Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2011
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 11, NWS Charleston, SC
NWS Charleston, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 27, 2011, 2:13 PM EDT for 4 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 62 min. 3 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
- Mar 27, 2011, 2:13 PM EDT (18:13 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 27, 2011, 3:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 62 min
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Bulloch County, GA, Candler County, GA, Effingham County, GA, Screven County, GA
The radar
The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 60 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 2:24 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | 4 Sse Statesboro, GA | |
| Mar 27, 2:30 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | Brooklet, GA | |
| Mar 27, 2:40 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | Brooklet, GA | SPOTTER REPORTED QUARTER SIZE HAIL COVERING THE GROUND. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 9:55 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Charleston AFB, SC (KCHS), launched 12:00Z, 6.2 hours before the alert went out and 160 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
- 13 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -277 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1146 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 54 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 178 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 290 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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WUUS52 KCHS 271813
SVRCHS
GAC031-043-103-251-271915-
/O.NEW.KCHS.SV.W.0011.110327T1813Z-110327T1915Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
213 PM EDT SUN MAR 27 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL BULLOCH COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...
EAST CENTRAL CANDLER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...
NORTHWESTERN EFFINGHAM COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...
SOUTHEASTERN SCREVEN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...
* UNTIL 315 PM EDT
* AT 213 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM...8 MILES NORTHWEST OF REGISTER...MOVING EAST
AT 35 MPH.
PREPARE NOW FOR THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS...
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH...
BASEBALL SIZE HAIL...
* SOME LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
REGISTER...STATESBORO...GEORGIA SOUTHERN...DOVER...DENMARK...
BROOKLET...LEEFIELD...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DOPPLER RADAR HAS INDICATED WEAK ROTATION WITHIN THIS STORM. IF THE
ROTATION STRENGTHENS...A TORNADO WARNING MAY BE ISSUED.
&&
LAT...LON 3261 8143 3223 8148 3227 8170 3234 8196
3258 8174
TIME...MOT...LOC 1813Z 272DEG 31KT 3244 8196
$$2 follow-up statements
070
WWUS52 KCHS 271828
SVSCHS
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
228 PM EDT SUN MAR 27 2011
GAC031-043-103-251-271915-
/O.CON.KCHS.SV.W.0011.000000T0000Z-110327T1915Z/
CANDLER GA-EFFINGHAM GA-BULLOCH GA-SCREVEN GA-
228 PM EDT SUN MAR 27 2011
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN SCREVEN...CENTRAL BULLOCH...NORTHWESTERN EFFINGHAM
AND EXTREME EAST CENTRAL CANDLER COUNTIES...
AT 228 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE DAMAGING
HAIL UP TO BASEBALL SIZE AND DAMAGING WINDS UP TO 60 MPH. THIS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR PRETORIA...OR ABOUT OVER STATESBORO...MOVING
EAST AT 35 MPH.
SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...
BROOKLET...DENMARK...DOVER...EGYPT...GEORGIA SOUTHERN...KILDARE...
LEEFIELD...NEWINGTON...OLIVER...REGISTER...STATESBORO AND STILSON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS IS A DANGEROUS THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE DAMAGING
HAIL...TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY. LARGE HAIL CAN BE DESTRUCTIVE TO
AUTOMOBILES...ROOFS...AND GLASS SURFACES SUCH AS SKYLIGHTS AND
WINDOWS. PETS AND LIVESTOCK ARE PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE TO HAIL. IF
POSSIBLE...BRING ANIMALS INTO A SHELTER.
TO REPORT HAIL OR WIND DAMAGE...CONTACT THE CHARLESTON NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE AT 1-888-383-2024 OR EMAIL YOUR REPORTS TO
CHS.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV. REPORTS CAN ALSO BE SENT THROUGH TWITTER USING
#WXREPORT.
&&
LAT...LON 3261 8143 3223 8148 3227 8170 3234 8196
3258 8174
TIME...MOT...LOC 1828Z 272DEG 31KT 3239 8170
$$799
WWUS52 KCHS 271843
SVSCHS
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
243 PM EDT SUN MAR 27 2011
GAC043-271853-
/O.CAN.KCHS.SV.W.0011.000000T0000Z-110327T1915Z/
CANDLER GA-
243 PM EDT SUN MAR 27 2011
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EXTREME EAST CENTRAL CANDLER
COUNTY HAS BEEN CANCELLED...
