Alert archive / Georgia / Flash Flood Warnings in 2008
Flash Flood Warning 16, NWS Charleston, SC
NWS Charleston, SC issued this flash flood warning at Aug 22, 2008, 2:00 PM EDT for 6 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 4 hr. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 22, 2008, 2:00 PM EDT (18:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 22, 2008, 5:41 PM EDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Bryan County, GA, Bulloch County, GA, Candler County, GA, Evans County, GA, Liberty County, GA, Tattnall County, GA
The radar
The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 107 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:00 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 22, 3:56 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Manassas, GA | WARNING POINT REPORTED HIGHWAY 292 FLOODED WITH A FOOT OF WATER. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
Did it verify
Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched one storm report to this flash flood warning; the first came 116 minutes after it went out.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
The nearest sounding before it
Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 12:00Z, 6.0 hours before the alert went out and 195 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
- 921 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 512 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 22 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 134 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 126 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 2.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WGUS52 KCHS 221800
FFWCHS
GAC029-031-043-109-179-267-222100-
/O.NEW.KCHS.FF.W.0016.080822T1800Z-080822T2100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
200 PM EDT FRI AUG 22 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL BRYAN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...
SOUTHWESTERN BULLOCH COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...
SOUTHERN CANDLER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...
EVANS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...
NORTHWESTERN LIBERTY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...
NORTHERN TATTNALL COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...
* UNTIL 500 PM EDT
* AT 159 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
A LINE OF TORRENTIAL RAINS EXTENDING FROM CLAXTON TO 11 MILES
NORTHWEST OF RICHMOND HILL. THIS LINE IF MOVING WEST NORTHWEST AT
30 MPH. RAIN...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE FALL ACROSS THE
WARNED AREA THROUGH 5 PM...LIKELY RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT FLOODING.
RADAR ESTIMATES BETWEEN 1 AND 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN THIS
ARA SINCE 1 PM. AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 3 INCHES COULD OCCUR THROUGH
5 PM.
* FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED IN AND AROUND...
HAGAN...BELLVILLE...CLAXTON...DAISY...COLLINS...EDNA...
PEMBROKE...
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...PLEASE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN CHARLESTON TOLL FREE AT 1-888-383-2024.
LAT...LON 3238 8223 3210 8140 3192 8143 3218 8220
3220 8221 3222 8221 3226 8223 3229 8223
3231 8224
$$5 follow-up statements
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WGUS72 KCHS 221833
FFSCHS
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
233 PM EDT FRI AUG 22 2008
GAC029-031-043-109-179-267-222100-
/O.CON.KCHS.FF.W.0016.000000T0000Z-080822T2100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
EVANS GA-TATTNALL GA-CANDLER GA-BULLOCH GA-BRYAN GA-LIBERTY GA-
233 PM EDT FRI AUG 22 2008
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN LIBERTY...CENTRAL BRYAN...SOUTHWESTERN BULLOCH...
SOUTHERN CANDLER...NORTHERN TATTNALL AND EVANS COUNTIES...
AT 231 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A LARGE AREA OF EXTREMELY HEAVY RAIN EXTENDING FROM COLLINS
AND MANASSAS THROUGH CLAXTON INTO CENTRAL BRYAN COUNTY. RADAR ESTIMATES
BETWEEN 2 AND 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN A NUMBER OF LOCATIONS
SINCE 1 PM. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED
THROUGH 5 PM...WHICH WILL LIKELY RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT FLOODING.
RIVER LEVELS ALONG THE CANOOCHEE RIVER AT CLAXTON HAVE SHOWN A
SLIGHT RISE OVER THE PAST HOUR. THE RIVER REMAINS WELL BELOW
FLOOD STAGE...BUT LEVELS WILL BE CAREFULLY MONITORED THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON AND INTO THIS EVENING.
FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED IN AND AROUND BELLVILLE...CLAXTON...
COBBTOWN...COLLINS...DAISY...ELLABELL...GROVELAND...HAGAN...LANIER...
MANASSAS AND PEMBROKE.
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...PLEASE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN CHARLESTON TOLL FREE AT 1-888-383-2024 OR EMAIL YOUR
REPORTS TO CHS.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV.
