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Special Weather Statement, NWS Columbia, SC
NWS Columbia, SC issued this special weather statement at Jul 26, 2017, 2:33 PM EDT for Aiken County, South Carolina. It was in force for 27 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
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The facts
- Issued
- Jul 26, 2017, 2:33 PM EDT (18:33 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 26, 2017, 3:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 27 min
- Issued by
- NWS Columbia, SC
County Aiken County, SC
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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 Jul 26, 12:42 PM EDT, 1 hour 51 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 26, 12:42 PM EDT, 1 hour 51 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook...UPDATED National Weather Service Columbia SC 951 AM EDT Wed Jul 26 2017 GAZ040-063>065-077-SCZ015-016-018-020>022-025>031-035>038-041-271400- Lincoln-McDuffie-Columbia-Richmond-Burke-Lancaster-Chesterfield- McCormick-Newberry-Fairfield-Kershaw-Edgefield-Saluda-Lexington- Richland-Lee-Aiken-Sumter-Barnwell-Orangeburg-Calhoun-Clarendon- Bamberg- 951 AM EDT Wed Jul 26 2017 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the Midlands of South Carolina and the Central Savannah River area of Georgia. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. Due to high atmospheric moisture content, thunderstorms could produce locally heavy rainfall mainly over the Central Savannah River Area and southern Midlands. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. There is a chance of showers and thunderstorms on Thursday, and isolated severe storms are possible. On Friday and Friday night, a strong cold front will bring a better chance for storms and a slight risk of severe weather. There is potential for widespread damaging winds in the afternoon or evening. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed Friday.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 26, 2:33 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Columbia, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
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| Jul 26, 2:15 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CAE | Aiken, Orangeburg | 2 hr |
| Jul 26, 3:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Aiken | 25 min |
| Jul 26, 3:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Aiken | 48 min |
| Jul 26, 3:43 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CAE | Aiken | 2 hr |
| Jul 26, 4:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Saluda | 45 min |
| Jul 26, 2:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Columbia | 23 min |
| Jul 26, 2:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Columbia, McDuffie | 49 min |
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