0 | Augusta, GA | RICHMOND COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE REPORTED MANY ROADS BECOMING SNOW COVERED WITH NUMEROUS ACCIDENTS. |
| Feb 12, 5:55 PM EST | SNOW 0 | Waynesboro, GA | BURKE COUNTY GA SHERIFFS OFFICE REPORTED NO ACCUMULATION OR ICY ROADWAYS. ABOUT 1/2 INCH OF ACCUMULATION ON GROUND. |
| Feb 12, 6:00 PM EST | SNOW 0 | Blythewood, SC | CO-OP OBSERVER REPORTED 1/2 INCH OF SNOW ON THE GROUND. |
| Feb 12, 6:10 PM EST | SNOW 0 | 4 Ese Columbia, SC | REPORT OF 2 1/4 INCHES OF SNOW ON SUNVIEW CIRCLE AND CAUGHMAN ROAD IN COLUMBIA. |
| Feb 12, 6:10 PM EST | SNOW 0 | Lexington, SC | SPOTTER REPORTED 1/2 INCH OF SNOW ON THE GROUND WITH SNOW COVERING PRIMARY AND SECONDARY ROADS WITH SEVERAL ACCIDENTS. |
| Feb 12, 6:25 PM EST | SNOW 0 | Manning, SC | PUBLIC REPORT OF 1 INCH ON SNOW ON THE GROUND IN MANNING. |
| Feb 12, 6:25 PM EST | SNOW 0 | Sumter, SC | AMATEUR RADIO OPERATOR REPORTED 1 INCH OF SNOW ON THE GROUND IN THE SUMTER AREA. |
| Feb 12, 6:37 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 2 | 3 Nw Irmo, SC | NWS EMPLOYEE REPORTS 2 INCHES ON THE GROUND. ROADWAYS ALSO COVERED. |
| Feb 12, 6:45 PM EST | SNOW 3 | Martinez, GA | AUGUSTA MEDIA REPORTED 3 INCHES OF SNOW ON THE GROUND IN MARTINEZ. |
| Feb 12, 6:50 PM EST | SNOW 2 | Columbia, SC | LOCAL MEDIA REPORTED 2 1/4 INCHES IN DOWNTOWN COLUMBIA. |
| Feb 12, 6:50 PM EST | SNOW 2 | Sumter, SC | AMATEUR RADIO OPERATOR REPORTED 2 INCHES ON THE GROUND WITH MAIN AND SECONDARY ROADS COVERED WITH ABOUT 1/4 INCH OF SNOW. |
| Feb 12, 7:30 PM EST | SNOW 4 | 2 Wnw Lexington, SC | NWS EMPLOYEE MEASURED 4 INCHES OF SNOW ON THE GROUND. |
| Feb 12, 7:30 PM EST | SNOW 5 | 1 Se Evans, GA | PUBLIC REPORTED 5 INCHES ON THE GROUND ON HILLBROOK DRIVE. |
| Feb 12, 7:35 PM EST | SNOW 3 | 2 E Irmo, SC | NWS EMPLOYEE REPORTED 3 INCHES OF SNOW ON THE GROUND. |
| Feb 12, 7:40 PM EST | SNOW 1 | Pageland, SC | PUBLIC REPORT OF ABOUT 1 INCH OF SNOW IN PAGELAND. SNOW IS ACCUMULATING ON THE ROADWAYS. |
| Feb 12, 7:45 PM EST | SNOW 3 | 3 Nw Irmo, SC | NWS EMPLOYEE REPORTS 3 INCHES OF SNOW ON THE GROUND WITH NUMEROUS CARS OFF THE ROADS. |
| Feb 12, 7:45 PM EST | SNOW 3 | Bamberg, SC | BAMBERG COUNTY DOT OFFICE REPORTS PRIMARY ROADS ARE SLUSHY, SECONDARY ROADS ARE WORSE AND 3 INCHES OF SNOW ON THE GROUND AT THEIR OFFICE. |
| Feb 12, 7:45 PM EST | SNOW 3 | Chapin, SC | TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED 3 INCHES OF SNOW ON THE GROUND IN CHAPIN. |
| Feb 12, 7:45 PM EST | SNOW 3 | Irmo, SC | NWS EMPLOYEE REPORTED 3 INCHES OF SNOW ON THE GROUND IN IRMO. |
| Feb 12, 7:45 PM EST | SNOW 5 | 4 Ese Columbia, SC | PUBLIC REPORTED 5 INCHES OF SNOW ON THE GROUND AT SUNVIEW CIRCLE AND CAUGHMAN ROAD IN COLUMBIA. |
| Feb 12, 8:00 PM EST | SNOW 3 | Barnwell, SC | BARNWELL COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE REPORTED POWER OUTAGES DUE TO LINES DOWN, TRANSFORMERS BLOWN. ESTIMATED 3 INCHES OF SNOW ON THE GROUND. |
| Feb 12, 8:00 PM EST | SNOW 4 | Columbia, SC | BROADCAST MEDIA IN COLUMBIA REPORTED 4 1/2 INCHES OF SNOW ON THE GROUND. |
| Feb 12, 8:10 PM EST | SNOW 4 | Blythe, GA | PUBLIC IN BLYTHE GA REPORTED 4 INCHES OF SNOW ON THE GROUND. |
| Feb 12, 8:25 PM EST | SNOW 4 | Lexington, SC | LEXINGTON COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE REPORTS ABOUT 4 INCHES ACROSS THE COUNTY. INTERSECTION OF HWY 1 AND HWY 6 CLOSED DUE TO ACCIDENTS. NUMEROUS OTHER ACCIDENTS ACROSS THE COUNTY. |
| Feb 12, 8:30 PM EST | SNOW 3 | Sumter, SC | AMATEUR RADIO OPERATOR REPORTED 3 INCHES OF SNOW ON THE GROUND. ALL ROADWAYS COVERED WITH SNOW AND SLUSH. |
| Feb 12, 8:35 PM EST | SNOW 4 | 4 Nne Dentsville, SC | TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED 4 INCHES OF SNOW ON THE GROUND. |
| Feb 12, 9:37 PM EST | SNOW 6 | 3 Ne Lexington, SC | NWS EMPLOYEE MEASURED 6 1/4 INCHES OF SNOW IN NORTHEAST LEXINGTON. |
| Feb 12, 9:40 PM EST | SNOW 0 | Chapin, SC | PUBLIC REPORT OF TERRIBLE ROAD CONDITIONS. TOOK ONE HOUR TO GO 10 MILES FROM PEAK TO CHAPIN. |
| Feb 12, 10:00 PM EST | SNOW 6 | 5 N Irmo, SC | PUBLIC REPORT OF 6 INCHES OF SNOW ON THE GROUND. |
| Feb 12, 10:15 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 5 | 10 Sw Bethune, SC | PUBLIC REPORT OF 5 INCHES OF SNOW IN TOWN OF CASSATT IN KERSHAW COUNTY. |
| Feb 12, 10:20 PM EST | SNOW 3 | 6 Sw Bethune, SC | PUBLIC REPORTED 3 INCHES OF SNOW ON THE GROUND. |
| Feb 12, 10:20 PM EST | SNOW 6 | Columbia, SC | PUBLIC REPORT OF 6 INCHES OF SNOW ON THE GROUND NEAR DOWNTOWN COLUMBIA. |
| Feb 12, 10:30 PM EST | SNOW 5 | 5 Nw Silverstreet, SC | TRAINED SPOTTER MEASURED 5 INCHES OF SNOW ON THE GROUND. |
