Alert archive / South Carolina / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2013
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 53, NWS Charleston, SC
NWS Charleston, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 10, 2013, 6:24 PM EDT for 4 counties in South Carolina; Screven County, Georgia. It was in force for 66 min. 2 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 10, 2013, 6:24 PM EDT (22:24 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 10, 2013, 7:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 66 min
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Screven County, GA, Allendale County, SC, Colleton County, SC, Hampton County, SC, Jasper County, SC
The radar
The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 31 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:27 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 10, 6:59 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Nnw Grays, SC | ONE TREE DOWN ON GRAYS HIGHWAY NEAR PINE LEVEL BAPTIST CHURCH. |
| Jun 10, 7:12 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 5 Ese Islandton, SC | ONE TREE WAS REPORTED DOWN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF US 21 AND SC 63. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
Did it verify
Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched 2 storm reports to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 35 minutes after it went out.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
The nearest sounding before it
Charleston AFB, SC (KCHS), launched 12:00Z, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 105 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
- 1882 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 477 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 93 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 79 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.4
- Supercell composite
- 3.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
973
WUUS52 KCHS 102224
SVRCHS
GAC251-SCC005-029-049-053-102330-
/O.NEW.KCHS.SV.W.0053.130610T2224Z-130610T2330Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
624 PM EDT MON JUN 10 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF...
SCREVEN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...
ALLENDALE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA...
HAMPTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA...
JASPER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA...
COLLETON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA...
* UNTIL 730 PM EDT
* AT 624 PM EDT...METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...
ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM ALLENDALE TO 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
SHIRLEY...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
PREPARE NOW FOR...
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH...
HAIL UP TO QUARTER SIZE...
* SOME LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
ALLENDALE...SEIGLING...BARTON...SYCAMORE...SHIRLEY...LURAY...
GIFFORD...SCOTIA...LENA...
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 3306 8137 3307 8114 3303 8108 3308 8098
3309 8092 3307 8090 3309 8088 3310 8079
3261 8092 3259 8138 3260 8139 3258 8150
TIME...MOT...LOC 2224Z 265DEG 24KT 3300 8132 3260 8143
$$3 follow-up statements
468
WWUS52 KCHS 102242
SVSCHS
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
642 PM EDT MON JUN 10 2013
GAC251-102253-
/O.CAN.KCHS.SV.W.0053.000000T0000Z-130610T2330Z/
SCREVEN GA-
642 PM EDT MON JUN 10 2013
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF SCREVEN COUNTY HAS
BEEN CANCELLED...
LAT...LON 3306 8130 3307 8114 3303 8108 3308 8098
3309 8092 3307 8090 3309 8088 3310 8079
3261 8092 3259 8138 3260 8139
TIME...MOT...LOC 2243Z 265DEG 24KT 3300 8114 3262 8129
$$
SCC005-029-049-053-102330-
/O.CON.KCHS.SV.W.0053.000000T0000Z-130610T2330Z/
ALLENDALE SC-HAMPTON SC-JASPER SC-COLLETON SC-
642 PM EDT MON JUN 10 2013
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM EDT
FOR PORTIONS OF ALLENDALE...HAMPTON...JASPER AND COLLETON COUNTIES...
AT 643 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM
JENNYS TO BRIGHTON...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
PREPARE NOW FOR THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS...
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH...
HAIL UP TO QUARTER SIZE...
SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...
ALLENDALE...ALMEDA INTERSECTION...ALMEDA...ASHTON...BARTON...
BRUNSON...COLLETON...CROCKETVILLE...CUMMINGS...EARLY BRANCH...
ESTILL...FAIRFAX...FURMAN...GARNETT...GIFFORD...GILLISONVILLE...
GRAYS...HAMPTON...ISLANDTON...LENA...LODGE...LURAY...
MCPHERSONVILLE...MILEY...PADGETTS...PINELAND...RUFFIN...SCOTIA...
SHIRLEY...SMOAKS...SYCAMORE...VARNVILLE...WILLIAMS AND LAKE WARREN
STATE PARK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. MOVE INDOORS
IMMEDIATELY. IF THERE IS NO SAFE SHELTER AVAILABLE...STAY AWAY FROM
ISOLATED HIGH OBJECTS AND BODIES OF WATER. IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...
