Severe Thunderstorm Warning 9, NWS Charleston, SC

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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
415 PM EDT SUN APR 19 2015

GAC103-251-SCC049-053-192100-
/O.CON.KCHS.SV.W.0009.000000T0000Z-150419T2100Z/
SCREVEN GA-EFFINGHAM GA-HAMPTON SC-JASPER SC-
415 PM EDT SUN APR 19 2015

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EDT
FOR SCREVEN...EFFINGHAM...HAMPTON AND JASPER COUNTIES...

AT 414 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR SHIRLEY...OR
17 MILES NORTH OF SPRINGFIELD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

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

THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
SCREVEN...EFFINGHAM...HAMPTON AND JASPER COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE
FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ARDMORE...STAFFORD...BRIGHTON...NIXVILLE...DE
LOACH...COSBY AND OAKY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

INCREASED ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED AND A TORNADO WARNING MAY BE
NEEDED. REMAIN ALERT FOR A POSSIBLE TORNADO! TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP
QUICKLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. IF YOU SPOT A TORNADO TAKE SHELTER
IN A CLOSET...BATHROOM OR SMALL CENTRAL ROOM IN A STURDY STRUCTURE.

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.

&&

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN
GEORGIA AND SOUTHEASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA.

LAT...LON 3242 8146 3266 8150 3283 8120 3267 8104
TIME...MOT...LOC 2014Z 230DEG 25KT 3263 8135 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH

$$

FWA

519 
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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
439 PM EDT SUN APR 19 2015

GAC103-251-192048-
/O.CAN.KCHS.SV.W.0009.000000T0000Z-150419T2100Z/
SCREVEN GA-EFFINGHAM GA-
439 PM EDT SUN APR 19 2015

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SCREVEN AND EFFINGHAM COUNTIES
IS CANCELLED...
    
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF 
THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN
GEORGIA AND SOUTHEASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA.

LAT...LON 3267 8104 3254 8127 3256 8128 3255 8128
      3256 8129 3255 8129 3256 8130 3256 8132
      3274 8135 3283 8120
TIME...MOT...LOC 2038Z 230DEG 27KT 3275 8118 

$$

SCC049-053-192100-
/O.CON.KCHS.SV.W.0009.000000T0000Z-150419T2100Z/
HAMPTON SC-JASPER SC-
439 PM EDT SUN APR 19 2015

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EDT
FOR HAMPTON AND JASPER COUNTIES...

AT 438 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER LENA...OR NEAR
LAKE WARREN STATE PARK...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

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

THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
HAMPTON AND JASPER COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
NIXVILLE...DE LOACH...COSBY...STAFFORD AND BRIGHTON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. TORNADOES CAN
DEVELOP QUICKLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. ALTHOUGH A TORNADO IS NOT
IMMEDIATELY LIKELY...IF ONE IS SPOTTED...ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A
PLACE OF SAFETY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR
SMALL INTERIOR ROOM.

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.

&&

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN
GEORGIA AND SOUTHEASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA.

LAT...LON 3267 8104 3254 8127 3256 8128 3255 8128
      3256 8129 3255 8129 3256 8130 3256 8132
      3274 8135 3283 8120
TIME...MOT...LOC 2038Z 230DEG 27KT 3275 8118 

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

$$

FWA

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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
453 PM EDT SUN APR 19 2015

SCC049-053-192102-
/O.EXP.KCHS.SV.W.0009.000000T0000Z-150419T2100Z/
HAMPTON SC-JASPER SC-
453 PM EDT SUN APR 19 2015

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR HAMPTON AND JASPER COUNTIES
WILL EXPIRE AT 500 PM EDT...
        
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

HOWEVER...AN ADDITIONAL SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN 
EFFECT FOR HAMPTON AND JASPER COUNTY THROUGH 530 PM.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN
GEORGIA AND SOUTHEASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA.

