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Severe Thunderstorms in the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest; Critical Fire Weather in the West; Dangerous Heat in the Central and Eastern U.S.

Severe thunderstorms are likely today across the northern Plains and into the upper Mississippi Valley. Gusty winds and dry conditions will result in widespread critical fire weather through Saturday across parts of the Four Corners region and the Great Basin. A significant and dangerous heat wave will expand from the Central U.S. into the Eastern U.S this weekend through much of next week. Read More >




Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Columbia SC
403 PM EST Wed Dec 27 2023

...2 DAY PRECIPITATION TOTALS...

Location                     Amount    Time/Date       Provider
Indian Land 4.7 S            3.99 in   0800 AM 12/27   COCORAHS
Lancaster 0.4 WSW            3.22 in   0800 AM 12/27   COCORAHS
4 WNW Waxhaw                 3.11 in   0350 PM 12/27   AWS
Whitmire 2.3 NW              3.10 in   0800 AM 12/27   COCORAHS
9 WNW Pageland               3.00 in   0418 AM 12/27   COCORAHS
Newberry                     2.86 in   1130 AM 12/27   COOP
1 NNW Winnsboro              2.85 in   0355 PM 12/27   AWS
Fort Mill 3.3 E              2.71 in   0800 AM 12/27   COCORAHS
Fort Mill 3.5 ENE            2.56 in   0900 AM 12/27   COCORAHS
Lugoff 2.0 W                 2.52 in   0800 AM 12/27   COCORAHS
Newberry 1.0 N               2.46 in   0700 AM 12/27   COCORAHS
2.6 E Chesterfield           2.42 in   0700 AM 12/27   COOP
Blythewood 3.8 ENE           2.36 in   0800 AM 12/27   COCORAHS
Jenkinsville 1.9 N           2.34 in   0700 AM 12/27   COCORAHS
Columbia                     2.32 in   0346 PM 12/27   CWOP
Camden 6.6 NE                2.32 in   0800 AM 12/27   COCORAHS
Lugoff 2.2 NNW               2.29 in   0700 AM 12/27   COCORAHS
Blair 6.3 ESE                2.24 in   0700 AM 12/27   COCORAHS
Dentsville 6.6 NNE           2.22 in   0700 AM 12/27   COCORAHS
Blythewood 5.8 W             2.21 in   0700 AM 12/27   COCORAHS
Manning 1.9 SSE              2.18 in   0800 AM 12/27   COCORAHS
Heath Springs                2.16 in   0355 PM 12/27   AWS
Lugoff 0.9 NW                2.15 in   0900 AM 12/27   COCORAHS
Irmo 3.3 NW                  2.13 in   0700 AM 12/27   COCORAHS
Jefferson 0.1 NW             2.08 in   0630 AM 12/27   COOP
Jefferson 0.2 NNW            2.08 in   0700 AM 12/27   COCORAHS
Chapin 1.3 SSE               2.05 in   0700 AM 12/27   COCORAHS
Lexington 2.9 NE             2.04 in   0700 AM 12/27   COCORAHS
Chapin 6.0 SSW               2.02 in   0800 AM 12/27   COCORAHS
Lugoff 2 NE                  1.99 in   1030 AM 12/27   COOP
3.7 NE Newberry              1.97 in   0300 PM 12/27   HADS
Cedar Creek                  1.96 in   0800 AM 12/27   COOP
Irmo 3.2 NE                  1.95 in   0700 AM 12/27   COCORAHS
Ridgeway                     1.94 in   0345 PM 12/27   CWOP
Little Mountain              1.94 in   0900 AM 12/27   COOP
2 NW Indian Land             1.91 in   0349 PM 12/27   CWOP
Blythewood 5.0 SW            1.91 in   0500 AM 12/27   COCORAHS
Irmo 7.3 NE                  1.89 in   1000 AM 12/27   COCORAHS
2 N Camden                   1.88 in   0715 AM 12/27   COCORAHS
Manning 7.1 S                1.86 in   0700 AM 12/27   COCORAHS
West Columbia 1.0 NW         1.86 in   0730 AM 12/27   COCORAHS
West Columbia 5.9 WSW        1.84 in   0700 AM 12/27   COCORAHS
Newberry 2.9 S               1.83 in   0700 AM 12/27   COCORAHS
