Alert archive / South Carolina / Tornado Warnings in 2017
Tornado Warning 11, NWS Charleston, SC
NWS Charleston, SC issued this tornado warning at Apr 5, 2017, 3:38 PM EDT for Berkeley County, Dorchester County, South Carolina. It was in force for 37 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 5, 2017, 3:38 PM EDT (19:38 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 5, 2017, 4:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 37 min
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Berkeley County, SC, Dorchester County, SC
The radar
The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:43 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 5, 12:54 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 10 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Charleston AFB, SC (KCHS), launched 12:00Z, 7.6 hours before the alert went out and 52 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
- 626 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -105 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 862 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 29 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 45 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 178 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.2
- Supercell composite
- 2.2
The text
As transmitted.
306
WFUS52 KCHS 051938
TORCHS
SCC015-035-052015-
/O.NEW.KCHS.TO.W.0011.170405T1938Z-170405T2015Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Charleston SC
338 PM EDT WED APR 5 2017
The National Weather Service in Charleston has issued a
* Tornado Warning for portions of...
Berkeley County in southeastern South Carolina...
Dorchester County in southeastern South Carolina...
* Until 415 PM EDT
* At 338 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Saint George, moving northeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed.
Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree
damage is likely.
* Locations impacted include...
Saint George, Indian Field, Dorchester, St. George, Harleyville and
Reevesville.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Report damage directly to the Charleston National Weather Service at
1-888-383-2024 when it is safe to do so.
&&
LAT...LON 3320 8014 3308 8058 3321 8066 3331 8050
3328 8049 3326 8043 3327 8039 3326 8036
3328 8035 3327 8030 3330 8025 3335 8024
3338 8024
TIME...MOT...LOC 1938Z 243DEG 31KT 3318 8059
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$3 follow-up statements
813
WWUS52 KCHS 051950
SVSCHS
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston SC
350 PM EDT WED APR 5 2017
SCC015-035-052015-
/O.CON.KCHS.TO.W.0011.000000T0000Z-170405T2015Z/
Berkeley SC-Dorchester SC-
350 PM EDT WED APR 5 2017
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM EDT FOR BERKELEY
AND DORCHESTER COUNTIES...
At 350 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Indian Field, moving northeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Harleyville.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Report damage directly to the Charleston National Weather Service at
1-888-383-2024 when it is safe to do so.
&&
LAT...LON 3320 8014 3313 8050 3324 8055 3327 8049
3326 8043 3327 8039 3326 8036 3328 8035
3327 8030 3330 8025 3335 8024 3338 8024
TIME...MOT...LOC 1950Z 243DEG 32KT 3322 8048
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$400
WWUS52 KCHS 051959
SVSCHS
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston SC
359 PM EDT WED APR 5 2017
SCC015-035-052015-
/O.CON.KCHS.TO.W.0011.000000T0000Z-170405T2015Z/
Berkeley SC-Dorchester SC-
359 PM EDT WED APR 5 2017
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM EDT FOR BERKELEY
AND DORCHESTER COUNTIES...
At 358 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 9 miles east of Indian Field, moving northeast at 50 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
Berkeley and Dorchester Counties, including the following locations:
Ebenezer...Sandridge...Black Creek...Hussertown...Francis Beidler
Forest and Spring Hill.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Report damage directly to the Charleston National Weather Service at
1-888-383-2024 when it is safe to do so.
&&
LAT...LON 3320 8014 3315 8040 3326 8043 3327 8039
3326 8036 3328 8035 3327 8030 3330 8025
3332 8021
TIME...MOT...LOC 1958Z 239DEG 42KT 3324 8038
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$187
WWUS52 KCHS 052012
SVSCHS
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston SC
412 PM EDT WED APR 5 2017
SCC015-035-052022-
/O.EXP.KCHS.TO.W.0011.000000T0000Z-170405T2015Z/
Berkeley SC-Dorchester SC-
412 PM EDT WED APR 5 2017
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR BERKELEY AND DORCHESTER COUNTIES WILL
EXPIRE AT 415 PM EDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore the warning will be allowed to expire.
A tornado watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for southeastern
South Carolina.
To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
Charleston.
LAT...LON 3320 8014 3315 8040 3326 8043 3327 8039
3326 8036 3328 8035 3327 8030 3330 8025
3332 8021
TIME...MOT...LOC 2012Z 243DEG 31KT 3329 8026
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 3:37 AM EDT | Gale Watch | CHS | 11 hr | |
| Apr 5, 3:37 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | CHS | 24 hr | |
| Apr 5, 2:44 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | CHS | Allendale, Berkeley, Colleton, Dorchester, Hampton | 29 hr |
| Apr 5, 2:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Allendale, Colleton, Dorchester, Hampton | 59 min |
| Apr 5, 2:49 PM EDT | Gale Warning | CHS | 37 hr | |
| Apr 5, 3:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Hampton | 34 min |
| Apr 5, 3:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Colleton, Hampton | 42 min |
| Apr 5, 4:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Berkeley | 26 min |
| Apr 5, 5:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Hampton | 63 min |
| Apr 5, 5:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Hampton | 36 min |
| Apr 5, 6:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Jasper | 55 min |
| Apr 5, 6:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton | 44 min |
| Apr 5, 7:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester | 67 min |
| Apr 5, 7:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Beaufort | 26 min |
| Apr 5, 7:39 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 2 hr | |
| Apr 5, 7:42 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 2 hr | |
| Apr 5, 7:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Charleston | 39 min |
| Apr 5, 7:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Berkeley, Charleston | 64 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.