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Heat Advisory 9, NWS Columbia, SC

September 4, 2026Chesterfield County, Lancaster County, South Carolina

NWS Columbia, SC issued this heat advisory at Sep 4, 2026, 1:12 AM EDT for Chesterfield County, Lancaster County, South Carolina. It took effect at Sep 4, 2026, 11:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Sep 4, 2026, 1:12 AM EDT (05:12 UTC)
In effect from
Sep 4, 2026, 11:00 AM EDT
Expired
Sep 4, 2026, 8:00 PM EDT
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Columbia, SC

Counties Chesterfield County, SC, Lancaster County, SC

The radar

The Columbia radar (KCAE), 101 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:12 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Columbia, SC issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 4, 12:47 PM EDTHeat AdvisoryCAEAiken, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Chesterfield, Clarendon and 12 more30 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.