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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 20, NWS Charleston, SC

May 9, 2024Candler County, Evans County, Tattnall County, Georgia

NWS Charleston, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 9, 2024, 1:54 PM EDT for Candler County, Evans County, Tattnall County, Georgia. It was in force for 66 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 9, 2024, 1:54 PM EDT (17:54 UTC)
Expired
May 9, 2024, 3:00 PM EDT
In force
66 min
Issued by
NWS Charleston, SC
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Possible
Damage threat
Considerable
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
70.0 mph

Counties Candler County, GA, Evans County, GA, Tattnall County, GA

The radar

The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 104 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:52 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 9, 12:12 PM EDTTornado WatchSPC5 hr

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 9, 11:20 AM EDT, 2 hours 34 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 9, 11:20 AM EDT, 2 hours 34 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, May 9, 12:19 PM EDT, 1 hour 35 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Charleston SC
1219 PM EDT Thu May 9 2024

AMZ330-350-352-354-GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-137>141-SCZ040-042>045-
047>052-101630-
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-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-
1219 PM EDT Thu May 9 2024

...TORNADO WATCH 218 IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Atlantic coastal waters,
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.

   Tornado Watch.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter assistance is not anticipated at this time.

AMZ374-101630-
Waters from Savannah GA to Altamaha Sound GA from 20 to 60 NM-
1219 PM EDT Thu May 9 2024

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Atlantic coastal waters.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Severe Thunderstorms: A band of thunderstorms will sweep across the
region ahead of an approaching cold front through this evening.
Damaging wind gusts are the primary threat, along with large hail,
and/or an isolated waterspout.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

Severe Thunderstorms: Another round of scattered to numerous
thunderstorms could impact the region Friday. While there is
considerable uncertainty regarding the placement and timing of these
thunderstorms, any storms that do move through the area will be
capable of producing damaging wind gusts, large hail, and/or an
isolated waterspout.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter assistance is not anticipated at this time.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 9, 12:21 PM EDT, 1 hour 33 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston SC
1221 PM EDT Thu May 9 2024

GAZ087-091645-
Jenkins-
1221 PM EDT Thu May 9 2024

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

At 1221 PM EDT, National Weather Service doppler radar indicated
strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Midville to
near Burke County Airport, and moving east at 30 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...
Millen, Butts, Emmalane, Perkins, and Herndon.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A tornado watch is in effect. Thunderstorms can produce tornadoes
suddenly, sometimes with little or no warning. Be alert for rapidly
changing weather conditions and be ready to act quickly if severe
weather is observed or a warning is issued.

&&

LAT...LON 3289 8211 3292 8208 3292 8195 3295 8186
      3294 8183 3295 8182 3292 8177 3291 8177
      3284 8180 3268 8208 3268 8209 3281 8215
TIME...MOT...LOC 1621Z 284DEG 27KT 3285 8229 3301 8205

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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 9, 12:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHSJenkins24 min
May 9, 12:38 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHSJenkins, Screven67 min
May 9, 1:19 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHSBulloch, Screven56 min
May 9, 1:59 PM EDTTornado WarningCHSCandler, Evans, Tattnall31 min
May 9, 2:04 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCHS86 min
May 9, 2:09 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHSBulloch, Effingham, Screven51 min
May 9, 2:18 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatCHSBryan, Bulloch, Candler, Evans, Liberty, Long and 1 more57 min
May 9, 2:33 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatCHSLiberty, Long, Tattnall42 min
May 9, 2:48 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHSBryan, Bulloch, Chatham, Effingham, Liberty57 min
May 9, 3:03 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHSBryan, Chatham, Liberty, Long, McIntosh57 min
May 9, 3:04 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHSBryan, Liberty, Long, McIntosh56 min
May 9, 3:14 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCHS91 min
May 9, 3:15 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCHS2 hr
May 9, 3:25 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCHS95 min
May 9, 3:37 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHSBryan, Chatham38 min
May 9, 3:58 PM EDTTornado WarningCHSMcIntosh35 min
May 9, 4:01 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCHS119 min
May 9, 4:55 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCHS35 min
May 9, 12:25 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHSColleton, Dorchester65 min
May 9, 1:04 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHSBerkeley, Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester41 min
May 9, 1:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHSBerkeley, Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester62 min
May 9, 1:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHSHampton, Jasper49 min
May 9, 3:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHSBeaufort, Jasper35 min
May 9, 3:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHSBeaufort29 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.