Alert archive / South Carolina / Winter Storm Warnings in 2017
Winter Storm Warning 1, NWS Columbia, SC
NWS Columbia, SC issued this winter storm warning at Jan 5, 2017, 3:19 PM EST for 5 counties in South Carolina; Lincoln County, Georgia. It took effect at Jan 6, 2017, 10:00 PM EST. It was in force for 8 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 5, 2017, 3:19 PM EST (20:19 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 6, 2017, 10:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Jan 7, 2017, 6:07 AM EST
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Columbia, SC
Counties Lincoln County, GA, Chesterfield County, SC, Fairfield County, SC, Kershaw County, SC, McCormick County, SC, Newberry County, SC
The radar
The Columbia radar (KCAE), 39 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:21 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, 8.3 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2535 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 49 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 68 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 301 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
925 WWUS42 KCAE 052019 WSWCAE URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 319 PM EST THU JAN 5 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING LANCASTER AND CHESTERFIELD CO SC... .LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK ACROSS THE NORTHERN FLORIDA PENINSULA FRIDAY NIGHT AND MOVE NORTHEASTWARD AWAY FROM THE CAROLINA COAST ON SATURDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL ENHANCE MOISTURE ACROSS THE AREA AND COMBINED WITH THE COLD TEMPERATURES FILTERING INTO THE REGION...WILL RESULT IN POTENTIAL FOR WINTER PRECIPITATION LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. THIS IS LIKELY TO CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES LATE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY. SCZ015-016-061000- /O.UPG.KCAE.WS.A.0001.170107T0600Z-170107T2000Z/ /O.NEW.KCAE.WS.W.0001.170107T0600Z-170107T2000Z/ LANCASTER-CHESTERFIELD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LANCASTER...ELGIN...LANCASTER MILL... CHERAW...PAGELAND 319 PM EST THU JAN 5 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 3 PM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN COLUMBIA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...WITH A MIXTURE OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN POSSIBLE...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 3 PM EST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH WAS UPGRADED TO A WINTER STORM WARNING. * TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING WITH A PERIOD OF MIXED PRECIPITATION TYPES POSSIBLE INCLUDING FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL CREATE TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND PRODUCE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 5 INCHES...ALONG WITH AROUND A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND A TENTH OF AN INCH. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES. * MAIN IMPACT...THE HEAVY SNOW WILL CREATE SNOW COVERED ROADS AND PRODUCE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. IMPACTS MAY CONTINUE WELL AFTER THE SNOW ENDS...AS HIGH TEMPERATURES ON SUNDAY MAY JUST GET ABOVE FREEZING AND OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL BE BETWEEN 10 AND 15 DEGREES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ GAZ040-SCZ018-020>022-025-026-029-061000- /O.NEW.KCAE.WS.A.0002.170107T0600Z-170107T2000Z/ LINCOLN-MCCORMICK-NEWBERRY-FAIRFIELD-KERSHAW-EDGEFIELD-SALUDA-LEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLNTON...MCCORMICK...NEWBERRY... WINNSBORO...WINNSBORO MILLS...CAMDEN...LUGOFF...EDGEFIELD... JOHNSTON...SALUDA...RIDGE SPRING...BISHOPVILLE 319 PM EST THU JAN 5 2017 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN COLUMBIA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 3 INCHES...ALONG WITH LESS THAN ONE TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...LESS THAN ONE TENTH OF AN INCH. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES. * TIMING...LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL CREATE TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND PRODUCE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
5 follow-up statements