LAT...LON 3267 8104 3254 8127 3256 8128 3255 8128
      3256 8129 3255 8129 3256 8130 3256 8132
      3274 8135 3283 8120
TIME...MOT...LOC 2051Z 230DEG 27KT 3275 8118 

$$

FWA

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
147 PM EDT SUN APR 19 2015

.SYNOPSIS...
A WARM FRONT WILL LIFT INTO THE AREA TODAY...ACCOMPANIED BY AN UPPER
LEVEL DISTURBANCE. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE AREA MONDAY...
MOVING OFFSHORE MONDAY NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN TUESDAY
THROUGH THURSDAY. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL DROP THROUGH THE AREA
THURSDAY NIGHT...THEN A STORM SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE REGION NEXT
WEEKEND.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/...
EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...QUICK UPDATE TO INCLUDE TORNADO WATCH 79
WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 8 PM. NO CHANGE TO PREVIOUS FORECAST
THINKING AND PREVIOUS DISCUSSION FOLLOWS BELOW.

LATE THIS MORNING...THE WARM FRONT PRECIPITATION THAT HAD
BLOSSOMED EARLIER THIS MORNING ACROSS SOUTHEAST GEORGIA HAS
DISSIPATED PRETTY RAPIDLY AS IT LIFTS TO THE NORTHEAST. AS
SUCH...THE REST OF THE MORNING WILL BE RELATIVELY QUIET AHEAD OF
THE MAIN FORECAST PROBLEM WHICH IS THE LARGE AREA OF CONVECTION
CURRENTLY IMPACTING MUCH OF ALABAMA/GEORGIA/FLORIDA.

OVERALL...THERE WILL BE LIMITED PRECIPITATION COVERAGE OUT AHEAD
OF THE APPROACHING LINE OTHER THAN SCATTERED DISCRETE
SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS THAT SHOULD DEVELOP RIGHT AS THE LINE PUSHES
INTO THE WESTERN ZONES. CURRENTLY...THE RECENT RUNS OF THE HRRR
SEEMS TO HAVE AN EXCELLENT HANDLE ON THE POSITION OF THE
CONVECTION AND ITS AFTERNOON PROGRESSION SEEMS QUITE REASONABLE.
REGARDING TIMING...THE HRRR IS RUNNING ABOUT AN HOUR OR TWO ON
THE SLOW SIDE SO WE THINK THE LINE OF STORMS WILL BEGIN IMPACTING
THE WESTERN ZONES IN THE 1-2PM WINDOW. THIS WOULD PUT THE LINE
INTO THE SAVANNAH METRO AREA 3-5PM AND THEN THE CHARLESTON REGION
BETWEEN 6-8PM. THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WEATHER APPEARS TO BE
INCREASING. UPSTREAM OFFICES HAVE BEEN ISSUING A MIXTURE OF
SEVERE/TORNADO WARNINGS THIS MORNING WITH A NUMBER OF WIND DAMAGE
REPORTS. BASED ON ITS LOCATION RELATIVE TO THE LINE AT 12Z...THE
TAE MORNING SOUNDING IS LIKELY THE BEST SAMPLING OF THE
APPROACHING NEAR STORM ENVIRONMENT. AS SUCH...WE EXPECT A STRONGLY
SHEARED ENVIRONMENT WITH A NICE VEERING OF THE LOW LEVEL PROFILE
AND CAPE VALUES INCREASING INTO THE 1500-2000 J/KG RANGE. IN
FACT...THE TAE SOUNDING HAS A DISTINCT ELEVATED MIXED LAYER THAT
ACTUALLY SHOWS UP WELL WHEN LOOKING AT HRRR SOUNDINGS LATER THIS
AFTERNOON. ONE OF THE MORE TROUBLING ASPECTS IS THE POTENTIAL FOR
A WINDOW OF CLEARING NOTED ON VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGERY. AS THIS
CLEARING HAS MOVED ACROSS SOUTH GEORGIA TEMPERATURES HAVE RISEN
INTO THE UPPER 70S AND EVEN TO 80 WITHIN JUST AN HOUR. GIVEN LOW
LEVEL THICKNESS VALUES AS THEY ARE...EVEN A BRIEF PERIOD OF SUN
WILL LEAD TO A RAPID WARM UP AND INCREASE THE SURFACE
DESTABILIZATION POTENTIAL.