LAT...LON 3238 8223 3210 8140 3192 8143 3218 8220
3220 8221 3222 8221 3226 8223 3229 8223
3231 8224
$$000
WGUS72 KCHS 221933
FFSCHS
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
333 PM EDT FRI AUG 22 2008
GAC029-031-043-109-179-267-222100-
/O.CON.KCHS.FF.W.0016.000000T0000Z-080822T2100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
EVANS GA-TATTNALL GA-CANDLER GA-BULLOCH GA-BRYAN GA-LIBERTY GA-
333 PM EDT FRI AUG 22 2008
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN LIBERTY...CENTRAL BRYAN...SOUTHWESTERN BULLOCH...
SOUTHERN CANDLER...NORTHERN TATTNALL AND EVANS COUNTIES...
ALTHOUGH HEAVY RAINS HAVE TEMPORARILY DIMINISHED ACROSS MUCH OF
THE WARNED AREA...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AT 331 PM
SHOWED BANDS OF HEAVY RAIN MOVING ACROSS MUCH OF CHATHAM AND BRYAN
COUNTIES. THESE BANDS WILL MOVE ACROSS MUCH OF LIBERTY...BULLOCH...
CANDLER...TATTNALL AND EVANS COUNTIES THROUGH 5 PM. THE RISK
FOR FLASH FLOODING REMAINS HIGH.
FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED IN AND AROUND BELLVILLE...CLAXTON...
COBBTOWN...COLLINS...DAISY...ELLABELL...GROVELAND...HAGAN...LANIER...
MANASSAS AND PEMBROKE.
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...PLEASE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN CHARLESTON TOLL FREE AT 1-888-383-2024 OR EMAIL YOUR
REPORTS TO CHS.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV.
LAT...LON 3238 8223 3210 8140 3192 8143 3218 8220
3220 8221 3222 8221 3226 8223 3229 8223
3231 8224
$$000
WGUS72 KCHS 222005
FFSCHS
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
405 PM EDT FRI AUG 22 2008
GAC029-031-043-109-179-267-222100-
/O.CON.KCHS.FF.W.0016.000000T0000Z-080822T2100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
EVANS GA-TATTNALL GA-CANDLER GA-BULLOCH GA-BRYAN GA-LIBERTY GA-
405 PM EDT FRI AUG 22 2008
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN LIBERTY...CENTRAL BRYAN...SOUTHWESTERN BULLOCH...
SOUTHERN CANDLER...NORTHERN TATTNALL AND EVANS COUNTIES...
AT 405 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE VERY HEAVY RAIN FALLING ACROSS MUCH OF EVANS...TATTNALL...
CANDLER...BULLOCH...BRYAN AND LIBERTY COUNTIES. RADAR ESTIMATES
BETWEEN 2 AND 5 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN ACROSS PORTIONS OF THESE
COUNTIES DURING THE LAST 3 HOURS. ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINS WILL LIKELY
RESULT IN CONTINUED FLASH FLOODING IN MANY AREAS.
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS RECENTLY REPORTED FLASH FLOODING IN
THE MANASSAS AREA.
RIVER LEVELS ALONG THE CANOOCHEE RIVER AT CLAXTON CONTINUE TO SLOWLY
RISE...HOWEVER THE RIVER REMAINS WELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE. LEVELS WILL
BE CAREFULLY MONITORED THROUGH THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON AND INTO
THIS EVENING.
FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED IN AND AROUND BELLVILLE...CLAXTON...
COBBTOWN...COLLINS...DAISY...ELLABELL...GROVELAND...HAGAN...LANIER...
MANASSAS AND PEMBROKE.
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...PLEASE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN CHARLESTON TOLL FREE AT 1-888-383-2024 OR EMAIL YOUR
REPORTS TO CHS.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV.
LAT...LON 3238 8223 3210 8140 3192 8143 3218 8220
3220 8221 3222 8221 3226 8223 3229 8223
3231 8224
$$000
WGUS52 KCHS 222044
FFWCHS
GAC029-031-043-109-179-267-222200-
/O.EXT.KCHS.FF.W.0016.000000T0000Z-080822T2200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
444 PM EDT FRI AUG 22 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS EXTENDED THE
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL BRYAN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...
SOUTHWESTERN BULLOCH COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...
SOUTHERN CANDLER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...
