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Flash Flood Warning 9, NWS Charleston, SC

June 19, 2013Charleston County, South Carolina

NWS Charleston, SC issued this flash flood warning at Jun 19, 2013, 4:19 PM EDT for Charleston County, South Carolina. It was in force for 4 hr. 19 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
Jun 19, 2013, 4:19 PM EDT (20:19 UTC)
Expired
Jun 19, 2013, 8:15 PM EDT
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS Charleston, SC
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

County Charleston County, SC

The radar

The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 101 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:22 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
Jun 19, 4:35 PM EDTHEAVY RAIN 2.491 Nw Mount Pleasant, SCRAINFALL TOTAL OVER THE LAST 2 HOURS.
Jun 19, 4:39 PM EDTFLASH FLOOD1 Se North Charleston, SCCARNER AVE HWY 52 CLOSED NEAR JACKSONVILLE ROAD DUE TO FLASH FLOODING. TWO CARS STRANDED IN WATER.
Jun 19, 4:44 PM EDTHEAVY RAIN 0Charleston, SCSPOTTER REPORTED TWO FEET OF STANDING WATER AT THE INTERSECTION SMITH STREET AND VANDERHORST STREET.
Jun 19, 4:50 PM EDTFLASH FLOOD1 N Charleston, SCROAD IMPASSABLE DUE TO FLOODING ON AMERICA STREET BETWEEN COOPER STREET AND LEE STREET.
Jun 19, 4:50 PM EDTFLASH FLOOD1 Nnw Charleston, SCROAD IMPASSABLE AT THE INTERSECTION OF COMING STREET AND SPRING STREET DUE TO FLOODING.
Jun 19, 4:50 PM EDTFLASH FLOOD2 Nnw Charleston, SCROAD IMPASSABLE DUE TO FLOODING AT THE INTERSECTION OF MORRISON DRIVE AND MEETING STREET.
Jun 19, 4:50 PM EDTFLASH FLOODCharleston, SCROAD IMPASSABLE AT THE INTERSECTION OF ASHLEY AVENUE AND BENNETT STREET.
Jun 19, 5:03 PM EDTHEAVY RAIN 3.5West Ashley, SCPUBLIC REPORTED 3.50 INCHES OF RAIN FALLING IN TWO HOURS.
Jun 19, 5:22 PM EDTFLASH FLOOD1 Nne Charleston, SCSTRANDED VEHICLE REPORTED AT THE INTERSECTION OF EAST BAY STREET AND COLUMBUS STREET. WATER RESCUE WAS NEEDED.
Jun 19, 5:22 PM EDTFLASH FLOOD1 Nw Charleston, SCSTRANDED VEHICLE REPORTED AT THE INTERSECTION OF RUTLEDGE AVENUE AND SEPTIMA CLARK PARKWAY. WATER RESCUE WAS NEEDED.
Jun 19, 5:33 PM EDTFLASH FLOOD1 Sw Charleston Naval C, SCLAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTING SPRUILL AVE CLOSED AT THE I-26 OFF RAMP DUE TO FLOODING. JOPPA AVE...KINGWORTH AVE AND LITTLE AVE ALSO CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING.
Jun 19, 6:00 PM EDTFLASH FLOOD1 Nnw Charleston, SCHUGER ST AND KING ST CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING.
Jun 19, 6:00 PM EDTFLASH FLOOD1 Nw Charleston, SCASHLEY AVE NORTH OF FISHBURN ST CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING.
Jun 19, 6:00 PM EDTFLASH FLOOD1 Nw Charles Towne Land, SCSAM RITTENBERG BLVD AND SUMAR ST CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING.
Jun 19, 6:50 PM EDTHEAVY RAIN 21 Wnw Charleston, SC2.00 INCHES OF RAIN FELL AT JOE RILEY PARK FROM MIDNIGHT THROUGH 650 PM.
Jun 19, 6:50 PM EDTHEAVY RAIN 2.462 W Mount Pleasant, SC2.46 INCHES OF RAIN FELL FROM MIDNIGHT TO 650 PM.
Jun 19, 7:57 PM EDTHEAVY RAIN 2.571 Nne Boone Hall Planta, SC2.57 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN SINCE MIDNIGHT IN RIVERTOWNE SUBDIVISION.
Jun 19, 8:02 PM EDTHEAVY RAIN 2.56Charleston, SC2.56 INCHES OF RAIN FELL SINCE MIDNIGHT AT THE COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON OBSERVATORY.
Jun 19, 8:03 PM EDTHEAVY RAIN 2.582 Wnw Mount Pleasant, SC2.58 INCHES OF RAIN FELL SINCE MIDNIGHT AT MOUNT PLEASANT TOWN HALL.

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 11 storm reports to this flash flood warning; the first came 20 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, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 12 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 2013-06-19Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1260 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 2013-06-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 31 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
1260 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-13 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
670 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
22 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
31 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
56 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

694 
WGUS52 KCHS 192019
FFWCHS
SCC019-192215-
/O.NEW.KCHS.FF.W.0009.130619T2019Z-130619T2215Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
419 PM EDT WED JUN 19 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  CENTRAL CHARLESTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA...

