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Special Weather Statement, NWS Columbia, SC

January 11, 20144 counties in South Carolina

NWS Columbia, SC issued this special weather statement at Jan 11, 2014, 1:27 PM EST for 4 counties in South Carolina. It was in force for 63 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued: Jan 11, 2014, 1:27 PM EST (18:27 UTC)
Expired: Jan 11, 2014, 2:30 PM EST
In force: 63 min
Issued by: NWS Columbia, SC

Counties Kershaw County, SC, Lee County, SC, Lexington County, SC, Richland County, SC

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The text

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What forecasters said that day

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NWS Columbia, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Jan 11, 11:22 AM EST, 2 hours 5 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 11, 11:22 AM EST, 2 hours 5 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 11, 9:49 AM EST, 3 hours 38 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
949 AM EST SAT JAN 11 2014

GAZ040-063-064-SCZ015-018-020-021-025-026-121500-
LINCOLN-MCDUFFIE-COLUMBIA-LANCASTER-MCCORMICK-NEWBERRY-FAIRFIELD-
EDGEFIELD-SALUDA-
949 AM EST SAT JAN 11 2014

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 2 IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARD.

THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS BEGINNING
AFTER 10 AM TODAY AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THE MAIN
THREAT FROM THESE STORMS WILL BE STRONG DAMAGING WIND GUSTS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED.

GAZ065-077-SCZ016-022-027>031-035>038-041-121500-
RICHMOND-BURKE-CHESTERFIELD-KERSHAW-LEXINGTON-RICHLAND-LEE-AIKEN-
SUMTER-BARNWELL-ORANGEBURG-CALHOUN-CLARENDON-BAMBERG-
949 AM EST SAT JAN 11 2014

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARD.

THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS BEGINNING
AROUND MIDDAY TODAY AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THE MAIN
THREAT FROM THESE STORMS WILL BE STRONG DAMAGING WIND GUSTS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jan 11, 11:27 AM EST, 2 hours before

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Local storm report, Jan 11, 12:01 PM EST, 1 hour 26 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jan 11, 12:03 PM EST, 1 hour 24 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jan 11, 12:28 PM EST, 59 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jan 11, 12:45 PM EST, 42 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jan 11, 1:27 PM EST, 0 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
127 PM EST SAT JAN 11 2014

SCZ022-027>029-031-037-111930-
CALHOUN-KERSHAW-LEE-LEXINGTON-RICHLAND-SUMTER-
127 PM EST SAT JAN 11 2014

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF KERSHAW...LEE...
LEXINGTON...RICHLAND...CALHOUN AND SUMTER COUNTIES THROUGH 230 PM
EST...

AT 117 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM BETHUNE TO 7 MILES
SOUTH OF BATESBURG...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...
OAKLAND...ARCADIA LAKES...BATESBURG...BISHOPVILLE...CAMDEN...CAYCE...
COLUMBIA...DENTSVILLE...FOREST ACRES...GASTON...IRMO...LEESVILLE...
LEXINGTON...LUGOFF...OAK GROVE...PINE RIDGE...RED BANK...SOUTH
CONGAREE...SPRINGDALE...ST. ANDREWS...WEST COLUMBIA...WOODFIELDS...
FORT JACKSON AND FIVE POINTS...

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

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 3416 8015 3370 8104 3365 8118 3373 8141
      3379 8145 3387 8157 3392 8156 3423 8104
      3427 8083 3437 8077 3439 8078 3449 8062
      3442 8031 3433 8024 3437 8017 3428 8013
      3423 8011 3420 8011
TIME...MOT...LOC 1827Z 330DEG 60KT 3433 8024 3366 8148

SJN

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jan 10, 7:02 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	CAE	Chesterfield	73 min
Jan 10, 10:01 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	CAE	Lexington	59 min
Jan 11, 12:14 AM EST	Dense Fog Advisory	CAE	Aiken, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Chesterfield, Clarendon and 10 more	8 hr
Jan 11, 10:19 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CAE	Fairfield, Newberry	56 min
Jan 11, 11:15 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CAE	Fairfield, Lancaster, Newberry	60 min
Jan 11, 12:18 PM EST	River Flood Warning	CAE	Edgefield, McCormick	50 hr
Jan 11, 12:28 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	CAE	Chesterfield, Edgefield, Fairfield, Kershaw, Lancaster, Lexington and 1 more	62 min
Jan 11, 1:21 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CAE	Aiken	54 min
Jan 11, 1:41 PM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	CAE	Lexington, Richland	3 hr
Jan 11, 2:01 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	CAE	Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Orangeburg, Sumter	59 min
Jan 11, 2:15 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CAE	Calhoun, Lexington, Orangeburg, Richland, Sumter	45 min
Jan 11, 2:19 PM EST	River Flood Warning	CAE	Newberry, Union	57 hr
Jan 11, 5:03 PM EST	River Flood Warning	CAE	Calhoun, Lexington, Richland	5 days
Jan 11, 5:06 PM EST	River Flood Advisory	CAE	Lexington, Richland	3 days
Jan 11, 1:01 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CAE	Burke, Richmond	59 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.