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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 56, NWS Charleston, SC

May 22, 2022Tattnall County, Georgia

NWS Charleston, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 22, 2022, 3:51 PM EDT for Tattnall County, Georgia. It was in force for 24 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 22, 2022, 3:51 PM EDT (19:51 UTC)
Expired: May 22, 2022, 4:15 PM EDT
In force: 24 min
Issued by: NWS Charleston, SC
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Tattnall County, GA

The radar

The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 117 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:54 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, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 175 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: 1513 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -61 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 692 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 24 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 227 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 282 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 22, 2:24 PM EDT, 1 hour 27 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 22, 2:24 PM EDT, 1 hour 27 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 22, 1:17 PM EDT, 2 hours 34 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston SC
117 PM EDT Sun May 22 2022

SCZ045-050-221745-
Inland Berkeley-Charleston-
117 PM EDT Sun May 22 2022

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF CHARLESTON AND
BERKELEY COUNTIES...

At 116 PM EDT, National Weather Service doppler radar indicated
strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 7 miles west of
Hampton Plantation State Park to near McClellanville to 6 miles east
of Awendaw, and moving east at 35 mph.

HAZARD...strong winds 45 to 55 mph.

SOURCE...Radar Indicated.

IMPACT...Expect minor damage to tree limbs and blowing around of
         light, unsecured objects.

Some locations in the path of these storms include...
McClellanville, Cape Romain, Santee Coastal Reserve, Hampton
Plantation State Park, Cape Island and Lighthouse Island.

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 3307 7931 3299 7933 3298 7951 3290 7954
      3289 7959 3304 7958 3323 7964 3326 7955
      3324 7950 3325 7948 3323 7948 3324 7946
      3322 7945 3316 7935 3314 7928 3311 7927
TIME...MOT...LOC 1716Z 258DEG 30KT 3317 7957 3305 7953 3297 7954

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH

Adam

Special weather statement, May 22, 2:35 PM EDT, 1 hour 16 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston SC
235 PM EDT Sun May 22 2022

GAZ118-119-SCZ051-221845-
Coastal Chatham-Inland Chatham-Coastal Jasper-
235 PM EDT Sun May 22 2022

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF CHATHAM AND JASPER
COUNTIES...

At 235 PM EDT, National Weather Service doppler radar indicated a
strong thunderstorm over Downtown Savannah, moving east at 15 mph.

HAZARD...strong winds 45 to 55 mph.

SOURCE...Radar Indicated.

IMPACT...Expect minor damage to tree limbs and blowing around of
         light, unsecured objects.

Some locations in the path of this storm include...
Downtown Savannah, Bellinger Hill Area, Hunter Army Airfield, Midtown
Savannah, Garden City, Thunderbolt, Savannah Historic District and
Hutchinson Island.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

This storm may intensify. Be certain to monitor local radio and TV
stations as well as local cable TV outlets for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

&&

LAT...LON 3210 8118 3212 8112 3210 8109 3211 8108
      3214 8107 3216 8100 3205 8093 3200 8115
TIME...MOT...LOC 1835Z 252DEG 12KT 3206 8112

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH

Local storm report, May 22, 3:09 PM EDT, 42 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
309 PM EDT SUN MAY 22 2022

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0258 PM     HEAVY RAIN       2 NE SAVANNAH           32.07N  81.06W
05/22/2022  U0.00 INCH       CHATHAM            GA   SOCIAL MEDIA

            SOCIAL MEDIA VIDEOS SHOW MINOR FLOODING ON PORTIONS OF
            EAST PRESIDENT STREET AND SOME SURROUNDING STREETS IN
            SAVANNAH, GA.

&&

EVENT NUMBER CHS2200525

Special weather statement, May 22, 3:45 PM EDT, 6 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston SC
345 PM EDT Sun May 22 2022

GAZ114-222015-
Tattnall-
345 PM EDT Sun May 22 2022

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

At 345 PM EDT, National Weather Service doppler radar indicated a
strong thunderstorm near Santa Claus, or 7 miles west of Reidsville,
moving east at 25 mph.

HAZARD...strong winds 45 to 55 mph.

SOURCE...Radar Indicated.

IMPACT...Expect minor damage to tree limbs and blowing around of
         light, unsecured objects.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

This storm may intensify. Be certain to monitor local radio and TV
stations as well as local cable TV outlets for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

&&

LAT...LON 3211 8220 3216 8218 3220 8219 3226 8202
      3215 8199 3209 8198 3208 8197 3203 8196
      3202 8221
TIME...MOT...LOC 1945Z 257DEG 23KT 3210 8226

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 22, 12:28 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CHS		47 min
May 22, 1:03 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CHS		57 min
May 22, 1:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Georgetown	28 min
May 22, 2:22 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CHS	Beaufort	53 min
May 22, 5:33 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CHS	Hampton, Jasper	42 min
May 22, 6:03 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Hampton	27 min
May 22, 6:37 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CHS	Allendale	53 min
May 22, 2:35 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Chatham	10 min
May 22, 3:28 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CHS	Chatham	81 min
May 22, 3:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Tattnall	30 min
May 22, 4:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Evans, Tattnall	32 min
May 22, 4:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Evans	29 min
May 22, 4:43 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CHS	Bryan, Bulloch, Evans	47 min
May 22, 5:21 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Effingham	39 min
May 22, 6:50 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Liberty	25 min
May 22, 7:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Bryan	27 min
May 22, 7:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Long	31 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.