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Special Weather Statement, NWS Charleston, SC
NWS Charleston, SC issued this special weather statement at Aug 2, 2021, 8:02 PM EDT for Evans County, Tattnall County, Georgia. It was in force for 28 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
- Aug 2, 2021, 8:02 PM EDT (00:02 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 2, 2021, 8:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 28 min
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, SC
- Hail
- 0.00 in
- Wind
- 55
Counties Evans County, GA, Tattnall County, GA
The radar
The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 98 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 00:00Z, 0.0 hours before the alert went out and 187 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
- 719 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -108 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1078 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 2 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -21 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 4 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
502
WWUS82 KCHS 030002
SPSCHS
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston SC
802 PM EDT Mon Aug 2 2021
GAZ099-100-114>116-137-138-030030-
Evans-Bulloch-Candler-Tattnall-Inland Liberty-Inland Bryan-Long-
802 PM EDT Mon Aug 2 2021
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF BRYAN, EVANS,
LIBERTY, BULLOCH, CANDLER, LONG AND TATTNALL COUNTIES...
At 802 PM EDT, National Weather Service doppler radar indicated
strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Cobbtown to
near Reidsville, and moving east at 30 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...
Reidsville, Glennville, Claxton, Hagan, Collins, Cobbtown, Daisy and
Bellville.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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 3230 8175 3195 8174 3200 8215 3231 8220
TIME...MOT...LOC 0002Z 289DEG 25KT 3224 8211 3205 8209
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 2, 8:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Colleton, Dorchester | 65 min |
| Aug 2, 8:55 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | Colleton, Dorchester | 95 min |
| Aug 2, 10:11 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 2 hr | |
| Aug 3, 3:02 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | CHS | Berkeley, Colleton, Dorchester, Hampton | 19 hr |
| Aug 3, 8:42 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 2 hr | |
| Aug 3, 5:34 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | Charleston | 87 min |
| Aug 3, 6:36 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | Colleton | 82 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.