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Special Weather Statement, NWS Charleston, SC

August 9, 2014Long County, Georgia

NWS Charleston, SC issued this special weather statement at Aug 9, 2014, 1:41 PM EDT for Long County, Georgia. It was in force for 64 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: Aug 9, 2014, 1:41 PM EDT (17:41 UTC)
Expired: Aug 9, 2014, 2:45 PM EDT
In force: 64 min
Issued by: NWS Charleston, SC

County Long County, GA

The nearest sounding before it

Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 12:00Z, 5.7 hours before the alert went out and 130 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.

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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: 1076 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -54 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 805 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 3 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -64 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: -45 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 Aug 9, 10:56 AM EDT, 2 hours 45 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 9, 10:56 AM EDT, 2 hours 45 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 9, 3:39 AM EDT, 10 hours 2 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
339 AM EDT SAT AUG 9 2014

AMZ330-350-352-354-374-100745-
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-
339 AM EDT SAT AUG 9 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL
AFFECT THE COASTAL WATERS THIS AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT. WIND GUSTS
IN EXCESS OF 35 KNOTS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH FREQUENT CLOUD
TO WATER LIGHTNING. SPECIAL MARINE WARNINGS MAY BE NEEDED. IN
ADDITION...HEAVY RAINS COULD REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN 1 NM
AT TIMES.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS AND COAST GUARD
BROADCASTS FOR THE LATEST FORECAST AND WARNING INFORMATION FROM
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ASSISTANCE MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

GAZ117-119-139-141-SCZ048>052-100745-
COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH-
BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-TIDAL BERKELEY-
339 AM EDT SAT AUG 9 2014

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM TO 10 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

HEAVY RAIN AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND
SOUTHEAST GEORGIA TODAY...WHICH WILL LINGER INTO TONIGHT. THERE
WILL BE A RISK FOR FLASH FLOODING WITH THESE SLOW MOVING
THUNDERSTORMS AND FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS OR FLOOD ADVISORIES COULD
BE NEEDED. THE RISK FOR FLOODING WILL BE ESPECIALLY ELEVATED THIS
EVENING AT THE COAST SHOULD HEAVY RAINS FALL DURING THE ALREADY
HIGH ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDES. IN ADDITION...ISOLATED SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS THAT ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS AND
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...TV OR YOUR LOCAL NEWS SOURCE
FOR THE LATEST FORECAST AND WARNING INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON.

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

   COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

COASTAL FLOODING...ASTRONOMICAL FACTORS AND PERIODS OF ONSHORE
WIND WILL ELEVATE HIGH TIDE LEVELS THIS WEEKEND. SHALLOW SALT
WATER FLOODING IS POSSIBLE AROUND THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE...AND
COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORIES COULD EVENTUALLY BE REQUIRED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ASSISTANCE MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

GAZ087-088-099>101-114>116-118-137-138-140-SCZ040-042>045-047-100745-
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-
339 AM EDT SAT AUG 9 2014

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

HEAVY RAIN AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND
SOUTHEAST GEORGIA TODAY...WHICH WILL LINGER INTO TONIGHT. THERE
WILL BE A RISK FOR FLASH FLOODING WITH THESE SLOW MOVING
THUNDERSTORMS AND FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS OR FLOOD ADVISORIES COULD
BE NEEDED. THE RISK FOR FLOODING WILL BE ESPECIALLY ELEVATED THIS
EVENING AT THE COAST SHOULD HEAVY RAINS FALL DURING THE ALREADY
HIGH ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDES. IN ADDITION...ISOLATED SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS THAT ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS AND
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...TV OR YOUR LOCAL NEWS SOURCE
FOR THE LATEST FORECAST AND WARNING INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ASSISTANCE MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 9, 1:41 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
141 PM EDT SAT AUG 9 2014

GAZ137-138-091845-
INLAND LIBERTY-LONG-
141 PM EDT SAT AUG 9 2014

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF LIBERTY AND LONG
COUNTIES THROUGH 245 PM EDT...

AT 137 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM...NEAR JONES CREEK...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...
WEFANIE...JONES CREEK...GUM BRANCH...ELIM...CREEK ISLAND...
LUDOWICI...MILL CREEK...AIMAR...MURRAYS CROSSING...

PREPARE NOW FOR THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS...
GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH...
DIME SIZE HAIL...
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...

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.

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LAT...LON 3194 8177 3171 8144 3168 8147 3170 8147
      3170 8149 3158 8156 3154 8166 3155 8170
      3158 8170 3161 8174 3160 8175 3161 8175
      3161 8177 3165 8180 3165 8183 3166 8185
      3179 8193
TIME...MOT...LOC 1742Z 312DEG 10KT 3179 8178

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 8, 11:43 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CHS		62 min
Aug 9, 12:14 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CHS	Beaufort	91 min
Aug 9, 12:38 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CHS		67 min
Aug 9, 3:28 AM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	CHS		19 hr
Aug 9, 3:32 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Charleston	28 min
Aug 9, 3:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Beaufort	27 min
Aug 9, 3:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Charleston	49 min
Aug 9, 4:02 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CHS	Berkeley, Charleston	88 min
Aug 9, 4:30 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CHS		2 hr
Aug 9, 4:33 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Beaufort	27 min
Aug 9, 4:58 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CHS	Beaufort, Jasper	2 hr
Aug 9, 5:38 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CHS	Berkeley, Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester	112 min
Aug 9, 6:27 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CHS	Berkeley	2 hr
Aug 9, 6:48 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CHS	Berkeley, Charleston	102 min
Aug 9, 7:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Berkeley	44 min
Aug 9, 7:08 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	CHS	Berkeley	3 hr
Aug 9, 2:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Liberty	49 min
Aug 9, 4:09 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Chatham	51 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.