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Wind Advisory 2, NWS Columbia, SC
NWS Columbia, SC issued this wind advisory at Apr 7, 2016, 1:49 AM EDT for 5 counties in Georgia; 16 counties in South Carolina. It took effect at Apr 7, 2016, 2:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 8 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 7, 2016, 1:49 AM EDT (05:49 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 7, 2016, 2:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Apr 7, 2016, 9:54 AM EDT
- In force
- 8 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 05:49 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 00:00Z, 5.8 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
- 1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -51 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1036 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 172 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 203 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
994 WWUS72 KCAE 070549 NPWCAE URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 149 AM EDT THU APR 7 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY... .IT WILL BE WINDY ALONG AND BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT TODAY. GAZ040-063>065-077-SCZ015-016-018-020>022-025>031-035>038-041- 071900- /O.CAN.KCAE.LW.Y.0010.160407T1100Z-160407T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KCAE.WI.Y.0002.160407T0600Z-160408T0000Z/ 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 149 AM EDT THU APR 7 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN COLUMBIA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...UNTIL 8 PM. * WINDS...WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 45 MPH. THE STRONGER GUSTS WILL OCCUR IN SHOWERS EARLY THIS MORNING AND DURING THE AFTERNOON FROM 300 PM TO 700 PM. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS MAY CAUSE WEAK TREE LIMBS TO BREAK. MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY THOSE DRIVING VANS...CAMPERS... TRAILERS AND OTHER HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION. TAKE ACTION TO SECURE OUTSIDE...LIGHT-WEIGHT OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE. IT WILL BE DANGEROUS ON AREA LAKES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. && $$
2 follow-up statements
501 WWUS72 KCAE 070957 NPWCAE URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 557 AM EDT THU APR 7 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY... .IT WILL BE WINDY ALONG AND BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT TODAY. GAZ040-063>065-077-SCZ015-016-018-020>022-025>031-035>038-041- 080000- /O.CON.KCAE.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160408T0000Z/ LINCOLN-MCDUFFIE-COLUMBIA-RICHMOND-BURKE-LANCASTER-CHESTERFIELD- MCCORMICK-NEWBERRY-FAIRFIELD-KERSHAW-EDGEFIELD-SALUDA-LEXINGTON- RICHLAND-LEE-AIKEN-SUMTER-BARNWELL-ORANGEBURG-CALHOUN-CLARENDON- BAMBERG- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLNTON...THOMSON...MARTINEZ... EVANS...HEPHZIBAH...WAYNESBORO...LANCASTER...ELGIN... LANCASTER MILL...CHERAW...PAGELAND...MCCORMICK...NEWBERRY... WINNSBORO...WINNSBORO MILLS...CAMDEN...LUGOFF...EDGEFIELD... JOHNSTON...SALUDA...RIDGE SPRING...SEVEN OAKS...WEST COLUMBIA... CAYCE...LEXINGTON...RED BANK...OAK GROVE...COLUMBIA... BISHOPVILLE...AIKEN...NORTH AUGUSTA...SUMTER...BARNWELL... WILLISTON...BLACKVILLE...ORANGEBURG...BROOKDALE...ST. MATTHEWS... MANNING...SUMMERTON...BAMBERG...DENMARK 557 AM EDT THU APR 7 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...UNTIL 8 PM. * WINDS...WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 45 MPH. THE STRONGER GUSTS WILL OCCUR MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS MAY DOWN WEAK TREES OR CAUSE WEAK LIMBS TO BREAK. MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY THOSE DRIVING VANS...CAMPERS... TRAILERS AND OTHER HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION. TAKE ACTION TO SECURE OUTSIDE...LIGHT-WEIGHT OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE. IT WILL BE DANGEROUS ON AREA LAKES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. && $$
894 WWUS72 KCAE 071354 NPWCAE URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 954 AM EDT THU APR 7 2016 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REPLACES WIND ADVISORY... .GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED BEHIND A COLD FRONT THIS AFTERNOON. GAZ040-063>065-077-SCZ015-016-018-020>022-025>031-035>038-041- 072200- /O.CAN.KCAE.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160408T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KCAE.LW.Y.0011.160407T1400Z-160408T0000Z/ 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 954 AM EDT THU APR 7 2016 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN COLUMBIA HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...UNTIL 8 PM. * WINDS...WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS. THE STRONGER GUSTS WILL OCCUR MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON. * 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. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Columbia, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 7, 2:35 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Columbia | 55 min |
| Apr 7, 9:54 AM EDT | Lake Wind Advisory | CAE | Burke, Columbia, Lincoln, McDuffie, Richmond | 10 hr |
| Apr 7, 3:39 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Lexington, Orangeburg, Richland and 1 more | 21 min |
| Apr 7, 4:05 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Bamberg, Calhoun, Clarendon, Kershaw, Lee, Orangeburg and 2 more | 25 min |
| Apr 7, 4:36 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Bamberg, Calhoun, Clarendon, Lee, Orangeburg, Sumter | 39 min |
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.