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Tornado Warning 62, NWS Charleston, SC
NWS Charleston, SC issued this tornado warning at Aug 22, 2008, 1:37 PM EDT for 5 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 53 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, 1:37 PM EDT (17:37 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 22, 2008, 2:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 53 min
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Bryan County, GA, Bulloch County, GA, Candler County, GA, Evans County, GA, Tattnall County, GA
The radar
The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 91 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:37 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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Did it verify
Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this tornado 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 22, 10:48 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 11 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Charleston AFB, SC (KCHS), launched 12:00Z, 5.6 hours before the alert went out and 191 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
- 1196 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -3 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 460 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 23 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 160 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 164 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 3.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS52 KCHS 221737
TORCHS
GAC029-031-043-109-267-221830-
/O.NEW.KCHS.TO.W.0062.080822T1737Z-080822T1830Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
137 PM EDT FRI AUG 22 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN BRYAN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...
SOUTHERN BULLOCH COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...
CANDLER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...
EVANS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...
NORTHWESTERN TATTNALL COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...
* UNTIL 230 PM EDT
* AT 132 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM GROVELAND TO 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ELLABELL...OR
ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES WEST OF PEMBROKE TO 10 MILES
NORTHWEST OF RICHMOND HILL...MOVING WEST AT 35 MPH.
* SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THE STORM INCLUDE...
DAISY...
ELLABELL...
CLAXTON...HAGAN...
BELLVILLE...PEMBROKE...
MANASSAS...
THIS TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED BECAUSE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES
THERE IS A HIGH POTENTIAL FOR THE RAPID DEVELOPMENT OF A BRIEF...
ISOLATED TORNADO WITHIN THE WARNED AREA. MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES
SHOULD BE ABANDONED FOR STURDIER SHELTER.
THIS TORNADO MAY BE WRAPPED IN RAIN AND NOT EASILY SEEN. IF YOU WAIT
UNTIL YOU SEE OR HEAR IT COMING IT MAY BE TOO LATE. TAKE SHELTER NOW.
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 3248 8219 3253 8214 3210 8138
3205 8136 3203 8133 3204 8163 3209 8170
3205 8176 3206 8189 3221 8221 3234 8226
TIME...MOT...LOC 1737Z 111DEG 30KT 3214 8179 3207 8144
$$3 follow-up statements
000
WWUS52 KCHS 221759
SVSCHS
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
159 PM EDT FRI AUG 22 2008
GAC029-031-043-109-267-221830-
/O.CON.KCHS.TO.W.0062.000000T0000Z-080822T1830Z/
EVANS GA-TATTNALL GA-CANDLER GA-BULLOCH GA-BRYAN GA-
159 PM EDT FRI AUG 22 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 PM EDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN BRYAN...SOUTHERN BULLOCH...CANDLER...NORTHWESTERN
TATTNALL AND EVANS COUNTIES...
AT 155 PM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A
LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH STRONG ROTATION. THESE TORNADO
PRODUCING STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM COLLINS TO
7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ELLABELL...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 9
MILES NORTH OF REIDSVILLE TO 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF RICHMOND HILL...
MOVING WEST AT 36 MPH.
SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...METTER...
ALINE...EXCELSIOR...REGISTER...DENMARK...COBBTOWN...COLLINS...
UNDINE...CLAXTON AND PEMBROKE.
WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS
THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY
ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU
ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO THE
LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO
NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS.
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW IF YOU WAIT
TO SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER SUCH AS HAIL...DOWNED TREES...LIMBS...AND
POWER LINES...PLEASE CONTACT THE CHARLESTON NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
TOLL FREE AT 1-888-383-2024 OR EMAIL YOUR REPORTS TO
CHS.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV.
LAT...LON 3242 8220 3248 8219 3253 8214 3210 8138
3205 8136 3203 8133 3204 8163 3209 8170
3205 8176 3206 8189 3221 8221 3234 8226
TIME...MOT...LOC 1759Z 112DEG 31KT 3223 8219 3205 8146
$$000
WWUS52 KCHS 221817
SVSCHS
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
217 PM EDT FRI AUG 22 2008
GAC029-031-043-109-267-221830-
/O.CON.KCHS.TO.W.0062.000000T0000Z-080822T1830Z/
EVANS GA-TATTNALL GA-CANDLER GA-BULLOCH GA-BRYAN GA-
217 PM EDT FRI AUG 22 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 PM EDT FOR WEST
CENTRAL BRYAN...SOUTHWESTERN BULLOCH...SOUTHWESTERN CANDLER...
