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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 59, NWS Charleston, SC

June 11, 2013Berkeley County, Charleston County, Dorchester County, South Carolina

NWS Charleston, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 11, 2013, 8:45 PM EDT for Berkeley County, Charleston County, Dorchester County, South Carolina. It was in force for 60 min. 3 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 11, 2013, 8:45 PM EDT (00:45 UTC)
Expired
Jun 11, 2013, 9:45 PM EDT
In force
60 min
Issued by
NWS Charleston, SC
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Berkeley County, SC, Charleston County, SC, Dorchester County, SC

The radar

The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 111 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:45 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 11, 8:56 PM EDTHAIL 1Goose Creek, SCPUBLIC REPORTED QUARTER SIZED HAIL ON 100 BLOCK OF MIDDLETON DRIVE.
Jun 11, 8:59 PM EDTHAIL 0.88Goose Creek, SCSPOTTER REPORTED HAIL UP TO NICKEL SIZE ON RED BANK ROAD.
Jun 11, 9:00 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGHanahan, SCSPOTTER REPORTED TWO DOWN TREE LIMBS ABOUT 4 INCHES IN DIAMETER AT 1200 BLOCK OF FOREST DRIVE. PENNY SIZE HAIL WAS ALSO REPORTED.

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 11 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 00:00Z, 0.8 hours before the alert went out and 17 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Charleston AFB, SC at 00:00Z on 2013-06-12Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 3702 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Charleston AFB, SC at 00:00Z on 2013-06-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 118 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
3702 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-3 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
551 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
24 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
118 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
154 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
10.2

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

848 
WUUS52 KCHS 120045
SVRCHS
SCC015-019-035-120145-
/O.NEW.KCHS.SV.W.0059.130612T0045Z-130612T0145Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
845 PM EDT TUE JUN 11 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF...
  DORCHESTER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA...
  CHARLESTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA...
  BERKELEY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA...

* UNTIL 945 PM EDT

* AT 846 PM EDT...RADAR DETECTED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM...NEAR
  CROWFIELD PLANTATION...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

  PREPARE NOW FOR...
  DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH...

* SOME LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
  GOOSE CREEK...CROWFIELD PLANTATION...ARCHDALE...MAGNOLIA GARDENS...
  CHARLESTON AIRPORT...CHARLESTON INTL AIRPORT...HANAHAN...NAVAL
  WEAPONS STATION CHARLESTON...

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 3285 7969 3280 7972 3278 7979 3275 7984
      3275 7986 3278 7987 3277 7988 3278 7990
      3278 7991 3277 7992 3275 7991 3275 7987
      3273 7986 3271 7988 3261 8006 3301 8017
      3308 8002 3289 7961
TIME...MOT...LOC 0046Z 311DEG 16KT 3299 8005

$$
6 follow-up statements
340 
WWUS52 KCHS 120058
SVSCHS

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
858 PM EDT TUE JUN 11 2013

SCC015-019-035-120145-
/O.CON.KCHS.SV.W.0059.000000T0000Z-130612T0145Z/
DORCHESTER SC-CHARLESTON SC-BERKELEY SC-
858 PM EDT TUE JUN 11 2013

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM EDT
FOR PORTIONS OF DORCHESTER...CHARLESTON AND BERKELEY COUNTIES...

