Alert archive / South Carolina / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2008
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 311, NWS Charleston, SC
NWS Charleston, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 16, 2008, 9:37 PM EDT for Colleton County, Dorchester County, Hampton County, South Carolina. It was in force for 53 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
- Aug 16, 2008, 9:37 PM EDT (01:37 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 16, 2008, 10:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 53 min
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Colleton County, SC, Dorchester County, SC, Hampton County, SC
The radar
The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 40 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:38 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 Aug 16, 8:06 PM EDT, 1 hour 31 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 16, 8:06 PM EDT, 1 hour 31 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 16, 4:39 AM EDT, 16 hours 58 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 439 AM EDT SAT AUG 16 2008 AMZ330-350-352-354-374-GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-137>141-SCZ040- 042>045-047>051-170845- 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- 439 AM EDT SAT AUG 16 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS...SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY ALONG WITH SEVERAL STRONG UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES WILL GRADUALLY MOVE SOUTH INTO THE AREA TODAY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA AS THE SERIES OF DISTURBANCES APPROACH. SOME OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS COULD BECOME STRONG...PRODUCING GUSTY WINDS...SMALL HAIL AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES. HOWEVER...IF CLOUD COVER DIMINISHES THIS AFTERNOON AND ALLOWS FOR MORE ROBUST DAYTIME HEATING...THE INTERACTION OF THE FRONT WITH THE SEA BREEZE BOUNDARY COULD ALSO RESULT IN ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. THE MOST LIKELY AREAS FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING IS NORTH OF A LINE FROM CHARLESTON TO WALTERBORO...CONTINUING TO HAMPTON AND MILLEN. IN ADDITION...DUE TO THE SLOW MOVEMENT OF THUNDERSTORMS TODAY...HEAVY RAINS ARE ALSO LIKELY. THIS MAY RESULT IN AN ENHANCED RISK OF AT LEAST MINOR FLOODING PROBLEMS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS...TV...OR YOUR LOCAL NEWS SOURCE FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET AT WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV/CHS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. TROPICAL WEATHER...TROPICAL CYCLONE FAY IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO AND THROUGH THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO DURING THE EARLY AND MIDDLE PART OF THE UPCOMING WEEK. ALTHOUGH THERE IS STILL UNCERTAINTY AS TO WHAT TYPE OF EFFECTS THERE MAY BE FOR SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...ALL ARE URGED TO PAY ATTENTION TO THE LATEST FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS FROM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER ABOUT THIS SYSTEM. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 16, 4:23 PM EDT, 5 hours 14 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 423 PM EDT SAT AUG 16 2008 SCZ045-050-162100- BERKELEY-CHARLESTON- 423 PM EDT SAT AUG 16 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT CENTRAL CHARLESTON AND SOUTH CENTRAL BERKELEY COUNTIES THROUGH 500 PM EDT... AT 420 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GUSTY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR RED BANK LANDING...OR ABOUT 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GOOSE CREEK...MOVING WEST AT 7 MPH. AREAS IN AND AROUND CHARLESTON AIRPORT...DANIEL ISLAND...GOOSE CREEK...HANAHAN AND NORTH CHARLESTON WILL BE IMPACTED THROUGH 500 PM EDT. FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP 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, Aug 16, 8:16 PM EDT, 1 hour 21 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 16, 10:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton, Jasper | 22 min |
| Aug 17, 4:37 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | Berkeley, Charleston | 84 min |
| Aug 17, 5:56 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | Colleton | 94 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.