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Tornado Warning 12, NWS Columbia, SC
NWS Columbia, SC issued this tornado warning at Dec 28, 2018, 1:03 PM EST for Lexington County, Newberry County, Saluda County, South Carolina. It was in force for 27 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 28, 2018, 1:03 PM EST (18:03 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 28, 2018, 1:30 PM EST
- In force
- 27 min
- Issued by
- NWS Columbia, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Lexington County, SC, Newberry County, SC, Saluda County, SC
The radar
The Columbia radar (KCAE), 40 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:02 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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, 12:48 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Saluda | 42 min |
| Dec 28, 12:57 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Lexington, Newberry, Saluda | 33 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
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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.