AT 859 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM NEAR POPPENHEIM CROSSING...MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 20 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...CAINHOY...
DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON...CHARLESTON...CHARLESTON INTL AIRPORT...COLLEGE
PARK...DANIEL ISLAND...GOOSE CREEK...HANAHAN...JAMES ISLAND...JOHNS
ISLAND...LADSON...MOUNT PLEASANT...NORTH CHARLESTON...SHADOWMOSS...
SULLIVANS ISLAND...WANDO...WEST ASHLEY...ARCHDALE...BOONE HALL
PLANTATION...CAPERS INLET...CHARLES TOWNE LANDING...CHARLESTON NAVAL
COMPLEX...CROWFIELD PLANTATION...DON HOLT BRIDGE...FORT SUMTER...
I-26/I-526 INTERCHANGE...ISLE OF PALMS...JAMES ISLAND COUNTY PARK...
MAGNOLIA GARDENS...MAYBANK BRIDGE...MIDDLETON PLACE...MOUNT PLEASANT
REGIONAL AIRPORT...MOUNT PLEASANT TOWNE CENTRE...NAVAL WEAPONS
STATION CHARLESTON AND PRICE INLET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS THUNDERSTORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN...WHICH MAY
FLOOD ROADS...DITCHES AND LOW-LYING AREAS. AVOID FLOOD PRONE AREAS
AND DO NOT DRIVE INTO PLACES WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.

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 3285 7969 3280 7972 3278 7979 3275 7984
      3275 7986 3278 7987 3277 7988 3278 7990
      3278 7991 3277 7992 3275 7991 3275 7987
      3273 7986 3271 7988 3261 8006 3301 8017
      3308 8002 3289 7961
TIME...MOT...LOC 0059Z 311DEG 16KT 3295 8000

$$
772 
WWUS52 KCHS 120110
SVSCHS

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
910 PM EDT TUE JUN 11 2013

SCC015-019-035-120145-
/O.CON.KCHS.SV.W.0059.000000T0000Z-130612T0145Z/
DORCHESTER SC-CHARLESTON SC-BERKELEY SC-
910 PM EDT TUE JUN 11 2013

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM EDT
FOR PORTIONS OF DORCHESTER...CHARLESTON AND BERKELEY COUNTIES...

AT 910 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM
WANDO TO SHADOWMOSS...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 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...

JUST BEFORE 900 PM EDT...THE PUBLIC REPORTED NICKEL AND QUARTER 
SIZED HAIL IN GOOSE CREEK WITH THESE STORMS.

SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM 
INCLUDE...CAINHOY...DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON...CHARLESTON...CHARLESTON 
INTL AIRPORT...DANIEL ISLAND...GOOSE CREEK...HANAHAN...JAMES 
ISLAND...JOHNS ISLAND...LADSON...MOUNT PLEASANT...NORTH 
CHARLESTON...SHADOWMOSS...SULLIVANS ISLAND...WANDO...WEST 
ASHLEY...ARCHDALE...BOONE HALL PLANTATION...CAPERS INLET...CHARLES 
TOWNE LANDING...CHARLESTON NAVAL COMPLEX...DON HOLT BRIDGE...FORT 
SUMTER...I-26/I-526 INTERCHANGE...ISLE OF PALMS...JAMES ISLAND 
COUNTY PARK...MAGNOLIA GARDENS...MAYBANK BRIDGE...MOUNT PLEASANT 
REGIONAL AIRPORT...MOUNT PLEASANT TOWNE CENTRE...NAVAL WEAPONS 
STATION CHARLESTON AND PRICE INLET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS THUNDERSTORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN...WHICH MAY
FLOOD ROADS...DITCHES AND LOW-LYING AREAS. AVOID FLOOD PRONE AREAS
AND DO NOT DRIVE INTO PLACES WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.

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 3297 8016 3305 7996 3289 7961 3285 7969
      3280 7972 3278 7979 3275 7984 3275 7986
      3278 7987 3277 7988 3278 7990 3278 7991
      3277 7992 3275 7991 3275 7987 3273 7986
      3271 7988 3261 8006
TIME...MOT...LOC 0110Z 319DEG 17KT 3293 7985 3282 8008

$$
400 
WWUS52 KCHS 120122
SVSCHS

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
922 PM EDT TUE JUN 11 2013

SCC015-019-035-120145-
/O.CON.KCHS.SV.W.0059.000000T0000Z-130612T0145Z/
DORCHESTER SC-CHARLESTON SC-BERKELEY SC-
922 PM EDT TUE JUN 11 2013

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM EDT
FOR PORTIONS OF DORCHESTER...CHARLESTON AND BERKELEY COUNTIES...

