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Special Weather Statement, NWS Charleston, SC

April 7, 2014Beaufort County, Jasper County, South Carolina; Chatham County, Georgia

NWS Charleston, SC issued this special weather statement at Apr 7, 2014, 4:42 PM EDT for Beaufort County, Jasper County, South Carolina; Chatham County, Georgia. It was in force for 63 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
Apr 7, 2014, 4:42 PM EDT (20:42 UTC)
Expired
Apr 7, 2014, 5:45 PM EDT
In force
63 min
Issued by
NWS Charleston, SC

Counties Chatham County, GA, Beaufort County, SC, Jasper County, SC

The radar

The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 54 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:45 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Charleston AFB, SC (KCHS), launched 12:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 108 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 2014-04-07Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 200 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 12:00Z on 2014-04-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 363 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
200 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-71 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
538 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
56 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
363 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
390 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
3.2

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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 Apr 7, 3:54 PM EDT, 48 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 7, 3:54 PM EDT, 48 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
354 PM EDT MON APR 7 2014

...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT...

.SYNOPSIS...
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION TONIGHT FOLLOWED BY A
REINFORCING COLD FRONT TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. COOL AND DRY
HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN PREVAIL THROUGH THURSDAY BEFORE MILDER
WEATHER RETURNS LATE IN THE WEEK AS THE HIGH MOVES OFFSHORE. AN
APPROACHING COLD FRONT COULD BRING RAIN BACK TO THE AREA NEXT
MONDAY.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM TUESDAY MORNING/...
TORNADO WATCH 68 IS IN FORCE FOR ALL BUT ALLENDALE-SCREVEN-
JENKINS UNTIL 9 PM. A NASTY QLCS IS TAKING SHAPE ACROSS SOUTH-
CENTRAL GEORGIA WHICH WILL SPREAD EAST/NORTHEAST INTO THE AREA.
THE HIGHER PROBABILITIES FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE SOUTH OF THE
I-16 CORRIDOR UP ALONG THE LOWER SOUTH CAROLINA COAST INTO THE
CHARLESTON METRO AREA. WHAT APPEARS TO BE THE WEDGE FRONT IS
MOVING BACK TO THE SOUTH PER DIABATIC PROCESSES FROM PRECIPITATION
FALLING OVER THE CENTRAL MIDLANDS AND ITS POSITION/BEHAVIOR IS NOT
BEING PICKED UP BY ANY GUIDANCE...INCLUDING THE MOST RECENT
HIGHER RESOLUTION DATA SETS. THE BOUNDARY SHOWS UP NICELY ON KCLX
REFLECTIVITY AS A DISTINCT FINE LINE AND MAY SERVE TO ENHANCE THE
TORNADO THREAT ALONG AND JUST AHEAD OF IT AS IT DROPS EAST-
SOUTHEAST. MOREOVER...IT MAY CUT OFF THE INFLOW OF HIGHER
INSTABILITY ACROSS THE CHARLESTON METRO AREA PRIOR TO THE ARRIVAL
OF THE QLCS. THEREFORE...IT IS ENTIRELY POSSIBLE THAT THE RISK FOR
SEVERE TSTMS WILL DIMINISH FROM BEAUFORT NORTH BY 5 PM. THE
PRIMARY HAZARDS WITH THE APPROACHING QLCS REMAIN DAMAGING WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 60 MPH AND TORNADOES. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING...SMALL HAIL AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL ALSO BE
POSSIBLE.

ONCE THE INITIAL QLCS MOVES ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA...THERE WILL
BE SEVERAL HOURS OF MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AS THE
COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. GENERAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF
1-3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE WHICH COULD PRODUCE SOME FLOODING
PROBLEMS...ESPECIALLY IF THE ENTIRE SYSTEM SLOWS SLIGHTLY AS
SUGGESTED BY SOME GUIDANCE. WIDESPREAD FLASH FLOODING APPEARS
UNLIKELY ATTM SO A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOT BEING CONSIDERED AT
THIS JUNCTURE. THE FRONT LOOKS TO PUSH OFF THE COAST PRIOR TO
SUNRISE MONDAY. THERE WILL BE A RISK FOR LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL
FOR MUCH OF THE NIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL BE PRIMARY DRIVEN BY
CONVECTION THIS EVENING...WITH LOWS BOTTOMING OUT IN THE UPPER 50S
ACROSS FAR INTERIOR SOUTHEAST GEORGIA TO THE MID 60S AT THE COAST.

