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Special Weather Statement, NWS Charleston, SC

June 26, 2011Effingham County, Georgia

NWS Charleston, SC issued this special weather statement at Jun 26, 2011, 5:23 PM EDT for Effingham County, Georgia. It was in force for 37 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
Jun 26, 2011, 5:23 PM EDT (21:23 UTC)
Expired
Jun 26, 2011, 6:00 PM EDT
In force
37 min
Issued by
NWS Charleston, SC

County Effingham County, GA

The radar

The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 31 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:26 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Charleston AFB, SC (KCHS), launched 12:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 128 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Charleston AFB, SC at 12:00Z on 2011-06-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 701 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Charleston AFB, SC at 12:00Z on 2011-06-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -22 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
701 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-85 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1117 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
2 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-22 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-31 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Jun 26, 3:40 PM EDT, 1 hour 43 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 26, 3:40 PM EDT, 1 hour 43 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
340 PM EDT SUN JUN 26 2011

.SYNOPSIS...
THE REGION WILL REMAIN BETWEEN ATLANTIC HIGH PRESSURE AND AN
INLAND TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE INTO MID WEEK BEFORE A COLD FRONT
APPROACHES FROM THE NORTHWEST.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
DEWPOINTS HAVE GENERALLY MIXED OUT INTO THE LOWER-MID 60S INLAND
WHICH HAS HELPED TO LIMIT CONVECTIVE INITIATION UNTIL RECENTLY.
ISOLATED SHOWERS/TSTMS ARE FINALLY BEGINNING TO FIRE ALONG WHAT
APPEARS TO BE SEVERAL WELL-DEFINED DIFFERENTIAL HEATING
BOUNDARIES. COASTAL OBSERVATIONS INDICATE THE SEA BREEZE IS
BEGINNING TO TAKE SHAPE ALONG THE COAST WITH DEWPOINTS NOTED IN
THE MID 70S AT THE BEACHES. THIS RIBBON OF HIGHER DEWPOINT AIR
WILL BEGIN TO WORK INLAND OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS SO ADDITIONAL
TSTMS CERTAINLY POP ALONG THE SEA BREEZE ITSELF AT JUST ABOUT ANY
TIME.

ATTENTION SHIFTS UPSTREAM WHERE VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGES SHOW A
WELL PRONOUNCED CONVECTIVE OUTFLOW EXTENDING FROM THE SOUTH
CAROLINA UPSTATE INTO NORTHERN PARTS OF ALABAMA AND GEORGIA. THIS
BOUNDARY...ALONG WITH OTHER MESOSCALE BOUNDARIES...WILL LIKELY
SERVE AS THE PRIMARY FOCI FOR TSTMS LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING AS THE OVERALL SYSTEM DROPS SOUTH/SOUTHEAST. SEVERAL OF
THE HIGHER RESOLUTION MODELS ARE GIVING SIGNALS THAT TSTMS COULD
ORGANIZE AND MAKE A POSSIBLE RUN FOR CENTRAL AND INTERIOR PORTIONS
OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA LATER THIS EVENING...POTENTIALLY IN THE FORM
OF QLCS OR AT LEAST SEVERAL MULTICELLULAR CLUSTERS. BY THE TIME
ACTIVITY WOULD REACH THIS FAR TO THE SOUTHEAST...THE SEA BREEZE
WILL BE POSITIONED WELL INLAND WITH DEWPOINTS RECOVERING BACK INTO
THE 70S. THIS COULD BE ENOUGH TO SUPPORT ISOLATED-SCATTERED
TSTMS...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST ZONES AFTER SUNRISE.
GIVEN THE LACK OF 0-6KM BULK SHEAR...THE DEGREE OF ORGANIZATION
WILL BE HIGHLY DEPENDENT ON MESOSCALE PROCESSES WHICH IS TOUGH TO
GAGE WITH MUCH SKILL THIS FAR OUT. WILL GO WITH A 20/40 POP REGIME
TO COVER THE EVENING HOURS WITH THE HIGHEST POPS CENTERED ROUGHLY
ALONG AND SOUTHWEST OF A MILLEN-STATESBORO-LUDOWICI LINE. DCAPES
ARE PROGGED TO HOLD IN THE 1200-1400 J/KG RANGE WHICH WILL SUPPORT
A RISK FOR DAMAGING WINDS...ESPECIALLY IF UPSTREAM ACTIVITY
ORGANIZES.

CONVECTIVE DEBRIS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH OVERNIGHT WITH LOWS IN
THE LOWER-MID 70S.

