Alert archive / South Carolina / Flash Flood Warnings in 2015
Flash Flood Warning 18, NWS Charleston, SC
NWS Charleston, SC issued this flash flood warning at Oct 3, 2015, 8:16 PM EDT for Berkeley County, Charleston County, South Carolina. It was in force for 25 hr. 51 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 3, 2015, 8:16 PM EDT (00:16 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 4, 2015, 9:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 25 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Emergency
- Flash flood emergency
- 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 00:15 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, 8:58 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Charleston, SC | HASELL STREET BETWEEN MEETING STREET AND WASHINGTON STREET CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. |
| Oct 3, 9:30 PM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 10.06 | 2 Nnw Garris Landing, SC | STORM TOTAL RAINFALL. WAMBAW RAWS. |
| Oct 3, 9:48 PM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 13 | Charleston Airport, SC | STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AT THE CHARLESTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. BREAKS THE ALL TIME 3 DAY RECORD. 10.02 INCHES HAS FALLEN TODAY. |
| Oct 3, 9:53 PM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 12.36 | Charleston, SC | STORM TOTAL RAINFALL FOR DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON. JUST 0.03 INCHES FROM BREAKING THE ALL TIME 3 DAY RECORD. |
| Oct 3, 9:53 PM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 12.36 | Charleston, SC | STORM TOTAL RAINFALL. JUST 0.03 INCHES FROM BREAKING THE ALL TIME 3 DAY RECORD. |
| Oct 3, 10:06 PM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 14.51 | 2 Ne Sangaree, SC | STORM TOTAL RAINFALL SINCE THURSDAY AT CARNES CROSSROADS. |
| Oct 3, 10:09 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 S Charleston, SC | WATER ENTERING HOMES AND BUSINESSES AT THE INTERSECTION OF TRADD STREET AND COUNCIL STREET. |
| Oct 3, 10:17 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Ese Crowfield Plantat, SC | KNEE DEEP WATER ON BRIDGETOWN ROAD AND SPRINGHALL DRIVE. |
| Oct 3, 10:19 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 4 Ne Sangaree, SC | HIGHWAY 17A AT GANTS ROAD CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. |
| Oct 3, 10:43 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Nne Crowfield Plantat, SC | HIGHWAY PATROL REPORTED OLD MT HOLLY ROAD CLOSED NEAR LOWES DUE TO FLOODING. |
| Oct 3, 10:52 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Ne Isle Of Palms, SC | WATERWAY BOULEVARD CLOSED BETWEEN 21ST AVENUE AND 24TH AVENUE DUE TO FLOODING. |
| Oct 3, 10:54 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 3 Wnw Hanahan, SC | WATER RESCUE REPORTED AT 7700 BLOCK OF PALMETTO COMMERCE PARKWAY. |
| Oct 4, 12:19 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 Se Bonneau, SC | WATER ENTERING HOME ON EAST CHURCH STREET. |
| Oct 4, 12:31 AM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 17.1 | 3 Ene Boone Hall Planta, SC | STORM TOTAL RAINFALL SINCE 2 PM THURSDAY ON ROYAL TROON CT. |
| Oct 4, 12:33 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Ne Boone Hall Plantat, SC | HIGHWAY 41 AT HORLBECK CREEK CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. |
| Oct 4, 12:55 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 E Crowfield Plantatio, SC | 300 BLOCK OF ANITA DRIVE CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. |
| Oct 4, 1:38 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Huger, SC | SCHP REPORTED THAT THE INTERSECTION OF ROUTES 41 AND 402 WAS FLOODED AND CLOSED. |
| Oct 4, 1:41 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 N West Ashley, SC | ASHLEY GROVE APARTMENTS FLOODED. |
| Oct 4, 1:43 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | James Island, SC | FORT JOHNSON ROAD FLOODED AND CLOSED BETWEEN CAMP AND WHITEHOUSE. |
| Oct 4, 1:55 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | College Park, SC | BERKELEY COUNTY WARNING POINT REPORTED 5 FEET OF WATER INTO A STRUCTURE IN COLLEGE PARK. OCCUPANTS MOVED TO THE SECOND FLOOR. |
| Oct 4, 1:55 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Moncks Corner, SC | BERKELEY COUNTY WARNING POINT REPORTED ONGOING RESCUES FROM HOMES ALONG WHITESVILLE ROAD. MANY ROADS IN THE AREA WERE IMPASSABLE. |
| Oct 4, 2:08 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Awendaw, SC | SWIFT WATER RESCUES WERE UNDERWAY IN THE AWENDAW AREA. |
| Oct 4, 2:08 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Cainhoy, SC | SWIFT WATER RESCUES WERE UNDERWAY IN THE CAINHOY AREA. CARS WERE REPORTED FLOATING IN HIGH WATER. |
| Oct 4, 2:08 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Charleston, SC | SWIFT WATER RESCUES WERE UNDERWAY IN DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON. |
| Oct 4, 2:08 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | North Charleston, SC | SWIFT WATER RESCUES WERE UNDERWAY IN THE NORTH CHARLESTON AREA. |
| Oct 4, 2:21 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 Nnw Charleston, SC | INTERSTATE 26 EXITS TO MEETING AND EAST BAY STREETS WERE CLOSED. REPORT WAS RELAYED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. |
| Oct 4, 3:16 AM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 15.81 | 2 Nnw Garris Landing, SC | STORM TOTAL SO FAR. |
| Oct 4, 3:38 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 6 Nne Crowfield Plantat, SC | SCHP REPORTED THAT THE INTERSECTION OF CYPRESS GARDENS ROAD AND U.S. ROUTE 52 WAS FLOODED AND CLOSED. |
| Oct 4, 4:27 AM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 17.03 | 2 Nnw Garris Landing, SC | STORM TOTAL. |
| Oct 4, 4:29 AM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 18.32 | 5 Nnw Huger, SC | STORM TOTAL. |
| Oct 4, 4:31 AM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 14.25 | Charleston, SC | DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON OBSERVATION STORM TOTAL /KCXM/. |
| Oct 4, 5:30 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Ne Wando, SC | HWY 41 BETWEEN MT PLEASANT AND MONCKS CORNER IS CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. |
| Oct 4, 5:30 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 4 Se Bonneau, SC | HWY 17A IS CLOSED NEAR WADBOO CREEK DUE TO THE CREEK OVERFLOWING THE ROAD. |
| Oct 4, 5:30 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Saint Stephen, SC | HWY 45 IS CLOSED NEAR ST. STEPHEN DUE TO THE ROAD BEING WASHED OUT. |
| Oct 4, 5:30 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Saint Stephen, SC | HWY 45 IS CLOSED NEAR ST. STEPHENS DUE TO FLOODING. |
