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Flash Flood Watch 2, NWS Charleston, SC
NWS Charleston, SC issued this flash flood watch at Jun 30, 2013, 1:19 PM EDT for 5 counties in Georgia; 5 counties in South Carolina. It was in force for 70 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 30, 2013, 1:19 PM EDT (17:19 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 3, 2013, 11:02 AM EDT
- In force
- 70 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, SC
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Bulloch County, GA, Candler County, GA, Effingham County, GA, Jenkins County, GA, Screven County, GA, Allendale County, SC, Berkeley County, SC, Colleton County, SC, Dorchester County, SC, Hampton County, SC
The radar
The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 21 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:20 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Charleston AFB, SC (KCHS), launched 12:00Z, 5.3 hours before the alert went out and 115 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
- 1458 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 527 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 16 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -33 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -22 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- -0.1
- Supercell composite
- -1.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
210 WGUS62 KCHS 301719 FFACHS URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 119 PM EDT SUN JUN 30 2013 GAZ087-088-099>101-SCZ040-042>045-047>052-010130- /O.NEW.KCHS.FF.A.0002.130630T1719Z-130702T1000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ JENKINS-SCREVEN-CANDLER-BULLOCH-EFFINGHAM-ALLENDALE-HAMPTON- INLAND COLLETON-DORCHESTER-INLAND BERKELEY-INLAND JASPER-BEAUFORT- COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-TIDAL BERKELEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILLEN...SYLVANIA...METTER... STATESBORO...SPRINGFIELD...ALLENDALE...HAMPTON...WALTERBORO... ST. GEORGE...SUMMERVILLE...MONCKS CORNER...RIDGELAND...BEAUFORT... HILTON HEAD...EDISTO BEACH...CHARLESTON...JASPER... DANIEL ISLAND...NAVAL WEAPONS STATION CHARLESTON 119 PM EDT SUN JUN 30 2013 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...BULLOCH...CANDLER...EFFINGHAM...JENKINS AND SCREVEN. IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA...ALLENDALE... BEAUFORT...CHARLESTON...COASTAL COLLETON...COASTAL JASPER... DORCHESTER...HAMPTON...INLAND BERKELEY...INLAND COLLETON... INLAND JASPER AND TIDAL BERKELEY. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT * SITUATION...NUMEROUS TO WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. THE RAIN WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES WITH STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES BEING POSSIBLE. WITH THE GROUND SATURATED FROM WEEKS OF HEAVY RAIN...ANY ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN WILL LEAD TO AREAS OF FLASH FLOODING. * IMPACTS...FLOODING COULD OCCUR QUICKLY...ESPECIALLY IN LOW- LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. DRIVING COULD BECOME HAZARDOUS AS SOME AREA ROADWAYS COULD BECOME IMPASSABLE DUE TO HIGH WATER...ESPECIALLY IN URBAN AREAS LIKE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON AND SAVANNAH AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE. IN ADDITION...RISES ON SOME AREAS RIVERS CAN BE EXPECTED...WHICH MAY PRODUCE RIVERINE FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE PREPARED TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING. IF FLOODING DEVELOPS...MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. IF DRIVING...BE PREPARED FOR FLOODED ROADWAYS AND POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES. && $$
14 follow-up statements
074 WGUS62 KCHS 301921 FFACHS FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 321 PM EDT SUN JUN 30 2013 GAZ087-088-099>101-SCZ040-042>045-047>052-010615- /O.CON.KCHS.FF.A.0002.000000T0000Z-130702T1000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ JENKINS-SCREVEN-CANDLER-BULLOCH-EFFINGHAM-ALLENDALE-HAMPTON- INLAND COLLETON-DORCHESTER-INLAND BERKELEY-INLAND JASPER-BEAUFORT- COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-TIDAL BERKELEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILLEN...SYLVANIA...METTER... STATESBORO...SPRINGFIELD...ALLENDALE...HAMPTON...WALTERBORO... ST. GEORGE...SUMMERVILLE...MONCKS CORNER...RIDGELAND...BEAUFORT... HILTON HEAD...EDISTO BEACH...CHARLESTON...JASPER... DANIEL ISLAND...NAVAL WEAPONS STATION CHARLESTON 321 PM EDT SUN JUN 30 2013 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA... BULLOCH...CANDLER...EFFINGHAM...JENKINS AND SCREVEN. IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA...ALLENDALE...BEAUFORT... CHARLESTON...COASTAL COLLETON...COASTAL JASPER...DORCHESTER... HAMPTON...INLAND BERKELEY...INLAND COLLETON...INLAND JASPER AND TIDAL BERKELEY. * THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT * SITUATION...NUMEROUS TO WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. THE RAIN WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES WITH STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 5 INCHES BEING POSSIBLE. WITH THE GROUND SATURATED FROM WEEKS OF HEAVY RAIN...ANY ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN WILL LEAD TO AREAS OF FLASH FLOODING. * IMPACTS...FLOODING COULD OCCUR QUICKLY...ESPECIALLY IN LOW- LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. DRIVING COULD BECOME HAZARDOUS AS SOME AREA ROADWAYS COULD BECOME IMPASSABLE DUE TO HIGH WATER...ESPECIALLY IN URBAN AREAS LIKE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON AND SAVANNAH AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE. IN ADDITION... RISES ON SOME AREAS RIVERS CAN BE EXPECTED...WHICH MAY PRODUCE RIVERINE FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE PREPARED TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING. IF FLOODING DEVELOPS...MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. IF DRIVING...BE PREPARED FOR FLOODED ROADWAYS AND POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES. && $$
