Alert archive / South Carolina / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2021
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 49, NWS Columbia, SC
NWS Columbia, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 12, 2021, 2:21 PM EDT for Newberry County, South Carolina. It was in force for 39 min. 2 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
- Jun 12, 2021, 2:21 PM EDT (18:21 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 12, 2021, 3:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 39 min
- Issued by
- NWS Columbia, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
County Newberry County, SC
The radar
The Columbia radar (KCAE), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:23 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 12, 2:30 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Whitmire, SC | NEWBERRY CO SHERIFFS OFFICE REPORTED, VIA SOCIAL MEDIA, NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES WERE DOWNED, BLOCKING SC HWY 66, SC HWY 72, AND OTHER STREETS IN WHITMIRE. SOME PROPERTY DAMAGE OCCURRED, BUT EXTENT IS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. NO INJURIES. TIME ESTIMATED. |
| Jun 12, 2:50 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 8 N Pomaria, SC | SC HIGHWAY PATROL REPORTS TREES DOWN AT THE INTERSECTION OF SC-34 AND BROAD RIVER ROAD. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Charleston AFB, SC (KCHS), launched 12:00Z, 6.4 hours before the alert went out and 228 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 313 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -83 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 790 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 10 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -4 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -20 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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WUUS52 KCAE 121821
SVRCAE
SCC071-121900-
/O.NEW.KCAE.SV.W.0049.210612T1821Z-210612T1900Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Columbia SC
221 PM EDT Sat Jun 12 2021
The National Weather Service in Columbia has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northeastern Newberry County in central South Carolina...
* Until 300 PM EDT.
* At 220 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Whitmire, or
13 miles south of Union, moving south at 15 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Whitmire, Newberry County Airport, Enoree Ranger District Office,
Maybington Fire Station, US-176 and SC-
34 Crossroads and Bush River Fire Station.
This includes Interstate 26 between mile markers 62 and 73.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection seek shelter inside a sturdy building and stay
away from windows.
&&
LAT...LON 3453 8162 3449 8157 3447 8155 3445 8155
3445 8154 3449 8148 3436 8139 3428 8174
3441 8175 3444 8173 3446 8169 3453 8164
TIME...MOT...LOC 1820Z 340DEG 13KT 3453 8164
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$1 follow-up statement
604
WWUS52 KCAE 121848
SVSCAE
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Columbia SC
248 PM EDT Sat Jun 12 2021
SCC071-121900-
/O.CON.KCAE.SV.W.0049.000000T0000Z-210612T1900Z/
Newberry SC-
248 PM EDT Sat Jun 12 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM EDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN NEWBERRY COUNTY...
At 248 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Joanna to near Newberry County Airport to Blair,
moving southeast at 10 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Newberry County Airport, Enoree Ranger District Office, Maybington
Fire Station, US-176 and SC-
34 Crossroads and Bush River Fire Station.
This includes Interstate 26 between mile markers 64 and 73.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection seek shelter inside a sturdy building and stay
away from windows.
&&
LAT...LON 3436 8139 3428 8174 3441 8175 3446 8146
TIME...MOT...LOC 1848Z 329DEG 9KT 3437 8173 3435 8158 3441 8143
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Columbia, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 11, 8:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Richland | 35 min |
| Jun 12, 1:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Orangeburg | 24 min |
| Jun 12, 1:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Orangeburg | 47 min |
| Jun 12, 2:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | McCormick | 56 min |
| Jun 12, 2:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Edgefield | 52 min |
| Jun 12, 3:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Lexington | 32 min |
| Jun 12, 3:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Fairfield, Lexington, Newberry, Richland | 26 min |
| Jun 12, 4:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Calhoun | 35 min |
| Jun 12, 5:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Calhoun, Orangeburg | 37 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.