A couple of thunderstorms in Burke County took down some trees.
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A couple of thunderstorms in Burke County took down some trees.
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 Sep 10, 1:16 PM EST, 3 hours 29 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 216 PM EDT THU SEP 10 2015 .SYNOPSIS... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL LINGER ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH FRIDAY. AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA SATURDAY NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE EARLY NEXT WEEK BRINGING A DRY AND COOL AIRMASS. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/... UPDATE: HAVE INCREASED POPS FOR LATE AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING BASED ON SHORT WAVE ENERGY PROGGED TO CROSS GA INTO SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL SC AFTER 20Z. AIRMASS BECOMING MODERATELY UNSTABLE ACROSS MUCH OF THE MIDLANDS AND CSRA. COULD SEE A FEW STRONG STORMS GIVEN STEEP LAPSE RATES AND DOWNDRAFT CAPES. PREVIOUS DISCUSSION: CONVERGENCE INTO THE SURFACE TROUGH AND UPPER- LEVEL LIFT AHEAD OF THE UPPER TROUGH SUPPORTS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE GREATEST COVERAGE SHOULD BE LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING AIDED BY A MID-LEVEL SHORTWAVE TROUGH AND HEATING. THE HRRR DISPLAYED INCREASED COVERAGE MOVING INTO WEST PART OF THE FORECAST AREA TOWARD 400 PM. THE NAM INDICATED SURFACE-BASED LI/S -4 TO -5 WITH PRECIPITABLE WATER AROUND 2 INCHES. MODERATE INSTABILITY COULD LEAD TO A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WITH STRONG WINDS. THE HIGH MOISTURE INDICATES SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL HAVE HEAVY DOWNPOURS. AFTERNOON HIGHS WILL WARM TO THE UPPER AND LOWER 90S. EXPECT OVERNIGHT LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S TO LOWER 70S. && .SHORT TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT/... MODELS HAVE TRENDED DRIER FOR FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. MID-LEVEL DRYING BEHIND A SHORTWAVE MAY LIMIT CONVECTIVE COVERAGE. WITH ONLY SHALLOW MOISTURE PRESENT...PWAT VALUES WILL RANGE FROM 1.50 TO 1.75. HOWEVER CONVERGENCE INTO A SURFACE TROUGH MAY BE SUFFICIENT TO TRIGGER STORMS FRIDAY AFTERNOON. REDUCED POPS BUT KEPT FORECAST CONSISTENT BY USING THE HIGHER GUIDANCE POPS. && .LONG TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/... SATURDAY...THERE IS A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AHEAD OF THE APPROACHING COLD FRONT SATURDAY. CONVECTION MAY CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING DEPENDING ON THE TIMING OF THE FRONTAL PASSAGE. SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...HIGH PRESSURE BEHIND THE FRONT WILL BRING A COOLER AND DRIER AIRMASS INTO THE FORECAST AREA THROUGH MIDWEEK. MODEL GUIDANCE SUGGESTS TEMPERATURES NEAR OR BELOW NORMAL. && .AVIATION /18Z THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/... DEEP WEST TO SOUTHWEST FLOW ACROSS THE REGION WITH SURFACE TROUGH ACROSS THE CENTRAL CAROLINAS INTO GA. MOIST AND UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE COUPLED WITH WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE SHOULD TRIGGER AFTERNOON AND EVENING CONVECTION. WILL INCLUDE TEMPO TSRA IN ALL TAF 21Z-01Z. CONVECTION EXPECTED TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING AS THE DISTURBANCE MOVES EAST AND LOSS OF HEATING. COULD SEE MVFR OR LOWER CONDITIONS DEVELOP DURING THE EARLY MORNING FRIDAY... ESPECIALLY AT AGS/DNL/OGB. VFR TO RETURN TO ALL TAF SITES BY MID- MORNING. .EXTENDED AVIATION OUTLOOK... MAINLY DIURNAL CONVECTION EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA SATURDAY NIGHT WITH DRIER AIR FILTERING IN ON SUNDAY. && .CAE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... SC...NONE. GA...NONE. && 99
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 352 AM EDT THU SEP 10 2015 GAZ040-063>065-077-SCZ015-016-018-020>022-025>031-035>038-041-110800- LINCOLN-MCDUFFIE-COLUMBIA-RICHMOND-BURKE-LANCASTER-CHESTERFIELD- MCCORMICK-NEWBERRY-FAIRFIELD-KERSHAW-EDGEFIELD-SALUDA-LEXINGTON- RICHLAND-LEE-AIKEN-SUMTER-BARNWELL-ORANGEBURG-CALHOUN-CLARENDON- BAMBERG- 352 AM EDT THU SEP 10 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE MIDLANDS OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND THE CENTRAL SAVANNAH RIVER AREA OF GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. 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
403 PM EDT THU SEP 10 2015
GAZ040-063>065-077-SCZ018-025-030-102100-
MCDUFFIE-LINCOLN-BURKE-RICHMOND-COLUMBIA-MCCORMICK-EDGEFIELD-AIKEN-
403 PM EDT THU SEP 10 2015
...AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT MCDUFFIE...COLUMBIA...