823 WGUS62 KCHS 010233 FFACHS FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 1033 PM EDT SUN JUN 30 2013 GAZ087-088-099>101-SCZ040-042>045-047>052-011100- /O.CON.KCHS.FF.A.0002.000000T0000Z-130702T1000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ JENKINS-SCREVEN-CANDLER-BULLOCH-EFFINGHAM-ALLENDALE-HAMPTON- INLAND COLLETON-DORCHESTER-INLAND BERKELEY-INLAND JASPER-BEAUFORT- COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-TIDAL BERKELEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILLEN...SYLVANIA...METTER... STATESBORO...SPRINGFIELD...ALLENDALE...HAMPTON...WALTERBORO... ST. GEORGE...SUMMERVILLE...MONCKS CORNER...RIDGELAND...BEAUFORT... HILTON HEAD...EDISTO BEACH...CHARLESTON...JASPER... DANIEL ISLAND...NAVAL WEAPONS STATION CHARLESTON 1033 PM EDT SUN JUN 30 2013 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA... BULLOCH...CANDLER...EFFINGHAM...JENKINS AND SCREVEN. IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA...ALLENDALE...BEAUFORT... CHARLESTON...COASTAL COLLETON...COASTAL JASPER...DORCHESTER... HAMPTON...INLAND BERKELEY...INLAND COLLETON...INLAND JASPER AND TIDAL BERKELEY. * THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT * SITUATION...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCASIONALLY IMPACT SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA OVERNIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. THE RAIN WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES...WITH STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN SOME LOCATIONS EXCEEDING 4 TO 6 INCHES IN MANY AREAS. WITH THE GROUND SATURATED FROM WEEKS OF HEAVY RAIN...ANY ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN WILL READILY PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING. * IMPACTS...WHERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH TORRENTIAL RAINFALL PERSIST FOR AN HOUR OR LONGER...FLOODING COULD OCCUR QUICKLY...ESPECIALLY IN LOW- LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. DRIVING COULD BECOME HAZARDOUS AS SOME AREA ROADWAYS COULD BECOME IMPASSABLE DUE TO HIGH WATER...ESPECIALLY IN URBAN AREAS SUCH AS DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON AND SAVANNAH AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE. IN ADDITION... RISES ON SOME AREAS RIVERS CAN BE EXPECTED...WHICH MAY PRODUCE RIVERINE FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE PREPARED TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING. IF FLOODING DEVELOPS...MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. IF DRIVING...BE PREPARED FOR FLOODED ROADWAYS AND POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES. && $$
714 WGUS62 KCHS 010858 FFACHS URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 458 AM EDT MON JUL 1 2013 GAZ087-088-099>101-SCZ040-042>045-047>052-011700- /O.EXT.KCHS.FF.A.0002.000000T0000Z-130702T2200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ JENKINS-SCREVEN-CANDLER-BULLOCH-EFFINGHAM-ALLENDALE-HAMPTON- INLAND COLLETON-DORCHESTER-INLAND BERKELEY-INLAND JASPER-BEAUFORT- COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-TIDAL BERKELEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILLEN...SYLVANIA...METTER... STATESBORO...SPRINGFIELD...ALLENDALE...HAMPTON...WALTERBORO... ST. GEORGE...SUMMERVILLE...MONCKS CORNER...RIDGELAND...BEAUFORT... HILTON HEAD...EDISTO BEACH...CHARLESTON...JASPER... DANIEL ISLAND...NAVAL WEAPONS STATION CHARLESTON 458 AM EDT MON JUL 1 2013 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR * PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA... BULLOCH...CANDLER...EFFINGHAM...JENKINS AND SCREVEN. IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA...ALLENDALE...BEAUFORT... CHARLESTON...COASTAL COLLETON...COASTAL JASPER...DORCHESTER... HAMPTON...INLAND BERKELEY...INLAND COLLETON...INLAND JASPER AND TIDAL BERKELEY. * THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON * SITUATION...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCASIONALLY IMPACT SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE RAIN WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES...WITH ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE. WITH THE GROUND SATURATED FROM WEEKS OF HEAVY RAIN...ANY ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN WILL READILY PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING. * IMPACTS...WHERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH TORRENTIAL RAINFALL PERSIST FOR AN HOUR OR LONGER...FLOODING COULD OCCUR QUICKLY... ESPECIALLY IN LOW-LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. DRIVING COULD BECOME HAZARDOUS AS SOME AREA ROADWAYS COULD BECOME IMPASSABLE DUE TO HIGH WATER...ESPECIALLY IN URBAN AREAS SUCH AS DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON AND SAVANNAH AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE. IN ADDITION...RISES ON SOME AREAS RIVERS CAN BE EXPECTED...WHICH MAY PRODUCE RIVERINE FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE PREPARED TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING. IF FLOODING DEVELOPS...MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. IF DRIVING...BE PREPARED FOR FLOODED ROADWAYS AND POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES. && $$
272 WGUS62 KCHS 011142 FFACHS FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 742 AM EDT MON JUL 1 2013 GAZ087-088-099>101-SCZ040-042>045-047>052-012000- /O.CON.KCHS.FF.A.0002.000000T0000Z-130702T2200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ JENKINS-SCREVEN-CANDLER-BULLOCH-EFFINGHAM-ALLENDALE-HAMPTON- INLAND COLLETON-DORCHESTER-INLAND BERKELEY-INLAND JASPER-BEAUFORT- COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-TIDAL BERKELEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILLEN...SYLVANIA...METTER... STATESBORO...SPRINGFIELD...ALLENDALE...HAMPTON...WALTERBORO... ST. GEORGE...SUMMERVILLE...MONCKS CORNER...RIDGELAND...BEAUFORT... HILTON HEAD...EDISTO BEACH...CHARLESTON...JASPER... DANIEL ISLAND...NAVAL WEAPONS STATION CHARLESTON 742 AM EDT MON JUL 1 2013 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA... BULLOCH...CANDLER...EFFINGHAM...JENKINS AND SCREVEN. IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA...ALLENDALE...BEAUFORT... CHARLESTON...COASTAL COLLETON...COASTAL JASPER...DORCHESTER... HAMPTON...INLAND BERKELEY...INLAND COLLETON...INLAND JASPER AND TIDAL BERKELEY. * THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON * SITUATION...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCASIONALLY IMPACT SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE RAIN WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES...WITH ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA... WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE. WITH THE GROUND SATURATED FROM WEEKS OF HEAVY RAIN...ANY ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN WILL READILY PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING. * IMPACTS...WHERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH TORRENTIAL RAINFALL PERSIST FOR AN HOUR OR LONGER...FLOODING COULD OCCUR QUICKLY... ESPECIALLY IN LOW-LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. DRIVING COULD BECOME HAZARDOUS AS SOME AREA ROADWAYS COULD BECOME IMPASSABLE DUE TO HIGH WATER...ESPECIALLY IN URBAN AREAS SUCH AS DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON AND SAVANNAH AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE. IN ADDITION...RISES ON SOME AREAS RIVERS CAN BE EXPECTED...WHICH MAY PRODUCE RIVERINE FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE PREPARED TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING. IF FLOODING DEVELOPS...MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. IF DRIVING...BE PREPARED FOR FLOODED ROADWAYS AND POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES. && $$
