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Freeze Warning 6, NWS Charleston, SC

November 3, 2014Allendale County, South Carolina; Jenkins County, Screven County, Georgia

NWS Charleston, SC issued this freeze warning at Nov 3, 2014, 2:14 PM EST for Allendale County, South Carolina; Jenkins County, Screven County, Georgia. It took effect at Nov 4, 2014, 1:00 AM EST. It was in force for 7 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 3, 2014, 2:14 PM EST (19:14 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 4, 2014, 1:00 AM EST
Expired
Nov 4, 2014, 8:12 AM EST
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS Charleston, SC

Counties Jenkins County, GA, Screven County, GA, Allendale County, SC

The radar

The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 60 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:13 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, 7.2 hours before the alert went out and 154 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 12:00Z on 2014-11-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 12:00Z on 2014-11-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -40 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2211 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
21 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-40 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
15 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this freeze 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 freeze warning went out at Nov 3, 11:44 AM EST, 2 hours 30 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 3, 11:44 AM EST, 2 hours 30 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 3, 9:36 AM EST, 4 hours 38 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
936 AM EST MON NOV 3 2014

AMZ330-350-352-354-374-GAZ099>101-114>116-118-137-138-140-SCZ047-052-
041445-
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-CANDLER-BULLOCH-EFFINGHAM-TATTNALL-EVANS-INLAND BRYAN-
INLAND CHATHAM-LONG-INLAND LIBERTY-INLAND MCINTOSH-INLAND JASPER-
TIDAL BERKELEY-
936 AM EST MON NOV 3 2014

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND 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.

GAZ087-088-SCZ040-042>045-041445-
JENKINS-SCREVEN-ALLENDALE-HAMPTON-INLAND COLLETON-DORCHESTER-
INLAND BERKELEY-
936 AM EST MON NOV 3 2014

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

FROST/FREEZE...TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP INTO THE MID 30S
AGAIN TUESDAY MORNING...POSSIBLY INTO THE LOWER 30S WELL INLAND.
THUS...FROST ADVISORIES OR FREEZE WARNINGS ARE POSSIBLE.

.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.

GAZ117-119-139-141-SCZ048>051-041445-
COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH-
BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-
936 AM EST MON NOV 3 2014

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...TIDES THIS WEEK WILL BE HIGH GIVEN THE
LUNAR PERIGEE AND FULL MOON AND IT WILL NOT TAKE MUCH DEPARTURE TO
PUSH LEVELS INTO COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY RANGE...ESPECIALLY ALONG
THE LOWER SOUTH CAROLINA COAST DURING THE MID TO LATE WEEK PERIOD.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ASSISTANCE IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Nov 3, 8:58 AM EST, 5 hours 16 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
858 AM EST MON NOV 03 2014

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

0800 AM     FREEZE           MIDCOAST REGL AIRPORT   31.89N  81.59W
11/03/2014  M32.0 F          LIBERTY            GA   ASOS

0800 AM     FREEZE           SUMMERVILLE AIRPORT     33.06N  80.28W
11/03/2014  M32.0 F          DORCHESTER         SC   AWOS

0800 AM     FREEZE           1 E SANTEE COASTAL RESE 33.15N  79.36W
11/03/2014  M32.0 F          CHARLESTON         SC   OTHER FEDERAL

0800 AM     FREEZE           1 ESE METTER            32.39N  82.04W
11/03/2014  M32.0 F          CANDLER            GA   RAWS

0800 AM     FREEZE           2 ENE SANGAREE          33.05N  80.10W
11/03/2014  M30.0 F          BERKELEY           SC   MESONET

0800 AM     FREEZE           GREEN POND              32.73N  80.61W
11/03/2014  M29.0 F          COLLETON           SC   MESONET

0800 AM     FREEZE           HARDEEVILLE             32.29N  81.08W
11/03/2014  M28.0 F          JASPER             SC   MESONET