SCFC Portable RAWS           1.82 in   0319 PM 12/27   RAWS
Lexington 2.1 NNE            1.80 in   0600 AM 12/27   COCORAHS
Chapin 5.0 ESE               1.80 in   0800 AM 12/27   COCORAHS
Columbia 8.8 N               1.77 in   0700 AM 12/27   COCORAHS
3.3 SE Pageland              1.75 in   0330 PM 12/27   USGS
Edgefield 10.5 N             1.75 in   0700 AM 12/27   COCORAHS
Lexington 3.1 E              1.75 in   0200 PM 12/27   COCORAHS
6 SE Elgin                   1.74 in   0900 AM 12/27   COCORAHS
Irmo 4.4 N                   1.72 in   0700 AM 12/27   COCORAHS
Lexington 1.6 WNW            1.71 in   0700 AM 12/27   COCORAHS
2 NW Dentsville              1.70 in   0355 PM 12/27   AWS
4.7 N Peak                   1.70 in   0345 PM 12/27   COOP
Columbia 1.8 ENE             1.69 in   0832 AM 12/27   COCORAHS
Lexington 5.6 S              1.67 in   0700 AM 12/27   COCORAHS
Carolina Sandhills NWR       1.66 in   0314 PM 12/27   RAWS
Camden 1.2 ENE               1.65 in   0800 AM 12/27   COCORAHS
Columbia 9.6 WNW             1.65 in   0700 AM 12/27   COCORAHS
Valencia Heights 1.0 WNW     1.64 in   0600 AM 12/27   COCORAHS
Lexington 3.0 WSW            1.62 in   0700 AM 12/27   COCORAHS
Silverstreet 5.7 WNW         1.62 in   0900 AM 12/27   COCORAHS
Gilbert 8.0 N                1.60 in   0700 AM 12/27   COCORAHS
3.2 SW Irmo                  1.59 in   0345 PM 12/27   HADS
Prosperity 0.1 NW            1.59 in   0700 AM 12/27   COCORAHS
Columbia 6.1 WSW             1.58 in   0742 AM 12/27   COCORAHS
Dalzell 2.3 W                1.55 in   0700 AM 12/27   COCORAHS
1 E Earlewood Park           1.52 in   0355 PM 12/27   AWS
Columbia 4.0 W               1.50 in   0700 AM 12/27   COCORAHS
Swansea 3.9 ENE              1.49 in   0700 AM 12/27   COCORAHS
Prosperity 1.9 SSE           1.49 in   0700 AM 12/27   COCORAHS
Swansea 3.5 NE               1.49 in   0700 AM 12/27   COOP
Oakland 1.5 NE               1.47 in   0445 AM 12/27   COCORAHS
Columbia Metro Airport       1.46 in   0356 PM 12/27   ASOS
McCormick 12.9 E             1.46 in   0800 AM 12/27   COCORAHS
BSPS1                        1.45 in   0622 AM 12/27   COOP
Sumter                       1.45 in   0344 PM 12/27   CWOP
Swansea 6.1 SW               1.45 in   0700 AM 12/27   COCORAHS
West Columbia                1.44 in   0345 PM 12/27   CWOP
Irmo 1.0 WNW                 1.44 in   0700 AM 12/27   COCORAHS
Sumter 6.8 NNE               1.42 in   0700 AM 12/27   COCORAHS
4.5 N Mount Carmel           1.40 in   0300 PM 12/27   HADS
4 NW Society Hill            1.38 in   0345 PM 12/27   CWOP
Lynches R. nr Bishopville    1.37 in   0300 PM 12/27   HADS
Sumter 0.3 ENE               1.36 in   0800 AM 12/27   COCORAHS
Columbia 5.8 W               1.35 in   0850 AM 12/27   COCORAHS
Martinez 1.3 SE              1.33 in   0700 AM 12/27   COCORAHS
Chapin 5.8 S                 1.30 in   0700 AM 12/27   COCORAHS
West Columbia                1.30 in   0700 AM 12/27   COCORAHS
North 5.2 E                  1.30 in   0600 AM 12/27   COCORAHS
Long Cane                    1.29 in   0354 PM 12/27   RAWS
Salley 6.0 NNE               1.29 in   0700 AM 12/27   COCORAHS
Sumter 0.6 ENE               1.29 in   0700 AM 12/27   COCORAHS
6 S Ruby - Black Cr.         1.28 in   0300 PM 12/27   HADS
Salley 4.9 NNE               1.28 in   0900 AM 12/27   COCORAHS
Holly Hill 1 SW              1.26 in   0700 AM 12/27   COOP
Prosperity 8.1 SSE           1.25 in   0600 AM 12/27   COCORAHS
McCrady TC Ft Jackson        1.25 in   0333 PM 12/27   RAWS