SO USING THE HRRR AND ITS SOUNDINGS AS THE BEST REPRESENTATION OF
THE AFTERNOON NEAR STORM ENVIRONMENT...IT APPEARS WE ARE LOOKING
AT CAPE VALUES AS HIGH AS 2500 J/KG...0-3 KM SHEAR OF 30-35
KT...AND SRH VALUES BETWEEN 150-250 THANKS TO THE SOUTHEAST
BACKED LOW LEVEL FLOW. SUCH AN ENVIRONMENT WILL LIKELY FAVOR A
CONVECTIVE MODE OF LINEAR SEGMENTS WITH EMBEDDED SUPERCELL
ELEMENTS AND EVEN THE POTENTIAL FOR A DISCRETE SUPERCELL OR TWO.
DAMAGING WIND GUSTS CONTINUES TO BE THE PRIMARY SEVERE WEATHER
THREAT...BUT THE SHEAR AND LOW LEVEL VEERING WILL ALSO PROVIDE A
TORNADO THREAT AS WELL. MUCH WILL BE DETERMINED BY HOW MUCH SUN
CAN BREAK THROUGH AND TEMPERATURES WARM. ONE OTHER POTENTIAL THING
TO WATCH IS THAT THE CURRENT SOUTHEAST WINDS COULD ADVECT IN A
SLIGHTLY MORE STABLE MARINE ENVIRONMENT. HOWEVER...GIVEN THAT WE
ARE OUT OF THE COOLEST SHELF WATER SEASON THIS IMPACT IS EXPECTED
TO BE LIMITED.

&&

.SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH 6 AM MONDAY/...
TONIGHT...THE SHORTWAVE WILL PUSH OFF THE COAST AND ELEVATED POPS
DURING THE EVENING HOURS SHOULD DECREASE BELOW 15 PERCENT AS
SOMEWHAT DRIER AIR AND TEMPORARY SUBSIDENCE DEVELOP OVERNIGHT INTO
EARLY MONDAY. ANOTHER IN A SERIES OF VERY MILD OVERNIGHTS WITH
TEMPS ONLY FALLING TO THE MID 60S ONCE AGAIN.

THE LONGWAVE TROUGH WILL PERSIST TO OUR WEST ON MONDAY WHILE A
SERIES OF POTENT SHORTWAVES LIFT NORTHEAST THROUGH THE LOCAL
FORECAST AREA. A 145 KT SOUTHERN STREAM JET STREAK IS PROGGED TO
SLIDE ALONG THE CENTRAL GULF COAST REGION DURING THE DAY...SPREADING
A REGION OF ENHANCED UPPER LEVEL DIVERGENCE INTO SC/GA IN THE AFTERNOON.
MODEL TIME SECTIONS SHOW CONSIDERABLE DRYING ABOVE 850 MB EARLY IN
THE PERIOD...WITH PWATS DROPPING BELOW 1.25" BY MONDAY AFTERNOON.
THE MAIN COLD FRONT WILL SLOWLY MOVE EAST DURING THE DAY...CROSSING
THE REGION AT SOME POINT MONDAY EVENING. GIVEN THE DRY AIR ALOFT...
CONSIDERABLE BREAKS IN THE CLOUDS AND COMPRESSIONAL HEATING AHEAD
OF THE FRONT SHOULD HELP PUSH TEMPS INTO THE MID/UPPER 80S.