0800 AM     FREEZE           5 NNW SANGAREE          33.11N  80.16W
11/03/2014  M29.0 F          BERKELEY           SC   MESONET

0800 AM     FREEZE           4 SE ROCKY FORD         32.62N  81.78W
11/03/2014  M28.0 F          SCREVEN            GA   CO-OP OBSERVER

0800 AM     FREEZE           BROOKLET                32.38N  81.66W
11/03/2014  M29.0 F          BULLOCH            GA   MESONET

0800 AM     FREEZE           2 NW ALLENDALE          33.03N  81.33W
11/03/2014  M29.0 F          ALLENDALE          SC   CO-OP OBSERVER

0800 AM     FREEZE           3 NW STATESBORO         32.48N  81.81W
11/03/2014  M32.0 F          BULLOCH            GA   MESONET

0800 AM     FREEZE           3 E WALTERBORO          32.91N  80.61W
11/03/2014  M29.0 F          COLLETON           SC   RAWS

0800 AM     FREEZE           RICHMOND HILL           31.94N  81.30W
11/03/2014  M32.0 F          BRYAN              GA   MESONET

0800 AM     FREEZE           2 NNW GARRIS LANDING    32.97N  79.67W
11/03/2014  M29.0 F          CHARLESTON         SC   RAWS

0800 AM     FREEZE           1 NNW METTER            32.41N  82.07W
11/03/2014  M30.0 F          CANDLER            GA   MESONET

0800 AM     FREEZE           1 NW FURMAN             32.69N  81.20W
11/03/2014  M30.0 F          HAMPTON            SC   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

0800 AM     FREEZE           4 WNW WALTHOURVILLE     31.79N  81.69W
11/03/2014  M31.0 F          LONG               GA   MESONET

0800 AM     FREEZE           STATESBORO MUNICIPAL AI 32.48N  81.74W
11/03/2014  M30.0 F          BULLOCH            GA   AWOS

0800 AM     FREEZE           SUMMERVILLE             33.02N  80.18W
11/03/2014  M31.0 F          DORCHESTER         SC   CO-OP OBSERVER

0800 AM     FREEZE           CLAXTON EVANS COUNTY AI 32.19N  81.87W
11/03/2014  M30.0 F          EVANS              GA   AWOS

0800 AM     FREEZE           2 SSW MIDWAY            31.78N  81.44W
11/03/2014  M30.0 F          LIBERTY            GA   RAWS

0800 AM     FREEZE           1 SSE JEDBURG           33.04N  80.23W
11/03/2014  M31.0 F          DORCHESTER         SC   CO-OP OBSERVER

0800 AM     FREEZE           5 NNW HUGER             33.16N  79.83W
11/03/2014  M31.0 F          BERKELEY           SC   RAWS

0800 AM     FREEZE           LOWCOUNTRY REGIONAL AIR 32.92N  80.64W
11/03/2014  M32.0 F          COLLETON           SC   AWOS

&&

EVENT NUMBER CHS1401183
EVENT NUMBER CHS1401184
EVENT NUMBER CHS1401185
EVENT NUMBER CHS1401186
EVENT NUMBER CHS1401187
EVENT NUMBER CHS1401188
EVENT NUMBER CHS1401189
EVENT NUMBER CHS1401190
EVENT NUMBER CHS1401191
EVENT NUMBER CHS1401192
EVENT NUMBER CHS1401193
EVENT NUMBER CHS1401194
EVENT NUMBER CHS1401195
EVENT NUMBER CHS1401196
EVENT NUMBER CHS1401197
EVENT NUMBER CHS1401198
EVENT NUMBER CHS1401199
EVENT NUMBER CHS1401200
EVENT NUMBER CHS1401201
EVENT NUMBER CHS1401202
EVENT NUMBER CHS1401203
EVENT NUMBER CHS1401204
EVENT NUMBER CHS1401205
EVENT NUMBER CHS1401206
EVENT NUMBER CHS1401207
Local storm report, Nov 3, 10:23 AM EST, 3 hours 51 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1023 AM EST MON NOV 03 2014

