A strong Squall Line entered the forecast area during the afternoon of January 21, 2012. It weakened as it moved further east, but still produced some wind damage in Screven County.
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The episode as NWS CHS wrote it up.
A strong Squall Line entered the forecast area during the afternoon of January 21, 2012. It weakened as it moved further east, but still produced some wind damage in Screven County.
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 Jan 21, 4:04 PM EST, 1 hour earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 404 PM EST SAT JAN 21 2012 .SYNOPSIS... A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE NORTH THIS EVENING...THEN SINK SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE AREA LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...BEFORE STALLING OUT NEAR THE ALTAMAHA RIVER LATE IN THE DAY. THE FRONT WILL THEN LIFT BACK NORTHWARD AS A WARM FRONT BY MONDAY MORNING...BEFORE A COLD FRONT PUSHES THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. ANOTHER COLD FRONT MAY IMPACT THE AREA LATE IN THE WEEK. && .NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM SUNDAY MORNING/... CURRENTLY AT THE SURFACE A COLD FRONT STRETCHES FROM AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...SOUTHWESTWARD THROUGH NORTHERN GEORGIA AND CENTRAL ALABAMA...THEN CONTINUING INTO THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. RADAR IMAGERY SHOWS A SOLID LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS KNOCKING AT THE WESTERN DOOR OF THE FORECAST AREA. MAIN NEAR TERM CONCERNS FOR TONIGHT REVOLVE AROUND SEVERE POTENTIAL AND TIMING RAINFALL THROUGH THE AREA. THE COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO APPROACH FROM THE NORTHWEST THIS EVENING AND WILL PUSH THROUGH NORTHERN ZONES PRIOR TO DAYBREAK SUNDAY. THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE BEING DRIVEN PRIMARILY BY A STRONG SHORTWAVE DISTURBANCE CURRENTLY OVER THE WESTERN CAROLINAS...AND THIS FEATURE WILL SHIFT INTO THE WESTERN ATLANTIC THIS EVENING. AS A RESULT...WILL CARRY HIGHEST POPS RANGING FROM CATEGORICAL NORTH TO HIGH CHANCE SOUTH THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS...THEN CARRY SLIGHT CHANCE POPS TO ACCOUNT FOR SOME LIGHT SHOWERS OR DRIZZLE OVERNIGHT. THE SLACKENING WINDS AND MOIST AIRMASS SOUTH OF THE COLD FRONT LATE TONIGHT MAY RESULT IN SOME AREAS OF FOG DEVELOPING AS WELL...SO WILL MENTION THIS IN THE FORECAST TOO. AS FOR SEVERE POTENTIAL...THERE REMAINS A DAMAGING WINDS AND ISOLATED TORNADO THREAT ACROSS THE ONGOING WATCH AREA THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. WE EXPECT THAT THE THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL STEADILY DIMINISH HEADING THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS AS DAYTIME HEATING IS LOST AND THE LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS MOVES INTO A MORE STABLE ENVIRONMENT. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO BOTTOM OUT IN THE UPPER 40S TO AROUND 50 ACROSS EXTREME NORTHWEST ZONES TO THE MID/UPPER 50S ACROSS SOUTHERN ZONES. && .SHORT TERM /6 AM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY/... SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...SHORTWAVE RIDING WILL RIPPLE ACROSS THE CAROLINAS THROUGH THE DAY ON SUNDAY AS A DEEP TROF CARVES OUT ACROSS THE CENTRAL CONUS. AS THE RIDGE AFFECTS THE AREA...A SURFACE HIGH WILL SETTLE INTO THE NORTHEAST WITH A BACK DOOR COLD FRONT PUSHING SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO STALL ON ITS SOUTHWARD PLUNGE IN THE AFTERNOON AROUND THE ALTAMAHA...BEFORE LIFTING BACK NORTHWARD SUNDAY NIGHT AS A WARM FRONT. IN THE N TO NE FLOW BEHIND THE BACK DOOR FRONT...COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL MOVE IN WITH LOTS OF LOW CLOUDS ACROSS THE REGION. THIS WILL MAKE THE HIGH TEMP FORECAST TRICKY AS AREAS TO THE NORTH WILL SEE THE COOLER/DRIER AIR MOVING IN BY SUNRISE...WHILE LOCATIONS TO THE SOUTH WITH HAVE A BETTER CHANCE OF WARMING UP ON THE WARM SIDE OF THE BOUNDARY. I HAVE GENERALLY GONE WITH MID TO UPPER 50S ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF...WITH LOW TO MID 60S FURTHER SOUTH. THE OTHER TRICKY ASPECT CONCERNS RAIN CHANCES. MODEL SOUNDINGS SHOW THAT THE MAJORITY OF THE MOISTURE WILL BE CONFINED TO THE LOWER LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE AND IT LOOKS TO BE A GOOD SETUP FOR