NORTHWESTERN TATTNALL AND EVANS COUNTIES...
AT 214 PM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A
LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH STRONG ROTATION. THESE
POTENTIALLY TORNADO PRODUCING STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 11 MILES WEST OF COBBTOWN TO PEMBROKE...OR ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM LYONS TO PEMBROKE...MOVING WEST AT 36 MPH.
SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...
BELLVILLE...CLAXTON...COBBTOWN...COLLINS...DAISY...ELLABELL...
GROVELAND...HAGAN...LANIER...MANASSAS AND PEMBROKE.
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.
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW IF YOU WAIT
TO SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE.
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 3236 8225 3210 8138 3204 8136 3203 8134
3205 8164 3209 8171 3205 8176 3206 8189
3221 8221 3234 8226
TIME...MOT...LOC 1817Z 112DEG 31KT 3228 8236 3211 8163
$$000
WWUS52 KCHS 221830
SVSCHS
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
230 PM EDT FRI AUG 22 2008
GAC029-031-043-109-267-221839-
/O.EXP.KCHS.TO.W.0062.000000T0000Z-080822T1830Z/
EVANS GA-TATTNALL GA-CANDLER GA-BULLOCH GA-BRYAN GA-
229 PM EDT FRI AUG 22 2008
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL BRYAN...SOUTHWESTERN BULLOCH...
SOUTHWESTERN CANDLER...NORTHWESTERN TATTNALL AND EVANS COUNTIES WILL
EXPIRE AT 230 PM EDT...
AT 227 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED THAT THE LINE OF POTENTIALLY
TORNADIC THUNDERSTORMS THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED. THE
TORNADO WARNING HAS THEREFORE BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS...TV OR YOUR LOCAL NEWS
SOURCE FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER SUCH AS HAIL...DOWNED TREES...LIMBS...AND
POWER LINES...PLEASE CONTACT THE CHARLESTON NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
TOLL FREE AT 1-888-383-2024 OR EMAIL YOUR REPORTS TO
CHS.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV.
LAT...LON 3236 8225 3210 8138 3204 8136 3203 8134
3205 8164 3209 8171 3205 8176 3206 8189
3221 8221 3234 8226
TIME...MOT...LOC 1829Z 112DEG 31KT 3231 8248 3215 8174
$$What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this tornado 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 tornado warning went out at Aug 22, 11:34 AM EDT, 2 hours 3 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 22, 11:34 AM EDT, 2 hours 3 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1134 AM EDT FRI AUG 22 2008
.SYNOPSIS...
THROUGH THIS WEEKEND...TROPICAL CYCLONE FAY WILL MOVE W ALONG THE
GULF COAST BEFORE STALLING WHILE STRONG HIGH PRES WILL REMAIN
ANCHORED NE OF THE REGION. THE REMNANTS OF FAY COULD MEANDER OVER
THE SOUTHEAST WELL INTO NEXT WEEK.
&&
.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/...
TROPICAL STORM FAY WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE WEST ACROSS THE NORTHERN
FLORIDA PENINSULA TODAY. OUTER RAIN BANDS ON THE NORTHEAST
PERIPHERY OF THE SYSTEM HAVE BEEN MOVING ONSHORE ACROSS THE
FORECAST AREA THIS MORNING...AND ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO DO SO
THROUGH MUCH OF THIS AFTERNOON. LIGHTNING HAS BEEN NEARLY NON-
EXISTENT DUE TO THE VERY WARM AND MOIST LOW TO MID LEVELS OF THE
ATMOSPHERE...BUT 0-1 KM HELICITY VALUES HAVE BEEN VERY
IMPRESSIVE...RANGING FROM 300 M2/S2 IN NORTHEAST PARTS OF THE
FORECAST AREA TO 700 M2/S2 IN SOUTHWEST PARTS OF THE FORECAST AREA
ACCORDING TO THE SPC RUC MESOANALYSIS PAGE. KCLX RADAR HAS
INDICATED SEVERAL VELOCITY COUPLETS WITHIN SOME OF THE
BANDS...PROMPTING THE ISSUANCE OF A TORNADO WATCH FOR ALL OF
SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA THROUGH 6 PM.
