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NWS Charleston, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Apr 26, 4:20 PM EST, 7 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
520 PM EDT WED APR 26 2006
.MESOSCALE UPDATE...THE ATMOS ACROSS MUCH OF SRN SC AND SE GA
REMAINS VERY UNSTABLE WITH TEMPS HOLDING IN THE MID 80S OUTSIDE OF
CONVECTION. LAPS AND RUC ANALYSIS SHOWS SBCAPES IN OF 2000 J/KG WITH
LI/S OF -4 TO -7C. CONVECTIVE LINE DVLPG ACROSS THE I-16 CORRIDOR IS
MOVING SLOWLY TO THE N AND SHOULD CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY OVR THE NXT
HR AS IT ENCOUNTERS AN INCRGLY UNSTABLE ATMOS AND A PLETHORA OF
MESO-SCALE BNDRYS SEEN ON 88D OUTPUT. THE HIGHEST RISK FOR
TORNADIC ACTIVITY REMAINS ACROSS DORCHESTER...CHARLESTON AND
BERKELEY COUNTIES WHERE THE LOW-LVL FLOW REMAINS BACKED AHEAD OF A
MESOLOW THAT HAS DVLPD ALONG A BACKDOOR STNRY BNDRY STRETCHING
ACROSS THE NRN MIDLANDS INTO THE PEE DEE RGN. THE AREA OF MOST
CONCERN FOR SVR WX FOR THE NXT FEW HRS IS ALONG AND N OF THE I-16
CORRIDOR IN SRN GA AS WELL AS ALL OF SRN SC. A SVR TSTM WATCH IS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM.
&&
.CHS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 10 PM FOR GAZ087-088-099>101-
114>119-137>141.
SC...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 10 PM FOR SCZ040-042>045-
047>051.
MARINE...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 10 PM FOR AMZ330-350-
352-354.
&&HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 1257 PM EDT WED APR 26 2006 AMZ330-350-352-354-374-GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-137>141-SCZ040- 042>045-047>051-271000- 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 EXTENDING FROM 20 TO 60 NM-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-BERKELEY- INLAND JASPER-BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER- 1257 PM EDT WED APR 26 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA... SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SOUTH CAROLINA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GEORGIA. ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 255 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. .SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS SOUTHERN SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE THE PRIMARY THREATS BUT ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. REFER TO ANY WATCHES...WARNINGS AND STATEMENTS FOR MORE INFORMATION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS REQUESTED FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. JRL
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
446 PM EDT WED APR 26 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0405 PM TSTM WND DMG JAMES ISLAND 32.73N 79.93W
04/26/2006 CHARLESTON SC LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES DOWN AT INTERSECTION OF FORT JOHNSON RD
AND LANDSDOWNE DR. TIME CORRECTED BASED OFF RADAR.
&&
DPBPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
448 PM EDT WED APR 26 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0439 PM TSTM WND DMG RAVENEL 32.76N 80.25W
04/26/2006 CHARLESTON SC LAW ENFORCEMENT
POWERLINES DOWN WITH TREES ON FIRE ALONG HWY 162 NEAR
SAVANNAH HWY.
&&
DPBPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
448 PM EDT WED APR 26 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0345 PM TSTM WND DMG RAVENEL 32.76N 80.25W
04/26/2006 CHARLESTON SC LAW ENFORCEMENT
POWERLINES DOWN WITH TREES ON FIRE ALONG HWY 162
NEAR SAVANNAH HWY. TIME CORRECTED BASED OFF RADAR.
&&
DPBPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
459 PM EDT WED APR 26 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0400 PM HAIL CHARLESTON 32.78N 79.94W
04/26/2006 E1.50 INCH CHARLESTON SC BROADCAST MEDIA
REPORTED ON THE CHARLESTON BATTERY BY THE PUBLIC. RELAYED
BY WCIV BROADCAST METS.
&&
STPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
522 PM EDT WED APR 26 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0520 PM NON-TSTM WND GST SAVANNAH 32.08N 81.10W
04/26/2006 M43 MPH CHATHAM GA MESONET
MEASURED IN DOWNTOWN SAVANNAH.
&&
STPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
523 PM EDT WED APR 26 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0520 PM TSTM WND GST SAVANNAH 32.08N 81.10W
04/26/2006 M43.00 MPH CHATHAM GA MESONET
MEASURED IN DOWNTOWN SAVANNAH.
&&
STThe Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 67 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:26 UTC.
3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Trees and power lines down at intersection of West 34th Street and Ogeechee Road. Trees down near intersection of Ogeechee Road and Chief of Love Road.
Trees down near intersection of Henry Street and Harmon Street.
Trees down near the intersection of Broadway and Louisville Road.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Georgia in 2006Every state in 2006This day in weather historyWarnings in Georgia, April 2006
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5504840, 5504841, 5504842.