004 WWUS42 KCAE 060906 WSWCAE URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 406 AM EST FRI JAN 6 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF THE MIDLANDS... .LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK ACROSS THE NORTHERN FLORIDA PENINSULA FRIDAY NIGHT AND MOVE NORTHEASTWARD AWAY FROM THE CAROLINA COAST ON SATURDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL ENHANCE MOISTURE ACROSS THE AREA AND COMBINED WITH THE COLD TEMPERATURES FILTERING INTO THE REGION...WILL RESULT IN POTENTIAL FOR WINTER PRECIPITATION LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. THIS IS LIKELY TO CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES LATE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY. GAZ040-SCZ018-020>022-061715- /O.UPG.KCAE.WS.A.0002.170107T0600Z-170107T2000Z/ /O.EXB.KCAE.WS.W.0001.170107T0900Z-170107T1800Z/ LINCOLN-MCCORMICK-NEWBERRY-FAIRFIELD-KERSHAW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLNTON...MCCORMICK...NEWBERRY... WINNSBORO...WINNSBORO MILLS...CAMDEN...LUGOFF 406 AM EST FRI JAN 6 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 1 PM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN COLUMBIA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 1 PM EST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 3 INCHES...ALONG WITH AROUND A TRACE OF ICE. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND A TRACE. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES. * TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SLEET AND SNOW LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO LIGHT DRIZZLE OR FREEZING DRIZZLE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ON ROADWAYS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS AND MAY PRODUCE ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND SLEET ARE EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. && $$ SCZ015-016-061715- /O.EXT.KCAE.WS.W.0001.170107T0600Z-170107T1800Z/ LANCASTER-CHESTERFIELD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LANCASTER...ELGIN...LANCASTER MILL... CHERAW...PAGELAND 406 AM EST FRI JAN 6 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 1 PM EST SATURDAY... * TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL CREATE TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND PRODUCE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 5 INCHES...WITH UP TO 6 INCHES IN NORTHERN LANCASTER COUNTY...AS WELL AS A TRACE OF ICE. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND A TRACE. * MAIN IMPACT...THE HEAVY SNOW WILL CREATE SNOW COVERED ROADS AND PRODUCE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. IMPACTS MAY CONTINUE WELL AFTER THE SNOW ENDS...AS HIGH TEMPERATURES ON SUNDAY MAY JUST GET ABOVE FREEZING AND OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL BE BETWEEN 10 AND 15 DEGREES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND SLEET ARE EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS...OR IMPOSSIBLE IN SOME LOCATIONS. && $$ SCZ025-026-061715- /O.UPG.KCAE.WS.A.0002.170107T0600Z-170107T2000Z/ /O.NEW.KCAE.WW.Y.0001.170107T0900Z-170107T1800Z/ EDGEFIELD-SALUDA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EDGEFIELD...JOHNSTON...SALUDA... RIDGE SPRING 406 AM EST FRI JAN 6 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 1 PM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN COLUMBIA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND SLEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 1 PM EST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF UP TO 1 INCH...ALONG WITH AROUND A TRACE OF ICE. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 1 INCH. * TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...ICE AND SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MAY CREATE SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS AND PRODUCE ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ SCZ029-061715- /O.EXT.KCAE.WS.A.0002.170107T1000Z-170107T1800Z/ LEE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BISHOPVILLE 406 AM EST FRI JAN 6 2017 ...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 INCH OR SO...ALONG WITH AROUND A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND A TENTH OF AN INCH. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 INCH OR SO. * TIMING...LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...ICE AND SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MAY CREATE SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS AND PRODUCE ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
917 WWUS42 KCAE 062000 WSWCAE URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 300 PM EST FRI JAN 6 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE MIDLANDS AND CSRA... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL PORTIONS OF THE MIDLANDS... .LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK ACROSS THE NORTHERN FLORIDA PENINSULA TONIGHT AND MOVE NORTHEASTWARD AWAY FROM THE CAROLINA COAST ON SATURDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL ENHANCE MOISTURE ACROSS THE AREA AND COMBINED WITH THE COLD TEMPERATURES FILTERING INTO THE REGION...WILL RESULT IN POTENTIAL FOR WINTER PRECIPITATION LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. THIS IS LIKELY TO CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. SCZ015-071000- /O.EXT.KCAE.WS.W.0001.170107T0300Z-170107T2000Z/ LANCASTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LANCASTER...ELGIN...LANCASTER MILL 300 PM EST FRI JAN 6 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 PM EST