Alert archive / Georgia / Flash Flood Warnings in 2013
Flash Flood Warning 40, NWS Charleston, SC
NWS Charleston, SC issued this flash flood warning at Aug 19, 2013, 5:42 PM EDT for Bulloch County, Candler County, Screven County, Georgia. It was in force for 11 hr. 2 reports 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 19, 2013, 5:42 PM EDT (21:42 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 20, 2013, 4:21 AM EDT
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Bulloch County, GA, Candler County, GA, Screven County, GA
The radar
The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:42 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 19, 5:56 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Statesboro, GA | BULLOCH COUNTY 911 DISPATCH RELAYED NUMEROUS REPORTS OF ROAD CLOSURES IN OR NEAR THE STATESBORO CITY LIMITS. APPROXIMATELY 20 TO 25 WATER RESCUES REPORTED DUE TO FLOODING IN THE FIRST FLOOR OF AN APARTMENT COMPLEX AND HOMES ALONG JOHNSON STREET AND WEST SIDE R |
| Aug 20, 2:50 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Statesboro, GA | A FEW STREETS REMAIN FLOODED IN THE CITY |
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 2 storm reports to this flash flood warning; the first came 14 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
Charleston AFB, SC (KCHS), launched 12:00Z, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 180 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
- 1660 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 558 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 19 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 36 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 53 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
653
WGUS52 KCHS 192142
FFWCHS
GAC031-043-251-200045-
/O.NEW.KCHS.FF.W.0040.130819T2142Z-130820T0045Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
542 PM EDT MON AUG 19 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN BULLOCH COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...
NORTHEASTERN CANDLER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...
SOUTHWESTERN SCREVEN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...
* UNTIL 845 PM EDT
* AT 533 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
VERY HEAVY RAIN OCCURRING ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM HUNTERS TO
REGISTER...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
SYLVANIA TO 9 MILES SOUTH OF WESTSIDE...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 5 MPH.
DOPPLER RADAR HAS SHOWN AS MUCH AS 2.5 TO TO 3 INCHES AND AN
ADDITIONAL 1.5 TO 2 INCHES CAN STILL OCCUR.
* FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED IN AND AROUND...
REGISTER...STATESBORO...DOVER...ALTMAN...PULASKI...MIDDLEGROUND...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
AVOID DRIVING INTO WATER ON THE ROAD. THE WATER IS USUALLY DEEPER
THAN IT APPEARS AND THE ROAD MAY BE WASHED OUT. ONLY ONE FOOT OF
WATER WILL STALL A VEHICLE AND LESS THAN TWO FEET OF WATER CAN FLOAT
AND CARRY AWAY A VEHICLE. FLOODING IS THE NUMBER ONE WEATHER-RELATED
CAUSE OF DEATH IN THE UNITED STATES. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS
MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
TO REPORT FLOODING...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
CHARLESTON TOLL FREE AT 1-888-383-2024.
&&
LAT...LON 3256 8206 3254 8203 3261 8199 3265 8185
3265 8184 3267 8187 3271 8186 3286 8165
3261 8151 3229 8193 3254 8209
$$7 follow-up statements
425
WGUS72 KCHS 192201
FFSCHS
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
601 PM EDT MON AUG 19 2013
GAC031-043-251-200045-
/O.CON.KCHS.FF.W.0040.000000T0000Z-130820T0045Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SCREVEN GA-BULLOCH GA-CANDLER GA-
601 PM EDT MON AUG 19 2013
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM EDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN CANDLER...NORTHWESTERN BULLOCH AND SOUTHWESTERN SCREVEN
COUNTIES...
AT 555 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN AREA OF HEAVY RAIN
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG
A LINE EXTENDING FROM CAPTOLO TO REGISTER...OR ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES SOUTH OF SYLVANIA TO 6 MILES SOUTH OF
WESTSIDE...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 5 MPH.
THE STATESBORO POLICE ARE REPORTING THAT SEVERAL ROADS ARE FLOODED
AND IMPASSABLE...AND ARE ADVISING EVERYONE TO STAY OFF THE ROADS
UNTIL FLOODING SUBSIDES. AS MUCH AS 3 TO 3.5 INCHES OF RAIN HAS
FALLEN AND AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES CAN STILL OCCUR.
FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED IN AND AROUND ALTMAN...CAPTOLO...DOVER...
