Severe Thunderstorm Warning 178, NWS Charleston, SC

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
754 PM EDT THU JUN 18 2009

.SYNOPSIS...
HIGH PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE AND ALOFT WILL DOMINATE THE REGION
THROUGH SUNDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE REGION SUNDAY
NIGHT...WITH HIGH PRESSURE THEN BUILDING BACK INTO THE AREA FOR
MUCH OF THE UPCOMING WORK WEEK.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM FRIDAY MORNING/...
DISCONTINUED ONGOING HEAT ADVISORY THAT WAS IN EFFECT THROUGH
EARLY THIS EVENING...THE LINGERING AFFECTS OF THE MORNING MCS
WILL PREVENT SIGNIFICANT COVERAGE/DURATION OF 105F HEAT INDICES.

MEANWHILE...ANY ISOLATED SEA BREEZE THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD UNDERGO
DIURNAL WEAKENING THIS EVENING. HOWEVER...ODDS FAVOR SOME IMPACT
FROM THE DERECHO RACING SE THROUGH THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS AND
APPROACHING THE FORECAST AREA...WITHIN THE 9 PM TO 3 AM TIME
FRAME. ONGOING/EXPECTED TRENDS SUGGEST THAT HIGH CHANCE TO LIKELY
POPS ARE JUSTIFIED...GRADUATED FROM LOWEST N/NE TO HIGHEST
S/W...WITH THE GREATEST IMPACT PROBABLY FOCUSED ALONG/SOUTH OF THE
SAVANNAH RIVER. UNCERTAINTY PERSISTS REGARDING DETAILS ABOUT
PATH...COVERAGE AND INTENSITY OF THIS MCS...THIS FEATURE COULD
EVEN WEAKEN RAPIDLY BEFORE ENTERING THE FORECAST AREA...AND
SIGNIFICANT FORECAST ADJUSTMENTS COULD BE NEEDED THIS EVENING.

ANY MCS SHOULD CLEAR THE FORECAST AREA LATER TONIGHT...LEAVING
WARM AND MUGGY CONDITIONS. ALSO OF NOTE...UPSTREAM OBSERVATIONS
DEPICT A WELL DEFINED WAKE LOW FOLLOWING THE DERECHO...AND THIS
FEATURE COULD SUPPORT A PERIOD OF GUSTY WINDS IN THE WAKE OF THE
MCS OVERNIGHT. HOWEVER...CONFIDENCE IN ANY DETAILS REGARDING SUCH
A SCENARIO REMAINS TOO LOW TO JUSTIFY A DETERMINISTIC FORECAST
WITHIN THE LATE AFTERNOON PACKAGE.

&&

.SHORT TERM /6 AM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT/...
FORECAST ATTENTION FRIDAY CENTERS ON THE POTENTIAL FOR NEAR
RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES AND FOR HAZARDOUS HEAT INDICES.
THE UPPER RIDGE WILL EXPAND OVER THE REGION...AND A PREVAILING
OFFSHORE LOW LEVEL FLOW/SUBSIDENCE WILL SUPPORT HIGH TEMPERATURES
AROUND 100F. RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS ARE
LISTED IN THE CLIMATE SECTION OF THIS DISCUSSION.

THESE HOT TEMPERATURES WILL COMBINE WITH AFTERNOON DEWPOINTS IN
THE UPPER 60S TO MID 70S...DEPENDING ON LOCATION...TO PRODUCE HEAT
INDICES 105F-110F WITH LOCALLY GREATER VALUES. THUS...ISSUED A
HEAT ADVISORY FOR ALL AREAS VALID NOON TO 8 PM FRIDAY.

MEANWHILE...WITH STRONG INSTABILITY CANNOT RULE OUT ISOLATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG THE SEA BREEZE DURING THE
AFTERNOON/EVENING. HOWEVER...THE STRONG MID LEVEL CAP...FEATURING
700 MB TEMPERATURES 10-12C...WILL GREATLY LIMIT POTENTIAL
THUNDERSTORMS COVERAGE...HOLDING POPS BELOW 15 PERCENT.
THUS...CONTINUED THE ONGOING RAIN FREE FORECAST.

FRIDAY NIGHT...EXPECT A VERY WARM AND HUMID NIGHT...WITH LOW IN THE
MID TO UPPER 70S COMMON. SOME LOCATIONS WILL REMAIN AT OR ABOVE
80F FOR LOWS...CHALLENGING RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURES.

