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Tornado Warning 9, NWS Charleston, SC

May 29, 2012Bulloch County, Jenkins County, Screven County, Georgia

NWS Charleston, SC issued this tornado warning at May 29, 2012, 10:55 AM EDT for Bulloch County, Jenkins County, Screven County, Georgia. It was in force for 50 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: May 29, 2012, 10:55 AM EDT (14:55 UTC)
Expired: May 29, 2012, 11:45 AM EDT
In force: 50 min
Issued by: NWS Charleston, SC
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Bulloch County, GA, Jenkins County, GA, Screven County, GA

The radar

The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 76 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:55 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, 2.9 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: 1148 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 525 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 8 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 23 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 46 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.

652 
WFUS52 KCHS 291455
TORCHS
GAC031-165-251-291545-
/O.NEW.KCHS.TO.W.0009.120529T1455Z-120529T1545Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1055 AM EDT TUE MAY 29 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTH CENTRAL BULLOCH COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...
  EASTERN JENKINS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...
  WESTERN SCREVEN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...

* UNTIL 1145 AM EDT

* AT 1055 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO...NEAR ROCKY
  FORD...MOVING NORTH AT 35 MPH.

* SOME LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
  WOODCLIFF...ROCKY FORD...SCARBORO...MILLEN...HILLTONIA...
  MILLHAVEN...PERKINS...

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 3293 8196 3296 8188 3296 8185 3295 8182
      3292 8176 3298 8165 3246 8155 3241 8175
      3292 8205
TIME...MOT...LOC 1455Z 159DEG 30KT 3271 8178

$$

4 follow-up statements

194 
WWUS52 KCHS 291516
SVSCHS

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1116 AM EDT TUE MAY 29 2012

GAC031-165-251-291545-
/O.CON.KCHS.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120529T1545Z/
SCREVEN GA-JENKINS GA-BULLOCH GA-
1116 AM EDT TUE MAY 29 2012

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1145 AM EDT FOR NORTH
CENTRAL BULLOCH...EASTERN JENKINS AND WESTERN SCREVEN COUNTIES...

AT 1116 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 6 MILES EAST OF JENKINS
COUNTY HOSPITAL...OR ABOUT 7 MILES EAST OF MILLEN...MOVING NORTH AT 
35 MPH. THERE IS ALSO A POSSIBLE SECOND TORNADO NEAR DOVER...MOVING 
NORTH AT 35 MPH. 

SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...ALTMAN...
CAPTOLO...DOVER...HILLTONIA...MIDDLEGROUND...MILLEN...MILLHAVEN...
PERKINS...ROCKY FORD...SCARBORO...SYLVANIA AND WOODCLIFF.

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.

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 3293 8196 3296 8188 3296 8185 3295 8182
      3292 8176 3298 8165 3246 8155 3241 8175
      3292 8205
TIME...MOT...LOC 1516Z 159DEG 30KT 3284 8185

$$

469 
WWUS52 KCHS 291524
SVSCHS

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1124 AM EDT TUE MAY 29 2012

GAC031-165-251-291545-
/O.CON.KCHS.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120529T1545Z/
SCREVEN GA-JENKINS GA-BULLOCH GA-
1124 AM EDT TUE MAY 29 2012

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1145 AM EDT FOR NORTH
CENTRAL BULLOCH...EASTERN JENKINS AND SOUTHWESTERN SCREVEN
COUNTIES...

AT 1123 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR JENKINS COUNTY 
HOSPITAL...OR ABOUT OVER MILLEN...MOVING NORTH AT 35 MPH. THERE ARE 
ALSO INDICATIONS OF OTHER WEAK TORNADOES ATTEMPTING TO FORM NEAR 
OGEECHEE AND EUREKA...ALSO MOVING NORTH AT 35 MPH. 

SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...DOVER...
MILLEN...PERKINS...ROCKY FORD...SCARBORO AND WOODCLIFF.

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.

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 3295 8182 3249 8158 3245 8174 3292 8205
      3293 8196 3296 8188 3296 8185
TIME...MOT...LOC 1523Z 159DEG 30KT 3287 8189

$$

332 
WWUS52 KCHS 291532
SVSCHS

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1132 AM EDT TUE MAY 29 2012

GAC031-291542-
/O.CAN.KCHS.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120529T1545Z/
BULLOCH GA-
1132 AM EDT TUE MAY 29 2012

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL BULLOCH COUNTY HAS BEEN
CANCELLED...

LAT...LON 3292 8205 3293 8196 3296 8188 3295 8182
      3259 8167 3262 8179 3263 8180 3265 8180
      3265 8182 3266 8183 3264 8187
TIME...MOT...LOC 1532Z 159DEG 30KT 3291 8192

$$

GAC165-251-291545-
/O.CON.KCHS.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120529T1545Z/
SCREVEN GA-JENKINS GA-
1132 AM EDT TUE MAY 29 2012

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1145 AM EDT FOR EASTERN
JENKINS AND WEST CENTRAL SCREVEN COUNTIES...

AT 1132 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR LAWTON...OR ABOUT
6 MILES NORTHEAST OF MILLEN...MOVING NORTH AT 35 MPH.

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.

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 3292 8205 3293 8196 3296 8188 3295 8182
      3259 8167 3262 8179 3263 8180 3265 8180
      3265 8182 3266 8183 3264 8187
TIME...MOT...LOC 1532Z 159DEG 30KT 3291 8192

$$

818 
WWUS52 KCHS 291542
SVSCHS

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1142 AM EDT TUE MAY 29 2012

GAC165-251-291552-
/O.EXP.KCHS.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120529T1545Z/
SCREVEN GA-JENKINS GA-
1142 AM EDT TUE MAY 29 2012

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EASTERN JENKINS AND WEST CENTRAL SCREVEN
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1145 AM EDT...

AT 1142 AM EDT...RADAR INDICATED THAT TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM THAT
PROMPTED THE WARNING WEAKENED...AND WAS NO LONGER CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING TORNADOES OR OTHER SEVERE WEATHER. THE TORNADO WARNING HAS
THEREFORE BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

ALTHOUGH THE TORNADO WARNING HAS EXPIRED...WEAK ROTATION CONTINUES IN
STORMS. IF THEY RESTRENGTHENS...ANOTHER TORNADO WARNING MAY BE 
REQUIRED.

LAT...LON 3292 8205 3293 8196 3296 8188 3295 8182
      3259 8167 3262 8179 3263 8180 3265 8180
      3265 8182 3266 8183 3264 8187
TIME...MOT...LOC 1542Z 159DEG 30KT 3299 8196

$$

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 29, 3:43 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CHS		62 min
May 29, 6:14 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Effingham, Jenkins, Screven	46 min
May 29, 6:51 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CHS		54 min
May 29, 9:36 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Bryan, Bulloch	39 min
May 29, 10:14 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Bulloch	31 min
May 29, 10:37 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Jenkins	38 min
May 29, 11:34 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CHS		116 min
May 29, 11:37 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Bulloch, Screven	53 min
May 29, 12:03 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Jenkins	27 min
May 29, 12:24 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CHS	Bulloch, Jenkins, Screven	32 min
May 29, 12:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Jenkins	48 min
May 29, 12:37 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CHS		48 min
May 29, 5:42 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CHS		2 hr
May 29, 6:07 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	CHS	Jenkins, Screven	3 hr

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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.