YOU ARE WITHIN STRIKING DISTANCE.
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 3306 8130 3307 8114 3303 8108 3308 8098
3309 8092 3307 8090 3309 8088 3310 8079
3261 8092 3259 8138 3260 8139
TIME...MOT...LOC 2243Z 265DEG 24KT 3300 8114 3262 8129
$$656
WWUS52 KCHS 102304
SVSCHS
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
704 PM EDT MON JUN 10 2013
SCC005-102315-
/O.CAN.KCHS.SV.W.0053.000000T0000Z-130610T2330Z/
ALLENDALE SC-
704 PM EDT MON JUN 10 2013
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF ALLENDALE COUNTY
HAS BEEN CANCELLED...
LAT...LON 3263 8118 3303 8108 3308 8098 3309 8092
3307 8090 3309 8088 3310 8079 3261 8092
TIME...MOT...LOC 2305Z 265DEG 24KT 3300 8091 3266 8106
$$
SCC029-049-053-102330-
/O.CON.KCHS.SV.W.0053.000000T0000Z-130610T2330Z/
HAMPTON SC-JASPER SC-COLLETON SC-
704 PM EDT MON JUN 10 2013
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM EDT
FOR PORTIONS OF HAMPTON...JASPER AND COLLETON COUNTIES...
AT 705 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM
ASHTON TO STAFFORD...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
PREPARE NOW FOR THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS...
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH...
HAIL UP TO QUARTER SIZE...
SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...ALMEDA
INTERSECTION...ALMEDA...ASHTON...COLLETON...CROCKETVILLE...
CUMMINGS...EARLY BRANCH...GRAYS...ISLANDTON...LODGE...
MCPHERSONVILLE...MILEY...PADGETTS...RUFFIN...SMOAKS...VARNVILLE AND
WILLIAMS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. MOVE INDOORS
IMMEDIATELY. IF THERE IS NO SAFE SHELTER AVAILABLE...STAY AWAY FROM
ISOLATED HIGH OBJECTS AND BODIES OF WATER. IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...
YOU ARE WITHIN STRIKING DISTANCE.
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 3263 8118 3303 8108 3308 8098 3309 8092
3307 8090 3309 8088 3310 8079 3261 8092
TIME...MOT...LOC 2305Z 265DEG 24KT 3300 8091 3266 8106
$$228
WWUS52 KCHS 102321
SVSCHS
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
721 PM EDT MON JUN 10 2013
SCC029-049-053-102331-
/O.EXP.KCHS.SV.W.0053.000000T0000Z-130610T2330Z/
HAMPTON SC-JASPER SC-COLLETON SC-
721 PM EDT MON JUN 10 2013
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF HAMPTON...JASPER
AND COLLETON COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 730 PM EDT...
...THERE IS STILL ANOTHER SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IN EFFECT FOR
CENTRAL COLLETON COUNTY UNTIL 800 PM EDT...
AT 721 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED THAT THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH
PROMPTED THE WARNING HAD MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA...THUS THE
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER SUCH AS HAIL...DOWNED TREES...LIMBS...AND
POWER LINES...PLEASE CONTACT THE CHARLESTON NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
TOLL FREE AT 1-888-383-2024 OR EMAIL YOUR REPORTS TO
CHS.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV.
