Heavy rains produced 2 to 5 inches of rain causing flash flooding in portions of Columbia and Richmond counties.
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Heavy rains produced 2 to 5 inches of rain causing flash flooding in portions of Columbia and Richmond counties.
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 4, 12:57 AM EST, 3 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 157 AM EDT THU JUN 4 2015 .SYNOPSIS... A PRESSURE TROUGH WILL BE NEAR THE COAST THROUGH FRIDAY. A STRONG UPPER-LEVEL LOW WILL REMAIN OVER THE FORECAST AREA THROUGH THURSDAY AND THEN SHIFT JUST NORTHEAST OF THE AREA FRIDAY. && .NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM THIS MORNING/... SHORT WAVE TROUGH ROTATING THROUGH THE AREA HAS GENERATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE WESTERN HALF OF THE FORECAST AREA. HEAVY RAIN HAS BEEN OCCURRING IN LOCALIZED AREAS WITH RAINFALL RATES IN EXCESS OF 2 INCHES PER HOUR...AND SOME AREAS APPROACHING 3 INCHES PER HOUR. CURRENT LINE OF CONVECTION FROM COLUMBIA TO JUST WEST OF AUGUSTA WILL SLIDE EASTWARD OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS ALONG WITH POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING. MAIN CONCERNS OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS WILL BE FLOODING IN FIVE POINTS AREA WHICH HAS ALREADY RECEIVED OVER 3 INCHES TONIGHT...ALONG WITH SMALL STREAMS WHICH ARE RUNNING HIGH DUE TO RECENT RAINS OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS. && .SHORT TERM /6 AM THIS MORNING THROUGH 6 PM FRIDAY/... THE MODELS DISPLAY AN INVERTED TROUGH NEAR THE COAST THROUGH FRIDAY. THE H5 LOW SHOULD BE OVER THE AREA THURSDAY. THE MODELS SHIFT THE UPPER FEATURE JUST NORTHEAST OF THE AREA FOR FRIDAY. EXPECT H5 TEMPERATURES NEAR -12 THURSDAY AND -10 C FRIDAY. LINGERING MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY ASSOCIATED WITH THE COLD TEMPERATURES ALOFT WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WE LEANED TOWARD THE HIGHER GUIDANCE POPS BECAUSE OF THE PATTERN. FOLLOWED THE COOLER HIGH TEMPERATURE GUIDANCE BECAUSE OF CLOUDINESS. USED THE GUIDANCE CONSENSUS FOR THE LOW TEMPERATURE FORECAST. && .LONG TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... THE MODELS INDICATE WEAK UPPER TROUGHING LINGERING EARLY IN THE MEDIUM-RANGE PERIOD BUT THE PATTERN BECOMES FLATTER WITH TIME. H5 TEMPERATURES NEAR -10 WARM TO AROUND -8 FOR MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. EXPECT GENERAL SURFACE RIDGING EARLY...BUT A DIFFUSE BOUNDARY AND ASSOCIATED MOISTURE MAY LINGER. THE MODELS DISPLAY MORE SURFACE TROUGHING TOWARD THE END OF THE PERIOD. THE GFS... ECMWF...AND EKD MOS PLUS GFS ENSEMBLE MEAN HAVE POPS OF 10 TO 40 PERCENT DURING THE PERIOD. THE MOS HAS TEMPERATURES CLOSE TO NORMAL. && .AVIATION /06Z THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED THROUGH MUCH OF THE OVERNIGHT HOURS WITH RESTRICTIONS. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF HOURS ALONG WITH HEAVY RAINFALL. EXPECT THUNDERSTORMS AND BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL THROUGH 09Z WITH THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AREA THROUGH DAYBREAK. THUNDERSTORMS JUST WEST OF AGS/DNL WILL MOVE INTO THE TAF SITES AROUND 07Z AND CONTINUE THROUGH 10Z WITH THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AREA UNTIL DAYBREAK. ANTICIPATE A BREAK IN THE CONVECTION DURING THE MORNING HOURS WITH ADDITIONAL CONVECTION AGAIN DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. EXTENDED AVIATION OUTLOOK...RESTRICTIONS POSSIBLE IN MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EACH DAY. LOW CONFIDENCE IN RESTRICTIONS IN LATE NIGHT/EARLY MORNING STRATUS AND FOG. && .CAE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... SC...NONE. GA...NONE. && 99
