Tornado warning for Beaufort County, SC

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Tornado warning for Beaufort County, SC

#1 Postby Raebie » Tue Jun 13, 2006 1:34 pm

Great.

Tornado Warning


TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 219 PM EDT TUE JUN 13 2006
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR... BEAUFORT COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA

* UNTIL 300 PM EDT

* AT 214 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR PARRIS ISLAND...OR ABOUT 8 MILES NORTH OF HILTON HEAD ISLAND...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 30 MPH.

* SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THE STORM INCLUDE... PORT ROYAL AND PARRIS ISLAND... DALE... SHELDON AND GARDENS CORNER...

THIS TORNADO MAY BE WRAPPED IN RAIN AND NOT EASILY SEEN. IF YOU WAIT UNTIL YOU SEE OR HEAR IT COMING IT MAY BE TOO LATE. TAKE SHELTER NOW!

THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO...TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY!!

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER ONLY...PLEASE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON TOLL FREE AT 1-888-383- 2024.

LAT...LON 3225 8080 3229 8059 3266 8071 3266 8085
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#2 Postby WindRunner » Tue Jun 13, 2006 1:36 pm

Try reading the warning better - it's 8 miles north of the island heading NW. No danger to the island there.

WFUS52 KCHS 131819
TORCHS
SCC013-131900-
/O.NEW.KCHS.TO.W.0023.060613T1819Z-060613T1900Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
219 PM EDT TUE JUN 13 2006

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
BEAUFORT COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA

* UNTIL 300 PM EDT

* AT 214 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR PARRIS
ISLAND...OR ABOUT 8 MILES NORTH OF HILTON HEAD ISLAND...MOVING
NORTHWEST AT 30 MPH.

* SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THE STORM INCLUDE...
PORT ROYAL AND PARRIS ISLAND...
DALE...
SHELDON AND GARDENS CORNER...

THIS TORNADO MAY BE WRAPPED IN RAIN AND NOT EASILY SEEN. IF YOU WAIT
UNTIL YOU SEE OR HEAR IT COMING IT MAY BE TOO LATE. TAKE SHELTER NOW!

THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING
SITUATION. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO...TAKE COVER
IMMEDIATELY!!

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER ONLY...PLEASE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN CHARLESTON TOLL FREE AT 1-888-383-2024.

LAT...LON 3225 8080 3229 8059 3266 8071 3266 8085

$$
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#3 Postby Raebie » Tue Jun 13, 2006 1:39 pm

That's why I hate the Weather Channel. They scream "tornado warning for Hilton Head" on their website...
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#4 Postby all_we_know_is_FALLING » Tue Jun 13, 2006 1:39 pm

So far there has been 4 tornadoes reported w/ Alberto.
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#5 Postby Stratusxpeye » Tue Jun 13, 2006 2:33 pm

windrunner wrote:Try reading the warning better - it's 8 miles north of the island heading NW. No danger to the island there.


A little harsh are we. He was just reporting the tornadoe warning. Just got back form walmart here in my area and they had TWC On all the LCD Screens and they were showing this cell right near hilton head.
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#6 Postby stormtruth » Tue Jun 13, 2006 2:34 pm

This is a good URL for following thunderstorm and tornado warnings:
http://kamala.cod.edu/svr/
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#7 Postby badashley » Tue Jun 13, 2006 2:40 pm

A co-worker just got a call from his fiancee that there were as many as three tornados that touched town on the Islands (Wilmington and Tybee) here in Savannah. She was close enough to hear one of them. :eek:
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#8 Postby tallbunch » Tue Jun 13, 2006 3:27 pm

It was in Bluffton, water spout.
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#9 Postby badashley » Tue Jun 13, 2006 3:34 pm

One tornado confirmed in Savannah.

http://www.wsav.com/servlet/Satellite?p ... !frontpage
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#10 Postby shaggy » Tue Jun 13, 2006 7:35 pm

theres more strong convection firing off the coast that will be heading NW towards the coast although theres no warnings i would be watching them closely
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#11 Postby Weatherfreak14 » Tue Jun 13, 2006 10:17 pm

I live in beaufort and one waz in lural bay. We could here it. Power just came bak for me.
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