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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 101, NWS Charleston, SC
NWS Charleston, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 20, 2008, 9:57 PM EDT for Bulloch County, Jenkins County, Screven County, Georgia; Allendale County, Hampton County, South Carolina. It was in force for 63 min. 2 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
- May 20, 2008, 9:57 PM EDT (01:57 UTC)
- Expired
- May 20, 2008, 11:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 63 min
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Bulloch County, GA, Jenkins County, GA, Screven County, GA, Allendale County, SC, Hampton County, SC
The radar
The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:00 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 10:35 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 7 Ese Sylvania, GA | TREES AND LIMBS BLOWN DOWN. |
| May 20, 10:55 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Nw Nixville, SC | SEVERAL 2 TO 3 INCH DIAMETER TREE LIMBS DOWN. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
Did it verify
Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched 2 storm reports to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 38 minutes after it went out.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 3:39 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| May 20, 9:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Charleston AFB, SC (KCHS), launched 00:00Z, 2.0 hours before the alert went out and 162 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
- 1339 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -94 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1414 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 60 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 257 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 273 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 3.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WUUS52 KCHS 210157
SVRCHS
GAC031-165-251-SCC005-049-210300-
/O.NEW.KCHS.SV.W.0101.080521T0157Z-080521T0300Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
957 PM EDT TUE MAY 20 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN BULLOCH COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...
JENKINS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...
SCREVEN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...
ALLENDALE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA...
HAMPTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA...
* UNTIL 1100 PM EDT
* AT 956 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY SIZE
HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE
LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 17 MILES NORTH OF PERKINS TO
HERNDON...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 9 MILES NORTHEAST OF
WAYNESBORO TO 16 MILES WEST OF MILLEN...MOVING EAST AT 56 MPH.
* SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THE STORM INCLUDE...
HERNDON...
PERKINS...
MILLEN...EMMALANE...
MILLETT...MARTIN...
WOODCLIFF...HOPEULIKIT...
FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. IF
OUTDOORS... STAY AWAY FROM ISOLATED HIGH OBJECTS. IF INDOORS...STAY
AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND DOORS AND AVOID USING TELEPHONES UNLESS IT IS
AN EMERGENCY.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER SUCH AS HAIL...DOWNED TREES...LIMBS...AND
POWER LINES...PLEASE CONTACT THE CHARLESTON NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
TOLL FREE AT 1-888-383-2024.
LAT...LON 3286 8214 3292 8208 3295 8185 3291 8177
3293 8173 3304 8156 3309 8162 3316 8153
3311 8137 3313 8119 3288 8096 3270 8120
3241 8175 3255 8205 3261 8202 3267 8210
3279 8215
TIME...MOT...LOC 0157Z 285DEG 49KT 3315 8187 3282 8220
$$
JAQ4 follow-up statements
000
WWUS52 KCHS 210213
SVSCHS
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1012 PM EDT TUE MAY 20 2008
GAC031-165-251-SCC005-049-210300-
/O.CON.KCHS.SV.W.0101.000000T0000Z-080521T0300Z/
BULLOCH GA-JENKINS GA-SCREVEN GA-ALLENDALE SC-HAMPTON SC-
1012 PM EDT TUE MAY 20 2008
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT
FOR HAMPTON...ALLENDALE...SCREVEN...JENKINS AND NORTHERN BULLOCH
COUNTIES...
AT 1009 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY
SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS
WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 9 MILES WEST OF MILLETT TO
EMMALANE...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 19 MILES EAST OF WAYNESBORO
TO MILLEN...MOVING EAST AT 56 MPH.
SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THE STORM INCLUDE...
HERNDON...PERKINS...MILLEN...EMMALANE...MILLETT...MARTIN...
WOODCLIFF AND HOPEULIKIT.
IN ADDITION TO LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS
IMMEDIATELY LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES NUMBER ONE KILLERS.
REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER SUCH AS HAIL...DOWNED TREES...LIMBS...AND
POWER LINES...PLEASE CONTACT THE CHARLESTON NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
TOLL FREE AT 1-888-383-2024 OR EMAIL YOUR REPORTS TO
CHS.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV.
LAT...LON 3286 8214 3292 8208 3295 8185 3291 8177
3293 8173 3304 8156 3309 8162 3316 8153
3311 8137 3313 8119 3288 8096 3270 8120
3241 8175 3255 8205 3261 8202 3267 8210
3279 8215
TIME...MOT...LOC 0212Z 285DEG 49KT 3309 8164 3276 8197
$$000
WWUS52 KCHS 210231
SVSCHS
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1030 PM EDT TUE MAY 20 2008
GAC031-165-251-SCC005-049-210300-
/O.CON.KCHS.SV.W.0101.000000T0000Z-080521T0300Z/
BULLOCH GA-JENKINS GA-SCREVEN GA-ALLENDALE SC-HAMPTON SC-
1030 PM EDT TUE MAY 20 2008
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT
FOR HAMPTON...ALLENDALE...SCREVEN...JENKINS AND NORTHERN BULLOCH
COUNTIES...