* UNTIL 615 PM EDT

* AT 408 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   
  SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG A LINE   
  EXTENDING FROM MOUNT PLEASANT TO RAVENEL...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15  
  MPH.

  RADAR ESTIMATES RAINFALL RATES AT HIGH AS 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR   
  WITH THIS AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. THIS HEAVY RAINFALL   
  WILL AFFECT THE CHARLESTON METROPOLITAN AREA DURING RUSH HOUR. IN  
  ADDITION...HIGH TIDE IN DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON WILL OCCUR AROUND 507  
  PM AND COULD WORSEN THE FLOODING SITUATION.

* FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED IN AND AROUND...
  DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON...MOUNT PLEASANT...CHARLES TOWNE LANDING...    
  RAVENEL...ISLE OF PALMS...HOLLYWOOD...WEST ASHLEY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

HIGH TIDE WILL INHIBIT RUNOFF OF HEAVY RAIN...FLOODING AREAS OF POOR
DRAINAGE IN DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON. AREAS MOST PRONE TO FLOODING INCLUDE
THE MARKET...CROSSTOWN...EAST BAY STREET AND MORRISON DRIVE.

SLOW DOWN WHEN TRAVELING...ALLOW EXTRA DISTANCE BETWEEN YOU AND THE 
VEHICLE AHEAD...AND DO NOT DRIVE INTO WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH.

TO REPORT FLOODING...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN 
CHARLESTON TOLL FREE AT 1-888-383-2024.

&&

LAT...LON 3275 7984 3278 7990 3277 7992 3275 7991
      3275 7987 3273 7986 3271 7988 3264 8030
      3281 8036 3283 8021 3282 8015 3283 8016
      3284 8016 3287 7997 3285 7993 3278 7992
      3286 7989 3288 7985 3290 7977 3280 7973

$$

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6 follow-up statements
799 
WGUS72 KCHS 192102
FFSCHS

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
502 PM EDT WED JUN 19 2013

SCC019-192215-
/O.CON.KCHS.FF.W.0009.000000T0000Z-130619T2215Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CHARLESTON SC-
502 PM EDT WED JUN 19 2013

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM EDT FOR
CENTRAL CHARLESTON COUNTY...

AT 502 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 
INDICATE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN LOCATED 
ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM ISLE OF PALMS TO RAVENEL...OR ALONG A 
LINE EXTENDING FROM MOUNT PLEASANT TO 14 MILES SOUTHWEST OF 
MIDDLETON PLACE...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH.

AS MUCH AS 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS ALREADY OCCURRED IN THE 
WARNED AREA AND HAS RESULTED IN FLASH FLOODING! AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 
INCHES OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE THROUGH 615 PM AND WILL WORSEN THE 
FLOODING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY IN DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON WHERE HIGH 
TIDE WILL OCCUR AROUND 507 PM. 

LAW ENFORCEMENT AND REPORTS FROM SOCIAL MEDIA INDICATE MANY FLOODED 
ROADWAYS IN PARTS OF DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON...WEST ASHLEY...NORTH 
CHARLESTON AND MOUNT PLEASANT. MANY VEHICLES HAVE BECOME STRANDED IN 
FLOOD WATERS. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. 

FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED IN AND AROUND DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON...
CHARLESTON...HOLLYWOOD...JAMES ISLAND...JOHNS ISLAND...MEGGETT...
MOUNT PLEASANT...RAVENEL...SULLIVANS ISLAND...WADMALAW ISLAND...WEST 
ASHLEY...CHARLES TOWNE LANDING AND ISLE OF PALMS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THE MAJORITY OF FLOOD DEATHS ARE DUE TO PEOPLE DRIVING INTO WATER OF
UNKNOWN DEPTH. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL ENOUGH TO
SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. EVEN MODERN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES ARE
VULNERABLE TO FLOODING. TO AVOID THE RISK OF DEATH...FIND AN
ALTERNATE ROUTE IF THE ROAD IS FLOODED.

HOMES AND BUSINESSES MAY BEGIN TO FLOOD DUE TO THE TORRENTIAL
RAINFALL. IF YOU ARE IN A LOW-LYING AREA...BE PROACTIVE. RAISE
SENSITIVE ITEMS OFF THE GROUND BEFORE FLOODING BEGINS.

HIGH TIDE WILL INHIBIT RUNOFF OF HEAVY RAIN...FLOODING AREAS OF POOR
DRAINAGE IN DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON. AREAS MOST PRONE TO FLOODING INCLUDE
THE MARKET...CROSSTOWN...EAST BAY STREET AND MORRISON DRIVE.

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 3275 7984 3277 7987 3278 7990 3277 7992
      3275 7991 3275 7987 3273 7986 3271 7988
      3264 8030 3279 8035 3282 8028 3282 8015
      3285 7994 3281 7993 3278 7992 3286 7989
      3290 7977 3280 7973

$$

JAQ
082 
WGUS72 KCHS 192152
FFSCHS

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
552 PM EDT WED JUN 19 2013

SCC019-192215-
/O.CON.KCHS.FF.W.0009.000000T0000Z-130619T2215Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CHARLESTON SC-
552 PM EDT WED JUN 19 2013

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM EDT FOR
CENTRAL CHARLESTON COUNTY...

