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Special Weather Statement, NWS Columbia, SC

July 3, 2013Aiken County, Barnwell County, South Carolina; 4 counties in Georgia

NWS Columbia, SC issued this special weather statement at Jul 3, 2013, 8:57 PM EDT for Aiken County, Barnwell County, South Carolina; 4 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 63 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: Jul 3, 2013, 8:57 PM EDT (00:57 UTC)
Expired: Jul 3, 2013, 10:00 PM EDT
In force: 63 min
Issued by: NWS Columbia, SC

Counties Burke County, GA, Columbia County, GA, McDuffie County, GA, Richmond County, GA, Aiken County, SC, Barnwell County, SC

The radar

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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 Jul 3, 7:26 PM EDT, 1 hour 31 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 3, 7:26 PM EDT, 1 hour 31 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 3, 4:23 AM EDT, 16 hours 34 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
423 AM EDT WED JUL 3 2013

GAZ040-063>065-077-SCZ015-016-018-020>022-025>031-035>038-041-040823-
AIKEN-BAMBERG-BARNWELL-BURKE-CALHOUN-CHESTERFIELD-CLARENDON-COLUMBIA-
EDGEFIELD-FAIRFIELD-KERSHAW-LANCASTER-LEE-LEXINGTON-LINCOLN-MCCORMICK-
MCDUFFIE-NEWBERRY-ORANGEBURG-RICHLAND-RICHMOND-SALUDA-SUMTER-
423 AM EDT WED JUL 3 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE MIDLANDS OF SOUTH CAROLINA
AND THE CENTRAL SAVANNAH RIVER AREA OF GEORGIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 3, 4:03 PM EDT, 4 hours 54 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
403 PM EDT WED JUL 3 2013

SCZ027-028-031-035>038-041-032100-
BAMBERG-BARNWELL-CALHOUN-CLARENDON-LEXINGTON-ORANGEBURG-RICHLAND-
SUMTER-
403 PM EDT WED JUL 3 2013

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF BAMBERG...
LEXINGTON...RICHLAND...CALHOUN...SUMTER...CLARENDON...ORANGEBURG AND
BARNWELL COUNTIES THROUGH 500 PM EDT...

AT 353 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS COVERING MUCH OF ORANGEBURG COUNTY...MOVING
NORTH AT 20 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...
BAMBERG...BLACKVILLE...BOWMAN...BRANCHVILLE...CAYCE...COLUMBIA...
DENMARK...ELLOREE...GASTON...ORANGEBURG...RED BANK...SOUTH
CONGAREE...ST. MATTHEWS...SUMMERTON...SUMTER...WEST COLUMBIA...

PREPARE NOW FOR THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS...
GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...
LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN MAY CAUSE SOME STREET FLOODING...

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 3311 8119 3311 8126 3354 8132 3366 8119
      3372 8134 3393 8137 3408 8081 3396 8065
      3399 8047 3388 8027 3332 8034 3327 8047
      3333 8051 3313 8087 3310 8088 3308 8093
      3310 8094 3302 8108
TIME...MOT...LOC 2000Z 202DEG 21KT 3324 8119 3343 8050

TTH

Local storm report, Jul 3, 7:54 PM EDT, 1 hour 3 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
Jul 3, 9:17 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CAE	Aiken	118 min
Jul 3, 10:01 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CAE	Edgefield, McCormick	119 min
Jul 4, 5:57 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	CAE	Edgefield, McCormick	26 hr
Jul 4, 1:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAE	Fairfield, Kershaw, Lee, Sumter	58 min
Jul 4, 2:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAE	Kershaw, Lancaster	60 min
Jul 4, 2:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAE	Fairfield, Newberry	62 min
Jul 4, 3:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAE	Lancaster	46 min
Jul 4, 4:55 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	CAE	Calhoun, Lexington, Richland	13 days
Jul 4, 4:57 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAE	Aiken, Saluda	63 min
Jul 4, 5:09 PM EDT	River Flood Advisory	CAE	Lexington, Richland	8 days
Jul 4, 5:22 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAE	Lexington	38 min
Jul 4, 5:26 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAE	Fairfield	34 min
Jul 4, 6:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAE	Fairfield, Newberry, Richland	45 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in Georgia, 2013 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.