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Tornado Warning 24, NWS Charleston, SC
NWS Charleston, SC issued this tornado warning at Oct 27, 2009, 7:33 PM EDT for Bryan County, Chatham County, Effingham County, Georgia; Jasper County, South Carolina. It was in force for 42 min. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 27, 2009, 7:33 PM EDT (23:33 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 27, 2009, 8:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 42 min
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Bryan County, GA, Chatham County, GA, Effingham County, GA, Jasper County, SC
The radar
The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:34 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 27, 7:37 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Marlow, GA | EFFINGHAM COUNTY WARNING POINT REPORTS POWERLINES SNAPPED IN TWO ALONG STAGECOACH AVENUE IN MARLOW. |
| Oct 27, 7:45 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Rincon, GA | LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN IN RINCON GEORGIA. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
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 27, 7:08 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 3 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Charleston AFB, SC (KCHS), launched 12:00Z, 11.6 hours before the alert went out and 142 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 413 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 169 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 176 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.5
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS52 KCHS 272333
TORCHS
GAC029-051-103-SCC053-280015-
/O.NEW.KCHS.TO.W.0024.091027T2333Z-091028T0015Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
733 PM EDT TUE OCT 27 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTH CENTRAL BRYAN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...
NORTHWESTERN CHATHAM COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...
EASTERN EFFINGHAM COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...
NORTHERN JASPER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA...
* UNTIL 815 PM EDT
* AT 730 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO...NEAR
MELDRIM...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
* SOME LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
MELDRIM...EDEN...BLOOMINGDALE...MARLOW...PINEORA...RINCON...
STILLWELL...PURYSBURGH...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REPORT HAIL...DOWNED TREES...LIMBS...AND POWER LINES DIRECTLY TO THE
CHARLESTON NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT 1-888-383-2024.
&&
LAT...LON 3223 8144 3224 8143 3225 8144 3262 8117
3247 8090 3206 8136 3219 8148
TIME...MOT...LOC 2333Z 216DEG 32KT 3213 8138
$$
JAQ4 follow-up statements
000
WWUS52 KCHS 272347
SVSCHS
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
747 PM EDT TUE OCT 27 2009
GAC029-272355-
/O.CAN.KCHS.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-091028T0015Z/
BRYAN GA-
747 PM EDT TUE OCT 27 2009
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL BRYAN COUNTY HAS BEEN
CANCELLED...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT WEDNESDAY
MORNING FOR SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA.
LAT...LON 3213 8129 3225 8143 3251 8125 3262 8117
3247 8090
TIME...MOT...LOC 2345Z 216DEG 31KT 3221 8130
$$
GAC051-103-SCC053-280015-
/O.CON.KCHS.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-091028T0015Z/
EFFINGHAM GA-CHATHAM GA-JASPER SC-
747 PM EDT TUE OCT 27 2009
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM EDT FOR NORTHERN
JASPER...NORTHWESTERN CHATHAM AND EASTERN EFFINGHAM COUNTIES...
AT 744 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR FAULKVILLE...OR
ABOUT 12 MILES SOUTH OF SPRINGFIELD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
RADAR ALSO INDICATED ANOTHER SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING A TORNADO 2 MILES EAST OF PINEORA.
SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...
EBENEZER...MARLOW...PINEORA...RINCON...STILLWELL...GRAHAMVILLE...
PINELAND...PURYSBURGH...RIDGELAND...ROBERTVILLE...SWITZERLAND...
