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Special Weather Statement, NWS Charleston, SC

June 19, 2013Hampton County, South Carolina

NWS Charleston, SC issued this special weather statement at Jun 19, 2013, 4:01 PM EDT for Hampton County, South Carolina. It was in force for 29 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: Jun 19, 2013, 4:01 PM EDT (20:01 UTC)
Expired: Jun 19, 2013, 4:30 PM EDT
In force: 29 min
Issued by: NWS Charleston, SC

County Hampton County, SC

The radar

The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 21 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:03 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Charleston AFB, SC (KCHS), launched 12:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 111 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: 1260 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -13 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 670 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 22 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 31 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 56 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.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Jun 19, 1:58 PM EDT, 2 hours 3 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 19, 1:58 PM EDT, 2 hours 3 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
158 PM EDT WED JUN 19 2013

.SYNOPSIS...
A COLD FRONT WILL SLOWLY PROGRESS THROUGH THE REGION LATE TODAY
AND TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL STALL JUST SOUTH OF THE AREA THURSDAY
AND LINGER THROUGH SATURDAY...AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS FROM THE
NORTH. THE CENTER OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN SLIP INTO THE
ATLANTIC EARLY NEXT WEEK.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/...
EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE BEGINNING TO
DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION AND THERE ARE NO CHANGES TO THE PREVIOUS
FORECAST THINKING.

LATE THIS MORNING...RADAR IMAGERY SHOWS THE FIRST SHOWERS STARTING
TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION. OVERALL...NO NOTEWORTHY CHANGES TO
THE PREVIOUS FORECAST THINKING AS THE FORECAST AREA STILL LOOKS TO
BE IN A GOOD SET UP FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. MORNING UPPER AIR ANALYSIS SHOWS A WELL DEFINED 70+
KNOT 300 MB JET OVER THE NORTHEAST THAT EXTENDS BACK TO THE
SOUTHWEST ACROSS MUCH OF EASTERN VIRGINIA. THIS PLACES THE AREA IN
THE RIGHT ENTRANCE REGION WHICH SHOULD PROVIDE AMPLE UPPER LEVEL
SUPPORT IN THE FORM OF DIVERGENCE ALOFT. AT 500 MB A BROAD TROUGH
AXIS REMAINS TO THE WEST WITH SHORTWAVE ENERGY PROGGED TO APPROACH
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. FINALLY...AT THE SURFACE A WEST-SOUTHWEST
TO EAST-NORTHEAST COLD FRONT IS DRAPED JUST NORTH OF THE FORECAST
AREA AND IS LOOSELY DEFINED ALONG THE NORTHERN EXTENT OF THE 70
DEGREE DEWPOINT GRADIENT. THIS FRONT SHOWS UP PRETTY WELL ON
VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGERY AS MARKED BY MORE CONVECTIVE LOOKING
CLOUDS EXTENDING FROM EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA TO LOUISIANA. ALL
THESE FACTORS WILL COME TOGETHER AND RESULT IN NUMEROUS COVERAGE
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WHICH
SHOULD START DEVELOPING QUICKLY AROUND NOON. GIVEN THE REALLY HIGH
LOW LEVEL THICKNESSES AND THE FACT THAT TEMPS STARTED OFF THE DAY
IN THE UPPER 70S TO NEAR 80...IT WILL NOT TAKE LONG FOR TEMPS TO
REACH THEIR HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. THE DEGREE OF LOW AND MID
LEVEL FLOW IS AROUND 20-25 KNOTS FROM THE WEST AND
SOUTHWEST...WHICH WILL KEEP STORMS MOVING ROUGHLY PARALLEL TO THE
ORIENTATION OF THE FRONT. PWATS ARE QUITE HIGH...IN EXCESS OF 2
INCHES. GIVEN THE AMOUNT OF AMBIENT MOISTURE AND LACK OF MID LEVEL
DRY AIR...THE OVERALL SEVERE THREAT IS PRETTY LOW. HOWEVER...WE
CAN/T RULE OUT A WET MICROBURST WITH BOUNDARY INTERACTIONS. THE
MAIN THREAT CONTINUES TO BE LOCALLY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL DUE TO THE
HIGH PWATS...OVERALL COVERAGE OF STORMS...AND WET ANTECEDENT
CONDITIONS. WILL MAINTAIN THE CURRENT HWO WORDING.

