Scattered thunderstorms developed in the afternoon and evening hours in the warm sector well ahead of a cold front to the west. A few of the thunderstorms became strong to marginally severe, capable of producing damaging wind gusts.
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The episode as NWS CHS wrote it up.
Scattered thunderstorms developed in the afternoon and evening hours in the warm sector well ahead of a cold front to the west. A few of the thunderstorms became strong to marginally severe, capable of producing damaging wind gusts.
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 May 2, 5:05 PM EST, 0 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 605 PM EDT MON MAY 2 2016 .SYNOPSIS... SEVERAL AREAS OF LOW PRESSURE WILL GRADUALLY PUSH A COLD FRONT TOWARD THE REGION THROUGH TUESDAY...PRODUCING UNSETTLED CONDITIONS. THE COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH THE REGION TUESDAY NIGHT...FOLLOWED BY A REINFORCING COLD FRONT ON THURSDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN EXPAND INTO THE REGION FROM THE WEST THROUGH THE WEEKEND. && .NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM TUESDAY MORNING/... THROUGH THIS EVENING...WHILE THERE IS STILL AN ISOLATED SEVERE RISK IT IS NOW CONFINED TO ONLY ALLENDALE AND HAMPTON COUNTIES IN SE AND FROM JENKINS AND SCREVEN COUNTIES TO TATTNALL AND EVANS IN GA. LAPSE RATES ARE BECOMING LESS FAVORABLE AND EVEN INSTABILITY IS NOT AS IMPRESSIVE AS IT WAS EARLIER IN THE DAY. HOWEVER...WITH DCAPES STILL 800-900 J/KG THERE IS STILL A RISK FOR ISOLATED DAMAGING WINDS. PLUS THE CAPE IN THE HAIL GROWTH LAYER OF 400-500 J/KG COULD YET RESULT IN MARGINALLY SEVERE HAIL. THE CHANCES FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL COME TO AN END BY 8 PM WITH SUNSET. IN ADDITION THERE HAS BEEN SLOW MOVEMENT TO STORMS NEAR THE US-301 CORRIDOR AND WITH CELLS ALIGNED IN TANDEM WITH THE MEAN FLOW THERE REMAINS THE POTENTIAL FOR ADDITIONAL TRAINING/BACK-BUILDING TO LEAD TO AT LEAST MINOR FLOODING CONCERNS. THERE IS HOWEVER A SMALL RISK FOR MORE SIGNIFICANT FLOODING AND POSSIBLE FLASH FLOODING CONCERNS...MAINLY IN ALLENDALE AND BULLOCH COUNTIES. THE TEMP CURVE HAS SEEN FURTHER REFINEMENTS TO ACCOUNT FOR THE RAIN COOLED CONDITIONS AND EXTENSIVE CLOUD COVER. FOR TONIGHT...CONVECTION WILL STEADILY FADE WITH THE LOSS OF HEATING AND TYPICAL NOCTURNAL STABILIZING INFLUENCES. HOWEVER...THERE IS STILL DECENT FORCING THAT OCCURS WITH A SHORT WAVE ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST THIS EVENING TO PASS INTO THE AREA OVERNIGHT AND INTO THE ATLANTIC AROUND DAYBREAK. IN ADDITION THERE IS DIFLUENCE ALOFT WITH DIVERGING BRANCHES OF THE POLAR JET TO THE NORTH/NW AND SUB-TROPICAL JET TO THE SOUTH/SW. ALTHOUGH OUR CONFIDENCE IS MODERATE AT BEST...THIS DOES SUPPORT AT LEAST SLIGHT CHANCE AND CHANCE POPS AFTER DIURNAL CONVECTION DWINDLES FAR INLAND AFTER 9-10 PM. THIS IS MORE IN LINE WITH THE HIGH-RES MODELS AND THE SREF...RATHER THAN THE GLOBAL MODELS WHICH HAVE HAD A DIFFICULT TIME OF LATE WITH NOCTURNAL CONVECTION. INSTEAD THEY SEEM TO BE FOCUSING MORE ON LOW STRATUS THAT SHOULD OCCUR. THERE IS LIKELY TOO MUCH MIXING OF THE PLANETARY BOUNDARY LAYER WITH GEOSTROPHIC WINDS OF 15 KT OR GREATER TO PERSIST...SO OTHER THAN A LITTLE GROUND FOG WHERE RAINS OCCURRED...THERE ARE NO SIGNIFICANT FOG CONCERNS. THE FORMATION OF AT LEAST PATCHY LOW STRATUS...DEBRIS CLOUDS FROM EARLIER CONVECTION AND THE ELEVATED DEW POINTS WON/T ALLOW FOR MIN TEMPS ANY LOWER THAN THE UPPER 60S TO NEAR 70. DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON HAS A CHANCE OF A POSSIBLE RECORD HIGH MINIMUM FOR MAY 2ND /72F SET IN 2010/ IF THEY DON/T RECEIVE TOO MUCH RAIN PRIOR TO THE END OF THE CALENDAR DAY. && .SHORT