Severe Thunderstorm Warning 61, NWS Columbia, SC

811 
WWUS52 KCAE 160217
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Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Columbia SC
1017 PM EDT FRI JUN 15 2018

SCC017-027-079-085-160245-
/O.CON.KCAE.SV.W.0061.000000T0000Z-180616T0245Z/
Calhoun SC-Clarendon SC-Sumter SC-Richland SC-
1017 PM EDT FRI JUN 15 2018

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN CALHOUN...SOUTHWESTERN CLARENDON...SOUTHWESTERN
SUMTER AND SOUTHEASTERN RICHLAND COUNTIES...

At 1016 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 11 miles east of
St. Matthews, or 18 miles southwest of South Sumter, moving south at
35 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Sumter, Manning, South Sumter, Summerton, Eastover, Mulberry,
Millwood, Pinewood, Cameron, Paxville, Cane Savannah, Lakewood,
Privateer, Wedgewood, East Sumter and Cherryvale.

This includes Interstate 95 between mile markers 101 and 120.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection seek shelter inside a sturdy building and stay
away from windows.

This storm has a history of producing some widn damage due to gusts 
of 60 mph or higher.

Excessive cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. If
you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.

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LAT...LON 3350 8044 3352 8047 3352 8045 3355 8045
      3356 8049 3353 8050 3356 8054 3356 8058
      3355 8061 3353 8059 3351 8062 3347 8061
      3347 8066 3354 8072 3390 8083 3400 8031
      3355 8017
TIME...MOT...LOC 0216Z 353DEG 30KT 3370 8058 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
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870 
WWUS52 KCAE 160239
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Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Columbia SC
1039 PM EDT FRI JUN 15 2018

SCC017-027-079-085-160248-
/O.EXP.KCAE.SV.W.0061.000000T0000Z-180616T0245Z/
Calhoun SC-Clarendon SC-Sumter SC-Richland SC-
1039 PM EDT FRI JUN 15 2018

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN CALHOUN...
SOUTHWESTERN CLARENDON...SOUTHWESTERN SUMTER AND SOUTHEASTERN
RICHLAND COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1045 PM EDT...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
Columbia.

LAT...LON 3350 8044 3352 8047 3352 8045 3355 8045
      3356 8049 3353 8050 3356 8054 3356 8058
      3355 8061 3353 8059 3351 8062 3347 8061
      3347 8066 3354 8072 3390 8083 3400 8031
      3355 8017
TIME...MOT...LOC 0238Z 342DEG 29KT 3354 8052 

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Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Columbia SC
819 PM EDT Fri Jun 15 2018

.SYNOPSIS...
Weak frontal boundary over the Midlands and Pee Dee will slowly
move southward today and stall near the CSRA Saturday. High
pressure and a building upper level ridge will control the
region for Sunday into late next week. This scenario will keep
chances of mainly afternoon and evening thunderstorms in the
forecast with rising temperatures through late next week.

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.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM SATURDAY MORNING/...
A frontal boundary/dewpoint gradient remains situated across
the Midlands this evening. A warm moist airmass along and south
of the front has fueled thunderstorms development. Dry air
aloft is keeping coverage scattered, but it has also allowed
some storms to become severe with outflow winds around 60 mph.
The strongest storms are currently located around the Augusta
area, with isolated storms across the eastern Midlands. Latest
HRRR suggests activity could persist across the southern CSRA
through late evening. But overall, strength and coverage should
diminish from this point forward with the loss of daytime
heating and drier low level air filtering in from the north.

Overnight lows will generally be in the low 70s, except upper
60s to the north.

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.SHORT TERM /6 AM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT/...
Upper level ridge over the MS River Valley will slowly build east
Saturday as the upper trough off the east coast moves out to sea.
The remains of a surface front will be near the CSRA on Saturday
and continue acting as a focusing mechanism for diurnal convection.
Instability will continue in the moderate to strong range with DCAPE
again around 1000 J/KG and pwat values of 1.7 inches. Still expect
afternoon and evening thunderstorms...with a better chance across
the southern Midlands and CSRA. Strong winds and locally heavy
rainfall be will the main threats. Hail potential will be lower
Saturday as wet bulb zero heights will be higher.