EVANS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...
NORTHWESTERN LIBERTY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...
NORTHERN TATTNALL COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...
* UNTIL 600 PM EDT
* AT 443 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY RAINS FALLING ACROSS MUCH OF
BRYAN...BULLOCH...CANDLER...EVANS...LIBERTY AND TATTNALL COUNTIES.
ALTHOUGH THE RISK FOR FLOODING RAINS HAS DIMINISHED...IT WILL
TAKE AT LEAST ANOTHER HOUR FOR FLOOD WATERS TO RECEDE
IN SOME LOCATIONS. FLASH FLOODING HAS BEEN REPORTED IN SEVERAL
LOCATIONS SINCE 3 PM.
* FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED IN AND AROUND...
HAGAN...BELLVILLE...CLAXTON...DAISY...COLLINS...EDNA...
PEMBROKE...
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...PLEASE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN CHARLESTON TOLL FREE AT 1-888-383-2024.
LAT...LON 3238 8223 3210 8140 3192 8143 3218 8220
3220 8221 3222 8221 3226 8223 3229 8223
3231 8224
$$000
WGUS72 KCHS 222141
FFSCHS
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
541 PM EDT FRI AUG 22 2008
GAC029-031-043-109-179-267-222151-
/O.CAN.KCHS.FF.W.0016.000000T0000Z-080822T2200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
EVANS GA-TATTNALL GA-CANDLER GA-BULLOCH GA-BRYAN GA-LIBERTY GA-
541 PM EDT FRI AUG 22 2008
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR NORTHWESTERN
LIBERTY...CENTRAL BRYAN...SOUTHWESTERN BULLOCH...SOUTHERN CANDLER...
NORTHERN TATTNALL AND EVANS COUNTIES...
TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...PLEASE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN CHARLESTON TOLL FREE AT 1-888-383-2024 OR EMAIL YOUR
REPORTS TO CHS.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV.
LAT...LON 3238 8223 3210 8140 3192 8143 3218 8220
3220 8221 3222 8221 3226 8223 3229 8223
3231 8224
$$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.
NWS Charleston, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Aug 22, 1:48 PM EDT, 12 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 22, 1:48 PM EDT, 12 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
148 PM EDT FRI AUG 22 2008
.SYNOPSIS...
THROUGH THIS WEEKEND...TROPICAL CYCLONE FAY WILL MOVE W ALONG THE
GULF COAST BEFORE STALLING WHILE STRONG HIGH PRES WILL REMAIN
ANCHORED NE OF THE REGION. THE REMNANTS OF FAY COULD MEANDER OVER
THE SOUTHEAST WELL INTO NEXT WEEK.
&&
.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/...
TROPICAL STORM FAY WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE WEST ACROSS THE NORTHERN
FLORIDA PENINSULA TODAY. OUTER RAIN BANDS ON THE NORTHEAST
PERIPHERY OF THE SYSTEM HAVE BEEN MOVING ONSHORE ACROSS THE
FORECAST AREA THIS MORNING...AND ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO DO SO
THROUGH MUCH OF THIS AFTERNOON. LIGHTNING HAS BEEN NEARLY NON-
EXISTENT DUE TO THE VERY WARM AND MOIST LOW TO MID LEVELS OF THE
ATMOSPHERE...BUT 0-1 KM HELICITY VALUES HAVE BEEN VERY
IMPRESSIVE...RANGING FROM 300 M2/S2 IN NORTHEAST PARTS OF THE
FORECAST AREA TO 700 M2/S2 IN SOUTHWEST PARTS OF THE FORECAST AREA
ACCORDING TO THE SPC RUC MESOANALYSIS PAGE. KCLX RADAR HAS
INDICATED SEVERAL VELOCITY COUPLETS WITHIN SOME OF THE
BANDS...PROMPTING THE ISSUANCE OF A TORNADO WATCH FOR ALL OF
SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA THROUGH 6 PM.
