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Tornado Warning 10, NWS Charleston, SC
NWS Charleston, SC issued this tornado warning at Jun 4, 2012, 1:23 PM EDT for Bryan County, Liberty County, Long County, Georgia. It was in force for 37 min. 12 reports 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, 1:23 PM EDT (17:23 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 4, 2012, 2:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 37 min
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Bryan County, GA, Liberty County, GA, Long County, GA
The radar
The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 97 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:23 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, 1:32 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Nnw Hinesville, GA | SEVERAL SPOTTERS REPORTED NUMEROUS LARGE TREES DOWN ON FORT STEWART. |
| Jun 4, 1:32 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | 3 Nnw Hinesville, GA | SPOTTER REPORTED QUARTER SIZE HAIL NEAR GATE 3 OF FORT STEWART. |
| Jun 4, 1:32 PM EDT | HAIL 1.5 | Hinesville, GA | GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL FELL AT THE LIBERTY COUNTY WARNING POINT. |
| Jun 4, 1:32 PM EDT | HAIL 2.75 | 2 Nnw Hinesville, GA | THE FORT STEWART WARNING POINT REPORTED GOLF BALL TO BASEBALL SIZE HAIL. 1 VEHICLE HAD MAJOR DAMAGE. |
| Jun 4, 1:35 PM EDT | HAIL 1.75 | 3 Nnw Hinesville, GA | SEVERAL REPORTS OF QUARTER AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AT FORT STEWART. |
| Jun 4, 1:37 PM EDT | MARINE HAIL 1.75 | Hinesville, GA | NUMEROUS REPORTS OF GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL NEAR THE HOSPITAL IN HINESVILLE. |
| Jun 4, 1:37 PM EDT | HAIL 1.75 | Hinesville, GA | NUMEROUS REPORTS OF GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL NEAR THE HOSPITAL IN HINESVILLE. |
| Jun 4, 1:40 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Ese Hinesville, GA | SPOTTER REPORTED GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AND NUMEROUS LARGE LIMBS DON ON STEWART DRIVE. |
| Jun 4, 1:40 PM EDT | HAIL 1.75 | 1 Ese Hinesville, GA | SPOTTER REPORTED GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AND NUMEROUS LARGE LIMBS DON ON STEWART DRIVE. |
| Jun 4, 1:44 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | 2 Ese Fort Stewart, GA | A TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTER REPORTED QUARTER SIZE HAIL ALONG MAIN TRAIL ROAD. |
| Jun 4, 1:45 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Mcintosh, GA | THE PUBLIC REPORTED A LARGE OAK TREE UPROOTED IN A FRONT YARD. |
| Jun 4, 1:45 PM EDT | HAIL 1.75 | Mcintosh, GA | THE PUBLIC REPORTED GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL. |
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, 5.4 hours before the alert went out and 154 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.
824 WFUS52 KCHS 041723 TORCHS GAC029-179-183-041800- /O.NEW.KCHS.TO.W.0010.120604T1723Z-120604T1800Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 123 PM EDT MON JUN 4 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... SOUTH CENTRAL BRYAN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA... CENTRAL LIBERTY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA... NORTH CENTRAL LONG COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA... * UNTIL 200 PM EDT * AT 123 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 9 MILES WEST OF FORT STEWART...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH. * SOME LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE... FORT STEWART...HINESVILLE...FLEMINGTON...MCINTOSH...MIDWAY... 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 3192 8131 3175 8136 3187 8178 3193 8177 TIME...MOT...LOC 1723Z 281DEG 40KT 3189 8171 $$
4 follow-up statements
248 WWUS52 KCHS 041728 SVSCHS SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 128 PM EDT MON JUN 4 2012 GAC183-041738- /O.CAN.KCHS.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-120604T1800Z/ LONG GA- 128 PM EDT MON JUN 4 2012 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL LONG COUNTY HAS BEEN CANCELLED... A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT MONDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA. LAT...LON 3186 8175 3193 8173 3192 8131 3175 8136 TIME...MOT...LOC 1728Z 281DEG 40KT 3188 8165 $$ GAC029-179-041800- /O.CON.KCHS.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-120604T1800Z/ LIBERTY GA-BRYAN GA- 128 PM EDT MON JUN 4 2012 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM EDT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL BRYAN AND CENTRAL LIBERTY COUNTIES... AT 128 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 6 MILES WEST OF FORT STEWART...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE... FLEMINGTON...FORT STEWART...HINESVILLE...MCINTOSH AND MIDWAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A TORNADO MAY FORM AT ANY TIME. TAKE COVER NOW. ABANDON MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM OR HALLWAY ON THE LOWEST FLOOR. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. THIS STORM IS ALSO CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY LARGE HAIL TO GOLF BALL SIZE AND DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH. 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 3186 8175 3193 8173 3192 8131 3175 8136 TIME...MOT...LOC 1728Z 281DEG 40KT 3188 8165 $$
