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Flash Flood Warning 14, NWS Charleston, SC

October 2, 2015Berkeley County, Charleston County, South Carolina

NWS Charleston, SC issued this flash flood warning at Oct 2, 2015, 11:22 PM EDT for Berkeley County, Charleston County, South Carolina. It was in force for 18 hr. 53 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: Oct 2, 2015, 11:22 PM EDT (03:22 UTC)
Expired: Oct 3, 2015, 5:15 PM EDT
In force: 18 hr
Issued by: NWS Charleston, SC
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Berkeley County, SC, Charleston County, SC

The radar

The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 128 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:23 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
Oct 3, 2:33 AM EDT	FLASH FLOOD	Charleston, SC	BEAUFAIN STREET IS CLOSED BY FLOODING BETWEEN LOCKWOOD BOULEVARD AND COMING STREET. REPORT WAS RELAYED BY CHARLESTON POLICE VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.
Oct 3, 2:58 AM EDT	FLASH FLOOD	1 Ene Charleston, SC	WASHINGTON STREET BETWEEN CALHOUN STREET AND HASELL STREET IS CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. CHARLESTON POLICE RELAYED REPORT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.
Oct 3, 3:16 AM EDT	FLASH FLOOD	1 Nnw Charleston, SC	HUGER STREET IS CLOSED BY FLOODING BETWEEN SENATE AND BENSON STREETS INCLUDING THE KING STREET INTERSECTION.
Oct 3, 3:16 AM EDT	FLASH FLOOD	1 Nw Charleston, SC	MORRIS STREET IS CLOSED BY FLOODING BETWEEN COMING AND SMITH STREETS.
Oct 3, 3:35 AM EDT	FLASH FLOOD	Charleston, SC	RUTLEDGE AND ASHLEY AVENUES WERE CLOSED BY FLOODING BETWEEN CALHOUN AND BENNETT STREETS.
Oct 3, 3:35 AM EDT	FLASH FLOOD	Charleston, SC	VANDERHORST STREET IS CLOSED BY FLOODING BETWEEN RUTLEDGE AVENUE AND COMING STREET.
Oct 3, 4:12 AM EDT	FLASH FLOOD	1 Nw Charleston, SC	RUTLEDGE AVENUE IS CLOSED BY FLOODING BETWEEN FISHBURN AND SHEPPARD STREETS.
Oct 3, 4:20 AM EDT	FLASH FLOOD	2 Sse Cainhoy, SC	THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 41 AND DUNES WEST BOULEVARD WAS BEING CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING.
Oct 3, 4:35 AM EDT	FLASH FLOOD	1 Nw Charleston, SC	LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTS THAT PRESIDENT ST IS CLOSED BETWEEN HWY 17 AND FISHBURNE ST DUE TO FLOODING.
Oct 3, 5:00 AM EDT	FLASH FLOOD	1 Nw Charleston, SC	LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTS THAT HWY 17 IS CLOSED BETWEEN CANNON ST AND COMING ST DUE TO FLOODING.
Oct 3, 5:00 AM EDT	FLASH FLOOD	Charleston, SC	LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTS THAT PINCKNEY ST BETWEEN MEETING ST AND CHURCH ST IS CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING.
Oct 3, 5:24 AM EDT	FLASH FLOOD	1 Nw Charleston, SC	LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTS THAT THE CROSSTOWN EXPY IS NOW CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING.
Oct 3, 7:29 AM EDT	HEAVY RAIN 7.76	3 Nne Boone Hall Planta, SC
Oct 3, 7:33 AM EDT	HEAVY RAIN 7.17	4 N Sangaree, SC
Oct 3, 7:45 AM EDT	FLASH FLOOD	Downtown Charleston, SC	SEVERAL WATER RESCUES IN PROGRESS AT SEVERAL LOCATIONS IN DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON.
Oct 3, 7:45 AM EDT	FLASH FLOOD	Downtown Charleston, SC	SEVERAL WATER RESCUES IN PROGRESS AT SEVERAL LOCATIONS IN DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON.
Oct 3, 8:00 AM EDT	HEAVY RAIN 6.65	1 Ssw Wando, SC	24 HOUR RAINFALL.
Oct 3, 8:16 AM EDT	FLASH FLOOD	2 N Goose Creek, SC	FLOOD WATERS IN HOMES ON LINDY CREEK ROAD.
Oct 3, 9:10 AM EDT	FLASH FLOOD	1 Se West Ashley, SC	W OAK FOREST DR IS CLOSED AT OAK FOREST DR DUE TO FLOODING.
Oct 3, 9:10 AM EDT	FLASH FLOOD	North Charleston, SC	RIVERS AVE IS CLOSED BETWEEN REYNOLDS AVE AND SUCCESS ST.
Oct 3, 9:15 AM EDT	FLASH FLOOD	1 Ese Mount Pleasant, SC	BEN SAWYER BLVD IS CLOSED AT CENTER ST DUE TO FLOODING.
Oct 3, 9:15 AM EDT	FLASH FLOOD	1 Sw Don Holt Bridge, SC	SPRUILL AVE AT BUIST AVE IS CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING.
Oct 3, 9:30 AM EDT	FLASH FLOOD	1 N Mount Pleasant Town, SC	LONGPOINT RD IS CLOSED BETWEEN NEEDLERUSH PKWY AND BOONE HALL DUE TO FLOODING.
Oct 3, 9:30 AM EDT	FLASH FLOOD	2 Sse Cainhoy, SC	DUNES WEST BLVD AT KINGS GATE LN CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING.
Oct 3, 10:01 AM EDT	FLASH FLOOD	3 E Boone Hall Plantati, SC	LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTS THAT NATIONAL DR FROM THE PORCHERS BLUFF RD TRAFFIC CIRCLE IS CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING.
Oct 3, 10:06 AM EDT	FLASH FLOOD	1 Nne Boone Hall Planta, SC	NWS EMPLOYEE REPORTED ROADS FLOODED AND IMPASSIBLE DUE TO HIGH WATER IN THE RIVERTOWNE SUBDIVISION IN MOUNT PLEASANT.
Oct 3, 10:07 AM EDT	FLASH FLOOD	1 Sw Charleston Naval C, SC	WATER IN EXCESS OF 3 FEET DEPTH IS ENTERING AT LEAST ONE HOME IN THE 2000 BLOCK OF LITTLE AVE. RESIDENTS ARE BEING ESCORTED FROM THE RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY BY LAW ENFORCEMENT.
Oct 3, 10:36 AM EDT	FLASH FLOOD	1 Nw North Charleston, SC	MEDIA REPORTS THAT THE INTERSECTION OF MACON AVE AND MEETING ST IS CLOSED DUE TO A PORTION OF THE ROAD COLLAPSING.
Oct 3, 11:10 AM EDT	HEAVY RAIN 7.15	2 Se Cainhoy, SC	7.15 INCHES OF RAINFALL REPORTED AROUND THE 1300 BLOCK OF WHITE DEER WAY IN MOUNT PLEASANT SINCE MIDNIGHT.
Oct 3, 11:30 AM EDT	FLASH FLOOD	1 S Hanahan, SC	LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTS THAT REMOUNT RD IS CLOSED AT BLACKWELL ST DUE TO FLOODING.
Oct 3, 11:30 AM EDT	FLASH FLOOD	1 Wnw Hanahan, SC	LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTS THAT RIVERS AVE IS CLOSED AT SEVERAL INTERSECTIONS INCLUDING... EAGLE DRIVE... OTRANTO RD... AND REYNOLDS AVE.
Oct 3, 11:30 AM EDT	FLASH FLOOD	2 W North Charleston, SC	LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTS THAT DORCHESTER RD AT TRANSFER ST IS CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING.
Oct 3, 11:30 AM EDT	HEAVY RAIN 5.96	1 W Charles Towne Landi, SC	REPORT VIA HAM RADIO NETWORK. 5.96 INCHES OF RAIN ON LENEVAR DRIVE SINCE 1130 PM LAT NIGHT. 3 DAY STORM TOTAL IS 10.98 INCHES.
Oct 3, 11:48 AM EDT	FLASH FLOOD	5 W Garris Landing, SC	CHARLESTON COUNTY SHERIFF REPORTS THAT PARTS OF GUERINS BRIDGE ROAD IS CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING.
Oct 3, 11:56 AM EDT	FLASH FLOOD	1 N Boone Hall Plantati, SC	MT. PLEASANT POLICE REPORT THAT RIVERTOWNE PARKWAY AT RIVERTOWNE COUNTRY CLUB IS CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING.
Oct 3, 12:00 PM EDT	HEAVY RAIN 6.51	1 Nne Boone Hall Planta, SC	ACCUMULATION SINCE MIDNIGHT. TOTAL ACCUMULATION SINCE 4PM 2 OCTOBER IS 8.50 INCHES.
Oct 3, 12:00 PM EDT	HEAVY RAIN 12.1	2 Wsw James Island, SC	REPORT OF 3 DAY RAINFALL. 2.87 INCHES FROM 7 AM TO 12 PM.
Oct 3, 12:30 PM EDT	FLASH FLOOD	1 Ne James Island Count, SC	LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTS THAT CENTRAL PARK RD IS CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING.
Oct 3, 12:30 PM EDT	FLASH FLOOD	Charleston, SC	LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTS THAT CALHOUN ST IS CLOSED AT SMITH ST DUE TO FLOODING.
Oct 3, 12:50 PM EDT	COASTAL FLOOD	1 Sw Charleston, SC	LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTS THAT LOCKWOOD BLVD IS CLOSED AT BROAD ST DUE TO FLOODING.
Oct 3, 12:55 PM EDT	HEAVY RAIN 0	1 Nne Mount Pleasant To, SC	SOCIAL MEDIA USER TWEETED PHOTO OF TREE DOWN IN THE SNEE FARM AREA.
Oct 3, 1:17 PM EDT	HEAVY RAIN 5.52	1 Ene Goose Creek, SC	HAM RADIO REPORT OF 5.52 INCHES OF RAIN OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS ENDING FROM 1 PM TODAY.
Oct 3, 1:42 PM EDT	COASTAL FLOOD	1 E Charleston, SC	A MAXIMUM TIDE LEVEL OF 8.29 FT MLLW WAS OBSERVED AT THE CHARLESTON HARBOR TIDE GAGE. SHALLOW COASTAL FLOODING TYPICALLY BEGINS ALONG THE LOWER SOUTH CAROLINA COAST WHEN TIDE LEVELS REACH 7.0 FT MLLW IN THE CHARLESTON HARBOR.
Oct 3, 2:23 PM EDT	FLASH FLOOD	3 Ssw James Island, SC	CHARLESTON POLICE DEPARTMENT REPORTED BATTLE GROUND ROAD CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING.
Oct 3, 2:27 PM EDT	FLASH FLOOD	1 W Mount Pleasant, SC	MOUNT PLEASANT POLICE DEPARTMENT REPORTED MILL STREET AT THE BOAT LANDING CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING.
Oct 3, 2:27 PM EDT	FLASH FLOOD	2 Ne Boone Hall Plantat, SC	MOUNT PLEASANT POLICE DEPARTMENT REPORTED HIGHWAY 41 CLOSED BETWEEN BESSEMER ROAD AND HOLBECK CREEK DUE TO FLOODING.
Oct 3, 3:12 PM EDT	FLASH FLOOD	4 Ne Boone Hall Plantat, SC	MOUNT PLEASANT POLICE DEPARTMENT REPORTED CAROLINA PARK BOULEVARD AT DARRELL CREEK TRAIL CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING.
Oct 3, 3:20 PM EDT	FLASH FLOOD	College Park, SC	SHERIFFS OFFICE REPORTED OXFORD ROAD CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. FLOWING WATER HAS OVERTOPPED BRIDGE.
Oct 3, 3:20 PM EDT	FLASH FLOOD	College Park, SC	SHERIFFS OFFICE REPORTED TRINITY PLACE CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING.
Oct 3, 4:00 PM EDT	HEAVY RAIN 15.2	3 Nne Boone Hall Planta, SC	STORM TOTAL RAINFALL 7 AM THURSDAY THROUGH 4 PM SATURDAY. MEASUREMENT TAKEN IN PARK WEST.
Oct 3, 4:02 PM EDT	FLASH FLOOD	Mount Pleasant Towne Ce, SC	MOUNT PLEASANT POLICE DEPARTMENT REPORTED FARM QUARTER ROAD AT VENTURA VILLAS CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING.
Oct 3, 5:18 PM EDT	FLASH FLOOD	3 Ese Goose Creek, SC	PULASKI STREET TO VON STEUBEN STREET ON NAVAL WEAPONS STATION CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING.
Oct 3, 5:18 PM EDT	FLASH FLOOD	4 Ne Hanahan, SC	OLD TOM ROAD CLOSED ON THE NAVAL WEAPONS STATION DUE TO FLOODING.

