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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 37, NWS Charleston, SC

March 15, 20084 counties in Georgia

NWS Charleston, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 15, 2008, 10:47 PM EDT for 4 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 58 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Mar 15, 2008, 10:47 PM EDT (02:47 UTC)
Expired: Mar 15, 2008, 11:45 PM EDT
In force: 58 min
Issued by: NWS Charleston, SC
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Bulloch County, GA, Candler County, GA, Evans County, GA, Tattnall County, GA

The radar

The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 93 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:47 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.

Did it verify

Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this severe thunderstorm warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.

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 PDS	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Charleston AFB, SC (KCHS), launched 00:00Z, 2.8 hours before the alert went out and 194 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 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

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WUUS52 KCHS 160247
SVRCHS
GAC031-043-109-267-160345-
/O.NEW.KCHS.SV.W.0037.080316T0247Z-080316T0345Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1047 PM EDT SAT MAR 15 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  BULLOCH COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...
  CANDLER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...
  EVANS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...
  NORTHERN TATTNALL COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...

* UNTIL 1145 PM EDT

* AT 1043 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND
  DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 8
  MILES WEST OF ALINE...OR ABOUT 12 MILES NORTH OF LYONS...MOVING
  EAST AT 60 MPH.

* SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THE STORM INCLUDE...
  ALINE...
  COBBTOWN...METTER...
  PULASKI...MANASSAS...
  REGISTER...HAGAN...
  DAISY...CLAXTON...

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.

THIS IS A DANGEROUS THUNDERSTORM...TAKE COVER NOW SEVERE 
THUNDERSTORM WINDS CAN BE AS DESTRUCTIVE AS A TORNADO. ABANDON MOBILE
HOMES AND VEHICLES FOR MORE SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR 
ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR AND AVOID 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 3242 8220 3249 8219 3254 8213 3255 8205
      3261 8201 3256 8174 3241 8154 3236 8150
      3217 8170 3215 8177 3211 8177 3198 8192
      3211 8220 3219 8219 3234 8226
TIME...MOT...LOC 0247Z 288DEG 55KT 3236 8222

$$

JAQ

2 follow-up statements

000 
WWUS52 KCHS 160309
SVSCHS

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1108 PM EDT SAT MAR 15 2008

GAC031-043-109-267-160345-
/O.CON.KCHS.SV.W.0037.000000T0000Z-080316T0345Z/
EVANS GA-TATTNALL GA-CANDLER GA-BULLOCH GA-
1108 PM EDT SAT MAR 15 2008

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1145 PM EDT
FOR BULLOCH...SOUTHERN CANDLER...NORTHERN TATTNALL AND EVANS
COUNTIES...

AT 1106 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 GRIMSHAW TO COLLINS...OR
ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM STATESBORO TO 8 MILES NORTH OF
REIDSVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 60 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.

IF YOU ARE IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM...TAKE COVER NOW 
ABANDON MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM OR 
HALLWAY ON THE LOWEST FLOOR. AVOID 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 OR EMAIL YOUR REPORTS TO 
CHS.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV.

LAT...LON 3257 8176 3241 8154 3236 8150 3217 8170
      3215 8177 3211 8177 3198 8192 3211 8220
      3219 8219 3234 8226
TIME...MOT...LOC 0308Z 288DEG 55KT 3242 8166 3219 8213

$$

JAQ

000 
WWUS52 KCHS 160321
SVSCHS

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1120 PM EDT SAT MAR 15 2008

GAC031-043-109-267-160345-
/O.CON.KCHS.SV.W.0037.000000T0000Z-080316T0345Z/
EVANS GA-TATTNALL GA-CANDLER GA-BULLOCH GA-
1120 PM EDT SAT MAR 15 2008

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1145 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHERN BULLOCH...SOUTHERN CANDLER...NORTHERN TATTNALL AND EVANS
COUNTIES...

AT 1115 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING NICKEL
SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THESE STORMS
WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM STILSON TO HAGAN TO
COLLINS...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 10 MILES WEST OF SPRINGFIELD
TO CLAXTON TO 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF REIDSVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 60
MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...
BELLVILLE...BROOKLET...CLAXTON...COBBTOWN...COLLINS...DAISY...
DENMARK...GEORGIA SOUTHERN...HAGAN...LEEFIELD...MANASSAS...MIDWAY...
NEVILS...REGISTER...REIDSVILLE AND STILSON.

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 3228 8209 3250 8167 3241 8154 3236 8150
      3217 8170 3215 8177 3211 8177 3198 8192
      3211 8220 3219 8219 3233 8225 3233 8224
TIME...MOT...LOC 0320Z 288DEG 55KT 3236 8145 3216 8185
          3215 8209

$$

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, 9:13 PM EDT, 1 hour 34 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 15, 9:13 PM EDT, 1 hour 34 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
913 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 120
INTO ALL ALL SE GA COUNTIES EXCEPT MCINTOSH..AND INTO AMZ354.

SEVERE WEATHER EVENT CONTINUED SATURDAY EVENING...WITH NUMEROUS
REPORTS OF TORNADOES...LARGE HAIL AND WIND DAMAGE ALREADY RECEIVED.
SUPERCELLS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ON THE WESTERN FLANK OF THE ONGOING
MCS...SPREADING THE THREAT FOR DANGEROUS SEVERE WEATHER FARTHER
SOUTH INTO SE GA. ON THE OTHER HAND...THE SEVERE THREAT MAY BE
WANING ACROSS INLAND NORTHERN COUNTIES...AND WILL LIKELY SHIFT
S/E OF CHARLESTON COUNTY PRIOR TO MIDNIGHT.