| Oct 4, 6:45 AM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 24.23 | 3 Nne Boone Hall Planta, SC | STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION 24.23 INCHES. 24 HOUR ACCUMULATION SINCE 7AM 3 OCTOBER... 13.17 INCHES. |
| Oct 4, 7:31 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 Ese Ladson, SC | HIGHWAY 78 CLOSED AT INTERSTATE 26. |
| Oct 4, 9:00 AM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 16.61 | Charleston Airport, SC | STORM TOTAL THROUGH 9 AM. |
| Oct 4, 9:29 AM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 17 | 1 Nne James Island Coun, SC | ESTIMATED STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION DUE TO RAIN GAUGE OVERFLOWING. |
| Oct 4, 11:14 AM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 19.19 | 2 Wsw James Island, SC | STORM TOTAL SO FAR. |
| Oct 4, 12:00 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 5 Nne Sangaree, SC | SOCIAL MEDIA USERS POSTING PHOTO AND VIDEOS OF GROSS AVENUE BETWEEN FARRELL ST AND HICKORY HILL DR WASHED OUT WITH WATER OVERRUNNING THE REMAINING ROAD SURFACE. |
| Oct 4, 12:00 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Huger, SC | COAST GUARD RELEASED VIDEO OF AN AERIAL RESCUE OF A WOMEN AND INFANT CHILD FROM A FLOODED HOUSE IN HUGER. VIDEO DEPICTS WIDESPREAD FLOODING OF STRUCTURES FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WHICH OCCURRED OVERNIGHT. EXACT TIME OF VIDEO FOOTAGE UNKNOWN. |
| Oct 4, 2:00 PM EDT | COASTAL FLOOD | 1 E Charleston, SC | A MAXIMUM TIDE LEVEL OF 8.21 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 4, 2:40 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 Ese Ladson, SC | AN ESTIMATED 6 FEET OF STANDING WATER ON HIGHWAY 78 NEAR INGLESIDE BOULEVARD AND INTERSTATE 26. |
| Oct 4, 6:08 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 3 E Bonneau, SC | BRIDGE ON SPRING GROVE RD AT POTATO HILL LN DAMAGED DUE TO FLOODING. |
| Oct 4, 6:08 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 3 Ene Bonneau, SC | BRIDGE ON GRAVEL HILL RD DAMAGED DUE TO FLOODING. |
| Oct 4, 6:12 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 4 E Bonneau, SC | BRIDGE ON BETSY HOLE ROAD FLOODED AND POSSIBLY DAMAGED. |
| Oct 4, 6:34 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Hanahan, SC | YEAMANS HALL BOULEVARD NEAR MURRAY AVENUE BLOCKED OFF DUE TO FLOODING. WATER ESTIMATED 2 FEET DEEP. |
| Oct 4, 7:11 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 3 Nne Boone Hall Planta, SC | ENTRANCE TO GRAND OAKS SUBDIVISION FLOODED AND IMPASSABLE. TWO CARS STALLED. |
| Oct 4, 8:15 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 Sw James Island, SC | 1.5 FEET OF WATER FLOWING ACROSS THE 1600 BLOCK OF RAINBOW ROAD. |
| Oct 4, 8:49 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 4 Ene Old Santee Canal, SC | STALLED VEHICLES DUE TO FLOODING ON CANE GULLY RD. |
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 36 storm reports to this flash flood warning; the first came 42 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, 0.3 hours before the alert went out and 330 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
- 525 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -5 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 827 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 23 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 58 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 88 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 0.5
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
706
WGUS52 KCHS 040016
FFWCHS
SCC015-019-040615-
/O.NEW.KCHS.FF.W.0018.151004T0016Z-151004T0615Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
816 PM EDT SAT OCT 3 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 215 AM EDT
* AT 813 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED TORRENTIAL RAINFALL MOVING
BACK INTO THE WARNED AREA FROM THE ATLANTIC OCEAN. FLASH FLOODING
IS EXPECTED TO WORSEN SHORTLY ACROSS MUCH OF BERKELEY AND UPPER
CHARLESTON COUNTY...INCLUDING DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 4 TO 6 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS
IS EXPECTED.
* 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...
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE.
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.
&&
LAT...LON 3309 7934 3300 7936 3304 7954 3295 7962
3292 7961 3293 7957 3291 7957 3286 7969
3281 7973 3275 7985 3279 7991 3281 7992
3280 7993 3268 7989 3265 7994 3332 8025
3345 8022 3350 7996 3332 7974 3313 7927
$$
JAQ9 follow-up statements
289
WGUS72 KCHS 040338
FFSCHS
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1138 PM EDT SAT OCT 3 2015
SCC015-019-040615-
/O.CON.KCHS.FF.W.0018.000000T0000Z-151004T0615Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CHARLESTON SC-BERKELEY SC-
1138 PM EDT SAT OCT 3 2015
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 215 AM EDT FOR
CHARLESTON AND BERKELEY COUNTIES...
AT 1130 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE
WARNED AREA. FLASH FLOODING IS ONGOING AND WILL ONLY CONTINUE TO
WORSEN THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
CHARLESTON...NORTH CHARLESTON...MOUNT PLEASANT...GOOSE CREEK...
HANAHAN...MONCKS CORNER...MCCLELLANVILLE AND I-26/I-526 INTERCHANGE.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2-4 INCHES HAVE FALLEN OVER THE LAST
2 TO 3 HOURS. EXTREMELY HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUES TO TAKE
PLACE...ESPECIALLY FROM AROUND AWENDAW NORTH TO THE MONCKS CORNER
AREA...AND AN ADDITIONAL 2-4 INCHES IS POSSIBLE THROUGH THE EARLY
MORNING HOURS. NUMEROUS ROADS ARE CLOSED ACROSS BERKELEY AND
CHARLESTON COUNTIES...AND TRAVEL REMAINS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE ACROSS
DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON. THE ONGOING SIGNIFICANT FLOODING WILL ONLY
WORSEN WITH THE EXPECTED ADDITIONAL RAINFALL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT ENTER OR CROSS FLOWING WATER OR WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH.
TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
PLEASE REPORT FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY WHEN YOU
CAN DO SO SAFELY.
&&
LAT...LON 3309 7934 3300 7936 3304 7954 3295 7962
3292 7961 3293 7957 3291 7957 3286 7969
3281 7973 3275 7985 3279 7991 3281 7992
3280 7993 3268 7989 3265 7994 3332 8025
3345 8022 3350 7996 3332 7974 3313 7927
$$603
WGUS52 KCHS 040443
FFWCHS
SCC015-019-041015-
/O.EXT.KCHS.FF.W.0018.000000T0000Z-151004T1015Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1243 AM EDT SUN OCT 4 2015
...FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY FOR CHARLESTON AND BERKELEY COUNTIES...
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 615 AM EDT
* AT 1229 AM EDT...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED WATER ENTERING
STRUCTURES IN PORTIONS OF CHARLESTON AND BERKELEY COUNTIES.