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

0800 AM     FREEZE           ESTILL                  32.75N  81.24W
11/03/2014  M30.0 F          HAMPTON            SC   MESONET

0800 AM     FREEZE           JAMESTOWN               33.29N  79.69W
11/03/2014  M29.0 F          BERKELEY           SC   CO-OP OBSERVER

0800 AM     FREEZE           SMOAKS                  33.09N  80.81W
11/03/2014  M29.0 F          COLLETON           SC   MESONET

0800 AM     FREEZE           PEMBROKE                32.14N  81.62W
11/03/2014  M27.0 F          BRYAN              GA   MESONET

0800 AM     FREEZE           GIVHANS                 33.01N  80.34W
11/03/2014  M26.0 F          DORCHESTER         SC   MESONET

0800 AM     FREEZE           RINCON                  32.30N  81.24W
11/03/2014  M27.0 F          EFFINGHAM          GA   MESONET

0800 AM     FREEZE           RIDGEVILLE              33.10N  80.32W
11/03/2014  M26.0 F          DORCHESTER         SC   MESONET

&&

EVENT NUMBER CHS1401208
EVENT NUMBER CHS1401209
EVENT NUMBER CHS1401210
EVENT NUMBER CHS1401211
EVENT NUMBER CHS1401212
EVENT NUMBER CHS1401213
EVENT NUMBER CHS1401214
Local storm report, Nov 3, 10:25 AM EST, 3 hours 49 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1025 AM EST MON NOV 03 2014

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

0800 AM     FREEZE           MIDCOAST REGL AIRPORT   31.89N  81.59W
11/03/2014  M32.0 F          LIBERTY            GA   ASOS

0800 AM     FREEZE           SUMMERVILLE AIRPORT     33.06N  80.28W
11/03/2014  M32.0 F          DORCHESTER         SC   AWOS

0800 AM     FREEZE           1 E SANTEE COASTAL RESE 33.15N  79.36W
11/03/2014  M32.0 F          CHARLESTON         SC   OTHER FEDERAL

0800 AM     FREEZE           1 ESE METTER            32.39N  82.04W
11/03/2014  M32.0 F          CANDLER            GA   RAWS

0800 AM     FREEZE           2 ENE SANGAREE          33.05N  80.10W
11/03/2014  M30.0 F          BERKELEY           SC   MESONET

0800 AM     FREEZE           GREEN POND              32.73N  80.61W
11/03/2014  M29.0 F          COLLETON           SC   MESONET

0800 AM     FREEZE           HARDEEVILLE             32.29N  81.08W
11/03/2014  M28.0 F          JASPER             SC   MESONET

0800 AM     FREEZE           5 NNW SANGAREE          33.11N  80.16W
11/03/2014  M29.0 F          BERKELEY           SC   MESONET

0800 AM     FREEZE           4 SE ROCKY FORD         32.62N  81.78W
11/03/2014  M28.0 F          SCREVEN            GA   CO-OP OBSERVER

0800 AM     FREEZE           BROOKLET                32.38N  81.66W
11/03/2014  M29.0 F          BULLOCH            GA   MESONET

0800 AM     FREEZE           2 NW ALLENDALE          33.03N  81.33W
11/03/2014  M29.0 F          ALLENDALE          SC   CO-OP OBSERVER

0800 AM     FREEZE           3 NW STATESBORO         32.48N  81.81W
11/03/2014  M32.0 F          BULLOCH            GA   MESONET

0800 AM     FREEZE           3 E WALTERBORO          32.91N  80.61W
11/03/2014  M29.0 F          COLLETON           SC   RAWS

0800 AM     FREEZE           RICHMOND HILL           31.94N  81.30W
11/03/2014  M32.0 F          BRYAN              GA   MESONET

0800 AM     FREEZE           2 NNW GARRIS LANDING    32.97N  79.67W
11/03/2014  M29.0 F          CHARLESTON         SC   RAWS