RAINFALL COULD BE EXCESSIVE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY IN
BANDING. THEREFORE...WILL LEAVE THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT
FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND EXTREME SOUTHERN COASTAL
SOUTH CAROLINA WHERE AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN COULD
OCCUR THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR COASTAL SOUTHEAST
GEORGIA. IN ADDITION...A WIND ADVISORY WILL ALSO REMAIN IN EFFECT
UNTIL LATE THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE SOUTH CAROLINA COASTAL COUNTIES
/NORTH OF THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING/. EVEN THOUGH THE CENTER OF
FAY WILL SHIFT FARTHER FROM THE AREA...GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE NEAR THE IMMEDIATE COAST...ESPECIALLY IN BANDING...WITHIN
THE ADVISORY AREA. GUSTS IN EXCESS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE ARE
OBVIOUSLY POSSIBLE IN THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING AREA.
LAKE WINDS...HIGH PRES TO THE NORTH AND TROPICAL STORM FAY TO THE
SOUTH WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN BREEZY EASTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25
KNOTS OVER LAKE MOULTRIE TODAY. THEREFORE...WILL CONTINUE THE
ONGOING LAKE WIND ADVISORY.
&&
.SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT/...
DRIER DEEP LAYERED AIR AND LACK OF LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE WILL
ALLOW BANDING RAINS TO DIMINISH OVER OUR SOUTH CAROLINA ZONES
TONIGHT...WE MAINTAINED A DIMINISHING TREND. WINDS SHOULD ALSO
BE DECREASING. IN SE GEORGIA RAINS MAY REMAIN HEAVY S OF I-16
EARLY TONIGHT.
HIGHEST POPS ON SAT WILL BE SW OF THE SAVANNAH RIVER AS DEEP
TROPICAL MOISTURE IS SLOW TO PUSH W OF SE GEORGIA. IF FAY PICKS
UP SPEED TODAY AND BEGINS TO GET AHEAD OF THE MODELS...WE MAY BE
ABLE TO TREND MORE OPTIMISTIC WITH OUR FORECAST.
&&
.LONG TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
NO CHANGES TO THE THESE PERIODS THIS MORNING. THE REMNANTS OF FAY
ARE EXPECTED TO WALLOW THROUGH THE SE STATES AND TENNESSEE VALLEY
INTO MID WEEK. AFTER SUNDAY...POPS SHOULD BEGIN TO INCREASE AGAIN
MON THROUGH WED. TO WHAT EXTENT REMAINS QUESTIONABLE DUE THE
WESTERN EXTENT OF THE REMNANT LOW. WE WERE RELUCTANT TO INCREASE
POPS AS HIGH AS THE 00Z GFS INDICATES THIS MORNING.
&&
.AVIATION /15Z FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
RAIN BANDS/SQUALLS CONTINUE TO ROTATE IN OFF THE ATLANTIC. HAVE
MENTIONED IFR OR MVFR CIGS AND VSBYS AT BOTH TERMINALS THROUGH
EARLY AFTERNOON. EXPECT SHOWER ACTIVITY TO BECOME MORE CONVECTIVE
LATER THIS AFTERNOON...AND ALTHOUGH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
CAN/T BE RULED OUT AT THE CHS TERMINAL...CHANCES APPEAR TOO LOW TO
INCLUDE MENTION AT THIS TIME. AT THE SAV TERMINAL WHERE MOISTURE
WILL REMAIN DEEP...SHOWER/THUNDERSTORM CHANCES APPEAR MORE LIKELY
SO HAVE CONTINUED TO MENTION MVFR/IFR CIGS/VSBYS THROUGH THE
REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON.
ANY LINGERING SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY SHOULD WIND DOWN
QUICKLY THIS EVENING AS TROPICAL STORM FAY CONTINUES TO TRACK
WESTWARD ACROSS NORTHERN FLORIDA...ALLOWING HIGH PRESSURE AND A
DRIER AIRMASS TO BUILD SOUTHWARD INTO THE FORECAST AREA.