AT 550 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 
INDICATE LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN OVER MUCH OF THE CHARLESTON 
METROPOLITAN AREA. HOWEVER...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING 
HEAVY RAINFALL ARE MOVING IN FROM THE WEST ALONG A LINE EXTENDING 
FROM 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF RAVENEL TO MEGGETT...OR ALONG A LINE 
EXTENDING FROM MIDDLETON PLACE TO 15 MILES NORTH OF EDISTO 
BEACH...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

AS MUCH AS 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS ALREADY OCCURRED IN THE 
WARNED AREA AND HAS RESULTED IN FLASH FLOODING. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 
INCHES OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE THROUGH 615 PM AND WILL WORSEN THE 
FLOODING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY IN DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON WHERE HIGH 
TIDE OCCURRED AT 507 PM. 

LAW ENFORCEMENT AND REPORTS FROM SOCIAL MEDIA INDICATE MANY FLOODED 
ROADWAYS IN PARTS OF DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON...WEST ASHLEY...NORTH 
CHARLESTON AND MOUNT PLEASANT. MANY VEHICLES HAVE BECOME STRANDED IN 
FLOOD WATERS. 

FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED IN AND AROUND DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON... 
CHARLESTON...HOLLYWOOD...JAMES ISLAND...JOHNS ISLAND... MEGGETT... 
MOUNT PLEASANT...RAVENEL...SULLIVANS ISLAND...WADMALAW ISLAND...WEST 
ASHLEY...CHARLES TOWNE LANDING AND ISLE OF PALMS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THE MAJORITY OF FLOOD DEATHS ARE DUE TO PEOPLE DRIVING INTO WATER OF 
UNKNOWN DEPTH. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL ENOUGH TO 
SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. EVEN MODERN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES ARE 
VULNERABLE TO FLOODING. TO AVOID THE RISK OF DEATH...FIND AN 
ALTERNATE ROUTE IF THE ROAD IS FLOODED.

HOMES AND BUSINESSES MAY BEGIN TO FLOOD DUE TO THE TORRENTIAL
RAINFALL. IF YOU ARE IN A LOW-LYING AREA...BE PROACTIVE. RAISE
SENSITIVE ITEMS OFF THE GROUND BEFORE FLOODING BEGINS.

HIGH TIDE WILL INHIBIT RUNOFF OF HEAVY RAIN...FLOODING AREAS OF POOR
DRAINAGE IN DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON. AREAS MOST PRONE TO FLOODING INCLUDE
THE MARKET...CROSSTOWN...EAST BAY STREET AND MORRISON DRIVE.

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 @NWSCHARLESTONSC.

&&

LAT...LON 3275 7984 3278 7987 3278 7990 3277 7992
      3275 7991 3275 7987 3273 7986 3271 7988
      3264 8030 3279 8035 3281 8027 3282 8015
      3285 7994 3278 7992 3286 7989 3290 7977
      3280 7973

$$

JAQ
654 
WGUS52 KCHS 192213
FFWCHS
SCC019-200015-
/O.EXT.KCHS.FF.W.0009.000000T0000Z-130620T0015Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
613 PM EDT WED JUN 19 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS EXTENDED THE

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  CENTRAL CHARLESTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA...

* UNTIL 815 PM EDT

* AT 610 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
  VERY HEAVY RAIN OCCURRING ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES
  NORTHEAST OF RAVENEL TO YONGES ISLAND...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING
  FROM 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MAGNOLIA GARDENS TO 13 MILES NORTHEAST OF
  EDISTO BEACH...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

  AS MUCH AS 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS ALREADY OCCURRED IN THE   
  WARNED AREA AND HAS RESULTED IN FLASH FLOODING. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 
  3 INCHES OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE THROUGH MID EVENING AND WILL WORSEN   
  THE FLOODING SITUATION...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE CHARLESTON PENINSULA 
  AND IN WEST ASHELY WHERE MANY ROADS REMAIN FLOODED AND IMPASSABLE.

  TRAFFIC REPORTS INDICATE HEAVY TRAFFIC ACROSS MUCH OF THE          
  CHARLESTON AREA DUE TO FLOODED OR CLOSED ROADWAYS. FLOOD WATERS    
  MAY RISE RAPIDLY AND COULD POTENTIALLY BE DANGEROUS FOR MOTORISTS  
  STUCK IN TRAFFIC IN LOW LYING AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS. THESE         
  MOTORISTS SHOULD MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW! OTHERS SHOULD AVOID    
  TRAVELING IF POSSIBLE. 

  FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED IN AND AROUND DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON...    
  CHARLESTON...HOLLYWOOD...JAMES ISLAND...JOHNS ISLAND... MEGGETT... 
  MOUNT PLEASANT...RAVENEL...SULLIVANS ISLAND...WADMALAW             
  ISLAND...WEST ASHLEY...CHARLES TOWNE LANDING AND ISLE OF PALMS.

