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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 328, NWS Charleston, SC

October 9, 20084 counties in Georgia

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.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Oct 9, 10:57 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Charleston AFB, SC at 12:00Z on 2008-10-09Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 297 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Charleston AFB, SC at 12:00Z on 2008-10-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 43 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
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

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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 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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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.

&&

REB
Local 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.

&&

REB
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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.

&&

FWA

The office that day

Everything else NWS Charleston, SC issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 9, 1:18 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHSHampton, Jasper57 min
Oct 9, 2:07 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHSBeaufort, Jasper38 min
Oct 9, 2:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHSBeaufort, Colleton, Hampton, Jasper60 min
Oct 9, 2:58 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHSBeaufort, Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester47 min
Oct 9, 3:16 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHSColleton, Dorchester, Hampton44 min
Oct 9, 3:35 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHSBerkeley, Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester55 min
Oct 9, 4:14 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCHSBerkeley, Charleston, Dorchester61 min
Oct 9, 4:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHSBerkeley30 min
Oct 9, 4:50 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCHSCharleston25 min
Oct 9, 5:15 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCHSCharleston60 min
Oct 9, 6:52 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCHS53 min
Oct 8, 9:35 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCHSBulloch, Jenkins, Screven115 min
Oct 9, 10:32 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHSEvans, Liberty, Long, Tattnall43 min
Oct 9, 12:48 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHSLiberty, Long27 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.