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 Mar 27, 2:25 PM EST, 2 hours 7 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 225 PM EST WED MAR 27 2002 HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE EASTERN US TONIGHT BUT THE CENTER OF THE HIGH WILL REMAIN WELL NORTH OF SC. THE ETA MOEDL HAS SURFACE WINDS IN THE 5 TO 10 KT RANGE WHICH WILL DECREASE THE CHANCE FOR SIGNIFICANT RADIATIVE COOLING. STILL THERE MAY BE SOME LOCAL POCKETS OF FROST...ESPECIALLY OVER THE NORTHERN COUNTIES. SINCE THIS IS EARLY SPRING WITH TENDER VEGETATION WILL RETAIN THE FROST ADVISORY ALREADY IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHERN COUNTIES. WILL GO FOR UPPER 30S TO LOWER 40S ELSEWHERE. MOSTLY SUNNY CONDITIONS EXPECTED ON THURSDAY WITH A GRADUAL RETURN OF CLOUDS/MOISTURE BY LATE FRIDAY AS HIGH CONTINUES EASTWARD INTO ATLANTIC. 12Z AVIATION RUN HAS FRONT APPROACHING OUR COUNTY WARNING AREA ON SAT WITH ASSOCIATED SURFACE LOW TRAILING THRU THE GULF STATES. MOST OF THE PRECIP SHOULD REMAIN NORTH OF OUR AREA SATURDAY BUT CLOUDS WILL INCREASE. THE GULF LOW BEGINS TO MOVE INTO TENNESSEE VALLEY ON SUNDAY WITH INCREASING WARM ADVECTION AND SOUTHERLY FLOW OVER SC TO FAVOR CHANCE OF SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS. THE THREAT OF PRECIP CONTINUES THRU MOST OF THE EXTENDED PERIOD AS UPPER FLOW IS SOUTHWEST WITH MINOR SHORTWAVES MOVING THRU THE AREA. FCSTID = 24 CAE 38 72 44 79 / 0 0 0 0 AGS 38 71 43 78 / 0 0 0 0 SSC 38 72 44 79 / 0 0 0 0 OGB 41 73 45 80 / 0 0 0 0 .CAE... GA...FROST ADVISORY FOR LATE TONIGHT FOR ZONE GAZ040. SC...FROST ADVISORY FOR LATE TONIGHT FOR ZONES SCZ015>016...SCZ018... SCZ020>022...SCZ025>026. BLP
The Columbia radar (KCAE), 78 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:32 UTC.
2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Edisto Electric reported power outages from Bowman to Branchville. Some trees down on powerlines.
Emergency manager reported 75% of roof torn off of a mobile home located at 282 Hampshire Ct.
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, March 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: 5285269, 5285270.