EXTREMELY HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUES TO FALL AND WILL ONLY ACT TO
WORSEN THE ONGOING FLOODING.
THIS IS A FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY FOR CHARLESTON AND BERKELEY
COUNTIES...SPECIFICALLY INCLUDING DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON...THE COLLEGE
PARK AREA...AND MONCKS CORNER. MULTIPLE REPORTS ARE COMING IN OF
WATER ENTERING HOMES AND STRUCTURES WITH NUMEROUS ROADS CLOSED AND
CARS SUBMERGED. STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN THIS AREA RANGE
BETWEEN 12 TO 18 INCHES...WITH SOME LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.
CURRENT RADAR SHOWS THAT THE MOST INTENSE RAINFALL IS SETTING UP
ACROSS AN AREA FROM AROUND AWENDAW TO MONCKS CORNER. HOURLY RAINFALL
RATES BETWEEN 1 AND 3 INCHES PER HOUR ARE LIKELY...AND AN ADDITIONAL
3 TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN OF POSSIBLE THROUGH SUNRISE WITH LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS EXPECTED.
* 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...
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE
THREATENING SITUATION. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL UNLESS YOU ARE
FLEEING AN AREA SUBJECT TO FLOODING OR UNDER AN EVACUATION ORDER.
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.
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 3309 7934 3300 7936 3304 7954 3295 7962
3292 7961 3293 7957 3291 7957 3286 7969
3281 7973 3275 7985 3279 7991 3281 7992
3280 7993 3268 7989 3265 7994 3332 8025
3345 8022 3350 7996 3332 7974 3313 7927
$$777
WGUS72 KCHS 040714
FFSCHS
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
314 AM EDT SUN OCT 4 2015
SCC015-019-041015-
/O.CON.KCHS.FF.W.0018.000000T0000Z-151004T1015Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CHARLESTON SC-BERKELEY SC-
314 AM EDT SUN OCT 4 2015
...THE FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 AM EDT SUNDAY
FOR CHARLESTON AND BERKELEY COUNTIES...
AT 300 AM EDT...BERKELEY AND CHARLESTON COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
OFFICIALS REPORTED THAT SWIFT WATER RESCUES WERE UNDERWAY ACROSS
SEVERAL AREAS. THESE LOCATIONS INCLUDE AWENDAW...NORTH
CHARLESTON...CAINHOY...DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON...MONCKS CORNER...AND
COLLEGE PARK. NUMEROUS VEHICLES ARE SUBMERGED AND NUMEROUS ROADS ARE
CLOSED AND IMPASSABLE. THE CLOSED ROADS INCLUDE MAJOR HIGHWAYS SUCH
AS INTERSTATE 26...INTERSTATE 526...AND HIGHWAY 41. OVER THE PAST
FEW HOURS...EXTREMELY INTENSE RAINFALL HAS OCCURRED FROM AROUND
AWENDAW TO MONCKS CORNER WITH HOURLY RAINFALL RATES IN THE 2 TO 3
INCH RANGE. STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS COULD BE APPROACHING 20
INCHES IN SOME LOCATIONS IN THE WARNED AREA...AND ADDITIONAL HEAVY
RAINFALL WILL OCCUR THROUGH SUNRISE...ESPECIALLY CLOSER TO THE
SANTEE RIVER. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS COULD RANGE BETWEEN 2 AND
4 INCHES.
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...
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE
THREATENING SITUATION. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL UNLESS YOU ARE
FLEEING AN AREA SUBJECT TO FLOODING OR UNDER AN EVACUATION ORDER.
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 3309 7934 3300 7936 3304 7954 3295 7962
3292 7961 3293 7957 3291 7957 3286 7969
3281 7973 3275 7985 3279 7991 3281 7992
3280 7993 3268 7989 3265 7994 3332 8025
3345 8022 3350 7996 3332 7974 3313 7927
$$728
WGUS52 KCHS 041001
FFWCHS
SCC015-019-041615-
/O.EXT.KCHS.FF.W.0018.000000T0000Z-151004T1615Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
601 AM EDT SUN OCT 4 2015
...FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY CONTINUES FOR BERKELEY AND CHARLESTON
COUNTIES...
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 1215 PM EDT SUNDAY
* AT 300 AM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINS
FALLING ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF CHARLESTON AND
BERKELEY COUNTIES. MAJOR TO CATASTROPHIC FLASH FLOODING CONTINUES
THIS MORNING. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS REPORT NUMEROUS ROADS
CLOSED THROUGH BOTH COUNTIES WITH SOME HIGH WATER AND SWIFT WATER
RESCUES STILL ONGOING. MANY HOMES AND BUSINESSES ARE FLOODED AND
NUMEROUS VEHICLES ARE SUBMERGED. IN SOME CASES CARS ARE BEING
PUSHED OFF ROADWAYS DUE TO FAST FLOWING WATER. MANY SMALL CREEKS
AND STREAMS HAVE RISEN OUT OF THEIR BANKS AND ARE FLOODING NEARBY
AREAS. AS MUCH AS 15 TO 20 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN ACROSS THE
AREA SINCE THURSDAY AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOODING WILL
CONTINUE TODAY AS HEAVY RAINS MOVE INLAND FROM OFF THE ATLANTIC.
* 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...
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE
THREATENING SITUATION. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL UNLESS YOU ARE
FLEEING AN AREA SUBJECT TO FLOODING OR UNDER AN EVACUATION ORDER.
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.
&&
LAT...LON 3309 7934 3300 7936 3304 7954 3295 7962
3292 7961 3293 7957 3291 7957 3286 7969
3281 7973 3275 7985 3279 7991 3281 7992
3280 7993 3268 7989 3265 7994 3332 8025
3345 8022 3350 7996 3332 7974 3313 7927
$$737
WGUS72 KCHS 041021
FFSCHS
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
621 AM EDT SUN OCT 4 2015
SCC015-019-041615-
/O.CON.KCHS.FF.W.0018.000000T0000Z-151004T1615Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CHARLESTON SC-BERKELEY SC-
621 AM EDT SUN OCT 4 2015
...A FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY CONTINUES FOR BERKELEY AND CHARLESTON
COUNTIES...
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1215 PM EDT SUNDAY
FOR CHARLESTON AND BERKELEY COUNTIES...
