Alert archive / South Carolina / Flash Flood Warnings in 1994
Flash Flood Warning 1, NWS Charleston, SC
NWS Charleston, SC issued this flash flood warning at Oct 3, 1994, 3:37 AM EDT for Beaufort County, Charleston County, Colleton County, South Carolina. It was in force for 5 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 3, 1994, 3:37 AM EDT (07:37 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 3, 1994, 8:45 AM EDT
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, SC
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Beaufort County, SC, Charleston County, SC, Colleton County, SC
The nearest sounding before it
Charleston AFB, SC (KCHS), launched 00:00Z, 7.6 hours before the alert went out and 49 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 568 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 56 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 144 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 215 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KCHS 030738 FFWCHS SCC013-019-029-031245- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 337 AM EDT MON OCT 3 1994 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 845 AM EDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN SOUTH CAROLINA ...BEAUFORT COUNTY...CHARLESTON COUNTY...COLLETON COUNTY REPORTS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED OF FLOODING OF NUMEROUS ROADWAYS...HOMES AND NEIGHBORHOODS IN THE SOUTH COASTAL COUNTIES OF BEAUFORT...SOUTHERN COLLETON ...AND CHARLESTON COUNTY. THE FLOODING WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. BE PREPARED TO SEEK SHELTER AND TO TAKE EFFORTS TO PROTECT YOUR LIVES AND PROPERTY. WATERS MAY RISE FURTHER AS MORE RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING. A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS BRIDGES...DIPS...OR LOW SPOTS IF WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WAXTER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. &
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Oct 2, 11:55 PM EDT, 3 hours 42 minutes before
SCZ034-039-042>050-030600- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON, SC 1155 PM EDT SUN OCT 2 1994 ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR BERKLEY COUNTY SOUTHWARD UNTIL 2 AM... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH TONIGHT AND MONDAY... ...GALE WARNING FOR COASTAL WATERS TONIGHT... ...SHALLOW COASTAL FLOODING AT TIME OF HIGH TIDE... A LARGE AREA OF RAIN CONTINUES OVER COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA AND EXTENDS OVER ADJACENT WATER AND SOUTHWARD INTO EASTERN GEORGIA. HEAVIER RAINS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE ALSO INDICATED OVER SOUTHERN COASTAL COUNTIES ...MAINLY IN BEAUFORT COUNTY. THESE STORMS CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST AT 20 MPH AND WILL EFFECT HILTON HEAD ISLAND AND HUNTING ISLAND DURING THE NEXT HOUR. HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS ARE LIKELY WITH THESE STORMS... AND FLOODING OF LOW-LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS CAN BE EXPECTED. DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS...RAIN AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED OVER COASTAL COUNTIES...ESPECIALLY IN SOUTHERN COUNTIES. WINDS WILL CONTINUE OUT OF THE EAST UP TO 20 MPH AND TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN IN THE UPPER 60S AND LOWER 70S. MJR
Special weather statement, Oct 3, 12:00 AM EDT, 3 hours 37 minutes before
SCZ034-039-042>050-030600- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON, SC 1155 PM EDT SUN OCT 2 1994 ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR BERKLEY COUNTY SOUTHWARD UNTIL 2 AM... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH TONIGHT AND MONDAY... ...GALE WARNING FOR COASTAL WATERS TONIGHT... ...SHALLOW COASTAL FLOODING AT TIME OF HIGH TIDE... A LARGE AREA OF RAIN CONTINUES OVER COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA AND EXTENDS OVER ADJACENT WATER AND SOUTHWARD INTO EASTERN GEORGIA. HEAVIER RAINS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE ALSO INDICATED OVER SOUTHERN COASTAL COUNTIES ...MAINLY IN BEAUFORT COUNTY. THESE STORMS CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST AT 20 MPH AND WILL EFFECT HILTON HEAD ISLAND AND HUNTING ISLAND DURING THE NEXT HOUR. HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS ARE LIKELY WITH THESE STORMS... AND FLOODING OF LOW-LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS CAN BE EXPECTED. DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS...RAIN AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED OVER COASTAL COUNTIES ...ESPECIALLY IN SOUTHERN COUNTIES. WINDS WILL CONTINUE OUT OF THE EAST UP TO 20 MPH AND TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN IN THE UPPER 60S AND LOWER 70S. MJR
Special weather statement, Oct 3, 12:28 AM EDT, 3 hours 9 minutes before
GAC005-025-029-031-051-065-069-103-109-161-179-183-267-279-299- 030630- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAVANNAH GA 1228 AM EDT MON OCT 3 1994 A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH CONTINUES IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT THIS MORNING. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IN IN EFFECT UNTIL 1245 AM THIS MORNING FOR SOUTHERN EFFINGHAM COUNTY. AN URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. BRYAN...CHATHAM...LIBERTY... JEFF DAVIS AND TOOMBS UNTIL 3AM THIS MONDAY MORNING. AT 1225 AM EDT RADAR SHOWS THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL IS OCCURING IN CHATHAM AND SOUTHERN EFFINGHAM COUNTIES. THIS AREA OF MODERATE RAIN IS MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 30 MILES PER HOUR. ADDITIONAL PERIODS OF RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. SEVERAL AREAS OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA HAVE REPORTED RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF FROM 6 TO NEAR 10 INCHES SINCE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF FROM 2 TO 3 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY SUNRISE MONDAY MORNING.
