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Special Weather Statement, NWS Charleston, SC
NWS Charleston, SC issued this special weather statement at Jun 4, 2012, 12:54 PM EDT for Long County, Georgia. It was in force for 51 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
- Jun 4, 2012, 12:54 PM EDT (16:54 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 4, 2012, 1:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 51 min
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, SC
County Long County, GA
The radar
The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:58 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 12:00Z, 4.9 hours before the alert went out and 166 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.
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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 Jun 4, 10:44 AM EDT, 2 hours 10 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 4, 10:44 AM EDT, 2 hours 10 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 4, 5:12 AM EDT, 7 hours 42 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 512 AM EDT MON JUN 4 2012 AMZ330-350-SCZ044-045-050915- CHARLESTON HARBOR- WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM- DORCHESTER-INLAND BERKELEY- 512 AM EDT MON JUN 4 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. SCZ050-052-050915- CHARLESTON-TIDAL BERKELEY- 512 AM EDT MON JUN 4 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. COASTAL FLOODING...THE PERIGEAN SPRING TIDE COULD AGAIN PRODUCE SHALLOW SALT WATER FLOODING AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE THIS EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. COASTAL FLOODING...THE PERIGEAN SPRING TIDE COULD PRODUCE SHALLOW SALT WATER FLOODING AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY EVENINGS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. AMZ352-354-374-GAZ087-088-099>101-114>116-118-137-138-140-SCZ040-042- 043-047-050915- 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-INLAND CHATHAM-LONG-INLAND LIBERTY-INLAND MCINTOSH- ALLENDALE-HAMPTON-INLAND COLLETON-INLAND JASPER- 512 AM EDT MON JUN 4 2012 ...SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS...SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT... THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TODAY. SOUTH AND WEST OF THE CHARLESTON TRI-COUNTY AREA...THUNDERSTORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY THIS EVENING. THE PRIMARY THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS EXCEEDING 60 MPH...BUT ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS COULD ALSO PRODUCE HAIL THE SIZE OF QUARTERS OR LARGER. MOST SEVERE WEATHER WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 11 AM AND 6 PM. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS OR OTHER MEDIA OUTLETS FOR UPDATED INFORMATION REGARDING HAZARDOUS WEATHER TODAY... AS CONVECTIVE WATCHES AND WARNINGS COULD EVENTUALLY BE ISSUED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE AGAIN POSSIBLE TUESDAY AFTERNOON...MAINLY SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 16 ACROSS SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THE MAIN HAZARD...ALTHOUGH LARGE HAIL WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED TODAY. GAZ117-119-139-141-SCZ048-049-051-050915- COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH- BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-COASTAL JASPER- 512 AM EDT MON JUN 4 2012 ...SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT... THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TODAY. SOUTH AND WEST OF THE CHARLESTON TRI-COUNTY AREA...THUNDERSTORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY THIS EVENING. THE PRIMARY THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS EXCEEDING 60 MPH...BUT ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS COULD ALSO PRODUCE HAIL THE SIZE OF QUARTERS OR LARGER. MOST SEVERE WEATHER WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 11 AM AND 6 PM. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS OR OTHER MEDIA OUTLETS FOR UPDATED INFORMATION REGARDING HAZARDOUS WEATHER TODAY... AS CONVECTIVE WATCHES AND WARNINGS COULD EVENTUALLY BE ISSUED. COASTAL FLOODING...THE PERIGEAN SPRING TIDE COULD AGAIN PRODUCE SHALLOW SALT WATER FLOODING AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE THIS EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE AGAIN POSSIBLE TUESDAY AFTERNOON...MAINLY SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 16 ACROSS SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THE MAIN HAZARD...ALTHOUGH LARGE HAIL WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. COASTAL FLOODING...THE PERIGEAN SPRING TIDE COULD PRODUCE SHALLOW SALT WATER FLOODING AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY EVENINGS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED TODAY.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 4, 8:29 AM EDT, 4 hours 25 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
829 AM EDT MON JUN 04 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0720 AM MARINE TSTM WIND 3 NE FOLLY BEACH 32.69N 79.89W
06/04/2012 M39 MPH CHARLESTON SC C-MAN STATION
FOLLY BEACH SENSOR MEASURED A GUST OF 34 KNOTS.
&&
EVENT NUMBER CHS1200287
BDCSpecial weather statement, Jun 4, 12:47 PM EDT, 7 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1247 PM EDT MON JUN 4 2012
GAZ099-100-114-115-041715-
BULLOCH-CANDLER-EVANS-TATTNALL-
1247 PM EDT MON JUN 4 2012
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF TATTNALL...EVANS...
BULLOCH AND CANDLER COUNTIES THROUGH 115 PM EDT...
AT 1245 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM OLIFFTOWN TO
COBBTOWN...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...
ALINE...BAY...BELLVILLE...BROOKLET...CLAXTON...COBBTOWN...COLLINS...
DENMARK...GEORGIA SOUTHERN...HAGAN...HOPEULIKIT...LEEFIELD...
MANASSAS...METTER...MIDDLEGROUND...NEVILS...PORTAL...PULASKI...
REGISTER...STATESBORO...STILSON AND WESTSIDE...
PREPARE NOW FOR THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS...
GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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 3253 8215 3256 8209 3255 8203 3259 8202
3261 8179 3249 8163 3223 8150 3214 8194
3216 8219 3221 8221
TIME...MOT...LOC 1647Z 266DEG 45KT 3253 8206 3224 8216Special weather statement, Jun 4, 12:54 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 1254 PM EDT MON JUN 4 2012 GAZ114>116-137-138-041745- EVANS-INLAND BRYAN-INLAND LIBERTY-LONG-TATTNALL- 1254 PM EDT MON JUN 4 2012 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF TATTNALL...EVANS... LIBERTY...BRYAN AND LONG COUNTIES THROUGH 145 PM EDT... AT 1253 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM...NEAR MENDES...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED INCLUDE... FLEMINGTON...FORT STEWART...GLENNVILLE...HINESVILLE...MENDES AND MIDWAY... PREPARE NOW FOR THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS... GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH... DIME SIZE HAIL... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 3208 8143 3182 8148 3193 8207 3207 8204 TIME...MOT...LOC 1655Z 275DEG 28KT 3201 8200
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, 12:58 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, 1:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Bryan, Chatham, Liberty, Long, McIntosh | 46 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 |
| Jun 4, 5:51 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Berkeley, Colleton, Dorchester | 54 min |
| Jun 4, 6:36 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Berkeley, Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester | 54 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.