AT 922 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM
RIVERTOWNE TO OAKLAND...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

PREPARE NOW FOR THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS...
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH...

SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...CAINHOY...
DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON...CHARLESTON...CHARLESTON INTL AIRPORT...DANIEL
ISLAND...HANAHAN...JAMES ISLAND...JOHNS ISLAND...MOUNT PLEASANT...
NORTH CHARLESTON...SHADOWMOSS...SULLIVANS ISLAND...WANDO...WEST
ASHLEY...BOONE HALL PLANTATION...CAPERS INLET...CHARLES TOWNE
LANDING...CHARLESTON NAVAL COMPLEX...DON HOLT BRIDGE...FORT SUMTER...
I-26/I-526 INTERCHANGE...ISLE OF PALMS...JAMES ISLAND COUNTY PARK...
MAGNOLIA GARDENS...MAYBANK BRIDGE...MOUNT PLEASANT REGIONAL
AIRPORT...MOUNT PLEASANT TOWNE CENTRE...NAVAL WEAPONS STATION
CHARLESTON AND PRICE INLET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS THUNDERSTORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN...WHICH MAY
FLOOD ROADS...DITCHES AND LOW-LYING AREAS. AVOID FLOOD PRONE AREAS
AND DO NOT DRIVE INTO PLACES WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.

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 3285 7969 3280 7973 3278 7979 3275 7984
      3275 7986 3278 7987 3277 7988 3278 7990
      3278 7991 3277 7992 3275 7991 3275 7987
      3273 7987 3261 8006 3287 8013 3296 8003
      3298 7989 3289 7962
TIME...MOT...LOC 0122Z 319DEG 17KT 3289 7981 3278 8004

$$
613 
WWUS52 KCHS 120131
SVSCHS

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
931 PM EDT TUE JUN 11 2013

SCC035-120141-
/O.CAN.KCHS.SV.W.0059.000000T0000Z-130612T0145Z/
DORCHESTER SC-
931 PM EDT TUE JUN 11 2013

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF DORCHESTER COUNTY
HAS BEEN CANCELLED...

LAT...LON 3285 7969 3280 7973 3278 7979 3275 7984
      3275 7986 3278 7987 3277 7988 3278 7990
      3278 7991 3277 7992 3275 7991 3275 7987
      3273 7987 3261 8006 3286 8013 3293 8000
      3295 7980 3289 7962
TIME...MOT...LOC 0131Z 319DEG 17KT 3287 7977 3276 8003

$$

SCC015-019-120145-
/O.CON.KCHS.SV.W.0059.000000T0000Z-130612T0145Z/
CHARLESTON SC-BERKELEY SC-
931 PM EDT TUE JUN 11 2013

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM EDT
FOR PORTIONS OF CHARLESTON AND BERKELEY COUNTIES...

AT 931 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM
MOUNT PLEASANT REGIONAL AIRPORT TO OAKLAND...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20
MPH.

PREPARE NOW FOR THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS...
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH...
TORRENTIAL RAIN WHICH MAY PRODUCE LOCALIZED FLOODING...

SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...CAINHOY...
DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON...CHARLESTON...CHARLESTON INTL AIRPORT...DANIEL
ISLAND...HANAHAN...JAMES ISLAND...JOHNS ISLAND...MOUNT PLEASANT...
NORTH CHARLESTON...SHADOWMOSS...SULLIVANS ISLAND...WANDO...WEST
ASHLEY...BOONE HALL PLANTATION...CAPERS INLET...CHARLES TOWNE
LANDING...CHARLESTON NAVAL COMPLEX...DON HOLT BRIDGE...FORT SUMTER...
I-26/I-526 INTERCHANGE...ISLE OF PALMS...JAMES ISLAND COUNTY PARK...
MAGNOLIA GARDENS...MAYBANK BRIDGE...MOUNT PLEASANT REGIONAL
AIRPORT...MOUNT PLEASANT TOWNE CENTRE AND PRICE INLET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS THUNDERSTORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN...WHICH MAY
FLOOD ROADS...DITCHES AND LOW-LYING AREAS. AVOID FLOOD PRONE AREAS
AND DO NOT DRIVE INTO PLACES WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.

