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NOUS42 KCHS 152102
PNSCHS
GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-137>141-SCZ040-042>045-047>051-160915-
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
402 PM EST THU JAN 15 2009
...COLD TEMPERATURES AND VERY COLD WIND CHILLS TONIGHT...
...EVEN COLDER TEMPERATURES FOR FRIDAY NIGHT...
THE ARCTIC AIR MASS THAT MOVED THROUGH SOUTHEASTERN SOUTH
CAROLINA AND GEORGIA TODAY WILL NOT ONLY USHER IN THE COLDEST
TEMPERATURES OF THE SEASON...BUT MAY BRING THE COLDEST
TEMPERATURES SEEN IN THE REGION SINCE 1989.
FOR TONIGHT...NORTHERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH COLD
TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE VERY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THEREFORE A
WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED...ESPECIALLY FOR LOCATIONS
AWAY FROM THE COAST...FOR LATER TONIGHT AND INTO FRIDAY MORNING.
FOR FRIDAY NIGHT...LIKELY THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES OF THE
YEAR ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR...AND POSSIBLY THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES
SINCE 1989.
THE EXTENDED OUTLOOK...COLDER THAN NORMAL TEMPERATURES ARE
EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH AT LEAST THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.
...COLD WEATHER PREPAREDNESS AND SAFETY INFORMATION...
THE KEY TO ANY PREPAREDNESS AND SAFETY ACTIONS IS TO ACT WELL
BEFORE ANY PROBLEMS OCCUR.
PROTECTING PIPES FROM FREEZING...
REMOVE AND DRAIN OUTDOOR HOSES AND STORE INDOORS.
IF POSSIBLE...CLOSE ANY VALUES THAT SUPPLY OUTDOOR HOSE
BIBS...THEN OPEN AND DRAIN REMAINING WATER FROM OUTDOOR VALUES.
CHECK ANY OTHER AREAS WHERE PIPES COULD BE EXPOSED TO THE
COLD...AND COVER OR INSULATE THOSE PIPES IF POSSIBLE.
CONSIDER RUNNING FAUCETS AT A TRICKLE AROUND YOUR HOME...WHICH
WILL HELP KEEP ABOVE FREEZING WATER RUNNING THROUGH THE PIPES.
OTHER AREAS AROUND THE HOME...
KEEP GARAGE DOORS CLOSED...ESPECIALLY IF THERE ARE WATER SUPPLY
LINES LOCATED IN THE GARAGE.
KEEP THE THERMOSTAT SET AT THE SAME TEMPERATURE DURING THE DAY
AND THE NIGHT...HELPING TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENTLY WARM TEMPERATURES
INSIDE THE HOME...AND LOWERING THE THREAT FOR PIPES TO FREEZE.
IF YOU ARE GOING AWAY...KEEP YOUR THERMOSTAT SET NO LOWER THAN 55
DEGREES.
PLANTS AND PETS...
IF POSSIBLE...BRING INDOORS ANY COLD SENSITIVE PLANTS.
CONSIDER COVERING COLD SENSITIVE PLANTS THAT CAN NOT BE BROUGHT
INDOORS.
DO NOT LEAVE PETS OUTDOORS UNATTENDED FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME.
THE ELDERLY...
CHECK ON THE ELDERLY AND OTHERS THAT MAY BE MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO VERY
COLD TEMPERATURES. MAKE SURE THEY HAVE ADEQUATE HEATING AND
SHELTER.
PORTABLE HEATING DEVICES...
IF USING HEATING DEVICES SUCH AS AN ELECTRIC SPACE HEATER...MAKE
SURE IT IS IS GOOD WORKING ORDER...IS NEVER LEFT UNATTENDED...AND
IS NOT LOCATED NEAR ANY FLAMMABLE MATERIALS.
AVOID USING ANY HEATING DEVICES THAT USE AN OPEN FLAME OR
COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS.