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.

HOMES AND BUSINESSES MAY BEGIN TO FLOOD DUE TO THE TORRENTIAL 
RAINFALL. IF YOU ARE IN A LOW-LYING AREA...BE PROACTIVE. RAISE 
SENSITIVE ITEMS OFF THE GROUND BEFORE FLOODING BEGINS.

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 @NWSCHARLESTONSC.

&&

LAT...LON 3275 7984 3278 7987 3278 7990 3277 7992
      3275 7991 3275 7987 3273 7986 3271 7988
      3264 8030 3279 8035 3281 8027 3282 8015
      3285 7994 3278 7992 3286 7989 3290 7977
      3280 7973

$$

JAQ
799 
WGUS72 KCHS 192249
FFSCHS

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
649 PM EDT WED JUN 19 2013

SCC019-200015-
/O.CON.KCHS.FF.W.0009.000000T0000Z-130620T0015Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CHARLESTON SC-
649 PM EDT WED JUN 19 2013

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM EDT FOR
CENTRAL CHARLESTON COUNTY...

AT 645 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 
INDICATE AN AREA OF MODERATE RAIN OVER DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON AND 
SURROUNDING AREAS. THE RAIN WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF AFTER 700 PM AND 
EVENTUALLY COME TO AN END. 

ALTHOUGH LESS THAN ONE HALF INCH OF ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS 
EXPECTED...MANY AREA ROADWAYS REMAIN FLOODED AND IMPASSABLE AND IT 
COULD TAKE A COUPLE OF HOURS FOR THE FLOOD WATERS TO RECEDE. 

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 3280 7973 3277 7981 3275 7984 3278 7987
      3278 7990 3277 7992 3275 7991 3275 7987
      3273 7986 3271 7988 3267 8016 3282 8015
      3285 7994 3281 7993 3278 7992 3286 7989
      3290 7977

$$

JAQ
368 
WGUS72 KCHS 192341
FFSCHS

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
741 PM EDT WED JUN 19 2013

SCC019-200015-
/O.CON.KCHS.FF.W.0009.000000T0000Z-130620T0015Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CHARLESTON SC-
741 PM EDT WED JUN 19 2013

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM EDT FOR
CENTRAL CHARLESTON COUNTY...

AT 740 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 
THAT THE RAIN HAD COME TO AN END ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. ALTHOUGH 
THE RAIN HAS ENDED...FLOODING CONTINUES AND MANY ROADWAYS REMAIN 
IMPASSABLE DUE TO HIGH WATER. IT MAY TAKE MOST OF THE EVENING FOR 
THE FLOOD WATERS TO FULLY RECEDE. 

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3280 7973 3277 7981 3275 7984 3278 7987
      3278 7990 3277 7992 3275 7991 3275 7987
      3273 7986 3271 7988 3267 8016 3282 8015
      3285 7994 3281 7993 3278 7992 3286 7989
      3290 7977

$$

JAQ
272 
WGUS72 KCHS 200011
FFSCHS

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
811 PM EDT WED JUN 19 2013

SCC019-200021-
/O.EXP.KCHS.FF.W.0009.000000T0000Z-130620T0015Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CHARLESTON SC-
811 PM EDT WED JUN 19 2013

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 815 PM EDT FOR FOR CENTRAL
CHARLESTON COUNTY...

ALTHOUGH THE SIGNIFICANT FLOODING HAS ENDED...DRAINAGE SYSTEMS AND
CULVERTS WILL REMAIN FULL. PONDING WATER WILL PERSIST IN LOW-LYING 
AREAS AND MAY POSE A HAZARD TO MOTORISTS. 

LAT...LON 3280 7973 3277 7981 3275 7984 3278 7987
      3278 7990 3277 7992 3275 7991 3275 7987
      3273 7986 3271 7988 3267 8016 3282 8015
      3285 7994 3281 7993 3278 7992 3286 7989
      3290 7977

$$

JAQ

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 Jun 19, 4:02 PM EDT, 17 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 19, 4:02 PM EDT, 17 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
402 PM EDT WED JUN 19 2013

.SYNOPSIS...
A COLD FRONT WILL SLOWLY PROGRESS THROUGH THE REGION TONIGHT. THE
FRONT WILL THEN STALL JUST SOUTH OF THE AREA THURSDAY AND LINGER
THROUGH SATURDAY...AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS FROM THE NORTH. THE
CENTER OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN SLIP INTO THE ATLANTIC EARLY
NEXT WEEK.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM THURSDAY MORNING/...
THIS AFTERNOON...SO FAR THE BULK OF THE SHOWER/THUNDERSTORM
ACTIVITY HAS REMAINED CENTERED OVER THE TRI-COUNTY REGION AND
ALONG THE COASTLINE. THESE AREAS ARE SEEING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL
WITH HIGH RAINFALL RATES AND THIS WILL BE THE REGION OF GREATEST
CONCERN FOR POTENTIAL FLOODING THROUGH THE EVENING.
ELSEWHERE...SHOWERS AND STORMS HAVE BEEN LESS IN COVERAGE THOUGH
RADAR SHOWS NUMEROUS OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES FLOATING AROUND WHICH MAY
SERVE TO KICK OFF ADDITIONAL CONVECTION OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS. I
HAVE ADJUSTED POPS ACCORDING TO RADAR TRENDS WITH THE IDEA OF THE
BEST COVERAGE SHIFTING SOUTHWARD ALONG THE FRONT THROUGH THE
EVENING.

