Flash Flood Warning 17, NWS Charleston, SC

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WGUS72 KCHS 241947
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GAC051-242045-

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT...SEVERE FLOODING IN SAVANNAH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
347 PM EDT THU JUL 24 2003

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CHATHAM COUNTY UNTIL
445 PM EDT...
...SEVERE FLOODING OCCURRING IN SAVANNAH...

CHATHAM COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IS REPORTING NUMEROUS ROAD 
CLOSURES IN THE SAVANNAH METRO AREA. RADAR CONTINUES TO INDICATE 
VERY HEAVY RAIN FALLING ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL CHATHAM COUNTY FROM 
DOWNTOWN SAVANNAH SOUTHWEST TO BURROUGHS. AS MUCH AS 2 TO 4 INCHES 
OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN THIS AREA SINCE 2 PM. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 
INCHES OF RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED. THIS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS FLASH 
FLOODING.

FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED IN AND AROUND...BURROUGHS...GARDEN CITY...
POOLER...PORT WENTWORTH...RIVERSIDE...SAVANNAH AND THUNDERBOLT.

MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE WHERE
WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY.

TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...PLEASE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER 
SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AT 843-747-5046.

LAT...LON 3203 8096 3195 8128 3206 8134 3219 8116
          3211 8108

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GAC051-242045-

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT...FLOODING CONTINUES IN DOWNTOWN SAVANNAH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
417 PM EDT THU JUL 24 2003

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CHATHAM COUNTY UNTIL
445 PM EDT...
...FLOODING CONTINUES IN THE SAVANNAH METRO AREA WITH HIGH 
TIDE APPROACHING...

AT 417 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED A PERSISTENT AREA OF MODERATE TO 
HEAVY RAIN CONTINUING TO FALL ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL CHATHAM COUNTY 
FROM DOWNTOWN SAVANNAH TO GARDEN CITY TO UNION JUNCTION AND 
BURROUGHS. ALTHOUGH THE HEAVIEST RAINS HAVE TEMPORARILY ABATED OVER 
THE DOWNTOWN AREA AND THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES...RADAR INDICATES 
ANOTHER ROUND OF VERY HEAVY RAIN DEVELOPING ACROSS LIBERTY AND BRYAN 
COUNTIES MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. THIS AREA OF RAIN WILL MOVE 
INTO CHATHAM COUNTY WITHIN THE NEXT 15 TO 30 MINUTES. ADDITIONAL 
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH 445 PM.

CHATHAM COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT CONTINUES TO REPORTS THAT MANY 
ROADS IN THE SAVANNAH METRO AREA ARE EITHER CLOSED OR HAVE 
CONSIDERABLE STANDING WATER ON THEM. ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOODING CAN 
BE EXPECTED. THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING MAY NEED TO BE EXTENDED BEYOND 
445 PM IF HEAVY RAINS CONTINUE ACROSS THE COUNTY.

FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED IN AND AROUND...BURROUGHS...GARDEN CITY...
POOLER...PORT WENTWORTH AND SAVANNAH.

MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE WHERE
WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY.

LAT...LON 3206 8104 3193 8126 3206 8135 3218 8119

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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
230 PM EDT THU JUL 24 2003

.PUBLIC...
MAIN CONCERN IN THE SHORT TERM IS THE NEWLY GENERATED TROPICAL
DEPRESSION 7 AS IT WORKS ITS WAY UP THE FL/GA COAST OVERNIGHT. VERY
MOIST ATMOS...AMPLE INSTABILITY AND DYNAMICS TRANSLATE TO LIKELY
POPS OVER THE WATERS AND ALONG THE COAST AND HIGH CHANCE POPS
INLAND. SLOW STORM MOTIONS...HIGH PWATS OF AROUND 2 INCHES...AND
SATURATED GROUNDS MEAN THE POSSIBILITY FOR FLASH FLOODING. WILL GO
WITH A FLOOD WATCH THROUGH NOON TOMORROW FOR ENTIRE AREA. AS TD 7
CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTH THROUGH INLAND SC TOMORROW AFTERNOON...WILL
GO WITH CONTINUED LIKELY POPS FOR THE INLAND ZONES DURING THE EARLY
AFTERNOON TAPERING OFF TO HIGH CHANCE IN THE EVENING. ON SUNDAY THE
TD REMNANTS WILL CONTINUES TO MOVE TO THE NORTH...AND WITH THE
ABSENCE OF ANY SIGNIFICANT TRIGGERS...EXPECT A TYPICAL SUMMER DAY
WITH SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING CONVECTION. MONDAY WILL BRING A
TRANSITION TO A SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW...WHICH WILL REMAIN THROUGHOUT
THE REST OF THE FORECAST PERIOD. THEREFORE WONT VEER TOO FAR AWAY
FROM CLIMATOLOGY BEYOND SUNDAY.

