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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 21, NWS Charleston, SC

April 23, 2025Jenkins County, Screven County, Georgia; Allendale County, Hampton County, South Carolina

NWS Charleston, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 23, 2025, 3:36 PM EDT for Jenkins County, Screven County, Georgia; Allendale County, Hampton County, South Carolina. It was in force for 39 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 23, 2025, 3:36 PM EDT (19:36 UTC)
Expired
Apr 23, 2025, 4:15 PM EDT
In force
39 min
Issued by
NWS Charleston, SC
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Jenkins County, GA, Screven County, GA, Allendale County, SC, Hampton County, SC

The radar

The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 57 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:39 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, 7.6 hours before the alert went out and 152 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Charleston AFB, SC at 12:00Z on 2025-04-23Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 295 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Charleston AFB, SC at 12:00Z on 2025-04-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 15 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
295 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-93 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
879 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
31 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
15 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
14 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.6

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The text

As transmitted.

822 
WUUS52 KCHS 231936
SVRCHS
GAC165-251-SCC005-049-232015-
/O.NEW.KCHS.SV.W.0021.250423T1936Z-250423T2015Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Charleston SC
336 PM EDT Wed Apr 23 2025

The National Weather Service in Charleston has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for portions of...
  Jenkins County in southeastern Georgia...
  Screven County in southeastern Georgia...
  Allendale County in southeastern South Carolina...
  Hampton County in southeastern South Carolina...

* Until 415 PM EDT.

* At 336 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line from 
  over Lake Warren State Park to over Scarboro, moving east at 15 
  mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and small hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Sylvania, Estill, Fairfax, Hiltonia, Gifford, Furman, Scotia, 
  Rocky Ford, Luray and Burtons Ferry Landing.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Seek shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from 
windows. These storms are capable of producing damaging winds.

&&

LAT...LON 3265 8197 3292 8175 3295 8170 3298 8126
      3269 8110
TIME...MOT...LOC 1936Z 272DEG 14KT 3284 8121 3274 8147 3273 8184

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

ACD
1 follow-up statement
618 
WWUS52 KCHS 232014
SVSCHS

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston SC
414 PM EDT Wed Apr 23 2025

GAC165-251-SCC005-049-232024-
/O.EXP.KCHS.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-250423T2015Z/
Jenkins GA-Screven GA-Allendale SC-Hampton SC-
414 PM EDT Wed Apr 23 2025

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 415 PM EDT FOR 
JENKINS, SCREVEN, ALLENDALE AND HAMPTON COUNTIES...

The storms which prompted the warning have weakened below severe 
limits, and no longer pose an immediate threat to life or property. 
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.

&&

LAT...LON 3265 8197 3292 8175 3295 8170 3298 8126
      3269 8110
TIME...MOT...LOC 1936Z 272DEG 14KT 3284 8121 3274 8147 3273 8184

$$

ACD

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 22, 9:38 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHSCandler37 min
Apr 23, 2:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHSJenkins30 min
Apr 23, 3:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHSJenkins30 min
Apr 23, 3:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHSJenkins26 min
Apr 23, 4:20 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHSJenkins25 min
Apr 23, 4:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHSScreven30 min
Apr 23, 5:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHSEffingham28 min
Apr 23, 5:51 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHSEffingham39 min
Apr 23, 6:54 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHSCandler, Evans, Tattnall51 min
Apr 23, 7:26 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHSTattnall34 min
Apr 23, 2:07 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHSAllendale23 min
Apr 23, 2:37 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHSAllendale23 min
Apr 23, 2:49 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHSAllendale, Colleton, Hampton56 min
Apr 23, 3:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHSColleton42 min
Apr 23, 3:28 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHSColleton, Dorchester47 min
Apr 23, 4:38 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHSDorchester22 min
Apr 23, 4:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHSColleton31 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.