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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 59, NWS Charleston, SC

June 22, 2019Bulloch County, Effingham County, Screven County, Georgia

NWS Charleston, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 22, 2019, 3:06 PM EDT for Bulloch County, Effingham County, Screven County, Georgia. It was in force for 54 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jun 22, 2019, 3:06 PM EDT (19:06 UTC)
Expired: Jun 22, 2019, 4:00 PM EDT
In force: 54 min
Issued by: NWS Charleston, SC
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Bulloch County, GA, Effingham County, GA, Screven County, GA

The radar

The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 52 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:06 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
Jun 22, 2:08 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Charleston AFB, SC (KCHS), launched 12:00Z, 7.1 hours before the alert went out and 153 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: 123 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -376 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1460 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 50 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 81 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 54 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: -0.0

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 22, 2:18 PM EDT, 48 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 22, 2:18 PM EDT, 48 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 22, 2:13 PM EDT, 53 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 22, 10:43 AM EDT, 4 hours 23 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 22, 10:46 AM EDT, 4 hours 20 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1046 AM EDT SAT JUN 22 2019

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

0555 AM     TSTM WND GST     BERKELEY COUNTY AIRPORT 33.19N  80.04W
06/22/2019  M41 MPH          BERKELEY           SC   AWOS

            A 45 MPH WIND GUST WAS REPORTED AT MONCKS CORNER.

&&

CORRECTED EVENT TIME

EVENT NUMBER CHS1900661

BRM

Local storm report, Jun 22, 10:50 AM EDT, 4 hours 16 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1050 AM EDT SAT JUN 22 2019

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

0615 AM     TSTM WND GST     1 E SULLIVANS ISLAND    32.77N  79.82W
06/22/2019  M45 MPH          CHARLESTON         SC   MESONET

            A 45 MPH WIND GUST WAS MEASURED AT SULLIVANS ISLAND BY
            WEATHERFLOW.

&&

EVENT NUMBER CHS1900662

BRM

Local storm report, Jun 22, 10:58 AM EDT, 4 hours 8 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1058 AM EDT SAT JUN 22 2019

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

0530 AM     TSTM WND DMG     1 SE RIDGEVILLE         33.09N  80.31W
06/22/2019                   DORCHESTER         SC   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            SCHP REPORTED A TREE DOWN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF MILL
            STREET AND CARTER ROAD. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR DATA.

&&

EVENT NUMBER CHS1900663

NED

Local storm report, Jun 22, 11:39 AM EDT, 3 hours 27 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1139 AM EDT SAT JUN 22 2019

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

0528 AM     TSTM WND DMG     2 S EADYTOWN            33.38N  80.14W
06/22/2019                   BERKELEY           SC   SOCIAL MEDIA

            TREE AND POWERLINES DOWN ON RUSTY'S WAY ROAD. TIME
            ESTIMATED FROM RADAR DATA.

0530 AM     TSTM WND DMG     2 E RIDGEVILLE          33.10N  80.28W
06/22/2019                   DORCHESTER         SC   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            SCHP REPORTED TREE DOWN AT THE INTERECTION OF US78 AND
            WATER WHEEL ROAD. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.

0530 AM     TSTM WND DMG     1 SE RIDGEVILLE         33.09N  80.31W
06/22/2019                   DORCHESTER         SC   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            SCHP REPORTED A TREE DOWN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF MILL
            STREET AND CARTER ROAD. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR DATA.

0531 AM     TSTM WND DMG     1 WNW HARLEYVILLE       33.22N  80.47W
06/22/2019                   DORCHESTER         SC   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREE REPORTED DOWN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 178
            AND BRYANT ROAD. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR DATA.

0531 AM     TSTM WND DMG     CROCKETVILLE            32.92N  81.08W
06/22/2019                   HAMPTON            SC   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            SCHP REPORTED A TREE DOWN AT HIGHWAY 601 AND SANDY RUN
            RD. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.

0544 AM     TSTM WND DMG     1 W SCOTIA              32.68N  81.26W
06/22/2019                   HAMPTON            SC   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            SCHP REPORTED A TREE DOWN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF
            DALEY ROAD AND OLD ORANGEBURG ROAD. TIME ESTIMATED FROM
            RADAR DATA.

