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Special Weather Statement, NWS Columbia, SC

June 3, 2011Fairfield County, South Carolina

NWS Columbia, SC issued this special weather statement at Jun 3, 2011, 6:48 AM EDT for Fairfield County, South Carolina. It was in force for 42 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 3, 2011, 6:48 AM EDT (10:48 UTC)
Expired: Jun 3, 2011, 7:30 AM EDT
In force: 42 min
Issued by: NWS Columbia, SC

County Fairfield County, SC

The radar

The Columbia radar (KCAE), 61 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:48 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Charleston AFB, SC (KCHS), launched 00:00Z, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 207 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: 3829 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -42 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1081 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 17 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 57 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 80 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 3.0

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The text

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

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Jun 3, 6:45 AM EDT, 3 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 3, 6:45 AM EDT, 3 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 3, 4:08 AM EDT, 2 hours 40 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
408 AM EDT FRI JUN 3 2011

GAZ040-063>065-077-SCZ015-016-018-020>022-025>031-035>038-041-040815-
LINCOLN-MCDUFFIE-COLUMBIA-RICHMOND-BURKE-LANCASTER-CHESTERFIELD-
MCCORMICK-NEWBERRY-FAIRFIELD-KERSHAW-EDGEFIELD-SALUDA-LEXINGTON-
RICHLAND-LEE-AIKEN-SUMTER-BARNWELL-ORANGEBURG-CALHOUN-CLARENDON-
BAMBERG-
408 AM EDT FRI JUN 3 2011

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

THERE IS A CHANCE FOR ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND THIS
EVENING. THE MAIN THREATS FROM ANY SEVERE STORMS SHOULD BE STRONG
WINDS AND HAIL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED AT SOME POINT THIS AFTERNOON.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 3, 2:34 AM EDT, 4 hours 14 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
234 AM EDT FRI JUN 3 2011

SCZ027-030-030715-
AIKEN-LEXINGTON-
234 AM EDT FRI JUN 3 2011

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF LEXINGTON AND AIKEN
COUNTIES THROUGH 315 AM EDT...

AT 232 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM...NEAR GILBERT...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...
BATESBURG...GILBERT...PELION...AND WAGENER.

PREPARE NOW FOR THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS...
GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH...
DIME SIZE HAIL...
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 3374 8109 3360 8134 3390 8153 3400 8135
TIME...MOT...LOC 0633Z 326DEG 10KT 3388 8138

Special weather statement, Jun 3, 3:13 AM EDT, 3 hours 35 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
313 AM EDT FRI JUN 3 2011

SCZ026-027-030-030815-
AIKEN-LEXINGTON-SALUDA-
313 AM EDT FRI JUN 3 2011

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF
LEXINGTON...SALUDA...AND AIKEN COUNTIES THROUGH 415 AM
EDT...

AT 310 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 10 MILES NORTHWEST
OF BATESBURG TO RED BANK...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...
BATESBURG...GASTON...LEESVILLE...LEXINGTON...OAK GROVE...PINE
RIDGE...RED BANK...RIDGE SPRING...SOUTH CONGAREE AND SPRINGDALE...

PREPARE NOW FOR THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS...
GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH...
DIME SIZE HAIL...
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 3413 8177 3412 8160 3408 8154 3407 8147
      3408 8145 3406 8140 3406 8139 3409 8140
      3407 8112 3384 8103 3375 8105 3374 8104
      3377 8101 3373 8099 3366 8118 3354 8163
      3378 8170 3381 8166 3383 8171
TIME...MOT...LOC 0713Z 337DEG 12KT 3402 8162 3393 8119

Special weather statement, Jun 3, 4:26 AM EDT, 2 hours 22 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
426 AM EDT FRI JUN 3 2011

SCZ027-028-030915-
LEXINGTON-RICHLAND-
426 AM EDT FRI JUN 3 2011

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF LEXINGTON AND
RICHLAND COUNTIES THROUGH 515 AM EDT...

AT 424 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM...NEAR CHAPIN...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...
ARCADIA LAKES...COLUMBIA...FOREST ACRES...IRMO...LEXINGTON...OAK
GROVE...RED BANK...SPRINGDALE...ST. ANDREWS...WEST COLUMBIA AND FIVE
POINTS...

PREPARE NOW FOR THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS...
GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH...
DIME SIZE HAIL...
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 3418 8119 3419 8117 3422 8117 3402 8089
      3385 8135 3408 8145 3406 8139 3409 8140
      3412 8143 3414 8142 3417 8139 3418 8136
      3422 8132 3423 8128
TIME...MOT...LOC 0826Z 332DEG 8KT 3413 8128

Special weather statement, Jun 3, 5:15 AM EDT, 1 hour 33 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
515 AM EDT FRI JUN 3 2011

SCZ020-021-027-028-031000-
FAIRFIELD-LEXINGTON-NEWBERRY-RICHLAND-
515 AM EDT FRI JUN 3 2011

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF
FAIRFIELD...LEXINGTON...NEWBERRY...AND RICHLAND COUNTIES THROUGH 600
AM EDT...

AT 510 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 12 MILES NORTH OF
POMARIA TO LEXINGTON...MOVING SOUTH AT 5 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...
CAYCE...COLUMBIA...IRMO...LEXINGTON...OAK GROVE...PINE RIDGE...
PROSPERITY...RED BANK...SOUTH CONGAREE...SPRINGDALE...ST. ANDREWS...
WEST COLUMBIA AND FIVE POINTS...

PREPARE NOW FOR THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS...
GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH...
DIME SIZE HAIL...
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THUNDERSTORMS POSE A VARIETY OF THREATS TO BOATERS ON LAKE MURRAY.
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...8 7
7...6 3 3...6 7 7 2.

&&

LAT...LON 3392 8095 3380 8142 3402 8150 3407 8147
      3408 8152 3446 8166 3448 8156 3445 8153
      3449 8148 3449 8143 3452 8143 3456 8126
      3456 8121
TIME...MOT...LOC 0915Z 346DEG 3KT 3444 8142 3402 8121

Special weather statement, Jun 3, 6:48 AM EDT, 0 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 2, 8:37 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CAE	Aiken, Calhoun, Lexington, Orangeburg, Richland, Sumter	53 min
Jun 2, 9:00 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CAE	Aiken, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Clarendon, Lexington and 3 more	45 min
Jun 2, 9:42 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CAE	Aiken, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Clarendon, Lexington and 3 more	48 min
Jun 2, 10:35 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CAE	Clarendon, Orangeburg	40 min
Jun 2, 11:13 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CAE	Aiken, Barnwell	62 min
Jun 3, 12:41 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAE	Lexington	49 min
Jun 3, 2:34 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAE	Lexington	41 min
Jun 3, 3:13 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAE	Lexington, Saluda	62 min
Jun 3, 3:59 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CAE	Fairfield, Newberry	46 min
Jun 3, 4:26 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAE	Lexington	49 min
Jun 3, 5:15 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAE	Lexington	45 min
Jun 3, 6:03 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CAE	Fairfield	42 min
Jun 3, 12:12 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CAE	Burke	63 min
Jun 3, 6:37 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CAE	Burke	25 min
Jun 3, 6:53 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CAE	Burke	37 min
Jun 3, 7:02 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CAE	Burke	58 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in South Carolina, 2011 Every special weather statement in 2011

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.