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Frost Advisory 3, NWS Charleston, SC

April 3, 20215 counties in South Carolina; 6 counties in Georgia

NWS Charleston, SC issued this frost advisory at Apr 3, 2021, 3:01 PM EDT for 5 counties in South Carolina; 6 counties in Georgia. It took effect at Apr 4, 2021, 4:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 4 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 3, 2021, 3:01 PM EDT (19:01 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 4, 2021, 4:00 AM EDT
Expired
Apr 4, 2021, 8:00 AM EDT
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS Charleston, SC

Counties Bulloch County, GA, Candler County, GA, Evans County, GA, Jenkins 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), 29 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:00 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, 7.0 hours before the alert went out and 129 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Charleston AFB, SC at 12:00Z on 2021-04-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Charleston AFB, SC at 12:00Z on 2021-04-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -56 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2457 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
40 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-56 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
42 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

930 
WWUS72 KCHS 031901
NPWCHS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Charleston SC
301 PM EDT Sat Apr 3 2021

GAZ087-088-099-100-114-115-SCZ040-042>045-040315-
/O.NEW.KCHS.FR.Y.0003.210404T0800Z-210404T1200Z/
Jenkins-Screven-Candler-Bulloch-Tattnall-Evans-Allendale-Hampton-
Inland Colleton-Dorchester-Inland Berkeley-
Including the cities of Millen, Sylvania, Metter, Statesboro, 
Reidsville, Claxton, Allendale, Hampton, Yemassee, Walterboro, 
Saint George, Summerville, Goose Creek, and Moncks Corner
301 PM EDT Sat Apr 3 2021

...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 8 AM EDT SUNDAY...

* WHAT...Temperatures in the mid 30s will result in frost 
  formation.

* WHERE...Portions of southeast South Carolina and southeast 
  Georgia.

* WHEN...From 4 AM to 8 AM EDT Sunday.

* IMPACTS...Frost could kill sensitive outdoor vegetation if 
  left uncovered.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

&&

$$
4 follow-up statements
154 
WWUS72 KCHS 040213
NPWCHS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Charleston SC
1013 PM EDT Sat Apr 3 2021

GAZ087-088-099-100-114-115-SCZ040-042>045-041015-
/O.CON.KCHS.FR.Y.0003.210404T0800Z-210404T1200Z/
Jenkins-Screven-Candler-Bulloch-Tattnall-Evans-Allendale-Hampton-
Inland Colleton-Dorchester-Inland Berkeley-
Including the cities of Millen, Sylvania, Metter, Statesboro, 
Reidsville, Claxton, Allendale, Hampton, Yemassee, Walterboro, 
Saint George, Summerville, Goose Creek, and Moncks Corner
1013 PM EDT Sat Apr 3 2021

...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 8 AM EDT
SUNDAY...

* WHAT...Temperatures in the mid 30s will result in frost 
  formation.

* WHERE...Portions of southeast South Carolina and southeast 
  Georgia.

* WHEN...From 4 AM to 8 AM EDT Sunday.

* IMPACTS...Frost could kill sensitive outdoor vegetation if 
  left uncovered.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

&&

$$
527 
WWUS72 KCHS 040705
NPWCHS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Charleston SC
305 AM EDT Sun Apr 4 2021

GAZ087-088-099-100-114-115-SCZ040-042>045-041200-
/O.CON.KCHS.FR.Y.0003.210404T0800Z-210404T1200Z/
Jenkins-Screven-Candler-Bulloch-Tattnall-Evans-Allendale-Hampton-
Inland Colleton-Dorchester-Inland Berkeley-
Including the cities of Millen, Sylvania, Metter, Statesboro, 
Reidsville, Claxton, Allendale, Hampton, Yemassee, Walterboro, 
Saint George, Summerville, Goose Creek, and Moncks Corner
305 AM EDT Sun Apr 4 2021

...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING...

* WHAT...Temperatures as low as 35 will result in patchy to
  scattered frost formation.

* WHERE...Inland portions of southeast South Carolina and 
  southeast Georgia.

* WHEN...Until 8 AM EDT this morning.

* IMPACTS...Frost could kill sensitive outdoor vegetation if 
  left uncovered.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

&&

$$
207 
WWUS72 KCHS 040950
NPWCHS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Charleston SC
550 AM EDT Sun Apr 4 2021

GAZ087-088-099-100-114-115-SCZ040-042>045-041200-
/O.CON.KCHS.FR.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-210404T1200Z/
Jenkins-Screven-Candler-Bulloch-Tattnall-Evans-Allendale-Hampton-
Inland Colleton-Dorchester-Inland Berkeley-
Including the cities of Millen, Sylvania, Metter, Statesboro, 
Reidsville, Claxton, Allendale, Hampton, Yemassee, Walterboro, 
Saint George, Summerville, Goose Creek, and Moncks Corner
550 AM EDT Sun Apr 4 2021

...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING...

* WHAT...Temperatures as low as 33 will result in frost 
  formation.

* WHERE...Portions of southeast South Carolina and southeast 
  Georgia.

* WHEN...Until 8 AM EDT this morning.

* IMPACTS...Frost could kill sensitive outdoor vegetation if 
  left uncovered.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Protect tender plants from the cold until after 8 am EDT

&&

$$
605 
WWUS72 KCHS 041145
NPWCHS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Charleston SC
745 AM EDT Sun Apr 4 2021

GAZ087-088-099-100-114-115-SCZ040-042>045-041245-
/O.EXP.KCHS.FR.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-210404T1200Z/
Jenkins-Screven-Candler-Bulloch-Tattnall-Evans-Allendale-Hampton-
Inland Colleton-Dorchester-Inland Berkeley-
Including the cities of Millen, Sylvania, Metter, Statesboro, 
Reidsville, Claxton, Allendale, Hampton, Yemassee, Walterboro, 
Saint George, Summerville, Goose Creek, and Moncks Corner
745 AM EDT Sun Apr 4 2021

...FROST ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING...

Temperatures will rise this morning and the risk for frost will
quickly end.

$$

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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.