Alert archive / South Carolina / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2017
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 46, NWS Columbia, SC
NWS Columbia, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 5, 2017, 2:17 PM EDT for Calhoun County, Lexington County, Richland County, South Carolina. It was in force for 58 min. 9 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
- Apr 5, 2017, 2:17 PM EDT (18:17 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 5, 2017, 3:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 58 min
- Issued by
- NWS Columbia, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Possible
- Hail
- 1.25 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Calhoun County, SC, Lexington County, SC, Richland County, SC
The radar
The Columbia radar (KCAE), 30 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 2:18 PM EDT | HAIL 1.75 | 2 Se Lexington, SC | |
| Apr 5, 2:20 PM EDT | HAIL 1.75 | 1 Wsw Springdale, SC | PUBLIC REPORTED GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AT THE ENTERPRISE CAR LOT NEAR THE COLUMBIA METROPOLITAN AIRPORT. |
| Apr 5, 2:21 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Ene Lexington, SC | TREE DOWN BLOCKING ROADWAY DOGWOOD TRAIL AT WOODSIDE ROAD. |
| Apr 5, 2:22 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Wsw Springdale, SC | REPORTED A COUPLE SMALL TREES DOWN NEAR THE PLATT SPRINGS ROAD ENTRANCE TO THE COLUMBIA METRO AIRPORT. |
| Apr 5, 2:23 PM EDT | TSTM WND GST 68 | 1 Ssw Springdale, SC | 68 MPH WIND GUST RECORDED AT THE COLUMBIA METROPOLITAN AIRPORT (KCAE) ASOS. |
| Apr 5, 2:30 PM EDT | HAIL 0.88 | 1 Wnw Columbia, SC | DIME-TO-NICKEL SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN DOWNTOWN COLUMBIA. |
| Apr 5, 2:35 PM EDT | HAIL 1.75 | 9 Wsw Rembert, SC | |
| Apr 5, 2:45 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 10 S Fort Jackson, SC | A SOCIAL MEDIA REPORT THROUGH LOCAL BROADCAST MEDIA OF A TREE UPROOTED AND LANDED ON A SMALL SHED. ALONG WITH A NEARBY LARGE HARDWOOD TREE SNAPPED. |
| Apr 5, 2:46 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 7 S Fort Jackson, SC | COUNTY REPORTED POWER LINES DOWN AT GARNER'S FERRY AND TROTTER ROAD. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 12:54 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 10 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Charleston AFB, SC (KCHS), launched 12:00Z, 6.3 hours before the alert went out and 135 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
- 626 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -105 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 862 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 29 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 45 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 178 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.2
- Supercell composite
- 2.2
The text
As transmitted.
520
WUUS52 KCAE 051817
SVRCAE
SCC017-063-079-051915-
/O.NEW.KCAE.SV.W.0046.170405T1817Z-170405T1915Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Columbia SC
217 PM EDT WED APR 5 2017
The National Weather Service in Columbia has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Calhoun County in central South Carolina...
Southeastern Lexington County in central South Carolina...
Richland County in central South Carolina...
* Until 315 PM EDT
* At 216 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Dentsville to 14 miles southwest of Red Bank,
moving northeast at 50 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Columbia, Lexington, West Columbia, Cayce, Forest Acres,
Springdale, Dentsville, Oak Grove, St. Andrews, Red Bank,
Woodfields, South Congaree, Pine Ridge, St. Matthews, Gaston,
Arcadia Lakes, Eastover, Woodfield, Fort Jackson and Five Points.
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 800 PM EDT for central South
Carolina.
LAT...LON 3374 8063 3371 8061 3364 8063 3365 8099
3371 8104 3365 8120 3375 8143 3424 8101
3426 8083 3419 8087 3418 8086 3407 8072
3410 8062 3408 8064 3403 8060 3400 8065
3397 8062 3385 8063 3379 8060
TIME...MOT...LOC 1816Z 244DEG 43KT 3412 8092 3375 8136
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
JAQ1 follow-up statement
677
WWUS52 KCAE 051853
SVSCAE
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Columbia SC
253 PM EDT WED APR 5 2017
SCC017-063-079-051915-
/O.CON.KCAE.SV.W.0046.000000T0000Z-170405T1915Z/
Calhoun SC-Lexington SC-Richland SC-
253 PM EDT WED APR 5 2017
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM EDT
FOR CALHOUN...SOUTHEASTERN LEXINGTON AND RICHLAND COUNTIES...