&&

.SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY/...
THE FRONT SHOULD CONTINUE TO SAG THROUGH THE FORECAST AREA TONIGHT
WITH WEAK WIND SHIFTS IN A LIGHT PRES FIELD. DEEP CONVECTION SHOULD
DIMINISH THIS EVENING BUT MAY LINGER A BIT LONGER IS SE GEORGIA WHERE
A WEAK SURFACE WAVE IS FORECAST TO MOVE OFF THE COAST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WE LOWERED POPS OVER INLAND AREAS OF SOUTH CAROLINA TO SLIGHT CHANCE
LATER TONIGHT AND MAINTAINED A CHANCE POPS ALL NIGHT ALONG COASTAL
SE GEORGIA.

THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...THE DESCENDING FRONT WILL STALL NEAR THE
FLORIDA/GEORGIA BORDER LATE IN THE WEEK...AS IT BECOMES PARALLEL TO
WEAK FLOW ALOFT. ALTHOUGH SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL STEADILY BUILD
FROM THE NORTH AT THE SAME TIME...WAVES OF LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING
ALONG THE MEANDERING FRONT WILL LIKELY KEEP IT IN PLACE. THE SURFACE
PATTERN WILL EVENTUALLY TAKE THE SHAPE OF AN INLAND WEDGE AND
COASTAL TROUGH TYPE SCENARIO. AS A RESULT...THE FAVORED AREAS FOR
DAYTIME CONVECTIVE COVERAGE WILL BE ALONG THE COAST AND ACROSS
SOUTHEAST GEORGIA COUNTIES CLOSEST TO THE LINGERING BOUNDARY AND
COASTAL TROUGH. PRECIPITATION POTENTIAL WILL THEN SHIFT INTO THE
NEARSHORE WATERS EACH NIGHT...WHERE BEST CONVERGENCE AND INSTABILITY
WILL BE FOUND AFTER SUNSET. THERE REMAINS SOME UNCERTAINTY REGARDING
DETAILS IN THUNDERSTORM CHANCES BOTH THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...AS
COVERAGE WILL BE HIGHLY DEPENDENT ON THE EXACT LOCATION/TRACK OF
SURFACE WAVES AND THEIR ABILITY TO PULL THE FRONT CLOSER/FARTHER
FROM THE FORECAST AREA. THUS PREFER TO CAP POPS IN THE 30 PERCENT
RANGE THROUGH FRIDAY...HIGHEST SOUTH AND EAST. HIGH TEMPERATURES
COULD TREND A DEGREE OR TWO BELOW SEASONAL NORMALS CONSIDERING
NORTHEAST FLOW IN THE INLAND WEDGE PATTERN. EXPECT TEMPERATURES TO
PEAK IN THE MID TO UPPER 80S AWAY FROM THE LOCALLY COOLER COASTLINE.

SATURDAY...THE GFS AND ECMWF SOLUTIONS DIVERGE FURTHER INTO THE
WEEKEND REGARDING THE POTENTIAL FOR THE COASTAL TROUGH TO SHIFT
INLAND AND SUPPORT HIGHER RAIN CHANCES ON SATURDAY. THE MORE
AGGRESSIVE GFS SUGGESTS BETTER SHOWER/THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE...A
RESULT OF THE TROUGH MOVING OVER LAND AREAS AS WEAK SHORTWAVE
ENERGY TRACKS NORTH THROUGH THE FORECAST AREA. WILL COMPROMISE
BETWEEN THE TWO SOLUTIONS BY CONTINUING TO CAP RAIN POTENTIAL
AROUND 30 PERCENT...WHILE INCLUDING THE MAJORITY OF THE FORECAST
AREA WITHIN THESE SOLID CHANCES POPS. A MORE EAST/SOUTHEAST FLOW
WITHIN THIS TRANSITIONING SURFACE PATTERN WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES
TO GENERALLY WARM A DEGREE OR TWO...REACHING THE UPPER 80S INLAND.

