Alert archive / South Carolina / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2008
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 32, NWS Charleston, SC
NWS Charleston, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 15, 2008, 8:54 PM EDT for 5 counties in South Carolina. It was in force for 66 min. 4 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
- Mar 15, 2008, 8:54 PM EDT (00:54 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 15, 2008, 10:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 66 min
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Beaufort County, SC, Charleston County, SC, Colleton County, SC, Hampton County, SC, Jasper County, SC
The radar
The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 38 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:57 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 9:15 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Beaufort, SC | POSSIBLE TORNADO NEAR THE BEAUFORT MCAS /KNBC/. |
| Mar 15, 9:20 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Dale, SC | EMERGENCY MANAGER DETERMINED DAMAGE TO BE FROM STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. 2 LARGE PINE TREES DOWN. 2 TOPS OF PINE TREES SNAPPED. 1 LARGE OAK TREE LIMB DOWN. SHINGLE AND SKIRTING DAMAGE TO MOBILE HOME. SHED FLIPPED. CARPORT BLOWN OVER. DAMAGE HAPPENED IN ABOUT 7 SECO |
| Mar 15, 9:20 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Dale, SC | POSSIBLE TORNADO. DAMAGE TO 1 MOBILE HOME. TREES DOWN. EMERGENCY MANAGER WILL INVESTIGATE. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. |
| Mar 15, 9:45 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 6 Ese Beaufort, SC | POSSIBLE TORNADO ON JEANNETTE ROAD ON SAINT HELENA ISLAND. |
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 4 storm reports to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 4:36 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Charleston AFB, SC (KCHS), launched 00:00Z, 0.9 hours before the alert went out and 81 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
- 966 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -56 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 741 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 0 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 0 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 0 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WUUS52 KCHS 160054
SVRCHS
SCC013-019-029-049-053-160200-
/O.NEW.KCHS.SV.W.0032.080316T0054Z-080316T0200Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
854 PM EDT SAT MAR 15 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
BEAUFORT COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA...
SOUTHWESTERN CHARLESTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA...
SOUTHERN COLLETON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA...
EAST CENTRAL HAMPTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA...
NORTHEASTERN JASPER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA...
* UNTIL 1000 PM EDT
* AT 852 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 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 RITTER TO HENDERSONVILLE
TO MCPHERSONVILLE...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF WALTERBORO TO 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF YEMASSEE TO
YEMASSEE...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
* SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THE STORM INCLUDE...
HENDERSONVILLE...MCPHERSONVILLE...
YEMASSEE...RITTER...
WHITE HALL...SHELDON...
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION...
BEAUFORT...PORT ROYAL...
A TORNADO WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE
TORNADOES SUDDENLY. BE ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS
AND BE READY TO ACT QUICKLY. SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING AND
STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
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 3244 8102 3256 8084 3265 8087 3263 8095
3275 8102 3281 8090 3286 8060 3267 8063
3258 8014 3246 8032 3249 8047 3239 8041
3231 8051 3225 8065 3229 8066 3234 8075
3230 8073 3228 8075 3225 8068 3221 8076
TIME...MOT...LOC 0054Z 279DEG 38KT 3282 8058 3279 8077
3268 8091
$$1 follow-up statement
000
WWUS52 KCHS 160147
SVSCHS
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
946 PM EDT SAT MAR 15 2008
SCC013-019-029-053-160200-
/O.CON.KCHS.SV.W.0032.000000T0000Z-080316T0200Z/
COLLETON SC-CHARLESTON SC-BEAUFORT SC-JASPER SC-
946 PM EDT SAT MAR 15 2008
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT
FOR EAST CENTRAL JASPER...BEAUFORT...SOUTHWESTERN CHARLESTON AND
SOUTHEASTERN COLLETON COUNTIES...
