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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 23, NWS Columbia, SC

May 3, 2021Burke County, Georgia

NWS Columbia, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 3, 2021, 4:27 PM EDT for Burke County, Georgia. It was in force for 48 min. 3 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, 4:27 PM EDT (20:27 UTC)
Expired: May 3, 2021, 5:15 PM EDT
In force: 48 min
Issued by: NWS Columbia, SC
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Possible
Hail: 2.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Burke County, GA

The radar

The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 97 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:29 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
May 3, 4:50 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	5 Sw Waynesboro, GA	BURKE CO EM REPORTS MULTIPLE TREES DOWN ALONG HWY 56 S BETWEEN HERNDON ROAD AND STORY MILL RD. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.
May 3, 5:10 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	5 Sw Waynesboro, GA	A LARGE TREE REPORTED DOWN AND A PIVOT WAS OVERTURNED IN A FIELD.
May 3, 5:10 PM EDT	HAIL 0.88	2 Se Waynesboro, GA	BURKE COUNTY EMA REPORTED NICKEL SIZED HAIL.

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
May 3, 1:25 PM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Charleston AFB, SC (KCHS), launched 12:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 187 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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.

496 
WUUS52 KCAE 032027
SVRCAE
GAC033-032115-
/O.NEW.KCAE.SV.W.0023.210503T2027Z-210503T2115Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Columbia SC
427 PM EDT Mon May 3 2021

The National Weather Service in Columbia has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Central Burke County in east central Georgia...

* Until 515 PM EDT.

* At 427 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Gough, or
  near Louisville, moving east at 40 mph.

  HAZARD...Two inch hail and 60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail 
           damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect 
           wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Waynesboro, Sardis, Alexander, Gough, Burke County Airport,
  Vidette, Shell Bluff, Di-Lane Wildlife Management Area and Rosier.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 700 PM EDT for east central
Georgia.

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.

This is a dangerous storm! Prepare immediately for large destructive 
hail capable of producing significant damage. Seek shelter inside a 
sturdy building and stay away from windows.

&&

LAT...LON 3295 8227 3308 8229 3315 8227 3317 8177
      3293 8178 3293 8181 3295 8182 3294 8183
      3295 8186 3292 8196 3292 8207
TIME...MOT...LOC 2027Z 273DEG 36KT 3306 8233 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...2.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

JAQ

1 follow-up statement

670 
WWUS52 KCAE 032057
SVSCAE

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Columbia SC
457 PM EDT Mon May 3 2021

GAC033-032115-
/O.CON.KCAE.SV.W.0023.000000T0000Z-210503T2115Z/
Burke GA-
457 PM EDT Mon May 3 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM EDT
FOR CENTRAL BURKE COUNTY...

At 456 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Burke County
Airport, or near Waynesboro, moving east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail 
         damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind 
         damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Waynesboro, Sardis, Alexander, Burke County Airport, Shell Bluff and
Di-Lane Wildlife Management Area.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 700 PM EDT for east central
Georgia.

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.

Report any 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 3297 8220 3311 8219 3317 8177 3293 8178
      3293 8181 3295 8182 3294 8183 3295 8186
TIME...MOT...LOC 2056Z 274DEG 28KT 3303 8209 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

JAQ

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 3, 3:51 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CAE	Lincoln	39 min
May 3, 5:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAE	McDuffie	28 min
May 3, 5:19 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAE	Burke	26 min
May 3, 5:32 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAE	Columbia, McDuffie	28 min
May 3, 5:51 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CAE	Burke	24 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.