| Feb 12, 10:45 PM EST | SNOW 4 | Bamberg, SC | PUBLIC REPORTED 4 1/2 INCHES OF SNOW ON NORTH STREET IN BAMBERG. |
| Feb 12, 10:55 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | Irmo, SC | NWS EMPLOYEE REPORTED 3-6 INCHES OF SNOW IN IRMO. |
| Feb 12, 11:00 PM EST | SNOW 7 | 4 Ese Columbia, SC | PUBLIC REPORTED 7 1/4 INCHES OF SNOW AT SUNVIEW CIRCLE AND CAUGHMAN ROAD IN COLUMBIA. |
| Feb 12, 11:00 PM EST | SNOW 7 | 4 Nnw Bishopville, SC | PUBLIC REPORTED ABOUT 7 INCHES OF SNOW ON THE GROUND BETWEEN BETHUNE AND BISHOPVILLE. |
| Feb 12, 11:10 PM EST | SNOW 7 | 1 Se Evans, GA | PUBLIC REPORTED 7 INCHES OF SNOW ON THE GROUND ON HILLBROOK DRIVE. |
| Feb 12, 11:40 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | Nnw Lexington, SC | NWS EMPLOYEE CALLED IN WITH 7 INCHES OF SNOW IN LEXINGTON. |
| Feb 13, 12:40 AM EST | SNOW 7 | Bamberg, SC | BAMBERG COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTS 7 INCHES OF SNOW IN BAMBERG. |
| Feb 13, 12:50 AM EST | SNOW 7 | 1 Se Oak Grove, SC | PUBLIC REPORTED 7 INCHES OF SNOW ON THE GROUND AT THE US1 FLEA MARKET ON AUGUSTA ROAD. |
| Feb 13, 1:44 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | Columbia, SC | PUBLIC REPORT OF 7.3 INCHES OF SNOW ON GROUND. NORTHEAST COLUMBIA INTERSECTION OF TWO NOTCH ROAD AND COVENANT ROAD. |
| Feb 13, 3:15 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 4 | Sumter, SC | SPOTTER N4VBV REPORTED 4 INCHES OF SNOW IN SUMTER. REMARKS SNOW HAS STOPPED. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Charleston AFB, SC (KCHS), launched 00:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 162 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
- 2538 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 64 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -17 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 61 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
117 WWUS42 KCAE 120849 WSWCAE URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 349 AM EST FRI FEB 12 2010 ...SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... GAZ040-063>065-077-SCZ018-025>031-035>038-041-122100- /O.UPG.KCAE.WS.A.0002.100212T1900Z-100213T0700Z/ /O.NEW.KCAE.WS.W.0002.100212T1900Z-100213T1100Z/ LINCOLN-MCDUFFIE-COLUMBIA-RICHMOND-BURKE-MCCORMICK-EDGEFIELD- SALUDA-LEXINGTON-RICHLAND-LEE-AIKEN-SUMTER-BARNWELL-ORANGEBURG- CALHOUN-CLARENDON-BAMBERG- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLNTON...THOMSON...MARTINEZ... EVANS...AUGUSTA...HEPHZIBAH...WAYNESBORO...MCCORMICK... EDGEFIELD...JOHNSTON...SALUDA...RIDGE SPRING...WEST COLUMBIA... CAYCE...LEXINGTON...RED BANK...COLUMBIA...BISHOPVILLE...AIKEN... NORTH AUGUSTA...SUMTER...BARNWELL...WILLISTON...BLACKVILLE... ORANGEBURG...ST. MATTHEWS...MANNING...SUMMERTON...BAMBERG... DENMARK 349 AM EST FRI FEB 12 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN COLUMBIA HAS UPGRADED THE WINTER STORM WATCH TO A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW. EXPECT A RAIN AND SNOW MIXTURE TO BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON AND CHANGING TO ALL SNOW BY LATE LATE THIS AFTERNOON...WITH SNOW CONTINUING INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE. THE SNOW SHOULD END BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...BUT SNOW AND ICE WILL REMAIN ON ROADWAYS MAKING DRIVING HAZARDOUS THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. TO REPORT SNOW...SLEET OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS...PLEASE CALL OUR TOLL FREE REPORTING LINE AT 877-633-6772. && $$ SCZ015-016-021-022-122100- /O.EXB.KCAE.WS.A.0002.100212T1900Z-100213T1100Z/ LANCASTER-CHESTERFIELD-FAIRFIELD-KERSHAW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LANCASTER...ELGIN...CHERAW...PAGELAND... WINNSBORO...CAMDEN...LUGOFF 349 AM EST FRI FEB 12 2010 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN COLUMBIA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. EXPECT A RAIN AND SNOW MIXTURE TO BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON...QUICKLY BECOMING ALL SNOW BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON...WITH SNOW CONTINUING THIS EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE WATCH AREA. THE SNOW WILL END LATE TONIGHT...BUT SNOW AND ICE ON WILL REMAIN ON ROADWAYS MAKING DRIVING HAZARDOUS THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. TO REPORT SNOW...SLEET OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS...PLEASE CALL OUR TOLL FREE REPORTING LINE AT 877-633-6772. && $$ SCZ020-122100- /O.EXT.KCAE.WS.A.0002.100212T1900Z-100213T1100Z/ NEWBERRY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...NEWBERRY 349 AM EST FRI FEB 12 2010 ...