Severe Thunderstorm Warning 197, NWS Charleston, SC

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WWUS52 KCHS 292214
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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
614 PM EDT SUN JUL 29 2012

GAC179-292224-
/O.CAN.KCHS.SV.W.0197.000000T0000Z-120729T2230Z/
LIBERTY GA-
614 PM EDT SUN JUL 29 2012

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN LIBERTY
COUNTY HAS BEEN CANCELLED...

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT SUNDAY
EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA.

LAT...LON 3132 8136 3132 8144 3138 8155 3161 8140
      3156 8125 3157 8119 3154 8117 3148 8119
      3141 8124 3138 8125 3137 8127 3134 8127
      3132 8125 3130 8126
TIME...MOT...LOC 2214Z 350DEG 11KT 3140 8147

$$

GAC191-292230-
/O.CON.KCHS.SV.W.0197.000000T0000Z-120729T2230Z/
MCINTOSH GA-
614 PM EDT SUN JUL 29 2012

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM EDT
FOR MCINTOSH COUNTY...

AT 614 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO
DETECT A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM NEAR DARIEN...MOVING SOUTH AT 10 MPH.

PREPARE NOW FOR THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS...
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH...
HAIL UP TO QUARTER SIZE...

SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...BLACKBEARD
ISLAND...CARNIGAN...CRESCENT...DARIEN...EULONIA...MERIDIAN...PINE
HARBOR...RIDGEVILLE...SAPELO ISLAND...SHELLMAN BLUFF...VALONA AND
WOLF ISLAND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT SUNDAY
EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA.

&&

LAT...LON 3132 8136 3132 8144 3138 8155 3161 8140
      3156 8125 3157 8119 3154 8117 3148 8119
      3141 8124 3138 8125 3137 8127 3134 8127
      3132 8125 3130 8126
TIME...MOT...LOC 2214Z 350DEG 11KT 3140 8147

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
350 PM EDT SUN JUL 29 2012

.SYNOPSIS...
ATLANTIC HIGH PRESSURE WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THE WEEK WHILE A
TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE LINGERS INLAND.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM MONDAY MORNING/...
BUSY CONVECTIVE PATTERN EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST
MID-EVENING AS MULTIPLE CONVECTIVE BOUNDARIES INTERACT WITH THE
SEABREEZE AND A POTENT SHORTWAVE DROPS IN THIS EVENING. SEVERE
TSTM WATCH CONTINUES UNTIL 9 PM FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. THE SEVERE
THREAT SHOULD WANE BY MID TO LATE EVENING BUT SOME SHOWERS MAY
PERSIST OVERNIGHT AS THE AFOREMENTIONED SHORTWAVE STALLS OUT.

&&

.SHORT TERM /6 AM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...THE BROAD UPPER TROUGH WILL CONTINUE TO
MAINTAIN CONTROL ACROSS THE EASTERN UNITED STATES WHILE STRONG UPPER
LEVEL RIDGING DOMINATES THE MIDDLE OF THE COUNTRY. THIS SYNOPTIC
PATTERN WILL CONTINUE TO FAVOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE
PERIOD...MAINLY DURING THE MID AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING HOURS
EACH DAY. THE OVERALL COVERAGE APPEARS TO BE BEST ON MONDAY...BUT
STILL AT LEAST SCATTERED ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. CONVECTION WILL
LIKELY INITIATE EACH DAY ALONG THE SEA BREEZE ACROSS COASTAL
COUNTIES WHILE ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT OCCURS FARTHER WEST CLOSER TO
THE INLAND TROUGH. AS THE AFTERNOON PROGRESSES...EXPECT THE COVERAGE
OF CONVECTION TO INCREASE AS CELL AND BOUNDARY INTERACTIONS OCCUR.
MODERATE INSTABILITY AND A MOIST AIRMASS COULD SUPPORT A FEW STRONG
TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EACH DAY.

EXPECT TEMPERATURES TO REFLECT SEASONAL NORMALS WITH HIGH
TEMPERATURES MAXING OUT IN THE LOW TO MID 90S EACH AFTERNOON AND LOW
TEMPERATURES GENERALLY IN THE LOWER TO MID 70S.

&&

.LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/...
THE UPPER TROUGH WILL CONTINUE TO COMMAND ATTENTION ACROSS THE
EASTERN UNITED STATES...AT LEAST THROUGH THE FIRST PORTION OF THE
EXTENDED FORECAST PERIOD. MODELS SHOW SEVERAL SHORTWAVES WHICH WILL
SWING IN THE VICINITY OF THE CWA. HOWEVER...DURING THE LATER PORTION
OF THE PERIOD...MODELS SHOW THE TROUGH BEGINNING TO WEAKEN A BIT ALLOWING
THE UPPER RIDGE ACROSS THE MIDDLE OF THE COUNTRY TO SLOWLY BUILD
EASTWARD. THIS WILL CREATE A MORE ZONAL FLOW ALOFT THROUGH THE
WEEKEND POSSIBLY LIMITING CONVECTION A BIT. STILL...EXPECT AT
LEAST ISOLATED CONVECTION EACH AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING AS THE SEA
BREEZE PROPAGATES INLAND.

