Alert archive / South Carolina / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2016
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 48, NWS Columbia, SC
NWS Columbia, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 17, 2016, 1:25 PM EDT for Kershaw County, Lee County, Sumter County, South Carolina. It was in force for 50 min. 2 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
- Jun 17, 2016, 1:25 PM EDT (17:25 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 17, 2016, 2:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 50 min
- Issued by
- NWS Columbia, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.25 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Kershaw County, SC, Lee County, SC, Sumter County, SC
The radar
The Columbia radar (KCAE), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:24 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 2:10 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Nne Oswego, SC | TREES DOWN ALONG OSWEGO HWY. 2 TREES REPORTED DOWN ON HOME WITH NO REPORTED INJURIES. TIME ESTMD BY RADAR. |
| Jun 17, 2:15 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 31 | 3 Nnw Mulberry, SC | AWOS STATION SUMTER MUNICIPAL AIRPORT /SMS/. |
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, 5.4 hours before the alert went out and 135 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
- 666 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -257 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1607 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 19 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 193 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 148 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
The text
As transmitted.
522
WUUS52 KCAE 171725
SVRCAE
SCC055-061-085-171815-
/O.NEW.KCAE.SV.W.0048.160617T1725Z-160617T1815Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
125 PM EDT FRI JUN 17 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN COLUMBIA HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN KERSHAW COUNTY IN CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA...
LEE COUNTY IN CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA...
NORTH CENTRAL SUMTER COUNTY IN CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA...
* UNTIL 215 PM EDT
* AT 124 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES EAST OF
CAMDEN...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SUMTER...CAMDEN...BISHOPVILLE...SOUTH SUMTER...MULBERRY...
MAYESVILLE...LYNCHBURG...OSWEGO...EAST SUMTER AND DALZELL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 3385 8029 3422 8059 3434 8043 3420 8011
3416 8016 3412 8013 3409 8008 3408 8003
3406 8001
TIME...MOT...LOC 1724Z 318DEG 22KT 3423 8046
HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
CJR2 follow-up statements
589
WWUS52 KCAE 171739
SVSCAE
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
139 PM EDT FRI JUN 17 2016
SCC055-061-085-171815-
/O.CON.KCAE.SV.W.0048.000000T0000Z-160617T1815Z/
KERSHAW SC-LEE SC-SUMTER SC-
139 PM EDT FRI JUN 17 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 215 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN KERSHAW...LEE AND NORTH CENTRAL SUMTER COUNTIES...
AT 139 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES SOUTHWEST
OF BISHOPVILLE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...70 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT CONSIDERABLE
TREE DAMAGE. WIND DAMAGE IS ALSO LIKELY TO MOBILE HOMES...
ROOFS...AND OUTBUILDINGS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SUMTER...BISHOPVILLE...SOUTH SUMTER...MULBERRY...MAYESVILLE...
LYNCHBURG...OSWEGO...EAST SUMTER AND DALZELL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 3385 8029 3420 8056 3432 8039 3420 8011
3416 8016 3412 8013 3409 8008 3408 8003
3406 8001
TIME...MOT...LOC 1739Z 318DEG 22KT 3416 8039
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...70MPH
$$
FWA091
WWUS52 KCAE 171752
SVSCAE
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
152 PM EDT FRI JUN 17 2016
SCC055-171801-
/O.CAN.KCAE.SV.W.0048.000000T0000Z-160617T1815Z/
KERSHAW SC-
152 PM EDT FRI JUN 17 2016
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN KERSHAW 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 3413 8050 3426 8029 3420 8011 3416 8016
3412 8013 3409 8008 3408 8003 3406 8001
3385 8029
TIME...MOT...LOC 1751Z 319DEG 27KT 3408 8034
$$
SCC061-085-171815-
/O.CON.KCAE.SV.W.0048.000000T0000Z-160617T1815Z/
LEE SC-SUMTER SC-
152 PM EDT FRI JUN 17 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 215 PM EDT
FOR LEE AND CENTRAL SUMTER COUNTIES...
AT 151 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 9 MILES NORTH OF
MULBERRY...OR 9 MILES NORTH OF SUMTER...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...70 MPH WIND GUSTS AND PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL
DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES. EXPECT
CONSIDERABLE TREE DAMAGE. WIND DAMAGE IS ALSO LIKELY TO
MOBILE HOMES...ROOFS...AND OUTBUILDINGS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SUMTER...BISHOPVILLE...MULBERRY...MAYESVILLE...LYNCHBURG...OSWEGO...
EAST SUMTER AND DALZELL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 3413 8050 3426 8029 3420 8011 3416 8016
3412 8013 3409 8008 3408 8003 3406 8001
3385 8029
TIME...MOT...LOC 1751Z 319DEG 27KT 3408 8034
HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...70MPH
$$
CJRThe office that day
Everything else NWS Columbia, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 12:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Fairfield | 51 min |
| Jun 17, 1:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Fairfield, Newberry | 39 min |
| Jun 17, 1:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Fairfield, Kershaw, Lee, Newberry, Richland, Sumter | 57 min |
| Jun 17, 1:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Lexington, Richland | 44 min |
| Jun 17, 1:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Fairfield, Kershaw, Richland, Sumter | 47 min |
| Jun 17, 2:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Calhoun, Clarendon, Kershaw, Richland, Sumter | 38 min |
| Jun 17, 2:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Clarendon, Lee, Sumter | 60 min |
| Jun 17, 2:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Aiken, Edgefield | 53 min |
| Jun 17, 2:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Aiken, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Clarendon, Lexington and 2 more | 62 min |
| Jun 17, 2:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Calhoun, Clarendon, Sumter | 30 min |
| Jun 17, 2:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Aiken | 31 min |
| Jun 17, 3:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Edgefield, McCormick | 29 min |
| Jun 17, 3:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Aiken, Bamberg, Barnwell | 43 min |
| Jun 17, 3:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Bamberg, Barnwell, Orangeburg | 52 min |
| Jun 17, 5:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Aiken, Edgefield, McCormick | 34 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.