Flash Flood Warning 11, NWS Charleston, SC

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WGUS72 KCHS 151054
FFSCHS
SCC019-151145-

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
654 AM EDT SUN AUG 15 2004

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CHARLESTON COUNTY
UNTIL 900 AM EDT...

TORRENTIAL RAINS HAVE SHIFTED INTO PARTS OF NORTHEASTERN CHARLESTON
COUNTY IN AREAS WHERE 3 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN FELL EARLY SATURDAY.
THE HEAVIEST RAINS WILL MOVE INTO AWENDAW AND MCCLELLANVILLE IN
THE NEXT HOUR. NUMEROUS HEAVY SHOWERS CONTINUE FROM EDISTO ISLAND
TO WEST ASHLEY AND DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON.

FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED IN AND AROUND...AWENDAW...CHARLESTON... 
EDISTO ISLAND...JAMES ISLAND...JOHNS ISLAND...WADMALAW ISLAND AND 
WEST ASHLEY.

IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND TO
ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN
WATER BEGINS RISING.

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

LAT...LON 3314 7949 3304 7952 3269 7991 3250 8025
      3253 8034 3278 8014 3287 7984 3310 7963
      3314 7957

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WGUS72 KCHS 151238
FFSCHS
SCC019-151300-

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
834 AM EDT SUN AUG 15 2004

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR CHARLESTON COUNTY HAS BEEN
CANCELLED...

AT 834 AM...CHARLESTON NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR 
INDICATES THAT THE HEAVY RAINFALL THAT PROMPTED THE FLASH FLOOD 
WARNING HAS MOVED NORTHEAST OUT OF THE AREA.  WITH ONLY LIGHT TO 
MODERATE RAINS REMAINING OVER PORTIONS OF CHARLESTON 
COUNTY...ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOODING IS NOT LIKELY THIS MORNING.  
SEVERAL STREETS DO REMAIN FLOODED IN WEST ASHLEY AND IN THE DOWNTOWN 
AREA...AND THIS WATER WILL SLOWLY RECEDE OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS OR THE LOCAL MEDIA FOR
ADDITIONAL SEVERE WEATHER INFORMATION. REPORT ANY FLOODING OR DAMAGE
CAUSED BY FLOODING TO LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS AND ASK THEM TO
IMMEDIATELY RELAY THE REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
CHARLESTON.

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

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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
228 AM EDT SUN AUG 15 2004

.SHORT TERM /TODAY AND TONIGHT/...
WEAK WEDGE-LIKE FRONTAL BOUNDARY FROM NEAR CHARLESTON TO THE
MIDLANDS EARLY THIS MORNING WITH ENOUGH MCON TO KEEP SOME POCKETS OF
CONVECTION GOING THANKS A DEEP MOIST VERTICAL PROFILE. THE ETA AND
GFS BOTH SHOW SOME LIFT FOR OUR REGION TODAY BUT DIFFER ON TIMING
MUCH DRIER MID AND UPPER LEVEL AIR ADVECTION. PLAN OUR HIEST POPS IN
SOUTH CAROLINA TODAY AND WILL GO WITH A RANGE CLOSER TO THE 40-50
ETA/NGM THAN THE 80-90 PRESENTED IN THE MAV GUIDANCE...UNLESS RADAR
TRENDS AT RELEASE TIME INDICATE LIKELY POPS MAY BE NEEDED FOR THE
REMAINDER OF THE MORNING. ANY TSTMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY
RNFL TODAY AND SOME STRONGER STORMS POSSIBLE INLAND THIS AFTN IF DRY
AIR ALOFT GETS IN AND INCREASING INSOLATION DEVELOPS.

STILL GOOD MOISTURE BLO H7 TONIGHT AND WEAK FRONTAL FORCING FROM
SE GEORGIA ALONG THE SOUTH CAROLINA COAST. WILL HANG ONTO 20 POPS
WITH A GOOD CHC OF WDSPRD FOG AND STRATUS LATE...ESPECIALLY FOR OUR
NW TIER OF ZONES AND PARTS OF ERN GEORGIA.

