Alert archive / Georgia / Tornado Warnings in 2009
Tornado Warning 4, NWS Charleston, SC
NWS Charleston, SC issued this tornado warning at Mar 28, 2009, 5:34 PM EDT for Liberty County, Long County, McIntosh County, Georgia. It was in force for 41 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 28, 2009, 5:34 PM EDT (21:34 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 28, 2009, 6:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 41 min
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Liberty County, GA, Long County, GA, McIntosh County, GA
The radar
The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 119 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:35 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 28, 12:47 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 12:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 129 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
- 443 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -133 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 606 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 237 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 129 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS52 KCHS 282134
TORCHS
GAC179-183-191-282215-
/O.NEW.KCHS.TO.W.0004.090328T2134Z-090328T2215Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
534 PM EDT SAT MAR 28 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN LIBERTY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...
SOUTHEASTERN LONG COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...
NORTHERN MCINTOSH COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...
* UNTIL 615 PM EDT
* AT 535 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR TIBET...OR
ABOUT OVER TIBET...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.
* SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THE STORM INCLUDE...
TIBET...
TOWNSEND...
JONES...CROSSROADS...
SOUTH NEWPORT...RETREAT...
SHELLMAN BLUFF...
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 3154 8168 3156 8170 3174 8171 3179 8128
3176 8126 3173 8119 3170 8118 3170 8113
3163 8112 3158 8114 3155 8125 3155 8118
3153 8116 3148 8119 3146 8121
TIME...MOT...LOC 2135Z 263DEG 43KT 3164 8160
$$3 follow-up statements
000
WWUS52 KCHS 282149
SVSCHS
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
549 PM EDT SAT MAR 28 2009
GAC179-183-191-282215-
/O.CON.KCHS.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-090328T2215Z/
LONG GA-MCINTOSH GA-LIBERTY GA-
549 PM EDT SAT MAR 28 2009
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN LIBERTY...NORTHERN MCINTOSH AND SOUTHEASTERN LONG
COUNTIES...
AT 549 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR JONES...OR ABOUT
10 MILES EAST OF TIBET...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.
SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...
CRESCENT...EULONIA...HALFMOON LANDING...JONES...PINE HARBOR...
RETREAT...RICEBORO...SAPELO ISLAND...SHELLMAN BLUFF...SOUTH
NEWPORT...SUNBURY...TIBET...TOWNSEND AND CROSSROADS.
TAKE COVER NOW. IF YOU WAIT UNTIL YOU SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO
COMING...IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER SUCH AS HAIL...DOWNED TREES...LIMBS...AND
POWER LINES...PLEASE CONTACT THE CHARLESTON NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
TOLL FREE AT 1-888-383-2024 OR EMAIL YOUR REPORTS TO
CHS.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV.
LAT...LON 3153 8163 3176 8159 3178 8128 3176 8126
3173 8119 3170 8118 3170 8113 3163 8112
3159 8113 3155 8125 3155 8118 3153 8116
3146 8121
TIME...MOT...LOC 2149Z 263DEG 43KT 3161 8143
$$000
WWUS52 KCHS 282205
SVSCHS
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
605 PM EDT SAT MAR 28 2009
GAC183-282215-
/O.CAN.KCHS.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-090328T2215Z/
LONG GA-
605 PM EDT SAT MAR 28 2009
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN LONG 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 3150 8147 3176 8146 3178 8128 3176 8126
3173 8119 3170 8118 3170 8113 3163 8112
3159 8113 3155 8125 3155 8118 3153 8116
3146 8121
TIME...MOT...LOC 2205Z 263DEG 43KT 3169 8120
$$
GAC179-191-282215-
/O.CON.KCHS.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-090328T2215Z/
MCINTOSH GA-LIBERTY GA-
605 PM EDT SAT MAR 28 2009
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN LIBERTY AND NORTHEASTERN MCINTOSH COUNTIES...
AT 605 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR HALFMOON
LANDING...OR ABOUT 18 MILES SOUTH OF RICHMOND HILL...MOVING EAST AT
50 MPH.
SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...
CRESCENT...EULONIA...HALFMOON LANDING...PINE HARBOR...RETREAT...
RICEBORO...SAPELO ISLAND...SHELLMAN BLUFF...SOUTH NEWPORT AND
SUNBURY.
TAKE COVER NOW. IF YOU WAIT UNTIL YOU SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO
COMING...IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER SUCH AS HAIL...DOWNED TREES...LIMBS...AND
POWER LINES...PLEASE CONTACT THE CHARLESTON NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
TOLL FREE AT 1-888-383-2024 OR EMAIL YOUR REPORTS TO
CHS.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV.
LAT...LON 3150 8147 3176 8146 3178 8128 3176 8126
3173 8119 3170 8118 3170 8113 3163 8112
3159 8113 3155 8125 3155 8118 3153 8116
3146 8121
TIME...MOT...LOC 2205Z 263DEG 43KT 3169 8120
$$000
WWUS52 KCHS 282218
SVSCHS
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
618 PM EDT SAT MAR 28 2009
GAC179-191-282228-
/O.EXP.KCHS.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-090328T2215Z/
MCINTOSH GA-LIBERTY GA-
618 PM EDT SAT MAR 28 2009
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN LIBERTY AND NORTHEASTERN
MCINTOSH COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 615 PM EDT...
AT 618 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED THAT TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM THAT
PROMPTED THE WARNING WEAKENED...AND WAS NO LONGER CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING TORNADOES OR OTHER SEVERE WEATHER. THE TORNADO WARNING HAS
THEREFORE BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
ALTHOUGH THE TORNADO WARNING HAS EXPIRED...WEAK ROTATION CONTINUES IN
THIS STORM. IF THE STORM RESTRENGTHENS...ANOTHER TORNADO WARNING MAY
BE REQUIRED.
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 3150 8147 3176 8146 3178 8128 3176 8126
3173 8119 3170 8118 3170 8113 3163 8112
3159 8113 3155 8125 3155 8118 3153 8116
3146 8121
TIME...MOT...LOC 2205Z 263DEG 43KT 3169 8120
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 28, 4:31 AM EDT | Gale Warning | CHS | 23 hr | |
| Mar 28, 9:42 AM EDT | Marine Weather Statement | CHS | 5 hr | |
| Mar 28, 4:01 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CHS | Bryan, Chatham, Effingham | 29 min |
| Mar 28, 4:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Evans, Long, Tattnall | 64 min |
| Mar 28, 5:14 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 61 min | |
| Mar 28, 5:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Bryan, Bulloch, Chatham, Effingham, Liberty | 50 min |
| Mar 28, 5:43 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CHS | Bryan, Chatham, Liberty | 47 min |
| Mar 28, 5:51 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 72 min | |
| Mar 28, 5:52 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 53 min | |
| Mar 28, 6:06 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | Bryan, Chatham, Effingham, Liberty, Long, McIntosh and 1 more | 114 min |
| Mar 28, 6:25 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 95 min | |
| Mar 28, 6:41 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 94 min | |
| Mar 28, 7:35 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 55 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.