Alert archive / Georgia / Tornado Warnings in 2008
Tornado Warning 56, NWS Charleston, SC
NWS Charleston, SC issued this tornado warning at Aug 22, 2008, 2:09 AM EDT for Effingham County, Screven County, Georgia; Hampton County, Jasper County, South Carolina. It was in force for 29 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
- Aug 22, 2008, 2:09 AM EDT (06:09 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 22, 2008, 2:38 AM EDT
- In force
- 29 min
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Effingham County, GA, Screven County, GA, Hampton County, SC, Jasper County, SC
The radar
The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 27 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:11 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Charleston AFB, SC (KCHS), launched 00:00Z, 6.2 hours before the alert went out and 124 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
- 161 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -8 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 708 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 13 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -25 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 21 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- -0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS52 KCHS 220609
TORCHS
GAC103-251-SCC049-053-220700-
/O.NEW.KCHS.TO.W.0056.080822T0609Z-080822T0700Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
209 AM EDT FRI AUG 22 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN EFFINGHAM COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...
SOUTHEASTERN SCREVEN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...
SOUTHWESTERN HAMPTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA...
CENTRAL JASPER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA...
* UNTIL 300 AM EDT
* AT 209 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR
SWITZERLAND...OR ABOUT 6 MILES SOUTH OF RIDGELAND...MOVING WEST AT
35 MPH.
* SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THE STORM INCLUDE...
SWITZERLAND...JASPER...
TILLMAN...
EBENEZER...
TARBORO...
CLYO...
A TORNADO MAY FORM AT ANY TIME. TAKE COVER NOW. ABANDON MOBILE HOMES
AND VEHICLES. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM OR HALLWAY ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR. 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 3239 8124 3246 8122 3253 8151 3269 8145
3245 8092 3233 8094
TIME...MOT...LOC 0609Z 101DEG 31KT 3241 8104
$$2 follow-up statements
000
WWUS52 KCHS 220622
SVSCHS
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
222 AM EDT FRI AUG 22 2008
SCC049-220632-
/O.CAN.KCHS.TO.W.0056.000000T0000Z-080822T0700Z/
HAMPTON SC-
222 AM EDT FRI AUG 22 2008
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN HAMPTON COUNTY HAS BEEN
CANCELLED...
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER SUCH AS HAIL...DOWNED TREES...LIMBS...AND
POWER LINES...PLEASE CONTACT THE CHARLESTON NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
TOLL FREE AT 1-888-383-2024 OR EMAIL YOUR REPORTS TO
CHS.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV.
LAT...LON 3256 8150 3257 8150 3258 8149 3261 8148
3263 8147 3245 8107 3237 8108 3239 8124
3246 8122 3253 8151
TIME...MOT...LOC 0622Z 101DEG 31KT 3243 8117
$$
GAC103-251-SCC053-220700-
/O.CON.KCHS.TO.W.0056.000000T0000Z-080822T0700Z/
EFFINGHAM GA-SCREVEN GA-JASPER SC-
222 AM EDT FRI AUG 22 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM EDT FOR WEST
CENTRAL JASPER...SOUTHEASTERN SCREVEN AND NORTHERN EFFINGHAM
COUNTIES...
AT 222 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR TILLMAN...OR ABOUT
10 MILES WEST OF RIDGELAND...MOVING WEST AT 36 MPH.
SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...TILLMAN...
CLYO AND KILDARE.
WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS
THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY
ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU
ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO THE
LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO
NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS.
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 3256 8150 3257 8150 3258 8149 3261 8148
3263 8147 3245 8107 3237 8108 3239 8124
3246 8122 3253 8151
TIME...MOT...LOC 0622Z 101DEG 31KT 3243 8117
$$000
WWUS52 KCHS 220638
SVSCHS
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
238 AM EDT FRI AUG 22 2008
GAC103-251-SCC053-220648-
/O.CAN.KCHS.TO.W.0056.000000T0000Z-080822T0700Z/
EFFINGHAM GA-SCREVEN GA-JASPER SC-
238 AM EDT FRI AUG 22 2008
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL JASPER...SOUTHEASTERN SCREVEN
AND NORTHERN EFFINGHAM COUNTIES HAS BEEN CANCELLED...
