Alert archive / South Carolina / Tornado Warnings in 2007
Tornado Warning 13, NWS Charleston, SC
NWS Charleston, SC issued this tornado warning at Apr 15, 2007, 9:38 AM EDT for Colleton County, South Carolina. It was in force for 39 min. 12 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 15, 2007, 9:38 AM EDT (13:38 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 15, 2007, 10:17 AM EDT
- In force
- 39 min
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, SC
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Colleton County, SC
The radar
The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 45 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:40 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 9:43 AM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Islandton, SC | POSSIBLE TORNADO OFF FORKS ROAD AND SC 63...DAMAGE SURVEY TO BE CONDUCTED MONDAY. STRUCTURAL DAMAGE REPORTED TO MOBILE HOME. HORSE TRAILER DESTROYED. |
| Apr 15, 9:43 AM EDT | TORNADO | 1 Ese Islandton, SC | NWS STORM SURVEY FOUND A TORNADO TOUCH DOWN 1.5 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF ISLANDTON. THE TORNADO MOVED NORTHEAST AND WAS ON THE GROUND FOR ONE HALF MILE. THE TORNADO IS RATED AS F1 WITH WIND SPEEDS ESTIMATED NEAR 100 MPH ON THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE. |
| Apr 15, 9:43 AM EDT | TORNADO | 1 Se Islandton, SC | NWS STORM SURVEY CONCLUDED A TORNADO TOUCHDOWN 1.5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ISLANDTON. THE TORNADO TRAVELED NORTHEAST WITH A PATH LENGTH OF 1 MILE. THE TORNADO IS RATED F1 WITH PRELIMINARY WIND SPEEDS ESTIMATED TO BE 100-110 MPH ON THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE. |
| Apr 15, 9:45 AM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 5 E Islandton, SC | POSSIBLE TORNADO DAMAGE ON LOWCOUNTRY HIGHWAY /US HIGHWAY 21/...DAMAGE SURVEY TO BE CONDUCTED MONDAY. LARGE PINE TREES DOWN. |
| Apr 15, 9:46 AM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 4 Sse Bells Crossroads, SC | POSSIBLE TORNADO DAMAGE ON HUDSON MILL ROAD...DAMAGE SURVEY TO BE CONDUCTED MONDAY. TREES UPROOTED. |
| Apr 15, 9:47 AM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 5 S Ruffin, SC | *** 3 INJ *** POSSIBLE TORNADO DAMAGE ON RED ROOT ROAD...DAMAGE SURVEY TO BE CONDUCTED MONDAY. DOUBLE WIDE MOBILE HOME OVERTURNED. THREE OCCUPANTS SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. |
| Apr 15, 9:47 AM EDT | TORNADO | 3 Ssw Ruffin, SC | *** 9 INJ *** NWS STORM SURVEY FOUND A TORNADO TOUCHDOWN 3 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF RUFFIN. THE TORNADO TRACKED NORTHEAST FOR 2 MILES WITH SPORATIC DAMAGE ALONG THE PATCH. THE TORNADO IS RATED AS F1 WITH WIND SPEEDS NEAR 100 MPH ON THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE. |
| Apr 15, 9:49 AM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 4 Sse Ruffin, SC | *** 6 INJ *** POSSIBLE TORNADO DAMAGE ON BLAINE COURT...DAMAGE SURVEY TO BE CONDUCTED MONDAY. EIGHT MOBILE HOMES EITHER DAMAGED OR DESTROYED IN THE AREA. |
| Apr 15, 9:49 AM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Ruffin, SC | POSSIBLE TORNADO OFF AZALIA PATCH ROAD...DAMAGE SURVEY TO BE CONDUCTED MONDAY. MOBILE HOME OVERTURNED AND DESTROYED. |
| Apr 15, 9:50 AM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 4 Sse Ruffin, SC | POSSIBLE TORNADO DAMAGE ON SC HIGHWAY 64 AND DEL ARCOL ROAD...DAMAGE SURVEY TO BE CONDUCTED MONDAY. BARN DAMAGED. LARGE DEBRIS IN ROAD. |
| Apr 15, 9:52 AM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Islandton, SC | SEVERAL TREES DOWN ON HOMES. REPORT FROM THE PUBLIC RELAYED BY THE COUNTY WARNING POINT. |
| Apr 15, 9:54 AM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Ruffin, SC | MOBILE HOME FLIPPED OVER. REPORT FROM THE PUBLIC RELAYED BY THE COUNTY WARNING POINT. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
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 15, 8:08 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Charleston AFB, SC (KCHS), launched 12:00Z, 1.6 hours before the alert went out and 72 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
- 948 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -4 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 589 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 63 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 291 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 339 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.9
- Supercell composite
- 6.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS52 KCHS 151338
TORCHS
SCC029-151430-
/O.NEW.KCHS.TO.W.0013.070415T1338Z-070415T1430Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
938 AM EDT SUN APR 15 2007
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
COLLETON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA...