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 3285 7969 3280 7973 3278 7979 3275 7984
      3275 7986 3278 7987 3277 7988 3278 7990
      3278 7991 3277 7992 3275 7991 3275 7987
      3273 7987 3261 8006 3286 8013 3293 8000
      3295 7980 3289 7962
TIME...MOT...LOC 0131Z 319DEG 17KT 3287 7977 3276 8003

$$
362 
WWUS52 KCHS 120137
SVSCHS

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
937 PM EDT TUE JUN 11 2013

SCC015-120148-
/O.CAN.KCHS.SV.W.0059.000000T0000Z-130612T0145Z/
BERKELEY SC-
937 PM EDT TUE JUN 11 2013

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF BERKELEY COUNTY
HAS BEEN CANCELLED...

LAT...LON 3285 7969 3280 7973 3275 7984 3278 7987
      3278 7991 3275 7991 3275 7988 3273 7987
      3261 8006 3280 8009 3286 7997 3285 7994
      3281 7994 3278 7992 3286 7990 3287 7986
      3292 7984 3294 7978 3289 7962
TIME...MOT...LOC 0138Z 319DEG 17KT 3284 7974 3273 8000

$$

SCC019-120145-
/O.CON.KCHS.SV.W.0059.000000T0000Z-130612T0145Z/
CHARLESTON SC-
937 PM EDT TUE JUN 11 2013

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM EDT
FOR PORTIONS OF CHARLESTON COUNTY...

AT 938 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM
HAMLIN PLANTATION TO MAYBANK BRIDGE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

PREPARE NOW FOR THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS...
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH...
TORRENTIAL RAIN WHICH MAY PRODUCE LOCALIZED FLOODING...

SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...DOWNTOWN
CHARLESTON...CHARLESTON...JAMES ISLAND...JOHNS ISLAND...MOUNT
PLEASANT...NORTH CHARLESTON...SULLIVANS ISLAND...WEST ASHLEY...BOONE
HALL PLANTATION...CAPERS INLET...CHARLES TOWNE LANDING...CHARLESTON
NAVAL COMPLEX...FORT SUMTER...ISLE OF PALMS...JAMES ISLAND COUNTY
PARK...MAYBANK BRIDGE...MOUNT PLEASANT REGIONAL AIRPORT...MOUNT
PLEASANT TOWNE CENTRE AND PRICE INLET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS THUNDERSTORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN...WHICH MAY
FLOOD ROADS...DITCHES AND LOW-LYING AREAS. AVOID FLOOD PRONE AREAS
AND DO NOT DRIVE INTO PLACES WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.

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 3285 7969 3280 7973 3275 7984 3278 7987
      3278 7991 3275 7991 3275 7988 3273 7987
      3261 8006 3280 8009 3286 7997 3285 7994
      3281 7994 3278 7992 3286 7990 3287 7986
      3292 7984 3294 7978 3289 7962
TIME...MOT...LOC 0138Z 319DEG 17KT 3284 7974 3273 8000

$$
224 
WWUS52 KCHS 120140
SVSCHS

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
940 PM EDT TUE JUN 11 2013

SCC019-120150-
/O.EXP.KCHS.SV.W.0059.000000T0000Z-130612T0145Z/
CHARLESTON SC-
940 PM EDT TUE JUN 11 2013

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF CHARLESTON COUNTY
WILL EXPIRE AT 945 PM EDT...

AT 940 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED THAT THE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED
THE WARNING HAD WEAKENED...THUS THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS
BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

ALTHOUGH THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT...
THUNDERSTORMS ARE STILL CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GUSTY WINDS...SMALL
HAIL...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAINFALL. THE SAFEST COURSE OF
ACTION IS TO REMAIN INDOORS UNTIL THE STORMS HAVE PASSED.