506 WGUS62 KCHS 011511 FFACHS FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 1111 AM EDT MON JUL 1 2013 GAZ087-088-099>101-SCZ040-042>045-047>052-012315- /O.CON.KCHS.FF.A.0002.000000T0000Z-130702T2200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ JENKINS-SCREVEN-CANDLER-BULLOCH-EFFINGHAM-ALLENDALE-HAMPTON- INLAND COLLETON-DORCHESTER-INLAND BERKELEY-INLAND JASPER-BEAUFORT- COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-TIDAL BERKELEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILLEN...SYLVANIA...METTER... STATESBORO...SPRINGFIELD...ALLENDALE...HAMPTON...WALTERBORO... ST. GEORGE...SUMMERVILLE...MONCKS CORNER...RIDGELAND...BEAUFORT... HILTON HEAD...EDISTO BEACH...CHARLESTON...JASPER... DANIEL ISLAND...NAVAL WEAPONS STATION CHARLESTON 1111 AM EDT MON JUL 1 2013 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA... BULLOCH...CANDLER...EFFINGHAM...JENKINS AND SCREVEN. IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA...ALLENDALE...BEAUFORT...CHARLESTON... COASTAL COLLETON...COASTAL JASPER...DORCHESTER...HAMPTON... INLAND BERKELEY...INLAND COLLETON...INLAND JASPER AND TIDAL BERKELEY. * THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON * SITUATION...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCASIONALLY IMPACT SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE RAIN WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES...WITH ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA... WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE. WITH THE GROUND SATURATED FROM WEEKS OF HEAVY RAIN...ANY ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN WILL READILY PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING. * IMPACTS...WHERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH TORRENTIAL RAINFALL PERSIST FOR AN HOUR OR LONGER...FLOODING COULD OCCUR QUICKLY... ESPECIALLY IN LOW-LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. DRIVING COULD BECOME HAZARDOUS AS SOME AREA ROADWAYS COULD BECOME IMPASSABLE DUE TO HIGH WATER...ESPECIALLY IN URBAN AREAS SUCH AS DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON AND SAVANNAH AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE. IN ADDITION...RISES ON SOME AREAS RIVERS CAN BE EXPECTED...WHICH MAY PRODUCE RIVERINE FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE PREPARED TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING. IF FLOODING DEVELOPS...MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. IF DRIVING...BE PREPARED FOR FLOODED ROADWAYS AND POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES. && $$
631 WGUS62 KCHS 012008 FFACHS FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 408 PM EDT MON JUL 1 2013 GAZ087-088-099>101-SCZ040-042>045-047>052-020415- /O.CON.KCHS.FF.A.0002.000000T0000Z-130702T2200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ JENKINS-SCREVEN-CANDLER-BULLOCH-EFFINGHAM-ALLENDALE-HAMPTON- INLAND COLLETON-DORCHESTER-INLAND BERKELEY-INLAND JASPER-BEAUFORT- COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-TIDAL BERKELEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILLEN...SYLVANIA...METTER... STATESBORO...SPRINGFIELD...ALLENDALE...HAMPTON...WALTERBORO... ST. GEORGE...SUMMERVILLE...MONCKS CORNER...RIDGELAND...BEAUFORT... HILTON HEAD...EDISTO BEACH...CHARLESTON...JASPER... DANIEL ISLAND...NAVAL WEAPONS STATION CHARLESTON 408 PM EDT MON JUL 1 2013 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA... BULLOCH...CANDLER...EFFINGHAM...JENKINS AND SCREVEN. IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA...ALLENDALE...BEAUFORT... CHARLESTON...COASTAL COLLETON...COASTAL JASPER...DORCHESTER... HAMPTON...INLAND BERKELEY...INLAND COLLETON...INLAND JASPER AND TIDAL BERKELEY. * THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON * SITUATION...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCASIONALLY IMPACT SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE RAIN WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES...WITH ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA... WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE. WITH THE GROUND SATURATED FROM WEEKS OF HEAVY RAIN...ANY ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN WILL READILY PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING. * IMPACTS...WHERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH TORRENTIAL RAINFALL PERSIST FOR AN HOUR OR LONGER...FLOODING COULD OCCUR QUICKLY... ESPECIALLY IN LOW-LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. DRIVING COULD BECOME HAZARDOUS AS SOME AREA ROADWAYS COULD BECOME IMPASSABLE DUE TO HIGH WATER...ESPECIALLY IN URBAN AREAS SUCH AS DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON AND SAVANNAH AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE. IN ADDITION...RISES ON SOME AREAS RIVERS CAN BE EXPECTED...WHICH MAY PRODUCE RIVERINE FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE PREPARED TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING. IF FLOODING DEVELOPS...MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. IF DRIVING...BE PREPARED FOR FLOODED ROADWAYS AND POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES. && $$
139 WGUS62 KCHS 020249 FFACHS FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 1049 PM EDT MON JUL 1 2013 GAZ087-088-099>101-SCZ040-042>045-047>052-021100- /O.CON.KCHS.FF.A.0002.000000T0000Z-130702T2200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ JENKINS-SCREVEN-CANDLER-BULLOCH-EFFINGHAM-ALLENDALE-HAMPTON- INLAND COLLETON-DORCHESTER-INLAND BERKELEY-INLAND JASPER-BEAUFORT- COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-TIDAL BERKELEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILLEN...SYLVANIA...METTER... STATESBORO...SPRINGFIELD...ALLENDALE...HAMPTON...WALTERBORO... ST. GEORGE...SUMMERVILLE...MONCKS CORNER...RIDGELAND...BEAUFORT... HILTON HEAD...EDISTO BEACH...CHARLESTON...JASPER... DANIEL ISLAND...NAVAL WEAPONS STATION CHARLESTON 1049 PM EDT MON JUL 1 2013 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA... BULLOCH...CANDLER...EFFINGHAM...JENKINS AND SCREVEN. IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA...ALLENDALE...BEAUFORT... CHARLESTON...COASTAL COLLETON...COASTAL JASPER...DORCHESTER... HAMPTON...INLAND BERKELEY...INLAND COLLETON...INLAND JASPER AND TIDAL BERKELEY. * THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON * SITUATION...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP FREQUENTLY WITHIN A VERY MOIST AIR MASS LOCKED IN PLACE OVER SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA OVERNIGHT THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY AFTERNOON. WHERE THUNDERSTORMS PERSIST AND PRODUCE TORRENTIAL RAINFALL...2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN COULD OCCUR WITHIN A COUPLE OF HOURS AT ANY GIVEN LOCATION. BY TUESDAY EVENING...STORM TOTAL AMOUNTS EXCEEDING 6 INCHES OF RAIN COULD BECOME COMMON ACROSS THE WATCH AREA. * IMPACTS...WHERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH TORRENTIAL RAINFALL PERSIST FOR AN HOUR OR LONGER...FLOODING COULD OCCUR QUICKLY... ESPECIALLY IN LOW-LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. DRIVING COULD BECOME HAZARDOUS AS SOME AREA ROADWAYS COULD BECOME IMPASSABLE DUE TO HIGH WATER...ESPECIALLY IN URBAN AREAS SUCH AS DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON AND SAVANNAH AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE. IN ADDITION...AREA RIVER LEVELS WILL RISE...WHICH COULD EVENTUALLY PRODUCE RIVERINE FLOODING IN SOME AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE PREPARED TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING. IF FLOODING DEVELOPS...MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. IF DRIVING...BE PREPARED FOR FLOODED ROADWAYS AND POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES. && $$
