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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 13, NWS Columbia, SC

January 11, 2020Aiken County, Barnwell County, South Carolina

NWS Columbia, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jan 11, 2020, 10:32 PM EST for Aiken County, Barnwell County, South Carolina. It was in force for 35 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
Jan 11, 2020, 10:32 PM EST (03:32 UTC)
Expired
Jan 11, 2020, 11:07 PM EST
In force
35 min
Issued by
NWS Columbia, SC
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Aiken County, SC, Barnwell County, SC

The radar

The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 78 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:34 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jan 11, 9:35 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC4 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Charleston AFB, SC (KCHS), launched 00:00Z, 3.5 hours before the alert went out and 139 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Charleston AFB, SC at 00:00Z on 2020-01-12Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 804 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Charleston AFB, SC at 00:00Z on 2020-01-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 264 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
804 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-35 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
504 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
45 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
264 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
330 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
1.1
Supercell composite
6.5

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The text

As transmitted.

832 
WUUS52 KCAE 120332
SVRCAE
SCC003-011-120445-
/O.NEW.KCAE.SV.W.0013.200112T0332Z-200112T0445Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Columbia SC
1032 PM EST Sat Jan 11 2020

The National Weather Service in Columbia has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Barnwell County in central South Carolina...
  Southeastern Aiken County in central South Carolina...

* Until 1145 PM EST.

* At 1031 PM EST, likely severe thunderstorms were along 
  the Aiken and Barnwell county line and near the Burke
  and Barnwell county line. Movement was northeast 
  at 50 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Barnwell, Savannah River Site, Williston, Blackville, Barnwell
  State Park, Hilda, Snelling, Kline, Elko, Windsor, Aiken Gopher
  Tortoise Heritage Preserve, Savannah River Site K Complex and
  Barnwell County Airport.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until midnight EST for east central
Georgia.

For your protection seek shelter inside a sturdy building and stay
away from windows.

&&

LAT...LON 3310 8165 3312 8171 3351 8160 3350 8137
      3349 8137 3348 8130 3344 8125 3344 8122
      3340 8121 3321 8122 3312 8124 3311 8136
      3316 8154 3310 8162
TIME...MOT...LOC 0331Z 233DEG 43KT 3340 8162 3312 8169 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$
1 follow-up statement
336 
WWUS52 KCAE 120407
SVSCAE

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Columbia SC
1107 PM EST Sat Jan 11 2020

SCC003-011-120417-
/O.CAN.KCAE.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-200112T0445Z/
Barnwell SC-Aiken SC-
1107 PM EST Sat Jan 11 2020

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR BARNWELL AND SOUTHEASTERN
AIKEN COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
    
The storms which prompted the warning have weakened below severe
limits, and have exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning has
been cancelled.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 200 AM EST for
central South Carolina.

LAT...LON 3310 8165 3312 8171 3351 8160 3350 8137
      3349 8137 3348 8130 3344 8125 3344 8122
      3340 8121 3321 8122 3312 8124 3311 8136
      3316 8154 3310 8162
TIME...MOT...LOC 0405Z 233DEG 43KT 3365 8123 3337 8130 

$$

RC

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 11, 8:04 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementCAEMcCormick26 min
Jan 11, 8:13 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCAEMcCormick32 min
Jan 11, 8:25 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCAEMcCormick35 min
Jan 11, 8:51 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCAEEdgefield, McCormick, Newberry, Saluda39 min
Jan 11, 9:12 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCAEFairfield, Newberry, Saluda48 min
Jan 11, 9:32 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCAEAiken, Edgefield, Fairfield, Lexington, Newberry, Richland and 1 more43 min
Jan 11, 9:37 PM ESTTornado WarningCAEFairfield, Newberry23 min
Jan 11, 9:46 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCAEAiken, Barnwell, Edgefield, Lexington, Orangeburg, Saluda44 min
Jan 11, 9:58 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCAECalhoun, Fairfield, Kershaw, Lancaster, Lexington, Richland62 min
Jan 11, 10:24 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCAEAiken, Calhoun, Kershaw, Lexington, Orangeburg, Richland66 min
Jan 11, 10:29 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCAEChesterfield76 min
Jan 11, 10:50 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCAECalhoun, Clarendon, Lee, Orangeburg, Richland, Sumter70 min
Jan 11, 11:04 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCAEFairfield, Kershaw, Richland26 min
Jan 11, 11:42 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCAEBamberg, Barnwell, Orangeburg33 min
Jan 12, 12:05 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCAEClarendon, Orangeburg53 min
Jan 12, 6:20 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementCAELee10 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.