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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 49, NWS Charleston, SC

June 17, 2016Berkeley County, Colleton County, Dorchester County, South Carolina

NWS Charleston, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 17, 2016, 3:44 PM EDT for Berkeley County, Colleton County, Dorchester County, South Carolina. It was in force for 61 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
Jun 17, 2016, 3:44 PM EDT (19:44 UTC)
Expired
Jun 17, 2016, 4:45 PM EDT
In force
61 min
Issued by
NWS Charleston, SC
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Berkeley County, SC, Colleton County, SC, Dorchester County, SC

The radar

The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 111 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:47 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 17, 3:47 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG6 E Canadys, SCSC STATE HWY PATROL REPORTS A TREE DOWN ON AUGUSTA HWY NEAR SIDNEYS RD. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR
Jun 17, 4:06 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG4 S Canadys, SCSC STATE HWY PATROL REPORTS TREE DOWN ON BURLINGTON RD NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF PLEASANT GROVE RD. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR
Jun 17, 4:06 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG4 S Canadys, SCSC STATE HWY PATROL REPORTS A TREE DOWN IN THE ROADWAY NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF BURLINGTON RD AND CREEKBED LN. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR

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

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 17, 1:52 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Charleston AFB, SC (KCHS), launched 12:00Z, 7.7 hours before the alert went out and 49 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Charleston AFB, SC at 12:00Z on 2016-06-17Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 666 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Charleston AFB, SC at 12:00Z on 2016-06-17The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 193 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
666 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-257 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1607 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
19 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
193 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
148 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.2

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The text

As transmitted.

937 
WUUS52 KCHS 171944
SVRCHS
SCC015-029-035-172045-
/O.NEW.KCHS.SV.W.0049.160617T1944Z-160617T2045Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
344 PM EDT FRI JUN 17 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF...
  DORCHESTER COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA...
  BERKELEY COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA...
  COLLETON COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA...

* UNTIL 445 PM EDT

* AT 344 PM EDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
  EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SAINT GEORGE TO 14 MILES
  NORTHEAST OF MONCKS CORNER...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

  HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

  IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE 
           TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES. 

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  SAINT GEORGE...INDIAN FIELD...DORCHESTER...ST. GEORGE...ST. STEPHEN...
  HARLEYVILLE...BONNEAU AND REEVESVILLE.

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 3343 7987 3343 7988 3340 7985 3337 7980
      3338 7979 3334 7975 3297 8067 3314 8078
      3327 8047 3326 8043 3326 8036 3328 8035
      3327 8030 3330 8025 3337 8024 3349 7995
TIME...MOT...LOC 1944Z 327DEG 25KT 3311 8065 3334 7984 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$
2 follow-up statements
965 
WWUS52 KCHS 172014
SVSCHS

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
414 PM EDT FRI JUN 17 2016

SCC015-029-035-172045-
/O.CON.KCHS.SV.W.0049.000000T0000Z-160617T2045Z/
DORCHESTER SC-BERKELEY SC-COLLETON SC-
414 PM EDT FRI JUN 17 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM EDT
FOR DORCHESTER...BERKELEY AND COLLETON COUNTIES...

AT 414 PM EDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES NORTH OF WALTERBORO TO 11 MILES NORTHEAST OF
GIVHANS FERRY STATE PARK...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO 
         ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SAINT GEORGE...INDIAN FIELD...DORCHESTER...ST. GEORGE...HARLEYVILLE...
REEVESVILLE...CANADYS AND SOUTHERN LAKE MOULTRIE.

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 3325 7999 3297 8067 3314 8078 3327 8047
      3326 8043 3326 8036 3328 8035 3327 8030
      3333 8016
TIME...MOT...LOC 2014Z 307DEG 28KT 3301 8067 3318 8030 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$
667 
WWUS52 KCHS 172040
SVSCHS

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
440 PM EDT FRI JUN 17 2016

SCC015-029-035-172050-
/O.EXP.KCHS.SV.W.0049.000000T0000Z-160617T2045Z/
DORCHESTER SC-BERKELEY SC-COLLETON SC-
440 PM EDT FRI JUN 17 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR DORCHESTER...BERKELEY AND
COLLETON COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 445 PM EDT...
            
THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSE AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA.

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
CHARLESTON.

LAT...LON 3325 7999 3297 8067 3314 8078 3327 8047
      3326 8043 3326 8036 3328 8035 3327 8030
      3333 8016
TIME...MOT...LOC 2035Z 327DEG 25KT 3301 8067 3318 8030 

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 17, 3:32 AM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryCHS4 days
Jun 17, 2:51 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHSBerkeley, Colleton, Dorchester54 min
Jun 17, 3:23 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHSAllendale, Colleton, Hampton67 min
Jun 17, 3:36 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHSBerkeley, Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester54 min
Jun 17, 3:49 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCHS116 min
Jun 17, 4:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHSBeaufort, Colleton, Hampton, Jasper67 min
Jun 17, 4:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHSBerkeley, Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester63 min
Jun 17, 4:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHSAllendale, Colleton, Hampton, Jasper61 min
Jun 17, 4:47 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHSAllendale, Hampton, Jasper58 min
Jun 17, 4:50 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHSBeaufort, Colleton, Jasper55 min
Jun 17, 5:15 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCHS60 min
Jun 17, 5:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHSJasper60 min
Jun 17, 5:37 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCHS53 min
Jun 17, 5:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHSBeaufort, Jasper64 min
Jun 17, 5:43 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCHS62 min
Jun 17, 6:10 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCHS2 hr
Jun 17, 6:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHSJasper62 min

Nearby

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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.