FOR ADDITIONAL COLD WEATHER SAFETY AND PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION...PLEASE
VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AT: WWW.WEATHER.GOV/CHS.
$$
RFM
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SXUS42 KCHS 152045
RECCHS
RECREATIONAL FORECAST FOR LAKE MOULTRIE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
345 PM EST THU JAN 15 2009
SCZ045-161030-
LAKE MOULTRIE-
345 PM EST THU JAN 15 2009
.TONIGHT...NORTH WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT.
.FRIDAY...NORTH WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. WAVES LESS THAN
1 FOOT.
.SATURDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES LESS THAN 1
FOOT.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. WAVES LESS THAN
1 FOOT.
WATER TEMPERATURE IN THE REDIVERSION CANAL...49 DEGREES.
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SXUS42 KCAE 152030
RECCAE
LAKE WIND FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
330 PM EST THU JAN 15 2009
GAZ040-063-064-SCZ015-016-020>022-027-028-031-035>038-160800-
LAKE THURMOND-LAKE ROBINSON-LAKE MURRAY-LAKE GREENWOOD-
MONTICELLO RESERVOIR-PARR RESERVOIR-LAKE WATEREE-LAKE MARION-
PARR POND-
330 PM EST THU JAN 15 2009
.TONIGHT...NORTH WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS.
.FRIDAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.SATURDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS.
&&
MARINERS ON AREA LAKES ARE ENCOURAGED TO RELAY REAL TIME WIND
REPORTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TO HELP IMPROVE THE
QUALITY OF THIS BROADCAST. PLEASE CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN COLUMBIA TOLL FREE AT 1 800 7 7 5 7 1 9 9 AND LEAVE A
MESSAGE.
$$
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NOUS42 KCAE 131623
PNSCAE
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA, SC
1122 AM EST JAN 13 2009
...NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES FOR 2008...
...SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL PRECIPITATION FOR 2008...
...SUPERCELL TORNADO OUTBREAK MARCH 15TH...
...REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM FAY SOAK THE AREA AUGUST 25TH-26TH...
ACROSS THE MIDLANDS AND CENTRAL SAVANNAH RIVER AREA...2008 WILL
LIKELY BE REMEMBERED BY THE SUPERCELL TORNADO OUTBREAK ON MARCH
15TH. TEMPERATURES AVERAGED CLOSE TO NORMAL ACROSS THE REGION DURING
THE YEAR AND RAINFALL WAS A LITTLE BELOW NORMAL.
HERE ARE SOME HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE PAST YEAR...
JANUARY...THERE WAS A SNOW EVENT ON THE 16TH AND 17TH OF JANUARY. A
TRACE OF SNOW WAS REPORTED ACROSS MOST AREAS...HOWEVER UP TO 3
INCHES FELL IN LANCASTER COUNTY.
FEBRUARY...TEMPERATURES WERE ABOVE NORMAL AND PRECIPITATION WAS
SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL FOR THE MONTH. AUGUSTA REACHED A RECORD HIGH
OF 81 DEGREES ON THE 5TH BREAKING THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 80 DEGREES.
IT WAS THE 14TH WARMEST FEBRUARY ON RECORD AT COLUMBIA.
MARCH...THE SUPERCELL TORNADO OUTBREAK ON MARCH 15TH WAS ONE OF THE
BIGGEST WEATHER EVENTS TO OCCUR ACROSS THE AREA IN RECENT MEMORY.
THERE WERE OVER 40 TORNADOES CONFIRMED ACROSS SOUTH CAROLINA. ACROSS
THE MIDLANDS AND CENTRAL SAVANNAH RIVER AREA...THERE WERE 2 EF3
TORNADOES CONFIRMED. ONE EF3 TORNADO AFFECTED THE PROSPERITY AREA OF
NEWBERRY COUNTY AND THE SECOND EF3 TORNADO AFFECTED THE TOWN OF
BRANCHVILLE IN ORANGEBURG COUNTY. ALTHOUGH THE DAMAGE WAS VERY
EXTENSIVE...FORTUNATELY THERE WERE NO FATALITIES WITH THIS EVENT.