A DAY WITH PATCHY DRIZZLE AROUND. CAN/T TOTALLY DISCOUNT THERE BEING A FEW SHOWERS AROUND BUT I HAVE LIMITED POPS TO SLIGHT CHANCE THROUGH THE DAY. OVERNIGHT...TEMPS WILL HAVE A LIMITED DIURNAL RANGE WITH LOWS ONLY DIPPING INTO THE LOW TO MID 50S IN MOST AREAS. SLIGHT CHANCE POPS SHOULD BE SUFFICIENT TO COVER THE POSSIBILITY OF ISOLATED SHOWERS DEVELOPING ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE ADVANCING WARM FRONT. MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...THE CLOSED LOW TO THE NORTHWEST WILL MOVE ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES AND THE TROF AXIS ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW WILL MISS THE REGION TO THE NORTH PASSING WEST OF THE APPALACHIANS. THE MID/UPPER LEVEL FLOW WILL THEN BECOME NEARLY ZONAL MONDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY. AT THE SURFACE...A DEEPENING SURFACE LOW WILL RIDE NORTHWARD INTO THE GREAT LAKES REGION AS A TRAILING COLD FRONT PUSHES ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST. THE MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THAT THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN SUBSTANTIALLY THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON SUCH THAT OPERATIONAL SOLUTION PRODUCE LITTLE TO NO MEASURABLE PRECIP ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA. I HAVE GENERALLY KEPT POPS IN THE SLIGHT CHANCE TO CHANCE RANGE MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...WITH A DRY FORECAST FOR TUESDAY AS THE FRONT CLEARS THE AREA TO THE SOUTH. EXPECT A WARM DAY ON MONDAY IN THE SW FLOW OUT AHEAD OF THE FRONT...WITH HIGHS REACHING THE LOW TO MID 70S. TEMPS WILL BE SLOW TO COOL OFF MONDAY NIGHT...BUT ARE EXPECTED TO REACH THE UPPER 40S WELL INLAND. HIGHS WILL AGAIN BE WELL ABOVE NORMAL FOR TUESDAY WITH VALUES RISING INTO THE UPPER 60S TO NEAR 70. && .LONG TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/... TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES UNDER HIGH PRESSURE WILL LIKELY LEAD TO THE COOLEST TEMPS OF THE WEEK TUESDAY NIGHT. EXPECT TUESDAY NIGHT LOWS TO REACH THE LOW 40S INLAND TO AROUND 50 ALONG THE COAST. CONDITIONS SHOULD REMAIN DRY TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY AS SFC HIGH PRESSURE GRADUALLY SLIDES NORTH AND OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST. HIGH TEMPS WILL REMAIN IN THE UPPER 60S FOR MOST LOCATIONS. THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...UNCERTAINTY REMAINS IN THE FORECAST DURING LATE WEEK. IN GENERAL...CHANCES OF PRECIP WILL INCREASE AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEVELOPS OVER THE SOUTH CENTRAL UNITED STATES AND SHIFTS TOWARDS THE SOUTHEAST. CHANCES OF PRECIP LOOK TO BE HIGHEST ON FRIDAY OR SATURDAY AS A COLD FRONT SHIFTS THROUGH THE AREA. HAVE MAINTAINED CHANCE POPS DURING THIS TIME FRAME. HIGH TEMPS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN IN THE UPPER 60S/LOW 70S WITH OVERNIGHT LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S TO LOW 50S. && .AVIATION /21Z SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/... MAINLY VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THE AFTERNOON FOR KCHS AND KSAV. SOME ISOLATED SHOWERS HAVE DEVELOPED NEAR KCHS AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT...BUT THE MAIN HAZARD THROUGH THE AFTERNOON WILL BE STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS DUE TO A TIGHTENED PRESSURE GRADIENT. THEREAFTER...THE MAIN ISSUE WILL BECOME THE TIMING OF SHOWERS AND THE POSSIBILITY OF AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM OR TWO AS MORE ORGANIZED CONVECTION ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONT MOVES CLOSER TO THE AREA. DUE TO THE POSITIONING OF THE FRONT...CHANCES FOR RAIN APPEAR MORE LIKELY AT KCHS THAN KSAV AT THIS POINT. EXPECT PREVAILING MVFR TO IFR CEILINGS AROUND 05Z AT BOTH SITES AS MODEL SOUNDINGS SHOW PLENTY OF LOW LEVEL MOISTURE. CAN NOT RULE OUT DEVELOPING FOG IN CONJUNCTION WITH A LOW STRATUS LAYER SEVERAL HOURS PRIOR TO SUNRISE. SOUNDINGS DO NOT SHOW MUCH IMPROVEMENT FOR CEILINGS THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. EXTENDED AVIATION OUTLOOK... IFR LEVEL CIGS AND/OR VSBYS ARE EXPECTED TO PREVAIL SUNDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING BEFORE IMPROVING TO VFR MONDAY MORNING. THERE IS A CHANCE OF MVFR CIGS/VSBYS IN ASSOCIATION WITH A COLD FRONT PASSAGE MONDAY NIGHT. VFR CONDITIONS