A squall line moved through the CSRA and took down some trees and powerlines.
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A squall line moved through the CSRA and took down some trees and powerlines.
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 Jan 24, 6:39 PM EST, 3 hours 31 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
639 PM EST SUN JAN 24 2010
.SYNOPSIS...
LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT LAKES WILL CONTINUE MOVING ACROSS THE
EASTERN US TODAY WITH A STRONG COLD FRONT ENTERING THE AREA THIS
EVENING. THIS WILL BRING SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TO
THE AREA THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL RETURN TO
THE AREA ON MONDAY AND CONTINUE INTO MID-WEEK.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH MONDAY/...
LOW PRESSURE MOVING THROUGH THE GREAT LAKES WITH A STRONG COLD
FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE FORECAST AREA MAINLY THIS EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT. CAE VAD WIND PROFILE SHOWING LOW LEVEL WINDS HAVE
ALREADY INCREASED TO 50 KNOTS AROUND 3000-4000 FT. INSTABILITY
APPEARS WEAK BUT WITH THE STRONG LOW LEVEL SHEAR AND FRONTAL
DYNAMICS...THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR A FEW THUNDERSTORMS TO REACH
SEVERE LIMITS. SPC OUTLOOK CURRENTLY HAS THE FORECAST AREA IN A
SLIGHT RISK WITH THE BIGGEST POTENTIAL COMING FROM DAMAGING WINDS.
MAIN FOCUS FOR SEVERE POTENTIAL WILL BE AS THE FRONT CROSSES THE
MIDLANDS AND CSRA THIS EVENING FROM AROUND 6PM THROUGH THE EARLY
MORNING HOURS. ANOTHER CONCERN WILL BE POTENTIAL FOR
FLOODING...WITH THE LOW LEVEL JET PUMPING MOISTURE NORTHWARD FROM
THE GULF AND SOUTHEAST WINDS INCREASING MOISTURE THROUGH THE DAY
THERE WILL BE SOME POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAINFALL...ESPECIALLY IN
THUNDERSTORMS. WITH ANOTHER INCH OF RAINFALL POSSIBLE...WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...WILL EXPECT ANOTHER ROUND OF FLOODING
ISSUES. MAIN SHORT TERM HYDROLOGY CONCERN WILL BE AREAS
SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLASH FLOODING AS HIGH WATER LEVELS WILL SLOW
RUNOFF INTO RIVERS. FINAL CONCERN WILL BE AREA LAKES WHERE WINDS
WILL QUICKLY INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND REMAIN GUSTY OVER THE
NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. LAKE WIND ADVISORY CONTINUES IN EFFECT FROM
1PM TODAY THROUGH LATE TUESDAY EVENING.
&&
.SHORT TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT/...
COLD FRONT WILL SLIDE OFFSHORE EARLY MONDAY WITH HIGH PRESSURE
SLOWLY BUILDING INTO THE REGION THROUGH TUESDAY. SKIES SHOULD
BECOME PARTLY CLOUDY BY MONDAY AFTERNOON AS THE UPPER TROUGH
BEGINS TO SWING OFFSHORE. HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE INTO
TUESDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL BE NEAR NORMAL THROUGH THE SHORT TERM
WITH SKIES BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR BY TUESDAY. WINDS OVER AREA LAKES
WILL CONTINUE STRONG AND GUSTY DUE TO THE COOLER AIR WITH THE LAKE
WIND ADVISORY CONTINUING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.
&&
.LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
VERY FEW CHANGES TO THE EXTENDED FORECAST. LONG RANGE ENSEMBLES
REMAIN UNCERTAIN SO LEANED TOWARDS ECWMF SOLUTION. PREVIOUS
DISCUSSION: UPPER LEVEL PATTERN WILL REMAIN HIGHLY AMPLIFIED
THROUGH THE LONG TERM WITH LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS MOVING THROUGH THE
REGION EVERY COUPLE OF DAYS. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE REGION
WEDNESDAY WILL SLIDE EASTWARD WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY WITH
THE NEXT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING IN THURSDAY NIGHT. MODELS
DIFFER WITH THIS SYSTEM IN TIMING...HAVE TRENDED TOWARD THE ECMWF
AS THE GFS HAS SOME DIFFICULTY TRANSITIONING THE SYSTEM WHEN IT
REACHES THE COAST. SATURDAY AFTERNOON THE LOW AND ASSOCIATED COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE OFFSHORE WITH HIGH PRESSURE RIDGING IN.
