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Tornado Warning 3, NWS Charleston, SC

July 7, 2021Bulloch County, Candler County, Georgia

NWS Charleston, SC issued this tornado warning at Jul 7, 2021, 4:04 PM EDT for Bulloch County, Candler County, Georgia. It was in force for 26 min. 1 report 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: Jul 7, 2021, 4:04 PM EDT (20:04 UTC)
Expired: Jul 7, 2021, 4:30 PM EDT
In force: 26 min
Issued by: NWS Charleston, SC
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.0 in

Counties Bulloch County, GA, Candler County, GA

The radar

The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 96 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:08 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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
Jul 7, 4:15 PM EDT	FUNNEL CLOUD	7 Wsw Portal, GA	BROADCAST MEDIA VIEWER REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jul 7, 1:04 PM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Charleston AFB, SC (KCHS), launched 12:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 196 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 1532 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -8 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 725 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 16 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 34 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 51 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

713 
WFUS52 KCHS 072004
TORCHS
GAC031-043-072030-
/O.NEW.KCHS.TO.W.0003.210707T2004Z-210707T2030Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Charleston SC
404 PM EDT Wed Jul 7 2021

The National Weather Service in Charleston has issued a

* Tornado Warning for portions of...
  Bulloch County in southeastern Georgia...
  Candler County in southeastern Georgia...

* Until 430 PM EDT.
    
* At 403 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Metter, moving northwest at 20 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

  IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
           shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. 
           Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree 
           damage is likely.

* This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
  Bulloch and Candler Counties, including the following locations:
  Collins Lake...Union and Olifftown.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Tornadoes from tropical storms or hurricanes can form and move very
quickly. TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY! If you wait until you hear a tornado
it could be too late. Take action now to immediately protect
yourself.

&&

LAT...LON 3256 8209 3256 8207 3254 8203 3256 8203
      3259 8201 3249 8196 3245 8206 3252 8214
TIME...MOT...LOC 2003Z 145DEG 17KT 3249 8203 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN

$$

DPB

1 follow-up statement

975 
WWUS52 KCHS 072028
SVSCHS

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston SC
428 PM EDT Wed Jul 7 2021

GAC031-043-072038-
/O.EXP.KCHS.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-210707T2030Z/
Bulloch GA-Candler GA-
428 PM EDT Wed Jul 7 2021

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF BULLOCH AND CANDLER COUNTIES
WILL EXPIRE AT 430 PM EDT...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore the warning will be allowed to expire.

LAT...LON 3256 8209 3256 8207 3254 8203 3256 8203
      3259 8201 3249 8196 3245 8206 3252 8214
TIME...MOT...LOC 2028Z 145DEG 17KT 3258 8210 

$$

DPB

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 6, 10:52 PM EDT	Tropical Storm Warning	CHS	Long	36 hr
Jul 6, 11:26 PM EDT	Rip Current Statement	CHS		45 hr
Jul 7, 5:17 AM EDT	High Surf Advisory	CHS		32 hr
Jul 7, 7:31 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CHS	Liberty, Long, McIntosh	119 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.