GEORGIA SOUTHERN...HOPEULIKIT...HUNTERS...MIDDLEGROUND...PORTAL...
PULASKI...REGISTER...ROCKY FORD...STATESBORO...SYLVANIA...WOODCLIFF
AND WESTSIDE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
AVOID DRIVING INTO WATER ON THE ROAD. THE WATER IS USUALLY DEEPER
THAN IT APPEARS AND THE ROAD MAY BE WASHED OUT. ONLY ONE FOOT OF
WATER WILL STALL A VEHICLE AND LESS THAN TWO FEET OF WATER CAN FLOAT
AND CARRY AWAY A VEHICLE. FLOODING IS THE NUMBER ONE WEATHER-RELATED
CAUSE OF DEATH IN THE UNITED STATES. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS
MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
KEEP CHILDREN AWAY FROM STORM DRAINS...WATER CATCHMENTS...AND
STREAMS. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF MOVING WATER CAN KNOCK A CHILD OFF
THEIR FEET AND SWEEP THEM TO THEIR DEATH.
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. REPORTS CAN ALSO BE SENT THROUGH
TWITTER USING #WXREPORT.
&&
LAT...LON 3254 8209 3256 8206 3254 8203 3261 8199
3265 8185 3265 8184 3267 8187 3270 8185
3286 8165 3261 8151 3230 8193
$$266
WGUS72 KCHS 192229
FFSCHS
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
629 PM EDT MON AUG 19 2013
GAC031-043-251-200045-
/O.CON.KCHS.FF.W.0040.000000T0000Z-130820T0045Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SCREVEN GA-BULLOCH GA-CANDLER GA-
629 PM EDT MON AUG 19 2013
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM EDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN CANDLER...NORTHWESTERN BULLOCH AND SOUTHWESTERN SCREVEN
COUNTIES...
AT 621 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE AREA OF HEAVY RAIN CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING.
THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM CAPTOLO TO
WESTSIDE...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES SOUTH OF SYLVANIA
TO WESTSIDE...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 5 MPH.
DOPPLER RADAR HAS SHOWN AS MUCH AS 3 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN AND AN
ADDITIONAL 1 TO PERHAPS 2 INCHES CAN STILL OCCUR.
STATESBORO POLICE HAVE BEEN ADVISING MOTORISTS TO STAY OFF THE
STATESBORO ROADS DUE TO CONSIDERABLE FLOODING PROBLEMS.
FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED IN AND AROUND ALTMAN...CAPTOLO...DOVER...
GEORGIA SOUTHERN...HOPEULIKIT...HUNTERS...MIDDLEGROUND...PORTAL...
PULASKI...REGISTER...ROCKY FORD...STATESBORO...SYLVANIA...WOODCLIFF
AND WESTSIDE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
AVOID DRIVING INTO WATER ON THE ROAD. THE WATER IS USUALLY DEEPER
THAN IT APPEARS AND THE ROAD MAY BE WASHED OUT. ONLY ONE FOOT OF
WATER WILL STALL A VEHICLE AND LESS THAN TWO FEET OF WATER CAN FLOAT
AND CARRY AWAY A VEHICLE. FLOODING IS THE NUMBER ONE WEATHER-RELATED
CAUSE OF DEATH IN THE UNITED STATES. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS
MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
KEEP CHILDREN AWAY FROM STORM DRAINS...WATER CATCHMENTS...AND
STREAMS. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF MOVING WATER CAN KNOCK A CHILD OFF
THEIR FEET AND SWEEP THEM TO THEIR DEATH.
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. REPORTS CAN ALSO BE SENT THROUGH
TWITTER USING #WXREPORT.
&&
LAT...LON 3254 8209 3256 8206 3254 8203 3261 8199
3265 8185 3265 8184 3267 8187 3270 8185
3286 8165 3261 8151 3230 8193
$$149
WGUS72 KCHS 192256
FFSCHS
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
656 PM EDT MON AUG 19 2013
GAC031-043-251-200045-
/O.CON.KCHS.FF.W.0040.000000T0000Z-130820T0045Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SCREVEN GA-BULLOCH GA-CANDLER GA-
656 PM EDT MON AUG 19 2013
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM EDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN CANDLER...NORTHWESTERN BULLOCH AND SOUTHWESTERN SCREVEN
COUNTIES...
AT 647 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE AREA OF HEAVY RAIN CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING.
THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM CAPTOLO TO
PORTAL...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 9 MILES SOUTH OF SYLVANIA TO
7 MILES NORTHWEST OF WESTSIDE...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 5 MPH.
THE HEAVIEST RAINS ARE STARTING TO SUBSIDE...HOWEVER CONSIDERABLE
FLOODING FROM EARLIER INTENSE RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE TO BE A PROBLEM
THIS EVENING.
FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED IN AND AROUND ALTMAN...CAPTOLO...DOVER...
GEORGIA SOUTHERN...HOPEULIKIT...HUNTERS...MIDDLEGROUND...PORTAL...
PULASKI...REGISTER...ROCKY FORD...STATESBORO...SYLVANIA...WOODCLIFF
AND WESTSIDE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
AVOID DRIVING INTO WATER ON THE ROAD. THE WATER IS USUALLY DEEPER
THAN IT APPEARS AND THE ROAD MAY BE WASHED OUT. ONLY ONE FOOT OF
WATER WILL STALL A VEHICLE AND LESS THAN TWO FEET OF WATER CAN FLOAT
AND CARRY AWAY A VEHICLE. FLOODING IS THE NUMBER ONE WEATHER-RELATED
CAUSE OF DEATH IN THE UNITED STATES. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS
MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...PLEASE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN CHARLESTON TOLL FREE AT 1-888-383-2024 OR EMAIL YOUR
REPORTS TO CHS.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV. REPORTS CAN ALSO BE SENT THROUGH
TWITTER USING #WXREPORT.
&&
LAT...LON 3254 8209 3256 8206 3254 8203 3261 8199
3265 8185 3265 8184 3267 8187 3270 8185
3286 8165 3261 8151 3230 8193
$$703
WGUS52 KCHS 200041
FFWCHS
GAC031-043-251-200245-
/O.EXT.KCHS.FF.W.0040.000000T0000Z-130820T0245Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
841 PM EDT MON AUG 19 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS EXTENDED THE
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN BULLOCH COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...
NORTHEASTERN CANDLER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...
SOUTHWESTERN SCREVEN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...
* UNTIL 1045 PM EDT
* AT 831 PM EDT...LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED FLOODING IN
PARTS OF BULLOCH COUNTY...MAINLY IN AND NEAR STATESBORO.
WHILE THE HEAVIER RAINS HAVE ENDED...NUMEROUS ROADS ARE STILL
CLOSED IN PARTS OF BULLOCH COUNTY...WHICH WILL CONTINUE UNTIL
FLOODING SUBSIDES LATER THIS EVENING. ADDITIONAL RAINS WILL BE NO
MORE THAN ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF INCH...BUT THIS IS IN ADDITION
TO THE MORE THAN 4 INCHES THAT OCCURRED EARLIER.
* FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED IN AND AROUND...
WESTSIDE...HOPEULIKIT...STATESBORO...PULASKI...GEORGIA SOUTHERN...
GEORGIA SOUTHERN...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
WATER DEPTH IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO DETERMINE AT NIGHT. DO NOT
ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER ON THE ROADWAY EVEN IF IT APPEARS SHALLOW.
FIND AN ALTERNATE ROUTE. A SHORT DELAY IN YOUR TRAVEL PLANS IS BETTER
THAN LOSING YOUR CAR...OR YOUR LIFE.
TO REPORT FLOODING...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
CHARLESTON TOLL FREE AT 1-888-383-2024.
&&
LAT...LON 3254 8209 3256 8206 3254 8203 3261 8199
3265 8185 3265 8184 3267 8187 3270 8185
3286 8165 3261 8151 3230 8193
$$085
WGUS72 KCHS 200050
FFSCHS
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
850 PM EDT MON AUG 19 2013
GAC043-251-200100-
/O.CAN.KCHS.FF.W.0040.000000T0000Z-130820T0245Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SCREVEN GA-CANDLER GA-
850 PM EDT MON AUG 19 2013
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR NORTHEASTERN
CANDLER AND SOUTHWESTERN SCREVEN COUNTIES...
LAT...LON 3261 8199 3265 8183 3265 8181 3263 8180
3255 8169 3255 8168 3253 8165 3253 8164
3252 8163 3230 8193 3233 8195 3242 8192
3242 8194 3247 8198 3251 8197 3254 8203
$$
GAC031-200245-
/O.CON.KCHS.FF.W.0040.000000T0000Z-130820T0245Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLOCH GA-
850 PM EDT MON AUG 19 2013
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 PM EDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN BULLOCH COUNTY...