&&
.AVIATION /00Z MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
COLD FRONT APPROACHING FROM THE WEST WITH VERY STRONG LOW LEVEL
SHEAR EXPECTED EARLY FROM 00Z-08Z BUT MAY MOVE EAST OF AGS-DNL BY
06Z. SURFACE WINDS SOUTH 15 KT GUSTING TO 25 KT WITH 2 KFT WINDS
SOUTH AT 55 KT. VFR CONDITIONS TO START BUT BECOMING MVFR RAPIDLY
AS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVE INTO REGION. BRIEF IFR CONDITIONS
ALSO POSSIBLE IN HEAVIER SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.COLD FRONT SHOULD
MOVE THROUGH AGS-DNL NEAR 06Z AND REST OF TAF SITES BY 08Z. AFTER
08Z VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED BUT A FEW SHOWERS MAY LINGER UNTIL
10Z-12Z TIME FRAME. MAINLY CLEAR SKIES MONDAY BUT WEST-SOUTHWEST
SURFACE WINDS 15 KT GUSTING TO 25 KT. TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS COULD
BE BUMPY.
EXTENDED AVIATION OUTLOOK...NO IMPACTS TO AVIATION EXPECTED MONDAY
NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE REGION BY
LATE IN THE WEEK.
&&
.CAE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
SC...LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM EST TUESDAY FOR SCZ015-016-018-
020>022-025>031-035>038-041.
GA...LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM EST TUESDAY FOR GAZ040-063>065-
077.
&&
SYNOPSIS...
NEAR TERM...
SHORT TERM...
LONG TERM...
AVIATION...07HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 617 PM EST SUN JAN 24 2010 GAZ040-063>065-077-SCZ018-020>022-025>031-035>038-041-252330- LINCOLN-MCDUFFIE-COLUMBIA-RICHMOND-BURKE-MCCORMICK-NEWBERRY- FAIRFIELD-KERSHAW-EDGEFIELD-SALUDA-LEXINGTON-RICHLAND-LEE-AIKEN- SUMTER-BARNWELL-ORANGEBURG-CALHOUN-CLARENDON-BAMBERG- 617 PM EST SUN JAN 24 2010 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST TUESDAY... ...TORNADO WATCH 11 IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA AND CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. LAKE WIND ADVISORY. TORNADO WATCH. LOW PRESSURE AND A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA THIS EVENING AND THROUGH THE AREA OVERNIGHT. SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL ACCOMPANY THE FRONT. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY BE SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WINDS ALONG WITH AN ISOLATED TORNADO THIS EVENING INTO EARLY TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. LAKE WIND ADVISORY. HEAVY RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH ACTIVE SYSTEM MAY CAUSE FLOODING ON AREA RIVERS BY MONDAY FOR STEVENS CREEK AND TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY FOR OTHER RIVERS IN CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED. SCZ015-016-252330- LANCASTER-CHESTERFIELD- 617 PM EST SUN JAN 24 2010 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST TUESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. LAKE WIND ADVISORY. LOW PRESSURE AND A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA THIS EVENING AND THROUGH THE AREA OVERNIGHT. SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL ACCOMPANY THE FRONT. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT WITH THE MAIN THREAT BEING DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. LAKE WIND ADVISORY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 800 PM EST SUN JAN 24 2010 SCZ027-028-250200- LEXINGTON-RICHLAND- 800 PM EST SUN JAN 24 2010 ...HEAVY SHOWERS WITH GUSTY WINDS WILL AFFECT LEXINGTON AND RICHLAND COUNTIES... AT 755 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN AREA OF SHOWERS WITH GUSTY WINDS FROM NEAR BATESBURG TO NEAR PELION IN LEXINGTON COUNTY. THESE SHOWERS ARE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH AND WILL MOVE INTO RICHLAND COUNTY IN 25 TO 30 MINUTES. THESE SHOWERS MAY PRODUCE BRIEF HEAVY RAIN ACCOMPANIED BY 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS. TTH
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 953 PM EST SUN JAN 24 2010 SCZ020-021-025>028-030-250345- AIKEN-EDGEFIELD-FAIRFIELD-LEXINGTON-NEWBERRY-RICHLAND-SALUDA- 953 PM EST SUN JAN 24 2010 ...HEAVY SHOWERS WITH GUSTY WINDS WILL AFFECT AIKEN...EDGEFIELD... FAIRFIELD...LEXINGTON...NEWBERRY...RICHLAND AND SALUDA COUNTIES... AT 948 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN AREA OF HEAVY SHOWERS WITH WINDS GUSTING TO 40 MPH FROM AIKEN COUNTY NORTHWARD THROUGH LEXINGTON AND NEWBERRY COUNTIES. THIS AREA IS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH AND IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO RICHLAND AND FAIRFIELD COUNTIES WITHIN THE NEXT 30 MINUTES. TTH
The Columbia radar (KCAE), 107 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 03:09 UTC.
3 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
SKYWARN spotter reported powerlines down along Old Wheeler Road near the county line.
Sheriff reported trees down along Hwy 220E near Chamberlains Ferry Road.
Sheriff reported flooding at apartment complex with up to a foot of water in several apartments.
SKYWARN spotter reported powerlines down along Wrightsboro Road near the county line.
Sheriff reported flooding along several streams into businesses and homes, especially along Rocky Creek.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Georgia in 2010Every state in 2010This day in weather historyWarnings in Georgia, January 2010
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: 203077, 203079, 203080, 203078, 203081.