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Tornado Warning 9, NWS Charleston, SC

April 13, 2020Liberty County, Long County, Georgia

NWS Charleston, SC issued this tornado warning at Apr 13, 2020, 7:33 AM EDT for Liberty County, Long County, Georgia. It was in force for 27 min. 4 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: Apr 13, 2020, 7:33 AM EDT (11:33 UTC)
Expired: Apr 13, 2020, 8:00 AM EDT
In force: 27 min
Issued by: NWS Charleston, SC
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

Counties Liberty County, GA, Long County, GA

The radar

The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 125 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:33 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.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Apr 13, 7:40 AM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	1 Ese Hinesville, GA	IT WAS REPORTED THAT TREES HAD FALLEN ON MUTIPLE HOUSES. TIME IS ESTIMATED BY RADAR.
Apr 13, 7:45 AM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	6 Se Ludowici, GA	LONG MCINTOSH 911 REPORTED A VERY LARGE TREE DOWN ON GA 57 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 21 AND 22.
Apr 13, 7:47 AM EDT	TORNADO	3 Ese Ludowici, GA	A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STORM DAMAGE SURVEY TEAM CONFIRMED AN EF-0 TORNADO JUST EAST OF LUDOWICI. THIS BRIEF TORNADO DAMAGED A MOBILE HOME AND TREES AROUND STAFFORD DAIRY ROAD. PLEASE SEE THE PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT (PNS) FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS.
Apr 13, 7:50 AM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	6 S Walthourville, GA	LONG MCINTOSH 911 REPORTED 8 TREES BLOWN DOWN ON TIBBET HWY NEAR BOBTOWN RD. POSSIBLE TORNADO DAMAGE.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

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 13, 3:20 AM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 00:00Z, 11.6 hours before the alert went out and 132 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: 1677 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -59 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 861 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 38 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 194 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 292 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 1.9
Supercell composite: 10.2

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The text

As transmitted.

155 
WFUS52 KCHS 131133
TORCHS
GAC179-183-131200-
/O.NEW.KCHS.TO.W.0009.200413T1133Z-200413T1200Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Charleston SC
733 AM EDT Mon Apr 13 2020

The National Weather Service in Charleston has issued a

* Tornado Warning for portions of...
  Liberty County in southeastern Georgia...
  Long County in southeastern Georgia...

* Until 800 AM EDT.
    
* At 733 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Doctortown, 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...
  Hinesville, Ludowici, McIntosh, Walthourville, Riceboro, Flemington
  and Allenhurst.

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 3187 8152 3170 8148 3169 8150 3165 8152
      3160 8173 3161 8174 3160 8175 3161 8175
      3161 8177 3166 8180 3165 8182 3167 8185
      3171 8188 3173 8191 3176 8191
TIME...MOT...LOC 1133Z 258DEG 42KT 3166 8190 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

SPR

1 follow-up statement

562 
WWUS52 KCHS 131142
SVSCHS

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston SC
742 AM EDT Mon Apr 13 2020

GAC179-183-131200-
/O.CON.KCHS.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-200413T1200Z/
Liberty GA-Long GA-
742 AM EDT Mon Apr 13 2020

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 AM EDT FOR LIBERTY
AND LONG COUNTIES...
    
At 742 AM EDT, an extremely dangerous tornado was located 2 miles 
west of Ludowici, moving east at 50 mph.

This is a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW!

HAZARD...Damaging tornado.

SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

IMPACT...You are in a life-threatening situation. Flying debris may 
         be deadly to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes 
         will be destroyed. Considerable damage to homes, 
         businesses, and vehicles is likely and complete destruction 
         is possible.

Locations impacted include...
Hinesville, Ludowici, McIntosh, Walthourville, Riceboro, Flemington
and Allenhurst.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

To repeat, a large, extremely dangerous and potentially deadly
tornado is developing. To protect your life, 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 3187 8152 3170 8148 3169 8150 3165 8152
      3160 8173 3161 8174 3160 8175 3161 8175
      3161 8177 3166 8180 3165 8182 3167 8185
      3171 8188 3173 8191 3176 8191
TIME...MOT...LOC 1142Z 258DEG 42KT 3168 8178 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

SPR

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 13, 4:44 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CHS	Bulloch, Candler, Jenkins, Screven	61 min
Apr 13, 5:33 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CHS	Bulloch, Candler, Effingham, Evans, Jenkins, Screven and 1 more	57 min
Apr 13, 5:54 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	CHS	Screven	36 min
Apr 13, 6:22 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CHS	Effingham	53 min
Apr 13, 6:29 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CHS	Bryan, Bulloch, Candler, Effingham, Evans, Liberty and 2 more	61 min
Apr 13, 7:15 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CHS	Bryan, Chatham, Liberty, Long, McIntosh, Tattnall	60 min
Apr 13, 7:57 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	CHS	Bryan, Liberty, Long	33 min
Apr 13, 8:13 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CHS	Bryan, Chatham, Liberty, McIntosh	62 min
Apr 13, 8:21 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	CHS	Bryan, Chatham	24 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.