Alert archive / South Carolina / Tornado Warnings in 2019
Tornado Warning 4, NWS Columbia, SC
NWS Columbia, SC issued this tornado warning at Mar 3, 2019, 5:56 PM EST for Aiken County, Edgefield County, South Carolina. It was in force for 16 min. 1 report 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
- Mar 3, 2019, 5:56 PM EST (22:56 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 3, 2019, 6:12 PM EST
- In force
- 16 min
- Issued by
- NWS Columbia, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
Counties Aiken County, SC, Edgefield County, SC
The radar
The Columbia radar (KCAE), 64 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:55 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 3, 6:15 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Merriweather District, SC | COUNTY EM REPORTED A LARGE NUMBER OF TREES DOWN. ONE HOME DESTROYED ON WOODLAWN ROAD IN THE MERRIWEATHER DISTRICT. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 3, 3:35 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Charleston AFB, SC (KCHS), launched 12:00Z, 10.9 hours before the alert went out and 188 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
- 86 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -76 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 719 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 67 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 105 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted.
507
WFUS52 KCAE 032256
TORCAE
SCC003-037-032345-
/O.NEW.KCAE.TO.W.0004.190303T2256Z-190303T2345Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Columbia SC
556 PM EST SUN MAR 3 2019
The National Weather Service in Columbia has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southern Edgefield County in central South Carolina...
Northwestern Aiken County in central South Carolina...
* Until 645 PM EST.
* At 556 PM EST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 7 miles northwest of Belvedere, moving east at 55 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed.
Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree
damage is likely.
* Locations impacted include...
Aiken Municipal Airport, Edgefield County Airport, Monetta,
Trenton, Murphys Estates, Forks Campground, Mt Vintage, Vaucluse
and Murphy Village.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 20 in South Carolina between mile markers 9 and 29.
Interstate 26
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a
vehicle, move to an interior room or closet on the lowest floor of a
sturdy building immediately.
&&
LAT...LON 3382 8167 3381 8166 3385 8160 3360 8152
3358 8208 3365 8210
TIME...MOT...LOC 2256Z 255DEG 46KT 3362 8202
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
JAQ2 follow-up statements
181
WWUS52 KCAE 032308
SVSCAE
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Columbia SC
608 PM EST SUN MAR 3 2019
SCC003-037-032345-
/O.CON.KCAE.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-190303T2345Z/
Edgefield SC-Aiken SC-
608 PM EST SUN MAR 3 2019
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM EST FOR EAST
CENTRAL EDGEFIELD AND NORTHWESTERN AIKEN COUNTIES...
At 607 PM EST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Edgefield County Airport, or 10 miles north of
Belvedere, moving northeast at 45 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Edgefield County Airport, Monetta and Trenton.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 20 in South Carolina between mile markers 21 and 30.
Interstate 26
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Heavy rainfall may hide this tornado. Do not wait to
see or hear the tornado. Immediately move to an interior room or
closet on the lowest floor of a sturdy building.
Report tornadoes, large hail, damaging winds or flooding directly to
the Columbia National Weather Service at 803-234-
4115 when it is safe to do so. You can also send reports by Facebook
or Twitter to NWSColumbia or by e-mail at NWS.Columbia@noaa.gov.
&&
LAT...LON 3382 8168 3381 8166 3385 8160 3367 8154
3364 8193 3369 8196 3373 8189
TIME...MOT...LOC 2307Z 241DEG 41KT 3368 8190
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
JAQ572
WWUS52 KCAE 032312
SVSCAE
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Columbia SC
612 PM EST SUN MAR 3 2019
SCC003-037-032322-
/O.CAN.KCAE.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-190303T2345Z/
Edgefield SC-Aiken SC-
612 PM EST SUN MAR 3 2019
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL EDGEFIELD AND NORTHWESTERN
AIKEN COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM EST 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 3382 8168 3381 8166 3385 8160 3367 8154
3364 8193 3369 8196 3373 8189
TIME...MOT...LOC 2311Z 255DEG 46KT 3370 8182
$$
JAQThe office that day
Everything else NWS Columbia, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 8:06 PM EST | River Flood Advisory | CAE | Lexington, Richland | 65 hr |
| Mar 2, 8:13 PM EST | River Flood Warning | CAE | Calhoun, Lexington, Richland | 4 days |
| Mar 2, 8:13 PM EST | River Flood Warning | CAE | Chesterfield, Marlboro | 5 days |
| Mar 3, 10:20 AM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | CAE | Aiken, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Chesterfield, Clarendon and 10 more | 14 hr |
| Mar 3, 5:05 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Bamberg, Barnwell | 55 min |
| Mar 3, 5:34 PM EST | Tornado Warning | CAE | Bamberg, Orangeburg | 41 min |
| Mar 3, 6:00 PM EST | Tornado Warning | CAE | Barnwell | 26 min |
| Mar 3, 6:10 PM EST | Tornado Warning | CAE | Calhoun, Orangeburg | 35 min |
| Mar 3, 6:40 PM EST | Tornado Warning | CAE | Lexington | 35 min |
| Mar 3, 6:45 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Chesterfield, Kershaw, Lee | 45 min |
| Mar 3, 6:53 PM EST | Tornado Warning | CAE | Lee | 9 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.