Flash Flood Warning 15, NWS Charleston, SC

570 
WGUS72 KCHS 311913
FFSCHS

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
313 PM EDT THU JUL 31 2014

SCC015-019-035-312130-
/O.CON.KCHS.FF.W.0015.000000T0000Z-140731T2130Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
DORCHESTER SC-CHARLESTON SC-BERKELEY SC-
313 PM EDT THU JUL 31 2014

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM EDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL BERKELEY...WESTERN CHARLESTON AND SOUTHEASTERN DORCHESTER
COUNTIES...

AT 311 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 
INDICATE HEAVY RAIN CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING. THESE 
STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM MIDDLETON PLACE TO 
FORT SUMTER...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 10 MPH. SPOTTER AND RADAR REPORTS
INDICATE AS MUCH AS 4 TO 8 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN SOME AREAS
OVER THE PAST FEW HOURS. HEAVY RAINS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ONSHORE
THROUGH 530 PM WITH THE RISK FOR FLASH FLOODING INCREASING. 
HEAVY RAIN WILL ALSO AFFECT DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON...AND RESIDENTS
THROUGHOUT THE NECK AND PENINSULA AREAS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO
TAKE QUICK ACTION SUCH AS MOVING CARS FROM NORMALLY FLOOD
PRONE AREAS.

FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED IN AND AROUND DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON...
WEST ASHLEY...DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON...NORTH CHARLESTON...
MIDDLETON PLACE...DELMAR CROSSROADS...JOHNS ISLAND...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

AVOID DRIVING INTO WATER ON THE ROAD. THE WATER IS USUALLY DEEPER
THAN IT APPEARS AND THE ROAD MAY BE WASHED OUT. ONLY ONE FOOT OF
WATER WILL STALL A VEHICLE AND LESS THAN TWO FEET OF WATER CAN FLOAT
AND CARRY AWAY A VEHICLE. FLOODING IS THE NUMBER ONE WEATHER-RELATED
CAUSE OF DEATH IN THE UNITED STATES. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS
MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.

KEEP CHILDREN AWAY FROM STORM DRAINS...WATER CATCHMENTS...AND
STREAMS. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF MOVING WATER CAN KNOCK A CHILD OFF
THEIR FEET AND SWEEP THEM TO THEIR DEATH.

TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...PLEASE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN CHARLESTON TOLL FREE AT 1-888-383-2024 OR EMAIL YOUR
REPORTS TO CHS.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV. REPORTS CAN ALSO BE SENT THROUGH
TWITTER USING #WXREPORT.

&&

LAT...LON 3276 7987 3275 7987 3273 7986 3268 7988
      3264 7998 3261 8000 3259 8010 3291 8034
      3305 8009 3277 7987 3277 7989 3278 7990
      3277 7991 3277 7992 3276 7992 3276 7987
      3277 7986 3275 7985

$$

177 
WGUS72 KCHS 311947
FFSCHS

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
347 PM EDT THU JUL 31 2014

SCC015-019-035-312130-
/O.CON.KCHS.FF.W.0015.000000T0000Z-140731T2130Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
DORCHESTER SC-CHARLESTON SC-BERKELEY SC-
347 PM EDT THU JUL 31 2014

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM EDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL BERKELEY...WESTERN CHARLESTON AND SOUTHEASTERN DORCHESTER
COUNTIES...
...DANGEROUS FLASH FLOODING IN PROGRESS...

AT 341 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE AREA OF HEAVY RAIN CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING. 
THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM LADSON TO JAMES
ISLAND...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM LADSON TO FORT SUMTER...
MOVING NORTHWEST AT 5 MPH.