SATURDAY... * TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO A MIX OF SLEET AND SNOW TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL CREATE TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND PRODUCE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES...ALONG WITH UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH. * MAIN IMPACT...THE HEAVY SNOW AND SLEET WILL CREATE SNOW COVERED ROADS AND PRODUCE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. IMPACTS MAY CONTINUE WELL AFTER THE SNOW ENDS...AS HIGH TEMPERATURES ON SUNDAY MAY JUST GET ABOVE FREEZING AND OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL BE BETWEEN 10 AND 15 DEGREES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND SLEET ARE EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS...OR IMPOSSIBLE IN SOME LOCATIONS. && $$ SCZ016-020>022-071000- /O.EXT.KCAE.WS.W.0001.170107T0600Z-170107T2000Z/ CHESTERFIELD-NEWBERRY-FAIRFIELD-KERSHAW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHERAW...PAGELAND...NEWBERRY... WINNSBORO...WINNSBORO MILLS...CAMDEN...LUGOFF 300 PM EST FRI JAN 6 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 3 PM EST SATURDAY... * TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SLEET AND SNOW TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ICE AND SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MAY CREATE SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS AND PRODUCE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 3 INCHES...ALONG WITH A FEW HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH OF ICE POSSIBLE. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...A FEW HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH POSSIBLE. * MAIN IMPACT...THE HEAVY SNOW WILL CREATE SNOW COVERED ROADS AND PRODUCE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. IMPACTS MAY CONTINUE WELL AFTER THE SNOW ENDS...AS HIGH TEMPERATURES ON SUNDAY MAY JUST GET ABOVE FREEZING AND OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL BE BETWEEN 10 AND 15 DEGREES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND SLEET ARE EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS...OR IMPOSSIBLE IN SOME LOCATIONS. && $$ GAZ040-SCZ018-071000- /O.EXT.KCAE.WS.W.0001.170107T0800Z-170107T1800Z/ LINCOLN-MCCORMICK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLNTON...MCCORMICK 300 PM EST FRI JAN 6 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 1 PM EST SATURDAY... * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF UP TO 1 TO 2 INCHES ACROSS NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTIES...ALONG WITH AROUND A TRACE OF ICE. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND A TRACE. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 1 TO 2 INCHES NORTHERN PORTIONS. * TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SLEET AND SNOW LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO LIGHT DRIZZLE OR FREEZING DRIZZLE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ICE AND SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MAY CREATE SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS AND PRODUCE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND SLEET ARE EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. && $$ SCZ029-071000- /O.UPG.KCAE.WS.A.0002.170107T1000Z-170107T1800Z/ /O.EXB.KCAE.WW.Y.0001.170107T0800Z-170107T1800Z/ LEE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BISHOPVILLE 300 PM EST FRI JAN 6 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 1 PM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN COLUMBIA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MAINLY A MIX OF SNOW AND SLEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 1 PM EST SATURDAY. * ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 1 INCH OF SNOW AND SLEET. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 1 INCH. * ICE ACCUMUULATIONS...A FEW HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...THE SNOWFALL WILL CREATE SLIPPERY AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS. * ICE ACCUMUULATIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ SCZ027-028-071000- /O.EXB.KCAE.WW.Y.0001.170107T0800Z-170107T1800Z/ LEXINGTON-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SEVEN OAKS...WEST COLUMBIA...CAYCE... LEXINGTON...RED BANK...OAK GROVE...COLUMBIA 300 PM EST FRI JAN 6 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 1 PM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN COLUMBIA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND SLEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 1 PM EST SATURDAY. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE HALF TO 1 INCH...ALONG WITH A FEW HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH OF ICE...MAINLY NORTHERN PORTIONS NORTH OF INTERSTATE 20. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO ONE HALF TO 1 INCH MAINLY NORTHERN PORTIONS. * TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW AND SLEET LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...ICE AND SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MAY CREATE SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS AND PRODUCE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...A FEW HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ SCZ025-026-071000- /O.EXT.KCAE.WW.Y.0001.170107T0800Z-170107T1800Z/ EDGEFIELD-SALUDA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EDGEFIELD...JOHNSTON...SALUDA... RIDGE SPRING 300 PM EST FRI JAN 6 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 1 PM EST SATURDAY... * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF UP TO 1 INCH...ALONG WITH A FEW HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH OF ICE. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 1 INCH. * TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW AND SLEET TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...ICE AND SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MAY CREATE SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS AND PRODUCE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
279 WWUS42 KCAE 070343 WSWCAE URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 1043 PM EST FRI JAN 6 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE MIDLANDS AND CSRA... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL PORTIONS OF THE MIDLANDS... .LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK ACROSS THE NORTHERN FLORIDA PENINSULA TONIGHT AND MOVE NORTHEASTWARD AWAY FROM THE CAROLINA COAST ON SATURDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL ENHANCE MOISTURE ACROSS THE AREA AND COMBINED WITH THE COLD TEMPERATURES FILTERING INTO THE REGION... WILL RESULT IN POTENTIAL FOR WINTER PRECIPITATION LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. THIS IS LIKELY TO CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. GAZ040-SCZ018-071145- /O.CAN.KCAE.WS.W.0001.170107T0800Z-170107T1800Z/ /O.EXA.KCAE.WW.Y.0001.170107T0800Z-170107T1800Z/ LINCOLN-MCCORMICK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLNTON...MCCORMICK 1043 PM EST FRI JAN 6 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 1 PM EST SATURDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN COLUMBIA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE NORTHERN CENTRAL SAVANNAH RIVER AREA...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 1 PM EST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS FROM ONE HALF INCH TO 1 INCH ARE EXPECTED. THE BEST CHANCE FOR ANY ACCUMULATION WILL BE ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 378. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO ONE HALF TO 1 INCH MAINLY NORTHERN PORTIONS. * TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW AND SLEET LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...ICE AND SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MAY CREATE SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND PRODUCE WIDELY SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...A FEW HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS LIGHT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND SLEET ARE EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS.| && $$ SCZ022-071145- /O.CAN.KCAE.WS.W.0001.170107T0600Z-170107T2000Z/ /O.EXA.KCAE.WW.Y.0001.170107T0800Z-170107T1800Z/ KERSHAW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMDEN...LUGOFF 1043 PM EST FRI JAN 6 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 1 PM EST SATURDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN COLUMBIA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR KERSHAW COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 1 PM EST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE HALF TO 1 INCH...ALONG WITH A FEW HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH OF ICE...MAINLY NORTH OF HIGHWAY 1. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO ONE HALF TO 1 INCH MAINLY NORTHERN PORTIONS. * TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW AND SLEET LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...ICE AND SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MAY CREATE SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS AND PRODUCE WIDELY SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...A FEW HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ SCZ015-071145- /O.CON.KCAE.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170107T2000Z/ LANCASTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LANCASTER...ELGIN...LANCASTER MILL 1043 PM EST FRI JAN 6 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST SATURDAY... * TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO A MIX OF SLEET AND SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL CREATE TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND PRODUCE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 5 INCHES IN THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE. THIS INCLUDES THE AREA IN AND AROUND INDIAN LAND. AREAS ALONG AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 9 CAN EXPECT 1 TO 2 INCHES. UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE IS ALSO POSSIBLE. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH. * MAIN IMPACT...THE HEAVY SNOW AND SLEET WILL CREATE SNOW COVERED ROADS AND PRODUCE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. IMPACTS MAY CONTINUE WELL AFTER THE SNOW ENDS...AS HIGH TEMPERATURES ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY MAY ONLY REACH THE LOWER 30S. OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL RANGE FROM 10 AND 15 DEGREES EACH MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND SLEET ARE EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS...OR IMPOSSIBLE IN SOME LOCATIONS. && $$ SCZ016-020-021-071145- /O.CON.KCAE.WS.W.0001.170107T0600Z-170107T2000Z/ CHESTERFIELD-NEWBERRY-FAIRFIELD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHERAW...PAGELAND...NEWBERRY... WINNSBORO...WINNSBORO MILLS 1043 PM EST FRI JAN 6 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST SATURDAY... * TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SLEET AND SNOW LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ICE AND SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MAY CREATE SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS AND PRODUCE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 3 INCHES...ALONG WITH A FEW HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH OF ICE POSSIBLE. THE HIGHEST SNOWFALL TOTALS WILL OCCUR ACROSS NORTHERN NEWBERRY COUNTY NEAR THE TOWN OF WHITMIRE...NORTHERN FAIRFIELD COUNTY ALONG HIGHWAY 34 AND NORTHERN CHESTERFIELD COUNTY NORTH OF HIGHWAY 9 IN THE VICINITY OF PAGELAND. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...A FEW HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH POSSIBLE. * MAIN IMPACT...THE HEAVY SNOW WILL CREATE SNOW COVERED ROADS AND PRODUCE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. IMPACTS MAY CONTINUE WELL AFTER THE SNOW ENDS...AS HIGH TEMPERATURES SATURDAY AND SUNDAY WILL ONLY BE IN THE LOWER 30S. OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL RANGE FROM 10 TO 15 DEGREES EACH MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND SLEET ARE EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS...OR IMPOSSIBLE IN SOME LOCATIONS. && $$ SCZ025>029-071145- /O.CON.KCAE.WW.Y.0001.170107T0800Z-170107T1800Z/ EDGEFIELD-SALUDA-LEXINGTON-RICHLAND-LEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EDGEFIELD...JOHNSTON...SALUDA... RIDGE SPRING...SEVEN OAKS...WEST COLUMBIA...CAYCE...LEXINGTON... RED BANK...OAK GROVE...COLUMBIA...BISHOPVILLE 1043 PM EST FRI JAN 6 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 1 PM EST SATURDAY... * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF UP TO 1 INCH...ALONG WITH A FEW HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH OF ICE. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 1 INCH ACROSS NORTHERN EDGEFIELD...SALUDA...LEXINGTON...RICHLAND AND LEE COUNTIES. A DUSTING OF SNOW OR LESS IS EXPECTED SOUTH OF I-20. * TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW AND SLEET LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...ICE AND SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MAY CREATE SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS AND PRODUCE WIDELY SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
027 WWUS42 KCAE 070939 WSWCAE URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 439 AM EST SAT JAN 7 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE MIDLANDS AND CSRA... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL PORTIONS OF THE MIDLANDS... .LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE SOUTHEAST COAST IS HELPING TO ENHANCE MOISTURE ACROSS THE AREA AND COMBINED WITH THE COLD TEMPERATURES FILTERING INTO THE REGION...WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN WINTER PRECIPITATION THIS MORNING. THIS IS LIKELY TO CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. GAZ040-SCZ018-025-071045- /O.CAN.KCAE.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-170107T1800Z/ LINCOLN-MCCORMICK-EDGEFIELD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLNTON...MCCORMICK...EDGEFIELD... JOHNSTON 439 AM EST SAT JAN 7 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN COLUMBIA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. DEEPER MOISTURE WILL BE EXITING THE REGION BY THE TIME TEMPERATURES DROP TO FREEZING THIS MORNING, THEREFORE DO NOT EXPECT TO REALIZE THE SNOW TOTALS PREVIOUSLY FORECAST. ANY ACCUMULATIONS WILL LIKELY BE LIGHT. $$ SCZ015-016-020-021-071745- /O.CON.KCAE.