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Tornado Warning 27, NWS Charleston, SC
NWS Charleston, SC issued this tornado warning at May 23, 2017, 9:07 PM EDT for Bryan County, Chatham County, Georgia. It was in force for 38 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
- May 23, 2017, 9:07 PM EDT (01:07 UTC)
- Expired
- May 23, 2017, 9:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 38 min
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Bryan County, GA, Chatham County, GA
The radar
The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:07 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 2:45 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Charleston AFB, SC (KCHS), launched 00:00Z, 1.1 hours before the alert went out and 148 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
- 72 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -140 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 756 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 53 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 205 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 218 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
274
WFUS52 KCHS 240107
TORCHS
GAC029-051-240145-
/O.NEW.KCHS.TO.W.0027.170524T0107Z-170524T0145Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Charleston SC
907 PM EDT TUE MAY 23 2017
The National Weather Service in Charleston has issued a
* Tornado Warning for portions of...
Bryan County in southeastern Georgia...
Chatham County in southeastern Georgia...
* Until 945 PM EDT
* At 907 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 10 miles southeast of Richmond Hill, 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, Fort Pulaski National Monument, Wilmington Island,
Montgomery, Tybee Island, Fort Mcallister, Ossabaw Sound and
Skidaway Island.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 3181 8122 3189 8124 3205 8085 3199 8081
3195 8083 3182 8098 3180 8112
TIME...MOT...LOC 0107Z 251DEG 33KT 3186 8115
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$1 follow-up statement
771
WWUS52 KCHS 240123
SVSCHS
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston SC
923 PM EDT TUE MAY 23 2017
GAC029-240132-
/O.CAN.KCHS.TO.W.0027.000000T0000Z-170524T0145Z/
Bryan GA-
923 PM EDT TUE MAY 23 2017
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR BRYAN COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out
of the warned area therefore the warning has been cancelled.
LAT...LON 3184 8109 3188 8111 3193 8109 3205 8085
3204 8085 3200 8081 3195 8083 3185 8094
3182 8098
TIME...MOT...LOC 0122Z 249DEG 44KT 3188 8101
$$
GAC051-240145-
/O.CON.KCHS.TO.W.0027.000000T0000Z-170524T0145Z/
Chatham GA-
923 PM EDT TUE MAY 23 2017
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM EDT FOR CHATHAM
COUNTY...
At 922 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 8 miles south of Wilmington Island, moving east 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.
Locations impacted include...
Fort Pulaski National Monument, Wilmington Island, Montgomery, Tybee
Island, Ossabaw Sound, Skidaway Island and Wassaw Island.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 3184 8109 3188 8111 3193 8109 3205 8085
3204 8085 3200 8081 3195 8083 3185 8094
3182 8098
TIME...MOT...LOC 0122Z 249DEG 44KT 3188 8101
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 8:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Liberty | 36 min |
| May 23, 8:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Chatham | 33 min |
| May 23, 9:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Bryan, Chatham | 40 min |
| May 24, 5:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Jenkins | 27 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.