AT 619 AM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINS
FALLING ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF CHARLESTON AND
BERKELEY COUNTIES. MAJOR TO CATASTROPHIC FLASH FLOODING CONTINUES
THIS MORNING. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS REPORT NUMEROUS ROADS
CLOSED THROUGH BOTH COUNTIES WITH SOME HIGH WATER AND SWIFT WATER
RESCUES STILL ONGOING. MANY HOMES AND BUSINESSES ARE FLOODED AND
NUMEROUS VEHICLES ARE SUBMERGED. IN SOME CASES CARS ARE BEING
PUSHED OFF ROADWAYS DUE TO FAST FLOWING WATER. MANY SMALL CREEKS
AND STREAMS HAVE RISEN OUT OF THEIR BANKS AND ARE FLOODING NEARBY
AREAS. AS MUCH AS 15 TO 20 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN ACROSS THE
AREA SINCE THURSDAY AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOODING WILL
CONTINUE TODAY AS HEAVY RAINS MOVE INLAND FROM OFF THE ATLANTIC.
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...
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE
THREATENING SITUATION. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL UNLESS YOU ARE
FLEEING AN AREA SUBJECT TO FLOODING OR UNDER AN EVACUATION ORDER.
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.
&&
LAT...LON 3309 7934 3300 7936 3304 7954 3295 7962
3292 7961 3293 7957 3291 7957 3286 7969
3281 7973 3275 7985 3279 7991 3281 7992
3280 7993 3268 7989 3265 7994 3332 8025
3345 8022 3350 7996 3332 7974 3313 7927
$$296
WGUS72 KCHS 041309
FFSCHS
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
909 AM EDT SUN OCT 4 2015
SCC015-019-041615-
/O.CON.KCHS.FF.W.0018.000000T0000Z-151004T1615Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CHARLESTON SC-BERKELEY SC-
909 AM EDT SUN OCT 4 2015
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1215 PM EDT
SUNDAY FOR CHARLESTON AND BERKELEY COUNTIES...
AT 905 AM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR HAS INDICATED THE HEAVIEST RAIN HAS
MOVED NORTH OF THE WARNED AREA...BUT LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN IS
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE. SIGNIFICANT FLOODING IS STILL ONGOING IN MANY
AREAS...AND DUE TO THE EXTREMELY WET SOILS FROM RAIN OVER THE PAST
THREE DAYS AND THE INCREASING COASTAL TIDES...THE FLOODING WILL
REMAIN A PROBLEM INTO EARLY AFTERNOON.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
CHARLESTON...NORTH CHARLESTON...MOUNT PLEASANT...GOOSE CREEK...
HANAHAN...MONCKS CORNER...AND MCCLELLANVILLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW IF YOU LEAVE NEAR A RISING CREEK. DO NOT
ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL UNLESS YOU ARE FLEEING AN AREA SUBJECT TO FLOODING
OR UNDER AN EVACUATION ORDER.
KEEP CHILDREN AWAY FROM STORM DRAINS...CULVERTS...CREEKS AND STREAMS.
WATER LEVELS CAN RISE RAPIDLY AND SWEEP CHILDREN AWAY.
DO NOT PLAY IN FLOOD WATERS AS THEY MAY BE CONTAMINATED BY SEWAGE OR
CONTAIN DISPLACED WILDLIFE.
TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
&&
LAT...LON 3309 7934 3300 7936 3304 7954 3295 7962
3292 7961 3293 7957 3291 7957 3286 7969
3281 7973 3275 7985 3279 7991 3281 7992
3280 7993 3268 7989 3265 7994 3332 8025
3345 8022 3350 7996 3332 7974 3313 7927
$$
FWA458
WGUS52 KCHS 041543
FFWCHS
SCC015-019-042045-
/O.EXT.KCHS.FF.W.0018.000000T0000Z-151004T2045Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1143 AM EDT SUN OCT 4 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS EXTENDED THE
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF...
CHARLESTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA...
BERKELEY COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA...
* UNTIL 445 PM EDT
* AT 1139 AM EDT...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED FLOODING ACROSS THE
WARNED AREA.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
CHARLESTON...NORTH CHARLESTON...MOUNT PLEASANT...GOOSE CREEK...
HANAHAN...MONCKS CORNER...HUGER...AND MCCLELLANVILLE.
WHILE THE RAIN HAS LIGHTENED UP CONSIDERABLY IN MOST OF THE
AREA...ADDITIONAL SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND
INTO THE EVENING. ALSO...RUNOFF FROM PREVIOUS RAINS ARE EXPECTED TO
CAUSE FURTHER FLOODING NEAR CREEKS...PONDS...AND CULVERTS THAT
OVERFLOW.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PLEASE DO NOT TRAVEL UNLESS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. SMALL AMOUNTS OF
WATER ON THE ROADS CAN MASK SINKHOLES OR EVEN ROAD COLLAPSES
UNDERNEATH. STALLED CARS CAN IMPEDE FIRST RESPONDERS TO EMERGENCIES.
KEEP CHILDREN AWAY FROM STORM DRAINS...CULVERTS...CREEKS AND
STREAMS. WATER LEVELS CAN RISE RAPIDLY AND SWEEP CHILDREN AWAY. DO
NOT PLAY IN FLOOD WATERS AS THEY MAY CONTAIN SEWAGE AND DISPLACED
WILDLIFE.
&&
LAT...LON 3309 7934 3300 7936 3304 7954 3295 7962
3292 7961 3293 7957 3291 7957 3286 7969
3281 7973 3275 7985 3279 7991 3281 7992
3280 7993 3268 7989 3265 7994 3332 8025
3345 8022 3350 7996 3332 7974 3313 7927
$$
FWA802
WGUS52 KCHS 042030
FFWCHS
SCC015-019-050145-
/O.EXT.KCHS.FF.W.0018.000000T0000Z-151005T0145Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
430 PM EDT SUN OCT 4 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 945 PM EDT
* AT 427 PM EDT...AREAS OF FLOODING CONTINUED ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE
WARNING AREA.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
CHARLESTON...NORTH CHARLESTON...MOUNT PLEASANT...GOOSE CREEK...
HANAHAN...MONCKS CORNER...AWENDAW...AND MCCLELLANVILLE.
WHILE THE RAIN HAS LIGHTENED UP CONSIDERABLY IN MANY
LOCATIONS...ADDITIONAL SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE
EVENING...DROPPING AS MUCH AS TO 2 TO 4 INCHES ADDITIONAL RAIN.
ALSO...CONTINUED RUNOFF FROM PREVIOUS RAINS ARE EXPECTED TO CAUSE
FURTHER FLOODING NEAR CREEKS...PONDS...AND CULVERTS THAT OVERFLOW.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING
FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
&&
LAT...LON 3309 7934 3300 7936 3304 7954 3295 7962
3292 7961 3293 7957 3291 7957 3286 7969
3281 7973 3275 7985 3279 7991 3281 7992
3280 7993 3268 7989 3265 7994 3332 8025
3345 8022 3350 7996 3332 7974 3313 7927
$$
FWA335
WGUS72 KCHS 042203
FFSCHS
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
603 PM EDT SUN OCT 4 2015
SCC015-019-050145-
/O.CON.KCHS.FF.W.0018.000000T0000Z-151005T0145Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CHARLESTON SC-BERKELEY SC-
603 PM EDT SUN OCT 4 2015
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM EDT SUNDAY
FOR CHARLESTON AND BERKELEY COUNTIES...
