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Flash Flood Warning 20, NWS Charleston, SC

October 4, 20154 counties in South Carolina

NWS Charleston, SC issued this flash flood warning at Oct 4, 2015, 5:42 AM EDT for 4 counties in South Carolina. It was in force for 16 hr. 9 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 4, 2015, 5:42 AM EDT (09:42 UTC)
Expired
Oct 4, 2015, 9:45 PM EDT
In force
16 hr
Issued by
NWS Charleston, SC
Area
Storm-based polygon
Emergency
Flash flood emergency
Flood severity
None

Counties Berkeley County, SC, Charleston County, SC, Colleton County, SC, Dorchester County, SC

The radar

The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:45 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Oct 4, 5:49 AM EDTFLASH FLOOD3 S Shadowmoss, SCOFF DUTY NWS EMPLOYEE REPORTED THAT CAROLINA BAY DR IS NOT PASSABLE NEAR THE ELEMENT AT CAROLINA BAY APARTMENTS.
Oct 4, 7:00 AM EDTHEAVY RAIN 18.254 Nnw Kiawah Island, SC
Oct 4, 9:00 AM EDTHEAVY RAIN 22.473 Ssw Shadowmoss, SCSTORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION OVER LAST 60 HOURS. RESULTED IN SEVERE FLOODING... MANY HOMES SURROUNDED BY WATER AND MANY ROADS IMPASSABLE.
Oct 4, 9:29 AM EDTHEAVY RAIN 171 Nne James Island Coun, SCESTIMATED STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION DUE TO RAIN GAUGE OVERFLOWING.
Oct 4, 10:00 AM EDTFLASH FLOODWalterboro, SCIVANHOE ROAD BETWEEN FOREST HILL RD AND WEST WASHINGTON IS CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING.
Oct 4, 12:00 PM EDTHEAVY RAIN 15.352 Nne Summerville, SCTRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED 3-DAY ACCUMULATION OF 15.35 INCHES.
Oct 4, 7:11 PM EDTFLASH FLOOD2 Ssw Shadowmoss, SCENTRANCE TO GRAND OAKS SUBDIVISION FLOODED AND IMPASSABLE. TWO CARS STALLED.
Oct 4, 7:44 PM EDTHEAVY RAIN 23.513 Ssw Shadowmoss, SCSTORM TOTAL RAINFALL OVER THE PAST 68 HOURS.
Oct 4, 8:15 PM EDTFLASH FLOOD2 Sw James Island, SC1.5 FEET OF WATER FLOWING ACROSS THE 1600 BLOCK OF RAINBOW ROAD.

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 6 storm reports to this flash flood warning; the first came 7 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

Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 00:00Z, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 298 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Jacksonville, FL at 00:00Z on 2015-10-04Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Jacksonville, FL at 00:00Z on 2015-10-04The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -33 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
2 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
583 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
20 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-33 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
46 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

102 
WGUS52 KCHS 040942
FFWCHS
SCC015-019-029-035-041545-
/O.NEW.KCHS.FF.W.0020.151004T0942Z-151004T1545Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
542 AM EDT SUN OCT 4 2015

...FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY CONTINUES FOR BERKELEY AND CHARLESTON 
COUNTIES...

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...
  COLLETON COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA...
  DORCHESTER COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA...

* UNTIL 1145 AM EDT SUNDAY
    
* AT 520 AM EDT...RADAR INDICATED LIGHT TO MODERATE RAINS FALLING 
  OVER MUCH OF DORCHESTER COUNTY...WESTERN CHARLESTON AND WESTERN 
  BERKELEY COUNTIES. ALTHOUGH THE INTENSITY OF THE RAIN HAS 
  DIMINISHED... WIDESPREAD FLASH FLOODING CONTINUES TO BE REPORTED 
  ACROSS MUCH OF THE WARNED AREA. LAW ENFORCEMENT HAS ALSO REPORTED 
  SOME IMPROVEMENT TO THE FLOOD SITUATION OVER THE PAST FEW 
  HOURS...BUT THE SITUATION REMAINS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. TRAVEL IS 
  NOT ENCOURAGED.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  NORTH CHARLESTON...SUMMERVILLE...WALTERBORO...EDISTO BEACH...
  SAINT GEORGE...MIDDLETON PLACE AND LADSON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3333 8051 3328 8049 3326 8043 3326 8036
      3328 8035 3327 8030 3332 8025 3266 7993
      3261 8001 3260 8011 3256 8017 3256 8019
      3248 8033 3251 8036 3247 8041 3253 8047
      3317 8081

$$
4 follow-up statements
889 
WGUS72 KCHS 041243
FFSCHS

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
843 AM EDT SUN OCT 4 2015

SCC015-019-029-035-041545-
/O.CON.KCHS.FF.W.0020.000000T0000Z-151004T1545Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CHARLESTON SC-BERKELEY SC-COLLETON SC-DORCHESTER SC-
843 AM EDT SUN OCT 4 2015