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. EXPECT A RAIN AND SNOW MIXTURE TO BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON...QUICKLY BECOMING ALL SNOW BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON...WITH SNOW CONTINUING THIS EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE WATCH AREA. THE SNOW WILL END LATE TONIGHT...BUT SNOW AND ICE ON WILL REMAIN ON ROADWAYS MAKING DRIVING HAZARDOUS THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. TO REPORT SNOW...SLEET OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS...PLEASE CALL OUR TOLL FREE REPORTING LINE AT 877-633-6772. && $$
6 follow-up statements
343 WWUS42 KCAE 121610 WSWCAE URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 1110 AM EST FRI FEB 12 2010 ...SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... SCZ020-021-130015- /O.UPG.KCAE.WS.A.0002.100212T1900Z-100213T1100Z/ /O.EXB.KCAE.WS.W.0002.100212T2200Z-100213T1100Z/ NEWBERRY-FAIRFIELD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWBERRY...WINNSBORO 1110 AM EST FRI FEB 12 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN COLUMBIA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. EXPECT SNOW TO BEGIN TOWARD SUNSET. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. THE SNOW WILL END LATE TONIGHT...BUT SNOW AND ICE WILL REMAIN ON ROADWAYS MAKING DRIVING HAZARDOUS THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TO REPORT SNOW...SLEET OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS...PLEASE CALL OUR TOLL FREE REPORTING LINE AT 877-633-6772. && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ SCZ015-016-022-130015- /O.UPG.KCAE.WS.A.0002.100212T1900Z-100213T1100Z/ /O.EXB.KCAE.WS.W.0002.100212T2300Z-100213T1100Z/ LANCASTER-CHESTERFIELD-KERSHAW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LANCASTER...ELGIN...CHERAW...PAGELAND... CAMDEN...LUGOFF 1110 AM EST FRI FEB 12 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN COLUMBIA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT TONIGHT. EXPECT SNOW TO BEGIN TOWARD SUNSET OR DURING THE EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL END LATE TONIGHT...BUT SNOW AND ICE ON WILL REMAIN ON ROADWAYS MAKING DRIVING HAZARDOUS THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TO REPORT SNOW...SLEET OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS...PLEASE CALL OUR TOLL FREE REPORTING LINE AT 877-633-6772. && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ GAZ040-063>065-077-SCZ018-025-026-030-035-130015- /O.EXT.KCAE.WS.W.0002.100212T2100Z-100213T1100Z/ LINCOLN-MCDUFFIE-COLUMBIA-RICHMOND-BURKE-MCCORMICK-EDGEFIELD- SALUDA-AIKEN-BARNWELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLNTON...THOMSON...MARTINEZ... EVANS...AUGUSTA...HEPHZIBAH...WAYNESBORO...MCCORMICK... EDGEFIELD...JOHNSTON...SALUDA...RIDGE SPRING...AIKEN... NORTH AUGUSTA...BARNWELL...WILLISTON...BLACKVILLE 1110 AM EST FRI FEB 12 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM EST SATURDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM EST SATURDAY. EXPECT A RAIN AND SNOW MIXTURE TO BEGIN BETWEEN 3 PM AND 5 PM...WITH THE MIXTURE TO CHANGE TO ALL SNOW TOWARD SUNSET. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE FORECAST. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS MAY OCCUR. THE SNOW SHOULD END BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...BUT SNOW AND ICE WILL REMAIN ON ROADWAYS MAKING DRIVING HAZARDOUS THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. TO REPORT SNOW...SLEET OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS...PLEASE CALL OUR TOLL FREE REPORTING LINE AT 877-633-6772. && $$ SCZ027-028-031-036>038-041-130015- /O.EXT.KCAE.WS.W.0002.100212T2200Z-100213T1100Z/ LEXINGTON-RICHLAND-SUMTER-ORANGEBURG-CALHOUN-CLARENDON-BAMBERG- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST COLUMBIA...CAYCE...LEXINGTON... RED BANK...COLUMBIA...SUMTER...ORANGEBURG...ST. MATTHEWS... MANNING...SUMMERTON...BAMBERG...DENMARK 1110 AM EST FRI FEB 12 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM EST SATURDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM EST SATURDAY. EXPECT A RAIN AND SNOW MIXTURE TO BEGIN AROUND 5 PM WITH A CHANGE TO ALL SNOW AROUND SUNSET. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE FORECAST. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS MAY OCCUR. THE SNOW SHOULD END BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...BUT SNOW AND ICE WILL REMAIN ON ROADWAYS MAKING DRIVING HAZARDOUS THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. TO REPORT SNOW...SLEET OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS...PLEASE CALL OUR TOLL FREE REPORTING LINE AT 877-633-6772. && $$ SCZ029-130015- /O.EXT.KCAE.WS.W.0002.100212T2300Z-100213T1100Z/ LEE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BISHOPVILLE 1110 AM EST FRI FEB 12 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EST SATURDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EST SATURDAY. EXPECT SNOW TO BEGIN TOWARD SUNSET. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE FORECAST. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS MAY OCCUR. THE SNOW SHOULD END BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...BUT SNOW AND ICE WILL REMAIN ON ROADWAYS MAKING DRIVING HAZARDOUS THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. TO REPORT SNOW...SLEET OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS...PLEASE CALL OUR TOLL FREE REPORTING LINE AT 877-633-6772. && $$
723 WWUS42 KCAE 121746 WSWCAE URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 1246 PM EST FRI FEB 12 2010 ...SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... GAZ040-063>065-077-SCZ018-025-026-030-035-130200- /O.CON.KCAE.WS.W.0002.100212T2100Z-100213T1100Z/ LINCOLN-MCDUFFIE-COLUMBIA-RICHMOND-BURKE-MCCORMICK-EDGEFIELD- SALUDA-AIKEN-BARNWELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLNTON...THOMSON...MARTINEZ... EVANS...AUGUSTA...HEPHZIBAH...WAYNESBORO...MCCORMICK... EDGEFIELD...JOHNSTON...SALUDA...RIDGE SPRING...AIKEN... NORTH AUGUSTA...BARNWELL...WILLISTON...BLACKVILLE 1246 PM EST FRI FEB 12 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM EST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM EST SATURDAY. EXPECT A RAIN AND SNOW MIXTURE TO BEGIN BETWEEN 4 PM AND 6 PM... WITH THE MIXTURE TO CHANGE TO ALL SNOW TOWARD SUNSET. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE FORECAST. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS MAY OCCUR. THE SNOW SHOULD END BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...BUT SNOW AND ICE WILL REMAIN ON ROADWAYS MAKING DRIVING HAZARDOUS THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. TO REPORT SNOW...SLEET OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS...PLEASE CALL OUR TOLL FREE REPORTING LINE AT 877-633-6772. && $$ SCZ020-021-027-028-031-036>038-041-130200- /O.CON.KCAE.WS.W.0002.100212T2200Z-100213T1100Z/ NEWBERRY-FAIRFIELD-LEXINGTON-RICHLAND-SUMTER-ORANGEBURG-CALHOUN- CLARENDON-BAMBERG- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWBERRY...WINNSBORO...WEST COLUMBIA... CAYCE...LEXINGTON...RED BANK...COLUMBIA...SUMTER...ORANGEBURG... ST. MATTHEWS...MANNING...SUMMERTON...BAMBERG...DENMARK 1246 PM EST FRI FEB 12 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM EST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM EST SATURDAY. EXPECT SNOW TO BEGIN BETWEEN 5 PM AND 8 PM. THE SNOW MAY BE MIXED WITH RAIN AT THE START. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE FORECAST. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS MAY OCCUR. THE SNOW SHOULD END BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...BUT SNOW AND ICE WILL REMAIN ON ROADWAYS MAKING DRIVING HAZARDOUS THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. TO REPORT SNOW...SLEET OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS...PLEASE CALL OUR TOLL FREE REPORTING LINE AT 877-633-6772. && $$ SCZ015-016-022-029-130200- /O.CON.KCAE.WS.W.0002.100212T2300Z-100213T1100Z/ LANCASTER-CHESTERFIELD-KERSHAW-LEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LANCASTER...ELGIN...CHERAW...PAGELAND... CAMDEN...LUGOFF...BISHOPVILLE 1246 PM EST FRI FEB 12 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EST SATURDAY. EXPECT SNOW TO BEGIN TOWARD SUNSET OR DURING THE EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL END LATE TONIGHT...BUT SNOW AND ICE ON WILL REMAIN ON ROADWAYS MAKING DRIVING HAZARDOUS THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TO REPORT SNOW...SLEET OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS...PLEASE CALL OUR TOLL FREE REPORTING LINE AT 877-633-6772. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$
