Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, May 2 to 3, 2003

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
250 PM EDT FRI MAY 2 2003

TONIGHT-SUN: MCS MOVING OVER THE MOUNTAINS WILL HAVE SOME TROUBLE IN
DRY AIR OVER THE AREA, BUT LEFT IN SLIGHT CHANCE FOR TONIGHT OVER
ENTIRE AREA. SAT AND SUNDAY LOOK DRY BUT PLENTY OF CLOUDS AROUND AS
LOW CENTER SPINS OFF NC COAST. CUT TEMPS A BIT FOR SUN AS CAA TRIES
TO MAKE IT SOUTH. WENT WITH GUIDANCE FOR TEMPS.

MON-FRI: UNSTABLE PATTERN SETS UP FOR NEXT WEEK AS RETURN FLOW WILL
BRING IN WARM TEMPS AND BREEZY CONDS IN ADVANCE OF AN APPROACHING
COLD FRONT ON WED. WILL PUT IN SLIGHT CHANCE ON TUES AND CHANCE OF
RAIN WED THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. FRONT PASSES AREA ON FRI WITH
CLEARING CONDS EXPECTED. PER HPC DISCUSSION CONCERNING ERRORS IN THE
GFS WENT WITH UKMET/ECMWF. WENT ABOVE GUIDANCE ON TUES WITH WAA IN
ADVANCE OF THE FRONT AND CUT TEMPS A BIT WITH CLOUDS AND RAIN FOR
WED AND THURSDAY.

CAE   62  84  57  80 /  20  10  10  10
AGS   61  85  55  82 /  20  10  10  10
SSC   62  83  57  79 /  20  10  10  10
OGB   63  84  58  81 /  20  10  10  10

.CAE...
GA...NONE.
SC...NONE.

JDB

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
517 AM EDT FRI MAY 2 2003

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE MIDLANDS OF SOUTH CAROLINA
AND THE CENTRAL SAVANNAH RIVER AREA.

.DAY ONE...

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
A FEW OF THESE STORMS MAY PRODUCE HAIL, LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AND WIND
GUSTS TO 40 MPH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
330 PM EDT FRI MAY 02 2003

A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE UPSTATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA WILL BE
MOVING INTO PORTIONS OF CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA AND THE CENTRAL
SAVANNAH RIVER AREA OF GEORGIA AFTER 5 PM. THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY
PRODUCE LARGE HAIL AND LOCALIZED WINDS IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH. MONITOR
NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR LOCAL TELEVISION STATIONS TO KEEP ABREAST OF
CURRENT SEVERE WEATHER WATCHES OR WARNINGS.

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
425 PM EDT FRI MAY 02 2003

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL MOVE THROUGH NORTHERN MCCORMICK COUNTY
BETWEEN 5 AND 6 PM. THIS STORM WILL PRODUCE WIND GUST TO 45
MPH...SOME HAIL AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING.

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
455 PM EDT FRI MAY 02 2003

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA THROUGH 6 PM...

STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA DURING THROUGH 6 PM.
THE STRONGEST STORMS WILL MOVE THROUGH MCCORMICK... NEWBERRY...
FAIRFIELD AND LANCASTER COUNTIES.  THESE STORMS WILL PRODUCE HAIL TO
ONE-HALF INCH...WIND GUST TO 50 MPH AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. THE
STORMS WILL CONTINUE MOVING TO THE EAST AT 30 MILES PER HOUR.