1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Columbia, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 30, 1:39 PM EST, 4 hours 1 minute earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 239 PM EDT TUE JUL 30 2002 UPPER LOW OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO MOVES INTO SRN GA WHILE NORTHERN STREAM SHEAR ZONE SLIDES SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE TN VLY AND MID-ATLC STATES...FORMING UPPER TROUGH OVER THE AREA THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SURFACE TROUGH ALSO OVER THE AREA. ATMOSPHERE REMAINS UNSTABLE THROUGH THURSDAY WITH PH2O REMAINING ABOVE 1.5 INCHES. ISOLATED CONVECTION FIRING UP THIS AFTERNOON SHOULD LINGER INTO THE EVENING. BETTER CHANCE OF CONVECTION WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. PLAN TO GO WITH LOW CHANCE POPS WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. TEMPS TONIGHT IN THE MID 70S AGAIN FOR MOST LOCATIONS. THICKNESSES AND H8 TEMPS STILL HIGH FOR WEDNESDAY..WILL FORECAST HIGH TEMPS IN THE LOW TO MID 90S WITH EXPECTED CLOUD COVER. SLIGHTLY COOLER FOR THURSDAY WITH HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. EXTENDED FORECAST DISCUSSION: FRONT PUSHES SOUTH OF THE AREA LATE THURSDAY WITH RIDGE BUILDING IN FROM THE CENTRAL U.S. OVER THE WEEKEND. DRY PERIOD THROUGH MONDAY.PER NCEP/S EXTENDED DISCUSSION, WILL FAVOR SOLUTION OF NEXT FRONT REMAINING NORTH OF THE AREA THROUGH TUESDAY. WE SHOULD BEGIN TO SEE ISOLATED AFTERNOON/EVENING TSTMS BY MONDAY AND TUESDAY. LOWS IN THE LOW 70S AND HIGHS IN THE LOW/MID 90S. FCSTID =10 CAE 77 97 74 94 / 20 40 40 40 AGS 73 97 72 94 / 20 30 40 40 SSC 76 96 74 94 / 10 40 30 40 OGB 76 97 74 94 / 20 40 40 40 .CAE... GA...NONE. SC...NONE.
The Columbia radar (KCAE), 94 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:40 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Sheriff reported trees down on Glen Mills Drive, Toms Drive, and the 3300 block of Milledgeville Road.
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