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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 158, NWS Charleston, SC

August 18, 2015Bulloch County, Effingham County, Screven County, Georgia

NWS Charleston, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 18, 2015, 8:50 PM EDT for Bulloch County, Effingham County, Screven County, Georgia. It was in force for 55 min. 4 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: Aug 18, 2015, 8:50 PM EDT (00:50 UTC)
Expired: Aug 18, 2015, 9:45 PM EDT
In force: 55 min
Issued by: NWS Charleston, SC
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Bulloch County, GA, Effingham County, GA, Screven County, GA

The radar

The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 73 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:53 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.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Aug 18, 9:05 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	2 Ene Middleground, GA	WARNING POINT REPORTED LARGE TREE DOWN AT THE INTERSECTION OF LAKEVIEW ROAD AND BERNARD SMITH ROAD.
Aug 18, 9:05 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	2 Nne Middleground, GA	PUBLIC REPORTED 10-15 LARGE PINE TREES DOWN ON MIDDLE GROUND ROAD NEAR MALLARD POND ROAD.
Aug 18, 9:15 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	4 W Brooklet, GA	PUBLIC REPORTED TWO TREES DOWN AT THE 500 BLOCK OF SOUTH WELL LANE.
Aug 18, 9:23 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	4 Nnw Brooklet, GA	SPOTTER REPORTED TWO TREES DOWN AND SHINGLES TORN OFF ROOF ON BURKHALTER ROAD NEAR FIVE CHOP ROAD.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

Did it verify

Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched 4 storm reports to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 15 minutes after it went out.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

The nearest sounding before it

Charleston AFB, SC (KCHS), launched 00:00Z, 0.8 hours before the alert went out and 174 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: 615 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -95 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 981 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 21 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 76 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 104 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.1
Supercell composite: 3.1

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

926 
WUUS52 KCHS 190050
SVRCHS
GAC031-103-251-190145-
/O.NEW.KCHS.SV.W.0158.150819T0050Z-150819T0145Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
850 PM EDT TUE AUG 18 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF...
  SCREVEN COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN GEORGIA...
  BULLOCH COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN GEORGIA...
  EFFINGHAM COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN GEORGIA...

* UNTIL 945 PM EDT

* AT 850 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR WESTSIDE...
  MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

  HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS. 

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

  IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES. 

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  STATESBORO...WESTSIDE...MIDDLEGROUND...BROOKLET...OLIVER...
  REGISTER...EGYPT AND HOPEULIKIT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

REPORT DAMAGE DIRECTLY TO THE CHARLESTON NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT
1-888-383-2024 WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO.

&&

LAT...LON 3271 8164 3242 8138 3231 8191 3236 8194
      3242 8192 3242 8194 3245 8195
TIME...MOT...LOC 0050Z 237DEG 20KT 3240 8188 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

3 follow-up statements

625 
WWUS52 KCHS 190105
SVSCHS

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
905 PM EDT TUE AUG 18 2015

GAC031-103-251-190145-
/O.CON.KCHS.SV.W.0158.000000T0000Z-150819T0145Z/
SCREVEN GA-BULLOCH GA-EFFINGHAM GA-
905 PM EDT TUE AUG 18 2015

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM EDT
FOR SCREVEN...BULLOCH AND EFFINGHAM COUNTIES...

AT 904 PM EDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM MIDDLEGROUND TO 6 MILES SOUTH OF STATESBORO...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
GEORGIA SOUTHERN...STATESBORO...MIDDLEGROUND...BROOKLET...
OLIVER...REGISTER...EGYPT...HOPEULIKIT AND LEEFIELD.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REPORT DAMAGE DIRECTLY TO THE CHARLESTON NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT
1-888-383-2024 WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO.

&&

LAT...LON 3271 8164 3242 8138 3232 8187 3241 8190
      3248 8191
TIME...MOT...LOC 0104Z 233DEG 23KT 3255 8181 3236 8179 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

606 
WWUS52 KCHS 190117
SVSCHS

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
917 PM EDT TUE AUG 18 2015

GAC031-103-251-190145-
/O.CON.KCHS.SV.W.0158.000000T0000Z-150819T0145Z/
SCREVEN GA-BULLOCH GA-EFFINGHAM GA-
917 PM EDT TUE AUG 18 2015

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM EDT
FOR SCREVEN...BULLOCH AND EFFINGHAM COUNTIES...