THE COLD FRONT WAS ADVANCING THROUGH CENTRAL GA AND NW SC...AND WILL
PUSH MOST THUNDERSTORMS OFFSHORE AFTER 1 AM.

LAKE WINDS...WHEN THE ONGOING WIND ADVISORY EXPIRES AT 11
PM...PLAN TO REISSUE LAKE WIND ADVISORY THROUGH NOON SUNDAY.

&&

.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 /01Z 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...
DANGEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT THE COASTAL WATERS THROUGH
THIS EVENING. PDS TORNADO WATCH 120 REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL
NEARSHOR WATERS UNTIL 1 AM.

MEANWHILE...CONTINUED ONGOING GALE WARNING FOR CHS HARBOR UNTIL
11 PM...AND 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-
     114>119-137>139.
     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 AMZ330-350-352-354.
     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, 9:17 PM EDT, 1 hour 30 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
917 PM EDT SAT MAR 15 2008

GAZ140-141-161000-
INLAND MCINTOSH-COASTAL MCINTOSH-
917 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
2 AM. 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-
917 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.

   TORNADO WATCH.
   WIND ADVISORY.

.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.

AMZ350-352-354-161000-
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-
917 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.

   TORNADO WATCH.
   GALE WARNING.

.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.

AMZ374-161000-
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
917 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>101-114>119-137>139-SCZ040-042>044-047>051-161000-
JENKINS-SCREVEN-CANDLER-BULLOCH-EFFINGHAM-TATTNALL-EVANS-
INLAND BRYAN-COASTAL BRYAN-INLAND CHATHAM-COASTAL CHATHAM-LONG-
INLAND LIBERTY-COASTAL LIBERTY-ALLENDALE-HAMPTON-INLAND COLLETON-
DORCHESTER-INLAND JASPER-BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-
COASTAL JASPER-
917 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.

   TORNADO WATCH.
   WIND ADVISORY.

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-
917 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.

   TORNADO WATCH.
   GALE WARNING.

.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, 10:23 PM EDT, 24 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1023 PM EDT SAT MAR 15 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1022 PM     HAIL             HILTON HEAD ISLAND      32.22N 80.75W
03/15/2008  E1.75 INCH       BEAUFORT           SC   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

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Local storm report, Mar 15, 10:24 PM EDT, 23 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1024 PM EDT SAT MAR 15 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0945 PM     TSTM WND DMG     6 ESE BEAUFORT          32.40N 80.59W
03/15/2008                   BEAUFORT           SC   TRAINED SPOTTER

            POSSIBLE TORNADO ON JEANNETTE ROAD ON SAINT HELENA
            ISLAND.

&&

33

Local storm report, Mar 15, 10:27 PM EDT, 20 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1027 PM EDT SAT MAR 15 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0943 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 N RINCON              32.34N 81.24W
03/15/2008                   EFFINGHAM          GA   PUBLIC

            MOBILE HOME DESTROYED ON EBENEZER ROAD. POSSIBLE TORNADO.

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Local storm report, Mar 15, 10:29 PM EDT, 18 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1029 PM EDT SAT MAR 15 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1021 PM     HAIL             HILTON HEAD ISLAND      32.22N 80.75W
03/15/2008  E1.00 INCH       BEAUFORT           SC   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

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Local storm report, Mar 15, 10:32 PM EDT, 15 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1032 PM EDT SAT MAR 15 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0955 PM     HAIL             BLUFFTON                32.24N 80.86W
03/15/2008  E2.50 INCH       BEAUFORT           SC   TRAINED SPOTTER

1015 PM     HAIL             BLUFFTON                32.24N 80.86W
03/15/2008  E1.25 INCH       BEAUFORT           SC   PUBLIC

1015 PM     HAIL             HILTON HEAD ISLAND      32.22N 80.75W
03/15/2008  E1.75 INCH       BEAUFORT           SC   PUBLIC

&&

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Local storm report, Mar 15, 10:36 PM EDT, 11 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1036 PM EDT SAT MAR 15 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1030 PM     HAIL             3 NW HILTON HEAD AIRPOR 32.25N 80.73W
03/15/2008  E2.75 INCH       BEAUFORT           SC   PUBLIC

&&

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 15, 8:18 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CHS	Screven	57 min
Mar 15, 8:29 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CHS	Bulloch, Candler, Jenkins, Screven	91 min
Mar 15, 8:34 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	CHS	Bulloch, Candler, Jenkins, Screven	29 min
Mar 15, 9:06 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	CHS	Bulloch, Effingham, Screven	24 min
Mar 15, 9:17 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	CHS	Effingham, Screven	34 min
Mar 15, 9:34 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	CHS	Effingham	33 min
Mar 15, 10:00 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CHS	Bulloch, Effingham, Screven	45 min
Mar 15, 10:16 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	CHS	Bulloch, Effingham	29 min
Mar 15, 10:39 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CHS	Bulloch, Chatham, Effingham	50 min
Mar 15, 10:45 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	CHS	Chatham, Effingham	30 min
Mar 15, 11:32 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	CHS	Bryan, Evans, Liberty	43 min
Mar 16, 12:10 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	CHS	Bryan, Chatham, Liberty	35 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.