A heat wave produced heat indicies of 100-110 over the area. A 69 year old woman in Burke county died of heat stroke.
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A heat wave produced heat indicies of 100-110 over the area. A 69 year old woman in Burke county died of heat stroke.
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 Aug 11, 1:34 PM EST, 26 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
234 PM EDT SAT AUG 11 2007
.SYNOPSIS...
THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE RESPONSIBLE FOR OUR HEAT THIS WEEK WILL
SHIFT WEST AND BE CENTERED OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS THROUGH THE
COMING WEEK. UPPER LEVEL FLOW WILL BE MORE NORTHERLY OVER THE
STATE WHICH WILL BRING SOME RELIEF FROM THE RECORD LEVEL HEAT. THE
UPPER RIDGE WILL BEGIN TO BUILD BACK OVER THE AREA LATER IN THE
WEEK. THERE WILL BE NO ORGANIZED FORCING FOR PRECIPITATION THROUGH
THE WEEK.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
STATIONARY SURFACE FRONT EXTENDS FROM PEE DEE SOUTHWEST ACROSS
EASTERN MIDLANDS TO THE CSRA...EAST OF AGS. AIRMASS EAST OF THE
FRONT IS VERY MOIST WITH DEW POINTS IN THE MID TO UPPER 70S. WEAK
SURFACE CONVERGENCE INDICATED IN THE OGB AREA WHERE INSTABILITY IS
MODERATE...SURFACE BASED LI TO -6. RADAR SHOWING
SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING NEAR FRONTAL AREA...PLAN ON
CHANCE POPS IN THAT AREA WITH LOWER POPS NORTH AND WEST FOR THE
EVENING PERIOD. SHOWERS SHOULD BE DIURNAL SO AFTER SUNSET SHOWERS
SHOULD DIMINISH.
&&
.SHORT TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT/...
UPPER LEVEL RIDGE THAT HAS BEEN PARKED OVER THE REGION...BRINGING
RECORD HEAT ALONG WITH IT...WILL BEGIN TO BREAK DOWN AND
RETROGRADE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. MAX TEMPERATURES WILL COOL BACK
INTO THE 90S ON SUNDAY. SURFACE BOUNDARY ACROSS CSRA SUNDAY
AFTERNOON WITH POSSIBLE MODERATE INSTABILITY...DRIER AIR ADVECTING
SOUTH FROM NORTH CAROLINA INTO CENTRAL MIDLANDS. BASED ON SHORT
RANGE ENSEMBLE GUIDANCE WILL ADD SLIGHT CHANCE POPS CSRA. MODELS
SUGGEST ANOTHER WEAK FRONT/TROUGH MAY MOVE THROUGH LATE MONDAY
ALONG WITH A MID LEVEL SHORT WAVE. MOISTURE APPEARS LIMITED WITH
DRIER AIR FILTERING INTO THE AREA AND DOWNSLOPE COMPONENT AT 850MB. LATEST
MAV GUIDANCE POPS VERY LOW IN LINE WITH MEDIUM RANGE ENSEMBLE. SO
WILL LEAVE POPS OUT MONDAY AND GO SLIGHTLY WARMER DUE TO DOWNSLOPE.
&&
.LONG TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
CENTER OF UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL CONTINUE OVER THE CENTRAL US BUT
SLOWLY BUILD AN EASTWARD EXTENSION LATER IN THE WEEK. THIS SHOULD
KEEP MAX TEMPS IN THE MIDDLE TO UPPER 90S. STILL NO GOOD FORCING
FOR PRECIPITATION.
&&
.AVIATION /18Z SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
WEAK COLD FRONT JUST EAST OF THE AREA WILL REMAIN NEAR THE COAST
THROUGH SUNDAY. THIS WILL KEEP PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES ACROSS THE
REGION THROUGH SUNDAY WITH ISOLATED AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING ACROSS THE
AREA HAVE INCLUDED TEMPO GROUP FOR AGS/DNL/OGB FOR 18Z TO 22Z.
EXPECT CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY TO DIMINISH WITH THE LOSS OF HEATING.
WITH TEMPERATURES A LITTLE COOLER OVERNIGHT WILL NOT ANTICIPATE
HAZE...HOWEVER FOG WILL BE POSSIBLE AT LOCATIONS WHICH RECEIVE RAIN.
WINDS THROUGH THE TAF PERIOD WILL BE 10 KNOTS OR LESS.
NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS TO AVIATION EXPECTED SUNDAY THROUGH
THURSDAY.
&&
.CAE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
SC...HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR SCZ027>031-
035>038-041.
GA...HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR GAZ063>065-077.
&&HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
428 AM EDT SAT AUG 11 2007
GAZ040-SCZ015-016-018-020>022-025-026-120830-
LINCOLN-LANCASTER-CHESTERFIELD-MCCORMICK-NEWBERRY-FAIRFIELD-KERSHAW-
EDGEFIELD-SALUDA-
428 AM EDT SAT AUG 11 2007
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA AND
CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
GAZ063>065-077-SCZ027>031-035>038-041-120830-
MCDUFFIE-COLUMBIA-RICHMOND-BURKE-LEXINGTON-RICHLAND-LEE-AIKEN-SUMTER-
BARNWELL-ORANGEBURG-CALHOUN-CLARENDON-BAMBERG-
428 AM EDT SAT AUG 11 2007
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA AND
CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.
HEAT ADVISORY.
EXPECT HEAT INDEX VALUES FROM 105 TO 109 DURING THE AFTERNOON.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 excessive heat. Local standard time, as filed.
A 69 year old woman died was found dead of heat exhaustion in her home in the 200 block of Hometract Road.
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Excessive Heat, Burke | 2007-08-11 | 69 | Female | Permanent Home | Direct |
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