Alert archive / South Carolina / Tornado Warnings in 2015
Tornado Warning 6, NWS Charleston, SC
NWS Charleston, SC issued this tornado warning at Sep 25, 2015, 12:45 AM EDT for Berkeley County, Charleston County, Dorchester County, South Carolina. It was in force for 45 min. 3 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
- Sep 25, 2015, 12:45 AM EDT (04:45 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 25, 2015, 1:30 AM EDT
- In force
- 45 min
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
Counties Berkeley County, SC, Charleston County, SC, Dorchester County, SC
The radar
The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 91 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:47 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25, 12:54 AM EDT | TORNADO | 4 Nnw Johns Island, SC | BROADCAST MEDIA RELAYED A PICTURE OF SEVERAL TREES DOWN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF MAIN ROAD AND RIVER ROAD. RIVER ROAD WAS CLOSED. |
| Sep 25, 12:55 AM EDT | TORNADO | 5 Ssw Shadowmoss, SC | BROADCAST MEDIA RELAYED A REPORT OF TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN NEAR THE LIMEHOUSE BRIDGE. |
| Sep 25, 12:59 AM EDT | TORNADO | 2 Ssw Shadowmoss, SC | A SPOTTER REPORTED SIDING OFF A HOME IN BOLTON LANDING. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Charleston AFB, SC (KCHS), launched 00:00Z, 4.8 hours before the alert went out and 11 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 449 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -13 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 655 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 27 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 98 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 193 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.2
- Supercell composite
- 2.5
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
135
WFUS52 KCHS 250445
TORCHS
SCC015-019-035-250530-
/O.NEW.KCHS.TO.W.0006.150925T0445Z-150925T0530Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1245 AM EDT FRI SEP 25 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
CHARLESTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA...
BERKELEY COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA...
DORCHESTER COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA...
* UNTIL 130 AM EDT
* AT 1245 AM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 8 MILES WEST OF CHARLESTON...MOVING NORTH AT 30
MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE
DAMAGE IS LIKELY.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CHARLESTON...NORTH CHARLESTON...HANAHAN...ARCHDALE...MAGNOLIA
GARDENS...MIDDLETON PLACE...I-26/I-526 INTERCHANGE AND HOLLYWOOD.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.
REPORT DAMAGE DIRECTLY TO THE CHARLESTON NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT
1-888-383-2024 WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO.
&&
LAT...LON 3279 8000 3275 8015 3291 8028 3297 8003
TIME...MOT...LOC 0445Z 160DEG 28KT 3275 8007
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$5 follow-up statements
157
WWUS52 KCHS 250452
SVSCHS
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1252 AM EDT FRI SEP 25 2015
SCC015-019-035-250530-
/O.CON.KCHS.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-150925T0530Z/
CHARLESTON SC-BERKELEY SC-DORCHESTER SC-
1252 AM EDT FRI SEP 25 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 AM EDT FOR
CHARLESTON...BERKELEY AND DORCHESTER COUNTIES...
AT 1252 AM EDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR MAGNOLIA
GARDENS...MOVING NORTH AT 30 MPH. RADAR WAS TRACKING DEBRIS WITH
THIS TORNADO.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CHARLESTON...NORTH CHARLESTON...HANAHAN...ARCHDALE...MAGNOLIA
GARDENS...MIDDLETON PLACE...I-26/I-526 INTERCHANGE AND HOLLYWOOD.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
LAT...LON 3279 8000 3275 8015 3291 8028 3297 8003
TIME...MOT...LOC 0452Z 157DEG 24KT 3279 8009
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$173
WWUS52 KCHS 250455
SVSCHS
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1255 AM EDT FRI SEP 25 2015
SCC015-019-035-250530-
/O.CON.KCHS.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-150925T0530Z/
CHARLESTON SC-BERKELEY SC-DORCHESTER SC-
1255 AM EDT FRI SEP 25 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 AM EDT FOR
CHARLESTON...BERKELEY AND DORCHESTER COUNTIES...