LAT...LON 3263 8118 3303 8108 3308 8098 3309 8092
3307 8090 3309 8088 3310 8079 3261 8092
TIME...MOT...LOC 2321Z 265DEG 24KT 3301 8078 3267 8093
$$What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 10, 4:13 PM EDT, 2 hours 11 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 10, 4:13 PM EDT, 2 hours 11 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 413 PM EDT MON JUN 10 2013 .SYNOPSIS... ATLANTIC HIGH PRESSURE WILL STEADILY WEAKEN OVERNIGHT AS A STRONG TROUGH AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT APPROACH FROM THE WEST. THE FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA EARLY TUESDAY...BEFORE HIGH PRESSURE REBUILDS OVER THE REGION THROUGH MID WEEK. ANOTHER COLD FRONT COULD PASS THROUGH THE REGION LATE THURSDAY INTO EARLY FRIDAY...FOLLOWED BY HIGH PRESSURE THROUGH NEXT WEEKEND. && .NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/... SCATTERED CONVECTION HAS INITIATED BY LATE AFTERNOON ALONG THE SEABREEZE...WHILE A STRONGER AND MORE PERSISTENT LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS UPSTREAM IS GRADUALLY SLIPPING TOWARD THE WESTERN PERIPHERY OF THE FORECAST AREA. WILL CONTINUE TO INDICATE INCREASING THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON HOURS AND INTO THE EVENING TIME FRAME. DETAILS REGARDING THE EVOLUTION OF CONVECTIVE COVERAGE ARE STILL SOMEWHAT UNCERTAIN CONSIDERING INCONSISTENCIES BETWEEN MODEL SOLUTIONS AND POOR MODEL PERFORMANCE FOR THE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON PERIOD. LATEST THINKING IS THAT THE BEST CONVECTIVE COVERAGE COULD ACTUALLY OCCUR LATER THAN CLIMATOLOGICAL NORMALS...AS A STRONG UPPER TROUGH SHIFTS SHORTWAVE ENERGY TOWARD THE EAST COAST AND SUPPLIES ENHANCED FORCING FOR DEVELOPMENT PAST SUNSET. HAVE INTRODUCED LIKELY POPS FOR THE WESTERN TIER COUNTIES BY 7 PM EDT...MAINTAINING THUNDERSTORM CHANCES IN THE HIGH CHANCE/40 PERCENT RANGE ELSEWHERE UNTIL AROUND MIDNIGHT. WILL NEED TO CAREFULLY MONITOR SEVERE WEATHER POTENTIAL INTO THE EVENING HOURS...ESPECIALLY AS THE AXIS OF BOTH A 20 TO 30 KT LOW LEVEL JET AND A 60 TO 70 KT UPPER LEVEL JET SHIFTS CLOSER TO THE REGION. ONGOING CONVECTION UPSTREAM HAS ALREADY STRENGTHENED TO SEVERE LEVELS WITHIN NOTABLE SYNOPTIC SCALE SUPPORT...ABUNDANT DEEP LAYER MOISTURE AND MODERATE TO HIGH INSTABILITY. LATEST THINKING IS THAT THIS MORE ORGANIZED INLAND CONVECTION WILL EVENTUALLY PROGRESS INTO THE WESTERN ZONES AS THE UPPER TROUGH AXIS SLIPS EASTWARD...COMBINING WITH MESOSCALE BOUNDARIES AND ANY ONGOING DIURNAL CONVECTION. WILL THUS CONTINUE TO MENTION THE POTENTIAL FOR ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN THE HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...HIGHLIGHTING DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AS THE MAIN ASSOCIATED RISK. NUMERICAL MODEL SOLUTIONS ALL SHOW VARYING DEGREES OF CONVECTION CONTINUING INTO AT LEAST PORTIONS OF THE NIGHTTIME PERIOD...DRIVEN MAINLY BY THE UPPER LEVEL ENERGY AND A SHARPENING SURFACE TROUGH. HAVE THEREFORE MAINTAINED AT LEAST 20 TO 30 PERCENT POPS THROUGH MIDNIGHT...BEFORE DECREASING RAIN CHANCES FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST AS UPSTREAM CONVECTION EVENTUALLY TRACKS TOWARD THE COAST FOLLOWING THE SHORTWAVE ENERGY. EXPECT LOW TEMPERATURES TO REACH THE LOWER 70S...EXCEPT MID 70S ALONG THE LOCALLY WARMER COASTLINE. && .SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY/... TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL EXTEND DOWN THE EASTERN SEABOARD TUESDAY MORNING BEFORE SHIFTING OFFSHORE TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. AT THE SURFACE...A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH OFFSHORE TUESDAY MORNING...WITH A LEE SIDE TROUGH FORMING INLAND LATER IN THE AFTERNOON. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS COULD STILL BE ONGOING ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND COASTAL SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AT THE START OF THE DAY AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT...THEN SOME BRIEF CLEARING COULD OCCUR AS THE FRONT SHIFTS OFFSHORE. DESPITE DRIER AIR FILTERING IN BEHIND THE FRONT...THERE SHOULD BE ENOUGH LINGERING MOISTURE TO SUPPORT SOME ISOLATED CONVECTION ACROSS THE AREA IN THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING AHEAD OF THE LEE-SIDE TROUGH. MODEL SOUNDINGS SHOW A FAIRLY UNSTABLE AIR MASS IN PLACE...AND MORE DRIER AIR ALOFT WOULD SUPPORT A GREATER DOWNDRAFT POTENTIAL WITH ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP. THEREFORE...CANNOT RULE OUT A FEW STRONG OR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS AND/OR LARGE HAIL. A WESTERLY/DOWNSLOPE FLOW ALOFT WILL ALLOW DAYTIME TEMPERATURES TO WARM INTO THE LOWER 90S AWAY FROM THE IMMEDIATE COAST. LOWS TUESDAY NIGHT WILL BE IN THE LOWER 70S. WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...STRONG UPPER LEVEL RIDGING WILL EXTEND INTO THE REGION FROM THE WEST...WHILE A WEAK SURFACE TROUGH PREVAILS OVER THE AREA. MODELS ARE NOT DEPICTING MUCH IN THE WAY OF PRECIPITATION GIVEN THE STRONG SUBSIDENCE AND RELATIVELY DRY AIR IN PLACE AND AS A RESULT THE FORECAST WILL SHOW RAIN-FREE CONDITIONS. HOWEVER...THERE IS A SUBTLE SHORT WAVE DROPPING IN FROM THE NORTHWEST AND THE WEAK BOUNDARY AT THE SURFACE SO NOT FULLY CONFIDENT THAT NO CONVECTION WILL DEVELOP. DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL PUSH HIGHS INTO THE MID 90S ACROSS THE AREA AWAY FROM THE IMMEDIATE COAST. IT WILL NOT COOL OFF MUCH AT NIGHT EITHER...WITH LOWS ONLY IN THE MID 70S. THURSDAY...THE STRONG UPPER LEVEL RIDGE CENTERED OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WILL BEGIN TO BREAK DOWN OVER THE REGION AS AN UPPER TROUGH AND ASSOCIATED SURFACE LOW SHIFT FROM THE OHIO VALLEY TO THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION. A TRAILING COLD FRONT WILL THEN APPROACH FROM THE NORTHWEST. A SHORT WAVE WILL SWING ACROSS SOUTHERN GEORGIA AND COULD SPARK SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY MORNING...ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF THE SAVANNAH RIVER. THEN...INCREASING MOISTURE DUE TO A SOUTHWEST FLOW AT THE SURFACE AND THE APPROACH OF THE COLD FRONT COULD SUPPORT SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. MODERATE INSTABILITY AND STEEPENING MID LEVEL LAPSE RATES COULD SUPPORT SOME SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS AND/OR LARGE HAIL. THURSDAY SHOULD BE THE WARMEST DAY OF THE WEEK...AS A DOWNSLOPE FLOW ALOFT AND COMPRESSIONAL HEATING AHEAD OF THE FRONT CAUSE TEMPERATURES TO REACH HIGHS IN THE MID AND UPPER 90S AWAY FROM THE COOLER COAST. && .LONG TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE WITH A COLD FRONT THURSDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE STRONG WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN BUILD OVER THE REGION FRIDAY INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK...WITH LITTLE TO NO CHANCE OF SHOWER/THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY OUTSIDE AN INLAND MOVING SEABREEZE. HIGH TEMPS WILL BE A FEW DEGREES COOLER POST COLD FROPA THURSDAY NIGHT/EARLY FRIDAY...BEFORE GRADUALLY WARMING INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK AS DEEP LAYERED HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE SOUTHEAST. OVERALL HIGH TEMPS SHOULD BE IN THE MID/UPPER 80S FRIDAY/SATURDAY...BEFORE WARMING INTO THE UPPER 80S/LOWER 90S SUNDAY/MONDAY. OVERNIGHT LOWS SHOULD RANGE FROM THE MID 60S TO LOW 70S. && .AVIATION /19Z MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/... SCATTERED CONVECTION HAS INITIATED ALONG AND INLAND OF THE SEABREEZE BY LATE AFTERNOON. CONSIDERING THE ORIENTATION OF THE SEABREEZE BOUNDARY BY 20Z...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL IS CURRENTLY HIGHEST AT KSAV...WHILE CONVECTION IS FOUND FARTHER WEST OF THE KCHS TERMINAL. NUMERICAL MODEL TRENDS SUGGEST THAT STRONGER UPSTREAM CONVECTION WILL EVENTUALLY SHIFT TOWARD THE COASTAL AREAS AHEAD OF AN UPPER LEVEL SHORTWAVE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. THUS AFTER SEABREEZE CONVECTION PUSHES INLAND...THE TAF SITES COULD EXPERIENCE A BRIEF BREAK IN THUNDERSTORM IMPACTS BEFORE CONVECTION WORKS BACK TOWARD THE COASTLINE LATER THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WILL ALLOW SUBSEQUENT TAF ISSUANCES TO BECOME MORE DETERMINISTIC REGARDING THUNDERSTORMS FOR LATER IN THE PERIOD. BREEZY SOUTH/SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH A BIT LATER TONIGHT...YET NOT COMPLETELY DECOUPLE AT KCHS WHERE THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL REMAIN SLIGHTLY TIGHTER. EXTENDED AVIATION...MVFR CIGS/VSBYS POSSIBLE TUESDAY MORNING WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A PASSING COLD FRONT. VFR CONDITIONS ARE THEN EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY. MVFR CIGS/VSBYS OR LOWER ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ALONG ANOTHER COLD FRONT. VFR CONDITIONS ARE THEN EXPECTED OVER THE WEEKEND. && .MARINE... ATLANTIC HIGH PRESSURE WILL STEADILY RETREAT TONIGHT AHEAD OF A SHARPENING INLAND TROUGH AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT TO THE WEST. