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Special Weather Statement, NWS Charleston, SC

July 27, 2021Beaufort County, South Carolina

NWS Charleston, SC issued this special weather statement at Jul 27, 2021, 7:42 AM EDT for Beaufort County, South Carolina. It was in force for 33 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 27, 2021, 7:42 AM EDT (11:42 UTC)
Expired
Jul 27, 2021, 8:15 AM EDT
In force
33 min
Issued by
NWS Charleston, SC
Hail
0.00 in
Wind
45

County Beaufort County, SC

The radar

The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 57 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:43 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Charleston AFB, SC (KCHS), launched 00:00Z, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 63 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 00:00Z on 2021-07-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1621 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Charleston AFB, SC at 00:00Z on 2021-07-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -6 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
1621 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-4 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
892 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
11 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-6 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
5 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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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 Jul 27, 7:34 AM EDT, 8 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 27, 7:34 AM EDT, 8 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 27, 4:51 AM EDT, 2 hours 51 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Charleston SC
451 AM EDT Tue Jul 27 2021

GAZ117-119-139-141-SCZ048>051-280900-
Coastal Bryan-Coastal Chatham-Coastal Liberty-Coastal McIntosh-
Beaufort-Coastal Colleton-Charleston-Coastal Jasper-
451 AM EDT Tue Jul 27 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.

Heavy Rains: Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms will
prevail today into tonight, resulting in locally heavy rainfall.
Minor flooding is possible, especially in urban locations and in
low-lying and poor drainage areas.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter assistance is not anticipated at this time.

GAZ087-088-099>101-114>116-118-137-138-140-SCZ040-042>045-047-052-
280900-
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-
451 AM EDT Tue Jul 27 2021

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

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Heavy Rains: Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms will
prevail today into tonight, resulting in locally heavy rainfall.
Minor flooding is possible, especially in urban locations and in
low-lying and poor drainage areas.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter assistance is not anticipated at this time.

AMZ330-350-352-354-374-280900-
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-
451 AM EDT Tue Jul 27 2021

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Atlantic coastal waters.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Waterspouts: There is the potential for isolated waterspouts across
the adjacent Atlantic today and tonight, as well as in Charleston
Harbor and the Port of Savannah.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter assistance is not anticipated at this time.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 27, 7:11 AM EDT, 31 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston SC
711 AM EDT Tue Jul 27 2021

SCZ042-043-047>049-051-271145-
Coastal Colleton-Inland Jasper-Coastal Jasper-Hampton-Beaufort-Inland
Colleton-
711 AM EDT Tue Jul 27 2021

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF BEAUFORT, HAMPTON,
COLLETON AND JASPER COUNTIES...

At 711 AM EDT, National Weather Service doppler radar indicated
strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Sheldon to near
Parris Island, and moving north at 10 mph.

HAZARD...excessive cloud to ground lightning.

SOURCE...Radar Indicated.

IMPACT...All outdoor activities should cease. Move indoors
         immediately.

Some locations in the path of these storms include...
Hilton Head Island, Beaufort, Port Royal, Yemassee, Clarendon, Fripp
Island, Gardens Corner and Hendersonville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead
to flooding of low lying and poor drainage areas. Do not drive your
vehicle through flooded roadways.

Excessive cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Lightning can strike 15 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

&&

LAT...LON 3284 8072 3242 8035 3244 8041 3241 8040
      3234 8040 3227 8050 3225 8057 3220 8063
      3261 8094
TIME...MOT...LOC 1111Z 191DEG 9KT 3258 8078 3227 8064

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...<45 MPH
Special weather statement, Jul 27, 7:42 AM EDT, 0 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 27, 7:11 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHSBeaufort34 min

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Sources

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