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Special Weather Statement, NWS Columbia, SC
NWS Columbia, SC issued this special weather statement at Jul 21, 2015, 5:47 PM EDT for Kershaw County, Lancaster County, South Carolina. It was in force for 58 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 21, 2015, 5:47 PM EDT (21:47 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 21, 2015, 6:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 58 min
- Issued by
- NWS Columbia, SC
Counties Kershaw County, SC, Lancaster County, SC
The radar
The Columbia radar (KCAE), 78 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:47 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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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 21, 2:41 PM EDT, 3 hours 6 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 21, 2:41 PM EDT, 3 hours 6 minutes before
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 509 AM EDT TUE JUL 21 2015 GAZ063>065-077-SCZ016-022-025-027>031-035>038-041-220915- MCDUFFIE-COLUMBIA-RICHMOND-BURKE-CHESTERFIELD-KERSHAW-EDGEFIELD- LEXINGTON-RICHLAND-LEE-AIKEN-SUMTER-BARNWELL-ORANGEBURG-CALHOUN- CLARENDON-BAMBERG- 509 AM EDT TUE JUL 21 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF 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. HEAT ADVISORY. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING COULD CONTAIN STRONG AND DAMAGING WINDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. GAZ040-SCZ015-018-020-021-026-220915- LINCOLN-LANCASTER-MCCORMICK-NEWBERRY-FAIRFIELD-SALUDA- 509 AM EDT TUE JUL 21 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA AND CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A FEW THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING COULD CONTAIN STRONG AND DAMAGING WINDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.
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Special weather statement, Jul 21, 5:17 PM EDT, 30 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Columbia, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 20, 8:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Aiken | 30 min |
| Jul 20, 8:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Lancaster | 29 min |
| Jul 20, 8:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Aiken, Barnwell | 38 min |
| Jul 20, 9:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Bamberg, Barnwell, Orangeburg | 40 min |
| Jul 21, 5:09 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | CAE | Aiken, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Chesterfield, Clarendon and 6 more | 15 hr |
| Jul 21, 5:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Lancaster | 58 min |
| Jul 21, 6:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Chesterfield, Kershaw, Lancaster, Lee | 54 min |
| Jul 20, 8:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Richmond | 30 min |
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Special Weather Statements in South Carolina, 2015Every special weather statement in 2015
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.