Scattered thunderstorms produced some wind damage and hail in the CSRA.
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Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
The episode as NWS CAE wrote it up.
Scattered thunderstorms produced some wind damage and hail in the CSRA.
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 7, 5:07 PM EST, 8 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 607 PM EDT THU AUG 7 2008 .SYNOPSIS... A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE FORECAST AREA TONIGHT. THE WEAKENING FRONT WILL LINGER NEAR THE REGION THROUGH FRIDAY AND SHIFT JUST SOUTH OF THE AREA SATURDAY. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH FRIDAY/... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE AREA HAVE LOWERED TEMPERATURES INTO THE 70S AND LOWER 80S AND AS A RESULT HAVE LOWERED APPARENT TEMPERATURES INTO THE 80S. IT LOOKS LIKE APPARENT TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN IN THE 80S. SO CAE WILL ISSUE A QUICK UPDATE TO CANCEL THE HEAT ADVY. OTHERWISE...THERE ARE NO OTHER CHANGES TO THE WEATHER DISCUSSION. THE MAIN FORECAST PROBLEM IS THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. EXPECT NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ASSOCIATED WITH CONVERGENCE ALONG THE SURFACE TROUGH IN THE AREA AND APPROACHING COLD FRONT. STRONG HEATING PLUS THE APPROACH OF A LEAD H5 SHORTWAVE TROUGH WILL HELP CAUSE MODERATE TO STRONG INSTABILITY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THIS INSTABILITY PLUS VERY HEAVY RAIN AIDING DOWNDRAFTS SUPPORTS POSSIBLE SEVERE WIND GUSTS WITH SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS. THE SEVERE THREAT APPEARS TO BE AREAWIDE BECAUSE OF STRONGER SHEAR ASSOCIATED WITH THE MID- LEVEL WIND MAXIMUM IN THE NORTH AND STRONGER INSTABILITY IN THE SOUTH. THE BEST CHANCE APPEARS TO BE THIS EVENING ASSOCIATED WITH THE LEAD SHORTWAVE TROUGH AND FAVORABLE DIURNAL TIMING...BUT ANOTHER SHORTWAVE TROUGH LATE AND CONTINUED CONVERGENCE ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONT MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS LATE. POSSIBLE TRAINING AND HIGH PRECIPITABLE WATER COULD CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING. FLASH FLOOD GUIDANCE IS HIGH SO DID NOT ISSUE A FLOOD WATCH. MOS POPS APPEAR TOO LOW TONIGHT BASED ON THE SURFACE FEATURE AND UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH. && .SHORT TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/... THE MODELS SHOW DRYING BEHIND THE MID-LEVEL SHORTWAVE TROUGH FOR FRIDAY. HOWEVER...LINGERING SURFACE TROUGHING SUPPORTS KEEPING A SMALL THUNDERSTORM CHANCE. LEANED TOWARD THE HIGHER MET MOS POPS. THE NAM AND GFS SHOW THE TROUGH SHIFTING FARTHER SOUTH FOR SATURDAY WITH CONTINUED LIMITED MOISTURE. THE THUNDERSTORM CHANCE APPEARS VERY LOW. USED THE MET MOS FOR THE TEMPERATURE FORECAST BECAUSE IT HAS VERIFIED BEST LATELY. && .LONG TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/... THE GFS CONTINUES TO SHOW DEEPER MOISTURE REMAINING EAST AND SOUTH OF THE FORECAST AREA SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY...WITH AN INCREASE IN MOISTURE TUESDAY. USED THE GFS ENSEMBLE MEANS FOR TEMPERATURES AND POPS. && .AVIATION /22Z THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/... SCATTERED CUMULUS DEVELOPING...WITH SOME SHRA DEVELOPMENT WEST OF AGS/DNL CURRENTLY. WILL EXPECT SCT TSRA TO BEGIN DEVELOPING A LATER THIS AFTERNOON. AT THIS TIME...WILL HANDLE WITH VCTS OR CB CLOUD GROUP...AND AMEND LATER WHEN CONFIDENCE OF TSRA AFFECTING TAF SITES WARRANTS. SOME OF THE TSRA COULD REACH SEVERE LIMITS WITH STRONG WIND GUSTS. SH/TSRA ACTIVITY COULD LINGER WELL INTO THE EVENING OR OVERNIGHT AS A FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE REGION. WITH SOME CLOUDINESS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT...WILL NOT FORECAST SIGNIFICANT FOG AT THIS TIME. DRIER AIR WILL BEGIN ENTERING OUR FORECAST AREA FRIDAY BEHIND THE FRONT. THE SOUTHERN TIER OF OUR FA MAY STILL HAVE A CHANCE OF TSRA FRIDAY AFTERNOON...MAINLY AGS/DNL/OGB...BUT WOULD EXPECT THIS AFTER 18Z. EXTENDED AVIATION OUTLOOK...DRIER AIR BEHIND THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PRECLUDE ANY SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. INCREASING MOISTURE MAY ALLOW FOR DIURNAL TSRA MONDAY. && .CAE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... SC...NONE. GA...NONE. && SYNOPSIS... NEAR TERM...07 SHORT TERM... LONG TERM... AVIATION...