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 3285 7969 3280 7973 3275 7984 3278 7987
      3278 7991 3275 7991 3275 7988 3273 7987
      3261 8006 3280 8009 3286 7997 3285 7994
      3281 7994 3278 7992 3286 7990 3287 7986
      3292 7984 3294 7978 3289 7962
TIME...MOT...LOC 0140Z 319DEG 17KT 3283 7973 3272 7999

$$

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 11, 8:17 PM EDT, 28 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 11, 8:17 PM EDT, 28 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
817 PM EDT TUE JUN 11 2013

.SYNOPSIS...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE REGION THROUGH MID WEEK BEFORE A
COLD FRONT PASSES THROUGH THE AREA LATE THURSDAY INTO EARLY FRIDAY.
HIGH PRESSURE FROM THE GREAT LAKES REGION WILL THEN BUILD OVER THE
WEEKEND AND PERSIST INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING/...
TONIGHT...ANY LINGERING SHOWER/THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL
DIMINISH QUICKLY AFTER SUNSET AND THE LOSS OF SURFACE HEATING.
ALOFT...THE EAST COAST MID/UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL PUSH OFFSHORE
AS HEIGHTS RISE AND THE UPPER RIDGE NOSES IN FROM THE WEST. THE
SURFACE TROUGH WILL LINGER IN THE VICINITY AND LIGHT WINDS WILL
KEEP THINGS MIXED A BIT FOR THE EARLY PORTION OF THE OVERNIGHT.
EXPECT A MILD NIGHT WITH LOWS ONLY FALLING INTO THE LOW/MID 70S.

&&

.SHORT TERM /6 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY/...
WEDNESDAY....CONDITIONS WILL BE MUCH WARMER AND DRYER THAN PREVIOUS
DAYS AS DEEP LAYERED HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE GREAT LAKES. A
SLIGHTLY DRIER DOWNSLOPING WIND WILL LIKELY CONTRIBUTE TO SOME OF
THE WARMEST TEMPS SO FAR THIS YEAR...WITH 1000-850MB THICKNESSES
SUPPORTING OVERALL HIGH TEMPS IN THE LOW TO MID 90S WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON...BUT BELOW ANY RECORDS. STILL IT/LL BE THE WARMEST SO
FAR FOR MANY LOCALES. HEAT INDICES WILL APPROACH NEAR 105 WITH RH
VALUES IN THE 50S. THE 12Z NAM AND GFS HAVE INCREASED POPS ALONG
THE COAST IN THE AFTERNOON DUE TO SOME BOUNDARY COLLISIONS BETWEEN
THE SEA BREEZE AND A POSSIBLE MCS THAT WILL MOVE DOWN NORTHERN AND
CENTRAL GA. INGREDIENTS FOR THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT WILL BE
MODEST WITH LOW SHEAR...LACK OF UPPER LEVEL DYNAMICS...DECREASED
MOISTURE...AND ANY DISCERNIBLE BOUNDARIES. TEMPS WILL REMAIN MILD
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...IN THE MID/UPPER 70S.

THURSDAY...SOUTHWEST SFC FLOW WILL LIKELY INCREASE MOISTURE OVER THE
AREA AHEAD OF A SFC LOW TRACKING FROM THE GREAT LAKES REGION. THIS
WILL LIKELY CONTRIBUTE TO A VERY UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE OVER THE
SOUTHEAST AS DEW POINTS REACH THE LOW/MID 70S WHILE STRONG SFC AND
COMPRESSIONAL HEATING LEAD TO SFC TEMPS WARMING INTO THE MID/UPPER
90S OVER MOST LOCATIONS AWAY FROM THE COAST. THERE IS A CHANCE WE
COULD SEE MID OR UPPER 90S AT THE TERMINALS AND APPROACHING THE
RECORDS AT BOTH CHS AND SAV AIRPORTS SHOULD CONVECTION OR CLOUD
COVER HOLD OFF UNTIL EVENING HOURS OVER THE FORECAST AREA. HEAT
INDICES WILL BE A LITTLE HIGHER THAN WEDNESDAY...NEAR 107.

