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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 153, NWS Columbia, SC

July 8, 2022Aiken County, Bamberg County, Orangeburg County, South Carolina

NWS Columbia, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 8, 2022, 4:27 PM EDT for Aiken County, Bamberg County, Orangeburg County, South Carolina. It was in force for 48 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
Jul 8, 2022, 4:27 PM EDT (20:27 UTC)
Expired
Jul 8, 2022, 5:15 PM EDT
In force
48 min
Issued by
NWS Columbia, SC
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Aiken County, SC, Bamberg County, SC, Orangeburg County, SC

The radar

The Columbia radar (KCAE), 61 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:26 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 Jul 7, 7:54 PM EDT, 20 hours 33 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 7, 7:54 PM EDT, 20 hours 33 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 7, 7:03 PM EDT, 21 hours 24 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Columbia SC
703 PM EDT Thu Jul 7 2022

GAZ040-063>065-077-SCZ016-018-020>022-025>031-035-037-038-041-115-
116-135>137-082315-
Lincoln-McDuffie-Columbia-Richmond-Burke-Chesterfield-McCormick-
Newberry-Fairfield-Kershaw-Edgefield-Saluda-Lexington-Richland-Lee-
Aiken-Sumter-Barnwell-Calhoun-Clarendon-Bamberg-Northern Lancaster-
Southern Lancaster-Northwestern Orangeburg-Central Orangeburg-
Southeastern Orangeburg-
703 PM EDT Thu Jul 7 2022

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Thunderstorms will progress from the northwest to the southeast
across the area late this evening. Some of these storms could be
severe. The primary threats will be damaging winds and locally heavy
rain.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

The surface boundary will remain over the region with thunderstorms
expected through the weekend across all of the Midlands and Central
Savannah River Area. The potential for severe thunderstorms is low
however locally heavy rainfall is possible.

Afternoon high temperatures Friday and Saturday will be in the mid
90s pushing heat index values in the 105 to 108 degree range. A Heat
Advisory will likely be needed.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 7, 8:11 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCAEFairfield, Lexington, Richland49 min
Jul 7, 8:31 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningCAELexington, Richland89 min
Jul 7, 8:39 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCAEChesterfield36 min
Jul 7, 8:52 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCAEKershaw38 min
Jul 7, 9:20 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCAEChesterfield, Lancaster55 min
Jul 7, 9:52 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCAEChesterfield53 min
Jul 7, 10:28 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCAEChesterfield, Kershaw, Lancaster62 min
Jul 8, 4:10 AM EDTHeat AdvisoryCAEAiken, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Chesterfield, Clarendon and 12 more15 hr
Jul 8, 3:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCAECalhoun51 min
Jul 8, 4:21 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCAEAiken, Barnwell39 min
Jul 8, 5:33 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCAEAiken, Lexington, Orangeburg42 min
Jul 8, 5:52 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCAEOrangeburg38 min
Jul 8, 6:08 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCAEEdgefield37 min
Jul 8, 6:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCAEClarendon49 min
Jul 8, 7:44 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCAEChesterfield, Kershaw, Lancaster61 min
Jul 8, 3:27 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCAEBurke48 min

Nearby

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.