Alert archive / South Carolina / Wind Advisories in 2011
Wind Advisory 4, NWS Charleston, SC
NWS Charleston, SC issued this wind advisory at Apr 4, 2011, 4:14 PM EDT for Berkeley County, Dorchester County, South Carolina. It was in force for 18 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 4, 2011, 4:14 PM EDT (20:14 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 5, 2011, 10:34 AM EDT
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, SC
Counties Berkeley County, SC, Dorchester County, SC
The radar
The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 97 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:20 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Charleston AFB, SC (KCHS), launched 12:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 31 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
- 1439 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 15 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 32 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 82 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
204 WWUS72 KCHS 042014 NPWCHS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 414 PM EDT MON APR 4 2011 SCZ045-050415- /O.CAN.KCHS.LW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-110405T2200Z/ /O.NEW.KCHS.WI.Y.0004.110404T2014Z-110405T1600Z/ INLAND BERKELEY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MONCKS CORNER 414 PM EDT MON APR 4 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TUESDAY... ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED FOR LAKE MOULTRIE... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TUESDAY. THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * HAZARDS: STRONG WIND GUSTS. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST TO AROUND 40 MPH. * TIMING: STRONGEST WIND GUSTS MIDNIGHT TO 2 AM TONIGHT UNTIL 10 AM TO NOON TUESDAY. * IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS MARINE CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ON LAKE MOULTRIE. GUSTY WINDS WILL IMPACT HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WIND GUSTS COULD BRING DOWN SMALL TREE BRANCHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. && $$ SCZ044-048>050-052-050415- /O.NEW.KCHS.WI.Y.0004.110404T2014Z-110405T1600Z/ DORCHESTER-BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-TIDAL BERKELEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. GEORGE...SUMMERVILLE...BEAUFORT... HILTON HEAD...EDISTO BEACH...CHARLESTON...DANIEL ISLAND... NAVAL WEAPONS STATION CHARLESTON 414 PM EDT MON APR 4 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TUESDAY. * HAZARDS: STRONG WIND GUSTS. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST TO AROUND 40 MPH. * TIMING: STRONGEST WIND GUSTS MIDNIGHT TO 2 AM TONIGHT UNTIL 10 AM TO NOON TUESDAY. * IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS WILL IMPACT HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... ESPECIALLY ON AREA BRIDGES. WIND GUSTS COULD BRING DOWN SMALL TREE BRANCHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. && $$
3 follow-up statements
131 WWUS72 KCHS 050221 NPWCHS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 1021 PM EDT MON APR 4 2011 SCZ044-045-048>050-052-051030- /O.CON.KCHS.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110405T1600Z/ DORCHESTER-INLAND BERKELEY-BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON- TIDAL BERKELEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. GEORGE...SUMMERVILLE... MONCKS CORNER...BEAUFORT...HILTON HEAD...EDISTO BEACH... CHARLESTON...DANIEL ISLAND...NAVAL WEAPONS STATION CHARLESTON 1021 PM EDT MON APR 4 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TUESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TUESDAY. * HAZARDS: STRONG WIND GUSTS. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST TO AROUND 40 MPH. * TIMING: STRONGEST WIND GUSTS FROM 2 AM TONIGHT UNTIL 10 AM TO NOON TUESDAY. * IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS WILL IMPACT HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... ESPECIALLY ON AREA BRIDGES. WIND GUSTS COULD BRING DOWN SMALL TREE BRANCHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. && $$ 33
338 WWUS72 KCHS 050716 NPWCHS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 316 AM EDT TUE APR 5 2011 SCZ044-045-048>050-052-051530- /O.CON.KCHS.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110405T1600Z/ DORCHESTER-INLAND BERKELEY-BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON- TIDAL BERKELEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. GEORGE...SUMMERVILLE... MONCKS CORNER...BEAUFORT...HILTON HEAD...EDISTO BEACH... CHARLESTON...DANIEL ISLAND...NAVAL WEAPONS STATION CHARLESTON 316 AM EDT TUE APR 5 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY. * HAZARDS: STRONG WIND GUSTS. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST TO AROUND 40 MPH. * TIMING: STRONGEST WIND GUSTS THROUGH LATE MORNING. * IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS WILL IMPACT HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... ESPECIALLY ON AREA BRIDGES. WIND GUSTS COULD BRING DOWN SMALL TREE BRANCHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. && $$
928 WWUS72 KCHS 051434 NPWCHS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 1034 AM EDT TUE APR 5 2011 SCZ045-052200- /O.CAN.KCHS.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110405T1600Z/ /O.NEW.KCHS.LW.Y.0022.110405T1434Z-110405T2200Z/ INLAND BERKELEY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MONCKS CORNER 1034 AM EDT TUE APR 5 2011 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR LAKE MOULTRIE... ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * HAZARDS: STRONG WINDS. * WINDS: WEST WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS MARINE CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE NAVIGATION DIFFICULT ON LAKE MOULTRIE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MARINERS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION ON LAKE MOULTRIE THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY ON THE OPEN LAKE WATERS. STRONG WINDS MAY LEAD TO LARGE WAVES WHICH CAN CAPSIZE BOATS. && $$ SCZ044-048>050-052-051545- /O.CAN.KCHS.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110405T1600Z/ DORCHESTER-BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-TIDAL BERKELEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. GEORGE...SUMMERVILLE...BEAUFORT... HILTON HEAD...EDISTO BEACH...CHARLESTON...DANIEL ISLAND... NAVAL WEAPONS STATION CHARLESTON 1034 AM EDT TUE APR 5 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED ACROSS THE REGION...THEREFORE THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 4, 9:26 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | CHS | Allendale | 64 hr |
| Apr 4, 9:26 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | CHS | Hampton, Jasper | 11 days |
| Apr 4, 4:17 PM EDT | High Surf Advisory | CHS | 18 hr |
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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.