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Tropical Storm Warning 1014, NWS Charleston, SC
NWS Charleston, SC issued this tropical storm warning at Oct 9, 2018, 4:11 PM EDT for 5 counties in South Carolina; 8 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 52 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 9, 2018, 4:11 PM EDT (20:11 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 11, 2018, 7:48 PM EDT
- In force
- 52 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 20:13 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, 8.2 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 431 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -12 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 642 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 126 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 182 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.2
- Supercell composite
- 1.7
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this tropical storm warning 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 tropical storm warning went out at Oct 9, 3:47 PM EDT, 24 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 9, 3:47 PM EDT, 24 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Charleston SC 1123 AM EDT Tue Oct 9 2018 GAZ117-119-139-141-SCZ048>051-101530- Coastal Bryan-Coastal Chatham-Coastal Liberty-Coastal McIntosh- Beaufort-Coastal Colleton-Charleston-Coastal Jasper- 1123 AM EDT Tue Oct 9 2018 ...HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH IN EFFECT... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast Georgia and southeast South Carolina. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. High Risk for Rip Currents. Tropical Storm Watch. Coastal flooding: A Coastal Flood Advisory will likely be needed this evening. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Tropical Storm Watch. Coastal Flooding: High astronomical tides and onshore winds will likely lead to minor to moderate coastal flooding in low-lying tidal areas during both daily high tide cycles along the southern South Carolina and northern Georgia coasts through mid week. More significant flooding cannot be ruled out depending on the track and strength of Tropical Cyclone Michael. Also, if heavy rain falls around the times of high tide, significant flooding is possible in coastal areas. Rip Currents: Elevated onshore winds and swell waves should lead to an elevated risk along the southern South Carolina and northern Georgia coasts through late week. Heavy Rain: Heavy rain and localized flooding is possible, especially tonight through Thursday. Severe weather: Isolated tornadoes are possible Wednesday afternoon through Thursday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter assistance is not anticipated at this time. GAZ087-088-099>101-114>116-118-137-138-140-SCZ040-042>045-047-052- 101530- Jenkins-Screven-Candler-Bulloch-Effingham-Tattnall-Evans- Inland Bryan-Inland Chatham-Long-Inland Liberty-Inland McIntosh- Allendale-Hampton-Inland Colleton-Dorchester-Inland Berkeley- Inland Jasper-Tidal Berkeley- 1123 AM EDT Tue Oct 9 2018 ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH IN EFFECT... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast Georgia and southeast South Carolina. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Tropical Storm Watch. Hazardous weather is not expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Tropical Storm Watch. Heavy Rain: Heavy rain and localized flooding are possible, especially tonight through Thursday. Severe weather: Isolated tornadoes are possible Wednesday afternoon through Thursday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter assistance is not anticipated at this time. AMZ330-350-352-354-374-101530- 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- 1123 AM EDT Tue Oct 9 2018 ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH IN EFFECT... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Atlantic coastal waters. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Tropical Storm Watch. Hazardous weather is not expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Tropical Storm Watch. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter assistance is not anticipated at this time.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Oct 9, 12:47 PM EDT, 3 hours 24 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Charleston, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 9, 4:34 AM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | CHS | 6 hr | |
| Oct 9, 5:15 AM EDT | Tropical Storm Watch | CHS | Allendale, Berkeley, Colleton, Dorchester, Hampton | 12 hr |
| Oct 9, 12:03 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 117 min | |
| Oct 9, 12:23 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | CHS | 46 hr | |
| Oct 9, 12:23 PM EDT | High Surf Advisory | CHS | 56 hr | |
| Oct 9, 12:39 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 98 min | |
| Oct 9, 2:07 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 113 min | |
| Oct 9, 3:06 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 114 min | |
| Oct 9, 3:54 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 66 min |
Nearby
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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.