AT 603 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A BAND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY
RAIN REDEVELOPING ACROSS SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE WARNED AREA. AN
ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE WHERE HEAVIER RAIN
OCCURS THROUGH THIS EVENING...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.
THIS MUCH RAINFALL WILL ONLY WORSEN THE FLASH FLOODING WHICH IS
ALREADY OCCURRING.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE ADDITIONAL FLOODING INCLUDE...
CHARLESTON...NORTH CHARLESTON...MOUNT PLEASANT...GOOSE CREEK...
HANAHAN...MONCKS CORNER...AND MCCLELLANVILLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
KEEP CHILDREN AWAY FROM STORM DRAINS...CULVERTS...CREEKS AND
STREAMS. WATER LEVELS CAN RISE RAPIDLY AND SWEEP CHILDREN AWAY. TURN
AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
&&
LAT...LON 3309 7934 3300 7936 3304 7954 3295 7962
3292 7961 3293 7957 3291 7957 3286 7969
3281 7973 3275 7985 3279 7991 3281 7992
3280 7993 3268 7989 3265 7994 3332 8025
3345 8022 3350 7996 3332 7974 3313 7927
$$
JAQWhat 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 3, 5:30 PM EDT, 2 hours 46 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 3, 5:30 PM EDT, 2 hours 46 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
530 PM EDT SAT OCT 3 2015
...RECORD RAINFALL AND LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODING STILL
POSSIBLE INTO SUNDAY OR SUNDAY NIGHT ACROSS PARTS OF THE AREA...
.SYNOPSIS...
LOW PRESSURE WILL MEANDER OVER OR NEAR THE AREA INTO SUNDAY NIGHT
BEFORE MOVING AWAY MONDAY AND TUESDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL PREVAIL
DURING THE MIDDLE AND LATTER PARTS OF NEXT WEEK.
&&
.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM SUNDAY MORNING/...
SURFACE LOW PRESSURE NEAR THE COAST SHOULD MOVE A BIT FARTHER
OFFSHORE AS THE UPPER CUTOFF LOW OVER AL/GA SHIFTS A BIT EASTWARD.
A LOW-LEVEL TROUGH IS FORECAST TO EXTEND WEST NORTHWEST TO EAST
SOUTHEAST NEAR THE SAVANNAH RIVER AND WITH THE DEEPEST MOISTURE
AND BEST UPPER DIVERGENCE OVER SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA INTO THE
CSRA THAT IS WHERE WE THINK THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL WILL OCCUR. THE
FLASH FLOOD WATCH WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST SC
AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST GA NEAR THE SAVANNAH RIVER...ALTHOUGH
THE CHANCES OF FLASH FLOODING WILL BE LESS THERE. WILL ALSO HAVE
TO WATCH FOR POSSIBLE TORNADOES ALONG THE SC COAST WHERE THE
COASTAL WARM FRONT LINGERS. LOWS SHOULD RANGE FROM AROUND 60S
ACROSS INTERIOR GA TO LOWER 70S ALONG THE CENTRAL SC COAST.
&&
.SHORT TERM /6 AM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY/...
SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY NIGHT...AN ANOMALOUS AND CUT OFF LOW MID AND
UPPER LOW OVER SOUTHERN GA/NORTHERN FL SUNDAY WILL EVENTUALLY SWING
EAST/SE INTO THE ATLANTIC SUNDAY NIGHT. CO-LOCATED UNDERNEATH THIS
LARGE SCALE FEATURE WE FIND A WEAK REGION OW SURFACE LOW PRESSURE
THAT MEANDERS OVER OR NEAR THE LOCAL CWFA. AS THE LOW ALOFT TRAVELS
EASTWARD IT/S TROPICAL CONNECTION OF DEEP AND RICH MOISTURE WILL
PIVOT FROM THE SOUTH/SE TO NORTH/NW ORIENTATION WE SAW ON SATURDAY
TO ONE THAT IS ALIGNED MORE EAST-WEST ON SUNDAY. THIS WILL TAKE THE
BAND OF HEAVIEST RAINFALL INTO OUR FAR NORTHERN SECTIONS
SUNDAY...BEFORE IT SWINGS BACK TOWARD THE EAST/SE SUNDAY NIGHT AS THE
SURFACE AND UPPER LOWS TREK INTO THE OCEAN. AS A RESULT OF THIS
TRANSITION WE HAVE EXTENDED THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR THE CHARLESTON
TRI-COUNTY REGION INTO SUNDAY NIGHT...BUT ALLOW FOR IT TO EXPIRE
DURING THE AFTERNOON ON SUNDAY ACROSS THE REST OF OUR SC ZONES.
STRONG LOW LEVEL JETTING WILL CONTINUE ACROSS OUR NORTHERN ZONES AND
THAT COMBINED WITH SOME WEAK SURFACE-BASED INSTABILITY AND 0-1KM AND
0-3KM SRH AS GREAT AS 200-300 M2/SEC2 WILL YIELD A LOW-END RISK FOR
MESO-VORTICIES TO SPIN IN FROM THE OCEAN ALLOWING FOR THE RISK OF
ISOLATED TORNADOES OVER OUR SC ZONES EAST OF I-95.
TEMPS WON/T STRAY TOO FAR FROM TYPICAL EARLY OCTOBER NORMS BUT WITH
THE EXPANSIVE CLOUD COVER OUR DIURNAL RANGE WILL BE LIMITED TO ABOUT
8-12F.
MONDAY...THE NEARLY VERTICALLY STACKED SURFACE AND LOW PRESSURES
ALOFT WILL PULL A LITTLE FURTHER OFF THE SE COAST AND TAKES THE
RICHEST FEED OF DEEP MOISTURE WITH IT. HOWEVER...THERE REMAINS
ENOUGH FORCING FOR ASCENT DUE TO THE PROXIMITY TO THE LOW ALOFT AND
ALSO DUE TO A CYCLONIC INFLUX OF MOISTURE BETWEEN THE SURFACE LOW
AND A WEDGE INLAND. THIS WILL BE ENOUGH TO GENERATE HIGH-END CHANCE
TO LIKELY POPS. FOR NOW IT LOOKS LIKE THE HEAVIEST RAINS WILL HAVE
FINALLY SHUT OFF IN THE CHARLESTON TRI-COUNTY DISTRICT. NORTH/NE
TRAJECTORIES WILL ALLOW FOR COOLER TEMPS AND WITH THE TIGHTENING OF
THE GRADIENT IT/LL BE A BREEZY DAY WITH WINDS TO REACH 15-25 MPH AT
TIMES...HIGHEST NORTH AND EAST.