&&

.SHORT TERM /6 AM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY/...
THE COLD FRONT WILL BE MOVING OFF THE COAST DURING THE MORNING.
NUMEROUS SHOWERS WILL ACCOMPANY THE FRONT...WITH THE BEST POPS
PUSHING INTO THE COASTAL WATERS BY LATE MORNING. A POCKET OF DRIER
AIR IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE FRONT WILL DIMINISH RAIN CHANCES
ACROSS INLAND AREAS DURING THE DAY. THEN TUESDAY NIGHT A SECONDARY
COLD FRONT WILL DROP IN FROM THE NORTHWEST. THIS FRONT WILL COINCIDE
WITH THE MAIN UPPER TROUGH AXIS SHIFTING THROUGH. A POOL OF SLIGHTLY
DEEPER MOISTURE WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA TUESDAY NIGHT WITH WEAK
ISENTROPIC ASCENT SQUEEZING OUT SOME ISOLATED SHOWERS ACROSS
SOUTHERN SC.

WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY LOOK DRY WITH A GRADUAL WARMING TREND AND
DIMINISHING CLOUD COVER. TEMPS WILL CLIMB INTO THE MID TO UPPER 70S.

&&

.LONG TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/...
A WARMING TREND WILL BE ON TAP INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK AS HIGH PRESSURE
REMAINS OFFSHORE ALLOWING A MORE SOUTHERLY FLOW TO PREVAIL. NO
SIGNIFICANT RAIN CHANCES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE WEEKEND BUT THAT
COULD CHANGE ON MONDAY AS A COLD FRONT BEGINS TO APPROACH FROM THE
WEST.

&&

.AVIATION /20Z MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
EXPECT DETERIORATING CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AS CONVECTION
ASSOCIATED WITH AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT IMPACTS BOTH KCHS AND
KSAV. EVEN AHEAD OF THIS LINE...A STRONG GRADIENT WILL CONTINUE TO
RESULT IN GUSTS NEAR 25 KNOTS. TIMED THE LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS TO
NEAR THE TERMINALS AROUND 20Z-21Z...AND LINGER INTO THE EVENING
HOURS. AS RADAR TRENDS BECOME BETTER ESTABLISHED LATER THIS
AFTERNOON...WILL AMEND TAFS WITH MORE CONVECTIVE DETAILS.

OVERNIGHT...EXPECT PLENTY OF LINGERING MOISTURE TO RESULT IN
ADDITIONAL RAIN AND/OR LOWERING CEILINGS. HAVE MAINTAINED LOW-END
MVFR CONDITIONS FOR NOW...BUT SOME GUIDANCE SUGGEST IFR CEILINGS. IN
ADDITION...MODEL SOUNDINGS SHOW 30-40 KNOTS JUST OFF THE SURFACE. IF
WIND GUSTS DIMINISH AFTER THE BULK OF DEEP CONVECTION PUSHES
OFFSHORE...SEVERAL HOURS /GENERALLY BETWEEN 03Z-09Z/ OF LLWS MAY BE
NEEDED IN THE TAFS. EXPECT CONDITIONS TO SLOWLY IMPROVE AFTER
DAYBREAK ON TUESDAY.

EXTENDED AVIATION OUTLOOK...THERE ARE NO MAJOR CONCERNS.

&&

.MARINE...
TONIGHT...SOUTH WINDS WILL TURN SOUTHWEST THIS EVENING AS A COLD
FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. THERE IS A SLIGHT POSSIBILITY THAT
WINDS COULD BRIEFLY TURN OFFSHORE IF OUTFLOW/WEDGE FRONT
COMBINATION CURRENTLY MOVING THROUGH THE CENTRAL PORTIONS OF THE
FORECAST AREA KEEPS PROGRESSING EAST. WINDS IN THE CHARLESTON
HARBOR HARBOR HAVE SUBSIDED AND ARE NOT REALLY EXPECTED TO CLIMB
OVERNIGHT...SO THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL BE CANCELLED. OVER
THE OFFSHORE WATERS...SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO CLIMB TO 6 FT THIS
EVENING SO THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR THE GEORGIA OFFSHORE
WATERS WILL REMAIN IN FORCE. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR
ALL LEGS...EXCLUDING THE GEORGIA OFFSHORE WATERS...UNTIL 9 PM.

TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE WATERS
TUESDAY MORNING WITH WINDS DIMINISHING DURING THE DAY GIVEN THE
SLACKENING PRESSURE GRADIENT/LOW-LEVEL JET. HOWEVER...A REINFORCING
COLD FRONT LOOKS TO PUSH THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY
BEHIND A STRONG UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE. THE OFFSHORE FETCH WILL
MINIMIZE POTENTIAL FOR SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES ACROSS NEARSHORE
WATERS BUT THE OFFSHORE GA WATERS WILL REMAIN IN ADVISORY STATUS
UNTIL MIDDAY WEDNESDAY. IMPROVING CONDITIONS THEN ON TAP LATER
WEDNESDAY AND CONTINUING THROUGH SATURDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN.

&&

.CHS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...NONE.
SC...NONE.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM EDT
     TUESDAY FOR AMZ330.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL NOON EDT WEDNESDAY FOR AMZ374.

&&
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 7, 3:59 PM EDT, 43 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
359 PM EDT MON APR 7 2014

GAZ099>101-114>119-137>141-SCZ042>045-047>052-082000-
CANDLER-BULLOCH-EFFINGHAM-TATTNALL-EVANS-INLAND BRYAN-COASTAL BRYAN-
INLAND CHATHAM-COASTAL CHATHAM-LONG-INLAND LIBERTY-COASTAL LIBERTY-
INLAND MCINTOSH-COASTAL MCINTOSH-HAMPTON-INLAND COLLETON-DORCHESTER-
INLAND BERKELEY-INLAND JASPER-BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-
COASTAL JASPER-TIDAL BERKELEY-
359 PM EDT MON APR 7 2014

...TORNADO WATCH 68 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   TORNADO WATCH.

HEAVY RAIN...1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN IS EXPECTED TO FALL ACROSS THE
REGION TONIGHT. MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE
AREAS WILL BE POSSIBLE.

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

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS REQUESTED AT THIS TIME. PLEASE RELAY ANY
REPORTS OF HAZARDOUS WEATHER INCLUDING...BUT NOT LIMITED TO LARGE
HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...AND FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AT 1-888-383-2024.

GAZ087-088-SCZ040-082000-
JENKINS-SCREVEN-ALLENDALE-
359 PM EDT MON APR 7 2014

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

HEAVY RAIN...1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN IS EXPECTED TO FALL ACROSS THE
REGION TONIGHT. MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE
AREAS WILL BE POSSIBLE.

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

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS REQUESTED AT THIS TIME. PLEASE RELAY ANY
REPORTS OF HAZARDOUS WEATHER INCLUDING...BUT NOT LIMITED TO LARGE
HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...AND FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AT 1-888-383-2024.

AMZ374-082000-
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
359 PM EDT MON APR 7 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS
EVENING AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT APPROACHING FROM THE WEST. THE
PRIMARY HAZARDS WITH THESE STORMS WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS
OF 35 KNOTS...ALTHOUGH ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...TV OR THE INTERNET FOR THE
LATEST FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE WATCHES AND WARNINGS FROM THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

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

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS REQUESTED AT THIS TIME. PLEASE RELAY ANY
REPORTS OF HAZARDOUS WEATHER INCLUDING...BUT NOT LIMITED TO LARGE
HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...AND FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AT 1-888-383-2024.

AMZ330-350-352-354-082000-
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-
359 PM EDT MON APR 7 2014

...TORNADO WATCH 68 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   TORNADO WATCH.

