Severe Thunderstorm Warning 30, NWS Charleston, SC

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WWUS52 KCHS 180039
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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
839 PM EDT SAT MAR 17 2012

GAC029-031-180049-
/O.CAN.KCHS.SV.W.0030.000000T0000Z-120318T0115Z/
BULLOCH GA-BRYAN GA-
839 PM EDT SAT MAR 17 2012

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR BRYAN AND BULLOCH COUNTIES HAS
BEEN CANCELLED...

LAT...LON 3250 8152 3251 8116 3233 8111 3229 8117
      3229 8145 3233 8146 3233 8148 3236 8151
      3241 8154
TIME...MOT...LOC 0039Z 262DEG 8KT 3238 8140

$$

GAC103-SCC053-180115-
/O.CON.KCHS.SV.W.0030.000000T0000Z-120318T0115Z/
EFFINGHAM GA-JASPER SC-
839 PM EDT SAT MAR 17 2012

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM EDT
FOR WEST CENTRAL JASPER AND CENTRAL EFFINGHAM COUNTIES...

AT 839 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM NEAR TUSCULUM...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...CLYO...
EBENEZER...EGYPT...GUYTON...RINCON...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 3250 8152 3251 8116 3233 8111 3229 8117
      3229 8145 3233 8146 3233 8148 3236 8151
      3241 8154
TIME...MOT...LOC 0039Z 262DEG 8KT 3238 8140

$$

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WWUS52 KCHS 180050
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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
850 PM EDT SAT MAR 17 2012

GAC103-SCC053-180101-
/O.CAN.KCHS.SV.W.0030.000000T0000Z-120318T0115Z/
EFFINGHAM GA-JASPER SC-
850 PM EDT SAT MAR 17 2012

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL JASPER AND
CENTRAL EFFINGHAM COUNTIES HAS BEEN CANCELLED...

AT 851 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED THAT THE THUNDERSTORM THAT PROMPTED
THE WARNING HAD WEAKENED...THUS THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED.

ALTHOUGH THE IMMEDIATE THREAT FOR DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL HAS
ENDED...THUNDERSTORMS ARE STILL PRODUCING FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING STRIKES. THE SAFEST COURSE OF ACTION IS TO REMAIN INDOORS
UNTIL THE STORMS HAVE PASSED.

LAT...LON 3250 8152 3251 8116 3233 8111 3229 8117
      3229 8145 3233 8146 3233 8148 3236 8151
      3241 8154
TIME...MOT...LOC 0051Z 262DEG 8KT 3238 8137

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
757 PM EDT SAT MAR 17 2012

.SYNOPSIS...
ATLANTIC HIGH PRESSURE WILL EXTEND ACROSS THE REGION UNTIL A WEAK
COLD FRONT MOVES SOUTH INTO THE REGION SUNDAY NIGHT AND EARLY
MONDAY...BEFORE DISSIPATING. ATLANTIC HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN
BUILD INTO THE AREA AND REGAIN CONTROL OF THE PATTERN THROUGH
MUCH OF THE UPCOMING WEEK.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM SUNDAY MORNING/...
THE SEA BREEZE HAS RECENTLY COLLIDED WITH OTHER BOUNDARIES OVER
INLAND AREAS OF SE GEORGIA WHERE A NARROW SLIVER OF SURFACE BASED
CAPES NEAR 2000 J/KG EXISTS. TSTMS HAVE INCREASED AND SHOULD
CONTINUE TO MOVE SE BETWEEN PEMBROKE AND SPRINGFIELD. LATEST
RUC MESOANALYSIS SHOWS A WEAKER CONVECTIVE ENVIRONMENT ALONG
AND TO THE THE E OF I-95. OVERALL WE EXPECT A WEAKENING TREND
BUT SOME MESOSCALE COLD POOLING COULD DRAG CONVECTION INTO THE
GREATER SAVANNAH AREA. WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR.

WE COULD EXPERIENCE PATCHY FOG LATE TONIGHT IN A FEW LOCATIONS AS
WE NEAR OUR CROSS-OVER TEMPS...ALTHOUGH THE WIND FIELDS OFF THE
DECK LOOK A LITTLE TOO STRONG FOR ANY WIDESPREAD AND/OR DENSE FOG
TO OCCUR.

IT/LL BE ANOTHER UNUSUALLY WARM NIGHT...WITH TEMPS TO HOLD ABOVE
60 THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE NIGHT...BOTTOMING OUT IN THE UPPER 50S
INLAND LATE. THE SHORELINE SECTIONS WILL HOLD NEAR OR EVEN A
COUPLE OF DEGREES ABOVE 60....WHICH WILL BE MUCH CLOSER TO WHAT
ACTUAL NORMAL HIGHS SHOULD BE FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR.