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 41 storm reports to this flash flood warning; the first came 191 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

Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 00:00Z, 3.4 hours before the alert went out and 329 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 1054 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -11 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 499 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 30 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 192 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 168 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.8
Supercell composite: 5.9

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

465 
WGUS52 KCHS 030322
FFWCHS
SCC015-019-030915-
/O.NEW.KCHS.FF.W.0014.151003T0322Z-151003T0915Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1122 PM EDT FRI OCT 2 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF...
  CHARLESTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA...
  BERKELEY COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA...

* UNTIL 515 AM EDT
    
* AT 1116 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING 
  TORRENTIAL RAIN CONTINUOUSLY MOVING ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. UP TO 
  THREE INCHES OF RAIN HAVE ALREADY FALLEN ACROSS NORTHERN 
  CHARLESTON COUNTY AND SOUTHEASTERN BERKELEY COUNTY...AND HEAVY 
  RAIN WAS EXPANDING TOWARD THE SOUTH AND WEST. FLASH FLOODING IS 
  EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  CHARLESTON...NORTH CHARLESTON...MOUNT PLEASANT...GOOSE CREEK...
  HANAHAN...MONCKS CORNER...MCCLELLANVILLE AND I-26/I-526
  INTERCHANGE.

BY 5 AM...ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED 
IN THE WARNED AREA...AND LOCALLY GREATER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE. THESE 
EXCESSIVE RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS FLASH FLOODING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. 

PLEASE REPORT FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY WHEN YOU
CAN DO SO SAFELY.

&&

LAT...LON 3300 7936 3303 7953 3295 7962 3294 7962
      3296 7956 3291 7957 3280 7973 3275 7985
      3279 7991 3268 7989 3265 7994 3332 8025
      3345 8022 3346 8019 3350 7996 3332 7974
      3313 7927

$$

10 follow-up statements

270 
WGUS72 KCHS 030417
FFSCHS

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1217 AM EDT SAT OCT 3 2015

SCC015-019-030915-
/O.CON.KCHS.FF.W.0014.000000T0000Z-151003T0915Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CHARLESTON SC-BERKELEY SC-
1217 AM EDT SAT OCT 3 2015

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 AM EDT FOR
CHARLESTON AND BERKELEY COUNTIES...

AT 1211 AM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING 
TORRENTIAL RAIN ACROSS PARTS OF THE WARNED AREA...ESPECIALLY BETWEEN 
AWENDAW...MCCLELLANVILLE AND JAMESTOWN WHERE UP TO FOUR AND ONE HALF 
INCHES OF RAIN HAVE ALREADY FALLEN. FLASH FLOODING WILL BEGIN AT ANY 
TIME. WHILE RAINFALL RATES HAVE NOT BEEN AS HEAVY OVER DOWNTOWN 
CHARLESTON...RAIN WILL COMBINE WITH THE ELEVATED HIGH TIDE TO CREATE 
FLASH FLOODING. ELSEWHERE ACROSS THE WARNING AREA...RAINFALL RATES 
ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE OVERNIGHT. 