APRIL...ON THE 4TH...THERE WAS A SEVERE WEATHER OUTBREAK THAT
PRODUCED DAMAGING WINDS...HAIL AND 2 WEAK TORNADOES (1 EF1 AND 1
EF0). A COLD AIRMASS SETTLED OVER THE REGION DURING THE END OF THE
MONTH. RECORD LOWS WERE REACHED ON THE 30TH WITH A LOW TEMPERATURE
AT AUGUSTA OF 37 AND LOW TEMPERATURE OF 39 AT COLUMBIA.
MAY...RAINFALL FOR THE MONTH WAS 1 TO 2 INCHES BELOW NORMAL ACROSS
THE REGION. PULSE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCED LARGE HAIL...UP TO GOLF
BALL SIZE AND DAMAGING WINDS ON THE 10TH. ON THE 20TH...A COUPLE OF
SUPERCELL THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCED BASEBALL SIZE HAIL IN BARNWELL
COUNTY ALONG WITH DAMAGING WINDS. AN EF1 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN NEAR
GOVAN IN BAMBERG COUNTY.
JUNE...TEMPERATURES WERE WARM ACROSS THE AREA WITH BELOW NORMAL
RAINFALL. IT WAS THE 3RD DRIEST JUNE ON RECORD AT AUGUSTA. IT WAS
THE 7TH WARMEST JUNE ON RECORD AT COLUMBIA. AT COLUMBIA...THE
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE WAS 81.7 DEGREES OR 3.2 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL.
JULY...THE MONTH BEGAN ON THE COOL SIDE WITH RECORD LOW TEMPERATURES
ON THE 2ND AND 3RD. THE TEMPERATURE FELL TO 54 DEGREES ON THE 2ND
AT AUGUSTA. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 59 DEGREES. THE TEMPERATURE FELL
TO 61 DEGREES ON THE 3RD. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 62 DEGREES. AN
UNUSUAL FACT FOR THE MONTH WAS THAT THE MERCURY DID NOT REACH THE
CENTURY MARK AT COLUMBIA AND ONLY ONE DAY AT AUGUSTA.
AUGUST...THERE WAS ABOVE NORMAL RAINFALL ACROSS THE AREA COURTESY OF
THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM FAY. MONTHLY RAINFALL ACROSS THE
STATE RANGED FROM 4 TO 6 INCHES WITH AMOUNTS UP TO 10 INCHES. THE
REMNANTS OF FAY MOVED ACROSS THE REGION ON THE 25TH AND 26TH
PRODUCING RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM 1 TO 5 INCHES.
SEPTEMBER...RAINFALL WAS BELOW NORMAL DURING THE MONTH. IT WAS THE
18TH DRIEST SEPTEMBER ON RECORD AT AUGUSTA. ON THE 6TH...TROPICAL
STORM HANNA AFFECTED THE COASTAL AREAS OF THE STATE AS IT CAME
INLAND BETWEEN MYRTLE BEACH AND WILMINGTON. ON THE 26TH AND 27TH...A
STRONG COASTAL STORM AFFECTED THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE STATE.
OCTOBER...THE MONTH WAS A TALE OF TWO SEASONS WITH ABOVE NORMAL
TEMPERATURES FOR THE FIRST HALF AND BELOW NORMAL FOR THE SECOND
HALF. ON THE EVENING OF THE 24TH...AN UNUSUAL EVENT THAT WAS CAUSED
BY A GRAVITY WAVE PRODUCED STRONG WINDS ALONG A LINE FROM AUGUSTA
NORTHEAST TO LAKE MURRAY THEN INTO FAIRFIELD AND LANCASTER COUNTIES.
THE MOST SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE OCCURRED AROUND LAKE MURRAY WHERE
NUMEROUS TREES WERE DOWNED. THE STRONG WINDS AND WAVES DAMAGED
SEVERAL DOCKS ALONG THE SHORELINE AND BOATS WERE WASHED ASHORE. A
PEAK WIND GUSTS OF 56 MPH WAS RECORDED AT FLOTILLA ISLAND.