0800 AM     FREEZE           1 NNW METTER            32.41N  82.07W
11/03/2014  M30.0 F          CANDLER            GA   MESONET

0800 AM     FREEZE           1 NW FURMAN             32.69N  81.20W
11/03/2014  M30.0 F          HAMPTON            SC   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

0800 AM     FREEZE           4 WNW WALTHOURVILLE     31.79N  81.69W
11/03/2014  M31.0 F          LONG               GA   MESONET

0800 AM     FREEZE           STATESBORO MUNICIPAL AI 32.48N  81.74W
11/03/2014  M30.0 F          BULLOCH            GA   AWOS

0800 AM     FREEZE           SUMMERVILLE             33.02N  80.18W
11/03/2014  M31.0 F          DORCHESTER         SC   CO-OP OBSERVER

0800 AM     FREEZE           CLAXTON EVANS COUNTY AI 32.19N  81.87W
11/03/2014  M30.0 F          EVANS              GA   AWOS

0800 AM     FREEZE           2 SSW MIDWAY            31.78N  81.44W
11/03/2014  M30.0 F          LIBERTY            GA   RAWS

0800 AM     FREEZE           1 SSE JEDBURG           33.04N  80.23W
11/03/2014  M31.0 F          DORCHESTER         SC   CO-OP OBSERVER

0800 AM     FREEZE           5 NNW HUGER             33.16N  79.83W
11/03/2014  M31.0 F          BERKELEY           SC   RAWS

0800 AM     FREEZE           LOWCOUNTRY REGIONAL AIR 32.92N  80.64W
11/03/2014  M32.0 F          COLLETON           SC   AWOS

0800 AM     FREEZE           ESTILL                  32.75N  81.24W
11/03/2014  M30.0 F          HAMPTON            SC   MESONET

0800 AM     FREEZE           JAMESTOWN               33.29N  79.69W
11/03/2014  M29.0 F          BERKELEY           SC   CO-OP OBSERVER

0800 AM     FREEZE           SMOAKS                  33.09N  80.81W
11/03/2014  M29.0 F          COLLETON           SC   MESONET

0800 AM     FREEZE           PEMBROKE                32.14N  81.62W
11/03/2014  M27.0 F          BRYAN              GA   MESONET

0800 AM     FREEZE           GIVHANS                 33.01N  80.34W
11/03/2014  M26.0 F          DORCHESTER         SC   MESONET

0800 AM     FREEZE           RINCON                  32.30N  81.24W
11/03/2014  M27.0 F          EFFINGHAM          GA   MESONET

0800 AM     FREEZE           RIDGEVILLE              33.10N  80.32W
11/03/2014  M26.0 F          DORCHESTER         SC   MESONET

&&

EVENT NUMBER CHS1401183 CHS1401184 CHS1401185 CHS1401186 CHS1401187
CHS1401188 CHS1401189 CHS1401190 CHS1401191 CHS1401192 CHS1401193
CHS1401194 CHS1401195 CHS1401196 CHS1401197 CHS1401198 CHS1401199
CHS1401200 CHS1401201 CHS1401202 CHS1401203 CHS1401204 CHS1401205
CHS1401206 CHS1401207 CHS1401208 CHS1401209 CHS1401210 CHS1401211
CHS1401212 CHS1401213 CHS1401214

A WIDESPREAD FREEZE OCCURRED ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA
AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OF NOVEMBER 3
2014. TEMPERATURES RANGED FROM THE UPPER 20S INLAND TO THE LOWER TO
MID 40S AT SOME BEACH LOCATIONS.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 3, 11:36 AM ESTFrost AdvisoryCHSBerkeley, Colleton, Dorchester, Hampton21 hr
Nov 3, 11:36 AM ESTFreeze WatchCHSAllendale3 hr

Nearby

Freeze Warnings in Georgia, 2014Freeze Warnings in South Carolina, 2014Every freeze warning in 2014

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.