&&

.LONG TERM /MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
DESPITE SOME REINFORCEMENTS INTO THE GREAT LAKES REGION...THE BIG
EAST COAST TROF IS EXPECTED TO DEAMPLIFY AS A SIGNIFICANT SUBTROPICAL
RIDGE DEVELOPS ACROSS FLORIDA AND THE BAHAMAS. THIS RIDGE MAY STEER
EARL MORE TOWARD THE YUCATAN WITH A LESSER CHC OF RECURVATURE...TIME
WILL TELL. WILL MAINTAIN ONLY SLIGHT CHC MAINLY DIURNAL POPS MON AND
TUE...THEN CONTINUE TREND OF INCREASING POPS MID TO LATE WEEK AS
SFC HIGH TO THE N MOVE OFFSHORE AND SEA BREEZE CONVECTION BECOMES
MORE ACTIVE EACH DAY.

&&

.MARINE...
AFTER A VERY BUSY PAST COUPLE OF DAYS...CONDITIONS OVER THE COASTAL
WATERS WILL BE QUITE TRANQUIL THROUGH THE WEEK. WEAK PRESSURE
GRADIENT WILL KEEP WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT THROUGH MON. DIRECTIONS
WILL BE DOMINATED BY A DIURNAL SEA BREEZE AND NOCTURNAL LAND BREEZE.
BIGGER TEMP DIFFERENCES ON TUE WILL RESULT IN A STRONGER SEA BREEZE.
THIS WILL INCREASE WINDS ALONG THE COAST AND IN THE CHS HARBOR ON
TUE AFTERNOON TO NEAR 10 KT. THESE LIGHT WINDS WILL KEEP SEAS RATHER
FLAT...SUBSIDING FROM 2-4 FT THIS MORNING TO 1-3 FT BY TONIGHT
THROUGH THU.

&&

.AVIATION...
EARLIER PRECIP AND LIGHT WINDS WILL RESULT IN LOW STRATUS
ESPECIALLY AT SAV THROUGH DAY BREAK. WITH FRONT IN AREA...AND DRY
AIR ALOFT NOSING INTO SE GA -SHRA AND -TSRA POSSIBLE AT SAV LATER
THIS AFTERNOON. MEANWHILE...ATMOS FARTHER NORTH WILL BE MORE
STABLE...SO OPTED TO ONLY MENTION -RA AND A CB IN THE CHS TAF.

&&

.CHS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...NONE.
SC...NONE.
MARINE...NONE.

&&

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
435 AM EDT SUN AUG 15 2004

GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-137>141-SCZ040-042>045-047>051-160933-
ALLENDALE SC-BEAUFORT SC-BERKELEY SC-BULLOCH GA-CANDLER GA-
CHARLESTON SC-COASTAL BRYAN GA-COASTAL CHATHAM GA-
COASTAL COLLETON SC-COASTAL JASPER SC-COASTAL LIBERTY GA-
COASTAL MCINTOSH GA-DORCHESTER SC-EFFINGHAM GA-EVANS GA-HAMPTON SC-
INLAND BRYAN GA-INLAND CHATHAM GA-INLAND COLLETON SC-
INLAND JASPER SC-INLAND LIBERTY GA-INLAND MCINTOSH GA-JENKINS GA-
LONG GA-SCREVEN GA-TATTNALL GA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLENDALE...BEAUFORT...CHARLESTON...
CLAXTON...DARIEN...EDISTO BEACH...GOOSE CREEK...HAMPTON...
HILTON HEAD ISLAND...HINESVILLE...LUDOWICI...MCCLELLANVILLE...
METTER...MILLEN...MONCKS CORNER...PEMBROKE...REIDSVILLE...
RICHMOND HILL...RIDGELAND...SAINT GEORGE...SAINT STEPHEN...
SAVANNAH...SPRINGFIELD...STATESBORO...SUMMERVILLE...SYLVANIA...
WALTERBORO AND YEMASSEE
435 AM EDT SUN AUG 15 2004

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.
.STRONG THUNDERSTORMS AND HEAVY RAINFALL...DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE
REMAINS OVER THE REGION. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TODAY WITH SOME OF THE STORMS PRODUCING
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL CAUSING MINOR TEMPORARY FLOODING OF LOW LYING
AREAS AND ROADWAYS. A FEW STORMS LATER TODAY COULD BECOME STRONG WITH
GUSTY WINDS FROM 40 TO 50 MPH AND SMALL HAIL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

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

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