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Tornado Warning 24, NWS Charleston, SC
NWS Charleston, SC issued this tornado warning at May 23, 2017, 5:41 PM EDT for Chatham County, Georgia. It was in force for 34 min. 4 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
- May 23, 2017, 5:41 PM EDT (21:41 UTC)
- Expired
- May 23, 2017, 6:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 34 min
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
County Chatham County, GA
The radar
The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 73 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:44 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 5:52 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Ssw Wilmington Island, GA | TREE DOWN ON A HOUSE ON CROMWELL RD ON SOUTHERN END OF WILMINGTON ISLAND. POSSIBLE TORNADO. |
| May 23, 5:52 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Ssw Wilmington Island, GA | TREE DOWN ON A VEHICLE ON WALTHOUR RD AT WILMINGTON ISLAND RD. POSSIBLE TORNADO. |
| May 23, 5:54 PM EDT | TORNADO | 2 Ssw Wilmington Island, GA | A TORNADO DEVELOPED ON THE SOUTHWEST END OF WILMINGTON ISLAND AND TRAVELED NORTHEAST ABOUT 7 MILES BEFORE MOVING OUT INTO THE OCEAN JUST BEYOND FORT PULASKI. THE MAXIMUM WIDTH WAS 500 YARDS AND THE TORNADO WAS PRELIMINARILY RATED AN EF1. EF1 DAMAGED OCCURRED O |
| May 23, 6:01 PM EDT | TORNADO | 3 Wnw Tybee Island, GA | TORNADO NEAR FORT PULASKI. CONFIRMED BY PICTURES ON SOCIAL MEDIA. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 2:45 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Charleston AFB, SC (KCHS), launched 12:00Z, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 136 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
- 403 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -35 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 774 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 17 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 31 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 35 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
763
WFUS52 KCHS 232141
TORCHS
GAC051-232215-
/O.NEW.KCHS.TO.W.0024.170523T2141Z-170523T2215Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Charleston SC
541 PM EDT TUE MAY 23 2017
The National Weather Service in Charleston has issued a
* Tornado Warning for portions of...
Chatham County in southeastern Georgia...
* Until 615 PM EDT
* At 539 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located south of Savannah, moving east at 40 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...
Savannah, Wilmington Island, Montgomery, Thunderbolt, Vernonburg,
Skidaway Island, Sandfly and White Bluff.
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 or in
a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect
yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3198 8120 3208 8098 3204 8093 3204 8092
3206 8092 3205 8090 3204 8090 3194 8085
3191 8088 3191 8116
TIME...MOT...LOC 2139Z 255DEG 33KT 3196 8113
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$3 follow-up statements
035
WWUS52 KCHS 232154
SVSCHS
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston SC
554 PM EDT TUE MAY 23 2017
GAC051-232215-
/O.CON.KCHS.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-170523T2215Z/
Chatham GA-
554 PM EDT TUE MAY 23 2017
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM EDT FOR CHATHAM
COUNTY...
At 554 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Wilmington Island, moving east at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated strong rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Wilmington Island, Thunderbolt, Whitemarsh Island, Isle Of Hope and
Skidaway Island.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Heavy rainfall may hide this tornado. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
Report damage directly to the Charleston National Weather Service at
1-888-383-2024 when it is safe to do so.
&&
LAT...LON 3193 8102 3204 8107 3208 8098 3204 8093
3206 8091 3205 8091 3204 8090 3204 8091
3203 8090 3194 8085 3191 8088
TIME...MOT...LOC 2154Z 255DEG 33KT 3200 8097
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$925
WWUS52 KCHS 232207
SVSCHS
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston SC
607 PM EDT TUE MAY 23 2017
GAC051-232215-
/O.CON.KCHS.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-170523T2215Z/
Chatham GA-
607 PM EDT TUE MAY 23 2017
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM EDT FOR CHATHAM
COUNTY...
At 606 PM EDT, a confirmed tornado was located near Fort Pulaski
National Monument, moving east at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Damaging tornado and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Law enforcement confirmed tornado.
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
Chatham County.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Heavy rainfall may hide this tornado. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
Report damage directly to the Charleston National Weather Service at
1-888-383-2024 when it is safe to do so.
&&
LAT...LON 3199 8088 3202 8093 3204 8093 3205 8091
3204 8091 3204 8092 3203 8090
TIME...MOT...LOC 2206Z 255DEG 33KT 3203 8084
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$232
WWUS52 KCHS 232212
SVSCHS
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston SC
612 PM EDT TUE MAY 23 2017
GAC051-232221-
/O.EXP.KCHS.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-170523T2215Z/
Chatham GA-
612 PM EDT TUE MAY 23 2017
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CHATHAM COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 615 PM
EDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore the warning will be allowed to expire. However heavy rain
is still possible with additional thunderstorms.
LAT...LON 3199 8088 3202 8093 3204 8093 3205 8091
3204 8091 3204 8092 3203 8090
TIME...MOT...LOC 2211Z 255DEG 33KT 3204 8080
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 8:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Candler | 34 min |
| May 22, 9:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Bryan | 37 min |
| May 23, 3:34 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | CHS | Bulloch, Candler, Effingham, Evans, Jenkins, Long and 2 more | 20 hr |
| May 23, 2:15 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CHS | Candler, Evans, Tattnall | 30 min |
| May 23, 2:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Bulloch, Candler, Evans | 63 min |
| May 23, 4:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Evans, Tattnall | 29 min |
| May 23, 4:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Liberty, Long | 31 min |
| May 23, 4:47 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CHS | Liberty, Long | 28 min |
| May 23, 4:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Bryan, Chatham | 53 min |
| May 23, 5:12 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CHS | Bryan, Chatham, Liberty | 33 min |
| May 23, 7:52 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CHS | Liberty, Long, McIntosh | 53 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.