0545 AM     TSTM WND DMG     2 SSW SUMMERVILLE       33.00N  80.19W
06/22/2019                   DORCHESTER         SC   SOCIAL MEDIA

            THE TOP OF A TREE FELL ONTO THE YARD OF A HOME NEAR THE
            INTERSECTION OF SIMMONS AVENUE AND PRESIDENTS CIRCLE.

0546 AM     TSTM WND DMG     FURMAN                  32.68N  81.19W
06/22/2019                   HAMPTON            SC   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            SCHP REPORTED A TREE DOWN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF
            SCOTIA-FURMAN HIGHWAY AND IRVING STREET. TIME DETERMINE
            FROM RADAR DATA.

0549 AM     HAIL             3 SSW BONNEAU           33.26N  79.98W
06/22/2019  E0.88 INCH       BERKELEY           SC   PUBLIC

            A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC REPORTED NICKEL-SIZE HAIL AND
            ESTIMATED WINDS 60 MPH OR GREATER.

0555 AM     TSTM WND GST     BERKELEY COUNTY AIRPORT 33.19N  80.04W
06/22/2019  M41 MPH          BERKELEY           SC   AWOS

            A 45 MPH WIND GUST WAS REPORTED AT MONCKS CORNER.

0557 AM     TSTM WND DMG     1 ESE COLLEGE PARK      33.01N  80.08W
06/22/2019                   BERKELEY           SC   TRAINED SPOTTER

            A TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED A LARGE BRANCH DOWN
            APPROXIMATELY 1 FOOT IN DIAMETER NEAR STRATFORD HIGH
            SCHOOL. ALSO REPORTED TREE DAMAGE IN THE NEARBY FOREST.
            TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.

0602 AM     TSTM WND DMG     6 ESE CAINHOY           32.89N  79.73W
06/22/2019                   CHARLESTON         SC   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            SCHP REPORTED A TREE DOWN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF
            CHANDLER ROAD AND HIGHWAY 17. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR
            DATA.

0605 AM     TSTM WND GST     CHARLESTON AIRPORT      32.90N  80.04W
06/22/2019  M51 MPH          CHARLESTON         SC   ASOS

            A 51 MPH WIND GUST WAS REPORTED AT THE CHARLESTON
            INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.

0610 AM     TSTM WND DMG     2 N NORTH CHARLESTON    32.89N  79.98W
06/22/2019                   CHARLESTON         SC   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TREE REPORTED DOWN IN A CHURCH PARKING LOT AT THE
            INTERSECTION OF NORTH RHETT AVENUE AND BRADDOCK AVENUE.
            TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR DATA.

0615 AM     HAIL             3 SE STILLWELL          32.35N  81.22W
06/22/2019  E1.25 INCH       EFFINGHAM          GA   PUBLIC

            A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC REPORTED HALF-DOLLAR SIZE HAIL.

0615 AM     TSTM WND GST     2 ESE CHARLESTON        32.77N  79.91W
06/22/2019  E52 MPH          AMZ330             SC   SOCIAL MEDIA

            A SOCIAL MEDIA POST RELAYED A WIND GUST REPORT OF 52
            MPH IN THE CHARLESTON HARBOR.

0615 AM     TSTM WND GST     1 E SULLIVANS ISLAND    32.77N  79.82W
06/22/2019  M45 MPH          CHARLESTON         SC   MESONET

            A 45 MPH WIND GUST WAS MEASURED AT SULLIVANS ISLAND BY
            WEATHERFLOW.

0620 AM     TSTM WND DMG     HARDEEVILLE             32.28N  81.08W
06/22/2019                   JASPER             SC   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            POWER LINES DOWN AT THE INTERSECTION OF MAIN STREET AND
            EPPS AVENUE. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.

0621 AM     TSTM WND GST     4 ESE CHARLESTON        32.75N  79.87W
06/22/2019  M46 MPH          AMZ330             SC   MESONET

            A 46 MPH WIND GUST WAS MEASURED BY WEATHERFLOW AT FORT
            SUMTER.

