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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 2, NWS Columbia, SC

January 21, 2017Burke County, Richmond County, Georgia

NWS Columbia, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jan 21, 2017, 2:23 PM EST for Burke County, Richmond County, Georgia. It was in force for 56 min. 3 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: Jan 21, 2017, 2:23 PM EST (19:23 UTC)
Expired: Jan 21, 2017, 3:19 PM EST
In force: 56 min
Issued by: NWS Columbia, SC
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Burke County, GA, Richmond County, GA

The radar

The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 106 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:25 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
Jan 21, 2:23 PM EST	TORNADO	7 Se Vidette, GA	AN EF0 TORNADO TOUCHED NEAR REEVES ROAD. THE STORM TRACKED NORTHEAST 1.5 MILES WITH A WIDTH OF 100 YARDS BEFORE DISSIPATING NEAR ROSIER ROAD. THE TORNADO DAMAGED A METAL BARN ROOF AND SEVERAL DAIRY CALF WEANING HUTS. THE DURATION OF THE TORNADO EVENT WAS 2 MIN
Jan 21, 2:40 PM EST	TSTM WND DMG	3 Ese Waynesboro, GA	TWO TREES UPROOTED AND TWO SHEDS DESTROYED ON SCRUB OAK RD.
Jan 21, 2:40 PM EST	TORNADO	3 Ese Waynesboro, GA	TWO TREES UPROOTED AND TWO SHEDS DESTROYED ON SCRUB OAK RD.

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
Jan 21, 1:51 PM EST	Tornado Watch	SPC	4 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Charleston AFB, SC (KCHS), launched 12:00Z, 7.4 hours before the alert went out and 195 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 138 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -38 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 581 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 25 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 22 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 37 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

740 
WUUS52 KCAE 211923
SVRCAE
GAC033-245-212030-
/O.NEW.KCAE.SV.W.0002.170121T1923Z-170121T2030Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Columbia SC
223 PM EST SAT JAN 21 2017

The National Weather Service in Columbia has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Burke County in east central Georgia...
  Southwestern Richmond County in east central Georgia...

* Until 330 PM EST

* At 223 PM EST, a severe thunderstorm was located 10 miles west of
  Waynesboro, moving east at 45 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. 

  SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

  IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. 

* Locations impacted include...
  Waynesboro, Hephzibah, Sardis, Blythe, Keysville and Vidette. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A tornado watch remains in effect for the warned area. Tornadoes can
develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. Although a tornado is not
immediately likely, if one is spotted, act quickly and move to a
place of safety inside a sturdy structure such as a basement or small
interior room.

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

A tornado watch remains in effect until 700 PM EST for east central
Georgia.

LAT...LON 3290 8229 3293 8227 3308 8229 3323 8223
      3327 8226 3331 8233 3341 8202 3293 8173
      3291 8177 3293 8179 3295 8186 3292 8196
      3292 8208 3288 8213 3284 8214
TIME...MOT...LOC 1923Z 250DEG 43KT 3306 8218 

HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

CJR

4 follow-up statements

074 
WWUS52 KCAE 211939
SVSCAE

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Columbia SC
239 PM EST SAT JAN 21 2017

GAC033-245-212030-
/O.CON.KCAE.SV.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170121T2030Z/
Burke GA-Richmond GA-
239 PM EST SAT JAN 21 2017

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM EST
FOR BURKE AND SOUTHWESTERN RICHMOND COUNTIES...

At 238 PM EST, a severe thunderstorm was located near Waynesboro,
moving northeast at 40 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. 

SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. 

Locations impacted include...
Waynesboro, Hephzibah, Sardis, Blythe, Keysville and Vidette. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the
basement or small central room in a sturdy structure.

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

A tornado watch remains in effect until 700 PM EST for east central
Georgia.

LAT...LON 3290 8229 3293 8227 3308 8229 3323 8223
      3327 8226 3331 8233 3341 8202 3293 8173
      3291 8177 3293 8179 3295 8186 3292 8196
      3292 8208 3288 8213 3284 8214
TIME...MOT...LOC 1938Z 234DEG 33KT 3304 8206 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

CJR

196 
WWUS52 KCAE 211951
SVSCAE

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Columbia SC
251 PM EST SAT JAN 21 2017

GAC033-245-212030-
/O.CON.KCAE.SV.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170121T2030Z/
Burke GA-Richmond GA-
251 PM EST SAT JAN 21 2017

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM EST
FOR CENTRAL BURKE AND SOUTHWESTERN RICHMOND COUNTIES...

At 251 PM EST, a severe thunderstorm was located near Waynesboro,
moving northeast at 35 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. 

SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. 

Locations impacted include...
Waynesboro, Hephzibah, Sardis, Blythe and Keysville. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the
basement or small central room in a sturdy structure.

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

A tornado watch remains in effect until 700 PM EST for east central
Georgia.

LAT...LON 3323 8223 3327 8226 3334 8225 3341 8202
      3293 8173 3291 8177 3293 8179 3295 8186
      3292 8196 3292 8208 3312 8227
TIME...MOT...LOC 1951Z 235DEG 29KT 3312 8210 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

CJR

664 
WWUS52 KCAE 212011
SVSCAE

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Columbia SC
311 PM EST SAT JAN 21 2017

GAC033-245-212030-
/O.CON.KCAE.SV.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170121T2030Z/
Burke GA-Richmond GA-
311 PM EST SAT JAN 21 2017

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM EST
FOR NORTH CENTRAL BURKE AND SOUTH CENTRAL RICHMOND COUNTIES...

At 311 PM EST, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles northeast of
Waynesboro, moving east at 35 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. 

SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. 

This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of north
central Burke and south central Richmond Counties.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the
basement or small central room in a sturdy structure.

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

A tornado watch remains in effect until 700 PM EST for east central
Georgia.

LAT...LON 3322 8209 3334 8197 3310 8183 3305 8195
TIME...MOT...LOC 2011Z 249DEG 28KT 3318 8191 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

CJR

777 
WWUS52 KCAE 212019
SVSCAE

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Columbia SC
319 PM EST SAT JAN 21 2017

GAC033-245-212029-
/O.CAN.KCAE.SV.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170121T2030Z/
Burke GA-Richmond GA-
319 PM EST SAT JAN 21 2017

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL BURKE AND
SOUTHEASTERN RICHMOND COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and have exited the warned area. Therefore the warning has
been cancelled.

A tornado watch remains in effect until 700 PM EST for east central
Georgia.

LAT...LON 3322 8209 3334 8197 3310 8183 3305 8195
TIME...MOT...LOC 2016Z 250DEG 43KT 3321 8180 

$$

CJR

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jan 21, 1:53 AM EST	Dense Fog Advisory	CAE	Lincoln	9 hr
Jan 21, 11:40 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	CAE	Richmond	50 min
Jan 21, 2:06 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	CAE	Burke, Richmond	54 min
Jan 21, 2:13 PM EST	Tornado Warning	CAE	Burke	21 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.