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Tornado Warning 3, NWS Columbia, SC

February 24, 2016Chesterfield County, South Carolina

NWS Columbia, SC issued this tornado warning at Feb 24, 2016, 3:03 PM EST for Chesterfield County, South Carolina. It was in force for 42 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
Feb 24, 2016, 3:03 PM EST (20:03 UTC)
Expired
Feb 24, 2016, 3:45 PM EST
In force
42 min
Issued by
NWS Columbia, SC
Area
Storm-based polygon

County Chesterfield County, SC

The radar

The Columbia radar (KCAE), 129 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:04 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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
Feb 24, 3:16 PM ESTTORNADO4 Ssw Cheraw, SCNWS SURVEY TEAM CONCLUDED THAT AN EF0 TORNADO BRIEFLY TOUCHED DOWN 3 TIMES ON A PATH ALONG HIGHWAY 1 BETWEEN PATRICK AND CHERAW. MAXIMUM WINDS WERE ESTIMATED TO RANGE FROM 65 TO 70 MPH. THERE WERE SEVERAL TREES DOWN. TOP SNAPPED OUT OF A TREE. NO STRUCTURAL DA

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Feb 24, 11:16 AM ESTTornado WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 166 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, Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC at 12:00Z on 2016-02-24Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 4 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC at 12:00Z on 2016-02-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 703 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
4 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-286 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
406 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
58 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
703 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
750 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
2.0

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The text

As transmitted.

545 
WFUS52 KCAE 242003
TORCAE
SCC025-242045-
/O.NEW.KCAE.TO.W.0003.160224T2003Z-160224T2045Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
303 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN COLUMBIA HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  EASTERN CHESTERFIELD COUNTY IN CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA...

* UNTIL 345 PM EST
    
* AT 302 PM EST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
  CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED
  OVER CLYDE...OR NEAR HARTSVILLE...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 70 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  CHERAW...CHESTERFIELD...MCBEE...PATRICK AND MCFARLAN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE IN A MOBILE
HOME OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND
PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

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.
&&

LAT...LON 3460 7981 3455 7982 3449 7990 3449 7997
      3450 7998 3449 8003 3449 8005 3437 8028
      3441 8031 3481 8003 3481 7994 3476 7993
      3474 7989 3468 7986 3465 7980 3462 7978
TIME...MOT...LOC 2002Z 216DEG 60KT 3442 8017 

$$
MANNING
2 follow-up statements
426 
WWUS52 KCAE 242024
SVSCAE

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
324 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016

SCC025-242045-
/O.CON.KCAE.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160224T2045Z/
CHESTERFIELD SC-
324 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM EST FOR
NORTHEASTERN CHESTERFIELD COUNTY...
    
AT 324 PM EST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORNADOES. THESE DANGEROUS STORMS
WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 11 MILES SOUTH OF
CHESTERFIELD TO NEAR CHERAW...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 80 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CHERAW...CHESTERFIELD...PATRICK AND MCFARLAN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE IN A MOBILE
HOME OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND
PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR
THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3460 7981 3455 7982 3449 7990 3449 7997
      3450 7998 3449 8003 3449 8019 3454 8022
      3481 8003 3481 7994 3476 7993 3474 7989
      3468 7986 3465 7980 3462 7978
TIME...MOT...LOC 2024Z 208DEG 68KT 3457 8015 3463 7997 

$$
014 
WWUS52 KCAE 242037
SVSCAE

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
337 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016

SCC025-242046-
/O.EXP.KCAE.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160224T2045Z/
CHESTERFIELD SC-
337 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN CHESTERFIELD COUNTY WILL
EXPIRE AT 345 PM EST...
    
THE LINE OF STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE
AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

LAT...LON 3460 7981 3455 7982 3449 7990 3449 7997
      3450 7998 3449 8003 3449 8019 3454 8022
      3481 8003 3481 7994 3476 7993 3474 7989
      3468 7986 3465 7980 3462 7978
TIME...MOT...LOC 2034Z 216DEG 60KT 3457 8015 3463 7997 

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 24, 5:12 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementCAEAiken, Barnwell63 min
Feb 24, 5:37 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCAEAiken, Edgefield53 min
Feb 24, 6:34 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementCAEBarnwell26 min
Feb 24, 7:14 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementCAELexington31 min
Feb 24, 7:37 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementCAEOrangeburg23 min
Feb 24, 7:43 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementCAEBamberg32 min
Feb 24, 9:39 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementCAEMcCormick36 min
Feb 24, 10:30 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementCAESaluda30 min
Feb 24, 10:57 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementCAENewberry48 min
Feb 24, 10:59 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementCAEEdgefield46 min
Feb 24, 11:42 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementCAEEdgefield33 min
Feb 24, 11:53 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementCAESaluda37 min
Feb 24, 12:17 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCAELancaster43 min
Feb 24, 1:08 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCAELancaster37 min
Feb 24, 2:35 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementCAELee25 min
Feb 24, 2:36 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementCAEChesterfield24 min
Feb 24, 3:00 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementCAEChesterfield30 min
Feb 24, 3:56 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCAEChesterfield19 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.