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Special Weather Statement, NWS Charleston, SC

August 9, 2021Long County, Georgia

NWS Charleston, SC issued this special weather statement at Aug 9, 2021, 3:42 PM EDT for Long County, Georgia. 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
Aug 9, 2021, 3:42 PM EDT (19:42 UTC)
Expired
Aug 9, 2021, 4:15 PM EDT
In force
33 min
Issued by
NWS Charleston, SC
Hail
0.00 in
Wind
55

County Long County, GA

The radar

The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 127 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:45 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 12:00Z, 7.7 hours before the alert went out and 130 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, Jacksonville, FL at 12:00Z on 2021-08-09Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1952 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, Jacksonville, FL at 12:00Z on 2021-08-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 1 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
1952 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-42 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
878 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
3 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
1 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-25 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

149 
WWUS82 KCHS 091942
SPSCHS

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston SC
342 PM EDT Mon Aug 9 2021

GAZ137-092015-
Long-
342 PM EDT Mon Aug 9 2021

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF LONG COUNTY... 	

At 342 PM EDT, National Weather Service doppler radar indicated a
strong thunderstorm near Ludowici, moving southwest at 5 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 this storm include...
Ludowici.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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 3154 8166 3155 8169 3158 8170 3161 8174
      3163 8179 3166 8180 3165 8182 3167 8185
      3172 8188 3184 8172 3181 8169 3179 8165
      3176 8164 3173 8156
TIME...MOT...LOC 1942Z 033DEG 6KT 3174 8170 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH

$$

BRM

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 9, 2:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHSMcIntosh31 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.