Damaging Winds in Georgia, July 15, 2014

Name: Damaging Winds in Georgia, July 15, 2014
Start: 2014-07-15T15:29
End: 2014-07-15T15:55
Location: Georgia

July 15, 2014 · NWS CHS · 5 events in 2 counties and zones

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

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Heat and drought
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Fire, smoke and dust
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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 5

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What happened

The episode as NWS CHS wrote it up.

Scattered to numerous thunderstorms developed in the afternoon hours across southeast Georgia and moved eastward into southeast South Carolina. These thunderstorms developed in a warm and moist atmosphere well ahead of a cold front to the west. Some of the thunderstorms organized into multi-cell clusters and numerous reports of wind damage across the region.

What forecasters said that day

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 Jul 15, 2:27 PM EST, 1 hour 2 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 15, 2:27 PM EST, 1 hour 2 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
327 PM EDT TUE JUL 15 2014

.SYNOPSIS...
A COLD FRONT WILL ADVANCE INTO THE REGION TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL
STALL JUST OFF THE COAST WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY BEFORE
DISSIPATING. ATLANTIC HIGH PRESSURE WILL REBUILD LATE IN THE WEEK
WHILE A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS INLAND.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING/...
A FAIRLY SOLID LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SITTING JUST WEST
OF THE CWA AT MID AFTERNOON WILL WORK ITS WAY STEADILY EASTWARD
THROUGH THE CWA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE BIGGEST
THREAT WITH THE STORMS WILL BE WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH AND LOCALLY
HEAVY RAIN. WE COULD SEE ONE OR TWO STORMS BECOME SEVERE...BUT THE
WEAK MID LEVEL LAPSE RATES REMAIN A LIMITING FACTOR. RAINFALL
RATES WILL BE HIGH...BUT THE STORMS WILL BE MOVING STEADILY...SO
MOST LOCATIONS WILL SEE NO MORE THAN 1 TO 2 INCHES. THERE WILL BE
HIGHER TOTALS IN A FEW SPOTS WHERE RAIN FELL EARLIER THIS
AFTERNOON IN THUNDERSTORMS...BUT THE LIMITED DURATION OF THE HEAVY
RAIN SHOULD STILL PREVENT ANY SIGNIFICANT FLOODING.

THE LINE SHOULD MOVE THROUGH THE SAVANNAH METRO AREA BETWEEN 5 AND
7 PM...WITH PASSAGE THROUGH THE CHARLESTON METRO AREA BETWEEN 6
AND 8 PM. THE MAIN LINE SHOULD BE OFFSHORE OVER THE COASTAL WATERS
BY MID EVENING WITH RAINFALL DIMINISHING OVER LAND...BUT WITH THE
BEST SYNOPTIC FORCING AND THE SURFACE FRONT TRAILING THE LINE BE
SEVERAL HOURS...SCATTERED SHOWERS COULD REDEVELOP OVERNIGHT.

TEMPS WILL STILL BE MILD OVERNIGHT WITH MINIMUMS NEAR 70 INLAND TO
THE MID 70S AT THE COAST.

&&

.SHORT TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
MODELS REMAIN IN GENERAL AGREEMENT THAT A
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA ON WEDNESDAY BEFORE STALLING JUST
OFF THE SOUTHEAST COAST AND DISSIPATING INTO THURSDAY. AS THIS
OCCURS...A MUCH DRYER ZONAL FLOW WILL DEVELOP ALOFT AS A BROAD
MID/UPPER LVL TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE SHIFTS OFF THE NORTHEAST COAST.
DESPITE DRYER AIR ALOFT...THE PATTERN SHOULD SUPPORT SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS POST FROPA ON WEDNESDAY AS A SOUTHWEST
FLOW ALLOWS SOME MOISTURE TO LINGER OVER THE AREA...ESPECIALLY IN
SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. HOWEVER...EXPECT MOST ACTIVITY TO REMAIN OFFSHORE
NEAR THE VICINITY OF THE STALLING FRONT. BY THURSDAY...SOUNDINGS
INDICATE A DEEP POCKET OF UNUSUALLY DRY AIR OVER THE AREA FOR THIS
TIME OF YEAR...SUGGESTING RAIN-FREE CONDITIONS THROUGH THURSDAY
NIGHT. LIGHT ONSHORE WINDS WILL THEN DEVELOP ON FRIDAY...SUPPORTING
AN INCREASE IN CLOUD COVER AS MOISTURE BEGINS TO RETURN OVER THE
SOUTHEAST. HOWEVER...DRY AIR OFF THE SFC SHOULD KEEP A RAIN-FREE
FORECAST OVER THE AREA TO START OFF THE WEEKEND.