TONIGHT...THE COLD FRONT TO THE NORTH WILL CONTINUE SINKING
SOUTHWARD AND THE BULK OF THE PRECIP DURING THE EARLY PART OF THE
PERIOD WILL BE FOCUSED ALONG IT. EXPECT ONGOING CONVECTION TO
DIMINISH WITH THE LOSS OF HEATING...THOUGH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
STORMS MAY CONTINUE ALONG AND NEAR THE COAST AND THE ADJACENT
COASTAL WATERS. MODELS CONTINUE TO SHOW A WAVE DEVELOPING ALONG
THE FRONT...THOUGH IT WILL RIDE NORTHEASTWARD AND OFF THE COAST
RATHER QUICKLY. SOME MINOR POP ADJUSTMENTS WERE MADE...MAINLY TO
KEEP A SLIGHT CHANCE INLAND ACROSS SOUTHEAST GA...AND CHANCES OVER
THE WATERS WHERE THE BETTER INSTABILITY WILL RESIDE. FOG...THOUGH
NOT A WIDESPREAD CONCERN...WILL BE POSSIBLE IN LOCATIONS AFFECTED
BY THUNDERSTORMS AND HEAVY RAINFALL THIS AFTERNOON/EVENING. LOWS
ARE EXPECTED TO FALL INTO THE UPPER 60S INLAND AND LOW 70S ALONG
THE COAST.

&&

.SHORT TERM /6 AM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY/...
THURSDAY...WE SHOULD EXPERIENCE A DECREASE IN SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM
COVERAGE THURSDAY MORNING AS A STALLED FRONT REMAINS JUST OFFSHORE
AND SOUTH OF THE FORECAST AREA. MODELS ARE FAIRLY CONSISTENT THAT A
WEAK LOW/COASTAL TROUGH WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE STALLED BOUNDARY
DURING THE DAY...THUS PROVIDING A FORCING MECHANISM FOR ADDITIONAL
SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR LOCATIONS WHERE
ABUNDANT LOW LVL MOISTURE LINGERS...MAINLY ALONG COASTAL SOUTH
CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA COUNTIES. HAVE THEREFORE MAINTAINED
30-40 POPS OVER THESE LOCATIONS. OVERALL HIGH TEMPS SHOULD REMAIN A
DEGREE OR TWO BELOW NORMAL WITH INCREASING CLOUD COVER AND PRECIP
OVER THE AREA. EXPECT TEMPS TO PEAK IN THE MID/UPPER 80S. SHOWERS
AND/OR THUNDERSTORMS MAY LINGER INTO THE OVERNIGHT PERIOD AS THE SFC
LOW/COASTAL TROUGH REMAINS POSITIONED NEAR THE SOUTHEAST COAST. FOR
THIS REASON...HAVE MAINTAINED 20 POPS MAINLY OVER ALL SOUTH CAROLINA
AND GEORGIA COASTAL COUNTIES. OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL RANGE IN THE UPPER
60S INLAND TO LOW/MID 70S ALONG THE COAST.

FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL EVENTUALLY BUILD
OVER THE MIDLANDS FROM THE NORTH BY FRIDAY...WITH THE PATTERN
TRANSITIONING INTO AN INLAND WEDGE AND COASTAL TROUGH TYPE SCENARIO.
MODELS CONTINUE TO SUGGEST WEAK WAVES OF ENERGY DEVELOPING ALONG THE
COASTAL TROUGH WHICH GRADUALLY SLIDE THE TROUGH NEAR THE IMMEDIATE
COAST FRIDAY AFTERNOON...THUS PROVIDING ANOTHER DAY OF SHOWER AND/OR
THUNDERSTORMS...WITH THE GREATEST COVERAGE ALONG COASTAL COUNTIES.
BY SATURDAY...HIGH PRESSURE WILL GRADUALLY STRENGTHEN OVER THE
WESTERN ATLANTIC AND LIKELY FORCE THE COASTAL TROUGH OVER LAND BY
THE AFTERNOON OR EVENING. HAVE THEREFORE INDICATED A 30 PERCENT
CHANCE OF COASTAL SHOWERS AND/OR THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY MORNING
GRADUALLY SHIFTING INLAND WITH THE TROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
OVERALL HIGHS WILL CONTINUE TO REMAIN A FEW DEGREES BELOW NORMAL ON
BOTH DAYS...WITH TEMPS EXPECTED TO REACH THE MID/UPPER 80S...HIGHEST
OVER INLAND GEORGIA. OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL RANGE IN THE UPPER 60S TO
LOWER 70S.