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 137 PM EDT WED JUN 3 2015 GAZ040-063>065-077-SCZ015-016-018-020>022-025>031-035>038-041- 041745- LINCOLN-MCDUFFIE-COLUMBIA-RICHMOND-BURKE-LANCASTER-CHESTERFIELD- MCCORMICK-NEWBERRY-FAIRFIELD-KERSHAW-EDGEFIELD-SALUDA-LEXINGTON- RICHLAND-LEE-AIKEN-SUMTER-BARNWELL-ORANGEBURG-CALHOUN-CLARENDON- BAMBERG- 137 PM EDT WED JUN 3 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA AND CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A FEW STORMS COULD CONTAIN DAMAGING WIND AND HAIL. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL COULD POSSIBLY LEAD TO FLOODING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
1030 PM EDT WED JUN 3 2015
...TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
...DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0915 PM FLASH FLOOD 6 NNW LINCOLNTON 33.87N 82.51W
06/03/2015 LINCOLN GA LAW ENFORCEMENT
LINCOLN COUNTY SHERIFF DEPARTMENT REPORTS
FLOODING ALONG ELBERTON HIGHWAY (HIGHWAY 79)
NORTH OF LINCOLNTON
0915 PM FLASH FLOOD 4 E LINCOLNTON 33.79N 82.40W
06/03/2015 LINCOLN GA LAW ENFORCEMENT
LINCOLN COUNTY SHERIFF DEPARTMENT REPORTS
FLOODING ALONG REED RD. ESTIMATED 2-4 FEET
OF WATER ACROSS THE ROADWAY.
0900 PM FLASH FLOOD 6 ESE LINCOLNTON 33.75N 82.39W
06/03/2015 LINCOLN GA LAW ENFORCEMENT
LINCOLN COUNTY SHERIFF DEPARTMENT REPORTS
FLOODING AT THE INTERSECTION OF AUGUSTA
HIGHWAY (HIGHWAY47) AND HIGHWAY 220 EAST AND
WEST.
&&PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
133 AM EDT THU JUN 4 2015
...TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
...DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1201 AM FLASH FLOOD 7 WNW SALUDA 34.03N 81.89W
06/04/2015 SALUDA SC LAW ENFORCEMENT
SALUDA COUNTY DISPATCH REPORTS FLOODING ON
FRUITHILL ROAD AT US HIGHWAY 178.
&&
CJRPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
145 AM EDT THU JUN 4 2015
...TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
...DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1201 AM FLASH FLOOD 5 WNW SILVERSTREET 34.25N 81.78W
06/04/2015 NEWBERRY SC LAW ENFORCEMENT
NEWBERRY COUNTY DISPATCH REPORTED ROADWAY
FLOODING AT THE INTERSECTION OF ISLAND FORD
ROAD AND SANDY RUN CREEK ROAD.
&&
CJRPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
150 AM EDT THU JUN 4 2015
...TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
...DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0100 AM FLASH FLOOD 1 SSE COLUMBIA 33.99N 81.03W
06/04/2015 RICHLAND SC OTHER FEDERAL
USGS WEBCAM SHOWED ROADWAY FLOODING AT MAIN
STREET AND WHALEY STREET.
&&
CJRPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
153 AM EDT THU JUN 4 2015
...TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
...DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0115 AM FLASH FLOOD GILBERT 33.92N 81.39W
06/04/2015 LEXINGTON SC LAW ENFORCEMENT
LEXINGTON COUNTY DISPATCH REPORTED HEAVY
RAIN AND ROADWAY FLOODING IN THE TOWN OF
GILBERT.
&&
CJRPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
156 AM EDT THU JUN 4 2015
...TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
...DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0116 AM FLASH FLOOD 4 ENE GILBERT 33.95N 81.33W
06/04/2015 LEXINGTON SC LAW ENFORCEMENT
SC HIGHWAY PATROL REPORTED ROADWAY FLOODING
AT THE INTERSECTION OF CALKS FERRY ROAD AND
FOX BRANCH ROAD.
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CJRThe Columbia radar (KCAE), 100 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 06:00 UTC.
2 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Public reported flash flooding via social media on several roads in Martinez with water around a foot deep. Small hail was also reported.
Dispatch reproted several roads closed due to flash flooding including Wrightsboro road and Highlands Ave.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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