OVERALL HIGH TEMPS WILL BE A DEGREE OR TWO COOLER THAN PREVIOUS DAYS
ONCE THE FRONT SHIFTS PAST THE AREA. IN GENERAL...AFTERNOON HIGHS
WILL RANGE IN THE UPPER 80S TO LOWER 90S...WARMEST INLAND AND
TOWARDS THE END OF THE WEEK. OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL GENERALLY RANGE
BETWEEN THE MID 60S TO LOW 70S AWAY FROM THE COAST ON
WEDNESDAY...THEN GRADUALLY WARM INTO THE UPPER 60S TO LOW/MID 70S
AWAY FROM THE COAST BY FRIDAY.

&&

.LONG TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/...
A BROAD UPPER LEVEL TROUGH REBUILDS FOR THE LONG TERM PERIOD WHILE
ATLANTIC HIGH PRESSURE STRENGTHENS TO OUR EAST. A PRONOUNCED LEE
TROUGH WILL BE IN PLACE THROUGHOUT...PROVIDING AN INCREASE IN LOW
LEVEL CONVERGENCE FOR SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS WILL GENERALLY BE IN THE LOWER 90S WITH LOWS IN
THE 70S.

&&

.AVIATION /19Z TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT...EXPECT AN ACTIVE
THUNDERSTORM REGIME FOR THE REMAINDER OF THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS
EVENING. THERE IS A HIGH PROBABILITY FOR BOTH TERMINALS TO BE
IMPACTED BY ONE OR MULTIPLE THUNDERSTORMS 20-24Z TIME FRAME...AND
ADDITIONAL SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS COULD CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT AS
THE COLD FRONT/UPPER TROUGH CONTINUE TO INTERACT WITH DEEP
MOISTURE OVER THE REGION. I HAVE MADE SOME ADJUSTMENTS ON TIMING
OF REDUCED VSBYS OVER THE NEXT 12 HOURS BASED ON NEAR TERM MODEL
GUIDANCE AND SATELLITE AND RADAR TRENDS.

EXTENDED AVIATION OUTLOOK...BRIEF FLIGHT RESTRICTIONS ARE
POSSIBLE DUE TO SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS WITH THE GREATEST COVERAGE
INTO WEDNESDAY. VFR CONDITIONS ARE THEN EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY
BEFORE ISOLATED SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS RETURN ON SATURDAY.

&&

.MARINE...
SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT TONIGHT WILL GENERALLY
BE IN THE 15 TO 20 KNOT RANGE...ALTHOUGH THERE MAY BE SOME HIGHER
GUSTS THIS EVENING AHEAD OF THE LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS AS IT MOVES
OFFSHORE. WINDS WILL START TO DIMINISH A LITTLE LATE TONIGHT AS
THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WEAKENS A BIT. BIGGEST HAZARD TONIGHT WITH
BE THE EXPECTED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR
SOME SHORT FUSED SPECIAL MARINE WARNINGS AND MARINE WEATHER STATEMENTS.

SEAS WILL BE AS HIGH AS 5 FEET OVER THE OUTER EDGES OF THE MARINE
AREA TONIGHT...BUT...LIKE THE WINDS...SHOULD COME DOWN A BIT BY
MORNING AS THE FRONT SLOWS DOWN CONSIDERABLY.

A RATHER WEAK PRESSURE PATTERN WILL EXIST WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY
WITH A FRONT STALLED OVER THE WATERS. THE MAIN CIRCULATION WILL BE
A WEAK AFTERNOON SEA BREEZE ALONG THE COAST. A SOUTHERLY FLOW
GRADUALLY RETURNS OVER THE WEEKEND AS ATLANTIC HIGH PRESSURE
REBUILDS.

&&

.CHS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...NONE.
SC...NONE.
MARINE...NONE.

