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Special Weather Statement, NWS Columbia, SC

December 28, 2018Saluda County, South Carolina

NWS Columbia, SC issued this special weather statement at Dec 28, 2018, 12:48 PM EST for Saluda County, South Carolina. It was in force for 42 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: Dec 28, 2018, 12:48 PM EST (17:48 UTC)
Expired: Dec 28, 2018, 1:30 PM EST
In force: 42 min
Issued by: NWS Columbia, SC

County Saluda County, SC

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Dec 28, 6:39 AM EST	River Flood Advisory	CAE	Lexington, Richland	7 days
Dec 28, 11:56 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	CAE	McCormick	49 min
Dec 28, 12:57 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CAE	Lexington, Newberry, Saluda	33 min
Dec 28, 1:03 PM EST	Tornado Warning	CAE	Lexington, Newberry, Saluda	27 min
Dec 28, 1:44 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	CAE	Lexington	31 min
Dec 28, 1:54 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	CAE	Chesterfield, Kershaw, Lancaster	66 min
Dec 28, 1:59 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	CAE	Lexington, Richland	61 min
Dec 28, 4:09 PM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	CAE	Calhoun, Clarendon, Orangeburg	3 hr
Dec 28, 12:23 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	CAE	Lincoln	22 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in South Carolina, 2018 Every special weather statement 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.