MARINE...AS LONG AS THE FLIGHT INTO TD 7 DOES NOT COME UP WITH ANY
NEW INFORMATION FOR THE 4 PM ISSUANCE...WILL GO WITH SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORIES FOR ALL WATERS FOR TONIGHT WITH 25 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT
FOR GA WATERS AND SRN SC WATERS. WILL PROBABLY GO WITH INCREASING
CONDITIONS TO 20 TO 25 KT FOR THE SC WATERS FROM S SANTEE TO EDISTO
TONIGHT. WILL INCREASE SEAS TO AT LEAST SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
CONDITIONS...OR 6 FT...FOR THE GA WATERS CLOSER TO THE TRACK OF TD
7. WAITING FOR GRAPHICAL TCM TO DO UPDATED GRIDS. WINDS SHOULD
BECOME SRLY AS THE SYSTEM MOVES N OF THE AREA ON SAT. NO BIG CHANGES
TO FCST FOR NEXT WEEK.

.PRELIMINARY NUMBERS...
CHS   72  86  73  89  74  /  70  60  20  30  20
SAV   71  86  72  90  74  /  70  60  20  30  20
CHL   75  83  77  86  78  /  70  60  20  30  20
NBC   73  86  73  90  74  /  70  60  20  30  20
RBW   71  87  72  92  72  /  50  60  40  30  20
MHP   72  87  73  91  72  /  40  60  40  30  20

.CHS...
GA...FLOOD WATCH FOR ALL ZONES THROUGH NOON SATURDAY.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ALL ZONES.
SC...FLOOD WATCH FOR ALL ZONES THROUGH NOON SATURDAY.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ALL ZONES.

JR/SF

AMZ330-350-352-354-370-374-GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-137>141-SCZ040-
042>045-047>051-241735-

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1135 AM EDT THU JUL 24 2003

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA...
SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE
RIVER SOUTH CAROLINA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GEORGIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
.THUNDERSTORMS...THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CONFINED TO MAINLY COASTAL
SECTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN GEORGIA AND SOUTHEASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA.
SOME STORMS WILL PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN...CREATING FLOODING CONDITIONS
IN LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.

.RIVER FLOODING...RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE SANTEE
RIVER AT JAMESTOWN...THE SAVANNAH RIVER AT CLYO AND BURTONS FERRY
AND FOR THE EDISTO RIVER AT GIVHANS FERRY. PLEASE REFER TO THE
LATEST RIVER FLOOD STATEMENTS FOR MORE SPECIFIC INFORMATION.

.RIP CURRENTS...A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS EXISTS TODAY FOR THE
BEACHES OF SOUTH COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA. THIS INFORMATION HAS BEEN
PROVIDED BY LIFEGUARDS IN CHARLESTON COUNTY SOUTH CAROLINA. PLEASE
REFER TO LATEST MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
.RIVER FLOODING...RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THE
SANTEE RIVER AT JAMESTOWN...THE SAVANNAH RIVER AT CLYO AND AT
BURTONS FERRY AND THE EDISTO RIVER AT GIVHANS FERRY. PLEASE REFER TO
THE LATEST RIVER FLOOD STATEMENTS FOR MORE SPECIFIC INFORMATION.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE REQUIRED TODAY OR
TONIGHT.

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
0103 PM EDT THU JUL 24 2003

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0350 PM    5 N SPRINGFIELD           GA   WIND DAMAGE
07/23/03   EFFINGHAM                      POST OFFICE EMPLOYEE
                                          REPORTED LARGE TREE LIMB
                                          DOWN ON HIGHWAY 21.

0300 PM    5 NE REIDSVILLE           GA   WIND DAMAGE
07/23/03   TATTNALL                       LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWN ON
                                          HIGHAY 280.  REPORTED BY
                                          TATTNALL COUNTY WARNING
                                          POINT.

0300 PM    4 N FIVE POINTS           GA   WIND DAMAGE
07/23/03   TATTNALL                       LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWN
                                          ALONG HIGHWAY 121.
                                          REPORTED BY PUBLIC.

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