Daytime heating, and upper disturbance and a surface trough contributed to a band of showers and thunderstorms that moved through the region in the evening, a few of which reached severe limits.
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Daytime heating, and upper disturbance and a surface trough contributed to a band of showers and thunderstorms that moved through the region in the evening, a few of which reached severe limits.
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, 7:59 PM EST, 51 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Columbia SC 859 PM EDT Mon Jun 24 2019 .SYNOPSIS... An upper disturbance will bring thunderstorms early tonight, a few possibly severe. Dry, warm weather is expected Tuesday and Wednesday. Moisture returns for the remainder of the forecast period with a chance of afternoon and evening thunderstorms each day. && .NEAR TERM /UNTIL 7 AM TUESDAY MORNING/... Main concern tonight is the potential strong to severe storms ahead of an upper trough approaching from the west. Expect a line of showers and thunderstorms to move through the area early tonight. Strong gusty winds and brief heavy rainfall likely. Current WV satellite imagery shows some slightly drier air remaining in the mid and upper levels with surface pwat values expected to rise to around 1.75 inches. Although instability will begin weakening there will still be moderate instability overnight...especially in the mid and upper levels. DCAPE values will remain at or above 1000 J/Kg indicating strong and damaging wind potential. Have increased pops to likely through about midnight. Dry air advection during the early morning hours and mixing in the boundary layer will limit fog development. Low temperatures overnight will be in the low 70s. && .SHORT TERM /7 AM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT/... Dry air will move into the forecast area on Tuesday and remain in place through Wednesday. PWAT values around 1.00" and a subsidence inversion will likely prevent precipitation. Downslope flow on Tuesday supports temperatures a little warmer than model guidance. 850mb ridging shifts northward Wednesday supporting E/NE flow and some moisture recovery along the coast. Though unlikely, there may be a few afternoon showers or thunderstorms near a sea breeze late Wednesday evening. Temperatures will be similar each day with highs in the low to mid 90s and lows in the low 70s. && .LONG TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/... An upper level trough will cut off to our west and then retrograde through the period. High pressure ridging into the Southeast will allow moisture to gradually increase through the period. This will support a seasonal pattern of diurnal convection with temperatures near or above normal. Late in the period, the GFS and ECMWF indicate an upper level low digging into the Northeast. This will likely bring a frontal boundary into the mid-Atlantic and possibly near the forecast area around the end of the long term period. && .AVIATION /01Z TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/... Moderate confidence that convection will affect the TAF sites early tonight. Clouds will be increasing this evening as showers and thunderstorms approach from the west. High resolution models indicated at least scattered thunderstorms crossing the TAF sites in 01Z-06Z time-frame. Gusty winds and heavy rain will likely result in brief cig/vis restrictions. Have included a tempo group for CAE/CUB/AGS/DNL given higher confidence for thunderstorms. After 06Z expect clearing skies. Wind will shift to west-northwest Tuesday morning. Strong mixing in the boundary layer and drier air will limit fog development tonight. .EXTENDED AVIATION OUTLOOK...Scattered mainly afternoon and evening thunderstorms and associated restrictions possible Thursday through Saturday. A few locations may have early morning stratus and fog. && .CAE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... GA...None. SC...None. &&
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Columbia SC 346 AM EDT Mon Jun 24 2019 GAZ040-063>065-077-SCZ016-018-020>022-025>031-035>038-041-115-116- 251015- Lincoln-McDuffie-Columbia-Richmond-Burke-Chesterfield-McCormick- Newberry-Fairfield-Kershaw-Edgefield-Saluda-Lexington-Richland-Lee- Aiken-Sumter-Barnwell-Orangeburg-Calhoun-Clarendon-Bamberg- Northern Lancaster-Southern Lancaster- 346 AM EDT Mon Jun 24 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the Midlands of South Carolina and the Central Savannah River area of Georgia. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Thunderstorms this afternoon and evening could possibly contain damaging wind. The most likely timing will be during the 800 pm to midnight time frame. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be required late this afternoon or evening.
The Columbia radar (KCAE), 115 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:48 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Trees and power lines were downed in multiple locations throughout the county.
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