TUESDAY...HEIGHTS WILL GRADUALLY BUILD ALOFT BEHIND THE DEPARTING
SURFACE AND UPPER LOWS AS CONTINENTAL SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE BEGINS
TO BUILD FROM THE NW. DRIER AIR ALOFT WILL ARRIVE AS RAIN CHANCES
DROP OFF AND WE SHOULD FINALLY GET THE RETURN OF AT LEAST PARTIAL
SUNSHINE. TEMPS WILL RESPOND AS A RESULT.
&&
.LONG TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/...
WEDNESDAY SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE TO THE NORTH BUILDS CLOSER TO THE
CWA...WHICH WILL RE-ESTABLISH THE WEDGE PATTERN. RAIN/SHOWER CHANCES
SHOULD GRADUALLY INCREASE ALONG THE COAST BY THE END OF NEXT WEEK.
&&
.AVIATION /21Z SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
VERY POOR CONDS THROUGH THE 18Z TAF PERIOD...REACHING LIFR AT
TIMES DUE TO LOW CIGS AND HEAVY RAIN /MAINLY AT KCHS/ REDUCING
VSBYS. TSTMS ALSO POSSIBLE...MAINLY AT KCHS. WIND SHEAR IS ALSO
POSSIBLE AT KCHS THROUGH EARLY EVENING DUE TO A STRONG EASTERLY
LOW-LEVEL JET ALTHOUGH SURFACE WINDS SHOULD REMAIN GUSTY MUCH OF
THE TIME SO DID NOT INCLUDE MENTION ATTM.
EXTENDED AVIATION OUTLOOK...AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF MVFR OR LOWER
CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT WITH LOW CEILINGS AND
OCCASIONAL REDUCED VISIBILITIES. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE TUESDAY
WITH VFR WEATHER TO RETURN THROUGH THURSDAY.
&&
.MARINE...
TONIGHT...LOW PRESSURE NEAR THE WATERS WILL LINGER WITH THE BEST
PRESSURE GRADIENT STAYING OVER THE CHARLESTON COUNTY WATERS WHERE
WIND GUSTS COULD GET CLOSE TO GALE FORCE. ONSHORE WINDS WILL KEEP
SEAS ELEVATED UP TO 11 FT THERE. ELSEWHERE CONDITIONS WILL NOT BE
AS BAD AND WILL GENERALLY IMPROVE THROUGH THE NIGHT...ALTHOUGH
SEAS WILL BE HIGH ENOUGH TO WARRANT SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES GOING.
SUNDAY...WEAK SURFACE LOW PRESSURE OVER OR NEAR THE COASTAL WATERS
WILL SPIRAL OVER THE ATLANTIC...GENERATING ENOUGH OF A PINCHED
GRADIENT FAR NORTH TO PRODUCE EAST/NE WINDS OF 15-25 KT...WHILE AS
ONE NAVIGATES SOUTHWARD THE FLOW SLACKENS CONSIDERABLY AND TURNS
OFFSHORE ACROSS OUR GA WATERS. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES WILL REMAIN IN
EFFECT FOR ALL ATLANTIC ZONES INTO AT LEAST THE AFTERNOON ESPECIALLY
DUE TO THE ELEVATED SEAS. MARINERS ARE ADVISED THAT CONDITIONS
FAVORABLE A FEW TORNADIC WATERSPOUTS WITH MODEST SPIN IN THE
ATMOSPHERE.
MONDAY...THE SURFACE WAVE WILL PULL FURTHER OUT AS HIGH PRESSURE
PERSISTS FAR INLAND...BUT THE RESULTING GRADIENT WILL TIGHTEN
BETWEEN THESE TWO FEATURES AND NORTH/NE WINDS AND SEAS WILL CLIMB
AGAIN. ADDITIONAL SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES ARE ANTICIPATED.
TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...THE COASTAL WATERS WILL LIE ON THE SE SIDE
OF EXPANSIVE CONTINENTAL HIGH PRESSURE...GENERATING ENOUGH OF AN
ONSHORE GRADIENT TO ALLOW FOR ELEVATED WINDS/SEAS AND POSSIBLE
ADVISORY THRESHOLDS FOR AT LEAST PARTS OF THE MARITIME DISTRICT.
&&
.HYDROLOGY...
THE METEOROLOGICAL SETUP REMAINS ON TARGET FOR A RECORD RAINFALL
EVENT INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON OR EVEN SUNDAY NIGHT FOR THE CHARLESTON
TRI-COUNTY AREA...WITH A POTENTIAL FOR ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOODING. A
FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE CHARLESTON TRI-COUNTY
AREA INTO SUNDAY NIGHT...BUT DROPS IN THE AFTERNOON FOR THE REST OF
OUR SC COUNTIES. THE ENDING TIME OF THE WATCH HAS BEEN SHORTENED
UNTIL EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AS THE CORE OF HEAVIEST RAINS SHOULD EXIT
TO THE NORTH BY THEN...IF NOT SOONER.
MODELS GENERALLY SUPPORT THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL ACROSS
CHARLESTON...BERKELEY AND DORCHESTER COUNTIES. EXPECT AN ADDITIONAL
8-10 INCHES IN THIS AREA WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. THE
REST OF SC WILL EXPERIENCE AN ADDITIONAL 3-6 INCHES. BUT EVEN A
SLIGHT DEVIATION ON WHERE THE AXIS OF HEAVIEST RAIN SETS UP WILL
HAVE POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON RAINFALL TOTALS FOR ANY ONE
LOCATION. THEREFORE IT IS IMPORTANT NOT TO FOCUS ON THE INDIVIDUAL
AMOUNTS THAT ARE BEING FORECASTED...BUT UNDERSTAND THAT THE RISK FOR
A SIGNIFICANT HEAVY RAIN AND FLASH FLOOD EVENT IS STILL VERY HIGH.
CONSIDERABLY LOWER RAIN AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED OVER SOUTHEAST
GEORGIA...RANGE FROM ANOTHER 1-4 INCHES NEAR THE SAVANNAH RIVER TO
LESS THAN 0.5 INCHES ACROSS THE FAR SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE
FORECAST AREA.
FINALLY...BOTH THE SANTEE RIVER NEAR JAMESTOWN AND THE EDISTO RIVER
NEAR GIVHANS FERRY ARE FORECAST TO GO INTO FLOOD SUNDAY...EVEN INTO
MODERATE OR POTENTIALLY MAJOR FLOOD CATEGORY DURING THE MID TO LATE
WEEK. THE OGEECHEE AND SAVANNAH RIVERS COULD BOTH APPROACH ACTION
STAGE BY MID TO LATE WEEK...PENDING THE AMOUNT OF RAIN THAT OCCURS
UPSTREAM.
&&
.TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...
COASTAL FLOODING...A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR
CHARLESTON AND COLLETON COUNTIES FOR MORE MINOR TO MODERATE SALT
WATER INUNDATION AROUND HIGH TIDE TONIGHT...POSSIBLY EXACERBATED
WITH BY HEAVY RAINS.
