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Special Weather Statement, NWS Columbia, SC

June 2, 20134 counties in South Carolina

NWS Columbia, SC issued this special weather statement at Jun 2, 2013, 8:03 PM EDT for 4 counties in South Carolina. It was in force for 57 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 2, 2013, 8:03 PM EDT (00:03 UTC)
Expired: Jun 2, 2013, 9:00 PM EDT
In force: 57 min
Issued by: NWS Columbia, SC

Counties Fairfield County, SC, Lancaster County, SC, Lexington County, SC, Richland County, SC

The radar

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The text

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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 2, 7:44 PM EDT, 19 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 2, 7:44 PM EDT, 19 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 2, 4:03 AM EDT, 16 hours before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
403 AM EDT SUN JUN 2 2013

GAZ040-063>065-077-SCZ015-016-018-020>022-025>031-035>038-041-030815-
LINCOLN-MCDUFFIE-COLUMBIA-RICHMOND-BURKE-LANCASTER-CHESTERFIELD-
MCCORMICK-NEWBERRY-FAIRFIELD-KERSHAW-EDGEFIELD-SALUDA-LEXINGTON-
RICHLAND-LEE-AIKEN-SUMTER-BARNWELL-ORANGEBURG-CALHOUN-CLARENDON-
BAMBERG-
403 AM EDT SUN JUN 2 2013

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 2, 7:13 PM EDT, 50 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
713 PM EDT SUN JUN 2 2013

GAZ077-SCZ015-020>022-026>028-030-035>037-041-030000-
AIKEN-BAMBERG-BARNWELL-BURKE-CALHOUN-FAIRFIELD-KERSHAW-LANCASTER-
LEXINGTON-NEWBERRY-ORANGEBURG-RICHLAND-SALUDA-
713 PM EDT SUN JUN 2 2013

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF BURKE...BAMBERG...
FAIRFIELD...KERSHAW...LANCASTER...LEXINGTON...NEWBERRY...RICHLAND...
SALUDA...AIKEN...CALHOUN...ORANGEBURG AND BARNWELL COUNTIES THROUGH
800 PM EDT...

AT 701 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS...ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM THE LAKE MURRAY
AREA IN THE NORTH TO NEAR WAYNESBORO IN THE SOUTH. THE LINE WAS
MOVING SLOWLY EAST AT 5 TO 10 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...
GLOVERVILLE...AIKEN...BARNWELL...BATESBURG...BLACKVILLE...CAYCE...
COLUMBIA...DENMARK...ELGIN...GASTON...HEATH SPRINGS...IRMO...
LANCASTER...LEESVILLE...LEXINGTON...PROSPERITY...RED BANK...
SOUTH CONGAREE...SPRINGDALE...WEST COLUMBIA...WINNSBORO AND FORT
JACKSON.

PREPARE NOW FOR THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS...
GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...
SMALL HAIL...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 3291 8205 3326 8192 3326 8183 3333 8189
      3376 8173 3381 8165 3383 8170 3457 8141
      3455 8088 3471 8087 3480 8055 3477 8052
      3315 8113 3310 8132 3315 8155 3310 8160
      3305 8154 3304 8155
TIME...MOT...LOC 2307Z 270DEG 0KT 3427 8131 3300 8190

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Special weather statement, Jun 2, 8:03 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
803 PM EDT SUN JUN 2 2013

SCZ015-020>022-026>028-030-037-030100-
AIKEN-CALHOUN-FAIRFIELD-KERSHAW-LANCASTER-LEXINGTON-NEWBERRY-
RICHLAND-SALUDA-
803 PM EDT SUN JUN 2 2013

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF FAIRFIELD...
KERSHAW...LANCASTER...LEXINGTON...NEWBERRY...RICHLAND...SALUDA...
AIKEN AND CALHOUN COUNTIES THROUGH 900 PM EDT...

AT 753 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM LANCASTER IN
THE NORTH TO NEAR GILBERT IN THE SOUTH MOVING EAST AT 5 TO 10 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...
BATESBURG...CAYCE...COLUMBIA...ELGIN...GASTON...HEATH SPRINGS...
IRMO...LANCASTER...LEESVILLE...LEXINGTON...LUGOFF...PROSPERITY...
RED BANK...SOUTH CONGAREE...SPRINGDALE...WEST COLUMBIA...
WINNSBORO AND FORT JACKSON...

PREPARE NOW FOR THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS...
GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...
SMALL HAIL...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 3494 8078 3482 8079 3482 8057 3477 8052
      3364 8084 3367 8101 3370 8104 3368 8112
      3376 8172 3381 8165 3383 8171 3449 8150
      3450 8143 3458 8142 3455 8088 3470 8086
      3483 8091 3492 8087 3507 8091 3507 8090
TIME...MOT...LOC 0000Z 284DEG 24KT 3445 8129 3366 8160

TTH

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
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, 12:03 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	CAE	Aiken, Edgefield	3 hr
Jun 3, 6:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAE	Clarendon	32 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in South Carolina, 2013 Every special weather statement in 2013

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.