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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 13, NWS Columbia, SC

April 5, 20224 counties in South Carolina

NWS Columbia, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 5, 2022, 5:23 PM EDT for 4 counties in South Carolina. It was in force for 52 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
Apr 5, 2022, 5:23 PM EDT (21:23 UTC)
Expired
Apr 5, 2022, 6:15 PM EDT
In force
52 min
Issued by
NWS Columbia, SC
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Possible
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Aiken County, SC, Edgefield County, SC, Lexington County, SC, Saluda County, SC

The radar

The Columbia radar (KCAE), 42 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:26 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
Apr 5, 5:39 PM EDTTORNADO8 Ese Monetta, SC*** 1 INJ *** TORNADO AT THE INTERSECTION OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN AND HOLDER ROADS. TREES DOWN ON HOUSE AND ROAD.
Apr 5, 5:43 PM EDTTORNADO8 Sse Leesville, SCEM RELAYED REPORTS FROM MOTORISTS OF TORNADO PASSING OVER I-20 NEAR MM37. ADDITIONAL REPORTS OF NUMEROUS TREES DOWN IN THE VICINITY OF I20 NEAR MM40. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.

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
Apr 5, 3:15 PM EDTTornado WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 280 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, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 12:00Z on 2022-04-05Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 12:00Z on 2022-04-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 146 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1643 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
39 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
146 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
259 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

100 
WUUS52 KCAE 052123
SVRCAE
SCC003-037-063-081-052215-
/O.NEW.KCAE.SV.W.0013.220405T2123Z-220405T2215Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Columbia SC
523 PM EDT Tue Apr 5 2022

The National Weather Service in Columbia has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  East central Edgefield County in central South Carolina...
  Southwestern Lexington County in central South Carolina...
  Northeastern Aiken County in central South Carolina...
  Southeastern Saluda County in central South Carolina...

* Until 615 PM EDT.

* At 523 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Ridge Spring,
  or 12 miles southwest of Batesburg-Leesville, moving northeast at
  55 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and powerlines.

* Locations impacted include...
  Aiken, Lexington, Batesburg-Leesville, Red Bank, South Congaree,
  Ridge Spring, Aiken Municipal Airport, Pelion, Gilbert, Summit,
  Monetta, Bundrick Island, Murray, Camp Kinard, New Holland, Samaria
  Fire Station, Cedar Pond Campground, Lexington County Airport At
  Pelion, Fredonia and Peachtree Rock.

This includes Interstate 20 in South Carolina between mile markers 19
and 57.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for central South
Carolina.

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.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for central South
Carolina.

&&

LAT...LON 3356 8170 3378 8178 3407 8127 3386 8111
TIME...MOT...LOC 2123Z 236DEG 49KT 3376 8164 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

fwa

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 5, 12:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCAEEdgefield24 min
Apr 5, 2:39 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningCAELexington, Richland51 min
Apr 5, 2:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCAEAiken30 min
Apr 5, 2:55 PM EDTTornado WarningCAEAiken20 min
Apr 5, 3:09 PM EDTTornado WarningCAENewberry36 min
Apr 5, 3:12 PM EDTTornado WarningCAEAiken, Barnwell, Orangeburg33 min
Apr 5, 4:00 PM EDTTornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threatCAEBamberg, Orangeburg60 min
Apr 5, 4:12 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCAECalhoun, Kershaw, Lexington, Richland, Sumter2 hr
Apr 5, 4:15 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCAEAiken, Edgefield, Fairfield, Lexington, McCormick, Newberry and 2 more2 hr
Apr 5, 4:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCAEEdgefield43 min
Apr 5, 4:50 PM EDTTornado WarningCAEBamberg, Clarendon, Orangeburg55 min
Apr 5, 4:53 PM EDTTornado WarningCAEBamberg22 min
Apr 5, 5:02 PM EDTTornado WarningCAECalhoun, Clarendon, Richland, Sumter28 min
Apr 5, 5:10 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCAEBarnwell50 min
Apr 5, 5:10 PM EDTTornado WarningCAEBamberg, Orangeburg50 min
Apr 5, 5:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCAEEdgefield, McCormick, Saluda45 min
Apr 5, 5:33 PM EDTTornado WarningCAEAiken, Lexington, Richland42 min
Apr 5, 5:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCAEAiken, Barnwell, Orangeburg47 min
Apr 5, 5:50 PM EDTTornado WarningCAEBamberg, Barnwell, Orangeburg40 min
Apr 5, 5:56 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCAEClarendon49 min
Apr 5, 5:56 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCAEAiken, Barnwell34 min
Apr 5, 5:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCAEClarendon, Sumter48 min
Apr 5, 6:09 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCAEAiken, Calhoun, Clarendon, Fairfield, Kershaw, Lee and 5 more111 min
Apr 5, 6:09 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCAEAiken, Barnwell, Calhoun, Lexington, Orangeburg, Richland51 min
Apr 5, 6:17 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCAEClarendon, Orangeburg28 min
Apr 5, 6:25 PM EDTTornado WarningCAEClarendon, Orangeburg24 min
Apr 5, 6:26 PM EDTTornado Warning Tornado observedCAEBamberg, Orangeburg34 min
Apr 5, 6:28 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningCAELexington, Richland61 min
Apr 5, 6:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCAEBamberg, Barnwell, Orangeburg30 min
Apr 5, 6:58 PM EDTTornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threatCAECalhoun, Clarendon, Orangeburg37 min
Apr 5, 7:22 PM EDTTornado WarningCAEClarendon, Orangeburg23 min
Apr 5, 7:25 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCAECalhoun, Clarendon, Lee, Sumter50 min
Apr 5, 7:39 PM EDTTornado WarningCAEClarendon, Lee, Sumter36 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.