AT 848 PM EDT...LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED FLOODING IN
PARTS OF BULLOCH COUNTY...MAINLY IN AND NEAR STATESBORO.
WHILE THE HEAVIER RAINS HAVE ENDED...NUMEROUS ROADS ARE STILL
CLOSED IN PARTS OF BULLOCH COUNTY...WHICH WILL CONTINUE UNTIL
FLOODING SUBSIDES LATER THIS EVENING. ADDITIONAL RAINS WILL BE NO
MORE THAN ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF INCH...BUT THIS IS IN ADDITION
TO THE MORE THAN 4 INCHES THAT OCCURRED EARLIER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
WATER DEPTH IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO DETERMINE AT NIGHT. DO NOT
ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER ON THE ROADWAY EVEN IF IT APPEARS SHALLOW.
FIND AN ALTERNATE ROUTE. A SHORT DELAY IN YOUR TRAVEL PLANS IS BETTER
THAN LOSING YOUR CAR...OR YOUR LIFE.
TO REPORT FLOODING...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
CHARLESTON TOLL FREE AT 1-888-383-2024.
&&
LAT...LON 3261 8199 3265 8183 3265 8181 3263 8180
3255 8169 3255 8168 3253 8165 3253 8164
3252 8163 3230 8193 3233 8195 3242 8192
3242 8194 3247 8198 3251 8197 3254 8203
$$337
WGUS52 KCHS 200238
FFWCHS
GAC031-200845-
/O.EXT.KCHS.FF.W.0040.000000T0000Z-130820T0845Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1038 PM EDT MON AUG 19 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS EXTENDED THE
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN BULLOCH COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...
* UNTIL 445 AM EDT TUESDAY
* AT 1036 PM EDT...LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED FLOODING IN
PARTS OF BULLOCH COUNTY...MAINLY IN AND NEAR STATESBORO.
WHILE THE HEAVIER RAINS HAVE ENDED...NUMEROUS ROADS ARE STILL
CLOSED IN PARTS OF THE COUNTY...WHICH WILL CONTINUE UNTIL
FLOODING SUBSIDES BY LATE TONIGHT. ADDITIONAL RAINS WILL BE NO
MORE THAN ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF INCH...BUT THIS IS IN
ADDITION TO THE MORE THAN 4 INCHES THAT OCCURRED EARLIER.
* FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED IN AND AROUND...
WESTSIDE...STATESBORO...HOPEULIKIT...MIDDLEGROUND...GEORGIA
SOUTHERN...JIMPS...REGISTER...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
WATER DEPTH IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO DETERMINE AT NIGHT. DO NOT
ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER ON THE ROADWAY EVEN IF IT APPEARS SHALLOW.
FIND AN ALTERNATE ROUTE. A SHORT DELAY IN YOUR TRAVEL PLANS IS BETTER
THAN LOSING YOUR CAR...OR YOUR LIFE.
AVOID DRIVING INTO WATER ON THE ROAD. THE WATER IS USUALLY DEEPER
THAN IT APPEARS AND THE ROAD MAY BE WASHED OUT. ONLY ONE FOOT OF
WATER WILL STALL A VEHICLE AND LESS THAN TWO FEET OF WATER CAN FLOAT
AND CARRY AWAY A VEHICLE. FLOODING IS THE NUMBER ONE WEATHER-RELATED
CAUSE OF DEATH IN THE UNITED STATES. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS
MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
TO REPORT FLOODING...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
CHARLESTON TOLL FREE AT 1-888-383-2024.
&&
LAT...LON 3261 8199 3265 8183 3265 8181 3263 8180
3255 8169 3255 8168 3253 8165 3253 8164
3252 8163 3230 8193 3233 8195 3242 8192
3242 8194 3247 8198 3251 8197 3254 8203
$$692
WGUS72 KCHS 200821
FFSCHS
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
421 AM EDT TUE AUG 20 2013
GAC031-200831-
/O.CAN.KCHS.FF.W.0040.000000T0000Z-130820T0845Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLOCH GA-
421 AM EDT TUE AUG 20 2013
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR NORTHWESTERN
BULLOCH COUNTY...
