1 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 Jul 18, 1:08 PM EST, 4 hours 44 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 208 PM EDT MON JUL 18 2005 .SHORT TERM (TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT)... NOT MUCH CHANGE IN THE SHORT TERM. BERMUDA HIGH WILL CONTINUE ITS INFLUENCE OVER OUR WEATHER THROUGH WEDNESDAY. WEAK LEESIDE TROUGH WILL REMAIN PRESENT FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS WHICH WILL ACT AS A FOCUS FOR MAINLY SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS. UPPER LEVEL DYNAMICS GENERALLY WEAK. PWS WILL REMAIN AROUND 2 INCHES SO LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE POSSIBLE IN A FEW LOCATIONS. HEAT INDICIES WILL RISE TO AROUND 100 TO 105 FOR TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY AFTERNOONS SO WILL MENTION IN THE ZONES. && .LONG TERM (THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY)... PERSISTANCE FORECAST WILL CONTINUE FOR MUCH OF THE EXTENDED PERIOD. BERMUDA HIGH REMAINS PRIMARY WEATHER FACTOR FOR MUCH OF THE PERIOD. THE EXCEPTION IS A WEAK BACKDOOR COLD FRONT WHICH APPROACHES THE SOUTHEAST BY LATE FRIDAY. GFS DOES PUSH FRONT INTO SC BY SATURDAY MORNING BUT NOT SURE HOW MUCH FARTHER SOUTH FRONT WILL GO. HPC PUSHES FRONT TO NEAR SAVANNAH RIVER. WILL GO WITH BLEND OF GFS AND HPC SOLUTION. WILL LOWER TEMPS AND DEW POINTS JUST A BIT FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON. FRONT SHOULD WASH OUT BY SUNDAY SO TEMPS WILL RETURN CLOSER TO NORMAL. GENERALLY LOW CHANCE POPS FOR MUCH OF THE PERIOD BUT SLIGHTLY HIGHER IN ADVANCE OF FRONT. && .AVIATION... STILL ENOUGH LOW LEVEL MOISTURE OVER THE AREA TO SUPPORT SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF AROUND AN INCH MAY OCCUR IN SOME AREAS. BRIEF MVFR CIGS AND IFR VSBYS IN THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH POTENTIAL WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH. PATCHY MVFR VSBYS TONIGHT BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND SUNRISE. MORE OF THE SAME CONVECTIVE WEATHER CAN BE EXPECTED TUESDAY. && .CAE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... SC...NONE. GA...NONE. && 22/02
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 513 AM EDT MON JUL 18 2005 GAZ040-063>065-077-SCZ015-016-018-020>022-025>031-035>038-041- 190915- LINCOLN-MCDUFFIE-COLUMBIA-RICHMOND-BURKE-LANCASTER-CHESTERFIELD- MCCORMICK-NEWBERRY-FAIRFIELD-KERSHAW-EDGEFIELD-SALUDA-LEXINGTON- RICHLAND-LEE-AIKEN-SUMTER-BARNWELL-ORANGEBURG-CALHOUN-CLARENDON- BAMBERG- 513 AM EDT MON JUL 18 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE MIDLANDS OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND THE CENTRAL SAVANNAH RIVER AREA.. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX VALUES OF 100 TO 105 APPROACH BUT REMAIN JUST BELOW HEAT ADVISORY CRITERIA. OTHERWISE...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX VALUES AGAIN 100 TO 105 TUESDAY. OTHERWISE... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 556 PM EDT MON JUL 18 2005 SCZ027-030-037-182245- AIKEN-CALHOUN-LEXINGTON- 602 PM EDT MON JUL 18 2005 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT LEXINGTON COUNTY...CALHOUN COUNTY AND AIKEN COUNTY THROUGH 645 PM EDT... AT 6 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM ST. MATTHEWS THROUGH GASTON AND PELION TO GILBERT AND EXTENDING ON THROUGH WAGNER AND AIKEN. THE STORMS WERE DRIFTING NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH. THIS CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND SWANSEA...SUMMIT...PELION...GILBERT...GASTON...ST. MATTHEWS ...WAGENER...PERRY AND CAMERON THROUGH 645 PM EDT. EXCESSIVE CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL CAN BE EXPECTED. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO BE ALERT FOR REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. LM
The Columbia radar (KCAE), 71 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:54 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Highway Dept. removed a couple of trees off SC HWY 521 just north of town.
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