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Special Weather Statement, NWS Charleston, SC
NWS Charleston, SC issued this special weather statement at Mar 13, 2012, 4:28 PM EDT for Effingham County, Georgia; Colleton County, Hampton County, South Carolina. It was in force for 32 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 13, 2012, 4:28 PM EDT (20:28 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 13, 2012, 5:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, SC
Counties Effingham County, GA, Colleton County, SC, Hampton County, SC
The radar
The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 27 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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</html>What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this special weather statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Charleston, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Mar 13, 4:00 PM EDT, 28 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 13, 4:00 PM EDT, 28 minutes before
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 351 PM EDT TUE MAR 13 2012 GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-137>141-SCZ040-042>045-047>052-142000- 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- 351 PM EDT TUE MAR 13 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. DENSE FOG...A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH OF THE REGION TONIGHT WITH CLEARING SKIES BEHIND IT. AMPLE LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL PERSIST AND AREAS OF FOG ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE REGION. LOCALIZED DENSE FOG MAY DEVELOP AS WELL...AND IF IT BECOMES WIDESPREAD ENOUGH A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. AMZ330-350-352-354-374-142000- 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- 351 PM EDT TUE MAR 13 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
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Special weather statement, Mar 13, 3:27 PM EDT, 1 hour 1 minute before
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
359 PM EDT TUE MAR 13 2012
GAZ088-101-SCZ040-042-043-047-132030-
ALLENDALE-EFFINGHAM-HAMPTON-INLAND COLLETON-INLAND JASPER-SCREVEN-
359 PM EDT TUE MAR 13 2012
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF SCREVEN...
ALLENDALE...EFFINGHAM...HAMPTON...JASPER AND COLLETON COUNTIES
THROUGH 430 PM EDT...
AT 357 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM CROCKETVILLE TO
NEWINGTON...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...
CLYO...EGYPT...HUNTERS...KILDARE...NEWINGTON...OLIVER...SHAWNEE...
ALMEDA INTERSECTION...ASHTON...BRUNSON...COLLETON...CROCKETVILLE...
CUMMINGS...ESTILL...FURMAN...GARNETT...GIFFORD...HAMPTON...
ISLANDTON...LAKE WARREN STATE PARK...LENA...LODGE...LURAY...MILEY...
PINELAND...ROBERTVILLE...RUFFIN...SCOTIA...SHIRLEY...VARNVILLE AND
WILLIAMS...
PREPARE NOW FOR THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS...
STRONG WINDS OF 45 TO 55 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 3305 8110 3303 8108 3310 8096 3297 8066
3240 8137 3248 8154 3251 8158 3251 8160
3254 8167
TIME...MOT...LOC 1959Z 303DEG 25KT 3292 8108 3255 8151Special weather statement, Mar 13, 4:28 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 13, 3:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Screven | 33 min |
| Mar 13, 4:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Effingham | 34 min |
| Mar 13, 3:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Hampton | 31 min |
| Mar 13, 5:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Jasper | 25 min |
| Mar 13, 5:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Beaufort | 41 min |
Nearby
Special Weather Statements in South Carolina, 2012Special Weather Statements in Georgia, 2012Every special weather statement 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.