THE BIG QUESTION ON MONDAY IS HOW MUCH CONVECTIVE COVERAGE DEVELOPS.
THE DEEP DRY LAYER ABOVE THE SURFACE MAY LIMIT THE INITIAL
CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT. HOWEVER...MODELS ARE HINTING AT AN UPSTREAM
CONVECTIVE CLUSTER MOVING INTO WESTERN AREAS LATER IN THE AFTERNOON.
THERMODYNAMICS AND KINEMATICS ARE QUITE IMPRESSIVE ON MONDAY. 40-50
KT OF 0-6 KM BULK SHEAR...CAPES OF 1500-2000 J/KG AND DOWNDRAFT
CAPES 1000 TO 1500 J/KG. A FAIRLY ROBUST SEA BREEZE IS EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP IN THE AFTERNOON GIVEN SUCH WARM TEMPS INLAND AND PREVAILING
SOUTHERLY FLOW. THIS MAY COME INTO PLAY LATE IN THE DAY IF UPSTREAM
CONVECTION MOVES IN FROM THE WEST.

GIVEN THE SOMEWHAT DRIER TREND IN THE LATEST MODELS...WE MINIMIZED
POPS MONDAY MORNING WITH VALUES INCREASING TO 30-40% IN THE
AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY ACROSS INTERIOR SC/GA. AS THE ACTIVITY AHEAD
OF THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH OUR AREA IT SHOULD BE GRADUALLY
WEAKENING. THEN SOME ADDITIONAL ACTIVITY...LIKELY WEAKER...COULD
ACCOMPANY THE ACTUAL FRONT LATER IN THE EVENING OR OVERNIGHT. WE
PLAN TO MAINTAIN SEVERE WEATHER POTENTIAL IN THE HAZARDOUS WEATHER
OUTLOOK.

HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN BEHIND THE FRONT WITH DRY WEATHER AND
SEASONABLE TEMPERATURES TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. HIGHS WILL CLIMB TO
NEAR 80 BOTH DAYS WITH OVERNIGHT LOWS IN THE MID 50S.

&&

.LONG TERM /MONDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
A ZONAL PATTERN WILL EXIST MUCH OF THE PERIOD. A WEAK BACK DOOR COLD
FRONT DROPS THROUGH THE AREA THURSDAY NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL STALL TO
THE SOUTH BEFORE LIFTING BACK NORTH AS A WARM FRONT FRIDAY NIGHT AND
SATURDAY. A PRONOUNCED SHORTWAVE EMBEDDED IN THE QUASI-ZONAL FLOW
WILL MOVE THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT ACCOMPANIED BY A COLD FRONT.
PRECIPITATION POSSIBLE STARTING FRIDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUING INTO
SATURDAY NIGHT. TEMPS WILL BE MODERATED BY INCREASING CLOUD COVER
AND WEAK COLD ADVECTION.

&&

.AVIATION /18Z SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
MVFR CEILINGS HAVE RETURNED TO BOTH TERMINALS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON
AND THE MAIN FORECAST ISSUE THROUGH THE EVENING WILL BE TIMING
THUNDERSTORMS INTO THE FORECAST. BASED ON CURRENT RADAR TRENDS AND
HI-RES MODEL GUIDANCE...IT LOOKS LIKE THUNDER WILL REACH KSAV AND
IMPACT THE TERMINAL BETWEEN 20Z-22Z. HAVE GONE WITH IFR CONDITIONS
IN THUNDER WITH GUSTY WINDS TO ALMOST 40 KT BASED ON SOME UPSTREAM
OBSERVATIONS. AT KCHS...THUNDER WILL ARRIVE LATER AND IT IS
UNCLEAR IF IT WILL BE AS STRONG AS IT IS EXPECTED AT KSAV. HAVE
GONE WITH 22Z-00Z AT KCHS WITH IFR CONDITIONS AND SLIGHTLY LESSER
WIND GUSTS. ONCE THE CONVECTION MOVE EAST OF THE TERMINALS THERE
WILL BE A BIT OF A LULL UNTIL IFR CEILINGS ARE PROGGED TO RETURN
AFTER MIDNIGHT. BOTH SITES GET PREVAILING IFR CEILINGS THROUGH THE
LATE NIGHT...SCATTERING OUT MONDAY MORNING.

