Alert archive / South Carolina / Flash Flood Warnings in 2013
Flash Flood Warning 9, NWS Charleston, SC
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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 4:35 PM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 2.49 | 1 Nw Mount Pleasant, SC | RAINFALL TOTAL OVER THE LAST 2 HOURS. |
| Jun 19, 4:39 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Se North Charleston, SC | CARNER AVE HWY 52 CLOSED NEAR JACKSONVILLE ROAD DUE TO FLASH FLOODING. TWO CARS STRANDED IN WATER. |
| Jun 19, 4:44 PM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 0 | Charleston, SC | SPOTTER REPORTED TWO FEET OF STANDING WATER AT THE INTERSECTION SMITH STREET AND VANDERHORST STREET. |
| Jun 19, 4:50 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 N Charleston, SC | ROAD IMPASSABLE DUE TO FLOODING ON AMERICA STREET BETWEEN COOPER STREET AND LEE STREET. |
| Jun 19, 4:50 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Nnw Charleston, SC | ROAD IMPASSABLE AT THE INTERSECTION OF COMING STREET AND SPRING STREET DUE TO FLOODING. |
| Jun 19, 4:50 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 Nnw Charleston, SC | ROAD IMPASSABLE DUE TO FLOODING AT THE INTERSECTION OF MORRISON DRIVE AND MEETING STREET. |
| Jun 19, 4:50 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Charleston, SC | ROAD IMPASSABLE AT THE INTERSECTION OF ASHLEY AVENUE AND BENNETT STREET. |
| Jun 19, 5:03 PM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 3.5 | West Ashley, SC | PUBLIC REPORTED 3.50 INCHES OF RAIN FALLING IN TWO HOURS. |
| Jun 19, 5:22 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Nne Charleston, SC | STRANDED VEHICLE REPORTED AT THE INTERSECTION OF EAST BAY STREET AND COLUMBUS STREET. WATER RESCUE WAS NEEDED. |
| Jun 19, 5:22 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Nw Charleston, SC | STRANDED VEHICLE REPORTED AT THE INTERSECTION OF RUTLEDGE AVENUE AND SEPTIMA CLARK PARKWAY. WATER RESCUE WAS NEEDED. |
| Jun 19, 5:33 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Sw Charleston Naval C, SC | LAW 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 EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Nnw Charleston, SC | HUGER ST AND KING ST CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. |
| Jun 19, 6:00 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Nw Charleston, SC | ASHLEY AVE NORTH OF FISHBURN ST CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. |
| Jun 19, 6:00 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Nw Charles Towne Land, SC | SAM RITTENBERG BLVD AND SUMAR ST CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. |
| Jun 19, 6:50 PM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 2 | 1 Wnw Charleston, SC | 2.00 INCHES OF RAIN FELL AT JOE RILEY PARK FROM MIDNIGHT THROUGH 650 PM. |
| Jun 19, 6:50 PM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 2.46 | 2 W Mount Pleasant, SC | 2.46 INCHES OF RAIN FELL FROM MIDNIGHT TO 650 PM. |
| Jun 19, 7:57 PM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 2.57 | 1 Nne Boone Hall Planta, SC | 2.57 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN SINCE MIDNIGHT IN RIVERTOWNE SUBDIVISION. |
| Jun 19, 8:02 PM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 2.56 | Charleston, SC | 2.56 INCHES OF RAIN FELL SINCE MIDNIGHT AT THE COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON OBSERVATORY. |
| Jun 19, 8:03 PM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 2.58 | 2 Wnw Mount Pleasant, SC | 2.58 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.
- 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
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
$$
JAQ6 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
$$
JAQ082
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
$$
JAQ654
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
$$
JAQ799
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
$$
JAQ368
WGUS72 KCHS 192341
FFSCHS
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
741 PM EDT WED JUN 19 2013
SCC019-200015-
/O.CON.KCHS.FF.W.0009.000000T0000Z-130620T0015Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CHARLESTON SC-
741 PM EDT WED JUN 19 2013
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM EDT FOR
CENTRAL CHARLESTON COUNTY...
AT 740 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THAT THE RAIN HAD COME TO AN END ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. ALTHOUGH
THE RAIN HAS ENDED...FLOODING CONTINUES AND MANY ROADWAYS REMAIN
IMPASSABLE DUE TO HIGH WATER. IT MAY TAKE MOST OF THE EVENING FOR
THE FLOOD WATERS TO FULLY RECEDE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
AVOID DRIVING INTO WATER ON THE ROAD. THE WATER IS USUALLY DEEPER
THAN IT APPEARS AND THE ROAD MAY BE WASHED OUT. ONLY ONE FOOT OF
WATER WILL STALL A VEHICLE AND LESS THAN TWO FEET OF WATER CAN FLOAT
AND CARRY AWAY A VEHICLE. FLOODING IS THE NUMBER ONE WEATHER-RELATED
CAUSE OF DEATH IN THE UNITED STATES. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS
MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
&&
LAT...LON 3280 7973 3277 7981 3275 7984 3278 7987
3278 7990 3277 7992 3275 7991 3275 7987
3273 7986 3271 7988 3267 8016 3282 8015
3285 7994 3281 7993 3278 7992 3286 7989
3290 7977
$$
JAQ272
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
$$
JAQWhat 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 8014Special 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 8047Special 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 7983Special 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 8183Special 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 7975Special 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 7:24 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 2 hr | |
| Jun 19, 1:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Berkeley | 45 min |
| Jun 19, 1:24 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 2 hr | |
| Jun 19, 1:51 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 114 min | |
| Jun 19, 2:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Dorchester | 58 min |
| Jun 19, 2:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Berkeley | 54 min |
| Jun 19, 2:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Berkeley, Charleston | 24 min |
| Jun 19, 2:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Allendale | 39 min |
| Jun 19, 2:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Charleston | 63 min |
| Jun 19, 3:41 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester | 109 min |
| Jun 19, 4:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Hampton | 29 min |
| Jun 19, 4:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton, Jasper | 66 min |
| Jun 19, 4:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Berkeley, Colleton, Dorchester | 50 min |
| Jun 19, 5:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Beaufort | 45 min |
| Jun 19, 5:09 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 96 min | |
| Jun 19, 5:59 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 2 hr | |
| Jun 19, 6:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Hampton, Jasper | 65 min |
| Jun 19, 6:51 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | Beaufort, Jasper | 114 min |
| Jun 19, 6:51 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 84 min | |
| Jun 19, 7:01 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 119 min | |
| Jun 19, 7:12 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CHS | Beaufort, Jasper | 2 hr |
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Sources
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