&&

NEAR TERM...FWA
SHORT TERM...DPB
LONG TERM...JRL
AVIATION...FWA
MARINE...DPB/FWA

Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 15, 1:44 PM EST, 1 hour 45 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
244 PM EDT TUE JUL 15 2014

GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-137>141-SCZ040-042>045-047>052-161845-
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-INLAND BERKELEY-
INLAND JASPER-BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-
TIDAL BERKELEY-
244 PM EDT TUE JUL 15 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND
SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...THUNDERSTORMS WILL
PRODUCE HIGH RAINFALL RATES LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING.
SOME LOCATIONS MAY RECEIVE MULTIPLE THUNDERSTORMS...WHICH COULD
RESULT IN ISOLATED RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 3
INCHES...CAUSING LOCALIZED FLOODING. ALSO...ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS COULD BRIEFLY BECOME SEVERE WITH LOCALIZED DAMAGING
WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH.

STAY IN TOUCH WITH NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER MEDIA OUTLETS FOR
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TODAY. REMAIN ALERT FOR STATEMENTS AND
WARNINGS FROM YOUR CHARLESTON NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ASSISTANCE IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

AMZ330-350-352-354-374-161845-
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-
244 PM EDT TUE JUL 15 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...THUNDERSTORMS COULD PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS
AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO WATER LIGHTNING TONIGHT.

BOATERS...REMAIN ALERT FOR DETERIORATING WEATHER. STAY TUNED TO
NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES INCLUDING POSSIBLE STATEMENTS AND
WARNINGS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ASSISTANCE IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 15, 11:42 AM EST, 3 hours 47 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1242 PM EDT TUE JUL 15 2014

SCZ043-044-049-050-151715-
CHARLESTON-COASTAL COLLETON-DORCHESTER-INLAND COLLETON-
1242 PM EDT TUE JUL 15 2014

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF DORCHESTER...
CHARLESTON AND COLLETON COUNTIES THROUGH 115 PM EDT...

AT 1239 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM...NEAR ASHEPOO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...
ASHEPOO...GREEN POND...NEYLES...JACKSONBORO...JACKSONBORO...BECK
LANDING...PARKERS FERRY...

PREPARE NOW FOR THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS...
GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH...
DIME SIZE HAIL...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. IF
OUTDOORS...STAY AWAY FROM ISOLATED TALL OBJECTS. IF INDOORS...STAY
AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND DOORS. AVOID USING PLUMBING AND ELECTRICAL
APPLIANCES UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY.

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 3303 8028 3275 8012 3262 8057 3277 8068
TIME...MOT...LOC 1642Z 241DEG 19KT 3275 8052

Special weather statement, Jul 15, 12:30 PM EST, 2 hours 59 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
130 PM EDT TUE JUL 15 2014

SCZ044-045-050-052-151800-
CHARLESTON-DORCHESTER-INLAND BERKELEY-TIDAL BERKELEY-
130 PM EDT TUE JUL 15 2014

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF DORCHESTER...
CHARLESTON AND BERKELEY COUNTIES THROUGH 200 PM EDT...

AT 129 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM STRAWBERRY TO COTE
BAS LANDING TO MAGNOLIA GARDENS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...
ARARAT...MAGNOLIA GARDENS...BERKELEY COUNTY AIRPORT...CYPRESS
GARDENS...MONCKS CORNER...PIMLICO...STONY LANDING...OLD SANTEE CANAL
STATE PARK...OLD CORDESVILLE...WADBOO...

PREPARE NOW FOR THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS...
GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. IF
OUTDOORS...STAY AWAY FROM ISOLATED TALL OBJECTS. IF INDOORS...STAY
AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND DOORS. AVOID USING PLUMBING AND ELECTRICAL
APPLIANCES UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY.

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 3326 7983 3307 7970 3291 7984 3277 8025
      3299 8011 3315 8018
TIME...MOT...LOC 1730Z 246DEG 20KT 3311 8003 3302 7996
          3288 8008

Special weather statement, Jul 15, 2:37 PM EST, 52 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
337 PM EDT TUE JUL 15 2014

GAZ099-100-152015-
BULLOCH-CANDLER-
337 PM EDT TUE JUL 15 2014

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF BULLOCH AND CANDLER
COUNTIES THROUGH 415 PM EDT...

AT 332 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM...NEAR ALINE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...
ALINE...CANOE POND...METTER MUNICIPAL AIRPORT...METTER...OLIFFTOWN...
PARISH...UNION...