AT 943 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER
SIZE HAIL...AND DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH. THESE STORMS
WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM WIGGINS TO DALE...OR ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM 14 MILES NORTHWEST OF EDISTO BEACH TO 12 MILES
NORTHEAST OF BEAUFORT TO 8 MILES NORTH OF BEAUFORT...MOVING EAST AT
40 MPH.
A TORNADO WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE
TORNADOES SUDDENLY. BE ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS
AND BE READY TO ACT QUICKLY.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER SUCH AS HAIL...DOWNED TREES...LIMBS...AND
POWER LINES...PLEASE CONTACT THE CHARLESTON NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
TOLL FREE AT 1-888-383-2024 OR EMAIL YOUR REPORTS TO
CHS.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV.
LAT...LON 3244 8102 3261 8076 3263 8080 3264 8071
3269 8062 3268 8063 3258 8014 3246 8032
3249 8047 3238 8042 3225 8065 3230 8066
3234 8075 3230 8073 3228 8075 3225 8069
3221 8076
TIME...MOT...LOC 0146Z 279DEG 38KT 3262 8045 3258 8054
3254 8064
$$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 Mar 15, 7:56 PM EDT, 58 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 15, 7:56 PM EDT, 58 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
756 PM EDT SAT MAR 15 2008
.SYNOPSIS...
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST AND MOVE THROUGH
THE AREA TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD NORTH OF THE REGION
MONDAY AND TUESDAY. ANOTHER SYSTEM IS POSSIBLE TOWARD MID
WEEK...FOLLOWED BY A RETURN OF HIGH PRES BY THE END OF THE WEEK.
&&
.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM SUNDAY MORNING/...
PER COORDINATION WITH SPC...EXPANDED PDS TORNADO WATCH SOUTH INTO
ALL SE SC COUNTIES AND INTO SE GA COUNTIES NORTH OF I-16.
AS OF EARLY SATURDAY EVENING...MULTIPLE SUPERCELLS WERE
PUSHING INTO TORNADO WATCH AREA. SCENARIO CONTINUES TO APPEAR
DANGEROUS...WITH A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT TORNADOES...VERY
LARGE HAIL PERHAPS REACHING GOLF BALL SIZE OR LARGER...AND
STRONG/DAMAGING WIND GUSTS EXCEEDING 70 MPH THIS EVENING.
HAIL....
SIGNIFICANT COOLING WITH HEIGHT ABOVE A LOW LVL INVERSION AND
ROTATING UPDRAFTS FAVOR LARGE HAIL THIS AFTERNOON. DRY AIR ALOFT
HAS CONTRIBUTED TO STEEP MID LVL LAPSE RATES AROUND
-7.5C...ALLOWING TEMPS TO COOL TO -17C AT THE 500MB. COOLING OF
THIS SIGNIFICANCE HAS CONTRIBUTED TO LARGE AMOUNTS OF CAPE...404
J/KG...IN THE HAIL GROWTH ZONE. WITH CAPE VALUES OF THIS MAGNITUDE
AND WBZ HEIGHTS AND FREEZING LVLS OF 8K FT AND 10.5K FT
RESPECTFULLY...HAIL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER IS NOT OUT OF THE
QUESTION FOR SEVERAL AREAS...AND HAD ALREADY BEEN OCCURRING
UPSTREAM SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
WIND....
TREMENDOUS DAMAGING DOWNBURST/MICROBURST POTENTIAL EXISTS WITH
THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AS A LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM CONTINUES TO TRACK EAST NORTHEAST THIS AFTERNOON
AND DEVELOPMENT ENHANCES. DRY MID LVL AIR ASSOCIATED WITH AN
INVERSION WILL ENHANCE EVAPORATIONAL COOLING DURING THUNDERSTORM
ACTIVITY AND PROMOTE STRONG DOWNBURST POTENTIAL...LEADING TO
POTENTIALLY DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. DCAPE VALUES AROUND 750
J/KG SUGGEST DOWNBURST POTENTIAL AS WELL...ESPECIALLY DURING
HEAVIER THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY. ADDITIONALLY TO SOUNDING DATA...THE
EFFECTS OF DRY AIR ARE CURRENTLY SEEN UPSTREAM AS THE MCS
CONTINUES TO PUSH INTO THIS DRYER AIR AND IS BEGINNING TO BREAK UP
INTO MORE DISCRETE TYPE CELLS.