0627 AM     TSTM WND DMG     7 SW PRITCHARDVILLE     32.16N  81.03W
06/22/2019                   JASPER             SC   PUBLIC

            A TREE LIMB APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET IN LENGTH AND 14
            INCHES IN DIAMETER FELL ONTO A HOUSE LOCATED OFF SOUTH
            OKATIE HWY. SIGNIFICANT ROOF DAMAGE WAS ALSO REPORTED.
            TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR DATA.

0710 AM     MARINE TSTM WIND 39 SSE CENTENARY        32.50N  79.10W
06/22/2019  M49 MPH          AMZ370             SC   BUOY

            MEASURED WIND GUST 43 KNOTS.

&&

EVENT NUMBER CHS1900653 CHS1900645 CHS1900663 CHS1900651 CHS1900656
CHS1900648 CHS1900659 CHS1900649 CHS1900642 CHS1900661 CHS1900655
CHS1900650 CHS1900660 CHS1900652 CHS1900644 CHS1900646 CHS1900662
CHS1900647 CHS1900658 CHS1900657 CHS1900654

NED

Local storm report, Jun 22, 12:04 PM EDT, 3 hours 2 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1204 PM EDT SAT JUN 22 2019

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

0645 AM     MARINE TSTM WIND 7 E FOLLY BEACH         32.66N  79.82W
06/22/2019  U0 MPH           AMZ350             SC   SOCIAL MEDIA

            SOCIAL MEDIA POST FROM LOCAL BOATING GROUP INDICATES
            THAT A 20 FOOT BOAT WAS CAPSIZED BY THE WIND AND WAVES
            ASSOICATED WITH A SQUALL LINE OFF OF MORRIS ISLAND.
            THREE MEN WERE RESCUED BY THE NORTH CHARLESTON FIRE
            DEPARTMENT. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR DATA.

&&

EVENT NUMBER CHS1900664

NED

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 22, 4:51 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CHS	Allendale, Colleton, Dorchester, Hampton	54 min
Jun 22, 5:11 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CHS	Berkeley	64 min
Jun 22, 5:40 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CHS	Allendale, Beaufort, Hampton, Jasper	65 min
Jun 22, 6:03 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CHS		87 min
Jun 22, 6:09 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CHS	Beaufort, Berkeley, Charleston, Colleton, Jasper	66 min
Jun 22, 7:30 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CHS		60 min
Jun 22, 3:40 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CHS		95 min
Jun 22, 3:59 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CHS		2 hr
Jun 22, 4:12 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CHS	Allendale, Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton, Jasper	63 min
Jun 22, 4:32 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Allendale	28 min
Jun 22, 4:44 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CHS	Allendale, Colleton, Hampton	49 min
Jun 22, 4:51 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CHS	Beaufort, Charleston, Colleton, Jasper	54 min
Jun 22, 4:55 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CHS		2 hr
Jun 22, 5:04 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CHS		104 min
Jun 22, 5:15 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CHS	Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton, Jasper	27 min
Jun 22, 5:28 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Colleton	32 min
Jun 22, 5:31 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CHS	Beaufort, Charleston, Colleton	59 min
Jun 22, 5:31 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CHS		119 min
Jun 22, 5:40 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CHS	Beaufort, Charleston, Colleton	65 min
Jun 22, 6:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Charleston	29 min
Jun 22, 6:04 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CHS		65 min
Jun 22, 6:19 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CHS	Charleston	56 min
Jun 22, 6:20 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CHS		115 min
Jun 22, 6:25 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Berkeley	35 min
Jun 22, 6:44 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CHS	Berkeley	61 min
Jun 22, 7:24 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Berkeley	36 min
Jun 22, 7:57 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Georgetown	33 min
Jun 22, 5:56 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CHS	Bryan, Chatham, Evans, Liberty, Long, Tattnall	64 min
Jun 22, 3:33 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CHS	Bulloch, Jenkins, Screven	57 min
Jun 22, 3:41 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CHS	Liberty, McIntosh	64 min
Jun 22, 4:01 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CHS	Bulloch, Effingham, Screven	29 min
Jun 22, 4:53 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Liberty, Long	52 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.