A strong cold front moved through southeast Georgia resulting in gusty winds across the local area in its wake.
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The episode as NWS CHS wrote it up.
A strong cold front moved through southeast Georgia resulting in gusty winds across the local area in its wake.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Charleston, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Dec 1, 2:25 PM EST, 3 hours 30 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
225 PM EST WED DEC 1 2010
.SYNOPSIS...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION THROUGH SATURDAY. ANOTHER
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH LATE SATURDAY WITH HIGH PRESSURE
CONTINUING TO BUILD IN FROM THE NORTH AND WEST THROUGH THE MIDDLE
OF NEXT WEEK.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
THE LONGWAVE TROUGH WILL CONTINUE TO PULL NORTHEAST INTO NEW
ENGLAND TONIGHT WHILE COLD HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE SOUTHEAST
UNITED STATES. A CLEAR AND COLD NIGHT IS IN STORE FOR THE AREA. A
CONSIDERABLE LOW-LEVEL PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE
EARLY MORNING HOURS BEFORE GRADUALLY WEAKENING TOWARD DAYBREAK
THURSDAY. THIS WILL HELP BRING COLD TEMPERATURES TO VERY NEAR THE
COAST VIA ADVECTION. THE COVERAGE OF SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES IS
THE PRIMARY CHALLENGE TONIGHT SINCE ALL OF OUR COASTAL ZONES STILL
HAVE AN ACTIVE GROWING SEASON. GFS AND NAM MOS BULLETINS HAVE BEEN
TRENDING COLDER AT ALL OF OUR SITES. OUR LATEST FORECAST SHOWS THE
INLAND PORTION OF ALL COASTAL ZONES REACHING 32F OR BELOW LATE
TONIGHT. THE GA COASTLINE IS A BIT MORE IFFY BUT A BRIEF FREEZE
FOR THE INLAND PORTION OF THESE ZONES SEEMS LIKELY SINCE THE MOS
AT SAINT SIMONS ISLAND GEORGIA /KSSI/ SHOWS 33-34F FOR OVERNIGHT
LOWS. WE ARE THEREFORE ISSUING A FREEZE WARNING FOR THE REMAINING
GA COASTAL ZONES TO COMPLEMENT THE EXISTING WARNING FOR COASTAL SC
AND INLAND CHATHAM COUNTY GA.
LAKE WINDS...GEOSTROPHIC WINDS WILL RAPIDLY DIMINISH THIS EVENING
OVER LAKE MOULTRIE. COLD AIR ADVECTION WILL MAINTAIN DEEP MIXING
OVER THE WARMER LAKE WATERS. WIND SPEEDS WILL DROP OFF PRETTY
QUICKLY THIS EVENING BUT A FEW GUSTS TO 25 KT WILL BE POSSIBLE
INTO THE LATE EVENING. WILL MAINTAIN LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.
&&
.SHORT TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
THURSDAY....CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE WILL EXTEND ACROSS THE REGION
THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT KEEPING A POLAR CONTINENTAL AIRMASS IN PLACE.
SOME THIN CIRRUS COULD MOVE IN VIA THE NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT ALONG
THE NOSE OF A 100 KT JET DIVING INTO THE SOUTHEAST U.S. BUT EXPECT
MAINLY SUNNY SKIES TO DOMINATE. LOW-LEVEL THICKNESSES AND FORECAST
SOUNDINGS SUPPORT HIGHS IN THE MID 50S WHICH SIMILAR TO OUR PREVIOUS
FORECAST. A BUBBLE HIGH FEATURE IS FORECAST TO BUILD INTO SOUTHWEST
GEORGIA THURSDAY EVENING AS THE SYNOPTIC FLOW ALOFT REMAINS OUT OF
THE NORTHWEST. THIS WILL ALLOW MOST AREAS TO DECOUPLE SHORTLY AFTER
SUNSET WITH A STRONG NOCTURNAL INVERSION SETTING UP. LOW
DEWPOINTS...MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT TO CALM WINDS WILL ALLOW
TEMPERATURES TO FALL QUICKLY WITH MOST LOCALES AWAY FROM THE
IMMEDIATE COAST DROPPING BELOW FREEZING PRIOR TO SUNRISE FRIDAY.
