Alert archive / South Carolina / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 5, NWS Charleston, SC
NWS Charleston, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Feb 24, 2012, 3:24 PM EST for Beaufort County, Colleton County, Jasper County, South Carolina; Bryan County, Chatham County, Effingham County, Georgia. It was in force for 66 min. 8 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
- Feb 24, 2012, 3:24 PM EST (20:24 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 24, 2012, 4:30 PM EST
- In force
- 66 min
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Bryan County, GA, Chatham County, GA, Effingham County, GA, Beaufort County, SC, Colleton County, SC, Jasper County, SC
The radar
The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 60 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:25 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 3:42 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | White Bluff, GA | SEVERAL POWERLINES DOWN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF WILSHIRE BLVD AND WHITE BLUFF ROAD. |
| Feb 24, 4:02 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Nne Fort Mcallister, GA | NUMEROUS TREES REPORTED DOWN ACROSS SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF CHATHAM COUNTY. |
| Feb 24, 4:03 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Wnw White Bluff, GA | 3 HOMES DAMAGED AND SEVERAL OAK TREES DOWN NEAR WINDSOR FOREST HIGH SCHOOL. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. |
| Feb 24, 4:03 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Wnw Windsor Forest, GA | 5 HOMES AND A FEW CARS DAMAGED ALONG WITH A POWER POLE SNAPPED IN HALF NEAR DUTCHTOWN ROAD AND MIDDLEGROUND ROAD. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. |
| Feb 24, 4:11 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Wsw White Bluff, GA | TREE BLOWN DOWN ON TOP OF CARS. |
| Feb 24, 4:11 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 1 W Windsor Forest, GA | POWER LINES DOWN ACROSS YARD. |
| Feb 24, 4:11 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Sw Savannah, GA | POWERLINES DOWN DOWN AND SPARKING ON FENCE NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF 65TH STREET AND HABERSHAM STREET. |
| Feb 24, 4:11 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | White Bluff, GA | TREE DOWN ON POWERLINE. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 12:04 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Charleston AFB, SC (KCHS), launched 12:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 109 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
- 817 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -120 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 606 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 70 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 350 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 365 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 9.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
508
WUUS52 KCHS 242024
SVRCHS
GAC029-051-103-SCC013-029-053-242130-
/O.NEW.KCHS.SV.W.0005.120224T2024Z-120224T2130Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
324 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
EASTERN BRYAN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...
CHATHAM COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...
SOUTHEASTERN EFFINGHAM COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...
BEAUFORT COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA...
SOUTHEASTERN COLLETON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA...
SOUTHERN JASPER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA...
* UNTIL 430 PM EST
* AT 324 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM...15 MILES WEST OF RICHMOND HILL...MOVING EAST
AT 70 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...
RICHMOND HILL...BLITCHTON...BLOOMINGDALE...MELDRIM...I-16/I-95
INTERCHANGE...SAVANNAH AIRPORT...HUTCHINSON ISLAND...SAVANNAH
HISTORIC DISTRICT...BELLINGER HILL AREA...RIVERSIDE...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE
TORNADOES SUDDENLY...SOMETIMES WITH LITTLE OR NO WARNING. IF YOU SEE
OR HEAR A TORNADO...MOVE QUICKLY TO AN INTERIOR ROOM IN A STURDY
STRUCTURE.
REPORT HAIL...DOWNED TREES...LIMBS...AND POWER LINES DIRECTLY TO THE
CHARLESTON NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT 1-888-383-2024.
&&
LAT...LON 3182 8126 3223 8146 3256 8049 3248 8045
3245 8047 3241 8042 3231 8044 3232 8046
3225 8063 3222 8062 3214 8074 3210 8082
3211 8084 3205 8089 3203 8087 3203 8084
3200 8083 3190 8093
TIME...MOT...LOC 2024Z 250DEG 61KT 3201 8141
$$
BSH2 follow-up statements
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WWUS52 KCHS 242042
SVSCHS
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
342 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2012
GAC029-051-103-SCC013-029-053-242130-
/O.CON.KCHS.SV.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120224T2130Z/
EFFINGHAM GA-BRYAN GA-JASPER SC-COLLETON SC-CHATHAM GA-BEAUFORT SC-
342 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM EST
FOR BEAUFORT...CHATHAM...EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN COLLETON...SOUTHERN
JASPER...EASTERN BRYAN AND SOUTHEASTERN EFFINGHAM COUNTIES...
AT 342 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM NEAR I-16/I-95 INTERCHANGE...MOVING
EAST AT 75 MPH.
PREPARE NOW FOR THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS...
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH...
HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF HALF DOLLARS...
SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...
BLITCHTON...BLOOMINGDALE...EDEN...FORT MCALLISTER...FORT PULASKI
NATIONAL MONUMENT...GARDEN CITY...HUTCHINSON ISLAND...I-16/I-95
INTERCHANGE...ISLE OF HOPE...KELLER...MEINHARD...MELDRIM...
MONTEITH...MONTGOMERY...POOLER...PORT WENTWORTH...RICHMOND HILL...