PREPARE NOW FOR THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS...
STRONG WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH...
PENNY SIZE HAIL...
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. IF
OUTDOORS...STAY AWAY FROM ISOLATED TALL OBJECTS. IF INDOORS...STAY
AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND DOORS. AVOID USING PLUMBING AND ELECTRICAL
APPLIANCES UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY.

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.

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 3243 8220 3247 8218 3250 8216 3256 8207
      3254 8203 3258 8202 3263 8194 3264 8188
      3264 8187 3237 8173 3227 8197 3232 8223
      3233 8224 3234 8224 3235 8226
TIME...MOT...LOC 1937Z 247DEG 21KT 3236 8219

Special weather statement, Jul 15, 3:10 PM EST, 19 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
410 PM EDT TUE JUL 15 2014

GAZ101-116>119-138>141-SCZ047-048-051-152100-
BEAUFORT-COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL JASPER-COASTAL
LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH-EFFINGHAM-INLAND BRYAN-INLAND CHATHAM-INLAND
JASPER-INLAND LIBERTY-INLAND MCINTOSH-
410 PM EDT TUE JUL 15 2014

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF EFFINGHAM...
LIBERTY...BRYAN...JASPER...CHATHAM...MCINTOSH AND BEAUFORT COUNTIES
THROUGH 500 PM EDT...

AT 405 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM FAULKVILLE TO
HARRIS NECK...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...
KELLER...RABBIT HILL...BLANDFORD...ST. CATHERINES ISLAND...RINCON...
GOSHEN HILLS...ARMSTRONG ATLANTIC STATE UNIVERSITY...WHEAT
HILL...OGLETHORPE MALL...MONTGOMERY....SAVANNAH.

PREPARE NOW FOR THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS...
STRONG WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH...
PENNY SIZE HAIL...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 3148 8128 3224 8138 3259 8094 3210 8085
      3205 8090 3202 8088 3203 8084 3200 8084
      3183 8104 3178 8106 3172 8113 3163 8113
      3158 8115
TIME...MOT...LOC 2010Z 226DEG 27KT 3222 8129 3163 8122

Local storm report, Jul 15, 3:24 PM EST, 5 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
424 PM EDT TUE JUL 15 2014

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0415 PM     TSTM WND GST     POOLER                  32.12N  81.25W
07/15/2014  E50 MPH          CHATHAM            GA   BROADCAST MEDIA

            RELAYED REPORT FROM THE PUBLIC

&&

EVENT NUMBER CHS1400823

RJB

Local storm report, Jul 15, 3:27 PM EST, 2 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
427 PM EDT TUE JUL 15 2014

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0422 PM     TSTM WND GST     SAVANNAH AIRPORT        32.13N  81.20W
07/15/2014  M52 MPH          CHATHAM            GA   ASOS

&&

EVENT NUMBER CHS1400824

RJB

The radar

The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 71 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:29 UTC.

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5 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Bulloch

When: July 15, 3:29 PM EST to 3:30 PM EST
Where: Bulloch County, 0.9 mi SE of Middleground
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: 911 Call Center
Coordinates: 32.540, -81.790

One tree reported down in Clito.

Thunderstorm Wind, Bulloch

When: July 15, 3:38 PM EST to 3:39 PM EST
Where: Bulloch County, 3.57 mi NE of Clito
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: 911 Call Center
Coordinates: 32.550, -81.720

The Bulloch County communications center reported trees down in the Lakeview area.

Thunderstorm Wind, Chatham

When: July 15, 3:45 PM EST to 3:46 PM EST
Where: Chatham County, 0.69 mi S of Savannah State Colle
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Broadcast Media
Coordinates: 32.010, -81.070

A member of the public reported a tree down on Laroche Avenue.

Thunderstorm Wind, Chatham

When: July 15, 3:48 PM EST to 3:49 PM EST
Where: Chatham County, 0.69 mi S of Savannah State Colle
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: County Official
Coordinates: 32.010, -81.070

Chatham Emergency Management Agency reported a tree down on a house on Jasmine Avenue.

Thunderstorm Wind, Chatham

When: July 15, 3:54 PM EST to 3:55 PM EST
Where: Chatham County, 0.59 mi W of Vernonburg
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: County Official
Coordinates: 31.970, -81.130

Chatham Emergency Management Agency reported a tree blocking the road on Davidson Avenue.

What these are

Thunderstorm Wind: Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

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Sources

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: 531804, 531806, 531803, 531808, 531809.