Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2013
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 13, NWS Charleston, SC
NWS Charleston, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 24, 2013, 9:26 AM EDT for 5 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 49 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
- Mar 24, 2013, 9:26 AM EDT (13:26 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 24, 2013, 10:15 AM EDT
- In force
- 49 min
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Bulloch County, GA, Candler County, GA, Evans County, GA, Screven County, GA, Tattnall County, GA
The radar
The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 83 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:29 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 12:00Z, 1.4 hours before the alert went out and 222 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
- 502 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -74 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 464 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 56 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 465 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 527 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.2
- Supercell composite
- 12.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
672
WUUS52 KCHS 241326
SVRCHS
GAC031-043-109-251-267-241415-
/O.NEW.KCHS.SV.W.0013.130324T1326Z-130324T1415Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
926 AM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF...
TATTNALL COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...
SCREVEN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...
EVANS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...
BULLOCH COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...
CANDLER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...
* UNTIL 1015 AM EDT
* AT 926 AM EDT...RADAR DETECTED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM...NEAR
COBBTOWN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.
PREPARE NOW FOR...
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH...
HAIL UP TO QUARTER SIZE...
TORRENTIAL RAIN WHICH MAY PRODUCE LOCALIZED FLOODING...
* SOME LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
COBBTOWN...ALINE...METTER...PULASKI...REGISTER...WESTSIDE...
HOPEULIKIT...STATESBORO...GEORGIA SOUTHERN...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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 3243 8219 3252 8216 3256 8209 3255 8203
3261 8200 3265 8185 3267 8187 3269 8186
3278 8168 3252 8153 3249 8155 3245 8153
3242 8154 3234 8149 3210 8220 3218 8219
3236 8225
TIME...MOT...LOC 1326Z 244DEG 50KT 3227 8219
$$2 follow-up statements
891
WWUS52 KCHS 241336
SVSCHS
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
936 AM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013
GAC109-267-241347-
/O.CAN.KCHS.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-130324T1415Z/
TATTNALL GA-EVANS GA-
936 AM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF TATTNALL AND EVANS
COUNTIES HAS BEEN CANCELLED...
LAT...LON 3252 8216 3256 8209 3255 8203 3261 8200
3265 8185 3267 8187 3278 8168 3252 8153
3249 8155 3245 8153 3242 8154 3234 8149
3228 8194 3232 8218 3243 8219
TIME...MOT...LOC 1337Z 244DEG 50KT 3235 8197
$$
GAC031-043-251-241415-
/O.CON.KCHS.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-130324T1415Z/
SCREVEN GA-BULLOCH GA-CANDLER GA-
936 AM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 AM EDT
FOR PORTIONS OF SCREVEN...BULLOCH AND CANDLER COUNTIES...
AT 937 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM NEAR BRANNEN LAKE...MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 55 MPH.
PREPARE NOW FOR THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS...
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH...
HAIL UP TO QUARTER SIZE...
TORRENTIAL RAIN WHICH MAY PRODUCE LOCALIZED FLOODING...
SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...ALINE...
BROOKLET...CAPTOLO...DOVER...GEORGIA SOUTHERN...HOPEULIKIT...
LEEFIELD...METTER...MIDDLEGROUND...OLIVER...PORTAL...PULASKI...
REGISTER...ROCKY FORD...STATESBORO AND WESTSIDE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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 3252 8216 3256 8209 3255 8203 3261 8200
3265 8185 3267 8187 3278 8168 3252 8153
3249 8155 3245 8153 3242 8154 3234 8149
3228 8194 3232 8218 3243 8219
TIME...MOT...LOC 1337Z 244DEG 50KT 3235 8197
$$651
WWUS52 KCHS 241351
SVSCHS
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
951 AM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013
GAC031-043-251-241401-
/O.CAN.KCHS.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-130324T1415Z/
SCREVEN GA-BULLOCH GA-CANDLER GA-
951 AM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF SCREVEN...BULLOCH
AND CANDLER COUNTIES HAS BEEN CANCELLED...
AT 951 AM EDT...RADAR INDICATED THAT THE THUNDERSTORM THAT PROMPTED
THE WARNING HAD WEAKENED...THUS THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED.
ALTHOUGH THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT...
THUNDERSTORMS ARE STILL CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GUSTY WINDS...HAIL AS
LARGE AS NICKELS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAINFALL. THE SAFEST
COURSE OF ACTION IS TO REMAIN INDOORS UNTIL THE STORMS HAVE PASSED.
LAT...LON 3252 8216 3256 8209 3255 8203 3261 8200
3265 8185 3267 8187 3278 8168 3252 8153
3249 8155 3245 8153 3242 8154 3234 8149
3228 8194 3232 8218 3243 8219
TIME...MOT...LOC 1351Z 244DEG 50KT 3243 8176
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 24, 2:13 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Evans, Tattnall | 47 min |
| Mar 24, 2:25 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Tattnall | 50 min |
| Mar 24, 2:58 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Bryan, Chatham, Effingham | 47 min |
| Mar 24, 4:12 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Jenkins | 63 min |
| Mar 24, 8:50 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | McIntosh | 25 min |
| Mar 24, 8:52 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Tattnall | 23 min |
| Mar 24, 9:10 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | Jenkins, Screven | 80 min |
| Mar 24, 9:17 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Bryan, Liberty, Long, McIntosh | 43 min |
| Mar 24, 9:44 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | Chatham | 2 hr |
| Mar 24, 9:50 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Evans, Tattnall | 10 min |
| Mar 24, 9:58 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Bulloch, Effingham, Evans | 32 min |
| Mar 24, 10:10 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Long, McIntosh | 50 min |
| Mar 24, 10:51 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | Bryan, Chatham, Liberty, Long, McIntosh | 84 min |
| Mar 24, 11:17 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | McIntosh | 28 min |
| Mar 24, 12:03 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | CHS | Tattnall, Toombs | 10 days |
| Mar 24, 12:03 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | CHS | Evans | 27 hr |
| Mar 24, 12:03 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | CHS | Bryan, Chatham, Effingham | 32 days |
| Mar 24, 3:13 PM EDT | Freeze Watch | CHS | Bulloch, Candler, Effingham, Evans, Jenkins, Screven and 1 more | 25 hr |
| Mar 24, 3:13 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | CHS | Bulloch, Candler, Effingham, Evans, Jenkins, Long and 2 more | 29 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.