THERE IS SOME CONCERN THAT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS COULD BE
STRONG THURSDAY EVENING WITH THE APPROACH OF A SFC COLD FRONT AND H5
SHORTWAVE. MODELS ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE COLD FRONT APPROACHING THE
CWA LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...WITH FROPA AFTER 00Z. SHOULD CONVECTION
TRIGGER BEFORE NIGHTFALL...SBCAPES BETWEEN 2000-3000 J/KG WITH THE
HIGHER VALUES IN SE GA...LIFTED INDEX VALUES NEAR -6C...MID LVL
LAPSE RATES NEAR -6C...AND 25-30 KT LOW LVL FLOW SUGGESTS
STRONG/SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL AND
DAMAGING WINDS. AFTER 00Z...THE CHANCES OF ORGANIZED SEVERE WEATHER
DIMINISH.

FRIDAY...SHOWERS AND/OR THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE ONGOING EARLY AS A COLD
FRONT SHIFTS OFFSHORE. CONDITIONS WILL THEN IMPROVE THROUGH THE
REMAINDER OF THE DAY AS DRY HIGH PRESSURE REBUILDS OVER THE
SOUTHEAST...BUT PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES LOOK TO REMAIN WITH SOME
RESIDUAL MID LEVEL MOISTURE. OVERALL...HIGH TEMPS WILL BE COOLER
THAN PREVIOUS DAYS...WITH GUIDANCE AND 1000-850 MB THICKNESSES
SHOWING TEMPS IN THE MID/UPPER 80S OVER MOST LOCATIONS.

&&

.LONG TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/...
CONDITIONS LOOK TO REMAIN QUIET OVER THE WEEKEND AS HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDS OVER THE REGION BEHIND A COLD FRONT SHIFTING WELL OFFSHORE.
LITTLE TO NO CHANCE OF SHOWER/THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS ANTICIPATED
OUTSIDE AN INLAND MOVING SEABREEZE. HIGH TEMPS WILL BE A FEW DEGREES
COOLER SATURDAY...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 SATURDAY...BEFORE WARMING INTO
THE UPPER 80S/LOWER 90S SUNDAY INTO TUESDAY. OVERNIGHT LOWS SHOULD
RANGE FROM THE MID 60S TO LOW 70S. THE NEXT BEST CHANCE OF RAINFALL
SHOULD OCCUR WITH ANOTHER FRONT APPROACHING FROM THE NORTHWEST LATE
MONDAY INTO TUESDAY.

&&

.AVIATION /00Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
STILL SOME ISOLATED CONVECTION UPSTREAM FROM KCHS THAT WILL IMPACT
THE TERMINAL THIS EVENING...OTHERWISE BOTH SITES LOOK TO BE
PRIMARILY VFR THROUGH 00Z THURSDAY. THE RISK OF ANY ISOLATED
CONVECTION AT THE AIRFIELDS ON THE SEA BREEZE LATE WEDNESDAY IS
TOO LIMITED TO INCLUDE WITH THE LATEST SET OF TAFS.

EXTENDED AVIATION...MVFR CIGS/VSBYS OR LOWER ARE POSSIBLE
THURSDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
ALONG A PASSING COLD FRONT. VFR CONDITIONS ARE THEN EXPECTED OVER
THE WEEKEND.

&&

.MARINE...
TONIGHT...EXPECT ANOTHER QUIET NIGHT. THE PRESENCE OF THE INLAND
TROUGH WILL KEEP FLOW OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST THROUGH THE PERIOD.
WINDS MAY BE IN THE 15-20 KT RANGE EARLY...BUT WILL DIMINISH TO 15
KTS OR LESS LATE. SEAS WILL BE MAINLY 2-4 FT WITHIN 20 NM AND 4-5
FT BEYOND.

WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN WELL BELOW SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY THRESHOLDS WEDNESDAY INTO EARLY THURSDAY WITH HIGH
PRESSURE DOMINATING THE WATERS. SOUTHWEST WINDS MAY THEN APPROACH
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THRESHOLDS OVER NORTHERN SC WATERS AND OUTER
GEORGIA WATERS THURSDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY AS THE PRESSURE
GRADIENT TIGHTENS ALONG/AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT ADVANCING OVER THE
COASTAL WATERS LATE. SEAS SHOULD REMAIN BETWEEN 2-5 FT...HIGHEST
OVER OUTER GEORGIA WATERS DURING FROPA. WINDS/SEAS WILL THEN IMPROVE
AND REMAIN WELL BELOW SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THRESHOLDS INTO THE
WEEKEND AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE WATERS BEHIND THE COLD
FRONT PUSHING OVER THE WESTERN ATLANTIC.

&&

.CHS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...NONE.
SC...NONE.
MARINE...NONE.

&&

SYNOPSIS...
NEAR TERM...
SHORT TERM...BDC
LONG TERM...DPB
AVIATION...
MARINE...
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 11, 8:18 PM EDT, 27 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
818 PM EDT TUE JUN 11 2013

GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-137>141-SCZ040-042>045-047>052-130030-
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-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-
TIDAL BERKELEY-
818 PM EDT TUE JUN 11 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND
SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

EXCESSIVE HEAT...WITH HEAT INDICES OF 105 TO 109 DEGREES ON
THURSDAY...THERE IS THE RISK THAT A HEAT ADVISORY WILL BE NEEDED
AT A LATER TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ASSISTANCE IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

AMZ330-350-352-354-374-130030-
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-
818 PM EDT TUE JUN 11 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ASSISTANCE IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 11, 7:36 PM EDT, 1 hour 9 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
736 PM EDT TUE JUN 11 2013

GAZ087-088-099-100-120015-
BULLOCH-CANDLER-JENKINS-SCREVEN-
736 PM EDT TUE JUN 11 2013

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF SCREVEN...JENKINS...
BULLOCH AND CANDLER COUNTIES THROUGH 815 PM EDT...

AT 732 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM...NEAR FOUR POINTS...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...
THRIFT...BUTTS...FOUR POINTS...FOUR POINTS...SCARBORO...PORTAL...
COLLINS LAKE...

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 3278 8199 3259 8164 3238 8199 3256 8203
      3261 8201 3266 8209 3270 8210
TIME...MOT...LOC 2336Z 311DEG 7KT 3267 8201
Special weather statement, Jun 11, 7:37 PM EDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
737 PM EDT TUE JUN 11 2013

GAZ087-088-099-100-120015-
BULLOCH-CANDLER-JENKINS-SCREVEN-
737 PM EDT TUE JUN 11 2013

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF SCREVEN...JENKINS...
BULLOCH AND CANDLER COUNTIES THROUGH 815 PM EDT...

AT 732 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM...NEAR FOUR POINTS...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...
THRIFT...BUTTS...FOUR POINTS...SCARBORO...PORTAL...COLLINS LAKE...

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 3278 8199 3259 8164 3238 8199 3256 8203
      3261 8201 3266 8209 3270 8210
TIME...MOT...LOC 2336Z 311DEG 7KT 3267 8201
Local storm report, Jun 11, 7:57 PM EDT, 48 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
757 PM EDT TUE JUN 11 2013

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0757 PM     TSTM WND GST     CHARLESTON EXECUTIVE AI 32.70N  80.01W
06/11/2013  M41 MPH          CHARLESTON         SC   AWOS

&&

EVENT NUMBER CHS1300479

33
Special weather statement, Jun 11, 8:08 PM EDT, 37 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
808 PM EDT TUE JUN 11 2013

SCZ045-050-052-120100-
CHARLESTON-INLAND BERKELEY-TIDAL BERKELEY-
808 PM EDT TUE JUN 11 2013

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF CHARLESTON AND
BERKELEY COUNTIES THROUGH 900 PM EDT...

