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Frost Advisory 7, NWS Columbia, SC

November 15, 20214 counties in Georgia; 12 counties in South Carolina

NWS Columbia, SC issued this frost advisory at Nov 15, 2021, 10:46 AM EST for 4 counties in Georgia; 12 counties in South Carolina. It took effect at Nov 16, 2021, 3:00 AM EST. It was in force for 6 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 15, 2021, 10:46 AM EST (15:46 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 16, 2021, 3:00 AM EST
Expired
Nov 16, 2021, 9:00 AM EST
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Columbia, SC

Counties Burke County, GA, Columbia County, GA, McDuffie County, GA, Richmond County, GA, Aiken County, SC, Bamberg County, SC, Barnwell County, SC, Calhoun County, SC, Chesterfield County, SC, Clarendon County, SC, Kershaw County, SC, Lee County, SC, Lexington County, SC, Orangeburg County, SC, Richland County, SC, Sumter County, SC

The radar

The Columbia radar (KCAE), 27 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:44 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Charleston AFB, SC (KCHS), launched 12:00Z, 3.8 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 12:00Z on 2021-11-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 12:00Z on 2021-11-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -59 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2084 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
73 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-59 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
37 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

962 
WWUS72 KCAE 151546
NPWCAE

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Columbia SC
1046 AM EST Mon Nov 15 2021

GAZ063>065-077-SCZ016-022-027>031-035-037-038-041-135>137-161015-
/O.NEW.KCAE.FR.Y.0007.211116T0800Z-211116T1400Z/
McDuffie-Columbia-Richmond-Burke-Chesterfield-Kershaw-Lexington-
Richland-Lee-Aiken-Sumter-Barnwell-Calhoun-Clarendon-Bamberg-
Northwestern Orangeburg-Central Orangeburg-
Southeastern Orangeburg-
Including the cities of Thomson, Martinez, Evans, Augusta, 
Hephzibah, Waynesboro, Cheraw, Pageland, Camden, Lugoff, 
Seven Oaks, West Columbia, Cayce, Lexington, Red Bank, Oak Grove,
Columbia, Bishopville, Aiken, North Augusta, Sumter, Barnwell, 
Williston, Blackville, St. Matthews, Manning, Summerton, Bamberg,
Denmark, North, Orangeburg, and Holly Hill
1046 AM EST Mon Nov 15 2021

...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM EST TUESDAY...

* WHAT...Temperatures as low as 34 will result in frost 
  formation.

* WHERE...Portions of central South Carolina and east central 
  Georgia.

* WHEN...From 3 AM to 9 AM EST Tuesday.

* IMPACTS...Frost could kill sensitive outdoor vegetation if left
  uncovered.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

&&

$$
3 follow-up statements
677 
WWUS72 KCAE 152336
NPWCAE

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Columbia SC
636 PM EST Mon Nov 15 2021

GAZ063>065-077-SCZ016-022-027>031-035-037-038-041-135>137-161400-
/O.CON.KCAE.FR.Y.0007.211116T0800Z-211116T1400Z/
McDuffie-Columbia-Richmond-Burke-Chesterfield-Kershaw-Lexington-
Richland-Lee-Aiken-Sumter-Barnwell-Calhoun-Clarendon-Bamberg-
Northwestern Orangeburg-Central Orangeburg-
Southeastern Orangeburg-
Including the cities of Thomson, Martinez, Evans, Augusta, 
Hephzibah, Waynesboro, Cheraw, Pageland, Camden, Lugoff, 
Seven Oaks, West Columbia, Cayce, Lexington, Red Bank, Oak Grove,
Columbia, Bishopville, Aiken, North Augusta, Sumter, Barnwell, 
Williston, Blackville, St. Matthews, Manning, Summerton, Bamberg,
Denmark, North, Orangeburg, and Holly Hill
636 PM EST Mon Nov 15 2021

...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM EST
TUESDAY...

* WHAT...Temperatures as low as 34 will result in frost 
  formation.

* WHERE...Portions of central South Carolina and east central 
  Georgia.

* WHEN...From 3 AM to 9 AM EST Tuesday.

* IMPACTS...Frost could kill sensitive outdoor vegetation if 
  left uncovered.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

&&

$$
852 
WWUS72 KCAE 160604
NPWCAE

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Columbia SC
104 AM EST Tue Nov 16 2021

GAZ063>065-077-SCZ016-022-027>031-035-037-038-041-135>137-161400-
/O.CON.KCAE.FR.Y.0007.211116T0800Z-211116T1400Z/
McDuffie-Columbia-Richmond-Burke-Chesterfield-Kershaw-Lexington-
Richland-Lee-Aiken-Sumter-Barnwell-Calhoun-Clarendon-Bamberg-
Northwestern Orangeburg-Central Orangeburg-
Southeastern Orangeburg-
Including the cities of Thomson, Martinez, Evans, Augusta, 
Hephzibah, Waynesboro, Cheraw, Pageland, Camden, Lugoff, 
Seven Oaks, West Columbia, Cayce, Lexington, Red Bank, Oak Grove,
Columbia, Bishopville, Aiken, North Augusta, Sumter, Barnwell, 
Williston, Blackville, St. Matthews, Manning, Summerton, Bamberg,
Denmark, North, Orangeburg, and Holly Hill
104 AM EST Tue Nov 16 2021

...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING...

* WHAT...Temperatures as low as 34 will result in frost 
  formation.

* WHERE...Portions of central South Carolina and east central 
  Georgia.

* WHEN...Until 9 AM EST this morning.

* IMPACTS...Frost could kill sensitive outdoor vegetation if 
  left uncovered.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

&&

$$
702 
WWUS72 KCAE 161344
NPWCAE

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Columbia SC
844 AM EST Tue Nov 16 2021

GAZ063>065-077-SCZ016-022-027>031-035-037-038-041-135>137-161445-
/O.EXP.KCAE.FR.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-211116T1400Z/
McDuffie-Columbia-Richmond-Burke-Chesterfield-Kershaw-Lexington-
Richland-Lee-Aiken-Sumter-Barnwell-Calhoun-Clarendon-Bamberg-
Northwestern Orangeburg-Central Orangeburg-
Southeastern Orangeburg-
Including the cities of Thomson, Martinez, Evans, Augusta, 
Hephzibah, Waynesboro, Cheraw, Pageland, Camden, Lugoff, 
Seven Oaks, West Columbia, Cayce, Lexington, Red Bank, Oak Grove,
Columbia, Bishopville, Aiken, North Augusta, Sumter, Barnwell, 
Williston, Blackville, St. Matthews, Manning, Summerton, Bamberg,
Denmark, North, Orangeburg, and Holly Hill
844 AM EST Tue Nov 16 2021

...FROST ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM EST THIS MORNING...

TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO WARM ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA AND FROST
IS NO LONGER EXPECTED.

$$

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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.