Alert archive / South Carolina / Tornado Warnings in 2022
Tornado Warning 4, NWS Charleston, SC
NWS Charleston, SC issued this tornado warning at Apr 5, 2022, 4:52 PM EDT for Allendale County, Colleton County, Hampton County, South Carolina. It was in force for 23 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 5, 2022, 4:52 PM EDT (20:52 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 5, 2022, 5:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 23 min
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Allendale County, SC, Colleton County, SC, Hampton County, SC
The radar
The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 43 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:51 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 3:15 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 12:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 288 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
- 529 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -41 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 593 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 102 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 170 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 2.3
The text
As transmitted.
037
WFUS52 KCHS 052052
TORCHS
SCC005-029-049-052115-
/O.NEW.KCHS.TO.W.0004.220405T2052Z-220405T2115Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Charleston SC
452 PM EDT Tue Apr 5 2022
The National Weather Service in Charleston has issued a
* Tornado Warning for portions of...
Hampton County in southeastern South Carolina...
Colleton County in southeastern South Carolina...
Allendale County in southeastern South Carolina...
* Until 515 PM EDT.
* At 452 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Sycamore, moving northeast at 35 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.
* Locations impacted include:
Fairfax, Sycamore, Lodge, Ulmer and Ashton.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Report damage directly to the Charleston National Weather Service at
888-383-2024 when it is safe to do so.
&&
LAT...LON 3305 8113 3305 8110 3303 8108 3310 8094
3307 8092 3305 8088 3296 8112 3295 8121
3300 8128 3312 8119
TIME...MOT...LOC 2052Z 235DEG 30KT 3301 8120
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$2 follow-up statements
567
WWUS52 KCHS 052059
SVSCHS
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston SC
459 PM EDT Tue Apr 5 2022
SCC005-029-049-052115-
/O.CON.KCHS.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-220405T2115Z/
Hampton SC-Colleton SC-Allendale SC-
459 PM EDT Tue Apr 5 2022
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM EDT FOR PORTIONS
OF HAMPTON...COLLETON AND ALLENDALE COUNTIES...
At 459 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Rivers Bridge State Park, moving northeast at 35
mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include:
Lodge and Ashton.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Report damage directly to the Charleston National Weather Service at
888-383-2024 when it is safe to do so.
&&
LAT...LON 3305 8113 3305 8110 3303 8108 3310 8094
3307 8092 3305 8088 3296 8112 3301 8118
3308 8122 3309 8116
TIME...MOT...LOC 2059Z 235DEG 30KT 3304 8114
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$831
WWUS52 KCHS 052107
SVSCHS
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston SC
507 PM EDT Tue Apr 5 2022
SCC005-049-052116-
/O.CAN.KCHS.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-220405T2115Z/
Hampton SC-Allendale SC-
507 PM EDT Tue Apr 5 2022
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF HAMPTON AND ALLENDALE COUNTIES
IS CANCELLED...
The immediate risk for tornadoes has ended.
LAT...LON 3307 8092 3305 8088 3299 8105 3303 8107
3303 8108 3310 8094
TIME...MOT...LOC 2106Z 235DEG 30KT 3307 8108
$$
SCC029-052115-
/O.CON.KCHS.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-220405T2115Z/
Colleton SC-
507 PM EDT Tue Apr 5 2022
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM EDT FOR PORTIONS
OF COLLETON COUNTY...
At 506 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Rivers Bridge State Park, moving northeast at 35
mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include:
Lodge.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Report damage directly to the Charleston National Weather Service at
888-383-2024 when it is safe to do so.
&&
LAT...LON 3307 8092 3305 8088 3299 8105 3303 8107
3303 8108 3310 8094
TIME...MOT...LOC 2106Z 235DEG 30KT 3307 8108
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 4:38 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | CHS | 25 hr | |
| Apr 5, 3:29 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CHS | Allendale | 46 min |
| Apr 5, 3:48 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 87 min | |
| Apr 5, 4:13 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CHS | Allendale | 17 min |
| Apr 5, 4:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Allendale, Colleton, Hampton | 47 min |
| Apr 5, 5:17 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CHS | Colleton, Dorchester | 43 min |
| Apr 5, 5:26 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CHS | Jasper | 49 min |
| Apr 5, 5:45 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CHS | Allendale | 45 min |
| Apr 5, 6:06 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 114 min | |
| Apr 5, 6:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Allendale, Hampton | 48 min |
| Apr 5, 6:13 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CHS | Beaufort, Jasper | 47 min |
| Apr 5, 6:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Berkeley | 38 min |
| Apr 5, 6:27 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CHS | Colleton, Dorchester, Hampton | 48 min |
| Apr 5, 6:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Allendale | 25 min |
| Apr 5, 6:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton, Jasper | 49 min |
| Apr 5, 6:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Beaufort, Charleston, Colleton | 60 min |
| Apr 5, 6:49 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 86 min | |
| Apr 5, 6:59 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CHS | Charleston, Colleton | 46 min |
| Apr 5, 7:09 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 2 hr | |
| Apr 5, 7:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Beaufort, Berkeley, Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester | 46 min |
| Apr 5, 7:18 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CHS | Berkeley, Dorchester | 42 min |
| Apr 5, 7:31 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | Charleston | 73 min |
| Apr 5, 7:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Berkeley, Charleston | 42 min |
| Apr 5, 7:55 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 97 min | |
| Apr 5, 7:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Berkeley, Charleston | 43 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.