RAINFALL COULD BE EXCESSIVE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY IN
BANDING. THEREFORE...WILL LEAVE THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT
FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND EXTREME SOUTHERN COASTAL
SOUTH CAROLINA WHERE AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN COULD
OCCUR THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR COASTAL SOUTHEAST
GEORGIA. IN ADDITION...A WIND ADVISORY WILL ALSO REMAIN IN EFFECT
UNTIL LATE THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE SOUTH CAROLINA COASTAL COUNTIES
/NORTH OF THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING/. EVEN THOUGH THE CENTER OF
FAY WILL SHIFT FARTHER FROM THE AREA...GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE NEAR THE IMMEDIATE COAST...ESPECIALLY IN BANDING...WITHIN
THE ADVISORY AREA. GUSTS IN EXCESS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE ARE
OBVIOUSLY POSSIBLE IN THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING AREA.
LAKE WINDS...HIGH PRES TO THE NORTH AND TROPICAL STORM FAY TO THE
SOUTH WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN BREEZY EASTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25
KNOTS OVER LAKE MOULTRIE TODAY. THEREFORE...WILL CONTINUE THE
ONGOING LAKE WIND ADVISORY.
&&
.SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT/...
DRIER DEEP LAYERED AIR AND LACK OF LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE WILL
ALLOW BANDING RAINS TO DIMINISH OVER OUR SOUTH CAROLINA ZONES
TONIGHT...WE MAINTAINED A DIMINISHING TREND. WINDS SHOULD ALSO
BE DECREASING. IN SE GEORGIA RAINS MAY REMAIN HEAVY S OF I-16
EARLY TONIGHT.
HIGHEST POPS ON SAT WILL BE SW OF THE SAVANNAH RIVER AS DEEP
TROPICAL MOISTURE IS SLOW TO PUSH W OF SE GEORGIA. IF FAY PICKS
UP SPEED TODAY AND BEGINS TO GET AHEAD OF THE MODELS...WE MAY BE
ABLE TO TREND MORE OPTIMISTIC WITH OUR FORECAST.
&&
.LONG TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
NO CHANGES TO THE THESE PERIODS THIS MORNING. THE REMNANTS OF FAY
ARE EXPECTED TO WALLOW THROUGH THE SE STATES AND TENNESSEE VALLEY
INTO MID WEEK. AFTER SUNDAY...POPS SHOULD BEGIN TO INCREASE AGAIN
MON THROUGH WED. TO WHAT EXTENT REMAINS QUESTIONABLE DUE THE
WESTERN EXTENT OF THE REMNANT LOW. WE WERE RELUCTANT TO INCREASE
POPS AS HIGH AS THE 00Z GFS INDICATES THIS MORNING.
&&
.AVIATION /18Z FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
BOTH AIRPORTS WILL CONTINUE TO GET IMPACTED BY RAIN BANDS/SQUALLS
ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM FAY. CEILINGS AND VISIBILITIES WILL
AGAIN BOUNCE AROUND FROM VFR TO MVFR TO POSSIBLE IFR CONDITIONS
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ESPECIALLY DURING HEAVIER RAIN. AS
TROPICAL STORM FAY TRACKS WESTWARD...EXPECT SHOWERS TO AFFECT THE
KSAV TERMINAL MOST OF TONIGHT. WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE
SITUATION AND AMEND AS NECESSARY.
EXTENDED AVIATION OUTLOOK...DEPENDING UPON THE EVOLUTION OF TS
FAY...THE TERMINALS COULD EXPERIENCE MORE PROLONGED PERIODS OF
MVFR TO IFR CONDITIONS THROUGH SATURDAY...ESPECIALLY AT KSAV.
CONDITIONS LOOK TO IMPROVE TO PREVAILING VFR LEVELS BY SUNDAY.
&&
.MARINE...
HAZARDOUS MARINE CONDITIONS CONTINUE OVER THE WATERS DUE TO A TIGHT
PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE TO THE N AND TS FAY TO THE
S. STRONGEST WINDS REMAIN OVER THE GA WATERS CLOSEST TO TS FAY WITH
PLENTY OF GUSTS TO TS FORCE. THE TREND IS DEFINITELY DOWNWARD IN
SPEEDS WITH BUOY 41008 ONLY 25 GUSTING TO 31 KT AT 10 AM. THE
TIGHTEST PINCHED GRADIENT HAS PASSED THUS WE EXPECT A SLOW DOWNWARD
PROGRESSION IN WIND SPEEDS. WINDS OVER THE NORTHERN SC WATERS AND
THE HARBOR REMAIN BELOW GALE FORCE AND ONLY GUSTS TO NEAR GALES WILL
BE POSSIBLE WITH SQUALLS. HAVE DECIDED TO LOWER THE GALES FOR THE
NORTHERN SC NEARSHORE LEG AND THE HARBOR AND REPLACE WITH SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORIES.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD IN FROM THE NORTH TONIGHT AND
SATURDAY...AND WILL REMAIN THE DOMINANT WEATHER FEATURE THROUGH
EARLY NEXT WEEK. WINDS AND SEAS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE TONIGHT AND
SATURDAY...HOWEVER SEAS MAY REMAIN ABOVE 6 FT OVER OUTER PORTIONS OF
THE NEARSHORE WATERS AND THE GA OFFSHORE THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT.
