Strong Winds Across Midlands and CSRA

Severe Thunderstorms Tonight in the Mid-Atlantic; Tropical Storm Bertha in the Gulf

Scattered thunderstorms with severe gusts, hail and a tornado risk are possible near a cold front from the Ohio Valley to the Mid-Atlantic tonight. Tropical Storm Bertha is expected to bring tropical storm conditions to portions of the Gulf Coast from the panhandle of Florida into Louisiana through Wednesday. Read More >

...STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE MIDLANDS AND CENTRAL SAVANNAH RIVER AREA JANUARY 7TH, 2009... A BAND OF SHOWERS PRODUCED STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE AREA DURING THE MORNING...AND THEN A SECOND BAND OF SHOWERS PRODUCED STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE AREA DURING THE AFTERNOON. THERE WERE SEVERAL REPORTS OF TREES...POWER LINES...LIMBS DOWN AND POWER OUTAGES ACROSS THE MIDLANDS AND CENTRAL SAVANNAH RIVER AREA. HERE ARE THE PEAK WIND GUSTS REPORTS. COLUMBIA METRO AIRPORT (CAE)..................49 MPH. LAKE THURMOND (CHDS1).........................49 MPH. ORANGEBURG COUNTY AIRPORT (OGB)...............49 MPH. LAKE MURRAY FLOTILLA ISLAND (LMFS1)...........49 MPH. AUGUSTA REGIONAL BUSH FIELD (AGS).............46 MPH. COLUMBIA JIM HAMILTON-L.B. OWENS AIRPORT (CUB)45 MPH. MCDUFFIE COUNTY AIRPORT (HQU).................44 MPH. AUGUSTA DANIEL FIELD (DNL)....................38 MPH. MILITARY SITES... MCENTIRE ANG (MMT)............................52 MPH. SHAW AFB (SSC)................................52 MPH. APRSWXNET (HAM RADIO OPERATORS) CW7116 (LEXINGTON, SC)........................41 MPH. KI4UEM (SPRINGFIELD, SC)......................39 MPH. CW2470 (ELGIN, SC)............................38 MPH. CW0757 (IRMO, SC).............................35 MPH. CW9832 (GRACEWOOD, GA)........................35 MPH. CW6005 (SANTEE, SC)...........................34 MPH. CW7325 (SUMTER, SC)...........................32 MPH. KE4QPN (CHERAW, SC)...........................30 MPH. RAWS SITES... SANTEE NWR (SPLS1)............................39 MPH. CONGAREE (GDNS1)..............................43 MPH. SAVRIV (SRVS1)................................36 MPH. SAVRAW (SRSS1)................................36 MPH. CAROLINA SANDHILLS (JEFS1)....................33 MPH.