RINCON...SANDFLY...SAVANNAH...SAVANNAH AIRPORT...SAVANNAH HISTORIC
DISTRICT...SKIDAWAY ISLAND...THUNDERBOLT...TYBEE ISLAND...
VERNONBURG...WASSAW ISLAND...WHITE BLUFF...WHITEMARSH ISLAND...
WILMINGTON ISLAND...WINDSOR FOREST...BEAUFORT...BEAUFORT MARINE CORPS
AIR STATION...BELLINGER HILL AREA...BLUFFTON...BURTON...CALAWASSIE
ISLAND...FOLLY FIELD...FOREST BEACH...FRIPP ISLAND...HARDEEVILLE...
HILTON HEAD AIRPORT...HILTON HEAD ISLAND...JASPER...LADYS ISLAND...
LEMON ISLAND...PARRIS ISLAND...PORT ROYAL...PRITCHARDVILLE...
PURYSBURGH...ROSE HILL...SHELL POINT...SUN CITY AND RIVERSIDE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE
TORNADOES SUDDENLY...SOMETIMES WITH LITTLE OR NO WARNING. IF YOU SEE
OR HEAR A TORNADO...MOVE QUICKLY TO AN INTERIOR ROOM IN A STURDY
STRUCTURE.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EST FRIDAY EVENING FOR
SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA.
&&
LAT...LON 3182 8126 3223 8146 3256 8049 3248 8045
3245 8047 3241 8042 3231 8044 3232 8046
3225 8063 3222 8062 3214 8074 3210 8082
3211 8084 3205 8089 3203 8087 3203 8084
3200 8083 3190 8093
TIME...MOT...LOC 2042Z 261DEG 66KT 3206 8116
$$347
WWUS52 KCHS 242119
SVSCHS
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
419 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2012
GAC029-103-SCC029-242129-
/O.CAN.KCHS.SV.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120224T2130Z/
EFFINGHAM GA-BRYAN GA-COLLETON SC-
419 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN
COLLETON...EASTERN BRYAN AND SOUTHEASTERN EFFINGHAM COUNTIES IS
CANCELED...
PLEASE REPORT HAIL...DOWNED TREES OR DAMAGING WINDS TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON...TOLL FREE AT 877-633-6772...WHEN YOU
CAN DO SO SAFELY.
LAT...LON 3190 8095 3186 8113 3223 8097 3237 8043
3231 8044 3232 8046 3225 8063 3222 8062
3214 8074 3210 8082 3211 8084 3205 8089
3203 8087 3203 8084 3200 8083 3190 8093
TIME...MOT...LOC 2119Z 261DEG 50KT 3202 8090
$$
GAC051-SCC013-053-242130-
/O.CON.KCHS.SV.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120224T2130Z/
JASPER SC-CHATHAM GA-BEAUFORT SC-
419 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM EST
FOR SOUTHERN BEAUFORT...EASTERN CHATHAM AND SOUTH CENTRAL JASPER
COUNTIES...
AT 415 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF BALL SIZE
HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS
LOCATED NEAR WILMINGTON ISLAND...OR 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SAVANNAH...
MOVING EAST AT 60 MPH.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO SAVANNAH
BEACH...TYBEE ISLAND...DAUFUSKIE ISLAND...MYRTLE ISLAND...BLUFFTON...
HARBORTOWN...CALIBOGUE CAY...SEA PINES...LAWTON...LANDS END...HILTON
HEAD ISLAND...FOREST BEACH AND FOLLY FIELD.
PLEASE REPORT HAIL...DOWNED TREES OR DAMAGING WINDS TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON...TOLL FREE AT 877-633-6772...WHEN YOU
CAN DO SO SAFELY.
LAT...LON 3190 8095 3186 8113 3223 8097 3237 8043
3231 8044 3232 8046 3225 8063 3222 8062
3214 8074 3210 8082 3211 8084 3205 8089
3203 8087 3203 8084 3200 8083 3190 8093
TIME...MOT...LOC 2119Z 261DEG 50KT 3202 8090
$$
TRAThe office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 3:39 AM EST | Wind Advisory | CHS | Allendale, Berkeley, Colleton, Dorchester, Hampton | 15 hr |
| Feb 24, 3:33 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Allendale, Hampton, Jasper | 57 min |
| Feb 24, 4:26 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Allendale, Colleton, Hampton, Jasper | 34 min |
| Feb 24, 4:57 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Beaufort, Berkeley, Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester, Hampton and 1 more | 63 min |
| Feb 24, 5:10 PM EST | Tornado Warning | CHS | Colleton, Dorchester | 29 min |
| Feb 24, 2:43 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Bryan, Bulloch, Chatham, Effingham, Evans, Liberty and 2 more | 62 min |
| Feb 24, 3:41 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Bryan, Chatham, Liberty, Long, McIntosh, Tattnall | 41 min |
| Feb 24, 4:17 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 58 min | |
| Feb 24, 4:48 PM EST | Tornado Warning | CHS | Bryan, Liberty, Long, McIntosh | 42 min |
| Feb 24, 5:10 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 95 min | |
| Feb 24, 6:44 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 46 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in South Carolina, 2012Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Georgia, 2012Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2012
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.