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Flash Flood Warning 40, NWS Charleston, SC

August 19, 2013Bulloch County, Candler County, Screven County, Georgia

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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Aug 19, 5:56 PM EDTFLASH FLOODStatesboro, GABULLOCH 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 EDTFLASH FLOODStatesboro, GAA 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Charleston AFB, SC at 12:00Z on 2013-08-19Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1660 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Charleston AFB, SC at 12:00Z on 2013-08-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 36 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
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

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

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 8103
Special 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 8064
Special 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 8143
Special 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

FWA

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 18, 9:19 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningCHSBurke, Emanuel, Jenkins9 days
Aug 19, 3:19 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCHSMcIntosh86 min
Aug 19, 3:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHSBryan48 min
Aug 19, 4:02 PM EDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryCHS6 hr
Aug 19, 4:14 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCHSBryan, Bulloch, Evans, Liberty91 min
Aug 19, 5:12 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCHSScreven93 min
Aug 19, 5:16 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCHSBulloch, Candler, Evans, Tattnall89 min
Aug 19, 5:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHSBulloch, Screven47 min
Aug 19, 6:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHSCandler48 min
Aug 19, 6:16 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCHSEffingham89 min
Aug 19, 6:43 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningCHSEffingham2 hr
Aug 19, 6:53 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCHSEvans, Long, Tattnall2 hr
Aug 19, 6:58 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCHSEffingham, Screven92 min
Aug 19, 7:13 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningCHSEffingham, Screven2 hr

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Sources

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