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Special Weather Statement, NWS Charleston, SC
NWS Charleston, SC issued this special weather statement at Aug 13, 2018, 5:13 PM EDT for McIntosh County, Georgia. It was in force for 47 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
- Aug 13, 2018, 5:13 PM EDT (21:13 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 13, 2018, 6:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 47 min
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, SC
County McIntosh County, GA
The radar
The Jacksonville radar (KJAX), 107 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:15 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 12:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 105 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
- 1399 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -31 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 804 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 11 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 28 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 30 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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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 Aug 13, 4:26 PM EDT, 47 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 13, 4:26 PM EDT, 47 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Charleston SC 433 AM EDT Mon Aug 13 2018 AMZ330-350-352-354-374-GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-137>141-SCZ040- 042>045-047>052-140845- 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- 433 AM EDT Mon Aug 13 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...Tuesday through Sunday. 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, Aug 13, 3:55 PM EDT, 1 hour 18 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston SC
355 PM EDT MON AUG 13 2018
GAZ116-117-119-138>141-132045-
Inland McIntosh-Coastal Liberty-Inland Liberty-Coastal Chatham-Inland
Bryan-Coastal McIntosh-Coastal Bryan-
355 PM EDT MON AUG 13 2018
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF BRYAN...LIBERTY...
MCINTOSH AND CHATHAM COUNTIES...
At 355 PM EDT, National Weather Service doppler radar indicated
strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Halfmoon
Landing to near Jones, and moving southeast at 20 mph.
HAZARD...strong winds 45 to 55 mph and excessive cloud to ground
lightning.
IMPACT...Expect minor damage to tree limbs and blowing around of
light, unsecured objects. All outdoor activities should
cease. Move indoors immediately.
Some locations in the path of these storms include...
Riceboro, Belfast, Crescent, Halfmoon Landing, Harris Neck, Shellman
Bluff, St. Catherines Island and Retreat.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead
to flooding of low lying and poor drainage areas. Do not drive your
vehicle through flooded roadways.
Excessive cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Lightning can strike 15 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
These storms 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.
&&
LAT...LON 3169 8149 3190 8148 3189 8134 3180 8118
3177 8116 3175 8111 3172 8109 3168 8111
3162 8110 3155 8114 3146 8138
TIME...MOT...LOC 1955Z 320DEG 18KT 3172 8123 3166 8144Local storm report, Aug 13, 3:56 PM EDT, 1 hour 17 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
356 PM EDT MON AUG 13 2018
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0335 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 S WALTHOURVILLE 31.76N 81.63W
08/13/2018 LONG GA 911 CALL CENTER
WARNING POINT REPORTED TREE DOWN AT THOMPSON ROAD AND
GRIFFIN ROAD.
&&
EVENT NUMBER CHS1800746
ETMLocal storm report, Aug 13, 4:04 PM EDT, 1 hour 9 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
404 PM EDT MON AUG 13 2018
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0334 PM TSTM WND DMG FLEMINGTON 31.86N 81.56W
08/13/2018 LIBERTY GA 911 CALL CENTER
WARNING POINT REPORTED TREE DOWN AT HIGHWAY 84 AND OLD
SUNBURY ROAD.
&&
EVENT NUMBER CHS1800747
ETMLocal storm report, Aug 13, 4:19 PM EDT, 54 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 13, 9:03 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 57 min | |
| Aug 13, 9:43 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Charleston | 32 min |
| Aug 13, 9:59 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 72 min | |
| Aug 13, 2:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Georgetown | 52 min |
| Aug 13, 3:57 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 93 min | |
| Aug 13, 4:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Colleton | 41 min |
| Aug 13, 5:25 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 40 min | |
| Aug 13, 6:35 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | Berkeley | 55 min |
| Aug 13, 7:29 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | Berkeley | 91 min |
| Aug 13, 1:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Chatham | 37 min |
| Aug 13, 2:23 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | Bryan, Chatham, Liberty | 97 min |
| Aug 13, 2:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Liberty | 46 min |
| Aug 13, 3:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Liberty, Long | 38 min |
| Aug 13, 3:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Liberty | 41 min |
| Aug 13, 3:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Liberty, Long | 61 min |
| Aug 13, 3:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Liberty | 12 min |
| Aug 13, 3:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Liberty, McIntosh | 50 min |
| Aug 13, 4:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Bryan, Chatham, Liberty, McIntosh | 67 min |
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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.