Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2016
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 87, NWS Columbia, SC
NWS Columbia, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 6, 2016, 3:05 PM EDT for Columbia County, Lincoln County, McDuffie County, Georgia; McCormick County, South Carolina. It was in force for 40 min. 1 report 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
- Jul 6, 2016, 3:05 PM EDT (19:05 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 6, 2016, 3:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 40 min
- Issued by
- NWS Columbia, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.88 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Columbia County, GA, Lincoln County, GA, McDuffie County, GA, McCormick County, SC
The radar
The Columbia radar (KCAE), 119 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:05 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 6, 3:20 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Nw Thomson, GA | MCDUFFIE DISPATCH REPORTED POWER LINES DOWN ON DOGWOOD DR. AT MAGNOLIA DR. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 6, 1:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 7.1 hours before the alert went out and 204 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
- 1847 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -31 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 741 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 22 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 131 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 150 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
202
WUUS52 KCAE 061905 RRA
SVRCAE
GAC073-181-189-SCC065-061945-
/O.NEW.KCAE.SV.W.0087.160706T1905Z-160706T1945Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
305 PM EDT WED JUL 6 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN COLUMBIA HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN MCDUFFIE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA...
COLUMBIA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA...
SOUTHEASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA...
SOUTHEASTERN MCCORMICK COUNTY IN CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA...
* UNTIL 345 PM EDT
* AT 304 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR THOMSON...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND NICKEL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
GROVETOWN...EVANS...THOMSON...MARTINEZ...HARLEM...DEARING...
PARKSVILLE...MODOC AND CLARKS HILL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 3347 8258 3349 8229 3380 8230 3380 8217
3375 8216 3372 8218 3369 8217 3364 8210
3360 8211 3358 8207 3353 8205 3331 8235
3331 8239 3334 8244 3334 8250 3336 8255
3341 8255
TIME...MOT...LOC 1904Z 240DEG 22KT 3343 8245
HAIL...0.88IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
FWA2 follow-up statements
383
WWUS52 KCAE 061927
SVSCAE
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
327 PM EDT WED JUL 6 2016
GAC073-181-189-SCC065-061945-
/O.CON.KCAE.SV.W.0087.000000T0000Z-160706T1945Z/
MCDUFFIE GA-COLUMBIA GA-LINCOLN GA-MCCORMICK SC-
327 PM EDT WED JUL 6 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHERN MCDUFFIE...COLUMBIA...SOUTHEASTERN LINCOLN AND
SOUTHEASTERN MCCORMICK COUNTIES...
AT 327 PM EDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 11 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MCCORMICK TO 6 MILES SOUTHWEST
OF HARLEM...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
GROVETOWN...EVANS...THOMSON...MARTINEZ...HARLEM...DEARING...
PARKSVILLE...MODOC AND CLARKS HILL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 3347 8258 3349 8229 3380 8230 3380 8217
3375 8216 3372 8218 3369 8217 3364 8210
3360 8211 3358 8207 3353 8205 3331 8235
3331 8239 3334 8244 3334 8250 3336 8255
3341 8255
TIME...MOT...LOC 1927Z 281DEG 18KT 3377 8218 3335 8241
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
FWA992
WWUS52 KCAE 061937
SVSCAE
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
337 PM EDT WED JUL 6 2016
GAC073-181-189-SCC065-061947-
/O.EXP.KCAE.SV.W.0087.000000T0000Z-160706T1945Z/
MCDUFFIE GA-COLUMBIA GA-LINCOLN GA-MCCORMICK SC-
337 PM EDT WED JUL 6 2016
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN MCDUFFIE...
COLUMBIA...SOUTHEASTERN LINCOLN AND SOUTHEASTERN MCCORMICK COUNTIES
WILL EXPIRE AT 345 PM EDT...
THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND HAVE EXITED THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL
BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. HOWEVER GUSTY WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH
THESE THUNDERSTORMS.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT FOR
EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA...AND CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA.
LAT...LON 3347 8258 3349 8229 3380 8230 3380 8217
3375 8216 3372 8218 3369 8217 3364 8210
3360 8211 3358 8207 3353 8205 3331 8235
3331 8239 3334 8244 3334 8250 3336 8255
3341 8255
TIME...MOT...LOC 1936Z 240DEG 22KT 3377 8218 3335 8241
$$
FWAThe office that day
Everything else NWS Columbia, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 6, 1:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Lincoln | 65 min |
| Jul 6, 2:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Lincoln | 33 min |
| Jul 6, 2:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Columbia, Lincoln, McDuffie | 57 min |
| Jul 6, 3:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Richmond | 50 min |
| Jul 6, 4:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Burke | 52 min |
| Jul 6, 1:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Saluda | 57 min |
| Jul 6, 2:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Edgefield | 60 min |
| Jul 6, 2:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Aiken, Lexington, Saluda | 58 min |
| Jul 6, 2:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Edgefield, Saluda | 35 min |
| Jul 6, 3:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Newberry | 55 min |
| Jul 6, 3:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Calhoun, Lexington, Richland | 54 min |
| Jul 6, 3:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Fairfield, Lexington, Newberry, Richland | 20 min |
| Jul 6, 3:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Fairfield | 54 min |
| Jul 6, 4:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Bamberg, Barnwell, Orangeburg | 42 min |
| Jul 6, 4:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Calhoun, Sumter | 51 min |
| Jul 6, 4:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Calhoun, Clarendon, Orangeburg, Richland, Sumter | 60 min |
| Jul 6, 4:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Kershaw | 52 min |
| Jul 6, 4:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Clarendon | 61 min |
| Jul 6, 4:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Clarendon, Sumter | 23 min |
| Jul 6, 5:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Clarendon | 30 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.