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170107T2000Z/ LANCASTER-CHESTERFIELD-NEWBERRY-FAIRFIELD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LANCASTER...ELGIN...LANCASTER MILL... CHERAW...PAGELAND...NEWBERRY...WINNSBORO...WINNSBORO MILLS 439 AM EST SAT JAN 7 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...A MIX OF SLEET AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE BY LATE MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL CREATE TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND PRODUCE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 3 INCHES MAINLY IN THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE OF LANCASTER COUNTY. UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE IS ALSO POSSIBLE. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH. * MAIN IMPACT...THE HEAVY SNOW AND SLEET WILL CREATE SNOW COVERED ROADS AND PRODUCE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. IMPACTS MAY CONTINUE WELL AFTER THE SNOW ENDS...AS HIGH TEMPERATURES TODAY AND SUNDAY MAY ONLY REACH THE LOWER 30S. OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL RANGE FROM 10 AND 15 DEGREES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND SLEET ARE EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS...OR IMPOSSIBLE IN SOME LOCATIONS. && $$ SCZ022-026>029-071745- /O.CON.KCAE.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-170107T1800Z/ KERSHAW-SALUDA-LEXINGTON-RICHLAND-LEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMDEN...LUGOFF...SALUDA... RIDGE SPRING...SEVEN OAKS...WEST COLUMBIA...CAYCE...LEXINGTON... RED BANK...OAK GROVE...COLUMBIA...BISHOPVILLE 439 AM EST SAT JAN 7 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF UP TO 1 INCH...ALONG WITH A FEW HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH OF ICE. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 1 INCH ACROSS NORTHERN EDGEFIELD... SALUDA...LEXINGTON...RICHLAND AND LEE COUNTIES. A DUSTING OF SNOW OR LESS IS EXPECTED SOUTH OF I-20. * TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW AND SLEET THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS...ICE AND SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MAY CREATE SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS AND PRODUCE WIDELY SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
256 WWUS42 KCAE 071107 WSWCAE URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 607 AM EST SAT JAN 7 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN MIDLANDS AND PEE DEE... .LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE SOUTHEAST COAST IS HELPING TO ENHANCE MOISTURE ACROSS THE AREA AND COMBINED WITH THE COLD TEMPERATURES FILTERING INTO THE REGION...WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN WINTER PRECIPITATION THIS MORNING. THIS IS LIKELY TO CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. SCZ015-016-020-021-071800- /O.CAN.KCAE.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170107T2000Z/ /O.NEW.KCAE.WW.Y.0002.170107T1107Z-170107T1800Z/ LANCASTER-CHESTERFIELD-NEWBERRY-FAIRFIELD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LANCASTER...ELGIN...LANCASTER MILL... CHERAW...PAGELAND...NEWBERRY...WINNSBORO...WINNSBORO MILLS 607 AM EST SAT JAN 7 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN COLUMBIA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND ICE...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...A MIX OF SLEET AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE BY LATE MORNING. * IMPACTS...ICE AND SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MAY CREATE SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS AND PRODUCE WIDELY SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION UP TO AN INCH MAINLY IN THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTIES. UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE IS ALSO POSSIBLE. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ SCZ022-026>029-071215- /O.CAN.KCAE.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-170107T1800Z/ KERSHAW-SALUDA-LEXINGTON-RICHLAND-LEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMDEN...LUGOFF...SALUDA... RIDGE SPRING...SEVEN OAKS...WEST COLUMBIA...CAYCE...LEXINGTON... RED BANK...OAK GROVE...COLUMBIA...BISHOPVILLE 607 AM EST SAT JAN 7 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN COLUMBIA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. DEEPER MOISTURE WILL BE EXITING THE REGION BY THE TIME TEMPERATURES DROP TO FREEZING THIS MORNING, THEREFORE DO NOT EXPECT TO REALIZE THE SNOW TOTALS PREVIOUSLY FORECAST. ANY ACCUMULATIONS WILL LIKELY BE LIGHT. MAY STILL SEE LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE, BUT EXPECT ANY IMPACTS TO BE MINOR. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Columbia, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 5, 5:52 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | CAE | Chesterfield | 9 hr |
| Jan 5, 3:19 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | CAE | Edgefield, Fairfield, Kershaw, Lee, McCormick, Newberry and 1 more | 24 hr |
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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.