Alert archive / South Carolina / Tornado Warnings in 2022
Tornado Warning 4, NWS Columbia, SC
NWS Columbia, SC issued this tornado warning at Apr 5, 2022, 3:12 PM EDT for Aiken County, Barnwell County, Orangeburg County, South Carolina. It was in force for 33 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 5, 2022, 3:12 PM EDT (19:12 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 5, 2022, 3:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 33 min
- Issued by
- NWS Columbia, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
Counties Aiken County, SC, Barnwell County, SC, Orangeburg County, SC
The radar
The Columbia radar (KCAE), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:15 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 7.2 hours before the alert went out and 271 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
- 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
The text
As transmitted.
540
WFUS52 KCAE 051912
TORCAE
SCC003-011-075-051945-
/O.NEW.KCAE.TO.W.0004.220405T1912Z-220405T1945Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Columbia SC
312 PM EDT Tue Apr 5 2022
The National Weather Service in Columbia has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northeastern Barnwell County in central South Carolina...
Southeastern Aiken County in central South Carolina...
Western Orangeburg County in central South Carolina...
* Until 345 PM EDT.
* At 312 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Jackson, or near Savannah River Site, moving
northeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed.
Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree
damage is likely.
* This dangerous storm will be near...
New Ellenton around 325 PM EDT.
Williston around 340 PM EDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Aiken
Gopher Tortoise Heritage Preserve, Elko, Savannah River Site Badge
Office and Windsor.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a
vehicle, move to an interior room or closet on the lowest floor of a
sturdy building immediately.
&&
LAT...LON 3328 8174 3337 8177 3357 8142 3340 8125
TIME...MOT...LOC 1912Z 233DEG 30KT 3333 8170
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
$$
awp/gpl2 follow-up statements
218
WWUS52 KCAE 051917
SVSCAE
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Columbia SC
317 PM EDT Tue Apr 5 2022
SCC003-011-075-051945-
/O.CON.KCAE.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-220405T1945Z/
Barnwell SC-Aiken SC-Orangeburg SC-
317 PM EDT Tue Apr 5 2022
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM EDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN BARNWELL...SOUTHEASTERN AIKEN AND WESTERN ORANGEBURG
COUNTIES...
At 316 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near New Ellenton, or 7 miles north of Savannah River
Site, moving northeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Williston around 340 PM EDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Aiken
Gopher Tortoise Heritage Preserve, Elko and Windsor.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a
vehicle, move to an interior room or closet on the lowest floor of a
sturdy building immediately.
&&
LAT...LON 3332 8170 3338 8171 3357 8142 3340 8125
TIME...MOT...LOC 1916Z 233DEG 30KT 3335 8166
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
$$
awp440
WWUS52 KCAE 051925
SVSCAE
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Columbia SC
325 PM EDT Tue Apr 5 2022
SCC003-011-075-051945-
/O.CON.KCAE.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-220405T1945Z/
Barnwell SC-Aiken SC-Orangeburg SC-
325 PM EDT Tue Apr 5 2022
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM EDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN BARNWELL...SOUTHEASTERN AIKEN AND WESTERN ORANGEBURG
COUNTIES...
At 324 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near New Ellenton, or 9 miles southeast of Aiken Mall,
moving northeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation. Wall cloud reported at highway
19 and 278 near New Ellenton.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Williston around 335 PM EDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Aiken
Gopher Tortoise Heritage Preserve, Windsor and Elko.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a
vehicle, move to an interior room or closet on the lowest floor of a
sturdy building immediately.
&&
LAT...LON 3333 8170 3338 8171 3357 8142 3340 8125
TIME...MOT...LOC 1924Z 230DEG 31KT 3342 8158
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
$$
awpThe office that day
Everything else NWS Columbia, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 12:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Edgefield | 24 min |
| Apr 5, 2:39 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CAE | Lexington, Richland | 51 min |
| Apr 5, 2:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Aiken | 30 min |
| Apr 5, 2:55 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CAE | Aiken | 20 min |
| Apr 5, 3:09 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CAE | Newberry | 36 min |
| Apr 5, 4:00 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CAE | Bamberg, Orangeburg | 60 min |
| Apr 5, 4:12 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CAE | Calhoun, Kershaw, Lexington, Richland, Sumter | 2 hr |
| Apr 5, 4:15 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CAE | Aiken, Edgefield, Fairfield, Lexington, McCormick, Newberry and 2 more | 2 hr |
| Apr 5, 4:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Edgefield | 43 min |
| Apr 5, 4:50 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CAE | Bamberg, Clarendon, Orangeburg | 55 min |
| Apr 5, 4:53 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CAE | Bamberg | 22 min |
| Apr 5, 5:02 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CAE | Calhoun, Clarendon, Richland, Sumter | 28 min |
| Apr 5, 5:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Barnwell | 50 min |
| Apr 5, 5:10 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CAE | Bamberg, Orangeburg | 50 min |
| Apr 5, 5:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Edgefield, McCormick, Saluda | 45 min |
| Apr 5, 5:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Aiken, Edgefield, Lexington, Saluda | 52 min |
| Apr 5, 5:33 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CAE | Aiken, Lexington, Richland | 42 min |
| Apr 5, 5:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Aiken, Barnwell, Orangeburg | 47 min |
| Apr 5, 5:50 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CAE | Bamberg, Barnwell, Orangeburg | 40 min |
| Apr 5, 5:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Clarendon | 49 min |
| Apr 5, 5:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Aiken, Barnwell | 34 min |
| Apr 5, 5:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Clarendon, Sumter | 48 min |
| Apr 5, 6:09 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CAE | Aiken, Calhoun, Clarendon, Fairfield, Kershaw, Lee and 5 more | 111 min |
| Apr 5, 6:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Aiken, Barnwell, Calhoun, Lexington, Orangeburg, Richland | 51 min |
| Apr 5, 6:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Clarendon, Orangeburg | 28 min |
| Apr 5, 6:25 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CAE | Clarendon, Orangeburg | 24 min |
| Apr 5, 6:26 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CAE | Bamberg, Orangeburg | 34 min |
| Apr 5, 6:28 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CAE | Lexington, Richland | 61 min |
| Apr 5, 6:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Bamberg, Barnwell, Orangeburg | 30 min |
| Apr 5, 6:58 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CAE | Calhoun, Clarendon, Orangeburg | 37 min |
| Apr 5, 7:22 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CAE | Clarendon, Orangeburg | 23 min |
| Apr 5, 7:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Calhoun, Clarendon, Lee, Sumter | 50 min |
| Apr 5, 7:39 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CAE | Clarendon, Lee, Sumter | 36 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.