Severe Weather and Flooding Threat in the Central U.S. and Mid-Atlantic; Dangerous Heat in the West and Southern Plains

Severe thunderstorms and heavy rain are expected across the central High Plains into parts of the central and southern Plains and in the the Mid-Atlantic today. Intense, dangerous heat will persist across the West, Southwest, and Southern Plains into the end of the week. Elevated to critical fire weather conditions expected in the Great Basin and Four Corners region. Read More >

This page displays storm reports received by WFO Columbia, along with warnings issued by WFO Columbia and surrounding offices, during the March 15th, 2008 Severe Weather Event. Blue polygons are Severe Thunderstorm Warnings, and Red Polygons are Tornado Warnings. Storm reports are preliminary, and have not been verified for accuracy unless otherwise noted.

Note: All data are considered preliminary

WFO CAE TORNADO REPORTS

Date	Time	Type	Location	County	State	Rec'd From	Comments
03/15/2008	0733 PM		BRANCHVILLE	ORANGEBURG	SC	EMERGENCY MNGR	EMERGENCY DISPATCH REPORTS NUMEROUS COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTAL STRUCTURES DAMAGED OR DESTROYED IN THE TOWN OF BRANCHVILLE.
03/15/2008	0712 PM		2 SSE SUMMERTON	CLARENDON	SC	LAW ENFORCEMENT	POSSIBLE TORNADO AT MACK RD. NEAR DAVIS CROSSROADS 2 MI SSE OF SUMMERTON.
03/15/2008	0705 PM		DENMARK	BAMBERG	SC	EMERGENCY MNGR	TREES DOWN IN THE TOWN OF DENMARK.
03/15/2008	0705 PM		3 W ST. MATTHEWS	LEXINGTON	SC	BROADCAST MEDIA	MEDIA REPORTS TORNADO DAMAGE ON I-26 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 135 AND 136.
03/15/2008	0703 PM		10 S MANNING	CLARENDON	SC	LAW ENFORCEMENT
03/15/2008	0654 PM		4 WNW BLACKVILLE	BARNWELL	SC	LAW ENFORCEMENT	TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN AND CONTINUED EASTWARD TOWARD BRANCHVILLE.
03/15/2008	0654 PM		BRANCHVILLE	ORANGEBURG	SC	BROADCAST MEDIA	SCETV REPORTED A TORNADO TOUCHDOWN IN DOWNTOWN BRANCHVILLE. DAMAGED A FIRE STATION ON SAIRY STREET.
03/15/2008	0627 PM		1 E NORTH AUGUSTA	AIKEN	SC	BROADCAST MEDIA	LOCAL MEDIA REPORTS 2 TORNADO TOUCHDOWNS IN THE CITIES OF NORTH AUGUSTA AND BELVEDERE.
03/15/2008	0625 PM		2 S KEYSVILLE	BURKE	GA	LAW ENFORCEMENT	SHERIFFS OFFICE REPORTS LARGE TREES DOWN AND LARGE HAIL NEAR ROAD 305 SOUTH OF KEYSVILLE.
03/15/2008	0544 PM		4 ESE LEXINGTON	LEXINGTON	SC	EMERGENCY MNGR	COUNTY 911 OFFICAL REPORTS HOME DAMAGED AND LARGE TREES DOWN AT TRUAX RD IN LEXINGTON COUNTY.
03/15/2008	0533 PM		LUGOFF	KERSHAW	SC	LAW ENFORCEMENT	SHERIFFS OFFICE REPORTED MUTIPLE DAMAGE REPORTS OF TREES DOWN AND HOMES DAMAGED.
03/15/2008	0505 PM		EDGEFIELD	EDGEFIELD	SC	LAW ENFORCEMENT	POSSIBLE TORNADO. NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN. TREE ON HOUSE. MAIN DAMAGE ON HWY 378W NEAR MCCORMICK COUNTY LINE.
03/15/2008	0445 PM		6 W MCCORMICK	MCCORMICK	SC	LAW ENFORCEMENT	POSSIBLE TORNADO. TREES DOWN ON HWY 81 NEAR WILLINGTON. GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL ALSO REPORTED.
03/15/2008	0440 PM		PROSPERITY	NEWBERRY	SC	AMATEUR RADIO	POSSIBLE TORNADO REPORTED IN PROSPERITY. ROOF BLOWN OFF OF HOUSE AND TREES DOWN.