AT 1028 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER
SIZE HAIL...AND DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH. THESE STORMS
WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM APPLETON TO GOLOID...OR
ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM ALLENDALE TO 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
SYLVANIA...MOVING EAST AT 56 MPH.
SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THE STORM INCLUDE...
HERNDON...PERKINS...MILLEN...EMMALANE...MILLETT...MARTIN...WOODCLIFF
AND HOPEULIKIT.
IN ADDITION TO LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS
IMMEDIATELY LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES NUMBER ONE KILLERS.
REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER SUCH AS HAIL...DOWNED TREES...LIMBS...AND
POWER LINES...PLEASE CONTACT THE CHARLESTON NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
TOLL FREE AT 1-888-383-2024 OR EMAIL YOUR REPORTS TO
CHS.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV.
LAT...LON 3286 8214 3292 8208 3295 8185 3291 8177
3293 8173 3304 8156 3309 8162 3316 8153
3311 8137 3313 8119 3288 8096 3270 8120
3241 8175 3255 8205 3261 8202 3267 8210
3279 8215
TIME...MOT...LOC 0230Z 285DEG 49KT 3302 8136 3269 8169
$$000
WWUS52 KCHS 210245
SVSCHS
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1043 PM EDT TUE MAY 20 2008
GAC031-165-251-SCC005-049-210300-
/O.CON.KCHS.SV.W.0101.000000T0000Z-080521T0300Z/
BULLOCH GA-JENKINS GA-SCREVEN GA-ALLENDALE SC-HAMPTON SC-
1043 PM EDT TUE MAY 20 2008
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT
FOR HAMPTON...ALLENDALE...SCREVEN...SOUTHEASTERN JENKINS AND NORTHERN
BULLOCH COUNTIES...
AT 1041 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY
SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS
WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM FAIRFAX TO MIDDLEGROUND...OR
ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES EAST OF ALLENDALE TO 10 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF SYLVANIA...MOVING EAST AT 56 MPH.
SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THE STORM INCLUDE...
HERNDON...EMMALANE...MILLETT...WOODCLIFF AND HOPEULIKIT.
IN ADDITION TO LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS
IMMEDIATELY LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES NUMBER ONE KILLERS.
REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER SUCH AS HAIL...DOWNED TREES...LIMBS...AND
POWER LINES...PLEASE CONTACT THE CHARLESTON NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
TOLL FREE AT 1-888-383-2024 OR EMAIL YOUR REPORTS TO
CHS.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV.
LAT...LON 3260 8202 3262 8203 3285 8180 3292 8151
3312 8134 3313 8119 3288 8096 3270 8120
3241 8175 3255 8204
TIME...MOT...LOC 0243Z 285DEG 49KT 3297 8116 3264 8149
$$000
WWUS52 KCHS 210300
SVSCHS
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1100 PM EDT TUE MAY 20 2008
GAC031-165-251-SCC005-049-210310-
/O.EXP.KCHS.SV.W.0101.000000T0000Z-080521T0300Z/
BULLOCH GA-JENKINS GA-SCREVEN GA-ALLENDALE SC-HAMPTON SC-
1100 PM EDT TUE MAY 20 2008
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR HAMPTON...ALLENDALE...
SCREVEN...SOUTHEASTERN JENKINS AND NORTHERN BULLOCH COUNTIES WILL
EXPIRE AT 1100 PM EDT...
AT 1055 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED THAT THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH
PROMPTED THE WARNING HAD MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA...THUS THE
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
REPORT ANY SEVERE WEATHER OR STORM RELATED DAMAGE TO LOCAL EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT OR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS AND ASK THEM TO IMMEDIATELY
RELAY THE REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN
CHARLESTON.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER SUCH AS HAIL...DOWNED TREES...LIMBS...AND
POWER LINES...PLEASE CONTACT THE CHARLESTON NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
TOLL FREE AT 1-888-383-2024 OR EMAIL YOUR REPORTS TO
CHS.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV.
LAT...LON 3260 8202 3262 8203 3285 8180 3292 8151
3312 8134 3313 8119 3288 8096 3270 8120
3241 8175 3255 8204
TIME...MOT...LOC 0245Z 285DEG 49KT 3296 8113 3263 8146
$$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 May 20, 9:49 PM EDT, 8 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 20, 9:49 PM EDT, 8 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
949 PM EDT TUE MAY 20 2008
.SYNOPSIS...
LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE OFF THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST THIS EVENING
WHILE A TRAILING COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE AREA TONIGHT AND THEN
PUSHES THROUGH THE AREA WEDNESDAY. FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL LINGER
NEAR OR JUST SOUTH OF THE AREA THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY...THEN LIFT
BACK NORTH THROUGH FRIDAY. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS
LATE SATURDAY...WITH STRONG HIGH PRESSURE TO BUILD IN EARLY NEXT
WEEK.
&&
.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING/...
TORNADO WATCH 329 REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SC AND JENKINS AND
SCREVEN COUNTIES IN SE GA...INCLUDING THE NEARSHORE COASTAL
WATERS...UNTIL 11 PM EDT. SEVERE TSTM WATCH UNTIL 3 AM FOR MUCH OF
SE GA AND ADJACENT SC ZONES.
LOW PRESSURE OVER VA WILL MOVE STEADILY EAST AND OFFSHORE LATER
TODAY AS ITS SUPPORTING SHORTWAVE PIVOTS ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY.
THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL DROP S THROUGH NC AND BE POSITIONED
ACROSS THE SC MIDLANDS AND CSRA THIS EVENING.
INCREASING INSTABILITY AND SOME CONVERGENCE ACROSS THE FRONT AND A
PRE-FRONTAL TROUGH WILL SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE SC MIDLANDS AND UPSTATE
REGION. THIS ACTIVITY WILL TRANSLATE SE TOWARD THE FORECAST AREA
LATER THIS AFTN. THERE WILL LIKELY BE A FAVORABLE
KINEMATIC/THERMODYNAMIC ENVIRONMENT TO SUPPORT STRONG TO POSSIBLY
SOME SEVERE STORMS. LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS AND TORNADOES ARE
POSSIBLE.
WILL SHOW POPS INCREASING FROM THIS AFTN INTO THIS EVE ACROSS NWRN
AREAS...THEN SPREADING SE TOWARD THE COAST LATER THIS EVE. FAR
EXTREME SE GA AREAS MAY NOT EVEN SEE ANY RAINFALL AS THE ACTIVITY
WILL LIKELY LOSE ITS PUNCH AFTER SUNSET.
TEMPS OVERNIGHT WILL REMAIN MILD DUE TO THE CLOUDS/RAIN...RANGING
FROM THE MID 60S FAR INLAND TO AROUND 70 CLOSER TO THE COAST.
LAKE WINDS...WILL MAINTAIN THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR LAKE
MOULTRIE AS STRONG SW WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVE AHEAD OF
AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT.
THE SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT REGARDING STRONG WINDS ON ELEVATED
SURFACES ACROSS SC THIS AFTN/EVE WILL BE MAINTAINED.
&&
.SHORT TERM /6 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH 6 PM WEDNESDAY/...
WILL MAINTAIN THE DRIER PATTERN FOR WED AS ADVERTISED BY THE
WRF...WITH THE FRONT S AND E OF THE AREA. HOWEVER...THERE MAY BE
ENOUGH LOW-LEVEL MOISTURE LEFT AROUND ACROSS SE GA TO WARRANT 20
POPS.
&&
.LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/...
OMEGA BLOCKING PATTERN WILL ESTABLISH ITSELF ACROSS THE COUNTRY LATE
THIS WEEK INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK...WITH THE MEAN RIDGING ALOFT TO OUR
W AND THE MEAN TROUGH OVER THE LOCAL AREA OR JUST TO THE E. A
COMPLICATED FORECAST SCENARIO SHAPING UP DURING THIS TIME...WITH
FIRST FRONTAL BOUNDARY TO PUSH INTO OR JUST S OF THE CWFA WEDNESDAY
NIGHT/EARLY THURSDAY...THEN LIFTING BACK N LATER THURSDAY/FRIDAY.
A DRY WNW FLOW ALOFT WITH PWATS DOWN UNDER AN INCH WEDNESDAY NIGHT
INTO THURSDAY WILL ALLOW FOR LITTLE IF ANY CHANCE OF PRECIP UNTIL
LATE THURSDAY. HOWEVER...WE ARE LOOKING AT POSSIBLE UNSETTLED
WEATHER FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY AS SHORT WAVE ENERGY AFFECTS THE
REGION...FIRST FROM THE NE GULF FRIDAY...THEN FROM THE NW ON
SATURDAY. IN ADDITION...ANOTHER COLD FRONT COMES IN FROM THE N THE
FIRST PART OF THE WEEKEND. AS PWATS CLIMB TO 1.5 TO 2 INCHES FRIDAY
INTO SATURDAY WE LOOK TOWARD A FAIRLY WET END OF THE WEEK...AND
CHANCE OR EVEN LIKELY POPS SEEM NECESSARY. DRIER AND NOTICEABLY
COOLER CONDITIONS WILL THEN BUILD IN WAKE OF THE BACKDOOR COLD FRONT
FOR EARLY NEXT WEEK.