426 WGUS62 KCHS 020728 FFACHS URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 328 AM EDT TUE JUL 2 2013 GAZ118-119-021600- /O.EXB.KCHS.FF.A.0002.000000T0000Z-130703T2200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ INLAND CHATHAM-COASTAL CHATHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAVANNAH...TYBEE ISLAND 328 AM EDT TUE JUL 2 2013 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS EXPANDED THE * FLASH FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE A PORTION OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...COASTAL CHATHAM AND INLAND CHATHAM. * THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON * SITUATION...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP FREQUENTLY WITHIN A VERY MOIST AIR MASS LOCKED IN PLACE OVER SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. WHERE THUNDERSTORMS PERSIST AND PRODUCE TORRENTIAL RAINFALL...2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN COULD OCCUR WITHIN A COUPLE OF HOURS AT ANY GIVEN LOCATION. * IMPACTS...WHERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH TORRENTIAL RAINFALL PERSIST FOR AN HOUR OR LONGER...FLOODING COULD OCCUR QUICKLY... ESPECIALLY IN LOW-LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. DRIVING COULD BECOME HAZARDOUS AS SOME AREA ROADWAYS COULD BECOME IMPASSABLE DUE TO HIGH WATER...ESPECIALLY IN URBAN AREAS SUCH AS DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON AND SAVANNAH AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE. IN ADDITION...AREA RIVER LEVELS WILL RISE...WHICH COULD EVENTUALLY PRODUCE RIVERINE FLOODING IN SOME AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE PREPARED TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING. IF FLOODING DEVELOPS...MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. IF DRIVING...BE PREPARED FOR FLOODED ROADWAYS AND POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES. && $$ GAZ087-088-099>101-SCZ040-042>045-047>052-021600- /O.EXT.KCHS.FF.A.0002.000000T0000Z-130703T2200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ JENKINS-SCREVEN-CANDLER-BULLOCH-EFFINGHAM-ALLENDALE-HAMPTON- INLAND COLLETON-DORCHESTER-INLAND BERKELEY-INLAND JASPER-BEAUFORT- COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-TIDAL BERKELEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILLEN...SYLVANIA...METTER... STATESBORO...SPRINGFIELD...ALLENDALE...HAMPTON...WALTERBORO... ST. GEORGE...SUMMERVILLE...MONCKS CORNER...RIDGELAND...BEAUFORT... HILTON HEAD...EDISTO BEACH...CHARLESTON...JASPER... DANIEL ISLAND...NAVAL WEAPONS STATION CHARLESTON 328 AM EDT TUE JUL 2 2013 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR * PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA... BULLOCH...CANDLER...EFFINGHAM...JENKINS AND SCREVEN. IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA...ALLENDALE...BEAUFORT... CHARLESTON...COASTAL COLLETON...COASTAL JASPER...DORCHESTER... HAMPTON...INLAND BERKELEY...INLAND COLLETON...INLAND JASPER AND TIDAL BERKELEY. * THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON * SITUATION...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP FREQUENTLY WITHIN A VERY MOIST AIR MASS LOCKED IN PLACE OVER SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. WHERE THUNDERSTORMS PERSIST AND PRODUCE TORRENTIAL RAINFALL...2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN COULD OCCUR WITHIN A COUPLE OF HOURS AT ANY GIVEN LOCATION. * IMPACTS...WHERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH TORRENTIAL RAINFALL PERSIST FOR AN HOUR OR LONGER...FLOODING COULD OCCUR QUICKLY... ESPECIALLY IN LOW-LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. DRIVING COULD BECOME HAZARDOUS AS SOME AREA ROADWAYS COULD BECOME IMPASSABLE DUE TO HIGH WATER...ESPECIALLY IN URBAN AREAS SUCH AS DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON AND SAVANNAH AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE. IN ADDITION...AREA RIVER LEVELS WILL RISE...WHICH COULD EVENTUALLY PRODUCE RIVERINE FLOODING IN SOME AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE PREPARED TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING. IF FLOODING DEVELOPS...MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. IF DRIVING...BE PREPARED FOR FLOODED ROADWAYS AND POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES. && $$
170 WGUS62 KCHS 021103 FFACHS FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 703 AM EDT TUE JUL 2 2013 GAZ087-088-099>101-118-119-SCZ040-042>045-047>052-022000- /O.CON.KCHS.FF.A.0002.000000T0000Z-130703T2200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ JENKINS-SCREVEN-CANDLER-BULLOCH-EFFINGHAM-INLAND CHATHAM- COASTAL CHATHAM-ALLENDALE-HAMPTON-INLAND COLLETON-DORCHESTER- INLAND BERKELEY-INLAND JASPER-BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON- CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-TIDAL BERKELEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILLEN...SYLVANIA...METTER... STATESBORO...SPRINGFIELD...SAVANNAH...TYBEE ISLAND...ALLENDALE... HAMPTON...WALTERBORO...ST. GEORGE...SUMMERVILLE...MONCKS CORNER... RIDGELAND...BEAUFORT...HILTON HEAD...EDISTO BEACH...CHARLESTON... JASPER...DANIEL ISLAND...NAVAL WEAPONS STATION CHARLESTON 703 AM EDT TUE JUL 2 2013 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA... BULLOCH...CANDLER...COASTAL CHATHAM...EFFINGHAM...INLAND CHATHAM...JENKINS AND SCREVEN. IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA... ALLENDALE...BEAUFORT...CHARLESTON...COASTAL COLLETON... COASTAL JASPER...DORCHESTER...HAMPTON...INLAND BERKELEY... INLAND COLLETON...INLAND JASPER AND TIDAL BERKELEY. * THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON * SITUATION...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP FREQUENTLY WITHIN A VERY MOIST AIR MASS LOCKED IN PLACE OVER SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. WHERE THUNDERSTORMS PERSIST AND PRODUCE TORRENTIAL RAINFALL...2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN COULD OCCUR WITHIN A COUPLE OF HOURS AT ANY GIVEN LOCATION. * IMPACTS...WHERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH TORRENTIAL RAINFALL PERSIST FOR AN HOUR OR LONGER...FLOODING COULD OCCUR QUICKLY... ESPECIALLY IN LOW-LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. DRIVING COULD BECOME HAZARDOUS AS SOME AREA ROADWAYS COULD BECOME IMPASSABLE DUE TO HIGH WATER...ESPECIALLY IN URBAN AREAS SUCH AS DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON AND SAVANNAH AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE. IN ADDITION...AREA RIVER LEVELS WILL RISE...WHICH COULD EVENTUALLY PRODUCE RIVERINE FLOODING IN SOME AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE PREPARED TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING. IF FLOODING DEVELOPS...MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. IF DRIVING...BE PREPARED FOR FLOODED ROADWAYS AND POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES. && $$
