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NWS Charleston, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at May 14, 4:22 PM EST, 3 hours 38 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 522 PM EDT SUN MAY 14 2006 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT FOR ENTIRE AREA THROUGH 10 PM... ...MORE SEVERE WX LIKELY TO MOVE IN FROM THE W THIS EVE... .SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THRU MON NIGHT/...CLOUD COVER HAS BEEN KEEPING THE SVR WX SOMEWHAT IN CHECK SO FAR THIS AFTN...BUT SOME CLEARING HAS WORKED ITS WAY INTO THE AREA FROM THE W. THIS HAS ALLOWED FOR ISOLATED SVR WX TO FORM...WHICH INTERACTED WITH THE SEA BREEZE AS IT WENT THRU THE N CHS AREA. THAT SEA BREEZE IS NOW APPROACHING THE I-95 CORRIDOR AS IT MOVES W AND WE WILL SEE IT INTERACT WITH OTHER STORMS COMING IN FROM THE W DURING THIS EVE. HAIL...STRONG WINDS AND AN OUTSIDE CHANCE OF A TORNADO CAN STILL BE EXPECTED AS WE SEE INTERACTION OF E MOVING STORMS...THE W MOVING SEA BREEZE AND VARIOUS OUTFLOWS. THE FRONT WILL BE SLUGGISH IN MOVING ACROSS THE AREA...UNTIL PASSAGE OF THE LOW AND MID LEVEL TROUGH MON NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL LIE NE-SW ALONG THE E AND SE PART OF THE CWA BY LATE TONIGHT THRU EARLY MON NIGHT. AS A RESULT WE WILL BE SLOW IN SEEING ANY CLEARING FROM THE NW UNTIL LATER MON NIGHT AND TUE. THUS I HAVE MAINTAINED SCATTERED TO LIKELY POPS TONIGHT...SCATTERED POPS MON AND MON EVE...THEN DOWN TO SLIGHT CHANCE OR NO POPS THEREAFTER. WITH THE CLOUD COVER...ELEVATED DEWPTS AND SWLY FLOW TONIGHT TEMPS WILL HOLD NEAR OR ABOVE 60 IN MOST LOCATIONS...WARMING ONLY INTO THE 70S DUE TO THE EXTENSIVE CLOUD COVER ON MON...THEN COOLING INTO THE LOWER-MID 50S MON NIGHT. && .LONG TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...THE U/L LOW WILL FINALLY BEGIN TO PULL INTO NEW ENGLAND ON TUE WITH SLOWLY IMPROVING CONDITIONS THEREAFTER AS THE ASSCD UPPER TROUGH ALSO BEGINS TO MOVE OFF THE COAST. TEMPS LOOK TO REMAIN AOB NORMAL TUE/WED WITH UPPER TROUGH STILL EXERTING IT/S INFLUENCE BUT RETURN TO AOA NEAR THE END OF THE WEEK AS HIGH PRES BUILDS BACK IN. OVERALL...NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO THE EXTENDED PORTION OF THE FCST...ESPCLY CONSIDERING THE SHORT TERM SEVERE WX CONCERNS. && .MARINE...FRONT WILL BE SLOW IN CLEARING THE MARINE AREA UNTIL MON NIGHT AS IT GETS BOGGED DOWN ACROSS THE WATERS TONIGHT/MON. THUS WILL KEEP A GENERAL SW FLOW IN PLACE...UNTIL PASSAGE OF THE FRONT AND WINDS SHIFTING TO W OR WNW MON NIGHT INTO EARLY TUE. PRES GRADIENT TO TIGHTEN ENOUGH TONIGHT INTO MON TO ALLOW FOR SPEEDS UP TO 15-20 KT...BUT WITH OFFSHORE FETCH WILL KEEP SEAS AT 5 FT OR LESS. ONLY HEADLINES FOR BE SCSEC IN CHS HARBOR THIS EVE AS THERE IS ENHANCEMENT OF THE SEA BREEZE WITH NEARBY CONVECTION AND PINCHED GRADIENT. RELATIVELY WEAK PRES GRAD TO PERSIST OVER THE WATERS TUE AFTN THRU FRI...RESULTING IN CONDITIONS REMAINING BELOW 15 KT. WINDS WILL MAINLY BE OFFSHORE OUTSIDE OF THE AFTN SEA BREEZE...ESPCLY WED-FRI. && .LAKE WINDS...STILL ENOUGH MIXING TO MAINTAIN THE LWA ACROSS LAKE MOULTRIE. ACTUALLY EXTENDED THE LWA ANOTHER HOUR UNTIL 10 PM TO MESH WITH EXPIRATION OF THE SVR TSTM WATCH. && .AVIATION...WE COULD BE IN FOR SEVERAL HOURS OF WET WX AT BOTH CHS AND SAV TONIGHT AS MOISTURE STREAMS ENE AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT AS IT STALLS ACROSS THE AREA OVERNIGHT. HOWEVER...COVERAGE OF SHRA AND TSRA WILL SCATTERED...THUS PREVAILING VSBYS AND CIGS TO REMAIN IN THE VFR CATEGORY. STILL PLENTY OF MID LEVEL CLOUDINESS WITH THE FRONT IN THE AREA ON MON...AND LATER SHIFTS MAY NEED TO CONSIDER POSSIBLE SHRA OR TSRA...ESP AT THE SAV TERMINAL MON AFTN. OUTSIDE OF ANY HIGHER GUSTS IN CONVECTION...LIGHT TO MODERATE SW TO W WINDS THRU THE FCST PERIOD. && .CHS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... GA...NONE. SC...LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR LAKE MOULTRIE SCZ045 UNTIL 10 PM. MARINE...NONE. && 33/44