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
CHARLESTON...NORTH CHARLESTON...MOUNT PLEASANT...GOOSE CREEK...
HANAHAN...MONCKS CORNER...MCCLELLANVILLE AND I-26/I-526 INTERCHANGE.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE 
WARNED AREA BY 515 AM...AND LOCALLY GREATER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE.
THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS FLASH FLOODING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. NEVER ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. 

PLEASE REPORT FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY WHEN YOU
CAN DO SO SAFELY.

&&

LAT...LON 3300 7936 3303 7953 3295 7962 3294 7962
      3296 7956 3291 7957 3280 7973 3275 7985
      3279 7991 3268 7989 3265 7994 3332 8025
      3345 8022 3346 8019 3350 7996 3332 7974
      3313 7927

$$

442 
WGUS72 KCHS 030530
FFSCHS

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
130 AM EDT SAT OCT 3 2015

SCC015-019-030915-
/O.CON.KCHS.FF.W.0014.000000T0000Z-151003T0915Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CHARLESTON SC-BERKELEY SC-
130 AM EDT SAT OCT 3 2015

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 AM EDT FOR
CHARLESTON AND BERKELEY COUNTIES...

AT 124 AM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY 
HEAVY RAIN CONTINUING TO CROSS THE WARNED AREA. TWO TO FIVE INCHES 
OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN ACROSS PARTS OF NORTHERN CHARLESTON COUNTY AND 
SOUTHEASTERN BERKELEY COUNTY. RAINFALL RATES WILL INCREASE ACROSS 
THE ENTIRE WARNING AREA THROUGH 230 AM...AND FLASH FLOODING WILL 
BEGIN AT ANY TIME.  IN DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON...SEVERAL STREETS WERE 
ALREADY CLOSED TO TO A COMBINATION OF TIDAL FLOODING AND MODERATE 
RAIN...AND INCOMING HEAVY RAIN WILL EXACERBATE URBAN FLOODING. 

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
CHARLESTON...NORTH CHARLESTON...MOUNT PLEASANT...GOOSE CREEK...
HANAHAN...MONCKS CORNER...MCCLELLANVILLE AND I-26/I-526 INTERCHANGE.

BY 515 AM EDT...ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE 
POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WARNED AREA...AND LOCALLY GREATER AMOUNTS ARE 
POSSIBLE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. NEVER ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. 

PLEASE REPORT FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY WHEN YOU
CAN DO SO SAFELY.

&&

LAT...LON 3300 7936 3303 7953 3295 7962 3294 7962
      3296 7956 3291 7957 3280 7973 3275 7985
      3279 7991 3268 7989 3265 7994 3332 8025
      3345 8022 3346 8019 3350 7996 3332 7974
      3313 7927

$$

078 
WGUS72 KCHS 030631
FFSCHS

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
231 AM EDT SAT OCT 3 2015

SCC015-019-030915-
/O.CON.KCHS.FF.W.0014.000000T0000Z-151003T0915Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CHARLESTON SC-BERKELEY SC-
231 AM EDT SAT OCT 3 2015

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 AM EDT FOR
CHARLESTON AND BERKELEY COUNTIES...

AT 226 AM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING 
VERY HEAVY RAINFALL RATES EXCEEDING ONE TO TWO INCHES PER HOUR HAD 
SHIFTED INTO AREAS BETWEEN AWENDAW...MT PLEASANT...CHARLESTON AND 
NORTH CHARLESTON.  
 
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
CHARLESTON...NORTH CHARLESTON...MOUNT PLEASANT...GOOSE CREEK...
HANAHAN...MONCKS CORNER AND I-26/I-526 INTERCHANGE.

BY 515 AM...AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN IS EXPECTED 
ACROSS THE WARNED AREA...AND LOCALLY GREATER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE. 
FLASH FLOODING WILL BEGIN AT ANY TIME.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. NEVER ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. 

PLEASE REPORT FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY WHEN YOU
CAN DO SO SAFELY.

&&

LAT...LON 3300 7936 3303 7953 3295 7962 3294 7962
      3296 7956 3291 7957 3280 7973 3275 7985
      3279 7991 3268 7989 3265 7994 3332 8025
      3345 8022 3346 8019 3350 7996 3332 7974
      3313 7927

$$

419 
WGUS72 KCHS 030740
FFSCHS

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
340 AM EDT SAT OCT 3 2015

SCC015-019-030915-
/O.CON.KCHS.FF.W.0014.000000T0000Z-151003T0915Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CHARLESTON SC-BERKELEY SC-
340 AM EDT SAT OCT 3 2015

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 AM EDT FOR
CHARLESTON AND BERKELEY COUNTIES...

AT 336 AM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY 
HEAVY RAINFALL RATES EXCEEDING ONE TO TWO INCHES PER HOUR HAD 
EXPANDED IN COVERAGE ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. FLASH FLOODING WAS 
OCCURRING IN DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON AND IS LIKELY OCCURRING OR IMMINENT 
ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE WARNING AREA.  
 
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
CHARLESTON...NORTH CHARLESTON...MOUNT PLEASANT...GOOSE CREEK...
HANAHAN...MONCKS CORNER...MCCLELLANVILLE AND I-26/I-526 INTERCHANGE.

BY 515 AM...ANOTHER ONE TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN WILL FALL IN MANY 
LOCATIONS...AND LOCALLY GREATER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE. THIS EXCESSIVE 
RAINFALL WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS FLASH FLOODING. 
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. NEVER ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. 

PLEASE REPORT FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY WHEN YOU
CAN DO SO SAFELY.

&&

LAT...LON 3300 7936 3303 7953 3295 7962 3294 7962
      3296 7956 3291 7957 3280 7973 3275 7985
      3279 7991 3268 7989 3265 7994 3332 8025
      3345 8022 3346 8019 3350 7996 3332 7974
      3313 7927

$$

019 
WGUS52 KCHS 030857
FFWCHS
SCC015-019-031515-
/O.EXT.KCHS.FF.W.0014.000000T0000Z-151003T1515Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
457 AM EDT SAT OCT 3 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS EXTENDED THE

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF...
  CHARLESTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA...
  BERKELEY COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA...

* UNTIL 1115 AM EDT SATURDAY

* AT 455 AM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED TORRENTIAL RAIN ACROSS THE 
  WARNED AREA. 3 TO 5 INCHES INCHES OF RAIN HAVE ALREADY FALLEN. 
  SIGNIFICANT FLASH FLOODING WAS DEVELOPING IN DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON 
  AND CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO WORSEN THIS MORNING AS ADDITIONAL 
  RAINS MOVE IN OFF THE ATLANTIC OCEAN.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  CHARLESTON...NORTH CHARLESTON...MOUNT PLEASANT...GOOSE CREEK...
  HANAHAN...MONCKS CORNER...MCCLELLANVILLE AND I-26/I-526
  INTERCHANGE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

STAY AWAY OR BE SWEPT AWAY. RIVER BANKS AND CULVERTS CAN BECOME
UNSTABLE AND UNSAFE.

PLEASE REPORT FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY WHEN YOU
CAN DO SO SAFELY.

&&

LAT...LON 3300 7936 3303 7953 3295 7962 3294 7962
      3296 7956 3291 7957 3280 7973 3275 7985
      3279 7991 3268 7989 3265 7994 3332 8025
      3345 8022 3346 8019 3350 7996 3332 7974
      3313 7927

$$

268 
WGUS72 KCHS 030951
FFSCHS

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
551 AM EDT SAT OCT 3 2015

SCC015-019-031515-
/O.CON.KCHS.FF.W.0014.000000T0000Z-151003T1515Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CHARLESTON SC-BERKELEY SC-
551 AM EDT SAT OCT 3 2015

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 AM EDT
SATURDAY FOR CHARLESTON AND BERKELEY COUNTIES...

...ALL TRAFFIC CLOSED INTO AND AROUND THE CHARLESTON PENINSULA THIS 
MORNING...

