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Tornado Warning 28, NWS Charleston, SC
NWS Charleston, SC issued this tornado warning at Sep 11, 2017, 10:11 AM EDT for Bryan County, Chatham County, Liberty County, Georgia. It was in force for 15 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
- Sep 11, 2017, 10:11 AM EDT (14:11 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 11, 2017, 10:26 AM EDT
- In force
- 15 min
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
Counties Bryan County, GA, Chatham County, GA, Liberty County, GA
The radar
The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 105 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10, 11:50 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 14 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Charleston AFB, SC (KCHS), launched 12:00Z, 2.2 hours before the alert went out and 171 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 547 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 62 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 902 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 1081 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
610
WFUS52 KCHS 111411
TORCHS
GAC029-051-179-111445-
/O.NEW.KCHS.TO.W.0028.170911T1411Z-170911T1445Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Charleston SC
1011 AM EDT MON SEP 11 2017
The National Weather Service in Charleston has issued a
* Tornado Warning for portions of...
Bryan County in southeastern Georgia...
Liberty County in southeastern Georgia...
Chatham County in southeastern Georgia...
* Until 1045 AM EDT
* At 1011 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
tornado was located 19 miles southeast of Richmond Hill, moving
northwest 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...
Sunbury and St. Catherines Island.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Tornadoes from tropical storms or hurricanes can form and move very
quickly. TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY! If you wait until you hear a tornado
it could be too late. Take action now to immediately protect
yourself.
Report damage directly to the Charleston National Weather Service at
1-888-383-2024 when it is safe to do so.
&&
LAT...LON 3174 8133 3187 8120 3176 8105 3171 8110
3162 8110 3160 8111
TIME...MOT...LOC 1411Z 127DEG 31KT 3170 8114
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
DPB1 follow-up statement
515
WWUS52 KCHS 111426
SVSCHS
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston SC
1026 AM EDT MON SEP 11 2017
GAC029-051-179-111435-
/O.CAN.KCHS.TO.W.0028.000000T0000Z-170911T1445Z/
Bryan GA-Liberty GA-Chatham GA-
1026 AM EDT MON SEP 11 2017
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR BRYAN...LIBERTY AND CHATHAM COUNTIES IS
CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and has exited the warned area. Therefore the warning has
been cancelled.
LAT...LON 3174 8133 3187 8120 3176 8105 3171 8110
3162 8110 3160 8111
TIME...MOT...LOC 1423Z 127DEG 31KT 3177 8125
$$
DPBThe office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10, 10:28 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | CHS | Evans | 4 days |
| Sep 10, 10:28 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | CHS | Tattnall, Toombs | 5 days |
| Sep 11, 6:22 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CHS | McIntosh | 10 hr |
| Sep 11, 8:16 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CHS | Bryan, Chatham, Liberty, McIntosh | 8 hr |
| Sep 11, 9:31 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | Bryan, Bulloch, Candler, Chatham, Effingham, Evans and 5 more | 119 min |
| Sep 11, 10:44 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CHS | Bulloch, Effingham, Screven | 7 hr |
| Sep 11, 11:44 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | Bryan, Bulloch, Candler, Effingham, Evans, Jenkins and 4 more | 2 hr |
| Sep 11, 11:51 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | Screven | 114 min |
| Sep 11, 4:48 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | CHS | Bryan, Chatham, Liberty, Long, McIntosh | 7 hr |
| Sep 11, 5:16 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | CHS | Bulloch, Chatham, Effingham, Screven | 7 hr |
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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.