4 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Columbia, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Apr 1, 9:00 AM EST, 1 hour 58 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 1000 AM EDT SUN APR 1 2001 THE COLD FRONT SHOULD MOVE THROUGH THE FORECAST AREA EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THE RUC SHOWS JUST ENOUGH MOISTURE TO SUPPORT A FEW TSTMS IN THE NORTH PART. AN AREA OF KI/S AROUND 24 BRUSHES THE NORTH... WITH LESS MOISTURE OVER CENTRAL AND SOUTH SECTIONS. NEAR-SEVERE WIND GUSTS APPEAR POSSIBLE WITH THE TSTMS BECAUSE OF THE STRONG WIND FIELD AND EVAPORATIVE COOLING AIDING DOWNDRAFTS. THE LATEST RUC SHOWS SURFACE WINDS OF 25 TO 35 KNOTS BEHIND THE FRONT. EXPECT LEE TROUGHING WILL DIMINISH THE PRESSURE GRADIENT SLIGHTLY AND WIND WILL REMAIN JUST BELOW WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA THIS AFTERNOON. FCSTID = 5 CAE 64 36 67 45 / 10 0 0 10 AGS 65 36 69 46 / 10 0 0 10 SSC 64 36 67 45 / 10 0 0 10 OGB 65 36 69 46 / 10 0 0 10 .CAE... GA...WIND ADVISORY FOR AREA LAKES TODAY. SC...WIND ADVISVORY FOR AREA LAKES TODAY. RJL
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
4 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Sheriff reported trees and powerlines down from Hancock to Van Wyck to Lancaster.
Fire Dept. reported trees and powerlines down.
Police reported trees down on home at 1505 Cabert Ave.
Sheriff reported trees down from Ruby to Chesterfield. Other trees were down from Patrick to Cheraw.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in South Carolina in 2001Every state in 2001This day in weather historyWarnings in South Carolina, April 2001
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5244140, 5244141, 5244142, 5244143.