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Special Weather Statement, NWS Columbia, SC

April 6, 2022Edgefield County, South Carolina; 4 counties in Georgia

NWS Columbia, SC issued this special weather statement at Apr 6, 2022, 3:49 PM EDT for Edgefield County, South Carolina; 4 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 41 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Apr 6, 2022, 3:49 PM EDT (19:49 UTC)
Expired
Apr 6, 2022, 4:30 PM EDT
In force
41 min
Issued by
NWS Columbia, SC
Hail
0.25 in
Wind
40

Counties Burke County, GA, Columbia County, GA, McDuffie County, GA, Richmond County, GA, Edgefield County, SC

The radar

The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 116 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:50 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 7.8 hours before the alert went out and 205 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 2022-04-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 803 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, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 12:00Z on 2022-04-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 180 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
803 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-18 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
460 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
32 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
180 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
243 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
1.7

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What forecasters said that day

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NWS Columbia, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Apr 6, 3:35 PM EDT, 14 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 6, 3:35 PM EDT, 14 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 6, 4:46 AM EDT, 11 hours 3 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Columbia SC
446 AM EDT Wed Apr 6 2022

GAZ040-063>065-077-SCZ016-018-020>022-025>031-035-037-038-041-115-
116-135>137-070900-
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-
446 AM EDT Wed Apr 6 2022

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

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Showers and thunderstorms are expected to develop once again by this
afternoon, lasting into this evening.  Strong damaging winds, hail,
isolated tornadoes, and heavy rainfall will all be possible.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed this afternoon.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 6, 11:51 AM EDT, 3 hours 58 minutes before
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Local storm report, Apr 6, 12:00 PM EDT, 3 hours 49 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Apr 6, 3:49 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Columbia SC
349 PM EDT Wed Apr 6 2022

GAZ040-063>065-077-SCZ018-025-030-062030-
Burke GA-Richmond GA-McDuffie GA-Lincoln GA-Columbia GA-Aiken SC-
McCormick SC-Edgefield SC-
349 PM EDT Wed Apr 6 2022

...Strong thunderstorms are expected to develop rapidly in the CSRA
during the next hour...

At 342 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicating thunderstorms developing
rapidly across east central Georgia. These storms will move into the
Augusta metro area southeast to Burke County during the next hour.
These storms have potential for rapid strengthening.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
North Augusta, Grovetown, Evans, Thomson, Waynesboro, Fort Gordon,
Augusta, Clearwater, Martinez, Belvedere, Edgefield, Hephzibah,
Harlem, Midville, Glendale, Gough, South Augusta, Clarks Hill
Recreation Area, Mistletoe State Park and Summerville.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 20 in Georgia between mile markers 167 and 201.
 Interstate 20 in South Carolina between mile markers 0 and 9.
 Interstate 520 in Georgia between mile markers 1 and 15.
 Interstate 520 in South Carolina between mile markers 16 and 23.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3283 8231 3293 8227 3308 8229 3323 8223
      3331 8234 3336 8255 3341 8255 3360 8265
      3363 8258 3365 8258 3364 8256 3365 8249
      3371 8251 3388 8190 3293 8178 3295 8186
      3292 8208 3288 8213 3281 8215 3280 8221
TIME...MOT...LOC 1948Z 242DEG 36KT 3363 8226 3289 8220

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 5, 9:04 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningCAECalhoun, Lexington, Richland5 days
Apr 5, 9:04 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningCAECalhoun, Richland4 days
Apr 5, 9:04 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningCAEOrangeburg6 days
Apr 5, 9:04 PM EDTRiver Flood AdvisoryCAELexington, Richland3 days
Apr 6, 2:07 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningCAEEdgefield, McCormick50 hr
Apr 6, 8:54 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningCAEGreenwood, Newberry, Saluda20 hr
Apr 6, 4:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCAEClarendon35 min
Apr 6, 4:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCAEAiken32 min
Apr 6, 4:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCAEAiken42 min
Apr 6, 5:09 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCAEEdgefield36 min
Apr 6, 5:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCAEBarnwell30 min
Apr 6, 5:23 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCAEEdgefield, McCormick112 min
Apr 6, 5:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCAEEdgefield, McCormick31 min
Apr 6, 5:32 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningCAEEdgefield, McCormick118 min
Apr 6, 5:36 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCAECalhoun, Clarendon, Orangeburg24 min
Apr 6, 5:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCAELexington, Saluda63 min
Apr 6, 6:22 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCAEEdgefield, McCormick38 min
Apr 6, 6:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCAEClarendon29 min
Apr 6, 6:43 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCAEAiken, Edgefield, Lexington, McCormick, Saluda2 hr
Apr 6, 6:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCAEEdgefield36 min
Apr 6, 6:55 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCAEBamberg35 min
Apr 6, 7:03 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCAEAiken, Edgefield, McCormick, Newberry, Saluda57 min
Apr 6, 7:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCAELexington, Richland41 min
Apr 6, 7:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCAEClarendon, Orangeburg56 min
Apr 6, 7:35 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCAELexington, Richland115 min

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Special Weather Statements in Georgia, 2022Special Weather Statements in South Carolina, 2022Every special weather statement in 2022

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.