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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 254, NWS Charleston, SC
NWS Charleston, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 14, 2008, 4:47 PM EDT for Liberty County, Long County, Georgia. It was in force for 24 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
- Jul 14, 2008, 4:47 PM EDT (20:47 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 14, 2008, 5:11 PM EDT
- In force
- 24 min
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Liberty County, GA, Long County, GA
The radar
The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 111 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:47 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, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 143 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
- 913 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -45 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 957 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 8 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -10 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -3 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 Jul 14, 3:47 PM EDT, 1 hour earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 14, 3:47 PM EDT, 1 hour before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 14, 9:36 AM EDT, 7 hours 11 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 936 AM EDT MON JUL 14 2008 GAZ117-119-139-141-SCZ048>051-151000- COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH- BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER- 936 AM EDT MON JUL 14 2008 ...MODERATE RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND HEAVY RAINFALL TODAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. MODERATE RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL ADVANCE INTO THE REGION TODAY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. THESE FEATURES WILL SPREAD A VERY MOIST AIRMASS INTO THE REGION...SUPPORTING SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS FROM MIDDAY INTO THE EVENING. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAY BRIEFLY BECOME SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WIND GUSTS EXCEEDING 60 MPH AND PERHAPS EVEN PENNY SIZED HAIL. A FEW SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS MAY ALSO PRODUCE EXCESSIVE RAINFALL AND LOCALIZED FLOODING. ANY THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE FREQUENT AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. WHILE THE GREATEST POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL EXIST ALONG AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 95 BETWEEN 1 PM AND 9 PM...ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MAY ALSO ADVANCE THROUGH COASTAL COMMUNITIES AND ACROSS ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS DURING THIS TIME. IF YOU ARE LOCATED WITHIN SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...OR IF YOU ARE BOATING ON ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS...YOU SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY. THIS CAN BE DONE THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS...TV...OR YOUR LOCAL NEWS SOURCE. INFORMATION IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV/CHS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. RIP CURRENTS...THE COMBINATION OF SMALL SWELL AND MODERATE ONSHORE WINDS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE TO ENHANCE THE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT AREA BEACHES THROUGH AT LEAST MID WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. ALSO...PLEASE RELAY RIP CURRENT REPORTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. AMZ330-350-352-354-374-GAZ087-088-099>101-114>116-118-137-138-140- SCZ040-042>045-047-151000- 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-INLAND CHATHAM-LONG-INLAND LIBERTY-INLAND MCINTOSH- ALLENDALE-HAMPTON-INLAND COLLETON-DORCHESTER-BERKELEY-INLAND JASPER- 936 AM EDT MON JUL 14 2008 ...ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND HEAVY RAINFALL TODAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS...SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL ADVANCE INTO THE REGION TODAY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. THESE FEATURES WILL SPREAD A VERY MOIST AIRMASS INTO THE REGION...SUPPORTING SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS FROM MIDDAY INTO THE EVENING. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAY BRIEFLY BECOME SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WIND GUSTS EXCEEDING 60 MPH AND PERHAPS EVEN PENNY SIZED HAIL. A FEW SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS MAY ALSO PRODUCE EXCESSIVE RAINFALL AND LOCALIZED FLOODING. ANY THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE FREQUENT AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. WHILE THE GREATEST POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL EXIST ALONG AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 95 BETWEEN 1 PM AND 9 PM...ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MAY ALSO ADVANCE THROUGH COASTAL COMMUNITIES AND ACROSS ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS DURING THIS TIME. IF YOU ARE LOCATED WITHIN SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...OR IF YOU ARE BOATING ON ON ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS...YOU SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY. THIS CAN BE DONE THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS...TV...OR YOUR LOCAL NEWS SOURCE. INFORMATION IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV/CHS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. 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
