Alert archive / South Carolina / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2019
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 21, NWS Columbia, SC
NWS Columbia, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 19, 2019, 1:52 PM EDT for 4 counties in South Carolina. It was in force for 53 min. 20 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 19, 2019, 1:52 PM EDT (17:52 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 19, 2019, 2:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 53 min
- Issued by
- NWS Columbia, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Possible
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 70.0 mph
Counties Calhoun County, SC, Clarendon County, SC, Orangeburg County, SC, Sumter County, SC
The radar
The Columbia radar (KCAE), 93 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:54 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 19, 1:59 PM EDT | TSTM WND GST 60 | 2 S Orangeburg, SC | PEAK WIND GUST OF 60 MPH AT ORANGEBURG IRPORT. |
| Apr 19, 1:59 PM EDT | TSTM WND GST 60 | 2 S Orangeburg, SC | PEAK WIND GUST OF 60 MPH AT ORANGEBURG MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. |
| Apr 19, 2:00 PM EDT | TORNADO | 3 E Wilkinson Heights, SC | |
| Apr 19, 2:01 PM EDT | TORNADO | 3 E Wilkinson Heights, SC | CORRECTS PREVIOUS TORNADO REPORT FROM 3 E WILKINSON HEIGHTS. AN EF-1 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF OLD ELLOREE ROAD AND ODELL DRIVE. THE TORNADO THEN MOVED QUICKLY TO THE NORTH-NORTHEAST FOR NEARLY 8 MILES, CROSSING CLOVERDALE LANE, GRAMLING RO |
| Apr 19, 2:03 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Wnw Cameron, SC | REPORT OF MULTIPLE TREES DOWN CHURCH CAMP ESTIMATED BY RADAR. |
| Apr 19, 2:03 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Wnw Cameron, SC | REPORT OF MULTIPLE TREES DOWN CHURCH CAMP ROAD. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. |
| Apr 19, 2:05 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Nne Brookdale, SC | SCHP REPORTS TREES DOWN ON I26 FROM MILE -165. |
| Apr 19, 2:05 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Nne Brookdale, SC | SCHP REPORTS TREES DOWN ON I26 FROM MILE MARKERS 145-165. |
| Apr 19, 2:06 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Nne Brookdale, SC | SCHP REPORTS TREES DOWN ON CITIDEL ROAD. TED BY RADAR. |
| Apr 19, 2:06 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Nne Brookdale, SC | SCHP REPORTS TREES DOWN ON CITIDEL ROAD. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. |
| Apr 19, 2:08 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Wsw Cameron, SC | TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTS HWY 33 BLOCKED DUE REES 2.5 MILES WEST OF CALHOUN . TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. |
| Apr 19, 2:08 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Wsw Cameron, SC | TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTS HWY 33 BLOCKED DUE TO FALLEN TREES 2.5 MILES WEST OF CALHOUN COUNTY LINE. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. |
| Apr 19, 2:19 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 6 E Eutawville, SC | A SURVEY CONDUCTED ON APRIL 23RD FOUND THAT MULTIPLE TREES WERE UPROOTED OR SNAPPED ON RUTLEDGE DRIVE. THE DAMAGE WAS CONSISTENT WITH STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. |
| Apr 19, 2:20 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 4 Ne Vance, SC | SPOTTER REPORTED SEVERAL LARGE TREES DOWN AND A ROOF BLOWN OFF OF A SINGLE STORY HOME ON FRANCES MARION BLVD, JUST NORTH OF LAKE MARION. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. |
| Apr 19, 2:27 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 9 Ese Summerton, SC | BROADCAST MEDIA RELAYED A REPORT FROM THE HOME DESTROYED, AND SEVERAL TURES DAMAGED, ALONG WITH SEVERAL ED, ON PATRIOT RD CLOSE TO LEMON STIMATED. |
| Apr 19, 2:27 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 9 Ese Summerton, SC | BROADCAST MEDIA RELAYED A REPORT FROM THE PUBLIC OF A HOME DESTROYED, AND SEVERAL OTHER STRUCTURES DAMAGED, ALONG WITH SEVERAL TREES SNAPPED, ON PATRIOT RD CLOSE TO LEMON AVE. TIME ESTIMATED. |
| Apr 19, 2:29 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 9 Ese Summerton, SC | CORRECTS PREVIOUS TSTM WND DMG REPORT FROM 9 ESE SUMMERTON. TREES DOWN AND STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO APPROXIMATELY 41 HOMES TO INCLUDE 2 POSSIBLY DESTROYED IN THE VICINITY OF PATRIOT ROAD, BEAVER DRIVE AND MALIBU DRIVE. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. |
| Apr 19, 2:29 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 9 Ese Summerton, SC | CORRECTS PREVIOUS TSTM WND DMG REPORT FROM 9 ON. TREES DOWN AND STRUCTURAL PPROXIMATELY 41 HOMES TO INCLUDE DESTROYED IN THE VICINITY OF D, BEAVER DRIVE AND MALIBU DRIVE. TED BY RADAR. |
| Apr 19, 2:29 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 9 Ese Summerton, SC | TREES DOWN AND STRUCTURAL DAMAGE REPORTED ON BEAVER DRIVE. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. |
| Apr 19, 2:29 PM EDT | TORNADO | 9 Se Summerton, SC | THE FIRST POINT OF DAMAGE WAS FOUND AT CAMP BOB COOPER WHERE THERE WERE MULTIPLE TREES DOWN ACROSS THE CAMP. THERE WAS ALSO DAMAGE TO TWO DOCKS AND MINOR ROOF DAMAGE TO ONE OF THE CABINS. THE TORNADO MOVED ACROSS A COVE ON LAKE MARION TO LESESNE DRIVE. THERE W |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 19, 10:44 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Charleston AFB, SC (KCHS), launched 12:00Z, 5.9 hours before the alert went out and 66 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
- 22 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -362 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1073 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 59 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 190 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 158 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
640
WUUS52 KCAE 191752
SVRCAE
SCC017-027-075-085-191845-
/O.NEW.KCAE.SV.W.0021.190419T1752Z-190419T1845Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Columbia SC
152 PM EDT Fri Apr 19 2019
The National Weather Service in Columbia has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Calhoun County in central South Carolina...
