Alert archive / South Carolina / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2023
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 21, NWS Columbia, SC
NWS Columbia, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 26, 2023, 9:57 PM EDT for 4 counties in South Carolina. It was in force for 33 min. 1 report 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
- Mar 26, 2023, 9:57 PM EDT (01:57 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 26, 2023, 10:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 33 min
- Issued by
- NWS Columbia, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.88 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Aiken County, SC, Edgefield County, SC, Lexington County, SC, Saluda County, SC
The radar
The Columbia radar (KCAE), 62 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:59 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 26, 10:20 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | 9 Nnw Aiken State Park, SC |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Charleston AFB, SC (KCHS), launched 00:00Z, 2.0 hours before the alert went out and 185 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
- 83 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -225 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1071 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 51 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 69 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 149 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted.
456 WUUS52 KCAE 270157 SVRCAE SCC003-037-063-081-270230- /O.NEW.KCAE.SV.W.0021.230327T0157Z-230327T0230Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Columbia SC 957 PM EDT Sun Mar 26 2023 The National Weather Service in Columbia has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Edgefield County in central South Carolina... West central Lexington County in central South Carolina... Northwestern Aiken County in central South Carolina... Southeastern Saluda County in central South Carolina... * Until 1030 PM EDT. * At 956 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Edgefield County Airport, or 13 miles north of Aiken, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and powerlines. * Locations impacted include... Aiken, Batesburg-Leesville, Johnston, Ridge Spring, Aiken Municipal Airport, Edgefield County Airport, Aiken State Park, Monetta, Trenton, Ward, Strom Thurmond High School, Harmony, Hibernia, Vaucluse, Kneece and New Holland. This includes Interstate 20 in South Carolina between mile markers 12 and 37. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection seek shelter inside a sturdy building and stay away from windows. Excessive cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. If you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. && LAT...LON 3363 8191 3383 8190 3398 8147 3350 8147 TIME...MOT...LOC 0156Z 272DEG 27KT 3372 8180 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ BC
1 follow-up statement
606
WWUS52 KCAE 270205
SVSCAE
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Columbia SC
1005 PM EDT Sun Mar 26 2023
SCC003-037-063-081-270230-
/O.CON.KCAE.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-230327T0230Z/
Edgefield SC-Lexington SC-Aiken SC-Saluda SC-
1005 PM EDT Sun Mar 26 2023
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 PM EDT
FOR EAST CENTRAL EDGEFIELD...WEST CENTRAL LEXINGTON...NORTH CENTRAL
AIKEN AND SOUTHEASTERN SALUDA COUNTIES...
At 1005 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Edgefield
County Airport, or 12 miles north of Aiken, moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
trees and powerlines.
Locations impacted include...
Batesburg-Leesville, Johnston, Ridge Spring, Aiken Municipal Airport,
Edgefield County Airport, Aiken State Park, Monetta, Trenton, Ward,
Hibernia, Kneece and New Holland.
This includes Interstate 20 in South Carolina between mile markers 14
and 37.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection seek shelter inside a sturdy building and stay
away from windows.
Excessive cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. If
you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.
&&
LAT...LON 3363 8183 3385 8184 3398 8147 3350 8147
3350 8148
TIME...MOT...LOC 0205Z 271DEG 29KT 3372 8174
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
BCThe office that day
Everything else NWS Columbia, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 26, 8:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | McCormick | 22 min |
| Mar 26, 9:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Newberry | 23 min |
| Mar 26, 9:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Aiken, Edgefield, McCormick, Saluda | 37 min |
| Mar 26, 10:20 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CAE | Aiken, Lexington | 25 min |
| Mar 26, 10:44 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CAE | Aiken, Lexington, Orangeburg | 31 min |
| Mar 26, 11:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Calhoun, Lexington, Orangeburg, Richland | 32 min |
| Mar 26, 11:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Calhoun, Clarendon, Lexington, Richland, Sumter | 49 min |
| Mar 27, 12:01 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CAE | Lexington, Richland | 119 min |
| Mar 27, 12:35 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Sumter | 25 min |
| Mar 27, 3:46 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | CAE | Edgefield, McCormick | 62 hr |
| Mar 27, 9:57 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CAE | Aiken, Bamberg, Barnwell, Orangeburg | 3 hr |
| Mar 27, 10:04 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | CAE | Calhoun, Richland | 4 days |
| Mar 27, 10:04 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | CAE | Orangeburg | 6 days |
| Mar 27, 10:58 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CAE | Clarendon, Richland, Sumter | 2 hr |
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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.