985 WGUS62 KCHS 021438 FFACHS FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 1038 AM EDT TUE JUL 2 2013 GAZ087-088-099>101-118-119-SCZ040-042-043-047>049-051-022200- /O.CON.KCHS.FF.A.0002.000000T0000Z-130703T2200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ JENKINS-SCREVEN-CANDLER-BULLOCH-EFFINGHAM-INLAND CHATHAM- COASTAL CHATHAM-ALLENDALE-HAMPTON-INLAND COLLETON-INLAND JASPER- BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-COASTAL JASPER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILLEN...SYLVANIA...METTER... STATESBORO...SPRINGFIELD...SAVANNAH...TYBEE ISLAND...ALLENDALE... HAMPTON...WALTERBORO...RIDGELAND...BEAUFORT...HILTON HEAD... EDISTO BEACH...JASPER 1038 AM EDT TUE JUL 2 2013 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA... BULLOCH...CANDLER...COASTAL CHATHAM...EFFINGHAM...INLAND CHATHAM...JENKINS AND SCREVEN. IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA... ALLENDALE...BEAUFORT...COASTAL COLLETON...COASTAL JASPER... HAMPTON...INLAND COLLETON AND INLAND JASPER. * THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON * SITUATION...PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON DUE TO A VERY MOIST AIR MASS LOCKED IN PLACE ACROSS THE AREA. WHERE THUNDERSTORMS PERSIST AND PRODUCE TORRENTIAL RAINFALL...2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN COULD OCCUR WITHIN A COUPLE OF HOURS AT ANY GIVEN LOCATION. * IMPACTS...WHERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH TORRENTIAL RAINFALL PERSIST FOR AN HOUR OR LONGER...FLOODING COULD OCCUR QUICKLY... ESPECIALLY IN LOW-LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. DRIVING COULD BECOME HAZARDOUS AS SOME AREA ROADWAYS COULD BECOME IMPASSABLE DUE TO HIGH WATER. FLOODING CAN MORE QUICKLY DEVELOP IN URBAN COASTAL LOCATIONS SUCH AS SAVANNAH AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE. IN ADDITION...SOME AREA RIVERS ARE EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE OVER THE COMING DAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE PREPARED TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING. IF FLOODING DEVELOPS...MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. IF DRIVING...BE PREPARED FOR FLOODED ROADWAYS AND POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES. && $$ SCZ044-045-050-052-022200- /O.CON.KCHS.FF.A.0002.000000T0000Z-130703T2200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ DORCHESTER-INLAND BERKELEY-CHARLESTON-TIDAL BERKELEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. GEORGE...SUMMERVILLE... MONCKS CORNER...CHARLESTON...DANIEL ISLAND... NAVAL WEAPONS STATION CHARLESTON 1038 AM EDT TUE JUL 2 2013 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...CHARLESTON...DORCHESTER...INLAND BERKELEY AND TIDAL BERKELEY. * THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON * SITUATION...PERIODS OF HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ONSHORE INTO THE TRI-COUNTY AREA TODAY. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE WATCH AREA HAVE RECEIVED SEVERAL INCHES OF RAINFALL DURING THE PAST TWO DAYS...SATURATING THE GROUND. TRENDS SUGGEST THAT SEVERAL WAVES OF TORRENTIAL RAINFALL WILL OCCUR OVER THE SAME AREAS TODAY. 2 TO 3 INCHES COULD OCCUR DURING A SHORT TIME WHICH COULD QUICKLY PRODUCE FLOODING. ALTHOUGH THE COVERAGE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED TO BE LESS ON WEDNESDAY...CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT VERY HEAVY RAINFALL. * IMPACTS...WHERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH TORRENTIAL RAINFALL PERSIST FOR AN HOUR OR LONGER...FLOODING COULD OCCUR QUICKLY... ESPECIALLY IN LOW-LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. DRIVING COULD BECOME HAZARDOUS AS SOME AREA ROADWAYS COULD BECOME IMPASSABLE DUE TO HIGH WATER...ESPECIALLY IN URBAN COASTAL AREAS SUCH AS DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON...MOUNT PLEASANT...ISLE OF PALMS...AND FOLLY BEACH. BE ESPECIALLY ALERT FOR FLOODING ISSUES WHEN HEAVY RAIN OCCURS NEAR HIGH TIDE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE PREPARED TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING. IF FLOODING DEVELOPS...MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. IF DRIVING...BE PREPARED FOR FLOODED ROADWAYS AND POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES. && $$ JRL
378 WGUS62 KCHS 021952 FFACHS FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 352 PM EDT TUE JUL 2 2013 GAZ087-088-099>101-118-119-SCZ040-042>045-047>052-030400- /O.CON.KCHS.FF.A.0002.000000T0000Z-130703T2200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ JENKINS-SCREVEN-CANDLER-BULLOCH-EFFINGHAM-INLAND CHATHAM- COASTAL CHATHAM-ALLENDALE-HAMPTON-INLAND COLLETON-DORCHESTER- INLAND BERKELEY-INLAND JASPER-BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON- CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-TIDAL BERKELEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILLEN...SYLVANIA...METTER... STATESBORO...SPRINGFIELD...SAVANNAH...TYBEE ISLAND...ALLENDALE... HAMPTON...WALTERBORO...ST. GEORGE...SUMMERVILLE...MONCKS CORNER... RIDGELAND...BEAUFORT...HILTON HEAD...EDISTO BEACH...CHARLESTON... JASPER...DANIEL ISLAND...NAVAL WEAPONS STATION CHARLESTON 352 PM EDT TUE JUL 2 2013 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * SOUTHERN SOUTH CAROLINA AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA... GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 95 INCLUDING THE GREATER SAVANNAH AREA. * THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON * SITUATION...SCATTERED SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. DUE TO THE UNSEASONABLY MOIST AIR MASS IN PLACE...ANY RAIN WILL POTENTIALLY BE HEAVY. THE COVERAGE OF RAIN WILL LIKELY DECREASE OVERNIGHT...THEN INCREASE AGAIN DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY. DUE TO THE EXTENSIVE RAINFALL THAT HAS OCCURRED DURING THE LAST TWO DAYS...FLOODING WILL MORE QUICKLY DEVELOP DUE TO SATURATED GROUND. AN ENHANCED RISK OF FLOODING WILL BE IN URBAN COASTAL LOCATIONS SUCH AS SAVANNAH AND CHARLESTON...ESPECIALLY AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE. * IMPACTS...WHERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH TORRENTIAL RAINFALL PERSIST FOR AN HOUR OR LONGER...FLOODING COULD OCCUR QUICKLY... ESPECIALLY IN LOW-LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. DRIVING COULD BECOME HAZARDOUS AS SOME AREA ROADWAYS COULD BECOME IMPASSABLE DUE TO HIGH WATER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE PREPARED TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING. IF FLOODING DEVELOPS...MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. IF DRIVING...BE PREPARED FOR FLOODED ROADWAYS AND POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES. && $$ JRL