Southwestern Clarendon County in central South Carolina...
Southwestern Sumter County in central South Carolina...
Eastern Orangeburg County in central South Carolina...
* Until 245 PM EDT.
* At 151 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Bamberg to near Ruffin, moving northeast at 50
mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to
mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
* Locations impacted include...
Orangeburg, Brookdale, St. Matthews, Holly Hill, Summerton,
Elloree, Santee State Park, Claflin College, South Carolina State
University, Orangeburg County Airport, Edisto Gardens, Santee,
Cameron, Eutawville, Vance, Poplar Creek Landing, Stumphole
Landing, Prince of Orange Mall, Eautaw Springs and Edisto.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Remain alert for a possible tornado! Conditions are favorable for
tornadoes to form, sometimes with little or no advance warning. Move
to an interior room or closet on the lowest floor of a sturdy
building.
For your protection seek shelter inside a sturdy building and stay
away from windows.
&&
LAT...LON 3351 8010 3348 8015 3346 8013 3345 8020
3344 8020 3345 8022 3330 8025 3326 8032
3328 8035 3326 8036 3326 8043 3329 8049
3333 8049 3350 8099 3380 8087
TIME...MOT...LOC 1751Z 214DEG 42KT 3332 8101 3303 8074
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...70MPH
$$
JAQ1 follow-up statement
546
WWUS52 KCAE 191837
SVSCAE
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Columbia SC
237 PM EDT Fri Apr 19 2019
SCC017-027-075-085-191847-
/O.EXP.KCAE.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-190419T1845Z/
Calhoun SC-Clarendon SC-Sumter SC-Orangeburg SC-
237 PM EDT Fri Apr 19 2019
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CALHOUN...SOUTHWESTERN
CLARENDON...SOUTHWESTERN SUMTER AND EASTERN ORANGEBURG COUNTIES WILL
EXPIRE AT 245 PM EDT...
The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 600 PM EDT for central South
Carolina.
To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
Columbia.
LAT...LON 3351 8010 3348 8015 3346 8013 3345 8020
3344 8020 3345 8022 3330 8025 3326 8032
3328 8035 3326 8036 3326 8043 3329 8049
3333 8049 3350 8099 3380 8087
TIME...MOT...LOC 1837Z 214DEG 42KT 3376 8066 3347 8039
$$
JAQThe office that day
Everything else NWS Columbia, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 19, 12:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Edgefield, McCormick, Saluda | 55 min |
| Apr 19, 12:37 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CAE | Edgefield, McCormick, Saluda | 23 min |
| Apr 19, 1:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Bamberg, Barnwell, Orangeburg | 58 min |
| Apr 19, 1:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Edgefield, Newberry, Saluda | 61 min |
| Apr 19, 1:54 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CAE | Bamberg, Calhoun, Clarendon, Orangeburg, Sumter | 36 min |
| Apr 19, 1:55 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CAE | Fairfield, Newberry | 25 min |
| Apr 19, 2:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Calhoun, Clarendon, Kershaw, Lee, Orangeburg, Richland and 1 more | 40 min |
| Apr 19, 2:26 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CAE | Clarendon, Orangeburg, Sumter | 34 min |
| Apr 19, 2:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Chesterfield, Fairfield, Kershaw, Lancaster | 57 min |
| Apr 19, 2:36 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CAE | Kershaw, Lee, Sumter | 24 min |
| Apr 19, 2:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Chesterfield, Clarendon, Kershaw, Lancaster, Lee, Sumter | 57 min |
| Apr 19, 2:55 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CAE | Clarendon, Lee, Sumter | 16 min |
| Apr 19, 2:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | McCormick | 46 min |
| Apr 19, 3:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Edgefield, Saluda | 59 min |
| Apr 19, 4:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Edgefield, Newberry, Saluda | 50 min |
| Apr 19, 5:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Aiken, Edgefield, McCormick | 36 min |
| Apr 19, 6:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Aiken, Edgefield | 27 min |
| Apr 19, 6:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Newberry, Saluda | 56 min |
| Apr 19, 7:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Fairfield, Lexington, Richland | 20 min |
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.