OUTSIDE THUNDERSTORMS...STRONG/PERSISTENT PRESSURE FALLS N/NW OF
THE REGION WILL SUPPORT SW WINDS SUSTAINED 25-35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AT LEAST 40 MPH THROUGH THIS EVENING. THUS...ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY FOR ALL COUNTIES UNTIL 11 PM.
TORNADOES....
REGION OF 0-1 KM STORM RELATIVE HELICITY 300-500 M2/S2 WAS FOLLOWING
IMPRESSIVE SUPERCELLS TOWARD TORNADO WATCH 120. THUS...THE
POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR SIGNIFICANT TORNADOES THIS EVENING.
LFCS/LCLS BELOW 1000M TO BE INCORPORATED IN THUNDERSTORM
UPDRAFTS.
SIGNIFICANT DRY AIR IS SWEEPING IN FROM THE SOUTHWEST AS SEEN IN WATER
VAPOR IMAGERY. AT THIS POINT...HAVE MAINTAINED CHANCE POPS FOR
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS MAINLY THE NORTHERN TWO THIRDS OF THE
FORECAST AREA BEGINNING LATE THIS AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING AND
CONTINUING UNTIL AROUND MIDNIGHT. ALL THE INGREDIENTS FOR
ORGANIZED SUPER CELLS AND BOW ECHOES CONTINUE TO BE
EVIDENT...INCLUDING AMPLE INSTABILITY...STRONG WIND PROFILE AND
SHORTWAVE ENERGY. WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE SOUTHERN END OF THE
MCS ACROSS UPSTATE SC AND NC FOR FURTHER ENHANCEMENT...AS
DEVELOPING STORMS ALONG THE TRAILING LINE MAY CARRY THE BEST
POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WEATHER ACROSS THE CHS FORECAST AREA.
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL QUICKLY EXIT THE MID ATLANTIC COAST
OVERNIGHT...WITH THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT PASSAGE BY 12Z SUNDAY.
HAVE ENDED ALL PRECIP/TSTM CHANCES BEFORE DAYBREAK SUNDAY. BREEZY
CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST TONIGHT WHILE A STRONG LOW LEVEL JET
PASSES OVER THE REGION.
LAKE WINDS...A LAKE WIND ADVISORY WILL BEGIN EARLY THIS EVENING...AS
THE LOW LEVEL JET INCREASES WITH COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE TONIGHT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL SURGE UP TO 20 KT OVER THE LAKE...WITH GUSTS
UP TO 25 KT.
&&
.SHORT TERM /6 AM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH 6 PM SUNDAY/...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL QUICKLY BUILD IN FROM THE NORTH BEHIND THE
DEPARTING COLD FRONT. NO SIGNIFICANT COLD ADVECTION IS EXPECTED
BEHIND THE FRONT ON SUNDAY. RAPIDLY DRYING CONDITIONS WILL ALLOW
FOR FULL SUNSHINE BY THE AFTERNOON. SUNNY SKIES COMBINED WITH SOME
DOWNSLOPE FLOW WILL ALLOW HIGH TEMPERATURES TO RISE INTO THE LOWER
70S NORTH TO THE MID 70S SOUTH. WINDS WILL REMAIN BREEZY WITHIN AN
ENHANCE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THE LOW SYSTEM OFFSHORE AND THE
HIGH PRESSURE TO THE WEST.
LAKE WINDS...LOW LEVEL JET WILL DECREASE SUNDAY MORNING...THUS
LAKE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE BY NOON.
&&
.LONG TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/...
SPRAWLING HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED WELL NORTH OF THE REGION WILL
PROVIDE TRANQUIL CONDITIONS THROUGH TUESDAY. ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE
WILL PASS NW OF THE REGION AND WILL PULL A COLD FRONT THROUGH THE
AREA AROUND MIDWEEK. UPPER RIDGING ALONG THE SE COAST SHOULD LIMIT
PRECIP POTENTIAL WITHIN THE WAA REGIME IN ADVANCE OF THIS SYSTEM
TUESDAY/TUESDAY NIGHT...THUS LIMITED THE CHANCE FOR SHOWERS/
THUNDERSTORMS TO WEDNESDAY/WEDNESDAY NIGHT. ALSO...IF THE COLD FRONT
AND ASSOCIATED CONVECTION IS DELAYED UNTIL LATER WEDNESDAY...
