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Heat Advisory 21, NWS Charleston, SC
NWS Charleston, SC issued this heat advisory at Aug 6, 2011, 4:00 PM EDT for 5 counties in South Carolina; 8 counties in Georgia. It took effect at Aug 7, 2011, 12:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 7 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 6, 2011, 4:00 PM EDT (20:00 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 7, 2011, 12:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Aug 7, 2011, 7:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, SC
Counties Bulloch County, GA, Candler County, GA, Effingham County, GA, Evans County, GA, Jenkins County, GA, Long County, GA, Screven County, GA, Tattnall County, GA, Allendale County, SC, Berkeley County, SC, Colleton County, SC, Dorchester County, SC, Hampton County, SC
The radar
The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 33 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:03 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Charleston AFB, SC (KCHS), launched 12:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 134 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
- 1719 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -32 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 697 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 13 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -29 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -3 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
314 WWUS72 KCHS 062000 NPWCHS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 400 PM EDT SAT AUG 6 2011 GAZ101-116>119-137>141-SCZ047>052-070400- /O.CAN.KCHS.HT.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-110806T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KCHS.HT.Y.0021.110807T1600Z-110807T2300Z/ EFFINGHAM-INLAND BRYAN-COASTAL BRYAN-INLAND CHATHAM- COASTAL CHATHAM-LONG-INLAND LIBERTY-COASTAL LIBERTY- INLAND MCINTOSH-COASTAL MCINTOSH-INLAND JASPER-BEAUFORT- COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-TIDAL BERKELEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPRINGFIELD...PEMBROKE... FORT MCALLISTER...SAVANNAH...TYBEE ISLAND...LUDOWICI... HINESVILLE...HALFMOON LANDING...TOWNSEND...DARIEN...RIDGELAND... BEAUFORT...HILTON HEAD...EDISTO BEACH...CHARLESTON...JASPER... DANIEL ISLAND...NAVAL WEAPONS STATION CHARLESTON 400 PM EDT SAT AUG 6 2011 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM EDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM EDT SUNDAY. * HAZARDS: HEAT INDEX VALUES OF 108 TO 114 DEGREES SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * IMPACTS: EXERTION OR PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO HEAT AND HUMIDITY COULD CREATE HEAT RELATED ILLNESS. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY - CALL 9 1 1. && $$ GAZ087-088-099-100-114-115-SCZ040-042>045-070400- /O.NEW.KCHS.HT.Y.0021.110807T1600Z-110807T2300Z/ /O.CON.KCHS.HT.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-110806T2300Z/ JENKINS-SCREVEN-CANDLER-BULLOCH-TATTNALL-EVANS-ALLENDALE-HAMPTON- INLAND COLLETON-DORCHESTER-INLAND BERKELEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILLEN...SYLVANIA...METTER... STATESBORO...REIDSVILLE...CLAXTON...ALLENDALE...HAMPTON... WALTERBORO...ST. GEORGE...SUMMERVILLE...MONCKS CORNER 400 PM EDT SAT AUG 6 2011 ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM EDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM EDT SUNDAY. * HAZARDS: HEAT INDEX VALUES OF 105 TO 110 DEGREES FOR THE REMAINDER OF THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EARLY EVENING. HEAT INDEX VALUES OF 108 TO 114 SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * IMPACTS: EXERTION OR PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO HEAT AND HUMIDITY COULD CREATE HEAT RELATED ILLNESS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY - CALL 9 1 1. && $$
6 follow-up statements