996 WGUS62 KCHS 030218 FFACHS FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 1018 PM EDT TUE JUL 2 2013 GAZ087-088-099>101-118-119-SCZ040-042>045-047>052-031030- /O.CON.KCHS.FF.A.0002.000000T0000Z-130703T2200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ JENKINS-SCREVEN-CANDLER-BULLOCH-EFFINGHAM-INLAND CHATHAM- COASTAL CHATHAM-ALLENDALE-HAMPTON-INLAND COLLETON-DORCHESTER- INLAND BERKELEY-INLAND JASPER-BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON- CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-TIDAL BERKELEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILLEN...SYLVANIA...METTER... STATESBORO...SPRINGFIELD...SAVANNAH...TYBEE ISLAND...ALLENDALE... HAMPTON...WALTERBORO...ST. GEORGE...SUMMERVILLE...MONCKS CORNER... RIDGELAND...BEAUFORT...HILTON HEAD...EDISTO BEACH...CHARLESTON... JASPER...DANIEL ISLAND...NAVAL WEAPONS STATION CHARLESTON 1018 PM EDT TUE JUL 2 2013 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA... BULLOCH...CANDLER...COASTAL CHATHAM...EFFINGHAM...INLAND CHATHAM...JENKINS AND SCREVEN. IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA... ALLENDALE...BEAUFORT...CHARLESTON...COASTAL COLLETON... COASTAL JASPER...DORCHESTER...HAMPTON...INLAND BERKELEY... INLAND COLLETON...INLAND JASPER AND TIDAL BERKELEY. * THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON * SITUATION...SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL REDEVELOP LATER TONIGHT OR WEDNESDAY. DUE TO THE UNSEASONABLY MOIST AIR MASS IN PLACE...ANY RAIN WILL POTENTIALLY BE HEAVY. THE COVERAGE OF RAIN WILL LIKELY INCREASE AGAIN LATER TONIGHT AND DURING WEDNESDAY. DUE TO THE EXTENSIVE RAINFALL THAT HAS OCCURRED DURING THE LAST SEVERAL DAYS... FLOODING WILL MORE QUICKLY DEVELOP DUE TO SATURATED GROUND. AN ENHANCED RISK OF FLOODING WILL BE IN URBAN COASTAL LOCATIONS SUCH AS SAVANNAH AND CHARLESTON...ESPECIALLY AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE. * IMPACTS...WHERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH TORRENTIAL RAINFALL PERSIST FOR AN HOUR OR LONGER...FLOODING COULD OCCUR QUICKLY... ESPECIALLY IN LOW-LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. DRIVING COULD BECOME HAZARDOUS AS SOME AREA ROADWAYS COULD BECOME IMPASSABLE DUE TO HIGH WATER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE PREPARED TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING. IF FLOODING DEVELOPS...MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. IF DRIVING...BE PREPARED FOR FLOODED ROADWAYS AND POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES. && $$
665 WGUS62 KCHS 030751 FFACHS FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 351 AM EDT WED JUL 3 2013 GAZ087-088-099>101-118-119-SCZ040-042>045-047>052-031600- /O.CON.KCHS.FF.A.0002.000000T0000Z-130703T2200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ JENKINS-SCREVEN-CANDLER-BULLOCH-EFFINGHAM-INLAND CHATHAM- COASTAL CHATHAM-ALLENDALE-HAMPTON-INLAND COLLETON-DORCHESTER- INLAND BERKELEY-INLAND JASPER-BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON- CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-TIDAL BERKELEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILLEN...SYLVANIA...METTER... STATESBORO...SPRINGFIELD...SAVANNAH...TYBEE ISLAND...ALLENDALE... HAMPTON...WALTERBORO...ST. GEORGE...SUMMERVILLE...MONCKS CORNER... RIDGELAND...BEAUFORT...HILTON HEAD...EDISTO BEACH...CHARLESTON... JASPER...DANIEL ISLAND...NAVAL WEAPONS STATION CHARLESTON 351 AM EDT WED JUL 3 2013 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA... BULLOCH...CANDLER...COASTAL CHATHAM...EFFINGHAM...INLAND CHATHAM...JENKINS AND SCREVEN. IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA... ALLENDALE...BEAUFORT...CHARLESTON...COASTAL COLLETON... COASTAL JASPER...DORCHESTER...HAMPTON...INLAND BERKELEY... INLAND COLLETON...INLAND JASPER AND TIDAL BERKELEY. * THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * SITUATION...SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL REDEVELOP STARTING LATE THIS MORNING. DUE TO THE UNSEASONABLY MOIST AIR MASS IN PLACE...ANY RAIN WILL POTENTIALLY BE HEAVY. THE COVERAGE OF RAIN WILL LIKELY INCREASE LATE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON. DUE TO THE EXTENSIVE RAINFALL THAT HAS OCCURRED DURING THE LAST SEVERAL DAYS...FLOODING WILL MORE QUICKLY DEVELOP DUE TO SATURATED GROUND. AN ENHANCED RISK OF FLOODING WILL BE IN URBAN COASTAL LOCATIONS SUCH AS SAVANNAH AND CHARLESTON...ESPECIALLY AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE. * IMPACTS...WHERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH TORRENTIAL RAINFALL PERSIST FOR AN HOUR OR LONGER...FLOODING COULD OCCUR QUICKLY... ESPECIALLY IN LOW-LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. DRIVING COULD BECOME HAZARDOUS AS SOME AREA ROADWAYS COULD BECOME IMPASSABLE DUE TO HIGH WATER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE PREPARED TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING. IF FLOODING DEVELOPS...MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. IF DRIVING...BE PREPARED FOR FLOODED ROADWAYS AND POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES. && $$
800 WGUS62 KCHS 031502 FFACHS FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 1102 AM EDT WED JUL 3 2013 GAZ087-088-099>101-118-119-SCZ040-042>045-047>052-031615- /O.CAN.KCHS.FF.A.0002.000000T0000Z-130703T2200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ JENKINS-SCREVEN-CANDLER-BULLOCH-EFFINGHAM-INLAND CHATHAM- COASTAL CHATHAM-ALLENDALE-HAMPTON-INLAND COLLETON-DORCHESTER- INLAND BERKELEY-INLAND JASPER-BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON- CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-TIDAL BERKELEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILLEN...SYLVANIA...METTER... STATESBORO...SPRINGFIELD...SAVANNAH...TYBEE ISLAND...ALLENDALE... HAMPTON...WALTERBORO...ST. GEORGE...SUMMERVILLE...MONCKS CORNER... RIDGELAND...BEAUFORT...HILTON HEAD...EDISTO BEACH...CHARLESTON... JASPER...DANIEL ISLAND...NAVAL WEAPONS STATION CHARLESTON 1102 AM EDT WED JUL 3 2013 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. TORRENTIAL RAINFALL WILL OCCUR WITH ANY OF THE SHOWERS AND STORMS. HOWEVER THE RAIN WILL MOVE THROUGH ANY GIVEN LOCATION FAIRLY QUICKLY...WHICH WILL NOT SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF WIDESPREAD FLOODING. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash flood watch 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 watch went out at Jun 30, 9:52 AM EDT, 3 hours 27 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 30, 9:52 AM EDT, 3 hours 27 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 952 AM EDT SUN JUN 30 2013 .SYNOPSIS... A FRONT WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY OVER THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHERN GEORGIA. A VERY MOIST AIR MASS AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL ALLOW FOR HEAVY RAINFALL AT TIMES THROUGH AT LEAST MID WEEK. OTHERWISE...HIGH PRESSURE WILL PREVAIL OFFSHORE WITH DEEP LOW PRESSURE NORTH AND WEST OF THE AREA. BY THE END OF THE WEEK HIGH PRESSURE WILL STRENGTHEN ALONG THE EAST COAST AND PERSIST THROUGH NEXT WEEKEND. && .NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/... MORNING WATER VAPOR DATA SHOW A DEEP...TROPICAL FLOW IS IN PLACE AHEAD OF A SHARPENING UPPER TROUGH TO THE WEST. BLENDED AMSU/SSMI DATA AS WELL AS REGIONAL 30/12Z RAOBS INDICATE THE TROPICAL MOISTURE TAP IS CHARACTERIZED