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Tornado Warning 15, NWS Charleston, SC
NWS Charleston, SC issued this tornado warning at Apr 19, 2020, 1:23 PM EDT for Bryan County, Bulloch County, Evans County, Georgia. It was in force for 14 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, 2020, 1:23 PM EDT (17:23 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 19, 2020, 1:37 PM EDT
- In force
- 14 min
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
Counties Bryan County, GA, Bulloch County, GA, Evans County, GA
The radar
The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 79 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:26 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, 5.4 hours before the alert went out and 177 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1444 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 52 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 134 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 199 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
526
WFUS52 KCHS 191723
TORCHS
GAC029-031-109-191800-
/O.NEW.KCHS.TO.W.0015.200419T1723Z-200419T1800Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Charleston SC
123 PM EDT Sun Apr 19 2020
The National Weather Service in Charleston has issued a
* Tornado Warning for portions of...
Bryan County in southeastern Georgia...
Evans County in southeastern Georgia...
Bulloch County in southeastern Georgia...
* Until 200 PM EDT.
* At 123 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Nevils, moving east at 50 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...
Pembroke, Daisy, Denmark, Nevils, Bay and Stilson.
This warning includes I-16 between mile markers 123 and 142.
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 3215 8185 3225 8189 3239 8154 3219 8145
TIME...MOT...LOC 1723Z 254DEG 44KT 3222 8181
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$2 follow-up statements
594
WWUS52 KCHS 191731
SVSCHS
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston SC
131 PM EDT Sun Apr 19 2020
GAC109-191740-
/O.CAN.KCHS.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-200419T1800Z/
Evans GA-
131 PM EDT Sun Apr 19 2020
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EVANS COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
The immediate risk for tornadoes has ended.
LAT...LON 3216 8173 3227 8178 3239 8154 3219 8145
TIME...MOT...LOC 1730Z 235DEG 51KT 3224 8170
$$
GAC029-031-191800-
/O.CON.KCHS.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-200419T1800Z/
Bryan GA-Bulloch GA-
131 PM EDT Sun Apr 19 2020
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM EDT FOR BRYAN AND
BULLOCH COUNTIES...
At 130 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Denmark, 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...
Pembroke, Denmark, Nevils, Bay and Stilson.
This warning includes I-16 between mile markers 124 and 142.
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 3216 8173 3227 8178 3239 8154 3219 8145
TIME...MOT...LOC 1730Z 235DEG 51KT 3224 8170
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$055
WWUS52 KCHS 191737
SVSCHS
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston SC
137 PM EDT Sun Apr 19 2020
GAC029-031-191747-
/O.CAN.KCHS.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-200419T1800Z/
Bryan GA-Bulloch GA-
137 PM EDT Sun Apr 19 2020
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR BRYAN AND BULLOCH COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore the warning has been cancelled.
LAT...LON 3216 8173 3227 8178 3239 8154 3219 8145
TIME...MOT...LOC 1736Z 254DEG 44KT 3226 8160
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 18, 9:39 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | CHS | Effingham, Screven | 25 days |
| Apr 19, 9:33 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | CHS | Tattnall, Toombs | 16 days |
| Apr 19, 12:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Candler, Evans | 23 min |
| Apr 19, 1:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Bulloch, Candler | 35 min |
| Apr 19, 6:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | McIntosh | 53 min |
| Apr 19, 7:26 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | CHS | Bulloch, Candler, Effingham, Evans, Jenkins, Long and 2 more | 11 hr |
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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.