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

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS REQUESTED AT THIS TIME. PLEASE RELAY ANY
REPORTS OF HAZARDOUS WEATHER INCLUDING...BUT NOT LIMITED TO LARGE
HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...AND FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AT 1-888-383-2024.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 7, 2:31 PM EDT, 2 hours 11 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
231 PM EDT MON APR 07 2014

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

0132 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG 2 W DON HOLT BRIDGE     32.89N  79.99W
04/07/2014                   CHARLESTON         SC   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHWAY PATROL REPORTS A TREE DOWN AND
            IN THE ROADWAY IN THE EASTBOUND LANE OF I-526 NEAR MILE
            MARKER 19.

&&

EVENT NUMBER CHS1400527

BSH
Local storm report, Apr 7, 4:01 PM EDT, 41 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
401 PM EDT MON APR 07 2014

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

0320 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 S REIDSVILLE          32.04N  82.12W
04/07/2014                   TATTNALL           GA   911 CALL CENTER

            WARNING POINT REPORTED TREE DOWN AT THE 700 BLOCK OF
            ROD STRICKLAND ROAD.

&&

EVENT NUMBER CHS1400528

TIMTE
Local storm report, Apr 7, 4:15 PM EDT, 27 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
415 PM EDT MON APR 07 2014

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

0342 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 NNW MIDWAY            32.07N  81.90W
04/07/2014                   EVANS              GA   911 CALL CENTER

            WARNING POINT REPORTED TREE DOWN AT THE 2300 BLOCK OF
            JENNIE STATION ROAD. TELEPHONE LINE DOWN IN THE SAME
            AREA.

&&

EVENT NUMBER CHS1400529

TIMTE
Local storm report, Apr 7, 4:40 PM EDT, 2 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
440 PM EDT MON APR 07 2014

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

0425 PM     LIGHTNING        ALLENHURST              31.78N  81.61W
04/07/2014                   LIBERTY            GA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            HINESVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT REPORTED UTILITY POLE HAS
            BEEN STRUCK BY LIGHTNING AT THE INTERSECTION OF HORNE
            DRIVE AND OGLETHORPE HIGHWAY.

&&

EVENT NUMBER CHS1400530

TIMTE
Special weather statement, Apr 7, 4:42 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
442 PM EDT MON APR 7 2014

GAZ101-116>119-SCZ047-048-051-072145-
BEAUFORT-COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL
JASPER-EFFINGHAM-INLAND BRYAN-INLAND CHATHAM-INLAND JASPER-
442 PM EDT MON APR 7 2014

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF
EFFINGHAM...BRYAN...JASPER...CHATHAM AND BEAUFORT COUNTIES THROUGH
545 PM EDT...

AT 440 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM BLANDFORD TO 6
MILES WEST OF FORT MCALLISTER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...
BLOOMINGDALE...FAULKVILLE...I-16/I-95 INTERCHANGE...WILLIAMS...GOSHEN
HILLS...WESTWOOD...EBENEZER...OSSABAW SOUND...DEERFIELD...TALMADGE
MEMORIAL BRIDGE...

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A TORNADO WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT. THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE
TORNADOES SUDDENLY...SOMETIMES WITH LITTLE OR NO WARNING. BE ALERT
FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND BE READY TO ACT QUICKLY
IF SEVERE WEATHER IS OBSERVED OR A WARNING IS ISSUED.

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 3191 8127 3205 8137 3231 8142 3263 8066
      3258 8063 3256 8055 3249 8047 3242 8046
      3240 8042 3231 8043 3233 8045 3226 8065
      3223 8062 3209 8087 3205 8090 3203 8085
      3197 8086 3183 8104 3179 8105
TIME...MOT...LOC 2041Z 244DEG 38KT 3230 8130 3189 8129

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 6, 9:28 PM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryCHS2 hr
Apr 7, 5:12 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCHS93 min
Apr 7, 7:55 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCHS65 min
Apr 7, 3:01 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHSBryan, Bulloch, Evans, Liberty, Long, Tattnall59 min
Apr 7, 3:59 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHSBryan, Bulloch, Evans, Liberty46 min
Apr 7, 4:49 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHSLiberty, McIntosh56 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in South Carolina, 2014Special Weather Statements in Georgia, 2014Every special weather statement 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.