AT 917 PM EDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF MIDDLEGROUND TO NEAR
STATESBORO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
STATESBORO...MIDDLEGROUND...BROOKLET...OLIVER...EGYPT...LEEFIELD...
DOVER AND CAPTOLO.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REPORT DAMAGE DIRECTLY TO THE CHARLESTON NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT
1-888-383-2024 WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO.

&&

LAT...LON 3271 8164 3242 8138 3233 8180 3242 8183
      3254 8184
TIME...MOT...LOC 0117Z 236DEG 21KT 3259 8173 3239 8173 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

005 
WWUS52 KCHS 190121
SVSCHS

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
921 PM EDT TUE AUG 18 2015

GAC031-103-251-190145-
/O.CON.KCHS.SV.W.0158.000000T0000Z-150819T0145Z/
SCREVEN GA-BULLOCH GA-EFFINGHAM GA-
921 PM EDT TUE AUG 18 2015

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM EDT
FOR SCREVEN...BULLOCH AND EFFINGHAM COUNTIES...

AT 919 PM EDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR MIDDLEGROUND TO NEAR STATESBORO...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. AT 915 PM...TREES WERE REPORTED BLOWN DOWN
         NEAR BROOKLET.
        
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
STATESBORO...MIDDLEGROUND...BROOKLET...OLIVER...EGYPT...LEEFIELD...
DOVER AND CAPTOLO.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

REPORT DAMAGE DIRECTLY TO THE CHARLESTON NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT
1-888-383-2024 WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO.

&&

LAT...LON 3271 8164 3242 8138 3233 8180 3242 8183
      3254 8184
TIME...MOT...LOC 0119Z 237DEG 20KT 3259 8174 3239 8174 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Aug 18, 7:49 PM EDT, 1 hour 1 minute earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 18, 7:49 PM EDT, 1 hour 1 minute before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
749 PM EDT TUE AUG 18 2015

.SYNOPSIS...
ATLANTIC HIGH PRESSURE WILL PREVAIL INTO LATE WEEK WHILE AN INLAND
TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE AND WEAK COLD FRONT EVENTUALLY APPROACH FROM
THE NORTHWEST. THE FRONT WILL DISSIPATE OVER OR NEAR THE AREA
SATURDAY...WITH HIGH PRESSURE TO RETURN SUNDAY. ANOTHER COLD FRONT
WILL APPROACH EARLY NEXT WEEK.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING/...
MESOSCALE BOUNDARY COLLISIONS CONTINUE TO SUPPORT SCATTERED
SHOWERS/TSTMS ACROSS THE AREA. CAN NOT RULE OUT AN ISOLATED SEVERE
TSTMS ACROSS INTERIOR SOUTHEAST GEORGIA WHERE INSTABILITY REMAINS
THE GREATEST. THERE IS ALSO A RISK FOR HEAVY RAINFALL. ADJUSTED
NEAR TERM POPS TO MATCH GOING RADAR TRENDS.

LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT...DIURNAL COOLING/STABILIZATION
SHOULD TRANSLATE TO A STEADY DECREASE IN PRECIPITATION
COVERAGE/INTENSITY ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. MAINTAINED ONGOING
SLIGHT CHANCE POPS THROUGH THE NIGHT...BUT PRECIPITATION COULD
COMPLETELY DISSIPATE AWAY FROM THE COAST OVERNIGHT. AT THE
COAST...GUIDANCE CONTINUES TO DEPICT AN INCREASE IN NOCTURNAL
CONVECTION BY LATE TONIGHT. THIS...POPS RAMP BACK UP TO AT LEAST
CHANCE OVER COASTAL COUNTIES AND ACROSS ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.

TEMPS WILL BOTTOM OUT IN THE 70S ACROSS THE REGION...AND DEWPOINTS
IN THE 70S WILL REMAIN COMMON.

