Alert archive / South Carolina / Wind Advisories in 2016
Wind Advisory 1, NWS Columbia, SC
NWS Columbia, SC issued this wind advisory at Feb 23, 2016, 12:39 PM EST for 16 counties in South Carolina; 5 counties in Georgia. It took effect at Feb 24, 2016, 7:00 AM EST. It was in force for 21 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 23, 2016, 12:39 PM EST (17:39 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 24, 2016, 7:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Feb 25, 2016, 3:55 AM EST
- In force
- 21 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Columbia, SC
All 21 counties
Burke County, GA, Columbia County, GA, Lincoln County, GA, McDuffie County, GA, Richmond County, GA, Aiken County, SC, Bamberg County, SC, Barnwell County, SC, Calhoun County, SC, Chesterfield County, SC, Clarendon County, SC, Edgefield County, SC, Fairfield County, SC, Kershaw County, SC, Lee County, SC, Lexington County, SC, McCormick County, SC, Newberry County, SC, Richland County, SC, Saluda County, SC, Sumter County, SC
The radar
The Columbia radar (KCAE), 28 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:39 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Charleston AFB, SC (KCHS), launched 12:00Z, 5.7 hours before the alert went out and 162 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
- 49 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -99 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 875 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 40 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 154 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 149 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted.
451 WWUS72 KCAE 231739 NPWCAE URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 1239 PM EST TUE FEB 23 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY... GAZ040-063>065-077-SCZ015-016-018-020>022-025>031-035>038-041- 241000- /O.NEW.KCAE.WI.Y.0001.160224T1200Z-160226T0000Z/ LINCOLN-MCDUFFIE-COLUMBIA-RICHMOND-BURKE-LANCASTER-CHESTERFIELD- MCCORMICK-NEWBERRY-FAIRFIELD-KERSHAW-EDGEFIELD-SALUDA-LEXINGTON- RICHLAND-LEE-AIKEN-SUMTER-BARNWELL-ORANGEBURG-CALHOUN-CLARENDON- BAMBERG- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLNTON...THOMSON...MARTINEZ... EVANS...HEPHZIBAH...WAYNESBORO...LANCASTER...ELGIN... LANCASTER MILL...CHERAW...PAGELAND...MCCORMICK...NEWBERRY... WINNSBORO...WINNSBORO MILLS...CAMDEN...LUGOFF...EDGEFIELD... JOHNSTON...SALUDA...RIDGE SPRING...SEVEN OAKS...WEST COLUMBIA... CAYCE...LEXINGTON...RED BANK...OAK GROVE...COLUMBIA... BISHOPVILLE...AIKEN...NORTH AUGUSTA...SUMTER...BARNWELL... WILLISTON...BLACKVILLE...ORANGEBURG...BROOKDALE...ST. MATTHEWS... MANNING...SUMMERTON...BAMBERG...DENMARK 1239 PM EST TUE FEB 23 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN COLUMBIA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM WEDNESDAY TO 7 PM EST THURSDAY. * TIMING...WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. * WINDS...GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH...ESPECIALLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY DRIVING VANS...CAMPERS... TRAILERS AND OTHER HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION DRIVING IN WINDY CONDITIONS. BE ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS WHICH MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. TAKE ACTION TO SECURE OUTSIDE...LIGHT-WEIGHT OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE. AREA LAKES WILL BE DANGEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS GREATER THAN 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
5 follow-up statements
736 WWUS72 KCAE 240825 NPWCAE URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 325 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY... GAZ040-063>065-077-SCZ015-016-018-020>022-025>031-035>038-041- 250000- /O.CON.KCAE.WI.Y.0001.160224T1200Z-160226T0000Z/ LINCOLN-MCDUFFIE-COLUMBIA-RICHMOND-BURKE-LANCASTER-CHESTERFIELD- MCCORMICK-NEWBERRY-FAIRFIELD-KERSHAW-EDGEFIELD-SALUDA-LEXINGTON- RICHLAND-LEE-AIKEN-SUMTER-BARNWELL-ORANGEBURG-CALHOUN-CLARENDON- BAMBERG- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLNTON...THOMSON...MARTINEZ... EVANS...HEPHZIBAH...WAYNESBORO...LANCASTER...ELGIN... LANCASTER MILL...CHERAW...PAGELAND...MCCORMICK...NEWBERRY... WINNSBORO...WINNSBORO MILLS...CAMDEN...LUGOFF...EDGEFIELD... JOHNSTON...SALUDA...RIDGE SPRING...SEVEN OAKS...WEST COLUMBIA... CAYCE...LEXINGTON...RED BANK...OAK GROVE...COLUMBIA... BISHOPVILLE...AIKEN...NORTH AUGUSTA...SUMTER...BARNWELL... WILLISTON...BLACKVILLE...ORANGEBURG...BROOKDALE...ST. MATTHEWS... MANNING...SUMMERTON...BAMBERG...DENMARK 325 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST THURSDAY... * TIMING...TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY. * WINDS...GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH...ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY DRIVING VANS...CAMPERS... TRAILERS AND OTHER HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION DRIVING IN WINDY CONDITIONS. BE ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS WHICH MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. TAKE ACTION TO SECURE OUTSIDE...LIGHT-WEIGHT OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE. AREA LAKES WILL BE DANGEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS GREATER THAN 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ AWP
269 WWUS72 KCAE 241302 NPWCAE URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 802 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY... GAZ040-063>065-077-SCZ015-016-018-020>022-025>031-035>038-041- 242115- /O.CON.KCAE.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160226T0000Z/ LINCOLN-MCDUFFIE-COLUMBIA-RICHMOND-BURKE-LANCASTER-CHESTERFIELD- MCCORMICK-NEWBERRY-FAIRFIELD-KERSHAW-EDGEFIELD-SALUDA-LEXINGTON- RICHLAND-LEE-AIKEN-SUMTER-BARNWELL-ORANGEBURG-CALHOUN-CLARENDON- BAMBERG- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLNTON...THOMSON...MARTINEZ... EVANS...HEPHZIBAH...WAYNESBORO...LANCASTER...ELGIN... LANCASTER MILL...CHERAW...PAGELAND...MCCORMICK...NEWBERRY... WINNSBORO...WINNSBORO MILLS...CAMDEN...LUGOFF...EDGEFIELD... JOHNSTON...SALUDA...RIDGE SPRING...SEVEN OAKS...WEST COLUMBIA... CAYCE...LEXINGTON...RED BANK...OAK GROVE...COLUMBIA... BISHOPVILLE...AIKEN...NORTH AUGUSTA...SUMTER...BARNWELL... WILLISTON...BLACKVILLE...ORANGEBURG...BROOKDALE...ST. MATTHEWS... MANNING...SUMMERTON...BAMBERG...DENMARK 802 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THURSDAY... * TIMING...TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY. * WINDS...GUSTS 35 TO 45 MPH...ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY DRIVING VANS...CAMPERS... TRAILERS AND OTHER HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION DRIVING IN WINDY CONDITIONS. BE ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS WHICH MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. TAKE ACTION TO SECURE OUTSIDE...LIGHT-WEIGHT OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE. AREA LAKES WILL BE DANGEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS GREATER THAN 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
422 WWUS72 KCAE 241942 NPWCAE URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 242 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY... GAZ040-063>065-077-SCZ015-016-018-020>022-025>031-035>038-041- 250600- /O.CON.KCAE.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160226T0000Z/ LINCOLN-MCDUFFIE-COLUMBIA-RICHMOND-BURKE-LANCASTER-CHESTERFIELD- MCCORMICK-NEWBERRY-FAIRFIELD-KERSHAW-EDGEFIELD-SALUDA-LEXINGTON- RICHLAND-LEE-AIKEN-SUMTER-BARNWELL-ORANGEBURG-CALHOUN-CLARENDON- BAMBERG- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLNTON...THOMSON...MARTINEZ... EVANS...HEPHZIBAH...WAYNESBORO...LANCASTER...ELGIN... LANCASTER MILL...CHERAW...PAGELAND...MCCORMICK...NEWBERRY... WINNSBORO...WINNSBORO MILLS...CAMDEN...LUGOFF...EDGEFIELD... JOHNSTON...SALUDA...RIDGE SPRING...SEVEN OAKS...WEST COLUMBIA... CAYCE...LEXINGTON...RED BANK...OAK GROVE...COLUMBIA... BISHOPVILLE...AIKEN...NORTH AUGUSTA...SUMTER...BARNWELL... WILLISTON...BLACKVILLE...ORANGEBURG...BROOKDALE...ST. MATTHEWS... MANNING...SUMMERTON...BAMBERG...DENMARK 242 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THURSDAY... * TIMING...THROUGH THURSDAY. * WINDS...GUSTS 35 TO 50 MPH...ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WIND GUSTS 30 TO 40 MPH OVERNIGHT AND INTO THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY DRIVING VANS...CAMPERS... TRAILERS AND OTHER HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION DRIVING IN WINDY CONDITIONS. BE ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS WHICH MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. TAKE ACTION TO SECURE OUTSIDE...LIGHT-WEIGHT OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE. AREA LAKES WILL BE DANGEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS GREATER THAN 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. BOATERS ON AREA LAKES SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION...OR AVOID BEING OUT ON THE LAKES ALL TOGETHER. ROUGH CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. && $$
