Severe Thunderstorm Warning 174, NWS Charleston, SC

878 
WWUS52 KCHS 282034
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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
434 PM EDT SAT JUL 28 2012

SCC015-019-282100-
/O.CON.KCHS.SV.W.0174.000000T0000Z-120728T2100Z/
CHARLESTON SC-BERKELEY SC-
434 PM EDT SAT JUL 28 2012

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EDT
FOR EAST CENTRAL BERKELEY AND NORTHEASTERN CHARLESTON COUNTIES...

AT 434 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM
SHULERVILLE TO SMITH...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

PREPARE NOW FOR THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS...
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH...
TORRENTIAL RAIN WHICH MAY PRODUCE LOCALIZED FLOODING...

SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...AWENDAW...
HAMPTON PLANTATION STATE PARK...MCCLELLANVILLE AND SANTEE COASTAL
RESERVE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS THUNDERSTORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN...WHICH MAY
FLOOD ROADS...DITCHES AND LOW-LYING AREAS. AVOID FLOOD PRONE AREAS
AND DO NOT DRIVE INTO PLACES WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.

FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. MOVE INDOORS
IMMEDIATELY. IF THERE IS NO SAFE SHELTER AVAILABLE...STAY AWAY FROM
ISOLATED HIGH OBJECTS AND BODIES OF WATER. IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...
YOU ARE WITHIN STRIKING DISTANCE.

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER SUCH AS HAIL...DOWNED TREES...LIMBS...AND
POWER LINES...PLEASE CONTACT THE CHARLESTON NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
TOLL FREE AT 1-888-383-2024 OR EMAIL YOUR REPORTS TO
CHS.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV.

&&

LAT...LON 3295 7974 3306 7980 3326 7955 3325 7953
      3324 7945 3322 7945 3322 7944 3318 7940
      3316 7935 3315 7929 3314 7927
TIME...MOT...LOC 2034Z 241DEG 12KT 3316 7953 3302 7970

$$

230 
WWUS52 KCHS 282046
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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
446 PM EDT SAT JUL 28 2012

SCC015-019-282100-
/O.CON.KCHS.SV.W.0174.000000T0000Z-120728T2100Z/
CHARLESTON SC-BERKELEY SC-
446 PM EDT SAT JUL 28 2012

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EDT
FOR EAST CENTRAL BERKELEY AND NORTHEASTERN CHARLESTON COUNTIES...

AT 446 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM NEAR AWENDAW...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH.

PREPARE NOW FOR THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS...
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH...
TORRENTIAL RAIN WHICH MAY PRODUCE LOCALIZED FLOODING...

SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...AWENDAW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS THUNDERSTORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN...WHICH MAY
FLOOD ROADS...DITCHES AND LOW-LYING AREAS. AVOID FLOOD PRONE AREAS
AND DO NOT DRIVE INTO PLACES WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.

FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. MOVE INDOORS
IMMEDIATELY. IF THERE IS NO SAFE SHELTER AVAILABLE...STAY AWAY FROM
ISOLATED HIGH OBJECTS AND BODIES OF WATER. IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...
YOU ARE WITHIN STRIKING DISTANCE.

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER SUCH AS HAIL...DOWNED TREES...LIMBS...AND
POWER LINES...PLEASE CONTACT THE CHARLESTON NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
TOLL FREE AT 1-888-383-2024 OR EMAIL YOUR REPORTS TO
CHS.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV.

&&

LAT...LON 3305 7978 3315 7961 3305 7950 3295 7974
TIME...MOT...LOC 2046Z 267DEG 7KT 3302 7969

$$

678 
WWUS52 KCHS 282054
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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
454 PM EDT SAT JUL 28 2012

SCC015-019-282105-
/O.EXP.KCHS.SV.W.0174.000000T0000Z-120728T2100Z/
CHARLESTON SC-BERKELEY SC-
454 PM EDT SAT JUL 28 2012

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL BERKELEY AND
NORTHEASTERN CHARLESTON COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 500 PM EDT...

AT 455 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED THAT THE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED
THE WARNING HAD WEAKENED...THUS THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS
BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

ALTHOUGH THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT...
THUNDERSTORMS ARE STILL CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GUSTY WINDS...SMALL
HAIL...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAINFALL. THE SAFEST COURSE OF
ACTION IS TO REMAIN INDOORS UNTIL THE STORMS HAVE PASSED.

