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Heat Advisory 7, NWS Charleston, SC

June 25, 20185 counties in South Carolina; 8 counties in Georgia

NWS Charleston, SC issued this heat advisory at Jun 25, 2018, 3:34 AM EDT for 5 counties in South Carolina; 8 counties in Georgia. It took effect at Jun 25, 2018, 12:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 5 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 25, 2018, 3:34 AM EDT (07:34 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 25, 2018, 12:00 PM EDT
Expired
Jun 25, 2018, 4:58 PM EDT
In force
5 hr
Issued by
NWS Charleston, SC

Counties Bulloch County, GA, Candler County, GA, Effingham County, GA, Evans County, GA, Jenkins County, GA, Long County, GA, Screven County, GA, Tattnall County, GA, Allendale County, SC, Berkeley County, SC, Colleton County, SC, Dorchester County, SC, Hampton County, SC

The radar

The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 33 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:36 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Charleston AFB, SC (KCHS), launched 00:00Z, 7.6 hours before the alert went out and 134 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Charleston AFB, SC at 00:00Z on 2018-06-25Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1910 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Charleston AFB, SC at 00:00Z on 2018-06-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 48 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
1910 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-42 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1310 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
20 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
48 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
130 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
4.2

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this heat advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Charleston, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before this heat advisory went out at Jun 25, 1:53 AM EDT, 1 hour 41 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 25, 1:53 AM EDT, 1 hour 41 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 24, 7:53 PM EDT, 7 hours 41 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Charleston SC
753 PM EDT Sun Jun 24 2018

GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-137>141-SCZ040-042>045-047>052-260000-
Jenkins-Screven-Candler-Bulloch-Effingham-Tattnall-Evans-
Inland Bryan-Coastal Bryan-Inland Chatham-Coastal Chatham-Long-
Inland Liberty-Coastal Liberty-Inland McIntosh-Coastal McIntosh-
Allendale-Hampton-Inland Colleton-Dorchester-Inland Berkeley-
Inland Jasper-Beaufort-Coastal Colleton-Charleston-Coastal Jasper-
Tidal Berkeley-
753 PM EDT Sun Jun 24 2018

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast Georgia and
southeast South Carolina.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

Excessive Heat: The combination of temperatures in the mid to upper
90s and moderate to occasionally high humidity will likely cause
heat index values to exceed 105 degrees Monday. A Heat Advisory may
be needed.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter assistance is not anticipated at this time.

AMZ330-350-352-354-374-260000-
Charleston Harbor-
Waters from South Santee River to Edisto Beach SC out 20 NM-
Waters from Edisto Beach SC to Savannah GA out 20 NM-
Waters from Savannah GA to Altamaha Sound GA out 20 NM, including
Grays Reef National Marine Sanctuary-
Waters from Savannah GA to Altamaha Sound GA extending from 20 to
60 NM-
753 PM EDT Sun Jun 24 2018

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Atlantic coastal waters.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter assistance is not anticipated at this time.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 25, 12:49 AM EDT, 2 hours 45 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1249 AM EDT MON JUN 25 2018

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1216 AM     TSTM WND DMG     4 SSW WALTERBORO        32.86N  80.71W
06/25/2018                   COLLETON           SC   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREE DOWN ACROSS PENIEL ROAD.

&&

EVENT NUMBER CHS1800473

JMC
Local storm report, Jun 25, 12:53 AM EDT, 2 hours 41 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1253 AM EDT MON JUN 25 2018

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1149 PM     TSTM WND DMG     5 NE SMOAKS             33.13N  80.74W
06/24/2018                   COLLETON           SC   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHWAY PATROL REPORTED A TREE DOWN IN
            THE 5200 BLOCK OF AUGUSTA HIGHWAY.

1211 AM     TSTM WND DMG     5 NNW HENDERSONVILLE    32.86N  80.76W
06/25/2018                   COLLETON           SC   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHWAY PATROL REPORTED A TREE DOWN ON
            CANE BRANCH ROAD NEAR THE INTERSECTION WITH PELLUM ROAD.

&&

EVENT NUMBER CHS1800474
EVENT NUMBER CHS1800475

BSH
Special weather statement, Jun 25, 1:04 AM EDT, 2 hours 30 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jun 25, 1:08 AM EDT, 2 hours 26 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 24, 9:38 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHSBerkeley52 min
Jun 24, 10:06 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHSAllendale, Dorchester39 min
Jun 24, 10:37 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHSBerkeley, Dorchester38 min
Jun 24, 10:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHSAllendale40 min
Jun 24, 10:58 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHSAllendale, Hampton62 min
Jun 24, 11:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHSAllendale, Colleton, Dorchester, Hampton, Jasper52 min
Jun 24, 11:16 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCHS89 min
Jun 24, 11:58 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHSAllendale, Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton, Jasper62 min
Jun 25, 12:44 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCHS91 min
Jun 25, 12:58 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHSBeaufort, Colleton, Jasper62 min
Jun 25, 1:04 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHSCharleston41 min
Jun 25, 2:07 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCHS113 min
Jun 25, 3:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHSColleton27 min
Jun 25, 3:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHSBeaufort60 min
Jun 25, 4:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHSDorchester31 min
Jun 25, 4:38 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHSBerkeley, Charleston, Dorchester51 min
Jun 25, 4:55 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHSJasper32 min
Jun 25, 5:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHSCharleston28 min
Jun 25, 5:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHSCharleston, Colleton, Dorchester31 min
Jun 25, 5:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHSColleton33 min
Jun 25, 4:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHSChatham37 min
Jun 25, 6:05 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHSBulloch25 min
Jun 25, 6:08 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHSLong37 min
Jun 25, 6:19 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHSBulloch41 min
Jun 25, 7:11 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHSEvans34 min

Nearby

Heat Advisories in Georgia, 2018Heat Advisories in South Carolina, 2018Every heat advisory in 2018

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.