EXTENDED AVIATION OUTLOOK...SCATTERED SHOWERS/TSTMS EXPECTED AT BOTH
TERMINALS MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH BRIEF MVFR CEILING/VSBY
RESTRICTIONS POSSIBLE. OTHERWISE VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED.

&&

.MARINE...
A WARM FRONT WILL LIFT THROUGH THE WATERS TODAY...FOLLOWED BY
INTENSIFYING SOUTH/SOUTHWEST FLOW. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS EARLY
THIS MORNING WILL BECOME SE PRIOR TO THE WARM FRONT WHICH WILL
SHIFT FLOW SW TO S TONIGHT. WHILE SPEEDS INCREASE TONIGHT AND SEAS
SLOWLY BUILD...THE AVERAGE SPEED COULD REACH ONLY 15 KT BY
DAYBREAK OVER NEAR SHORE WATERS WITH SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR THUNDERSTORMS WITH STRONG WINDS OVER THE
WATERS THIS AFTERNOON EVENING. VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS REDUCING
LOCAL VSBYS BELOW 1 NM ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGEST
STORMS MOVING OFFSHORE LATE IN THE DAY AND EARLY THIS EVENING.

A PREVAILING SSW FLOW WILL EXIST MONDAY MORNING AS A COLD FRONT
APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. THE GRADIENT WILL STRENGTHEN DURING THE
AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COAST WHERE A STRONG SEA BREEZE
DEVELOPS DUE TO MID/UPPER 80S TEMPS OVER LAND. THE LATEST GFS AND
NAM MOS AT FOLLY BEACH SC SHOW SFC WINDS EXCEEDING 20 KT LATE MONDAY
AFTERNOON WHEN THE SEA BREEZE IS STRONGEST. THIS SEEMS FAIRLY
REASONABLE GIVEN THE PATTERN AND THE WARMER INLAND TEMPS EXPECTED. A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY EVENTUALLY BE REQUIRED FOR CHARLESTON
HARBOR MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR WINDS/GUSTS IN THE 20-30 KT RANGE.

A BRIEF PERIOD OF SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP OVER
OFFSHORE WATERS MONDAY NIGHT AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH AND
WINDS GUST TO 25 KT WITH SOME 6 FT SEAS ALSO POSSIBLE.

TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY LOOK FAIRLY QUIET OVER THE WATERS AS HIGH
PRESSURE PREVAILS.

&&

.TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...
THERE IS A CHANCE THAT THE HIGH TIDE COULD REACH OR SLIGHTLY
EXCEED 7.0 FT MLLW ON CHARLESTON HARBOR THIS EVENING.

&&

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

&&

NEAR TERM...BSH
SHORT TERM...JRL
LONG TERM...JRL
AVIATION...BSH
MARINE...JRL
TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
117 PM EDT SUN APR 19 2015

AMZ352-354-GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-137>141-SCZ040-042>044-047>049-
051-201730-
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-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 JASPER-BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-COASTAL JASPER-
117 PM EDT SUN APR 19 2015

...TORNADO WATCH 79 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL
WATERS...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.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE
AREA MONDAY NIGHT. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP
AHEAD OF THE FRONT AND SOME OF THESE COULD BECOME SEVERE WITH
DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND LARGE HAIL MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY
EVENING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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.