&&

.SHORT TERM /6 AM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY/...
SUNDAY...THE PATTERN ALOFT WILL BECOME MORE AMPLIFIED...WITH A
STRENGTHENING RIDGE IN THE EAST AND A LARGE AND DEEP TROUGH COVERING
MUCH OF THE WESTERN STATES. OUR AREA LIES ON THE EASTERN SIDE OF THE
RIDGE WHICH IS ANCHORING FROM THE GULF NORTHWARD INTO THE OH/TN
VALLEYS...THEN INTO CANADA. WEAK IMPULSES WITHIN THE NW FLOW ALOFT
WILL SHIFT THROUGH THE FORECAST AREA DURING THE DAY...AND THAT ALONG
WITH A WEAK COLD FRONT NEARBY TO THE NORTH...THE SEA
BREEZE...CONVECTIVE OUTFLOW AND DIFFERENTIAL HEATING BOUNDARIES WILL
TRIGGER CONVECTION YET AGAIN ACROSS MUCH OF SE SC/SE GA.

THE OVERALL SYNOPTIC SITUATION WILL HAVE CHANGED LITTLE FROM THE
PREVIOUS TWO DAYS...THUS WE AGAIN LOOK FOR AN ACTIVE
AFTERNOON/EVENING. CONVECTIVE TEMPS ARE IN THE LOWER 80S...AND THAT
ALONG WITH A STRONG 5-6C CAP IT/LL TAKE UNTIL MID AFTERNOON BEFORE
MOST CONVECTION STARTS DEVELOPING. BUT ONCE THE CAP DOES BREAK...WE
LOOK FOR MAINLY PULSE TYPE STORMS TO FORM WITHIN THE WEAKLY SHEARED
ATMOSPHERE. BUT WITH INTERACTION BOUNDARIES/CELLS...SOME
LONGER-LIVED MULTICELL CLUSTERS WILL ALSO FORM. THERE WILL BE LITTLE
IF ANY CIN...WHILE SBCAPES WILL BE AS MUCH AS 1500-2000 J/KG. MID
LEVEL LAPSE RATES ARE NEAR 6-6.5C/KM...LIFTED INDICES WILL BE AS LOW
AS -3 OR -4C AND TOTAL TOTAL INDEX IS CLOSE TO 50. DCAPES ARE
FORECAST AS MUCH AS 800 J/KG...SO A FEW STRONG/SEVERE DOWNBURSTS OF
WIND MAY OCCUR. BUT THE MAIN WEATHER HAZARD AGAIN WILL BE LARGE
HAIL. WET BULB ZERO IS NEAR 9000-9500 FT...500 MB TEMPS ARE AS COLD
AS -15C...AND ALTHOUGH THE CAPE IN THE HAIL GROWTH ZONE IS NOT AS
IMPRESSIVE AS RECENT DAYS...IT IS STILL GOOD AT 250-350 J/KG.
ALTHOUGH NO SIGNIFICANT FLOODING IS ANTICIPATED...GIVEN A VERY SLOW
STORM MOTION AND PWATS OF 1.3-1.4 INCHES /QUITE HIGH FOR
MARCH/...SOME LOCALIZED FLOODING WILL OCCUR IN THE MORE PERSISTENT
STORMS.

COVERAGE WILL BE IN THE SCATTERED RANGE FOR MOST COMMUNITIES WEST OF
US-17...WITH HIGHEST POPS OF 50 PERCENT ALONG OUR NW TIER WHERE THE
GREATEST COVERAGE OF BOUNDARY INTERACTIONS LOOKS TO OCCUR. LITTLE TO
NO POPS ARE NECESSARY NEAR THE COAST WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE SEA
BREEZE BOUNDARY.

CONVECTION WILL LINGER INTO THE FIRST PART OF SUNDAY NIGHT...BUT
GIVEN THAT MUCH OF THE ACTIVITY IS DIURNALLY DRIVEN...WE LOOK FOR AN
END TO SHOWERS/T-STORMS IN MOST LOCALES BY MIDNIGHT.

