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High Wind Warning 2, NWS Charleston, SC
NWS Charleston, SC issued this high wind warning at Oct 24, 2008, 5:24 PM EDT for 8 counties in Georgia; 5 counties in South Carolina. It was in force for 6 hr. 11 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 24, 2008, 5:24 PM EDT (21:24 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 24, 2008, 11:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, SC
Counties Bulloch County, GA, Candler County, GA, Effingham County, GA, Evans County, GA, Jenkins County, GA, Long County, GA, Screven County, GA, Tattnall County, GA, Allendale County, SC, Berkeley County, SC, Colleton County, SC, Dorchester County, SC, Hampton County, SC
The radar
The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 33 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:27 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 24, 5:47 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Reidsville, GA | SEVERAL POWERLINES DOWN IN REIDSVILLE. TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR. |
| Oct 24, 5:53 PM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 0 | Collins, GA | JACKSON ROAD WAS REPORTED CLOSED DUE TO HEAVY RAIN WASHING OUT THE DIRT ROAD. |
| Oct 24, 6:30 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Sylvania, GA | A TREE WAS REPORTED DOWN ON STONEY POND ROAD JUST OUTSIDE THE SYLVANIA CITY LIMITS. |
| Oct 24, 6:30 PM EDT | BLIZZARD | Sylvania, GA | A TREE WAS REPORTED DOWN ON STONEY POND ROAD JUST OUTSIDE THE SYLVANIA CITY LIMITS. |
| Oct 24, 6:47 PM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 0 | 2 N Walterboro, SC | STANDING WATER WAS REPORTED ON MIGHTY COUGAR ROAD NEAR COLLETON COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL. |
| Oct 24, 7:03 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 14 W North Charleston, SC | NWS EMPLOYEE REPORTED 2 TO 3 FEET IN FRONT OF AND IN BACK OF HOUSE IN TAYLOR PLANTATION. |
| Oct 24, 7:50 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Summerville, SC | TREES DOWN ON ORANGEBURG ROAD ON GREENWAY BOULEVARD. |
| Oct 24, 8:00 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Knightsville, SC | PUBLIC REPORTED WATER UP TO 3 FEET DEEP IN SWEETBRIAR SUBDIVISION ON BUTTERNUT AND OLD ORANGEBURG ROAD. |
| Oct 24, 8:00 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Millen, GA | 5 POWERLINES WERE REPORTED DOWN AROUND THE MILLEN AREA. |
| Oct 24, 8:15 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Summerville, SC | DORCHESTER COUNTY DISPATCH REPORTED SIGNIFICANT FLOODING AROUND SUMMERVILLE AND IN DORCHESTER. UP TO 3 FEET OF WATER ON ROADS. SOME CARS STRANDED IN WATER. |
| Oct 24, 8:40 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Driggerstown, SC | WITHIN COLLEGE PARK ESTATES SECTIONS OF CORNELL DRIVE...OXFORD ROAD AND TRINITY PLACE WERE CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Charleston AFB, SC (KCHS), launched 12:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 134 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 529 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 340 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 472 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS72 KCHS 242124 NPWCHS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 524 PM EDT FRI OCT 24 2008 SCZ045-250100- /O.UPG.KCHS.LW.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-081025T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KCHS.HW.W.0002.081024T2124Z-081025T0100Z/ BERKELEY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MONCKS CORNER 524 PM EDT FRI OCT 24 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING. THIS HIGH WIND WARNING REPLACES THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT. A BAND OF SHOWERS PRODUCING DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL PUSH THROUGH BERKELEY COUNTY THIS EVENING. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ GAZ087-088-099>101-114>116-137-138-SCZ040-042>044-047-250100- /O.NEW.KCHS.HW.W.0002.081024T2124Z-081025T0100Z/ JENKINS-SCREVEN-CANDLER-BULLOCH-EFFINGHAM-TATTNALL-EVANS- INLAND BRYAN-LONG-INLAND LIBERTY-ALLENDALE-HAMPTON- INLAND COLLETON-DORCHESTER-INLAND JASPER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILLEN...SYLVANIA...METTER... STATESBORO...SPRINGFIELD...REIDSVILLE...CLAXTON...PEMBROKE... LUDOWICI...HINESVILLE...ALLENDALE...HAMPTON...WALTERBORO... ST. GEORGE...SUMMERVILLE...RIDGELAND 524 PM EDT FRI OCT 24 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING. A BAND OF SHOWERS PRODUCING DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL PUSH THROUGH INLAND COUNTIES OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA THIS EVENING. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS72 KCHS 242213 NPWCHS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 613 PM EDT FRI OCT 24 2008 GAZ117>119-139>141-SCZ048>051-250300- /O.EXB.KCHS.