Alert archive / South Carolina / Tornado Warnings in 2019
Tornado Warning 9, NWS Charleston, SC
NWS Charleston, SC issued this tornado warning at Apr 19, 2019, 3:17 PM EDT for Berkeley County, South Carolina. It was in force for 28 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
- Apr 19, 2019, 3:17 PM EDT (19:17 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 19, 2019, 3:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 28 min
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
County Berkeley County, SC
The radar
The Wilmington radar (KLTX), 142 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:17 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 19, 10:44 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Charleston AFB, SC (KCHS), launched 12:00Z, 7.3 hours before the alert went out and 49 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
- 22 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -362 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1073 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 59 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 190 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 158 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
296
WFUS52 KCHS 191917
TORCHS
SCC015-191945-
/O.NEW.KCHS.TO.W.0009.190419T1917Z-190419T1945Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Charleston SC
317 PM EDT Fri Apr 19 2019
The National Weather Service in Charleston has issued a
* Tornado Warning for portions of...
Berkeley County in southeastern South Carolina...
* Until 345 PM EDT.
* At 317 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms capable of producing both
tornadoes and extensive straight line wind damage were located 15
miles east of Moncks Corner, moving northeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed.
Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree
damage is likely.
* Locations impacted include...
Jamestown and Huger.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile
home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and
protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3330 7966 3327 7956 3326 7956 3325 7955
3324 7951 3312 7965 3300 7977 3316 7987
3332 7974 3332 7970
TIME...MOT...LOC 1917Z 231DEG 29KT 3312 7977
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
NED3 follow-up statements
338
WWUS52 KCHS 191924
SVSCHS
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston SC
324 PM EDT Fri Apr 19 2019
SCC015-191945-
/O.CON.KCHS.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-190419T1945Z/
Berkeley SC-
324 PM EDT Fri Apr 19 2019
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM EDT FOR BERKELEY
COUNTY...
At 324 PM EDT, a severe squall line capable of producing both
tornadoes and extensive straight line wind damage was located 16
miles northwest of McClellanville, moving northeast at 45 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Jamestown.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
Report damage directly to the Charleston National Weather Service at
1-888-383-2024 when it is safe to do so.
&&
LAT...LON 3330 7966 3327 7956 3326 7956 3325 7955
3324 7951 3312 7965 3311 7967 3320 7982
3332 7974 3332 7970
TIME...MOT...LOC 1924Z 211DEG 41KT 3320 7972
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
NED352
WWUS52 KCHS 191930
SVSCHS
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston SC
330 PM EDT Fri Apr 19 2019
SCC015-191945-
/O.CON.KCHS.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-190419T1945Z/
Berkeley SC-
330 PM EDT Fri Apr 19 2019
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM EDT FOR BERKELEY
COUNTY...
At 330 PM EDT, a severe squall line capable of producing both
tornadoes and extensive straight line wind damage was located 16
miles northwest of McClellanville, moving northeast at 60 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Jamestown.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
Report damage directly to the Charleston National Weather Service at
1-888-383-2024 when it is safe to do so.
&&
LAT...LON 3330 7966 3327 7956 3326 7956 3325 7955
3325 7956 3321 7961 3327 7977 3332 7974
3332 7970
TIME...MOT...LOC 1930Z 226DEG 52KT 3328 7962
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
NED473
WWUS52 KCHS 191937
SVSCHS
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston SC
337 PM EDT Fri Apr 19 2019
SCC015-191947-
/O.EXP.KCHS.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-190419T1945Z/
Berkeley SC-
337 PM EDT Fri Apr 19 2019
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR BERKELEY COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 345 PM
EDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and have exited the warned area. Therefore the warning will
be allowed to expire.
LAT...LON 3330 7966 3327 7956 3326 7956 3325 7955
3325 7956 3321 7961 3327 7977 3332 7974
3332 7970
TIME...MOT...LOC 1937Z 231DEG 29KT 3331 7957
$$
NEDThe office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 19, 3:03 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 57 min | |
| Apr 19, 3:16 AM EDT | Rip Current Statement | CHS | 17 hr | |
| Apr 19, 3:16 AM EDT | High Surf Advisory | CHS | 20 hr | |
| Apr 19, 7:30 AM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | CHS | 3 hr | |
| Apr 19, 12:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Allendale, Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton, Jasper | 56 min |
| Apr 19, 12:49 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CHS | Hampton | 15 min |
| Apr 19, 12:52 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CHS | Jasper | 23 min |
| Apr 19, 1:27 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CHS | Beaufort, Colleton | 19 min |
| Apr 19, 1:37 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CHS | Colleton | 18 min |
| Apr 19, 1:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Berkeley, Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester | 65 min |
| Apr 19, 1:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Beaufort, Colleton, Jasper | 39 min |
| Apr 19, 1:56 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 2 hr | |
| Apr 19, 2:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Berkeley | 63 min |
| Apr 19, 2:36 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CHS | Berkeley | 9 min |
| Apr 19, 2:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester | 66 min |
| Apr 19, 3:56 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | CHS | 32 hr |
Nearby
Tornado Warnings in South Carolina, 2019Every tornado warning in 2019Tornadoes in 2019
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.