TEMPS OVER THE WEEKEND MAY STAY IN THE 70S MANY AREAS WHILE NIGHT
TIME LOWS COULD FALL INTO THE 50S.
IT IS WORTH NOTING THAT A CUTOFF MAY DEVELOP NEAR OR NE OF THE
BAHAMAS EARLY NEXT WEEK...WITH POSSIBLY EVEN A SURFACE LOW
ATTEMPTING TO FORM IN RESPONSE BETWEEN THE BAHAMAS AND BERMUDA.
HOWEVER...OUR FORECAST AREA DOES STAY ON THE DRIER W SIDE OF ANY
SUCH SYSTEM...EVEN IF IT DOES INDEED FORM.
&&
.AVIATION /02Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
VFR CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY PREVAIL FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. A COLD
FRONT WILL DROP SOUTH INTO THE AREA TONIGHT AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES
OFF THE MID ATLC COAST. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL
DEVELOP AHEAD OF THE FRONT...THEN SLOWLY SINK SOUTH AND EAST
TOWARD THE TERMS THIS EVE. THE LATEST MODEL GUIDANCE SUGGESTS THE
ACTIVITY WILL LIKELY AFFECT THE CHS TERM FROM AROUND 01Z THROUGH
AROUND 10Z. HOWEVER...THERE IS LESS OF A CHANCE OF THE ACTIVITY
REACHING THE SAV TERM AND THUS WILL KEEP MENTION OF ANY SH/TSTMS
OUT OF THE TAFS FOR NOW. THE BEST TIMEFRAME FOR IMPACTS AT KSAV
LOOK TO BE A FEW HOURS EITHER SIDE OF 06Z.
GUSTY WINDS WILL SUBSIDE THIS EVE. HOWEVER...LLWS IS POSSIBLE AT
KSAV OVERNIGHT AS SFC WINDS DROP TO AROUND 7 KT AND 2K FT WINDS
INCREASE TO NEARLY 40 KT...THUS INCLUDED MENTION FROM 03-10Z.
EXTENDED AVIATION OUTLOOK...UNSETTLED CONDITIONS THURSDAY NIGHT
THROUGH SATURDAY...WITH PERIODS OF MVFR WEATHER LIKELY DURING THAT
TIME.
&&
.MARINE...
SCA CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR ALL WATERS EXCEPT FOR THE WATERS
OUT 20 NM S OF EDISTO BEACH AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT REMAINS
STRONG AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. AS THE FRONT MOVES INTO
THE AREA OVERNIGHT INTO WED AND THE PRESSURE GRADIENT
WEAKENS...CONDS SHOULD DROP BELOW SCA CRITERIA ACROSS CHS HARBOR
THIS EVE...THEN LASTLY DROP BELOW SCA CRITERIA ACROSS THE GA
WATERS BEYOND 20 NM LATE WED MORNING.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY ACROSS THE GA
WATERS WEDNESDAY NIGHT WILL DRIFT S THROUGH THE NIGHT...BEFORE
LIFTING BACK N THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. TIMING OF THIS HAPPENING IS
HIGHLY UNCERTAIN AT THIS STAGE...SO WIND SHIFT FROM W-NW BEHIND
THE FRONT THURSDAY NIGHT AROUND TO THE NE AND EVENTUALLY SE AND S
AGAIN AS THE FRONT LIFTS BACK N IS PROBLEMATIC. THANKFULLY...WINDS
WIND GENERALLY BE 15 KT OR LESS DURING THIS TIME...WITH SEAS NO
HIGHER THAN 3-5 FT.
A BACKDOOR COLD FRONT IS THEN FORECAST TO MOVE IN BY LATE
SATURDAY...WITH 1020-1025 MB HIGH TO BUILD IN ITS WAKE FOR SUNDAY
AND MONDAY. IF THIS PATTERN INDEED DOES TAKE SHAPE...THEN WINDS AND
SEAS WILL INCREASE EARLY NEXT WEEK...AS A STRONG PINCHED GRADIENT
WOULD DEVELOP IN SUCH AS SITUATION. THUS...SCA/S SEEM POSSIBLE.
RIP CURRENTS...A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE INTO
THIS EVENING ALONG THE LOWER SOUTH CAROLINA COAST DUE TO STRONG
SW WINDS AND THE LUNAR INFLUENCES FROM THE CURRENT FULL MOON.
&&
.CHS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 3 AM EDT WEDNESDAY FOR GAZ087-
088-099>101-114>119.
SC...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 3 AM EDT WEDNESDAY FOR SCZ040-
042-047-048-051.
TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR SCZ043>045-049-
050.
MARINE...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 3 AM EDT WEDNESDAY FOR AMZ352-
354.
TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR AMZ330-350.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 5 AM EDT WEDNESDAY FOR AMZ350.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 11 AM EDT WEDNESDAY FOR AMZ374.
&&Hazardous weather outlook, May 20, 9:54 PM EDT, 3 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 954 PM EDT TUE MAY 20 2008 GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-SCZ040-042-047-048-051-211000- JENKINS-SCREVEN-CANDLER-BULLOCH-EFFINGHAM-TATTNALL-EVANS- INLAND BRYAN-COASTAL BRYAN-INLAND CHATHAM-COASTAL CHATHAM-ALLENDALE- HAMPTON-INLAND JASPER-BEAUFORT-COASTAL JASPER- 954 PM EDT TUE MAY 20 2008 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 331 IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. GAZ137>141-211000- LONG-INLAND LIBERTY-COASTAL LIBERTY-INLAND MCINTOSH-COASTAL MCINTOSH- 954 PM EDT TUE MAY 20 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THE PRIMARY THREAT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. SCZ043>045-049-050-211000- INLAND COLLETON-DORCHESTER-BERKELEY-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON- 954 PM EDT TUE MAY 20 2008 ...TORNADO WATCH 329 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. TORNADO WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. AMZ352-354-211000- 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- 954 PM EDT TUE MAY 20 2008 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 331 IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. AMZ330-350-211000- CHARLESTON HARBOR- WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM- 954 PM EDT TUE MAY 20 2008 ...TORNADO WATCH 329 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. TORNADO WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. AMZ374-211000- WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 954 PM EDT TUE MAY 20 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
In the hours before
Local storm report, May 20, 9:12 PM EDT, 45 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
912 PM EDT TUE MAY 20 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0835 PM HAIL RED TOP 32.80N 80.12W
05/20/2008 M1.75 INCH CHARLESTON SC PUBLIC
GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AT MAIN RD AND HWY 17.
&&
JRLLocal storm report, May 20, 9:27 PM EDT, 30 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
927 PM EDT TUE MAY 20 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0524 PM HAIL LODGE 33.07N 80.95W
05/20/2008 E0.75 INCH COLLETON SC TRAINED SPOTTER
0531 PM HAIL SMOAKS 33.09N 80.81W
05/20/2008 E1.00 INCH COLLETON SC TRAINED SPOTTER
MOST HAIL AROUND 1 INCH IN DIAMETER. A FEW HAILSTONES AS
LARGE AS 3 INCHES.
0532 PM HAIL SMOAKS 33.09N 80.81W
05/20/2008 E1.75 INCH COLLETON SC TRAINED SPOTTER
ESTIMATES WINDS 40 TO 45 MPH.
0540 PM TSTM WND DMG RUFFIN 33.00N 80.82W
05/20/2008 COLLETON SC EMERGENCY MNGR
SEVERAL TREES DOWN WITH A SHED DESTROYED ON THE 13000
BLOCK OF MOUNT CARMEL ROAD NEAR HIGHWAY 21.
0556 PM HAIL COTTAGEVILLE 32.94N 80.48W
05/20/2008 E1.00 INCH COLLETON SC TRAINED SPOTTER
0613 PM HAIL SUMMERVILLE 33.02N 80.18W
05/20/2008 E1.00 INCH DORCHESTER SC TRAINED SPOTTER
HWY 17A AND 61.
0615 PM HAIL GIVHANS 33.01N 80.34W
05/20/2008 E0.88 INCH DORCHESTER SC TRAINED SPOTTER
0615 PM HAIL GIVHANS 33.01N 80.34W
05/20/2008 E1.75 INCH DORCHESTER SC FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
0618 PM HAIL KNIGHTSVILLE 33.01N 80.24W
05/20/2008 E1.75 INCH DORCHESTER SC TRAINED SPOTTER
0619 PM HAIL SUMMERVILLE 33.02N 80.18W
05/20/2008 E1.00 INCH DORCHESTER SC NWS EMPLOYEE
0620 PM HAIL KNIGHTSVILLE 33.01N 80.24W
05/20/2008 E0.75 INCH DORCHESTER SC TRAINED SPOTTER
HAIL LASTED 10 MINUTES.