&&

.LONG TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
MEDIUM RANGE GUIDANCE IS IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH RESPECT TO OVERALL
UPPER LEVEL AND SURFACE PRESSURE PATTERN THROUGH THE EXTENDED
PERIODS THIS AFTERNOON...BUT DIFFER ON TIMING OF INDIVIDUAL UPPER
LEVEL IMPULSES MOVING THROUGH THE RATHER STRONG FLOW ALOFT NEXT
WEEK. GUIDANCE CONTINUES TO INDICATE THAT STRONG UPPER LEVEL RIDGING
OVER THE WEEKEND...WILL TRANSITION TO A FAIRLY AMPLIFIED UPPER LEVEL
TROUGH OVER THE SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES FOR THE FIRST HALF OF NEXT
WEEK. AT THE SURFACE...ATLANTIC HIGH PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO HOLD IN
PLACE THROUGH SUNDAY...WITH A COLD FRONT THEN PUSHING THROUGH THE
AREA SUNDAY NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN BUILD FROM THE NORTH FOR
MONDAY AND REMAIN THE DOMINANT WEATHER FEATURE THROUGH THURSDAY.

AS FOR SENSIBLE WEATHER...WESTERLY FLOW IN COMBINATION WITH STRONG
UPPER LEVEL RIDGING AND LACK OF ANY SIGNIFICANT FORCING MECHANISM
ASIDE FROM THE SEA BREEZE...SHOULD RESULT IN RAIN FREE WEATHER
SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT.

A SURFACE COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE NORTH AND UPPER LEVEL
HEIGHTS WILL BEGIN TO FALL IN ADVANCE OF THE DEVELOPING UPPER LEVEL
TROUGH SUNDAY. DESPITE CONDITIONS BECOMING SOMEWHAT MORE FAVORABLE
FOR SHOWER/THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT...WITH LOW LEVEL STEERING FLOW
REMAINING WEST TO NORTHWEST AND A RATHER STRONG CAPPING INVERSION IN
PLACE...COVERAGE SHOULDN/T BE HIGH ENOUGH TO WARRANT MENTION IN
THE FORECAST...AND WILL KEEP THINGS RAIN FREE.

FOLLOWING THE COLD FRONT PASSAGE SUNDAY NIGHT...A DRIER LOW LEVEL
AIRMASS WILL PUSH INTO THE REGION...AND THIS SHOULD LIMIT THE AMOUNT
OF CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY ACROSS THE AREA DESPITE THE STRONG UPPER
TROUGHING IN PLACE. THEREFORE WILL LIMIT POPS TO SLIGHT CHANCE
MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...FOR ISOLATED AFTERNOON/EVENING SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.

TEMPERATURES WILL BE UNSEASONABLY HOT SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...WITH
DAYTIME HIGHS EXCEEDING 100 DEGREES AND HEAT INDICES OF 105 TO 110
DEGREES IN MANY LOCATIONS. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO RETURN
CLOSER TO NORMAL VALUES MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

&&

.AVIATION /00Z FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
EXPECT MVFR OR LOWER CONDITIONS TO PERIODICALLY AFFECT KCHS AND KSAV
THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF THE 00Z TAF PERIOD. WITH RADAR SHOWING A
STRONG LINE OF ACTIVITY UPSTREAM...EXPECT MAJORITY OF THE CONVECTION
TO AFFECT BOTH TERMINALS AFTER 02Z...ESPECIALLY FOR KSAV WHERE IFR
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. YET WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AROUND
KSAV...COULD SEE OCCASIONAL THUNDERSTORMS AHEAD OF THE MAIN LINE AFFECT
THE TERMINAL PRIOR TO 02Z. THEREFORE WILL INITIATE KSAV WITH A SHORT
TEMPO OF MVFR CONDITIONS. EXPECT CEILINGS AND VISIBILITIES TO
QUICKLY DROP TO MVFR OR LOWER LEVELS ALONG WITH GUSTY WINDS IN ANY
THUNDERSTORM...THUS WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR TAFS AND AMEND IF
NECESSARY. ONCE CONVECTION PUSHES OFFSHORE...LIGHT WINDS AND PLENTY
OF LINGERING LOW LEVEL MOISTURE COULD AID FOG DEVELOPMENT. YET WILL
REMAIN CONSERVATIVE AT THIS TIME WITH MARGINAL MVFR VISIBILITIES.
EXPECT ANY FOG TO BURN OFF SHORTLY AFTER SUNRISE WITH WESTERLY WINDS
SHIFTING SOUTHERLY BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. ANY PRECIP CHANCES FRIDAY
AFTERNOON APPEAR TOO LOW TO INCLUDE IN TAFS AT THIS TIME.

