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Special Weather Statement, NWS Charleston, SC
NWS Charleston, SC issued this special weather statement at Aug 2, 2021, 7:59 PM EDT for Dorchester County, South Carolina. It was in force for 31 min. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 2, 2021, 7:59 PM EDT (23:59 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 2, 2021, 8:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 31 min
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, SC
- Hail
- 0.00 in
- Wind
- 55
County Dorchester County, SC
The radar
The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:01 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2, 8:00 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Nnw Cottageville, SC | A TREE WAS REPORTED DOWN ON WESLEY GROVE ROAD NEAR CHANCE LANE. |
| Aug 2, 8:31 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 E Canadys, SC | SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHWAY PATROL REPORTS A TREE DOWN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF AUGUSTA HIGHWAY AND BYRD FARM ROAD. TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Charleston AFB, SC (KCHS), launched 12:00Z, 12.0 hours before the alert went out and 59 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
- 451 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -65 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 949 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 12 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 49 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 99 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
152
WWUS82 KCHS 022359
SPSCHS
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston SC
759 PM EDT Mon Aug 2 2021
SCZ043-044-030030-
Inland Colleton-Dorchester-
759 PM EDT Mon Aug 2 2021
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF COLLETON AND
DORCHESTER COUNTIES...
At 759 PM EDT, National Weather Service doppler radar indicated
strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Round O to near
Givhans, and moving northwest at 25 mph.
HAZARD...strong winds 45 to 55 mph and excessive cloud to ground
lightning.
SOURCE...Radar Indicated.
IMPACT...Expect minor damage to tree limbs and blowing around of
light, unsecured objects. All outdoor activities should
cease. Move indoors immediately.
Some locations in the path of these storms include...
Walterboro, Cottageville, Round O and Canadys.
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.
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 3305 8083 3311 8057 3295 8026 3288 8061
TIME...MOT...LOC 2359Z 117DEG 23KT 3300 8052 3296 8036
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1, 9:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Allendale, Hampton | 23 min |
| Aug 1, 10:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Berkeley | 36 min |
| Aug 1, 10:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Berkeley | 33 min |
| Aug 1, 11:32 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 118 min | |
| Aug 2, 1:10 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 95 min | |
| Aug 2, 3:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Charleston | 27 min |
| Aug 2, 3:58 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 78 min | |
| Aug 2, 4:04 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 86 min | |
| Aug 2, 4:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Charleston | 32 min |
| Aug 2, 4:33 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 117 min | |
| Aug 2, 4:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Charleston | 28 min |
| Aug 2, 5:27 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 93 min | |
| Aug 2, 6:05 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | Berkeley, Charleston | 85 min |
| Aug 2, 6:12 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 93 min | |
| Aug 2, 6:38 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester | 97 min |
| Aug 2, 7:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Charleston | 36 min |
| Aug 2, 7:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Jasper | 33 min |
| Aug 2, 7:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Dorchester | 29 min |
| Aug 2, 3:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Liberty | 36 min |
| Aug 2, 4:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | McIntosh | 28 min |
| Aug 2, 4:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Liberty | 31 min |
| Aug 2, 4:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | McIntosh | 32 min |
| Aug 2, 5:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Liberty, McIntosh | 37 min |
| Aug 2, 5:35 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | Bryan, Liberty | 55 min |
| Aug 2, 5:46 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | Chatham | 89 min |
| Aug 2, 6:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Effingham | 32 min |
| Aug 2, 7:05 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | Bulloch, Candler, Tattnall | 2 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.