515 WWUS42 KCAE 122015 WSWCAE URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 315 PM EST FRI FEB 12 2010 ...SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT... GAZ040-063>065-077-SCZ018-025-026-030-035-130415- /O.CON.KCAE.WS.W.0002.100212T2100Z-100213T1100Z/ LINCOLN-MCDUFFIE-COLUMBIA-RICHMOND-BURKE-MCCORMICK-EDGEFIELD- SALUDA-AIKEN-BARNWELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLNTON...THOMSON...MARTINEZ... EVANS...AUGUSTA...HEPHZIBAH...WAYNESBORO...MCCORMICK... EDGEFIELD...JOHNSTON...SALUDA...RIDGE SPRING...AIKEN... NORTH AUGUSTA...BARNWELL...WILLISTON...BLACKVILLE 315 PM EST FRI FEB 12 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SATURDAY. SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE 2 TO 5 INCHES TONIGHT. THE SNOW SHOULD END BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...BUT SNOW AND ICE WILL REMAIN ON ROADWAYS MAKING DRIVING HAZARDOUS THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. TO REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...PLEASE CALL OUR TOLL FREE REPORTING LINE AT 877-633-6772. && $$ SCZ020-021-027-028-031-036>038-041-130415- /O.CON.KCAE.WS.W.0002.100212T2200Z-100213T1100Z/ NEWBERRY-FAIRFIELD-LEXINGTON-RICHLAND-SUMTER-ORANGEBURG-CALHOUN- CLARENDON-BAMBERG- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWBERRY...WINNSBORO...WEST COLUMBIA... CAYCE...LEXINGTON...RED BANK...COLUMBIA...SUMTER...ORANGEBURG... ST. MATTHEWS...MANNING...SUMMERTON...BAMBERG...DENMARK 315 PM EST FRI FEB 12 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SATURDAY. SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE 2 TO 4 INCHES TONIGHT. THE SNOW SHOULD END BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...BUT SNOW AND ICE WILL REMAIN ON ROADWAYS MAKING DRIVING HAZARDOUS THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. TO REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...PLEASE CALL OUR TOLL FREE REPORTING LINE AT 877-633-6772. && $$ SCZ015-016-022-029-130415- /O.CON.KCAE.WS.W.0002.100212T2300Z-100213T1100Z/ LANCASTER-CHESTERFIELD-KERSHAW-LEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LANCASTER...ELGIN...CHERAW...PAGELAND... CAMDEN...LUGOFF...BISHOPVILLE 315 PM EST FRI FEB 12 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EST SATURDAY. SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE 1 TO 3 INCHES TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL END LATE TONIGHT...BUT SNOW AND ICE ON WILL REMAIN ON ROADWAYS MAKING DRIVING HAZARDOUS THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TO REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...PLEASE CALL OUR TOLL FREE REPORTING LINE AT 877-633-6772. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$
433 WWUS42 KCAE 130007 WSWCAE URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 707 PM EST FRI FEB 12 2010 ...SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT... GAZ040-SCZ015-016-018-020>022-130815- /O.CON.KCAE.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100213T1100Z/ LINCOLN-LANCASTER-CHESTERFIELD-MCCORMICK-NEWBERRY-FAIRFIELD- KERSHAW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLNTON...LANCASTER...ELGIN... CHERAW...PAGELAND...MCCORMICK...NEWBERRY...WINNSBORO...CAMDEN... LUGOFF 707 PM EST FRI FEB 12 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SATURDAY. SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE 3 TO 5 INCHES TONIGHT. THE SNOW SHOULD END BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...BUT SNOW AND ICE WILL REMAIN ON ROADWAYS MAKING DRIVING HAZARDOUS THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. TO REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...PLEASE CALL OUR TOLL FREE REPORTING LINE AT 877-633-6772. && $$ GAZ063>065-SCZ025>031-130815- /O.CON.KCAE.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100213T1100Z/ MCDUFFIE-COLUMBIA-RICHMOND-EDGEFIELD-SALUDA-LEXINGTON-RICHLAND- LEE-AIKEN-SUMTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...THOMSON...MARTINEZ...EVANS...AUGUSTA... HEPHZIBAH...EDGEFIELD...JOHNSTON...SALUDA...RIDGE SPRING... WEST COLUMBIA...CAYCE...LEXINGTON...RED BANK...COLUMBIA... BISHOPVILLE...AIKEN...NORTH AUGUSTA...SUMTER 707 PM EST FRI FEB 12 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SATURDAY. SNOW WITH SOME HEAVY SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE 4 TO 7 INCHES TONIGHT. THE SNOW SHOULD END BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...BUT SNOW AND ICE WILL REMAIN ON ROADWAYS MAKING DRIVING HAZARDOUS THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. TO REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...PLEASE CALL OUR TOLL FREE REPORTING LINE AT 877-633-6772. && $$ GAZ077-SCZ035>038-041-130815- /O.CON.KCAE.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100213T1100Z/ BURKE-BARNWELL-ORANGEBURG-CALHOUN-CLARENDON-BAMBERG- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAYNESBORO...BARNWELL...WILLISTON... BLACKVILLE...ORANGEBURG...ST. MATTHEWS...MANNING...SUMMERTON... BAMBERG...DENMARK 707 PM EST FRI FEB 12 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SATURDAY. SNOW WITH HEAVY SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE 5 TO 8 INCHES TONIGHT. THE SNOW SHOULD END BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...BUT SNOW AND ICE WILL REMAIN ON ROADWAYS MAKING DRIVING HAZARDOUS THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. TO REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...PLEASE CALL OUR TOLL FREE REPORTING LINE AT 877-633-6772. && $$
