Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2024
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 21, NWS Columbia, SC
NWS Columbia, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Feb 28, 2024, 4:54 PM EST for Columbia County, Lincoln County, McDuffie County, Georgia; Edgefield County, McCormick County, Saluda County, South Carolina. It was in force for 81 min. 5 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
- Feb 28, 2024, 4:54 PM EST (21:54 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 28, 2024, 6:15 PM EST
- In force
- 81 min
- Issued by
- NWS Columbia, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Columbia County, GA, Lincoln County, GA, McDuffie County, GA, Edgefield County, SC, McCormick County, SC, Saluda County, SC
The radar
The Columbia radar (KCAE), 105 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:53 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 28, 5:07 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Wnw Willington, SC | Dispatch reported a tree down at Moss Ave and James Speed Rd. |
| Feb 28, 5:50 PM EST | TSTM WND GST 49 | 5 Nnw Thomson, GA | Measured thunderstorm wind gust of 49 mph at Thomson airport. |
| Feb 28, 6:00 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 4 Nnw Monetta, SC | SC DoT reported powerlines down in roadway at Padgetts Pond Road and Rugged Hill Road. |
| Feb 28, 6:00 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 4 Se Mistletoe Sp, GA | Columbia county dispatch reported trees on powerlines at Crawford Place and Haire Baxton Road. Time estimated by radar. |
| Feb 28, 6:00 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 8 E Mistletoe Sp, GA | Columbia county dispatch reported trees on powerlines at Clarks Hill Road and Petersburg Road. Time estimated by radar. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 216 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
- 803 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 65 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 398 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 493 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
401
WUUS52 KCAE 282154
SVRCAE
GAC073-181-189-SCC037-065-081-282315-
/O.NEW.KCAE.SV.W.0021.240228T2154Z-240228T2315Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Columbia SC
454 PM EST Wed Feb 28 2024
The National Weather Service in Columbia has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
McDuffie County in east central Georgia...
Columbia County in east central Georgia...
Lincoln County in east central Georgia...
Edgefield County in central South Carolina...
Saluda County in central South Carolina...
McCormick County in central South Carolina...
* Until 615 PM EST.
* At 452 PM EST, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Cokesbury to near Maxeys, moving east at 35
mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and powerlines.
* Locations impacted include...
North Augusta, Grovetown, Evans, Thomson, Batesburg-Leesville,
Martinez, Edgefield, Saluda, McCormick, Harlem, Johnston,
Lincolnton, Ridge Spring, Clarks Hill Recreation Area, Edgefield
County Airport, Elijah Clark State Park, Mistletoe State Park,
Wrightsboro, Village Plaza Shopping Center, and J. Strom Thurmond
Dam.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 20 in Georgia between mile markers 166 and 201.
Interstate 20 in South Carolina near mile marker 0.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3366 8251 3365 8249 3398 8265 3396 8257
3402 8259 3407 8253 3406 8233 3397 8230
3402 8224 3397 8218 3398 8205 3395 8204
3418 8186 3419 8173 3407 8147 3388 8157
3353 8201 3331 8235 3336 8255 3360 8265
TIME...MOT...LOC 2152Z 275DEG 30KT 3430 8218 3371 8321
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
DCM2 follow-up statements
183
WWUS52 KCAE 282159
SVSCAE
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Columbia SC
459 PM EST Wed Feb 28 2024
GAC073-181-189-SCC037-065-081-282315-
/O.CON.KCAE.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-240228T2315Z/
McDuffie GA-Columbia GA-Lincoln GA-Edgefield SC-Saluda SC-
McCormick SC-
459 PM EST Wed Feb 28 2024
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM EST
FOR MCDUFFIE...COLUMBIA...LINCOLN...EDGEFIELD...SALUDA AND MCCORMICK
COUNTIES...
At 459 PM EST, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Cokesbury to near Maxeys, moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and powerlines.
Locations impacted include...
North Augusta, Grovetown, Evans, Thomson, Batesburg-Leesville,
Martinez, Edgefield, Saluda, McCormick, Harlem, Johnston, Lincolnton,
Ridge Spring, Clarks Hill Recreation Area, Edgefield County Airport,
Elijah Clark State Park, Mistletoe State Park, Wrightsboro, Village
Plaza Shopping Center, and J. Strom Thurmond Dam.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 20 in Georgia between mile markers 166 and 201.
Interstate 20 in South Carolina near mile marker 0.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Persons in campgrounds should seek shelter until these storms pass.
Severe thunderstorms can produce large capsizing waves and frequent
lightning. If on or near Lake Strom Thurmond move away from the water
and take shelter!
&&
LAT...LON 3366 8251 3365 8249 3398 8265 3396 8257
3402 8259 3407 8253 3406 8233 3397 8230
3402 8224 3397 8218 3398 8205 3395 8204
3418 8186 3419 8173 3407 8147 3388 8157
3353 8201 3331 8235 3336 8255 3360 8265
TIME...MOT...LOC 2159Z 270DEG 30KT 3430 8213 3371 8316
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
DCM439
WWUS52 KCAE 282248
SVSCAE
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Columbia SC
548 PM EST Wed Feb 28 2024
GAC073-181-189-SCC037-065-081-282315-
/O.CON.KCAE.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-240228T2315Z/
McDuffie GA-Columbia GA-Lincoln GA-Edgefield SC-Saluda SC-
McCormick SC-
548 PM EST Wed Feb 28 2024
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM EST
FOR MCDUFFIE...COLUMBIA...SOUTHEASTERN LINCOLN...EDGEFIELD...SALUDA
AND SOUTHEASTERN MCCORMICK COUNTIES...
At 548 PM EST, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Prosperity to 6 miles northwest of Wrightsboro,
moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and powerlines.
Locations impacted include...
North Augusta, Grovetown, Evans, Thomson, Batesburg-Leesville,
Martinez, Edgefield, Saluda, Harlem, Johnston, Ridge Spring, Clarks
Hill Recreation Area, Edgefield County Airport, Mistletoe State Park,
Wrightsboro, Village Plaza Shopping Center, J. Strom Thurmond Dam,
Thomson-McDuffie County Airport, Appling, and Riverwood.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 20 in Georgia between mile markers 166 and 201.
Interstate 20 in South Carolina near mile marker 0.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Persons in campgrounds should seek shelter until these storms pass.
Severe thunderstorms can produce large capsizing waves and frequent
lightning. If on or near Lake Strom Thurmond move away from the water
and take shelter!
&&
LAT...LON 3369 8251 3370 8251 3397 8205 3396 8205
3395 8204 3399 8201 3416 8166 3407 8147
3388 8157 3353 8201 3331 8235 3336 8255
3360 8265 3366 8251 3365 8249
TIME...MOT...LOC 2248Z 279DEG 32KT 3419 8162 3360 8266
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
DCMThe office that day
Everything else NWS Columbia, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 28, 6:18 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Burke, Columbia, McDuffie, Richmond | 57 min |
| Feb 28, 4:36 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Fairfield, Kershaw, Lancaster, Newberry | 69 min |
| Feb 28, 5:28 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Chesterfield, Lancaster | 47 min |
| Feb 28, 5:46 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Fairfield, Kershaw, Richland, Saluda | 29 min |
| Feb 28, 6:15 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Calhoun, Chesterfield, Fairfield, Kershaw, Lancaster, Lee and 3 more | 60 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.