Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 92, NWS Charleston, SC
NWS Charleston, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 4, 2012, 1:44 PM EDT for 5 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 46 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
- Jun 4, 2012, 1:44 PM EDT (17:44 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 4, 2012, 2:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 46 min
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Bryan County, GA, Chatham County, GA, Liberty County, GA, Long County, GA, McIntosh County, GA
The radar
The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 111 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:44 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 4, 2:18 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Harris Neck, GA | OFFICIALS WITH THE HARRIS NECK NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE REPORTED TREES BLOWN DOWN IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS ON THE REFUGE. THE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT IS ONGOING. TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 4, 1:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 3 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 12:00Z, 5.7 hours before the alert went out and 136 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1842 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 102 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 98 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
836
WUUS52 KCHS 041744
SVRCHS
GAC029-051-179-183-191-041830-
/O.NEW.KCHS.SV.W.0092.120604T1744Z-120604T1830Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
144 PM EDT MON JUN 4 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN BRYAN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...
SOUTH CENTRAL CHATHAM COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...
SOUTHEASTERN LIBERTY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...
SOUTHEASTERN LONG COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...
NORTHERN MCINTOSH COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...
* UNTIL 230 PM EDT
* AT 144 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES
NORTHWEST OF BELFAST TO MIDWAY TO TIBET...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.
PREPARE NOW FOR THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS...
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH...
HAIL UP TO GOLF BALL SIZE...
* SOME LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
CROSSROADS...MIDWAY...SUNBURY...RETREAT...SOUTH NEWPORT...JONES...
EULONIA...ST. CATHERINES ISLAND...SHELLMAN BLUFF...
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 3159 8173 3163 8179 3178 8148 3193 8141
3184 8103 3181 8103 3176 8107 3172 8113
3163 8112 3155 8117 3152 8117 3148 8119
TIME...MOT...LOC 1744Z 282DEG 42KT 3190 8131 3176 8137
3164 8163
$$2 follow-up statements
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WWUS52 KCHS 041801
SVSCHS
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
201 PM EDT MON JUN 4 2012
GAC029-051-179-183-191-041830-
/O.CON.KCHS.SV.W.0092.000000T0000Z-120604T1830Z/
LIBERTY GA-BRYAN GA-CHATHAM GA-LONG GA-MCINTOSH GA-
201 PM EDT MON JUN 4 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 PM EDT
FOR NORTHERN MCINTOSH...SOUTHEASTERN LONG...SOUTH CENTRAL CHATHAM...
SOUTHEASTERN BRYAN AND SOUTHEASTERN LIBERTY COUNTIES...
AT 201 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM
OAK LEVEL TO SUNBURY TO BRICKSTON...MOVING EAST AT 50 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...BELFAST...
BLACKBEARD ISLAND...EULONIA...HALFMOON LANDING...HARRIS NECK...
JONES...KELLER...PINE HARBOR...RETREAT...RICEBORO...SHELLMAN BLUFF...
SOUTH NEWPORT...ST. CATHERINES ISLAND...SUNBURY...TIBET...CROSSROADS
AND MIDWAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. IF
OUTDOORS... AVOID OPEN SPACES AND REMAIN LOW...KEEPING YOUR DISTANCE
FROM TALL OBJECTS SUCH AS TREES AND UTILITY POLES. IF INDOORS...STAY
AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND PLUMBING. ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES SHOULD BE
UNPLUGGED UNTIL THE THUNDERSTORM IS NO LONGER A THREAT.
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.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT MONDAY
EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA.
&&
LAT...LON 3159 8173 3163 8179 3178 8148 3193 8141
3184 8103 3181 8103 3176 8107 3172 8113
3163 8112 3155 8117 3152 8117 3148 8119
TIME...MOT...LOC 1801Z 282DEG 42KT 3186 8116 3172 8122
3161 8148
$$257
WWUS52 KCHS 041815
SVSCHS
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
215 PM EDT MON JUN 4 2012
GAC029-051-179-183-191-041830-
/O.CON.KCHS.SV.W.0092.000000T0000Z-120604T1830Z/
LIBERTY GA-BRYAN GA-CHATHAM GA-LONG GA-MCINTOSH GA-
215 PM EDT MON JUN 4 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 PM EDT
FOR NORTHERN MCINTOSH...SOUTHEASTERN LONG...SOUTH CENTRAL CHATHAM...
SOUTHEASTERN BRYAN AND SOUTHEASTERN LIBERTY COUNTIES...
AT 215 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM
OSSABAW ISLAND TO HARRIS NECK TO 6 MILES WEST OF TIBET...MOVING EAST
AT 50 MPH.
PREPARE NOW FOR THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS...
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH...
HAIL UP TO QUARTER SIZE...
AT 200 PM EDT...THE PUBLIC REPORTED ONE INCH HAIL AT MIDWAY.
SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...BELFAST...
BLACKBEARD ISLAND...EULONIA...HALFMOON LANDING...HARRIS NECK...
JONES...KELLER...PINE HARBOR...RETREAT...RICEBORO...SHELLMAN BLUFF...
SOUTH NEWPORT...ST. CATHERINES ISLAND...SUNBURY AND TIBET.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. IF
OUTDOORS... AVOID OPEN SPACES AND REMAIN LOW...KEEPING YOUR DISTANCE
FROM TALL OBJECTS SUCH AS TREES AND UTILITY POLES. IF INDOORS...STAY
AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND PLUMBING. ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES SHOULD BE
UNPLUGGED UNTIL THE THUNDERSTORM IS NO LONGER A THREAT.
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.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT MONDAY
EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA.
&&
LAT...LON 3159 8173 3163 8179 3173 8146 3189 8137
3184 8103 3181 8103 3176 8107 3172 8113
3163 8112 3155 8117 3152 8117 3148 8119
TIME...MOT...LOC 1815Z 282DEG 42KT 3182 8097 3161 8125
3160 8163
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 4, 6:47 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 118 min | |
| Jun 4, 12:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Bulloch, Candler, Evans | 28 min |
| Jun 4, 12:52 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 67 min | |
| Jun 4, 12:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Long | 51 min |
| Jun 4, 12:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Bryan, Liberty, Long, Tattnall | 62 min |
| Jun 4, 1:23 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CHS | Bryan, Liberty, Long | 37 min |
| Jun 4, 1:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Chatham | 17 min |
| Jun 4, 1:34 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 86 min | |
| Jun 4, 1:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Bryan, Chatham, Effingham, Liberty | 48 min |
| Jun 4, 1:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Liberty, Long, Tattnall | 40 min |
| Jun 4, 2:04 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 116 min | |
| Jun 4, 2:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Bryan, Liberty, Long, McIntosh | 53 min |
| Jun 4, 2:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Bryan, Chatham, Liberty, McIntosh | 60 min |
| Jun 4, 3:56 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | CHS | 7 hr | |
| Jun 4, 5:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Long | 37 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.