AT 1255 AM EDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR RED
TOP IN WEST ASHLEY...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 25 MPH. RADAR IS
TRACKING DEBRIS WITH THIS TORNADO.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CHARLESTON...NORTH CHARLESTON...HANAHAN...ARCHDALE...MAGNOLIA
GARDENS...MIDDLETON PLACE...I-26/I-526 INTERCHANGE AND HOLLYWOOD.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
LAT...LON 3279 8000 3275 8015 3291 8028 3297 8003
TIME...MOT...LOC 0455Z 153DEG 22KT 3278 8010
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$764
WWUS52 KCHS 250505
SVSCHS
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
105 AM EDT FRI SEP 25 2015
SCC015-019-035-250530-
/O.CON.KCHS.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-150925T0530Z/
CHARLESTON SC-BERKELEY SC-DORCHESTER SC-
105 AM EDT FRI SEP 25 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 AM EDT FOR
CHARLESTON...BERKELEY AND DORCHESTER COUNTIES...
AT 103 AM EDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR GRAND
OAKS...MOVING NORTH AT 30 MPH. RADAR CONTINUES TO TRACK
DEBRIS WITH THIS TORNADO.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CHARLESTON...NORTH CHARLESTON...HANAHAN...ARCHDALE...MAGNOLIA
GARDENS...MIDDLETON PLACE...HOLLYWOOD AND RAVENEL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
LAT...LON 3280 8002 3276 8016 3291 8028 3297 8003
TIME...MOT...LOC 0503Z 160DEG 28KT 3284 8013
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$194
WWUS52 KCHS 250518
SVSCHS
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
118 AM EDT FRI SEP 25 2015
SCC015-250527-
/O.CAN.KCHS.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-150925T0530Z/
BERKELEY SC-
118 AM EDT FRI SEP 25 2015
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR BERKELEY COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
LAT...LON 3282 8003 3279 8018 3291 8028 3295 8010
TIME...MOT...LOC 0517Z 150DEG 19KT 3284 8016
$$
SCC019-035-250530-
/O.CON.KCHS.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-150925T0530Z/
DORCHESTER SC-CHARLESTON SC-
118 AM EDT FRI SEP 25 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 AM EDT FOR
DORCHESTER AND CHARLESTON COUNTIES...
AT 117 AM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR MIDDLETON PLACE...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 20 MPH.
THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING A TORNADO IN WEST ASHLEY.
DAMAGE WAS REPORTED.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...NORTH CHARLESTON...ARCHDALE...MAGNOLIA
GARDENS... MIDDLETON PLACE...HOLLYWOOD AND SHADOWMOSS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
LAT...LON 3282 8003 3279 8018 3291 8028 3295 8010
TIME...MOT...LOC 0517Z 150DEG 19KT 3284 8016
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$814
WWUS52 KCHS 250526
SVSCHS
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
126 AM EDT FRI SEP 25 2015
SCC019-035-250535-
/O.EXP.KCHS.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-150925T0530Z/
DORCHESTER SC-CHARLESTON SC-
126 AM EDT FRI SEP 25 2015
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR DORCHESTER AND CHARLESTON COUNTIES WILL
EXPIRE AT 130 AM EDT...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER APPEARS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
LAT...LON 3282 8003 3279 8018 3291 8028 3295 8010
TIME...MOT...LOC 0524Z 160DEG 28KT 3284 8016
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24, 8:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Beaufort | 26 min |
| Sep 24, 9:45 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | Charleston, Colleton | 60 min |
| Sep 24, 10:14 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 31 min | |
| Sep 24, 10:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Beaufort | 28 min |
| Sep 24, 10:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Beaufort | 27 min |
| Sep 24, 10:35 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 115 min | |
| Sep 24, 10:44 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | Charleston, Colleton | 2 hr |
| Sep 24, 11:01 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | CHS | Berkeley, Colleton, Dorchester | 5 hr |
| Sep 24, 11:34 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | Beaufort | 86 min |
| Sep 25, 12:24 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester | 96 min |
| Sep 25, 12:37 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Charleston | 53 min |
| Sep 25, 12:38 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | CHS | Charleston | 37 min |
| Sep 25, 1:38 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Charleston | 37 min |
| Sep 25, 1:50 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester | 25 min |
| Sep 25, 2:11 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | Berkeley, Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester | 94 min |
| Sep 25, 3:45 AM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | CHS | 3 hr | |
| Sep 25, 10:57 AM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | CHS | 10 hr |
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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.