Special weather statement, Oct 3, 12:31 AM EDT, 3 hours 6 minutes before
GAC005-025-029-031-051-065-069-103-109-161-179-183-267-279-299- 030630- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAVANNAH GA 1228 AM EDT MON OCT 3 1994 A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH CONTINUES IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT THIS MORNING. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IN IN EFFECT UNTIL 1245 AM THIS MORNING FOR SOUTHERN EFFINGHAM COUNTY. AN URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. BRYAN...CHATHAM...LIBERTY... JEFF DAVIS AND TOOMBS UNTIL 3AM THIS MONDAY MORNING. AT 1225 AM EDT RADAR SHOWS THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL IS OCCURING IN CHATHAM AND SOUTHERN EFFINGHAM COUNTIES. THIS AREA OF MODERATE RAIN IS MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 30 MILES PER HOUR. ADDITIONAL PERIODS OF RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. SEVERAL AREAS OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA HAVE REPORTED RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF FROM 6 TO NEAR 10 INCHES SINCE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF FROM 2 TO 3 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY SUNRISE MONDAY MORNING.
Special weather statement, Oct 3, 12:40 AM EDT, 2 hours 57 minutes before
SCZ034-039-042>050-030630- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON, SC 1240 AM EDT MON OCT 3 1994 ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR BERKLEY COUNTY SOUTHWARD UNTIL 2 AM... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH TONIGHT AND MONDAY... ...GALE WARNING FOR COASTAL WATERS TONIGHT... ...SHALLOW COASTAL FLOODING AT TIME OF HIGH TIDE... A CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN IS APPROACHING THE CHARLESTON AND NORTH CHARLESTON VICINITY. THESE STORMS MAY PRODUCE WIND GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH AND HEAVY RAINS THAT WILL PRODUCE TEMPORARY FLOODING CONDITIONS. BEAUFORT MARINE AIR STATION REPORTED SEVERAL INSHES OF RAIN FROM THESE STORMS EARLIER. REPEAT...THUNDERSTORMS WITH GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS THAT WILL PRODUCE FLOODING OF LOW-LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS ARE APPROACHING THE CHARLESTON AREA. DRIVING WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO THE WIND...RAIN...AND WATER-COVERED ROADWAYS. BE PREPARED TO SEEK SAFETY IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. GDC
Special weather statement, Oct 3, 12:42 AM EDT, 2 hours 55 minutes before
SCZ034-039-042>050-030630- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON, SC 1240 AM EDT MON OCT 3 1994 ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR BERKLEY COUNTY SOUTHWARD UNTIL 2 AM... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH TONIGHT AND MONDAY... ...GALE WARNING FOR COASTAL WATERS TONIGHT... ...SHALLOW COASTAL FLOODING AT TIME OF HIGH TIDE... A CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN IS APPROACHING THE CHARLESTON AND NORTH CHARLESTON VICINITY. THESE STORMS MAY PRODUCE WIND GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH AND HEAVY RAINS THAT WILL PRODUCE TEMPORARY FLOODING CONDITIONS. BEAUFORT MARINE AIR STATION REPORTED SEVERAL INSHES OF RAIN FROM THESE STORMS EARLIER. REPEAT...THUNDERSTORMS WITH GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS THAT WILL PRODUCE FLOODING OF LOW-LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS ARE APPROACHING THE CHARLESTON AREA. DRIVING WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO THE WIND...RAIN...AND WATER-COVERED ROADWAYS. BE PREPARED TO SEEK SAFETY IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. GDC
The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 1:28 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Charleston | 62 min |
Nearby
Flash Flood Warnings in South Carolina, 1994Every flash flood warning in 1994
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.