Sumter 1.9 W                 1.24 in   0600 AM 12/27   COCORAHS
Cope 4.1 NE                  1.23 in   0800 AM 12/27   COCORAHS
Pelion 4.7 W                 1.21 in   0600 AM 12/27   COCORAHS
Saluda 3.5 ENE               1.21 in   0700 AM 12/27   COCORAHS
Leesville 10.6 NNE           1.20 in   0700 AM 12/27   COCORAHS
North Augusta 1.5 WSW        1.19 in   0700 AM 12/27   COCORAHS
Leesville 11.3 NNE           1.19 in   0900 AM 12/27   COCORAHS
Gilbert 1.0 SE               1.19 in   0700 AM 12/27   COCORAHS
Weir Tower Ft Jackson        1.19 in   0351 PM 12/27   RAWS
Orangeburg 3.2 NW            1.18 in   0700 AM 12/27   COCORAHS
3 NNE Elloree                1.18 in   0355 PM 12/27   AWS
Thomson 2.6 S                1.17 in   0710 AM 12/27   COCORAHS
Augusta 3.0 WNW              1.16 in   0700 AM 12/27   COCORAHS
McCormick                    1.16 in   0700 AM 12/27   COOP
Santee 6.9 WSW               1.16 in   0700 AM 12/27   COCORAHS
7 W Saint Matthews           1.15 in   0355 PM 12/27   AWS
Sumter                       1.15 in   0345 PM 12/27   CWOP
Saint Matthews               1.15 in   0355 PM 12/27   AWS
Sumter                       1.14 in   0345 PM 12/27   CWOP
Thomson 5.1 NE               1.14 in   0700 AM 12/27   COCORAHS
McCormick 4.4 W              1.10 in   0730 AM 12/27   COCORAHS
Summerton 7.6 SW             1.09 in   0800 AM 12/27   COCORAHS
Columbia Hamilton-Owens Apt  1.08 in   0353 PM 12/27   ASOS
Sandy Run                    1.07 in   0355 PM 12/27   AWS
2 SE Hopkins                 1.06 in   0346 PM 12/27   AWS
3.7 NE McBee                 1.05 in   0330 PM 12/27   USGS
Denmark 2.0 N                1.03 in   0813 AM 12/27   COCORAHS
Irmo 1.5 NW                  1.03 in   0800 AM 12/27   COCORAHS
Saluda 0.6 NNE               1.03 in   0700 AM 12/27   COCORAHS
Santee NWR                   1.03 in   0344 PM 12/27   RAWS
Orangeburg                   1.03 in   0316 PM 12/27   RAWS
0.9 NE Lincolnton            1.02 in   0800 AM 12/27   COOP
2 WNW Holly Hill             1.02 in   0600 AM 12/27   COCORAHS
Columbia 4.2 N               1.02 in   0800 AM 12/27   COCORAHS
1 W Horrell Hill             1.01 in   0355 PM 12/27   AWS
Beech Island 4.7 NE          1.00 in   0853 AM 12/27   COCORAHS
Langley 0.2 SE               1.00 in   0800 AM 12/27   COCORAHS
Elloree 2.2 WSW              1.00 in   0800 AM 12/27   COCORAHS
Martinez 0.9 NW              0.99 in   0700 AM 12/27   COCORAHS
Leesville 8.0 N              0.99 in   0700 AM 12/27   COCORAHS
Lugoff 8.7 SSW               0.98 in   0700 AM 12/27   COCORAHS
1 SSW Seven Oaks             0.96 in   0354 PM 12/27   AWS
BNLS1                        0.95 in   0800 AM 12/27   COOP
Pelion 0.7 SSW               0.95 in   0859 AM 12/27   COCORAHS
Evans 1.5 SSW                0.92 in   0530 AM 12/27   COCORAHS
Wagener 1.4 S                0.92 in   0700 AM 12/27   COCORAHS
Saluda Water Plant           0.91 in   0800 AM 12/27   COOP
Cameron                      0.90 in   0354 PM 12/27   AWS
Prosperity 4.7 ENE           0.90 in   0700 AM 12/27   COCORAHS
PELION                       0.89 in   0348 PM 12/27   CWOP
Wedgewood                    0.89 in   0355 PM 12/27   AWS
2 W Augusta Bush Field       0.88 in   0800 AM 12/27   COCORAHS
Leesville 5.2 SE             0.88 in   0800 AM 12/27   COCORAHS
Peak                         0.87 in   0345 PM 12/27   CWOP
Gilbert                      0.86 in   0345 PM 12/27   CWOP
Thomson 2 SSE                0.86 in   0830 AM 12/27   COOP
Saluda                       0.85 in   0350 PM 12/27   CWOP