TERM /6 AM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY/... TUESDAY...A BROAD...POSITIVELY TILTED UPPER TROUGH WILL BE OVER THE CENTRAL U.S. WITH A TRAILING COLD FRONT RUNNING FROM THE MID ATLANTIC...SOUTHWEST ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST U.S....APPROACHING OUR REGION. THE COMPLICATING FACTOR FOR FIGURING OUT THE THUNDERSTORM AND SEVERE POTENTIAL IS THE AMOUNT OF CONVECTION THAT MIGHT BE PRESENT IN THE MORNING. ALL MODELS INDICATE THAT AT LEAST SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE AROUND BETWEEN 06Z AND 15Z...THEN RAPIDLY MOVES EAST. THE NAM THEN INDICATES THAT DEEP LAYER MOISTURE WILL DROP THROUGH THE DAY...LIMITING CONVECTIVE COVERAGE...WHILE THE GLOBAL MODELS KEEP SUFFICIENT DEEP LAYER MOISTURE IN PLACE. GOING WITH THE MAJORITY AND KEEPING SOME CONSISTENCY WITH PREVIOUS FORECASTS...HAVE KEPT HIGH END CHANCE/LIKELY POPS REDEVELOPING LATER IN THE MORNING AND THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. WILL HAVE A SIMILAR AMOUNT OF INSTABILITY AS PREVIOUS DAYS...GENERALLY SURFACE BASED CAPES OF 1000-2000 J/KG IN PLACE. IN ADDITION...WEAK VORT LOBES WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA IN THE SOUTHWEST UPPER FLOW THROUGH THE DAY. AT THIS POINT...IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO TIME ANY ONE IMPULSE. GIVEN THESE CONDITIONS...FEEL THERE IS STILL A LOW/MARGINAL RISK FOR ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS DURING THE AFTERNOON. THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE STRONG/DAMAGING WINDS WITH DOWNDRAFT CAPES IN THE 500- 700 J/KG RANGE. SMALL HAIL WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. DEEP SOUTHWEST/UNIDIRECTIONAL FLOW MAY ALSO LEAD TO THE POTENTIAL FOR TRAINING OF CELLS...WHICH COULD RESULT IN LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. THE BULK OF THE CONVECTION IS EXPECTED TO END BY MIDNIGHT AS THE SURFACE FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA AND DEEP LEVEL DRYING MOVES IN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. KEPT THE TREND OF LOWER POPS FROM WEST TO EAST THROUGH THE NIGHT...WITH MOST POPS LESS THAN 15% OVER LAND BY MORNING. WEDNESDAY...COOLER AND DRIER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AS THE LARGE SCALE PATTERN TRANSITIONS TO THE BLOCK...WITH A DEEP UPPER LOW OVER THE OH RIVER VALLEY AND RIDGE OVER THE ROCKIES. A WEST-NORTHWEST LOW LEVEL FLOW...MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES AND HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S AROUND 80. THIS IS CLOSE TO NORMAL. PERIODIC UPPER VORT LOBES WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA ON THE BASE OF THE UPPER/BLOCKING TROUGH. HOWEVER...OTHER THAN BRIEF INCREASES IN CLOUDS...NO MEASURABLE PRECIP. IS EXPECTED. BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...A RE-REINFORCING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH...BUT IS EXPECTED TO COME THROUGH DRY. WINDS WILL STAY UP ALL NIGHT FROM THE WEST-NORTHWEST...WITH LOWS DROPPING TO THE MID 50S INLAND TO AROUND 60 COAST...CLOSER TO NORMAL. THURSDAY...THE AREA WILL REMAIN ON THE SOUTHERN END OF THE BLOCKING UPPER LOW...WHICH WILL DRIFT INTO THE NORTHEAST AND MID ATLANTIC REGION. EVEN WITH SUNNY SKIES...NORTHWEST FLOW AND WEAK COLD ADVECTION WILL KEEP HIGHS IN THE MID 70S...ABOUT 3-5 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. && .LONG TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/... MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT SHIFTING THE TROUGH AXIS FROM OVER THE EAST COAST THURSDAY NIGHT TO FAR OFFSHORE BY SUNDAY. REPLACING THE TROUGH WILL BE A BUILDING RIDGE...ORIGINATING FROM THE CENTRAL U.S. EXPECT DRY CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS PERIOD WITH TEMPERATURES TRENDING UPWARD EACH DAY. && .AVIATION /22Z MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/... MOST OF THE VALID 18Z TAF CYCLE WILL BE VFR. ALTHOUGH EITHER SITE COULD STILL EXPERIENCE A SHRA THIS EVENING...NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS WILL OCCUR. CONVECTION WILL LIKELY FADE IN COVERAGE THIS EVENING...BUT WITH THE APPROACH OF ENERGY ALOFT OVERNIGHT THERE CERTAINLY COULD BE A RISK OF SHRA/TSRA AT KCHS AGAIN. BUT PROBABILITIES ARE TOO LOW TO INCLUDE AT THIS TIME. THERE IS LIKELY TOO MUCH WIND TONIGHT TO CAUSE ANY FOG CONCERNS...BUT AREAS OF LOW STRATUS MAY OCCUR LATE TONIGHT INTO THE MIDDLE OF TUESDAY MORNING. EXTENDED AVIATION OUTLOOK...PERIODIC FLIGHT RESTRICTIONS WITHIN SCATTERED SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. EXTENDED AVIATION OUTLOOK...FOR TUESDAY...PERIODIC FLIGHT RESTRICTIONS POSSIBLE IN SCATTERED SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS...ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON...AT BOTH KCHS AND KSAV. WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...VFR WILL PREVAIL BOTH SITES. && .MARINE... TONIGHT...THE PRESSURE PATTERN WILL TIGHTEN BETWEEN STRONG HIGH PRESSURE TO THE DISTANT EAST/NE OF BERMUDA AND LOW PRESSURE REACHING FROM NORTHERN VIRGINIA TO SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY BY MORNING. A TRAILING COLD FRONT FROM THE LOW WILL CROSS THE APPALACHIANS EARLY TONIGHT AND INTO THE SC UPSTATE AND CENTRAL SAVANNAH RIVER VALLEY LATE. ALTHOUGH WARM ADVECTION WILL LIMIT HOW MUCH MIXING OF A 25-35 KT LOW LEVEL JET WILL OCCUR...SOUTH/SW WINDS OVER THE LOCAL WATERS WILL STILL REACH AS HIGH AS 15 OR 20 KT. A FEW INFREQUENT GUSTS TO 25 KT WILL OCCUR...ESPECIALLY OVER AMZ350-374...BUT NOT ENOUGH TO HOIST A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. SEAS ARE ABLE TO BUILD TO AS HIGH AS 3-5 FT...HIGHEST ACROSS THE OUTER GA WATERS BEYOND 40 NM OFF THE COAST. MARINE INTEREST SHOULD REMAIN ALERT DUE TO ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS/T-STORMS WILL OCCUR. TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVELS. A COLD FRONT WILL BE APPROACHING THE REGION ON TUESDAY...THE MOVE THROUGH THE WATERS ON WEDNESDAY. WINDS COULD PERIODICALLY GET AS HIGH AS 15-20 KNOTS FROM THE SOUTHWEST THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING AHEAD OF THE FRONT...BUT GENERALLY 15 KNOTS OR LESS EXPECTED TO PREVAIL. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO WEST- NORTHWEST WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON BEHIND THE FRONT...BUT EXPECTED TO REMAIN 15-20 KNOTS OR LESS WITH BUILDING SEAS TO 4 FEET OFFSHORE/BEYOND 20 NM. WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...WINDS INCREASING BACK TO 15-20 KNOTS FROM THE WEST-NORTHWEST AS A REINFORCING COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH AND STRONGER HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS FROM THE WEST. SEAS BUILDING TO 4-5 FEET BEYOND 20 NM. FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...THE PRESSURE GRADIENT GRADUALLY DECREASES AS HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES MOVING IN FROM THE WEST. EXPECT WINDS OF 15 KNOTS OR LESS AND SEAS DECREASING TO 3 TO 4 FEET. && .EQUIPMENT... THE CHARLESTON HARBOR NOS TIDE GAUGE HAS STOPPED REPORTING ALL METEOROLOGICAL AND TIDE DATA. THE NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE IS INVESTIGATING THE CAUSE OF THE OUTAGE. AN ESTIMATED TIME FOR DATA RESTORATION IS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. && .CHS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... GA...NONE. SC...NONE. MARINE...NONE. && SYNOPSIS... NEAR TERM... SHORT TERM... LONG TERM... AVIATION... MARINE... EQUIPMENT...