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL TIGHTEN AS A RESULT...MAINTAINING SOUTH/SOUTHWEST FLOW IN THE 15 TO 20 KT RANGE. SEAS WILL BUILD FROM 2 TO 3 FT THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 TO 5 FT OVERNIGHT. TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...ATLANTIC HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO HOLD OVER THE COASTAL WATERS EARLY TUESDAY BEFORE A WEAK COLD FRONT PUSHES OVER THE WATERS BY TUESDAY EVENING. SOUTH/SOUTHWEST FLOW MAY BRIEFLY SURGE TO 15-20 KT WITH COLD FROPA ALONG WITH WAVES UP TO 3-5 FT...HIGHEST BEYOND 20 NM FROM THE COAST. CONDITIONS WILL THEN REMAIN BELOW SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THRESHOLDS WEDNESDAY INTO EARLY THURSDAY WITH HIGH PRESSURE DOMINATING THE WATERS. THERE COULD BE A BRIEF PERIOD OF SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS FOR WATERS BEYOND 10 NM FROM THE COAST THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY AS A STRONGER COLD FRONT PASSES OVER THE WATERS WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. CONDITIONS SHOULD THEN IMPROVE INTO THE WEEKEND AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE WATERS BEHIND THE COLD FRONT PUSHING OVER THE WESTERN ATLANTIC. RIP CURRENTS...THERE IS A MODERATE RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS ON TUESDAY FOR THE CHARLESTON COUNTY BEACHES DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FACTORS INCLUDING BREEZY CONDITIONS AND LONG PERIOD SWELLS IMPACTING THE COAST. && .CHS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... GA...NONE. SC...NONE. MARINE...NONE. && NEAR TERM...WMS SHORT TERM...JAQ LONG TERM...DPB AVIATION...WMS MARINE...JAQ/WMS
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 10, 4:10 PM EDT, 2 hours 14 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 410 PM EDT MON JUN 10 2013 GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-137>141-SCZ040-042>045-047>049-051-052- 112015- 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-COASTAL JASPER- TIDAL BERKELEY- 410 PM EDT MON JUN 10 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED SEVERE WEATHER IS POSSIBLE INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS AS THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION. THE MAIN RISK FROM THESE STORMS WILL BE LOCALIZED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THE PROBABLE TIME FRAME FOR STRONGER STORMS WILL BE THROUGH 9 PM. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ASSISTANCE IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. SCZ050-112015- CHARLESTON- 410 PM EDT MON JUN 10 2013 ...MODERATE RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED SEVERE WEATHER IS POSSIBLE INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS AS THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION. THE MAIN RISK FROM THESE STORMS WILL BE LOCALIZED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THE PROBABLE TIME FRAME FOR STRONGER STORMS WILL BE THROUGH 9 PM. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. MODERATE RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ASSISTANCE IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. AMZ330-350-352-354-374-112015- 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- 410 PM EDT MON JUN 10 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ASSISTANCE IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 10, 5:50 PM EDT, 34 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
550 PM EDT MON JUN 10 2013
SCZ042-047-102215-
HAMPTON-INLAND JASPER-
550 PM EDT MON JUN 10 2013
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF HAMPTON AND JASPER
COUNTIES THROUGH 615 PM EDT...
