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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 33, NWS Charleston, SC

June 15, 2021Charleston County, Colleton County, South Carolina

NWS Charleston, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 15, 2021, 8:02 PM EDT for Charleston County, Colleton County, South Carolina. It was in force for 37 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
Jun 15, 2021, 8:02 PM EDT (00:02 UTC)
Expired
Jun 15, 2021, 8:39 PM EDT
In force
37 min
Issued by
NWS Charleston, SC
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Charleston County, SC, Colleton County, SC

The radar

The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 79 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:02 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 15, 1:58 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Charleston AFB, SC (KCHS), launched 00:00Z, 0.0 hours before the alert went out and 37 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 00:00Z on 2021-06-16Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1364 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 00:00Z on 2021-06-16The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 61 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
1364 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-30 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1817 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
44 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
61 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
113 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.1
Supercell composite
3.6

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The text

As transmitted.

037 
WUUS52 KCHS 160002
SVRCHS
SCC019-029-160100-
/O.NEW.KCHS.SV.W.0033.210616T0002Z-210616T0100Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Charleston SC
802 PM EDT Tue Jun 15 2021

The National Weather Service in Charleston has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for portions of...
  Charleston County in southeastern South Carolina...
  Colleton County in southeastern South Carolina...

* Until 900 PM EDT.

* At 801 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Adams Run 
  and Fenwick, moving east at 20 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vehicles is possible. Expect wind 
           damage to trees and powerlines.

* Locations impacted include...
  Johns Island, James Island, Hollywood, Folly Beach, Ravenel,
  Seabrook Island, Kiawah Island, Meggett, Rockville, Bears Bluff,
  Wadmalaw Island, Yonges Island, Edisto Island, Adams Run and
  Bennetts Point.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Report damage directly to the Charleston National Weather Service at
888-383-2024 when it is safe to do so.

&&

LAT...LON 3252 8015 3252 8023 3257 8050 3275 8047
      3276 8014 3267 7997 3260 7997
TIME...MOT...LOC 0001Z 278DEG 18KT 3266 8040 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$
1 follow-up statement
629 
WWUS52 KCHS 160039
SVSCHS

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston SC
839 PM EDT Tue Jun 15 2021

SCC019-029-160049-
/O.CAN.KCHS.SV.W.0033.000000T0000Z-210616T0100Z/
Charleston SC-Colleton SC-
839 PM EDT Tue Jun 15 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF CHARLESTON AND
COLLETON COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer pose an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore the warning has been cancelled.  However small hail, gusty
winds and heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 3252 8015 3252 8023 3257 8050 3275 8047
      3276 8014 3267 7997 3260 7997
TIME...MOT...LOC 0032Z 278DEG 18KT 3263 8017 

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 15, 8:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHSBerkeley29 min
Jun 15, 8:21 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCHS114 min
Jun 15, 8:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHSDorchester32 min
Jun 15, 9:42 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCHS36 min
Jun 15, 10:16 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCHS49 min
Jun 15, 10:21 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCHSCharleston114 min
Jun 15, 10:26 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHSBeaufort, Jasper64 min
Jun 15, 10:51 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCHS84 min
Jun 16, 4:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHSCharleston32 min
Jun 16, 5:27 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCHS93 min
Jun 16, 5:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHSDorchester31 min
Jun 16, 5:46 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCHSCharleston, Colleton, Dorchester89 min
Jun 16, 6:15 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCHS90 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.