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Special Weather Statement, NWS Charleston, SC

July 11, 2012Evans County, Georgia

NWS Charleston, SC issued this special weather statement at Jul 11, 2012, 4:39 PM EDT for Evans 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: Jul 11, 2012, 4:39 PM EDT (20:39 UTC)
Expired: Jul 11, 2012, 5:30 PM EDT
In force: 51 min
Issued by: NWS Charleston, SC

County Evans County, GA

The radar

The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:39 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Charleston AFB, SC (KCHS), launched 12:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 170 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 2022 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -51 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 802 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 17 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 54 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 54 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

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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 Jul 11, 4:20 PM EDT, 19 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 11, 4:20 PM EDT, 19 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 11, 12:42 PM EDT, 3 hours 57 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1242 PM EDT WED JUL 11 2012

AMZ330-350-352-354-374-GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-137>141-SCZ040-
042>045-047>052-121645-
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-
1242 PM EDT WED JUL 11 2012

...SLIGHT CHANCE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND
THIS EVENING...

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...UNTIL 8 PM THIS EVENING...A FEW
THUNDERSTORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE ACROSS SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA
AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. THE PRIMARY THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING WIND
GUSTS TO 60 MPH...ALTHOUGH HAIL TO 1 INCH IN DIAMETER COULD ALSO
OCCUR.

CHECK FREQUENTLY WITH NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS OR OTHER
MEDIA OUTLETS TO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDING POSSIBLE WATCHES
AND WARNINGS INCLUDING POSSIBLE WATCHES AND WARNINGS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER GROUPS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS SHOULD BE PREPARED
FOR POSSIBLE ACTIVATION THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 11, 3:59 PM EDT, 40 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
359 PM EDT WED JUL 11 2012

SCZ040-042-047-112030-
ALLENDALE-HAMPTON-INLAND JASPER-
359 PM EDT WED JUL 11 2012

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF ALLENDALE...HAMPTON
AND JASPER COUNTIES THROUGH 430 PM EDT...

AT 357 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM...NEAR GARNETT...MOVING NORTH AT 10 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...
ALMEDA INTERSECTION...BRUNSON...CROCKETVILLE...ESTILL...FURMAN...
GARNETT...GIFFORD...GRAYS...HAMPTON...LAKE WARREN STATE PARK...
LENA...LURAY...MILEY...PINELAND...ROBERTVILLE...SCOTIA...SHIRLEY...
TARBORO AND VARNVILLE...

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 3302 8107 3295 8101 3291 8099 3286 8093
      3279 8103 3268 8094 3250 8119 3261 8137
      3287 8141
TIME...MOT...LOC 1959Z 163DEG 9KT 3263 8125

Special weather statement, Jul 11, 4:05 PM EDT, 34 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
405 PM EDT WED JUL 11 2012

SCZ043-049-112045-
COASTAL COLLETON-INLAND COLLETON-
405 PM EDT WED JUL 11 2012

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF COLLETON COUNTY
THROUGH 445 PM EDT...

AT 402 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM...NEAR ASHEPOO...MOVING NORTH AT 5 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...
ASHEPOO...COTTAGEVILLE...GREEN POND...ROUND O AND WALTERBORO...

PREPARE NOW FOR THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS...
GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH...
DIME SIZE HAIL...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FREQUENT CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING. POSTPONE OUTDOOR
ACTIVITIES PROMPTLY. SEEK SHELTER INSIDE AN ENCLOSED BUILDING.

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 3279 8063 3297 8076 3300 8060 3294 8043
      3275 8053 3271 8045 3263 8050 3275 8072
TIME...MOT...LOC 2005Z 202DEG 5KT 3275 8054

Special weather statement, Jul 11, 4:14 PM EDT, 25 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
414 PM EDT WED JUL 11 2012

SCZ042>045-112100-
DORCHESTER-HAMPTON-INLAND BERKELEY-INLAND COLLETON-
414 PM EDT WED JUL 11 2012

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF DORCHESTER...
HAMPTON...BERKELEY AND COLLETON COUNTIES THROUGH 500 PM EDT...

