Isolated storms moved through the CSRA producing some severe weather in Lincoln county.
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The episode as NWS CAE wrote it up.
Isolated storms moved through the CSRA producing some severe weather in Lincoln county.
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 30, 12:58 PM EST, 5 hours 32 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 158 PM EDT SAT AUG 30 2008 .SYNOPSIS... A SURFACE TROUGH WILL REMAIN OVER THE REGION THROUGH MONDAY. DRIER AIR WILL WORK INTO THE REGION TUESDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS DOWN THE EAST COAST. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/... VAPOR IMAGERY INDICATING UPPER DISTURBANCE OVER THE REGION...WHICH IS SLOWLY SHIFTING TO THE EAST. LAPS SOUNDINGS INDICATE PLENTIFUL LOW LEVEL MOISTURE IS IN PLACE. WILL EXPECT SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM COULD REACH SEVERE LIMITS DUE TO MODERATE TO STRONG INSTABILITIES AND DRY AIR ALOFT. THE BETTER CHANCE MAY FAVOR THE EASTERN AND SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE FA WHERE BEST PVA PRESENT ALONG WITH THE SEA BREEZE BOUNDARY. && .SHORT TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT/... LITTLE CHANGE EXPECTED AS SURFACE TROUGH OR WEAK FRONT REMAINS OVER THE REGION. LITTLE CHANGE IN ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE ANTICIPATED. HOWEVER...MODELS ARE INDICATING SOME UPPER HEIGHT RISES THOUGH WHICH COULD CUT DOWN ON POPS A LITTLE. FORECAST SOUNDINGS INDICATE SUFFICIENT INSTABILITIES FOR 20 TO 30 MAINLY DIURNAL POPS SUNDAY AND MONDAY. && .LONG TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/... DRIER AIR FILTERS INTO THE REGION TUESDAY AS HIGH BUILDS DOWN THE EAST COAST. IT APPEARS THAT DRY AIR AND HIGH PRESSURE WILL PRECLUDE PRECIPITATION AT LEAST TUES AND WED...AND POSSIBLY INTO THU. SIGNIFICANT UNCERTAINTY LATE IN THE FORECAST PERIOD...AS TROPICAL SYSTEM HANNA MAY POSSIBLY AFFECT OUR REGION. && .AVIATION /18Z SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/... HIGH LOW-LEVEL MOISTURE AND HEATING PLUS A MID-LEVEL SHORTWAVE TROUGH WILL SUPPORT THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE LACK OF A WELL-DEFINED SURFACE FEATURE AND SHALLOW MOISTURE SHOULD LIMIT COVERAGE. THE THUNDERSTORM CHANCE APPEARS TOO LOW TO FORECAST AT THIS TIME. MODERATE INSTABILITY PLUS DRY AIR ALOFT AIDING DOWNDRAFTS SUPPORTS STRONG WINDS WITH ANY THUNDERSTORMS. THE THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD DIMINISH WITH THE LOSS OF HEATING EARLY TONIGHT. CONTINUED HIGH LOW-LEVEL MOISTURE SUPPORTS IFR STRATUS OR FOG AGAIN LATE TONIGHT. USED THE MAV AND MET MOS FOR THE TIMING. EXTENDED PERIOD...NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS EXPECTED. && .CAE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... SC...NONE. GA...NONE. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 409 PM EDT SAT AUG 30 2008 GAZ040-063>065-077-SCZ015-016-018-020>022-025>031-035>038-041-312015- LINCOLN-MCDUFFIE-COLUMBIA-RICHMOND-BURKE-LANCASTER-CHESTERFIELD- MCCORMICK-NEWBERRY-FAIRFIELD-KERSHAW-EDGEFIELD-SALUDA-LEXINGTON- RICHLAND-LEE-AIKEN-SUMTER-BARNWELL-ORANGEBURG-CALHOUN-CLARENDON- BAMBERG- 409 PM EDT SAT AUG 30 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA AND CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING COULD POSSIBLY CONTAIN DAMAGING WIND AND HAIL. THE THREAT WILL BE MAINLY EAST OF A LINE EXTENDING THROUGH AUGUSTA...COLUMBIA...AND LANCASTER. .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.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 431 PM EDT SAT AUG 30 2008 SCZ021-302130- FAIRFIELD- 431 PM EDT SAT AUG 30 2008 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS AFFECTING FAIRFIELD COUNTY... AT 430 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR SHELTON IN EXTREME NORTHWEST FAIRFIELD COUNTY. MOVEMENT WAS WEST NEAR 5 MPH. EXPECT FREQUENT LIGHTNING...WIND GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH...AND SMALL HAIL WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. REPORT LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS OR FLOODING TO YOUR COUNTY SHERIFF...OR CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN COLUMBIA TOLL FREE AT 1 800 7 7 5 7 1 9 9.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 606 PM EDT SAT AUG 30 2008 GAZ077-302300- BURKE- 606 PM EDT SAT AUG 30 2008 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS AFFECTING BURKE COUNTY... AT 557 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES WEST OF WAYNESBORO...MOVING WEST AT 8 MPH. WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. INTENSE LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. IF OUTDOORS...STAY AWAY FROM ISOLATED HIGH OBJECTS SUCH AS TREES. MOVE INDOORS IF POSSIBLE. WHEN INDOORS...STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND DOORS AND AVOID USING TELEPHONES UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY. TRY TO UNPLUG UNNECESSARY ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES BEFORE THE THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES. REPORT LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS OR FLOODING TO YOUR COUNTY SHERIFF...OR CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN COLUMBIA TOLL FREE AT 1 800 7 7 5 7 1 9 9. TTH
The Greer radar (KGSP), 120 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:29 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Real Electric reported trees and powerlines down from thunderstorms at the intersection of hwy 79 and Prater road.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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