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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 28, NWS Columbia, SC

May 3, 2021Burke County, Georgia

NWS Columbia, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 3, 2021, 5:51 PM EDT for Burke County, Georgia. It was in force for 24 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: May 3, 2021, 5:51 PM EDT (21:51 UTC)
Expired: May 3, 2021, 6:15 PM EDT
In force: 24 min
Issued by: NWS Columbia, SC
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.5 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Burke County, GA

The radar

The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 70 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:54 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.

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, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 153 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

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

738 
WUUS52 KCAE 032151
SVRCAE
GAC033-032215-
/O.NEW.KCAE.SV.W.0028.210503T2151Z-210503T2215Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Columbia has issued a

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

* Until 615 PM EDT.

* At 551 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Millhaven, or
  10 miles southeast of Plant Vogtle, moving east at 35 mph.

  HAZARD...Ping pong 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...
  Girard.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

LAT...LON 3295 8172 3309 8175 3311 8167 3309 8165
      3309 8161 3305 8157 3306 8156 3304 8156
      3305 8155 3304 8155 3295 8170
TIME...MOT...LOC 2151Z 259DEG 30KT 3302 8165 

HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

JAQ

1 follow-up statement

247 
WWUS52 KCAE 032205
SVSCAE

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

GAC033-032215-
/O.EXP.KCAE.SV.W.0028.000000T0000Z-210503T2215Z/
Burke GA-
605 PM EDT Mon May 3 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL BURKE COUNTY WILL
EXPIRE AT 615 PM EDT...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 700 PM EDT for east central
Georgia...and 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 3295 8172 3309 8175 3311 8167 3309 8165
      3309 8161 3305 8157 3306 8156 3304 8156
      3305 8155 3304 8155 3295 8170
TIME...MOT...LOC 2205Z 259DEG 30KT 3304 8152 

$$

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, 4:27 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CAE	Burke	48 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

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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.