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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 123, NWS Columbia, SC

June 17, 2022Chesterfield County, South Carolina

NWS Columbia, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 17, 2022, 6:51 PM EDT for Chesterfield County, South Carolina. It was in force for 39 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 17, 2022, 6:51 PM EDT (22:51 UTC)
Expired
Jun 17, 2022, 7:30 PM EDT
In force
39 min
Issued by
NWS Columbia, SC
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Chesterfield County, SC

The radar

The Columbia radar (KCAE), 117 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:54 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 17, 6:39 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 10.9 hours before the alert went out and 162 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, Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC at 12:00Z on 2022-06-17Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1514 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, Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC at 12:00Z on 2022-06-17The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 72 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
1514 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-139 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1217 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
15 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
72 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
99 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.6

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Columbia, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 17, 3:01 PM EDT, 3 hours 50 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 17, 3:01 PM EDT, 3 hours 50 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 17, 6:45 PM EDT, 6 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Columbia SC
645 PM EDT Fri Jun 17 2022

SCZ020-021-115-116-182245-
Newberry-Fairfield-Northern Lancaster-Southern Lancaster-
645 PM EDT Fri Jun 17 2022

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 385 IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the Midlands of South Carolina
and the Central Savannah River area of Georgia.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Severe Thunderstorm Watch.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed.

GAZ040-063-064-SCZ018-025-026-182245-
Lincoln-McDuffie-Columbia-McCormick-Edgefield-Saluda-
645 PM EDT Fri Jun 17 2022

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the Midlands of South Carolina
and the Central Savannah River area of Georgia.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Hot and humid conditions will continue today along with scattered
strong to severe thunderstorms this afternoon and into the evening
hours.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed.

GAZ065-077-SCZ016-022-027>031-035-037-038-041-135>137-182245-
Richmond-Burke-Chesterfield-Kershaw-Lexington-Richland-Lee-Aiken-
Sumter-Barnwell-Calhoun-Clarendon-Bamberg-Northwestern Orangeburg-
Central Orangeburg-Southeastern Orangeburg-
645 PM EDT Fri Jun 17 2022

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 387 IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT
TONIGHT...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the Midlands of South Carolina
and the Central Savannah River area of Georgia.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Severe Thunderstorm Watch.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 17, 6:32 PM EDT, 19 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jun 17, 6:39 PM EDT, 12 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jun 17, 6:41 PM EDT, 10 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
641 PM EDT FRI JUN 17 2022

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0630 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 E ARCADIA LAKES       34.05N 80.93W
06/17/2022                   RICHLAND           SC   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            SCHP REPORTED TREES DOWN AT OVERHILL ROAD
            AND SIGMA COURT.

&&

DA
Local storm report, Jun 17, 6:48 PM EDT, 3 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
648 PM EDT FRI JUN 17 2022

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0635 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 SW LITTLE MOUNTAIN    34.18N 81.43W
06/17/2022                   NEWBERRY           SC   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            SCHP REPORTED POWER LINES IN ROADWAY ON
            LINDLER FIELD ROAD AND WHEELAND ROAD.

&&

DA
Local storm report, Jun 17, 6:51 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
651 PM EDT FRI JUN 17 2022

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0644 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 SSE CAMDEN            34.25N 80.61W
06/17/2022                   KERSHAW            SC   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            SCHP REPORTED TREES BLOCKING ROADWAY ON
            BROAD STREET AT THE SUMTER HIGHWAY.

&&

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 16, 8:43 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCAECalhoun, Clarendon, Orangeburg72 min
Jun 17, 4:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCAEFairfield24 min
Jun 17, 5:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCAEFairfield28 min
Jun 17, 5:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCAEFairfield, Newberry37 min
Jun 17, 5:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCAESumter29 min
Jun 17, 5:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCAEFairfield, Kershaw, Lancaster, Newberry45 min
Jun 17, 5:50 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCAERichland, Sumter40 min
Jun 17, 6:04 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCAEFairfield, Richland, Sumter56 min
Jun 17, 6:07 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCAEFairfield, Lexington, Newberry, Richland, Saluda38 min
Jun 17, 6:10 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCAEChesterfield, Lancaster50 min
Jun 17, 6:19 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCAENewberry26 min
Jun 17, 6:22 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCAEBamberg, Barnwell38 min
Jun 17, 6:28 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCAEFairfield, Kershaw, Lancaster, Richland, Sumter62 min
Jun 17, 6:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCAEFairfield, Newberry, Richland31 min
Jun 17, 6:34 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCAECalhoun, Lexington, Richland41 min
Jun 17, 6:38 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCAERichland, Sumter24 min
Jun 17, 6:44 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCAEFairfield, Lexington, Newberry, Richland, Saluda32 min
Jun 17, 6:50 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCAEKershaw, Lee, Richland, Sumter55 min
Jun 17, 6:55 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCAEAiken, Barnwell50 min
Jun 17, 7:04 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCAEAiken, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Clarendon, Lexington and 3 more41 min
Jun 17, 7:11 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCAEAiken49 min
Jun 17, 7:25 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCAEChesterfield, Kershaw, Lancaster, Lee, Sumter50 min
Jun 17, 7:26 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCAEAiken, Bamberg, Barnwell, Lexington, Orangeburg49 min
Jun 17, 7:42 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCAECalhoun, Clarendon, Lee, Richland, Sumter63 min
Jun 17, 7:46 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCAEBamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Clarendon, Orangeburg59 min
Jun 17, 5:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCAEBurke31 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.