Alert archive / South Carolina / Flood Watches in 2013
Flood Watch 2, NWS Columbia, SC
NWS Columbia, SC issued this flood watch at Jun 30, 2013, 2:34 PM EDT for 5 counties in Georgia; 16 counties in South Carolina. It took effect at Jun 30, 2013, 6:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 3 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 30, 2013, 2:34 PM EDT (18:34 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 30, 2013, 6:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Jul 3, 2013, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 3 days
- Issued by
- NWS Columbia, SC
- Flood severity
- None
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 18:35 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 12:00Z, 6.6 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
- 1458 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 527 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 16 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -33 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -22 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- -0.1
- Supercell composite
- -1.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
185 WGUS62 KCAE 301834 FFACAE URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 234 PM EDT SUN JUN 30 2013 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... GAZ040-063>065-077-SCZ015-016-018-020>022-025>031-035>038-041- 011245- /O.NEW.KCAE.FA.A.0002.130630T2200Z-130702T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 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 234 PM EDT SUN JUN 30 2013 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN COLUMBIA HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA AND CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA...BURKE...COLUMBIA...LINCOLN...MCDUFFIE AND RICHMOND. IN CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA...AIKEN...BAMBERG... BARNWELL...CALHOUN...CHESTERFIELD...CLARENDON...EDGEFIELD... FAIRFIELD...KERSHAW...LANCASTER...LEE...LEXINGTON... MCCORMICK...NEWBERRY...ORANGEBURG...RICHLAND...SALUDA AND SUMTER. * FROM 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING * NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...PRODUCING PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN...WILL AFFECT THE AREA THROUGH MONDAY. POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR AS STORMS MOVE ACROSS THE AREA FROM THE SOUTH THROUGH MONDAY. FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS...LOW LYING AREAS...URBAN AREAS AND AREAS ALONG CREEKS AND STREAMS WILL BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$
10 follow-up statements
168 WGUS62 KCAE 302204 FFACAE FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 604 PM EDT SUN JUN 30 2013 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... GAZ040-063>065-077-SCZ015-016-018-020>022-025>031-035>038-041- 010615- /O.CON.KCAE.FA.A.0002.000000T0000Z-130702T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 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 604 PM EDT SUN JUN 30 2013 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA AND CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA... BURKE...COLUMBIA...LINCOLN...MCDUFFIE AND RICHMOND. IN CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA...AIKEN...BAMBERG...BARNWELL...CALHOUN... CHESTERFIELD...CLARENDON...EDGEFIELD...FAIRFIELD...KERSHAW... LANCASTER...LEE...LEXINGTON...MCCORMICK...NEWBERRY... ORANGEBURG...RICHLAND...SALUDA AND SUMTER. * THROUGH MONDAY EVENING * NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...PRODUCING PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN...WILL AFFECT THE AREA THROUGH MONDAY. POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR AS STORMS MOVE ACROSS THE AREA FROM THE SOUTH THROUGH MONDAY. FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS...LOW LYING AREAS...URBAN AREAS AND AREAS ALONG CREEKS AND STREAMS WILL BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$
631 WGUS62 KCAE 010155 FFACAE FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 955 PM EDT SUN JUN 30 2013 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... GAZ040-063>065-077-SCZ015-016-018-020>022-025>031-035>038-041- 011000- /O.CON.KCAE.FA.A.0002.000000T0000Z-130702T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 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 955 PM EDT SUN JUN 30 2013 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA AND CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA... BURKE...COLUMBIA...LINCOLN...MCDUFFIE AND RICHMOND. IN CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA...AIKEN...BAMBERG...BARNWELL...CALHOUN... CHESTERFIELD...CLARENDON...EDGEFIELD...FAIRFIELD...KERSHAW... LANCASTER...LEE...LEXINGTON...MCCORMICK...NEWBERRY... ORANGEBURG...RICHLAND...SALUDA AND SUMTER. * THROUGH MONDAY EVENING * NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...PRODUCING PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN...WILL AFFECT THE AREA THROUGH MONDAY. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR AS STORMS MOVE ACROSS THE AREA FROM THE SOUTH THROUGH MONDAY. FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS...LOW LYING AREAS...URBAN AREAS AND AREAS ALONG CREEKS AND STREAMS WILL BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$
