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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 21, NWS Columbia, SC

April 5, 20224 counties in South Carolina

NWS Columbia, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 5, 2022, 7:25 PM EDT for 4 counties in South Carolina. It was in force for 50 min. 3 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, 7:25 PM EDT (23:25 UTC)
Expired
Apr 5, 2022, 8:15 PM EDT
In force
50 min
Issued by
NWS Columbia, SC
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Possible
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Calhoun County, SC, Clarendon County, SC, Lee County, SC, Sumter County, SC

The radar

The Columbia radar (KCAE), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:23 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, 7:39 PM EDTTORNADO1 Wnw Manning, SCSEVERAL SOCIAL MEDIA REPORTS OF DAMAGED VEHICLES AND CART RETURNS AT THE MANNING WAL-MART. WATER PICTURED INSIDE THE STORE. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.
Apr 5, 7:40 PM EDTTORNADO1 Nnw Manning, SCSOCIAL MEDIA REPORT OF DOWNED FENCE AND TREES SNAPPED BEHIND KENSINGTON POINTE APARTMENTS. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.
Apr 5, 7:41 PM EDTTORNADO1 N Manning, SCSOCIAL MEDIA REPORT FROM THE PUBLIC OF POSSIBLE TORNADO DAMAGE NEAR MANCHESTER DR. IN MANNING AND M&M RENTALS ON SUMTER HWY. 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

Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 11.4 hours before the alert went out and 238 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 2022-04-05Temperature 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, Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC at 12:00Z on 2022-04-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 86 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
1071 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
46 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
86 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
79 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

315 
WUUS52 KCAE 052325
SVRCAE
SCC017-027-061-085-060015-
/O.NEW.KCAE.SV.W.0021.220405T2325Z-220406T0015Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Columbia has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Eastern Lee County in central South Carolina...
  Eastern Calhoun County in central South Carolina...
  Central Clarendon County in central South Carolina...
  Central Sumter County in central South Carolina...

* Until 815 PM EDT.

* At 725 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from Lydia to 6 miles southeast of Poinsett State Park,
  moving east at 55 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and powerlines.

* Locations impacted include...
  Sumter, Manning, Bishopville, South Sumter, Alcolu, Woods Bay State
  Park, Elliott, Mulberry, Lee State Park, Sumter County Airport,
  Millwood, Turbeville, Mayesville, Pinewood, Lynchburg, Paxville,
  Rimini, Brogdon, Oswego and Lakewood.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 20 in South Carolina between mile markers 118 and 126.
 Interstate 95 between mile markers 113 and 146.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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 3382 7992 3377 7999 3372 7997 3361 8004
      3365 8055 3433 8018 3423 8011 3420 8011
      3416 8016 3409 8008 3400 7990 3398 7990
      3395 7998 3388 7994 3388 7988
TIME...MOT...LOC 2325Z 255DEG 47KT 3430 8014 3374 8045 

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, 5:23 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCAEAiken, Edgefield, Lexington, Saluda52 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, 7:39 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.