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Special Weather Statement, NWS Charleston, SC

February 15, 2021Liberty County, Georgia

NWS Charleston, SC issued this special weather statement at Feb 15, 2021, 6:33 PM EST for Liberty County, Georgia. It was in force for 27 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Feb 15, 2021, 6:33 PM EST (23:33 UTC)
Expired
Feb 15, 2021, 7:00 PM EST
In force
27 min
Issued by
NWS Charleston, SC

County Liberty County, GA

The radar

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 weather statement went out at Feb 15, 4:24 PM EST, 2 hours 9 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 15, 4:24 PM EST, 2 hours 9 minutes before
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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Feb 15, 6:33 PM EST, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston SC
633 PM EST Mon Feb 15 2021

GAZ116-117-138>141-160000-
Inland McIntosh-Coastal Liberty-Inland Liberty-Inland Bryan-Coastal
McIntosh-Coastal Bryan-
633 PM EST Mon Feb 15 2021

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF BRYAN, LIBERTY AND
MCINTOSH COUNTIES...

At 633 PM EST, National Weather Service doppler radar indicated a
strong thunderstorm over South Newport, or 12 miles east of Tibet,
moving northeast at 65 mph.

  HAZARD...up to nickel sized hail.

  IMPACT...Minor damage to plants, trees and crops is possible.
           Damage to windshields is unlikely.

Some locations in the path of this storm include...
Richmond Hill, Jones, Midway, Riceboro, Harris Neck, South Newport,
Sunbury and Belfast.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Report damage directly to the Charleston National Weather Service at
888-383-2024 when it is safe to do so. You can also email your
report to nws.charlestonsc@noaa.gov.

&&

LAT...LON 3157 8152 3195 8137 3185 8114 3182 8116
      3182 8118 3179 8118 3179 8117 3150 8133
TIME...MOT...LOC 2333Z 204DEG 56KT 3162 8139

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 14, 9:03 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningCHSCharleston, Colleton, Dorchester24 days
Feb 15, 3:25 AM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryCHS36 hr

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Sources

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