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 558 PM EDT MON MAY 2 2016 GAZ087-088-099-100-114-115-SCZ040-042-032200- JENKINS-SCREVEN-CANDLER-BULLOCH-TATTNALL-EVANS-ALLENDALE-HAMPTON- 558 PM EDT MON MAY 2 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...THERE IS STILL A RISK OF ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FROM ALLENDALE AND HAMPTON COUNTIES IN SOUTH CAROLINA TO TATTNALL AND EVANS COUNTIES IN GEORGIA. DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND LARGE HAIL ARE STILL POSSIBLE IN ONE OR TWO STORMS THROUGH 8 PM. IN ADDITION THERE WILL BE FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES AND HEAVY RAINS. THE RAIN WILL RESULT IN AT LEAST MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE LOCATIONS...WITH A RISK FOR MORE SIGNIFICANT FLASH FLOODING. PEOPLE ACROSS FAR INLAND SECTIONS OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS EVENING. BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD THREATENING WEATHER APPROACH OR IF A WARNING IS ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS ALL OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL WILL THE PRIMARY HAZARDS ALONG WITH FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTING AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WHICH COULD PRODUCE MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ASSISTANCE IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. AMZ330-GAZ101-116>119-137>141-SCZ043>045-047>052-032200- CHARLESTON HARBOR-EFFINGHAM-INLAND BRYAN-COASTAL BRYAN- INLAND CHATHAM-COASTAL CHATHAM-LONG-INLAND LIBERTY-COASTAL LIBERTY- INLAND MCINTOSH-COASTAL MCINTOSH-INLAND COLLETON-DORCHESTER- INLAND BERKELEY-INLAND JASPER-BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON- COASTAL JASPER-TIDAL BERKELEY- 558 PM EDT MON MAY 2 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS...SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS ALL OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL WILL THE PRIMARY HAZARDS ALONG WITH FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTING AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WHICH COULD PRODUCE MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ASSISTANCE IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. AMZ350-352-354-374-032200- 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- 558 PM EDT MON MAY 2 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ASSISTANCE IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
343 PM EDT MON MAY 2 2016
SCZ047-051-022015-
INLAND JASPER SC-COASTAL JASPER SC-
343 PM EDT MON MAY 2 2016
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF JASPER COUNTY UNTIL
415 PM EDT...
AT 342 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER RIDGELAND...MOVING NORTH AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...STRONG WINDS 45 TO 55 MPH.
IMPACT...EXPECT MINOR DAMAGE TO TREE LIMBS AND BLOWING AROUND OF
LIGHT...UNSECURED OBJECTS.
SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...
RIDGELAND...COOSAWHATCHIE...GRAHAMVILLE...OLD HOUSE...GILLISONVILLE AND
GRAYS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REPORT DAMAGE DIRECTLY TO THE CHARLESTON NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT
1-888-383-2024 WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO. YOU CAN ALSO EMAIL YOUR
REPORT TO NWS.CHARLESTONSC@NOAA.GOV.
&&
LAT...LON 3274 8100 3269 8095 3265 8096 3264 8096
3262 8090 3266 8087 3261 8083 3255 8083
3253 8085 3250 8082 3245 8083 3242 8085
3245 8108 3267 8112 3274 8103
TIME...MOT...LOC 1942Z 186DEG 16KT 3252 8097
JMCSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
409 PM EDT MON MAY 2 2016
GAZ101-SCZ047-022045-
EFFINGHAM GA-INLAND JASPER SC-
409 PM EDT MON MAY 2 2016
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF EFFINGHAM AND JASPER
COUNTIES UNTIL 445 PM EDT...
AT 409 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER PURYSBURGH...OR 11 MILES EAST OF
SPRINGFIELD...MOVING NORTH AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...STRONG WINDS 45 TO 55 MPH.
IMPACT...EXPECT MINOR DAMAGE TO TREE LIMBS AND BLOWING AROUND OF
LIGHT...UNSECURED OBJECTS.
SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...
RINCON...HARDEEVILLE...TARBORO...PURYSBURGH...TILLMAN...STILLWELL...
EBENEZER AND CLYO.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REPORT DAMAGE DIRECTLY TO THE CHARLESTON NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT
1-888-383-2024 WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO. YOU CAN ALSO EMAIL YOUR
REPORT TO NWS.CHARLESTONSC@NOAA.GOV.
&&
LAT...LON 3226 8104 3224 8121 3251 8134 3256 8109
TIME...MOT...LOC 2009Z 169DEG 18KT 3232 8113
JMCSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
510 PM EDT MON MAY 2 2016
GAZ088-SCZ040-022145-
SCREVEN GA-ALLENDALE SC-
510 PM EDT MON MAY 2 2016
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF SCREVEN AND ALLENDALE
COUNTIES UNTIL 545 PM EDT...