678 WWUS42 KCAE 130354 WSWCAE URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 1054 PM EST FRI FEB 12 2010 ...SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT... GAZ040-SCZ015-016-018-020>022-131100- /O.CON.KCAE.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100213T1100Z/ LINCOLN-LANCASTER-CHESTERFIELD-MCCORMICK-NEWBERRY-FAIRFIELD- KERSHAW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLNTON...LANCASTER...ELGIN... CHERAW...PAGELAND...MCCORMICK...NEWBERRY...WINNSBORO...CAMDEN... LUGOFF 1054 PM EST FRI FEB 12 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SATURDAY. SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE 4 TO 6 INCHES TONIGHT. THE SNOW SHOULD END BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...BUT SNOW AND ICE WILL REMAIN ON ROADWAYS MAKING DRIVING HAZARDOUS THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. TO REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...PLEASE CALL OUR TOLL FREE REPORTING LINE AT 877-633-6772. && $$ GAZ063>065-SCZ025>031-131100- /O.CON.KCAE.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100213T1100Z/ MCDUFFIE-COLUMBIA-RICHMOND-EDGEFIELD-SALUDA-LEXINGTON-RICHLAND- LEE-AIKEN-SUMTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...THOMSON...MARTINEZ...EVANS...AUGUSTA... HEPHZIBAH...EDGEFIELD...JOHNSTON...SALUDA...RIDGE SPRING... WEST COLUMBIA...CAYCE...LEXINGTON...RED BANK...COLUMBIA... BISHOPVILLE...AIKEN...NORTH AUGUSTA...SUMTER 1054 PM EST FRI FEB 12 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SATURDAY. SNOW WITH SOME HEAVY SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE 6 TO 9 INCHES TONIGHT. THE SNOW SHOULD END BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...BUT SNOW AND ICE WILL REMAIN ON ROADWAYS MAKING DRIVING HAZARDOUS THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. TO REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...PLEASE CALL OUR TOLL FREE REPORTING LINE AT 877-633-6772. && $$ GAZ077-SCZ035>038-041-131100- /O.CON.KCAE.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100213T1100Z/ BURKE-BARNWELL-ORANGEBURG-CALHOUN-CLARENDON-BAMBERG- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAYNESBORO...BARNWELL...WILLISTON... BLACKVILLE...ORANGEBURG...ST. MATTHEWS...MANNING...SUMMERTON... BAMBERG...DENMARK 1054 PM EST FRI FEB 12 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SATURDAY. SNOW WITH HEAVY SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE 7 TO 10 INCHES TONIGHT. THE SNOW SHOULD END BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...BUT SNOW AND ICE WILL REMAIN ON ROADWAYS MAKING DRIVING HAZARDOUS THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. TO REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...PLEASE CALL OUR TOLL FREE REPORTING LINE AT 877-633-6772. && $$
555 WWUS42 KCAE 130842 WSWCAE URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 342 AM EST SAT FEB 13 2010 GAZ040-063>065-077-SCZ015-016-018-020>022-025>031-035>038-041- 130945- /O.CAN.KCAE.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100213T1100Z/ LINCOLN-MCDUFFIE-COLUMBIA-RICHMOND-BURKE-LANCASTER-CHESTERFIELD- MCCORMICK-NEWBERRY-FAIRFIELD-KERSHAW-EDGEFIELD-SALUDA-LEXINGTON- RICHLAND-LEE-AIKEN-SUMTER-BARNWELL-ORANGEBURG-CALHOUN-CLARENDON- BAMBERG- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLNTON...THOMSON...MARTINEZ... EVANS...AUGUSTA...HEPHZIBAH...WAYNESBORO...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...BARNWELL... WILLISTON...BLACKVILLE...ORANGEBURG...ST. MATTHEWS...MANNING... SUMMERTON...BAMBERG...DENMARK 342 AM EST SAT FEB 13 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN COLUMBIA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. THE SNOW HAS ENDED OVER THE AREA. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm 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 winter storm warning went out at Feb 12, 3:20 AM EST, 29 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 12, 3:20 AM EST, 29 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
320 AM EST FRI FEB 12 2010
.SYNOPSIS...
AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE GULF OF MEXICO
TODAY...THEN ACROSS CENTRAL FLORIDA AND INTO THE ATLANTIC BY EARLY
SATURDAY. THIS WILL BRING WINTER WEATHER TO THE REGION...FOLLOWED
BY COOL HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WEEKEND.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
HAVE UPGRADED WINTER STORM WATCH TO WINTER STORM WARNING FOR LATE
AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT...AND GONE WITH A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR
NORTHERN MIDLANDS.
STRONG SHORTWAVE OVER EAST TEXAS IS PHASING WITH SOME ENERGY
DROPPING INTO THE NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND IS EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE MOVING EAST TODAY. A SURFACE LOW HAS DEVELOPED IN THE
WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO AND WILL TRACK EASTWARD AND CROSS CENTRAL
FLORIDA INTO THE WESTERN ATLANTIC BY THIS EVENING. AS THE
SHORTWAVE APPROACHES...SUFFICIENT ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE WILL ADVENT
OVER THE REGION AND RESULT IN PRECIPITATION MOVING SOUTHWEST TO
NORTHEAST ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA THIS AFTERNOON.
THERMAL ANALYSIS THROUGH LOOKING AT SOUNDINGS AND CROSS SECTIONS
REVEALS THAT THE DOMINANT PRECIPITATION TYPE WILL LIKELY BE
SNOW...ALTHOUGH THERE COULD BE SOME RAIN INITIALLY OR A RAIN SNOW
MIX. DUE TO DRY AIR IN PLACE OVER THE AREA...ONCE PRECIPITATION
BEGINS THE LOWER ATMOSPHERE WILL COOL TO THE WETBULB TEMPERATURE
AND RESULT IN A BELOW FREEZING SOUNDING...WITH THE EXCEPTION OF A
SHALLOW WARM LAYER AT THE SURFACE. PRECIPITATION SHOULD QUICKLY
CHANGEOVER TO SNOW WITHIN AN HOUR OR TWO AFTER IT BEGINS. THERE
IS SUFFICIENT MOISTURE WITHIN THE OPTIMAL SNOW GROWTH REGION FOR
SEVERAL HOURS...ALSO COINCIDING WITH UPWARD VERTICAL
MOTION...WHICH WILL RESULT IN ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL BEGINNING MID
AFTERNOON IN THE CSRA AND OVERSPREADING THE FORECAST AREA BY THIS
EVENING.
THE MAIN CHALLENGE WILL BE THE AMOUNT OF QPF THAT WILL FALL AND
HOW FAR NORTH THE EDGE OF THE SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE.
MODEL FORECASTS HAVE INCREASED THE AMOUNT OF QPF ACROSS THE
FORECAST AREA AND ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT GIVING ANYWHERE BETWEEN A
QUARTER AND A HALF INCH. THE AREAS WITH HIGHEST CONFIDENCE IN
SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL BE ALONG AND SOUTH OF A
FLORENCE TO GREENWOOD LINE AND THIS AREA HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A
WINTER STORM WARNING. THE NORTHERN MIDLANDS COULD BE ON THE EDGE
OF THE BETTER QPF AND FORCING AND DUE TO THE LOWER
CONFIDENCE...HAVE DECIDED TO GO WITH A WATCH THERE AND LET THE
DAYSHIFT EVALUATE HOW THE STORM IS DEVELOPING AND DECIDE THEN
WHETHER TO UPGRADE TO A WARNING OR IF AN ADVISORY WILL SUFFICE.
THE TIME FRAME FOR THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL LOOKS TO BE DURING THE
22Z TO 06Z PERIOD WHERE THE BEST DYNAMICS COINCIDE WITH THE BEST
THERMAL PROFILES. INITIALLY THE GROUND TEMPERATURES IN THE 40S
WILL COUNTERACT THE SNOWFALL AND PREVENT MUCH
ACCUMULATION...ESPECIALLY ON ROADWAYS...BUT AS THE SNOW FALLS AND
TEMPERATURES DROP DURING THE EARLY EVENING HOURS...SNOW WILL
ACCUMULATE.
TEMPERATURES WILL STRUGGLE TO RISE MUCH TODAY GIVEN THE INCREASING
AND THICKENING CLOUD COVER AND WHEN THE PRECIPITATION
BEGINS...TEMPERATURES WILL BEGIN TO FALL A BIT DUE TO EVAPORATIVE
COOLING. THEREFORE HAVE GONE BELOW GUIDANCE FOR MAX TEMPERATURES.
