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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 15, NWS Columbia, SC

May 3, 2021Lexington County, Saluda County, South Carolina

NWS Columbia, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 3, 2021, 3:28 PM EDT for Lexington County, Saluda County, South Carolina. It was in force for 32 min. 7 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
May 3, 2021, 3:28 PM EDT (19:28 UTC)
Expired
May 3, 2021, 4:00 PM EDT
In force
32 min
Issued by
NWS Columbia, SC
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Possible
Hail
1.25 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Lexington County, SC, Saluda County, SC

The radar

The Columbia radar (KCAE), 33 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:26 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
May 3, 3:50 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG4 W Lexington, SCSCDPS REPORTS TREE ON ROADWAY ON PISGAH CHURCH RD AND US1. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.
May 3, 3:54 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG2 Wnw Lexington, SCNWS EMPLOYEE REPORTED A TREE PARTIALLY SNAPPED ON CANTING WAY IN LEXINGTON.
May 3, 4:07 PM EDTHAIL 14 Wsw Red Bank, SCNWS EMPLOYEE MEASURED ONE INCH HAIL.
May 3, 4:08 PM EDTHAIL 1.752 Ssw Red Bank, SC
May 3, 4:09 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG2 Wsw Lexington, SCREPORT OF A POWER LINE DOWN FROM LEXINGTON COUNTY EM AT THE INTERSECTION OF BARR RD AND WILDLIFE RD.
May 3, 4:10 PM EDTHAIL 0.73 Ssw Red Bank, SCRECEIVED A REPORT BETWEEN CAROLINA SPRINGS ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL OF 16-17MM HAIL, WHICH IS AROUND 0.7 INCHES.
May 3, 4:10 PM EDTHAIL 1.752 Ssw Red Bank, SCVIDEO OF HAIL ESTIMATED UP TO GOLF BALL SIZED SENT IN ON TWITTER.

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 3, 1:25 PM EDTTornado WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Charleston AFB, SC (KCHS), launched 12:00Z, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 180 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 2021-05-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1333 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Charleston AFB, SC at 12:00Z on 2021-05-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 128 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
1333 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-30 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
765 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
45 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
128 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
141 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.9
Supercell composite
5.0

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The text

As transmitted.

734 
WUUS52 KCAE 031928
SVRCAE
SCC063-081-032000-
/O.NEW.KCAE.SV.W.0015.210503T1928Z-210503T2000Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Columbia SC
328 PM EDT Mon May 3 2021

The National Weather Service in Columbia has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northwestern Lexington County in central South Carolina...
  Southeastern Saluda County in central South Carolina...

* Until 400 PM EDT.

* At 327 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over
  Batesburg-Leesville, moving east at 30 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage 
           to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Lexington, Batesburg-Leesville, Red Bank, Gilbert, Summit, Cedar
  Grove Fire Station, South Shore Marina, Oswald Park, Fredonia,
  Shull Island, Bundrick Island, Siesta Cove Marina, Murray, Delmar,
  Hollow Creek Public Park, Hibernia, Barr Lake and Red Bank Sports
  Complex.

This includes Interstate 20 in South Carolina between mile markers 45
and 54.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 700 PM EDT for central South
Carolina.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3388 8163 3402 8160 3409 8127 3387 8123
TIME...MOT...LOC 1927Z 257DEG 25KT 3393 8152 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

CRL

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 3, 2:35 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCAEMcCormick25 min
May 3, 3:05 PM EDTTornado WarningCAENewberry40 min
May 3, 3:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCAENewberry, Saluda51 min
May 3, 3:32 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCAENewberry43 min
May 3, 3:39 PM EDTTornado WarningCAELexington21 min
May 3, 3:51 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCAEMcCormick39 min
May 3, 3:59 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCAELexington, Richland31 min
May 3, 4:03 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCAEKershaw, Richland, Sumter27 min
May 3, 4:05 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCAELexington, Newberry, Richland, Saluda40 min
May 3, 4:19 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCAEKershaw, Lee, Sumter26 min
May 3, 4:22 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCAECalhoun, Kershaw, Lexington, Richland23 min
May 3, 4:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCAELexington, Richland15 min
May 3, 4:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCAELee, Sumter34 min
May 3, 4:44 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCAEKershaw, Lee, Richland, Sumter31 min
May 3, 4:56 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCAELexington, Richland2 hr
May 3, 5:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCAEClarendon, Lee, Richland, Sumter46 min
May 3, 5:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCAELee25 min
May 3, 6:01 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCAEBamberg, Barnwell44 min
May 3, 6:44 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCAEBamberg, Orangeburg46 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.