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Heat Advisory 1, NWS Columbia, SC

June 24, 201812 counties in South Carolina; 4 counties in Georgia

NWS Columbia, SC issued this heat advisory at Jun 24, 2018, 3:03 AM EDT for 12 counties in South Carolina; 4 counties in Georgia. It took effect at Jun 24, 2018, 11:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jun 24, 2018, 3:03 AM EDT (07:03 UTC)
In effect from: Jun 24, 2018, 11:00 AM EDT
Expired: Jun 24, 2018, 8:00 PM EDT
In force: 9 hr
Issued by: NWS Columbia, SC

Counties Burke County, GA, Columbia County, GA, McDuffie County, GA, Richmond County, GA, Aiken County, SC, Bamberg County, SC, Barnwell County, SC, Calhoun County, SC, Chesterfield County, SC, Clarendon County, SC, Edgefield County, SC, Kershaw County, SC, Lee County, SC, Lexington County, SC, Richland County, SC, Sumter County, SC

The radar

The Columbia radar (KCAE), 27 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:03 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this heat advisory 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 heat advisory went out at Jun 24, 2:48 AM EDT, 15 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 24, 2:48 AM EDT, 15 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 23, 3:48 AM EDT, 23 hours 15 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Columbia SC
348 AM EDT Sat Jun 23 2018

GAZ040-063>065-077-SCZ015-016-018-020>022-025>031-035>038-041-240800-
Lincoln-McDuffie-Columbia-Richmond-Burke-Lancaster-Chesterfield-
McCormick-Newberry-Fairfield-Kershaw-Edgefield-Saluda-Lexington-
Richland-Lee-Aiken-Sumter-Barnwell-Orangeburg-Calhoun-Clarendon-
Bamberg-
348 AM EDT Sat Jun 23 2018

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the Midlands of South Carolina
and the Central Savannah River area of Georgia.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.
Widely scattered thunderstorms will occur today and tonight. A few of
the thunderstorms could possibly contain damaging wind this afternoon
into tonight.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

Heat index values from 105 to 110 degrees are possible Sunday and
Monday. A heat advisory may be needed.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 24, 6:53 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAE	Newberry	37 min
Jun 24, 7:10 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAE	Fairfield	35 min
Jun 24, 7:17 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CAE	Fairfield	28 min
Jun 24, 7:21 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAE	Newberry	39 min
Jun 24, 6:38 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAE	Lincoln	22 min

Nearby

Heat Advisories in South Carolina, 2018 Heat Advisories in Georgia, 2018 Every heat advisory in 2018

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.