Alert archive / South Carolina / Tornado Warnings in 2012
Tornado Warning 15, NWS Charleston, SC
NWS Charleston, SC issued this tornado warning at Jul 29, 2012, 4:06 PM EDT for Chatham County, Georgia; Beaufort County, Jasper County, South Carolina. It was in force for 19 min. 1 report 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
- Jul 29, 2012, 4:06 PM EDT (20:06 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 29, 2012, 4:25 PM EDT
- In force
- 19 min
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Chatham County, GA, Beaufort County, SC, Jasper County, SC
The radar
The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 76 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:09 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 29, 4:09 PM EDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | 2 Nnw Whitemarsh Island, GA | THUNDERBOLT FIREFIGHTER REPORTED SEEING A FUNNEL CLOUD NEAR THE PRESIDENT ST BOAT RAMP MOVING TOWARD TALAHI ISLAND. FUNNEL WAS ESTIMATED TO BE 150-200 YARDS WIDE AND ABOUT 500 FT ABOVE THE GROUND. TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 29, 2:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Charleston AFB, SC (KCHS), launched 12:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 136 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
- 2597 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -47 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 738 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 15 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 63 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 38 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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WFUS52 KCHS 292006
TORCHS
GAC051-SCC013-053-292045-
/O.NEW.KCHS.TO.W.0015.120729T2006Z-120729T2045Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
406 PM EDT SUN JUL 29 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
EASTERN CHATHAM COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...
EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN BEAUFORT COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA...
SOUTH CENTRAL JASPER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA...
* UNTIL 445 PM EDT
* AT 406 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO...NEAR
HUTCHINSON ISLAND...MOVING SOUTH AT 5 MPH.
* SOME LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
BELLINGER HILL AREA...HUTCHINSON ISLAND...SAVANNAH HISTORIC
DISTRICT...WHITEMARSH ISLAND...RIVERSIDE...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS TORNADO MAY BE WRAPPED IN RAIN AND NOT EASILY SEEN. IF YOU WAIT
UNTIL YOU SEE OR HEAR IT COMING IT MAY BE TOO LATE. TAKE SHELTER NOW.
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 3178 8107 3209 8113 3217 8103 3210 8086
3208 8086 3207 8088 3205 8089 3203 8087
3203 8084 3201 8083 3185 8100 3183 8103
3182 8103
TIME...MOT...LOC 2006Z 352DEG 4KT 3211 8104
$$3 follow-up statements
191
WWUS52 KCHS 292016
SVSCHS
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
416 PM EDT SUN JUL 29 2012
GAC051-SCC013-053-292045-
/O.CON.KCHS.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-120729T2045Z/
JASPER SC-CHATHAM GA-BEAUFORT SC-
416 PM EDT SUN JUL 29 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM EDT FOR EXTREME
SOUTHWESTERN BEAUFORT...EAST CENTRAL CHATHAM AND SOUTH CENTRAL JASPER
COUNTIES...
AT 417 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR LEPAGEVILLE...OR
ABOUT OVER SAVANNAH...MOVING SOUTH AT 5 MPH.
SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...FORT
PULASKI NATIONAL MONUMENT...HUTCHINSON ISLAND...WHITEMARSH ISLAND...
WILMINGTON ISLAND AND RIVERSIDE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS TORNADO MAY BE WRAPPED IN RAIN AND NOT EASILY SEEN. IF YOU WAIT
UNTIL YOU SEE OR HEAR IT COMING IT MAY BE TOO LATE. TAKE SHELTER NOW.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER SUCH AS HAIL...DOWNED TREES...LIMBS...AND
POWER LINES...PLEASE CONTACT THE CHARLESTON NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
TOLL FREE AT 1-888-383-2024 OR EMAIL YOUR REPORTS TO
CHS.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV.
&&
LAT...LON 3192 8095 3209 8110 3216 8102 3210 8086
3208 8086 3207 8088 3205 8089 3203 8087
3203 8084 3201 8083
TIME...MOT...LOC 2017Z 352DEG 4KT 3210 8104
$$921
WWUS52 KCHS 292021
SVSCHS
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
421 PM EDT SUN JUL 29 2012
GAC051-SCC013-053-292045-
/O.CON.KCHS.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-120729T2045Z/
JASPER SC-CHATHAM GA-BEAUFORT SC-
421 PM EDT SUN JUL 29 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM EDT FOR EXTREME
SOUTHWESTERN BEAUFORT...EAST CENTRAL CHATHAM AND SOUTHEASTERN JASPER
COUNTIES...
