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Special Weather Statement, NWS Charleston, SC

June 6, 2014Chatham County, Georgia

NWS Charleston, SC issued this special weather statement at Jun 6, 2014, 8:13 PM EDT for Chatham County, Georgia. It was in force for 32 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 6, 2014, 8:13 PM EDT (00:13 UTC)
Expired: Jun 6, 2014, 8:45 PM EDT
In force: 32 min
Issued by: NWS Charleston, SC

County Chatham County, GA

The radar

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The text

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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 6, 7:38 PM EDT, 35 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 6, 7:38 PM EDT, 35 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 6, 4:07 PM EDT, 4 hours 6 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
407 PM EDT FRI JUN 6 2014

GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-137>141-SCZ040-042>045-047>052-072015-
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-
407 PM EDT FRI JUN 6 2014

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WILL
CONTINUE TO DEVELOP NORTHWEST OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND MOVE
SOUTHEASTWARD INTO THE REGION. A FEW OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS COULD
BECOME SEVERE...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND
GUSTS. THE MAIN TIME PERIOD FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE FROM 5 PM
TO 11 PM WITH THE PRIMARY THREAT BEING DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. THE
PRIMARY THREAT AREA FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE SOUTHEAST
GEORGIA...AS WELL AS AREAS ALONG AND NEAR THE SOUTH CAROLINA SIDE
OF THE SAVANNAH RIVER.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ASSISTANCE IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

AMZ330-350-352-354-374-072015-
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-
407 PM EDT FRI JUN 6 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS TO THE
NORTHWEST WILL MOVE OUT OVER THE COASTAL WATERS THIS EVENING. A
FEW OF THESE STORMS MAY PRODUCE WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 35 KNOTS
ALONG WITH FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES INTO THE EARLY MORNING
HOURS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ASSISTANCE IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 6, 6:40 PM EDT, 1 hour 33 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
640 PM EDT FRI JUN 06 2014

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

0636 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 NNW ALINE             32.39N  82.18W
06/06/2014                   CANDLER            GA   911 CALL CENTER

            2 TREES DOWN ON HIGHWAY 57 SOUTH.

&&

EVENT NUMBER CHS1400646

VB

Local storm report, Jun 6, 6:57 PM EDT, 1 hour 16 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
657 PM EDT FRI JUN 06 2014

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

0638 PM     TSTM WND DMG     METTER                  32.40N  82.06W
06/06/2014                   CANDLER            GA   911 CALL CENTER

            NUMEROUS TREES DOWN IN AND AROUND THE CITY OF METTER.

&&

EVENT NUMBER CHS1400647

VB

Special weather statement, Jun 6, 7:04 PM EDT, 1 hour 9 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
704 PM EDT FRI JUN 6 2014

GAZ115-116-137-138-062330-
EVANS-INLAND BRYAN-INLAND LIBERTY-LONG-
704 PM EDT FRI JUN 6 2014

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF EVANS...LIBERTY...
BRYAN AND LONG COUNTIES THROUGH 730 PM EDT...

AT 700 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM WILLIE TO NOBLE...
MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...
WILLIE...NOBLE...BEARDS CREEK...LETFORD...DONALD...TRINITY...FORT
STEWART...

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

HAVE AN ACTION PLAN READY IN THE EVENT THIS STORM STRENGTHENS OR A
WARNING IS ISSUED. CONTINUE TO MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS
FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.

&&

LAT...LON 3186 8192 3189 8191 3189 8189 3190 8190
      3192 8188 3195 8189 3197 8188 3204 8177
      3205 8177 3209 8171 3206 8138 3187 8140
      3170 8163 3184 8194
TIME...MOT...LOC 2304Z 283DEG 18KT 3200 8168 3188 8191

Local storm report, Jun 6, 7:18 PM EDT, 55 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 6, 7:32 PM EDT, 41 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
732 PM EDT FRI JUN 06 2014

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

0700 PM     TSTM WND DMG     GEORGIA SOUTHERN        32.41N  81.78W
06/06/2014                   BULLOCH            GA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            15 TO 20 LARGE TREES DOWN ALONG A LINE FROM REGISTER TO
            STATESBORO TO BROOKLET.

&&

EVENT NUMBER CHS1400649

VB

Local storm report, Jun 6, 7:50 PM EDT, 23 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
750 PM EDT FRI JUN 06 2014

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

0738 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 N MIDWAY              31.87N  81.43W
06/06/2014                   LIBERTY            GA   PUBLIC

            TREE DOWN ON THE LEROY COFFER HIGHWAY.

&&

EVENT NUMBER CHS1400650

VB

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 6, 8:11 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CHS		2 hr
Jun 6, 8:44 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CHS	Colleton, Dorchester	61 min
Jun 6, 9:10 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CHS		2 hr
Jun 6, 9:19 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CHS	Colleton, Dorchester	42 min
Jun 6, 9:32 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Beaufort	28 min
Jun 7, 2:10 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Colleton	35 min
Jun 7, 2:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Dorchester	33 min
Jun 7, 2:32 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CHS	Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester	58 min
Jun 7, 3:01 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CHS	Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester	59 min
Jun 7, 3:11 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	CHS	Berkeley, Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester	2 hr
Jun 7, 3:49 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CHS	Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester	56 min
Jun 7, 5:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Hampton	31 min
Jun 7, 5:47 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CHS	Allendale, Colleton, Hampton	58 min
Jun 7, 6:15 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CHS	Allendale, Hampton, Jasper	60 min
Jun 7, 7:19 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CHS	Hampton, Jasper	56 min
Jun 7, 7:05 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Effingham	25 min
Jun 7, 7:54 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CHS	Bryan, Bulloch, Chatham, Effingham	66 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.