Lexington 5.8 E              0.84 in   0700 AM 12/27   COCORAHS
Orangeburg Airport           0.83 in   0253 PM 12/27   ASOS
Springfield                  0.82 in   0350 PM 12/27   CWOP
Bamberg                      0.81 in   0346 PM 12/27   CWOP
Congaree National Park       0.81 in   0347 PM 12/27   RAWS
Aiken 5.6 NNE                0.81 in   0700 AM 12/27   COCORAHS
1 S Pelion                   0.80 in   0354 PM 12/27   AWS
Trenton 6.5 SSW              0.80 in   0700 AM 12/27   COCORAHS
Pinewood                     0.79 in   0300 PM 12/27   CWOP
Wagener 1SW                  0.79 in   0956 AM 12/27   COOP
Santee 2.0 ENE               0.78 in   0800 AM 12/27   COCORAHS
4 NNE Saint Matthews         0.78 in   0355 PM 12/27   AWS
Aiken 2.9 SSE                0.77 in   0900 AM 12/27   COCORAHS
2 SSW Mulberry               0.77 in   0355 PM 12/27   AWS
Orangeburg                   0.76 in   0345 PM 12/27   CWOP
Pinewood                     0.74 in   0300 PM 12/27   CWOP
Waynesboro 3.3 SW            0.74 in   0600 AM 12/27   COCORAHS
North Augusta 3.5 ENE        0.74 in   0700 AM 12/27   COCORAHS
3 SSE Saint Matthews         0.74 in   0353 PM 12/27   AWS
Clarks Hill 2.5 SE           0.71 in   0800 AM 12/27   COCORAHS
Batesburg Leesville PD       0.70 in   0300 PM 12/27   HADS
Wagener                      0.69 in   0350 PM 12/27   AWS
0.9 SW Orangeburg            0.69 in   0300 PM 12/27   HADS
THOMSON                      0.68 in   0247 PM 12/27   CWOP
Aiken 1.1 N                  0.68 in   0830 AM 12/27   COCORAHS
4 ENE Cameron                0.67 in   0354 PM 12/27   AWS
7 E Saint Matthews           0.67 in   0355 PM 12/27   AWS
6 SW McCormick Lk Thurmond   0.67 in   0300 PM 12/27   HADS
Jackson 5.1 NW               0.67 in   0700 AM 12/27   COCORAHS
Gracewood                    0.65 in   0329 PM 12/27   CWOP
North Augusta                0.65 in   0345 PM 12/27   CWOP
Aiken 7.6 SSE                0.65 in   0700 AM 12/27   COCORAHS
Aiken 7.4 SSE                0.65 in   0600 AM 12/27   COCORAHS
North Augusta                0.63 in   0348 PM 12/27   CWOP
Williston 4.3 NNW            0.63 in   0700 AM 12/27   COCORAHS
CLEMSON EDISTO BLACKVILLE 3  0.60 in   0305 PM 12/27   HADS
Graniteville 1 NE            0.60 in   0700 AM 12/27   COOP
Aiken 2.0 NNW                0.60 in   0700 AM 12/27   COCORAHS
Barnwell 0.2 E               0.60 in   0800 AM 12/27   COCORAHS
Orangeburg                   0.59 in   0346 PM 12/27   CWOP
Aiken 7.8 SSE                0.59 in   0700 AM 12/27   COCORAHS
1.3 SE Waynesboro            0.59 in   0800 AM 12/27   COOP
Hwy 104 at Kiokee Cr.        0.58 in   0300 PM 12/27   HADS
Shaw AFB Sumter              0.58 in   0355 PM 12/27   ASOS
3.9 S Norway                 0.56 in   0315 PM 12/27   HADS
1 SSW Pelion                 0.56 in   0355 PM 12/27   AWS
Saluda DOT                   0.55 in   0315 PM 12/27   HADS
Evans                        0.54 in   0349 PM 12/27   CWOP
Martinez 3.0 NE              0.54 in   0700 AM 12/27   COCORAHS
Aiken 2.2 NW                 0.54 in   0700 AM 12/27   COCORAHS
McEntire JNG                 0.54 in   0355 PM 12/27   ASOS
Augusta Daniel Field Apt     0.53 in   0253 PM 12/27   ASOS
Columbia                     0.53 in   0345 PM 12/27   CWOP
Aiken 1.6 NNW                0.52 in   0700 AM 12/27   COCORAHS
Aiken 8.3 E                  0.51 in   0700 AM 12/27   COCORAHS
Fort Gordon                  0.51 in   0301 PM 12/27   RAWS
Aiken                        0.50 in   0340 PM 12/27   CWOP
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