TARBORO AND TILLMAN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW. IF YOU
WAIT UNTIL YOU SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO COMING...IT MAY BE TOO LATE
TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE. THIS TORNADO MAY BE WRAPPED IN RAIN AND NOT
EASILY SEEN.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
STURDY SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST
DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
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 3213 8129 3225 8143 3251 8125 3262 8117
3247 8090
TIME...MOT...LOC 2345Z 216DEG 31KT 3221 8130
$$
JAQ000 WWUS52 KCHS 272356 SVSCHS SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 756 PM EDT TUE OCT 27 2009 GAC051-280005- /O.CAN.KCHS.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-091028T0015Z/ CHATHAM GA- 756 PM EDT TUE OCT 27 2009 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN CHATHAM COUNTY HAS BEEN CANCELLED... A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA. LAT...LON 3222 8122 3231 8135 3262 8117 3247 8090 TIME...MOT...LOC 2355Z 216DEG 31KT 3228 8124 $$ GAC103-SCC053-280015- /O.CON.KCHS.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-091028T0015Z/ EFFINGHAM GA-JASPER SC- 756 PM EDT TUE OCT 27 2009 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM EDT FOR NORTHERN JASPER AND EASTERN EFFINGHAM COUNTIES... AT 754 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR BLANDFORD...OR ABOUT 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SPRINGFIELD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE... EBENEZER...RINCON...STILLWELL...GRAHAMVILLE...PINELAND...RIDGELAND... SWITZERLAND...TARBORO AND TILLMAN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO...THE SAFEST PLACE IN A HOME OR BUSINESS IS AN INTERIOR ROOM OR HALLWAY ON THE LOWEST FLOOR POSSIBLE. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A STURDY SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. 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 3222 8122 3231 8135 3262 8117 3247 8090 TIME...MOT...LOC 2355Z 216DEG 31KT 3228 8124 $$ JAQ
000
WWUS52 KCHS 280011
SVSCHS
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
811 PM EDT TUE OCT 27 2009
GAC103-280021-
/O.CAN.KCHS.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-091028T0015Z/
EFFINGHAM GA-
811 PM EDT TUE OCT 27 2009
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EASTERN EFFINGHAM COUNTY HAS BEEN
CANCELLED...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT WEDNESDAY
MORNING FOR SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA.
LAT...LON 3258 8111 3247 8090 3230 8112 3230 8113
3235 8114 3234 8115 3234 8116 3242 8120
TIME...MOT...LOC 0011Z 218DEG 29KT 3238 8114
$$
SCC053-280015-
/O.CON.KCHS.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-091028T0015Z/
JASPER SC-
811 PM EDT TUE OCT 27 2009
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM EDT FOR NORTHERN
JASPER COUNTY...
AT 810 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR DEERFIELD...OR
ABOUT 12 MILES SOUTHWEST OF RIDGELAND...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...
GRAHAMVILLE...PURYSBURGH...RIDGELAND...SWITZERLAND AND TILLMAN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...STRONG
ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY BE OCCURRING
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 3258 8111 3247 8090 3230 8112 3230 8113
3235 8114 3234 8115 3234 8116 3242 8120
TIME...MOT...LOC 0011Z 218DEG 29KT 3238 8114
$$
JAQ000
WWUS52 KCHS 280017
SVSCHS
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
817 PM EDT TUE OCT 27 2009
SCC053-280027-
/O.EXP.KCHS.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-091028T0015Z/
JASPER SC-
817 PM EDT TUE OCT 27 2009
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN JASPER COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 815
PM EDT...
AT 817 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED THAT TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM THAT
PROMPTED THE WARNING WEAKENED...AND WAS NO LONGER CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING TORNADOES. THE TORNADO WARNING HAS THEREFORE BEEN
ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
ALTHOUGH THE TORNADO WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT...THUNDERSTORMS
ARE STILL CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GUSTY WINDS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND
HEAVY RAINFALL. THE SAFEST COURSE OF ACTION IS TO REMAIN INDOORS
UNTIL THE STORMS HAVE PASSED.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER SUCH AS HAIL...DOWNED TREES...LIMBS...AND
POWER LINES...PLEASE CONTACT THE CHARLESTON NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
TOLL FREE AT 1-888-383-2024 OR EMAIL YOUR REPORTS TO
CHS.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT WEDNESDAY
MORNING FOR SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA.
LAT...LON 3258 8111 3247 8090 3230 8112 3230 8113
3235 8114 3234 8115 3234 8116 3242 8120
TIME...MOT...LOC 0011Z 218DEG 29KT 3238 8114
$$
JAQThe office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 27, 4:04 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | CHS | 18 hr | |
| Oct 27, 5:36 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CHS | Evans, Liberty, Long, Tattnall | 39 min |
| Oct 27, 6:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Bryan, Liberty | 59 min |
| Oct 27, 6:30 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CHS | Bryan, Bulloch, Effingham, Liberty | 45 min |
| Oct 27, 6:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Bryan, Chatham, Effingham, Liberty | 52 min |
| Oct 27, 6:58 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | Bryan, Bulloch, Effingham, Liberty | 66 min |
| Oct 27, 7:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Bryan, Bulloch, Chatham, Effingham | 58 min |
Nearby
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.