NOVEMBER...IT WAS A CHILLY AND WET MONTH ACROSS THE REGION. IT WAS
THE 4TH COLDEST NOVEMBER ON RECORD AT COLUMBIA. THE AVERAGE
TEMPERATURE WAS 49.4 DEGREES OR 5.3 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. COLUMBIA
EXPERIENCED THE LONGEST STRETCH OF CONSECUTIVE DAYS WITH LOW
TEMPERATURES OF 32 DEGREES OR BELOW. THE PERIOD OF 11 DAYS FROM THE
17TH THROUGH THE 27TH. IT WAS THE 4TH WETTEST NOVEMBER ON RECORD AT
AUGUSTA. THE TOTAL RAINFALL AT AUGUSTA BUSH FIELD WAS 7.24 INCHES OR
4.56 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL. ON THE EVENING OF THE 14TH...STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH A COLD FRONT PRODUCED AN EF1 TORNADO
NEAR UPPER PORTION OF LAKE MARION.
DECEMBER...IT WAS UNSEASONABLY WARM DURING THE MONTH ACROSS THE
REGION. IT WAS THE 9TH WARMEST DECEMBER ON RECORD AT AUGUSTA. THE
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE WAS 54.3 DEGREES OR 7.4 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. IT
WAS THE 14TH WARMEST DECEMBER ON RECORD AT COLUMBIA. THE AVERAGE
TEMPERATURE WAS 51.4 DEGREES OR 4.4 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. ON THE
18TH AT AUGUSTA...THE MERCURY CLIMBED TO 82 DEGREES WHICH TIED THE
ALL-TIME MONTHLY HIGH TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH.
THE AVERAGE YEARLY TEMPERATURE AT COLUMBIA METRO AIRPORT WAS 63.9
DEGREES OR 0.3 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE AT
AUGUSTA REGIONAL BUSH FIELD WAS 64.1 DEGREES OR 0.9 DEGREES ABOVE
NORMAL.
THE PRECIPITATION TOTAL AT COLUMBIA METRO AIRPORT WAS 44.28 INCHES
OR 3.99 INCHES BELOW NORMAL. AT AUGUSTA REGIONAL BUSH FIELD THE
TOTAL PRECIPITATION WAS 43.74INCHES OR 0.84 INCHES BELOW NORMAL.
AUGUSTA REGIONAL BUSH FIELD...
MONTHLY TOTAL NORMAL FOR THE MONTH DIFFERENCE
JANUARY 3.19 4.50 -1.31
FEBRUARY 3.84 4.11 -0.27
MARCH 5.20 4.61 +0.59
APRIL 2.19 2.94 -0.75
MAY 2.47 3.07 -0.60
JUNE 0.89 4.19 -3.30
JULY 4.14 4.07 +0.07
AUGUST 5.62 4.48 +1.14
SEPTEMBER 0.96 3.59 -2.64
OCTOBER 3.97 3.20 +0.77
NOVEMBER 7.24 2.68 +4.56
DECEMBER 4.04 3.14 +0.90
COLUMBIA METRO AIRPORT...
MONTHLY TOTAL NORMAL FOR THE MONTH DIFFERENCE
JANUARY 3.19 4.66 -1.47
FEBRUARY 3.69 3.84 -0.15
MARCH 3.03 4.59 -1.56
APRIL 3.48 2.98 +0.50
MAY 1.80 3.17 -1.37
JUNE 2.79 4.99 -2.20
JULY 3.52 5.52 -2.02
AUGUST 8.82 5.41 +3.41
SEPTEMBER 2.34 3.94 -1.60
OCTOBER 3.21 2.89 +0.32
NOVEMBER 5.01 2.88 +2.13
DECEMBER 3.40 3.38 +0.02
TEMPERATURE RECORDS FOR COLUMBIA GO BACK TO 1887 AND FOR AUGUSTA
BACK TO 1874. PRECIPITATION RECORDS FOR COLUMBIA GO BACK TO 1878 AND
FOR AUGUSTA BACK TO 1871.
VAUGHAN
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