251 WWUS72 KCAE 250239 NPWCAE URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 939 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY... GAZ040-063>065-077-SCZ015-016-018-020>022-025>031-035>038-041- 251045- /O.CON.KCAE.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160226T0000Z/ LINCOLN-MCDUFFIE-COLUMBIA-RICHMOND-BURKE-LANCASTER-CHESTERFIELD- MCCORMICK-NEWBERRY-FAIRFIELD-KERSHAW-EDGEFIELD-SALUDA-LEXINGTON- RICHLAND-LEE-AIKEN-SUMTER-BARNWELL-ORANGEBURG-CALHOUN-CLARENDON- BAMBERG- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLNTON...THOMSON...MARTINEZ... EVANS...HEPHZIBAH...WAYNESBORO...LANCASTER...ELGIN... LANCASTER MILL...CHERAW...PAGELAND...MCCORMICK...NEWBERRY... WINNSBORO...WINNSBORO MILLS...CAMDEN...LUGOFF...EDGEFIELD... JOHNSTON...SALUDA...RIDGE SPRING...SEVEN OAKS...WEST COLUMBIA... CAYCE...LEXINGTON...RED BANK...OAK GROVE...COLUMBIA... BISHOPVILLE...AIKEN...NORTH AUGUSTA...SUMTER...BARNWELL... WILLISTON...BLACKVILLE...ORANGEBURG...BROOKDALE...ST. MATTHEWS... MANNING...SUMMERTON...BAMBERG...DENMARK 939 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THURSDAY... * TIMING...THROUGH THURSDAY. * WINDS...GUSTS 35 TO 50 MPH...ESPECIALLY THIS EVENING. WIND GUSTS 30 TO 40 MPH OVERNIGHT AND INTO THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY DRIVING VANS...CAMPERS... TRAILERS AND OTHER HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION DRIVING IN WINDY CONDITIONS. BE ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS WHICH MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. TAKE ACTION TO SECURE OUTSIDE...LIGHT-WEIGHT OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE. AREA LAKES WILL BE DANGEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS GREATER THAN 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. BOATERS ON AREA LAKES SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION...OR AVOID BEING OUT ON THE LAKES ALL TOGETHER. ROUGH CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. && $$
693 WWUS72 KCAE 250855 NPWCAE URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 355 AM EST THU FEB 25 2016 GAZ040-063>065-077-SCZ015-016-018-020>022-025>031-035>038-041- 251700- /O.CAN.KCAE.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160226T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KCAE.LW.Y.0007.160225T0900Z-160226T1200Z/ LINCOLN-MCDUFFIE-COLUMBIA-RICHMOND-BURKE-LANCASTER-CHESTERFIELD- MCCORMICK-NEWBERRY-FAIRFIELD-KERSHAW-EDGEFIELD-SALUDA-LEXINGTON- RICHLAND-LEE-AIKEN-SUMTER-BARNWELL-ORANGEBURG-CALHOUN-CLARENDON- BAMBERG- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLNTON...THOMSON...MARTINEZ... EVANS...HEPHZIBAH...WAYNESBORO...LANCASTER...ELGIN... LANCASTER MILL...CHERAW...PAGELAND...MCCORMICK...NEWBERRY... WINNSBORO...WINNSBORO MILLS...CAMDEN...LUGOFF...EDGEFIELD... JOHNSTON...SALUDA...RIDGE SPRING...SEVEN OAKS...WEST COLUMBIA... CAYCE...LEXINGTON...RED BANK...OAK GROVE...COLUMBIA... BISHOPVILLE...AIKEN...NORTH AUGUSTA...SUMTER...BARNWELL... WILLISTON...BLACKVILLE...ORANGEBURG...BROOKDALE...ST. MATTHEWS... MANNING...SUMMERTON...BAMBERG...DENMARK 355 AM EST THU FEB 25 2016 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST FRIDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN COLUMBIA HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST FRIDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...THROUGH THURSDAY. * WINDS...WEST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS AND ROUGH CHOP WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT AND PERSONAL WATERCRAFT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. BOATERS ON AREA LAKES SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION...OR AVOID BEING OUT ON THE LAKES ALL TOGETHER. ROUGH CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. && $$
Nearby
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.