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Special Marine Warning 64, NWS Charleston, SC

July 17, 2021

NWS Charleston, SC issued this special marine warning at Jul 17, 2021, 9:40 AM EDT. It was in force for 2 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jul 17, 2021, 9:40 AM EDT (13:40 UTC)
Expired: Jul 17, 2021, 11:45 AM EDT
In force: 2 hr
Issued by: NWS Charleston, SC
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.0 in
Wind: 34.0 mph

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special marine warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Charleston, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special marine warning went out at Jul 17, 7:13 AM EDT, 2 hours 27 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 17, 7:13 AM EDT, 2 hours 27 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 17, 3:01 AM EDT, 6 hours 39 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Charleston SC
301 AM EDT Sat Jul 17 2021

GAZ117-119-139-141-SCZ048>051-180715-
Coastal Bryan-Coastal Chatham-Coastal Liberty-Coastal McIntosh-
Beaufort-Coastal Colleton-Charleston-Coastal Jasper-
301 AM EDT Sat Jul 17 2021

...MODERATE RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS
MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast Georgia and
southeast South Carolina.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Moderate Risk for Rip Currents.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

Rip Currents: An elevated risk of rip currents is likely to occur
again on Sunday at all beaches along the southeast South Carolina
and southeast Georgia coast.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter assistance is not anticipated at this time.

AMZ330-350-352-354-374-GAZ087-088-099>101-114>116-118-137-138-140-
SCZ040-042>045-047-052-180715-
Charleston Harbor-
Waters from South Santee River to Edisto Beach SC out 20 NM-
Waters from Edisto Beach SC to Savannah GA out 20 NM-
Waters from Savannah GA to Altamaha Sound GA out 20 NM, including
Grays Reef National Marine Sanctuary-
Waters from Savannah GA to Altamaha Sound GA from 20 to 60 NM-
Jenkins-Screven-Candler-Bulloch-Effingham-Tattnall-Evans-
Inland Bryan-Inland Chatham-Long-Inland Liberty-Inland McIntosh-
Allendale-Hampton-Inland Colleton-Dorchester-Inland Berkeley-
Inland Jasper-Tidal Berkeley-
301 AM EDT Sat Jul 17 2021

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Atlantic coastal waters,
southeast Georgia and southeast South Carolina.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter assistance is not anticipated at this time.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 17, 9:29 AM EDT, 11 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
929 AM EDT SAT JUL 17 2021

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0917 AM     FUNNEL CLOUD     18 E SULLIVANS ISLAND   32.76N  79.53W
07/17/2021                   AMZ350             SC   NWS EMPLOYEE

            A VISITING, OFF DUTY NWS FORECASTER REPORTED SEVERAL
            FUNNEL CLOUDS OFFSHORE OF WILD DUNES. NO WATERSPOUTS
            WERE OBSERVED.

&&

EVENT NUMBER CHS2100432

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 17, 3:09 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CHS	Beaufort, Jasper	66 min
Jul 17, 3:11 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CHS	Beaufort, Jasper	37 min
Jul 17, 5:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Allendale	30 min
Jul 17, 2:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Chatham	33 min
Jul 17, 3:02 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Chatham	28 min
Jul 17, 3:33 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Chatham	27 min
Jul 17, 4:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Bryan	30 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.