At 253 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 8 miles east of Camden to 7 miles south of Fort
Jackson, moving northeast at 50 mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable
tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes,
roofs, and outbuildings.
Locations impacted include...
Columbia, Lexington, West Columbia, Cayce, Forest Acres, Springdale,
Dentsville, Oak Grove, St. Andrews, Red Bank, Woodfields, South
Congaree, Pine Ridge, St. Matthews, Gaston, Arcadia Lakes, Eastover,
Woodfield, Fort Jackson and Five Points.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the
basement or small central room in a sturdy structure.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
A tornado watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for central South
Carolina.
LAT...LON 3374 8063 3371 8061 3364 8063 3365 8099
3371 8104 3365 8120 3375 8143 3406 8116
3418 8086 3407 8072 3410 8062 3408 8064
3403 8060 3400 8065 3397 8062 3385 8063
3379 8060
TIME...MOT...LOC 1853Z 244DEG 43KT 3430 8047 3393 8091
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...70MPH
$$
JAQThe office that day
Everything else NWS Columbia, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 4:12 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | CAE | Aiken, Edgefield, Lexington, McCormick, Richland, Saluda and 1 more | 16 hr |
| Apr 5, 8:57 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Lexington | 63 min |
| Apr 5, 12:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | McCormick | 57 min |
| Apr 5, 12:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Fairfield, Newberry, Saluda | 42 min |
| Apr 5, 12:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Edgefield, McCormick, Saluda | 47 min |
| Apr 5, 1:17 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CAE | Edgefield, Lexington, Saluda | 43 min |
| Apr 5, 1:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Aiken, Edgefield, Lexington, Saluda | 39 min |
| Apr 5, 1:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Lexington, Newberry, Saluda | 49 min |
| Apr 5, 1:56 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CAE | Lexington | 34 min |
| Apr 5, 2:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Lexington | 29 min |
| Apr 5, 2:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Edgefield, McCormick | 40 min |
| Apr 5, 2:32 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CAE | Lexington, Richland | 118 min |
| Apr 5, 2:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Aiken, Barnwell, Orangeburg | 58 min |
| Apr 5, 2:37 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CAE | Aiken, Edgefield, Lexington, Newberry, Richland, Saluda | 113 min |
| Apr 5, 2:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Aiken, Edgefield, McCormick, Saluda | 48 min |
| Apr 5, 2:43 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | CAE | Aiken, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Chesterfield, Clarendon and 10 more | 30 hr |
| Apr 5, 2:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Bamberg | 43 min |
| Apr 5, 2:48 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CAE | Richland | 25 min |
| Apr 5, 3:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Lee, Richland, Sumter | 63 min |
| Apr 5, 3:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Lexington | 29 min |
| Apr 5, 3:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Calhoun, Lexington, Orangeburg | 65 min |
| Apr 5, 3:33 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CAE | Aiken, Calhoun, Kershaw, Lexington, Richland, Sumter | 117 min |
| Apr 5, 3:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Aiken, Bamberg, Barnwell, Orangeburg | 62 min |
| Apr 5, 3:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Orangeburg | 28 min |
| Apr 5, 3:49 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | CAE | Edgefield, McCormick | 67 hr |
| Apr 5, 3:55 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CAE | Orangeburg | 38 min |
| Apr 5, 4:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Calhoun, Clarendon, Orangeburg, Sumter | 41 min |
| Apr 5, 4:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Clarendon, Kershaw, Lee, Richland, Sumter | 43 min |
| Apr 5, 4:50 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CAE | Orangeburg | 55 min |
| Apr 5, 5:10 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | CAE | Orangeburg | 24 hr |
| Apr 5, 5:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Clarendon | 23 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.