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Special Weather Statement, NWS Columbia, SC
NWS Columbia, SC issued this special weather statement at Jun 3, 2018, 12:04 AM EDT for Chesterfield County, South Carolina. 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
- Jun 3, 2018, 12:04 AM EDT (04:04 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 3, 2018, 12:30 AM EDT
- In force
- 26 min
- Issued by
- NWS Columbia, SC
County Chesterfield County, SC
The radar
The Columbia radar (KCAE), 115 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:04 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Charleston AFB, SC (KCHS), launched 00:00Z, 4.1 hours before the alert went out and 183 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
- 221 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -158 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1246 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 15 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 10 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 36 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
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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 Jun 2, 10:46 PM EDT, 1 hour 18 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 2, 10:46 PM EDT, 1 hour 18 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Columbia SC 529 AM EDT Sat Jun 2 2018 GAZ040-063>065-077-SCZ015-016-018-020>022-025>031-035>038-041-030930- Lincoln-McDuffie-Columbia-Richmond-Burke-Lancaster-Chesterfield- McCormick-Newberry-Fairfield-Kershaw-Edgefield-Saluda-Lexington- Richland-Lee-Aiken-Sumter-Barnwell-Orangeburg-Calhoun-Clarendon- Bamberg- 529 AM EDT Sat Jun 2 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. River flood warnings continue along the Congaree River. Scattered thunderstorms will develop Saturday afternoon. A few storms could produce damaging winds. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. River flood warnings continue along the Congaree River. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 2, 6:30 PM EDT, 5 hours 34 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Columbia SC
630 PM EDT SAT JUN 2 2018
SCZ036-038-022330-
Orangeburg SC-Clarendon SC-
630 PM EDT SAT JUN 2 2018
...Strong Thunderstorms Will Impact Portions of southeastern
Orangeburg and south central Clarendon Counties Until 730 PM EDT....
...Boaters on Lake Marion Should Seek Safe Harbor...
At 629 PM EDT...National Weather Service doppler radar indicated a
strong thunderstorm near Holly Hill, or 12 miles north of Indian
Field, moving east at 10 mph.
HAZARD...gusty winds 40 to 50 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...
Holly Hill, Santee, Eutawville and Vance.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Boaters on Lake Marion should move to shore and seek shelter. Strong,
erratic wind gusts and lightning are possible. If you can hear
thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.
This storm may intensify. Monitor NOAA Weather Radio, local radio and
television stations for additional information and possible warnings
from the National Weather Service.
&&
This includes Interstate 95 between mile markers 87 and 99.
LAT...LON 3345 8020 3344 8020 3345 8022 3330 8025
3326 8032 3328 8035 3326 8036 3326 8043
3329 8049 3333 8050 3332 8054 3350 8051
3349 8018 3345 8016
TIME...MOT...LOC 2229Z 277DEG 7KT 3340 8048
RCLocal storm report, Jun 2, 9:04 PM EDT, 3 hours 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2, 8:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Aiken | 28 min |
| Jun 2, 9:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Sumter | 63 min |
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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.