&&

.SHORT TERM /6 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY/...
ATLANTIC HIGH PRESSURE AND AN INLAND TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE TO
PREVAIL. AN UNSEASONABLY MOIST AIR MASS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE AND
WITH SOME UPPER JET AND SHORTWAVE FORCING FOR ASCENT RAIN CHANCES
SHOULD BE AT OR ABOVE NORMAL...ESPECIALLY WEDNESDAY. THE THREAT FOR
SEVERE STORMS WILL BE LOW GIVEN LIMITED SHEAR AND MODEST INSTABILITY
BUT LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES WHICH COULD
LEAD TO FLOODING...ESPECIALLY IN LOW-LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.
TEMPERATURES WILL BE ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH THE PERIOD WITH HEAT INDEX
VALUES LIKELY PEAKING AROUND 100 DEGREES INLAND WEDNESDAY AND ABOVE
100 DEGREES INLAND THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

&&

.LONG TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/...
THERE IS DEFINITELY AN ANTICIPATED CHANGE IN THE RECENT UNSETTLED
PATTERN...AS A DEEP ANTICYCLONE ALOFT STEADILY RETROGRADES WESTWARD
THIS WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK...AND IS REPLACED BY THIS SUMMERS
TYPICAL EAST COAST COAST BY LATE IN THE FORECAST PERIOD. AT THE
SURFACE...AN UPSTREAM COLD FRONT AND PRE-FRONTAL TROUGH WILL
APPROACH LATE THIS WEEK...BUT DISSIPATES SATURDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDS OVER THE NE PART OF THE NATION INTO SUNDAY. HOWEVER...ANOTHER
COLD FRONT WILL ATTEMPT TO APPROACH EARLY NEXT WEEK. LESS AVAILABLE
MOISTURE AND LIMITED FORCING WILL ALLOW FOR MORE TYPICAL SCATTERED
AND MAINLY DIURNAL CONVECTION...UNTIL PROBABILITIES COULD CLIMB WITH
THE COLD FRONT NEXT WEEK. TEMPS WILL AVERAGE NEAR OR ABOVE NORMAL.

&&

.AVIATION /00Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
VFR. WILL HAVE TO WATCH FOR POSSIBLE LOW CLOUDS/SHALLOW FOG AT THE
TERMINALS. ATTM IT APPEARS THERE WILL BE TOO MUCH HIGH CLOUDINESS
IN PLACE TO SUPPORT WIDESPREAD DEVELOPMENT. WATCHING UPSTREAM
CONVECTION...BUT ATTM IT APPEARS THIS WILL MISS BOTH TERMINALS.
WILL AMEND IF NEEDED. SHOWERS/TSTMS COULD IMPACT THE TERMINALS
AGAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

EXTENDED AVIATION...PRIMARILY VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO PREVAIL
THROUGH SATURDAY...WITH A DECENT CHANCE OF OCCASIONAL FLIGHT
RESTRICTIONS DUE TO CONVECTION AT THE TERMINALS. BUT NO EXTENDED
PERIODS OF LOW CLOUDS OR REDUCED VSBYS ARE ANTICIPATED.

&&

.MARINE...
TONIGHT...SOUTH WINDS WILL VEER SOUTHWEST OVERNIGHT. WILL SEE A
BIT OF A NOCTURNAL SURGE...15 KT NEARSHORE WATERS AND 15-20 KT
OFFSHORE AND CHARLESTON COUNTY WATERS. SEAS 2-4 FT.

FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...SUB-TROPICAL ATLANTIC HIGH PRESSURE GIVES
WAY TO A WEAKENING COLD FRONT THAT FALLS APART IN OR NEAR THE REGION
SATURDAY...FOLLOWED BY CONTINENTAL HIGH PRESSURE TO THE NORTH INTO
SUNDAY. SW WINDS WINDS IN ADVANCE OF THE COLD FRONT WILL BACK TO
EAST/SE OVER THE WEEKEND...BUT WINDS/SEAS WILL REMAIN WELL BELOW ANY
ADVISORY THRESHOLDS.

SOME OF THE SCATTERED T-STORMS INTO THE WEEKEND WILL BE STRONG...AND
MARINERS SHOULD PLAN ACCORDINGLY FOR LOCALLY STRONG
WINDS...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING STRIKES AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN
PERIODIC HEAVY RAINS.

&&

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

&&

ST

Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 18, 3:51 AM EDT, 16 hours 59 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
351 AM EDT TUE AUG 18 2015

AMZ330-350-352-354-374-GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-137>141-SCZ040-
042>045-047>052-190800-
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-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-
351 AM EDT TUE AUG 18 2015

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

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, Aug 18, 5:01 PM EDT, 3 hours 49 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
501 PM EDT TUE AUG 18 2015

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

0459 PM     FLASH FLOOD      1 NW CHARLESTON         32.79N  79.94W
08/18/2015                   CHARLESTON         SC   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            CHARLESTON POLICE DEPARTMENT REPORTED SMITH STREET AT
            MORRIS STREET CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING.