EXTENDED AVIATION OUTLOOK...COULD SEE ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
SUNDAY AND MONDAY...BUT OVERALL VFR CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED.

&&

.MARINE...
AS HIGH PRESSURE EXPANDS OVER THE ATLANTIC...THE SEA BREEZE
CIRCULATION WILL GIVE WAY TO S/SW WINDS AS HIGH AS 15 KNOTS
TONIGHT. OF NOTE...A COMPLEX OF THUNDERSTORMS MAY IMPACT THE
COASTAL WATERS TONIGHT...DURING SOME PORTION OF THE 10 PM TO 4 AM
TIME FRAME...AND THESE THUNDERSTORMS COULD PRODUCE SEVERAL HOURS
STRONG/GUSTY AND SHIFTING WINDS...PERHAPS EXCEEDING SCA
THRESHOLDS. CONFIDENCE IN THIS SCENARIO REMAINS INSUFFICIENT TO
JUSTIFY ANY MARINE HEADLINES WITHIN THE LATE AFTERNOON FORECAST
PACKAGE...BUT MARINERS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR HAZARDOUS
WINDS/SEAS TONIGHT.

ATLANTIC HIGH PRESSURE WILL HOLD STRONG ACROSS THE WATERS SATURDAY
AND SUNDAY...WITH A COLD FRONT THEN PUSHING THROUGH THE REGION
SUNDAY NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN BUILD FROM THE NORTH EARLY
NEXT WEEK. EXPECT A FAIRLY GOOD NOCTURNAL SURGE SATURDAY NIGHT IN
ADVANCE OF THE APPROACHING COLD FRONT...AND PORTIONS OF THE WATERS
MAY SEE WINDS AND/OR SEAS APPROACH SMALL CRAFT LEVELS. OTHERWISE
WINDS AND SEAS SHOULD REMAIN BELOW SMALL CRAFT THRESHOLDS SATURDAY
THROUGH TUESDAY.

&&

.CLIMATE...
THESE RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE CHALLENGED FRIDAY THROUGH
SUNDAY.

CHS FRI 6/19...100F /1970/
    SAT 6/20...100F /1970/
    SUN 6/21...100F /1990/

CHL FRI 6/19...99F /1970/
    SAT 6/20...99F /1970/
    SUN 6/21...99F /1990/

SAV FRI 6/19...100F /1887/
    SAT 6/20...102F /1990/
    SUN 6/21...102F /1990/

&&

.CHS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...HEAT ADVISORY FROM NOON TO 8 PM EDT FRIDAY FOR GAZ087-088-
     099>101-114>119-137>141.
SC...HEAT ADVISORY FROM NOON TO 8 PM EDT FRIDAY FOR SCZ040-042>045-
     047>051.
MARINE...NONE.

&&

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
635 PM EDT THU JUN 18 2009

GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-137>141-SCZ040-042>045-047>051-192245-
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-DORCHESTER-BERKELEY-INLAND JASPER-
BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-
635 PM EDT THU JUN 18 2009

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 469 IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT
TONIGHT...
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM EDT FRIDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND
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.

   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

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

   HEAT ADVISORY.

HAZARDOUS HEAT...RECORD HEAT AND HUMID CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
AGAIN SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY WITH HEAT INDICES IN EXCESS OF
105 DEGREES LIKELY. ADDITIONAL HEAT ADVISORIES WILL LIKELY BE
REQUIRED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED TONIGHT.

AMZ330-350-352-354-192245-
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 OUT 20 NM...INCLUDING
GRAYS REEF NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-
635 PM EDT THU JUN 18 2009

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 469 IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT
TONIGHT...

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.

   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED TONIGHT.

