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Special Weather Statement, NWS Charleston, SC

August 31, 2021McIntosh County, Georgia

NWS Charleston, SC issued this special weather statement at Aug 31, 2021, 2:42 PM EDT for McIntosh County, Georgia. It was in force for 33 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: Aug 31, 2021, 2:42 PM EDT (18:42 UTC)
Expired: Aug 31, 2021, 3:15 PM EDT
In force: 33 min
Issued by: NWS Charleston, SC
Hail: 0.00 in
Wind: 55

County McIntosh 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 Aug 31, 2:00 PM EDT, 42 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 31, 2:00 PM EDT, 42 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 31, 4:03 AM EDT, 10 hours 39 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Charleston SC
403 AM EDT Tue Aug 31 2021

AMZ330-350-352-354-374-GAZ087-088-099>101-114>116-118-137-138-140-
SCZ040-042>045-047-052-010815-
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-
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-
403 AM EDT Tue Aug 31 2021

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Atlantic coastal waters,
southeast Georgia and southeast South Carolina.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

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

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter assistance is not anticipated at this time.

GAZ117-119-139-141-SCZ048>051-010815-
Coastal Bryan-Coastal Chatham-Coastal Liberty-Coastal McIntosh-
Beaufort-Coastal Colleton-Charleston-Coastal Jasper-
403 AM EDT Tue Aug 31 2021

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

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

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

Rip Currents: A moderate risk of rip currents is forecast for
Wednesday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter assistance is not anticipated at this time.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Aug 31, 1:34 PM EDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
134 PM EDT TUE AUG 31 2021

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0131 PM     RIP CURRENTS     TYBEE ISLAND            32.00N  80.85W
08/31/2021                   CHATHAM            GA   LIFEGUARD

            MULTIPLE RIP CURRENTS OCCURRING ALONG THE LENGTH OF THE
            BEACH FRONT. SOME EXTEND 150 TO 200 FEET OUT.

&&

EVENT NUMBER CHS2100604

ADAM

Special weather statement, Aug 31, 2:21 PM EDT, 21 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 31, 2:42 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston SC
242 PM EDT Tue Aug 31 2021

GAZ138>141-311915-
Inland McIntosh-Coastal Liberty-Inland Liberty-Coastal McIntosh-
242 PM EDT Tue Aug 31 2021

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

At 242 PM EDT, National Weather Service doppler radar indicated
strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Jones to near
Little Saint Simons Island, and moving northeast at 20 mph.

HAZARD...strong winds 45 to 55 mph.

SOURCE...Radar Indicated.

IMPACT...Expect minor damage to tree limbs and blowing around of
         light, unsecured objects.

Some locations in the path of these storms include...
Darien, Jones, Riceboro, Wolf Island, Harris Neck, Eulonia, Valona
and Little Saint Simons Island.

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 3129 8142 3130 8142 3134 8145 3159 8153
      3178 8135 3167 8129 3166 8129 3165 8128
      3146 8118 3140 8122 3137 8122 3135 8124
      3131 8122 3129 8124
TIME...MOT...LOC 1842Z 209DEG 17KT 3158 8148 3131 8138

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 31, 2:43 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CHS		47 min
Aug 31, 3:04 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Hampton	26 min
Aug 31, 3:20 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Jasper	25 min
Aug 31, 3:22 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	CHS		38 hr
Aug 31, 3:42 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CHS	Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton, Jasper	48 min
Aug 31, 3:50 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CHS		55 min
Aug 31, 4:21 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CHS		54 min
Aug 31, 4:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Dorchester	33 min
Aug 31, 4:38 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Hampton	37 min
Aug 31, 2:21 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Long, Tattnall	24 min
Aug 31, 3:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Candler, Evans, Jenkins	30 min
Aug 31, 3:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Chatham	31 min
Aug 31, 3:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Bulloch, Jenkins, Screven	29 min
Aug 31, 3:52 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Chatham	23 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.