SPOTTER AND RADAR REPORTS INDICATE BETWEEN 4 AND 8 INCHES OF RAIN 
HAS FALLEN IN SOME AREAS THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECT ANOTHER 2 TO LOCALLY 
5 INCHES TO FALL THROUGH 530 PM WHICH WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF FLASH 
FLOODING. LAW ENFORCEMENT AND SPOTTER REPORTS INDICATE SEVERAL 
STREETS IN DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON AS WELL AS FOLLY BEACH ARE FLOODED. 
FLOODING WILL ONLY WORSEN IN THESE AREAS OVER THE NEXT HOUR AND 
COULD ENTER HOMES AND BUSINESSES. TAKE ACTION NOW TO PROTECT LIFE 
AND PROPERTY.

FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED IN AND AROUND DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON...WEST 
ASHLEY...DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON...NORTH CHARLESTON...MIDDLETON 
PLACE...DELMAR CROSSROADS...JOHNS ISLAND...JAMES ISLAND...
FOLLY BEACH...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

AVOID DRIVING INTO WATER ON THE ROAD. THE WATER IS USUALLY DEEPER
THAN IT APPEARS AND THE ROAD MAY BE WASHED OUT. ONLY ONE FOOT OF
WATER WILL STALL A VEHICLE AND LESS THAN TWO FEET OF WATER CAN FLOAT
AND CARRY AWAY A VEHICLE. FLOODING IS THE NUMBER ONE WEATHER-RELATED
CAUSE OF DEATH IN THE UNITED STATES. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS
MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.

KEEP CHILDREN AWAY FROM STORM DRAINS...WATER CATCHMENTS...AND
STREAMS. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF MOVING WATER CAN KNOCK A CHILD OFF
THEIR FEET AND SWEEP THEM TO THEIR DEATH.

TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...PLEASE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN CHARLESTON TOLL FREE AT 1-888-383-2024 OR EMAIL YOUR
REPORTS TO CHS.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV. REPORTS CAN ALSO BE SENT THROUGH
TWITTER USING #WXREPORT.

&&

LAT...LON 3276 7987 3275 7987 3273 7986 3268 7988
      3264 7998 3261 8000 3259 8010 3291 8034
      3305 8009 3277 7987 3277 7989 3278 7990
      3277 7991 3277 7992 3276 7992 3276 7987
      3277 7986 3275 7985

$$

174 
WGUS72 KCHS 312030
FFSCHS

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
430 PM EDT THU JUL 31 2014

SCC015-019-035-312130-
/O.CON.KCHS.FF.W.0015.000000T0000Z-140731T2130Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
DORCHESTER SC-CHARLESTON SC-BERKELEY SC-
430 PM EDT THU JUL 31 2014

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM EDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL BERKELEY...WESTERN CHARLESTON AND SOUTHEASTERN DORCHESTER
COUNTIES...

AT 429 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 
INDICATE AN AREA OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 
ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOODING. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED FROM I-26/I-526 
INTERCHANGE TO 13 MILES EAST OF KIAWAH ISLAND...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 
5 TO 10 MPH. ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE ALSO 
DEVELOPING SOUTHEAST OF FOLLY BEACH AND WILL MOVE ONSHORE OVER THE 
NEXT FEW HOURS BRINGING A RENEWED THREAT FOR HEAVY RAIN. THE FLASH 
FLOOD WARNING MAY NEED TO BE EXTENDED BEYOND 530 PM.

BETWEEN 4 AND 8 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN SOME AREAS THIS
AFTERNOON...WHICH AS RESULTED IN FLASH FLOODING...ESPECIALLY
IN PARTS OF DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON AND FOLLY BEACH WHERE SOME ROADS 
REMAIN CLOSED. WATER HAS ALSO EITHER ENTERED OR FLOODED SOME 
BUSINESSES IN FOLLY BEACH. SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY OCCURRING 
ALONG FOLLY ROAD INTO PORTIONS OF JAMES ISLAND...JOHNS ISLAND AND 
WEST ASHLEY. ELSEWHERE...ALTHOUGH THE HEAVIEST RAINS HAVE ENDED...IT 
WILL TAKE SOME TIME FOR FLOOD WATERS TO RECEDE.

FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED IN AND AROUND DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON...WEST 
ASHLEY...DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON...NORTH CHARLESTON...MIDDLETON 
PLACE...DELMAR CROSSROADS...JOHNS ISLAND...JAMES ISLAND...FOLLY 
BEACH...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

KEEP CHILDREN AWAY FROM STORM DRAINS...WATER CATCHMENTS...AND
STREAMS. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF MOVING WATER CAN KNOCK A CHILD OFF
THEIR FEET AND SWEEP THEM TO THEIR DEATH.

TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...PLEASE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN CHARLESTON TOLL FREE AT 1-888-383-2024 OR EMAIL YOUR
REPORTS TO CHS.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV. REPORTS CAN ALSO BE SENT THROUGH
TWITTER USING #WXREPORT.

&&

LAT...LON 3276 7987 3275 7987 3273 7986 3268 7988
      3264 7998 3261 8000 3259 8010 3291 8034
      3305 8009 3277 7987 3277 7989 3278 7990
      3277 7991 3277 7992 3276 7992 3276 7987
      3277 7986 3275 7985

$$

361 
WGUS52 KCHS 312124
FFWCHS
SCC015-019-035-312330-
/O.EXT.KCHS.FF.W.0015.000000T0000Z-140731T2330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
524 PM EDT THU JUL 31 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS EXTENDED THE

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  SOUTH CENTRAL BERKELEY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA...
  WESTERN CHARLESTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA...
  SOUTHEASTERN DORCHESTER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA...

* UNTIL 730 PM EDT

* AT 518 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A FEW
  HEAVY SHOWERS NEAR FOLLY BEACH...MOVING NORTH AT 5 MPH. ALTHOUGH
  THE HEAVIEST RAINS HAVE TEMPORARILY ENDED...IT WILL TAKE SOME TIME
  FOR FLOOD WATERS TO RECEDE...ESPECIALLY IN THE DOWNTOWN
  CHARLESTON...FOLLY BEACH AND JAMES ISLAND AREAS. THE FLASH FLOOD
  WARNING HAS THEREFORE BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL 730 PM. ADDITIONAL
  HEAVY RAINS MAY REDEVELOP AT ANY TIME.

  RADAR AND SPOTTER REPORTS INDICATE AS MUCH AS 4 TO 8 INCHES OF RAIN 
  HAS FALLEN. DO NOT...UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES...DRIVE INTO AREAS 
  WHERE WATER COVER THE ROAD.

* FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE IN AND AROUND...
  WEST ASHLEY...FOLLY BEACH...DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON...JAMES ISLAND...
  JOHNS ISLAND...DELMAR CROSSROADS...NORTH CHARLESTON...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

AVOID DRIVING INTO WATER ON THE ROAD. THE WATER IS USUALLY DEEPER
THAN IT APPEARS AND THE ROAD MAY BE WASHED OUT. ONLY ONE FOOT OF
WATER WILL STALL A VEHICLE AND LESS THAN TWO FEET OF WATER CAN FLOAT
AND CARRY AWAY A VEHICLE. FLOODING IS THE NUMBER ONE WEATHER-RELATED
CAUSE OF DEATH IN THE UNITED STATES. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS
MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3276 7987 3275 7987 3273 7986 3268 7988
      3264 7998 3261 8000 3259 8010 3291 8034
      3305 8009 3277 7987 3277 7989 3278 7990
      3277 7991 3277 7992 3276 7992 3276 7987
      3277 7986 3275 7985

$$

352 
WGUS72 KCHS 312216
FFSCHS

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
616 PM EDT THU JUL 31 2014

SCC015-035-312223-
/O.CAN.KCHS.FF.W.0015.000000T0000Z-140731T2330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
DORCHESTER SC-BERKELEY SC-
616 PM EDT THU JUL 31 2014

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR SOUTH CENTRAL
BERKELEY AND SOUTHEASTERN DORCHESTER COUNTIES...

FLOOD WATERS WILL CONTINUE TO RECEDE THROUGH 8 PM. ADDITIONAL
HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT.

