Alert archive / South Carolina / Rip Current Statements in 2013
Rip Current Statement 5, NWS Charleston, SC
NWS Charleston, SC issued this rip current statement at Jul 1, 2013, 3:54 AM EDT. It was in force for 15 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 1, 2013, 3:54 AM EDT (07:54 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 1, 2013, 6:56 PM EDT
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, SC
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
495 WHUS42 KCHS 010754 CFWCHS URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 354 AM EDT MON JUL 1 2013 SCZ050-012100- /O.NEW.KCHS.RP.S.0005.130701T0754Z-130702T0000Z/ CHARLESTON- 354 AM EDT MON JUL 1 2013 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING. * LOCATION...BEACHES OF CHARLESTON COUNTY...INCLUDING WILD DUNES...ISLE OF PALMS...SULLIVANS ISLAND...FOLLY BEACH...KIAWAH ISLAND AND SEABROOK ISLAND. * RIP CURRENTS...WIND AND WAVE CONDITIONS SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF VERY STRONG RIP CURRENTS. THESE RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE THREATENING TO ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE SURF. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... NO ONE SHOULD ENTER THE SURF DUE TO LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS. && && $$
3 follow-up statements
749 WHUS42 KCHS 011558 CFWCHS URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 1158 AM EDT MON JUL 1 2013 SCZ050-020000- /O.CON.KCHS.RP.S.0005.000000T0000Z-130702T0000Z/ CHARLESTON- 1158 AM EDT MON JUL 1 2013 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * LOCATION...BEACHES OF CHARLESTON COUNTY...INCLUDING WILD DUNES...ISLE OF PALMS...SULLIVANS ISLAND...FOLLY BEACH... KIAWAH ISLAND AND SEABROOK ISLAND. * RIP CURRENTS...WIND AND WAVE CONDITIONS SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF VERY STRONG RIP CURRENTS. THESE RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE THREATENING TO ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE SURF. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... NO ONE SHOULD ENTER THE SURF DUE TO LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS. && && $$
812 WHUS42 KCHS 012021 CFWCHS COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 421 PM EDT MON JUL 1 2013 SCZ050-020000- /O.CON.KCHS.RP.S.0005.000000T0000Z-130702T0000Z/ CHARLESTON- 421 PM EDT MON JUL 1 2013 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * LOCATION...BEACHES OF CHARLESTON COUNTY...INCLUDING WILD DUNES...ISLE OF PALMS...SULLIVANS ISLAND...FOLLY BEACH... KIAWAH ISLAND AND SEABROOK ISLAND. * RIP CURRENTS...WIND AND WAVE CONDITIONS SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF VERY STRONG RIP CURRENTS. THESE RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE THREATENING TO ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE SURF. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... NO ONE SHOULD ENTER THE SURF DUE TO LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS. && $$
039 WHUS42 KCHS 012256 CFWCHS COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 656 PM EDT MON JUL 1 2013 SCZ050-020000- /O.CAN.KCHS.RP.S.0005.000000T0000Z-130702T0000Z/ CHARLESTON- 656 PM EDT MON JUL 1 2013 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK FOR CHARLESTON COUNTY. A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE ON AREA BEACHES THROUGH TUESDAY. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 3:09 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | Allendale, Hampton | 111 min |
| Jul 1, 2:45 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | Allendale, Hampton | 90 min |
| Jul 1, 3:06 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | Jasper | 84 min |
| Jul 1, 3:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Allendale | 36 min |
| Jul 1, 3:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Dorchester | 32 min |
| Jul 1, 3:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Hampton | 30 min |
| Jul 1, 3:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Beaufort | 35 min |
| Jul 1, 3:49 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 116 min | |
| Jul 1, 4:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Colleton | 30 min |
| Jul 1, 4:31 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | Colleton, Hampton | 59 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.