Alert archive / South Carolina / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2017
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 29, NWS Charleston, SC
NWS Charleston, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 3, 2017, 5:36 PM EDT for 4 counties in South Carolina. It was in force for 36 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
- Apr 3, 2017, 5:36 PM EDT (21:36 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 3, 2017, 6:12 PM EDT
- In force
- 36 min
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Beaufort County, SC, Colleton County, SC, Hampton County, SC, Jasper County, SC
The radar
The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 47 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:40 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.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 2:07 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Apr 3, 4:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Charleston AFB, SC (KCHS), launched 12:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 55 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1059 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 25 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 41 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 47 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
038
WUUS52 KCHS 032136
SVRCHS
SCC013-029-049-053-032230-
/O.NEW.KCHS.SV.W.0029.170403T2136Z-170403T2230Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Charleston SC
536 PM EDT MON APR 3 2017
The National Weather Service in Charleston has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for portions of...
Beaufort County in southeastern South Carolina...
Hampton County in southeastern South Carolina...
Colleton County in southeastern South Carolina...
Jasper County in southeastern South Carolina...
* Until 630 PM EDT
* At 535 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 7 miles south of Walterboro to 8 miles northeast of
Ridgeland, moving east 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...
Beaufort, Port Royal, Ridgeland, Yemassee, Clarendon,
Coosawhatchie, Gardens Corner and Lemon Island.
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.
&&
A tornado watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for southeastern
South Carolina.
LAT...LON 3280 8042 3279 8043 3274 8045 3272 8043
3271 8043 3271 8042 3260 8043 3234 8079
3254 8100 3270 8083 3288 8041
TIME...MOT...LOC 2135Z 289DEG 27KT 3279 8069 3253 8084
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
NED2 follow-up statements
988
WWUS52 KCHS 032153
SVSCHS
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston SC
553 PM EDT MON APR 3 2017
SCC049-032202-
/O.CAN.KCHS.SV.W.0029.000000T0000Z-170403T2230Z/
Hampton SC-
553 PM EDT MON APR 3 2017
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR HAMPTON COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the warned
area. Therefore the warning has been cancelled.
A tornado watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for southeastern
South Carolina.
A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for
southeastern South Carolina.
LAT...LON 3280 8042 3279 8043 3274 8045 3271 8042
3260 8043 3234 8079 3246 8091 3275 8071
3288 8041
TIME...MOT...LOC 2152Z 253DEG 48KT 3275 8055 3257 8058
$$
SCC013-029-053-032230-
/O.CON.KCHS.SV.W.0029.000000T0000Z-170403T2230Z/
Beaufort SC-Colleton SC-Jasper SC-
553 PM EDT MON APR 3 2017
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM EDT
FOR BEAUFORT...COLLETON AND JASPER COUNTIES...
At 552 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 12 miles southeast of Walterboro to 11 miles northeast
of Beaufort, moving east at 55 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Beaufort, Port Royal, Clarendon, Gardens Corner, Lemon Island,
Jacksonboro, Shell Point and Burton.
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.
&&
A tornado watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for southeastern
South Carolina.
LAT...LON 3280 8042 3279 8043 3274 8045 3271 8042
3260 8043 3234 8079 3246 8091 3275 8071
3288 8041
TIME...MOT...LOC 2152Z 253DEG 48KT 3275 8055 3257 8058
HAIL...0.88IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
NED641
WWUS52 KCHS 032212
SVSCHS
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston SC
612 PM EDT MON APR 3 2017
SCC013-029-053-032222-
/O.CAN.KCHS.SV.W.0029.000000T0000Z-170403T2230Z/
Beaufort SC-Colleton SC-Jasper SC-
612 PM EDT MON APR 3 2017
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR BEAUFORT...COLLETON AND JASPER
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the area.
Therefore the warning has been cancelled.
A tornado watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for southeastern
South Carolina.
A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for
southeastern South Carolina.
LAT...LON 3280 8042 3279 8043 3274 8045 3271 8042
3260 8043 3234 8079 3246 8091 3275 8071
3288 8041
TIME...MOT...LOC 2209Z 289DEG 27KT 3271 8040 3253 8043
$$
NEDThe office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 3:36 AM EDT | Rip Current Statement | CHS | 16 hr | |
| Apr 3, 3:37 AM EDT | Lake Wind Advisory | CHS | Berkeley | 19 hr |
| Apr 3, 4:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Allendale | 31 min |
| Apr 3, 4:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Allendale, Hampton | 59 min |
| Apr 3, 4:41 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CHS | Hampton | 24 min |
| Apr 3, 4:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Hampton, Jasper | 49 min |
| Apr 3, 4:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Colleton | 61 min |
| Apr 3, 5:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Dorchester | 33 min |
| Apr 3, 5:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Charleston, Dorchester | 31 min |
| Apr 3, 6:08 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 97 min | |
| Apr 3, 6:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester | 65 min |
| Apr 3, 6:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Charleston | 30 min |
| Apr 3, 6:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Charleston | 37 min |
| Apr 3, 6:29 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 91 min | |
| Apr 3, 6:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester | 54 min |
| Apr 3, 6:46 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 89 min | |
| Apr 3, 7:06 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 84 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.