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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 3, NWS Columbia, SC

February 3, 20166 counties in South Carolina

NWS Columbia, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Feb 3, 2016, 2:27 PM EST for 6 counties in South Carolina. It was in force for 63 min. 8 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: Feb 3, 2016, 2:27 PM EST (19:27 UTC)
Expired: Feb 3, 2016, 3:30 PM EST
In force: 63 min
Issued by: NWS Columbia, SC
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Calhoun County, SC, Fairfield County, SC, Kershaw County, SC, Lexington County, SC, Richland County, SC, Sumter County, SC

The radar

The Columbia radar (KCAE), 27 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:29 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
Feb 3, 2:28 PM EST	TORNADO	2 Ese Pine Ridge, SC	BRIEF EF0 TORNADO TOUCHDOWN JUST NORTH OF FARMERS MARKET. PATH LENGTH .6 MILES. PATH WIDTH 50-75 YARDS. SEVERAL CARS DAMAGED/DESTROYED IN CAR STORAGE LOT. COUPLE OF TREES DOWN ALONG DIXIANA RD. TOP BLOWN OUT OF ONE TREE. NO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE EVIDENT.
Feb 3, 2:31 PM EST	FUNNEL CLOUD	2 E Pine Ridge, SC	FUNNEL CLOUD REPORTED 3200 BLOCK OF OLD CHARLESTON HWY.
Feb 3, 2:31 PM EST	TSTM WND DMG	1 Sw Lexington, SC	ROTATION/REPORTS OF FUNNEL CLOUD 3200 BLOCK OLD CHARLESTON HWY.
Feb 3, 2:31 PM EST	TSTM WND DMG	2 E Pine Ridge, SC	ROTATION/REPORTS OF FUNNEL CLOUD 3200 BLOCK OLD CHARLESTON HWY.
Feb 3, 2:45 PM EST	FUNNEL CLOUD	6 Sse Forest Acres, SC	FUNNEL CLOUD ALONG US378 / GARNERS FERRY ROAD. REPORTED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA AND LOCAL MEDIA WEBSITES.
Feb 3, 2:45 PM EST	TSTM WND GST 50	2 Sse Columbia, SC	RC-WINDS MESONET. GUST 50 MPH.
Feb 3, 2:57 PM EST	TSTM WND DMG	8 Nnw Eastover, SC	TREES IN ROADWAY CONGRESS RD AND OLD LEESBURG RD. TIME EST BY RADAR.
Feb 3, 2:57 PM EST	TSTM WND GST 47	7 Wnw Eastover, SC	REPORTED BY MCENTIRE JNGB - KMMT

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Charleston AFB, SC (KCHS), launched 12:00Z, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 142 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 33 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -76 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 668 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 281 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 297 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.1

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

320 
WUUS52 KCAE 031927
SVRCAE
SCC017-039-055-063-079-085-032030-
/O.NEW.KCAE.SV.W.0003.160203T1927Z-160203T2030Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
227 PM EST WED FEB 3 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN COLUMBIA HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHWESTERN KERSHAW COUNTY IN CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA...
  NORTHWESTERN CALHOUN COUNTY IN CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA...
  RICHLAND COUNTY IN CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA...
  SOUTHEASTERN FAIRFIELD COUNTY IN CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA...
  CENTRAL LEXINGTON COUNTY IN CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA...
  NORTHWESTERN SUMTER COUNTY IN CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA...

* UNTIL 330 PM EST

* AT 226 PM EST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
  CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM
  WAS LOCATED OVER SOUTH CONGAREE...OR NEAR SPRINGDALE...AND MOVING
  EAST-NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  COLUMBIA...SUMTER...LEXINGTON...WEST COLUMBIA...CAYCE...IRMO...
  FOREST ACRES...CAMDEN...SPRINGDALE...ST. ANDREWS...DENTSVILLE...OAK
  GROVE...WOODFIELDS...RED BANK...SOUTH CONGAREE...PINE RIDGE...
  GASTON...ARCADIA LAKES...EASTOVER AND FORT JACKSON.