BY HIGH PWAT VALUES NEARING 140 PERCENT OF NORMAL...RANGING FROM AROUND 2 INCHES TO AS HIGH AS 2.35 INCHES. CONVECTIVE TEMPERATURES OFF AREA SOUNDINGS ARE RUNNING ABOUT 80-82 DEGREES WHICH SHOULD BE REACHED SHORTLY. ALREADY SEEING QUITE A BIT OF SHOWER AND SOME TSTM ACTIVITY EXPANDING ALONG THE CHARLESTON COUNTY COAST THIS MORNING...WHICH SHOULD DEVELOP/SPREAD INLAND OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS AS TEMPERATURES RISE. INCOMING HIGH RESOLUTION DATA SETS SUGGEST THE AXIS OF HEAVIEST RAINFALL MAY SHIFT SLIGHTLY FARTHER WEST THIS AFTERNOON AS A VARIETY OF IMPULSES EMBEDDED IN THE DEEP SOUTHWEST FLOW AHEAD OF THE UPPER TROUGH TRAVERSE THE AREA. WILL CORRESPONDINGLY SHIFT THE HIGHEST GRIDDED POPS SLIGHTLY WITH THE MID-MORNING MORNING UPDATE. STILL EXPECT QUITE BIT OF ACTIVITY ALONG THE COASTAL COUNTIES...BUT ATTM IT APPEARS THE GREATEST RAIN CHANCES WILL SETUP SLIGHTLY FARTHER INLAND. WILL MAINTAIN 70-80 PERCENT POPS TODAY WITH A CONTINUED MENTION THAT THE RAIN COULD BE HEAVY AT TIMES. WAS VERY TEMPTED TO HOIST A FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR A GOOD PORTION OF THE FORECAST AREA THIS MORNING...HOWEVER 1-HR AND 3-HR FLASH FLOOD GUIDANCE VALUES HAVE RECOVERED SOMEWHAT OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS. WILL HOLD OFF HOISTING A WATCH FOR NOW...BUT ONE MAY EVENTUALLY BECOME NECESSARY LATER TODAY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S LOOK ON TRACK. && .SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... TONIGHT...CONVECTION WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH IN COVERAGE THIS EVENING...BUT EXPECT REDEVELOPMENT TO OCCUR OVERNIGHT...ESPECIALLY TOWARD THE LOWER SOUTH CAROLINA COAST WHERE LOW-LEVEL ONSHORE WIND TRAJECTORIES AND THE BEST SUPPORT FROM A LOW-LEVEL JET WILL OCCUR. RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE TO BE HEAVY AT TIMES. MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...MEDIUM RANGE GUIDANCE IN PRETTY GOOD AGREEMENT INDICATING THE AREA REMAINING CAUGHT BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE OFFSHORE AND LOW PRESSURE TO THE WEST. ALTHOUGH HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE SHIFTING WESTWARD WITH TIME IT APPEARS AS THOUGH DEEP MOISTURE WILL PERSIST WITH PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES OVER 2 INCHES THROUGH THE PERIOD. THIS PATTERN WILL FAVOR UNSETTLED WEATHER GIVEN DIVERGENCE ASSOCIATED WITH THE UPPER JET AND SEVERAL SHORTWAVES TRAVERSING THE AREA ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE TROUGH. SEVERAL INCHES OF RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THIS TIME WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLY LEADING TO SOME FLOODING...ESPECIALLY WHERE STORMS MOVE OVER THE SAME AREAS. THE THREAT OF SEVERE STORMS LOOKS PRETTY SMALL GIVEN THE MOIST ATMOSPHERIC PROFILES...BUT IT LIKELY WILL NOT TAKE AS MUCH WIND TO TOPPLE TREES GIVEN THE ALREADY SATURATED GROUND. HIGH TEMPERATURES SHOULD BE HELD SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL WITH OVERNIGHT LOWS SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL. && .LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/... DECENT MODEL AGREEMENT THIS PERIOD INDICATING DEEP HIGH PRESSURE STRENGTHENING OVER THE EAST COAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND. WITH THE DEEPEST MOISTURE SHIFTING WEST OF THE AREA THERE SHOULD BE LESS IN THE WAY OF RAINFALL ACROSS THE AREA...MAINLY NEAR THE COAST EACH MORNING TRANSITIONING INLAND THROUGH THE DAY. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE SLOWLY WARMING THROUGH THE PERIOD...LIKELY GETTING BACK ABOVE NORMAL FOR THE WEEKEND. && .AVIATION /14Z SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/... DEEP MOISTURE WILL REMAIN ANCHORED OVER THE AREA...BUT TIMING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AT THE TERMINALS REMAINS DIFFICULT. THE FORECAST GENERALLY DEPICTS VICINITY SHOWERS THROUGH MUCH OF THIS MORNING...THEN PREVAILING SHOWERS WITH VICINITY THUNDERSTORMS BEGINNING AROUND MIDDAY AND CONTINUING INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. HAVE ALSO INCLUDED A TEMPO GROUP WITH THUNDERSTORMS RESTRICTING CEILINGS/VISIBILITIES TO MVFR LEVELS FROM 16-20Z AT KSAV AND 18-22Z AT KCHS WHEN THE POTENTIAL FOR CONVECTION IS EXPECTED TO BE GREATEST. HOWEVER...ADJUSTMENTS TO TIMING WILL BE NEEDED AS CONVECTIVE TRENDS BECOME BETTER ESTABLISHED. SHOWERS IN THE VICINITY OF THE TERMINALS ARE THEN FORECAST THROUGH 12Z MONDAY. OUTSIDE OF ANY THUNDERSTORMS WHICH WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HEAVY RAINFALL...VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO PREVAIL. EXTENDED AVIATION OUTLOOK...SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED MOSTLY EACH AFTERNOON/EVENING THROUGH MID WEEK WITH BRIEF REDUCTIONS IN CEILINGS AND/OR VISIBILITIES. && .MARINE... TODAY AND TONIGHT...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR ALL COASTAL WATERS OUTSIDE OF THE NEAR SHORE GEORGIA WATERS. A TIGHT GRADIENT BETWEEN A STALLED FRONT INLAND AND ATLANTIC HIGH PRESSURE WILL MAINTAIN A STRONG SOUTH/SOUTHWEST FLOW THROUGH TONIGHT. WINDS IN THE ADVISORY AREA WILL BE A SOLID 15-20 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 25 KT AND SEAS COULD BE AS HIGH AS 4-6 FT. WINDS ALONG THE LAND/SEA INTERFACE WILL STRENGTHEN LATE TODAY INTO TONIGHT AND COULD APPROACH SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CRITERIA IN CHARLESTON HARBOR...BUT CONFIDENCE IS NOT HIGH ENOUGH TO ISSUE AN ADVISORY AT THIS TIME. MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...THE COASTAL WATERS WILL REMAIN IN BETWEEN ATLANTIC HIGH PRESSURE TO THE EAST AND LOW PRESSURE TO THE WEST THROUGH MID WEEK WITH HIGH PRESSURE GAINING MORE CONTROL LATER THIS WEEK. THIS PATTERN WILL RESULT IN MOSTLY SOUTHERLY WINDS...ENHANCED TO NEAR ADVISORY LEVELS AT TIMES DUE TO A TIGHTER THAN NORMAL PRESSURE GRADIENT AND LOW-LEVEL JET FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL MAINLY BE ACROSS THE SOUTH CAROLINA NEAR SHORE WATERS AND OFFSHORE GEORGIA WATERS. SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHTS WILL ALSO BE CLOSE TO ADVISORY LEVELS IN THESE SAME AREAS INTO TUESDAY. RIP CURRENTS...A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST ALONG THE SOUTH CAROLINA BEACHES TODAY. WINDS AND SWELLS SHOULD BE A BIT LESS ALONG THE GEORGIA COAST...THUS THE RIP CURRENT RISK WILL REMAIN IN IN LOW CATEGORY THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE GEORGIA BEACHES. && .CHS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... GA...NONE. SC...NONE. MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 8 AM EDT TUESDAY FOR AMZ350-352-374. && ST
