March 1st and 2nd, 2007 Severe Weather Event LSR Summary

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
453 PM EST FRI MAR 02 2007

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0815 PM     TSTM WND DMG     THOMSON                 33.47N 82.50W 
03/01/2007                   MCDUFFIE           GA   AMATEUR RADIO   

            TREE DOWN AND ON HOUSE ON MARTIN LUTHER KING DRIVE. POWER
            OUT AND TREES DOWN ON HIGHWAY 150 AT THOMSON.


0816 PM     TORNADO          4 WSW THOMSON           33.44N 82.57W 
03/01/2007                   MCDUFFIE           GA   NWS STORM SURVEY

            AN NWS STORM SURVEY CONCLUDED THAT A TORNADO OF MAGNITUDE
            EF-2 ON THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE ENTERED MCDUFFIE COUNTY
            NEAR US HWY 278 AROUND 816 PM EST...AND TRAVELLED NE 
            THROUGH THE THOMSON AREA AROUND 820 PM...AND DISSIPATED 
            IN EXTREME NE MCDUFFIE COUNTY. IN THE THOMSON 
            VICINITY...NUMEROUS TREES WERE DOWNED...AND DAMAGE WAS 
            DONE TO MANY HOMES AND COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS. THE DAMAGE 
            PATH WAS APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES LONG...AND ABOUT 1/4 MILE
            WIDE. ESTIMATED WINDS WERE AROUND 125 MPH. NO INJURIES.


0838 PM     TSTM WND DMG     AUGUSTA                 33.46N 82.00W 
03/01/2007                   RICHMOND           GA   BROADCAST MEDIA 

            TREES DOWN THROUGHOUT THE AREA.



0900 PM     TSTM WND DMG     11 NE BLYTHEWOOD        34.35N 80.86W 
03/01/2007                   FAIRFIELD          SC   CO-OP OBSERVER  

            NUMEROUS LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWN IN THE LONGTOWN AREA.


1212 AM     TSTM WND DMG     11 SSW PARKSVILLE       33.65N 82.30W 
03/02/2007                   COLUMBIA           GA   POST OFFICE     

            A LARGE OAK TREE WAS DOWNED ON WINFIELD ROAD NEAR THE 
            LAKE. TIME ESTIMATED.


1220 AM     DOWNBURST        GROVETOWN               33.45N 82.20W 
03/02/2007                   COLUMBIA           GA   LAW ENFORCEMENT 

            TREES REPORTED DOWN 


1220 AM     TSTM WND DMG     GROVETOWN               33.45N 82.20W 
03/02/2007                   COLUMBIA           GA   PUBLIC          

            PUBLIC REPORT OF DAMAGE TO HOUSE. SHINGLES BLOWN OFF 
            ROOF.


1240 AM     TSTM WND DMG     BELVEDERE               33.54N 81.94W 
03/02/2007                   AIKEN              SC   AMATEUR RADIO   

            TREES REPORTED DOWN ON BORDER DRIVE AND HASKEL ROAD.



1247 AM     TSTM WND DMG     SALUDA                  34.00N 81.77W 
03/02/2007                   SALUDA             SC   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            NUMEROUS TREES DOWN THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.


1250 AM     TSTM WND DMG     EDGEFIELD               33.79N 81.93W 
03/02/2007                   EDGEFIELD          SC   LAW ENFORCEMENT 

            DAMAGE TO A MOBILE HOME. TREES REPORTED DOWN COUNTY WIDE.


0130 AM     TSTM WND DMG     GASTON                  33.82N 81.10W 
03/02/2007                   LEXINGTON          SC   COUNTY OFFICIAL 

            NUMEROUS TREES DOWN IN THE SOUTH CONGAREE AND GASTON 
            AREA. SEVERAL TREES FELL ONTO HOMES AND VEHICLES. A 
            SURVEY BY A NWS METEOROLOGIST CONFIRMED THE DAMAGE WAS 
            CAUSED BY THUNDERSTORM DOWNBURST WINDS. A FIRE TO A HOME 
            WAS CAUSED BY LIGHTNING PRODUCING 55K IN DAMAGES. 
            ADDITIONAL DAMAGE DUE TO THUNDERSTORM WIND WAS ESTIMATED 
            BY LEXINGTON COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT TO BE AROUND 
            80K. NO INJURIES. 



0138 AM     TSTM WND DMG     AUGUSTA                 33.46N 82.00W 
03/02/2007                   RICHMOND           GA   BROADCAST MEDIA 

            TREES DOWN THROUGHOUT THE REGION.


0215 AM     TSTM WND DMG     8 NE AIKEN              33.62N 81.63W 
03/02/2007                   AIKEN              SC   EMERGENCY MNGR  

            DAMAGE AT BEAVER DAM ROAD AT US HIGHWAY 1 NEAR AIRPORT. 
            TREES DOWN.



0230 AM     TSTM WND DMG     5 SSE AIKEN             33.48N 81.68W 
03/02/2007                   AIKEN              SC   NWS STORM SURVEY

            AN NWS STORM SURVEY DETERMINED THAT THUNDERSTORM 
            DOWNBURST WINDS DOWNED TREES IN THE TALATHA GARDENS 
            COMMUNITY. TIME ESTIMATED.



0245 AM     TSTM WND DMG     11 S AIKEN              33.38N 81.73W 
03/02/2007                   AIKEN              SC   LAW ENFORCEMENT 

            AIKEN POLICE REPORTED NUMEROUS TREES DOWN ON TALATHA 
            CHURCH ROAD


0251 AM     TSTM WND DMG     5 SE GASTON             33.77N 81.03W 
03/02/2007                   CALHOUN            SC   NWS EMPLOYEE    

            TREES DOWN.



0325 AM     TSTM WND DMG     LEXINGTON               33.99N 81.23W 
03/02/2007                   LEXINGTON          SC   LAW ENFORCEMENT 

            TREES DOWN IN DOWNTOWN LEXINGTON. TREE ACROSS ROAD ON 
            IRMO DRIVE.


0330 AM     TSTM WND DMG     COLUMBIA                34.04N 80.89W 
03/02/2007                   RICHLAND           SC   BROADCAST MEDIA 

            POWER LINES DOWN.



0330 AM     TSTM WND DMG     2 NW IRMO               34.11N 81.21W 
03/02/2007                   RICHLAND           SC   NWS EMPLOYEE    

            TREES DOWN IN BALLENTINE.



0330 AM     TSTM WND DMG     10 NW ORANGEBURG        33.60N 80.99W 
03/02/2007                   ORANGEBURG         SC   COUNTY OFFICIAL 

            SHINGLES BLOWN OFF A ROOF IN THE WOLFTON AREA. TIME 
            ESTIMATED.



0340 AM     TSTM WND DMG     SUMTER                  33.94N 80.39W 
03/02/2007                   SUMTER             SC   PUBLIC          

            TREES DOWN ON TRAILER HOME IN SUMTER NEAR SHAW AIRFORCE 
            BASE


0415 AM     TSTM WND DMG     BISHOPVILLE             34.22N 80.25W 
03/02/2007                   LEE                SC   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            10 TO 12 TREES WERE DOWNED THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. 
            REPORTED BY DOT.