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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 91, NWS Charleston, SC

August 23, 2017Bryan County, Chatham County, Effingham County, Georgia

NWS Charleston, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 23, 2017, 6:19 PM EDT for Bryan County, Chatham County, Effingham County, Georgia. It was in force for 42 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
Aug 23, 2017, 6:19 PM EDT (22:19 UTC)
Expired
Aug 23, 2017, 7:01 PM EDT
In force
42 min
Issued by
NWS Charleston, SC
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.88 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Bryan County, GA, Chatham County, GA, Effingham County, GA

The radar

The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:23 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Charleston AFB, SC (KCHS), launched 12:00Z, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 154 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 2017-08-23Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 27 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 2017-08-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 31 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
27 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-96 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1220 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
9 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
31 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
46 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

281 
WUUS52 KCHS 232219
SVRCHS
GAC029-051-103-232315-
/O.NEW.KCHS.SV.W.0091.170823T2219Z-170823T2315Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Charleston SC
619 PM EDT WED AUG 23 2017

The National Weather Service in Charleston has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for portions of...
  Bryan County in southeastern Georgia...
  Effingham County in southeastern Georgia...
  Chatham County in southeastern Georgia...

* Until 715 PM EDT

* At 619 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Pooler,
  moving east at 5 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. 

  SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

  IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and powerlines. 

* Locations impacted include...
  Pooler, Bloomingdale, Eden and Meldrim. 

This warning includes I-16 between mile markers 147 and 156.
 
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 3209 8142 3218 8142 3220 8128 3208 8127
TIME...MOT...LOC 2219Z 277DEG 6KT 3213 8136 

HAIL...0.88IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$
2 follow-up statements
207 
WWUS52 KCHS 232251
SVSCHS

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston SC
651 PM EDT WED AUG 23 2017

GAC029-103-232301-
/O.CAN.KCHS.SV.W.0091.000000T0000Z-170823T2315Z/
Bryan GA-Effingham GA-
651 PM EDT WED AUG 23 2017

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR BRYAN AND EFFINGHAM COUNTIES
IS CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of 
the warned area.

LAT...LON 3216 8130 3217 8128 3208 8127 3209 8139
      3210 8139
TIME...MOT...LOC 2251Z 248DEG 7KT 3209 8136 

$$

GAC051-232315-
/O.CON.KCHS.SV.W.0091.000000T0000Z-170823T2315Z/
Chatham GA-
651 PM EDT WED AUG 23 2017

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM EDT
FOR CHATHAM COUNTY...

At 651 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near I-16/I-95
Interchange, moving east at 10 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. 

SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and powerlines. 

Locations impacted include...
Pooler and Bloomingdale. 

This warning includes I-16 between mile markers 151 and 156.
 
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 3216 8130 3217 8128 3208 8127 3209 8139
      3210 8139
TIME...MOT...LOC 2251Z 248DEG 7KT 3209 8136 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$
585 
WWUS52 KCHS 232301
SVSCHS

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston SC
701 PM EDT WED AUG 23 2017

GAC051-232311-
/O.CAN.KCHS.SV.W.0091.000000T0000Z-170823T2315Z/
Chatham GA-
701 PM EDT WED AUG 23 2017

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CHATHAM COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer pose an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.  

LAT...LON 3216 8130 3217 8128 3208 8127 3209 8139
      3210 8139
TIME...MOT...LOC 2257Z 277DEG 6KT 3209 8134 

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 23, 4:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHSBulloch29 min
Aug 23, 5:37 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHSEvans23 min
Aug 23, 5:49 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHSBryan26 min
Aug 23, 6:02 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHSBryan, Evans, Liberty, Tattnall58 min
Aug 23, 6:11 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHSBryan34 min
Aug 23, 6:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHSBryan15 min
Aug 23, 7:08 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHSBryan37 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.