Heat and Fire Weather Concerns in the West

Heat will build over the Intermountain West and the Southwest the next couple of days. Lightning from dry thunderstorms can create new fire starts and combined with gusty winds may cause a fire to rapidly grow in Oregon and northern California. Elevated fire weather conditions are also expected in the Great Basin. Flash flooding will be possible in Arizona and west Texas, especially in burn scars. Read More >

NWS Columbia, SC
County and Warning Forecast Area

The National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office in Columbia, SC is located at the Columbia Metropolitan Airport and has warning and forecast responsibility for 18 counties in Central South Carolina and 5 counties in East-Central Georgia.

NWS Columbia Brochure (pdf)

NWS Columbia Handout (pdf)

History of the National Weather Service in Columbia, SC