Extreme Heat and Tropical Storm Bertha Impacts

Dangerous heat will expand from the Gulf Coast into the Southern Plains and Desert Southwest through week's end. Additional extreme heat impacting the Pacific Northwest will shift to the northern Plains by the weekend. Tropical Storm Bertha is expected to continue to impact portions of the northwestern Gulf Coast from south central Louisiana to the upper Texas coast today. Read More >

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC  
   
.TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON  
.DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.  
  
            ..REMARKS..  
  

0710 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 ESE SPRINGDELL        34.81N  80.85W  
02/28/2011                   LANCASTER          SC   911 CALL CENTER   
  
            TREES DOWN AT RIVERSIDE RD AND PORTER RANCH RD 

0718 PM     TSTM WND DMG     MITFORD                 34.53N  80.96W  
02/28/2011                   FAIRFIELD          SC   911 CALL CENTER   
  
            TREES DOWN 


0718 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 N SILVERSTREET        34.25N 81.71W   
02/28/2011                   NEWBERRY           SC   LAW ENFORCEMENT   
  
            A ROOF RIPPED OFF AN OUT BUILDING AND NUMEROUS TREES DOWN  
            ALONG TRINITY CHURCH RD 
  
0724 PM     TSTM WND DMG     8 NW SALUDA             34.08N  81.87W  
02/28/2011                   SALUDA             SC   911 CALL CENTER   
  
            TREES DOWN  
  
0724 PM     TORNADO          1 NNE SILVERSTREET      34.24N 81.71W   
02/28/2011                   NEWBERRY           SC   NWS STORM SURVEY  
  
            EF1 TORNADO NEAR INTERSECTION OF SPEARMAN RD AND TRINITY   
            SPRINGS RD ONE MILE NNE OF SILVERSTREET.   
  
0724 PM     DOWNBURST        2 N SILVERSTREET        34.25N 81.71W   
02/28/2011                   NEWBERRY           SC   NWS STORM SURVEY  
  
            NUMEROUS TREES DOWN FROM VERY INTENSE MICROBURST 2 MILES   
            NORTH OF SILVERSTREET.
  
0730 PM     TSTM WND DMG     WINNSBORO               34.38N  81.09W  
02/28/2011                   FAIRFIELD          SC   911 CALL CENTER   
  
            TREES DOWN   
  
0742 PM     TSTM WND DMG     5 S SALUDA              33.93N  81.77W  
02/28/2011                   SALUDA             SC   911 CALL CENTER   
  
            TREES DOWN   
  
0742 PM     TSTM WND DMG     5 E SALUDA              34.00N  81.68W  
02/28/2011                   SALUDA             SC   911 CALL CENTER   
  
            TREES DOWN   
  
0748 PM     TSTM WND DMG     JOHNSTON                33.83N  81.81W  
02/28/2011                   EDGEFIELD          SC   911 CALL CENTER   
  
            TREES DOWN   
  
0750 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 WSW MINTON MILL       34.50N  80.43W  
02/28/2011                   KERSHAW            SC   911 CALL CENTER   
  
            TREES DOWN THROUGHOUT COUNTY 

0814 PM     HAIL             CHERAW                  34.64N 79.92W  
02/28/2011  U0.88 INCH       CHESTERFIELD       SC   PUBLIC

0815 PM     TSTM WND DMG     WEST COLUMBIA           33.99N 81.08W   
02/28/2011                   LEXINGTON          SC   PUBLIC            
  
            PIECES OF SHEET METAL BLEW OFF A BUILDING AND DAMAGED A   
            VEHICLE.

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