LAT...LON 3276 7987 3268 7988 3264 7998 3286 8010
      3290 7997 3286 7997 3285 7993 3281 7993
      3282 7992 3278 7992 3281 7990 3277 7987
      3277 7988 3278 7990 3277 7992 3276 7992
      3276 7987 3277 7986 3275 7985

$$

SCC019-312330-
/O.CON.KCHS.FF.W.0015.000000T0000Z-140731T2330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CHARLESTON SC-
616 PM EDT THU JUL 31 2014

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM EDT FOR
CENTRAL CHARLESTON COUNTY...

AT 613 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A FEW   
HEAVY SHOWERS OVER DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON...MOVING NORTH AT 5 MPH. 
ALTHOUGH THE HEAVIEST RAINS HAVE TEMPORARILY ENDED...IT WILL TAKE 
SOME TIME FOR FLOOD WATERS TO RECEDE...ESPECIALLY IN THE DOWNTOWN
CHARLESTON...FOLLY BEACH AND JAMES ISLAND AREAS. THE FLASH FLOOD
WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM. ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINS MAY 
REDEVELOP AT ANY TIME.

RADAR AND SPOTTER REPORTS INDICATE AS MUCH AS 4 TO 8 INCHES OF RAIN 
HAS FALLEN. DO NOT...UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES...DRIVE INTO AREAS 
WHERE WATER COVER THE ROAD.

FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE IN AND AROUND...
WEST ASHLEY...FOLLY BEACH...DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON...JAMES ISLAND...

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.

KEEP CHILDREN AWAY FROM STORM DRAINS...WATER CATCHMENTS...AND
STREAMS. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF MOVING WATER CAN KNOCK A CHILD OFF
THEIR FEET AND SWEEP THEM TO THEIR DEATH.

TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...PLEASE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN CHARLESTON TOLL FREE AT 1-888-383-2024 OR EMAIL YOUR
REPORTS TO CHS.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV. REPORTS CAN ALSO BE SENT THROUGH
TWITTER USING #WXREPORT.

&&

LAT...LON 3276 7987 3268 7988 3264 7998 3286 8010
      3290 7997 3286 7997 3285 7993 3281 7993
      3282 7992 3278 7992 3281 7990 3277 7987
      3277 7988 3278 7990 3277 7992 3276 7992
      3276 7987 3277 7986 3275 7985

$$

023 
WGUS72 KCHS 312235
FFSCHS

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
635 PM EDT THU JUL 31 2014

SCC019-312242-
/O.CAN.KCHS.FF.W.0015.000000T0000Z-140731T2330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CHARLESTON SC-
635 PM EDT THU JUL 31 2014

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR CENTRAL CHARLESTON
COUNTY...

REPORTS FROM THE CHARLESTON CITY EMERGENCY MANAGER...SPOTTERS AND
SOCIAL MEDIA REPORTS...INDICATE FLOOD WATERS ARE RECEDING. THE FLASH 
FLOOD WARNING HAS THEREFORE BEEN CANCELLED. THERE WILL BE A CONTINUED
RISK FOR HEAVY RAIN OVERNIGHT...AND ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOODING
IS POSSIBLE.

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. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER
RADIO ALL-HAZARDS FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.

LAT...LON 3276 7987 3268 7988 3264 7998 3286 8010
      3290 7997 3286 7997 3285 7993 3281 7993
      3282 7992 3278 7992 3281 7990 3277 7987
      3277 7988 3278 7990 3277 7992 3276 7992
      3276 7987 3277 7986 3275 7985

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
153 PM EDT THU JUL 31 2014

.SYNOPSIS...
A COASTAL TROUGH WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/...
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...A SURFACE MESOLOW WAS STILL LOCATED OVER
COASTAL SE GA...ASSOCIATED WITH A BROAD 850 MB LOW CENTERED OVER
THE REGION. DEEP MOISTURE HAS CONTINUED TO CIRCULATED ABOUT THESE
FEATURES AND ONSHORE INTO THE FORECAST AREA. DURING THE PAST FEW
HOURS...BEST PRECIPITATION COVERAGE HAS FOCUSED ACROSS SC COUNTIES
ESPECIALLY BETWEEN I-95 AND 1-26. BUMPED POPS UP TO
LIKELY/CATEGORICAL IN THESE AREAS THROUGH MID-AFTERNOON...AND
ADDED A MENTION OF LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN. OUTSIDE OF THIS
AREA...ADDITIONAL/SCATTERED SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP
THIS AFTERNOON.