&&
.TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...
HIGH PRESSURE TO THE NORTH AND TROPICAL STORM FAY TO THE SOUTH HAS
RESULTED IN STRONG ONSHORE FLOW WHICH CONTINUES TO PILE WATER TOWARD
THE SOUTH CAROLINA AND GEORGIA COASTS THIS MORNING. THE LAST TWO
HIGH TIDE CYCLES IN CHARLESTON HARBOR HAVE RUN +1.1 FEET ABOVE
PREDICTED VALUES...WHILE THE LAST TWO HIGH TIDE CYCLES AT FORT
PULASKI HAVE RUN +1.6 (MOST RECENT) AND +1.3 FEET ABOVE PREDICTED
VALUES. EXPECT THAT WITH A CONTINUATION OF STRONG ONSHORE FLOW THAT
TIDAL DEPARTURES WILL REMAIN AT THESE LEVELS THROUGH THE MID DAY
HIGH TIDE...AND THIS SHOULD RESULT IN SHALLOW COASTAL FLOODING FOR
ALONG THE SOUTH CAROLINA AND GEORGIA COASTS. THEREFORE WILL ISSUE A
COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY FOR SHALLOW COASTAL FLOODING FOR COASTAL
SOUTH CAROLINA ZONES...AND ADDRESS THE EXPECTED COASTAL FLOODING
CONCERNS FOR COASTAL GEORGIA ZONES IN THE HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT.
&&
.CHS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR GAZ087-088-
099>101-114>119-137>141.
FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR GAZ099>101-
114>119-137>141.
TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR GAZ116>119-138>141.
SC...TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR SCZ040-042>045-
047>051.
FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR SCZ047>049-
051.
LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR SCZ045.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR SCZ048>051.
COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR
SCZ048>051.
HIGH SURF ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR
SCZ048>051.
MARINE...TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR AMZ330-350-352-
354.
TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR AMZ354-374.
GALE WARNING UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR AMZ352.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 5 AM EDT SUNDAY FOR AMZ350.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT FOR AMZ330.
&&Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 22, 12:07 PM EDT, 1 hour 53 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 1207 PM EDT FRI AUG 22 2008 GAZ116-118-138-140-231000- INLAND BRYAN-INLAND CHATHAM-INLAND LIBERTY-INLAND MCINTOSH- 1207 PM EDT FRI AUG 22 2008 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...TORNADO WATCH 855 IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. TORNADO WATCH. FLASH FLOOD WATCH. TROPICAL STORM WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. TROPICAL STORM WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. GAZ137-231000- LONG- 1207 PM EDT FRI AUG 22 2008 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...TORNADO WATCH 855 IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. TORNADO WATCH. FLASH FLOOD WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. AMZ352-231000- WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM- 1207 PM EDT FRI AUG 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...TORNADO WATCH 855 IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. TORNADO WATCH. GALE WARNING. TROPICAL WEATHER...YOU ARE URGED TO PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO THE LATEST FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS FROM YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AND FROM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER IN MIAMI. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. TROPICAL WEATHER...YOU ARE URGED TO PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO THE LATEST FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS FROM YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AND FROM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER IN MIAMI. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. AMZ330-350-231000- CHARLESTON HARBOR- WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM- 1207 PM EDT FRI AUG 22 2008 ...TORNADO WATCH 855 IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. TORNADO WATCH. TROPICAL WEATHER...YOU ARE URGED TO PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO THE LATEST FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS FROM YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AND FROM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER IN MIAMI. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. TROPICAL WEATHER...YOU ARE URGED TO PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO THE LATEST FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS FROM YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AND FROM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER IN MIAMI. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. SCZ045-231000- BERKELEY- 1207 PM EDT FRI AUG 22 2008 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR LAKE MOULTRIE... ...TORNADO WATCH 855 IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. LAKE WIND ADVISORY. TORNADO WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. GAZ099>101-114-115-SCZ047-231000- CANDLER-BULLOCH-EFFINGHAM-TATTNALL-EVANS-INLAND JASPER- 1207 PM EDT FRI AUG 22 2008 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...TORNADO WATCH 855 IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. TORNADO WATCH. FLASH FLOOD WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. GAZ087-088-SCZ040-042-044-231000- JENKINS-SCREVEN-ALLENDALE-HAMPTON-DORCHESTER- 1207 PM EDT FRI AUG 22 2008 ...TORNADO WATCH 855 IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. TORNADO WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. SCZ043-231000- INLAND COLLETON- 1207 PM EDT FRI AUG 22 2008 ...TORNADO WATCH 855 IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. TORNADO WATCH. TROPICAL WEATHER...YOU ARE URGED TO PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO THE LATEST FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS FROM YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AND FROM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER IN MIAMI. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. TROPICAL WEATHER...YOU ARE URGED TO PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO THE LATEST FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS FROM YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AND FROM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER IN MIAMI. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. SCZ048-049-051-231000- BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-COASTAL JASPER- 1207 PM EDT FRI AUG 22 2008 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...TORNADO WATCH 855 IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND ADVISORY. TORNADO WATCH. FLASH FLOOD WATCH. COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY. HIGH SURF ADVISORY. TROPICAL WEATHER...YOU ARE URGED TO PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO THE LATEST FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS FROM YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AND FROM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER IN MIAMI. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. TROPICAL WEATHER...YOU ARE URGED TO PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO THE LATEST FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS FROM YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AND FROM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER IN MIAMI. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. SCZ050-231000- CHARLESTON- 1207 PM EDT FRI AUG 22 2008 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...TORNADO WATCH 855 IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. TORNADO WATCH. HIGH SURF ADVISORY. COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY. WIND ADVISORY. TROPICAL WEATHER...YOU ARE URGED TO PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO THE LATEST FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS FROM YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AND FROM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER IN MIAMI. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. TROPICAL WEATHER...YOU ARE URGED TO PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO THE LATEST FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS FROM YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AND FROM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER IN MIAMI. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. GAZ117-119-139-141-231000- COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH- 1207 PM EDT FRI AUG 22 2008 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...TORNADO WATCH 855 IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. TORNADO WATCH. FLASH FLOOD WATCH. TROPICAL STORM WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. TROPICAL STORM WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. AMZ354-231000- WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA OUT 20 NM...INCLUDING GRAYS REEF NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY- 1207 PM EDT FRI AUG 22 2008 ...TORNADO WATCH 855 IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. TORNADO WATCH. TROPICAL STORM WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. TROPICAL STORM WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. AMZ374-231000- WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 1207 PM EDT FRI AUG 22 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. TROPICAL STORM WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. TROPICAL STORM WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Aug 22, 9:24 AM EDT, 4 hours 36 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
924 AM EDT FRI AUG 22 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0748 AM TROPICAL STORM 3 WNW TYBEE ISLAND 32.03N 80.91W