WFO CAE WIND REPORTS

Date	Time	Speed (MPH)	Location	County	State	Rec'd From	Comments
03/15/2008	0630 PM		NORTH AUGUSTA	AIKEN	SC	EMERGENCY MNGR	TREE DAMAGE IN NORTH AUGUSTA.
03/15/2008	0630 PM		CLEARWATER	AIKEN	SC	EMERGENCY MNGR	SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO A WATER TOWER NEAR THE CLEARWATER AREA. HOMES AND SHOPPING CENTER WERE EFFECTED. THE LOCATION WAS NEAR HIGHWAY 421 NEAR BATH AND CLEARWATER.
03/15/2008	0558 PM		KERSHAW	LANCASTER	SC	AMATEUR RADIO	SPOTTER REPORTS CHURCH STEEPLE DAMAGED AT BOWEN AND WILDWOOD STREETS IN KERSHAW.
03/15/2008	0556 PM		5 S RED BANK	LEXINGTON	SC	EMERGENCY MNGR	NUMEROUS TREES DOWN AT HWY 6 AND HWY 302.
03/15/2008	0530 PM		LUGOFF	KERSHAW	SC	TRAINED SPOTTER	SPOTTER REPORTS TREES DOWN NEAR TOWN.
03/15/2008	0442 PM		6 NW KERSHAW	LANCASTER	SC	PUBLIC	PUBLIC REPORTED 60 MPH WIND, SIGN BLOWN DOWN AT RIVER DECK STORE.