AT 543 AM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE THUNDERSTORMS 
PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. THREE TO SIX INCHES OF 
RAIN HAS FALLEN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA FROM YESTERDAY EVENING 
THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING. AN ADDITIONAL TWO TO FOUR INCHES OF 
RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING...WHICH COULD RESULT IN 
SIGNIFICANT FLASH FLOODING.

GIVEN THIS VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...ALONG WITH MANY ROADS AND STREETS 
ALREADY CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER IN THE CHARLESTON AREA...THE 
CHARLESTON POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS CLOSED THE CHARLESTON PENINSULA TO 
ANY TRAFFIC THIS MORNING.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... 
CHARLESTON...NORTH CHARLESTON...MOUNT PLEASANT...GOOSE CREEK... 
HANAHAN...MONCKS CORNER...MCCLELLANVILLE AND I-26/I-526 INTERCHANGE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.

PLEASE REPORT FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY WHEN YOU
CAN DO SO SAFELY.

&&

LAT...LON 3300 7936 3303 7953 3295 7962 3294 7962
      3296 7956 3291 7957 3280 7973 3275 7985
      3279 7991 3268 7989 3265 7994 3332 8025
      3345 8022 3346 8019 3350 7996 3332 7974
      3313 7927

$$

RFM

989 
WGUS72 KCHS 031140
FFSCHS

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
740 AM EDT SAT OCT 3 2015

SCC015-019-031515-
/O.CON.KCHS.FF.W.0014.000000T0000Z-151003T1515Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CHARLESTON SC-BERKELEY SC-
740 AM EDT SAT OCT 3 2015

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 AM EDT
SATURDAY FOR CHARLESTON AND BERKELEY COUNTIES...

...THE PENINSULA OF CHARLESTON CONTINUES TO BE CLOSED TO ALL 
INCOMING TRAFFIC...

AT 736 AM EDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT CONTINUED TO REPORT MANY 
STREETS AND ROAD CLOSED ACROSS THE AREA...ESPECIALLY AROUND DOWNTOWN 
CHARLESTON.  ALL TRAFFIC CONTINUES TO BE CLOSED COMING INTO THE 
CITY AND PENINSULA OF CHARLESTON THIS MORNING. MORE HEAVY RAINFALL 
IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS...WITH 
AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES LIKELY. THIS WILL RESULT IN POTENTIALLY 
DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING FLASH FLOODING.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
CHARLESTON...NORTH CHARLESTON...MOUNT PLEASANT...GOOSE CREEK...
HANAHAN...MONCKS CORNER...MCCLELLANVILLE AND I-26/I-526 INTERCHANGE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE OR WALK THROUGH FLOODED AREAS!

PLEASE REPORT FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY WHEN YOU
CAN DO SO SAFELY.

&&

LAT...LON 3300 7936 3303 7953 3295 7962 3294 7962
      3296 7956 3291 7957 3280 7973 3275 7985
      3279 7991 3268 7989 3265 7994 3332 8025
      3345 8022 3346 8019 3350 7996 3332 7974
      3313 7927

$$

RFM

170 
WGUS72 KCHS 031225
FFSCHS

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
825 AM EDT SAT OCT 3 2015

SCC015-019-031515-
/O.CON.KCHS.FF.W.0014.000000T0000Z-151003T1515Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CHARLESTON SC-BERKELEY SC-
825 AM EDT SAT OCT 3 2015

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 AM EDT
SATURDAY FOR CHARLESTON AND BERKELEY COUNTIES...

...MUCH OF THE CHARLESTON PENINSULA CONTINUES TO BE CLOSED TO 
TRAFFIC...

...FLASH FLOODING REACHING INTO MONCKS CORNER AND GOOSE CREEK...

AT 819 AM EDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED FLASH FLOODING WITH 
WATER GETTING INTO SOME HOMES AND BUILDINGS ACROSS GOOSE CREEK AND 
MONCKS CORNER. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF AT LEAST 2 TO 4 INCHES IS 
EXPECTED THROUGH THIS MORNING ACROSS THE ENTIRE WARNED AREA. THIS 
HEAVY RAINFALL WILL RESULT IN ADDITIONAL...POSSIBLY DANGEROUS... 
FLASH FLOODING ACROSS THE ENTIRE WARNED AREA.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
CHARLESTON...NORTH CHARLESTON...MOUNT PLEASANT...GOOSE CREEK...
HANAHAN...MONCKS CORNER...MCCLELLANVILLE AND I-26/I-526 INTERCHANGE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DO NOT ENTER OR CROSS FLOWING WATER OR WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH. 

TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.

PLEASE REPORT FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY WHEN YOU
CAN DO SO SAFELY.

&&

LAT...LON 3300 7936 3303 7953 3295 7962 3294 7962
      3296 7956 3291 7957 3280 7973 3275 7985
      3279 7991 3268 7989 3265 7994 3332 8025
      3345 8022 3346 8019 3350 7996 3332 7974
      3313 7927

$$

RFM

888 
WGUS52 KCHS 031505
FFWCHS
SCC015-019-032115-
/O.EXT.KCHS.FF.W.0014.000000T0000Z-151003T2115Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1105 AM EDT SAT OCT 3 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS EXTENDED THE

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF...
  CHARLESTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA...
  BERKELEY COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA...

* UNTIL 515 PM EDT SATURDAY

* AT 1101 AM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE HEAVY RAIN 
  ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.  PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN ARE EXPECTED TO 
  CONTINUE OVER THE WARNED AREA THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

  WITH ADDITIONAL RAINFALL...ALONG WITH AN UPCOMING HIGH TIDE EARLY  
  THIS AFTERNOON...FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE...AND      
  POSSIBLY GET WORSE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. DANGEROUS AND POSSIBLY 
  LIFE THREATENING FLASH FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  CHARLESTON...NORTH CHARLESTON...MOUNT PLEASANT...GOOSE CREEK...
  HANAHAN...MONCKS CORNER...MCCLELLANVILLE AND I-26/I-526
  INTERCHANGE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DO NOT ENTER OR CROSS FLOWING WATER OR WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH. 

TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.

PLEASE REPORT FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY WHEN YOU
CAN DO SO SAFELY.

&&

LAT...LON 3300 7936 3303 7953 3295 7962 3294 7962
      3296 7956 3291 7957 3280 7973 3275 7985
      3279 7991 3268 7989 3265 7994 3332 8025
      3345 8022 3346 8019 3350 7996 3332 7974
      3313 7927

$$

RFM

574 
WGUS72 KCHS 031705
FFSCHS

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
105 PM EDT SAT OCT 3 2015

SCC015-019-032115-
/O.CON.KCHS.FF.W.0014.000000T0000Z-151003T2115Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CHARLESTON SC-BERKELEY SC-
105 PM EDT SAT OCT 3 2015

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM EDT
SATURDAY FOR CHARLESTON AND BERKELEY COUNTIES...

AT 1259 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT MORE HEAVY RAINFALL IS 
MOVING INTO THE AREA FROM THE ATLANTIC OCEAN.  THIS WILL RESULT IN 
THE WORSENING OF ANY ONGOING FLASH FLOODING...AS WELL AS 
THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE NEW AREAS OF FLASH FLOODING. 

AREAS ACROSS CHARLESTON COUNTY AND INTO SOUTHERN BERKELEY COUNTY ARE 
LIKELY TO GET THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL THROUGH 3 PM EDT.  AN ADDITIONAL 
2 TO FOUR INCHES OF RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH 3 PM. DUE TO 
ALREADY VERY SATURATED GROUND CONDITIONS...ALONG WITH AREAS STILL 
FLOODING...FLASH FLOODING MAY BECOME VERY DANGEROUS...TO POTENTIALLY 
LIFE THREATENING.  
 
THE REGION IS ALSO NOW NEAR HIGH TIDE...WHICH WILL LIKELY RESULT IN 
MORE SEVERE FLOODING OF THE MORE LOW LYING...POORLY DRAINED AREAS 
CLOSER TO THE COAST...INCLUDING DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
CHARLESTON...NORTH CHARLESTON...MOUNT PLEASANT...GOOSE CREEK...
HANAHAN...MONCKS CORNER...MCCLELLANVILLE AND I-26/I-526 INTERCHANGE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DO NOT ENTER OR CROSS FLOWING WATER OR WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH. 

TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.

PLEASE REPORT FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY WHEN YOU
CAN DO SO SAFELY.

&&

LAT...LON 3300 7936 3303 7953 3295 7962 3294 7962
      3296 7956 3291 7957 3280 7973 3275 7985
      3279 7991 3268 7989 3265 7994 3332 8025
      3345 8022 3346 8019 3350 7996 3332 7974
      3313 7927

$$

RFM

What 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 Oct 2, 10:21 PM EDT, 1 hour 1 minute earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 2, 10:21 PM EDT, 1 hour 1 minute before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1021 PM EDT FRI OCT 2 2015

.SYNOPSIS...
LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING ALONG THE FLORIDA COAST WILL MOVE SLOWLY
NORTH THROUGH TONIGHT...THEN MOVE ALONG OR JUST OFF THE COAST
SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY NIGHT...PERHAPS LIFTING INLAND ON
SUNDAY...THEN MOVING AWAY EARLY NEXT WEEK. HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN
PREVAIL DURING THE MID AND LATE WEEK PERIOD. MEANWHILE...HURRICANE
JOAQUIN WILL PASS WELL OFFSHORE THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH NO
SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS ON THE LOCAL AREA.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM SATURDAY MORNING/...
SIGNIFICANT EXTENDED DURATION FLOOD EVENT IS NOW UNDERWAY AS A
LONG FEED OF DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE ANGLES INTO SOUTH CAROLINA
BOTH FROM THE CARIBBEAN AND FROM HURRICANE JOAQUIN NEAR THE
BAHAMAS. THE TAP IS SQUEEZING INTO THE CAROLINAS TO THE E AND SW
BY MUCH DRIER AIR SEEN ON THE WATER VAPOR. THE SETUP IS CLASSIC
FOR A SERIOUS AND DANGEROUS FLOOD THREAT...JUST IN IT/S BEGINNING
STAGE OVERNIGHT. CONVECTIVE RAINS COULD EASILY PRODUCE 2-4 INCH
RAINFALL PER HOUR ACROSS THE CHARLESTON TRI-COUNTY AREA BY LATER
TONIGHT.

THE FORECAST OVERNIGHT NEEDED LITTLE CHANGE PER LATEST MESOANALYSIS
AND MODEL TRENDS. A FEW TWEAKS TO THE TIMING OF THE INTRUSION OF
THE COASTAL TROUGH LATE AND INLAND WINDS.

SURFACE LOW PRESSURE LOOKS TO SHIFT NORTH TOWARD THE COAST TONIGHT
ALONG A STALLED FRONT AS AN UPPER CUTOFF LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN A BIT AS IT MOVES EAST ACROSS SOUTHERN
AL/GA AND THE NORTHERN FL PANHANDLE. LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE WILL BE
ENHANCED ALONG THE COASTAL WARM FRONT AND LIKELY AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE...WHICH WILL SHIFT INLAND ACROSS SOUTHEAST SC. THIS WILL
SET THE STAGE FOR INCREASING RAIN CHANCES AND INTENSITY...GENERALLY
MOVING WESTWARD THROUGH THE NIGHT. FLASH FLOODING POTENTIAL WILL
CONTINUE TO INCREASE...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE COAST AROUND THE TIME
OF HIGH TIDE. SOME STRONG TO POSSIBLY EVEN SEVERE STORMS COULD
ROTATE ONSHORE ALONG THE CENTRAL PORTIONS OF THE SC COAST LATE AS
THE COASTAL WARM FRONT SHIFTS WEST. ALTHOUGH INSTABILITY WILL BE
LIMITED...WEAK TORNADOES CAN/T BE RULED OUT GIVEN THE ENHANCED
HELICITY ALONG THE BOUNDARY. FOLKS ARE URGED TO KEEP THEIR WEATHER
RADIOS AT THE READY TO HEAR POSSIBLE WARNINGS SINCE ANY TORNADOES
WOULD BE HARD TO SEE GIVEN THE TIME OF DAY AND THE HEAVY RAINFALL.
LOWS LIKELY TO RANGE FROM AROUND 60 INLAND TO MID TO UPPER 60S AT
THE COAST.

&&

.SHORT TERM /6 AM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY/...
SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...THE LATEST CONSENSUS FORECAST IS STILL
SHOWING A HIGH POTENTIAL OF HEAVY RAINS AND DANGEROUS FLASH FLOODING
ACROSS PARTS OF THE CWFA. WHAT IS A LITTLE LESS CERTAIN IS ACTUALLY
WHERE THE BAND OR BANDS OF EXTREMELY HEAVY RAINS WILL SET
UP...ALIGNED IN AN EAST/SE TO WEST/NW ORIENTATION. OUR LATEST
THINKING IS THAT THE AXIS OF HEAVIEST AND POTENTIAL RECORD SETTING
RAINFALL WILL OCCUR ACROSS A GOOD PART OF THE CHARLESTON QUAD-COUNTY
DISTRICT INTO PERHAPS PARTS OF BEAUFORT...HAMPTON AND ALLENDALE
COUNTIES. BUT THERE WILL BE A VERY SHARP NORTH TO SOUTH GRADIENT OF
QPF RANGING FROM 8-10 INCHES NORTH AND CENTRAL DOWN TO 1 INCH OR
LESS FAR SOUTH. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS THOUGH WILL OCCUR. THE
GROUNDS ARE SATURATED IN MANY AREAS...SO ANY ADDITIONAL RAIN WILL
ESSENTIALLY JUST RUN-OFF RATHER THAN BEING ABSORBED IN THE GROUND.

A DYNAMIC AND HIGHLY ANOMALOUS CLOSED OFF MID AND UPPER LOW WILL
MEANDER IN FAR SW GA AS IT ASSOCIATED TROUGH TAKES ON A NEGATIVE
TILT AS STRONG SHORT WAVE ENERGY SWINGS THROUGH THE TROUGH ALOFT. AT
THE SURFACE A STRONG BAROCLINIC ZONE WILL BE SITUATED NOT FAR OFF
THE SE COAST WHERE WE FIND A COASTAL WARM FRONT STUCK BETWEEN THE
GULF STREAM AND THE CONTINENTAL SHELF. WHILE THE ONGOING RAINS MAY
ACT TO RE-ENFORCE THE ONGOING WEDGE...THIS IS COUNTER-BALANCED BY A
WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE FRONT THAT WILL LIFT NORTH NEAR OR
JUST OFF THE GA/SC COASTS. THIS ALLOWS FOR THE WARM FRONT TO PIVOT
TOWARD OR ONSHORE OF THE FORECAST AREA LATER SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY
NIGHT.

ABNORMALLY HIGH PWATS AS MUCH AS 2.5 INCHES WILL BE DRAWN NORTH IN A
DEEP AND RICH TROPICAL FEED OF MOISTURE THAT HAS ITS ORIGINS FROM
THE EASTERN PACIFIC ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN AND SW ATLANTIC. THIS
SOUTHERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL BE ATOP AN EAST-SE FLOW OFF THE ATLANTIC
DOWNSTAIRS GENERATING THE POTENTIAL FOR RECORD SETTING
RAINFALL...WHILE IT/S BECOME APPARENT THAT OUR RISK FOR FLASH
FLOODING WILL BE HIGHEST DURING THE FIRST HALF OF THE WEEKEND.
HEIGHT FALLS ALOFT...UPPER DIFLUENCE AND STRONG PVA WILL COMBINE
WITH STRONG LOW LEVEL FORCING DUE TO THE PROXIMITY TO THE COASTAL
WARM FRONT AND SURFACE WAVE COMBINE WITH A ROBUST LOW LEVEL JET TO
PRODUCE 100 POPS ACROSS MUCH OF THE CWFA.