NORTHWESTERN BURKE...SOUTHEASTERN LINCOLN...RICHMOND...SOUTHWESTERN
EDGEFIELD...SOUTHEASTERN MCCORMICK AND SOUTHWESTERN AIKEN COUNTIES...
AT 359 PM EDT...AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE MOVING EAST
NORTHEAST INTO THE CSRA OVER THE NEXT HOUR. THE STRONGEST STORM WAS
NEAR THOMSON... MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
NORTH AUGUSTA...GROVETOWN...EVANS...THOMSON...AUGUSTA...FORT
GORDON...MARTINEZ...BELVEDERE...HEPHZIBAH...HARLEM...BLYTHE...
DEARING...KEYSVILLE...MODOC AND CLARKS HILL.
LAT...LON 3361 8264 3361 8263 3364 8261 3363 8258
3365 8258 3364 8256 3366 8251 3365 8249
3368 8250 3374 8203 3323 8182 3309 8228
3323 8223 3331 8234 3331 8239 3334 8244
3336 8255 3341 8255 3346 8259
TIME...MOT...LOC 1959Z 271DEG 25KT 3353 8244
CJRSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 523 PM EDT THU SEP 10 2015 SCZ022-028-029-031-102200- LEE-RICHLAND-SUMTER-KERSHAW- 523 PM EDT THU SEP 10 2015 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN KERSHAW...NORTHEASTERN RICHLAND...NORTHWESTERN LEE AND NORTHWESTERN SUMTER COUNTIES... AT 522 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF FORT JACKSON...OR 10 MILES EAST OF WOODFIELDS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH AND PEA SIZE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... COLUMBIA...FOREST ACRES...CAMDEN...DENTSVILLE...WOODFIELDS...ARCADIA LAKES...WOODFIELD...FORT JACKSON...LUGOFF AND REMBERT. LAT...LON 3417 8026 3394 8088 3407 8098 3441 8042 TIME...MOT...LOC 2122Z 240DEG 36KT 3410 8076 AWP
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
525 PM EDT THU SEP 10 2015
GAZ065-077-SCZ030-035-102200-
BURKE-RICHMOND-BARNWELL-AIKEN-
525 PM EDT THU SEP 10 2015
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CENTRAL BURKE...SOUTHEASTERN
RICHMOND...BARNWELL AND SOUTH CENTRAL AIKEN COUNTIES...
AT 525 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS 11 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
SAVANNAH RIVER SITE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WAYNESBORO...BARNWELL...SAVANNAH RIVER SITE...WILLISTON...SNELLING
AND GIRARD.
LAT...LON 3317 8207 3345 8147 3321 8131 3314 8146
3316 8154 3310 8162 3307 8160 3295 8185
3295 8188
TIME...MOT...LOC 2125Z 240DEG 36KT 3314 8181
AWPSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
526 PM EDT THU SEP 10 2015
SCZ015-016-102200-
CHESTERFIELD-LANCASTER-
526 PM EDT THU SEP 10 2015
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN KERSHAW...CENTRAL
LANCASTER AND NORTHWESTERN CHESTERFIELD COUNTIES...
AT 525 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS OVER ELGIN...OR NEAR
LANCASTER...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH AND PEA SIZE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LANCASTER...PAGELAND...ELGIN...JEFFERSON AND LANCASTER MILL.
LAT...LON 3481 8046 3481 8034 3461 8033 3461 8041
3462 8041 3461 8080 3479 8080 3482 8052
TIME...MOT...LOC 2125Z 269DEG 25KT 3470 8071The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 76 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:44 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Sheriff reported trees and powerlines down on Hwy 23 near Sardis.
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