Alert archive / South Carolina / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2015
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 101, NWS Columbia, SC
NWS Columbia, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 2, 2015, 4:41 PM EDT for Burke County, Columbia County, Richmond County, Georgia; 5 counties in South Carolina. It was in force for 64 min. 3 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 2, 2015, 4:41 PM EDT (20:41 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 2, 2015, 5:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 64 min
- Issued by
- NWS Columbia, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Burke County, GA, Columbia County, GA, Richmond County, GA, Aiken County, SC, Bamberg County, SC, Barnwell County, SC, Lexington County, SC, Orangeburg County, SC
The radar
The Columbia radar (KCAE), 89 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:45 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2, 4:55 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | North Augusta, SC | WAGT REPORTED A TREE ON A HOUSE ALONG RADIANCE DRIVE IN N. AUGUSTA. |
| Jul 2, 4:57 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 S North Augusta, SC | SC HIGHWAY PATROL REPORTED TREES DOWN IN NORTH AUGUSTA NEAR THE 5TH STREET BRIDGE. |
| Jul 2, 5:24 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 4 S Springfield, SC | REPORTED SEVERAL TREES DOWN ALONG GARDENIA ROAD. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2, 3:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Charleston AFB, SC (KCHS), launched 12:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 167 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
- 186 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -140 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1256 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 13 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -43 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 10 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
118
WUUS52 KCAE 022041
SVRCAE
GAC033-073-245-SCC003-009-011-063-075-022145-
/O.NEW.KCAE.SV.W.0101.150702T2041Z-150702T2145Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
441 PM EDT THU JUL 2 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN COLUMBIA HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
RICHMOND COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA...
NORTHEASTERN BURKE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA...
SOUTHEASTERN COLUMBIA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA...
BARNWELL COUNTY IN CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA...
AIKEN COUNTY IN CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA...
SOUTH CENTRAL LEXINGTON COUNTY IN CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA...
NORTHWESTERN ORANGEBURG COUNTY IN CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA...
NORTHWESTERN BAMBERG COUNTY IN CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA...
* UNTIL 545 PM EDT
* AT 441 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60
MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 13 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF LEESVILLE TO GROVETOWN...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 40
MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
AIKEN...NORTH AUGUSTA...GROVETOWN...EVANS...BARNWELL...DENMARK...
BELVEDERE...AUGUSTA...FORT GORDON...MARTINEZ...CLEARWATER...
SAVANNAH RIVER SITE...HEPHZIBAH...WILLISTON...BLACKVILLE...NEW
ELLENTON...JACKSON...GLOVERVILLE...BURNETTOWN AND WAGENER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...
DEADLY LIGHTNING AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR PROTECTION...MOVE TO
AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY
RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER
COVERS THE ROAD.
THESE STORMS HAVE A HISTORY OF PRODUCING WIND DAMAGE. THIS IS A VERY
DANGEROUS SITUATION. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND
STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
REPORT LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS OR FLOODING TO YOUR COUNTY
SHERIFF...ALSO USE WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWSCOLUMBIA AND EMAIL
CAEWX@NOAA.GOV TO RELAY SEVERE WEATHER REPORTS.
&&
LAT...LON 3303 8168 3330 8215 3348 8231 3356 8205
3353 8201 3361 8192 3380 8131 3342 8098
3314 8148 3316 8154 3310 8162 3307 8160
TIME...MOT...LOC 2041Z 328DEG 33KT 3376 8137 3346 8218
$$1 follow-up statement
925
WWUS52 KCAE 022106
SVSCAE
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
506 PM EDT THU JUL 2 2015
GAC073-SCC063-022116-
/O.CAN.KCAE.SV.W.0101.000000T0000Z-150702T2145Z/
COLUMBIA GA-LEXINGTON SC-
506 PM EDT THU JUL 2 2015
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN COLUMBIA AND
SOUTH CENTRAL LEXINGTON COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE LINE OF STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE
WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
LAT...LON 3303 8168 3330 8212 3352 8192 3365 8118
3342 8098 3314 8148 3316 8154 3310 8162
3307 8160
TIME...MOT...LOC 2106Z 290DEG 25KT 3365 8117 3349 8191 3329 8209
$$
GAC033-245-SCC003-009-011-075-022145-
/O.CON.KCAE.SV.W.0101.000000T0000Z-150702T2145Z/
RICHMOND GA-BURKE GA-BARNWELL SC-AIKEN SC-ORANGEBURG SC-BAMBERG SC-
506 PM EDT THU JUL 2 2015
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM EDT
FOR EASTERN RICHMOND...NORTHEASTERN BURKE...BARNWELL...SOUTHERN
AIKEN...NORTHWESTERN ORANGEBURG AND NORTHWESTERN BAMBERG COUNTIES...
AT 506 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60
MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 12 MILES
SOUTH OF GASTON TO CLEARWATER TO HEPHZIBAH...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
AIKEN...NORTH AUGUSTA...BARNWELL...DENMARK...CLEARWATER...SAVANNAH
RIVER SITE...HEPHZIBAH...WILLISTON...BLACKVILLE...NEW ELLENTON...
JACKSON...GLOVERVILLE...BURNETTOWN...SPRINGFIELD...HILDA...SALLEY...
NEESES...NORWAY...SNELLING AND PERRY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...
DEADLY LIGHTNING AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN
INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY
RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER
COVERS THE ROAD.
THESE STORMS HAVE A HISTORY OF PRODUCING WIND DAMAGE. THIS IS A VERY
DANGEROUS SITUATION. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND
STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
&&
LAT...LON 3303 8168 3330 8212 3352 8192 3365 8118
3342 8098 3314 8148 3316 8154 3310 8162
3307 8160
TIME...MOT...LOC 2106Z 290DEG 25KT 3365 8117 3349 8191 3329 8209
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Columbia, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2, 3:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Columbia, McDuffie, Richmond | 58 min |
| Jul 2, 3:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Columbia, Lincoln, McDuffie, Richmond | 53 min |
| Jul 2, 5:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Burke, Richmond | 45 min |
| Jul 2, 2:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Saluda | 32 min |
| Jul 2, 3:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Fairfield, Lexington, Newberry, Richland, Saluda | 65 min |
| Jul 2, 3:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Fairfield | 32 min |
| Jul 2, 4:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Chesterfield, Kershaw, Lancaster | 48 min |
| Jul 2, 4:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Aiken, Calhoun, Fairfield, Kershaw, Lexington, Orangeburg and 1 more | 61 min |
| Jul 2, 5:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Calhoun, Clarendon, Kershaw, Lee, Orangeburg, Richland and 1 more | 63 min |
| Jul 2, 5:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Bamberg, Barnwell | 43 min |
Nearby
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.