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Tornado Warning 2, NWS Charleston, SC
NWS Charleston, SC issued this tornado warning at Jul 12, 2026, 7:40 PM EDT for Liberty County, Georgia. It was in force for 14 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
- Jul 12, 2026, 7:40 PM EDT (23:40 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 12, 2026, 7:54 PM EDT
- In force
- 14 min
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
County Liberty County, GA
The radar
The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 110 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:43 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 12:00Z, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 142 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
- 1821 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -40 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 778 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 9 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -35 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -3 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
627
WFUS52 KCHS 122340
TORCHS
GAC179-130015-
/O.NEW.KCHS.TO.W.0002.260712T2340Z-260713T0015Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Charleston SC
740 PM EDT Sun Jul 12 2026
The National Weather Service in Charleston has issued a
* Tornado Warning for portions of...
Liberty County in southeastern Georgia...
* Until 815 PM EDT.
* At 740 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Allenhurst, moving east at 10 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...
Hinesville, McIntosh, Walthourville, Riceboro, Flemington,
Allenhurst, Screven Fork and Live Oak.
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 3176 8164 3179 8164 3179 8165 3180 8165
3187 8149 3172 8145 3173 8157
TIME...MOT...LOC 2340Z 255DEG 8KT 3178 8160
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
$$
BRS1 follow-up statement
966
WWUS52 KCHS 122354
SVSCHS
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston SC
754 PM EDT Sun Jul 12 2026
GAC179-130004-
/O.CAN.KCHS.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-260713T0015Z/
Liberty GA-
754 PM EDT Sun Jul 12 2026
...TORNADO WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR LIBERTY COUNTY...
The tornado threat has diminished and the Tornado Warning has been
cancelled. However, damaging winds remain likely and a Severe
Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect for the area.
&&
LAT...LON 3176 8164 3179 8164 3179 8165 3180 8165
3187 8149 3172 8145 3173 8157
TIME...MOT...LOC 2340Z 255DEG 8KT 3178 8159
$$
BRSThe office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 11, 9:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Chatham | 27 min |
| Jul 11, 9:28 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 47 min | |
| Jul 11, 9:38 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | Bryan, Chatham | 52 min |
| Jul 11, 9:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Chatham | 28 min |
| Jul 12, 2:21 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 50 min | |
| Jul 12, 2:50 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 55 min | |
| Jul 12, 4:37 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 40 min | |
| Jul 12, 5:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Liberty | 50 min |
| Jul 12, 5:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | McIntosh | 19 min |
| Jul 12, 5:21 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 39 min | |
| Jul 12, 5:22 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 83 min | |
| Jul 12, 5:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Jenkins | 56 min |
| Jul 12, 5:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Jenkins | 52 min |
| Jul 12, 5:56 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 60 min | |
| Jul 12, 5:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | McIntosh | 32 min |
| Jul 12, 6:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Screven | 69 min |
| Jul 12, 6:53 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 100 min | |
| Jul 12, 7:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Bryan, Liberty, Long | 77 min |
| Jul 12, 7:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Bryan, Chatham, Liberty, Long, Tattnall | 42 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.