March 15, 2008 Severe Weather Outbreak

Heavy Rainfall Across the Southwest, Mid-Atlantic and Florida; Fire Weather Concerns in the Northwest and Alaska

Heavy to excessive rainfall may bring flooding to parts of Arizona, New Mexico, Florida, North Carolina, and Virginia today. Recently burned areas will be particularly vulnerable to flash flooding. Gusty winds and low humidity will bring elevated to critical fire weather conditions to parts of the Northwest U.S. and central Alaska today. Read More >

...TORNADOES CONFIRMED ACROSS CENTRAL SC AND EAST CENTRAL GA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN COLUMBIA HAS COMPLETED STORM SURVEYS OF THE DAMAGE FROM THE SEVERE WEATHER ON SATURDAY MARCH 15 2008. SEVEN TORNADOES OCCURRED ACROSS THE REGION SATURDAY ASSOCIATED WITH SUPERCELL THUNDERSTORMS... NEWBERRY COUNTY/PROSPERITY DAMAGE WAS RATED EF-3 AND HAD A 1/4 TO 1/2 MILE WIDE PATH. THIS TORNADO MOVED EAST AND CAUSED EF-2 DAMAGE IN THE ELGIN AREA OF KERSHAW COUNTY. THE TORNADO CONTINUED EAST INTO LEE COUNTY WHERE IT PRODUCED EF-1 DAMAGE. DAMAGE NEAR LUGOFF WAS RATED EF-0. THIS TORNADO MOVED TO THE NORTHEAST ACROSS CENTRAL KERSHAW COUNTY NORTH OF CAMDEN AND CONTINUED TO PRODUCE EF-0 DAMAGE. A TORNADO DEVELOPED NORTHEAST OF WINNSBORO AND MOVED NORTHEAST ACROSS NORTHERN KERSHAW COUNTY AND EXTREME SOUTHERN LANCASTER COUNTY. THIS STORM PRODUCED EF-1 DAMAGE. A TORNADO MOVED FROM NORTHERN MCCORMICK COUNTY (EF-0) SOUTHEAST ACROSS EDGEFIELD COUNTY (EF-1)...SOUTHERN LEXINGTON (EF-0)...ACROSS NORTHERN ORANGEBURG COUNTY AND CALHOUN COUNTY (EF-0)...THEN ON TO LAKE MARION IN CLARENDON COUNTY (EF-0). THE TORNADO WAS NOT CONTINUOUS...LIKELY A SERIES OF TOUCHDOWNS ALONG ITS PATH. A TORNADO MOVED FROM NORTHERN MCDUFFIE COUNTY EAST ACROSS NORTHERN COLUMBIA COUNTY (EF-0) TO AIKEN COUNTY NEAR BELVEDERE AND CLEARWATER. THE DAMAGE IN THIS REGION WAS RATED EF-2. THE STORM MOVED SOUTHEAST TO BRANCHVILLE IN ORANGEBURG COUNTY WHERE IT PRODUCED EF-3 DAMAGE. A TORNADO DEVELOPED NEAR WRENS AND MOVED EAST INTO NORTHERN BURKE COUNTY NEAR KEYSVILLE. THIS STORM PRODUCED EF-1 DAMAGE AS IT MOVED SOUTHEAST A FEW MILES. A TORNADO DEVELOPED NEAR WAYNESBORO IN CENTRAL BURKE COUNTY AND MOVED SOUTHEAST TO NORTH OF SARDIS (EF-1). ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA WEB SITE WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV/CAE. CLICK THE LINK FOR: MARCH 15TH, 2008 SEVERE WEATHER OUTBREAK SUMMARY...LOCATED IN OUR LATEST HEADLINES SECTION AT THE TOP OF THE HOME PAGE.

Heavy Rainfall Across the Southwest, Mid-Atlantic and Florida; Fire Weather Concerns in the Northwest and Alaska

March 15, 2008 Severe Weather Outbreak - Confirmed Tornadoes