IF THE EXTREME RAINFALL IS NOT ENOUGH...THERE IS ALSO THE LOW END
RISK OF ISOLATED TORNADOES AS THE COASTAL WARM FRONT ATTEMPTS TO
SWING ONSHORE. WHILE THE WIDESPREAD RAINS WILL RESTRICT SURFACE-
BASED INSTABILITY...THERE IS MODEST 0-1 KM AND 0-3 KM SRH VALUES AS
HIGH AS 200 M2/SEC2. FOR NOW THE BEST RISK OF ANY LOW-TOPPED
TORNADOES LOOKS TO BE EAST OF I-95...WITH THE GREATEST POTENTIAL
OVER THE COASTAL COUNTIES OF SC. FOR ALL SECTIONS GIVEN ELEVATED
INSTABILITY WE WILL CARRY SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
SATURDAY/SATURDAY NIGHT.

TEMPS ARE HIGHLY DEPENDENT UPON HOW FAR INLAND THE COASTAL WARM
FRONT CAN PENETRATE...WITH A LARGE EAST-WEST GRADIENT TO OCCUR.

SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY...THE ROBUST MID/UPPER LOW WILL SLIDE EASTWARD
ACROSS SOUTHERN GA SUNDAY AND THEN INTO THE NEARBY ATLANTIC MONDAY.
THE WAVE OF SURFACE LOW PRESSURE STUCK UNDERNEATH WILL BE LOCATED
OVER OR NEAR SUNDAY BEFORE IT TOO STARTS TO SLIP INTO THE ATLANTIC
ON MONDAY. THE MAIN AXIS OF DEEP MOISTURE WILL SHIFT NORTH/EAST
DURING SUNDAY...ALLOWING FOR A DIMINISHING TREND TO THE CONVECTIVE
RAINS. THEN ON MONDAY THE INLAND WEDGE RE-ESTABLISHES ITSELF AND THE
ASSOCIATED LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE BETWEEN THIS FEATURE AND THE
SURFACE WAVE WILL ALLOW FOR THE MAIN MOISTURE AXIS TO PIVOT BACK IN
FROM THE NW. WHILE THERE WILL STILL BE CATEGORICAL POPS FAR NORTH
SUNDAY...COVERAGE ELSEWHERE WILL DECREASE INTO THE CHANCE-LIKELY
RANGE...THEN TO THE SLIGHT CHANCE-CHANCE RANGE SUNDAY NIGHT...BACK
UP TO THE CHANCE RANGE ALL SECTIONS MONDAY. TEMPS WILL NOT BE TOO
FAR FROM NORMAL.

&&

.LONG TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY/...
THE MID/UPPER LOW WILL EVENTUALLY FILL AND LIFTS OUT TO THE EAST/NE
BY MID WEEK...FOLLOWED BY QUASI-ZONAL FLOW OR SHORT WAVE RIDGING
ALOFT THEREAFTER. AN INLAND WEDGE WILL PREVAIL ALTHOUGH MOISTURE HAS
BEEN SCOURED OUT BY THEN TO ALLOW FOR MUCH DRIER CONDITIONS WITH NO
EXTREMES OF TEMPS THROUGH THE PERIOD.

&&

.AVIATION /02Z SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
KCHS...PLENTY OF RAIN EXPECTED THE NEXT 24 HOURS WITH STRONG
MOISTURE TRANSPORT AND CONVERGENCE PROVIDED CONCERNS FOR A LONG
EVENT HEAVY RAIN EVENT. IFR CIGS WITH PERIODS OF MVFR CIGS AT
TIMES DURING HEAVIER RAINFALL PERIODS. EPISODES OF INTENSE
RAINS WILL LIKELY LOWER VSBYS TO 1 NM OR LESS AT TIMES.

KSAV...FORECAST SOUNDINGS SHOW LOWERING CIGS THIS EVENING AND
WE TREND THE TERMINAL TO IFR AT MID EVENING. IFR CIGS AND
PERIODS OF RAINS ARE EXPECTED LATER TONIGHT AND SATURDAY.
THE ALIGNMENT OF THE COASTAL TROUGH/CONVERGENCE AXIS WILL
DECIDE HOW WIND DIRECTIONS SET UP FOR LATER ON SAT...WENT
WITH LIGHT/VRBL FLOW FOR NOW. IFR/MVFR CIGS EXPECTED TO
REMAIN DURING THE ENTIRE 00Z TAF CYCLE.

EXTENDED AVIATION OUTLOOK...AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF MVFR OR LOWER
CONDITIONS WITH LOW CEILINGS...MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY
RAINS AND EVEN THE RISK OF ISOLATED TSRA ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE
WEEKEND...ESPECIALLY AT KCHS. CONDITIONS SHOULD BEGIN IMPROVING
SUNDAY INTO MONDAY.

&&

.MARINE...
OVERNIGHT...A WARM FRONT OFFSHORE WILL SHIFT TOWARD THE SC COAST
CAUSING WINDS TO VEER MORE EASTERLY AND INCREASE OVER THE SC
WATERS AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE OFFSHORE GA WATERS. SHOULD SEE
A SOLID 20-25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT SOUTH CAROLINA WATERS WITH
15-20 KT GEORGIA WATERS. SEAS WILL BUILD QUICKLY REACHING 7-9 FT
CHARLESTON COUNTY WATERS...4-8 FT REMAINING NEARSHORE WATERS AND
8-11 FT GEORGIA OFFSHORE WATERS.

SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...HAZARDOUS MARINE CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR
IN RESPONSE TO ELONGATED LOW PRESSURE NEAR THE SAVANNAH RIVER
ENTRANCE...WHILE ITS ASSOCIATED WARM FRONT INITIALLY OVER THE
MARINE AREA SWINGS ONSHORE. STRONG LOW LEVEL JETTING OVER THE SC
WATERS WILL ALLOW FOR NE/EAST WINDS TO PEAK AS HIGH AS 20-30 KT OVER
THE OPEN ATLANTIC...WHILE FURTHER SOUTH THE FLOW WILL BE OFFSHORE
WITH SPEEDS CAPPED AT OR BELOW 15 KT. SEAS WILL BUILD MOST FAVORABLY
WITH THE ONSHORE FETCH TO AS MUCH AS 7-11 FT ON THE SC WATERS AND
RANGING FROM 5-7 FT ACROSS THE 0-20 NM GA WATERS BU UP TO 8-11 FT
FURTHER OUT. THESE ELEVATED SEAS ARE FURTHER COMPLICATED BY SEVERAL
PRIOR DAYS OF ONSHORE WINDS...BUT ALSO NOW DUE TO SWELLS ORIGINATING
FROM HURRICANE JOAQUIN. THESE CONDITIONS HAVE ALLOWED FOR A
CONTINUATION OF THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES FOR OUR ATLANTIC ZONES.
WE CONSIDERED RAISING AN ADVISORY FOR THE CHARLESTON HARBOR...BUT
DUE TO SOME UNCERTAINTY IN THE EXACT PINCHING OF THE GRADIENT WE
HAVE HELD OFF AT THIS TIME AS WE CAPPED WINDS AT 15-20 KT. THERE IS
ALSO A RISK FOR WATERSPOUTS IN RESPONSE TO THE NEARBY WARM FRONT
WITH MODEST SPIN IN THE LOWER ATMOSPHERE.

SUNDAY...WEAK LOW PRESSURE WILL SPIRAL INLAND OVER THE
CWFA...ALLOWING FOR THE GRADIENT TO SLACKEN CONSIDERABLY AS WINDS
DROP OFF TO 15 KT OR LESS ALL WATERS. BUT SEAS WILL TAKE LONGER TO
COME DOWN SO SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES REMAIN IN EFFECT.

MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPROVE AS
THE UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER THE SOUTHEAST COAST MOVES EASTWARD...OUT TO
SEA...ALLOWING THE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT TO FURTHER WEAKEN AND
WINDS TO EASE. SEAS WILL BE SLOWER TO SUBSIDE DUE TO REMNANT SWELL
ENERGY...ESPECIALLY BEYOND 20 NM OUT. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES
WITHIN 20 NM WILL GRADUALLY COME DOWN AS CONDITIONS IMPROVE THROUGH
TUESDAY. NO ADVISORIES ARE EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY.

