4 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 24, 1:25 PM EST, 5 hours 14 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 225 PM EDT SAT AUG 24 2002 MODELS NOW MORE IN LINE WITH EACH OTHER IN THE NEAR TERM WEATHER SITUATION. ETA/AVN/MRF ALL SEEM TO BE IN GENERAL AGREEMENT ON DEVELOPMENT OF CUT OFF UPPER LOW OVER OH VALLEY BY LATE SUNDAY OR EARLY MONDAY. IN THE MEANTIME...EXPECT ONE MORE DAY OF DAYTIME MAXES REACHING THE MID TO UPPER 90S FOR SUNDAY. COLD FRONT CURRENTLY EXTENDING ACROSS OH VALLEY WILL SLOWLY PUSH TO THE SOUTHEAST. WITH WEAK SURFACE THERMAL TROUGH REMAINING ACROSS THE CWA THIS EVENING...WILL KEEP MENTION OF ISOLATED POPS FOR THE EARLY EVENING. AS COLD FRONT DRAWS CLOSER TO THE STATE SUNDAY...WILL INCREASE POPS TO AROUND 30 PERCENT FOR THE AFTERNOON. MODELS SEEM TO INDICATE THAT BEST OPPORTUNITY FOR PRECIPITATION WILL BE LATE SUNDAY INTO MONDAY AS FRONT IS EXPECTED TO STALL ACROSS THE CAROLINAS AND THE OH VALLEY UPPER LOW INDUCES CYCLOGENESIS OVER SC OR GA BY MONDAY. WITH CURRENT DROUGHT SITUATION...GENERALLY LEANED ON LOW SIDE OF POP GUIDANCE...BUT HIGH CHANCE POPS LOOK GOOD FOR MONDAY. FOR THE EXTENDED...AVN AND MRF IN GENERAL SLOWLY RETROGRADE UPPER LOW AND WEAKEN IT BY WEDNESDAY OR THURSDAY. WITH FRONT IN THE VICINITY...WILL KEEP CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION IN FORECAST UNTIL THURSDAY. BERMUDA HIGH REBUILDS INTO AREA FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AND FOR NOW WILL NOT MENTION RAIN CHANCES FOR LATE IN THE EXTENDED. OVERALL CONSENSUS OF MODEL GUIDANCE AND LOCAL EQUATIONS LOOKS REASONABLE FOR TEMPS AND POPS. FCSTID = 22 CAE 75 97 73 87 / 10 30 40 50 AGS 74 97 72 87 / 10 30 40 50 SSC 74 97 73 86 / 10 30 40 50 OGB 75 97 73 87 / 10 30 40 50 .CAE... GA...NONE. SC...NONE. BC
The Columbia radar (KCAE), 2 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:40 UTC.
4 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A microburst developed over the airport and produced 64mph winds for almost a ten minute period. No damage was reported by airport ops.
Sheriff reported trees and powerlines down in Cayce and Pinegrove.
Sheriff reported trees and powerlines down in South Columbia and portions of Lower Richland county.
Fire Dept reported a couple of trees down on Amicks Ferry 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: 5312588, 5312589, 5312648, 5312649.