AMZ374-192245-
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
635 PM EDT THU JUN 18 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

SEVERE WEATHER...THUNDERSTORMS MAY IMPACT THE COASTAL WATERS
TONIGHT. A FEW STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE WITH STRONG WIND GUSTS
EXCEEDING 50 KNOTS AND HAIL THE SIZE OF PENNIES OR LARGER. EVEN
OUTSIDE THUNDERSTORMS...STRONG...GUSTY AND SHIFTING WINDS ARE
POSSIBLE. THE HIGHEST POTENTIAL FOR HAZARDOUS MARINE CONDITIONS
WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 9 PM AND 4 AM.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED TONIGHT.

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
754 PM EDT THU JUN 18 2009

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

0744 PM     TSTM WND DMG     METTER                  32.40N 82.06W
06/18/2009                   CANDLER            GA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            WIDESPREAD TREES DOWN THROUGHOUT CANDLER COUNTY

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
810 PM EDT THU JUN 18 2009

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

0755 PM     TSTM WND DMG     COBBTOWN                32.28N 82.14W
06/18/2009                   TATTNALL           GA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED A PINE TREE DOWN ACROSS BUSTER
            BROWN ROAD.

&&

JHP

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
832 PM EDT THU JUN 18 2009

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

0800 PM     TSTM WND DMG     HERNDON                 32.82N 82.13W
06/18/2009                   JENKINS            GA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SEVERAL TREES REPORTED DOWN ACROSS HIGHWAY 17 ALONG WITH
            ONE TREE DOWN ACROSS RAILROAD TRACKS IN HERNDON.

0800 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 NE GARFIELD           32.67N 82.07W
06/18/2009                   JENKINS            GA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SEVERAL TREES REPORTED DOWN ACROSS HIGHWAY 23 ALONG THE
            JENKINS AND EMANUEL COUNTY LINE.

&&

JHP

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
843 PM EDT THU JUN 18 2009

SCZ040-042>044-190130-
ALLENDALE-DORCHESTER-HAMPTON-INLAND COLLETON-
843 PM EDT THU JUN 18 2009

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHERN COLLETON...NORTH CENTRAL
HAMPTON...NORTHEASTERN ALLENDALE AND EXTREME WEST CENTRAL DORCHESTER
COUNTIES THROUGH 930 PM EDT...

AT 842 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
BROKEN LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GUSTY WINDS
OF 35 TO 45 MPH.  THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING
FROM SMOAKS TO LODGE TO ULMER...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 15
MILES WEST OF SAINT GEORGE TO 14 MILES SOUTH OF BAMBERG TO 11 MILES
NORTHEAST OF ALLENDALE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

AREAS IN AND AROUND ASHTON...COLLETON...CROCKETVILLE...ISLANDTON...
LODGE...MILEY...PADGETTS...ROUND O...RUFFIN...SMOAKS...ULMER...
WALTERBORO AND WILLIAMS WILL BE IMPACTED THROUGH 930 PM EDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT. THUNDERSTORMS CAN
PRODUCE LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...AND ISOLATED TORNADOES
SUDDENLY...SOMETIMES WITH LITTLE OR NO WARNING. BE ALERT FOR RAPIDLY
CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND BE READY TO ACT QUICKLY IF SEVERE
WEATHER IS OBSERVED OR A WARNING IS ISSUED.

&&

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
852 PM EDT THU JUN 18 2009

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

0820 PM     HAIL             BURNSIDE                31.94N 81.11W
06/18/2009  E0.25 INCH       CHATHAM            GA   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

JHP

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
902 PM EDT THU JUN 18 2009

GAZ140-141-190130-
COASTAL MCINTOSH-INLAND MCINTOSH-
902 PM EDT THU JUN 18 2009

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHERN MCINTOSH COUNTY THROUGH
930 PM EDT...

AT 902 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 1/2 INCH HAIL...AND STRONG
WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR PINE HARBOR...OR
ABOUT 14 MILES EAST OF TIBET...MOVING SOUTH AT 20 MPH.

AREAS IN AND AROUND EULONIA...PINE HARBOR...SHELLMAN BLUFF...SOUTH
NEWPORT AND TOWNSEND WILL BE IMPACTED THROUGH 930 PM EDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT. THUNDERSTORMS CAN
PRODUCE LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...AND ISOLATED TORNADOES
SUDDENLY...SOMETIMES WITH LITTLE OR NO WARNING. BE ALERT FOR RAPIDLY
CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND BE READY TO ACT QUICKLY IF SEVERE
WEATHER IS OBSERVED OR A WARNING IS ISSUED.

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.

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