AT 803 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM...NEAR STRAWBERRY...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...
TARRY TOWN...CAINHOY...HUGER...OTRANTO...CYPRESS GARDENS...
CORDESVILLE...BUSHY PARK...

PREPARE NOW FOR THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS...
GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 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 3302 7959 3280 7989 3308 8016 3319 7997
TIME...MOT...LOC 0008Z 306DEG 18KT 3308 8000
Special weather statement, Jun 11, 8:12 PM EDT, 33 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
812 PM EDT TUE JUN 11 2013

GAZ087-088-099>101-120100-
BULLOCH-CANDLER-EFFINGHAM-JENKINS-SCREVEN-
812 PM EDT TUE JUN 11 2013

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF SCREVEN...JENKINS...
BULLOCH...CANDLER AND EFFINGHAM COUNTIES THROUGH 900 PM EDT...

AT 807 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM GOLOID TO 6 MILES
NORTHWEST OF COLLINS LAKE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...
GOLOID...ROCKY FORD...FARMDALE...OLIFFTOWN...CANOE POND...OGEECHEE...
MALLARDS POND...UNION...PLANTATION AIRPARK...BLITCH...

PREPARE NOW FOR THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS...
GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH...

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 3240 8222 3243 8219 3248 8218 3252 8215
      3256 8208 3254 8203 3261 8201 3264 8204
      3272 8165 3254 8132 3235 8173 3232 8222
TIME...MOT...LOC 0012Z 309DEG 11KT 3266 8166 3258 8203
Special weather statement, Jun 11, 8:37 PM EDT, 8 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
837 PM EDT TUE JUN 11 2013

SCZ043>045-049-050-052-120130-
CHARLESTON-COASTAL COLLETON-DORCHESTER-INLAND BERKELEY-INLAND
COLLETON-TIDAL BERKELEY-
837 PM EDT TUE JUN 11 2013

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF DORCHESTER...
CHARLESTON...BERKELEY AND COLLETON COUNTIES THROUGH 930 PM EDT...

AT 835 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM LINCOLNVILLE TO
THAYER...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...
SLANDS BRIDGE...CANAAN...LADSON...GLOVERVILLE...CHARLESTON SOUTHERN
UNIVERSITY...SUMMERVILLE MEDICAL CENTER...NEYLES...GREGGS LANDING...
NORTHWOODS MALL...PARKERS FERRY LANDING...

PREPARE NOW FOR THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS...
GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH...
TORRENTIAL RAIN WHICH MAY PRODUCE LOCALIZED FLOODING...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS THUNDERSTORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN...WHICH MAY
FLOOD DITCHES AND LOW-LYING AREAS. REDUCE VEHICLE SPEED TO LOWER THE
RISK OF HYDROPLANING. DO NOT DRIVE INTO PLACES WHERE WATER COVERS THE
ROAD. SEEK AN ALTERNATE ROUTE.

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 7960 3294 7961 3294 7957 3291 7957
      3285 7969 3280 7973 3275 7984 3278 7991
      3276 7991 3274 7986 3267 7990 3255 8019
      3256 8019 3247 8033 3249 8037 3291 8066
      3306 8014 3280 7987 3302 7959 3297 7955
TIME...MOT...LOC 0037Z 316DEG 18KT 3300 8012 3290 8058

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 11, 8:08 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHSCharleston52 min
Jun 11, 8:37 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHSCharleston53 min
Jun 11, 8:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHSColleton24 min
Jun 11, 8:53 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHSColleton67 min
Jun 11, 9:07 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCHS83 min
Jun 11, 9:14 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCHSBerkeley, Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester91 min
Jun 11, 9:20 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningCHSBerkeley, Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester115 min
Jun 12, 3:10 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningCHSBerkeley, Georgetown, Williamsburg13 days

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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.