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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 44, NWS Charleston, SC

May 3, 2022Bulloch County, Jenkins County, Screven County, Georgia

NWS Charleston, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 3, 2022, 4:17 PM EDT for Bulloch County, Jenkins County, Screven County, Georgia. It was in force for 35 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 3, 2022, 4:17 PM EDT (20:17 UTC)
Expired
May 3, 2022, 4:52 PM EDT
In force
35 min
Issued by
NWS Charleston, SC
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Bulloch County, GA, Jenkins County, GA, Screven County, GA

The radar

The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:20 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 12:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 239 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 2022-05-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 982 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 2022-05-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 15 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
982 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-30 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
683 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
6 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
15 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
16 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at May 3, 3:59 PM EDT, 18 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 3, 3:59 PM EDT, 18 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, May 3, 4:01 AM EDT, 12 hours 16 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Charleston SC
401 AM EDT Tue May 3 2022

AMZ330-350-352-354-374-GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-137>141-SCZ040-
042>045-047>052-040815-
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-
401 AM EDT Tue May 3 2022

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...Wednesday through Monday.

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter assistance is not anticipated at this time.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 3, 2:35 PM EDT, 1 hour 42 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston SC
235 PM EDT Tue May 3 2022

GAZ114-031915-
Tattnall-
235 PM EDT Tue May 3 2022

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

At 235 PM EDT, National Weather Service doppler radar indicated a
strong thunderstorm 7 miles southwest of Gordonia Altamaha State
Park, or 8 miles southwest of Reidsville, moving northeast at 10 mph.

HAZARD...strong winds 45 to 55 mph and up to penny sized hail.

SOURCE...Radar Indicated.

IMPACT...Expect minor damage to tree limbs and blowing around of
         light, unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to plants,
         trees and crops is possible. Damage to windshields is
         unlikely.

Some locations in the path of this storm include...
Reidsville, Glennville, Collins, Manassas, Gordonia Altamaha State
Park and Mendes.

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 3217 8219 3228 8204 3225 8202 3209 8198
      3205 8187 3201 8183 3195 8189 3191 8188
      3182 8195 3180 8198 3178 8197 3186 8211
      3190 8211 3189 8213 3191 8213 3190 8219
      3192 8222
TIME...MOT...LOC 1835Z 241DEG 10KT 3200 8222

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH

BSH
Special weather statement, May 3, 4:08 PM EDT, 9 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 3, 6:02 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHSHampton, Jasper58 min
May 3, 6:40 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHSColleton35 min
May 3, 7:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHSDorchester33 min
May 3, 2:35 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHSTattnall40 min
May 3, 2:40 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHSTattnall65 min
May 3, 4:08 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHSJenkins37 min
May 3, 4:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHSJenkins25 min
May 3, 5:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHSBryan20 min
May 3, 5:38 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHSLiberty22 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.