Alert archive / South Carolina / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2008
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 165, NWS Charleston, SC
NWS Charleston, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 20, 2008, 2:01 PM EDT for Colleton County, Hampton County, South Carolina. It was in force for 59 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
- Jun 20, 2008, 2:01 PM EDT (18:01 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 20, 2008, 3:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 59 min
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Colleton County, SC, Hampton County, SC
The radar
The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 22 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:02 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 12:00Z, 6.0 hours before the alert went out and 268 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
- 535 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -91 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1363 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 25 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 36 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 68 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
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 Jun 20, 1:30 PM EDT, 31 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 20, 1:30 PM EDT, 31 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 20, 4:22 AM EDT, 9 hours 39 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 422 AM EDT FRI JUN 20 2008 AMZ330-350-352-354-374-GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-137>141-SCZ040- 042>045-047>051-211000- 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- 422 AM EDT FRI JUN 20 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS...SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...AS THE SEA BREEZE ADVANCES INLAND...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. AS THESE THUNDERSTORMS MOVE TOWARD THE EAST AND SOUTHEAST...A FEW MAY BECOME SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WIND GUSTS EXCEEDING 60 MPH AND LARGE HAIL EXCEEDING ONE INCH IN DIAMETER...ESPECIALLY BETWEEN 2 PM AND 9 PM. ANY THUNDERSTORMS MAY ALSO PRODUCE FREQUENT AND DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...A SERIES OF SURFACE AND UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES WILL AFFECT THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. THESE DISTURBANCES...IN COMBINATION WITH THE DAILY AFTERNOON SEA BREEZE AND A CONTINUED UNSTABLE AIRMASS...MAY LEAD TO A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS SOUTHERN SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. THE MAIN HAZARDS FROM THE STRONGEST STORMS THAT DEVELOP WILL BE GUSTY WINDS...HAIL...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAINFALL. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 20, 12:10 PM EDT, 1 hour 51 minutes before
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</html>Local storm report, Jun 20, 12:20 PM EDT, 1 hour 41 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1220 PM EDT FRI JUN 20 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1149 AM TSTM WND GST EDISTO BEACH 32.49N 80.32W
06/20/2008 M45.00 MPH COLLETON SC MESONET
REPORT FROM AWS SITE.
&&
33Local storm report, Jun 20, 12:36 PM EDT, 1 hour 25 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1236 PM EDT FRI JUN 20 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1152 AM HAIL EDISTO BEACH 32.49N 80.32W
06/20/2008 E0.50 INCH COLLETON SC PUBLIC
DIME SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED AT BIG PLANTATION GOLF COURSE
IN EDISTO BEACH.
1150 AM HAIL EDISTO ISLAND 32.56N 80.30W
06/20/2008 E0.50 INCH CHARLESTON SC PUBLIC
DIME SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED IN EDISTO ISLAND. SMALL LIMBS
DOWN ALSO.
&&
REBSpecial weather statement, Jun 20, 12:44 PM EDT, 1 hour 17 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 1244 PM EDT FRI JUN 20 2008 SCZ045-201715- BERKELEY- 1244 PM EDT FRI JUN 20 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT BERKELEY COUNTY THROUGH 115 PM EDT... AT 1240 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL...AND GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR BONNEAU BEACH...OR ABOUT 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SAINT STEPHEN...MOVING NORTH AT 18 MPH. AREAS IN AND AROUND BONNEAU...BONNEAU BEACH...CROSS AND EADYTOWN WILL BE IMPACTED THROUGH 115 PM EDT. FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. IF OUTDOORS...STAY AWAY FROM ISOLATED HIGH OBJECTS. IF INDOORS...STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND DOORS. AVOID USING TELEPHONES UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY. 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.
Local storm report, Jun 20, 1:47 PM EDT, 14 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
147 PM EDT FRI JUN 20 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0142 PM HAIL SAINT STEPHEN 33.40N 79.92W
06/20/2008 E0.25 INCH BERKELEY SC TRAINED SPOTTER
PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED IN SAINT STEPHEN.
&&
REBSpecial weather statement, Jun 20, 1:49 PM EDT, 12 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 149 PM EDT FRI JUN 20 2008 SCZ042-043-201815- HAMPTON-INLAND COLLETON- 149 PM EDT FRI JUN 20 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT HAMPTON COUNTY AND COLLETON COUNTY THROUGH 215 PM EDT... AT 149 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 1/2 INCH HAIL...AND GUSTY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR MILEY...OR ABOUT 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF HAMPTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 11 MPH. AREAS IN AND AROUND ASHTON...COLLETON...CROCKETVILLE...ISLANDTON... LODGE...MILEY...PADGETTS...RUFFIN AND WILLIAMS WILL BE IMPACTED THROUGH 215 PM EDT. 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.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 8:10 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 32 min | |
| Jun 20, 10:26 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Beaufort, Charleston, Colleton | 64 min |
| Jun 20, 11:35 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 55 min | |
| Jun 20, 11:41 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Charleston, Colleton | 34 min |
| Jun 20, 12:26 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 50 min | |
| Jun 20, 12:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Berkeley | 49 min |
| Jun 20, 1:30 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 60 min | |
| Jun 20, 1:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Berkeley | 51 min |
| Jun 20, 2:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Berkeley | 61 min |
| Jun 20, 2:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton, Jasper | 64 min |
| Jun 20, 3:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Berkeley, Charleston | 50 min |
| Jun 20, 3:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Beaufort, Colleton, Jasper | 59 min |
| Jun 20, 3:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Charleston | 47 min |
| Jun 20, 4:03 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 57 min | |
| Jun 20, 4:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester | 56 min |
| Jun 20, 4:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Berkeley, Charleston | 66 min |
| Jun 20, 4:51 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | Berkeley, Charleston | 3 hr |
| Jun 20, 4:56 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 94 min | |
| Jun 20, 4:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester | 61 min |
| Jun 20, 5:02 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 58 min | |
| Jun 20, 5:18 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CHS | Charleston | 27 min |
| Jun 20, 5:30 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | Berkeley, Charleston | 60 min |
| Jun 20, 5:46 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 89 min | |
| Jun 20, 6:05 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CHS | Charleston | 107 min |
| Jun 20, 6:26 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 94 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in South Carolina, 2008Every severe thunderstorm 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.