THE SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT AND WEAK WAVES OF LOW PRESSURE RIDING
ALONG THE FRONT WILL STAY TO OUR NORTH THROUGHOUT THE DAY ON
SUNDAY...AS THE WESTERN EXTENT OF THE ATLANTIC RIDGE LIES ACROSS
SOUTH GA/NORTH FL. COMPRESSIONAL HEATING AHEAD OF THE FRONT WITH A
DEEP NW VERTICAL FLOW WILL AGAIN ALLOW FOR US TO MAX OUT FAR ABOVE
NORMAL. LOW LEVEL THICKNESS WILL BE A TAD LOWER THAN IT WAS
TODAY...BUT WITH 850 MB TEMPS 10-12C...WE ANTICIPATE HIGHEST
READINGS IN THE LOWER AND MIDDLE 80S AWAY FROM THE COOLER COASTLINE.

MIN TEMPS SUNDAY NIGHT WILL FALL INTO THE UPPER 50S...EXCEPT CLOSER
TO 60 AT THE IMMEDIATE COAST.

MONDAY...THE AMPLIFIED PATTERN WILL CONTINUE ALOFT...WITH A DEEP
TROUGH IN THE ROCKIES AND A SHARP NORTH-SOUTH RIDGE FROM THE GULF
INTO CANADA. YET AGAIN WE LIE ON THE DOWNSTREAM SIDE OF THE
RIDGE...WITH THE FLOW ALOFT VEERING MORE NORTHERLY. THE WEAK COLD
FRONT WILL ATTEMPT TO SAG INTO OUR SC FORECAST AREA...BUT BECOMES
ILL-DEFINED AS A STRONGER SEA BREEZE CIRCULATION SPREADS IN FROM THE
ATLANTIC. EVEN SO...THE FRONT WILL BE A FOCUS FOR CONVECTION...AS
WILL VARIOUS OTHER MESOSCALE BOUNDARIES. WHILE INSTABILITY...LAPSE
RATES AND SBCAPES ARE A LITTLE LESS CONDUCIVE FOR CONVECTION THAN
RECENT DAYS...THEY ARE STILL QUITE FAVORABLE FOR MID-MARCH. OUR 500
MB COLD POOL IS STILL EVIDENT WITH -14/-15C AT 500 MB...AND WET
BULBS ARE YET AGAIN AROUND 9000-9500 FT. SO LARGE HAIL WILL AGAIN BE
OF CONCERN. WITH DCAPES OF 600-800 J/KG AND SOME DRIER AIR IN THE
MID LEVELS WE ALSO HAVE THE RISK OF STRONG AND/OR DAMAGING WIND
GUSTS. CONVECTIVE TEMPS WILL NOT BE REACHED UNTIL EARLY TO MID
AFTERNOON...BUT COVERAGE AFTER THAT TIME WILL INCREASE TO THE 30-40
PERCENTILE INLAND FROM US-17...WITH 20 POPS OR LESS CLOSER TO THE
SHORE. LITTLE CHANGE IN LOW LEVEL THICKNESS AND 850 MB TEMPS SUPPORT
MAX TEMPS OF 80-85 MOST PLACES AWAY FROM THE BEACHES.

TUESDAY...THERE IS A SO-CALLED SQUEEZE THAT DEVELOPS ALOFT...WITH
THE STRONG TOUGH IN THE PLAINS TO MOVE EAST...WHILE AT THE SAME TIME
A WEAK M ID LEVEL LOW FORMS OFF THE NC/SC COASTS. THIS PINCHES AND
WEAKENS THE RIDGING ALOFT OVER AND JUST WEST OF THE AREA. AT THE
SAME TIME THE COLD FRONT WILL HAVE DISSIPATED...BUT A COASTAL TROUGH
WILL HAVE FORMED IN ITS PLACE BETWEEN THE GULF STREAM AND COOLER
SHELF WATERS. THAT TROUGH WILL EITHER SHIFT ONSHORE OR DISSIPATE
DURING THE DAY...AS A STRONGER AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE DEVELOPS OFF THE
MID ATLANTIC COAST. WHILE WE LOSE OUR FRONT AS A FOCUS FOR
CONVECTION...WE STILL HAVE THE SEA BREEZE AND THE TROUGH...PLUS
OTHER MESOSCALE BOUNDARIES THAT SET UP. AND OUR INSTABILITY AND
MOISTURE IS STILL PLENTY SUFFICIENT FOR AT LEAST SLIGHT CHANCE POPS.
WITH AN EAST TO SE SYNOPTIC FLOW AND AN EARLIER START TO THE SEA
BREEZE OUR MAX TEMPS WILL BE A COUPLE OF DEGREES LOWER THAN RECENT
DAYS.

