1 lightning, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Columbia, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Apr 8, 12:52 PM EST, 5 hours 28 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 152 PM EDT FRI APR 8 2005 .SHORT TERM (TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT)... BOTH ETA AND GFS SHOW COLD LOW MOVING EAST OVER SC TONIGHT WITH ASSOCIATED SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. DUE TO COLD AIR ALOFT CANNOT RULE OUT SOME SMALL HAIL IN THE HEAVIER CELLS. MOST ACTIVITY SHOULD OCCUR BEFORE MIDNIGHT THEN INSTABILITY MOVES OFFSHORE. EXPECT GRADUAL DECREASE IN CLOUDS ON SAT AS DRY AIR MOVES IN. HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE SUN FOR PLEASANT DRY WEATHER. GENERALLY FOLLOWED CONSENSUS GUIDANCE ON TEMPERATURES INCLUDING BELOW NORMAL LOWS ON SATURDAY NIGHT. && .LONG TERM (MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY)... ON MON...NORTH/SOUTH SURFACE RIDGE OVER EASTERN US REINFORCED BY RIDGING ALOFT OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES. BY MON NIGHT INCREASING SOUTHERLY FLOW OVER SC AHEAD OF DEVELOPING LOW IN MS VALLEY. LOW GRADUALLY MOVES EASTWARD OVER CAROLINAS. THIS PATTERN WILL KEEP WEATHER UNSETTLED WITH SHOWERS BEGINNING TUESDAY BUT AIR REMAINS GENERALLY STABLE SO SHOULD BE LITTLE CHANCE OF THUNDER. ON FRIDAY A WEDGE PATTERN IS INDICATED OVER SC WHICH FAVORS CONTINUED CLOUDINESS WITH SOMEWHAT BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES. && .AVIATION... SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE WHICH MAY PRODUCE HAIL. IFR CONDITIONS MAY OCCUR BRIEFLY IN VICNITY OF STORMS THROUGH 00Z. MAINLY SW SURFACE WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE N AND NE BY 02Z. CEILINGS WILL SLOWLY RISE THIS EVENING TO 3000-4000 FT. STRATUS-STRATOCUMULUS CLOUDS WILL PERSIST DUING MUCH OF THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. ANY MORNING FOG THAT MAY FORM WILL BE LOCALLY PATCHY WITH MVFR-VFR CONDITIONS AT MOST LOCATIONS THROUGH 12Z SATURDAY. && .CAE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... SC...NONE. GA...NONE. && 24/24/22
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 500 AM EDT FRI APR 8 2005 GAZ040-063>065-077-SCZ015-016-018-020>022-025>031-035>038-041-090859- 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AIKEN...AUGUSTA...BAMBERG...BARNWELL... BATESBURG...BELVEDERE...BISHOPVILLE...BROOKDALE...CAMDEN...CAYCE... CHERAW...CLEARWATER...COLUMBIA...DENMARK...DENTSVILLE...EVANS... FOREST ACRES...FORT GORDON...GROVETOWN...IRMO...LANCASTER... LEXINGTON...MANNING...MARTINEZ...NEWBERRY...NORTH AUGUSTA... OAK GROVE...ORANGEBURG...RED BANK...SOUTH SUMTER...SPRINGDALE... ST. ANDREWS...SUMTER...THOMSON...WAYNESBORO...WEST COLUMBIA... WINNSBORO AND WOODFIELDS 500 AM EDT FRI APR 8 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE MIDLANDS OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND THE CENTRAL SAVANNAH RIVER AREA OF GEORGIA. .DAY ONE... ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AS AN UPPER LOW CENTER PASSES BY THE REGION. COLD AIR ALOFT IN ADDITION TO SURFACE DAYTIME HEATING COULD LEAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS. THE GREATEST THREAT TODAY WILL BE FOR SMALL HAIL...HOWEVER SOME STRONGER STORMS MAY PRODUCE HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF A PENNY. THE THREAT SHOULD END AFTER SUNSET. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED TODAY.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 240 PM EDT FRI APR 8 2005 SCZ025>027-081930- EDGEFIELD-LEXINGTON-SALUDA- 240 PM EDT FRI APR 8 2005 ...THUNDERSTORMS WITH HALF INCH HAIL WILL IMPACT LEXINGTON COUNTY...SALUDA COUNTY AND EDGEFIELD COUNTY THROUGH 330 PM EDT... AT 240 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A FEW THUNDERSTORMS CONTAINING SMALL HAIL FROM LEXINGTON COUNTY IN THE EAST TO THE BORDER OF SALUDA COUNTY AND EDGEFIELD COUNTY IN THE WEST. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH. THIS WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND WARD...TRENTON...SALUDA...JOHNSTON AND EDGEFIELD THROUGH 330 PM EDT. HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER CAN BE EXPECTED. TTH
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 329 PM EDT FRI APR 8 2005 SCZ025>027-030-082030- AIKEN-EDGEFIELD-LEXINGTON-SALUDA- 329 PM EDT FRI APR 8 2005 ...THUNDERSTORMS WITH HALF INCH HAIL WILL IMPACT LEXINGTON COUNTY...SALUDA COUNTY...EDGEFIELD COUNTY AND AIKEN COUNTY THROUGH 430 PM EDT... AT 329 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A FEW THUNDERSTORMS CONTAINING SMALL HAIL FROM SOUTHWEST LEXINGTON COUNTY ...EASTERN SALUDA COUNTY ABOUT 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF BATESBURG...AND SOUTHERN AIKEN COUNTY NEAR NEW ELLENTON. THESE STORMS ARE MOVING SLOWLY TO THE SOUTHWEST NEAR 5 MPH. THIS WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND WAGENER...RIDGE SPRING...MONETTA...LEESVILLE...BATESBURG... WARD...TRENTON...JOHNSTON AND EDGEFIELD THROUGH 430 PM EDT. HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER CAN BE EXPECTED. TTH
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 612 PM EDT FRI APR 8 2005 SCZ036-082245- ORANGEBURG- 612 PM EDT FRI APR 8 2005 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT ORANGEBURG COUNTY THROUGH 645 PM EDT... AT 612 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS NEAR ORANGEBURG...MOVING NORTH AT 5 MPH. THIS CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND ...ROWESVILLE...ORANGEBURG...CORDOVA THROUGH 645 PM EDT. HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER AND AROUND 2 INCHES OF RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 629 PM EDT FRI APR 8 2005 SCZ021-082330- FAIRFIELD- 629 PM EDT FRI APR 8 2005 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT FAIRFIELD COUNTY THROUGH 730 PM EDT... AT 629 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED ABOUT 5 MILES EAST OF WINNSBORO...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 5 MPH. THIS CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND WINNSBORO THROUGH 730 PM EDT. HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND RAINFALL AMOUNTS NEAR 2 INCHES.
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</html>The Columbia radar (KCAE), 90 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:18 UTC.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Lightning struck a home on Westmoreland Drive and caused significant damage.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in South Carolina in 2005Every state in 2005This day in weather historyWarnings in South Carolina, April 2005
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: 5450519.