&&

.LONG TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
THE INLAND WEDGE/COASTAL TROUGH PATTERN WILL TRANSITION ON
SUNDAY...AS THE TROUGH DAMPENS AND/OR MOVES INLAND WHILE THE
CENTER OF HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES OVER THE ATLANTIC. THE FORECAST
AREA WILL THEN REMAIN ALONG THE WESTERN PERIPHERY OF THE ATLANTIC
HIGH PRESSURE INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK...WITH A WEAK INLAND SURFACE
TROUGH DEVELOPING TOWARD THE MID WEEK PERIOD. HAVE INDICATED A
MORE SEASONAL CONVECTIVE SCENARIO....WITH THUNDERSTORMS GENERALLY
DEVELOPING ALONG AND INLAND OF THE SEABREEZE EACH
AFTERNOON...DIMINISHING IN COVERAGE AND/OR RE-DEVELOPING OVER THE
WATERS EACH NIGHT. 500 MB HEIGHTS PEAK EARLY NEXT WEEK...EVIDENCE
THAT THE INITIALLY WEAK UPPER LEVEL PATTERN WILL TRANSITION INTO
BROAD RIDGING ALOFT. AS A RESULT...EXPECT A GRADUAL WARMING TREND
THROUGH THE PERIOD. HIGH TEMPERATURES AROUND 90 DEGREES AWAY FROM
THE COASTLINE SUNDAY WILL INCREASE INTO THE LOWER 90S MONDAY
THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

&&

.AVIATION /20Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
THE BIGGEST IMMEDIATE CONCERN IS THE POSSIBILITY OF DIRECT
IMPACTS FROM THUNDERSTORMS AT THE TERMINALS. AT
KCHS...THUNDERSTORMS ARE CURRENTLY AFFECTING AREAS WELL NORTH OF
THE AIRFIELD...BUT THIS BROKEN LINE OF STORMS IS EXPECTED TO SINK
SOUTHWARD WITH A COLD FRONT THROUGH THE EVENING. I HAVE ADJUSTED
THE TIMING FOR TSRA TO BE 19Z-22Z. AT KSAV...CURRENT STORMS TO THE
SOUTH WILL REMAIN THERE AND IT WILL TAKE A BIT LONGER FOR STORMS
TO THE NORTH TO GET INTO THE VICINITY. I HAVE HIGHLIGHTED 20Z-23Z
FOR TEMPO TSRA. HEAVY RAIN REDUCING VISIBILITIES IS THE BIGGEST
CONCERN...THOUGH GUSTY WINDS COULD BE POSSIBLE.

OVERNIGHT...CURRENT INDICATIONS ARE THAT RESTRICTED CEILINGS WILL
DEVELOP ALONG AND IMMEDIATELY BEHIND THE SOUTHWARD SINKING FRONT.
SREF PROBABILITIES ARE HIGHEST AT KCHS AND WILL START EARLIER THAN
AT KSAV. I HAVE TAKEN BOTH SITES TO MVFR...AND ALLOWED CEILINGS TO
STICK AROUND INTO THE MID MORNING HOURS.

EXTENDED AVIATION...MVFR OR LOWER CIGS/VSBYS POSSIBLE THURSDAY
THROUGH SATURDAY WITH ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND/OR
THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING NEAR A COASTAL TROUGH. VFR CONDITIONS MAY
RETURN BY SUNDAY.

&&

.MARINE...
TONIGHT...A COLD FRONT TO THE NORTH WILL CONTINUE SINKING
SOUTHWARD AND INTO THE VICINITY OF THE WATERS THROUGH TONIGHT.
MOST OF THE WATERS WILL MAINTAIN WESTERLY FLOW TONIGHT...EXCEPT
FOR THE CHARLESTON COUNTY WATERS WHICH MAY BEGIN TURNING MORE
NORTHERLY DUE TO THE FRONT VERY LATE. OVERALL CONDITIONS WILL
REMAIN WELL BELOW SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVELS WITH WINDS LESS THAN
15 KNOTS AND SEAS 2-3 FT WITHIN 20 NM AND 3-4 FT BEYOND.

THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...EAST/NORTHEAST WINDS AND SEAS ARE
EXPECTED TO REMAIN WELL BELOW SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CRITERIA
THURSDAY AS A COLD FRONT STALLS OVER OR NEAR THE WATERS. A COASTAL
TROUGH IS THEN EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG THE STALLED BOUNDARY BY
FRIDAY WHILE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS FROM THE NORTH INLAND. THIS MAY
PRODUCE A MODEST PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE WATERS WITH WIND
SPEEDS PEAKING BETWEEN AROUND 15 KTS AND WAVES BUILDING TO 3-4 FT.
ADDITIONALLY...SHOWERS AND/OR THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH
SATURDAY OVER ALL WATERS UNTIL HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE
WESTERN ATLANTIC AND SHIFTS THE COASTAL TROUGH ONSHORE. WINDS/SEAS
ARE THEN EXPECTED TO DECREASE/SUBSIDE INTO SUNDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE
CONTINUES TO BUILD OVER THE ATLANTIC.