THERE REMAINS A CONCERN FOR MINOR TO PERHAPS LOCALLY MODERATE
COASTAL FLOODING WITH SEVERAL MORE HIGH TIDAL CYCLES GIVEN THE
PRE-EXISTING ELEVATED TIDES THAT NEVER COMPLETELY DRAIN OUT AND
THE PERSISTENT NORTH/NE FLOW. ADDITIONAL COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORIES
ARE EXPECTED INTO AT LEAST THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. ANY RAINFALL
OCCURRING NEAR THE TIMES OF THE HIGH TIDE WOULD ONLY COMPLICATE
THE SITUATION SUNDAY AND MONDAY.
RIP CURRENTS...ROUGH SURF WILL GENERATE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS
ALONG THE CHARLESTON BEACHES ON SUNDAY. BREAKERS ARE LOWER OVER THE
REMAINDER OF THE BEACHES AND THE FLOW IS MOSTLY OFFSHORE...ENOUGH TO
KEEP THE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IN THE MODERATE CATEGORY.
&&
.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...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR GAZ087-088-101-118-
119.
SC...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR SCZ040-042-043-
047>049-051.
FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT FOR SCZ044-045-050-
052.
COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM EDT
SUNDAY FOR SCZ049-050.
HIGH SURF ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT FOR SCZ049-050.
HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR SCZ050.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 10 PM EDT SUNDAY FOR AMZ352.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 11 PM EDT TUESDAY FOR AMZ350.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 5 PM EDT SUNDAY FOR AMZ354.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 5 AM EDT THURSDAY FOR AMZ374.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR AMZ330.
&&
SYNOPSIS...
NEAR TERM...
SHORT TERM...
LONG TERM...
AVIATION...
MARINE...
HYDROLOGY...
TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...
CLIMATE...Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 3, 5:44 PM EDT, 2 hours 32 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 544 PM EDT SAT OCT 3 2015 AMZ330-350-042145- CHARLESTON HARBOR- WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM- 544 PM EDT SAT OCT 3 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...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ASSISTANCE IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. AMZ352-354-374-042145- 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- 544 PM EDT SAT OCT 3 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...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ASSISTANCE IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. SCZ049-042145- COASTAL COLLETON- 544 PM EDT SAT OCT 3 2015 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM EDT SUNDAY... 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. HIGH SURF ADVISORY. COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLASH FLOOD WATCH. COASTAL FLOODING...ADDITIONAL COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORIES COULD BE REQUIRED DURING THE EARLY AND MIDDLE PART OF NEXT WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ASSISTANCE IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. SCZ050-042145- CHARLESTON- 544 PM EDT SAT OCT 3 2015 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM EDT SUNDAY... 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. HIGH SURF ADVISORY. COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. 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...ADDITIONAL COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORIES WILL BE REQUIRED DURING THE EARLY AND MIDDLE PART OF NEXT WEEK. THERE IS EVEN A LOW RISK FOR MAJOR COASTAL FLOODING WITH THE SUNDAY AFTERNOON HIGH TIDE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ASSISTANCE IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. SCZ048-051-042145- BEAUFORT-COASTAL JASPER- 544 PM EDT SAT OCT 3 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. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLASH FLOOD WATCH. COASTAL FLOODING...ADDITIONAL COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORIES COULD BE REQUIRED DURING THE EARLY AND MIDDLE PART OF NEXT WEEK. RIP CURRENTS...THERE IS AN ENHANCED RISK OF RIP CURRENTS SUNDAY AT THE BEACHES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ASSISTANCE IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. GAZ119-042145- COASTAL CHATHAM- 544 PM EDT SAT OCT 3 2015 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT SUNDAY... 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. FLASH FLOOD WATCH. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. COASTAL FLOODING...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORIES COULD BE REQUIRED DURING THE EARLY AND MIDDLE PART OF NEXT WEEK. RIP CURRENTS...THERE IS AN ENHANCED RISK OF RIP CURRENTS SUNDAY AT THE BEACHES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ASSISTANCE IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. GAZ117-139-141-042145- COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH- 544 PM EDT SAT OCT 3 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. COASTAL FLOODING...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORIES COULD BE REQUIRED DURING THE EARLY AND MIDDLE PART OF NEXT WEEK. RIP CURRENTS...THERE IS AN ENHANCED RISK OF RIP CURRENTS SUNDAY AT THE BEACHES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ASSISTANCE IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. GAZ087-088-101-118-042145- JENKINS-SCREVEN-EFFINGHAM-INLAND CHATHAM- 544 PM EDT SAT OCT 3 2015 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT SUNDAY... 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. FLASH FLOOD WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ASSISTANCE IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. GAZ099-100-114>116-137-138-140-042145- CANDLER-BULLOCH-TATTNALL-EVANS-INLAND BRYAN-LONG-INLAND LIBERTY- INLAND MCINTOSH- 544 PM EDT SAT OCT 3 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ASSISTANCE IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. SCZ040-042-043-047-042145- ALLENDALE-HAMPTON-INLAND COLLETON-INLAND JASPER- 544 PM EDT SAT OCT 3 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...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. 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. SCZ044-045-042145- DORCHESTER-INLAND BERKELEY- 544 PM EDT SAT OCT 3 2015 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... 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. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. 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. SCZ052-042145- TIDAL BERKELEY- 544 PM EDT SAT OCT 3 2015 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... 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. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLASH FLOOD WATCH. COASTAL FLOODING...ADDITIONAL COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORIES COULD BE REQUIRED DURING THE EARLY AND MIDDLE PART OF NEXT WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ASSISTANCE IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Oct 3, 6:40 PM EDT, 1 hour 36 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
640 PM EDT SAT OCT 03 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0616 PM HEAVY RAIN 3 SSW SHADOWMOSS 32.81N 80.09W
10/03/2015 M10.42 INCH CHARLESTON SC COCORAHS
STORM TOTAL RAINFALL SO FAR.
&&
EVENT NUMBER CHS1501214
TIMTELocal storm report, Oct 3, 7:29 PM EDT, 47 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
729 PM EDT SAT OCT 03 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0500 PM FLASH FLOOD 2 E PINEWOOD PREPARATOR 33.03N 80.21W
10/03/2015 DORCHESTER SC EMERGENCY MNGR
RENAU BLVD. NEAR INDUSTRIAL RD. IS CLOSED DUE TO
FLOODING.
0500 PM FLASH FLOOD 2 NW SUMMERVILLE 33.04N 80.20W
10/03/2015 DORCHESTER SC EMERGENCY MNGR
ABERDEEN CIR. IN SCOTTS MILL CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING.