ALTHOUGH THE SIGNIFICANT FLOODING HAS ENDED...DRAINAGE SYSTEMS AND
CULVERTS WILL REMAIN FULL. STANDING WATER WILL PERSIST IN LOW-LYING
AREAS AND MAY POSE A HAZARD TO MOTORISTS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER
RADIO ALL-HAZARDS FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.
LAT...LON 3261 8199 3265 8183 3265 8181 3263 8180
3255 8169 3255 8168 3253 8165 3253 8164
3252 8163 3230 8193 3233 8195 3242 8192
3242 8194 3247 8198 3251 8197 3254 8203
$$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 19, 4:06 PM EDT, 1 hour 36 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 19, 4:06 PM EDT, 1 hour 36 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
406 PM EDT MON AUG 19 2013
.SYNOPSIS...
A STATIONARY FRONT OVER THE AREA WILL DISSIPATE AS HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDS ACROSS THE REGION MID TO LATE WEEK. A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW
PRESSURE WILL APPROACH FROM THE NORTHWEST THIS WEEKEND...FOLLOWED
BY HIGH PRESSURE INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.
&&
.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM TUESDAY MORNING/...
THROUGH EARLY EVENING/MAINLY AWAY FROM THE IMMEDIATE COAST...A
COMPLEX MESOSCALE ENVIRONMENT FEATURING NUMEROUS BOUNDARIES AND
PWATS AROUND 2 INCHES WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT SCATTERED TO
NUMEROUS SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS WITH ERRATIC PROPAGATION AND AN
ASSOCIATED/LOCALIZED THREAT FOR EXCESSIVE RAINFALL/FLASH
FLOODING. WHERE BOUNDARY/CELL MERGERS OCCUR...ISOLATED UPDRAFTS
COULD BRIEFLY INTENSIFY TO PRODUCE DAMAGING WET MICROBURSTS.
HOWEVER...THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT SHOULD REMAIN LIMITED.
AFTER DARK...SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD GRADUALLY DECREASE IN
COVERAGE/INTENSITY. AFTER MIDNIGHT...AREAS AWAY FROM COASTAL
COUNTIES/ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS COULD REMAIN RAIN-FREE FOR
SEVERAL HOURS. HOWEVER...MAINTAINED SLIGHT CHANCE POPS MOST AREAS
WELL INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.
OVERNIGHT...FOG/STRATUS COULD REDEVELOP AWAY FROM THE IMMEDIATE
COAST WHERE WINDS REMAIN LIGHT AND WHERE BOUNDARY LAYER
MOISTURE/INSTABILITY IS ENHANCED BY RAIN.
&&
.SHORT TERM /6 AM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY/...
TUESDAY...HIGH PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE AND ALOFT WILL PREVAIL. A
WEAK COASTAL TROUGH/LINGERING STATIONARY FRONT WILL PROVIDE ENOUGH
CONVERGENCE TO SUPPORT ISOLATED SHOWERS/WEAK THUNDERSTORMS PUSHING
LOCALLY ONSHORE DURING THE MORNING HOURS. THE TROUGH WILL DISSIPATE
AS THE DAY PROGRESSES...WHILE THE SEABREEZE BECOMES THE MAIN FOCUS
FOR CONVECTION BY THE EARLY AFTERNOON. DEEPER MOISTURE WRAPPING
AROUND THE PERIPHERY OF THE ATLANTIC RIDGE...AS WELL AS A SERIES OF
WEAK SHORTWAVES TRACKING FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO...SUGGESTS THAT
SCATTERED SHOWER/THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT IS POSSIBLE. WILL
ADVERTISE RAIN CHANCES PEAKING IN THE 30 TO 40 PERCENT RANGE AWAY
FROM THE IMMEDIATE COASTLINE...HIGHLIGHTING INLAND AREAS WITH BEST
COVERAGE. PRECIPITATION POTENTIAL WILL THEN DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET
WITH THE LOSS OF DAYTIME HEATING AND INSTABILITY. HIGH TEMPERATURES
WILL REACH THE UPPER 80S TO AROUND 90 DEGREES INLAND.