683 WWUS72 KCHS 062213 NPWCHS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 613 PM EDT SAT AUG 6 2011 GAZ087-088-099-100-114-115-SCZ040-042>045-070615- /O.CAN.KCHS.HT.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-110806T2300Z/ /O.CON.KCHS.HT.Y.0021.110807T1600Z-110807T2300Z/ JENKINS-SCREVEN-CANDLER-BULLOCH-TATTNALL-EVANS-ALLENDALE-HAMPTON- INLAND COLLETON-DORCHESTER-INLAND BERKELEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILLEN...SYLVANIA...METTER... STATESBORO...REIDSVILLE...CLAXTON...ALLENDALE...HAMPTON... WALTERBORO...ST. GEORGE...SUMMERVILLE...MONCKS CORNER 613 PM EDT SAT AUG 6 2011 ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM EDT SUNDAY... * HAZARDS: HEAT INDEX VALUES OF 108 TO 114 SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * IMPACTS: EXERTION OR PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO HEAT AND HUMIDITY COULD CREATE HEAT RELATED ILLNESS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUNSHINE...AND CHECK IN ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY - CALL 9 1 1. && $$ GAZ101-116>119-137>141-SCZ047>052-070615- /O.CON.KCHS.HT.Y.0021.110807T1600Z-110807T2300Z/ EFFINGHAM-INLAND BRYAN-COASTAL BRYAN-INLAND CHATHAM- COASTAL CHATHAM-LONG-INLAND LIBERTY-COASTAL LIBERTY- INLAND MCINTOSH-COASTAL MCINTOSH-INLAND JASPER-BEAUFORT- COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-TIDAL BERKELEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPRINGFIELD...PEMBROKE... FORT MCALLISTER...SAVANNAH...TYBEE ISLAND...LUDOWICI... HINESVILLE...HALFMOON LANDING...TOWNSEND...DARIEN...RIDGELAND... BEAUFORT...HILTON HEAD...EDISTO BEACH...CHARLESTON...JASPER... DANIEL ISLAND...NAVAL WEAPONS STATION CHARLESTON 613 PM EDT SAT AUG 6 2011 ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM EDT SUNDAY... * HAZARDS: HEAT INDEX VALUES OF 108 TO 114 DEGREES SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * IMPACTS: EXERTION OR PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO HEAT AND HUMIDITY COULD CREATE HEAT RELATED ILLNESS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUNSHINE...AND CHECK IN ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY - CALL 9 1 1. && $$
491 WWUS72 KCHS 070232 NPWCHS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 1032 PM EDT SAT AUG 6 2011 GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-137>141-SCZ040-042>045-047>052-071100- /O.CON.KCHS.HT.Y.0021.110807T1600Z-110807T2300Z/ 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-INLAND BERKELEY- INLAND JASPER-BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER- TIDAL BERKELEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILLEN...SYLVANIA...METTER... STATESBORO...SPRINGFIELD...REIDSVILLE...CLAXTON...PEMBROKE... FORT MCALLISTER...SAVANNAH...TYBEE ISLAND...LUDOWICI... HINESVILLE...HALFMOON LANDING...TOWNSEND...DARIEN...ALLENDALE... HAMPTON...WALTERBORO...ST. GEORGE...SUMMERVILLE...MONCKS CORNER... RIDGELAND...BEAUFORT...HILTON HEAD...EDISTO BEACH...CHARLESTON... JASPER...DANIEL ISLAND...NAVAL WEAPONS STATION CHARLESTON 1032 PM EDT SAT AUG 6 2011 ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM EDT SUNDAY... * HAZARDS: HEAT INDEX VALUES OF 108 TO 114 SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * IMPACTS: EXERTION OR PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO HEAT AND HUMIDITY COULD CREATE HEAT RELATED ILLNESS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY - CALL 9 1 1. && $$ JAQ
711 WWUS72 KCHS 070712 NPWCHS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 312 AM EDT SUN AUG 7 2011 GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-137>141-SCZ040-042>045-047>052-071600- /O.CON.KCHS.HT.Y.0021.110807T1600Z-110807T2300Z/ 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-INLAND BERKELEY- INLAND JASPER-BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER- TIDAL BERKELEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILLEN...SYLVANIA...METTER... STATESBORO...SPRINGFIELD...REIDSVILLE...CLAXTON...PEMBROKE... FORT MCALLISTER...SAVANNAH...TYBEE ISLAND...LUDOWICI... HINESVILLE...HALFMOON LANDING...TOWNSEND...DARIEN...ALLENDALE... HAMPTON...WALTERBORO...ST. GEORGE...SUMMERVILLE...MONCKS CORNER... RIDGELAND...BEAUFORT...HILTON HEAD...EDISTO BEACH...CHARLESTON... JASPER...DANIEL ISLAND...NAVAL WEAPONS STATION CHARLESTON 312 AM EDT SUN AUG 7 2011 ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * HAZARDS: HEAT INDEX VALUES OF 105 TO 112 THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * IMPACTS: EXERTION OR PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO HEAT AND HUMIDITY COULD CREATE HEAT RELATED ILLNESS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY - CALL 9 1 1. && $$ 33
