Widely scattered thunderstorms produced some large hail across the CSRA and winds of 40 to 50 mph.
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Widely scattered thunderstorms produced some large hail across the CSRA and winds of 40 to 50 mph.
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 Jul 9, 5:07 PM EST, 1 hour 28 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 607 PM EDT MON JUL 9 2012 .SYNOPSIS... AN SOUTHWARD MOVING FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL BECOME A FOCUS FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS WEEK. THIS FRONT WILL PUSH INTO THE MIDLANDS BY TUESDAY AND STALL OVER THE AREA THROUGH THE WEEK...BRINGING INCREASED CHANCES OF RAIN TO THE REGION. TEMPERATURES WILL COOL THROUGH THE WEEK PROVIDING NEEDED RELIEF FROM THE RECENT HOT TEMPERATURES. && .NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM TUESDAY MORNING/... CONVECTION FIRED UP EARLIER THIS AFTERNOON OVER THE NE FORECAST AREA (FA) ALONG WHAT APPEARED TO BE AN OLD OUTFLOW BOUNDARY FROM YESTERDAY. THIS ACTIVITY HAS DIMINISHED...WITH RADAR DETECTING OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES DRIFTING SOUTH INTO PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL FA...WHERE ADDITIONAL CONVECTION COULD DEVELOP. CONVECTION ALSO DEVELOPING OVER EAST CENTRAL GA...MAINLY JUST WEST OF OUR FA...DRIFTING EAST. A SEA BREEZE BOUNDARY IS ALSO SLOWLY MOVING INLAND. LAPS SOUNDINGS AND SPC MESOANALYSIS INDICATES MODERATE INSTABILITY IN PLACE ACROSS THE FA...AND WOULD EXPECT CONVECTIVE POTENTIAL TO CONTINUE INTO AT LEAST EARLY TONIGHT...WHICH IS ALSO SUPPORTED BY VARIOUS WRF MODEL RUNS. WILL GENERALLY MAINTAIN CHANCE POPS INTO EARLY TONIGHT. && .SHORT TERM /6 AM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT/... FRONTAL BOUNDARY ON TUESDAY WILL STRETCH FROM SOUTHERN VA THROUGH NORTHERN TN AND WILL SLOWLY PROGRESS SOUTHWARD REACHING CENTRAL NC AND TN TUESDAY NIGHT. BY EARLY WEDNESDAY THE FRONT WILL HAVE STALLED JUST NORTH OF THE FORECAST AREA AND REMAIN DRAPED ACROSS SOUTHERN NC THROUGH NORTHERN ALABAMA THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THERE ARE SEVERAL CONCERNS THROUGH THE SHORT TERM WITH MOST SURROUNDING THE POTENTIAL FOR THUNDERSTORMS. WITH PWAT VALUES GENERALLY AROUND TWO INCHES THROUGH THE SHORT TERM AND MODERATE INSTABILITY THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. HOWEVER...WITH INCREASED CLOUDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONT CLOUDS WILL KEEP TEMPERATURES A BIT COOLER WITH DAYTIME HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 90S TUESDAY AND UPPER 80S TO AROUND 90 ON WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL GIVE A CONVECTIVE POTENTIAL EDGE TO TUESDAY AS MUCH OF THE AREA WILL SEE SUNSHINE DURING THE MORNING WITH SOME POTENTIAL FOR A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH THE MAIN THREAT BEING WIND GUSTS AND LOWER CHANCE OF LARGE HAIL. WILL SEE ADDITIONAL ACTIVITY ON WEDNESDAY ALTHOUGH TEMPERATURES WILL NOT BE AS WARM LIMITING SURFACE BASED INSTABILITY. && .LONG TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/... MODELS REMAIN IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH THE LONG TERM WITH THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY AND UPPER LEVEL TROUGH REMAINING STALLED ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES. THIS WILL KEEP PLENTY OF MOISTURE ALONG WITH MODERATE INSTABILITY OVER THE REGION ALLOWING FOR CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS INTO THE WEEKEND. WITH THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE EASTERN US...TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO COOL SOMEWHAT AND POSSIBLE BE BELOW NORMAL FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS...ESPECIALLY