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Tornado Warning 7, NWS Columbia, SC

April 5, 2022Bamberg County, South Carolina

NWS Columbia, SC issued this tornado warning at Apr 5, 2022, 4:53 PM EDT for Bamberg County, South Carolina. It was in force for 22 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, 4:53 PM EDT (20:53 UTC)
Expired
Apr 5, 2022, 5:15 PM EDT
In force
22 min
Issued by
NWS Columbia, SC
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
1.0 in

County Bamberg County, SC

The radar

The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:51 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.

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

Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 12:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 296 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, Jacksonville, FL at 12:00Z on 2022-04-05Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 529 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, Jacksonville, FL at 12:00Z on 2022-04-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 102 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
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.

411 
WFUS52 KCAE 052053
TORCAE
SCC009-052115-
/O.NEW.KCAE.TO.W.0007.220405T2053Z-220405T2115Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Columbia has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southeastern Bamberg County in central South Carolina...

* Until 515 PM EDT.
    
* At 452 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Sycamore, or 7 miles east of Allendale, moving
  northeast at 45 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation. Spotters reported strong 
           rotation with this storm. 

  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...
  Rivers Bridge State Park around 500 PM EDT.
  Padgetts around 515 PM EDT.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Ehrhardt.

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 3305 8110 3305 8112 3309 8116 3327 8096
      3314 8086 3312 8089 3309 8088 3306 8089
      3306 8091 3310 8094 3303 8108
TIME...MOT...LOC 2052Z 236DEG 37KT 3301 8117 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN

$$

gpl
1 follow-up statement
313 
WWUS52 KCAE 052112
SVSCAE

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

SCC009-052121-
/O.EXP.KCAE.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-220405T2115Z/
Bamberg SC-
512 PM EDT Tue Apr 5 2022

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN BAMBERG COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
515 PM EDT...
    
The Tornado Warning that was previously in effect has been reissued 
for Bamberg County and is in effect until 600PM. Please refer to 
that bulletin for the latest severe weather information.

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

Remember, a Tornado Warning still remains in effect for Bamberg 
County until 600 PM!

LAT...LON 3305 8110 3305 8112 3309 8116 3327 8096
      3314 8086 3312 8089 3309 8088 3306 8089
      3306 8091 3310 8094 3303 8108
TIME...MOT...LOC 2111Z 236DEG 37KT 3312 8098 

$$

gpl

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, 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, 7:25 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCAECalhoun, Clarendon, Lee, Sumter50 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.