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Special Weather Statement, NWS Charleston, SC
NWS Charleston, SC issued this special weather statement at Jul 9, 2016, 1:44 PM EDT for Bulloch County, Georgia. It was in force for 46 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
- Jul 9, 2016, 1:44 PM EDT (17:44 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 9, 2016, 2:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 46 min
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, SC
County Bulloch County, GA
The radar
The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 74 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:46 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Charleston AFB, SC (KCHS), launched 12:00Z, 5.7 hours before the alert went out and 175 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
- 1008 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -168 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1430 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 123 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 138 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
The text
As transmitted.
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</html>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 Jul 9, 11:06 AM EDT, 2 hours 38 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 9, 11:06 AM EDT, 2 hours 38 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 9, 6:39 AM EDT, 7 hours 5 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 639 AM EDT SAT JUL 9 2016 GAZ118-119-SCZ043>045-047>052-101045- INLAND CHATHAM-COASTAL CHATHAM-INLAND COLLETON-DORCHESTER- INLAND BERKELEY-INLAND JASPER-BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON- COASTAL JASPER-TIDAL BERKELEY- 639 AM EDT SAT JUL 9 2016 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. HEAT ADVISORY. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPACT SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A FEW OF THE THUNDERSTORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WINDS...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL BEING THE PRIMARY HAZARDS. THE RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE THE GREATEST BETWEEN 1 PM AND 7 PM. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS...TV OR YOUR LOCAL NEWS SOURCE FOR THE LATEST UPDATES FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .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. AMZ330-350-352-354-374-GAZ087-088-099>101-114>117-137>141-SCZ040-042- 101045- 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-LONG-INLAND LIBERTY-COASTAL LIBERTY- INLAND MCINTOSH-COASTAL MCINTOSH-ALLENDALE-HAMPTON- 639 AM EDT SAT JUL 9 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS...SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPACT SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A FEW OF THE THUNDERSTORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WINDS...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL BEING THE PRIMARY HAZARDS. THE RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE THE GREATEST BETWEEN 1 PM AND 7 PM. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS...TV OR YOUR LOCAL NEWS SOURCE FOR THE LATEST UPDATES FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .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.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 9, 12:10 PM EDT, 1 hour 34 minutes before
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</html>Local storm report, Jul 9, 12:41 PM EDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1241 PM EDT SAT JUL 09 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1119 AM TSTM WND DMG 2 WNW MAYBANK BRIDGE 32.76N 80.04W
07/09/2016 CHARLESTON SC PUBLIC
REPORT OF A LARGE TREE DOWN ACROSS RUSHLAND LANDING RD
ON JOHNS ISLAND...BLOCKING ACCESS TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD
&&
EVENT NUMBER CHS1600570
CBSpecial weather statement, Jul 9, 12:47 PM EDT, 57 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1247 PM EDT SAT JUL 9 2016
SCZ050-091730-
CHARLESTON SC-
1247 PM EDT SAT JUL 9 2016
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF CHARLESTON COUNTY
UNTIL 130 PM EDT...
AT 1246 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER WADMALAW ISLAND...OR 14 MILES NORTHEAST OF
EDISTO BEACH...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...STRONG WINDS 45 TO 55 MPH.
IMPACT...EXPECT MINOR DAMAGE TO TREE LIMBS AND BLOWING AROUND OF
LIGHT...UNSECURED OBJECTS.
SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...
CHARLESTON...HOLLYWOOD...FOLLY BEACH...RAVENEL...SEABROOK ISLAND...KIAWAH
ISLAND...MEGGETT AND ROCKVILLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EXCESSIVE CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 15 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
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 NWS.CHARLESTONSC@NOAA.GOV.
&&
LAT...LON 3258 7999 3256 8005 3252 8015 3252 8018
3253 8021 3252 8022 3253 8026 3254 8026
3257 8036 3279 8032 3266 7987
TIME...MOT...LOC 1646Z 278DEG 16KT 3265 8016
CBSpecial weather statement, Jul 9, 12:55 PM EDT, 49 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1255 PM EDT SAT JUL 9 2016
GAZ087-088-100-091745-
BULLOCH GA-SCREVEN GA-JENKINS GA-
1255 PM EDT SAT JUL 9 2016
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF BULLOCH...JENKINS AND
SCREVEN COUNTIES UNTIL 145 PM EDT...
AT 1254 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR GARFIELD...OR 12 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MILLEN...
MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...STRONG WINDS 45 TO 55 MPH AND UP TO PENNY SIZED HAIL.
IMPACT...EXPECT MINOR DAMAGE TO TREE LIMBS AND BLOWING AROUND OF
LIGHT...UNSECURED OBJECTS. MINOR HAIL DAMAGE TO PLANTS...
TREES AND CROPS IS POSSIBLE. DAMAGE TO WINDSHIELDS IS
UNLIKELY.
SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...
MIDDLEGROUND...WESTSIDE...BUTTS...PORTAL...ROCKY FORD...HOPEULIKIT...
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. YOU CAN ALSO EMAIL YOUR
REPORT TO NWS.CHARLESTONSC@NOAA.GOV.
&&
LAT...LON 3281 8213 3266 8173 3245 8187 3251 8197
3252 8198 3254 8203 3256 8203 3261 8200
3266 8208 3280 8214
TIME...MOT...LOC 1654Z 300DEG 16KT 3270 8212
CBSpecial weather statement, Jul 9, 1:44 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
144 PM EDT SAT JUL 9 2016
GAZ088-099-100-091830-
BULLOCH GA-CANDLER GA-SCREVEN GA-
144 PM EDT SAT JUL 9 2016
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF BULLOCH...CANDLER AND
SCREVEN COUNTIES UNTIL 230 PM EDT...
AT 143 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER MIDDLEGROUND...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.
HAZARD...STRONG WINDS 45 TO 55 MPH AND UP TO PENNY SIZED HAIL.
IMPACT...EXPECT MINOR DAMAGE TO TREE LIMBS AND BLOWING AROUND OF
LIGHT...UNSECURED OBJECTS. MINOR HAIL DAMAGE TO PLANTS...
TREES AND CROPS IS POSSIBLE. DAMAGE TO WINDSHIELDS IS
UNLIKELY.
SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...
STATESBORO...METTER...MIDDLEGROUND...WESTSIDE...BROOKLET...PORTAL...PULASKI
AND REGISTER.
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 NWS.CHARLESTONSC@NOAA.GOV.
&&
LAT...LON 3265 8187 3258 8153 3226 8160 3230 8183
3242 8210
TIME...MOT...LOC 1743Z 288DEG 15KT 3255 8183
CBThe office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 9, 12:35 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Allendale | 25 min |
| Jul 9, 12:53 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Allendale, Berkeley, Colleton, Dorchester, Hampton | 52 min |
| Jul 9, 1:26 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Berkeley | 34 min |
| Jul 9, 1:56 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Berkeley, Colleton, Dorchester | 49 min |
| Jul 9, 2:58 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 62 min | |
| Jul 9, 3:09 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 66 min | |
| Jul 9, 3:15 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 60 min | |
| Jul 9, 3:34 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | CHS | Berkeley, Colleton, Dorchester | 12 hr |
| Jul 9, 11:01 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Colleton | 29 min |
| Jul 9, 11:04 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Charleston | 26 min |
| Jul 9, 12:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Charleston | 35 min |
| Jul 9, 12:23 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 52 min | |
| Jul 9, 12:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Charleston | 43 min |
| Jul 9, 2:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Charleston | 27 min |
| Jul 9, 2:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Beaufort, Jasper | 40 min |
| Jul 9, 2:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Hampton | 37 min |
| Jul 9, 3:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Jasper | 39 min |
| Jul 9, 3:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Hampton, Jasper | 47 min |
| Jul 9, 3:21 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 84 min | |
| Jul 9, 3:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Jasper | 25 min |
| Jul 9, 3:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Charleston | 38 min |
| Jul 9, 3:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Beaufort, Charleston, Colleton, Jasper | 53 min |
| Jul 9, 4:01 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 89 min | |
| Jul 9, 4:40 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 95 min | |
| Jul 9, 5:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Berkeley | 32 min |
| Jul 9, 5:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Berkeley, Dorchester | 42 min |
| Jul 9, 5:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Dorchester | 37 min |
| Jul 9, 12:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Jenkins | 50 min |
| Jul 9, 2:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Bulloch, Candler | 30 min |
| Jul 9, 2:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Bulloch, Candler | 44 min |
| Jul 9, 2:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Bulloch, Effingham | 54 min |
| Jul 9, 3:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Evans | 23 min |
| Jul 9, 3:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Jenkins | 30 min |
| Jul 9, 4:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Jenkins | 52 min |
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