&&

.HYDROLOGY...
CONFIDENCE HAS INCREASED FOR A POTENTIAL FOR A RECORD RAINFALL EVENT
TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. AS A RESULT A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN
EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA THROUGH SUNDAY AND FOR
THE GEORGIA COUNTIES ALONG THE SAVANNAH RIVER THROUGH SATURDAY
NIGHT. THIS INCLUDES THE SAVANNAH METRO AREA. MODELS HAVE SHOWN SOME
DEVIATION IN THE PLACEMENT OF EXACTLY WHERE THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL
WILL BECOME ALIGNED ACROSS THE CWFA. BUT FOR THE LATEST FORECAST WE
LEANED HEAVILY TOWARD THE QPF AS DEPICTED BY WPC...BLENDED WITH
SURROUNDING OFFICES AND UTILIZING THE PREVIOUS FORECAST FROM OUR
OFFICE. THIS LOOKS TO BE AHEAD OF THE WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE AND
STRETCHES FROM NEAR THE CHARLESTON METRO TO NOT FAR FROM THE
BEAUFORT AREA...THEN INLAND TO MONCKS CORNER...WALTERBORO AND PARTS
OF ALLENDALE AND HAMPTON COUNTIES. OUR LATEST STORM TOTAL QPF SHOWS
IMPRESSIVE AMOUNTS OF 8-12 INCHES IN SC...BUT LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS
WILL OCCUR.

FARTHER SOUTH...THERE WILL BE CONSIDERABLY LESS RAINFALL WITH
AMOUNTS RANGING FROM LESS THAN INCH ACROSS THE ALTAMAHA RIVER TO 3-6
INCHES NEAR THE SAVANNAH RIVER. AGAIN LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE
POSSIBLE AND IT IS WORTH NOTING THAT SOME OF THE MODELS SHOW THE
MAIN AXIS SETTING UP NEAR THE SAVANNAH RIVER.

DESPITE THIS FORECAST...KEEP IN MIND THAT ANY SLIGHT DEVIATION OF
WHERE THE AXIS OF HEAVIEST RAINS SETS UP COULD RESULT IN A
SIGNIFICANT QPF.

COMPLICATING THE FLOODING SCENARIO IS THE CONTINUATION OF THE
ELEVATED VERY HIGH TIDES THROUGH THE WEEKEND. IF HEAVY RAINFALL
OCCURS ALONG THE COAST NEAR HIGH TIDE...IT WILL ONLY EXACERBATE THE
FLOODING AND RESULT IN A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS AND LIFE-THREATENING
SITUATION. THE LATEST SURGE GUIDANCE IN THE CHARLESTON HARBOR SHOWS
TIDES REACHING OVER 8 FT WITH HIGH TIDE EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON
WHILE HEAVY RAIN IS FALLING. IF THIS SCENARIO MATERIALIZES...A VERY
DANGEROUS FLASH FLOOD EVENT WOULD ENSUE. WE CAN NOT STRESS ENOUGH
THAT ALL RESIDENTS AND VISITORS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THIS SCENARIO.

FINALLY...THERE WILL BE AN INCREASED RISK FOR RIVER FLOODING OVER
THE COMING DAYS ONCE THE CORE OF THE HEAVIEST RAINS HAVE ENDED. THE
LATEST SET OF METEOROLOGICAL MODEL ENSEMBLE RIVER FORECASTS
/MMERF/...SHOW A NUMBER OF RIVERS GOING INTO FLOOD OVER THE NEXT 5
TO 7 DAYS.

&&

.TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...
COASTAL FLOODING...WE HAVE ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY FOR
THE HIGH TIDE SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. RECENT TRENDS SUGGEST IT
WILL BE CLOSE TO CRITERIA BUT OTHER FACTORS SUCH AS THE PUSH OF
WATER COMING IN FROM THE ADVANCING COASTAL TROUGH AND INCREASING
RAINFALL TRENDS MADE IT AN EASY CALL WHETHER IS REACHES 7 FT MLLW
OR NOT.

THE RISK OF COASTAL FLOODING DUE TO ABNORMALLY HIGH TIDES WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND...ESPECIALLY AROUND CHARLESTON AND
DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON HIGH TIDE ON SATURDAY. WE/LL DEFINITELY
REQUIRE COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORIES INTO SUNDAY...BUT SHOULD TIDES
REACH 8 FT MLLW IN CHARLESTON...WHICH IS CURRENTLY FORECAST BY THE
GFS EXTRA-TROPICAL STORM SURGE GUIDANCE...THEN A COASTAL FLOOD
WARNING WILL BECOME NECESSARY.

RIP CURRENTS...A HIGH RISK FOR LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS WILL
REMAIN AT ALL BEACHES THROUGH SATURDAY DUE TO THE ELEVATED
SURF...FURTHER COMPLICATED BY MODERATE TO STRONG ON SHORE WINDS OVER
THE SC BEACHES.

HIGH SURF...SEAS WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY THIS WEEKEND AND A HIGH
SURF ADVISORY COULD EVENTUALLY BE NEEDED FOR THE LOWER SOUTH
CAROLINA COAST WHERE THE STRONGEST ONSHORE FLOW WILL OCCUR. LATEST
LOCAL GUIDANCE SUPPORTS 4 TO 5 FT BREAKERS IMPACTING AT LEAST
CHARLESTON AND COLLETON COUNTY COASTAL AREAS. SHOULD THIS COME TO
FRUITION THEN A HIGH SURF ADVISORY WOULD BE REQUIRED. WE HAVE HELD
OFF ON ANY ADVISORY AT THIS TIME GIVEN SOME UNCERTAINTY IN REGARDS
TO THE TRACK OF THE SURFACE WAVE AND ASSOCIATED COASTAL WARM FRONT.

AREAS OF BEACH EROSION WILL ALSO OCCUR DUE TO THE WAVE ACTION AND
PERSISTENT NORTHEAST WINDS.

&&

.CLIMATE...
TOP 5 RECORD 3-DAY TOTAL RAINFALL

     NORTH CHARLESTON /CHS/...

11.95 INCHES....................6/9/1973-6/11/1973
11.62 INCHES...................6/10/1973-6/12/1973
11.40 INCHES...................9/19/1998-9/21/1998
10.64 INCHES.....................9/4/1987-9/6/1987
10.52 INCHES...................9/21/1998-9/23/1998

     DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON /CXM/...

12.39 INCHES....................6/9/1973-6/11/1973
11.92 INCHES...................6/10/1973-6/12/1973
11.73 INCHES.....................9/5/1933-9/7/1933
11.72 INCHES.....................9/4/1933-9/6/1933
11.31 INCHES.....................9/4/1987-9/6/1987

&&

.CHS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR GAZ117-
     119-139-141.
     FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR GAZ087-088-101-
     118-119.
SC...HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR
     SCZ048>051.
     FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR SCZ040-042>045-
     047>052.
     COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY UNTIL 2 AM EDT SATURDAY FOR SCZ050.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 10 PM EDT SUNDAY FOR AMZ352.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 5 PM EDT MONDAY FOR AMZ350.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 5 PM EDT SUNDAY FOR AMZ354.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 5 PM EDT TUESDAY FOR AMZ374.

&&

SYNOPSIS...
NEAR TERM...
SHORT TERM...
LONG TERM...
AVIATION...
MARINE...
HYDROLOGY...
TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...
CLIMATE...

Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 2, 9:40 PM EDT, 1 hour 42 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
940 PM EDT FRI OCT 2 2015

GAZ099-100-114>116-137-138-140-040145-
CANDLER-BULLOCH-TATTNALL-EVANS-INLAND BRYAN-LONG-INLAND LIBERTY-
INLAND MCINTOSH-
940 PM EDT FRI OCT 2 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

HEAVY RAIN...HEAVY RAIN IS LIKELY OVER SOUTHEAST GEORGIA THROUGH
THE WEEKEND AND THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ASSISTANCE IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

SCZ048-049-051-040145-
BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-COASTAL JASPER-
940 PM EDT FRI OCT 2 2015

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...
...HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS.
   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.