ARE THEN EXPECTED TO RETURN BY TUESDAY AND REMAIN THROUGH MIDWEEK. && .MARINE... WINDS HAVE DROPPED BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS IN CHARLESTON HARBOR...SO WILL CANCEL THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE NORTHWEST THIS EVENING AND PUSH INTO THE NORTHERN WATERS PRIOR TO DAYBREAK SUNDAY. NOT ANTICIPATING ANY SIGNIFICANT MARINE ISSUES...WITH WINDS AND SEAS REMAINING BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS. THERE WILL BE A DECENT SURGE BEHIND THE COLD FRONT LATE TONIGHT...WITH WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS ACROSS THE NORTHERN LEG OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA NEARSHORE WATERS. SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...A BACK DOOR COLD FRONT AND LOW LEVEL SURGE WILL WORK ITS WAY SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE LOCAL WATERS ON SUNDAY. NE WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE WATERS...BUT WILL LIKELY TOP OUT BETWEEN 15-20 KTS. THE SURGE WILL PERSIST INTO SUNDAY NIGHT...BEFORE THE REMNANT BOUNDARY LIFTS BACK NORTH AS A WARM FRONT. WINDS WILL VEER AROUND TO SW ON MONDAY AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. WINDS AND SEAS WILL PEAK NEAR 15-20 KTS AND 3-5 FT...BEFORE GRADUALLY WEAKENING/SUBSIDING. CONDITIONS WILL THEN REMAIN WELL BELOW SCA CRITERIA THROUGH THURSDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS THE DOMINANT FEATURE OVER THE COASTAL WATERS. SEA FOG MAY BECOME A CONCERN FOR A TIME LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING...PRIMARILY ACROSS THE NEARSHORE GA WATERS. ONCE THE BACK DOOR COLD FRONT PUSHES THROUGH THAT AREA ANY LINGERING FOG IS EXPECTED TO MIX OUT. THE PRIMARY PERIOD OF CONCERN FOR SEA FOG IS STARTING EARLY MONDAY MORNING AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE EVENING. MODEL GUIDANCE SHOWS A GOOD AREA OF SEA FOG ACROSS ALMOST ALL NEARSHORE WATERS THROUGH THE DAY ON MONDAY. I HAVE CONTINUED TO ADVERTISE FOG IN THE WX GRIDS DURING THIS TIME. && .CHS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... GA...NONE. SC...NONE. MARINE...NONE. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 1257 PM EST SAT JAN 21 2012 AMZ330-350-352-354-374-GAZ101-116>119-137>141-SCZ043-044-047>052- 221000- 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-EFFINGHAM-INLAND BRYAN-COASTAL BRYAN-INLAND CHATHAM- COASTAL CHATHAM-LONG-INLAND LIBERTY-COASTAL LIBERTY-INLAND MCINTOSH- COASTAL MCINTOSH-INLAND COLLETON-DORCHESTER-INLAND JASPER-BEAUFORT- COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-TIDAL BERKELEY- 1257 PM EST SAT JAN 21 2012 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...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. GAZ087-088-099-100-114-115-SCZ040-042-221000- JENKINS-SCREVEN-CANDLER-BULLOCH-TATTNALL-EVANS-ALLENDALE-HAMPTON- 1257 PM EST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...TORNADO WATCH 4 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING... 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. TORNADO WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NECESSARY AFTER 3 PM. SCZ045-221000- INLAND BERKELEY- 1257 PM EST SAT JAN 21 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
339 PM EST SAT JAN 21 2012
GAZ087-088-212130-
JENKINS-SCREVEN-
339 PM EST SAT JAN 21 2012
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF SCREVEN AND JENKINS
COUNTIES THROUGH 430 PM EST...
AT 337 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM...10 MILES NORTHWEST OF HERNDON...MOVING EAST AT
55 MPH.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...
HERNDON...HILLTONIA...MILLEN...MILLHAVEN AND PERKINS...
PREPARE NOW FOR THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS...
STRONG WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH...
DIME SIZE HAIL...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
HAVE AN ACTION PLAN READY IN THE EVENT THIS STORM STRENGTHENS OR A
WARNING IS ISSUED. CONTINUE TO MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS
FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.
A TORNADO WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT. THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE
TORNADOES SUDDENLY...SOMETIMES WITH LITTLE OR NO WARNING. BE ALERT
FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND BE READY TO ACT QUICKLY
IF SEVERE WEATHER IS OBSERVED OR A WARNING IS ISSUED.
