Alert archive / South Carolina / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2015
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 180, NWS Columbia, SC
NWS Columbia, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Dec 30, 2015, 12:30 PM EST for Lancaster County, South Carolina. It was in force for 45 min. 1 report 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
- Dec 30, 2015, 12:30 PM EST (17:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 30, 2015, 1:15 PM EST
- In force
- 45 min
- Issued by
- NWS Columbia, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Lancaster County, SC
The radar
The Columbia radar (KCAE), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:33 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 30, 12:51 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Nne Lancaster, SC | TREES IN ROADWAY SC HWY 97 |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
Did it verify
Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched one storm report to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 21 minutes after it went out.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 5.5 hours before the alert went out and 169 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1236 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 53 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 166 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 174 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
673
WUUS52 KCAE 301730
SVRCAE
SCC057-301815-
/O.NEW.KCAE.SV.W.0180.151230T1730Z-151230T1815Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
1230 PM EST WED DEC 30 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN COLUMBIA HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
LANCASTER COUNTY IN CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA...
* UNTIL 115 PM EST
* AT 1229 PM EST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM
WAS LOCATED NEAR FISHING CREEK RESERVOIR...OR 12 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
LANCASTER...AND MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LANCASTER...ELGIN...HEATH SPRINGS...IRWIN...FISHING CREEK RESERVOIR
AND LANCASTER MILL.
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.
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 3476 8051 3468 8047 3466 8043 3464 8043
3462 8042 3454 8087 3460 8089 3467 8089
3469 8086 3470 8086 3474 8088 3479 8087
3482 8089 3482 8057
TIME...MOT...LOC 1729Z 262DEG 31KT 3461 8096
$$
MANNINGWhat forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Dec 30, 9:22 AM EST, 3 hours 8 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 30, 9:22 AM EST, 3 hours 8 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
922 AM EST WED DEC 30 2015
.SYNOPSIS...
UNSEASONABLY WARM WEATHER ALONG WITH THE CHANCE FOR SHOWERS WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY AS A COLD FRONT STALLS NEAR THE
FORECAST AREA. THE COLD FRONT WILL FINALLY MOVE OFFSHORE FRIDAY.
COOL AND DRY HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA FOR THE
WEEKEND.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN ATLANTIC WILL KEEP MOIST SOUTHERLY
FLOW ACROSS THE REGION TODAY AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE
WEST. SHOWERS HAVE ALREADY ENTERED THE AREA AHEAD OF THE FRONT
WITH AN ISOLATED RUMBLE OF THUNDER ALSO NOTED. ALTHOUGH
INSTABILITY WILL BE LIMITED WITH THIS SYSTEM THERE IS POTENTIAL
FOR ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE DAY WITH LOCALIZED HEAVY
RAIN. PWAT VALUES REMAIN SUBSTANTIALLY ABOVE NORMAL WITH 1.7 TO
1.8 INCHES INTO TONIGHT. EXPECT HEAVIEST RAIN THIS EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL TOWARD DAYBREAK
WEDNESDAY MORNING. WITH THE EXPECTED RAINFALL AND CURRENT SOIL
CONDITIONS AND RIVER AND LAKE LEVELS A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN
EFFECT THROUGH 7 AM THURSDAY MORNING.
WITH THE EXTENSIVE CLOUD COVER AND SHOWERS TODAY AFTERNOON HIGH
TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE MIDDLE TO UPPER 70S. LOW TEMPERATURES
TONIGHT WILL BE IN THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 60S.
&&
.SHORT TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT/...
COLD FRONT WILL SLOWLY CROSS THE REGION THURSDAY WITH THE FRONT
ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA THURSDAY MORNING...PUSHING JUST SOUTH OF
THE FORECAST AREA THURSDAY EVENING AND FINALLY OFFSHORE ON FRIDAY.
THIS WILL KEEP CHANCES OF RAIN IN THE FORECAST THROUGH FRIDAY WITH
RAIN TAPERING OFF FRIDAY NIGHT. WITH WEAK DYNAMICS ASSOCIATED WITH
THE FRONT AS IT CROSSES THE AREA DO NOT EXPECT
THUNDERSTORMS...HOWEVER ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE
IMPACTING RIVER AND LAKE LEVELS ACROSS THE AREA. COOLER AIR WILL
BEGIN MOVING IN FRIDAY BEHIND THE FRONT WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES
THURSDAY IN THE UPPER 60S TO LOWER 70S FALLING TO THE MIDDLE 50S
TO AROUND 60 FRIDAY. LOW TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE UPPER 40S TO
LOWER 50S THURSDAY NIGHT AND THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 40S FRIDAY
NIGHT.