500 WWUS52 KCHS 041735 SVSCHS SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 135 PM EDT MON JUN 4 2012 GAC029-179-041800- /O.CON.KCHS.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-120604T1800Z/ LIBERTY GA-BRYAN GA- 135 PM EDT MON JUN 4 2012 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM EDT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL BRYAN AND CENTRAL LIBERTY COUNTIES... AT 135 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR LIBERTY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER...OR ABOUT OVER HINESVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH. AT 132 PM EDT...QUARTER SIZED HAIL HAS BEEN REPORTED AT FORT STEWART. SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE... FLEMINGTON...FORT STEWART...HINESVILLE...MCINTOSH AND MIDWAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE COVER NOW. IF YOU WAIT UNTIL YOU SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO COMING...IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER SUCH AS HAIL...DOWNED TREES...LIMBS...AND POWER LINES...PLEASE CONTACT THE CHARLESTON NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1-888-383-2024 OR EMAIL YOUR REPORTS TO CHS.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT MONDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA. && LAT...LON 3184 8168 3191 8165 3192 8131 3175 8136 TIME...MOT...LOC 1735Z 289DEG 38KT 3183 8158 $$
111 WWUS52 KCHS 041747 SVSCHS SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 147 PM EDT MON JUN 4 2012 GAC029-179-041800- /O.CON.KCHS.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-120604T1800Z/ LIBERTY GA-BRYAN GA- 147 PM EDT MON JUN 4 2012 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM EDT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL BRYAN AND CENTRAL LIBERTY COUNTIES... AT 146 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR MIDWAY...OR ABOUT 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF HINESVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...FLEMING...HINESVILLE...MCINTOSH AND MIDWAY. SEVERAL REPORTS OF HAIL AS ALRGE AS GOLF BALLS HAVE BEEN REPORTED WITH THIS STORM IN FORT STEWART AND HINESVILLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY BE OCCURRING OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO THE LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS. 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 3184 8168 3191 8165 3192 8131 3175 8136 TIME...MOT...LOC 1746Z 289DEG 38KT 3179 8145 $$
676 WWUS52 KCHS 041759 SVSCHS SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 159 PM EDT MON JUN 4 2012 GAC029-179-041809- /O.EXP.KCHS.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-120604T1800Z/ LIBERTY GA-BRYAN GA- 159 PM EDT MON JUN 4 2012 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL BRYAN AND CENTRAL LIBERTY COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 200 PM EDT... AT 159 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED THAT TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING WEAKENED SLIGHTLY...AND WAS NO LONGER PRODUCING A TORNADO. THE TORNADO WARNING HAS THEREFORE BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. ALTHOUGH THE TORNADO WARNING HAS EXPIRED...WEAK ROTATION CONTINUES IN THIS STORM. IF THE STORM RESTRENGTHENS...ANOTHER TORNADO WARNING MAY BE REQUIRED. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER SUCH AS HAIL...DOWNED TREES...LIMBS...AND POWER LINES...PLEASE CONTACT THE CHARLESTON NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1-888-383-2024 OR EMAIL YOUR REPORTS TO CHS.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT MONDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA. LAT...LON 3184 8168 3191 8165 3192 8131 3175 8136 TIME...MOT...LOC 1759Z 289DEG 38KT 3174 8130 $$
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, 1:28 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 |
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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.