EXTENDED AVIATION OUTLOOK...DEPENDING UPON THE EVOLUTION OF TS
FAY...THE TERMINALS COULD EXPERIENCE MORE PROLONGED PERIODS OF MVFR
TO IFR CONDITIONS THROUGH SATURDAY...ESPECIALLY AT KSAV. CONDITIONS
LOOK TO IMPROVE TO PREVAILING VFR LEVELS BY SUNDAY.
&&
.MARINE...
HAZARDOUS MARINE CONDITIONS CONTINUE OVER THE WATERS DUE TO A TIGHT
PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE TO THE N AND TS FAY TO THE
S. STRONGEST WINDS REMAIN OVER THE GA WATERS CLOSEST TO TS FAY WITH
PLENTY OF GUSTS TO TS FORCE. THE TREND IS DEFINITELY DOWNWARD IN
SPEEDS WITH BUOY 41008 ONLY 25 GUSTING TO 31 KT AT 10 AM. THE
TIGHTEST PINCHED GRADIENT HAS PASSED THUS WE EXPECT A SLOW DOWNWARD
PROGRESSION IN WIND SPEEDS. WINDS OVER THE NORTHERN SC WATERS AND
THE HARBOR REMAIN BELOW GALE FORCE AND ONLY GUSTS TO NEAR GALES WILL
BE POSSIBLE WITH SQUALLS. HAVE DECIDED TO LOWER THE GALES FOR THE
NORTHERN SC NEARSHORE LEG AND THE HARBOR AND REPLACE WITH SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORIES.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD IN FROM THE NORTH TONIGHT AND
SATURDAY...AND WILL REMAIN THE DOMINANT WEATHER FEATURE THROUGH
EARLY NEXT WEEK. WINDS AND SEAS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE TONIGHT AND
SATURDAY...HOWEVER SEAS MAY REMAIN ABOVE 6 FT OVER OUTER PORTIONS OF
THE NEARSHORE WATERS AND THE GA OFFSHORE THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT.
&&
.TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...
HIGH PRESSURE TO THE NORTH AND TROPICAL STORM FAY TO THE SOUTH HAS
RESULTED IN STRONG ONSHORE FLOW WHICH CONTINUES TO PILE WATER TOWARD
THE SOUTH CAROLINA AND GEORGIA COASTS THIS MORNING. THE LAST TWO
HIGH TIDE CYCLES IN CHARLESTON HARBOR HAVE RUN +1.1 FEET ABOVE
PREDICTED VALUES...WHILE THE LAST TWO HIGH TIDE CYCLES AT FORT
PULASKI HAVE RUN +1.6 (MOST RECENT) AND +1.3 FEET ABOVE PREDICTED
VALUES. EXPECT THAT WITH A CONTINUATION OF STRONG ONSHORE FLOW THAT
TIDAL DEPARTURES WILL REMAIN AT THESE LEVELS THROUGH THE MID DAY
HIGH TIDE...AND THIS SHOULD RESULT IN SHALLOW COASTAL FLOODING FOR
ALONG THE SOUTH CAROLINA AND GEORGIA COASTS. THEREFORE WILL ISSUE A
COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY FOR SHALLOW COASTAL FLOODING FOR COASTAL
SOUTH CAROLINA ZONES...AND ADDRESS THE EXPECTED COASTAL FLOODING
CONCERNS FOR COASTAL GEORGIA ZONES IN THE HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT.
&&
.CHS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR GAZ087-088-
099>101-114>119-137>141.
FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR GAZ099>101-
114>119-137>141.
TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR GAZ116>119-138>141.
SC...TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR SCZ040-042>045-
047>051.
FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR SCZ047>049-
051.
LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR SCZ045.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR SCZ048>051.
COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR
SCZ048>051.
HIGH SURF ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR
SCZ048>051.
MARINE...TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR AMZ330-350-352-
354.
TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR AMZ354-374.
GALE WARNING UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR AMZ352.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 5 AM EDT SUNDAY FOR AMZ350.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT FOR AMZ330.