08/22/2008 CHATHAM GA MESONET
FORT PULASKI NOS TIDE GAGE STATION REPORTED EAST WINDS AT
41 MPH GUSTING TO 60 MPH.
&&
JRLSpecial weather statement, Aug 22, 9:37 AM EDT, 4 hours 23 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 937 AM EDT FRI AUG 22 2008 GAZ101-119-SCZ047-048-051-221400- BEAUFORT-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL JASPER-EFFINGHAM-INLAND JASPER- 937 AM EDT FRI AUG 22 2008 ...STRONG RAIN BAND WITH THE OUTER FRINGES OF FAY WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN JASPER...EAST CENTRAL CHATHAM...SOUTHERN BEAUFORT AND EAST CENTRAL EFFINGHAM COUNTIES THROUGH 1000 AM EDT... AT 937 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG RAIN BAND CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GUSTY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH MOVING RAPIDLY NORTHWEST AT 30 TO 35 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM FOLLY FIELD TO PRITCHARDVILLE TO LEVY...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM HILTON HEAD ISLAND TO 11 MILES WEST OF HILTON HEAD ISLAND TO 9 MILES NORTH OF SAVANNAH. THIS BAND WILL ALSO HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE SMALL...BRIEF TORNADOES. AREAS IN AND AROUND BLUFFTON...FOLLY FIELD...GRAHAMVILLE... HARDEEVILLE...HILTON HEAD ISLAND...JASPER...OLD HOUSE...PARRIS ISLAND...PORT ROYAL...PRITCHARDVILLE...PURYSBURGH...RIDGELAND... SWITZERLAND...EBENEZER...RINCON AND HILTON HEAD AIRPORT WILL BE IMPACTED THROUGH 1000 AM EDT. BE ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AS STORMS APPROACH. BE READY TO TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION IN CASE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS ISSUED FOR YOUR LOCATION. PLEASE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON TOLL FREE AT 1-888-383-2024 IF YOU OBSERVE SEVERE WEATHER SUCH AS HAIL...DOWNED TREES...LIMBS AND POWER LINES.
Local storm report, Aug 22, 10:30 AM EDT, 3 hours 30 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1030 AM EDT FRI AUG 22 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0240 AM TROPICAL STORM COX 31.45N 81.56W
08/22/2008 MCINTOSH GA LAW ENFORCEMENT
1 TREE DOWN AT THE INTERSECTION OF EDDIE AMOS AND BLUE
REACH ROAD.
&&
REBLocal storm report, Aug 22, 11:43 AM EDT, 2 hours 17 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1143 AM EDT FRI AUG 22 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1100 AM TROPICAL STORM REGISTER 32.37N 81.88W
08/22/2008 BULLOCH GA PUBLIC
POSSIBLE TORNADO REPORTED NEAR REGISTER.
1100 AM TROPICAL STORM PULASKI 32.39N 81.96W
08/22/2008 CANDLER GA PUBLIC
POSSIBLE TORNADO REPORTED NEAR PULASKI.
&&
REBLocal storm report, Aug 22, 12:19 PM EDT, 1 hour 41 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1219 PM EDT FRI AUG 22 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1212 PM HIGH ASTR TIDES CHARLESTON 32.78N 79.94W
08/22/2008 CHARLESTON SC COUNTY OFFICIAL
CARTA REPORTED LOCKWOOD BLVD AND EAST BAY STREET FLOODED
BUT PASSABLE. MARKET STREET FLOODED AND BEING CLOSED OFF.
&&
JRLThe office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 21, 9:10 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | Liberty, McIntosh | 110 min |
| Aug 22, 12:21 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | Liberty, McIntosh | 3 hr |
| Aug 22, 1:25 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | CHS | Bryan, Bulloch, Chatham, Effingham | 50 min |
| Aug 22, 2:06 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | CHS | Bulloch, Effingham, Screven | 39 min |
| Aug 22, 2:09 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | CHS | Effingham, Screven | 29 min |
| Aug 22, 4:34 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | Liberty, Long, McIntosh | 6 hr |
| Aug 22, 6:21 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CHS | Liberty, Long, McIntosh | 5 hr |
| Aug 22, 8:49 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | CHS | Bulloch, Effingham | 26 min |
| Aug 22, 10:24 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | CHS | Bulloch, Effingham | 21 min |
| Aug 22, 10:46 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | CHS | Bulloch, Candler, Effingham, Jenkins, Screven | 44 min |
| Aug 22, 11:30 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | CHS | Bulloch, Candler, Jenkins, Screven | 60 min |
| Aug 22, 12:54 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | Bryan, Bulloch, Candler, Chatham, Effingham, Evans and 3 more | 96 min |
| Aug 22, 1:37 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CHS | Bryan, Bulloch, Candler, Evans, Tattnall | 53 min |
| Aug 22, 2:23 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | Bryan, Chatham, Effingham, Liberty | 82 min |
| Aug 22, 2:49 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CHS | Candler, Evans, Tattnall | 26 min |
| Aug 22, 5:01 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | CHS | 12 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.