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER SUCH AS HAIL...DOWNED TREES...LIMBS...AND
POWER LINES...PLEASE CONTACT THE CHARLESTON NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
TOLL FREE AT 1-888-383-2024 OR EMAIL YOUR REPORTS TO
CHS.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV.

LAT...LON 3305 7978 3315 7961 3305 7950 3295 7974
TIME...MOT...LOC 2055Z 267DEG 7KT 3302 7967

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
225 PM EDT SAT JUL 28 2012

.SYNOPSIS...
A PERSISTENT TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN INLAND THIS WEEKEND
AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE REGION FROM THE NORTHWEST. THE FRONT
WILL LIKELY STALL JUST TO THE NORTH OF THE AREA BY EARLY NEXT WEEK
BEFORE DISSIPATING THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/...
A POTENTIALLY ACTIVE DAY IS IN STORE GIVEN SEVERAL SYNOPTIC-SCALE
AND MESOSCALE FEATURES AT PLAY. ALOFT...THE REGION WILL BE UNDER
THE RIGHT ENTRANCE REGION OF AN 85 KT JET STREAK STRETCHING FROM
THE MID-ATLANTIC TO NEW ENGLAND...ENHANCING UPPER DIVERGENCE. AT
MID LEVELS A PRONOUNCED SHORTWAVE DISTURBANCE IS EVIDENT ON
MORNING WATER VAPOR IMAGERY AND PROGGED TO MOVE EAST TODAY. A
RIBBON OF ALTOSTRATUS ASSOCIATED WITH THE LEADING EDGE OF THE
SHORTWAVE IS MOVING ACROSS CENTRAL GA/SC AT THIS TIME. AS IT
SLOWLY PUSHES INTO OUR WESTERN ZONES THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON WE
MAY SEE SOME DIFFERENTIAL HEATING BOUNDARIES FORM.

MODIFIED 12Z SOUNDINGS FROM CHS AND JAX SHOW QUITE A BIT OF MID-
LEVEL DRY AIR WITH DOWNDRAFT CAPES EXCEEDING 1300 J/KG. HOWEVER
THIS IS LIKELY DECEIVING BECAUSE THERE WILL BE SOME MOISTENING
THROUGH THE DAY AS THE SHORTWAVE APPROACHES. NAM MODEL SOUNDINGS
SHOW DCAPE VALUES DROPPING BELOW 700 J/KG BY 20Z. LOW-LEVEL
MOISTURE PROFILES ARE QUITE GOOD TODAY AND CONVECTIVE TEMPS ARE IN
THE LOWER 90S. INITIAL CONVECTION WILL START POPPING BY EARLY
AFTERNOON WITH INCREASING COVERAGE AS MANY DIFFERENT FEATURES
BEGIN TO INTERACT. THE SEABREEZE WILL ALSO AID IN CONVECTIVE
POTENTIAL LATER THIS AFTERNOON. NO CHANGES TO CURRENT POP GRIDS AS
THESE STILL LOOK GOOD. SEVERE WEATHER POTENTIAL IS DIFFICULT TO
PIN DOWN UNTIL WE START SEEING SOME TRENDS IN THE REAL-TIME
MESOANALYSIS DATA AND QUANTIFY THE AMOUNT OF MID-LEVEL DRY AIR
AVAILABLE FOR DOWNDRAFTS. HOWEVER...THE FACT THAT WE COULD SEE A
BIT MORE CONVECTIVE ORGANIZATION INDICATES A SLIGHTLY GREATER
CHANCE FOR DAMAGING WIND GUSTS WITH SOME STORMS.

&&

.SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY/...
SCATTERED CONVECTION SHOULD GRADUALLY DIMINISH AFTER A LATE AFTERNOON
PEAK...HOWEVER TSTMS COULD CONTINUE TO BUILD INTO ANY UNTAPPED
INLAND REGIONS OF SE GEORGIA OR SOUTH CAROLINA THIS EVENING. REMNANT
LIGHTER RAINS FROM DISSIPATING CUMULONIMBI SHOULD ALSO DECREASE IN
COVERAGE LATER THIS EVENING. OVERNIGHT A FEW SHOWERS AND TSTMS
REMAIN POSSIBLE JUST ABOUT ANYWHERE BUT CONTINUED TREND OF A
DIURNAL DECREASE OVER LAND AREAS WITH TIME. LOWS WILL BE IN THE
70S WITH SOME LATE NIGHT CLEARING PROBABLE.

SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...THE UPPER TROUGH WILL CONTINUE TO BECOME
MORE PRONOUNCED ACROSS THE EASTERN UNITED STATES WHILE AT THE
SURFACE...AN INLAND TROUGH REMAINS ACROSS THE CENTRAL CAROLINAS.
MODEL SOUNDINGS SHOW SUFFICIENT MOISTURE WITH PWATS NEAR 2 INCHES AND
MODERATE INSTABILITY ACROSS THE AREA. THIS COMBINATION SHOULD ALLOW
AT LEAST ISOLATED TO SCATTERED CONVECTION DEVELOPMENT ALONG THE SEA
BREEZE BY MIDDAY...WHILE ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT WILL IGNITE ACROSS
INLAND SC CLOSER TO THE INLAND TROUGH. BY LATER IN THE
AFTERNOON...EXPECT CONVECTION/BOUNDARY INTERACTION TO RESULT IN
ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT WHICH WILL LIKELY TRANSITION BACK ACROSS
SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. CAN NOT RULE OUT A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS AS
CONVECTION WILL LIKELY EXHIBIT TYPICAL SUMMERTIME PULSE BEHAVIOR.
GENERALLY...EXPECT HIGH TEMPERATURES TO TOP OUT IN THE LOW TO MID
90S INLAND WITH NEAR 90 DEGREES EXPECTED ALONG THE BEACHES. LOW
TEMPERATURES WILL BOTTOM OUT IN THE LOW TO MID 70S AWAY FROM THE
COAST.

MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...THE UPPER TROUGH WILL CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN
CONTROL OVER THE EASTERN COAST WHILE ITS ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT
STALLS JUST NORTHWEST OF THE AREA. WITH THE FRONT IN THE VICINITY OF
THE CWA...AMPLE MOISTURE AND A PROGRESSIVE SEA BREEZE...EXPECT AT
LEAST ISOLATED TO SCATTERED CONVECTION DURING BOTH AFTERNOONS. HIGH
TEMPERATURES WILL BE NEAR SEASONAL NORMALS WITH LOW TO MID 90S
EXPECTED AWAY FROM THE COAST. LOW TEMPERATURES WILL DIP INTO THE LOW
70S INLAND AND REMAIN IN THE MID 70S CLOSER TO THE BEACHES.

&&

.LONG TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY/...
THE BROAD UPPER TROUGH WILL REMAIN IN PLACE ACROSS THE EASTERN
UNITED STATES THROUGH MUCH OF THE EXTENDED PERIOD. IT REMAINS
DIFFICULT TO DECIPHER ONE DAY TO THE NEXT AS MODELS SHOW SEVERAL
SHORTWAVE DISTURBANCES AFFECTING THE AREA. OVERALL...EXPECT AT LEAST
ISOLATED TO SCATTERED CONVECTION...TYPICALLY DURING THE USUAL
AFTERNOON HOURS...WHILE TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN NEAR SEASONAL
NORMALS. BY THE END OF THE PERIOD...MODELS SHOW A MORE ZONAL FLOW
ALOFT DEVELOPING AS THE UPPER TROUGH BEGINS TO DISSIPATE AND THE
RIDGE ACROSS THE MIDDLE OF THE UNITED STATES STRENGTHEN.

&&

.AVIATION /18Z SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
WE MAINTAINED VCTS AT BOTH TERMINALS UNTIL 22Z DUE TO SEVERAL
FACTORS COMBINING TO INCREASE COVERAGE OF TSTMS THIS AFTERNOON.
INITIATION IS A BIT SLOWER TODAY BUT COVERAGE SHOULD INCREASE BY
LATE AFTERNOON. WITHOUT MUCH ON RADAR AS OF YET...COULD NOT PIN
DOWN TIMING WITH A TEMPO GROUP IN 18Z TAFS. ACTIVITY SHOULD WANE
AFTER SUNSET WITH VFR CONDITIONS THE REMAINDER OF THE PERIOD.

EXTENDED AVIATION OUTLOOK...PRIMARILY VFR EXCEPT FOR SHORT-LIVED
RESTRICTIONS POSSIBLE IN MAINLY AFTERNOON/EVENING SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.

&&

.MARINE...
ATLANTIC HIGH PRESSURE WILL PREVAIL AS A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE
LINGERS INLAND THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. THIS PATTERN WILL
MAINTAIN A SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST FLOW ACROSS THE WATERS. WINDS COULD
REACH UPWARDS OF 15-20 KT AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY WITH NOCTURNAL
SURGING. HOWEVER...WINDS AND SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY CRITERIA IN THE 2-4 FT RANGE THROUGH THE FORECAST
PERIOD.