A HIGHER/WEAKER SUBSIDENCE INVERSION AS COMPARED WITH THE STRONGER
CAP IN PLACE WEDNESDAY...BASED JUST BELOW 600 MB PER THE 12Z KCHS
RAOB...WILL TRANSLATE TO DEEPER MOIST UPDRAFTS/A GREATER CHANCE
FOR THUNDERSTORMS TODAY. PWATS CLOSE TO 1.75 INCH AND THE
POTENTIAL FOR LOCAL ECHO TRAINING WITHIN NW-SE BANDS WILL SUPPORT
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. ELEVATED DOWNDRAFT CAPES WILL ALSO
CONTINUE TO SUPPORT GUSTY WINDS WITHIN SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS.
ALONG/SOUTH OF I-16 PARTIAL SUNSHINE WILL SUPPORT GREATER
DESTABILIZATION...AND THE POTENTIAL FOR ISOLATED PULSE SEVERE WITH
DAMAGING WET MICROBURSTS COULD BE SLIGHTLY ENHANCED HERE THIS
AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING. HOWEVER..THE OVERALL SEVERE THREAT WILL
REMAIN LOW.

SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS WILL GREATLY ALTER HOURLY TEMPERATURE TRENDS...
AND CLOUDS SHOULD LIMIT HIGH TEMPS TO THE MID/UPPER 80S MANY
AREAS...PERHAPS IN THE LOWER 90S SOUTH OF I-16.

&&

.SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY/...
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED STORMS WILL PROBABLY INCREASE ALONG COASTAL
AREAS AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT WITH SOME LOCALIZED DOWNPOURS AGAIN
A GOOD BET. AN ADDITIONAL SHORT WAVE IS NOTED AND CONVERGENCE PROGS
ARE GRADUALLY IMPROVING WITH THE COASTAL SURFACE TROUGH NEARING. A
SOLID TREND INTO A WETTER WEATHER PATTERN. LOW TEMPS IN THE LOWER
TO MID 70S...SLIGHTLY COOLER WELL INLAND.

FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...THIS WILL BE THE BEGINNING OF WHAT
LOOKS LIKE QUITE AN ACTIVE PERIOD FOR THE FORECAST AREA. THE
REGION WILL BE WITHIN THE DEEP AND MOIST SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT
ASSOCIATED WITH THE DEEP EASTERN CONUS TROUGH. PWATS WILL STEADILY
RISE AND WILL REACH UP TO AROUND 1.9 INCHES BY LATE FRIDAY NIGHT.
AT THE SURFACE...A WELL DEFINED COASTAL TROUGH WILL BE ALIGNED
ALONG THE SOUTHEAST COAST AND IS EXPECTED TO PROVIDE ENOUGH LOW
LEVEL CONVERGENCE TO KICK OFF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. THE
MODELS SEEM TO AGREE THAT THE BEST COVERAGE AND MOISTURE FEED WILL
BE JUST TO THE EAST EXTENDING NORTHWARD INTO EASTERN NORTH
CAROLINA. AS SUCH...WE HAVE KEPT POPS IN THE UPPER CHANCE RANGE
EXCEPT FOR AN AREA OF LIKELY POPS THAT JUST BRUSHES FAR EASTERN
REACHES OF THE FORECAST AREA. THERE IS THEN ENOUGH MOISTURE AND
FORCING OVERNIGHT TO CARRY POPS THROUGH THE NIGHT...WITH THE
HIGHEST VALUES FAVORING THE COASTAL WATERS. ONE OF MORE DAY OF
UPPER 80S SEEMS LIKELY WITH TEMPERATURES BEING HELD DOWN BY
WIDESPREAD CLOUD COVER.

SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...THE WEEKEND LOOKS VERY ACTIVE AND APPEARS
TO BE THE HEART OF THIS PERIOD OF UNSETTLED WEATHER. THE DEEP TROUGH
ALOFT WILL SHARPEN AS A SIGNIFICANT SHORTWAVE MOVES INTO THE OHIO
VALLEY. THE MODELS DEPICT SHORTWAVE ENERGY EMBEDDED WITHIN THE
SOUTHWEST FLOW ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA MOVING THROUGH. PWATS
INCREASE FURTHER AND SURGE TO IN EXCESS OF 2 INCHES. GIVEN THE MODEL
AGREEMENT ON THE ACTIVE PERIOD...LIKELY POPS HAVE BEEN ADDED TO THE
FORECAST. AT THIS POINT IT IS HARD TO SAY WHAT PRECISE TIME PERIODS
WILL BE MORE ACTIVE THAN OTHERS...BUT NEEDLESS TO SAY IT LOOKS WET.
GIVEN THE HIGH PWATS...ABUNDANT FORCING...AND DEEP LAYER FLOW AROUND
10 KNOTS...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE A CONCERN. IN FACT...WPC
QPF FORECASTS ADVERTISE SEVERAL INCHES OF RAIN. TEMPERATURES WILL BE
MUTED THANKS TO THE WIDESPREAD CLOUD COVER AND PERIODS OF
PRECIPITATION. LOOK FOR HIGHS IN THE MID 80S AND LOWS IN THE LOW/MID
70S.

&&

.LONG TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
THANKS TO THE PRESENCE OF THE LINGERING DEEP TROUGH ALOFT AND DEEP
MOISTURE ACROSS THE AREA...THE ACTIVE PERIOD OF WEATHER WILL
CONTINUE INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. THE SURFACE TROUGH IN THE AREA
FINALLY BEGINS TO WEAKEN TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY WHILE ATLANTIC
RIDGING BEGINS TO PUSH BACK IN FROM THE EAST. BY THE MIDDLE OF THE
WEEK IT APPEARS THAT WE WILL RETURN TO A MUCH MORE TYPICAL DIURNAL
PATTERN OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. ALSO...TEMPERATURES WILL WARM
BACK TO NEAR NORMAL VALUES LATE IN THE PERIOD.

&&

.AVIATION /18Z THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH ONSHORE AND OVER KCHS
AT LEAST UNTIL 21Z. THUNDERSTORMS WERE ALSO DEVELOPING IN THE KSAV
VICINITY AND WILL LIKELY IMPACT THIS TERMINAL FOR A BRIEFER PERIOD
THIS AFTERNOON. SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS COULD THEN CONTINUE OVER OR
NEAR KCHS INTO THIS EVENING...AND SHOWERS COULD PERSIST IN THE
KCHS THROUGH THE NIGHT. AT KSAV...AFTER DIURNAL SHOWERS/
THUNDERSTORMS DISSIPATE THIS EVENING...THE NEXT ROUND OF DIURNAL
CONVECTION COULD FIRE AFTER 18Z FRIDAY. OUTSIDE SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS...
MAINLY VFR THROUGH TONIGHT...ALTHOUGH THE POTENTIAL FOR CIG/VSBY
RESTRICTIONS COULD INCREASE AT KCHS ESPECIALLY LATE TONIGHT INTO
FRIDAY MORNING.

EXTENDED AVIATION...A SURFACE TROUGH WILL LINGER THROUGH EARLY
NEXT WEEK. AN ACTIVE PERIOD IS EXPECTED AND THERE ARE INCREASING
CHANCES FOR PERIODIC FLIGHT RESTRICTIONS DUE TO SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS DURING THIS TIME.