WEDNESDAY...A SHORTWAVE TROUGH WILL SHIFT INTO THE OHIO VALLEY
REGION MIDDAY...WHILE THE ATLANTIC RIDGE REMAINS RATHER STRONG
OVER THE SOUTHEAST COAST. EXPECT THE CONVECTIVE SCENARIO TO BE
FAIRLY TYPICAL FOR LATE SUMMER. COVERAGE WILL INITIALLY OCCUR OVER
THE MARINE ZONES AND COASTLINE IN THE MORNING ALONG REMNANTS OF
A STATIONARY FRONT...BEFORE TRANSITIONING ALONG AND INLAND OF THE
SEABREEZE BY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. WILL INDICATE
SHOWER/THUNDERSTORM CHANCES IN THE 20 PERCENT RANGE ALONG THE
COAST TO 30 TO NEAR 40 PERCENT FARTHER INLAND. COVERAGE OVER LAND
WILL THEN DIMINISH FROM EAST TO WEST INTO THE EVENING HOURS...WITH
BEST CONVERGENCE/INSTABILITY SHIFTING TO THE WATERS OVERNIGHT.
TEMPERATURES WILL PEAK A DEGREE OR TWO HIGHER THAN THE PREVIOUS
DAY...REACHING 90 TO 91 DEGREES AWAY FROM THE LOCALLY COOLER
COASTLINE.
THURSDAY...DEEP LAYER RIDGING WILL WEAKEN BY LATE WEEK...AS THE
SHORTWAVE TROUGH TO THE NORTH TRACKS INTO THE MID ATLANTIC STATES.
DESPITE THIS VARIATION IN THE LARGE SCALE PATTERN...EXPECT LITTLE
NOTABLE CHANGE TO THE GENERAL SENSIBLE WEATHER FOR THURSDAY. WILL
INDICATE A SEASONAL 20 TO 30 PERCENT CHANCE FOR
SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE DAYTIME HOURS...WITH RAIN CHANCES
DIMINISHING BY THE EVENING/NIGHTTIME PERIOD. LOW TO MID LEVEL FLOW
WILL LOSE SOME OF ITS ONSHORE COMPONENT...CONTRIBUTING TO WARMER
HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER 90S.
&&
.LONG TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/...
A TYPICAL SUMMERTIME PATTERN WILL PERSIST THROUGH LATE WEEK AS
ATLANTIC HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE SOUTHEAST. CONDITIONS SHOULD
REMAIN SOMEWHAT DRYER THROUGH FRIDAY WITH WEST/SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN GRADUALLY RETREAT SOUTH AND EAST INTO THE
WEEKEND AS A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE APPROACHES FROM THE NORTHWEST.
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND/OR THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE
EACH DAY...WITH POSSIBLY INCREASING CHANCES ON SUNDAY BEFORE SFC
HIGH PRESSURE AND DRYER MID LVL AIR SHIFTS OVER THE SOUTHEAST INTO
EARLY NEXT WEEK. OVERALL HIGH TEMPS SHOULD RANGE IN THE UPPER 80S
TO LOWER 90S EACH AFTERNOON...HIGHEST OVER INLAND AREAS IN
SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPS SHOULD RANGE IN THE LOW 70S
INLAND TO LOW/MID 70S ALONG THE COAST.
&&
.AVIATION /20Z MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
SHOWERS/TSTMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP IN THE VICINITY OF
TERMINALS UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING. AMENDMENTS COULD BE
REQUIRED BASED ON NEAR TERM CONVECTIVE TRENDS. MOST SHOWERS/
THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD GRADUALLY DISSIPATE AFTER DARK. THEN...
SHOWERS WILL PUSH ONSHORE/REDEVELOP IN THE KCHS VICINITY LATE
TONIGHT AND/OR TUESDAY MORNING. OUTSIDE PRECIPITATION...MAINLY VFR
CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL...WITH ONLY A LOW PROBABILITY FOR FLIGHT
RESTRICTIONS LATE TONIGHT/EARLY TUESDAY.
EXTENDED AVIATION OUTLOOK...VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO PREVAIL
TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE PERSISTS OVER THE
SOUTHEAST. BRIEF MVFR CIGS/VSBYS ARE POSSIBLE EACH AFTERNOON WITH
INLAND MOVING SHOWERS AND/OR THUNDERSTORMS.
&&
.MARINE...
