Alert archive / South Carolina / Tornado Warnings in 2025
Tornado Warning 2, NWS Charleston, SC
NWS Charleston, SC issued this tornado warning at Mar 16, 2025, 7:01 AM EDT for Allendale County, South Carolina. It was in force for 20 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
- Mar 16, 2025, 7:01 AM EDT (11:01 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 16, 2025, 7:21 AM EDT
- In force
- 20 min
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
County Allendale County, SC
The radar
The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:01 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 16, 6:12 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Charleston AFB, SC (KCHS), launched 00:00Z, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 145 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
- 5 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -16 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1048 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 46 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 88 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
923
WFUS52 KCHS 161101
TORCHS
SCC005-161130-
/O.NEW.KCHS.TO.W.0002.250316T1101Z-250316T1130Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Charleston SC
701 AM EDT Sun Mar 16 2025
The National Weather Service in Charleston has issued a
* Tornado Warning for portions of...
Allendale County in southeastern South Carolina...
* Until 730 AM EDT.
* At 701 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
tornado was located 7 miles north of Millhaven, moving northeast
at 55 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...
Martin, Millett, Averill and Baldock.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a well-built
building away from windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home,
or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect
yourself from flying debris.
Heavy rainfall is hiding this tornado. Do not wait to see or hear
the tornado. Take cover now!
&&
LAT...LON 3303 8152 3304 8154 3305 8154 3304 8155
3305 8156 3305 8157 3306 8155 3306 8158
3307 8158 3307 8160 3309 8160 3308 8161
3310 8161 3316 8154 3311 8136 3311 8135
TIME...MOT...LOC 1101Z 238DEG 45KT 3304 8166
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
$$2 follow-up statements
270
WWUS52 KCHS 161112
SVSCHS
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston SC
712 AM EDT Sun Mar 16 2025
SCC005-161130-
/O.CON.KCHS.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-250316T1130Z/
Allendale SC-
712 AM EDT Sun Mar 16 2025
...TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 AM EDT FOR ALLENDALE
COUNTY...
At 712 AM EDT, A severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Millett, moving northeast at 55 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed.
Damage to roofs, windows and vehicles will occur. Tree
damage is likely.
Locations impacted include...
Martin, Millett, Averill and Baldock.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a well-built
building away from windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home,
or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect
yourself from flying debris.
Heavy rainfall is hiding this tornado. Do not wait to see or hear
the tornado. Take cover now!
&&
LAT...LON 3303 8152 3304 8154 3305 8154 3304 8155
3305 8156 3305 8157 3306 8155 3306 8158
3307 8158 3307 8160 3309 8160 3308 8161
3310 8161 3316 8154 3311 8136 3311 8135
TIME...MOT...LOC 1101Z 238DEG 45KT 3304 8165
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
$$048
WWUS52 KCHS 161121
SVSCHS
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston SC
721 AM EDT Sun Mar 16 2025
SCC005-161131-
/O.CAN.KCHS.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-250316T1130Z/
Allendale SC-
721 AM EDT Sun Mar 16 2025
...TORNADO WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR ALLENDALE COUNTY...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled. However, gusty winds are
still possible with this thunderstorm.
To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will send your report to the National Weather Service
office.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 200 PM EDT Sunday for a
portion of southeast South Carolina.
&&
LAT...LON 3303 8152 3304 8154 3305 8154 3304 8155
3305 8156 3305 8157 3306 8155 3306 8158
3307 8158 3307 8160 3309 8160 3308 8161
3310 8161 3316 8154 3311 8136 3311 8135
TIME...MOT...LOC 1112Z 239DEG 45KT 3311 8151
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 16, 6:16 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Allendale | 59 min |
| Mar 16, 7:16 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Allendale | 29 min |
| Mar 16, 8:55 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | CHS | Allendale | 18 min |
| Mar 16, 8:55 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | CHS | 8 hr | |
| Mar 16, 9:01 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Allendale, Colleton, Hampton | 44 min |
| Mar 16, 9:08 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Hampton, Jasper | 38 min |
| Mar 16, 9:39 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Colleton, Hampton | 51 min |
| Mar 16, 10:14 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Colleton, Dorchester, Hampton | 31 min |
| Mar 16, 10:31 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Berkeley, Dorchester | 44 min |
| Mar 16, 10:43 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Colleton | 47 min |
| Mar 16, 2:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Charleston | 45 min |
| Mar 16, 2:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Georgetown | 36 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.