Alert archive / South Carolina / Tornado Warnings in 2023
Tornado Warning 9, NWS Columbia, SC
NWS Columbia, SC issued this tornado warning at Mar 26, 2023, 10:44 PM EDT for Aiken County, Lexington County, Orangeburg County, South Carolina. It was in force for 31 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, 10:44 PM EDT (02:44 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 26, 2023, 11:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 31 min
- Issued by
- NWS Columbia, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.25 in
Counties Aiken County, SC, Lexington County, SC, Orangeburg County, SC
The radar
The Columbia radar (KCAE), 35 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:46 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 26, 10:44 PM EDT | HAIL 0.3 | 1 Nw Pelion, SC | CO-OP OBSERVER REPORTED HAIL AT HIS LOCATION TWICE. THE SECOND TIME WAS 11:02PM. OBSERVER ESTIMATES HAIL WAS 5/16 INCHES OR SLIGHTLY LARGER THAN PEA SIZE. |
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, 2.7 hours before the alert went out and 149 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.
376
WFUS52 KCAE 270244
TORCAE
SCC003-063-075-270315-
/O.NEW.KCAE.TO.W.0009.230327T0244Z-230327T0315Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Columbia SC
1044 PM EDT Sun Mar 26 2023
The National Weather Service in Columbia has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southwestern Lexington County in central South Carolina...
Northeastern Aiken County in central South Carolina...
Northwestern Orangeburg County in central South Carolina...
* Until 1115 PM EDT.
* At 1044 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
tornado was located 11 miles northeast of Aiken State Park, or 18
miles southwest of Red Bank, moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and half dollar size hail.
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.
* Locations impacted include...
Gaston, Swansea, Wagener, North, Pelion, Neeses, Perry, Woodford,
Livingston, Perry Airport, Lexington County Airport At Pelion,
Peachtree Rock and Thor.
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 3361 8147 3377 8148 3386 8109 3353 8105
TIME...MOT...LOC 0244Z 262DEG 27KT 3368 8136
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN
$$
BC1 follow-up statement
791
WWUS52 KCAE 270257
SVSCAE
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Columbia SC
1057 PM EDT Sun Mar 26 2023
SCC003-063-075-270315-
/O.CON.KCAE.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-230327T0315Z/
Lexington SC-Aiken SC-Orangeburg SC-
1057 PM EDT Sun Mar 26 2023
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 PM EDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL LEXINGTON...EAST CENTRAL AIKEN AND NORTHWESTERN ORANGEBURG
COUNTIES...
At 1057 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 12 miles southwest of Gaston, or 16 miles south of Red
Bank, moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and half dollar size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Gaston, Swansea, North, Pelion, Perry, Woodford, Perry Airport, Thor,
Lexington County Airport At Pelion and Peachtree Rock.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a
vehicle, move to an interior room or closet on the lowest floor of a
sturdy building immediately.
&&
LAT...LON 3361 8133 3380 8135 3386 8109 3355 8105
TIME...MOT...LOC 0257Z 262DEG 27KT 3369 8126
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN
$$
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, 9:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Aiken, Edgefield, Lexington, Saluda | 33 min |
| Mar 26, 10:20 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CAE | Aiken, Lexington | 25 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.