629 WWUS72 KCHS 071452 NPWCHS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 1052 AM EDT SUN AUG 7 2011 GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-137>141-SCZ040-042>045-047>052-072300- /O.CON.KCHS.HT.Y.0021.110807T1600Z-110807T2300Z/ 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-INLAND BERKELEY- INLAND JASPER-BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER- TIDAL BERKELEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILLEN...SYLVANIA...METTER... STATESBORO...SPRINGFIELD...REIDSVILLE...CLAXTON...PEMBROKE... FORT MCALLISTER...SAVANNAH...TYBEE ISLAND...LUDOWICI... HINESVILLE...HALFMOON LANDING...TOWNSEND...DARIEN...ALLENDALE... HAMPTON...WALTERBORO...ST. GEORGE...SUMMERVILLE...MONCKS CORNER... RIDGELAND...BEAUFORT...HILTON HEAD...EDISTO BEACH...CHARLESTON... JASPER...DANIEL ISLAND...NAVAL WEAPONS STATION CHARLESTON 1052 AM EDT SUN AUG 7 2011 ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * HAZARDS: HEAT INDEX VALUES OF 105 TO 112 THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * IMPACTS: EXERTION OR PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO HEAT AND HUMIDITY COULD CREATE HEAT RELATED ILLNESS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY - CALL 9 1 1. && $$
101 WWUS72 KCHS 071955 NPWCHS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 355 PM EDT SUN AUG 7 2011 GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-137>141-SCZ040-042>045-047>052-072300- /O.CON.KCHS.HT.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-110807T2300Z/ 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-INLAND BERKELEY- INLAND JASPER-BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER- TIDAL BERKELEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILLEN...SYLVANIA...METTER... STATESBORO...SPRINGFIELD...REIDSVILLE...CLAXTON...PEMBROKE... FORT MCALLISTER...SAVANNAH...TYBEE ISLAND...LUDOWICI... HINESVILLE...HALFMOON LANDING...TOWNSEND...DARIEN...ALLENDALE... HAMPTON...WALTERBORO...ST. GEORGE...SUMMERVILLE...MONCKS CORNER... RIDGELAND...BEAUFORT...HILTON HEAD...EDISTO BEACH...CHARLESTON... JASPER...DANIEL ISLAND...NAVAL WEAPONS STATION CHARLESTON 355 PM EDT SUN AUG 7 2011 ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * HAZARDS: HEAT INDEX VALUES OF 105 TO 112 THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * IMPACTS: EXERTION OR PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO HEAT AND HUMIDITY COULD CREATE HEAT RELATED ILLNESS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY - CALL 9 1 1. && $$
699 WWUS72 KCHS 072253 NPWCHS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 653 PM EDT SUN AUG 7 2011 GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-137>141-SCZ040-042>045-047>052-080700- /O.EXP.KCHS.HT.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-110807T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KCHS.HT.Y.0022.110808T1500Z-110809T0000Z/ 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-INLAND BERKELEY- INLAND JASPER-BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER- TIDAL BERKELEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILLEN...SYLVANIA...METTER... STATESBORO...SPRINGFIELD...REIDSVILLE...CLAXTON...PEMBROKE... FORT MCALLISTER...SAVANNAH...TYBEE ISLAND...LUDOWICI... HINESVILLE...HALFMOON LANDING...TOWNSEND...DARIEN...ALLENDALE... HAMPTON...WALTERBORO...ST. GEORGE...SUMMERVILLE...MONCKS CORNER... RIDGELAND...BEAUFORT...HILTON HEAD...EDISTO BEACH...CHARLESTON... JASPER...DANIEL ISLAND...NAVAL WEAPONS STATION CHARLESTON 653 PM EDT SUN AUG 7 2011 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM EDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM EDT MONDAY. * HAZARDS: HEAT INDEX VALUES OF 105 TO 112...MAINLY MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * IMPACTS: EXERTION OR PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO HEAT AND HUMIDITY COULD CREATE HEAT RELATED ILLNESS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY - CALL 9 1 1. && $$ JAQ
The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 10:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Hampton | 42 min |
| Aug 6, 2:28 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester | 2 hr |
| Aug 6, 3:17 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | Colleton | 118 min |
| Aug 6, 3:31 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CHS | Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester | 49 min |
| Aug 6, 4:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Jasper | 31 min |
| Aug 6, 4:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Colleton, Hampton | 39 min |
| Aug 6, 5:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Hampton | 31 min |
| Aug 5, 8:57 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 2 hr | |
| Aug 6, 2:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Chatham | 56 min |
| Aug 6, 2:32 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | Chatham | 88 min |
| Aug 6, 3:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Bryan, Chatham | 35 min |
Nearby
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.