734 WGUS62 KCAE 010759 FFACAE FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 359 AM EDT MON JUL 1 2013 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... GAZ040-063>065-077-SCZ015-016-018-020>022-025>031-035>038-041- 020000- /O.CON.KCAE.FA.A.0002.000000T0000Z-130702T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 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 359 AM EDT MON JUL 1 2013 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA AND CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA... BURKE...COLUMBIA...LINCOLN...MCDUFFIE AND RICHMOND. IN CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA...AIKEN...BAMBERG...BARNWELL...CALHOUN... CHESTERFIELD...CLARENDON...EDGEFIELD...FAIRFIELD...KERSHAW... LANCASTER...LEE...LEXINGTON...MCCORMICK...NEWBERRY... ORANGEBURG...RICHLAND...SALUDA AND SUMTER. * THROUGH THIS EVENING * NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...PRODUCING PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN...WILL AFFECT THE AREA THROUGH MONDAY. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR AS STORMS MOVE ACROSS THE AREA FROM THE SOUTH THROUGH MONDAY. FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS...LOW LYING AREAS...URBAN AREAS AND AREAS ALONG CREEKS AND STREAMS WILL BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$
765 WGUS62 KCAE 011825 FFACAE URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 225 PM EDT MON JUL 1 2013 ...FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... GAZ040-063>065-077-SCZ015-016-018-020>022-025>031-035>038-041- 020600- /O.EXT.KCAE.FA.A.0002.000000T0000Z-130704T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 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 225 PM EDT MON JUL 1 2013 ...FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... THE FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR * PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA AND CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA... BURKE...COLUMBIA...LINCOLN...MCDUFFIE AND RICHMOND. IN CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA...AIKEN...BAMBERG...BARNWELL...CALHOUN... CHESTERFIELD...CLARENDON...EDGEFIELD...FAIRFIELD...KERSHAW... LANCASTER...LEE...LEXINGTON...MCCORMICK...NEWBERRY... ORANGEBURG...RICHLAND...SALUDA AND SUMTER. * THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING * NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...PRODUCING PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN...WILL AFFECT THE AREA THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME AS STORMS MOVE ACROSS THE AREA FROM THE SOUTH THROUGH WEDNESDAY. * FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS...LOW LYING AREAS...URBAN AREAS AND AREAS ALONG CREEKS AND STREAMS WILL BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$
217 WGUS62 KCAE 020224 FFACAE FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 1024 PM EDT MON JUL 1 2013 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... GAZ040-063>065-077-SCZ015-016-018-020>022-025>031-035>038-041- 021200- /O.CON.KCAE.FA.A.0002.000000T0000Z-130704T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 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 1024 PM EDT MON JUL 1 2013 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA AND CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA... BURKE...COLUMBIA...LINCOLN...MCDUFFIE AND RICHMOND. IN CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA...AIKEN...BAMBERG...BARNWELL...CALHOUN... CHESTERFIELD...CLARENDON...EDGEFIELD...FAIRFIELD...KERSHAW... LANCASTER...LEE...LEXINGTON...MCCORMICK...NEWBERRY... ORANGEBURG...RICHLAND...SALUDA AND SUMTER. * THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING * WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY WITH THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN. THE THREAT WILL CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR WIDESPREAD RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES. * FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS...LOW LYING AREAS...URBAN AREAS AND AREAS ALONG CREEKS AND STREAMS WILL BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. REMEMBER...NEVER DRIVE THROUGH A FLOODED ROADWAY. && $$