&&

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

&&

SYNOPSIS...
NEAR TERM...BSH
SHORT TERM...DPB
LONG TERM...WMS
AVIATION...BSH
MARINE...BSH/DPB
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 19, 3:53 PM EDT, 26 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
353 PM EDT WED JUN 19 2013

GAZ087-088-099>101-114>116-118-137-138-140-SCZ040-042>045-047-052-
201200-
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-
353 PM EDT WED JUN 19 2013

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

HEAVY RAINFALL...SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA TODAY IN ADVANCE OF A COLD
FRONT. STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE HEAVY DOWNPOURS. WET
SOILS CONDITIONS ARE IN PLACE LIMITING RUNOFF IN MANY AREAS...THUS
MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS WILL OCCUR WHERE HEAVIER RAINS
FALL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ASSISTANCE IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

GAZ117-119-139-141-SCZ048>051-201200-
COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH-
BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-
353 PM EDT WED JUN 19 2013

...MODERATE RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

HEAVY RAINFALL...SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA TODAY IN ADVANCE OF A COLD
FRONT. STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE HEAVY DOWNPOURS. WET
SOILS CONDITIONS ARE IN PLACE LIMITING RUNOFF IN MANY AREAS...THUS
MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS WILL OCCUR WHERE HEAVIER RAINS
FALL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

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

   MODERATE RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ASSISTANCE IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

AMZ330-350-352-354-201200-
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-
353 PM EDT WED JUN 19 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

THUNDERSTORMS...SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO
MOVE INTO THE WATERS LATER TODAY AND THIS EVENING WITH A CHANCE
FOR HAZARDOUS WEATHER CONDITIONS FROM DEADLY LIGHTING STRIKES...
POOR VISIBILITIES IN HEAVY RAIN...AND LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS AND
HIGHER SEAS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ASSISTANCE IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

AMZ374-201200-
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
353 PM EDT WED JUN 19 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

HE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ASSISTANCE IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 19, 1:00 PM EDT, 3 hours 19 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
100 PM EDT WED JUN 19 2013

SCZ045-191745-
INLAND BERKELEY-
100 PM EDT WED JUN 19 2013

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF BERKELEY COUNTY
THROUGH 145 PM EDT...

AT 1256 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM...NEAR CROSS CROSS ROADS...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...
CROSS CROSS ROADS...CROSS...CHICORA...MURRAYSVILLE...NORTHERN LAKE
MOULTRIE...SOUTHERN LAKE MOULTRIE...PINEVILLE...JUDGE TOWN...BONNEAU
BEACH...

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THESE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPACT LAKE MOULTRIE. BOATERS SHOULD
SEEK SAFE HARBOR IMMEDIATELY. IF CAUGHT ON THE OPEN WATERS...STAY AS
LOW AS POSSIBLE AND WEAR A PERSONAL FLOATATION DEVICE. SWIMMERS
SHOULD GET OUT OF THE WATER AND INTO A STURDY BUILDING. REMEMBER...IF
YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER YOU ARE AT RISK OF BEING STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

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 3308 7985 3327 8036 3328 8035 3327 8031
      3330 8026 3338 8025 3339 8023 3345 8022
      3345 8017 3346 8017 3345 8015 3347 8014
      3348 8016 3351 8012 3350 7997 3344 7987
      3339 7983 3337 7981 3338 7978 3332 7974
TIME...MOT...LOC 1701Z 270DEG 18KT 3335 8014
Special weather statement, Jun 19, 2:02 PM EDT, 2 hours 17 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
202 PM EDT WED JUN 19 2013

SCZ044-045-191900-
DORCHESTER-INLAND BERKELEY-
202 PM EDT WED JUN 19 2013

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF DORCHESTER AND
BERKELEY COUNTIES THROUGH 300 PM EDT...

AT 200 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM...NEAR GIANT...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...
ROSINVILLE...INDIAN FIELD...GIANT...HARLEYVILLE...FRANCIS BEIDLER
FOREST...SPRING HILL...EBENEZER...SANDRIDGE...PRINGLETOWN...

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THESE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPACT LAKE MOULTRIE. BOATERS SHOULD
SEEK SAFE HARBOR IMMEDIATELY. IF CAUGHT ON THE OPEN WATERS...STAY AS
LOW AS POSSIBLE AND WEAR A PERSONAL FLOATATION DEVICE. SWIMMERS
SHOULD GET OUT OF THE WATER AND INTO A STURDY BUILDING. REMEMBER...IF
YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER YOU ARE AT RISK OF BEING STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

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 3341 8001 3311 8004 3317 8059 3323 8070
      3333 8051 3332 8049 3328 8048 3326 8043
      3327 8039 3326 8036 3328 8035 3327 8031
      3330 8026 3335 8024 3338 8025 3340 8022
TIME...MOT...LOC 1802Z 268DEG 17KT 3324 8047
Special weather statement, Jun 19, 2:06 PM EDT, 2 hours 13 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
206 PM EDT WED JUN 19 2013

SCZ045-050-052-191900-
CHARLESTON-INLAND BERKELEY-TIDAL BERKELEY-
206 PM EDT WED JUN 19 2013

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF CHARLESTON...BERKELEY
AND GEORGETOWN COUNTIES THROUGH 300 PM EDT...

