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Tornado Warning 6, NWS Columbia, SC
NWS Columbia, SC issued this tornado warning at Apr 19, 2015, 3:40 PM EDT for Burke County, Richmond County, Georgia; Aiken County, South Carolina. It was in force for 35 min. 7 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
- Apr 19, 2015, 3:40 PM EDT (19:40 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 19, 2015, 4:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 35 min
- Issued by
- NWS Columbia, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Burke County, GA, Richmond County, GA, Aiken County, SC
The radar
The Columbia radar (KCAE), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:43 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 19, 3:42 PM EDT | TORNADO | 10 Ese Hephzibah, GA | NWS STORM SURVEY TEAM DETERMINED THAT AN EF-2 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN NEAR THE TOWN OF MCBEAN NEAR THE BORDER OF RICHMOND AND BURKE COUNTIES. THERE WERE SEVERAL HOMES DAMAGED NEAR DONE ROVEN ROAD AND BENNOCK MILL ROAD. A FIFTH WHEEL TRAVEL TRAILER WAS OVERTURNED |
| Apr 19, 3:50 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 10 Nne Waynesboro, GA | 20 FOOT MOTORHOME OVERTURNED AND TREES DAMAGED. 1/2 MI S OF US56 ON GA HWY 23. |
| Apr 19, 3:57 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Se Jackson, SC | SAVANNAH RIVER SITE REPORTED TREES DOWN ON HIGHWAY 125. VEHICLE RAIN INTO THE TREE. |
| Apr 19, 4:00 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 5 N Jackson, SC | SC HIGHWAY PATROL REPORTED TREES IN THE ROADWAY AT THE INTERSECTION OF US 278 AND GREEN POND RD. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR |
| Apr 19, 4:11 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 S Aiken, SC | TREE DOWN ON A HOME ON ARCTURUS DR. ROOF DAMAGE AND CARPORT DAMAGE TO OTHER HOMES ON THE STREET AS WELL. |
| Apr 19, 4:13 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 S Aiken, SC | PUBLIC REPORTED TREES DOWN ON ORIOLE ST IN AIKEN. REPORT AND PHOTOS RELAYED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. TIME ESTIMATED. |
| Apr 19, 4:14 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 S Aiken, SC | SC HIGHWAY PATROL REPORTED TREES IN THE ROADWAY AT THE INTERSECTION OF SILVER BLUFF RD AND DOUGHERTY RD. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 19, 1:04 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Charleston AFB, SC (KCHS), launched 12:00Z, 7.7 hours before the alert went out and 183 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
- 209 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -40 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 665 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 27 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 57 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 162 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
011 WFUS52 KCAE 191940 TORCAE GAC033-245-SCC003-192015- /O.NEW.KCAE.TO.W.0006.150419T1940Z-150419T2015Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 340 PM EDT SUN APR 19 2015 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN COLUMBIA HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... EASTERN RICHMOND COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA NORTHERN BURKE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA SOUTHWESTERN AIKEN COUNTY IN CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA * UNTIL 415 PM EDT * AT 338 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 12 MILES SOUTHWEST OF JACKSON...OR ABOUT 10 MILES NORTH OF WAYNESBORO... MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO JACKSON... CLEARWATER...NEW ELLENTON AND GLOVERVILLE PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REPORT LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS OR FLOODING TO YOUR COUNTY SHERIFF...OR USE WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWSCOLUMBIA AND EMAIL CAEWX@NOAA.GOV TO RELAY SEVERE WEATHER REPORTS. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT SUNDAY EVENING FOR EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA AND CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA. && LAT...LON 3363 8186 3344 8159 3313 8194 3322 8210 TIME...MOT...LOC 1940Z 218DEG 29KT 3324 8195 $$ HC
1 follow-up statement
012
WWUS52 KCAE 191955
SVSCAE
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
355 PM EDT SUN APR 19 2015
GAC033-245-192005-
/O.CAN.KCAE.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-150419T2015Z/
RICHMOND GA-BURKE GA-
355 PM EDT SUN APR 19 2015
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR BURKE AND RICHMOND COUNTIES IS
CANCELLED...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT SUNDAY EVENING FOR
EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA AND CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA.
REPORT LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS OR FLOODING TO YOUR COUNTY
SHERIFF...OR USE WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWSCOLUMBIA AND EMAIL
CAEWX@NOAA.GOV TO RELAY SEVERE WEATHER REPORTS.
LAT...LON 3326 8185 3326 8184 3327 8183 3329 8186
3331 8185 3330 8188 3335 8193 3341 8193
3341 8192 3343 8193 3344 8191 3348 8194
3363 8186 3344 8159 3324 8182
TIME...MOT...LOC 1955Z 216DEG 40KT 3337 8184
$$
SCC003-192015-
/O.CON.KCAE.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-150419T2015Z/
AIKEN SC-
355 PM EDT SUN APR 19 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM EDT FOR AIKEN
COUNTY...
AT 353 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR JACKSON...OR 11
MILES SOUTHEAST OF AUGUSTA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
CLEARWATER...BURNETTOWN...NEW ELLENTON AND GLOVERVILLE
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS
THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY
ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU
ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO THE
LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO
NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT SUNDAY EVENING FOR
EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA AND CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA.
REPORT LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS OR FLOODING TO YOUR COUNTY
SHERIFF...OR USE WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWSCOLUMBIA AND EMAIL
CAEWX@NOAA.GOV TO RELAY SEVERE WEATHER REPORTS.
&&
LAT...LON 3326 8185 3326 8184 3327 8183 3329 8186
3331 8185 3330 8188 3335 8193 3341 8193
3341 8192 3343 8193 3344 8191 3348 8194
3363 8186 3344 8159 3324 8182
TIME...MOT...LOC 1955Z 216DEG 40KT 3337 8184
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Columbia, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 19, 3:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Richmond | 66 min |
| Apr 19, 3:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Burke, Richmond | 35 min |
| Apr 19, 3:28 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CAE | Burke, Columbia, Lincoln, McDuffie, Richmond | 62 min |
| Apr 19, 4:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Aiken, Bamberg, Barnwell, Orangeburg | 43 min |
| Apr 19, 4:10 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CAE | Aiken, Lexington | 50 min |
| Apr 19, 4:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Aiken, Edgefield, Lexington, Saluda | 26 min |
| Apr 19, 4:24 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CAE | Edgefield, Lexington, Saluda | 36 min |
| Apr 19, 4:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Aiken, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Lexington, Orangeburg and 1 more | 48 min |
| Apr 19, 4:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Aiken, Fairfield, Lexington, Newberry, Richland, Saluda | 44 min |
| Apr 19, 5:15 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CAE | Fairfield, Lexington, Richland | 30 min |
| Apr 19, 5:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Calhoun, Clarendon, Kershaw, Lee, Orangeburg, Richland and 1 more | 66 min |
| Apr 19, 5:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Fairfield, Kershaw, Lancaster, Lee, Newberry, Richland | 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.