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Tornado Warning 12, NWS Charleston, SC

April 5, 20174 counties in Georgia

NWS Charleston, SC issued this tornado warning at Apr 5, 2017, 4:50 PM EDT for 4 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 40 min. 6 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: Apr 5, 2017, 4:50 PM EDT (20:50 UTC)
Expired: Apr 5, 2017, 5:30 PM EDT
In force: 40 min
Issued by: NWS Charleston, SC
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 1.0 in

Counties Bulloch County, GA, Candler County, GA, Jenkins County, GA, Screven County, GA

The radar

The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 91 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:49 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.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Apr 5, 5:23 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	4 Nne Statesboro, GA	BULLOCH COUNTY 911 REPORTED A TREE DOWN ON RED FERN LANE NEAR STATESBORO.
Apr 5, 5:24 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	3 Ene Middleground, GA	BULLOCH COUNTY 911 REPORTED A TREE DOWN ON W C HODGES RD.
Apr 5, 5:25 PM EDT	TSTM WND GST 52	Statesboro Municipal Ai, GA	STATESBORO GA AWOS REPORTED GUST TO 45 KTS FROM THE WEST.
Apr 5, 5:34 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	4 Ese Middleground, GA	TREES DOWN ALONG MARIA SORREL ROAD...ONE LEANING POWER POLE. ROADWAY NOT BLOCKED.
Apr 5, 5:34 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	4 Nne Statesboro, GA	BULLOCH COUNTY 911 REPORTED A TREE DOWN AT THE INTERSECTION OF MARIA SORRELL ROAD AND BELL ROAD
Apr 5, 5:38 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	2 Ssw Woodcliff, GA	SCREVEN COUNTY 911 REPORTED A TREE DOWN ON ROCKY FORD RD.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

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 PDS	SPC	10 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Charleston AFB, SC (KCHS), launched 12:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 191 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 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

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The text

As transmitted.

672 
WFUS52 KCHS 052050
TORCHS
GAC031-043-165-251-052130-
/O.NEW.KCHS.TO.W.0012.170405T2050Z-170405T2130Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Charleston SC
450 PM EDT WED APR 5 2017

The National Weather Service in Charleston has issued a

* Tornado Warning for portions of...
  Screven County in southeastern Georgia...
  Bulloch County in southeastern Georgia...
  Jenkins County in southeastern Georgia...
  Candler County in southeastern Georgia...

* Until 530 PM EDT
    
* At 450 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located 9 miles east of Swainsboro, moving east at 45 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail. 

  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...
  Statesboro, Middleground, Westside, Butts, Portal, Rocky Ford,
  Woodcliff and Hopeulikit.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.

&&

LAT...LON 3248 8218 3253 8214 3256 8209 3254 8203
      3260 8200 3262 8202 3266 8208 3271 8210
      3283 8179 3269 8162 3247 8172 3245 8219
TIME...MOT...LOC 2050Z 254DEG 38KT 3256 8217 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

1 follow-up statement

848 
WWUS52 KCHS 052106
SVSCHS

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston SC
506 PM EDT WED APR 5 2017

GAC031-043-165-251-052130-
/O.CON.KCHS.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-170405T2130Z/
Screven GA-Bulloch GA-Jenkins GA-Candler GA-
506 PM EDT WED APR 5 2017

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM EDT FOR
SCREVEN...BULLOCH...JENKINS AND CANDLER COUNTIES...
    
At 506 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 13 miles northwest of Westside, moving east 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...
Statesboro, Middleground, Butts, Portal, Rocky Ford, Woodcliff,
Hopeulikit and Dover.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Heavy rainfall may hide this tornado. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!

&&

LAT...LON 3253 8214 3256 8209 3254 8203 3260 8200
      3262 8202 3266 8208 3271 8210 3283 8179
      3269 8162 3247 8172 3250 8205
TIME...MOT...LOC 2106Z 259DEG 28KT 3260 8208 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 5, 2:44 PM EDT	Wind Advisory	CHS	Bulloch, Candler, Effingham, Evans, Jenkins, Long and 2 more	29 hr
Apr 5, 4:33 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CHS	Bulloch, Candler, Jenkins, Screven	57 min
Apr 5, 4:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Tattnall	34 min
Apr 5, 5:19 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CHS	Bryan, Bulloch, Candler, Evans, Tattnall	56 min
Apr 5, 5:27 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CHS	Bulloch, Candler, Effingham, Jenkins, Screven	63 min
Apr 5, 5:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Effingham	34 min
Apr 5, 6:05 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CHS	Bryan, Bulloch, Effingham	55 min
Apr 5, 6:21 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	CHS	Bulloch, Candler, Evans, Tattnall	39 min
Apr 5, 6:32 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	CHS	Evans, Tattnall	43 min
Apr 5, 7:06 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Evans	24 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.