AT 204 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM...NEAR NEW HOPE...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...
RICHMOND...CORDESVILLE...NEW HOPE...HUGER...FAREWELL CORNER...
BEUFORDTOWN...SMITH...THOMAS CORNER...JAMESTOWN...

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

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 3308 7934 3300 7936 3301 7943 3300 7949
      3303 7953 3302 7955 3299 7954 3302 7955
      3300 7958 3311 8004 3341 8002 3341 7985
      3338 7978 3332 7974 3327 7956 3324 7949
      3325 7948 3318 7939 3313 7927
TIME...MOT...LOC 1807Z 282DEG 15KT 3310 7983
Special weather statement, Jun 19, 2:51 PM EDT, 1 hour 28 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
251 PM EDT WED JUN 19 2013

GAZ087-088-SCZ040-191930-
ALLENDALE-JENKINS-SCREVEN-
251 PM EDT WED JUN 19 2013

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF SCREVEN...JENKINS AND
ALLENDALE COUNTIES THROUGH 330 PM EDT...

AT 249 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM AVERILL TO 10
MILES NORTHWEST OF ZEIGLER...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...
AVERILL...MILLETT...MARTIN...MILLHAVEN...BALDOCK...ZEIGLER...
HILLTONIA...WATERS...SYLVANIA...

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 3284 8197 3295 8182 3294 8181 3291 8177
      3304 8155 3308 8161 3315 8151 3311 8136
      3312 8120 3303 8108 3296 8121 3294 8123
      3291 8124 3266 8156
TIME...MOT...LOC 1852Z 272DEG 29KT 3310 8147 3286 8183
Special weather statement, Jun 19, 2:57 PM EDT, 1 hour 22 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
257 PM EDT WED JUN 19 2013

SCZ044-045-050-052-192000-
CHARLESTON-DORCHESTER-INLAND BERKELEY-TIDAL BERKELEY-
257 PM EDT WED JUN 19 2013

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF DORCHESTER...
CHARLESTON AND BERKELEY COUNTIES THROUGH 400 PM EDT...

AT 254 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM GIVHANS TO
SMITH...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...
MOUNT HOLLY...SANGAREE...GIVHANS...DRIGGERSTOWN...GETTYSVILLE...
CROWFIELD PLANTATION...MORELAND...KNIGHTSVILLE...CANAAN...CLUBHOUSE
CROSSROADS...

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 3300 7936 3299 7955 3301 7957 3297 7955
      3299 7959 3295 7961 3290 7958 3275 7984
      3278 7991 3276 7987 3275 7987 3268 7989
      3254 8017 3254 8022 3298 8042 3304 8039
      3307 8046 3316 7955 3307 7933
TIME...MOT...LOC 1857Z 297DEG 12KT 3303 8033 3303 7975
Special weather statement, Jun 19, 4:01 PM EDT, 18 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
401 PM EDT WED JUN 19 2013

SCZ040-042-192030-
ALLENDALE-HAMPTON-
401 PM EDT WED JUN 19 2013

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF ALLENDALE AND HAMPTON
COUNTIES THROUGH 430 PM EDT...

AT 358 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM LAKE WARREN STATE
PARK TO ESTILL...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...
LAKE WARREN STATE PARK...LURAY...HAMPTON...ESTILL...VARNVILLE...
HAMPTON-VARNVILLE AIRPORT...ALMEDA...ALMEDA INTERSECTION...CAMP
BRANCH...STAFFORD...

PREPARE NOW FOR THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS...
STRONG WINDS OF 45 TO 55 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 3291 8120 3282 8092 3262 8119 3274 8139
TIME...MOT...LOC 2002Z 291DEG 22KT 3283 8115 3272 8129

JAQ

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 19, 7:24 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCHS2 hr
Jun 19, 1:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHSBerkeley45 min
Jun 19, 1:24 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCHS2 hr
Jun 19, 1:51 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCHS114 min
Jun 19, 2:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHSDorchester58 min
Jun 19, 2:06 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHSBerkeley54 min
Jun 19, 2:36 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHSBerkeley, Charleston24 min
Jun 19, 2:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHSAllendale39 min
Jun 19, 2:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHSCharleston63 min
Jun 19, 3:41 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCHSBerkeley, Charleston, Dorchester109 min
Jun 19, 4:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHSHampton29 min
Jun 19, 4:09 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHSBeaufort, Colleton, Hampton, Jasper66 min
Jun 19, 4:40 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHSBerkeley, Colleton, Dorchester50 min
Jun 19, 5:00 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHSBeaufort45 min
Jun 19, 5:09 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCHS96 min
Jun 19, 5:59 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCHS2 hr
Jun 19, 6:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHSHampton, Jasper65 min
Jun 19, 6:51 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCHSBeaufort, Jasper114 min
Jun 19, 6:51 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCHS84 min
Jun 19, 7:01 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCHS119 min
Jun 19, 7:12 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningCHSBeaufort, Jasper2 hr

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