Alert archive / South Carolina / Flash Flood Warnings in 2013
Flash Flood Warning 2, NWS Columbia, SC
NWS Columbia, SC issued this flash flood warning at Jun 3, 2013, 12:03 AM EDT for Aiken County, Edgefield County, South Carolina; Columbia County, Richmond County, Georgia. It was in force for 3 hr. 10 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
- Jun 3, 2013, 12:03 AM EDT (04:03 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 3, 2013, 3:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Columbia, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Columbia County, GA, Richmond County, GA, Aiken County, SC, Edgefield County, SC
The radar
The Columbia radar (KCAE), 89 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:05 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 3, 12:24 AM EDT | FLOOD | 1 Ese Belvedere, SC | SC HIGHWAY PATROL REPORTING A ROAD CLOSURE AT THE INTERSECTION OF CHEROKEE DR. AND BELVEDERE CLEARWATER RD. |
| Jun 3, 12:34 AM EDT | FLOOD | 1 Nnw North Augusta, SC | SC HIGHWAY PATROL REPORTING A ROAD CLOSURE AT THE INTERSECTION OF CELESTE AVE AND FIVE NOTCH RD. |
| Jun 3, 12:45 AM EDT | FLOOD | 12 S Edgefield, SC | EDGEFIELD DISPATCH REPORTS THAT MOST OF THE ROADS IN SOUTHERN EDGEFIELD COUNTY ARE FLOODED. SOME ROADS FLOODED FROM SMALL STREAMS COMING OUT OF THEIR BANKS. NO ROAD CLOSURES WERE NECESSARY. |
| Jun 3, 12:54 AM EDT | FLOOD | 2 Nne Belvedere, SC | SC HIGHWAY PATROL REPORTING A ROAD CLOSURE AT THE I-520 RAMP TO I-20 WESTBOUND |
| Jun 3, 12:55 AM EDT | FLOOD | 1 N Martinez, GA | COLUMBIA COUNTY DISPATCH REPORTED 3 FEET OF WATER ON SADDLETREE LANE. WATER REPORTED TO BE UP TO THE MAILBOXES |
| Jun 3, 1:20 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 3 Nw North Augusta, SC | WRDW REPORTING EVACUATIONS ARE ONGOING AT THE WILLOW WICK APARTMENT COMPLEX OFF WEST MARTINTOWN RD NEAR I-20. WATER IS WAIST DEEP IN THE PARKING LOT. |
| Jun 3, 1:43 AM EDT | FLOOD | 1 Nnw North Augusta, SC | SC HIGHWAY PATROL REPORTED A ROAD CLOSURE AT THE INTERSECTION OF FIVE NOTCH RD AND PISGAH RD. |
| Jun 3, 1:53 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 3 Nw North Augusta, SC | SC HIGHWAY PATROL REPORTING A ROAD CLOSURE AT THE INTERSECTION OF BERGEN RD AND WEST MARTINTOWN RD. |
| Jun 3, 2:06 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Nnw Clearwater, SC | AIKEN DISPATCH REPORTED LYNWOOD DR. HAD TO BE CLOSED DUE TO STREAM WATER WASHING AWAY THE ROAD. |
| Jun 3, 2:11 AM EDT | FLOOD | 4 Sw Murphys Estates, SC | SC HIGHWAY PATROL REPORTED A ROAD CLOSURE ON GREGORY LAKE DRIVE AT CAPERS DRIVE. |
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, 4.1 hours before the alert went out and 196 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
- 1104 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 673 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 18 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 25 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 55 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
057
WGUS52 KCAE 030403
FFWCAE
GAC073-245-SCC003-037-030700-
/O.NEW.KCAE.FF.W.0002.130603T0403Z-130603T0700Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
1203 AM EDT MON JUN 3 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN COLUMBIA HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
WESTERN AIKEN COUNTY IN CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...NORTH AUGUSTA...CLEARWATER...
BELVEDERE...
SOUTHERN EDGEFIELD COUNTY IN CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA...
EASTERN COLUMBIA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF MARTINEZ...
NORTHERN RICHMOND COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF AUGUSTA...
* UNTIL 300 AM EDT
* AT 1156 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAINFALL FROM
SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS. RADAR ESTIMATES OF 6 TO 8 INCHES WERE
COMMON AND A STORM SPOTTER REPORTED 3 INCHES OF RAIN IN LESS THAN
30 MINUTES.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
GLOVERVILLE...NORTH AUGUSTA...MARTINEZ...AND BELVEDERE.
REPORT FLOODING TO YOUR COUNTY SHERIFF...OR USE
WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/US.NATIONALWEATHERSERVICE.COLUMBIA.GOV TO RELAY
SEVERE WEATHER REPORTS.
LAT...LON 3364 8195 3357 8174 3348 8187 3344 8204
3354 8218
$$1 follow-up statement
668
WGUS72 KCAE 030644
FFSCAE
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
244 AM EDT MON JUN 3 2013
GAC073-245-SCC003-037-030700-
/O.CON.KCAE.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130603T0700Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
RICHMOND GA-COLUMBIA GA-EDGEFIELD SC-AIKEN SC-
244 AM EDT MON JUN 3 2013
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM EDT FOR
AIKEN...EDGEFIELD...COLUMBIA AND RICHMOND COUNTIES...
AT 239 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THAT THE RAINFALL HAS ENDED ACROSS THE WARNING AREA. HOWEVER...HIGH
WATER REMAINS A CONCERN WITH MANY ROAD CLOSURES AND EARLIER
EVACUATIONS. LITTLE ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
BELVEDERE...NORTH AUGUSTA...AND MARTINEZ.
REPORT LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS OR FLOODING TO YOUR COUNTY
SHERIFF...OR USE
WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/US.NATIONALWEATHERSERVICE.COLUMBIA.GOV TO RELAY
SEVERE WEATHER REPORTS.
LAT...LON 3364 8195 3357 8174 3348 8187 3344 8204
3354 8218
$$
HCThe office that day
Everything else NWS Columbia, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2, 8:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Fairfield, Lancaster, Lexington, Richland | 57 min |
| Jun 2, 9:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Aiken, Calhoun, Edgefield, Fairfield, Kershaw, Lancaster and 5 more | 56 min |
| Jun 2, 10:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Aiken, Calhoun, Chesterfield, Edgefield, Fairfield, Kershaw and 4 more | 57 min |
| Jun 2, 10:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Aiken, Calhoun, Chesterfield, Edgefield, Fairfield, Kershaw and 4 more | 56 min |
| Jun 2, 10:49 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CAE | Aiken | 116 min |
| Jun 2, 11:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Kershaw | 67 min |
| Jun 2, 11:46 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | CAE | Aiken, Edgefield | 3 hr |
| Jun 3, 6:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Clarendon | 32 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.