Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 71, NWS Charleston, SC
NWS Charleston, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 17, 2012, 4:51 PM EDT for 4 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 54 min. 1 report 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
- May 17, 2012, 4:51 PM EDT (20:51 UTC)
- Expired
- May 17, 2012, 5:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 54 min
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Bulloch County, GA, Candler County, GA, Evans County, GA, Screven County, GA
The radar
The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 70 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:51 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 5:20 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 5 Nw Leefield, GA | DISPATCH CENTER REPORTED A TREE DOWN NEAR INTERSECTION OF HWY 24 AND CLITO RD. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Charleston AFB, SC (KCHS), launched 12:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 171 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
- 1254 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -25 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 592 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -19 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 1 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- -0.1
- Supercell composite
- -0.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
995
WUUS52 KCHS 172051
SVRCHS
GAC031-043-109-251-172145-
/O.NEW.KCHS.SV.W.0071.120517T2051Z-120517T2145Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
451 PM EDT THU MAY 17 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
BULLOCH COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...
EASTERN CANDLER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...
EVANS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...
SOUTHWESTERN SCREVEN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...
* UNTIL 545 PM EDT
* AT 451 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM DOVER TO
STILSON...MOVING WEST AT 15 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...
LEEFIELD...STILSON...DOVER...BROOKLET...DENMARK...STATESBORO...
NEVILS...NEVILS...MIDDLEGROUND...
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 3256 8209 3255 8203 3258 8202 3267 8161
3252 8152 3249 8155 3245 8153 3242 8154
3236 8151 3233 8146 3229 8145 3210 8195
3253 8214
TIME...MOT...LOC 2051Z 090DEG 12KT 3255 8167 3230 8161
$$3 follow-up statements
473
WWUS52 KCHS 172107
SVSCHS
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
507 PM EDT THU MAY 17 2012
GAC031-043-109-251-172145-
/O.CON.KCHS.SV.W.0071.000000T0000Z-120517T2145Z/
SCREVEN GA-EVANS GA-BULLOCH GA-CANDLER GA-
507 PM EDT THU MAY 17 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM EDT
FOR EASTERN CANDLER...BULLOCH...NORTHERN EVANS AND SOUTH CENTRAL
SCREVEN COUNTIES...
AT 507 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM
CAMERON TO DENMARK...MOVING WEST AT 15 MPH.
PREPARE NOW FOR THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS...
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH...
HAIL UP TO QUARTER SIZE...
TORRENTIAL RAIN WHICH MAY PRODUCE LOCALIZED FLOODING...
SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...
BROOKLET...CAPTOLO...CLAXTON...DAISY...DENMARK...DOVER...GEORGIA
SOUTHERN...HAGAN...HOPEULIKIT...LEEFIELD...METTER...MIDDLEGROUND...
NEVILS...OLIVER...PORTAL...PULASKI...REGISTER...STATESBORO...STILSON
AND WESTSIDE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER SUCH AS HAIL...DOWNED TREES...LIMBS...AND
POWER LINES...PLEASE CONTACT THE CHARLESTON NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
TOLL FREE AT 1-888-383-2024 OR EMAIL YOUR REPORTS TO
CHS.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV.
&&
LAT...LON 3256 8209 3255 8203 3258 8202 3267 8161
3252 8152 3249 8155 3245 8153 3242 8154
3236 8151 3233 8146 3229 8145 3210 8195
3253 8214
TIME...MOT...LOC 2107Z 090DEG 12KT 3258 8169 3229 8172
$$448
WWUS52 KCHS 172120
SVSCHS
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
520 PM EDT THU MAY 17 2012
GAC031-043-109-251-172145-
/O.CON.KCHS.SV.W.0071.000000T0000Z-120517T2145Z/
SCREVEN GA-EVANS GA-BULLOCH GA-CANDLER GA-
520 PM EDT THU MAY 17 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM EDT
FOR EASTERN CANDLER...BULLOCH...NORTHERN EVANS AND SOUTH CENTRAL
SCREVEN COUNTIES...
AT 521 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM
CAMERON TO PRETORIA TO AKINS...MOVING WEST AT 15 MPH.
PREPARE NOW FOR THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS...
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH...
SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...
BROOKLET...CAPTOLO...CLAXTON...DAISY...DENMARK...DOVER...GEORGIA
SOUTHERN...HAGAN...HOPEULIKIT...LEEFIELD...METTER...MIDDLEGROUND...
NEVILS...OLIVER...PORTAL...PULASKI...REGISTER...STATESBORO...STILSON
AND WESTSIDE.
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 3256 8209 3255 8203 3258 8202 3267 8161
3252 8152 3249 8155 3245 8153 3242 8154
3236 8151 3233 8146 3229 8145 3210 8195
3253 8214
TIME...MOT...LOC 2121Z 090DEG 12KT 3255 8166 3240 8177
3227 8167
$$907
WWUS52 KCHS 172139
SVSCHS
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
539 PM EDT THU MAY 17 2012
GAC031-043-109-251-172149-
/O.EXP.KCHS.SV.W.0071.000000T0000Z-120517T2145Z/
SCREVEN GA-EVANS GA-BULLOCH GA-CANDLER GA-
539 PM EDT THU MAY 17 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN CANDLER...BULLOCH...
NORTHERN EVANS AND SOUTH CENTRAL SCREVEN COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 545
PM EDT...
AT 539 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED THAT THE THUNDERSTORMS WHICH PROMPTED
THE WARNING HAVE WEAKENED...THUS THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS
BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER SUCH AS HAIL...DOWNED TREES...LIMBS...AND
POWER LINES...PLEASE CONTACT THE CHARLESTON NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
TOLL FREE AT 1-888-383-2024 OR EMAIL YOUR REPORTS TO
CHS.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV.
LAT...LON 3256 8209 3255 8203 3258 8202 3267 8161
3252 8152 3249 8155 3245 8153 3242 8154
3236 8151 3233 8146 3229 8145 3210 8195
3253 8214
TIME...MOT...LOC 2139Z 090DEG 12KT 3255 8173 3240 8184
3227 8174
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 1:09 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 111 min | |
| May 17, 2:52 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 93 min | |
| May 17, 2:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | McIntosh | 35 min |
| May 17, 2:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Bryan | 31 min |
| May 17, 2:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | McIntosh | 47 min |
| May 17, 2:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Effingham | 31 min |
| May 17, 3:29 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 61 min | |
| May 17, 3:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Chatham | 36 min |
| May 17, 3:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Effingham | 30 min |
| May 17, 3:53 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | CHS | 4 days | |
| May 17, 3:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Bulloch, Effingham | 67 min |
| May 17, 4:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Chatham | 37 min |
| May 17, 4:45 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | Chatham | 60 min |
| May 17, 6:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Jenkins | 41 min |
| May 17, 7:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Long | 33 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.