AT 421 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR FORT PULASKI
NATIONAL MONUMENT...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...FORT
PULASKI NATIONAL MONUMENT AND TYBEE ISLAND.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS TORNADO MAY BE WRAPPED IN RAIN AND NOT EASILY SEEN. IF YOU WAIT
UNTIL YOU SEE OR HEAR IT COMING IT MAY BE TOO LATE. TAKE SHELTER NOW.
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.
&&
LAT...LON 3198 8091 3208 8103 3213 8099 3210 8086
3208 8086 3207 8088 3205 8089 3203 8087
3203 8084 3201 8083
TIME...MOT...LOC 2021Z 293DEG 19KT 3207 8093
$$710
WWUS52 KCHS 292025
SVSCHS
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
425 PM EDT SUN JUL 29 2012
GAC051-SCC013-053-292035-
/O.CAN.KCHS.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-120729T2045Z/
JASPER SC-CHATHAM GA-BEAUFORT SC-
425 PM EDT SUN JUL 29 2012
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN BEAUFORT...EAST
CENTRAL CHATHAM AND SOUTHEASTERN JASPER COUNTIES HAS BEEN
CANCELLED...
AT 425 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED THAT THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH
PROMPTED THE WARNING HAD WEAKENED...AND WAS NO LONGER CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING TORNADOES. THE TORNADO WARNING HAS THEREFORE BEEN
CANCELED...BUT A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER SUCH AS HAIL...DOWNED TREES...LIMBS...AND
POWER LINES...PLEASE CONTACT THE CHARLESTON NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
TOLL FREE AT 1-888-383-2024 OR EMAIL YOUR REPORTS TO
CHS.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT SUNDAY
EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA.
LAT...LON 3198 8091 3208 8103 3213 8099 3210 8086
3208 8086 3207 8088 3205 8089 3203 8087
3203 8084 3201 8083
TIME...MOT...LOC 2025Z 293DEG 19KT 3206 8091
$$
JAQThe office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 28, 9:40 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 54 min | |
| Jul 29, 1:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Jenkins | 37 min |
| Jul 29, 2:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Evans | 33 min |
| Jul 29, 2:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Bulloch, Candler | 56 min |
| Jul 29, 3:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Bryan | 24 min |
| Jul 29, 3:12 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 2 hr | |
| Jul 29, 3:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Bryan, Bulloch, Effingham, Screven | 63 min |
| Jul 29, 3:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Long | 28 min |
| Jul 29, 3:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Chatham, Effingham | 53 min |
| Jul 29, 3:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Bryan, Bulloch, Evans, Liberty, Long, Tattnall | 60 min |
| Jul 29, 3:59 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 2 hr | |
| Jul 29, 4:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Jenkins, Screven | 53 min |
| Jul 29, 4:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Bryan, Chatham, Effingham, Liberty, Long, McIntosh | 54 min |
| Jul 29, 5:13 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 2 hr | |
| Jul 29, 5:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | McIntosh | 44 min |
| Jul 29, 5:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Liberty, McIntosh | 57 min |
| Jul 29, 5:56 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 2 hr | |
| Jul 29, 6:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | McIntosh | 44 min |
| Jul 29, 6:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | McIntosh | 39 min |
| Jul 29, 6:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Liberty | 26 min |
| Jul 29, 7:11 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 94 min | |
| Jul 29, 7:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | McIntosh | 25 min |
| Jul 29, 7:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Bulloch, Candler, Evans | 45 min |
| Jul 29, 7:57 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 48 min | |
| Jul 29, 2:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton, Jasper | 52 min |
| Jul 29, 2:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Beaufort, Charleston, Colleton | 67 min |
| Jul 29, 2:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Beaufort, Colleton, Jasper | 58 min |
| Jul 29, 3:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Charleston | 44 min |
| Jul 29, 3:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Berkeley, Colleton, Dorchester | 54 min |
| Jul 29, 3:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester | 66 min |
| Jul 29, 3:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Charleston, Colleton | 61 min |
| Jul 29, 3:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Beaufort, Charleston, Colleton, Jasper | 62 min |
| Jul 29, 3:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Berkeley, Dorchester | 63 min |
| Jul 29, 4:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Berkeley, Charleston | 38 min |
| Jul 29, 4:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Charleston | 24 min |
| Jul 29, 4:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Beaufort | 29 min |
| Jul 29, 5:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Charleston | 37 min |
| Jul 29, 5:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Berkeley | 27 min |
| Jul 29, 5:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Berkeley | 33 min |
| Jul 29, 6:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Allendale | 51 min |
| Jul 29, 7:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Allendale | 52 min |
| Jul 29, 7:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Colleton | 36 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.