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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 49, NWS Columbia, SC

June 17, 2016Lexington County, Richland County, South Carolina

NWS Columbia, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 17, 2016, 1:31 PM EDT for Lexington County, Richland County, South Carolina. It was in force for 44 min. 15 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, 1:31 PM EDT (17:31 UTC)
Expired
Jun 17, 2016, 2:15 PM EDT
In force
44 min
Issued by
NWS Columbia, SC
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Lexington County, SC, Richland County, SC

The radar

The Columbia radar (KCAE), 8 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:35 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 17, 1:32 PM EDTTSTM WND GST 584 N Irmo, SCRC-WINDS REPORTED AT DUTCH FORK HIGH SCHOOL.
Jun 17, 1:35 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG5 Se Columbia, SCTREES DOWN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 378 AND SHOP ROAD.
Jun 17, 1:35 PM EDTHAIL 12 Sw Irmo, SCQUARTER SIZE HAIL IN IRMO AREA.
Jun 17, 1:45 PM EDTHAIL 0.881 Wsw Forest Acres, SCGRAPE-SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN FOREST ACRES.
Jun 17, 1:45 PM EDTHAIL 13 Sse Forest Acres, SC.
Jun 17, 1:45 PM EDTHAIL 14 Se Forest Acres, SCQUARTER SIZED HAIL REPORTED NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF LEITNER RD AND LEESBURG RD.
Jun 17, 1:57 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND GST 401 Ssw Springdale, SCASOS STATION COLUMBIA METRO AIRPORT /CAE/.
Jun 17, 1:59 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND GST 333 Se Columbia, SCASOS STATION COLUMBIA HAMILTON-OWENS DOWNTOWN AIRPORT /CUB/.
Jun 17, 2:00 PM EDTHAIL 13 Ene Saint Andrews, SC.
Jun 17, 2:05 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG5 Ssw Fort Jackson, SCTREES DOWN IN ROADWAY.
Jun 17, 2:07 PM EDTHAIL 1.254 Se Forest Acres, SCREPORT OF HALF DOLLAR SIZED HAIL NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF LEESBURG RD AND LEITNER RD.
Jun 17, 2:07 PM EDTHAIL 1.255 Ssw Fort Jackson, SCREPORT OF HALF DOLLAR SIZED HAIL NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF LEESBURG RD AND LEITNER RD.
Jun 17, 2:10 PM EDTHAIL 0.254 Sse Forest Acres, SCGARNERS FERRY RD AT DORN VA HOSPITAL.
Jun 17, 2:14 PM EDTHAIL 15 Sse Forest Acres, SCVIA SOCIAL MEDIA. 7651 GARNERS FERRY RD.
Jun 17, 2:15 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG6 Sse Forest Acres, SCMULTIPLE TREES AND LINES DOWN 378 AND PINEWOOD ROAD.

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, 5.5 hours before the alert went out and 157 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Charleston AFB, SC at 12:00Z on 2016-06-17Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 666 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Charleston AFB, SC at 12:00Z on 2016-06-17The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 193 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
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

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The text

As transmitted.

832 
WUUS52 KCAE 171731
SVRCAE
SCC063-079-171815-
/O.NEW.KCAE.SV.W.0049.160617T1731Z-160617T1815Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
131 PM EDT FRI JUN 17 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN COLUMBIA HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  CENTRAL RICHLAND COUNTY IN CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA...
  NORTHEASTERN LEXINGTON COUNTY IN CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA...

* UNTIL 215 PM EDT

* AT 131 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER
  IRMO...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

  HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

  IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE 
           TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES. 