&&
.LONG TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH THE LONG TERM WITH THE FRONT
REMAINING STALLED SOUTH OF THE AREA AND HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING
OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. THIS HIGH WILL REMAIN IN CONTROL OF THE
REGION THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH A STRONGER AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE
MOVING SOUTHWARD FROM THE UPPER PLAINS EARLY NEXT WEEK. THIS WILL
KEEP COOLER AND DRIER AIR OVER THE REGION WITH DRY CONDITIONS
FORECAST SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE LONG
TERM WILL BE NEAR TO SLIGHT ABOVE NORMAL.
&&
.AVIATION /14Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
A STALLED FRONTAL BOUNDARY ACROSS WESTERN GEORGIA AND SOUTH
CAROLINA WILL MOVE SLOWLY TO THE EAST TODAY. MOISTURE ADVECTION
WILL INCREASE DURING THE DAY. WITH MODEST ISENTROPIC LIFT AND WEAK
SHORT WAVES MOVING THROUGH THE REGION IN SOUTHWEST FLOW
ALOFT...EXPECT PERIODS OF SHOWERS. CEILINGS MAINLY IFR AND
OCCASIONALLY MVFR/VFR. VISIBILITY REDUCED IN HEAVIER SHOWERS.
RADAR AT 14Z INDICATING THE HEAVIEST SHOWERS ARE WEST OF THE TAF
SITES WITH LIGHTER RAIN SHOWERS CONTINUED AT CAE/CUB/AGS/DNL FOR
THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. HRRR MODEL SUGGESTS THERE MAY BE A
BREAK IN THE RAIN LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON WITH
CEILINGS POSSIBLY IMPROVING. EXPECT IFR CONDITIONS TONIGHT AND
MORE RAIN AS FRONTAL SYSTEM APPROACHES SLOWLY FROM THE WEST. HEAVY
RAIN POSSIBLE...ALTHOUGH STORM MOTION LIKELY AROUND 30 KTS THRU
AFTERNOON...CONFIDENCE LOW AS TO AREA AND TIMING.
EXTENDED AVIATION OUTLOOK...RESTRICTIONS EXPECTED THROUGH
THE END OF THE WEEK AS A SERIES OF FRONTAL SYSTEMS MOVE THROUGH
THE TAF SITES.
&&
.HYDROLOGY...
FLOODING CONCERNS CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA AS RAIN ASSOCIATED
WITH THE NEXT FRONTAL SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE AREA AND STALLS.
ALTHOUGH HOURLY RAINFALL RATES ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT THE
EXTENDED DURATION OF THE RAIN ALONG WITH LOCALIZED HEAVY SHOWERS
WILL RESULT IN RIVER AND LAKE LEVELS ONCE AGAIN RISING. RAINFALL
AMOUNTS GENERALLY BETWEEN ONE AND TWO INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE
RESULTING IN RIVER AND LAKE LEVELS ONCE AGAIN SURPASSING FLOOD
LEVELS.
&&
.CLIMATE...
HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE RECORDS FOR TODAY...
COLUMBIA METRO AIRPORT (CAE)
DEC 30...58 SET IN 1927
AUGUSTA BUSH FIELD (AGS)
DEC 30...62 SET IN 1875
&&
.CAE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...FLOOD WATCH THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING FOR GAZ040-063>065-077.
SC...FLOOD WATCH THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING FOR SCZ015-016-018-
020>022-025>028-030.
