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Small Craft Advisory 65, NWS Charleston, SC

September 5, 2008

NWS Charleston, SC issued this small craft advisory at Sep 5, 2008, 11:44 PM EDT. It was in force for 10 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Sep 5, 2008, 11:44 PM EDT (03:44 UTC)
Expired
Sep 6, 2008, 9:48 AM EDT
In force
10 hr
Issued by
NWS Charleston, SC

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this small craft advisory 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 small craft advisory went out at Sep 5, 10:05 PM EDT, 1 hour 39 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 5, 10:05 PM EDT, 1 hour 39 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 5, 11:44 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1144 PM EDT FRI SEP 5 2008

AMZ354-GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-137>141-SCZ040-042-043-047>049-051-
061230-
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA OUT 20 NM...INCLUDING
GRAYS REEF NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-JENKINS-SCREVEN-CANDLER-BULLOCH-
EFFINGHAM-TATTNALL-EVANS-INLAND BRYAN-COASTAL BRYAN-INLAND CHATHAM-
COASTAL CHATHAM-LONG-INLAND LIBERTY-COASTAL LIBERTY-INLAND MCINTOSH-
COASTAL MCINTOSH-ALLENDALE-HAMPTON-INLAND COLLETON-INLAND JASPER-
BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-COASTAL JASPER-
1144 PM EDT FRI SEP 5 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL
WATERS...SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

SCZ044-061230-
DORCHESTER-
1144 PM EDT FRI SEP 5 2008

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT SATURDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.

.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.

   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SCZ045-061230-
BERKELEY-
1144 PM EDT FRI SEP 5 2008

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT SATURDAY FOR LAKE
MOULTRIE...
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT SATURDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...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.
   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.

.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.

   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

FLOODING AND HEAVY RAINFALL REPORTS ARE APPRECIATED.

AMZ330-350-352-374-061230-
CHARLESTON HARBOR-
WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
1144 PM EDT FRI SEP 5 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...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...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

SCZ050-061230-
CHARLESTON-
1144 PM EDT FRI SEP 5 2008

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT SATURDAY...
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   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.

   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.
   TROPICAL STORM WARNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

FLOODING AND HEAVY RAINFALL REPORTS ARE APPRECIATED.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Sep 5, 10:49 PM EDT, 55 minutes before
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Local storm report, Sep 5, 10:56 PM EDT, 48 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1056 PM EDT FRI SEP 05 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1056 PM     HEAVY RAIN       CHARLESTON AIRPORT      32.90N 80.04W
09/05/2008  M3.09 INCH       CHARLESTON         SC   AWOS

            MEASURED AT THE CHARLESTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.

&&
Local storm report, Sep 5, 11:20 PM EDT, 24 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1120 PM EDT FRI SEP 05 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1119 PM     HEAVY RAIN       MCCLELLANVILLE          33.09N 79.46W
09/05/2008  M3.23 INCH       CHARLESTON         SC   OFFICIAL NWS OBS

&&
Local storm report, Sep 5, 11:29 PM EDT, 15 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1129 PM EDT FRI SEP 05 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1115 PM     FLASH FLOOD      RIDGEVILLE              33.10N 80.32W
09/05/2008                   DORCHESTER         SC   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            RIVER BIRCH LN FLOODED AND IMPASSABLE. CONFIRMED BY
            DEPUTY SHERIFF.

&&

JPC
Local storm report, Sep 5, 11:30 PM EDT, 14 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1130 PM EDT FRI SEP 05 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1117 PM     FLASH FLOOD      COTTAGEVILLE            32.94N 80.48W
09/05/2008                   COLLETON           SC   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            CRAB APPLE LN FLOODED AND IMPASSABLE. CONFIRMED BY DEPUTY
            SHERIFF.

&&

JPC
Local storm report, Sep 5, 11:34 PM EDT, 10 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1134 PM EDT FRI SEP 05 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1123 PM     FLASH FLOOD      5 E SUMMERVILLE         33.02N 80.09W
09/05/2008                   BERKELEY           SC   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            ROYAL ROAD NEAR TREELAND DRIVE FLOODED OUT AND
            IMPASSABLE. REPORTED BY WARNING POINT.

&&

JPC

The office that day

Everything else NWS Charleston, SC issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 5, 11:55 PM EDTLake Wind AdvisoryCHSBerkeley5 hr
Sep 6, 12:42 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningCHSBerkeley, Charleston, Dorchester2 hr

Nearby

Small Craft Advisories in South Carolina, 2008Every small craft advisory in 2008

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.