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Special Weather Statement, NWS Columbia, SC

June 11, 2014Fairfield County, South Carolina

NWS Columbia, SC issued this special weather statement at Jun 11, 2014, 4:19 PM EDT for Fairfield County, South Carolina. It was in force for 26 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: Jun 11, 2014, 4:19 PM EDT (20:19 UTC)
Expired: Jun 11, 2014, 4:45 PM EDT
In force: 26 min
Issued by: NWS Columbia, SC

County Fairfield 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 Jun 11, 2:05 PM EDT, 2 hours 14 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 11, 2:05 PM EDT, 2 hours 14 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 11, 4:20 AM EDT, 11 hours 59 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
420 AM EDT WED JUN 11 2014

GAZ040-063>065-077-SCZ015-016-018-020>022-025>031-035>038-041-120830-
LINCOLN-MCDUFFIE-COLUMBIA-RICHMOND-BURKE-LANCASTER-CHESTERFIELD-
MCCORMICK-NEWBERRY-FAIRFIELD-KERSHAW-EDGEFIELD-SALUDA-LEXINGTON-
RICHLAND-LEE-AIKEN-SUMTER-BARNWELL-ORANGEBURG-CALHOUN-CLARENDON-
BAMBERG-
420 AM EDT WED JUN 11 2014

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT. A FEW
OF THE STORMS COULD REACH SEVERE LIMITS AND PRODUCE STRONG
DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. SOME OF THE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AND FLOODING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 11, 2:06 PM EDT, 2 hours 13 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
206 PM EDT WED JUN 11 2014

...TIME...  ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
...DATE...  ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0153 PM     HAIL             3 WNW MURPHYS ESTATES   33.61N 81.99W
06/11/2014  M0.75 INCH       EDGEFIELD          SC   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED DIME SIZE HAIL ON
            THE EDGEFIELD SIDE OF NORTH AUGUSTA.

&&

NWS COLUMBIA SC
IRIS SYSTEM

Local storm report, Jun 11, 2:27 PM EDT, 1 hour 52 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
227 PM EDT WED JUN 11 2014

...TIME...  ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
...DATE...  ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0209 PM     HAIL             KEYSVILLE               33.23N 82.23W
06/11/2014  M0.75 INCH       BURKE              GA   EMERGENCY MANAGER

            BURKE COUNTY EM REPORTED DIME SIZE HAIL IN
            KEYSVILLE LASTING 5 MINUTES.

&&

NWS COLUMBIA SC
IRIS SYSTEM

Special weather statement, Jun 11, 3:05 PM EDT, 1 hour 14 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
305 PM EDT WED JUN 11 2014

SCZ020-025>027-111930-
EDGEFIELD-LEXINGTON-NEWBERRY-SALUDA-
305 PM EDT WED JUN 11 2014

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF EDGEFIELD...
LEXINGTON...NEWBERRY AND SALUDA COUNTIES THROUGH 330 PM EDT...

AT 301 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM...NEAR WARD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...
BATESBURG...LEESVILLE AND RIDGE SPRING...

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REPORT LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS OR FLOODING TO YOUR COUNTY
SHERIFF...OR USE
WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/US.NATIONALWEATHERSERVICE.COLUMBIA.GOV AND
CAEWX@NOAA.GOV TO RELAY SEVERE WEATHER REPORTS. &&

LAT...LON 3422 8162 3405 8135 3386 8155 3387 8157
      3375 8173 3375 8174 3384 8182
TIME...MOT...LOC 1905Z 211DEG 31KT 3393 8167

WRS

Special weather statement, Jun 11, 3:28 PM EDT, 51 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
328 PM EDT WED JUN 11 2014

SCZ020-026-027-112015-
LEXINGTON-NEWBERRY-SALUDA-
328 PM EDT WED JUN 11 2014

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF LEXINGTON...NEWBERRY
AND SALUDA COUNTIES THROUGH 415 PM EDT...

AT 323 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM...NEAR RIDGE SPRING...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...
BATESBURG...LEESVILLE AND RIDGE SPRING...