&&

.LONG TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
THE INLAND WEDGE/COASTAL TROUGH PATTERN WILL TRANSITION ON
SUNDAY...AS THE TROUGH DAMPENS AND/OR MOVES INLAND WHILE THE
CENTER OF HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES OVER THE ATLANTIC. THE FORECAST
AREA WILL THEN REMAIN ALONG THE WESTERN PERIPHERY OF THE ATLANTIC
HIGH PRESSURE INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK...WITH A WEAK INLAND SURFACE
TROUGH DEVELOPING TOWARD THE MID WEEK PERIOD. HAVE INDICATED A
MORE SEASONAL CONVECTIVE SCENARIO....WITH THUNDERSTORMS GENERALLY
DEVELOPING ALONG AND INLAND OF THE SEABREEZE EACH
AFTERNOON...DIMINISHING IN COVERAGE AND/OR RE-DEVELOPING OVER THE
WATERS EACH NIGHT. 500 MB HEIGHTS PEAK EARLY NEXT WEEK...EVIDENCE
THAT THE INITIALLY WEAK UPPER LEVEL PATTERN WILL TRANSITION INTO
BROAD RIDGING ALOFT. AS A RESULT...EXPECT A GRADUAL WARMING TREND
THROUGH THE PERIOD. HIGH TEMPERATURES AROUND 90 DEGREES AWAY FROM
THE COASTLINE SUNDAY WILL INCREASE INTO THE LOWER 90S MONDAY
THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

&&

.AVIATION /18Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
THE BIGGEST IMMEDIATE CONCERN IS THE POSSIBILITY OF DIRECT
IMPACTS FROM THUNDERSTORMS AT THE TERMINALS. AT
KCHS...THUNDERSTORMS ARE CURRENTLY AFFECTING AREAS WELL NORTH OF
THE AIRFIELD...BUT THIS BROKEN LINE OF STORMS IS EXPECTED TO SINK
SOUTHWARD WITH A COLD FRONT THROUGH THE EVENING. I HAVE ADJUSTED
THE TIMING FOR TSRA TO BE 19Z-22Z. AT KSAV...CURRENT STORMS TO THE
SOUTH WILL REMAIN THERE AND IT WILL TAKE A BIT LONGER FOR STORMS
TO THE NORTH TO GET INTO THE VICINITY. I HAVE HIGHLIGHTED 20Z-23Z
FOR TEMPO TSRA. HEAVY RAIN REDUCING VISIBILITIES IS THE BIGGEST
CONCERN...THOUGH GUSTY WINDS COULD BE POSSIBLE.

OVERNIGHT...CURRENT INDICATIONS ARE THAT RESTRICTED CEILINGS WILL
DEVELOP ALONG AND IMMEDIATELY BEHIND THE SOUTHWARD SINKING FRONT.
SREF PROBABILITIES ARE HIGHEST AT KCHS AND WILL START EARLIER THAN
AT KSAV. I HAVE TAKEN BOTH SITES TO MVFR...AND ALLOWED CEILINGS TO
STICK AROUND INTO THE MID MORNING HOURS.

EXTENDED AVIATION...MVFR CIGS/VSBYS POSSIBLE THROUGH THE PERIOD
WITHIN ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND/OR THUNDERSTORMS.

&&

.MARINE...
TODAY...SEAS WILL BEGIN A SLOW DIMINISHING TREND AS WIND WAVE
SUBSIDES. THE MAIN THREAT TO MARINERS LATER TODAY MAY BE STRONG
TSTMS ADVANCING OFF THE COAST...PARTICULARLY IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
THESE STORMS COULD PRODUCE LOCALLY LOW VSBYS IN HEAVY RAIN AND
DEADLY LIGHTNING STRIKES.

THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...NORTHEAST FLOW WILL PREVAIL THURSDAY AND
FRIDAY...AS THE MARINE ZONES BECOME LOCATED BETWEEN INLAND HIGH
PRESSURE AND A DEVELOPING COASTAL TROUGH. WIND SPEEDS COULD INCREASE
TO 15 TO 20 KT AT TIMES WITHIN A MODERATE PRESSURE GRADIENT...YET
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
CRITERIA. THE SURFACE HIGH WILL SLIP INTO THE ATLANTIC OVER THE
WEEKEND...WHILE THE COASTAL TROUGH EITHER DAMPENS OR MOVES ONSHORE.
WINDS WILL DIMINISH SLIGHTLY AND VEER MORE EAST/SOUTHEAST SATURDAY
AND SUNDAY ACCORDINGLY.

&&

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

&&

SYNOPSIS...
NEAR TERM...BSH
SHORT TERM...WMS
LONG TERM...WMS
AVIATION...BSH
MARINE...WMS

Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 19, 3:53 PM EDT, 8 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
353 PM EDT WED JUN 19 2013

GAZ087-088-099>101-114>116-118-137-138-140-SCZ040-042>045-047-052-
201200-
JENKINS-SCREVEN-CANDLER-BULLOCH-EFFINGHAM-TATTNALL-EVANS-
INLAND BRYAN-INLAND CHATHAM-LONG-INLAND LIBERTY-INLAND MCINTOSH-
ALLENDALE-HAMPTON-INLAND COLLETON-DORCHESTER-INLAND BERKELEY-
INLAND JASPER-TIDAL BERKELEY-
353 PM EDT WED JUN 19 2013

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

HEAVY RAINFALL...SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA TODAY IN ADVANCE OF A COLD
FRONT. STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE HEAVY DOWNPOURS. WET
SOILS CONDITIONS ARE IN PLACE LIMITING RUNOFF IN MANY AREAS...THUS
MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS WILL OCCUR WHERE HEAVIER RAINS
FALL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ASSISTANCE IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

GAZ117-119-139-141-SCZ048>051-201200-
COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH-
BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-
353 PM EDT WED JUN 19 2013

...MODERATE RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

HEAVY RAINFALL...SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA TODAY IN ADVANCE OF A COLD
FRONT. STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE HEAVY DOWNPOURS. WET
SOILS CONDITIONS ARE IN PLACE LIMITING RUNOFF IN MANY AREAS...THUS
MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS WILL OCCUR WHERE HEAVIER RAINS
FALL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

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.

AMZ330-350-352-354-201200-
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-
353 PM EDT WED JUN 19 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

THUNDERSTORMS...SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO
MOVE INTO THE WATERS LATER TODAY AND THIS EVENING WITH A CHANCE
FOR HAZARDOUS WEATHER CONDITIONS FROM DEADLY LIGHTING STRIKES...
POOR VISIBILITIES IN HEAVY RAIN...AND LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS AND
HIGHER SEAS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ASSISTANCE IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

AMZ374-201200-
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
353 PM EDT WED JUN 19 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

HE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

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 19, 1:00 PM EDT, 3 hours 1 minute before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
100 PM EDT WED JUN 19 2013

SCZ045-191745-
INLAND BERKELEY-
100 PM EDT WED JUN 19 2013

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF BERKELEY COUNTY
THROUGH 145 PM EDT...

AT 1256 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM...NEAR CROSS CROSS ROADS...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...
CROSS CROSS ROADS...CROSS...CHICORA...MURRAYSVILLE...NORTHERN LAKE
MOULTRIE...SOUTHERN LAKE MOULTRIE...PINEVILLE...JUDGE TOWN...BONNEAU
BEACH...

