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Special Weather Statement, NWS Charleston, SC

July 3, 2018Bulloch County, Georgia

NWS Charleston, SC issued this special weather statement at Jul 3, 2018, 3:39 PM EDT for Bulloch County, Georgia. It was in force for 36 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: Jul 3, 2018, 3:39 PM EDT (19:39 UTC)
Expired: Jul 3, 2018, 4:15 PM EDT
In force: 36 min
Issued by: NWS Charleston, SC

County Bulloch County, GA

The radar

The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:42 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Charleston AFB, SC (KCHS), launched 12:00Z, 7.7 hours before the alert went out and 178 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: 1160 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -41 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1008 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 20 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 52 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 62 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.8

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The text

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Jul 3, 12:31 PM EDT, 3 hours 8 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 3, 12:31 PM EDT, 3 hours 8 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 3, 3:21 AM EDT, 12 hours 18 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Charleston SC
321 AM EDT Tue Jul 3 2018

AMZ330-350-352-354-374-GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-137>141-SCZ040-
042>045-047>052-040730-
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-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-
321 AM EDT Tue Jul 3 2018

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Atlantic coastal waters,
southeast Georgia and southeast South Carolina.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter assistance is not anticipated at this time.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 3, 2:51 PM EDT, 48 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston SC
251 PM EDT TUE JUL 3 2018

GAZ099>101-114>116-137-138-031915-
Evans-Bulloch-Candler-Tattnall-Effingham-Inland Liberty-Inland
Bryan-Long-
251 PM EDT TUE JUL 3 2018

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF BRYAN...EVANS...
LIBERTY...BULLOCH...CANDLER...EFFINGHAM...LONG AND TATTNALL
COUNTIES...

At 250 PM EDT, National Weather Service doppler radar indicated a
strong thunderstorm near Bay, moving west at 15 mph.

  HAZARD...strong winds 45 to 55 mph.

  IMPACT...Expect minor damage to tree limbs and blowing around of
           light, unsecured objects.

Some locations in the path of this storm include...
Statesboro, Metter, Claxton, Pembroke, Bay, Lanier, Glennville and
Brooklet.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

This storm may intensify. Be certain to monitor local radio and TV
stations as well as local cable TV outlets for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

Report damage directly to the Charleston National Weather Service at
1-888-383-2024 when it is safe to do so. You can also email your
report to nws.charlestonsc@noaa.gov.

&&

LAT...LON 3244 8153 3243 8154 3239 8153 3234 8149
      3233 8146 3226 8143 3222 8143 3221 8141
      3211 8140 3211 8139 3206 8138 3192 8193
      3240 8208
TIME...MOT...LOC 1850Z 080DEG 13KT 3227 8154

Special weather statement, Jul 3, 3:39 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston SC
339 PM EDT TUE JUL 3 2018

GAZ087-088-100-032015-
Bulloch-Jenkins-Screven-
339 PM EDT TUE JUL 3 2018

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF SCREVEN...BULLOCH AND
JENKINS COUNTIES...

At 338 PM EDT, National Weather Service doppler radar indicated a
strong thunderstorm near Dover, or 10 miles east of Middleground,
moving west at 30 mph.

  HAZARD...strong winds 45 to 55 mph.

  IMPACT...Expect minor damage to tree limbs and blowing around of
           light, unsecured objects.

Some locations in the path of this storm include...
Statesboro, Middleground, Westside, Portal, Oliver, Register, Rocky
Ford and Georgia Southern.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

This storm may intensify. Be certain to monitor local radio and TV
stations as well as local cable TV outlets for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

Report damage directly to the Charleston National Weather Service at
1-888-383-2024 when it is safe to do so. You can also email your
report to nws.charlestonsc@noaa.gov.

&&

LAT...LON 3268 8156 3252 8151 3250 8155 3235 8193
      3242 8192 3242 8194 3247 8197 3250 8198
      3251 8197 3252 8199 3259 8201 3261 8200
      3264 8205
TIME...MOT...LOC 1938Z 072DEG 26KT 3258 8164

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 3, 4:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Hampton	28 min
Jul 3, 7:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Hampton	30 min
Jul 3, 2:51 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Bulloch, Evans	24 min
Jul 3, 4:09 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CHS	Bulloch, Candler, Jenkins, Screven	36 min
Jul 3, 4:19 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Long	26 min
Jul 3, 5:28 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Bulloch	32 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in Georgia, 2018 Every special weather statement 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.