0620 PM HAIL SUMMERVILLE 33.02N 80.18W
05/20/2008 E1.00 INCH DORCHESTER SC TRAINED SPOTTER
0622 PM HAIL GIVHANS 33.01N 80.34W
05/20/2008 E1.00 INCH DORCHESTER SC AMATEUR RADIO
0622 PM TSTM WND DMG GIVHANS 33.01N 80.34W
05/20/2008 DORCHESTER SC AMATEUR RADIO
3 TO 4 INCH DIAMETER TREES BEING SNAPPED.
0623 PM HAIL 3 W LADSON 32.99N 80.16W
05/20/2008 E0.75 INCH DORCHESTER SC TRAINED SPOTTER
0625 PM TSTM WND DMG DORCHESTER ESTATES 32.97N 80.20W
05/20/2008 DORCHESTER SC TRAINED SPOTTER
6 INCH LIMBS DOWN AT INTERSECTION OF HYW 61 AND 165.
0630 PM HAIL LADSON 32.99N 80.11W
05/20/2008 E1.50 INCH CHARLESTON SC TRAINED SPOTTER
PING PONG SIZE HAIL AND 70 MPH WINDS AT DORCHESTER RD AND
LADSON RD.
0631 PM HAIL SANGAREE 33.04N 80.13W
05/20/2008 E1.00 INCH BERKELEY SC TRAINED SPOTTER
0631 PM HAIL NORTH CHARLESTON 32.85N 79.97W
05/20/2008 E1.75 INCH CHARLESTON SC TRAINED SPOTTER
0633 PM HAIL SUMMERVILLE 33.02N 80.18W
05/20/2008 E1.00 INCH DORCHESTER SC TRAINED SPOTTER
0635 PM HAIL HANAHAN 32.92N 80.02W
05/20/2008 E0.75 INCH CHARLESTON SC PUBLIC
0635 PM LIGHTNING MONCKS CORNER 33.20N 80.01W
05/20/2008 BERKELEY SC TRAINED SPOTTER
LIGHTNING STRUCK A HOME. NO INJURIES. MINOR DAMAGE.
0636 PM HAIL NORTH CHARLESTON 32.85N 79.97W
05/20/2008 E0.88 INCH CHARLESTON SC NWS EMPLOYEE
0637 PM HAIL NORTH CHARLESTON 32.85N 79.97W
05/20/2008 E0.88 INCH CHARLESTON SC TRAINED SPOTTER
0638 PM HAIL NORTH CHARLESTON 32.85N 79.97W
05/20/2008 E0.88 INCH CHARLESTON SC TRAINED SPOTTER
NICKEL TO QUARTER HAIL
0639 PM TSTM WND GST NORTH CHARLESTON 32.85N 79.97W
05/20/2008 E60.00 MPH CHARLESTON SC TRAINED SPOTTER
0643 PM HAIL NORTH CHARLESTON 32.85N 79.97W
05/20/2008 E1.00 INCH CHARLESTON SC TRAINED SPOTTER
REPORT FROM THE PARK CIRCLE AREA.
0644 PM HAIL NORTH CHARLESTON 32.85N 79.97W
05/20/2008 E1.75 INCH CHARLESTON SC NWS EMPLOYEE
HAIL WAS REPORTED FROM AUTOMOBILE ON THE DON HOLT BRIDGE.
0646 PM HAIL DANIEL ISLAND 32.88N 79.90W
05/20/2008 E1.75 INCH BERKELEY SC COUNTY OFFICIAL
0649 PM HAIL DANIEL ISLAND 32.88N 79.90W
05/20/2008 E1.25 INCH BERKELEY SC TRAINED SPOTTER
LOCATION IS NEAR I-526.
0652 PM HAIL 3 NNE MOUNT PLEASANT 32.83N 79.84W
05/20/2008 E1.00 INCH CHARLESTON SC TRAINED SPOTTER
0655 PM HAIL 3 S CAINHOY 32.89N 79.83W
05/20/2008 E1.75 INCH CHARLESTON SC PUBLIC
HAIL FELL NEAR EAST COOPER AIRPORT IN MOUNT PLEASANT.
0655 PM HAIL CHARLESTON 32.78N 79.94W
05/20/2008 E1.25 INCH CHARLESTON SC TRAINED SPOTTER
REPORT FROM MOUNT PLEASANT JONES RECREATION CENTER ON
EGYPT ROAD.
0657 PM HAIL 3 NE MOUNT PLEASANT 32.82N 79.83W
05/20/2008 E0.88 INCH CHARLESTON SC TRAINED SPOTTER
REPORT FROM RIFLE RANGE ROAD.
0657 PM HAIL GOOSE CREEK 32.98N 80.03W
05/20/2008 E0.88 INCH BERKELEY SC TRAINED SPOTTER
A TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED NICKEL SIZED HAIL ON EAGLE
LANDING ROAD.