THE DEEPER MOISTURE AND ASSOCIATED FORCING SHIFT EAST OF THE
FORECAST AREA AFTER 06Z AND COOLER DRIER AIR WILL WORK IN FROM
THE WEST...ALLOWING OVERNIGHT LOWS TO DROP INTO THE 20S. MOISTURE
AND SNOW ON THE ROADWAYS WILL BECOME A PROBLEM LATE TONIGHT INTO
SATURDAY MORNING WITH THE FALLING TEMPERATURES.
&&
.SHORT TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT/...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRIEFLY BUILD OVER THE AREA SATURDAY INTO
SATURDAY NIGHT...ALLOWING FOR A MOSTLY CLOUD FREE DAY.
HOWEVER...EXPECTED SNOW COVER WILL INSULATE THE GROUND AND PREVENT
SURFACE TEMPERATURES FROM RISING AS HIGH AS THEY WOULD NORMALLY
AND HAVE AGAIN LEANED TOWARD THE COOLER GUIDANCE FOR MAX
TEMPERATURES.
&&
.LONG TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
LITTLE CHANGE MADE TO THE EXTENDED FORECAST.
DRY WEATHER ON SUNDAY AS WEAK HIGH PRESSURE MOVES THROUGH THE
REGION. AFTER THAT...MODELS CONTINUE TO SHOW A QUICK MOVING
SHORTWAVE SWINGING FROM THE MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY REGION INTO THE
SOUTHEASTERN US SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY. SURFACE LOW ASSOCIATED
WITH THIS SHORTWAVE PROGGED BY GFS TO DEVELOP AND MOVE NORTH OF
THE FORECAST AREA MONDAY MORNING. QUICK SHOT OF PRECIP WILL BE
ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM. MOST OF THE PRECIP WILL REMAIN
LIQUID...BUT CAN NOT RULE OUT HAVING SOME SNOW MIXED IN OVERNIGHT
SUNDAY. OVERNIGHT LOWS SUNDAY NIGHT FORECAST TO REMAIN CLOSE TO
THE FREEZING MARK. ONCE THIS SYSTEM MOVES EAST MONDAY
AFTERNOON...DRY WEATHER LOOKS TO TAKE HOLD THROUGH THE REMAINDER
OF THE WORK WEEK. TEMPERATURES WILL ONCE AGAIN REMAIN BELOW
NORMAL.
&&
.AVIATION /08Z FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
VFR CONDITIONS THROUGH 18Z FRIDAY. MID LEVEL CIGS NEAR 10 KFT THIS
MORNING LOWERING TO NEAR 4 KFT BY 18Z. AS GULF LOW PRESSURE MOVES
SOUTH OF REGION FRIDAY AFTERNOON...AN INFLUX OF MOISTURE LOWERS CIGS
TO MVFR NEAR 2 KFT BY 21Z AND IFR BELOW 1 KFT 00Z-06Z DURING END OF
PERIOD. PRECIPITATION WILL ALSO DEVELOP AFTER 18Z FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
INITIAL VSBYS 6 MILES IN LIGHT RAIN WILL LOWER TO MVFR 4-5 MILES
WITH A MIXTURE OF RAIN AND SNOW BY 21Z AND IFR 1-2 MILES IN SNOW AND
FOG 00Z-06Z NEAR END OF PERIOD.
EXTENDED AVIATION OUTLOOK...CEILING AND VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS
POSSIBLE EARLY SATURDAY MORNING AS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHES
FROM THE GULF REGION. ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM COULD BRING
CELLING AND VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS SUNDAY INTO MONDAY.
&&
.CAE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
SC...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 2 AM EST
SATURDAY FOR SCZ018-025>031-035>038-041.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM 2 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT FOR SCZ015-016-020>022.
GA...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 2 AM EST
SATURDAY FOR GAZ040-063>065-077.
&&
SYNOPSIS...HC
NEAR TERM...HC
SHORT TERM...HC
LONG TERM...CL
AVIATION...CLHazardous weather outlook, Feb 11, 10:25 PM EST, 5 hours 24 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 1025 PM EST THU FEB 11 2010 SCZ015-016-021-022-130330- LANCASTER-CHESTERFIELD-FAIRFIELD-KERSHAW- 1025 PM EST THU FEB 11 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY .WINTER WEATHER...LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. ACCUMULATIONS WOULD LIKELY BE ONE INCH OR LESS. A SNOW ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. SCZ020-026>029-031-130330- NEWBERRY-SALUDA-LEXINGTON-RICHLAND-LEE-SUMTER- 1025 PM EST THU FEB 11 2010 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT .RIVER FLOODING...FLOODING CONTINUES ON THE UPPER SANTEE RIVER AT TREZESVANTS LANDING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WATCH. SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE IN THE DAY FRIDAY AND CONTINUE FRIDAY EVENING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. GAZ040-063>065-077-SCZ018-025-030-035>038-041-130330- LINCOLN-MCDUFFIE-COLUMBIA-RICHMOND-BURKE-MCCORMICK-EDGEFIELD-AIKEN- BARNWELL-ORANGEBURG-CALHOUN-CLARENDON-BAMBERG- 1025 PM EST THU FEB 11 2010 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA AND CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WATCH. SNOW WILL DEVELOP FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE FRIDAY EVENING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
Nearby
Winter Storm Warnings in South Carolina, 2010Winter Storm Warnings in Georgia, 2010Every winter storm 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.