PREPARE NOW FOR THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS...
GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH...
PEA SIZE HAIL...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THUNDERSTORMS POSE A VARIETY OF THREATS TO BOATERS ON LAKE MURRAY.
YOUR BEST COURSE OF ACTION DURING A THUNDERSTORM IS TO SEEK SAFE
HARBOR. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT IN THE OPEN LAKE WATERS...STAY BELOW
DECK...AND IF POSSIBLE...AWAY FROM UNGROUNDED METAL OBJECTS.

REPORT LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS OR FLOODING TO YOUR COUNTY
SHERIFF...OR USE
WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/US.NATIONALWEATHERSERVICE.COLUMBIA.GOV AND
CAEWX@NOAA.GOV TO RELAY SEVERE WEATHER REPORTS. &&

LAT...LON 3423 8160 3410 8130 3383 8153 3384 8154
      3385 8154 3387 8157 3381 8165 3381 8166
      3395 8173
TIME...MOT...LOC 1927Z 211DEG 18KT 3392 8164

WRS

Special weather statement, Jun 11, 4:03 PM EDT, 16 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
403 PM EDT WED JUN 11 2014

GAZ077-SCZ026-027-030-035-112045-
AIKEN-BARNWELL-BURKE-LEXINGTON-SALUDA-
403 PM EDT WED JUN 11 2014

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF BURKE...LEXINGTON...
SALUDA...AIKEN AND BARNWELL COUNTIES THROUGH 445 PM EDT...

AT 358 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF MONETTA TO 7 MILES EAST OF NEW ELLENTON TO SARDIS...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...
BARNWELL...BATESBURG...BLACKVILLE...LEESVILLE...NEW ELLENTON...RIDGE
SPRING...WILLISTON...SARDIS AND SAVANNAH RIVER SITE...

PREPARE NOW FOR THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS...
GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH...
PEA SIZE HAIL...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REPORT LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS OR FLOODING TO YOUR COUNTY
SHERIFF...OR USE
WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/US.NATIONALWEATHERSERVICE.COLUMBIA.GOV AND
CAEWX@NOAA.GOV TO RELAY SEVERE WEATHER REPORTS. &&

LAT...LON 3295 8184 3291 8205 3333 8172 3375 8174
      3381 8165 3384 8175 3388 8175 3399 8137
      3357 8127 3349 8137 3348 8130 3345 8126
      3315 8122 3310 8131 3315 8155 3309 8160
      3304 8154 3291 8176
TIME...MOT...LOC 2002Z 242DEG 25KT 3380 8149 3342 8151
          3299 8176

WRS

Special weather statement, Jun 11, 4:19 PM EDT, 0 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
Jun 10, 11:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAE	Aiken	61 min
Jun 10, 11:54 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CAE	Aiken, Edgefield, McCormick, Saluda	51 min
Jun 11, 12:19 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CAE	Aiken, Edgefield, Lexington, McCormick, Newberry, Richland and 1 more	56 min
Jun 11, 12:58 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CAE	Fairfield, Newberry, Richland	51 min
Jun 11, 1:33 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAE	Fairfield	27 min
Jun 11, 1:34 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAE	Edgefield	56 min
Jun 11, 1:45 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CAE	Edgefield	45 min
Jun 11, 3:05 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAE	Saluda	25 min
Jun 11, 3:28 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAE	Saluda	47 min
Jun 11, 4:03 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAE	Aiken, Barnwell	42 min
Jun 11, 4:24 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CAE	Lexington, Newberry	35 min
Jun 11, 4:50 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CAE	Lexington, Richland	3 hr
Jun 11, 4:57 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAE	Bamberg	63 min
Jun 11, 5:05 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	CAE	Richland	3 hr
Jun 11, 5:07 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAE	Richland	23 min
Jun 11, 5:36 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAE	Fairfield	39 min
Jun 11, 6:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAE	Kershaw	60 min
Jun 11, 6:39 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAE	Kershaw, Lancaster	66 min
Jun 10, 10:39 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAE	Burke	51 min
Jun 11, 2:09 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CAE	Burke, Richmond	51 min
Jun 11, 6:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAE	Burke, Richmond	31 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.