WFO CAE HAIL REPORTS

Date	Time	Size (in)	Location	County	State	Rec'd From	Comments
03/15/2008	0930 AM	0.75	1 ENE NEWBERRY	NEWBERRY	SC	PUBLIC
03/15/2008	0705 PM	1.75	8 ENE WAYNESBORO	BURKE	GA	PUBLIC	THREE WINDOWS DAMAGED ON A HOME FROM GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL AND STRONG WINDS. A LARGE CEDAR TREE WAS ALSO KNOCKED DOWN FROM STRONG WINDS.
03/15/2008	0705 PM	1.75	8 ENE WAYNESBORO	BURKE	GA	PUBLIC	PUBLIC REPORTED GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS LOCATED ON BOTSFORD CHURCH ROAD.
03/15/2008	0705 PM	0.75	MANNING	CLARENDON	SC	LAW ENFORCEMENT	SHERIFFS OFFICE REPORTS PENNY SIZE HAIL IN MANNING AND SUMMERTON.
03/15/2008	0702 PM	0.75	MARTINEZ	COLUMBIA	GA	LAW ENFORCEMENT	LOCAL SHERIFFS OFFICE REPORTS NUMEROUS LOCATIONS OF TREES DOWN AND PENNY SIZE HAIL THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.
03/15/2008	0650 PM	1.75	2 SE WILLISTON	BARNWELL	SC	LAW ENFORCEMENT	BARNWELL COUNTY DISPATCH REPORTED GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL.
03/15/2008	0644 PM	0.88	3 WNW SUMMERTON	CLARENDON	SC	LAW ENFORCEMENT	REPORTED NEAR GOVERNOR RICHARDSON RD.
03/15/2008	0640 PM	0.88	4 NNW IRMO	RICHLAND	SC	PUBLIC
03/15/2008	0630 PM	1.00	3 S AIKEN	AIKEN	SC	PUBLIC	TREES ALSO REPORTED DOWN NEAR VIRGINIA ACRES
03/15/2008	0627 PM	0.75	NORTH AUGUSTA	AIKEN	SC	AMATEUR RADIO	SPOTTER REPORTS PENNY SIZE HAIL AND STRONG WINDS IN NORTH AUGUSTA.
03/15/2008	0625 PM	1.00	6 E PROSPERITY	NEWBERRY	SC	LAW ENFORCEMENT	COUNTY DISPATCH REPORTS QUARTER SIZE HAIL NEAR THE TOWNS OF PROSPERITY AND LITTLE MOUNTAIN.
03/15/2008	0558 PM	1.00	8 E EDGEFIELD	EDGEFIELD	SC	AMATEUR RADIO	SPOTTER REPORT NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
03/15/2008	0558 PM	0.75	4 SE BISHOPVILLE	LEE	SC	AMATEUR RADIO	SPOTTER REPORTS HIGH WINDS AND PENNSY SIZE HAIL NEAR THE TOWN OF WISACKY.
03/15/2008	0555 PM	0.75	2 SW RED BANK	LEXINGTON	SC	TRAINED SPOTTER	PENNY SIZE HAIL AROUND WHITE KNOLL HIGH SCHOOL.
03/15/2008	0553 PM	1.75	4 SW RED BANK	LEXINGTON	SC	EMERGENCY MNGR	GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL ON BOILING SPRINGS ROAD.
03/15/2008	0544 PM	1.00	6 ESE SWANSEA	CALHOUN	SC	NWS EMPLOYEE	NWS EMPLOYEE REPORTS ONE INCH HAIL.
03/15/2008	0544 PM	1.00	4 E SWANSEA	LEXINGTON	SC	NWS EMPLOYEE	NWS EMPLOYEE REPORTS ONE INCH HAIL.
03/15/2008	0544 PM	1.75	5 SE BLYTHEWOOD	RICHLAND	SC	AMATEUR RADIO	SPOTTER REPORT LARGE HAIL AT LONG CREEK AREA.
03/15/2008	0544 PM	0.88	1 S GILBERT	LEXINGTON	SC	AMATEUR RADIO	SPOTTER REPORTS LARGE HAIL ONE MILE SOUTH OF GILBERT.
03/15/2008	0544 PM	0.75	1 S BISHOPVILLE	LEE	SC	AMATEUR RADIO	SPOTTER REPORTS PENNY SIZE HAIL AND ROTATING CLOUDS.
03/15/2008	0537 PM	1.50	2 N JOHNSTON	SALUDA	SC	CO-OP OBSERVER	COOP OBSERVER REPORTED HAIL COVERING THE YARD.
03/15/2008	0528 PM	0.88	2 N LUGOFF	KERSHAW	SC	CO-OP OBSERVER	COOP OBSERVER REPORTS NICKEL AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL IN LUGOFF.
03/15/2008	0516 PM	1.00	1 NE COLUMBIA	RICHLAND	SC	TRAINED SPOTTER	SPOTTER REPORTS NICKEL AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL AT TWO NOTCH AND BOOKMAN RD.
03/15/2008	0502 PM	1.75	6 WSW BLYTHEWOOD	RICHLAND	SC	CO-OP OBSERVER	OBSERVER REPORTS GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL COVERING YARD.
03/15/2008	0502 PM	1.00	3 NE COLUMBIA	RICHLAND	SC	BROADCAST MEDIA	NEWS MEDIA REPORTS QUARTER SIZE HAIL IN PONTIAC.
03/15/2008	0456 PM	1.75	MCCORMICK	MCCORMICK	SC	EMERGENCY MNGR	MCCORMICK COUNTY DISPATCH REPORTS GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL IN THE TOWN OF MCCORMICK AND THE TOWN OF MT CARMEL.
03/15/2008	0445 PM	0.88	1 NE NEWBERRY	NEWBERRY	SC	PUBLIC	NICKEL SIZE HAIL REPORTED ALONG WITH ESTIMATED WINDS OF 65 MPH.
03/15/2008	0433 PM	1.00	NEWBERRY	NEWBERRY	SC	PUBLIC	ONE-INCH HAIL REPORTED IN TOWN.
03/15/2008	0418 PM	1.00	CHAPPELLS	NEWBERRY	SC	LAW ENFORCEMENT	CHAPPELLS SHERIFFS OFFICE REPORTS NICKEL TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL IN DOWNTOWN.
03/15/2008	0414 PM	1.00	NEWBERRY	NEWBERRY	SC	LAW ENFORCEMENT	NEWBERRY POLICE REPORT QUARTER SIZE HAIL AT STATE ROAD 56 AND BUSH RIVER ROAD.
03/15/2008	0409 PM	1.75	2 N SILVERSTREET	NEWBERRY	SC	CO-OP OBSERVER

WFO CAE FUNNEL CLOUD REPORTS

Date	Time	Type	Location	County	State	Rec'd From	Comments
03/15/2008	0546 PM		1 S BISHOPVILLE	LEE	SC	AMATEUR RADIO	SPOTTER REPORTS FUNNEL CLOUD NEAR VICINITY OF I-20 NEAR BISHOPVILLE.
03/15/2008	0525 PM		1 E IRMO	RICHLAND	SC	LAW ENFORCEMENT	SHERIFFS OFFICE REPORTS FUNNEL CLOUD AT 1-26 INTERCHANGE IN IRMO.
03/15/2008	0504 PM		IRMO	RICHLAND	SC	EMERGENCY MNGR	FUNNEL CLOUD REPORTED AT 1-26 AND LAKE MURRAY BLVD.
03/15/2008	0437 PM		2 N PROSPERITY	NEWBERRY	SC	PUBLIC	FUNNEL CLOUD REPORTED ON HWY 76 AT MT BURKE AND GARMEN ROAD.