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Frost Advisory 5, NWS Charleston, SC

November 15, 20215 counties in South Carolina; Bulloch County, Jenkins County, Screven County, Georgia

NWS Charleston, SC issued this frost advisory at Nov 15, 2021, 2:41 PM EST for 5 counties in South Carolina; Bulloch County, Jenkins County, Screven County, Georgia. It took effect at Nov 16, 2021, 2:00 AM EST. It was in force for 6 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 15, 2021, 2:41 PM EST (19:41 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 16, 2021, 2:00 AM EST
Expired
Nov 16, 2021, 8:00 AM EST
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Charleston, SC

Counties Bulloch County, GA, Jenkins County, GA, Screven County, GA, Allendale County, SC, Berkeley County, SC, Colleton County, SC, Dorchester County, SC, Hampton County, SC

The radar

The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 23 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:40 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, 7.7 hours before the alert went out and 103 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 2021-11-15Temperature 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 2021-11-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -59 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
2084 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
73 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-59 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
37 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

384 
WWUS72 KCHS 151941
NPWCHS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Charleston SC
241 PM EST Mon Nov 15 2021

GAZ087-088-100-SCZ040-042>045-160400-
/O.NEW.KCHS.FR.Y.0005.211116T0700Z-211116T1300Z/
Jenkins-Screven-Bulloch-Allendale-Hampton-Inland Colleton-
Dorchester-Inland Berkeley-
Including the cities of Millen, Sylvania, Statesboro, Allendale, 
Hampton, Yemassee, Walterboro, Saint George, Summerville, 
Goose Creek, and Moncks Corner
241 PM EST Mon Nov 15 2021

...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM EST TUESDAY...

* WHAT...Temperatures as low as 34 will result in frost 
  formation.

* WHERE...In South Carolina, Allendale, Hampton, Inland 
  Colleton, Dorchester and Inland Berkeley Counties. In Georgia, 
  Jenkins, Screven and Bulloch Counties.

* WHEN...From 2 AM to 8 AM EST Tuesday.

* 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
724 
WWUS72 KCHS 160310
NPWCHS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Charleston SC
1010 PM EST Mon Nov 15 2021

GAZ087-088-100-SCZ040-042>045-161115-
/O.CON.KCHS.FR.Y.0005.211116T0700Z-211116T1300Z/
Jenkins-Screven-Bulloch-Allendale-Hampton-Inland Colleton-
Dorchester-Inland Berkeley-
Including the cities of Millen, Sylvania, Statesboro, Allendale, 
Hampton, Yemassee, Walterboro, Saint George, Summerville, 
Goose Creek, and Moncks Corner
1010 PM EST Mon Nov 15 2021

...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM EST
TUESDAY...

* WHAT...Temperatures as low as 34 to 37 degrees will result in 
  frost formation.

* WHERE...In South Carolina, Allendale, Hampton, Inland 
  Colleton, Dorchester and Inland Berkeley Counties. In Georgia, 
  Jenkins, Screven and Bulloch Counties.

* WHEN...From 2 AM to 8 AM EST Tuesday.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

&&

$$
764 
WWUS72 KCHS 160558
NPWCHS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Charleston SC
1258 AM EST Tue Nov 16 2021

GAZ087-088-100-SCZ040-042>045-161300-
/O.CON.KCHS.FR.Y.0005.211116T0700Z-211116T1300Z/
Jenkins-Screven-Bulloch-Allendale-Hampton-Inland Colleton-
Dorchester-Inland Berkeley-
Including the cities of Millen, Sylvania, Statesboro, Allendale, 
Hampton, Yemassee, Walterboro, Saint George, Summerville, 
Goose Creek, and Moncks Corner
1258 AM EST Tue Nov 16 2021

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

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

* WHERE...In South Carolina, Dorchester, Inland Berkeley, 
  Hampton, Inland Colleton and Allendale Counties. In Georgia, 
  Jenkins, Screven and Bulloch Counties.

* WHEN...Until 8 AM EST 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.

&&

$$
411 
WWUS72 KCHS 160848
NPWCHS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Charleston SC
348 AM EST Tue Nov 16 2021

GAZ087-088-100-SCZ040-042>045-161300-
/O.CON.KCHS.FR.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-211116T1300Z/
Jenkins-Screven-Bulloch-Allendale-Hampton-Inland Colleton-
Dorchester-Inland Berkeley-
Including the cities of Millen, Sylvania, Statesboro, Allendale, 
Hampton, Yemassee, Walterboro, Saint George, Summerville, 
Goose Creek, and Moncks Corner
348 AM EST Tue Nov 16 2021

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

* WHAT...Temperatures as low as 34 will result in frost 
  formation.

* WHERE...In South Carolina, Dorchester, Inland Berkeley, 
  Hampton, Inland Colleton and Allendale Counties. In Georgia, 
  Jenkins, Screven and Bulloch Counties.

* WHEN...Until 8 AM EST 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.

&&

$$
995 
WWUS72 KCHS 161252
NPWCHS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Charleston SC
752 AM EST Tue Nov 16 2021

GAZ087-088-100-SCZ040-042>045-161400-
/O.EXP.KCHS.FR.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-211116T1300Z/
Jenkins-Screven-Bulloch-Allendale-Hampton-Inland Colleton-
Dorchester-Inland Berkeley-
Including the cities of Millen, Sylvania, Statesboro, Allendale, 
Hampton, Yemassee, Walterboro, Saint George, Summerville, 
Goose Creek, and Moncks Corner
752 AM EST Tue Nov 16 2021

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

Temperatures will warm quickly out of the 30s over the next hour
or two. Therefore the frost advisory will be allowed to expire at
8 am.

$$

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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.