AT 549 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM SHIRLEY TO
TILLMAN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...
TILLMAN...COSBY...TARBORO...SHIRLEY...PINELAND...SCOTIA...DE LOACH...
ESTILL...STAFFORD...
PREPARE NOW FOR THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS...
STRONG WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH...
PENNY 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 3265 8139 3267 8140 3268 8140 3291 8117
3260 8085 3239 8115 3244 8120 3245 8121
3246 8119 3250 8123 3252 8123 3253 8127
3256 8129 3255 8130 3256 8130 3256 8133
3264 8141
TIME...MOT...LOC 2150Z 228DEG 21KT 3266 8134 3247 8113Special weather statement, Jun 10, 5:56 PM EDT, 28 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
556 PM EDT MON JUN 10 2013
GAZ088-100-101-SCZ040-042-102230-
ALLENDALE-BULLOCH-EFFINGHAM-HAMPTON-SCREVEN-
556 PM EDT MON JUN 10 2013
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF SCREVEN...BULLOCH...
ALLENDALE...EFFINGHAM AND HAMPTON COUNTIES THROUGH 630 PM EDT...
AT 554 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM MILLHAVEN TO
GRIMSHAW...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...
CAMERON...MILLHAVEN...BROOKLET...SYLVANIA...PLANTATION AIRPARK...
GWINETTS CROSSING...BURTONS FERRY LANDING...SHEPPARDS...MARTIN...
GRIFFIN LAKE...
PREPARE NOW FOR THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS...
STRONG WINDS OF 45 TO 55 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 3293 8175 3304 8156 3306 8157 3311 8137
3311 8135 3238 8138 3231 8177
TIME...MOT...LOC 2157Z 261DEG 33KT 3293 8163 3241 8167Special weather statement, Jun 10, 5:59 PM EDT, 25 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
559 PM EDT MON JUN 10 2013
GAZ087-088-099-100-102230-
BULLOCH-CANDLER-JENKINS-SCREVEN-
559 PM EDT MON JUN 10 2013
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF SCREVEN...JENKINS...
BULLOCH AND CANDLER COUNTIES THROUGH 630 PM EDT...
AT 554 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM BIRDSVILLE TO
UNION...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...
BUTTS...UNION...LINCOLN STATE PARK...COLLINS LAKE...WESTSIDE...
JENKINS COUNTY HOSPITAL...SCARBORO...REGISTER...ROCKY FORD...JIMPS...
PREPARE NOW FOR THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS...
STRONG WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH...
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 3254 8212 3256 8208 3254 8203 3260 8201
3266 8209 3275 8212 3289 8212 3292 8208
3293 8195 3295 8187 3295 8182 3293 8179
3291 8177 3292 8174 3232 8176 3235 8212
TIME...MOT...LOC 2159Z 270DEG 24KT 3294 8201 3244 8201Special weather statement, Jun 10, 6:06 PM EDT, 18 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
606 PM EDT MON JUN 10 2013
SCZ043>045-102245-
DORCHESTER-INLAND BERKELEY-INLAND COLLETON-
606 PM EDT MON JUN 10 2013
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF DORCHESTER...BERKELEY
AND COLLETON COUNTIES THROUGH 645 PM EDT...
AT 603 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM EADYTOWN TO
SPRINGTOWN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...
EADYTOWN...GIANT...GROVER...TEXAS...PREGNALL...EBENEZER...GIVHANS
FERRY STATE PARK...SANDRIDGE...FRANCIS BEIDLER FOREST...RIDGEVILLE...
