Alert archive / South Carolina / Wind Advisories in 2012
Wind Advisory 2, NWS Columbia, SC
NWS Columbia, SC issued this wind advisory at Dec 26, 2012, 2:58 AM EST for 16 counties in South Carolina; 5 counties in Georgia. It took effect at Dec 26, 2012, 7:00 AM EST. It was in force for 17 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 26, 2012, 2:58 AM EST (07:58 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 26, 2012, 7:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Dec 26, 2012, 11:56 PM EST
- In force
- 17 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 08:01 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Charleston AFB, SC (KCHS), launched 00:00Z, 8.0 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
- 44 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -71 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 560 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 53 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 237 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 387 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
995 WWUS72 KCAE 260758 NPWCAE URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 258 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT TODAY INTO THIS EVENING... GAZ040-063>065-077-SCZ015-016-018-020>022-025>031-035>038-041- 262000- /O.NEW.KCAE.WI.Y.0002.121226T1200Z-121227T0600Z/ 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...SAVANNAH RIVER SITE...AIKEN...NORTH AUGUSTA... SUMTER...BARNWELL...WILLISTON...BLACKVILLE...ORANGEBURG... ST. MATTHEWS...MANNING...SUMMERTON...BAMBERG...DENMARK 258 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN COLUMBIA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 AM EST THURSDAY. * TIMING...TODAY THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING * WINDS...SOUTHEAST WINDS THIS MORNING BECOMING WEST THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WIND SPEEDS...20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 40 TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS AND ROUGH CHOP WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS ON AREA LAKES. MOTORISTS SHOULD DRIVE WITH CAUTION...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...AS STRONG WINDS CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO PRODUCE POWER OUTAGES AS TREES AND LIMBS MAY FALL OR COME IN CONTACT WITH LINES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT FREQUENT GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
2 follow-up statements
137 WWUS72 KCAE 261538 NPWCAE URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 1038 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT TODAY INTO THIS EVENING... GAZ040-063>065-077-SCZ015-016-018-020>022-025>031-035>038-041- 270600- /O.CON.KCAE.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-121227T0600Z/ LINCOLN-MCDUFFIE-COLUMBIA-RICHMOND-BURKE-LANCASTER-CHESTERFIELD- MCCORMICK-NEWBERRY-FAIRFIELD-KERSHAW-EDGEFIELD-SALUDA-LEXINGTON- RICHLAND-LEE-AIKEN-SUMTER-BARNWELL-ORANGEBURG-CALHOUN-CLARENDON- BAMBERG- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLNTON...THOMSON...MARTINEZ... EVANS...AUGUSTA...HEPHZIBAH...WAYNESBORO...LANCASTER...ELGIN... CHERAW...PAGELAND...MCCORMICK...NEWBERRY...WINNSBORO...CAMDEN... LUGOFF...EDGEFIELD...JOHNSTON...SALUDA...RIDGE SPRING... WEST COLUMBIA...CAYCE...LEXINGTON...RED BANK...COLUMBIA... BISHOPVILLE...SAVANNAH RIVER SITE...AIKEN...NORTH AUGUSTA... SUMTER...BARNWELL...WILLISTON...BLACKVILLE...ORANGEBURG... ST. MATTHEWS...MANNING...SUMMERTON...BAMBERG...DENMARK 1038 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST THURSDAY... * TIMING...TODAY THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS SUSTAINED 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS AND ROUGH CHOP WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS ON AREA LAKES. MOTORISTS SHOULD DRIVE WITH CAUTION... ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT FREQUENT GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. && $$
805 WWUS72 KCAE 270456 NPWCAE URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 1156 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... GAZ040-063>065-077-SCZ015-016-018-020>022-025>031-035>038-041- 271200- /O.CAN.KCAE.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-121227T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KCAE.LW.Y.0021.121227T0500Z-121227T1200Z/ 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...SAVANNAH RIVER SITE...AIKEN...NORTH AUGUSTA... SUMTER...BARNWELL...WILLISTON...BLACKVILLE...ORANGEBURG... ST. MATTHEWS...MANNING...SUMMERTON...BAMBERG...DENMARK 1156 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN COLUMBIA HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...OVERNIGHT * WINDS...15 TO 25 KNOTS...WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS AND ROUGH CHOP WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS ON AREA LAKES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS AND PERSONAL WATERCRAFT WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Columbia, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 26, 7:14 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Fairfield, Newberry, Saluda | 61 min |
| Dec 26, 7:41 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | CAE | Richland | 49 min |
| Dec 26, 9:14 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Calhoun, Chesterfield, Kershaw, Lee, Richland, Sumter | 61 min |
| Dec 26, 10:16 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Lee | 14 min |
| Dec 26, 10:47 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Clarendon | 28 min |
| Dec 26, 6:47 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Burke, Richmond | 43 min |
Nearby
Wind Advisories in South Carolina, 2012Wind Advisories in Georgia, 2012Every wind advisory in 2012
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.