Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 38, NWS Charleston, SC
NWS Charleston, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 24, 2012, 9:37 PM EDT for Hampton County, South Carolina; 5 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 53 min. 2 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
- Mar 24, 2012, 9:37 PM EDT (01:37 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 24, 2012, 10:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 53 min
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Bulloch County, GA, Candler County, GA, Effingham County, GA, Evans County, GA, Screven County, GA, Hampton County, SC
The radar
The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 47 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:36 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 24, 9:41 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 4 Ese Middleground, GA | A COUPLE OF TREES REPORTED DOWN ALONG CLITO ROAD. |
| Mar 24, 9:41 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 4 Nne Statesboro, GA | ONE TREE DOWN ALONG STILLWATER DRIVE. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 24, 8:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Charleston AFB, SC (KCHS), launched 00:00Z, 1.6 hours before the alert went out and 147 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
- 218 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -86 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 911 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 50 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 205 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 213 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.6
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
718
WUUS52 KCHS 250137
SVRCHS
GAC031-043-103-109-251-SCC049-250230-
/O.NEW.KCHS.SV.W.0038.120325T0137Z-120325T0230Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
937 PM EDT SAT MAR 24 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
BULLOCH COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...
SOUTHERN CANDLER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...
NORTHWESTERN EFFINGHAM COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...
EXTREME NORTH CENTRAL EVANS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...
SOUTHERN SCREVEN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...
SOUTHWESTERN HAMPTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA...
* UNTIL 1030 PM EDT
* AT 937 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM ALTMAN TO 6
MILES SOUTH OF METTER...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
PREPARE NOW FOR THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS...
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH...
HAIL UP TO QUARTER SIZE...
* SOME LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
DOVER...PULASKI...STATESBORO...HUNTERS...REGISTER...GEORGIA
SOUTHERN...NEWINGTON...OLIVER...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DOPPLER RADAR HAS INDICATED WEAK ROTATION WITHIN THIS STORM. IF THE
ROTATION STRENGTHENS...A TORNADO WARNING MAY BE ISSUED.
&&
LAT...LON 3278 8162 3276 8141 3275 8142 3274 8140
3276 8137 3275 8113 3224 8174 3233 8217
TIME...MOT...LOC 0137Z 277DEG 31KT 3271 8152 3230 8202
$$2 follow-up statements
211
WWUS52 KCHS 250152
SVSCHS
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
952 PM EDT SAT MAR 24 2012
GAC109-250202-
/O.CAN.KCHS.SV.W.0038.000000T0000Z-120325T0230Z/
EVANS GA-
952 PM EDT SAT MAR 24 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EXTREME NORTH CENTRAL EVANS
COUNTY HAS BEEN CANCELLED...
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM EDT SUNDAY
MORNING FOR SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA.
LAT...LON 3231 8203 3255 8176 3277 8159 3276 8142
3275 8142 3274 8140 3276 8137 3275 8113
3224 8174
TIME...MOT...LOC 0152Z 277DEG 31KT 3273 8142 3236 8186
$$
GAC031-043-103-251-SCC049-250230-
/O.CON.KCHS.SV.W.0038.000000T0000Z-120325T0230Z/
SCREVEN GA-BULLOCH GA-CANDLER GA-EFFINGHAM GA-HAMPTON SC-
952 PM EDT SAT MAR 24 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN HAMPTON...NORTHWESTERN EFFINGHAM...SOUTHEASTERN
CANDLER...CENTRAL BULLOCH AND SOUTHEASTERN SCREVEN COUNTIES...
AT 952 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 8
MILES NORTHWEST OF SHIRLEY TO REGISTER...MOVING EAST AT 35 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...
BROOKLET...CAPTOLO...DENMARK...DOVER...GEORGIA SOUTHERN...HUNTERS...
KILDARE...LEEFIELD...NEVILS...NEWINGTON...OLIVER...REGISTER...
STATESBORO...LENA...SCOTIA AND SHIRLEY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING
WINDS OF 60 MPH OR GREATER...DEADLY LIGHTNING AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. GO
INSIDE A STURDY SHELTER. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM AND STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.
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 3231 8203 3255 8176 3277 8159 3276 8142
3275 8142 3274 8140 3276 8137 3275 8113
3224 8174
TIME...MOT...LOC 0152Z 277DEG 31KT 3273 8142 3236 8186
$$949
WWUS52 KCHS 250206
SVSCHS
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1006 PM EDT SAT MAR 24 2012
GAC043-250217-
/O.CAN.KCHS.SV.W.0038.000000T0000Z-120325T0230Z/
CANDLER GA-
1006 PM EDT SAT MAR 24 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN CANDLER COUNTY
HAS BEEN CANCELLED...
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM EDT SUNDAY
MORNING FOR SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA.
LAT...LON 3233 8193 3252 8166 3276 8150 3276 8142
3275 8142 3274 8140 3276 8137 3275 8113
3224 8174
TIME...MOT...LOC 0207Z 277DEG 31KT 3273 8132 3250 8146
3235 8179
$$
GAC031-103-251-SCC049-250230-
/O.CON.KCHS.SV.W.0038.000000T0000Z-120325T0230Z/
SCREVEN GA-BULLOCH GA-EFFINGHAM GA-HAMPTON SC-
1006 PM EDT SAT MAR 24 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN HAMPTON...NORTHWESTERN EFFINGHAM...CENTRAL BULLOCH
AND SOUTHERN SCREVEN COUNTIES...
AT 1007 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM
SHIRLEY TO OLIVER TO KENNEDY POND...MOVING EAST AT 35 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...
BROOKLET...DENMARK...GEORGIA SOUTHERN...HUNTERS...KILDARE...
LEEFIELD...NEVILS...NEWINGTON...OLIVER...LENA...SCOTIA AND SHIRLEY.
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 3233 8193 3252 8166 3276 8150 3276 8142
3275 8142 3274 8140 3276 8137 3275 8113
3224 8174
TIME...MOT...LOC 0207Z 277DEG 31KT 3273 8132 3250 8146
3235 8179
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 24, 10:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Allendale, Hampton, Jasper | 57 min |
| Mar 24, 10:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Orangeburg | 30 min |
| Mar 24, 10:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Dorchester | 22 min |
| Mar 24, 11:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Berkeley | 26 min |
| Mar 25, 1:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Berkeley | 56 min |
| Mar 25, 4:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Berkeley | 22 min |
| Mar 24, 8:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Candler | 24 min |
| Mar 24, 9:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Bulloch, Candler, Screven | 29 min |
| Mar 24, 10:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Candler | 34 min |
| Mar 25, 12:13 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Bryan | 32 min |
| Mar 25, 1:31 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 89 min | |
| Mar 25, 12:39 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | CHS | 5 hr |
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.