2 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 Aug 1, 1:20 PM EST, 52 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 220 PM EDT THU AUG 1 2002 BROAD UPPER LEVEL ANTICYCLONE OVER SOUTHERN ROCKIES/CENTRAL PLAINS WILL MOVE EAST TO MID-MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY BY SATURDAY AND REMAIN PARKED THERE THROUGH MID-WEEK. THERE ARE NO LARGE SCALE FORCING MECHANISMS FOR PRECIPITATION THROUGH THE PERIOD. IN THE SHORT RANGE...THE MESO ETA INDICATES A FEW EPISODES OF PRECIPITATION MOVING SOUTHWEST AROUND THE BOTTOM OF THE UPPER LEVEL CYCLONE. THIS ACTIVITY IMPACTS MAINLY THE NORTHERN PART OF OUR CWA. WILL KEEP 10 TO 20 PERCENT POPS THROUGH THE PERIOD MAINLY FOR AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWER/THUNDERSTORMS FORCED BY AFTERNOON HEATING AND SMALLER SCALE AREAS OF CONVERGENCE . TEMPERATURES WILL BE NEAR NORMAL THROUGH THE PERIOD WITH HIGHS IN THE 90-95 RANGE AND LOWS IN THE 70-75 RANGE. FCSTID = CAE 72 93 71 92 / 10 10 10 10 AGS 72 93 71 92 / 10 10 10 10 SSC 72 93 71 92 / 10 10 10 10 OGB 73 93 72 92 / 10 10 10 10 .CAE... GA...NONE. SC...NONE. 04
The Columbia radar (KCAE), 17 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:11 UTC.
2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Sheriff reported several trees down on US1 between Lexington and GIlbert.
Sheriff reported powerlines down on Cummings Road.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in South Carolina in 2002Every state in 2002This day in weather historyWarnings in South Carolina, August 2002
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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5312576, 5312577.