3 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 6, 1:22 PM EST, 1 hour 53 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 222 PM EDT TUE AUG 6 2002 FRONT/DEWPOINT GRADIENT CURRENTLY MOVING INTO NORTHERN NC. SOME SURFACE CONVERGENCE AHEAD OF FRONT ACROSS SC...WHERE WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS DEVELOPING. LAPS CURRENTLY INDICATING MODERATE INSTABILITIES OVER REGION. LATEST GOES SOUNDERS INDICATES SOME LOW LEVEL NEGATIVE AREA WITH A HIGH LFC. NONETHELESS...WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. FRONT APPEARS TO MOVE THROUGH OVERNIGHT...BRINGING IN COOLER AND DRIER AIR. MESOETA HANGS FRONT UP JUST TO OUR SOUTH FOR LATE WED INTO EARLY THURSDAY TIME FRAME. UPPER RIDGE TO REMAIN TO OUR WEST WITH TROUGH OVER THE EAST COAST...GIVING US DRY NORTHERLY FLOW IN THE SHORT RANGE. UPPER FLOW TO BECOME MORE ZONAL BY SUNDAY WITH SURFACE HIGH MOVING FAR ENOUGH EAST FOR SOME MOISTURE RECOVERY. WILL KEEP THINGS DRY UNTIL SUN. CAE 67 89 60 90 / 10 0 0 10 AGS 67 90 60 91 / 10 10 10 10 SSC 67 89 60 90 / 10 0 0 10 OGB 67 89 60 90 / 10 10 10 10 .CAE... GA...NONE. SC...NONE.
The Columbia radar (KCAE), 55 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:15 UTC.
3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Emergency Manager reported tree fell on a home and came through the roof causing one injury.
Sheriff reported several trees and powerlines down in many parts of Columbia.
Sheriff reported large limbs and powerlines down in Springdale.
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: 5312578, 5312579, 5312580.