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  COLUMBIA...WEST COLUMBIA...CAYCE...IRMO...FOREST ACRES...
  SPRINGDALE...ST.
  ANDREWS...WOODFIELDS...DENTSVILLE...OAK GROVE...PINE RIDGE...ARCADIA
  LAKES...WOODFIELD...FIVE POINTS...FORT JACKSON...SEVEN OAKS AND LAKE
  MURRAY OF RICHLAND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

&&

LAT...LON 3384 8095 3385 8099 3386 8100 3388 8100
      3388 8102 3387 8104 3383 8104 3411 8130
      3419 8120 3418 8118 3421 8117 3422 8116
      3422 8111 3402 8075
TIME...MOT...LOC 1731Z 320DEG 27KT 3412 8117 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

CJR
2 follow-up statements
931 
WWUS52 KCAE 171738
SVSCAE

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
138 PM EDT FRI JUN 17 2016

SCC063-079-171815-
/O.CON.KCAE.SV.W.0049.000000T0000Z-160617T1815Z/
RICHLAND SC-LEXINGTON SC-
138 PM EDT FRI JUN 17 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 215 PM EDT
FOR CENTRAL RICHLAND AND NORTHEASTERN LEXINGTON COUNTIES...

AT 136 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR IRMO...MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 30 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...
COLUMBIA...WEST COLUMBIA...CAYCE...IRMO...FOREST ACRES...
SPRINGDALE...ST.
ANDREWS...WOODFIELDS...DENTSVILLE...OAK GROVE...PINE RIDGE...ARCADIA
LAKES...WOODFIELD...FIVE POINTS...FORT JACKSON...SEVEN OAKS AND LAKE
MURRAY OF RICHLAND.

THE CORE OF THE STRONG WINDS ARE HEADED FOR DOWNTOWN COLUMBIA.
PLEASE SEEK SHELTER INDDORS! THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

&&

LAT...LON 3384 8095 3385 8099 3386 8100 3388 8100
      3388 8102 3387 8104 3383 8104 3411 8130
      3419 8120 3418 8118 3421 8117 3422 8116
      3422 8111 3402 8075
TIME...MOT...LOC 1736Z 320DEG 27KT 3409 8114 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...70MPH
 
$$

FWA
052 
WWUS52 KCAE 171759
SVSCAE

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
159 PM EDT FRI JUN 17 2016

SCC063-079-171815-
/O.CON.KCAE.SV.W.0049.000000T0000Z-160617T1815Z/
RICHLAND SC-LEXINGTON SC-
159 PM EDT FRI JUN 17 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 215 PM EDT
FOR CENTRAL RICHLAND AND NORTHEASTERN LEXINGTON COUNTIES...

AT 159 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR FORT
JACKSON... OR NEAR FOREST ACRES...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 40 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...
COLUMBIA...WEST COLUMBIA...CAYCE...IRMO...FOREST ACRES...
SPRINGDALE...ST.
ANDREWS...WOODFIELDS...DENTSVILLE...OAK GROVE...PINE RIDGE...ARCADIA
LAKES...WOODFIELD...FIVE POINTS...FORT JACKSON...SEVEN OAKS AND LAKE
MURRAY OF RICHLAND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

&&

LAT...LON 3384 8095 3385 8099 3386 8100 3388 8100
      3388 8102 3387 8104 3383 8104 3414 8127
      3419 8120 3418 8118 3421 8117 3422 8116
      3422 8111 3402 8075
TIME...MOT...LOC 1759Z 299DEG 35KT 3400 8092 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...70MPH
 
$$

CJR

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 17, 12:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCAEFairfield51 min
Jun 17, 1:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCAEFairfield, Newberry39 min
Jun 17, 1:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCAEFairfield, Kershaw, Lee, Newberry, Richland, Sumter57 min
Jun 17, 1:25 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCAEKershaw, Lee, Sumter50 min
Jun 17, 1:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCAEFairfield, Kershaw, Richland, Sumter47 min
Jun 17, 2:07 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCAECalhoun, Clarendon, Kershaw, Richland, Sumter38 min
Jun 17, 2:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCAEClarendon, Lee, Sumter60 min
Jun 17, 2:37 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCAEAiken, Edgefield53 min
Jun 17, 2:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCAEAiken, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Clarendon, Lexington and 2 more62 min
Jun 17, 2:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCAECalhoun, Clarendon, Sumter30 min
Jun 17, 2:59 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCAEAiken31 min
Jun 17, 3:01 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCAEEdgefield, McCormick29 min
Jun 17, 3:17 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCAEAiken, Bamberg, Barnwell43 min
Jun 17, 3:53 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCAEBamberg, Barnwell, Orangeburg52 min
Jun 17, 5:56 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCAEAiken, Edgefield, McCormick34 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.