AT 509 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER BURTONS FERRY LANDING...OR 13 MILES SOUTHWEST
OF ALLENDALE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
HAZARD...STRONG WINDS 45 TO 55 MPH AND UP TO PENNY SIZED HAIL.
IMPACT...EXPECT MINOR DAMAGE TO TREE LIMBS AND BLOWING AROUND OF
LIGHT...UNSECURED OBJECTS. MINOR HAIL DAMAGE TO PLANTS...
TREES AND CROPS IS POSSIBLE. DAMAGE TO WINDSHIELDS IS
UNLIKELY.
SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...
ALLENDALE...BURTONS FERRY LANDING...APPLETON...MARTIN AND BARTON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REPORT DAMAGE DIRECTLY TO THE CHARLESTON NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT
1-888-383-2024 WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO. YOU CAN ALSO EMAIL YOUR
REPORT TO NWS.CHARLESTONSC@NOAA.GOV.
&&
LAT...LON 3312 8140 3312 8138 3292 8124 3279 8150
3295 8166 3313 8143
TIME...MOT...LOC 2109Z 230DEG 14KT 3291 8151
JMCPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
522 PM EDT MON MAY 02 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0400 PM TSTM WND GST 4 NNW MONCKS CORNER 33.25N 80.04W
05/02/2016 M41 MPH BERKELEY SC OFFICIAL NWS OBS
REPORT FROM PINOPOLIS ON LAKE MOULTRIE.
&&
EVENT NUMBER CHS1600188
33SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
553 PM EDT MON MAY 2 2016
GAZ100-115-022230-
BULLOCH GA-EVANS GA-
553 PM EDT MON MAY 2 2016
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF BULLOCH AND EVANS
COUNTIES UNTIL 630 PM EDT...
AT 552 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR REGISTER...OR 7 MILES NORTH OF CLAXTON...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...STRONG WINDS 45 TO 55 MPH AND UP TO PENNY SIZED HAIL.
IMPACT...EXPECT MINOR DAMAGE TO TREE LIMBS AND BLOWING AROUND OF
LIGHT...UNSECURED OBJECTS. MINOR HAIL DAMAGE TO PLANTS...
TREES AND CROPS IS POSSIBLE. DAMAGE TO WINDSHIELDS IS
UNLIKELY.
SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...
STATESBORO...MIDDLEGROUND...BROOKLET...REGISTER...DAISY...HOPEULIKIT...
DENMARK AND NEVILS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REPORT DAMAGE DIRECTLY TO THE CHARLESTON NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT
1-888-383-2024 WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO. YOU CAN ALSO EMAIL YOUR
REPORT TO NWS.CHARLESTONSC@NOAA.GOV.
&&
LAT...LON 3228 8200 3227 8197 3240 8192 3242 8192
3258 8184 3236 8155 3213 8182 3225 8201
TIME...MOT...LOC 2152Z 211DEG 30KT 3227 8189
JMCSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
602 PM EDT MON MAY 2 2016
SCZ040-022230-
ALLENDALE SC-
602 PM EDT MON MAY 2 2016
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF ALLENDALE COUNTY
UNTIL 630 PM EDT...
AT 602 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER MARTIN...OR 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF
ALLENDALE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...STRONG WINDS 45 TO 55 MPH AND UP TO PENNY SIZED HAIL.
IMPACT...EXPECT MINOR DAMAGE TO TREE LIMBS AND BLOWING AROUND OF
LIGHT...UNSECURED OBJECTS. MINOR HAIL DAMAGE TO PLANTS...
TREES AND CROPS IS POSSIBLE. DAMAGE TO WINDSHIELDS IS
UNLIKELY.
SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...
ALLENDALE...SYCAMORE...ULMER...SEIGLING...MARTIN...MILLETT AND APPLETON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM AND MAY LEAD TO
FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR
VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
REPORT DAMAGE DIRECTLY TO THE CHARLESTON NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT
1-888-383-2024 WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO. YOU CAN ALSO EMAIL YOUR
REPORT TO NWS.CHARLESTONSC@NOAA.GOV.
&&
LAT...LON 3311 8137 3311 8129 3312 8124 3312 8120
3308 8115 3294 8137 3304 8153 3307 8160
3308 8160 3308 8161 3310 8161 3316 8153
TIME...MOT...LOC 2202Z 207DEG 22KT 3309 8145
JMCThe Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 57 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:06 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A trained spotter reported multiple pine trees down along Uchee Farm Road, including one on power lines and another across the roadway.
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