&&

.LONG TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/...
BROAD UPPER RIDGING AND ATLANTIC SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL
REMAIN IN CONTROL THROUGH MID WEEK...BEFORE THE FORECAST BECOMES
MORE UNCERTAIN INTO THE LATE WEEK PERIOD. MID RANGE MODELS
INDICATE A DEEP UPPER TROUGH STEADILY PROGRESSING TOWARD THE EAST
COAST THURSDAY...POSSIBLY CUTTING OFF INTO A BROAD UPPER LOW BY
FRIDAY. THIS COULD DRIVE A SURFACE FRONT TOWARD THE REGION AND
INCREASE RAIN CHANCES LATE IN THE WEEK. CONFIDENCE IN FORECAST
DETAILS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY IS QUITE LOW AT THIS TIME HOWEVER...AS
THERE IS CONSIDERABLE TIMING DIFFERENCES BETWEEN MODEL SOLUTIONS.
HAVE THUS PREFERRED TO REMAIN RATHER CONSERVATIVE WITH RAIN
CHANCES THIS FAR OUT IN THE FORECAST PERIOD...CAPPING POPS BELOW
15 PERCENT UNTIL MODEL CONSENSUS IMPROVES. HAVE ALSO CONTINUED TO
ADVERTISE ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES...REACHING AT LEAST THE MID TO
UPPER 70S INTO THE WEEKEND AWAY FROM THE LOCALLY COOLER COASTLINE.

&&

.AVIATION /00Z SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
BOUNDARIES COLLIDING INLAND OF THE TERMINALS POST SUNSET AND SCATTERED
CONVECTIVE RAINS CONTINUE FROM BULLOCH AND SCREVEN COUNTIES IN GEORGIA
NE TO THE SANTEE COOPER LAKES IN SOUTH CAROLINA. AT 00Z TAF ISSUANCE
IT SEEMS THAT KSAV STANDS A CHANCE FOR TSTMS...AT LEAST IN THE
VICINITY AND THE TAF MAY REQUIRE AMENDMENTS IF UPSTREAM STORMS
HOLD TOGETHER THIS EVENING. OVERNIGHT...CONVECTIVE DEBRIS SHOULD
THIN AND SOUNDINGS SUGGEST SOME FOG COULD DEVELOP INLAND FROM THE
TERMINALS AND POSSIBLE DRIFT IN FROM THE W ON A LAND BREEZE TOWARD
DAWN. A FEW MODELS SHOW SOME MVFR OR LOWER VSBYS BUT CONFIDENCE
LOW AT THIS TIME.

ON SUNDAY...CB POSSIBLE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. VFR CONDITIONS SHOULD
PREVAIL.

EXTENDED AVIATION OUTLOOK...OUTSIDE OF ANY AFTERNOON/EVENING
CONVECTION AND/OR LATE NIGHT/EARLY MORNING FOG/STRATUS...VFR WEATHER
WILL PREVAIL.

&&

.MARINE...
TONIGHT...ATLANTIC HIGH PRESSURE HANGING ON WITH GENERALLY QUIET
MARINE CONDITIONS. SOUTH AND SW WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE 12 KT OR
LESS WITH SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.

SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...A WEAK PRESSURE PATTERN WILL HOLD
ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY...WITH A WEAK AND
DECAYING COLD FRONT TO ATTEMPT TO WORK ITS WAY INTO THE SC WATERS
FROM THE NORTH BEFORE DISSIPATING. A COASTAL TROUGH WILL FORM
CLOSE TO THE GULF STREAM MONDAY NIGHT...BEFORE IT MOVES ONSHORE OR
DISSIPATES TUESDAY...AS STRONGER ATLANTIC HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS
FROM THE NE.

ALTHOUGH THERE WILL BE SOME ENHANCEMENT OF WINDS EACH
AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING DUE TO SEA BREEZE CIRCULATIONS...WIND SPEEDS
THROUGH EARLY IN THE WEEK WILL BE HELD UNDER 10 OR 15 KT. WITH THE
RELATIVELY LIGHT WIND REGIME...SEAS WILL BE HELD TO MOSTLY 3 FEET OR
LESS INTO MUCH OF TUESDAY. SEAS THEN LOOK TO START TO CLIMB ABOUT A
FOOT OR SO LATER TUESDAY/TUESDAY NIGHT AS A LONGER ONSHORE FETCH
BEGINS DEVELOPING AROUND THE ATLANTIC RIDGE.