Saturday night through Sunday will see the upper level ridge build
over the area with the ridge axis centered over the forecast area
Sunday night. At the surface high pressure will move north of the
area Saturday night and be located offshore of the Carolinas Sunday
and Sunday night. With the remains of the front south of the area
and high pressure pushing slightly drier air into the region Sunday
and Sunday night...thunderstorm chances will be lower with slight
chance over the northern Midlands and chance farther south.

Temperatures will be in the low to mid 90s for afternoon highs with
low to mid 70s for overnight lows.

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.LONG TERM /MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
Upper level ridge over the region Monday and Tuesday will be
suppressed south and west Wednesday through Friday as an upper
trough crosses the northeastern states. Surface high pressure
over the western Atlantic will ridge into the southeastern
states with a lee side trough over the Carolinas. Main concern
for the first half of next week will be hot temperatures with
highs in the mid to upper 90s and lows in the low to mid 70s.
Should see heat indices between 100F and 110F. Scattered
diurnal thunderstorms expected Monday through Wednesday.

Several weak short waves moving through area on the east side of the
upper ridge Thursday and Friday will increase the chance for showers
and thunderstorms for the end of next week...as a frontal boundary
drops south into the Mid Atlantic region. May see slight
cooling by Friday but temperatures will remain above normal
through the long term.

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.AVIATION /00Z SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
VFR conditions expected outside of scattered diurnal convection.

A weak front remains over the area this evening, with scattered
thunderstorms south of the front in the CSRA and eastern
Midlands. Strong storms currently in the Augusta area should
move away from the terminals by 01Z. The other TAF sites are no
longer at risk of seeing convection tonight.

A 15 kt LLJ will inhibit widespread fog although cannot rule
out a brief period of visibility restriction at fog prone OGB
and AGS. Biggest uncertainty is at OGB where MAV and MET
guidance hit it hard, but HRRR keeps conditions VFR. Due to
persistence have left out of the forecast for now, but would
not be surprised to see some visibility restriction by morning.

Outside of thunderstorms, winds will be light and variable
overnight. Easterly winds will pick up around 15Z with a
scattered cumulus deck developing late morning to early
afternoon Saturday. There will be another chance of scattered
thunderstorms, but too early to know exactly where they will
develop, so will not include mention yet.

EXTENDED AVIATION OUTLOOK...There may be restrictions in
stratus and fog during the early morning hours and also in
mainly afternoon and evening thunderstorms through Wednesday.

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.CAE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...None.
SC...None.

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Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Columbia SC
507 AM EDT Fri Jun 15 2018

GAZ040-063>065-077-SCZ015-016-018-020>022-025>031-035>038-041-160915-
Lincoln-McDuffie-Columbia-Richmond-Burke-Lancaster-Chesterfield-
McCormick-Newberry-Fairfield-Kershaw-Edgefield-Saluda-Lexington-
Richland-Lee-Aiken-Sumter-Barnwell-Orangeburg-Calhoun-Clarendon-
Bamberg-
507 AM EDT Fri Jun 15 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.

Scattered thunderstorms will develop this afternoon and evening
across the Midlands and Central Savannah River Area. A few strong
storms are possible across the eastern Midlands and southern Central
Savannah River Area with the the main concerns being strong outflow
winds and hail.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

Thunderstorms will be possible each day mainly during the afternoon
and evening hours. A few storms could contain strong wind and
locally heavy rain.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
810 PM EDT FRI JUN 15 2018

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0757 PM     TSTM WND GST     2 WNW AUGUSTA           33.47N 82.04W
06/15/2018  M63 MPH          RICHMOND           GA   ASOS

            63 MPH WIND GUST RECORDED BY THE AUGUSTA
            DANIEL FIELD (KDNL) ASOS.

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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Columbia SC
815 PM EDT FRI JUN 15 2018

SCZ031-038-160045-
Clarendon SC-Sumter SC-
815 PM EDT FRI JUN 15 2018

...Strong Thunderstorms Will Impact Portions of eastern Clarendon and
east central Sumter Counties Until 845 PM EDT....