BE ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AS STORMS APPROACH.
BE READY TO TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION IN CASE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
WARNING IS ISSUED FOR YOUR LOCATION.
&&
LAT...LON 3288 8213 3292 8209 3293 8196 3296 8188
3296 8185 3295 8182 3292 8176 3302 8159
3277 8143 3278 8214 3282 8215
TIME...MOT...LOC 2038Z 267DEG 47KT 3293 8221SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
407 PM EST SAT JAN 21 2012
GAZ088-SCZ040-212145-
ALLENDALE-SCREVEN-
407 PM EST SAT JAN 21 2012
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF SCREVEN AND ALLENDALE
COUNTIES THROUGH 445 PM EST...
AT 406 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM...15 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MILLETT...MOVING EAST AT
50 MPH.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...
BURTONS FERRY LANDING...ALLENDALE...APPLETON...MARTIN...MILLETT...
SEIGLING...SYCAMORE AND ULMER...
PREPARE NOW FOR THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS...
STRONG WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH...
DIME SIZE HAIL...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT. THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE
TORNADOES SUDDENLY...SOMETIMES WITH LITTLE OR NO WARNING. BE ALERT
FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND BE READY TO ACT QUICKLY
IF SEVERE WEATHER IS OBSERVED OR A WARNING IS ISSUED.
&&
LAT...LON 3312 8160 3314 8145 3311 8136 3312 8119
3304 8109 3289 8138 3288 8150 3301 8160
3304 8157 3305 8157 3308 8162 3310 8162
TIME...MOT...LOC 2108Z 262DEG 44KT 3300 8175SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
430 PM EST SAT JAN 21 2012
GAZ087-088-099-100-212200-
BULLOCH-CANDLER-JENKINS-SCREVEN-
430 PM EST SAT JAN 21 2012
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF SCREVEN...JENKINS...
BULLOCH AND CANDLER COUNTIES THROUGH 500 PM EST...
AT 428 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM...12 MILES WEST OF THRIFT...MOVING EAST AT 50
MPH.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...
BUTTS...EMMALANE...HOPEULIKIT...MIDDLEGROUND...PORTAL...ROCKY FORD...
SCARBORO...WESTSIDE AND WOODCLIFF...
PREPARE NOW FOR THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS...
STRONG WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH...
PENNY SIZE HAIL...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT. THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE
TORNADOES SUDDENLY...SOMETIMES WITH LITTLE OR NO WARNING. BE ALERT
FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND BE READY TO ACT QUICKLY
IF SEVERE WEATHER IS OBSERVED OR A WARNING IS ISSUED.
&&
LAT...LON 3253 8215 3256 8209 3255 8203 3260 8201
3262 8202 3266 8209 3279 8214 3280 8214
3278 8168 3237 8184 3250 8216
TIME...MOT...LOC 2130Z 277DEG 42KT 3267 8224SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
447 PM EST SAT JAN 21 2012
SCZ040-042-043-212215-
ALLENDALE-HAMPTON-INLAND COLLETON-
447 PM EST SAT JAN 21 2012
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF ALLENDALE...HAMPTON
AND COLLETON COUNTIES THROUGH 515 PM EST...
AT 442 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM...NEAR ALLENDALE...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...
ALLENDALE...ASHTON...BARTON...BRUNSON...COLLETON...CROCKETVILLE...
FAIRFAX...HAMPTON...ISLANDTON...LODGE...MILEY...PADGETTS...RUFFIN...
SEIGLING...SMOAKS...SYCAMORE...ULMER AND WILLIAMS...
PREPARE NOW FOR THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS...
GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH...
DIME SIZE HAIL...
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR ALLENDALE AND HAMPTON COUNTIES.
THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE TORNADOES SUDDENLY...SOMETIMES WITH LITTLE
OR NO WARNING. BE ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND
BE READY TO ACT QUICKLY IF SEVERE WEATHER IS OBSERVED OR A WARNING
IS ISSUED.
CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON TOLL FREE AT
1-888-383-2024 IF YOU OBSERVE SEVERE WEATHER SUCH AS HAIL...DOWNED
TREES...LIMBS AND POWER LINES. REPORTS CAN ALSO BE SENT BY EMAIL TO
CHS.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR THROUGH TWITTER USING #WXREPORT.
&&
LAT...LON 3311 8132 3312 8119 3303 8108 3310 8095
3310 8093 3307 8090 3309 8089 3312 8089
3312 8075 3285 8076 3289 8135
TIME...MOT...LOC 2147Z 271DEG 38KT 3301 8123
BSHThe Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 55 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:04 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Screven County Law Enforcement reported a tree fell on a Mobile Home, 1 mile south southeast of Altman, trapping the occupant inside. The occupant was rescued and transported to the hospital with unspecified injuries.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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