Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 216, NWS Charleston, SC
NWS Charleston, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 2, 2012, 4:12 PM EDT for Bryan County, Liberty County, Georgia. It was in force for 63 min. 5 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
- Aug 2, 2012, 4:12 PM EDT (20:12 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 2, 2012, 5:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 63 min
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Bryan County, GA, Liberty County, GA
The radar
The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 87 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2, 4:30 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Flemington, GA | LIBERTY DISPATCH REPORTED A TREE ON A POWER LINE IN FLEMINGTON. |
| Aug 2, 4:35 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 N Midway, GA | ONE TREE DOWN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF LUKE ROAD AND HW-17. |
| Aug 2, 4:40 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | Fort Stewart, GA | PUBLIC REPORTED QUARTER SIZE HAIL IN FORT STEWART. |
| Aug 2, 4:45 PM EDT | HAIL 0.88 | 2 W Midway, GA | LIBERTY COUNTY CALL CENTER RELAYED A REPORT FROM A SHERIFFS DEPUTY OF NICKEL SIZED HAIL NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF LEWIS FRASIER ROAD AND HW-84. |
| Aug 2, 4:51 PM EDT | HAIL 0.7 | 4 Ene Fort Stewart, GA | A TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED DIME SIZE HAIL. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2, 2:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 12:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 161 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
- 3176 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -14 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 572 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 13 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -5 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 14 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
741
WUUS52 KCHS 022012
SVRCHS
GAC029-179-022115-
/O.NEW.KCHS.SV.W.0216.120802T2012Z-120802T2115Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
412 PM EDT THU AUG 2 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
BRYAN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...
LIBERTY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...
* UNTIL 515 PM EDT
* AT 412 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM...7 MILES NORTHWEST OF RICHMOND HILL...MOVING
SOUTHWEST AT 10 MPH.
PREPARE NOW FOR THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS...
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH...
HAIL UP TO QUARTER SIZE...
TORRENTIAL RAIN WHICH MAY PRODUCE LOCALIZED FLOODING...
* SOME LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
RICHMOND HILL...ELLABELL...KELLER...BELFAST...SUNBURY...ST.
CATHERINES ISLAND...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE SHELTER AS THUNDERSTORMS APPROACH.
REPORT HAIL...DOWNED TREES...LIMBS...AND POWER LINES DIRECTLY TO THE
CHARLESTON NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT 1-888-383-2024...WHEN IT IS
SAFE TO DO SO.
&&
LAT...LON 3197 8175 3198 8180 3201 8183 3221 8154
3212 8140 3205 8137 3200 8130 3191 8126
3191 8124 3189 8124 3191 8122 3189 8122
3190 8117 3185 8114 3182 8118 3172 8116
3170 8112 3160 8114
TIME...MOT...LOC 2012Z 038DEG 8KT 3197 8141
$$1 follow-up statement
853
WWUS52 KCHS 022045
SVSCHS
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
445 PM EDT THU AUG 2 2012
GAC029-022054-
/O.CAN.KCHS.SV.W.0216.000000T0000Z-120802T2115Z/
BRYAN GA-
445 PM EDT THU AUG 2 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR BRYAN COUNTY HAS BEEN
CANCELLED...
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT
THURSDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA.
LAT...LON 3204 8177 3209 8171 3196 8160 3195 8149
3193 8141 3180 8137 3170 8120 3166 8122
3197 8175 3198 8180 3201 8183
TIME...MOT...LOC 2044Z 034DEG 10KT 3188 8147
$$
GAC179-022115-
/O.CON.KCHS.SV.W.0216.000000T0000Z-120802T2115Z/
LIBERTY GA-
445 PM EDT THU AUG 2 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM EDT
FOR LIBERTY COUNTY...
AT 444 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM NEAR FLEMING...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 10
MPH.
PREPARE NOW FOR THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS...
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH...
HAIL UP TO QUARTER SIZE...
TORRENTIAL RAIN WHICH MAY PRODUCE LOCALIZED FLOODING...
A TORNADO WARNING IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF LIBERTY COUNTY. THIS
THUNDERSTORM HAS PRODUCED A FUNNEL CLOUD AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
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.
&&
LAT...LON 3204 8177 3209 8171 3196 8160 3195 8149
3193 8141 3180 8137 3170 8120 3166 8122
3197 8175 3198 8180 3201 8183
TIME...MOT...LOC 2044Z 034DEG 10KT 3188 8147
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1, 8:20 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 55 min | |
| Aug 2, 1:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Chatham, Effingham | 65 min |
| Aug 2, 2:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Bulloch, Jenkins, Screven | 57 min |
| Aug 2, 2:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Tattnall | 31 min |
| Aug 2, 2:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Bryan, Bulloch, Effingham | 61 min |
| Aug 2, 2:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Screven | 59 min |
| Aug 2, 3:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Bryan, Chatham | 61 min |
| Aug 2, 3:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Screven | 63 min |
| Aug 2, 3:32 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | Bryan, Chatham, Effingham, Liberty | 82 min |
| Aug 2, 3:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Bryan, Bulloch, Effingham, Screven | 56 min |
| Aug 2, 4:32 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CHS | Liberty | 43 min |
| Aug 2, 4:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Liberty, Long, McIntosh | 56 min |
| Aug 2, 5:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | McIntosh | 35 min |
| Aug 2, 5:57 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 57 min | |
| Aug 2, 6:07 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 46 min |
Nearby
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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.