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THESE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPACT LAKE MOULTRIE. BOATERS SHOULD
SEEK SAFE HARBOR IMMEDIATELY. IF CAUGHT ON THE OPEN WATERS...STAY AS
LOW AS POSSIBLE AND WEAR A PERSONAL FLOATATION DEVICE. SWIMMERS
SHOULD GET OUT OF THE WATER AND INTO A STURDY BUILDING. REMEMBER...IF
YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER YOU ARE AT RISK OF BEING STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

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 3308 7985 3327 8036 3328 8035 3327 8031
      3330 8026 3338 8025 3339 8023 3345 8022
      3345 8017 3346 8017 3345 8015 3347 8014
      3348 8016 3351 8012 3350 7997 3344 7987
      3339 7983 3337 7981 3338 7978 3332 7974
TIME...MOT...LOC 1701Z 270DEG 18KT 3335 8014

Special weather statement, Jun 19, 2:02 PM EDT, 1 hour 59 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
202 PM EDT WED JUN 19 2013

SCZ044-045-191900-
DORCHESTER-INLAND BERKELEY-
202 PM EDT WED JUN 19 2013

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF DORCHESTER AND
BERKELEY COUNTIES THROUGH 300 PM EDT...

AT 200 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM...NEAR GIANT...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...
ROSINVILLE...INDIAN FIELD...GIANT...HARLEYVILLE...FRANCIS BEIDLER
FOREST...SPRING HILL...EBENEZER...SANDRIDGE...PRINGLETOWN...

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THESE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPACT LAKE MOULTRIE. BOATERS SHOULD
SEEK SAFE HARBOR IMMEDIATELY. IF CAUGHT ON THE OPEN WATERS...STAY AS
LOW AS POSSIBLE AND WEAR A PERSONAL FLOATATION DEVICE. SWIMMERS
SHOULD GET OUT OF THE WATER AND INTO A STURDY BUILDING. REMEMBER...IF
YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER YOU ARE AT RISK OF BEING STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

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 3341 8001 3311 8004 3317 8059 3323 8070
      3333 8051 3332 8049 3328 8048 3326 8043
      3327 8039 3326 8036 3328 8035 3327 8031
      3330 8026 3335 8024 3338 8025 3340 8022
TIME...MOT...LOC 1802Z 268DEG 17KT 3324 8047

Special weather statement, Jun 19, 2:06 PM EDT, 1 hour 55 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
206 PM EDT WED JUN 19 2013

SCZ045-050-052-191900-
CHARLESTON-INLAND BERKELEY-TIDAL BERKELEY-
206 PM EDT WED JUN 19 2013

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF CHARLESTON...BERKELEY
AND GEORGETOWN COUNTIES THROUGH 300 PM EDT...

AT 204 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM...NEAR NEW HOPE...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...
RICHMOND...CORDESVILLE...NEW HOPE...HUGER...FAREWELL CORNER...
BEUFORDTOWN...SMITH...THOMAS CORNER...JAMESTOWN...

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

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 3308 7934 3300 7936 3301 7943 3300 7949
      3303 7953 3302 7955 3299 7954 3302 7955
      3300 7958 3311 8004 3341 8002 3341 7985
      3338 7978 3332 7974 3327 7956 3324 7949
      3325 7948 3318 7939 3313 7927
TIME...MOT...LOC 1807Z 282DEG 15KT 3310 7983

Special weather statement, Jun 19, 2:51 PM EDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
251 PM EDT WED JUN 19 2013

GAZ087-088-SCZ040-191930-
ALLENDALE-JENKINS-SCREVEN-
251 PM EDT WED JUN 19 2013

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF SCREVEN...JENKINS AND
ALLENDALE COUNTIES THROUGH 330 PM EDT...

AT 249 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM AVERILL TO 10
MILES NORTHWEST OF ZEIGLER...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...
AVERILL...MILLETT...MARTIN...MILLHAVEN...BALDOCK...ZEIGLER...
HILLTONIA...WATERS...SYLVANIA...

