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Special Weather Statement, NWS Charleston, SC

July 19, 2016Effingham County, Georgia

NWS Charleston, SC issued this special weather statement at Jul 19, 2016, 6:46 PM EDT for Effingham County, Georgia. It was in force for 59 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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Issued: Jul 19, 2016, 6:46 PM EDT (22:46 UTC)
Expired: Jul 19, 2016, 7:45 PM EDT
In force: 59 min
Issued by: NWS Charleston, SC

County Effingham County, GA

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What forecasters said that day

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NWS Charleston, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Jul 19, 4:00 PM EDT, 2 hours 46 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 19, 4:00 PM EDT, 2 hours 46 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 19, 4:03 AM EDT, 14 hours 43 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
403 AM EDT TUE JUL 19 2016

AMZ330-350-352-354-374-GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-137>141-SCZ040-
042>045-047>052-200815-
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-
403 AM EDT TUE JUL 19 2016

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

Special weather statement, Jul 19, 6:17 PM EDT, 29 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 19, 6:20 PM EDT, 26 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
620 PM EDT TUE JUL 19 2016

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

0613 PM     HAIL             5 WNW HUGER             33.12N  79.88W
07/19/2016  E0.88 INCH       BERKELEY           SC   PUBLIC

            PUBLIC REPORTED NICKEL SIZED HAIL ALONG ROUTE 402 NEAR
            BONNEAU FERRY DRIVE.

&&

EVENT NUMBER CHS1600621

SPR

Special weather statement, Jul 19, 6:24 PM EDT, 22 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
624 PM EDT TUE JUL 19 2016

GAZ114-137-138-192300-
TATTNALL GA-LONG GA-INLAND LIBERTY GA-
624 PM EDT TUE JUL 19 2016

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF LIBERTY...LONG AND
TATTNALL COUNTIES UNTIL 700 PM EDT...

AT 623 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES EAST OF
MIDWAY TO NEAR DONALD. THESE STORMS WERE NEARLY STATIONARY.

  HAZARD...STRONG WINDS 45 TO 55 MPH AND EXCESSIVE CLOUD TO GROUND
           LIGHTNING.

  IMPACT...EXPECT MINOR DAMAGE TO TREE LIMBS AND BLOWING AROUND OF
           LIGHT...UNSECURED OBJECTS. ALL OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES SHOULD
           CEASE. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY.

SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE...
GLENNVILLE AND DONALD.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS AND MAY LEAD
TO FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR
VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.

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 3205 8185 3202 8165 3167 8184 3167 8185
      3171 8188 3173 8191 3175 8191 3176 8195
      3179 8195 3178 8198 3182 8202 3181 8203
      3182 8203
TIME...MOT...LOC 2223Z 179DEG 2KT 3200 8175 3178 8190

Special weather statement, Jul 19, 6:29 PM EDT, 17 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
629 PM EDT TUE JUL 19 2016

SCZ043-044-050-192300-
DORCHESTER SC-INLAND COLLETON SC-CHARLESTON SC-
629 PM EDT TUE JUL 19 2016

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF CHARLESTON...
DORCHESTER AND COLLETON COUNTIES UNTIL 700 PM EDT...

AT 628 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR GIVHANS TO
ARCHDALE...AND MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 10 MPH.

  HAZARD...STRONG WINDS 45 TO 55 MPH AND EXCESSIVE CLOUD TO GROUND
           LIGHTNING.

  IMPACT...EXPECT MINOR DAMAGE TO TREE LIMBS AND BLOWING AROUND OF
           LIGHT...UNSECURED OBJECTS. ALL OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES SHOULD
           CEASE. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY.

SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE... SLANDS
BRIDGE...ARCHDALE... MAGNOLIA GARDENS...MIDDLETON PLACE AND
HOLLYWOOD.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EXCESSIVE CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 15 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.

&&

LAT...LON 3289 8054 3277 8011 3295 8005 3303 8040
TIME...MOT...LOC 2228Z 039DEG 7KT 3297 8037 3292 8012

Local storm report, Jul 19, 6:46 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
646 PM EDT TUE JUL 19 2016

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

0625 PM     HEAVY RAIN       2 NE ARCHDALE           32.93N  80.07W
07/19/2016  M2.42 INCH       CHARLESTON         SC   COCORAHS

            RAIN FELL SINCE 545 PM EDT.

&&

EVENT NUMBER CHS1600622

SPR

Special weather statement, Jul 19, 6:46 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
646 PM EDT TUE JUL 19 2016

GAZ100-101-116-192345-
BULLOCH GA-EFFINGHAM GA-INLAND BRYAN GA-
646 PM EDT TUE JUL 19 2016

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF BULLOCH...EFFINGHAM
AND BRYAN COUNTIES UNTIL 745 PM EDT...

AT 646 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR PINEORA TO
PEMBROKE. THESE STORMS WERE NEARLY STATIONARY.

  HAZARD...STRONG WINDS 45 TO 55 MPH AND EXCESSIVE CLOUD TO GROUND
           LIGHTNING.

  IMPACT...EXPECT MINOR DAMAGE TO TREE LIMBS AND BLOWING AROUND OF
           LIGHT...UNSECURED OBJECTS. ALL OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES SHOULD
           CEASE. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY.

SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE...
PEMBROKE...BAY...LANIER...GUYTON...STILSON...ELLABELL...MARLOW AND
EDEN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THESE STORMS MAY INTENSIFY. 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 3234 8126 3200 8152 3218 8177 3241 8150
TIME...MOT...LOC 2246Z 044DEG 2KT 3230 8143 3215 8163

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 19, 5:25 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CHS	Berkeley, Charleston	65 min
Jul 19, 5:41 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Dorchester	19 min
Jul 19, 5:45 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CHS	Berkeley, Dorchester	33 min
Jul 19, 5:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Charleston	27 min
Jul 19, 6:02 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Berkeley	28 min
Jul 19, 6:14 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CHS	Berkeley, Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester	91 min
Jul 19, 6:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Charleston	13 min
Jul 19, 6:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Dorchester	31 min
Jul 19, 6:32 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CHS	Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester	43 min
Jul 19, 6:51 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Hampton	24 min
Jul 19, 7:16 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Colleton	29 min
Jul 19, 7:38 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CHS	Colleton	52 min
Jul 19, 7:41 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CHS	Hampton, Jasper	49 min
Jul 18, 8:10 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Bulloch	35 min
Jul 19, 4:49 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Tattnall	26 min
Jul 19, 6:11 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Evans	34 min
Jul 19, 6:24 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Long	36 min
Jul 19, 6:41 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CHS	Liberty, Long, Tattnall	94 min
Jul 19, 7:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Effingham	30 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.