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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 8, NWS Charleston, SC
NWS Charleston, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 28, 2021, 7:56 PM EDT for Long County, Georgia. It was in force for 21 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
- Mar 28, 2021, 7:56 PM EDT (23:56 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 28, 2021, 8:17 PM EDT
- In force
- 21 min
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
County Long County, GA
The radar
The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 121 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:53 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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, 11.9 hours before the alert went out and 143 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1105 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 131 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 198 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted.
065
WUUS52 KCHS 282356
SVRCHS
GAC183-290045-
/O.NEW.KCHS.SV.W.0008.210328T2356Z-210329T0045Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Charleston SC
756 PM EDT Sun Mar 28 2021
The National Weather Service in Charleston has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for portions of...
Long County in southeastern Georgia...
* Until 845 PM EDT.
* At 756 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Donald,
moving northeast at 55 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...
Ludowici, Walthourville and Donald.
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 3190 8178 3188 8176 3187 8176 3178 8164
3176 8164 3173 8158 3166 8182 3167 8185
3171 8188 3173 8191 3175 8191 3176 8195
3179 8195 3179 8198
TIME...MOT...LOC 2356Z 245DEG 49KT 3175 8191
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
JRL2 follow-up statements
067
WWUS52 KCHS 290009
SVSCHS
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston SC
809 PM EDT Sun Mar 28 2021
GAC183-290045-
/O.CON.KCHS.SV.W.0008.000000T0000Z-210329T0045Z/
Long GA-
809 PM EDT Sun Mar 28 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM EDT
FOR LONG COUNTY...
At 808 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Gum Branch,
moving east at 55 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and powerlines.
Locations impacted include...
Ludowici, Walthourville and Donald.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Report damage directly to the Charleston National Weather Service at
888-383-2024 when it is safe to do so.
&&
LAT...LON 3190 8178 3188 8176 3187 8176 3178 8164
3176 8164 3173 8158 3167 8179 3179 8190
TIME...MOT...LOC 0008Z 250DEG 47KT 3178 8172
HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
JRL322
WWUS52 KCHS 290017
SVSCHS
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston SC
817 PM EDT Sun Mar 28 2021
GAC183-290026-
/O.CAN.KCHS.SV.W.0008.000000T0000Z-210329T0045Z/
Long GA-
817 PM EDT Sun Mar 28 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR LONG COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and has exited the warned area. Therefore the warning has
been cancelled.
LAT...LON 3190 8178 3188 8176 3187 8176 3178 8164
3176 8164 3173 8158 3167 8179 3179 8190
TIME...MOT...LOC 0015Z 245DEG 49KT 3183 8160
$$
JRLThe office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 28, 4:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Jenkins, Screven | 49 min |
| Mar 28, 7:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Long | 35 min |
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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.