Special weather statement, Jul 14, 2:53 PM EDT, 1 hour 54 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 253 PM EDT MON JUL 14 2008 GAZ099-100-141945- BULLOCH-CANDLER- 253 PM EDT MON JUL 14 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT WEST CENTRAL BULLOCH AND CANDLER COUNTIES THROUGH 345 PM EDT... AT 249 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PEA SIZE HAIL...AND GUSTY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR UNION...OR ABOUT OVER METTER...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 12 MPH. AREAS IN AND AROUND METTER...PULASKI AND REGISTER WILL LIKELY BE IMPACTED THROUGH 345 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. THIS THUNDERSTORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN...WHICH MAY FLOOD DITCHES AND LOW-LYING AREAS. AVOID FLOOD PRONE AREAS AND DO NOT DRIVE INTO PLACES WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. 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, Jul 14, 2:58 PM EDT, 1 hour 49 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 258 PM EDT MON JUL 14 2008 SCZ045-050-142000- BERKELEY-CHARLESTON- 258 PM EDT MON JUL 14 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT CENTRAL CHARLESTON AND SOUTH CENTRAL BERKELEY COUNTIES THROUGH 400 PM EDT... AT 254 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PEA SIZE HAIL...AND GUSTY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR AWENDAW TO RED BANK LANDING...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 14 MILES WEST OF MCCLELLANVILLE TO 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GOOSE CREEK...AND WERE NEARLY STATIONARY. AREAS IN AND AROUND AWENDAW...CAINHOY...DANIEL ISLAND AND WANDO WILL LIKELY BE IMPACTED THROUGH 400 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. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN...WHICH MAY FLOOD DITCHES AND LOW-LYING AREAS. AVOID FLOOD PRONE AREAS AND DO NOT DRIVE INTO PLACES WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. 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, Jul 14, 3:32 PM EDT, 1 hour 15 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 332 PM EDT MON JUL 14 2008 GAZ116-138-142030- INLAND BRYAN-INLAND LIBERTY- 332 PM EDT MON JUL 14 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT CENTRAL LIBERTY AND POSSIBLY CENTRAL BRYAN COUNTIES THROUGH 430 PM EDT... AT 328 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PEA SIZE HAIL...AND GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR RICHMOND HILL. THIS STORM WAS NEARLY STATIONARY. AREAS IN AND AROUND RICHMOND HILL AND DANIEL WILL BE IMPACTED THROUGH 430 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. THIS THUNDERSTORM IS ALSO CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN...WHICH MAY FLOOD DITCHES AND LOW-LYING AREAS. AVOID FLOOD PRONE AREAS AND DO NOT DRIVE INTO PLACES WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. 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, Jul 14, 4:08 PM EDT, 39 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 408 PM EDT MON JUL 14 2008 GAZ088-142100- SCREVEN- 408 PM EDT MON JUL 14 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT CENTRAL SCREVEN COUNTY THROUGH 500 PM EDT... AT 403 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PEA SIZE HAIL...AND GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR SYLVANIA. THIS STORM WAS NEARLY STATIONARY. AREAS IN AND AROUND ALTMAN...HILLTONIA AND SYLVANIA WILL BE IMPACTED THROUGH 500 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. THIS THUNDERSTORM IS ALSO CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN...WHICH MAY FLOOD DITCHES AND LOW-LYING AREAS. AVOID FLOOD PRONE AREAS AND DO NOT DRIVE INTO PLACES WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. 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, Jul 14, 4:11 PM EDT, 36 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 411 PM EDT MON JUL 14 2008 GAZ100-115-116-142100- BULLOCH-EVANS-INLAND BRYAN- 411 PM EDT MON JUL 14 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT EXTREME NORTHWESTERN BRYAN... SOUTH CENTRAL BULLOCH AND EASTERN EVANS COUNTIES THROUGH 500 PM EDT... AT 408 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PEA SIZE HAIL...AND GUSTY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR DAISY...OR ABOUT OVER CLAXTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 18 MPH. AREAS IN AND AROUND CLAXTON...DAISY...DENMARK...GROVELAND AND NEVILS WILL BE IMPACTED THROUGH 500 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. THIS THUNDERSTORM IS ALSO CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN...WHICH MAY FLOOD DITCHES AND LOW-LYING AREAS. AVOID FLOOD PRONE AREAS AND DO NOT DRIVE INTO PLACES WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. 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, Jul 14, 4:41 PM EDT, 6 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 441 PM EDT MON JUL 14 2008 GAZ137-138-142130- INLAND LIBERTY-LONG- 441 PM EDT MON JUL 14 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT WESTERN LIBERTY AND LONG COUNTIES THROUGH 530 PM EDT... AT 437 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 MILL CREEK...OR ABOUT OVER HINESVILLE...AND WAS NEARLY STATIONARY. AREAS IN AND AROUND ALLENHURST...FLEMINGTON...FORT STEWART...GUM BRANCH...HINESVILLE...LUDOWICI...MCINTOSH AND WALTHOURVILLE WILL BE IMPACTED THROUGH 530 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. HEAVY RAINFALL IS ALSO POSSIBLE WHICH COULD LEAD TO MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS. 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.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 14, 2:58 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | Berkeley, Charleston | 49 min |
| Jul 14, 7:55 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | Berkeley, Charleston | 65 min |
| Jul 14, 4:22 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | Bryan, Liberty | 53 min |
| Jul 14, 4:32 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | Screven | 45 min |
| Jul 14, 4:52 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CHS | Liberty, Long | 113 min |
| Jul 14, 5:36 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | Liberty, Long, Tattnall | 54 min |
| Jul 14, 5:58 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CHS | Long, Tattnall | 62 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Georgia, 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.