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 Aug 4, 5:45 PM EST, 55 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 645 PM EDT THU AUG 4 2005 .SHORT TERM...WILL DO A QUICK UPDATE TO SLIGHTLY RAISE POPS FOR THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MIDLANDS AND CSRA FOR THIS EVENING. NO OTHER MAJOR CHANGES AT THIS TIME. && .PREVIOUS DISCUSSION... (ISSUED 103 PM EDT THU AUG 4 2005) SHORT TERM (TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT)... HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA THROUGH THE WEEKEND. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE. TEMPS WILL BE A LITTLE ABOVE NORMAL. DGEX IS TRYING TO GET A LOW CENTER ORGANIZED IN THE GULF OF MEXICO BUT THE GFS IS NOT BUYING INTO IT. THE GFS DEVELOPS A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE NEAR THE FL PAN HANDLE. LONG TERM (SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY)... HIGH CENTER WILL SLIDE OFF THE COAST AND RETURN MOISTURE FLOW RETURNS INTO THE EXTENDED. NOT REAL SURE WHAT TO DO WITH THE LOW CENTER THE DGEX DEVELOPS ALONG THE GULF COAST. IT TRIES TO BRING IT INLAND AND THEN STRETCHES IT OUT INTO THE SE US. INCREASING POPS FRO THE EARLY PART OF NEXT WEEK. GFS SETS UP RETURN FLOW WITH DIURNAL THUNDER ACROSS THE REGION. WILL TREND TOWARDS THIS SOLUTION FOR NOW. AVIATION... SCATTERED CU EXPECTED TO DISSIPATE AFTER SUNSET...MOSTLY CLEAR THROUGH EARLY MORNING WITH PATCHY FOG ESPECIALLY IN THE CSRA WHERE VISIBILITY FORECAST IFR TOWARD 12Z. && .CAE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... SC...NONE. GA...NONE. && 99
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 559 AM EDT THU AUG 4 2005 GAZ040-063>065-077-SCZ015-016-018-020>022-025>031-035>038-041- 051000- LINCOLN-MCDUFFIE-COLUMBIA-RICHMOND-BURKE-LANCASTER-CHESTERFIELD- MCCORMICK-NEWBERRY-FAIRFIELD-KERSHAW-EDGEFIELD-SALUDA-LEXINGTON- RICHLAND-LEE-AIKEN-SUMTER-BARNWELL-ORANGEBURG-CALHOUN-CLARENDON- BAMBERG- 559 AM EDT THU AUG 4 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE MIDLANDS OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND THE CENTRAL SAVANNAH RIVER AREA.. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A WEAK SURFACE TROUGH AND GOOD HEATING IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING. ONE OR TWO OF THE STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL BETWEEN 3 PM AND 8 PM. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED THIS AFTERNOON.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 739 PM EDT THU AUG 4 2005 GAZ065-077-050015- BURKE-RICHMOND- 739 PM EDT THU AUG 4 2005 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT BURKE COUNTY AND RICHMOND COUNTY THROUGH 815 PM EDT... AT 739 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM JUST NORTH OF HEPHZIBAH IN WESTERN RICHMOND COUNTY TO JUST NORTHEAST OF WAYNESBORO IN BURKE COUNTY. MOVEMENT WAS TOWARD THE SOUTHWEST NEAR 15 MPH. EXPECT WIND GUSTS NEAR 45 MPH...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...SMALL HAIL...AND RAINFALL AMOUNTS NEAR ONE INCH WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS...YOU SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER AND BE READY TO TAKE COVER.
The Columbia radar (KCAE), 119 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:41 UTC.
2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Emergency manager reported several trees and powerlines down from Appling to Harlem.
Sheriff reported a couple of trees down just east of Daniel Field.
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