Strong Winds Across Midlands and CSRA

Severe Thunderstorm and Tropical Storm Bertha Impacts

Numerous severe thunderstorms are expected across a broad region from the Ohio Valley to the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast States today into tonight. Swaths of damaging wind gusts are expected and some tornadoes are possible. Bertha is expected to bring tropical storm conditions to portions of the Gulf Coast from the Florida Panhandle westward to southeastern Louisiana later today and 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.