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Special Weather Statement, NWS Charleston, SC

August 18, 2014Dorchester County, South Carolina

NWS Charleston, SC issued this special weather statement at Aug 18, 2014, 8:41 PM EDT for Dorchester County, South Carolina. It was in force for 34 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Aug 18, 2014, 8:41 PM EDT (00:41 UTC)
Expired
Aug 18, 2014, 9:15 PM EDT
In force
34 min
Issued by
NWS Charleston, SC

County Dorchester County, SC

The text

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

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What forecasters said that day

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NWS Charleston, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Aug 18, 7:30 PM EDT, 1 hour 11 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 18, 7:30 PM EDT, 1 hour 11 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 18, 1:09 PM EDT, 7 hours 32 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
109 PM EDT MON AUG 18 2014

AMZ374-191715-
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
109 PM EDT MON AUG 18 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ASSISTANCE IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-137>141-SCZ040-042>045-047>052-191715-
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-
109 PM EDT MON AUG 18 2014

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS COULD BRIEFLY BECOME
SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WIND GUSTS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...ESPECIALLY
BETWEEN 3 PM AND 9 PM EDT.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE
LATEST INFORMATION INCLUDING POSSIBLE STATEMENTS AND WARNINGS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

EXCESSIVE HEAT...THE COMBINATION OF HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE MID
TO UPPER 90S WITH MODERATE HUMIDITY WILL PRODUCE HEAT INDICES OF
105 TO 110 DEGREES WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. HEAT ADVISORIES MAY
BE REQUIRED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ASSISTANCE IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

AMZ330-350-352-354-191715-
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-
109 PM EDT MON AUG 18 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS COULD PRODUCE STRONG
WIND GUSTS EXCEEDING 35 KNOTS...FREQUENT CLOUD TO WATER LIGHTNING
AND VERY HEAVY RAIN THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING...ESPECIALLY
BETWEEN 4 PM AND 9 PM EDT.

STAY ALERT FOR DETERIORATING CONDITIONS WHICH COULD PROMPT
STATEMENTS OR SPECIAL MARINE WARNINGS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

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, Aug 18, 7:45 PM EDT, 56 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 18, 7:47 PM EDT, 54 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 18, 7:55 PM EDT, 46 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 18, 8:02 PM EDT, 39 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 18, 8:41 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 18, 8:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHSDorchester28 min
Aug 18, 8:11 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCHS94 min
Aug 18, 9:07 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHSBerkeley23 min
Aug 18, 9:38 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHSCharleston37 min
Aug 18, 10:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHSBerkeley30 min
Aug 18, 10:22 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCHS113 min
Aug 18, 10:48 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCHS117 min
Aug 19, 1:04 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCHS116 min
Aug 19, 1:06 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHSJasper54 min
Aug 19, 1:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHSBeaufort, Jasper59 min
Aug 19, 1:48 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHSBeaufort, Colleton, Hampton, Jasper57 min
Aug 19, 1:51 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCHS114 min
Aug 19, 2:49 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHSColleton41 min
Aug 19, 3:17 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCHS118 min
Aug 19, 3:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHSCharleston60 min
Aug 19, 4:09 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCHS2 hr
Aug 19, 6:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHSAllendale36 min
Aug 19, 11:27 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHSCandler, Evans, Tattnall48 min
Aug 19, 12:11 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHSBryan, Evans, Long34 min
Aug 19, 12:18 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHSBryan, Chatham, Evans, Liberty, Long, Tattnall42 min
Aug 19, 12:56 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHSBryan, Chatham, Liberty, Long, McIntosh64 min
Aug 19, 2:55 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHSMcIntosh50 min
Aug 19, 3:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHSMcIntosh28 min
Aug 19, 5:07 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHSBulloch, Candler, Jenkins38 min
Aug 19, 5:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHSScreven46 min

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