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 30, 4:56 AM EDT, 8 hours 23 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 456 AM EDT SUN JUN 30 2013 GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-137>141-SCZ040-042>045-047-052-011000- JENKINS-SCREVEN-CANDLER-BULLOCH-EFFINGHAM-TATTNALL-EVANS- INLAND BRYAN-COASTAL BRYAN-INLAND CHATHAM-COASTAL CHATHAM-LONG- INLAND LIBERTY-COASTAL LIBERTY-INLAND MCINTOSH-COASTAL MCINTOSH- ALLENDALE-HAMPTON-INLAND COLLETON-DORCHESTER-INLAND BERKELEY- INLAND JASPER-TIDAL BERKELEY- 456 AM EDT SUN JUN 30 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. HEAVY RAINFALL...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL THROUGH TONIGHT.. FLOODING OF MAINLY LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS IS POSSIBLE...BUT LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING COULD OCCUR IF THE HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUES TO REDEVELOP OR MOVE OVER THE SAME AREA FOR AN EXTENDED DURATION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. HEAVY RAINFALL...A VERY MOIST AIR MASS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK AND WITH SEVERAL UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES MOVING ACROSS THE AREA AND RELATIVELY SLOW STORM MOTIONS...HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED AT TIMES. SEVERAL INCHES OF RAIN COULD FALL THROUGH MID WEEK...WITH THE GREATEST AMOUNTS LIKELY ALONG THE SOUTH CAROLINA COAST. GIVEN THE ALREADY SATURATED GROUND FROM RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL THERE WILL BE A RISK OF LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ASSISTANCE IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. SCZ048>051-011000- BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER- 456 AM EDT SUN JUN 30 2013 ...MODERATE RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. 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. HEAVY RAINFALL...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL THROUGH TONIGHT.. FLOODING OF MAINLY LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS IS POSSIBLE...BUT LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING COULD OCCUR IF THE HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUES TO REDEVELOP OR MOVE OVER THE SAME AREA FOR AN EXTENDED DURATION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. HEAVY RAINFALL...A VERY MOIST AIR MASS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK AND WITH SEVERAL UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES MOVING ACROSS THE AREA AND RELATIVELY SLOW STORM MOTIONS...HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED AT TIMES. SEVERAL INCHES OF RAIN COULD FALL THROUGH MID WEEK...WITH THE GREATEST AMOUNTS LIKELY ALONG THE SOUTH CAROLINA COAST. GIVEN THE ALREADY SATURATED GROUND FROM RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL THERE WILL BE A RISK OF LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ASSISTANCE IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. AMZ330-350-352-354-374-011000- 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- 456 AM EDT SUN JUN 30 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. 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 30, 10:14 AM EDT, 3 hours 5 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 1014 AM EDT SUN JUN 30 2013 GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-137>141-SCZ040-042>045-047>052-301800- JENKINS-SCREVEN-CANDLER-BULLOCH-EFFINGHAM-TATTNALL-EVANS- INLAND BRYAN-COASTAL BRYAN-INLAND CHATHAM-COASTAL CHATHAM-LONG- INLAND LIBERTY-COASTAL LIBERTY-INLAND MCINTOSH-COASTAL MCINTOSH- ALLENDALE-HAMPTON-INLAND COLLETON-DORCHESTER-INLAND BERKELEY- INLAND JASPER-BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER- TIDAL BERKELEY- 1014 AM EDT SUN JUN 30 2013 ...HEAVY RAIN AND FLOODING POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON... NUMEROUS TO WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPACT MUCH OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA TODAY INTO AT LEAST THIS EVENING. THE NATURE OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE SUCH THAT TORRENTIAL RAINFALL COULD OCCUR OVER A VERY SHORT PERIOD WITH AS MUCH AS 2 TO 3 INCHES FALLING WITHIN AN HOURS TIME. GIVEN HOW WET THE AREA HAS BEEN OVER THE PAST SEVERAL WEEKS...IT WILL NOT TAKE MUCH HEAVY RAIN OVER A SHORT PERIOD TO PRODUCE AT LEAST MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. ISOLATED FLASH FLOODING COULD ALSO OCCUR...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS THAT HAVE SEEN HEAVY RAINS YESTERDAY AND EARLIER THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PEOPLE ACROSS SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA SHOULD REMAIN ALERT THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING BE OBSERVED OR IF A FLOOD ADVISORY OR FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS OR THE INTERNET FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. &&
Local storm report, Jun 30, 11:37 AM EDT, 1 hour 42 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1137 AM EDT SUN JUN 30 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1131 AM WATER SPOUT 2 ESE FOREST BEACH 32.13N 80.71W
06/30/2013 AMZ352 SC NWS EMPLOYEE
NWS EMPLOYEE REPORTED A BRIEF WATERSPOUT OFF HILTON
HEAD ISLAND. WATERSPOUT HAS SINCE DISSIPATED.
&&
EVENT NUMBER CHS1300596
JHPThe office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Screven | 27 min |
| Jun 30, 3:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Effingham | 48 min |
| Jun 30, 4:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Bulloch, Candler, Jenkins | 40 min |
| Jun 30, 4:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Jenkins, Screven | 58 min |
| Jun 30, 4:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Bulloch, Candler, Evans, Tattnall | 44 min |
| Jun 30, 11:31 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 29 min | |
| Jun 30, 12:02 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | Berkeley, Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester | 88 min |
| Jun 30, 12:58 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CHS | Berkeley, Charleston | 2 hr |
| Jun 30, 2:24 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CHS | Berkeley, Charleston | 2 hr |
| Jun 30, 2:39 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 2 hr | |
| Jun 30, 2:50 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CHS | Berkeley, Charleston | 115 min |
| Jun 30, 3:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Colleton | 24 min |
| Jun 30, 4:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Colleton, Dorchester | 30 min |
| Jun 30, 4:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Hampton | 40 min |
| Jun 30, 4:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Berkeley, Colleton, Dorchester | 63 min |
| Jun 30, 4:30 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CHS | Berkeley, Dorchester | 45 min |
| Jun 30, 4:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Berkeley | 24 min |
| Jun 30, 5:10 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | Beaufort, Berkeley, Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester | 2 hr |
| Jun 30, 5:29 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CHS | Berkeley, Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester | 3 hr |
| Jun 30, 5:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Berkeley | 40 min |
| Jun 30, 5:55 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CHS | Berkeley | 50 min |
| Jun 30, 6:02 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | Allendale, Hampton | 118 min |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.