Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2011
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 95, NWS Columbia, SC
NWS Columbia, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 26, 2011, 9:57 PM EDT for Burke County, Richmond County, Georgia; Aiken County, Barnwell County, South Carolina. It was in force for 63 min. 2 reports 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
- May 26, 2011, 9:57 PM EDT (01:57 UTC)
- Expired
- May 26, 2011, 11:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 63 min
- Issued by
- NWS Columbia, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Burke County, GA, Richmond County, GA, Aiken County, SC, Barnwell County, SC
The radar
The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 96 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:01 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 10:20 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | Hephzibah, GA | |
| May 26, 10:40 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | 1 N Hephzibah, GA | QUARTER SIZED HAIL REPORTED BY PUBLIC IN THE VICINITY OF HEPHZIBAH. |
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, 2.0 hours before the alert went out and 185 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
- 383 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -294 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1255 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 13 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 28 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 52 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
330
WUUS52 KCAE 270157
SVRCAE
GAC033-245-SCC003-011-270300-
/O.NEW.KCAE.SV.W.0095.110527T0157Z-110527T0300Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
957 PM EDT THU MAY 26 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN COLUMBIA HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN RICHMOND COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA
BURKE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA
SOUTHWESTERN BARNWELL COUNTY IN CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA
SOUTHERN AIKEN COUNTY IN CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA
* UNTIL 1100 PM EDT
* AT 953 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE
HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS
LOCATED 7 MILES WEST OF MIDVILLE...OR 24 MILES WEST OF
MILLEN...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
* SOME COMMUNITIES IN THE WARNING AREA INCLUDE SAVANNAH RIVER SITE...
WAYNESBORO...SARDIS...MIDVILLE AND HEPHZIBAH
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 3283 8232 3291 8228 3308 8230 3322 8223
3326 8226 3337 8221 3328 8159 3315 8152
3315 8154 3310 8161 3305 8155 3301 8160
3291 8177 3295 8186 3292 8196 3291 8208
3288 8212 3282 8214 3281 8216 3280 8221
TIME...MOT...LOC 0156Z 222DEG 26KT 3284 8234
$$
HC1 follow-up statement
358
WWUS52 KCAE 270227
SVSCAE
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
1027 PM EDT THU MAY 26 2011
SCC003-011-270237-
/O.CAN.KCAE.SV.W.0095.000000T0000Z-110527T0300Z/
BARNWELL SC-AIKEN SC-
1027 PM EDT THU MAY 26 2011
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR AIKEN AND BARNWELL COUNTIES IS
CANCELLED...
REPORT LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS OR FLOODING TO YOUR COUNTY
SHERIFF...OR CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1...8 7
7...6 3 3...6 7 7 2.
LAT...LON 3283 8232 3291 8228 3307 8230 3322 8223
3326 8226 3337 8221 3321 8176 3314 8176
3301 8160 3291 8177 3295 8186 3292 8196
3291 8208 3288 8212 3282 8214 3281 8216
3280 8221
TIME...MOT...LOC 0227Z 214DEG 29KT 3325 8218 3273 8227
$$
GAC033-245-270300-
/O.CON.KCAE.SV.W.0095.000000T0000Z-110527T0300Z/
RICHMOND GA-BURKE GA-
1027 PM EDT THU MAY 26 2011
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT
FOR BURKE AND RICHMOND COUNTIES...
AT 1023 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER
SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS
WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM KEYSVILLE TO 9 MILES SOUTH
OF MIDVILLE...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 14 MILES SOUTH OF FORT
GORDON TO 21 MILES WEST OF MILLEN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
BLYTHE...HEPHZIBAH...WAYNESBORO...SARDIS AND GIRARD
REPORT LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS OR FLOODING TO YOUR COUNTY
SHERIFF...OR CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1...8 7
7...6 3 3...6 7 7 2.
LAT...LON 3283 8232 3291 8228 3307 8230 3322 8223
3326 8226 3337 8221 3321 8176 3314 8176
3301 8160 3291 8177 3295 8186 3292 8196
3291 8208 3288 8212 3282 8214 3281 8216
3280 8221
TIME...MOT...LOC 0227Z 214DEG 29KT 3325 8218 3273 8227
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Columbia, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 8:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Lincoln, McDuffie | 52 min |
| May 26, 8:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Burke, Richmond | 57 min |
| May 26, 8:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Lincoln | 22 min |
| May 26, 9:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Burke, Richmond | 64 min |
| May 26, 9:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Columbia | 61 min |
| May 26, 10:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Columbia, Richmond | 31 min |
| May 26, 10:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Burke, Richmond | 63 min |
| May 27, 1:32 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CAE | Richmond | 44 min |
| May 26, 8:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | McCormick | 31 min |
| May 26, 10:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Lexington | 60 min |
| May 26, 11:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Aiken, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Lexington, Orangeburg and 1 more | 61 min |
| May 27, 9:59 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Newberry | 61 min |
| May 27, 12:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Chesterfield | 35 min |
| May 27, 12:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Chesterfield | 44 min |
| May 27, 12:57 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CAE | Chesterfield | 2 hr |
| May 27, 2:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Bamberg, Barnwell, Orangeburg | 60 min |
| May 27, 2:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Chesterfield, Lancaster | 64 min |
| May 27, 2:44 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CAE | Lexington, Richland | 98 min |
| May 27, 2:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Chesterfield, Kershaw | 61 min |
| May 27, 3:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Chesterfield, Kershaw, Lancaster | 44 min |
| May 27, 3:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Calhoun, Clarendon, Sumter | 53 min |
| May 27, 4:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Calhoun, Clarendon, Sumter | 48 min |
| May 27, 4:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Richland, Sumter | 50 min |
| May 27, 6:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Fairfield, Kershaw, Richland | 47 min |
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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.