TEMPERATURES COULD PUSH TO AROUND 80F AT MANY INLAND LOCATIONS.
THEN...LATEST TRENDS SUGGEST THAT THE COLD FRONT AND ASSOCIATED
MOISTURE WILL HAVE CLEARED THE REGION BY THURSDAY...WITH HIGH
PRESSURE THE MAIN FEATURE INTO NEXT WEEKEND.
&&
.AVIATION /00Z SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH POSSIBLE TORNADOES AND HAIL ARE QUICKLY
MOVING EAST TOWARD KCHS THIS HOUR. HAVE ADDED A TWO-HOUR TEMPO
GROUP TO THE 00Z KCHS TAF TO INDICATE TSTMS BETWEEN 00Z AND
02Z...AS THESE STORMS COULD BE AT THE TERMINAL WITHIN AN HOUR.
THESE STORMS HAVE A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES AND LARGE
HAIL...IN ADDITION TO GUSTY WINDS AND IFR VSBYS. STORMS ARE
REMAINING NORTH AND WEST OF KSAV AT THIS POINT...SO HAVE ONLY
MENTIONED CB IN THE 00Z KSAV TAF. WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR RADAR
TRENDS AND MAKE NECESSARY UPDATES THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT.
FEEL THAT CIGS WILL MOSTLY BE VFR DURING THE FIRST 12 HOURS...WITH
MVFR CIGS BRIEFLY POSSIBLE NEAR TSTMS. AFTER THIS LINE OF STORMS
MOVES THROUGH THE AREA DURING THE NEXT FEW HOURS...CONDITIONS WILL
GRADUALLY IMPROVE. STILL EXPECT GUSTY WINDS UNTIL AFTER
MIDNIGHT...AFTER WHICH WEST WINDS WILL BE AROUND 10 TO 15 KT AT
BOTH TERMINALS. WIND SHEAR LOOKS MARGINAL AND WILL BE HIGHLY
DEPENDENT ON HOW MUCH SPEEDS DIMINISH DURING THE EARLY MORNING
HOURS.
CLEAR SKIES SUNDAY WILL ALLOW FOR IDEAL MIXING INTO A LINGERING 20
TO 25 KT LOW LEVEL JET DURING THE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON.
THUS GUSTY CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY RESUME AFTER SUNRISE.
EXTENDED AVIATION OUTLOOK...VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH
TUE. MVFR OR LOWER CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE WED WITH THE NEXT
STORM SYSTEM. VFR CONDITIONS WILL RETURN FOR THE END OF THE WEEK.
&&
.MARINE...
S/SW WINDS CONTINUE TO ACCELERATE IN RESPONSE TO PERSISTENT/STRONG
PRESSURE FALLS INLAND. CONTINUED THE GALE WARNING FOR CHS HARBOR
UNTIL 11 PM...AND UPGRADED SCAS TO GALE WARNINGS FOR ALL COASTAL
WATERS OUTSIDE THE HARBOR UNTIL 4 AM. POST COLD FROPA WINDS MAY
DIMINISH BELOW GALE FORCE...BUT CONFIDENCE REMAINS LOW IN THIS
TIMING...AS THE DEEPENING SURFACE LOW MAY CONTINUE TO SUPPORT
GALE FORCE GUSTS INTO SUNDAY MORNING.
CONDITIONS WILL GRADUALLY IMPROVE SUNDAY MORNING...AND ALL
ADVISORIES FOR THE NEARSHORE WATERS WILL END BY NOON. OFFSHORE
GEORGIA MAY SEE MARGINAL SCA CONDITIONS INTO THE AFTERNOON
HOURS...MAINLY IN SEAS.