IF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE ABLE TO DEVELOP DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON. OVERALL THE LONG TERM LOOKS FAIRLY MOIST WITH TEMPERATURES NEAR NORMAL TO SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL FOR DAYTIME HIGHS. && .AVIATION /22Z MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/... EXPECT VFR CONDITIONS THROUGH THE EVENING EXCEPT MVFR CIGS/VSBYS IN THUNDERSTORMS. MAIN FOCUS FOR STORMS THROUGH THE EVENING WILL BE ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE STATE WITH WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING ELSEWHERE. SURFACE WINDS HAVE PICKED UP DUE TO A THERMAL WIND DEVELOPING AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT TO THE NORTH. EXPECT GUST OF 15 TO 25 MPH INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS BEFORE SUBSIDING. THUNDERSTORMS NOT INCLUDED IN THE TERMINAL FORECASTS AT THIS TIME BECAUSE OF TIMING UNCERTAINTY. EXTENDED AVIATION OUTLOOK...MVFR/IFR CONDITIONS MAY OCCUR IN MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH FRIDAY. LOW CLOUDINESS AND FOG MAY OCCUR...MAINLY DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. && .CAE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... SC...NONE. GA...NONE. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 419 AM EDT MON JUL 9 2012 GAZ040-063>065-077-SCZ015-016-018-020>022-025>031-035>038-041-100830- LINCOLN-MCDUFFIE-COLUMBIA-RICHMOND-BURKE-LANCASTER-CHESTERFIELD- MCCORMICK-NEWBERRY-FAIRFIELD-KERSHAW-EDGEFIELD-SALUDA-LEXINGTON- RICHLAND-LEE-AIKEN-SUMTER-BARNWELL-ORANGEBURG-CALHOUN-CLARENDON- BAMBERG- 419 AM EDT MON JUL 9 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA AND CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. ISOLATED STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...MAINLY ACROSS THE NORTHERN MIDLANDS. DAMAGING WIND GUSTS ARE THE PRIMARY THREAT...WITH LARGE HAIL BEING A SECONDARY THREAT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. ISOLATED STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
440 PM EDT MON JUL 09 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0410 PM TSTM WND DMG CHESTERFIELD 34.74N 80.09W
07/09/2012 CHESTERFIELD SC LAW ENFORCEMENT
SHERIFFS OFFICE REPORTED POWERLINES AND TREES DOWN IN THE
TOWN OF CHESTERFIELD
0411 PM HAIL CHESTERFIELD 34.74N 80.09W
07/09/2012 E0.88 INCH CHESTERFIELD SC EMERGENCY MNGR
EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTED NICKEL SIZE HAIL IN THE CITY
OF CHESTERFIELD
&&
RUSHINGPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
517 PM EDT MON JUL 09 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0344 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 ENE CATAWBA 34.88N 80.86W
07/09/2012 LANCASTER SC POST OFFICE
VAN WYCK POST OFFICE REPORTED TREES DOWN ON VAN WYCK ROAD
2 MILES NORTH OF TOWN. TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR.
0405 PM TSTM WND DMG 9 SW CHESTERFIELD 34.66N 80.21W
07/09/2012 CHESTERFIELD SC LAW ENFORCEMENT
SCHP REPORTED TREES DOWN ON ANGELUS RD AT BLACK CREEK
BRIDGE. TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR.
&&
RUSHINGPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
728 PM EDT MON JUL 09 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0724 PM HAIL EVANS 33.51N 82.15W
07/09/2012 E0.50 INCH COLUMBIA GA TRAINED SPOTTER
SPOTTER REPORTED PENNY SIZE HAIL AND WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH.
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MORRISONThe Columbia radar (KCAE), 102 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:35 UTC.
1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
NWS Charleston relayed a report from a trained spotter of quarter to half dollar size hail in Martinez.
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