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 324 PM EDT THU AUG 7 2008 GAZ040-063>065-SCZ015-016-018-020>022-025>030-081930- LINCOLN-MCDUFFIE-COLUMBIA-RICHMOND-LANCASTER-CHESTERFIELD-MCCORMICK- NEWBERRY-FAIRFIELD-KERSHAW-EDGEFIELD-SALUDA-LEXINGTON-RICHLAND-LEE- AIKEN- 324 PM EDT THU AUG 7 2008 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 814 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA AND CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION HAS OCCURRED. GAZ077-SCZ031-035>038-041-081930- BURKE-SUMTER-BARNWELL-ORANGEBURG-CALHOUN-CLARENDON-BAMBERG- 324 PM EDT THU AUG 7 2008 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 814 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA AND CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON 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. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION HAS OCCURRED.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
342 PM EDT THU AUG 07 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0326 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 SE BLACKSTOCK 34.53N 81.12W
08/07/2008 FAIRFIELD SC UTILITY COMPANY
TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ABOUT 3 MILES SE OF
BLACKSTOCK. TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR. REPORTED BY
FAIRFIELD ELECTRIC.
&&
DCMPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
505 PM EDT THU AUG 07 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0325 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG 12 SSW IRWIN 34.54N 80.92W
08/07/2008 FAIRFIELD SC LAW ENFORCEMENT
FAIRFIELD COUNTY SHERIFF OFFICE REPORTED TREES DOWN ON SC
HWY 200 IN TOWN OF MITFORD AT 325 PM. HAIL ALSO REPORTED
BUT SIZE UNKNOWN.
&&
TTHPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
505 PM EDT THU AUG 07 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0325 PM TSTM WND DMG 12 SSW IRWIN 34.54N 80.92W
08/07/2008 FAIRFIELD SC LAW ENFORCEMENT
FAIRFIELD COUNTY SHERIFF OFFICE REPORTED TREES DOWN ON SC
HWY 200 IN TOWN OF MITFORD AT 325 PM. HAIL ALSO REPORTED
BUT SIZE UNKNOWN.
&&
TTHPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
507 PM EDT THU AUG 07 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0450 PM HAIL CAMDEN 34.26N 80.61W
08/07/2008 E0.75 INCH KERSHAW SC LAW ENFORCEMENT
SHERIFFS OFFICE REPORTED PENNY SIZE HAIL IN THE TOWN OF
CAMDEN.
0450 PM HAIL LUGOFF 34.23N 80.68W
08/07/2008 E0.75 INCH KERSHAW SC LAW ENFORCEMENT
SHERIFF REPORTS PENNY SIZE HAIL IN LUGOFF.
&&
FPWPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
518 PM EDT THU AUG 07 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0450 PM HAIL 11 SE CAMDEN 34.16N 80.46W
08/07/2008 E1.25 INCH LEE SC LAW ENFORCEMENT
LEE COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE REPORTED LARGE HAIL ON DUNCAN
ROAD.
&&
FPWPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
609 PM EDT THU AUG 07 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0515 PM TSTM WND DMG 12 NNE OAKLAND 34.15N 80.43W
08/07/2008 LEE SC LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES DOWN ON SPRINGHILL ROAD AND SHRIVERS POND ROAD.
0515 PM TSTM WND DMG 11 NNE OAKLAND 34.13N 80.42W
08/07/2008 LEE SC LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES REPORTED DOWN ACROSS REMBERT CHURCH ROAD.
0524 PM TSTM WND DMG 7 SW BISHOPVILLE 34.15N 80.32W
08/07/2008 LEE SC LAW ENFORCEMENT
LEE COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE REPORTED TREES DOWN ON REDHILL
ROAD.
&&
FPWThe Columbia radar (KCAE), 125 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:15 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
SKYWARN spotters reported trees down on hwy 88 and the 4900 block of Stoney Mill road.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Georgia in 2008Every state in 2008This day in weather historyWarnings in Georgia, August 2008
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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 111784.