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Tornado Warning 5, NWS Columbia, SC

April 5, 2022Bamberg County, Orangeburg County, South Carolina

NWS Columbia, SC issued this tornado warning at Apr 5, 2022, 4:00 PM EDT for Bamberg County, Orangeburg County, South Carolina. It was in force for 60 min. 2 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, 4:00 PM EDT (20:00 UTC)
Expired: Apr 5, 2022, 5:00 PM EDT
In force: 60 min
Issued by: NWS Columbia, SC
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Observed
Damage threat: Considerable
Hail: 1.25 in

Counties Bamberg County, SC, Orangeburg County, SC

The radar

The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 55 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:58 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Apr 5, 4:30 PM EDT	TORNADO	2 W Ehrhardt, SC	SOCIAL MEDIA REPORT FROM THE PUBLIC OF LIKELY TORNADO DAMAGE STARTING AT THE INTERSECTION OF POCKETVILLE RD. AND HWY 64 EXTENDING PAST ERHANDT HWY. DAMAGE INCLUDED POWERLINES DOWN, ROOFS RIPPED OFF, AND DEAD COWS. A COUPLE OF BUILDINGS WERE COMPLETELY DESTROYE
Apr 5, 4:51 PM EDT	TORNADO	2 Sw Branchville, SC	TORNADO ON THE GROUND.

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.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Apr 5, 3:15 PM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 12:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 303 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 529 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -41 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 593 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 35 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 102 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 170 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 2.3

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The text

As transmitted.

455 
WFUS52 KCAE 052000
TORCAE
SCC009-075-052100-
/O.NEW.KCAE.TO.W.0005.220405T2000Z-220405T2100Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Columbia SC
400 PM EDT Tue Apr 5 2022

The National Weather Service in Columbia has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southern Bamberg County in central South Carolina...
  South central Orangeburg County in central South Carolina...

* Until 500 PM EDT.
    
* At 400 PM EDT, a confirmed large and extremely dangerous tornado
  was located over Allendale, moving northeast at 35 mph.

  This is a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW!

  HAZARD...Damaging tornado.

  SOURCE...Radar confirmed tornado.

  IMPACT...You are in a life-threatening situation. Flying debris 
           may be deadly to those caught without shelter. Mobile 
           homes will be destroyed. Considerable damage to homes, 
           businesses, and vehicles is likely and complete 
           destruction is possible.

* The tornado will be near...
  Rivers Bridge State Park around 420 PM EDT.
  Branchville around 455 PM EDT.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Ehrhardt and Rowesville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

To repeat, a large, extremely dangerous and potentially deadly
tornado is on the ground. To protect your life, 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 3314 8121 3344 8078 3326 8064 3313 8089
      3308 8089 3307 8092 3308 8092 3310 8094
      3303 8108
TIME...MOT...LOC 2000Z 237DEG 31KT 3301 8130 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN

$$

awp/gpl

2 follow-up statements

430 
WWUS52 KCAE 052022
SVSCAE

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Columbia SC
422 PM EDT Tue Apr 5 2022

SCC009-075-052100-
/O.CON.KCAE.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-220405T2100Z/
Bamberg SC-Orangeburg SC-
422 PM EDT Tue Apr 5 2022

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EDT FOR SOUTHERN
BAMBERG AND SOUTH CENTRAL ORANGEBURG COUNTIES...
        
At 422 PM EDT, a confirmed large and extremely dangerous tornado was
located near Rivers Bridge State Park, or 14 miles south of Bamberg,
moving northeast at 30 mph.

This is a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW!

HAZARD...Damaging tornado.

SOURCE...Radar confirmed tornado.

IMPACT...You are in a life-threatening situation. Flying debris may 
         be deadly to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes 
         will be destroyed. Considerable damage to homes, 
         businesses, and vehicles is likely and complete destruction 
         is possible.

The tornado will be near...
  Branchville around 500 PM EDT.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Ehrhardt and Rowesville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

To repeat, a large, extremely dangerous and potentially deadly
tornado is on the ground. To protect your life, 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 3313 8117 3344 8078 3326 8064 3313 8089
      3308 8089 3307 8092 3308 8092 3310 8094
      3304 8109
TIME...MOT...LOC 2022Z 237DEG 27KT 3309 8107 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN

$$

awp/gpl

675 
WWUS52 KCAE 052039
SVSCAE

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Columbia SC
439 PM EDT Tue Apr 5 2022

SCC009-075-052100-
/O.CON.KCAE.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-220405T2100Z/
Bamberg SC-Orangeburg SC-
439 PM EDT Tue Apr 5 2022

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN BAMBERG AND SOUTH CENTRAL ORANGEBURG COUNTIES...
        
At 438 PM EDT, a confirmed large and extremely dangerous tornado was
located 7 miles north of Padgetts, or 10 miles southeast of Bamberg,
moving northeast at 35 mph.

This is a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW!

HAZARD...Damaging tornado.

SOURCE...Radar confirmed tornado.

IMPACT...You are in a life-threatening situation. Flying debris may 
         be deadly to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes 
         will be destroyed. Considerable damage to homes, 
         businesses, and vehicles is likely and complete destruction 
         is possible.

The tornado will be near...
  Branchville around 455 PM EDT.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Rowesville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

To repeat, a large, extremely dangerous and potentially deadly
tornado is on the ground. To protect your life, 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 3317 8099 3344 8078 3326 8064 3313 8089
      3311 8093
TIME...MOT...LOC 2038Z 237DEG 31KT 3317 8092 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN

$$

JAQ

The 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, 3:12 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	CAE	Aiken, Barnwell, Orangeburg	33 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 Tornado observed	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 Tornado observedConsiderable damage threat	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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.