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Special Marine Warning 39, NWS Charleston, SC

May 22, 2012

NWS Charleston, SC issued this special marine warning at May 22, 2012, 10:21 PM EDT. It was in force for 84 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued
May 22, 2012, 10:21 PM EDT (02:21 UTC)
Expired
May 22, 2012, 11:45 PM EDT
In force
84 min
Issued by
NWS Charleston, SC
Area
Storm-based polygon

What forecasters said that day

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NWS Charleston, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special marine warning went out at May 22, 9:41 PM EDT, 40 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 22, 9:41 PM EDT, 40 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, May 22, 9:50 PM EDT, 31 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
950 PM EDT TUE MAY 22 2012

AMZ330-350-352-354-374-GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-137>141-SCZ040-
042>045-047>052-240200-
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-
950 PM EDT TUE MAY 22 2012

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 22, 8:41 PM EDT, 1 hour 40 minutes before
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Special weather statement, May 22, 9:32 PM EDT, 49 minutes before
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Special weather statement, May 22, 9:57 PM EDT, 24 minutes before
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Special weather statement, May 22, 9:59 PM EDT, 22 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
959 PM EDT TUE MAY 22 2012

GAZ100-114>116-138-230245-
BULLOCH-EVANS-INLAND BRYAN-INLAND LIBERTY-TATTNALL-
959 PM EDT TUE MAY 22 2012

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF TATTNALL...EVANS...
BULLOCH...LIBERTY AND BRYAN COUNTIES THROUGH 1045 PM EDT...

AT 958 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM GROVELAND TO
ALLENHURST...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...
ALLENHURST...BAY...ELLABELL...FLEMINGTON...FORT STEWART...
GROVELAND...HINESVILLE...LANIER...MCINTOSH...PEMBROKE AND MIDWAY...

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 3212 8188 3226 8154 3185 8128 3174 8153
      3173 8157 3195 8175 3197 8175 3198 8177
TIME...MOT...LOC 0159Z 245DEG 20KT 3214 8179 3177 8157
Local storm report, May 22, 10:13 PM EDT, 8 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1013 PM EDT TUE MAY 22 2012

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0325 PM     TSTM WND DMG     6 SSW REIDSVILLE        32.00N  82.16W
05/22/2012                   TATTNALL           GA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SPOTTER REPORTED SEVERAL TREES DOWN NEAR REIDSVILLE
            WITH DIME SIZE HAIL.

0330 PM     TSTM WND DMG     JAMESTOWN               33.29N  79.69W
05/22/2012                   BERKELEY           SC   911 CALL CENTER

            2 TREES REPORTED DOWN IN JAMESTOWN.

0347 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 NNE MIDWAY            32.04N  81.89W
05/22/2012                   TATTNALL           GA   911 CALL CENTER

            EVANS COUNTY WARNING POINT REPORTED A POWER POLE AND
            POWER LINES DOWN ON STATE ROUTE 250. TIME ESTIMATED BY
            RADAR.

0520 PM     HAIL             1 NNW ARCHDALE          32.91N  80.11W
05/22/2012  E1.00 INCH       DORCHESTER         SC   PUBLIC

            SPOTTER REPORTED QUARTER SIZE HAIL AT THE INTERSECTION
            OF ASHLEY PHOSPHATE ROAD AND DORCHESTER ROAD.

0629 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 NE WHITE HALL         32.74N  80.66W
05/22/2012                   COLLETON           SC   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SPOTTER REPORTED A TREE DOWN ON PYNES COMMUNITY ROAD.

0641 PM     TSTM WND GST     14 WNW SAINT STEPHEN    33.48N  80.15W
05/22/2012  M59 MPH          BERKELEY           SC   OFFICIAL NWS OBS

            PINEVILLE REPORTED A 59 MPH WIND GUST.

0718 PM     HAIL             3 W SLANDS BRIDGE       32.97N  80.31W
05/22/2012  E1.25 INCH       DORCHESTER         SC   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL AND
            SEVERAL TREES DOWN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 17A
            AND HIGHWAY 61.

0718 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 W SLANDS BRIDGE       32.97N  80.31W
05/22/2012                   DORCHESTER         SC   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL AND
            SEVERAL TREES DOWN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 17A
            AND HIGHWAY 61.

0726 PM     TSTM WND DMG     SAINT STEPHEN           33.40N  79.92W
05/22/2012                   BERKELEY           SC   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SPOTTER REPORTED SEVERAL LARGE TREES DOWN ON MENDEL
            RIVERS ROAD. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.

0728 PM     HAIL             PINEWOOD PREPARATORY    33.02N  80.25W
05/22/2012  E1.00 INCH       DORCHESTER         SC   PUBLIC

            PUBLIC REPORTED QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND 2 TREES DOWN ON
            PROPERTY NEAR INTERSECTION OF ORANGEBURG ROAD AND WEST
            BUTTERNUT ROAD.

0729 PM     HAIL             2 SW SUMMERVILLE        33.00N  80.20W
05/22/2012  E1.00 INCH       DORCHESTER         SC   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SPOTTER REPORTED QUARTER SIZE HAIL IN SUMMERVILLE.

0734 PM     HAIL             1 W SANGAREE            33.04N  80.15W
05/22/2012  E1.00 INCH       BERKELEY           SC   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SPOTTER REPORTED QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND ESTIMATED 50 MPH
            WINDS NEAR THE WAL MART OFF OF INTERSTATE 26.

0734 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 NW ARCHDALE           32.91N  80.11W
05/22/2012                   DORCHESTER         SC   BROADCAST MEDIA

            PHOTO OF A TREE DOWN ON PARK FOREST PARKWAY WAS
            SUBMITTED TO CHANNEL 5. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.

0752 PM     HAIL             MONCKS CORNER           33.20N  80.01W
05/22/2012  E0.88 INCH       BERKELEY           SC   PUBLIC

            PUBLIC REPORT OF NICKEL SIZE HAIL IN MONCKS CORNER.

0755 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     2 SW OLD SANTEE CANAL S 33.17N  79.99W
05/22/2012                   BERKELEY           SC   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SEVERAL SPOTTERS HAVE REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD OFF OF
            CYPRESS GARDENS ROAD IN MONCKS CORNER.

0804 PM     TSTM WND DMG     BONNEAU                 33.31N  79.96W
05/22/2012                   BERKELEY           SC   911 CALL CENTER

            TREE DOWN ON BLACK OAK ROAD.

&&

EVENT NUMBER CHS1200187 CHS1200190 CHS1200188 CHS1200189 CHS1200191
CHS1200192 CHS1200193 CHS1200194 CHS1200200 CHS1200196 CHS1200195
CHS1200197 CHS1200202 CHS1200198 CHS1200199 CHS1200201

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Charleston, SC issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 22, 9:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHSEvans, Long, Tattnall28 min
May 22, 9:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHSMcIntosh33 min
May 22, 9:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHSBryan, Liberty46 min
May 22, 11:19 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCHS86 min
May 22, 11:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHSCandler, Evans32 min
May 23, 12:24 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCHS2 hr
May 23, 1:40 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHSTattnall50 min
May 23, 2:38 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHSMcIntosh67 min
May 23, 3:23 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHSLong, McIntosh21 min
May 22, 8:07 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHSBerkeley, Charleston53 min
May 22, 8:18 PM EDTTornado WarningCHSBerkeley19 min

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