&&
JAQ/JRLHazardous weather outlook, Aug 22, 12:07 PM EDT, 1 hour 30 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 1207 PM EDT FRI AUG 22 2008 GAZ116-118-138-140-231000- INLAND BRYAN-INLAND CHATHAM-INLAND LIBERTY-INLAND MCINTOSH- 1207 PM EDT FRI AUG 22 2008 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...TORNADO WATCH 855 IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. .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. TORNADO WATCH. FLASH FLOOD WATCH. TROPICAL STORM WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. TROPICAL STORM WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. GAZ137-231000- LONG- 1207 PM EDT FRI AUG 22 2008 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...TORNADO WATCH 855 IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. .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. TORNADO WATCH. FLASH FLOOD WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. 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. AMZ352-231000- WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM- 1207 PM EDT FRI AUG 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...TORNADO WATCH 855 IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. .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. TORNADO WATCH. GALE WARNING. TROPICAL WEATHER...YOU ARE URGED TO PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO THE LATEST FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS FROM YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AND FROM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER IN MIAMI. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. TROPICAL WEATHER...YOU ARE URGED TO PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO THE LATEST FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS FROM YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AND FROM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER IN MIAMI. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. AMZ330-350-231000- CHARLESTON HARBOR- WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM- 1207 PM EDT FRI AUG 22 2008 ...TORNADO WATCH 855 IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. .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. TORNADO WATCH. TROPICAL WEATHER...YOU ARE URGED TO PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO THE LATEST FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS FROM YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AND FROM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER IN MIAMI. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. TROPICAL WEATHER...YOU ARE URGED TO PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO THE LATEST FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS FROM YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AND FROM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER IN MIAMI. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. SCZ045-231000- BERKELEY- 1207 PM EDT FRI AUG 22 2008 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR LAKE MOULTRIE... ...TORNADO WATCH 855 IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR 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. LAKE WIND ADVISORY. TORNADO WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. 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. GAZ099>101-114-115-SCZ047-231000- CANDLER-BULLOCH-EFFINGHAM-TATTNALL-EVANS-INLAND JASPER- 1207 PM EDT FRI AUG 22 2008 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...TORNADO WATCH 855 IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR 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. TORNADO WATCH. FLASH FLOOD WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. 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-SCZ040-042-044-231000- JENKINS-SCREVEN-ALLENDALE-HAMPTON-DORCHESTER- 1207 PM EDT FRI AUG 22 2008 ...TORNADO WATCH 855 IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR 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. TORNADO WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. 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. SCZ043-231000- INLAND COLLETON- 1207 PM EDT FRI AUG 22 2008 ...TORNADO WATCH 855 IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR 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. TORNADO WATCH. TROPICAL WEATHER...YOU ARE URGED TO PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO THE LATEST FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS FROM YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AND FROM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER IN MIAMI. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. TROPICAL WEATHER...YOU ARE URGED TO PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO THE LATEST FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS FROM YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AND FROM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER IN MIAMI. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. SCZ048-049-051-231000- BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-COASTAL JASPER- 1207 PM EDT FRI AUG 22 2008 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...TORNADO WATCH 855 IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR 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. WIND ADVISORY. TORNADO WATCH. FLASH FLOOD WATCH. COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY. HIGH SURF ADVISORY. TROPICAL WEATHER...YOU ARE URGED TO PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO THE LATEST FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS FROM YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AND FROM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER IN MIAMI. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. TROPICAL WEATHER...YOU ARE URGED TO PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO THE LATEST FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS FROM YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AND FROM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER IN MIAMI. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. SCZ050-231000- CHARLESTON- 1207 PM EDT FRI AUG 22 2008 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...TORNADO WATCH 855 IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR 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. TORNADO WATCH. HIGH SURF ADVISORY. COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY. WIND ADVISORY. TROPICAL WEATHER...YOU ARE URGED TO PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO THE LATEST FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS FROM YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AND FROM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER IN MIAMI. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. TROPICAL WEATHER...YOU ARE URGED TO PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO THE LATEST FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS FROM YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AND FROM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER IN MIAMI. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. GAZ117-119-139-141-231000- COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH- 1207 PM EDT FRI AUG 22 2008 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...TORNADO WATCH 855 IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. .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. TORNADO WATCH. FLASH FLOOD WATCH. TROPICAL STORM WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. TROPICAL STORM WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. AMZ354-231000- WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA OUT 20 NM...INCLUDING GRAYS REEF NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY- 1207 PM EDT FRI AUG 22 2008 ...TORNADO WATCH 855 IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. .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. TORNADO WATCH. TROPICAL STORM WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. TROPICAL STORM WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. AMZ374-231000- WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 1207 PM EDT FRI AUG 22 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. .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. TROPICAL STORM WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. TROPICAL STORM WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Aug 22, 9:24 AM EDT, 4 hours 13 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
924 AM EDT FRI AUG 22 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0748 AM TROPICAL STORM 3 WNW TYBEE ISLAND 32.03N 80.91W