&&

.MARINE...
ACROSS SC WATERS...A GRADIENT ENHANCED BETWEEN LOW PRESSURE TO THE
SOUTH AND HIGH PRESSURE TO THE NORTH WILL SUPPORT ELEVATED ONSHORE
WINDS OF 15-20 KT THIS AFTERNOON...NOT FAR FROM SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY LEVELS. WINDS COULD RELAX SOMEWHAT TONIGHT. ACROSS GA
WATERS...A WEAKER GRADIENT CLOSE TO LOW PRESSURE WILL SUPPORT S/SE
WINDS MAINLY 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS WILL RANGE FROM 2-4 FT ACROSS THE
WATERS THROUGH TONIGHT.

FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY...A COASTAL TROUGH WILL DRIFT OVER THE WATERS
AND EVENTUALLY INLAND BY EARLY NEXT WEEK. EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS
WILL PREVAIL FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...SWINGING AROUND TO SOUTHERLY
SATURDAY NIGHT ONCE THE TROUGH SHIFTS INLAND. THE GRADIENT MAY
TIGHTEN AT TIMES AND ALLOW FOR MODEST WIND INCREASES...BUT OVERALL
WINDS AND SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY THRESHOLDS.

&&

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

&&

NEAR TERM...SPR
SHORT TERM...BSH
LONG TERM...BSH
AVIATION...SPR
MARINE...BSH/SPR

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
333 AM EDT THU JUL 31 2014

AMZ330-350-352-354-374-GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-137>141-SCZ040-
042>045-047>052-010745-
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-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-
333 AM EDT THU JUL 31 2014

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ASSISTANCE IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1115 AM EDT THU JUL 31 2014

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0936 AM     MARINE TSTM WIND 3 NE FOLLY BEACH        32.69N  79.89W
07/31/2014  M45 MPH          CHARLESTON         SC   C-MAN STATION

            FOLLY BEACH C-MAN STATION RECORDED A 39 KNOT...45
            MPH...WIND GUST WITH A NEARBY THUNDERSTORM.

&&

EVENT NUMBER CHS1400889

JHP

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1236 PM EDT THU JUL 31 2014

SCZ050-311700-
CHARLESTON-
1236 PM EDT THU JUL 31 2014

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF CHARLESTON COUNTY
THROUGH 100 PM EDT...

AT 1233 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM...NEAR KIAWAH ISLAND...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 15
MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...
KIAWAH ISLAND...BEACHWALKER PARK...SEABROOK ISLAND...LEGAREVILLE...
HUSKUM CORNER CROSS ROADS...ANGEL OAK PARK...JOHNS ISLAND...

PREPARE NOW FOR THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS...
GUSTY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH...
FUNNEL CLOUDS...
TORRENTIAL RAIN WHICH MAY PRODUCE LOCALIZED FLOODING...

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 3264 7997 3264 7998 3263 7998 3262 7999
      3261 8000 3260 8007 3259 8011 3257 8016
      3266 8021 3277 7998 3265 7994
TIME...MOT...LOC 1636Z 149DEG 11KT 3259 8006

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
206 PM EDT THU JUL 31 2014

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0200 PM     HEAVY RAIN       4 NNW KIAWAH ISLAND     32.66N  80.10W
07/31/2014  M3.25 INCH       CHARLESTON         SC   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TRAINED SPOTTER ON LOWER JOHNS ISLAND REPORTED 3.25
            INCHES OF RAINFALL SINCE LATE THIS MORNING.

&&

EVENT NUMBER CHS1400890

JRL

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
214 PM EDT THU JUL 31 2014

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0214 PM     HEAVY RAIN       3 SW SHADOWMOSS         32.81N  80.11W
07/31/2014  M3.08 INCH       CHARLESTON         SC   MESONET

&&

EVENT NUMBER CHS1400891

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
215 PM EDT THU JUL 31 2014

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0215 PM     HEAVY RAIN       2 SE DELEMAR CROSSROADS 32.82N  80.26W
07/31/2014  M3.06 INCH       CHARLESTON         SC   MESONET

&&

EVENT NUMBER CHS1400892