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-081025T0300Z/ COASTAL BRYAN-INLAND CHATHAM-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY- INLAND MCINTOSH-COASTAL MCINTOSH-BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON- CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT MCALLISTER...SAVANNAH... TYBEE ISLAND...HALFMOON LANDING...TOWNSEND...DARIEN...BEAUFORT... HILTON HEAD...EDISTO BEACH...CHARLESTON...JASPER 613 PM EDT FRI OCT 24 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING. BANDS OF SHOWERS PRODUCING DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL PUSH THROUGH COASTAL COUNTIES OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA THIS EVENING. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ GAZ087-088-099>101-114>116-137-138-SCZ040-042>045-047-250100- /O.CON.KCHS.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-081025T0100Z/ JENKINS-SCREVEN-CANDLER-BULLOCH-EFFINGHAM-TATTNALL-EVANS- INLAND BRYAN-LONG-INLAND LIBERTY-ALLENDALE-HAMPTON- INLAND COLLETON-DORCHESTER-BERKELEY-INLAND JASPER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILLEN...SYLVANIA...METTER... STATESBORO...SPRINGFIELD...REIDSVILLE...CLAXTON...PEMBROKE... LUDOWICI...HINESVILLE...ALLENDALE...HAMPTON...WALTERBORO... ST. GEORGE...SUMMERVILLE...MONCKS CORNER...RIDGELAND 613 PM EDT FRI OCT 24 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING. A BAND OF SHOWERS PRODUCING DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL PUSH THROUGH INLAND COUNTIES OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA THIS EVENING. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$
000 WWUS72 KCHS 250055 NPWCHS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 855 PM EDT FRI OCT 24 2008 GAZ087-088-099>101-114>116-137-138-SCZ040-042>045-047-250200- /O.CAN.KCHS.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-081025T0100Z/ JENKINS-SCREVEN-CANDLER-BULLOCH-EFFINGHAM-TATTNALL-EVANS- INLAND BRYAN-LONG-INLAND LIBERTY-ALLENDALE-HAMPTON- INLAND COLLETON-DORCHESTER-BERKELEY-INLAND JASPER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILLEN...SYLVANIA...METTER... STATESBORO...SPRINGFIELD...REIDSVILLE...CLAXTON...PEMBROKE... LUDOWICI...HINESVILLE...ALLENDALE...HAMPTON...WALTERBORO... ST. GEORGE...SUMMERVILLE...MONCKS CORNER...RIDGELAND 855 PM EDT FRI OCT 24 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. THE THREAT FOR DAMAGING WINDS GUSTS HAS PASSED FOR TONIGHT. THE HIGH WARNING HAS THEREFORE BEEN CANCELLED. $$ GAZ117>119-139>141-SCZ051-250200- /O.CAN.KCHS.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-081025T0300Z/ COASTAL BRYAN-INLAND CHATHAM-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY- INLAND MCINTOSH-COASTAL MCINTOSH-COASTAL JASPER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT MCALLISTER...SAVANNAH... TYBEE ISLAND...HALFMOON LANDING...TOWNSEND...DARIEN...JASPER 855 PM EDT FRI OCT 24 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. THE THREAT FOR DAMAGING WINDS GUSTS HAS PASSED FOR TONIGHT. THE HIGH WARNING HAS THEREFORE BEEN CANCELLED. $$ SCZ048>050-250300- /O.CON.KCHS.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-081025T0300Z/ BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEAUFORT...HILTON HEAD...EDISTO BEACH... CHARLESTON 855 PM EDT FRI OCT 24 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING. BANDS OF SHOWERS PRODUCING DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL PUSH THROUGH COASTAL COUNTIES OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA THIS EVENING. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$
000 WWUS72 KCHS 250250 NPWCHS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 1050 PM EDT FRI OCT 24 2008 SCZ048>050-250400- /O.EXP.KCHS.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-081025T0300Z/ BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEAUFORT...HILTON HEAD...EDISTO BEACH... CHARLESTON 1050 PM EDT FRI OCT 24 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING. STRONG EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING AS LOW PRESSURE JUST TO THE EAST OF CHARLESTON MOVES OFF TO THE NORTH. GUSTY ONSHORE FLOW ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST WILL PERSIST IN THE 25 TO 35 MPH RANGE THROUGH 1 AM...MAINLY TO THE NORTH OF DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 24, 4:36 AM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | CHS | 15 hr | |
| Oct 24, 5:56 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester | 3 hr |
| Oct 24, 6:49 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CHS | Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester | 6 hr |
Nearby
High Wind Warnings in Georgia, 2008High Wind Warnings in South Carolina, 2008Every high wind warning in 2008
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.