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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 45, NWS Charleston, SC

July 22, 2021Bryan County, Chatham County, Effingham County, Georgia; Jasper County, South Carolina

NWS Charleston, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 22, 2021, 3:19 PM EDT for Bryan County, Chatham County, Effingham County, Georgia; Jasper County, South Carolina. It was in force for 41 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
Jul 22, 2021, 3:19 PM EDT (19:19 UTC)
Expired
Jul 22, 2021, 4:00 PM EDT
In force
41 min
Issued by
NWS Charleston, SC
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Bryan County, GA, Chatham County, GA, Effingham County, GA, Jasper County, SC

The radar

The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:22 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Charleston AFB, SC (KCHS), launched 12:00Z, 7.3 hours before the alert went out and 147 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 2021-07-22Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1228 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 12:00Z on 2021-07-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 32 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
1228 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-30 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
787 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
8 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
32 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
61 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

311 
WUUS52 KCHS 221919
SVRCHS
GAC029-051-103-SCC053-222000-
/O.NEW.KCHS.SV.W.0045.210722T1919Z-210722T2000Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Charleston SC
319 PM EDT Thu Jul 22 2021

The National Weather Service in Charleston has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for portions of...
  Bryan County in southeastern Georgia...
  Effingham County in southeastern Georgia...
  Chatham County in southeastern Georgia...
  Jasper County in southeastern South Carolina...

* Until 400 PM EDT.

* At 318 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Godley
  Station, moving southeast 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...
  Pooler, Richmond Hill, Midtown Savannah, Downtown Savannah,
  Savannah International Airport, I-16/I-95 Interchange, Hunter Army
  Airfield, Godley Station, Coffee Bluff, Montgomery, Rincon, Garden
  City, Port Wentworth, Bloomingdale and Thunderbolt.

This warning includes the following interstates:
 I-16 between mile markers 148 and 168.
 I-516 between mile markers 3 and 9.
 I-95 in Georgia between mile markers 86 and 112.

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 3221 8144 3229 8122 3205 8095 3186 8132
TIME...MOT...LOC 1918Z 324DEG 19KT 3217 8128 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

BRM
2 follow-up statements
794 
WWUS52 KCHS 221945
SVSCHS

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston SC
345 PM EDT Thu Jul 22 2021

GAC029-221955-
/O.CAN.KCHS.SV.W.0045.000000T0000Z-210722T2000Z/
Bryan GA-
345 PM EDT Thu Jul 22 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR BRYAN COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
    
The immediate risk for severe weather has ended. 

LAT...LON 3216 8129 3227 8120 3205 8095 3193 8118
TIME...MOT...LOC 1945Z 312DEG 14KT 3211 8117 

$$

GAC051-103-SCC053-222000-
/O.CON.KCHS.SV.W.0045.000000T0000Z-210722T2000Z/
Effingham GA-Chatham GA-Jasper SC-
345 PM EDT Thu Jul 22 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM EDT
FOR EFFINGHAM...CHATHAM AND JASPER COUNTIES...

At 345 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Garden City,
moving southeast at 15 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...
Pooler, I-16/I-95 Interchange, Hunter Army Airfield, Midtown
Savannah, Downtown Savannah, Godley Station, Savannah International
Airport, Coffee Bluff, Montgomery, Garden City, Port Wentworth,
Bloomingdale, Thunderbolt, Vernonburg and Sandfly.

This warning includes the following interstates:
 I-16 between mile markers 159 and 168.
 I-516 between mile markers 3 and 9.
 I-95 in Georgia between mile markers 101 and 112.

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 3216 8129 3227 8120 3205 8095 3193 8118
TIME...MOT...LOC 1945Z 312DEG 14KT 3211 8117 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

BRM
387 
WWUS52 KCHS 221953
SVSCHS

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston SC
353 PM EDT Thu Jul 22 2021

GAC051-103-SCC053-222003-
/O.EXP.KCHS.SV.W.0045.000000T0000Z-210722T2000Z/
Effingham GA-Chatham GA-Jasper SC-
353 PM EDT Thu Jul 22 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF EFFINGHAM...
CHATHAM AND JASPER COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 400 PM EDT...
                
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 will be allowed to expire. However heavy rain 
is still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 3216 8129 3227 8120 3205 8095 3193 8118
TIME...MOT...LOC 1953Z 324DEG 19KT 3208 8114 

$$

BRM

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 22, 3:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHSBryan, Bulloch, Liberty10 min
Jul 22, 7:20 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHSJenkins25 min
Jul 22, 2:06 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCHSBeaufort35 min
Jul 22, 2:10 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCHS32 min
Jul 22, 2:38 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCHSBerkeley, Charleston2 hr
Jul 22, 4:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHSDorchester35 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Georgia, 2021Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in South Carolina, 2021Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2021

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.