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 May 13, 2:04 PM EST, 3 hours 2 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 304 PM EDT MON MAY 13 2002 DISC: 19Z SURFACE ANALYSIS SHOWS THE COLD FRONT ALONG/JUST WEST OF THE MOUNTAINS. SATELLITE SHOWS SOME CLOUDS MOVING ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. REGIONAL RADAR COMPOSITE SHOWS SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS STILL WEST OF THE AREA MOVING EAST-NORTHEAST. ONCE THE EVENING ACTIVITY GOES BY...WEATHER WILL BECOME MUCH MORE TRANQUIL AND PLEASANT FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. MODELS IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH PATTERN OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. MID AND UPPER LEVEL SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT THIS AFTERNOON WILL GRADUALLY WESTERLY AND NORTHWEST WITH TIME. SHORT WAVE ACROSS THE KY/TN VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA LATER TONIGHT. AIRMASS HAS BECOME WEAKLY TO MODERATELY UNSTABLE THIS AFTERNOON...WESTERN HALF OF THE AREA CURRENTLY UNDER A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH THROUGH EARLY EVENING. EXPECT BAND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ALONG/AHEAD OF COLD FRONT TO PROGRESS EASTWARD ACROSS THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. AT THE SURFACE...COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING AND OFF THE COAST BY MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD EASTWARD ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH WEDNESDAY. WINDS RATHER BRISK THIS AFTERNOON...WILL GRADUALY DIMINISH AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS EASTWARD. GUIDANCE POPS AND LOCAL POPS VERY CLOSE FOR EVENING PRECIPITAION...ALSO FAIRLY CLOSE WITH TEMPS THROUGH MID WEEK. FCSTID = 22 CAE 57 78 49 80 / 40 0 0 0 AGS 55 80 47 82 / 40 0 0 0 SSC 57 79 49 80 / 40 0 0 0 OGB 57 80 49 82 / 40 0 0 0 .CAE... GA...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 600 PM EDT MONDAY FOR ZONES GAC040...GAC063...GAC064...GAC065. SC...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 600 PM EDT MONDAY FOR ZONES SCC003...SCC037...SCC039...SCC063...SCC065...SCC071...SCC079... SCC081. LCV
The Greer radar (KGSP), 110 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:04 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
EOC reported trees down across the county with a microburst taking numerous trees down 3 south of Troy.
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