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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 44, NWS Charleston, SC
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 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.
- 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
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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</html>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
BSHSpecial weather statement, May 3, 4:08 PM EDT, 9 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 6:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Hampton, Jasper | 58 min |
| May 3, 6:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Colleton | 35 min |
| May 3, 7:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Dorchester | 33 min |
| May 3, 2:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Tattnall | 40 min |
| May 3, 2:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Tattnall | 65 min |
| May 3, 4:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Jenkins | 37 min |
| May 3, 4:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Jenkins | 25 min |
| May 3, 5:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Bryan | 20 min |
| May 3, 5:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Liberty | 22 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.