A shortwave moved over the upper level ridge and convection that developed west of the Carolinas and Georgia moved east southeast across the CWA.
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A shortwave moved over the upper level ridge and convection that developed west of the Carolinas and Georgia moved east southeast across the CWA.
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 Jun 24, 4:04 PM EST, 11 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 504 PM EDT FRI JUN 24 2011 .SYNOPSIS... A FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL STALL JUST TO THE NORTH OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND REMAIN THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THERE WILL BE ENOUGH MOISTURE AND A SERIES OF WEAK UPPER SYSTEMS MOVING THROUGH TO PROVIDE A CHANCE OF MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. && .NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM SATURDAY MORNING/... UPDATE...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO MOVE DOWN FROM THE UPSTATE AND HAVE NOT DISSIPATED WITH THE PREVIOUS EXPECTED DOWNSLOPING AND DRYING. ALONG THE BOUNDARY OF THE FIRST CELLS THERE ARE ALSO SOME OTHER CELLS DEVELOPING ACROSS THE NORTHERN MIDLANDS AND WESTERN CSRA. AS A RESULT WILL UPDATE THE FORECAST TO ACCOUNT FOR CURRENT RADAR RETURNS AS WELL AS ADJUST POPS UPWARD FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. UPDATE OUT SHORTLY TO ADJUST WORDING...POPS AND CLOUDS. PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...WEAK UPPER TROUGH JUST WEST OF OUR REGION. WEAK SURFACE FRONT NEAR THE MOUNTAINS AND STRETCHING W ACROSS TENN. PLUME OF HIGHER MOISTURE HAS PUSHED TO NEAR THE COAST...WITH DRIER AIR OVER OUR FA CURRENTLY. SOME UPPER LEVEL CLOUD COVER HAS KEPT OUR TEMPS AND INSTABILITIES DOWN A LITTLE AS WELL SO FAR...BUT SATELLITE SUGGESTS A LITTLE MORE SUN THIS AFTERNOON. MODELS INDICATE A WEAK IMPULSE TO ENTER OUR REGION THIS EVENING...AND FRONT MAY PUSH A TAD TO THE SOUTH AND EAST POSSIBLY APPROACHING OUR NORTHERN FA. THINK SLIGHT CHANCE POPS STILL LOOK OK FOR NOW...THOUGH CHANCE POPS POSSIBLE NORTHERN FA IF ACTIVITY DEVELOPS ALONG FRONT AND NEAR MOUNTAINS LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND DRIFTS SE TOWARDS OUR FA. && .SHORT TERM /6 AM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT/... THE COLD FRONT WILL DROP SOUTH TO THE NORTH/SOUTH CAROLINA BORDER. HOWEVER, THE MODELS KEEP MOST OF THE DEEP MOISTURE TO THE SOUTH OF THE FORECAST AREA. BUT, THERE WILL BE ENOUGH MOISTURE TO TRIGGER ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED AFTERNOON/EVENING THUNDERSTORMS IN THE FORECAST AS SEVERAL WEAK SHORT WAVES MOVE THROUGH. && .LONG TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/... UPPER RIDGE BUILDS FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS INTO THE CAROLINAS EARLY IN THE PERIOD BUT THEN THE MODELS BEGIN TO DIFFER. TOWARD THE LATTER PART OF THE WEEK THE ECMWF RETROGRADES THE RIDGE AXIS TO THE ROCKIES WHILE THE GFS KEEPS A FAIRLY FLAT RIDGE OVER THE SOUTHERN STATES. IF THE ECMWF HOLDS TRUE THEN WE WILL BEGIN TO HAVE A TROF SETUP OFF THE EAST COAST HEADING INTO THE 4TH OF JULY WEEKEND WITH NORTHWEST FLOW OVER THE AREA. THIS WILL KEEP A THREAT OF SCATTERED, MAINLY AFTERNOON/EVENING THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE EXTENDED PERIOD. && .AVIATION /21Z FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED WITH TEMPO MVFR POSSIBLE IN CONVECTION. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS UPSTATE SC HAVE CONTINUED TO MOVE SOUTHWARD WITH OTHER CELLS DEVELOPING. CURRENT EXTRAPOLATION INDICATES THE CELLS WILL MAKE IT TO CAE/CUB AROUND 24/22Z...WITH CONFIDENCE TOO LOW TO INCLUDE AT AGS/DNL/OGB. HAVE UPDATE TAFS TO ACCOUNT FOR CURRENT TRENDS. EXTENDED AVIATION OUTLOOK...MVFR CONDITIONS POSSIBLE IN SCATTERED AFTERNOON/EVENING CONVECTION SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. && .CAE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... SC...NONE. GA...NONE. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 428 AM EDT FRI JUN 24 2011 GAZ040-063>065-077-SCZ015-016-018-020>022-025>031-035>038-041-250830- LINCOLN-MCDUFFIE-COLUMBIA-RICHMOND-BURKE-LANCASTER-CHESTERFIELD- MCCORMICK-NEWBERRY-FAIRFIELD-KERSHAW-EDGEFIELD-SALUDA-LEXINGTON- RICHLAND-LEE-AIKEN-SUMTER-BARNWELL-ORANGEBURG-CALHOUN-CLARENDON- BAMBERG- 428 AM EDT FRI JUN 24 2011 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...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. 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 450 PM EDT FRI JUN 24 2011 SCZ020-026-242145- NEWBERRY-SALUDA- 450 PM EDT FRI JUN 24 2011 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM IS MOVING INTO NEWBERRY AND SALUDA COUNTIES... AT 448 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CROSS HILL...OR 15 MILES EAST OF GREENWOOD...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. REPORT LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS OR FLOODING TO YOUR COUNTY SHERIFF...OR CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1...8 7 7...6 3 3...6 7 7 2. HC
The Columbia radar (KCAE), 76 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:13 UTC.
11 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Public reported large tree limbs down near Chappells.
South Carolina Highway Patrol reported trees down on Highway 391 at the bridge.
South Carolina Highway Patrol reported trees down on Holley Ferry Rd.
Utility Company reported trees down on Walter Gulledge Rd.
Utility Company reported large tree limbs down and power lines down on Fed Rivers Lane.
South Carolina Highway Patrol reported trees down at Bates St and Church St in Batesburg.
Public reported trees down on Highway 39 south of Chappells.
Public reported trees down along US Hwy 1 between McBee and Patrick. Hail also fell but the size was unknown.
Reported trees down on Shealy Rd.
Sheriff dispatch reported trees down along Troy West Rd.
South Carolina Highway Patrol reported trees down on Highway 302 near the Edisto River Bridge.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in South Carolina in 2011Every state in 2011This day in weather historyWarnings in South Carolina, June 2011
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: 303490, 303489, 303487, 303495, 303497, 303485, 303476, 303493, 303478, 303475, 303483.