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Special Weather Statement, NWS Columbia, SC
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.
- 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
The text
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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 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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</html>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
awpThe office that day
Everything else NWS Columbia, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 9:04 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | CAE | Calhoun, Lexington, Richland | 5 days |
| Apr 5, 9:04 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | CAE | Calhoun, Richland | 4 days |
| Apr 5, 9:04 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | CAE | Orangeburg | 6 days |
| Apr 5, 9:04 PM EDT | River Flood Advisory | CAE | Lexington, Richland | 3 days |
| Apr 6, 2:07 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | CAE | Edgefield, McCormick | 50 hr |
| Apr 6, 8:54 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | CAE | Greenwood, Newberry, Saluda | 20 hr |
| Apr 6, 4:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Clarendon | 35 min |
| Apr 6, 4:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Aiken | 32 min |
| Apr 6, 4:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Aiken | 42 min |
| Apr 6, 5:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Edgefield | 36 min |
| Apr 6, 5:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Barnwell | 30 min |
| Apr 6, 5:23 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CAE | Edgefield, McCormick | 112 min |
| Apr 6, 5:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Edgefield, McCormick | 31 min |
| Apr 6, 5:32 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CAE | Edgefield, McCormick | 118 min |
| Apr 6, 5:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Calhoun, Clarendon, Orangeburg | 24 min |
| Apr 6, 5:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Lexington, Saluda | 63 min |
| Apr 6, 6:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Edgefield, McCormick | 38 min |
| Apr 6, 6:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Clarendon | 29 min |
| Apr 6, 6:43 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CAE | Aiken, Edgefield, Lexington, McCormick, Saluda | 2 hr |
| Apr 6, 6:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Edgefield | 36 min |
| Apr 6, 6:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Bamberg | 35 min |
| Apr 6, 7:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Aiken, Edgefield, McCormick, Newberry, Saluda | 57 min |
| Apr 6, 7:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Lexington, Richland | 41 min |
| Apr 6, 7:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Clarendon, Orangeburg | 56 min |
| Apr 6, 7:35 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CAE | Lexington, Richland | 115 min |
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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.