&&

.SHORT TERM /MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
A WEAK MID AND UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL REMAIN OVER THE EASTERN 1/3
OF THE U.S. ON MONDAY. BY TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...THE UPPER PATTERN
WILL BEGIN TO AMPLIFY...AS A RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE CENTRAL PORTION
OF THE COUNTRY...WHICH THEN SHARPENS THE DOWNSTREAM TROUGH OVER THE
EASTERN PORTION OF THE U.S.. A WEAK SURFACE COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH
FROM THE NORTH BY LATER TUESDAY/EARLY WEDNESDAY. THE GFS AND GEM
MODELS INDICATE THAT THIS BACKDOOR TYPE FRONT WILL GET INTO THE
NORTHERN PORTION OF THE FORECAST AREA ON WEDNESDAY...THEN WEAKEN AND
LIFT BACK NORTHWARD BEYOND THE SHORT TERM PERIOD.

MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...A WEAK SURFACE LEE TROUGH WILL AGAIN BE PRESENT
OVER THE UPSTATE...AS WELL AS AN AFTERNOON SEABREEZE AND THE
POSSIBILITY OF A WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVING ACROSS THE AREA
LATER IN THE DAY WITHIN THE WEAK UPPER LEVEL NW FLOW.  THESE
FEATURES...ALONG WITH SUFFICIENT DEEP LAYER MOISTURE AND
INSTABILITY...IS EXPECTED TO RESULT IN SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND
EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. THEREFORE...HAVE MAINTAINED LOW
END CHANCE POPS. DESPITE UPPER HEIGHTS NOT BEING ABNORMALLY HIGH FOR
THIS TIME OF YEAR...VERY WARM MID LEVEL TEMPS WILL ALLOW FOR SURFACE
MAX TEMPS TO ONCE AGAIN REACH THE MID TO UPPER 90S MOST PLACES
EXCEPT RIGHT NEAR THE COAST. EXPECT ANY CONVECTION TO DIE DOWN
DURING THE EVENING WITH MIN TEMPS IN THE LOWER TO MID 70S.

TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...MODELS APPEAR TO BE INDICATING BETTER
CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DURING THIS PERIOD AS A WEAK
SURFACE FRONT MOVES TOWARD THE REGION FROM THE NNW. DEEP LAYER SW
FLOW WILL HOLD SEABREEZE CLOSER TO THE COAST...ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF
THE SAVANNAH RIVER. HAVE KEPT CHANCE POPS FOR THE AFTERNOON AND INTO
THE EVENING. THE NAM SHOWS PRECIP CONTINUING THROUGH MUCH OF THE
NIGHT AS CONVECTION AND ASSOCIATED BOUNDARIES MOVE FROM NW TO SE
INTO THE REGION. FOR NOW HAVE KEPT CHANCE POPS FROM AFTERNOON
THROUGH THE NIGHT...BUT UNCERTAINTY FOR NIGHT POPS IS HIGHER.
MID LEVEL TEMPERATURES ARE STILL DEPICTED IN THE MODELS TO BE WARM
ENOUGH TO PRODUCE MID TO UPPER 90S FOR HIGHS...BUT CONCERNED THAT IF
CONVECTIVE COVERAGE AND CLOUD COVER IS HIGHER...THIS MAY HELP KNOCK
MAXES DOWN.

WEDNESDAY...LATEST MODEL RUNS SEEM TO BE TRENDING TOWARD A
DRIER/LOWER POP DAY. THIS FORECAST WILL LARGELY DEPEND ON THE
SOUTHWARD EXTENT OF THE WEAK COLD FRONT. AS MENTIONED ABOVE...BOTH
THE GEM AND THE GFS INDICATE THE FRONT WILL GET INTO THE NORTHERN
FORECAST REGION BEFORE STALLING.  HOWEVER...GIVEN THE UNCERTAINTY OF
THIS FRONTAL FEATURE...ESPECIALLY GIVEN IT IS LATE JUNE...HAVE KEPT
LOW END POPS MOST AREAS...ESPECIALLY OVER THE SOUTHERN PORTION...
WHERE DEEP LAYER MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY WILL LIKELY BE THE BEST.
GIVEN POTENTIAL FOR A WEAK FRONT TO POTENTIALLY PROVIDE A SLIGHTLY
COOLER/DRIER AIRMASS TO THE EXTREME NORTHERN AREA...HAVE INDICATED
SOME LOWER 90S FOR HIGHS IN THAT REGION...BUT LOWER TO MID 90S REST
OF AREA.

