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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 47, NWS Charleston, SC

August 2, 2021Liberty County, McIntosh County, Georgia

NWS Charleston, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 2, 2021, 5:11 PM EDT for Liberty County, McIntosh County, Georgia. 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
Aug 2, 2021, 5:11 PM EDT (21:11 UTC)
Expired
Aug 2, 2021, 5:48 PM EDT
In force
37 min
Issued by
NWS Charleston, SC
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Liberty County, GA, McIntosh County, GA

The radar

The Jacksonville radar (KJAX), 122 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:11 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

Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 12:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 120 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, Jacksonville, FL at 12:00Z on 2021-08-02Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1472 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, Jacksonville, FL at 12:00Z on 2021-08-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -22 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
1472 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-62 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
815 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
11 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-22 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
17 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

417 
WUUS52 KCHS 022111
SVRCHS
GAC179-191-022215-
/O.NEW.KCHS.SV.W.0047.210802T2111Z-210802T2215Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Charleston SC
511 PM EDT Mon Aug 2 2021

The National Weather Service in Charleston has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for portions of...
  Liberty County in southeastern Georgia...
  McIntosh County in southeastern Georgia...

* Until 615 PM EDT.

* At 511 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from St. Catherines Island to near Harris Neck, moving
  east at 15 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and powerlines.

* Locations impacted include...
  Blackbeard Island and St. Catherines Island. 

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 3129 8125 3135 8125 3173 8120 3171 8117
      3171 8113 3173 8111 3171 8110 3162 8110
      3140 8122 3137 8122 3134 8124 3131 8122
      3129 8123
TIME...MOT...LOC 2111Z 290DEG 15KT 3167 8113 3165 8121 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$
3 follow-up statements
897 
WWUS52 KCHS 022122
SVSCHS

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston SC
522 PM EDT Mon Aug 2 2021

GAC179-191-022215-
/O.CON.KCHS.SV.W.0047.000000T0000Z-210802T2215Z/
Liberty GA-McIntosh GA-
522 PM EDT Mon Aug 2 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM EDT
FOR LIBERTY AND MCINTOSH COUNTIES...

At 522 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 10 miles east of Harris Neck to near St. Catherines
Island, moving southeast at 15 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and powerlines.

Locations impacted include...
Blackbeard Island and St. Catherines Island. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3129 8125 3135 8125 3166 8120 3168 8119
      3171 8110 3161 8110 3140 8122 3137 8122
      3134 8124 3131 8122 3129 8123
TIME...MOT...LOC 2122Z 314DEG 12KT 3165 8109 3163 8116 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$
606 
WWUS52 KCHS 022139
SVSCHS

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston SC
539 PM EDT Mon Aug 2 2021

GAC179-022149-
/O.CAN.KCHS.SV.W.0047.000000T0000Z-210802T2215Z/
Liberty GA-
539 PM EDT Mon Aug 2 2021

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

LAT...LON 3129 8125 3135 8125 3152 8123 3154 8120
      3153 8118 3154 8117 3153 8115 3140 8122
      3137 8122 3135 8124 3131 8122 3129 8123
TIME...MOT...LOC 2139Z 303DEG 9KT 3152 8119 3147 8125 

$$

GAC191-022215-
/O.CON.KCHS.SV.W.0047.000000T0000Z-210802T2215Z/
McIntosh GA-
539 PM EDT Mon Aug 2 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM EDT
FOR MCINTOSH COUNTY...

At 539 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Blackbeard Island to near Sapelo Island, moving
southeast at 10 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and powerlines.

Locations impacted include...
Blackbeard Island.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3129 8125 3135 8125 3152 8123 3154 8120
      3153 8118 3154 8117 3153 8115 3140 8122
      3137 8122 3135 8124 3131 8122 3129 8123
TIME...MOT...LOC 2139Z 303DEG 9KT 3152 8119 3147 8125 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$
724 
WWUS52 KCHS 022148
SVSCHS

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston SC
548 PM EDT Mon Aug 2 2021

GAC191-022158-
/O.CAN.KCHS.SV.W.0047.000000T0000Z-210802T2215Z/
McIntosh GA-
548 PM EDT Mon Aug 2 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF MCINTOSH COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
        
The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the area.
Therefore the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 3129 8125 3135 8125 3152 8123 3154 8120
      3153 8118 3154 8117 3153 8115 3140 8122
      3137 8122 3135 8124 3131 8122 3129 8123
TIME...MOT...LOC 2146Z 290DEG 15KT 3151 8116 3146 8122 

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 2, 3:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHSLiberty36 min
Aug 2, 4:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHSMcIntosh28 min
Aug 2, 4:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHSLiberty31 min
Aug 2, 4:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHSMcIntosh32 min
Aug 2, 5:35 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCHSBryan, Liberty55 min
Aug 2, 5:46 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCHSChatham89 min
Aug 2, 6:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHSEffingham32 min
Aug 2, 7:05 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCHSBulloch, Candler, Tattnall2 hr

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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.