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NWS Columbia, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 2, 12:31 PM EST, 1 hour 19 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 131 PM EDT FRI JUN 2 2006 .SHORT TERM (TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY)... MODELS STILL DIFFER SLIGHTLY ON THE SPEED OF THE APPROACHING FRONTAL SYSTEM ON SATURDAY. NAM SEEMS TO BE A LITTLE SLOWER THAN THE GFS...WITH NAM HAVING FROPA DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON. GFS IS EARLIER IN THE DAY. PREFER GFS SOLUTION. SHOULD SEE SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH A DECREASE IN ACTIVITY BEING POSSIBLE AFTER SUNSET. FRONT SHOULD BE NEARING THE WESTERN PORTIONS OF CWA TOWARDS SUNRISE...AND WILL MOVE THROUGH THE FORECAST AREA DURING THE DAY...HOPEFULLY PUSHING FAR ENOUGH EAST BY THE PEAK HEATING PERIOD. LIKELY POPS STILL LOOK ON TRACK TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. COULD SEE SOME STRONG...TO ISOLATED SEVERE...THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE DAY ON SATURDAY...BUT THE BEST CHANCE FOR ANY STRONGER STORMS SHOULD BE ACROSS THE EASTERN MOST PORTIONS OF THE CWA DURING THE AFTERNOON. DECREASE IN POPS SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY AS FRONT PUSHES EAST. RAIN FREE PERIOD WILL BE SHORT LIVED AS UPPER LEVEL LOW MOVES SOUTHWARD AND OVER THE REGION TO END THE WEEKEND. && .LONG TERM (MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY)... UPPER LOW AXIS WILL MOVE EAST OF THE REGION ON TUESDAY...AND WE SHOULD SEE SOME DRYING OUT ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE LOW. COULD SEE A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR RAIN...BUT FOR NOW WILL RUN WITH A DRY FORECAST. && .AVIATION... SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT NEAR OH RIVER VALLEY WILL MOVE CLOSER TO SC BY EARLY SATURDAY. LOTS OF LOW LEVEL MOISTURE IN PLACE TO SCATTERED SHOWERS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH MUCH OF THE TAF PERIOD. A THUNDERSTORM IS POSSIBLE. SFC WINDS GENERALLY SW 5-10 KT THIS AFTERNOON AND SW 3-6 KT THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. PATCHY FOG POSSIBLE IN A FEW LOW-LYING AREAS WITH VSBYS 1-3 MILES 09Z-12Z SATURDAY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE 13Z-23Z SATURDAY. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NW BY SATURDAY EVENING WITH COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE. && .CAE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... SC...NONE. GA...NONE. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 514 AM EDT FRI JUN 2 2006 GAZ040-063>065-077-SCZ015-016-018-020>022-025>031-035>038-041- 030915- LINCOLN-MCDUFFIE-COLUMBIA-RICHMOND-BURKE-LANCASTER-CHESTERFIELD- MCCORMICK-NEWBERRY-FAIRFIELD-KERSHAW-EDGEFIELD-SALUDA-LEXINGTON- RICHLAND-LEE-AIKEN-SUMTER-BARNWELL-ORANGEBURG-CALHOUN-CLARENDON- BAMBERG- 514 AM EDT FRI JUN 2 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE MIDLANDS OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND THE CENTRAL SAVANNAH RIVER AREA.. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP ALONG A COLD FRONT SATURDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE AREA. HAIL AND WIND DAMAGE WOULD BE THE MAIN CONCERN. STRONG STORMS MAY FIRE AGAIN ON SUNDAY WITH HAIL BEING THE PRIMARY THREAT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 216 PM EDT FRI JUN 2 2006 SCZ020-021-021845- FAIRFIELD-NEWBERRY- 216 PM EDT FRI JUN 2 2006 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT FAIRFIELD COUNTY AND NEWBERRY COUNTY THROUGH 245 PM EDT... AT 216 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED OVER POMARIA...OR ABOUT 10 MILES EAST OF NEWBERRY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND LITTLE MOUNTAIN...POMARIA AND PEAK THROUGH 245 PM EDT. HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER...EXCESSIVE CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
228 PM EDT FRI JUN 02 2006
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0223 PM HAIL POMARIA 34.27N 81.42W
06/02/2006 M0.25 INCH NEWBERRY SC LAW ENFORCEMENT
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CALSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 240 PM EDT FRI JUN 2 2006 SCZ025-026-030-021915- AIKEN-EDGEFIELD-SALUDA- 240 PM EDT FRI JUN 2 2006 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SALUDA COUNTY...EDGEFIELD COUNTY AND AIKEN COUNTY THROUGH 315 PM EDT... AT 240 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED 3 MILES SOUTH OF TRENTON...OR ABOUT 13 MILES NORTHEAST OF BELVEDERE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND TRENTON... JOHNSTON...WARD...RIDGE SPRING AND MONETTA THROUGH 315 PM EDT. HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER...EXCESSIVE CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED.
The Columbia radar (KCAE), 107 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:49 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
SKYWARN spotter reported several large trees down on the local golf course.
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