762 WGUS62 KCAE 020751 FFACAE FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 351 AM EDT TUE JUL 2 2013 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... GAZ040-063>065-077-SCZ015-016-018-020>022-025>031-035>038-041- 022300- /O.CON.KCAE.FA.A.0002.000000T0000Z-130704T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 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 351 AM EDT TUE JUL 2 2013 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA AND CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA... BURKE...COLUMBIA...LINCOLN...MCDUFFIE AND RICHMOND. IN CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA...AIKEN...BAMBERG...BARNWELL...CALHOUN... CHESTERFIELD...CLARENDON...EDGEFIELD...FAIRFIELD...KERSHAW... LANCASTER...LEE...LEXINGTON...MCCORMICK...NEWBERRY... ORANGEBURG...RICHLAND...SALUDA AND SUMTER. * THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING * WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TODAY WITH THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN. THE THREAT WILL CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR WIDESPREAD RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES. * FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS...LOW LYING AREAS...URBAN AREAS AND AREAS ALONG CREEKS AND STREAMS WILL BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. REMEMBER...NEVER DRIVE THROUGH A FLOODED ROADWAY. && $$
197 WGUS62 KCAE 021406 FFACAE FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 1006 AM EDT TUE JUL 2 2013 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... .DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE WILL PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY...THEN GRADUALLY MOVE TO OUR WEST FOR THE END OF THE WORKWEEK. SHOWERS WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD THIS AFTERNOON...PRODUCING LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. THIS WILL PRODUCE RISES OF WATER LEVELS IN CREEKS... STREAMS...AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. HEAVY RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. GAZ040-063>065-077-SCZ015-016-018-020>022-025>031-035>038-041- 030400- /O.CON.KCAE.FA.A.0002.000000T0000Z-130704T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 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 1006 AM EDT TUE JUL 2 2013 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA AND CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA... BURKE...COLUMBIA...LINCOLN...MCDUFFIE AND RICHMOND. IN CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA...AIKEN...BAMBERG...BARNWELL...CALHOUN... CHESTERFIELD...CLARENDON...EDGEFIELD...FAIRFIELD...KERSHAW... LANCASTER...LEE...LEXINGTON...MCCORMICK...NEWBERRY... ORANGEBURG...RICHLAND...SALUDA AND SUMTER. * THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING * NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL CROSS THE AREA TODAY INTO WEDNESDAY. PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL ARE EXPECTED WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR WIDESPREAD RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES. * FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS...LOW LYING AREAS...URBAN AREAS AND AREAS ALONG CREEKS AND STREAMS WILL BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. REMEMBER...NEVER DRIVE THROUGH A FLOODED ROADWAY. && $$
283 WGUS62 KCAE 030143 FFACAE FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 943 PM EDT TUE JUL 2 2013 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... .DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE WILL PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY...THEN GRADUALLY MOVE TO OUR WEST FOR THE END OF THE WORKWEEK. SHOWERS WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD THIS AFTERNOON...PRODUCING LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. THIS WILL PRODUCE RISES OF WATER LEVELS IN CREEKS... STREAMS...AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. HEAVY RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. GAZ040-063>065-077-SCZ015-016-018-020>022-025>031-035>038-041- 031200- /O.CON.KCAE.FA.A.0002.000000T0000Z-130704T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 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 943 PM EDT TUE JUL 2 2013 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA AND CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA... BURKE...COLUMBIA...LINCOLN...MCDUFFIE AND RICHMOND. IN CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA...AIKEN...BAMBERG...BARNWELL...CALHOUN... CHESTERFIELD...CLARENDON...EDGEFIELD...FAIRFIELD...KERSHAW... LANCASTER...LEE...LEXINGTON...MCCORMICK...NEWBERRY... ORANGEBURG...RICHLAND...SALUDA AND SUMTER. * THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING * NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL CROSS THE AREA TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL ARE EXPECTED WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR WIDESPREAD RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES. * FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS...LOW LYING AREAS...URBAN AREAS AND AREAS ALONG CREEKS AND STREAMS WILL BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. REMEMBER...NEVER DRIVE THROUGH A FLOODED ROADWAY. && $$