AFTER A LULL IN WINDS/SEAS SUNDAY EVENING...12Z GUIDANCE CONTINUES
TO INSIST THAT THE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL TIGHTEN ON THE
S/SE PERIPHERY OF THE SPRAWLING HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING DOWN THE
COAST...AND SCA WINDS/SEAS WILL LIKELY REDEVELOP ACROSS THE OUTER
GEORGIA WATERS OVERNIGHT. ACROSS NEARSHORE WATERS...NE WINDS 15-20
KT AND SEAS 3-5 FT WILL ALSO BECOME COMMON. THEN...THESE ELEVATED
WINDS/SEAS WILL PERSIST THROUGH MOST/ALL OF MONDAY...BEFORE HIGH
PRESSURE BECOMES CENTERED CLOSER TO THE COASTAL WATERS.
THEN...WINDS/SEAS SHOULD REMAIN BELOW SCA THRESHOLDS MONDAY NIGHT
THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. THEN...S WINDS WILL SURGE INTO THE WATERS
AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WEDNESDAY. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
CONDITIONS WILL BECOME COMMON...AND GALES CANNOT BE RULED OUT.
THEN...WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST WEDNESDAY NIGHT...AND SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS SHOULD TAPER OFF THURSDAY.
&&
.CHS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 1 AM EDT SUNDAY FOR GAZ087-088-099>101.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR GAZ087-088-
099>101-114>119-137>141.
SC...TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 1 AM EDT SUNDAY FOR SCZ040-042>045-047>051.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR SCZ040-042>045-
047>051.
MARINE...TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 1 AM EDT SUNDAY FOR AMZ330-350-352.
GALE WARNING UNTIL 4 AM EDT SUNDAY FOR AMZ350-352-354-374.
GALE WARNING UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR AMZ330.
&&Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 15, 7:25 PM EDT, 1 hour 29 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 725 PM EDT SAT MAR 15 2008 GAZ114>119-137>141-161000- TATTNALL-EVANS-INLAND BRYAN-COASTAL BRYAN-INLAND CHATHAM- COASTAL CHATHAM-LONG-INLAND LIBERTY-COASTAL LIBERTY-INLAND MCINTOSH- COASTAL MCINTOSH- 725 PM EDT SAT MAR 15 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND ADVISORY. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP AHEAD OF THE FRONT ACROSS SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...TO THE SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 16 UNTIL MIDNIGHT. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED TORNADOES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. 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. SCZ045-161000- BERKELEY- 725 PM EDT SAT MAR 15 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...TORNADO WATCH 120 IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EDT SUNDAY... 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. WIND ADVISORY. TORNADO WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. 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. AMZ350-352-161000- WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM- 725 PM EDT SAT MAR 15 2008 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT SUNDAY... ...TORNADO WATCH 120 IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EDT SUNDAY... 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. GALE WARNING. TORNADO WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. 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. AMZ354-374-161000- 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- 725 PM EDT SAT MAR 15 2008 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT SUNDAY... 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. GALE WARNING. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...THUNDERSTORMS MAY AFFECT THE COASTAL WATERS...ESPECIALLY NORTH OF THE SAVANNAH RIVER...UNTIL 1 AM TONIGHT. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS COULD PRODUCE STRONG WINDS EXCEEDING 50 KNOTS AND LARGE HAIL. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS...TV OR YOUR LOCAL NEWS SOURCE FOR THE LATEST STATEMENTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. 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. GAZ087-088-099>101-SCZ040-042>044-047>051-161000- JENKINS-SCREVEN-CANDLER-BULLOCH-EFFINGHAM-ALLENDALE-HAMPTON- INLAND COLLETON-DORCHESTER-INLAND JASPER-BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON- CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER- 725 PM EDT SAT MAR 15 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...TORNADO WATCH 120 IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EDT SUNDAY... 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. WIND ADVISORY. TORNADO WATCH. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...AN INTENSIFYING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM... AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT AND A POTENT UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL COMBINE WITH STRONG WIND FIELDS AND AN UNSTABLE AIR MASS TO SUPPORT A SIGNIFICANT OUTBREAK OF SEVERE WEATHER...INCLUDING DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...AND TORNADOES...UNTIL MIDNIGHT. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS...TV OR YOUR LOCAL NEWS SOURCE FOR THE LATEST STATEMENTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. 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. AMZ330-161000- CHARLESTON HARBOR- 725 PM EDT SAT MAR 15 2008 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...TORNADO WATCH 120 IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EDT SUNDAY... 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. GALE WARNING. TORNADO WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. 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, Mar 15, 8:37 PM EDT, 17 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
837 PM EDT SAT MAR 15 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0836 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 N HENDERSONVILLE 32.86N 80.73W
03/15/2008 COLLETON SC TRAINED SPOTTER
LARGE TREE DOWN ON HENDERSONVILLE HIGHWAY.
