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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 328, NWS Charleston, SC
NWS Charleston, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Oct 9, 2008, 1:14 PM EDT for 4 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 46 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
- Oct 9, 2008, 1:14 PM EDT (17:14 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 9, 2008, 2:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 46 min
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Bryan County, GA, Chatham County, GA, Effingham County, GA, Liberty County, GA
The radar
The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 74 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:17 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 9, 10:57 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Charleston AFB, SC (KCHS), launched 12:00Z, 5.2 hours before the alert went out and 157 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
- 297 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -16 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 505 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 21 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 43 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 93 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 Oct 9, 11:19 AM EDT, 1 hour 55 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 9, 11:19 AM EDT, 1 hour 55 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 9, 11:27 AM EDT, 1 hour 47 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 1127 AM EDT THU OCT 9 2008 AMZ330-350-352-354-GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-137>141-SCZ040-042>045- 047>051-101530- 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-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- 1127 AM EDT THU OCT 9 2008 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 914 IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS...SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND 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...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. 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. AMZ374-101530- WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 1127 AM EDT THU OCT 9 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. ...ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON... SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHERN GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON. THE ASSOCIATED COLD AIR ALOFT WILL COMBINE WITH A WARM AND HUMID LOW LEVEL AIRMASS TO SUPPORT NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH EARLY EVENING. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE WITH HAIL AT LEAST AS LARGE AS PENNIES AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS EXCEEDING 60 MPH. STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOST LIKELY OCCUR THROUGH 8 PM ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST GEORGIA COASTAL WATERS. MONITOR WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGHOUT THE DAY. YOU CAN OBTAIN THE LATEST INFORMATION FROM NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS...LOCAL TELEVISION OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS SOURCE. INFORMATION IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET AT WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV/CHS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. 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, Oct 9, 10:23 AM EDT, 2 hours 51 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1023 AM EDT THU OCT 09 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0750 AM TSTM WND DMG 1 S REIDSVILLE 32.07N 82.12W
10/09/2008 TATTNALL GA PUBLIC
A 50 FOOT TALL PECAN TREE ABOUT 3 TO 4 FT IN DIAMETER WAS
BLOWN DOWN. AN 8 BY 10 FOOT ALUMINUM SHED WAS BLOWN OVER.
SHINGLES BLOWN OFF A PORCH ROOF WITH SMALL HAIL COVERING
THE FLOOR OF THE PORCH AND PARTS OF THE YARD. ONE HOUSE
WINDOW BLOWN OUT.
&&
REBLocal storm report, Oct 9, 10:27 AM EDT, 2 hours 47 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1027 AM EDT THU OCT 09 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0750 AM TSTM WND DMG 1 S REIDSVILLE 32.07N 82.12W
10/09/2008 TATTNALL GA LAW ENFORCEMENT
ROOFS WERE BLOWN OFF OF SEVERAL HOMES. NUMEROUS TREES
WERE REPORTED DOWN. ROOF DAMAGE WAS ALSO REPORTED ON
SEVERAL MOBILE HOMES.
&&
REBSpecial weather statement, Oct 9, 11:23 AM EDT, 1 hour 51 minutes before
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</html>Special weather statement, Oct 9, 12:26 PM EDT, 48 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 1226 PM EDT THU OCT 9 2008 GAZ137-138-091715- INLAND LIBERTY-LONG- 1226 PM EDT THU OCT 9 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN LIBERTY AND LONG COUNTIES THROUGH 115 PM EDT... AT 1221 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL...AND GUSTY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NOBLE TO 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LUDOWICI...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 12 MILES NORTHWEST OF LUDOWICI TO JESUP...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. AREAS IN AND AROUND ALLENHURST...DONALD...FLEMINGTON...FORT STEWART...GUM BRANCH...HINESVILLE...LUDOWICI...MCINTOSH AND WALTHOURVILLE WILL BE IMPACTED THROUGH 115 PM EDT. 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. 33
Special weather statement, Oct 9, 12:36 PM EDT, 38 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 1236 PM EDT THU OCT 9 2008 GAZ100-101-116-118-091700- BULLOCH-EFFINGHAM-INLAND BRYAN-INLAND CHATHAM- 1236 PM EDT THU OCT 9 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN CHATHAM... NORTHWESTERN BRYAN...SOUTHEASTERN BULLOCH AND SOUTHERN EFFINGHAM COUNTIES THROUGH 100 PM EDT... AT 1235 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL...AND GUSTY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM PEMBROKE TO 6 MILES SOUTH OF ELLABELL...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM PEMBROKE TO 11 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PEMBROKE... MOVING NORTHEAST AT 36 MPH. AREAS IN AND AROUND BLITCHTON...BLOOMINGDALE...EDEN...ELLABELL... LANIER...MARLOW...MEINHARD...MELDRIM...MONTEITH...PEMBROKE... PINEORA...POOLER...PORT WENTWORTH AND SAVANNAH AIRPORT WILL BE IMPACTED THROUGH 100 PM EDT. FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS. IF OUTDOORS...STAY AWAY FROM ISOLATED HIGH OBJECTS. IF INDOORS...STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND DOORS. AVOID USING TELEPHONES UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY. 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. 33
Local storm report, Oct 9, 1:13 PM EDT, 1 minute before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
113 PM EDT THU OCT 09 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0110 PM HAIL HINESVILLE 31.85N 81.60W
10/09/2008 E0.75 INCH LIBERTY GA LAW ENFORCEMENT
SEVERAL REPORTS OF PENNY SIZE HAIL BY BOTH LAW
ENFORCEMENT AND THE PUBLIC.
&&
FWAThe office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 9, 1:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Hampton, Jasper | 57 min |
| Oct 9, 2:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Beaufort, Jasper | 38 min |
| Oct 9, 2:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton, Jasper | 60 min |
| Oct 9, 2:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Beaufort, Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester | 47 min |
| Oct 9, 3:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Colleton, Dorchester, Hampton | 44 min |
| Oct 9, 3:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Berkeley, Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester | 55 min |
| Oct 9, 4:14 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester | 61 min |
| Oct 9, 4:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Berkeley | 30 min |
| Oct 9, 4:50 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | Charleston | 25 min |
| Oct 9, 5:15 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | Charleston | 60 min |
| Oct 9, 6:52 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 53 min | |
| Oct 8, 9:35 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | Bulloch, Jenkins, Screven | 115 min |
| Oct 9, 10:32 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Evans, Liberty, Long, Tattnall | 43 min |
| Oct 9, 12:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Liberty, Long | 27 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.