* UNTIL 1030 AM EDT
* AT 935 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR
ISLANDTON...OR ABOUT 12 MILES EAST OF HAMPTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
40 MPH.
* SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THE STORM INCLUDE...
ISLANDTON...
RUFFIN...
CANADYS...
A TORNADO MAY FORM AT ANY TIME. TAKE COVER NOW. ABANDON MOBILE HOMES
AND VEHICLES. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM OR HALLWAY ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER ONLY...PLEASE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN CHARLESTON TOLL FREE AT 1-888-383-2024.
LAT...LON 3290 8098 3283 8090 3304 8039 3306 8061
3315 8072
$$2 follow-up statements
000
WWUS52 KCHS 151357
SVSCHS
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
957 AM EDT SUN APR 15 2007
SCC029-151430-
/O.CON.KCHS.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-070415T1430Z/
COLLETON SC-
957 AM EDT SUN APR 15 2007
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 AM EDT FOR COLLETON
COUNTY...
AT 954 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS
TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR CANADYS...OR ABOUT 8 MILES
NORTH OF WALTERBORO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...
SPRINGTOWN AND CANADYS.
WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS
THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY
ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU
ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO THE
LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO
NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER ONLY...PLEASE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN CHARLESTON TOLL FREE AT 1-888-383-2024 OR EMAIL YOUR
REPORTS TO CHS.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV.
LAT...LON 3303 8077 3297 8064 3305 8051 3306 8061
3315 8072
$$000
WWUS52 KCHS 151417
SVSCHS
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1017 AM EDT SUN APR 15 2007
SCC029-151427-
/O.CAN.KCHS.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-070415T1430Z/
COLLETON SC-
1017 AM EDT SUN APR 15 2007
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR COLLETON COUNTY HAS BEEN CANCELLED...
AT 1014 AM EDT...RADAR INDICATED THAT THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH
PROMPTED THE TORNADO WARNING HAD MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA...THUS
THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS...TV OR YOUR LOCAL NEWS
SOURCE FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.
COUNTY OFFICIALS REPORTED A MOBILE HOME FLIPPED OVER IN RUFFIN AND
SEVERAL TREES DOWN ON HOMES IN ISLANDTON FROM THE THUNDERSTORM THAT
PROMPTED THIS TORNADO WARNING.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER ONLY...PLEASE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN CHARLESTON TOLL FREE AT 1-888-383-2024 OR EMAIL YOUR
REPORTS TO CHS.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV.
LAT...LON 3303 8077 3297 8064 3305 8051 3306 8061
3315 8072
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 1:45 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | CHS | Berkeley | 30 min |
| Apr 15, 3:37 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Allendale | 38 min |
| Apr 15, 3:44 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | CHS | Allendale | 31 min |
| Apr 15, 4:23 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | CHS | Allendale | 27 min |
| Apr 15, 7:02 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | CHS | Allendale | 13 min |
| Apr 15, 7:39 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | CHS | Allendale | 36 min |
| Apr 15, 10:03 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | CHS | Dorchester | 27 min |
| Apr 15, 10:21 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Berkeley | 39 min |
| Apr 15, 10:35 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Colleton, Dorchester | 40 min |
| Apr 15, 10:59 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Berkeley, Charleston | 91 min |
| Apr 15, 11:14 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Colleton, Dorchester | 37 min |
| Apr 15, 4:02 PM EDT | Fire Weather Watch | CHS | Allendale, Berkeley, Colleton, Dorchester, Hampton | 13 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.