&&
33Local storm report, Mar 15, 8:38 PM EDT, 16 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
838 PM EDT SAT MAR 15 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0820 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 SW NEW HOPE 33.07N 79.84W
03/15/2008 BERKELEY SC LAW ENFORCEMENT
14 LARGE TREES DOWN ALONG INTERSTATE 26 EAST BOUND AT THE
JEDBURG EXIT.
&&
DPBLocal storm report, Mar 15, 8:40 PM EDT, 14 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
840 PM EDT SAT MAR 15 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0735 PM TSTM WND DMG ALLENDALE 33.01N 81.31W
03/15/2008 ALLENDALE SC PUBLIC
1 LARGE TREE DOWN IN ALLENDALE.
&&
DPBLocal storm report, Mar 15, 8:52 PM EDT, 2 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
852 PM EDT SAT MAR 15 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0825 PM TSTM WND DMG STRAWBERRY 33.09N 80.03W
03/15/2008 BERKELEY SC COUNTY OFFICIAL
NUMEROUS TREES DOWN AT THE STRAWBERRY HILL MOBIL HOME
PARK. POSSIBLE TORNADO.
0829 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 SW MONCKS CORNER 33.18N 80.04W
03/15/2008 BERKELEY SC COUNTY OFFICIAL
COUNTY WARNING POINT REPORTS A BOAT BLEW INTO THE PARKING
LOT OF ACTION ISLAND AUTO SALES.
&&
33Local storm report, Mar 15, 8:53 PM EDT, 1 minute before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
853 PM EDT SAT MAR 15 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0848 PM HAIL JOHNS ISLAND 32.72N 80.07W
03/15/2008 E1.00 INCH CHARLESTON SC TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
33Local storm report, Mar 15, 8:54 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
854 PM EDT SAT MAR 15 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0850 PM HAIL 1 NW FOLLY BEACH 32.67N 79.94W
03/15/2008 E0.88 INCH CHARLESTON SC TRAINED SPOTTER
NICKEL AND DIME SIZED HAIL REPORTED BY A TRAINED SPOTTER
ALONG FOLLY RD.
&&
JPCThe office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 8:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Hampton | 17 min |
| Mar 15, 8:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Allendale, Hampton | 57 min |
| Mar 15, 8:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Allendale, Colleton, Hampton | 52 min |
| Mar 15, 8:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Berkeley | 20 min |
| Mar 15, 8:40 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 2 hr | |
| Mar 15, 8:44 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CHS | Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester | 46 min |
| Mar 15, 8:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Jasper | 56 min |
| Mar 15, 9:03 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CHS | Beaufort, Charleston, Colleton, Hampton, Jasper | 42 min |
| Mar 15, 9:17 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CHS | Hampton, Jasper | 34 min |
| Mar 15, 9:25 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CHS | Beaufort, Charleston, Colleton | 50 min |
| Mar 15, 9:34 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 116 min | |
| Mar 15, 9:34 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CHS | Jasper | 33 min |
| Mar 15, 9:38 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 97 min | |
| Mar 15, 9:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Beaufort, Jasper | 35 min |
| Mar 15, 9:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Beaufort, Charleston, Colleton | 26 min |
| Mar 15, 9:59 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CHS | Beaufort, Jasper | 31 min |
| Mar 15, 10:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Jasper | 45 min |
| Mar 15, 10:16 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CHS | Jasper | 29 min |
| Mar 15, 10:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Beaufort, Jasper | 50 min |
| Mar 15, 10:43 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 92 min | |
| Mar 15, 10:45 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CHS | Beaufort, Jasper | 30 min |
| Mar 15, 10:58 PM EDT | Lake Wind Advisory | CHS | Berkeley | 15 hr |
| Mar 15, 11:04 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 55 min | |
| Mar 16, 12:38 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 67 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.