742 WGUS62 KCAE 030810 FFACAE FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 410 AM EDT WED JUL 3 2013 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... GAZ040-063>065-077-SCZ015-016-018-020>022-025>031-035>038-041- 040000- /O.CON.KCAE.FA.A.0002.000000T0000Z-130704T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 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 410 AM EDT WED JUL 3 2013 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA AND CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA... BURKE...COLUMBIA...LINCOLN...MCDUFFIE AND RICHMOND. IN CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA...AIKEN...BAMBERG...BARNWELL...CALHOUN... CHESTERFIELD...CLARENDON...EDGEFIELD...FAIRFIELD...KERSHAW... LANCASTER...LEE...LEXINGTON...MCCORMICK...NEWBERRY... ORANGEBURG...RICHLAND...SALUDA AND SUMTER. * THROUGH THIS EVENING * NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL CROSS THE AREA TODAY. PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING. 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE WITH TRAINING STORMS AND LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES. * FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS...LOW LYING AREAS...URBAN AREAS AND AREAS ALONG CREEKS AND STREAMS WILL BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. REMEMBER...NEVER DRIVE THROUGH A FLOODED ROADWAY. && $$
322 WGUS62 KCAE 031923 FFACAE FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 323 PM EDT WED JUL 3 2013 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT INTO THIS EVENING... GAZ040-063>065-077-SCZ015-016-018-020>022-025>031-035>038-041- 040000- /O.CON.KCAE.FA.A.0002.000000T0000Z-130704T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 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 323 PM EDT WED JUL 3 2013 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA AND CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA... BURKE...COLUMBIA...LINCOLN...MCDUFFIE AND RICHMOND. IN CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA...AIKEN...BAMBERG...BARNWELL...CALHOUN... CHESTERFIELD...CLARENDON...EDGEFIELD...FAIRFIELD...KERSHAW... LANCASTER...LEE...LEXINGTON...MCCORMICK...NEWBERRY... ORANGEBURG...RICHLAND...SALUDA AND SUMTER. * UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR. SOME OF THE SHOWERS WILL CONTAIN VERY HEAVY RAIN. * FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS...LOW LYING AREAS...URBAN AREAS AND AREAS ALONG CREEKS AND STREAMS WILL BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING. REMEMBER...NEVER ATTEMPT TO DRIVE ON FLOODED ROADS. IT TAKES LITTLE WATER TO MOVE A VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD AND INTO DEEPER WATER. ON FOOT...KEEP AWAY FROM STORM DRAINS. && $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flood watch 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 flood watch went out at Jun 30, 1:28 PM EDT, 1 hour 6 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 30, 1:28 PM EDT, 1 hour 6 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 128 PM EDT SUN JUN 30 2013 .SYNOPSIS... AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE EASTERN US WILL CONTINUE TO DEEPEN THROUGH MONDAY AND PERSIST OVER THE EASTERN UNITED STATES THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE IN THE WESTERN ATLANTIC WILL CONTINUE PUMPING MOISTURE INTO THE FORECAST AREA WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED EACH DAY. && .NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/... UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL CONTINUE TO DEEPEN THIS AFTERNOON WITH A WEAK SURFACE BOUNDARY ALONG THE APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS. IN ADDITION...A SHORT WAVE IN MS WILL APPROACH THE AREA LATER TODAY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON WITH A FEW BREAKS IN THE CLOUDS ALLOWING FOR HEATING INTO THE UPPER 80S. SHOWERS/STORMS WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE INTO THE EARLY EVENING. MAIN CONCERN FOR SEVERE WILL BE GUSTY WINDS. WITH PWAT VALUES ALSO REMAINING AOA 1.9 INCHES THE THREAT OF HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE WHICH COULD RESULT IN STANDING WATER IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. DUE TO THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAIN...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS BEING CONSIDERED FOR LATER THIS AFTERNOON. && .SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT/... SYNOPTIC SITUATION WILL CHANGE LITTLE THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT AS THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL CONTINUE TO DEEPEN OVER THE EASTERN US. WITH THE SURFACE BOUNDARY ALSO REMAINING OVER THE AREA THE CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN HIGH. ALTHOUGH THE THREAT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN LOW...WITH PWAT VALUES AROUND 2 INCHES THE HEAVY RAIN THREAT WILL CONTINUE. WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE HEAVY RAIN POTENTIAL...HOWEVER CONTINUED RAINFALL AND TRAINING CELLS COULD LEAD TO HYDRO RELATED ISSUES ESPECIALLY IN LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE SHORT TERM WILL BE IN THE UPPER 80S FOR HIGHS MONDAY WITH OVERNIGHT LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. && .LONG TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/... MODELS REMAIN IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH THE LONG TERM WILL LITTLE CHANGE IN THE OVERALL PATTERN AS HIGHLY AMPLIFIED UPPER LEVELS WILL PERSIST. WITH THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL REMAIN OVER THE EASTERN US THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK THEN BEGIN TO RETROGRADE WESTWARD. THIS WILL KEEP THE FORECAST AREA UNDER MOIST SOUTHERLY FLOW THROUGH SATURDAY AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE MOVES TOWARD THE REGION. HAVE MADE MINOR ADJUSTMENTS TO THE LONG TERM WITH CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE LONG TERM. ALTHOUGH MUCH OF THE CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY WILL BE DIURNAL IN NATURE EXPECT SOME CONVECTION TO PERSIST THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. WITH EXTENSIVE CLOUD COVER EXPECTED DAYTIME HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE SLIGHT BELOW NORMAL WITH UPPER 80S TO AROUND 90 WITH OVERNIGHT LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S TO LOWER 70S. && .AVIATION /18Z SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/... MOISTURE WILL BE INCREASING ACROSS THE REGION DURING THIS AFTERNOON AS AIR MASS BECOMES MODERATELY UNSTABLE. AS A RESULT...EXPECT SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO CONTINUE TO DEVELOP. HIGHER CHANCES FOR RAIN WILL BE MAINLY LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. POSSIBLE LOW CLOUDS/SHOWERS TONIGHT MAY RESULT IN IFR CONDITIONS...BUT CONFIDENCE LOW AT THIS TIME...SO MVFR AFTER 00Z WITH SHOWERS. PRECIPITATION CHANCES SHOULD SLOWLY DECREASE DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS ON MONDAY. EXTENDED AVIATION OUTLOOK...CIG/VSBY RESTRICTIONS POSSIBLE EACH DAY IN MAINLY AFTERNOON/EVENING THUNDERSTORMS...AS WELL AS LATE NIGHT/EARLY MORNING FOG/STRATUS. && .CLIMATE... THROUGH SAT JUNE 29TH...AUGUSTA GA BUSH FIELD HAS RECEIVED A TOTAL OF 10.52 INCHES OF RAIN SO FAR FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE. THIS HAS ALREADY ESTABLISHED JUNE 2013 AS THE 2ND WETTEST JUNE ON RECORD AT AUGUSTA. THE WETTEST JUNE ON RECORD AT AUGUSTA IS 10.59 INCHES SET IN 2004...SO TO ESTABLISH JUNE 2013 AS THE WETTEST JUNE ON RECORD AT AUGUSTA...AGS NEEDS TO RECEIVE 0.08 MORE INCHES OF RAIN THIS MONTH. ALTHOUGH WE DO NOT KEEP RECORDS FOR DANIEL FIELD...IT HAS RECEIVED 13.47 INCHES OF RAIN SO FAR FOR JUNE. QUITE A DRAMATIC DIFFERENCE FROM LAST JUNE AS AUGUSTA BUSH FIELD ONLY RECEIVED 2.48 INCHES FOR THE MONTH. && .CAE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... SC...NONE. GA...NONE. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 30, 2:34 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 234 PM EDT SUN JUN 30 2013 GAZ040-063>065-077-SCZ015-016-018-020>022-025>031-035>038-041-011845- LINCOLN-MCDUFFIE-COLUMBIA-RICHMOND-BURKE-LANCASTER-CHESTERFIELD- MCCORMICK-NEWBERRY-FAIRFIELD-KERSHAW-EDGEFIELD-SALUDA-LEXINGTON- RICHLAND-LEE-AIKEN-SUMTER-BARNWELL-ORANGEBURG-CALHOUN-CLARENDON- BAMBERG- 234 PM EDT SUN JUN 30 2013 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA AND CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLOOD WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLOOD WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Columbia, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 3:42 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CAE | Columbia | 3 hr |
| Jun 30, 4:02 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CAE | Calhoun, Orangeburg, Richland, Sumter | 118 min |
| Jun 30, 4:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Calhoun | 52 min |
| Jun 30, 4:29 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CAE | Kershaw, Richland, Sumter | 2 hr |
| Jun 30, 4:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Newberry | 55 min |
| Jun 30, 4:43 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CAE | Newberry, Saluda | 2 hr |
| Jun 30, 4:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Dorchester | 54 min |
| Jun 30, 5:45 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CAE | Fairfield, Newberry | 2 hr |
| Jun 30, 5:48 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CAE | Chesterfield | 117 min |
| Jun 30, 5:51 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CAE | Lancaster | 3 hr |
| Jun 30, 5:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Chesterfield | 33 min |
| Jun 30, 7:06 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CAE | Fairfield, Richland | 114 min |
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.