&&

.LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/...
A WEAKENING SFC TROUGH MAY BE LINGERING JUST OFFSHORE WITH AMPLE
MOISTURE STILL OVER PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA...ESPECIALLY ALONG
THE COAST. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL
CONTINUE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING BEFORE SFC HIGH
PRESSURE SETTLES IN OVER THE SOUTHEAST. CONDITIONS APPEAR TO BE
SOMEWHAT DRIER EARLY THIS WEEKEND BEFORE WEAK ONSHORE FLOW RETURNS
SUNDAY. HOWEVER...CAN NOT RULE OUT ISOLATED SHOWER/THUNDERSTORM
POSSIBILITY THROUGH THE WEEKEND. OVERALL...HIGH TEMPS WILL BE AROUND
90 DEGREES THURSDAY AND FRIDAY BEFORE A SLIGHT WARMING TREND RETURNS
LATE THIS WEEKEND.

&&

.AVIATION /18Z SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
NO CONCERNS. TSTMS CURRENT ORGANIZING OVER NORTHERN GEORGIA MAY
TRY AND SNEAK INTO PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA THIS EVENING.
THIS MAY POSE A RISK FOR TSTMS AT KSAV. WILL HAVE TO WATCH THIS
CAREFULLY BUT WILL LEAVE TSTMS OUT OF THE 18Z TAFS FOR NOW. TSTMS
ARE NOT A CONCERN ATTM FOR KCHS.

EXTENDED AVIATION OUTLOOK...MVFR/IFR CONDITIONS POSSIBLE EACH
AFTERNOON/EVENING WITH SHOWER/THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY...ESPECIALLY
TUE AND WED.

&&

.MARINE...
THERE ARE NO CONCERNS THROUGH TONIGHT WITH WINDS 10 KT OR LESS AND
SEAS 1-3 FT.

NO HIGHLIGHTS OR BIG CONCERNS MONDAY THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY AS THE
REGION REMAINS BETWEEN A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WELL
INLAND...AND HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE ATLANTIC. THIS WILL KEEP SW FLOW
OF GENERALLY 15 KTS OR LESS AND SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. SLIGHTLY HIGHER
WIND SPEEDS POSSIBLE FOR A SHORT TIME WITHIN THE AFTERNOON
SEABREEZE. BY TUESDAY...A SURFACE TROUGH WILL BEGIN TO STRENGTHEN IN
RESPONSE TO A SHARPENING UPPER TROUGH AND APPROACHING SURFACE FRONT.
THIS PATTERN WILL HELP TO INCREASE WINDS INTO THE 15-20 KT RANGE FOR
LATER TUESDAY THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY BEFORE WEAKENING AGAIN. THERE
COULD BE A BRIEF PERIOD OF LOW END SCA CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY LATER
TUESDAY NIGHT/EARLY WEDNESDAY. FOR NOW HAVE KEPT WINDS GENERALLY
BELOW 20 KTS. A WEAK BACKDOOR SURFACE FRONT MAY REACH THE NORTHERN
WATERS ON WEDNESDAY...BUT THEN WEAKEN AND MOVE BACK NORTH ON
THURSDAY. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL WEAKEN FOR LATER WEDNESDAY
THROUGH FRIDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES OVER THE REGION.

&&

.CHS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...NONE.
SC...NONE.
MARINE...NONE.

&&
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 26, 4:08 AM EDT, 13 hours 15 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
408 AM EDT SUN JUN 26 2011

AMZ330-350-352-354-374-GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-137>141-SCZ040-
042>045-047>052-270900-
CHARLESTON HARBOR-
WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA OUT 20 NM...INCLUDING
GRAYS REEF NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-JENKINS-SCREVEN-CANDLER-BULLOCH-EFFINGHAM-TATTNALL-EVANS-
INLAND BRYAN-COASTAL BRYAN-INLAND CHATHAM-COASTAL CHATHAM-LONG-
INLAND LIBERTY-COASTAL LIBERTY-INLAND MCINTOSH-COASTAL MCINTOSH-
ALLENDALE-HAMPTON-INLAND COLLETON-DORCHESTER-INLAND BERKELEY-
INLAND JASPER-BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-
TIDAL BERKELEY-
408 AM EDT SUN JUN 26 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL
WATERS...SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 26, 4:18 PM EDT, 1 hour 5 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
418 PM EDT SUN JUN 26 2011

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0408 PM     HAIL             4 S REGISTER            32.31N  81.87W
06/26/2011  E1.00 INCH       BULLOCH            GA   PUBLIC

&&

EVENT NUMBER CHS1100555

JHP
Special weather statement, Jun 26, 4:36 PM EDT, 47 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
436 PM EDT SUN JUN 26 2011

SCZ043-262100-
INLAND COLLETON-
436 PM EDT SUN JUN 26 2011

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

AT 432 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM...NEAR STOKES...MOVING SOUTH AT 15 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...
ISLANDTON...ROUND O AND WALTERBORO...

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

HAVE AN ACTION PLAN READY IN THE EVENT THIS STORM STRENGTHENS OR A
WARNING IS ISSUED. CONTINUE TO MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS
FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.