AT 238 AM EDT...RADAR INDICATED THAT THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH
PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED...AND WAS NO LONGER CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING TORNADOES OR OTHER SEVERE WEATHER. THE TORNADO WARNING HAS
THEREFORE BEEN CANCELED.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS...TV OR YOUR LOCAL NEW
SOURCE FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. REPORT ANY SEVERE WEATHER
OR STORM RELATED DAMAGE TO LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OR LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS AND ASK THEM TO IMMEDIATELY RELAY THE REPORT TO
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER SUCH AS HAIL...DOWNED TREES...LIMBS...AND
POWER LINES...PLEASE CONTACT THE CHARLESTON NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
TOLL FREE AT 1-888-383-2024 OR EMAIL YOUR REPORTS TO
CHS.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV.
LAT...LON 3256 8150 3257 8150 3258 8149 3261 8148
3263 8147 3245 8107 3237 8108 3239 8124
3246 8122 3253 8151
TIME...MOT...LOC 0638Z 101DEG 31KT 3245 8133
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 21, 9:10 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | Liberty, McIntosh | 110 min |
| Aug 22, 12:21 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | Liberty, McIntosh | 3 hr |
| Aug 22, 1:25 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | CHS | Bryan, Bulloch, Chatham, Effingham | 50 min |
| Aug 22, 2:06 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | CHS | Bulloch, Effingham, Screven | 39 min |
| Aug 22, 4:34 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | Liberty, Long, McIntosh | 6 hr |
| Aug 22, 6:21 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CHS | Liberty, Long, McIntosh | 5 hr |
| Aug 22, 8:49 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | CHS | Bulloch, Effingham | 26 min |
| Aug 22, 10:24 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | CHS | Bulloch, Effingham | 21 min |
| Aug 22, 10:46 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | CHS | Bulloch, Candler, Effingham, Jenkins, Screven | 44 min |
| Aug 22, 11:30 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | CHS | Bulloch, Candler, Jenkins, Screven | 60 min |
| Aug 22, 12:54 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | Bryan, Bulloch, Candler, Chatham, Effingham, Evans and 3 more | 96 min |
| Aug 22, 1:37 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CHS | Bryan, Bulloch, Candler, Evans, Tattnall | 53 min |
| Aug 22, 2:00 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CHS | Bryan, Bulloch, Candler, Evans, Liberty, Tattnall | 4 hr |
| Aug 22, 2:23 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | Bryan, Chatham, Effingham, Liberty | 82 min |
| Aug 22, 2:49 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CHS | Candler, Evans, Tattnall | 26 min |
| Aug 22, 5:01 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | CHS | 12 hr | |
| Aug 21, 8:49 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 45 min | |
| Aug 22, 12:49 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Beaufort, Jasper | 41 min |
| Aug 22, 1:15 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | CHS | Beaufort, Jasper | 45 min |
| Aug 22, 2:51 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | Beaufort, Jasper | 108 min |
| Aug 22, 5:33 AM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | CHS | 12 hr | |
| Aug 22, 6:00 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 2 hr | |
| Aug 22, 11:09 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | CHS | 41 hr | |
| Aug 22, 12:46 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CHS | Hampton, Jasper | 48 min |
| Aug 22, 12:49 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | Berkeley, Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester | 56 min |
| Aug 22, 1:13 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester | 47 min |
| Aug 22, 1:39 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 66 min | |
| Aug 22, 1:49 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | Berkeley, Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester | 86 min |
| Aug 22, 2:03 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester | 57 min |
| Aug 22, 2:18 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 57 min | |
| Aug 22, 2:46 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 119 min | |
| Aug 22, 3:16 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 119 min | |
| Aug 22, 3:20 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 55 min | |
| Aug 22, 3:28 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | Berkeley, Charleston | 62 min |
| Aug 22, 4:36 PM EDT | Gale Warning | CHS | 12 hr | |
| Aug 22, 4:42 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 2 hr | |
| Aug 22, 4:55 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester | 65 min |
| Aug 22, 5:06 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 93 min | |
| Aug 22, 7:43 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 2 hr |
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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.