08/22/2008 CHATHAM GA MESONET
FORT PULASKI NOS TIDE GAGE STATION REPORTED EAST WINDS AT
41 MPH GUSTING TO 60 MPH.
&&
JRLSpecial weather statement, Aug 22, 9:37 AM EDT, 4 hours before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 937 AM EDT FRI AUG 22 2008 GAZ101-119-SCZ047-048-051-221400- BEAUFORT-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL JASPER-EFFINGHAM-INLAND JASPER- 937 AM EDT FRI AUG 22 2008 ...STRONG RAIN BAND WITH THE OUTER FRINGES OF FAY WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN JASPER...EAST CENTRAL CHATHAM...SOUTHERN BEAUFORT AND EAST CENTRAL EFFINGHAM COUNTIES THROUGH 1000 AM EDT... AT 937 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG RAIN BAND CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GUSTY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH MOVING RAPIDLY NORTHWEST AT 30 TO 35 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM FOLLY FIELD TO PRITCHARDVILLE TO LEVY...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM HILTON HEAD ISLAND TO 11 MILES WEST OF HILTON HEAD ISLAND TO 9 MILES NORTH OF SAVANNAH. THIS BAND WILL ALSO HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE SMALL...BRIEF TORNADOES. AREAS IN AND AROUND BLUFFTON...FOLLY FIELD...GRAHAMVILLE... HARDEEVILLE...HILTON HEAD ISLAND...JASPER...OLD HOUSE...PARRIS ISLAND...PORT ROYAL...PRITCHARDVILLE...PURYSBURGH...RIDGELAND... SWITZERLAND...EBENEZER...RINCON AND HILTON HEAD AIRPORT WILL BE IMPACTED THROUGH 1000 AM EDT. BE ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AS STORMS APPROACH. BE READY TO TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION IN CASE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS ISSUED FOR YOUR LOCATION. 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.
Local storm report, Aug 22, 10:30 AM EDT, 3 hours 7 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1030 AM EDT FRI AUG 22 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0240 AM TROPICAL STORM COX 31.45N 81.56W
08/22/2008 MCINTOSH GA LAW ENFORCEMENT
1 TREE DOWN AT THE INTERSECTION OF EDDIE AMOS AND BLUE
REACH ROAD.
&&
REBLocal storm report, Aug 22, 11:43 AM EDT, 1 hour 54 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1143 AM EDT FRI AUG 22 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1100 AM TROPICAL STORM REGISTER 32.37N 81.88W
08/22/2008 BULLOCH GA PUBLIC
POSSIBLE TORNADO REPORTED NEAR REGISTER.
1100 AM TROPICAL STORM PULASKI 32.39N 81.96W
08/22/2008 CANDLER GA PUBLIC
POSSIBLE TORNADO REPORTED NEAR PULASKI.
&&
REBLocal storm report, Aug 22, 12:19 PM EDT, 1 hour 18 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1219 PM EDT FRI AUG 22 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1212 PM HIGH ASTR TIDES CHARLESTON 32.78N 79.94W
08/22/2008 CHARLESTON SC COUNTY OFFICIAL
CARTA REPORTED LOCKWOOD BLVD AND EAST BAY STREET FLOODED
BUT PASSABLE. MARKET STREET FLOODED AND BEING CLOSED OFF.
&&
JRLThe 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, 2:09 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | CHS | Effingham, Screven | 29 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, 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 |
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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.