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Special Weather Statement, NWS Charleston, SC
NWS Charleston, SC issued this special weather statement at Sep 22, 2021, 6:14 PM EDT for Dorchester County, South Carolina. It was in force for 31 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
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The facts
- Issued
- Sep 22, 2021, 6:14 PM EDT (22:14 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 22, 2021, 6:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 31 min
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, SC
- Hail
- 0.00 in
- Wind
- 45
County Dorchester County, SC
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NWS Charleston, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Sep 22, 3:45 PM EDT, 2 hours 29 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 22, 3:45 PM EDT, 2 hours 29 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Charleston SC 322 AM EDT Wed Sep 22 2021 AMZ330-350-352-354-374-GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-137>141-SCZ040- 042>045-047>052-230730- 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-Coastal Bryan-Inland Chatham-Coastal Chatham-Long- Inland Liberty-Coastal Liberty-Inland McIntosh-Coastal McIntosh- Allendale-Hampton-Inland Colleton-Dorchester-Inland Berkeley- Inland Jasper-Beaufort-Coastal Colleton-Charleston-Coastal Jasper- Tidal Berkeley- 322 AM EDT Wed Sep 22 2021 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Atlantic coastal waters, southeast Georgia and southeast South Carolina. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter assistance is not anticipated at this time.
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Special weather statement, Sep 22, 4:48 PM EDT, 1 hour 26 minutes before
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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston SC
614 PM EDT Wed Sep 22 2021
SCZ044-045-222245-
Inland Berkeley-Dorchester-
614 PM EDT Wed Sep 22 2021
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF BERKELEY AND
DORCHESTER COUNTIES...
At 614 PM EDT, National Weather Service doppler radar indicated
strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Saint George to
8 miles northeast of Dorchester, and moving east 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...
Saint George, Dorchester, Ridgeville, Harleyville and Reevesville.
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.
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LAT...LON 3313 8003 3306 8059 3306 8061 3321 8071
3328 8048 3326 8043 3327 8039 3326 8036
3328 8035 3327 8030 3330 8025 3334 8025
3336 8023
TIME...MOT...LOC 2214Z 253DEG 10KT 3315 8058 3323 8028
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...<45 MPHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22, 4:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Allendale | 27 min |
| Sep 22, 5:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Jasper | 33 min |
| Sep 22, 5:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Dorchester | 34 min |
| Sep 22, 6:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Colleton, Dorchester | 44 min |
| Sep 22, 6:55 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | Beaufort, Jasper | 64 min |
| Sep 22, 7:13 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | Berkeley, Dorchester | 62 min |
| Sep 22, 7:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Colleton | 24 min |
| Sep 22, 5:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Effingham | 28 min |
| Sep 22, 6:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Bryan, Liberty | 40 min |
| Sep 22, 6:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | McIntosh | 12 min |
| Sep 22, 6:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Chatham, Liberty, McIntosh | 46 min |
| Sep 22, 7:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | McIntosh | 46 min |
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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.