LOOKS LIKE AREAS FROM THUNDERBOLT DOWN TO HALFMOON LANDING AND
DARIEN WILL HAVE A GOOD SHOT OF SEEING TEMPERATURES AT OR BELOW
FREEZING FOR ABOUT 2-3 HOURS. ANOTHER FREEZE WATCH WILL BE POSTED
FOR ALL OF THE NORTH GEORGIA COASTAL ZONES FOR THURSDAY NIGHT SINCE
ITS UNLIKELY THESE AREAS WILL SEE FREEZING TEMPERATURES FOR 3 HOURS
OR GREATER TONIGHT TO END THE GROWING SEASON. LOWS WILL GENERALLY
RANGE FROM THE MID 20S ACROSS PORTIONS OF JENKINS-SCREVEN-ALLENDALE
COUNTIES TO THE MID-UPPER 30S AT THE BEACHES. LOCAL FROST TOOLS
SUGGEST CONDITIONS WILL BE TOO DRY FOR ANYTHING BUT PATCHY FROST.
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...A DRY NORTHWEST FLOW WILL REMAIN IN TACT
THROUGH SATURDAY. MOST OF THE MEDIUM RANGE MODELS SPIN UP AN AREA OF
LOW PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS FRIDAY...THEN MOVE THE SYSTEM
SOUTHWEST INTO NORTH CAROLINA SATURDAY AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL
MODERATE SOME THROUGH THE PERIOD AS THE LOW-LEVEL FLOW VEERS TO THE
SOUTHWEST AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. THIS SYSTEM WILL
BRING AN INCREASE IN CLOUD COVER SATURDAY...BUT CONDITIONS LOOK TO
REMAIN DRY THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE SHORT TERM PERIOD.
&&
.LONG TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
A DEEP/COLD CUT OFF LOW IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP OVER THE NORTHEAST
STATES THE SECOND HALF OF THE WEEKEND...WITH AN ASSOCIATED SHORT
WAVE TO ROTATE AROUND THE LOW AND DROP SOUTHWARD INTO THE LOCAL AREA
SATURDAY NIGHT OR EARLY SUNDAY. THIS FEATURE ALOFT WITH ALLOW FOR A
COLD FRONT TO PUSH THROUGH THE LOCAL AREA DURING THIS TIME...BUT
WITH THE GULF AND ATLANTIC MOISTURE SHUT OFF WE DO NOT ANTICIPATE
ANYTHING MORE THAN SOME CLOUDINESS ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONT.
STRONGER HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN BUILD IN WAKE OF THIS FRONT FROM
THE NORTHERN PLAINS WITH A BROAD TROUGH ALOFT TO AGAIN PREVAIL OVER
THE EAST AND SE STATES. THIS WILL KEEP US DRY...WITH A REINFORCEMENT
OF COLD AIR TO PREVAIL DURING THE EARLY AND MIDDLE PART OF NEXT WEEK.
&&
.AVIATION /19Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL SUBSIDE EARLY THIS EVENING WITH VFR
CIG/VSBY. SINCE WE EXPECT THE BOUNDARY LAYER TO REMAIN WELL MIXED
OVERNIGHT...LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR SHOULD NOT BE A CONCERN DESPITE
25-30 KT LOW-LEVEL JET IN PLACE. SOME CIRRUS WILL OVERSPREAD THE
REGION DURING THE DAY THURSDAY AS THE TAIL END OF AN UPPER JET
SWEEPS THROUGH.
EXTENDED AVIATION OUTLOOK...GUSTY WINDS ARE POSSIBLE SUNDAY IN THE
WAKE OF A COLD FRONT.
&&
.MARINE...