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 3284 8197 3295 8182 3294 8181 3291 8177
      3304 8155 3308 8161 3315 8151 3311 8136
      3312 8120 3303 8108 3296 8121 3294 8123
      3291 8124 3266 8156
TIME...MOT...LOC 1852Z 272DEG 29KT 3310 8147 3286 8183

Special weather statement, Jun 19, 2:57 PM EDT, 1 hour 4 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
257 PM EDT WED JUN 19 2013

SCZ044-045-050-052-192000-
CHARLESTON-DORCHESTER-INLAND BERKELEY-TIDAL BERKELEY-
257 PM EDT WED JUN 19 2013

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF DORCHESTER...
CHARLESTON AND BERKELEY COUNTIES THROUGH 400 PM EDT...

AT 254 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM GIVHANS TO
SMITH...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...
MOUNT HOLLY...SANGAREE...GIVHANS...DRIGGERSTOWN...GETTYSVILLE...
CROWFIELD PLANTATION...MORELAND...KNIGHTSVILLE...CANAAN...CLUBHOUSE
CROSSROADS...

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 3300 7936 3299 7955 3301 7957 3297 7955
      3299 7959 3295 7961 3290 7958 3275 7984
      3278 7991 3276 7987 3275 7987 3268 7989
      3254 8017 3254 8022 3298 8042 3304 8039
      3307 8046 3316 7955 3307 7933
TIME...MOT...LOC 1857Z 297DEG 12KT 3303 8033 3303 7975

Special weather statement, Jun 19, 4:01 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
401 PM EDT WED JUN 19 2013

SCZ040-042-192030-
ALLENDALE-HAMPTON-
401 PM EDT WED JUN 19 2013

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF ALLENDALE AND HAMPTON
COUNTIES THROUGH 430 PM EDT...

AT 358 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM LAKE WARREN STATE
PARK TO ESTILL...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...
LAKE WARREN STATE PARK...LURAY...HAMPTON...ESTILL...VARNVILLE...
HAMPTON-VARNVILLE AIRPORT...ALMEDA...ALMEDA INTERSECTION...CAMP
BRANCH...STAFFORD...

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 3291 8120 3282 8092 3262 8119 3274 8139
TIME...MOT...LOC 2002Z 291DEG 22KT 3283 8115 3272 8129

JAQ

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 19, 7:24 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CHS		2 hr
Jun 19, 1:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Berkeley	45 min
Jun 19, 1:24 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CHS		2 hr
Jun 19, 1:51 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CHS		114 min
Jun 19, 2:02 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Dorchester	58 min
Jun 19, 2:06 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Berkeley	54 min
Jun 19, 2:36 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CHS	Berkeley, Charleston	24 min
Jun 19, 2:51 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Allendale	39 min
Jun 19, 2:57 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Charleston	63 min
Jun 19, 3:41 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CHS	Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester	109 min
Jun 19, 4:09 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CHS	Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton, Jasper	66 min
Jun 19, 4:19 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	CHS	Charleston	4 hr
Jun 19, 4:40 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CHS	Berkeley, Colleton, Dorchester	50 min
Jun 19, 5:00 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CHS	Beaufort	45 min
Jun 19, 5:09 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CHS		96 min
Jun 19, 5:59 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CHS		2 hr
Jun 19, 6:25 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Hampton, Jasper	65 min
Jun 19, 6:51 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CHS	Beaufort, Jasper	114 min
Jun 19, 6:51 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CHS		84 min
Jun 19, 7:01 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CHS		119 min
Jun 19, 7:12 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	CHS	Beaufort, Jasper	2 hr
Jun 19, 5:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Chatham, Liberty	46 min
Jun 19, 5:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Bulloch, Candler, Jenkins, Screven	42 min
Jun 19, 5:30 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CHS	Bulloch, Jenkins, Screven	45 min
Jun 19, 5:34 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CHS	Bryan, Chatham, Liberty	56 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.