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.
INTENSE THUNDERSTORM LINES CAN OCCASIONALLY PRODUCE BRIEF TORNADOES
AND WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE. ALTHOUGH NOT IMMEDIATELY
LIKELY...FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE
SERIOUS INJURY AND SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO PROPERTY.

&&

LAT...LON 3366 8121 3370 8129 3371 8129 3414 8135
      3440 8058 3418 8046 3416 8048 3411 8048
      3408 8040 3398 8034
TIME...MOT...LOC 1926Z 248DEG 35KT 3391 8115 

$$
AWP

1 follow-up statement

261 
WWUS52 KCAE 032000
SVSCAE

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
300 PM EST WED FEB 3 2016

SCC039-032009-
/O.CAN.KCAE.SV.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160203T2030Z/
FAIRFIELD SC-
300 PM EST WED FEB 3 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN FAIRFIELD COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...
    
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF
THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

LAT...LON 3366 8121 3372 8122 3374 8122 3403 8104
      3440 8058 3418 8046 3416 8048 3411 8048
      3408 8040 3398 8034
TIME...MOT...LOC 1959Z 248DEG 35KT 3403 8079 

$$

SCC017-055-063-079-085-032030-
/O.CON.KCAE.SV.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160203T2030Z/
KERSHAW SC-CALHOUN SC-RICHLAND SC-LEXINGTON SC-SUMTER SC-
300 PM EST WED FEB 3 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM EST
FOR SOUTHWESTERN KERSHAW...NORTHWESTERN CALHOUN...EASTERN RICHLAND...
SOUTHEASTERN LEXINGTON AND NORTHWESTERN SUMTER COUNTIES...

AT 259 PM EST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE
OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH. THIS STORM WAS
LOCATED NEAR FORT JACKSON...OR 8 MILES EAST OF WOODFIELDS...MOVING
EAST-NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
COLUMBIA...SUMTER...WEST COLUMBIA...CAYCE...FOREST ACRES...CAMDEN...
WOODFIELDS...DENTSVILLE...PINE RIDGE...GASTON...ARCADIA LAKES...
EASTOVER...WOODFIELD...FIVE POINTS...OAKLAND...FORT JACKSON...
LUGOFF...SWANSEA...REMBERT AND STATEBURG.

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.

INTENSE THUNDERSTORM LINES CAN OCCASIONALLY PRODUCE BRIEF TORNADOES
AND WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE. ALTHOUGH NOT IMMEDIATELY
LIKELY...FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE
SERIOUS INJURY AND SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO PROPERTY.

&&

LAT...LON 3366 8121 3372 8122 3374 8122 3403 8104
      3440 8058 3418 8046 3416 8048 3411 8048
      3408 8040 3398 8034
TIME...MOT...LOC 1959Z 248DEG 35KT 3403 8079 

$$

AWP

The office that day

Everything else NWS Columbia, SC issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Feb 3, 11:08 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	CAE	Edgefield, McCormick	52 min
Feb 3, 12:48 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CAE	Aiken, Edgefield, McCormick, Saluda	42 min
Feb 3, 1:25 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CAE	Aiken, Edgefield, Fairfield, Lexington, Newberry, Richland and 1 more	50 min
Feb 3, 2:17 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	CAE	Kershaw, Lexington, Richland	58 min
Feb 3, 2:35 PM EST	Tornado Warning	CAE	Lexington, Richland	55 min
Feb 3, 2:55 PM EST	Tornado Warning	CAE	Chesterfield, Kershaw, Lee, Richland, Sumter	65 min
Feb 3, 3:25 PM EST	Flash Flood Warning	CAE	Richland	65 min
Feb 3, 4:26 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CAE	Bamberg, Calhoun, Orangeburg	42 min
Feb 3, 5:45 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	CAE	Bamberg	30 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in South Carolina, 2016 Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2016

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.