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Tornado Warning 13, NWS Columbia, SC
NWS Columbia, SC issued this tornado warning at Jun 9, 2025, 8:59 PM EDT for Fairfield County, Richland County, South Carolina. It was in force for 31 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
- Jun 9, 2025, 8:59 PM EDT (00:59 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 9, 2025, 9:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 31 min
- Issued by
- NWS Columbia, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
Counties Fairfield County, SC, Richland County, SC
The radar
The Columbia radar (KCAE), 32 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:02 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Charleston AFB, SC (KCHS), launched 00:00Z, 1.0 hours before the alert went out and 183 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
- 289 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -86 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 989 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 22 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 114 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 170 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 0.5
The text
As transmitted.
386
WFUS52 KCAE 100059
TORCAE
SCC039-079-100130-
/O.NEW.KCAE.TO.W.0013.250610T0059Z-250610T0130Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Columbia SC
859 PM EDT Mon Jun 9 2025
The National Weather Service in Columbia has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
South central Fairfield County in central South Carolina...
Northwestern Richland County in central South Carolina...
* Until 930 PM EDT.
* At 859 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Ballentine, or 7 miles north of Irmo, moving
northeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
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.
* This dangerous storm will be near...
Fairfield County Airport around 905 PM EDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Rion,
Winnsboro Mills, and Blythewood.
This includes Interstate 77 between mile markers 29 and 36.
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 3417 8125 3421 8128 3438 8103 3424 8093
TIME...MOT...LOC 0059Z 238DEG 30KT 3420 8123
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
$$
EC2 follow-up statements
899
WWUS52 KCAE 100113
SVSCAE
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Columbia SC
913 PM EDT Mon Jun 9 2025
SCC079-100123-
/O.CAN.KCAE.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-250610T0130Z/
Richland SC-
913 PM EDT Mon Jun 9 2025
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN RICHLAND COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
LAT...LON 3422 8115 3425 8118 3438 8103 3426 8095
TIME...MOT...LOC 0113Z 238DEG 30KT 3426 8112
$$
SCC039-100130-
/O.CON.KCAE.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-250610T0130Z/
Fairfield SC-
913 PM EDT Mon Jun 9 2025
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM EDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL FAIRFIELD COUNTY...
At 913 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Fairfield County Airport, or 8 miles south of
Winnsboro, moving northeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
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.
This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
south central Fairfield County, including the following locations...
Winnsboro Mills.
This includes Interstate 77 between mile markers 30 and 36.
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 3422 8115 3425 8118 3438 8103 3426 8095
TIME...MOT...LOC 0113Z 238DEG 30KT 3426 8112
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
$$
EC806 WWUS52 KCAE 100127 SVSCAE Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Columbia SC 927 PM EDT Mon Jun 9 2025 SCC039-100137- /O.EXP.KCAE.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-250610T0130Z/ Fairfield SC- 927 PM EDT Mon Jun 9 2025 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL FAIRFIELD COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 930 PM EDT... The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe limits, and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. LAT...LON 3422 8115 3425 8118 3438 8103 3426 8095 TIME...MOT...LOC 0127Z 238DEG 30KT 3432 8101 $$ EC
The office that day
Everything else NWS Columbia, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 9, 8:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Edgefield, Fairfield, Lexington, Newberry, Richland, Saluda | 46 min |
| Jun 9, 8:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Edgefield, Lexington, Saluda | 27 min |
| Jun 9, 8:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Fairfield, Kershaw, Lexington, Newberry, Richland | 42 min |
| Jun 9, 8:49 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CAE | Lexington, Richland | 26 min |
| Jun 9, 9:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Fairfield, Kershaw, Lee, Lexington, Richland, Sumter | 49 min |
| Jun 9, 10:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Kershaw, Lee, Sumter | 33 min |
| Jun 10, 12:02 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CAE | Aiken, Barnwell | 118 min |
| Jun 10, 1:25 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CAE | Aiken, Barnwell | 3 hr |
| Jun 10, 1:29 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CAE | Calhoun, Clarendon, Orangeburg, Sumter | 2 hr |
| Jun 10, 1:33 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Allendale | 42 min |
| Jun 10, 10:35 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Clarendon | 25 min |
| Jun 10, 6:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | McCormick | 29 min |
| Jun 10, 6:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | McCormick | 45 min |
| Jun 10, 7:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | McCormick | 27 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.