ATLANTIC HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN BECOME THE DOMINATE FEATURE THROUGH
THE REMAINDER OF THE PERIOD. THIS WILL SUPPORT A SLIGHTLY STRONGER
ONSHORE FLOW...WITH AN INCREASE IN BOTH WINDS/SEAS DURING THE MIDDLE
AND LATE WEEK. WITH A LONG ONSHORE FETCH TO PREVAIL WE MIGHT HAVE TO
CONTEND WITH SEAS APPROACHING 6 FEET AND POSSIBLE SCA/S LATE IN THE
FORECAST PERIOD.

SEA FOG...ALTHOUGH A FAVORABLE SOUTH TO SW WIND AROUND 10 KT OR LESS
WILL PREVAIL SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY NIGHT...AMBIENT AIR TEMPS AND DEW
POINTS OVER THE COOLER SHELF WATERS DO NOT APPEAR HIGH ENOUGH FOR
SEA FOG FORMATION AT THIS TIME.

&&

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

&&

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
605 PM EDT SAT MAR 17 2012

AMZ330-350-352-354-374-GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-137>141-SCZ040-
042>045-047>052-182215-
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-
605 PM EDT SAT MAR 17 2012

...ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE THIS EVENING...

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE OVER
PARTS OF INLAND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA
THIS EVENING. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH AND HAIL THE SIZE OF QUARTERS.

THE RISK FOR SEVERE WEATHER SHOULD DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET.

PEOPLE ACROSS SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA
SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST WEATHER CONDITIONS
THROUGHOUT THE DAY. BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD THREATENING
WEATHER APPROACH OF IF A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS ISSUED FOR
YOUR LOCATION.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME DUE TO THE SMALL
COVERAGE OF THUNDERSTORMS.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
417 PM EDT SAT MAR 17 2012

SCZ045-172045-
INLAND BERKELEY-
417 PM EDT SAT MAR 17 2012

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF BERKELEY COUNTY
THROUGH 445 PM EDT...

AT 413 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM...NEAR SIMMONSVILLE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH.

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

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. IF
OUTDOORS...STAY AWAY FROM ISOLATED TALL OBJECTS. IF INDOORS...STAY
AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND DOORS. AVOID USING PLUMBING AND ELECTRICAL
APPLIANCES UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY.

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 3321 7945 3321 7947 3315 7952 3315 7955
      3315 7959 3321 7973 3331 7968 3328 7957
      3324 7950 3324 7948 3324 7945 3322 7944
TIME...MOT...LOC 2017Z 295DEG 5KT 3325 7961

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
746 PM EDT SAT MAR 17 2012

GAZ100-101-116-180030-
BULLOCH-EFFINGHAM-INLAND BRYAN-
746 PM EDT SAT MAR 17 2012

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF BULLOCH...EFFINGHAM
AND BRYAN COUNTIES THROUGH 830 PM EDT...

AT 743 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM...NEAR AKINS...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...
BAY...BROOKLET...DENMARK...GUYTON...LANIER...LEEFIELD...MARLOW...
NEVILS...PINEORA...SPRINGFIELD AND STILSON...

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. IF
OUTDOORS...STAY AWAY FROM ISOLATED TALL OBJECTS. IF INDOORS...STAY
AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND DOORS. AVOID USING PLUMBING AND ELECTRICAL
APPLIANCES UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY.

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.

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 3238 8130 3209 8153 3231 8184 3248 8166
TIME...MOT...LOC 2347Z 295DEG 16KT 3232 8163

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
757 PM EDT SAT MAR 17 2012

SCZ045-180045-
INLAND BERKELEY-
757 PM EDT SAT MAR 17 2012

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF BERKELEY COUNTY
THROUGH 845 PM EDT...

AT 753 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM...NEAR MOOREFIELD...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...
BONNEAU...BONNEAU BEACH...CROSS...MONCKS CORNER...PINOPOLIS AND
SOUTHERN LAKE MOULTRIE...

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. IF
OUTDOORS...STAY AWAY FROM ISOLATED TALL OBJECTS. IF INDOORS...STAY
AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND DOORS. AVOID USING PLUMBING AND ELECTRICAL
APPLIANCES UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY.

THESE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPACT LAKE MOULTRIE. BOATERS SHOULD
SEEK SAFE HARBOR IMMEDIATELY. IF CAUGHT ON THE OPEN WATERS...STAY AS
LOW AS POSSIBLE AND WEAR A PERSONAL FLOATATION DEVICE. SWIMMERS
SHOULD GET OUT OF THE WATER AND INTO A STURDY BUILDING. REMEMBER...IF
YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER YOU ARE AT RISK OF BEING STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

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 3316 8000 3326 8028 3335 8025 3334 7995
TIME...MOT...LOC 2357Z 280DEG 16KT 3328 8015