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 Jul 29, 2:17 PM EST, 3 hours 23 minutes earlier.
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</html>SCZ015-016-021-022-029-300312- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 519 PM EDT TUE JUL 29 2003 THE SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT PERTAINS TO THE FOLLOWING 5 COUNTIES IN SOUTH CAROLINA: CHESTERFIELD... FAIRFIELD... KERSHAW... LANCASTER... LEE... ...STRONG LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS APPROACHING NORTHERN MIDLANDS... ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM... A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM NORTHWEST OF CHARLOTTE SOUTHWEST TO UNION COUNTY IN THE UPSTATE REGION WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST. THESE STORMS HAVE A HISTORY OF PRODUCING WIND DAMAGE IN NORTH CAROLINA. THE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO LANCASTER COUNTY BETWEEN 600 PM TO 630 PM. A FEW OF THESE STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAIN...UP TO AN INCH IS POSSIBLE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. AWP
The Columbia radar (KCAE), 71 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:41 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Sheriff reported tress and powerlines down just southeast of Aiken.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in South Carolina in 2003Every state in 2003This day in weather historyWarnings in South Carolina, July 2003
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5360640.