0705 PM HAIL WHITEHALL TERRACE 32.87N 79.75W
05/20/2008 E1.75 INCH CHARLESTON SC TRAINED SPOTTER
0705 PM HAIL DANIEL ISLAND 32.88N 79.90W
05/20/2008 E1.00 INCH BERKELEY SC TRAINED SPOTTER
0710 PM TSTM WND DMG ALLENDALE 33.01N 81.31W
05/20/2008 ALLENDALE SC COUNTY OFFICIAL
NUMEROUS TREES DOWN IN VARIOUS LOCATIONS IN AND NEAR
ALLENDALE BETWEEN 705 PM AND 715 PM EDT. REPORT FROM
COUNTY WARNING POINT.
0720 PM HAIL ALLENDALE 33.01N 81.31W
05/20/2008 E1.00 INCH ALLENDALE SC PUBLIC
0730 PM TSTM WND DMG BRUNSON 32.93N 81.19W
05/20/2008 HAMPTON SC TRAINED SPOTTER
THREE TREES AND NUMEROUS TREE LIMBS DOWN ON PRINCE
WILLIAMS ROAD.
0740 PM TSTM WND DMG MONCKS CORNER 33.20N 80.01W
05/20/2008 BERKELEY SC TRAINED SPOTTER
SPOTTER REPORTED A TREE THROUGH A HOUSE ON SHAMROCK CT ON
N SIDE OF MONCKS CORNER.
0746 PM LIGHTNING ALVIN 33.35N 79.82W
05/20/2008 BERKELEY SC COUNTY OFFICIAL
LIGHTNING STRUCK A HOME ON DESSA LANE. NO INJURIES KNOWN.
0748 PM TSTM WND DMG SUMMERVILLE 33.02N 80.18W
05/20/2008 DORCHESTER SC PUBLIC
40 FOOT MAPLE TREE BLOWN DOWN.
0750 PM HAIL 3 W WALTERBORO 32.90N 80.72W
05/20/2008 E0.88 INCH COLLETON SC TRAINED SPOTTER
0750 PM TSTM WND DMG MONCKS CORNER 33.20N 80.01W
05/20/2008 BERKELEY SC COUNTY OFFICIAL
TREE DOWN ON HOUSE ON SHAMROCK COURT.
0753 PM FUNNEL CLOUD WALTERBORO 32.90N 80.67W
05/20/2008 COLLETON SC PUBLIC
0804 PM HAIL WALTERBORO 32.90N 80.67W
05/20/2008 E0.88 INCH COLLETON SC TRAINED SPOTTER
NICKEL SIZED HAIL WAS REPORTED ON STATE ROUTE 303.
0805 PM TSTM WND DMG GILLISONVILLE 32.61N 81.00W
05/20/2008 JASPER SC EMERGENCY MNGR
TREE THROUGH A MOBILE HOME. NO INJURIES. OTHER TREES DOWN
ON HWY 278 BETWEEN GILLISONVILLE AND COUNTY LINE.
0815 PM TSTM WND DMG SHELDON 32.60N 80.79W
05/20/2008 BEAUFORT SC PUBLIC
NUMEROUS TREES DOWN IN SHELDON.
0815 PM TSTM WND DMG SHELDON 32.60N 80.79W
05/20/2008 BEAUFORT SC EMERGENCY MNGR
TWO TREES DOWN ON HIGHWAY BEING CLEARED.
0815 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 S WALTERBORO 32.83N 80.67W
05/20/2008 COLLETON SC TRAINED SPOTTER
STRONG WINDS SNAPPED OFF NUMEROUS 4 INCH TREE LIMBS AND
BENT OVER A 30 FOOT RADIO TOWER.
0830 PM TSTM WND DMG GILLISONVILLE 32.61N 81.00W
05/20/2008 JASPER SC TRAINED SPOTTER
TREE DOWN ON HWY 278 AND 462 INTERSECTION.
0835 PM HAIL RED TOP 32.80N 80.12W
05/20/2008 M1.75 INCH CHARLESTON SC PUBLIC
GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AT MAIN RD AND HWY 17.
0838 PM HAIL 3 W JOHNS ISLAND 32.72N 80.13W
05/20/2008 E0.75 INCH CHARLESTON SC TRAINED SPOTTER
0845 PM HAIL RED TOP 32.80N 80.12W
05/20/2008 E1.75 INCH CHARLESTON SC BROADCAST MEDIA
0845 PM HAIL CHARLESTON 32.78N 79.94W
05/20/2008 M1.00 INCH CHARLESTON SC TRAINED SPOTTER
SPOTTER REPORTED QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND 45 MPH WINDS NEAR
MUSC.
0845 PM HAIL 2 NE JAMES ISLAND 32.75N 79.91W
05/20/2008 M1.00 INCH CHARLESTON SC AMATEUR RADIO
AMATEUR RADIO OPERATOR REPORTED QUARTER SIZE HAIL NEAR FT
JOHNSON AND FOLLY ROADS.
