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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 53, NWS Charleston, SC
NWS Charleston, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 15, 2022, 4:13 PM EDT for Bryan County, Liberty County, Georgia. It was in force for 62 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 15, 2022, 4:13 PM EDT (20:13 UTC)
- Expired
- May 15, 2022, 5:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 62 min
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Bryan County, GA, Liberty County, GA
The radar
The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 91 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:15 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 12:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 159 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
- 814 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -57 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 996 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 17 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 1 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 25 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 15, 4:01 PM EDT, 12 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 15, 4:01 PM EDT, 12 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Charleston SC 322 PM EDT Sun May 15 2022 SCZ049-050-161930- Coastal Colleton-Charleston- 322 PM EDT Sun May 15 2022 ...MODERATE RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast South Carolina. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Moderate Risk for Rip Currents. Coastal Flood Advisory. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. Coastal Flooding: There is a risk for additional coastal flooding this week, mainly during the evening high tide. Rip Currents: There is a moderate risk for rip currents Monday. An enhanced risk of rip currents will continue through mid week. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter assistance is not anticipated at this time. GAZ117-119-139-141-SCZ048-051-161930- Coastal Bryan-Coastal Chatham-Coastal Liberty-Coastal McIntosh- Beaufort-Coastal Jasper- 322 PM EDT Sun May 15 2022 ...MODERATE RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast Georgia and southeast South Carolina. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Moderate Risk for Rip Currents. Coastal Flooding: Minor coastal flooding could occur along portions of the Georgia and far southern South Carolina coast this evening. A Coastal Flood Advisory could be needed. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. Coastal Flooding: There is a risk for minor coastal flooding this week, mainly during evening high tide. Rip Currents: There is a moderate risk for rip currents Monday. An enhanced risk of rip currents will continue through mid week. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter assistance is not anticipated at this time. AMZ330-350-352-354-374-GAZ087-088-099>101-114>116-118-137-138-140- SCZ040-042>045-047-052-161930- 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- 322 PM EDT Sun May 15 2022 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Atlantic coastal waters, southeast Georgia and southeast South Carolina. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter assistance is not anticipated at this time.
In the hours before
Local storm report, May 15, 10:26 AM EDT, 5 hours 47 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1026 AM EDT SUN MAY 15 2022
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0521 PM RIP CURRENTS 1 SSE TYBEE ISLAND 31.99N 80.85W
05/14/2022 CHATHAM GA LIFEGUARD
*** 1 INJ *** TWO PEOPLE WERE CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT
AT 15TH STREET. TYBEE LIFEGUARDS AND THE FIRE AND RESCUE
WERE IMMEDIATELY ON THE SCENE AND RESCUED BOTH PERSONS.
ONCE BACK ON SHORE, ONE PERSON COLLAPSED AND WENT
UNRESPONSIVE. THAT PERSON WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL, AND
LATER REPORTED IN STABLE CONDITION AND MOST LIKELY
RELEASED FROM THE HOSPITAL.
&&
EVENT NUMBER CHS2200502
33Local storm report, May 15, 10:28 AM EDT, 5 hours 45 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1028 AM EDT SUN MAY 15 2022
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0521 PM RIP CURRENTS 1 SSE TYBEE ISLAND 31.99N 80.85W
05/14/2022 CHATHAM GA LIFEGUARD
*** 1 INJ *** TWO PEOPLE WERE CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT
AT 15TH STREET. TYBEE LIFEGUARDS AND THE FIRE AND RESCUE
WERE IMMEDIATELY ON THE SCENE AND RESCUED BOTH PERSONS.
ONCE BACK ON SHORE, ONE PERSON COLLAPSED AND WENT
UNRESPONSIVE. THAT PERSON WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL, AND
LATER REPORTED IN STABLE CONDITION AND MOST LIKELY
RELEASED FROM THE HOSPITAL. THE RIP CURRENT WAS
DECSRIBED AS STRONG AND BREAKERS WERE 2-3 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY AS HIGH AS 4 FEET.
&&
CORRECTED REMARKS
EVENT NUMBER CHS2200502
33Special weather statement, May 15, 3:39 PM EDT, 34 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 15, 3:09 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | CHS | 7 hr | |
| May 15, 6:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Hampton | 30 min |
| May 15, 3:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Long | 51 min |
| May 15, 3:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Liberty, Long | 62 min |
| May 15, 4:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Bryan | 41 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.