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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 79, NWS Charleston, SC

June 27, 2010Berkeley County, South Carolina

NWS Charleston, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 27, 2010, 4:38 PM EDT for Berkeley County, South Carolina. It was in force for 67 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued: Jun 27, 2010, 4:38 PM EDT (20:38 UTC)
Expired: Jun 27, 2010, 5:45 PM EDT
In force: 67 min
Issued by: NWS Charleston, SC
Area: Storm-based polygon

County Berkeley County, SC

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NWS Charleston, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 27, 3:53 PM EDT, 45 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 27, 3:53 PM EDT, 45 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 27, 4:21 PM EDT, 17 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 27, 2:24 PM EDT, 2 hours 14 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 27, 3:06 PM EDT, 1 hour 32 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 27, 3:27 PM EDT, 1 hour 11 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 27, 4:11 PM EDT, 27 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 27, 4:24 PM EDT, 14 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
424 PM EDT SUN JUN 27 2010

SCZ045-272100-
INLAND BERKELEY-
424 PM EDT SUN JUN 27 2010

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF BERKELEY COUNTY
THROUGH 500 PM EDT...

AT 424 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM...NEAR NEWLAND...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...
...

PREPARE NOW FOR THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS...
GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH...
PENNY SIZE HAIL...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. IF
OUTDOORS...STAY AWAY FROM ISOLATED TALL OBJECTS. IF INDOORS...STAY
AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND DOORS. AVOID USING PLUMBING AND ELECTRICAL
APPLIANCES UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3322 7944 3319 7948 3315 7952 3316 7957
      3313 7963 3311 7964 3317 7973 3330 7964
      3328 7958 3325 7952 3325 7949
TIME...MOT...LOC 2025Z 219DEG 5KT 3319 7958

Special weather statement, Jun 27, 4:31 PM EDT, 7 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
431 PM EDT SUN JUN 27 2010

SCZ045-052-272100-
INLAND BERKELEY-TIDAL BERKELEY-
431 PM EDT SUN JUN 27 2010

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF BERKELEY COUNTY
THROUGH 500 PM EDT...

AT 428 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM...NEAR CARNES CROSSROAD...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15
MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...
COLLEGE PARK...GOOSE CREEK AND SANGAREE...

PREPARE NOW FOR THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS...
GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH...
DIME SIZE HAIL...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FREQUENT CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING. POSTPONE OUTDOOR
ACTIVITIES PROMPTLY. SEEK SHELTER INSIDE AN ENCLOSED BUILDING.

&&

LAT...LON 3296 8002 3297 8003 3300 8004 3300 8009
      3305 8015 3314 8008 3309 7990
TIME...MOT...LOC 2031Z 302DEG 13KT 3306 8008

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 26, 8:26 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Bryan	34 min
Jun 26, 8:47 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CHS	Jenkins, Screven	36 min
Jun 27, 1:29 PM EDT	Heat Advisory	CHS	Bulloch, Candler, Effingham, Evans, Jenkins, Long and 2 more	6 hr
Jun 27, 4:53 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CHS		112 min
Jun 27, 6:04 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Chatham	26 min
Jun 27, 6:50 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CHS	Chatham	55 min
Jun 27, 7:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Tattnall	31 min
Jun 27, 7:17 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CHS	Chatham	88 min
Jun 27, 2:24 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Allendale	36 min
Jun 27, 3:06 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Hampton	24 min
Jun 27, 3:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Hampton	33 min
Jun 27, 4:11 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Colleton	34 min
Jun 27, 4:24 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Berkeley	36 min
Jun 27, 4:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Berkeley	29 min
Jun 27, 4:51 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Beaufort	39 min
Jun 27, 5:33 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CHS	Berkeley, Charleston	57 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.