0850 PM TSTM WND DMG JAMES ISLAND 32.73N 79.93W
05/20/2008 CHARLESTON SC AMATEUR RADIO
4-5 INCH TREES AND LIMBS DOWN ON GEORGE GRIFFIN RD.
0851 PM HAIL JAMES ISLAND 32.73N 79.93W
05/20/2008 M1.00 INCH CHARLESTON SC TRAINED SPOTTER
TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED DIME TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL
COVERING THE GROUND. ALSO GUSTY WINDS AND CONTINUOUS
LIGHTNING.
0855 PM TSTM WND DMG EDISTO ISLAND 32.56N 80.30W
05/20/2008 CHARLESTON SC PUBLIC
TREES REPORTED DOWN ON OYSTER FACTORY RD AND FISHING
CREEK RD.
&&Local storm report, May 20, 9:35 PM EDT, 22 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
935 PM EDT TUE MAY 20 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0815 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 S GARDENS CORNER 32.59N 80.76W
05/20/2008 BEAUFORT SC PUBLIC
SEVERAL 2 INCH DIAMETER TREE LIMBS DOWN ON ROUTE 21. WIND
ESTIMATED 50 MPH OR GREATER. POWER FLASHES SEEN TO THE
WEST.
&&
JAQLocal storm report, May 20, 9:42 PM EDT, 15 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
942 PM EDT TUE MAY 20 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0815 PM TSTM WND DMG SHELDON 32.60N 80.79W
05/20/2008 BEAUFORT SC EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ON HWY 3 AND HWY 462.
&&
JRLSpecial weather statement, May 20, 9:45 PM EDT, 12 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 945 PM EDT TUE MAY 20 2008 GAZ087-088-SCZ040-210215- ALLENDALE-JENKINS-SCREVEN- 945 PM EDT TUE MAY 20 2008 ...STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT JENKINS COUNTY...SCREVEN COUNTY AND ALLENDALE COUNTY THROUGH THIS EVENING... AT 942 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 25 MILES NORTHWEST OF MILLETT TO 21 MILES WEST OF HERNDON...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 13 MILES SOUTHEAST OF AUGUSTA TO 17 MILES NORTHWEST OF SWAINSBORO...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH. THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. EXCESSIVE CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WARNINGS MAY BE NEEDED AS THE THUNDERSTORMS ENTER THE AREA. BE ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AS STORMS APPROACH. BE READY TO TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION IN CASE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS ISSUED FOR YOUR LOCATION. PLEASE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON TOLL FREE AT 1-888-383-2024 IF YOU OBSERVE SEVERE WEATHER SUCH AS HAIL...DOWNED TREES...LIMBS AND POWER LINES.
Special weather statement, May 20, 9:48 PM EDT, 9 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 948 PM EDT TUE MAY 20 2008 SCZ043>045-210215- BERKELEY-DORCHESTER-INLAND COLLETON- 948 PM EDT TUE MAY 20 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT BERKELEY COUNTY...DORCHESTER COUNTY AND COLLETON COUNTY THROUGH 1015 PM EDT... AT 946 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 1/2 INCH HAIL...AND GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR MOUNT ZION...OR ABOUT OVER SAINT GEORGE...MOVING EAST AT 47 MPH. AREAS IN AND AROUND DORCHESTER...HARLEYVILLE...JEDBURG... REEVESVILLE...RIDGEVILLE AND SAINT GEORGE WILL BE IMPACTED THROUGH 1015 PM EDT. A TORNADO WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT. THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE TORNADOES SUDDENLY...SOMETIMES WITH LITTLE OR NO WARNING. BE ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND BE READY TO ACT QUICKLY.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 8:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Bulloch, Effingham, Screven | 26 min |
| May 21, 12:23 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Bulloch, Candler, Evans, Tattnall | 36 min |
| May 21, 3:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Liberty, McIntosh | 24 min |
| May 21, 4:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | McIntosh | 35 min |
| May 21, 6:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | McIntosh | 46 min |
| May 20, 8:12 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CHS | Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester | 33 min |
| May 20, 8:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Colleton | 13 min |
| May 20, 8:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton, Jasper | 39 min |
| May 20, 8:35 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CHS | Beaufort, Charleston, Colleton | 25 min |
| May 20, 8:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Berkeley, Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester | 37 min |
| May 20, 8:45 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 90 min | |
| May 20, 8:52 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 47 min | |
| May 20, 10:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Hampton, Jasper | 20 min |
| May 20, 11:52 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 83 min | |
| May 21, 1:14 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 12 min | |
| May 21, 3:30 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 26 min | |
| May 21, 3:17 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 58 min | |
| May 21, 5:09 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 66 min | |
| May 21, 6:19 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 56 min | |
| May 21, 6:46 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 59 min | |
| May 21, 7:15 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 30 min | |
| May 21, 7:43 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 62 min |
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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.