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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 62, NWS Charleston, SC
NWS Charleston, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 15, 2024, 4:18 PM EDT for Beaufort County, Hampton County, Jasper County, South Carolina. It was in force for 57 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
- Jul 15, 2024, 4:18 PM EDT (20:18 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 15, 2024, 5:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 57 min
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Beaufort County, SC, Hampton County, SC, Jasper County, SC
The radar
The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 17 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:21 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Charleston AFB, SC (KCHS), launched 12:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 99 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
- 1661 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -77 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1241 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 12 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 5 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 15 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 Jul 15, 3:52 PM EDT, 26 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 15, 3:52 PM EDT, 26 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Charleston SC 329 PM EDT Mon Jul 15 2024 GAZ101-116>119-137>141-SCZ042>045-047-051-161930- Effingham-Inland Bryan-Coastal Bryan-Inland Chatham-Coastal Chatham- Long-Inland Liberty-Coastal Liberty-Inland McIntosh-Coastal McIntosh- Hampton-Inland Colleton-Dorchester-Inland Berkeley-Inland Jasper- Coastal Jasper- 329 PM EDT Mon Jul 15 2024 ...HEAT ADVISORY 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. Heat Advisory. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. Excessive Heat: Hot and humid conditions are expected through Thursday. Heat indices could exceed 108 degrees in some areas each afternoon and Heat Advisories are possible. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter assistance is not anticipated at this time. GAZ087-088-099-100-114-115-SCZ040-161930- Jenkins-Screven-Candler-Bulloch-Tattnall-Evans-Allendale- 329 PM EDT Mon Jul 15 2024 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast Georgia and southeast South Carolina. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. Excessive Heat: Hot and humid conditions are expected through Thursday. Heat indices could exceed 108 degrees in some areas each afternoon and Heat Advisories are possible. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter assistance is not anticipated at this time. SCZ048>050-052-161930- Beaufort-Coastal Colleton-Charleston-Tidal Berkeley- 329 PM EDT Mon Jul 15 2024 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 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. Excessive Heat Warning. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. Excessive Heat: Hot and humid conditions are expected through Thursday. Heat indices could exceed 108 degrees in some areas each afternoon and Heat Advisories are possible. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter assistance is not anticipated at this time. AMZ330-350-352-354-374-161930- 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- 329 PM EDT Mon Jul 15 2024 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Atlantic coastal waters. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter assistance is not anticipated at this time.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 15, 2:59 PM EDT, 1 hour 19 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston SC
259 PM EDT Mon Jul 15 2024
GAZ137-140-151945-
Long GA-Inland McIntosh GA-
259 PM EDT Mon Jul 15 2024
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT LONG AND MCINTOSH COUNTIES
UNTIL 345 PM EDT...
At 258 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Cox, moving northeast at 10 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible.
Locations impacted include...
Cox and Townsend.
This includes I-95 in Georgia near mile marker 57.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening
weather conditions.
&&
LAT...LON 3139 8157 3141 8158 3143 8161 3145 8161
3145 8163 3147 8161 3148 8162 3148 8163
3151 8166 3153 8165 3153 8166 3161 8159
3150 8143
TIME...MOT...LOC 1858Z 222DEG 8KT 3145 8163
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 TO 55 MPH
BRMSpecial weather statement, Jul 15, 3:27 PM EDT, 51 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Charleston SC 327 PM EDT Mon Jul 15 2024 SCZ043-049-050-152000- Charleston SC-Coastal Colleton SC-Inland Colleton SC- 327 PM EDT Mon Jul 15 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT COLLETON AND CHARLESTON COUNTIES UNTIL 4 PM EDT... At 327 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Jacksonboro, and is stationary. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Jacksonboro, Ashepoo, Beck Landing, Parkers Ferry, Neyles and Canady Landing. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening weather conditions. && LAT...LON 3269 8036 3264 8059 3282 8061 3285 8038 TIME...MOT...LOC 1927Z 0DEG 0KT 3273 8047 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 TO 55 MPH BRM
Special weather statement, Jul 15, 3:30 PM EDT, 48 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston SC
330 PM EDT Mon Jul 15 2024
GAZ101-SCZ047-051-152000-
Coastal Jasper SC-Inland Jasper SC-Effingham GA-
330 PM EDT Mon Jul 15 2024
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EFFINGHAM AND JASPER COUNTIES
UNTIL 4 PM EDT...
At 330 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Purysburgh, moving east at 10 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible.
Locations impacted include...
Bluffton, Rincon, Hardeeville, Purysburgh, Ebenezer, Switzerland,
Morgan, Coastal Carolina Hospital, Deerfield and Limehouse.
This includes I-95 in South Carolina between mile markers 2 and 17.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening
weather conditions.
&&
LAT...LON 3230 8097 3231 8101 3229 8099 3228 8100
3226 8099 3224 8102 3222 8101 3221 8101
3219 8112 3221 8113 3221 8114 3223 8114
3224 8119 3237 8123 3243 8100
TIME...MOT...LOC 1930Z 258DEG 9KT 3229 8115
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 TO 55 MPH
NEDLocal storm report, Jul 15, 3:51 PM EDT, 27 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 15, 3:23 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | CHS | Effingham, Long | 17 hr |
| Jul 15, 2:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | McIntosh | 31 min |
| Jul 15, 2:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | McIntosh | 41 min |
| Jul 15, 2:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Long | 62 min |
| Jul 15, 2:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | McIntosh | 46 min |
| Jul 15, 3:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Chatham | 42 min |
| Jul 14, 8:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Dorchester | 24 min |
| Jul 15, 3:23 AM EDT | Excessive Heat Warning | CHS | 17 hr | |
| Jul 15, 3:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Colleton | 33 min |
| Jul 15, 3:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Jasper | 30 min |
| Jul 15, 3:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Charleston, Colleton | 53 min |
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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.