1 flash flood, 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 27, 3:14 PM EST, 1 hour 14 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
414 PM EDT MON SEP 27 2004
.SHORT TERM...
FORECAST BASED ON MOVEMENT OF JEANNE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT INTO THE
TUESDAY PERIODS. 88D SHOWS BANDS OF SHRA/TSRA CONTINUE TO LIFT
RAPIDLY N/NWD ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. NEW TORNADO WATCH HAS
BEEN ISSUED UNTIL 10 PM FOR THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN MIDLANDS.
JEANNE FORECAST TO MOVE NEWD FROM CENTRAL GEORGIA INTO THE PIEDMONT
REGION OVERNIGHT THEN NORTH OF THE AREA ON TUESDAY. WILL CONTINUE
FLOOD WATCH FOR THE AREA WITH AN ADDTIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES EXPECTED
ACROSS THE AREA OVERNIGHT. PCPN SHOULD EVENTUALLY TAPER OFF AS
THE SYSTEM LIFTS N/NE OF THE AREA ON TUESDAY. WILL DROP WIND
ADVISORY FOR THE AREA...BUT ISSUE A WIND ADVISORY FOR AREA LAKES
OVERNIGHT WITH WINDS 15 TO 25 WITH GUSTS FROM 30 TO 35.
&&
.LONG TERM...
MUCH BETTER WEATHER ON THE HORIZON ACROSS THE AREA ONCE JEANNE HAS
MOVED AWAY FROM THE AREA. HIGH PRESSURE TO REMAIN ACROSS THE AREA
FROM MID WEEK INTO THE WEEKEND...WITH NEXT CHANCE OF RAIN BY THE
BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK. TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TO BE CLOSE TO
NORMAL.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
COLUMBIA 69 83 65 80 / 100 50 10 10
AUGUSTA 70 84 63 81 / 100 50 10 10
SUMTER 70 83 66 80 / 100 60 10 10
ORANGEBURG 70 84 66 81 / 100 50 10 10
&&
.CAE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
SC...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT TONIGHT
TORNADO WATCH FOR THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN
MIDLANDS UNTIL 10 PM
GA...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT TONIGHT
&&
77/77HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 535 AM EDT MON SEP 27 2004 GAZ040-063>065-077-SCZ015-016-018-020>022-025>031-035>038-041-280913- AIKEN SC-BAMBERG SC-BARNWELL SC-BURKE GA-CALHOUN SC-CHESTERFIELD SC- CLARENDON SC-COLUMBIA GA-EDGEFIELD SC-FAIRFIELD SC-KERSHAW SC- LANCASTER SC-LEE SC-LEXINGTON SC-LINCOLN GA-MCCORMICK SC-MCDUFFIE GA- NEWBERRY SC-ORANGEBURG SC-RICHLAND SC-RICHMOND GA-SALUDA SC- SUMTER SC- 535 AM EDT MON SEP 27 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE MIDLANDS OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND THE CENTRAL SAVANNAH RIVER AREA OF GEORGIA. .DAY ONE... THE REMNANTS OF JEANNE WILL SPREAD NORTH INTO THE AREA TODAY PRODUCING A VARIETY OF WEATHER PROBLEMS. THERE WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAIN AND FLOODING ALONG WITH THE THREAT OF SOME SEVERE WEATHER. IN ADDITION THE CIRCULATION FROM JEANNE WILL PRODUCE SOME WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH WHICH MAY BE STRONG ENOUGH TO CAUSE ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. FOR MORE DETAILS SEE THE WIND ADVISORY (CAENPWCAE), THE FLOOD WATCH (CAEFFACAE), AND THE SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK (CAESPSCAE)ISSUED BY THIS OFFICE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... SOME RIVER FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY FROM RUNOFF. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE REQUIRED TODAY. RCC
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
1132 AM EDT MON SEP 27 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1025 AM TORNADO 4 N MANNING 33.75N 80.22W
09/27/2004 CLARENDON SC COUNTY OFFICIAL
*** 4 INJ *** IN CITY OF ALCOLU 2 MOBILE HOMES
DESTROYED...4 INJURIES TRANSPORTED TO HOSPITAL.
1025 AM TORNADO 4 N MANNING 33.75N 80.22W
09/27/2004 CLARENDON SC COUNTY OFFICIAL
DAMAGE TO ALCOLU HEAD START SCHOOL...MINOR
INJURIES...UNKNOWN NUMBER.
&&
CDLPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
506 PM EDT MON SEP 27 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0145 PM TSTM WND DMG 9 NE AIKEN 33.63N 81.62W
09/27/2004 AIKEN SC COUNTY OFFICIAL
BARN DAMAGED, ROOF OFF A HOME, CAMPER DAMAGED. LOTS OF
TREES DOWN. UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME WHETHER DAMAGE CAUSED BY
STRAIGHT LINE WIND OR A TORNADO.
&&
DCMThe Columbia radar (KCAE), 115 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:26 UTC.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flash flooding along several small streams sent water into a few homes.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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