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Special Weather Statement, NWS Charleston, SC

August 31, 2017Evans County, Georgia

NWS Charleston, SC issued this special weather statement at Aug 31, 2017, 5:11 PM EDT for Evans County, Georgia. It was in force for 34 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 31, 2017, 5:11 PM EDT (21:11 UTC)
Expired
Aug 31, 2017, 5:45 PM EDT
In force
34 min
Issued by
NWS Charleston, SC

County Evans County, GA

The radar

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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 Aug 31, 3:56 PM EDT, 1 hour 15 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 31, 3:56 PM EDT, 1 hour 15 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 31, 12:51 PM EDT, 4 hours 20 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Charleston SC
1251 PM EDT Thu Aug 31 2017

AMZ330-350-352-354-374-011000-
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-
1251 PM EDT Thu Aug 31 2017

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Atlantic coastal waters.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight.

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter assistance is not anticipated at this time.

GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-137>141-SCZ040-042>045-047>052-011000-
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-
1251 PM EDT Thu Aug 31 2017

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast Georgia and
southeast South Carolina.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight.

Severe Thunderstorms...There is a low potential for a few strong
thunderstorms late this afternoon through early evening capable of
producing damaging winds. Isolated tornadoes will also be possible,
mainly well inland toward the Central Savannah River Area and
southern Midlands.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

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, Aug 31, 4:33 PM EDT, 38 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 31, 5:11 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 31, 5:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHSHampton51 min
Aug 31, 5:37 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHSHampton, Jasper46 min
Aug 31, 6:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHSDorchester45 min
Aug 31, 6:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHSBerkeley34 min
Aug 31, 7:07 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCHS83 min
Aug 31, 4:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHSTattnall42 min
Aug 31, 4:50 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHSTattnall26 min
Aug 31, 6:55 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHSMcIntosh50 min
Aug 31, 7:19 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHSMcIntosh24 min
Aug 31, 7:26 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHSChatham34 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.