&&

LAT...LON 3287 8043 3276 8084 3292 8096 3305 8059
TIME...MOT...LOC 2036Z 357DEG 13KT 3290 8073
Special weather statement, Jun 26, 4:50 PM EDT, 33 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
450 PM EDT SUN JUN 26 2011

GAZ101-262115-
EFFINGHAM-
450 PM EDT SUN JUN 26 2011

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF EFFINGHAM COUNTY
THROUGH 515 PM EDT...

AT 449 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM...NEAR GRIFFIN LAKE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...
EGYPT...GUYTON...PINEORA...SHAWNEE AND SPRINGFIELD...

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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. REPORTS CAN ALSO BE SENT BY EMAIL TO
CHS.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR THROUGH TWITTER USING #WXREPORT.

&&

LAT...LON 3245 8153 3255 8141 3243 8121 3225 8142
      3228 8145 3233 8146 3233 8148 3236 8151
      3242 8154
TIME...MOT...LOC 2050Z 313DEG 10KT 3243 8148
Special weather statement, Jun 26, 5:07 PM EDT, 16 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
507 PM EDT SUN JUN 26 2011

SCZ043-044-049-050-262130-
CHARLESTON-COASTAL COLLETON-DORCHESTER-INLAND COLLETON-
507 PM EDT SUN JUN 26 2011

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF DORCHESTER...
CHARLESTON AND COLLETON COUNTIES THROUGH 530 PM EDT...

AT 505 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM...NEAR BECK LANDING...MOVING SOUTH AT 5 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...
COTTAGEVILLE...DELEMAR CROSSROADS AND JACKSONBORO...

PREPARE NOW FOR THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS...
STRONG WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH...
PENNY SIZE HAIL...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

HAVE AN ACTION PLAN READY IN THE EVENT THIS STORM STRENGTHENS OR A
WARNING IS ISSUED. CONTINUE TO MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS
FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.

&&

LAT...LON 3284 8026 3270 8048 3284 8058 3298 8049
TIME...MOT...LOC 2107Z 338DEG 2KT 3282 8044
Special weather statement, Jun 26, 5:20 PM EDT, 3 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
520 PM EDT SUN JUN 26 2011

SCZ042-043-048-262145-
BEAUFORT-HAMPTON-INLAND COLLETON-
520 PM EDT SUN JUN 26 2011

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF HAMPTON...COLLETON
AND BEAUFORT COUNTIES THROUGH 545 PM EDT...

AT 517 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM...NEAR HENDERSONVILLE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10
MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...
HENDERSONVILLE...ISLANDTON AND RITTER...

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 3280 8056 3267 8081 3292 8104 3299 8087
TIME...MOT...LOC 2120Z 328DEG 10KT 3282 8074
Special weather statement, Jun 26, 5:23 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
523 PM EDT SUN JUN 26 2011

GAZ101-SCZ047-262200-
EFFINGHAM-INLAND JASPER-
523 PM EDT SUN JUN 26 2011

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF EFFINGHAM AND JASPER
COUNTIES THROUGH 600 PM EDT...

AT 522 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM CLYO TO GUYTON...
MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...
CLYO...EBENEZER...GUYTON...SPRINGFIELD...STILLWELL AND TILLMAN...

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 3258 8125 3245 8105 3225 8131 3239 8146
TIME...MOT...LOC 2124Z 311DEG 4KT 3246 8124 3236 8137

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 25, 8:20 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHSLiberty25 min
Jun 26, 3:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHSCandler24 min
Jun 26, 3:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHSCandler32 min
Jun 26, 4:03 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHSBulloch, Evans57 min
Jun 26, 4:26 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHSBulloch, Candler51 min
Jun 26, 4:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHSEffingham25 min
Jun 26, 5:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHSBryan30 min
Jun 26, 5:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHSTattnall27 min
Jun 26, 5:56 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHSEffingham49 min
Jun 26, 6:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHSTattnall35 min
Jun 26, 6:12 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHSEffingham63 min
Jun 26, 6:20 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHSTattnall55 min
Jun 26, 6:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHSBryan, Bulloch, Chatham, Effingham66 min
Jun 26, 7:31 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHSBryan, Chatham, Effingham, Liberty44 min
Jun 26, 7:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHSBulloch36 min
Jun 26, 3:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHSColleton28 min
Jun 26, 3:37 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHSColleton29 min
Jun 26, 4:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHSColleton24 min
Jun 26, 5:07 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHSColleton23 min
Jun 26, 5:20 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHSColleton25 min
Jun 26, 5:37 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHSBeaufort, Colleton, Hampton53 min
Jun 26, 6:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHSBeaufort, Colleton24 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.