&&

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

&&

SYNOPSIS...
NEAR TERM...JRL
SHORT TERM...JHP
LONG TERM...JHP
AVIATION...JRL
MARINE...

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1024 AM EDT SAT JUL 28 2012

AMZ330-350-352-354-374-291430-
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-
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
1024 AM EDT SAT JUL 28 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-137>141-SCZ040-042>045-047>052-291430-
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-
1024 AM EDT SAT JUL 28 2012

...SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY...

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP ACROSS SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTHERN SOUTH CAROLINA THIS
AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. A FEW OF THE
STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE WITH THE MAIN THREAT BEING DAMAGING
STRAIGHT LINE WINDS AND DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

PLEASE RELAY ANY REPORTS OF HAZARDOUS WEATHER INCLUDING...BUT NOT
LIMITED TO LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...AND FLOODING TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AT 1-888-383-2024.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
318 PM EDT SAT JUL 28 2012

SCZ045-050-281945-
CHARLESTON-INLAND BERKELEY-
318 PM EDT SAT JUL 28 2012

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF CHARLESTON AND
BERKELEY COUNTIES THROUGH 345 PM EDT...

AT 314 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...EXTENDING FROM GERMANTOWN TO SMITH...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...
AWENDAW AND HAMPTON PLANTATION STATE PARK...

PREPARE NOW FOR THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS...
GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH...
PENNY SIZE HAIL...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS. IF
OUTDOORS...STAY AWAY FROM ISOLATED TALL OBJECTS. IF INDOORS...STAY
AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND DOORS. AVOID USING PLUMBING AND ELECTRICAL
APPLIANCES UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3299 7967 3306 7980 3326 7955 3325 7951
      3324 7950 3325 7949 3321 7941 3319 7940
      3318 7940
TIME...MOT...LOC 1918Z 034DEG 5KT 3320 7950 3304 7972

JAQ

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
328 PM EDT SAT JUL 28 2012

GAZ114-137-138-282000-
INLAND LIBERTY-LONG-TATTNALL-
328 PM EDT SAT JUL 28 2012

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF TATTNALL...LIBERTY
AND LONG COUNTIES THROUGH 400 PM EDT...

AT 328 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM...NEAR GLENNVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...
GLENNVILLE...GUM BRANCH...MENDES AND MIDWAY...

PREPARE NOW FOR THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS...
GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3201 8161 3180 8162 3187 8199 3205 8200
TIME...MOT...LOC 1929Z 277DEG 9KT 3195 8190

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
332 PM EDT SAT JUL 28 2012

GAZ116-282000-
INLAND BRYAN-
332 PM EDT SAT JUL 28 2012

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF BRYAN COUNTY THROUGH
400 PM EDT...

AT 328 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM...NEAR PEMBROKE...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...
BLITCHTON...ELLABELL...LANIER AND PEMBROKE...

PREPARE NOW FOR THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS...
GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3218 8168 3223 8143 3204 8143 3211 8169
TIME...MOT...LOC 1932Z 275DEG 11KT 3216 8160

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
350 PM EDT SAT JUL 28 2012

SCZ045-050-282015-
CHARLESTON-INLAND BERKELEY-
350 PM EDT SAT JUL 28 2012

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF CHARLESTON AND
BERKELEY COUNTIES THROUGH 415 PM EDT...

AT 349 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM...NEAR HALFWAY CREEK...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10
MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...
AWENDAW...HAMPTON PLANTATION STATE PARK...MCCLELLANVILLE AND SANTEE
COASTAL RESERVE...

PREPARE NOW FOR THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS...
GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH...
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...
TORRENTIAL RAIN WHICH MAY PRODUCE LOCALIZED FLOODING...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. IF
OUTDOORS...STAY AWAY FROM ISOLATED TALL OBJECTS. IF INDOORS...STAY
AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND DOORS. AVOID USING PLUMBING AND ELECTRICAL
APPLIANCES UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY.

THIS THUNDERSTORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN...WHICH MAY
FLOOD DITCHES AND LOW-LYING AREAS. REDUCE VEHICLE SPEED TO LOWER THE
RISK OF HYDROPLANING. DO NOT DRIVE INTO PLACES WHERE WATER COVERS THE
ROAD. SEEK AN ALTERNATE ROUTE.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3314 7927 3302 7952 3303 7953 3293 7972
      3306 7981 3328 7956 3325 7953 3324 7945
      3322 7945 3316 7935 3315 7929
TIME...MOT...LOC 1950Z 240DEG 7KT 3313 7958