At 815 PM EDT...National Weather Service doppler radar indicated a
strong thunderstorm 8 miles west of Hebron, or 14 miles west of Lake
City, moving south at 40 mph.

  HAZARD...strong winds 45 to 55 mph and pea sized hail.

  IMPACT...expect minor damage to tree limbs and blowing around of
           light, unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to plants,
           trees and crops is possible. Damage to windshields is
           unlikely.

Some locations in the path of this storm include...
Turbeville and Shiloh.

This includes Interstate 95 between mile markers 130 and 144.

LAT...LON 3377 7999 3372 7997 3370 8000 3353 8008
      3396 8017 3398 8012 3402 7998 3396 7996
      3395 7998 3389 7995 3389 7993 3383 7991
TIME...MOT...LOC 0015Z 340DEG 35KT 3386 8002

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
816 PM EDT FRI JUN 15 2018

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0812 PM     HAIL             4 ENE FORT GORDON       33.45N 82.08W
06/15/2018  E0.25 INCH       RICHMOND           GA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            PEA-SIZE HAIL MIXED WITH RAIN. HEAVY PONDING
            ON ROADWAY.

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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Columbia SC
832 PM EDT FRI JUN 15 2018

GAZ063>065-077-160100-
Burke GA-Richmond GA-McDuffie GA-Columbia GA-
832 PM EDT FRI JUN 15 2018

...Strong Thunderstorms Will Impact Portions of northwestern Burke...
southwestern Richmond...southeastern McDuffie and southwestern
Columbia Counties Until 900 PM EDT....

At 832 PM EDT...National Weather Service doppler radar indicated a
strong thunderstorm over Fort Gordon, moving south at 20 mph.

  HAZARD...gusty winds 40 to 50 mph, pea sized hail and excessive
           cloud to ground lightning.

  IMPACT...expect minor damage to tree limbs and blowing around of
           light, unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to plants,
           trees and crops is possible. Damage to windshields is
           unlikely. All outdoor activities should cease. Move
           indoors immediately.

Some locations in the path of this storm include...
Grovetown, Fort Gordon, Hephzibah, Harlem, Blythe and Keysville.

Move indoors immediately.  Excessive cloud to ground lightning is
occurring with this storm. If you can hear thunder, you are close
enough to be struck by lightning.

This includes Interstate 520 in Georgia between mile markers 4 and 7.

LAT...LON 3347 8235 3344 8203 3319 8206 3321 8224
      3323 8223 3327 8226 3327 8229 3330 8231
      3331 8234 3331 8239
TIME...MOT...LOC 0032Z 014DEG 17KT 3339 8216

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
926 PM EDT FRI JUN 15 2018

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0843 PM     TSTM WND DMG     9 ESE EAST SUMTER       33.85N 80.17W
06/15/2018                   SUMTER             SC   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            COUNTY SHERIFF REPORTED TREES IN ROADWAY ON
            E BREWINGTON RD. TREES ALSO DOWN ON FOXWORTH
            MILL ROAD, ASBURY LANE AND QUEEN CHAPELS
            ROAD. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
956 PM EDT FRI JUN 15 2018

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0928 PM     HAIL             2 NNW SUMTER            33.97N 80.40W
06/15/2018  E0.25 INCH       SUMTER             SC   PUBLIC

            PEA-SIZE HAIL ON US 521 SOUTH OF DALZELL.
            REPORT RECEIVED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.

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