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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 40, NWS Charleston, SC
NWS Charleston, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 26, 2006, 4:13 PM EDT for Charleston County, South Carolina. It was in force for 48 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 26, 2006, 4:13 PM EDT (20:13 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 26, 2006, 5:01 PM EDT
- In force
- 48 min
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, SC
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Charleston County, SC
The radar
The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 103 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:14 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 12:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Charleston AFB, SC (KCHS), launched 12:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 18 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 575 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -72 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1116 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 27 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 23 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 74 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Charleston, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Apr 26, 2:13 PM EDT, 2 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 26, 2:13 PM EDT, 2 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
213 PM EDT WED APR 26 2006
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY THROUGH LATE EVENING...
...ISOLATED TORNADOES POSSIBLE...
.SHORT TERM...VIS SATELLITE IMAGERY AND REGIONAL OBSERVATIONS
INDICATE A VERY UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE ACROSS OUR AREA THIS AFTERNOON.
LARGE BREAKS IN MORNING CLOUDINESS HAVE ALLOWED SFC TEMPS TO RISE
INTO THE MID 80S IN MANY AREAS WITH DEWPTS IN THE LOW TO MID 60S.
SPC AND LAPS ANALYSES INDICATE SFC BASED CAPES OF 2500-3000 J/KG
WITH LI/S OF -5 TO -7C. A BACKDOOR COLD FRONT TO OUR N WILL SLOWLY
DRIFT S THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING WITH A STRONGER COLD FRONT AND
ATTENDANT LOW APPROACHING FROM THE W. 12Z RUC WAS INDICATING
POSSIBILITY OF DEWPTS SURGING INTO THE UPPER 60S TO NEAR 70 ACROSS
THE COASTAL LOCATIONS LATE THIS AFTN. THAT NOW APPEARS FAIRLY LIKELY
GIVEN INCREASING SWLY FLOW AS THE DAY WEARS ON AND A LATE AFTN
SEABREEZE. THIS WILL ONLY INCREASE INSTABILITY AND SVR POTENTIAL.
ADDITIONALLY...0-6 KM SHEAR PROFILES LOOK TO INCREASE DRAMATICALLY
LATER THIS AFTN IF THE BACKDOOR FRONT DROPS FARTHER SOUTH AND THE
SEABREEZE BEGINS TO INTERACT. HAVE TWEAKED POP GRIDS BUT GENERALLY
KEPT THE PREVIOUS IDEA OF CATEGORICAL POPS FROM LATE THIS AFTN
THROUGH MIDNIGHT...WITH POPS TAPERING OFF SLOWLY FROM THE WEST
THEREAFTER. WILL MAINTAIN PSBL SEVERE WORDING IN GRIDS AND TEXT
PRODUCTS.
PRECIP SHOULD BE ENDING ACROSS THE AREA AROUND SUNRISE THU. TEMPS
WILL BE MUCH COOLER WITH HIGHS IN THE 70S.
&&
.LONG TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...LOW PRES WL MOVE
FARTHER OFF THE COAST THU NGT ALLOWING A DRIER NW FLOW ALOFT TO
SETTLE INTO THE RGN AS HIGH PRES BUILDS IN FOR FRI. MOISTURE WL
BEGIN TO INCR ACROSS THE RGN LTE FRI NGT THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF
THE WEEKEND AS A CDFNT APRCHS FM THE W AND A BROAD OCLDD LOW
MEANDERS AROUND THE OH VALLEY. PCPN CHANCES WL SLOWLY INCR AHEAD OF
THE FNT
AS THE AREA BECOMES ENTRENCHED IN THE WARM SECTOR BUT SEE NO REASON
TO GO ANY HIGHER THAN CHANCE POPS ATTM. CDFNT WL CROSS THE AREA ON
MON PER LATEST HPC PROGS BUT THIS WL LIKELY CHANGE OVR THE NXT
SEVERAL DAYS.
&&
.AVIATION...CURRENT RADAR IS SHOWING SOME CONVECTION BEGINNING TO
DEVELOP AROUND THE CWA. THIS IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE COLD FRONT TO
THE NORTH OF THE AREA. HAVE ADDED VCTS FOR INITIAL CONDS AS
THUNDERSTORM IS APPROACHING THE CHS TERMINAL. EXPECTING THE FRONT TO
PASS THROUGH THE CHS AREA AT 11Z AND THE SAV AREA AT 15Z.
&&
.MARINE...WINDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE LATE TONIGHT AND THU BEHIND
THE FRONT. HAVE KEPT WINDS AND SEAS JUST BELOW SMALL CRAFT CRITERIA
BUT LATER SHIFTS MAY NEED TO REASSESS.
FLOW WL TURN MORE SLY ON FRI AS HIGH PRES SHIFTS OFF THE MID-ATLC
COAST. FLOW WL GRADUALLY INCR SAT-SUN AS A PRE-FNTL LLJ SETTLES IN
ACROSS THE RGN AHEAD OF AN APRCHG CDFNT. ATTM FROPA IS XPCTD DURING
THE DAY MON.
&&
.CHS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 10 PM FOR GAZ087-088-099>101-
114>119-137>141.
SC...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 10 PM FOR SCZ040-042>045-
047>051.
MARINE...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 10 PM FOR AMZ330-350-
352-354.
&&
JRL/ST/REVHazardous weather outlook, Apr 26, 12:57 PM EDT, 3 hours 16 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 1257 PM EDT WED APR 26 2006 AMZ330-350-352-354-374-GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-137>141-SCZ040- 042>045-047>051-271000- CHARLESTON HARBOR- WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA OUT 20 NM...INCLUDING GRAYS REEF NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY- WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO 60 NM-JENKINS-SCREVEN-CANDLER-BULLOCH-EFFINGHAM-TATTNALL-EVANS- INLAND BRYAN-COASTAL BRYAN-INLAND CHATHAM-COASTAL CHATHAM-LONG- INLAND LIBERTY-COASTAL LIBERTY-INLAND MCINTOSH-COASTAL MCINTOSH- ALLENDALE-HAMPTON-INLAND COLLETON-DORCHESTER-BERKELEY- INLAND JASPER-BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER- 1257 PM EDT WED APR 26 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA... SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SOUTH CAROLINA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GEORGIA. ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 255 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. .SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS SOUTHERN SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE THE PRIMARY THREATS BUT ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. REFER TO ANY WATCHES...WARNINGS AND STATEMENTS FOR MORE INFORMATION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS REQUESTED FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. JRL
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Everything else NWS Charleston, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 3:53 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 2 hr | |
| Apr 26, 4:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Chatham | 48 min |
| Apr 26, 5:24 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 96 min | |
| Apr 26, 7:20 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 85 min | |
| Apr 26, 3:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Berkeley | 28 min |
| Apr 26, 3:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Charleston | 44 min |
| Apr 26, 3:49 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CHS | Charleston | 26 min |
| Apr 26, 6:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Beaufort, Jasper | 31 min |
| Apr 26, 6:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Berkeley | 57 min |
| Apr 26, 6:28 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CHS | Berkeley | 47 min |
| Apr 26, 6:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Colleton, Hampton | 44 min |
| Apr 26, 6:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester | 65 min |
| Apr 26, 7:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Colleton | 35 min |
| Apr 26, 7:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Berkeley | 30 min |
| Apr 26, 7:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Berkeley | 35 min |
| Apr 26, 7:51 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CHS | Berkeley, Charleston | 24 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in South Carolina, 2006Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2006
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.