ATLC HIGH PRES WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE S TO SE WINDS MAINLY 10
KT OR LESS THROUGH TONIGHT...ACCOMPANIED BY SEAS 2 TO 3
FT NEARSHORE WATERS AND 3-4 FT BEYOND 20 NM. LOCALLY HIGHER
WINDS/SEAS COULD DEVELOP WITHIN/NEAR ISOLATED/SCATTERED SHOWERS/TSTMS.
TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...WINDS/SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN WELL
BELOW SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVELS THROUGH LATE WEEK WITH HIGH
PRESSURE THE MAIN FEATURE OVER THE MARINE ZONES. IN GENERAL...SOUTH
TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL REMAIN AT OR BELOW 10 TO 12 KT...HIGHEST
NEAR SEABREEZE CIRCULATIONS ALONG THE COAST. SEAS WILL REMAIN AT
OR BELOW 3 FT...HIGHEST IN OUTER GEORGIA WATERS.
RIP CURRENTS...A SLIGHT INCREASE IN SWELLS COULD LEAD TO A MODERATE
RISK OF RIPS BY MID WEEK.
&&
.TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...
ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY FOR ALL COASTAL COUNTIES IN
ANTICIPATION OF ELEVATED TIDES 6-10 PM THIS EVENING. SHALLOW SALT
WATERS FLOODING/ASSOCIATED IMPACTS SHOULD REMAIN MINIMAL...AS
HEAVIER RAIN SHOULD REMAIN JUST INLAND FROM THE TIDAL ZONE THROUGH
THE EVENING.
GIVEN THE PERIGEAN SPRING TIDES...ADDITIONAL COASTAL FLOOD
ADVISORIES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH MID-WEEK WITH THE EVENING HIGH
TIDE CYCLE.
&&
.CHS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR GAZ117-
119-139-141.
SC...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR
SCZ048>051.
MARINE...NONE.
&&
SYNOPSIS...
NEAR TERM...SPR
SHORT TERM...WMS
LONG TERM...DPB
AVIATION...SPR
MARINE...SPR/WMS
TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 19, 4:17 PM EDT, 1 hour 25 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 417 PM EDT MON AUG 19 2013 GAZ117-119-139-141-SCZ048>051-202030- COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH- BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER- 417 PM EDT MON AUG 19 2013 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... 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. COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. COASTAL FLOODING...TIDES WILL REMAIN ELEVATED THROUGH MID WEEK. AS A RESULT COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORIES MAY BE REQUIRED WITH THE EVENING HIGH TIDES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ASSISTANCE IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. AMZ330-350-352-354-374-202030- 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- 417 PM EDT MON AUG 19 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ASSISTANCE IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. GAZ087-088-099>101-114>116-118-137-138-140-SCZ040-042>045-047-052- 202030- JENKINS-SCREVEN-CANDLER-BULLOCH-EFFINGHAM-TATTNALL-EVANS- INLAND BRYAN-INLAND CHATHAM-LONG-INLAND LIBERTY-INLAND MCINTOSH- ALLENDALE-HAMPTON-INLAND COLLETON-DORCHESTER-INLAND BERKELEY- INLAND JASPER-TIDAL BERKELEY- 417 PM EDT MON AUG 19 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. HEAVY RAINFALL...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS COULD PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAIN AND LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING THROUGH THIS EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... PLEASE RELAY REPORTS OF FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 19, 3:55 PM EDT, 1 hour 47 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
355 PM EDT MON AUG 19 2013
SCZ042-043-192030-
HAMPTON-INLAND COLLETON-
355 PM EDT MON AUG 19 2013
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF HAMPTON AND COLLETON
COUNTIES THROUGH 430 PM EDT...
AT 353 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 10 MILES NORTHWEST
OF ISLANDTON TO 16 MILES SOUTH OF EARLY BRANCH...NEARLY STATIONARY.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...
ALMEDA...ALMEDA INTERSECTION...CAMP BRANCH...CUMMINGS...