&&

.AVIATION /20Z SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
PRIMARILY VFR AT BOTH TERMINALS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THUNDERSTORMS.
TIMING IS DIFFICULT DUE TO MODEL INCONSISTENCY. SHOWERS HAVE ALREADY
FORMED INLAND AHEAD OF AN EASTWARD MOVING SHORTWAVE AND THE
SEABREEZE HAS BEGUN TO MOVE INLAND. DECIDED TO LEAN TOWARD AN
EARLIER SPARK TIME THAN YESTERDAY DUE TO THE LACK OF EARLY MORNING
CLOUD COVER. MODELS ARE HINTING AT LINGERING RAIN SHOWERS AFTER
SUNSET ALONG THE COAST SO KEPT VCTS IN UNTIL 00Z.

EXTENDED AVIATION OUTLOOK...PRIMARILY VFR EXCEPT FOR SHORT-LIVED
RESTRICTIONS POSSIBLE IN MAINLY AFTERNOON/EVENING SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.

&&

.MARINE...
ATLANTIC HIGH PRESSURE WILL PREVAIL AS A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE
LINGERS INLAND THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. THIS PATTERN WILL
MAINTAIN A SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST FLOW ACROSS THE WATERS. WINDS COULD
REACH UPWARDS OF 15-20 KT AT TIMES. HOWEVER...WINDS AND SEAS ARE
EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CRITERIA THROUGH THE
FORECAST PERIOD.

&&

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

&&

SYNOPSIS...
NEAR TERM...JRL
SHORT TERM...JAQ
LONG TERM...JHP
AVIATION...BDC
MARINE...JAQ

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
257 PM EDT SUN JUL 29 2012

AMZ330-350-352-354-GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-137>141-SCZ040-042>045-
047>052-301900-
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-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-
257 PM EDT SUN JUL 29 2012

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 538 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH.

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

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

PLEASE RELAY ANY REPORTS OF HAZARDOUS WEATHER INCLUDING...BUT NOT
LIMITED TO LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...AND FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AT 1-888-383-2024.

AMZ374-301900-
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
257 PM EDT SUN JUL 29 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

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

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
516 PM EDT SUN JUL 29 2012

GAZ116-117-119-138>141-292200-
COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH-INLAND
BRYAN-INLAND LIBERTY-INLAND MCINTOSH-
516 PM EDT SUN JUL 29 2012

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF LIBERTY...BRYAN...
CHATHAM AND MCINTOSH COUNTIES THROUGH 600 PM EDT...

AT 513 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM OSSABAW SOUND TO
CRESCENT...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...
BLACKBEARD ISLAND...CARNIGAN...CRESCENT...DARIEN...EULONIA...HALFMOON
LANDING...HARRIS NECK...MERIDIAN...OSSABAW SOUND...PINE HARBOR...
RIDGEVILLE...SAPELO ISLAND...SHELLMAN BLUFF...SKIDAWAY ISLAND...ST.
CATHERINES ISLAND...VALONA...WASSAW ISLAND AND WOLF ISLAND...

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.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT. THUNDERSTORMS CAN
PRODUCE LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...AND ISOLATED TORNADOES
SUDDENLY...SOMETIMES WITH LITTLE OR NO WARNING. BE ALERT FOR RAPIDLY
CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND BE READY TO ACT QUICKLY IF SEVERE
WEATHER IS OBSERVED OR A WARNING IS ISSUED.

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 3132 8136 3131 8139 3137 8153 3161 8139
      3198 8105 3196 8087 3183 8103 3176 8107
      3172 8113 3163 8112 3155 8117 3147 8119
      3140 8125 3137 8124 3137 8127 3130 8125
      3129 8129
TIME...MOT...LOC 2116Z 269DEG 11KT 3187 8101 3152 8134

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
518 PM EDT SUN JUL 29 2012

SCZ045-292145-
INLAND BERKELEY-
518 PM EDT SUN JUL 29 2012

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF BERKELEY COUNTY
THROUGH 545 PM EDT...

AT 513 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM...NEAR JUDGE TOWN...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH.

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

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

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 3350 7996 3344 7987 3341 7985 3339 7983
      3337 7993 3346 8015 3350 8013 3351 8008
TIME...MOT...LOC 2118Z 284DEG 10KT 3349 8003

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
519 PM EDT SUN JUL 29 2012

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

0331 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 W HANAHAN             32.92N  80.04W
07/29/2012                   CHARLESTON         SC   911 CALL CENTER

            TREE BLOWN DOWN ON A MOBILE HOME ON ORVIN STREET.

&&

EVENT NUMBER CHS1200569

JRL

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
521 PM EDT SUN JUL 29 2012

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

0313 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 W GOOSE CREEK         32.98N  80.06W
07/29/2012                   CHARLESTON         SC   911 CALL CENTER

            TREE DOWN ON DEER RIDGE LANE.

&&

EVENT NUMBER CHS1200570

JRL

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
528 PM EDT SUN JUL 29 2012

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

0327 PM     TSTM WND DMG     5 NW EDISTO ISLAND      32.61N  80.35W
07/29/2012                   CHARLESTON         SC   911 CALL CENTER

            TREE DOWN ON JEHOSSEE ROAD NEAR HIGHWAY 174.

&&

EVENT NUMBER CHS1200572

JRL

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
529 PM EDT SUN JUL 29 2012

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

0455 PM     TSTM WND DMG     SAVANNAH HISTORIC DISTR 32.07N  81.10W
07/29/2012                   CHATHAM            GA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREE DOWN AND ANOTHER TREE DOWN ON A POWERLINE NEAR
            WHITAKER ST AND W JONES ST.

&&

EVENT NUMBER CHS1200573

JAQ