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EDT SUNDAY
AFTERNOON FOR SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA.
LAT...LON 3253 8173 3255 8144 3223 8148 3227 8170
3229 8179 3237 8179 3240 8182 3243 8188
3245 8186
TIME...MOT...LOC 1843Z 272DEG 31KT 3239 8155
$$
GAC031-103-251-271915-
/O.CON.KCHS.SV.W.0011.000000T0000Z-110327T1915Z/
EFFINGHAM GA-BULLOCH GA-SCREVEN GA-
243 PM EDT SUN MAR 27 2011
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM EDT
FOR EXTREME SOUTH CENTRAL SCREVEN...CENTRAL BULLOCH AND NORTHWESTERN
EFFINGHAM COUNTIES...
AT 242 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BASEBALL SIZE
HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS
LOCATED NEAR ARCOLA...OR ABOUT 11 MILES NORTH OF BAY...MOVING EAST AT
35 MPH.
SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...
BROOKLET...DENMARK...EGYPT...GEORGIA SOUTHERN...KILDARE...LEEFIELD...
OLIVER...STATESBORO AND STILSON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS IS A DANGEROUS THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE DAMAGING
HAIL...TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY. LARGE HAIL CAN BE DESTRUCTIVE TO
AUTOMOBILES...ROOFS...AND GLASS SURFACES SUCH AS SKYLIGHTS AND
WINDOWS. PETS AND LIVESTOCK ARE PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE TO HAIL. IF
POSSIBLE...BRING ANIMALS INTO A SHELTER.
&&
LAT...LON 3253 8173 3255 8144 3223 8148 3227 8170
3229 8179 3237 8179 3240 8182 3243 8188
3245 8186
TIME...MOT...LOC 1843Z 272DEG 31KT 3239 8155
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 26, 8:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Effingham, Screven | 61 min |
| Mar 26, 8:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Bulloch | 42 min |
| Mar 27, 11:18 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Jenkins | 27 min |
| Mar 27, 11:47 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Screven | 43 min |
| Mar 27, 1:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Effingham | 32 min |
| Mar 27, 1:41 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 2 hr | |
| Mar 27, 1:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Bulloch, Candler | 64 min |
| Mar 27, 1:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Burke | 29 min |
| Mar 27, 1:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Effingham | 26 min |
| Mar 27, 2:26 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 64 min | |
| Mar 27, 2:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Bulloch, Candler, Evans, Tattnall | 58 min |
| Mar 27, 2:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Bulloch, Chatham, Effingham | 64 min |
| Mar 27, 2:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Chatham | 62 min |
| Mar 27, 3:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Bryan, Bulloch, Effingham, Evans | 55 min |
| Mar 27, 3:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Bryan, Bulloch, Chatham, Effingham, Evans, Liberty | 63 min |
| Mar 27, 3:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | McIntosh | 25 min |
| Mar 27, 3:33 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 117 min | |
| Mar 27, 3:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | McIntosh | 37 min |
| Mar 27, 3:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Bryan, Bulloch, Evans, Liberty, Long, Tattnall | 60 min |
| Mar 27, 3:48 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 48 min | |
| Mar 27, 4:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Chatham | 58 min |
| Mar 27, 4:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Bryan, Chatham, Effingham, Evans, Liberty | 64 min |
| Mar 27, 4:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Bulloch, Candler, Evans, Tattnall | 34 min |
| Mar 27, 4:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Long | 34 min |
| Mar 27, 4:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Bryan, Bulloch, Evans, Liberty, Long, Tattnall | 53 min |
| Mar 27, 4:46 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | Chatham | 89 min |
| Mar 27, 4:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Chatham | 48 min |
| Mar 27, 4:57 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 59 min | |
| Mar 27, 5:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Bryan, Chatham, Effingham, Liberty | 31 min |
| Mar 27, 5:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Long | 31 min |
| Mar 27, 5:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Liberty, Long | 23 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.