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 950 PM EDT SUN MAY 13 2006 AMZ330-350-352-354-374-GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-137>141-SCZ040- 042>045-047>051-151000- 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- 950 PM EDT SUN MAY 13 2006 ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... 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. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. .SEVERE WEATHER...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND POSSIBLY ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE STILL EXPECTED ACROSS PARTS OF THE AREA...ESPECIALLY IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA EARLY TONIGHT. PLEASE REFER TO POSSIBLE WARNINGS OR STATEMENTS FROM THIS OFFICE...AND TO THE LATEST DAY 1 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK ISSUED BY THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS STILL NEEDED...MAINLY IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA EARLY TONIGHT.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
845 PM EDT SUN MAY 14 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0821 PM HAIL SUMMERVILLE 33.02N 80.18W
05/14/2006 E0.25 INCH DORCHESTER SC TRAINED SPOTTER
SMALL HAIL REPORTED.
0832 PM HAIL 5 S SUMMERVILLE 32.95N 80.18W
05/14/2006 E1.25 INCH DORCHESTER SC AIRPLANE PILOT
HAIL UP TO HALF DOLLAR SIZED REPORTED AT INTERSECTION OF
ASHLEY PHOSPHATE AND DORCHESTER ROAD.
0835 PM HAIL OAKBROOK 32.96N 80.17W
05/14/2006 E0.25 INCH DORCHESTER SC TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
33PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
856 PM EDT SUN MAY 14 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0840 PM TORNADO 6 E CANADYS 33.06N 80.52W
05/14/2006 COLLETON SC LAW ENFORCEMENT
LAW OFFICER REPORTS A POSSIBLE TORNADO ON HIGHWAY 61 AT
SIDNEY ROAD.
&&
33PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
857 PM EDT SUN MAY 14 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0841 PM FUNNEL CLOUD HANAHAN 32.92N 80.02W
05/14/2006 CHARLESTON SC TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
33PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
858 PM EDT SUN MAY 14 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0850 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 2 SE GOOSE CREEK 32.96N 80.01W
05/14/2006 BERKELEY SC PUBLIC
SEVERAL REPORTS OF FUNNEL CLOUDS.
&&
24SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 859 PM EDT SUN MAY 14 2006 GAZ101-150145- EFFINGHAM- 859 PM EDT SUN MAY 14 2006 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT EFFINGHAM COUNTY THROUGH 945 PM EDT... AT 859 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED 5 MILES WEST OF MARLOW...OR ABOUT 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SPRINGFIELD...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND GUYTON...DOSWELL... PINEORA...MARLOW...SPRINGFIELD...EXLEY...COLDBROOK...RINCON...RAHNS AND BLANDFORD THROUGH 945 PM EDT. HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER...EXCESSIVE CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
900 PM EDT SUN MAY 14 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0837 PM HAIL NORTH CHARLESTON 32.85N 79.97W
05/14/2006 M0.75 INCH CHARLESTON SC NWS EMPLOYEE
ASHLEY PHOSPHATE AND PEPPERIDGE AREAS BOTH REPORTED PENNY
SIZE HAIL
&&
24The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 48 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:57 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
12-14 inch limbs down one of which fell on a van.
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