&&

EVENT NUMBER CHS1500875

TIMTE

Local storm report, Aug 18, 5:16 PM EDT, 3 hours 34 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
516 PM EDT TUE AUG 18 2015

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

0513 PM     FLASH FLOOD      DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON     32.78N  79.94W
08/18/2015                   CHARLESTON         SC   EMERGENCY MNGR

            CITY OF CHARLESTON EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTS NUMEROUS
            ROADS REMAIN CLOSED THROUGHOUT DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON. MANY
            CARS ARE FLOODED OR STALLED. TRAFFIC REMAINS HEAVY.
            SOCIAL MEDIA IMAGES SHOW WATER SURROUNDING MANY HOMES
            AND BUSINESSES IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA. THE MARKET AREA IS
            FLOODED AND UNDER WATER.

&&

EVENT NUMBER CHS1500876

Local storm report, Aug 18, 5:22 PM EDT, 3 hours 28 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
522 PM EDT TUE AUG 18 2015

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

0521 PM     HEAVY RAIN       1 WNW CHARLESTON        32.79N  79.95W
08/18/2015  M3.61 INCH       CHARLESTON         SC   MESONET

&&

EVENT NUMBER CHS1500877

Special weather statement, Aug 18, 6:18 PM EDT, 2 hours 32 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
618 PM EDT TUE AUG 18 2015

GAZ140-141-182245-
COASTAL MCINTOSH GA-INLAND MCINTOSH GA-COASTAL MCINTOSH GA-
618 PM EDT TUE AUG 18 2015

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF MCINTOSH COUNTY UNTIL
645 PM EDT...

AT 617 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
COX...OR 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF DARIEN...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.

WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
DARIEN...MERIDIAN...VALONA...COX...CARNIGAN AND RIDGEVILLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 15 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.

THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND
TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

&&

LAT...LON 3133 8144 3138 8155 3145 8162 3152 8162
      3149 8129 3142 8131 3143 8133 3140 8132
      3140 8133 3137 8133 3137 8134 3136 8133
      3133 8134 3133 8137 3132 8134 3132 8139
      3131 8142
TIME...MOT...LOC 2217Z 285DEG 13KT 3142 8157

Special weather statement, Aug 18, 7:14 PM EDT, 1 hour 36 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
714 PM EDT TUE AUG 18 2015

SCZ049-182345-
COASTAL COLLETON SC-
714 PM EDT TUE AUG 18 2015

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF COLLETON COUNTY UNTIL
745 PM EDT...

AT 714 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
BENNETTS POINT...OR 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF EDISTO BEACH...MOVING SOUTH
AT 15 MPH.

WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BENNETTS POINT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 15 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.

&&

LAT...LON 3261 8042 3261 8039 3258 8040 3256 8042
      3255 8042 3253 8038 3250 8036 3247 8041
      3251 8044 3249 8047 3253 8054 3262 8050
TIME...MOT...LOC 2314Z 004DEG 12KT 3256 8044

Special weather statement, Aug 18, 8:43 PM EDT, 7 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
843 PM EDT TUE AUG 18 2015

GAZ099-100-190115-
BULLOCH GA-CANDLER GA-
843 PM EDT TUE AUG 18 2015

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF BULLOCH AND CANDLER
COUNTIES UNTIL 915 PM EDT...

AT 843 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
PULASKI...OR NEAR WESTSIDE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
STATESBORO...WESTSIDE...MIDDLEGROUND...BROOKLET...PULASKI...
REGISTER...HOPEULIKIT AND LEEFIELD.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REPORT DAMAGE DIRECTLY TO THE CHARLESTON NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT
1-888-383-2024 WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO. YOU CAN ALSO EMAIL YOUR
REPORT TO CHS.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV.

&&

LAT...LON 3260 8176 3255 8169 3254 8166 3239 8156
      3227 8190 3227 8194 3242 8204
TIME...MOT...LOC 0043Z 240DEG 21KT 3238 8192

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 18, 8:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Bulloch	32 min
Aug 18, 9:27 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CHS	Effingham, Screven	32 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.