LOW-LEVEL WINDS WILL REMAIN FAIRLY STRONG THROUGH ABOUT MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF PRETTY QUICKLY THURSDAY MORNING. 925
MB WINDS WILL REMAIN 20-30 KT THROUGH 06Z BEFORE DROPPING TO 15-20
KT THEREAFTER. WE EXTENDED THE SMALL CRAFT FOR THE CHARLESTON
HARBOR UNTIL MIDNIGHT SINCE WE EXPECT SOME GUSTS TO 25 KT OVER THE
OPEN WATERS WELL INTO THE EVENING. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES FOR
THE NEARSHORE WATERS WILL RUN THROUGH TONIGHT.
WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR THE OFFSHORE GA
WATERS ENDING AT 11 AM THURSDAY...CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN BELOW
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CRITERIA THROUGH SATURDAY. OFFSHORE WINDS
WILL GRADUALLY VEER TO THE SOUTHWEST SATURDAY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING
COLD FRONT.
SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PUSH OFFSHORE
SATURDAY NIGHT OR EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. EXPECT A SOLID POST-FRONTAL
SURGE TO OCCUR WITH SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS POSSIBLE...
MAINLY OVER THE GEORGIA OFFSHORE WATERS.
&&
.CHS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...FREEZE WATCH FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING
FOR GAZ117-119-139-141.
FREEZE WARNING FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM EST THURSDAY FOR GAZ117>119-
139-141.
SC...FREEZE WARNING FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM EST THURSDAY FOR SCZ048>051.
LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT FOR SCZ045.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY FOR AMZ350-352-
354.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 11 AM EST THURSDAY FOR AMZ374.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT FOR AMZ330.
&&
JRL/STHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 227 PM EST WED DEC 1 2010 AMZ330-350-352-354-374-GAZ087-088-099>101-114>116-137-138-140-SCZ040- 042>044-047-052-021815- 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-LONG-INLAND LIBERTY-INLAND MCINTOSH-ALLENDALE-HAMPTON- INLAND COLLETON-DORCHESTER-INLAND JASPER-TIDAL BERKELEY- 227 PM EST WED DEC 1 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS...SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. SCZ045-021815- INLAND BERKELEY- 227 PM EST WED DEC 1 2010 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT FOR LAKE MOULTRIE... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. LAKE WIND ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. GAZ117-119-139-141-021815- COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH- 227 PM EST WED DEC 1 2010 ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM EST THURSDAY... ...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FREEZE WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FREEZE WARNING. FREEZE WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. GAZ118-SCZ048>051-021815- INLAND CHATHAM-BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER- 227 PM EST WED DEC 1 2010 ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM EST THURSDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FREEZE WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FREEZE WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
127 PM EST WED DEC 01 2010
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..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1006 AM LOW ASTR TIDES ESE CHARLESTON 32.78N 79.93W
12/01/2010 CHARLESTON SC OFFICIAL NWS OBS
TIDE LEVELS DROPPED TO -0.83 FT MLLW AT THE CHARLESTON
HARBOR TIDE GAGE IN BLOW OUT CONDITIONS.
1018 AM LOW ASTR TIDES 2 WNW TYBEE ISLAND 32.03N 80.90W
12/01/2010 CHATHAM GA OFFICIAL NWS OBS
TIDE LEVELS DROPPED TO -1.07 FT MLLW AT THE FORT PULASKI
TIDE GAGE IN BLOW OUT CONDITIONS.
&&2 strong wind. Local standard time, as filed.
The Liberty county 911 center reported a 20 to 30 foot tall tree measuring 1 foot in diameter was knocked down by non-thunderstorm winds in Hinesville, Georgia.
The Liberty county 911 center reported a tree knocked down onto a power line by non-thunderstorm winds, 10 miles east-southeast of Hinesville, Georgia.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Georgia in 2010Every state in 2010This day in weather historyWarnings in Georgia, December 2010
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: 267914, 267915.