&&Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 30, 11:19 AM EST, 1 hour 11 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 1119 AM EST WED DEC 30 2015 GAZ040-063>065-077-SCZ015-016-018-020>022-025>028-030-311630- LINCOLN-MCDUFFIE-COLUMBIA-RICHMOND-BURKE-LANCASTER-CHESTERFIELD- MCCORMICK-NEWBERRY-FAIRFIELD-KERSHAW-EDGEFIELD-SALUDA-LEXINGTON- RICHLAND-AIKEN- 1119 AM EST WED DEC 30 2015 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE MIDLANDS OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND THE CENTRAL SAVANNAH RIVER AREA OF GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLOOD WATCH. IN ADDITION...ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. DAMAGING WIND GUSTS ARE THE PRIMARY RISK WITH THE STRONGEST STORMS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLOOD WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. SCZ029-031-035>038-041-311630- LEE-SUMTER-BARNWELL-ORANGEBURG-CALHOUN-CLARENDON-BAMBERG- 1119 AM EST WED DEC 30 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE MIDLANDS OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND THE CENTRAL SAVANNAH RIVER AREA OF GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SOME AREA RIVERS WILL REMAIN ABOVE FLOOD STAGE. THERE IS A CHANCE FOR LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL TODAY AND TONIGHT THAT MAY LEAD TO NEW OR WORSENING FLOODING CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION... ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. DAMAGING WIND GUSTS ARE THE PRIMARY RISK WITH THE STRONGEST STORMS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. SOME AREA RIVERS WILL REMAIN ABOVE FLOOD STAGE. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE THE POTENTIAL FOR NEW OR WORSENING FLOODING CONDITIONS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. MANNING
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Dec 30, 10:57 AM EST, 1 hour 33 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
1057 AM EST WED DEC 30 2015
SCZ020-301645-
NEWBERRY-
1057 AM EST WED DEC 30 2015
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT WESTERN FAIRFIELD AND CENTRAL
NEWBERRY COUNTIES...
AT 1056 AM EST...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS NEAR JOANNA...OR 9 MILES
NORTHWEST OF NEWBERRY...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
NEWBERRY...WHITMIRE...POMARIA...SILVERSTREET AND KINARDS.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY CAUSE
LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND
TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
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 3449 8157 3445 8155 3445 8154 3449 8149
3449 8144 3427 8134 3422 8181 3432 8186
3434 8184 3436 8179 3453 8163
TIME...MOT...LOC 1556Z 250DEG 28KT 3434 8176
MANNINGLocal storm report, Dec 30, 12:04 PM EST, 26 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
1204 PM EST WED DEC 30 2015
...TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
...DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1147 AM FLASH FLOOD 3 WNW CHAPPELLS 34.21N 81.92W
12/30/2015 NEWBERRY SC 911 CALL CENTER
NEWBERRY CO. DISPATCH REPORTED PINELAND ROAD
AT HERRINGTON DR. WAS CLOSING DUE TO
FLOODING.
&&
WRSThe office that day
Everything else NWS Columbia, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 30, 9:04 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | CAE | McCormick | 116 min |
| Dec 30, 10:33 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | CAE | McCormick | 4 hr |
| Dec 30, 10:57 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Newberry | 48 min |
| Dec 30, 11:09 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | CAE | Newberry | 4 hr |
| Dec 30, 11:43 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | CAE | Fairfield, Lancaster | 6 hr |
| Dec 30, 12:52 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Kershaw | 23 min |
| Dec 30, 1:05 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Chesterfield | 40 min |
| Dec 30, 1:13 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Lancaster | 32 min |
| Dec 30, 1:37 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | CAE | Chesterfield | 4 hr |
| Dec 30, 1:45 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Chesterfield | 60 min |
| Dec 30, 2:02 PM EST | River Flood Warning | CAE | Lexington, Richland | 4 days |
| Dec 30, 2:02 PM EST | River Flood Warning | CAE | Chesterfield, Marlboro | 4 days |
| Dec 30, 2:02 PM EST | River Flood Warning | CAE | Newberry, Union | 63 hr |
| Dec 30, 2:25 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | CAE | McCormick | 4 hr |
| Dec 30, 3:09 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | CAE | Newberry | 3 hr |
| Dec 30, 3:53 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | CAE | Aiken, Calhoun, Fairfield, Kershaw, Lexington, Richland | 2 hr |
| Dec 30, 4:07 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | CAE | Aiken, Edgefield, Lexington, McCormick, Newberry, Saluda | 113 min |
| Dec 30, 4:56 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Lexington | 49 min |
| Dec 30, 5:53 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | CAE | Aiken, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Chesterfield, Clarendon and 12 more | 3 hr |
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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.