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 3290 8112 3292 8080 3274 8085 3273 8100
3275 8102 3273 8104 3272 8119
TIME...MOT...LOC 1955Z 270DEG 0KT 3303 8103 3253 8103Special weather statement, Aug 19, 3:57 PM EDT, 1 hour 45 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 357 PM EDT MON AUG 19 2013 GAZ116-138-192045- INLAND BRYAN-INLAND LIBERTY- 357 PM EDT MON AUG 19 2013 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF LIBERTY AND BRYAN COUNTIES THROUGH 445 PM EDT... AT 353 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...NEAR LETFORD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED INCLUDE... LETFORD...LANIER...ELLABELL... PREPARE NOW FOR THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS... GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH... FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING... 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. 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 3220 8156 3204 8137 3194 8152 3205 8170 TIME...MOT...LOC 1958Z 232DEG 8KT 3206 8159 3200 8152
Special weather statement, Aug 19, 4:27 PM EDT, 1 hour 15 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
427 PM EDT MON AUG 19 2013
SCZ043-192115-
INLAND COLLETON-
427 PM EDT MON AUG 19 2013
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF COLLETON COUNTY
THROUGH 515 PM EDT...
AT 424 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM...NEAR WALTERBORO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...
WALTERBORO...THAYER...COLLETON MEDICAL CENTER...RHODES CROSSROADS...
LOWCOUNTRY REGIONAL AIRPORT...ROUND O...GLOVERVILLE...COTTAGEVILLE...
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 3306 8060 3306 8059 3306 8057 3305 8040
3300 8041 3299 8041 3297 8042 3296 8041
3286 8041 3280 8064 3291 8076 3306 8063
TIME...MOT...LOC 2027Z 214DEG 11KT 3290 8064Special weather statement, Aug 19, 4:51 PM EDT, 51 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
451 PM EDT MON AUG 19 2013
SCZ040-192130-
ALLENDALE-
451 PM EDT MON AUG 19 2013
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF ALLENDALE COUNTY
THROUGH 530 PM EDT...
AT 450 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM MARTIN TO
MILBURY...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...
MARTIN...AVERILL...MILBURY...BALDOCK...APPLETON...SEIGLING...
BARTON...
PREPARE NOW FOR THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS...
GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH...
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...
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.
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 3315 8148 3311 8136 3312 8119 3306 8113
3303 8108 3296 8121 3294 8124 3292 8124
3286 8145 3287 8145 3288 8148 3290 8147
3290 8148 3292 8148 3295 8151 3301 8149
3305 8154 3304 8155 3311 8158
TIME...MOT...LOC 2052Z 249DEG 12KT 3305 8146 3290 8143Special weather statement, Aug 19, 5:28 PM EDT, 14 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 528 PM EDT MON AUG 19 2013 GAZ088-099-100-115-192215- BULLOCH-CANDLER-EVANS-SCREVEN- 528 PM EDT MON AUG 19 2013 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF SCREVEN...EVANS... BULLOCH AND CANDLER COUNTIES THROUGH 615 PM EDT... AT 524 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM EUREKA TO ADABELLE...MOVING NORTH AT 10 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED INCLUDE... WESTBROOKE...STATESBORO...HALCYONDALE...BRANNEN LAKE...CAMERON... GEORGIAN WALK...DONEGAL...DOVER... PREPARE NOW FOR THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS... GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH... FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING... 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. 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 3283 8163 3253 8153 3216 8198 3247 8207 TIME...MOT...LOC 2129Z 177DEG 9KT 3252 8173 3230 8193
Local storm report, Aug 19, 5:42 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
542 PM EDT MON AUG 19 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0530 PM LIGHTNING STATESBORO 32.45N 81.78W
08/19/2013 BULLOCH GA LAW ENFORCEMENT
&&
EVENT NUMBER CHS1300846
FWAThe office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 18, 9:19 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | CHS | Burke, Emanuel, Jenkins | 9 days |
| Aug 19, 3:19 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | McIntosh | 86 min |
| Aug 19, 3:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Bryan | 48 min |
| Aug 19, 4:02 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | CHS | 6 hr | |
| Aug 19, 4:14 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | Bryan, Bulloch, Evans, Liberty | 91 min |
| Aug 19, 5:12 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | Screven | 93 min |
| Aug 19, 5:16 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | Bulloch, Candler, Evans, Tattnall | 89 min |
| Aug 19, 5:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Bulloch, Screven | 47 min |
| Aug 19, 6:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Candler | 48 min |
| Aug 19, 6:16 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | Effingham | 89 min |
| Aug 19, 6:43 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CHS | Effingham | 2 hr |
| Aug 19, 6:53 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | Evans, Long, Tattnall | 2 hr |
| Aug 19, 6:58 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | Effingham, Screven | 92 min |
| Aug 19, 7:13 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CHS | Effingham, Screven | 2 hr |
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Sources
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