AMZ330-350-374-SCZ045-050-052-201730-
CHARLESTON HARBOR-
WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-INLAND BERKELEY-CHARLESTON-TIDAL BERKELEY-
117 PM EDT SUN APR 19 2015

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...A BAND OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT
SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. CONDITIONS
ARE FAVORABLE FOR SOME STORMS TO BECOME SEVERE...WITH DAMAGING
WINDS AND PERHAPS AN ISOLATED TORNADO. THE RISK FOR SEVERE WEATHER
WILL BE GREATEST BETWEEN 5 PM AND 8 PM.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE
AREA MONDAY NIGHT. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP
AHEAD OF THE FRONT AND SOME OF THESE COULD BECOME SEVERE WITH
DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND LARGE HAIL MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY
EVENING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
241 PM EDT SUN APR 19 2015

GAZ137-191930-
LONG GA-
241 PM EDT SUN APR 19 2015

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF LONG COUNTY UNTIL 330
PM EDT...

AT 240 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
SCREVEN...OR NEAR JESUP...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

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

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LUDOWICI AND DONALD.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3186 8191 3169 8162 3159 8171 3161 8174
      3160 8174 3161 8175 3161 8177 3162 8177
      3163 8179 3166 8180 3165 8182 3167 8185
      3171 8188 3173 8191 3175 8191 3176 8195
TIME...MOT...LOC 1840Z 202DEG 27KT 3151 8193

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
253 PM EDT SUN APR 19 2015

GAZ099-114-137-191930-
CANDLER GA-TATTNALL GA-LONG GA-
253 PM EDT SUN APR 19 2015

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF LONG...CANDLER AND
TATTNALL COUNTIES UNTIL 330 PM EDT...

AT 252 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A LINE OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR NUNEZ TO GRAHAM TO
NEAR GARDI...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

DIME SIZE HAIL...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS
OF 50 TO 55 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
REIDSVILLE...METTER...LUDOWICI...TIBET...GLENNVILLE...COLLINS...
COBBTOWN AND DONALD.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THESE STORMS 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.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3245 8218 3247 8203 3206 8205 3169 8154
      3154 8166 3166 8180 3167 8185 3179 8195
      3179 8199 3182 8202 3186 8210 3190 8211
      3189 8213 3191 8213 3192 8222 3218 8218
      3235 8225
TIME...MOT...LOC 1852Z 242DEG 48KT 3249 8242 3187 8244 3154 8184

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
323 PM EDT SUN APR 19 2015

GAZ087-192000-
JENKINS GA-
323 PM EDT SUN APR 19 2015

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF JENKINS COUNTIES
UNTIL 400 PM EDT...

AT 322 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A LINE OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES SOUTH OF HEPHZIBAH
TO NEAR GARFIELD...AND MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MILLEN...BUTTS...HERNDON...PERKINS...SCARBORO AND EMMALANE.

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 3289 8212 3292 8208 3292 8195 3295 8186
      3293 8178 3292 8177 3291 8177 3267 8187
      3265 8184 3261 8201 3266 8208 3274 8211
      3281 8215
TIME...MOT...LOC 1922Z 272DEG 37KT 3317 8214 3261 8210

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
325 PM EDT SUN APR 19 2015

GAZ088-100-101-192000-
EFFINGHAM GA-BULLOCH GA-SCREVEN GA-
325 PM EDT SUN APR 19 2015

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF BULLOCH...SCREVEN AND
EFFINGHAM COUNTIES UNTIL 400 PM EDT...

AT 325 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
LEEFIELD...OR 9 MILES EAST OF STATESBORO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35
MPH.

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

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BROOKLET...OLIVER...EGYPT...SHAWNEE 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 3229 8164 3236 8175 3261 8160 3248 8136
TIME...MOT...LOC 1925Z 218DEG 28KT 3242 8163

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
353 PM EDT SUN APR 19 2015

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

0333 PM     TSTM WND DMG     WALTHOURVILLE           31.77N  81.63W
04/19/2015                   LIBERTY            GA   PUBLIC

            NUMEROUS TREES DOWN ACROSS ROUTE 84.

&&

EVENT NUMBER CHS1500208

MTE