COASTAL FLOODING...TIDE LEVELS COULD BE HIGH ENOUGH TONIGHT DURING
THE HIGH TIDE TO PRODUCE MINOR INUNDATION OF SALT WATER...ESPECIALLY
AROUND CHARLESTON. THUS...A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...THERE WILL BE A LOW RISK FOR WEAK
TORNADOES LATE TONIGHT ALONG THE CENTRAL AND POSSIBLY LOWER
PORTION OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA COAST AS A STATIONARY FRONT OFFSHORE
MOVES WEST TOWARD THE COAST AS A WARM FRONT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS.
   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...THERE WILL BE A LOW RISK FOR WEAK
TORNADOES SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY NIGHT AS A WARM FRONT MOVES
ONSHORE FROM THE ATLANTIC.

COASTAL FLOODING...ASTRONOMICAL FACTORS AND PERSISTENT ONSHORE WINDS
WILL RESULT IN AN ENHANCED RISK OF MODERATE TO POSSIBLY MAJOR SALT
WATER FLOODING DURING THE HIGH TIDE CYCLE THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORIES OR COASTAL FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS
WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED.

RIP CURRENTS AND HIGH SURF...ELEVATED SURF AND EVENTUALLY
MODERATE AND PERSISTENT NORTHEAST WINDS WILL BRING AN ENHANCED
RISK OF RIP CURRENTS INTO THE WEEKEND. HIGH SURF IS ALSO POSSIBLE
ALONG THE LOWER SOUTH CAROLINA COAST.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ASSISTANCE IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

SCZ052-040145-
TIDAL BERKELEY-
940 PM EDT FRI OCT 2 2015

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...THERE WILL BE A LOW RISK FOR WEAK
TORNADOES LATE SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY NIGHT AS A WARM FRONT MOVES
ONSHORE FROM THE ATLANTIC.

COASTAL FLOODING...ASTRONOMICAL FACTORS AND PERSISTENT ONSHORE WINDS
WILL RESULT IN AN ENHANCED RISK OF MODERATE TO POSSIBLY MAJOR SALT
WATER FLOODING DURING THE HIGH TIDE CYCLE THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORIES OR COASTAL FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS
WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ASSISTANCE IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

SCZ050-040145-
CHARLESTON-
940 PM EDT FRI OCT 2 2015

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...
...HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT SATURDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS.
   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.
   COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...THERE WILL BE A LOW RISK FOR WEAK
TORNADOES LATE TONIGHT ALONG THE CENTRAL AND POSSIBLY LOWER
PORTION OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA COAST AS A STATIONARY FRONT OFFSHORE
MOVES WEST TOWARD THE COAST AS A WARM FRONT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS.
   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...THERE WILL BE A LOW RISK FOR WEAK
TORNADOES SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY NIGHT AS A WARM FRONT MOVES
ONSHORE FROM THE ATLANTIC.

COASTAL FLOODING...ASTRONOMICAL FACTORS AND PERSISTENT ONSHORE WINDS
WILL RESULT IN AN ENHANCED RISK OF MODERATE TO POSSIBLY MAJOR SALT
WATER FLOODING DURING THE HIGH TIDE CYCLE THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORIES OR COASTAL FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS
WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED.

RIP CURRENTS AND HIGH SURF...ELEVATED SURF AND EVENTUALLY
MODERATE AND PERSISTENT NORTHEAST WINDS WILL BRING AN ENHANCED
RISK OF RIP CURRENTS INTO THE WEEKEND. HIGH SURF IS ALSO POSSIBLE
ALONG THE LOWER SOUTH CAROLINA COAST.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ASSISTANCE IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

AMZ330-350-352-354-374-040145-
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-
940 PM EDT FRI OCT 2 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...THERE WILL BE A LOW RISK FOR WATERSPOUTS
TONIGHT AS A WARM FRONT MOVES WEST ACROSS THE LOCAL WATERS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...THERE WILL BE A LOW RISK FOR WATERSPOUTS
SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY NIGHT AS A WARM FRONT MOVES TOWARD THE
COAST AND ONSHORE FROM THE ATLANTIC.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ASSISTANCE IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

GAZ117-139-141-040145-
COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH-
940 PM EDT FRI OCT 2 2015

...HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...THERE WILL BE A LOW RISK FOR WEAK
TORNADOES SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY NIGHT AS A WARM FRONT MOVES
ONSHORE FROM THE ATLANTIC.

COASTAL FLOODING...ASTRONOMICAL FACTORS AND PERSISTENT ONSHORE WINDS
WILL RESULT IN AN ENHANCED RISK OF MODERATE TO POSSIBLY MAJOR SALT
WATER FLOODING DURING THE HIGH TIDE CYCLE THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORIES OR COASTAL FLOOD WARNINGS WILL LIKELY BE
NEEDED.

HEAVY RAINFALL...HEAVY RAIN IS LIKELY OVER SOUTHEAST GEORGIA
THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR LOCALIZED
FLOODING.

RIP CURRENTS...ELEVATED SURF AND EVENTUALLY MODERATE AND PERSISTENT
NORTHEAST WINDS WILL BRING AN ENHANCED RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH
LATE IN THE WEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ASSISTANCE IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

GAZ087-088-101-118-SCZ040-042>045-047-040145-
JENKINS-SCREVEN-EFFINGHAM-INLAND CHATHAM-ALLENDALE-HAMPTON-
INLAND COLLETON-DORCHESTER-INLAND BERKELEY-INLAND JASPER-
940 PM EDT FRI OCT 2 2015

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ASSISTANCE IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

GAZ119-040145-
COASTAL CHATHAM-
940 PM EDT FRI OCT 2 2015

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...
...HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS.
   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS.
   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...THERE WILL BE A LOW RISK FOR WEAK
TORNADOES SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY NIGHT AS A WARM FRONT MOVES
ONSHORE FROM THE ATLANTIC.

COASTAL FLOODING...ASTRONOMICAL FACTORS AND PERSISTENT ONSHORE WINDS
WILL RESULT IN AN ENHANCED RISK OF MODERATE TO POSSIBLY MAJOR SALT
WATER FLOODING DURING THE HIGH TIDE CYCLE THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORIES OR COASTAL FLOOD WARNINGS WILL LIKELY BE
NEEDED.

RIP CURRENTS...ELEVATED SURF AND EVENTUALLY MODERATE AND PERSISTENT
NORTHEAST WINDS WILL BRING AN ENHANCED RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH
LATE IN THE WEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ASSISTANCE IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Oct 2, 9:02 PM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	CHS		5 hr
Oct 2, 9:40 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CHS	Berkeley, Charleston	2 hr
Oct 2, 10:26 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CHS		64 min
Oct 2, 11:30 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CHS		2 hr
Oct 3, 2:07 AM EDT	Coastal Flood Watch	CHS		4 hr
Oct 3, 2:07 AM EDT	High Surf Advisory	CHS		22 hr
Oct 3, 2:38 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CHS		52 min
Oct 3, 3:24 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CHS		2 hr
Oct 3, 3:34 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	CHS	Berkeley, Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester	21 hr
Oct 3, 6:28 AM EDT	Coastal Flood Warning	CHS		10 hr
Oct 3, 6:28 AM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	CHS		10 hr
Oct 3, 10:01 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CHS	Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton	59 min
Oct 3, 11:23 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	CHS	Berkeley, Georgetown, Williamsburg	20 days
Oct 3, 12:31 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	CHS	Colleton, Dorchester	18 days
Oct 3, 1:22 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CHS		113 min
Oct 3, 3:32 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CHS		58 min
Oct 3, 4:43 PM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	CHS		11 hr
Oct 3, 5:15 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	CHS	Berkeley, Charleston	3 hr
Oct 3, 5:35 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CHS		115 min
Oct 3, 7:45 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CHS		2 hr

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Sources

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