0500 PM FLASH FLOOD 2 SE KNIGHTSVILLE 32.99N 80.22W
10/03/2015 DORCHESTER SC EMERGENCY MNGR
GREEN WAVE BLVD. NEAR SUMMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL IS
CLOSED.
0500 PM FLASH FLOOD 2 N ARCHDALE 32.93N 80.10W
10/03/2015 DORCHESTER SC EMERGENCY MNGR
STRATTON DR. IS IMPASSABLE DUE TO FLOODING.
0500 PM FLASH FLOOD 3 ENE SLANDS BRIDGE 32.98N 80.20W
10/03/2015 DORCHESTER SC EMERGENCY MNGR
ARBOR OAKS DR. IS CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING.
0500 PM FLASH FLOOD 2 N ARCHDALE 32.92N 80.10W
10/03/2015 DORCHESTER SC EMERGENCY MNGR
100/300 BLOCK OR DORCHESTER MANOR BLVD. IS FLOODED AND
IMPASSABLE.
0500 PM FLASH FLOOD 1 N ARCHDALE 32.92N 80.10W
10/03/2015 DORCHESTER SC EMERGENCY MNGR
400 BLOCK OF TRADE ST IS IMPASSABLE DUE TO FLOODING.
0500 PM FLASH FLOOD 3 SW LADSON 32.96N 80.16W
10/03/2015 DORCHESTER SC EMERGENCY MNGR
THE EAGLE CREEK HAS OVERFLOWED ITS BANKS AND HAS FLODED
MULTIPLE RESIDENCES IN SUMMERWOOD AND TRANQUIL ESTATES.
0500 PM FLASH FLOOD 2 NW SUMMERVILLE 33.04N 80.20W
10/03/2015 DORCHESTER SC EMERGENCY MNGR
200 BLOCK OF LAWERANCE DR IMPASSABLE.
0500 PM FLASH FLOOD 1 W PINEWOOD PREPARATOR 33.02N 80.26W
10/03/2015 DORCHESTER SC EMERGENCY MNGR
WEST BUTTERNUT AND THE S-CURVE CLOSED.
0500 PM FLASH FLOOD JEDBURG 33.05N 80.24W
10/03/2015 DORCHESTER SC EMERGENCY MNGR
MALLARD RD BETWEEN HILL ST AND HABBITAT FOR HUMANITY
CLOSED.
0500 PM FLASH FLOOD 4 NNW MIDDLETON PLACE 32.95N 80.17W
10/03/2015 DORCHESTER SC EMERGENCY MNGR
DORCHESTER RD AT THE SAWMILL BRANCH CREEK IS CLOSED IN
BOTH DIRECTIONS DUE TO FLOODING.
0500 PM FLASH FLOOD 1 WNW SUMMERVILLE 33.02N 80.20W
10/03/2015 DORCHESTER SC EMERGENCY MNGR
PARSON RD CLOSED DUE TO STANDING WATER.
0500 PM FLASH FLOOD 2 NW SUMMERVILLE 33.04N 80.20W
10/03/2015 DORCHESTER SC EMERGENCY MNGR
AZALEA DR. NEAR OT WALLACE DR. CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING.
0500 PM FLASH FLOOD 2 E JEDBURG 33.06N 80.21W
10/03/2015 DORCHESTER SC EMERGENCY MNGR
HODGE RD. BETWEEN DEMING WAY AND SHORT ST. IS CLOSED
DUE TO FLOODING.
&&
EVENT NUMBER CHS1501216
EVENT NUMBER CHS1501217
EVENT NUMBER CHS1501218
EVENT NUMBER CHS1501219
EVENT NUMBER CHS1501220
EVENT NUMBER CHS1501221
EVENT NUMBER CHS1501222
EVENT NUMBER CHS1501223
EVENT NUMBER CHS1501224
EVENT NUMBER CHS1501225
EVENT NUMBER CHS1501226
EVENT NUMBER CHS1501227
EVENT NUMBER CHS1501228
EVENT NUMBER CHS1501229
EVENT NUMBER CHS1501230
JAQLocal storm report, Oct 3, 7:34 PM EDT, 42 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
734 PM EDT SAT OCT 03 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0613 PM FLASH FLOOD 1 WNW BENNETTS POINT 32.56N 80.46W
10/03/2015 COLLETON SC EMERGENCY MNGR
BENNETTS POINT ROAD AT THE 2600... 4300... 4500... AND
12200 BLOCK IMPASSABLE DUE TO FLOODING.
&&
EVENT NUMBER CHS1501231
TIMTELocal storm report, Oct 3, 7:39 PM EDT, 37 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
739 PM EDT SAT OCT 03 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0613 PM FLASH FLOOD 5 NW HENDERSONVILLE 32.85N 80.79W
10/03/2015 COLLETON SC EMERGENCY MNGR
CANE BRANCH ROAD IMPASSABLE DUE TO FLOODING.
&&
EVENT NUMBER CHS1501232
TIMTELocal storm report, Oct 3, 7:42 PM EDT, 34 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
742 PM EDT SAT OCT 03 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0613 PM FLASH FLOOD 5 NW WALTERBORO 32.96N 80.73W
10/03/2015 COLLETON SC EMERGENCY MNGR
RUFFIN ROAD AT RAILROAD CROSSING IMPASSABLE DUE TO
FLOODING.
&&
EVENT NUMBER CHS1501233
TIMTELocal storm report, Oct 3, 8:10 PM EDT, 6 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
810 PM EDT SAT OCT 03 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0802 PM FLASH FLOOD 2 SSW SEABROOK ISLAND 32.56N 80.18W
10/03/2015 CHARLESTON SC 911 CALL CENTER
WATER RESCUE REPORTED NEAR SPINNAKER BEACHHOUSES AND
PELICAN WATCH VILLAS.
&&
EVENT NUMBER CHS1501234
TIMTEThe office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 8:00 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CHS | Allendale, Beaufort, Colleton, Dorchester, Hampton | 6 hr |
| Oct 3, 8:29 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 2 hr | |
| Oct 3, 8:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester | 46 min |
| Oct 3, 9:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Dorchester | 35 min |
| Oct 3, 9:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Berkeley | 34 min |
| Oct 3, 10:10 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Warning | CHS | 6 hr | |
| Oct 3, 10:26 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 94 min | |
| Oct 3, 11:52 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 113 min | |
| Oct 4, 12:05 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CHS | Berkeley, Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester | 6 hr |
| Oct 4, 12:26 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Berkeley | 31 min |
| Oct 4, 1:05 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Berkeley | 55 min |
| Oct 4, 1:43 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 2 hr | |
| Oct 4, 3:44 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 61 min | |
| Oct 4, 5:42 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CHS | Berkeley, Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester | 16 hr |
| Oct 4, 6:40 AM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | CHS | 10 hr | |
| Oct 4, 3:30 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | CHS | 36 hr |
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.