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.
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 3297 8050 3318 8080 3334 8050 3328 8048
3326 8044 3326 8037 3328 8035 3327 8030
3330 8026 3345 8022 3346 8016 3345 8015
3349 8015 3351 8008 3350 7997 3345 7988
3339 7983 3338 7978 3333 7975 3330 7966
TIME...MOT...LOC 2206Z 247DEG 32KT 3343 8010 3312 8062Special weather statement, Jun 10, 6:08 PM EDT, 16 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 608 PM EDT MON JUN 10 2013 GAZ101-SCZ042-047-102230- EFFINGHAM-HAMPTON-INLAND JASPER- 608 PM EDT MON JUN 10 2013 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF EFFINGHAM...HAMPTON AND JASPER COUNTIES THROUGH 630 PM EDT... AT 608 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM...NEAR CLYO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED INCLUDE... BERRYVILLE...SPRINGFIELD...CLYO...TUCKASEE KING...COSBY...GARNETT... ROBERTVILLE...PINELAND... 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 3272 8112 3242 8099 3235 8139 3271 8137 TIME...MOT...LOC 2209Z 235DEG 27KT 3248 8132
Special weather statement, Jun 10, 6:11 PM EDT, 13 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
611 PM EDT MON JUN 10 2013
GAZ114-115-137>141-102300-
COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH-EVANS-INLAND LIBERTY-INLAND
MCINTOSH-LONG-TATTNALL-
611 PM EDT MON JUN 10 2013
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF TATTNALL...EVANS...
LIBERTY...LONG AND MCINTOSH COUNTIES THROUGH 700 PM EDT...
AT 608 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM FIVE POINTS TO
COX...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...
COX...ALTAMAHA...TISON...TIBET...MENDES...TIBET...LYNN...LYNN...
MIDWAY...MIDWAY...
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 3197 8222 3208 8175 3165 8113 3152 8117
3140 8126 3137 8124 3138 8128 3143 8132
3130 8126 3129 8130 3131 8143 3146 8162
3158 8170 3166 8185 3179 8196 3186 8212
3190 8214 3190 8217 3194 8223
TIME...MOT...LOC 2211Z 261DEG 30KT 3192 8207 3147 8149The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 10, 3:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Colleton | 37 min |
| Jun 10, 3:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Beaufort, Jasper | 29 min |
| Jun 10, 3:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Dorchester | 25 min |
| Jun 10, 3:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Berkeley, Colleton, Dorchester | 32 min |
| Jun 10, 4:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Beaufort | 29 min |
| Jun 10, 4:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Beaufort, Jasper | 28 min |
| Jun 10, 4:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Colleton | 23 min |
| Jun 10, 4:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Allendale, Hampton | 33 min |
| Jun 10, 4:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton, Jasper | 39 min |
| Jun 10, 4:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Allendale | 32 min |
| Jun 10, 5:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Dorchester | 33 min |
| Jun 10, 5:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Allendale | 35 min |
| Jun 10, 5:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Colleton, Hampton | 66 min |
| Jun 10, 5:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Hampton | 25 min |
| Jun 10, 5:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Allendale | 34 min |
| Jun 10, 6:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Berkeley, Dorchester | 39 min |
| Jun 10, 6:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Jasper | 22 min |
| Jun 10, 6:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Berkeley | 31 min |
| Jun 10, 6:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Jasper | 44 min |
| Jun 10, 6:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Beaufort, Jasper | 66 min |
| Jun 10, 6:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton, Jasper | 63 min |
| Jun 10, 7:02 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 88 min | |
| Jun 10, 7:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Berkeley, Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester | 62 min |
| Jun 10, 7:48 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 87 min | |
| Jun 10, 7:53 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 2 hr | |
| Jun 10, 7:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Beaufort, Colleton | 47 min |
| Jun 10, 3:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Chatham | 35 min |
| Jun 10, 3:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Chatham, McIntosh | 34 min |
| Jun 10, 4:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | McIntosh | 27 min |
| Jun 10, 5:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Candler, Jenkins | 31 min |
| Jun 10, 6:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Liberty, Long, McIntosh | 49 min |
| Jun 10, 7:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | McIntosh | 33 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.