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Special Weather Statement, NWS Columbia, SC
NWS Columbia, SC issued this special weather statement at Apr 3, 2017, 2:34 PM EDT for Burke County, Georgia. It was in force for 26 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 3, 2017, 2:34 PM EDT (18:34 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 3, 2017, 3:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 26 min
- Issued by
- NWS Columbia, SC
County Burke County, GA
The radar
The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 105 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:37 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, 6.6 hours before the alert went out and 196 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1059 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 25 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 41 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 47 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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The local office's own words before this special weather statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Columbia, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Apr 3, 12:12 PM EDT, 2 hours 22 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 3, 12:12 PM EDT, 2 hours 22 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Columbia SC 216 PM EDT Mon Apr 3 2017 GAZ040-063>065-077-SCZ018-020-021-025>028-030-035>037-041-041830- Lincoln-McDuffie-Columbia-Richmond-Burke-McCormick-Newberry- Fairfield-Edgefield-Saluda-Lexington-Richland-Aiken-Barnwell- Orangeburg-Calhoun-Bamberg- 216 PM EDT Mon Apr 3 2017 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT TUESDAY... ...TORNADO WATCH 119 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the Midlands of South Carolina and the Central Savannah River area of Georgia. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Lake Wind Advisory. Tornado Watch. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. Severe thunderstorms possible again on Wednesday and Wednesday night. Breezy conditions expected Wednesday night through Friday with a lake wind advisory likely needed. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. SCZ015-016-022-029-031-038-041830- Lancaster-Chesterfield-Kershaw-Lee-Sumter-Clarendon- 216 PM EDT Mon Apr 3 2017 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT TUESDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the Midlands of South Carolina and the Central Savannah River area of Georgia. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Lake Wind Advisory. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. Severe thunderstorms possible again on Wednesday and Wednesday night. Breezy conditions expected Wednesday night through Friday with a lake wind advisory likely needed. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Apr 3, 12:06 PM EDT, 2 hours 28 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Columbia SC
1206 PM EDT MON APR 3 2017
GAZ040-063>065-077-SCZ018-025-030-031630-
Burke-Richmond-McDuffie-Lincoln-Columbia-Aiken-McCormick-Edgefield-
1206 PM EDT MON APR 3 2017
...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT COLUMBIA...
MCDUFFIE...BURKE...LINCOLN...RICHMOND...EDGEFIELD...SOUTHWESTERN
AIKEN AND MCCORMICK COUNTIES...
At 1204 PM EDT, radar indicated strong thunderstorms were located
along a line extending from near Lake Strom Thurmond to 10 miles
northwest of Perkins. Movement was northeast at 55 mph.
Wind gusts up to 50 mph are possible with these storms.
Locations impacted include...
Aiken, North Augusta, Grovetown, Evans, Waynesboro, Martinez, Fort
Gordon, Augusta, Clearwater, Belvedere, Edgefield, Hephzibah,
McCormick, Harlem, New Ellenton, Jackson, Lincolnton, Gloverville,
Lake Strom Thurmond and Bobby Brown State Park.
These storms may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.
If you are on or near CLark's Hill Lake or Lake Thurmond, get out of
the water and move indoors or inside a vehicle. Remember, lightning
can strike out to 10 miles from the parent thunderstorm. If you can
hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Move
to safe shelter now! Do not be caught on the water in a thunderstorm.
LAT...LON 3396 8257 3402 8259 3407 8253 3406 8233
3397 8230 3402 8224 3397 8218 3397 8198
3329 8164 3319 8177 3312 8170 3292 8208
3285 8214 3313 8228 3323 8223 3331 8237
3364 8254 3365 8249 3398 8265
TIME...MOT...LOC 1604Z 227DEG 47KT 3400 8263 3297 8211
fwaSpecial weather statement, Apr 3, 1:42 PM EDT, 52 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Columbia SC 142 PM EDT MON APR 3 2017 SCZ027-030-031815- Lexington-Aiken- 142 PM EDT MON APR 3 2017 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHWESTERN LEXINGTON AND NORTHERN AIKEN COUNTIES... At 138 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 10 miles north of Aiken, moving northeast at 40 mph. The storm likely contained wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph and small hail, along with dangerous lightning and brief heavy downpours. Locations impacted include... the interstate 20 area north of Aiken, interstate 20 area southwest of Lexington, New Holland, and Steedman. LAT...LON 3352 8179 3368 8181 3394 8148 3364 8127 TIME...MOT...LOC 1738Z 234DEG 37KT 3369 8168
Special weather statement, Apr 3, 2:34 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Columbia SC
234 PM EDT MON APR 3 2017
GAZ077-031900-
Burke-
234 PM EDT MON APR 3 2017
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT WESTERN BURKE COUNTY...
At 234 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 11 miles southwest
of Waynesboro, moving east at 30 mph.
Winds in excess of 40 mph are possible with this storm.
Locations impacted include...
Waynesboro and Vidette.
This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.
A tornado watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for east central
Georgia.
LAT...LON 3283 8224 3304 8229 3308 8229 3324 8187
3298 8178 3292 8197 3292 8208 3288 8213
3287 8213
TIME...MOT...LOC 1834Z 252DEG 26KT 3302 8219
fwaThe office that day
Everything else NWS Columbia, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 3:52 AM EDT | Lake Wind Advisory | CAE | Aiken, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Chesterfield, Clarendon and 10 more | 20 hr |
| Apr 3, 12:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Edgefield, McCormick | 24 min |
| Apr 3, 1:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Aiken | 33 min |
| Apr 3, 2:20 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CAE | Lexington, Richland | 48 hr |
| Apr 3, 2:27 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CAE | Lexington, Richland | 2 hr |
| Apr 3, 2:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | McCormick | 58 min |
| Apr 3, 3:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Aiken, Barnwell | 53 min |
| Apr 3, 3:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Fairfield, Newberry, Saluda | 58 min |
| Apr 3, 3:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Edgefield | 62 min |
| Apr 3, 3:31 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CAE | Edgefield, McCormick | 29 min |
| Apr 3, 3:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Kershaw | 33 min |
| Apr 3, 3:42 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CAE | Barnwell | 48 min |
| Apr 3, 3:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Aiken, Barnwell, Lexington | 33 min |
| Apr 3, 4:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Fairfield, Kershaw, Lancaster | 65 min |
| Apr 3, 4:12 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CAE | Lexington, Richland | 3 hr |
| Apr 3, 4:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Calhoun, Lexington, Newberry, Richland, Saluda | 45 min |
| Apr 3, 4:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Bamberg, Calhoun, Orangeburg | 42 min |
| Apr 3, 4:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Aiken, Barnwell | 28 min |
| Apr 3, 4:33 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CAE | Lexington | 26 min |
| Apr 3, 4:51 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CAE | Richland | 114 min |
| Apr 3, 4:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Chesterfield, Kershaw, Lee, Sumter | 54 min |
| Apr 3, 4:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Kershaw, Lee, Richland, Sumter | 50 min |
| Apr 3, 4:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Bamberg, Calhoun, Clarendon, Orangeburg | 48 min |
| Apr 3, 5:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Calhoun, Kershaw, Richland | 33 min |
| Apr 3, 5:11 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CAE | Calhoun, Sumter | 34 min |
| Apr 3, 5:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Chesterfield | 15 min |
| Apr 3, 5:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Clarendon, Lee, Orangeburg, Sumter | 29 min |
| Apr 3, 2:41 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CAE | Burke | 34 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.