Severe Thunderstorm Warning 57, NWS Charleston, SC

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
603 PM EDT TUE MAY 6 2003

HAVE ISSUED AN UPDATE TO INCREASE POPS ACROSS ALL OF THE SC ZONES
AND EXPAND MENTION OF LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS TO THE
BEAUFORT...INLAND JASPER AND COASTAL JASPER ZONES.

.CHS...
GA...NONE.
SC...TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 8 PM SCZ040-042>045-049-050-AMZ330-350-

AMZ330-350-352-354-370-374-GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-137>141-SCZ040-
042>045-047>051-062115-

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
328 PM EDT TUE MAY 6 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...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
.SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...DANGEROUS SEVERE STORMS BETWEEN COLUMBIA
SOUTH CAROLINA AND ATLANTA GEORGIA WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST-
SOUTHEAST INTO PARTS OF EASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA LATER TODAY AND THIS
EVENING. CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF TORNADOES
...LARGE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. THE GREATEST THREAT OF
SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE NORTH OF A LINE FROM BEAUFORT TO AUGUSTA.

A TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR HAMPTON...ALLENDALE...COLLETON...
DORCHESTER...BERKELEY AND CHARLESTON COUNTIES IN SOUTH CAROLINA. THE
WATCH WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM TONIGHT.

.RIVER FLOODING...A RIVER FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR
MODERATE FLOODING ALONG THE LOWER SANTEE RIVER AT JAMESTOWN.  FLOOD
WARNINGS ARE ALSO IN EFFECT FOR THE SAVANNAH RIVER AT CLYO WHERE
MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST RIVER FLOOD
STATEMENT FOR MORE SPECIFIC INFORMATION.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.
.RIVER FLOODING...RIVER FLOODING WILL CONTINUE ON THE LOWER SANTEE
RIVER AT JAMESTOWN AND THE SAVANNAH RIVER AT CLYO.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE REQUIRED TODAY OR TONIGHT.

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GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-137>141-SCZ040-042>045-047>051-070400-

SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
319 PM EDT TUE MAY 6 2003

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

A LARGE CLUSTER OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS NORTH
GEORGIA AND WESTERN SOUTH CAROLINA AT MID AFTERNOON...IS EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP EAST SOUTHEAST INTO PARTS OF EASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA AND
SOUTHEAST GEORGIA LATER TODAY AND THIS EVENING.

A TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR HAMPTON...ALLENDALE...COLLETON...
DORCHESTER...BERKELEY AND CHARLESTON COUNTIES IN SOUTH CAROLINA. THE
WATCH WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM TONIGHT.

IN ADDITION TO THE THREAT OF TORNADOES...A FEW THUNDERSTORMS COULD
PRODUCE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. WHILE IT
APPEARS THAT MOST OF THE SEVERE WEATHER WILL REMAIN NORTH OF THE
SAVANNAH RIVER...ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS
SOUTHEAST GEORGIA NORTH OF INTERSTATE 16 LATER THIS AFTERNOON OR
EVENING.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...TV...OR YOUR LOCAL NEWS SOURCE FOR
THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET AT
WCHS.CSC.NOAA.GOV.

LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS AND SPOTTER
GROUPS SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST WEATHER CONDITIONS. SPOTTER
ACTIVATION IS EXPECTED LATER THIS AFTERNOON.

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