Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 29, NWS Charleston, SC
NWS Charleston, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 16, 2012, 6:27 PM EDT for Bulloch County, Effingham County, Georgia. It was in force for 63 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
- Mar 16, 2012, 6:27 PM EDT (22:27 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 16, 2012, 7:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 63 min
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Bulloch County, GA, Effingham County, GA
The radar
The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 47 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:30 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, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 148 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
- 473 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -95 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 920 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 11 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -20 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 37 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
067
WUUS52 KCHS 162227
SVRCHS
GAC031-103-162330-
/O.NEW.KCHS.SV.W.0029.120316T2227Z-120316T2330Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
627 PM EDT FRI MAR 16 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
EAST CENTRAL BULLOCH COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...
NORTHERN EFFINGHAM COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...
* UNTIL 730 PM EDT
* AT 628 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM EGYPT TO 6 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF EGYPT...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH.
PREPARE NOW FOR THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS...
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH...
HAIL UP TO GOLFBALL SIZE...
* SOME LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
EGYPT...KILDARE...SPRINGFIELD...SHAWNEE...STILLWELL...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REPORT HAIL...DOWNED TREES...LIMBS...AND POWER LINES DIRECTLY TO THE
CHARLESTON NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT 1-888-383-2024.
&&
LAT...LON 3250 8156 3249 8155 3250 8154 3251 8153
3256 8142 3238 8120 3233 8144 3246 8165
TIME...MOT...LOC 2228Z 259DEG 9KT 3244 8153 3238 8143
$$4 follow-up statements
213
WWUS52 KCHS 162250
SVSCHS
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
650 PM EDT FRI MAR 16 2012
GAC031-162301-
/O.CAN.KCHS.SV.W.0029.000000T0000Z-120316T2330Z/
BULLOCH GA-
650 PM EDT FRI MAR 16 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL BULLOCH COUNTY
HAS BEEN CANCELLED...
LAT...LON 3255 8141 3238 8120 3233 8144 3239 8152
3244 8153 3245 8153 3247 8154 3248 8154
TIME...MOT...LOC 2251Z 271DEG 9KT 3242 8146
$$
GAC103-162330-
/O.CON.KCHS.SV.W.0029.000000T0000Z-120316T2330Z/
EFFINGHAM GA-
650 PM EDT FRI MAR 16 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM EDT
FOR NORTHERN EFFINGHAM COUNTY...
AT 651 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM NEAR GRIFFIN LAKE...MOVING EAST AT 10
MPH.
PREPARE NOW FOR THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS...
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH...
HAIL UP TO PING PONG SIZE...
SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...EGYPT...
SHAWNEE...SPRINGFIELD AND STILLWELL.
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 3255 8141 3238 8120 3233 8144 3239 8152
3244 8153 3245 8153 3247 8154 3248 8154
TIME...MOT...LOC 2251Z 271DEG 9KT 3242 8146
$$579
WWUS52 KCHS 162259
SVSCHS
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
659 PM EDT FRI MAR 16 2012
GAC103-162330-
/O.CON.KCHS.SV.W.0029.000000T0000Z-120316T2330Z/
EFFINGHAM GA-
659 PM EDT FRI MAR 16 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM EDT
FOR NORTHERN EFFINGHAM COUNTY...
AT 659 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM NEAR GRIFFIN LAKE...MOVING EAST AT 10
MPH.
PREPARE NOW FOR THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS...
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH...
HAIL UP TO QUARTER SIZE...
SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...EGYPT...
SHAWNEE...SPRINGFIELD AND STILLWELL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER SUCH AS HAIL...DOWNED TREES...LIMBS...AND
POWER LINES...PLEASE CONTACT THE CHARLESTON NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
TOLL FREE AT 1-888-383-2024 OR EMAIL YOUR REPORTS TO
CHS.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV.
&&
LAT...LON 3248 8154 3252 8137 3238 8120 3233 8144
3240 8151
TIME...MOT...LOC 2259Z 271DEG 9KT 3242 8144
$$648
WWUS52 KCHS 162313
SVSCHS
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
713 PM EDT FRI MAR 16 2012
GAC103-162330-
/O.CON.KCHS.SV.W.0029.000000T0000Z-120316T2330Z/
EFFINGHAM GA-
713 PM EDT FRI MAR 16 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM EDT
FOR CENTRAL EFFINGHAM COUNTY...
AT 713 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM NEAR TUSCULUM...MOVING EAST AT 15 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...EGYPT AND
SPRINGFIELD.
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 3240 8151 3246 8151 3247 8137 3236 8127
3233 8144
TIME...MOT...LOC 2313Z 288DEG 11KT 3240 8142
$$055
WWUS52 KCHS 162321
SVSCHS
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
721 PM EDT FRI MAR 16 2012
GAC103-162331-
/O.EXP.KCHS.SV.W.0029.000000T0000Z-120316T2330Z/
EFFINGHAM GA-
721 PM EDT FRI MAR 16 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL EFFINGHAM COUNTY WILL
EXPIRE AT 730 PM EDT...
AT 721 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED THAT THE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED
THE WARNING HAD WEAKENED...THUS THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS
BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
ALTHOUGH THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT...
THUNDERSTORMS ARE STILL CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GUSTY WINDS...SMALL
HAIL...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAINFALL. THE SAFEST COURSE OF
ACTION IS TO REMAIN INDOORS UNTIL THE STORMS HAVE PASSED.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER SUCH AS HAIL...DOWNED TREES...LIMBS...AND
POWER LINES...PLEASE CONTACT THE CHARLESTON NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
TOLL FREE AT 1-888-383-2024 OR EMAIL YOUR REPORTS TO
CHS.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV.
LAT...LON 3240 8151 3246 8151 3247 8137 3236 8127
3233 8144
TIME...MOT...LOC 2321Z 288DEG 11KT 3239 8139
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 16, 4:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Tattnall | 37 min |
| Mar 16, 4:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Bryan | 36 min |
| Mar 16, 4:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Bryan, Evans, Liberty, Long, Tattnall | 40 min |
| Mar 16, 4:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Bulloch, Candler, Evans, Tattnall | 35 min |
| Mar 16, 4:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Effingham | 41 min |
| Mar 16, 5:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Bryan | 26 min |
| Mar 16, 5:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Effingham, Screven | 64 min |
| Mar 16, 5:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Bulloch, Effingham | 67 min |
| Mar 16, 7:34 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 86 min | |
| Mar 16, 7:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Chatham | 58 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.