AT 411 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM MOSELLE TO 11
MILES SOUTHEAST OF BELLS CROSSROADS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...
ASHTON...CANADYS...COLLETON...DORCHESTER...GIVHANS FERRY STATE
PARK...HARLEYVILLE...INDIAN FIELD...ISLANDTON...LODGE...PADGETTS...
REEVESVILLE...RUFFIN...SAINT GEORGE...SMOAKS AND WILLIAMS...

PREPARE NOW FOR THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS...
GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH...
DIME SIZE HAIL...

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.

HAVE AN ACTION PLAN READY IN THE EVENT THIS STORM STRENGTHENS OR A
WARNING IS ISSUED. CONTINUE TO MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS
FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.

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 3328 8047 3326 8043 3327 8037 3316 8030
      3293 8042 3299 8059 3298 8074 3286 8093
      3302 8107 3305 8106 3310 8095 3310 8093
      3307 8090 3314 8089 3334 8051
TIME...MOT...LOC 2014Z 209DEG 15KT 3295 8106 3287 8071

Special weather statement, Jul 11, 4:16 PM EDT, 23 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
416 PM EDT WED JUL 11 2012

GAZ088-100-101-SCZ042-047-112045-
BULLOCH-EFFINGHAM-HAMPTON-INLAND JASPER-SCREVEN-
416 PM EDT WED JUL 11 2012

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF SCREVEN...BULLOCH...
EFFINGHAM...HAMPTON AND JASPER COUNTIES THROUGH 445 PM EDT...

AT 411 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM SPRINGFIELD TO
IVANHOE...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 10 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...
BAY...BROOKLET...CLYO...EGYPT...GUYTON...KILDARE...LEEFIELD...
MARLOW...OLIVER...PINEORA...SHAWNEE...SPRINGFIELD AND STILSON...

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 3253 8172 3261 8138 3250 8119 3224 8138
      3223 8143 3224 8144 3223 8146 3220 8169
TIME...MOT...LOC 2016Z 150DEG 09KT 3239 8131 3225 8150

Local storm report, Jul 11, 4:19 PM EDT, 20 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 11, 4:39 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 11, 12:48 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CHS		57 min
Jul 11, 2:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Chatham	44 min
Jul 11, 3:25 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Effingham	50 min
Jul 11, 3:35 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Bryan	40 min
Jul 11, 4:16 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Effingham	29 min
Jul 11, 4:50 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Screven	40 min
Jul 11, 4:53 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CHS	Screven	67 min
Jul 11, 5:25 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Candler, Evans, Jenkins	50 min
Jul 11, 6:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Candler, Jenkins	47 min
Jul 10, 8:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Colleton	27 min
Jul 10, 9:21 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Allendale	24 min
Jul 10, 9:36 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Allendale	24 min
Jul 11, 12:31 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CHS	Charleston	59 min
Jul 11, 12:51 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Charleston	24 min
Jul 11, 12:58 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CHS	Berkeley, Charleston	62 min
Jul 11, 1:03 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CHS	Berkeley, Charleston	87 min
Jul 11, 1:10 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	CHS	Berkeley, Charleston	2 hr
Jul 11, 1:21 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Beaufort	39 min
Jul 11, 2:09 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CHS	Berkeley	56 min
Jul 11, 2:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Beaufort, Jasper	31 min
Jul 11, 2:16 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Jasper	29 min
Jul 11, 2:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Charleston	33 min
Jul 11, 2:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Hampton	27 min
Jul 11, 3:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Berkeley	42 min
Jul 11, 3:43 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CHS	Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester	51 min
Jul 11, 3:53 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Colleton	52 min
Jul 11, 3:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Hampton	31 min
Jul 11, 4:05 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Colleton	40 min
Jul 11, 4:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Dorchester	46 min
Jul 11, 4:17 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CHS	Colleton	58 min
Jul 11, 4:46 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CHS	Berkeley, Colleton, Dorchester	41 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.