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 Sep 4, 2:33 PM EST, 1 hour 2 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 333 PM EDT THU SEP 4 2003 .SHORT TERM...COLD FRONT IS MOVING THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. SOME STORMS MAY BE SEVERE. LOOKS LIKE THE FRONT WILL STALL OUT TO OUR SOUTH AND ACT AS A BARRIER FOR TD12. CURRENT TRACK OF TD12 IS A BIT FURTHER WEST AND SLOWER. THE 48 HR POINT IS IN N CENTRAL FL. LOOKS LIKE PRECIP WILL WRAP AROUND AND WILL BE HEAVIER ALONG THE EASTERN COUNTIES. SLOW MOVEMENT AND HEAVY RAIN WILL POSSIBLY LEAD TO LOCAL FLOODING IN AREAS. WILL KEEP POPS IN THROUGH SUNDAY. .EXTENDED...SKIES WILL GRADUALLY CLEAR ON SUNDAY WITH COOLER AND DRIER AIR WILL MOVE IN THE AREA THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. RETURN FLOW OF MOISTURE WILL BRING IN SLIGHT CHANCE ON DAY 7 BUT LEFT OUT FOR NOW DUE TO UNCERTAINTY. .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... CAE 71 85 67 81 / 50 50 50 40 AGS 69 86 66 82 / 50 60 60 60 SSC 71 85 67 81 / 50 70 60 60 OGB 71 85 68 80 / 60 70 70 70 .CAE...NONE. 17
GAZ040-063>065-077-SCZ015-016-018-020>022-025>031-035>038-041-041200- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 500 AM EDT WED SEP 3 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE MIDLANDS OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND THE CENTRAL SAVANNAH RIVER AREA OF GEORGIA. .DAY ONE... SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL TODAY. OTHERWISE...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.
The Columbia radar (KCAE), 41 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:33 UTC.
2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Police reported a couple of trees and powerlines down on hwy 178.
Police reported a few trees down in Batesburg around Summerland and Youman streets.
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, September 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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5378318, 5378319.