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1145 AM EDT 
SUNDAY FOR CHARLESTON...BERKELEY...COLLETON AND 
DORCHESTER COUNTIES...

AT 836 AM EDT...THE HEAVY RAIN HAS MOVED NORTH OF THE WARNED AREA. 
HOWEVER...SIGNIFICANT FLOODING IS STILL ONGOING IN MANY AREAS...AND 
DUE TO THE EXTREMELY WET SOILS FROM RAIN OVER THE PAST THREE 
DAYS...THE FLOODING WILL ONLY SLOWLY RECEDE.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... 
SUMMERVILLE...WALTERBORO...EDISTO BEACH...SAINT GEORGE...MIDDLETON 
PLACE AND LADSON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

DO NOT PLAY IN FLOOD WATERS AS THEY MAY BE CONTAMINATED BY SEWAGE OR 
CONTAIN DISPLACED WILDLIFE. 

&&

LAT...LON 3333 8051 3328 8049 3326 8043 3326 8036
      3328 8035 3327 8030 3332 8025 3266 7993
      3261 8001 3260 8011 3256 8017 3256 8019
      3248 8033 3251 8036 3247 8041 3253 8047
      3317 8081

$$

FWA
175 
WGUS52 KCHS 041536
FFWCHS
SCC015-019-029-035-042045-
/O.EXT.KCHS.FF.W.0020.000000T0000Z-151004T2045Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1136 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...
  COLLETON COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA...
  DORCHESTER COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA...

* UNTIL 445 PM EDT

* AT 1129 AM EDT...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED FLASH FLOODING
  ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. 

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... 
  SUMMERVILLE...EDISTO BEACH...SHADOWMOSS...SAINT GEORGE...MIDDLETON 
  PLACE AND LADSON.

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 3333 8051 3328 8049 3326 8043 3326 8036
      3328 8035 3327 8030 3332 8025 3266 7993
      3261 8001 3260 8011 3256 8017 3256 8019
      3248 8033 3251 8036 3247 8041 3253 8047
      3317 8081

$$

FWA
980 
WGUS52 KCHS 042026
FFWCHS
SCC015-019-029-035-050145-
/O.EXT.KCHS.FF.W.0020.000000T0000Z-151005T0145Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
426 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...
  COLLETON COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA...
  DORCHESTER COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA...

* UNTIL 945 PM EDT

* AT 421 PM EDT...AREAS OF FLOODING CONTINUED ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE 
  WARNING AREA. 

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...   
  SUMMERVILLE...WALTERBORO...EDISTO BEACH...SAINT GEORGE...MIDDLETON 
  PLACE AND LADSON.

WHILE THE RAIN HAS LIGHTENED UP CONSIDERABLY IN MANY 
LOCATIONS...ADDITIONAL SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE EVENING. 
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.

&&

LAT...LON 3333 8051 3328 8049 3326 8043 3326 8036
      3328 8035 3327 8030 3332 8025 3266 7993
      3261 8001 3260 8011 3256 8017 3256 8019
      3248 8033 3251 8036 3247 8041 3253 8047
      3317 8081

$$

FWA
567 
WGUS72 KCHS 042200
FFSCHS

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
600 PM EDT SUN OCT 4 2015

SCC015-019-029-035-050145-
/O.CON.KCHS.FF.W.0020.000000T0000Z-151005T0145Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CHARLESTON SC-BERKELEY SC-COLLETON SC-DORCHESTER SC-
600 PM EDT SUN OCT 4 2015

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM EDT SUNDAY
FOR CHARLESTON...BERKELEY...COLLETON AND DORCHESTER COUNTIES...

AT 600 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...SUMMERVILLE...JAMES ISLAND... 
WALTERBORO...EDISTO BEACH...SAINT GEORGE...MIDDLETON PLACE AND 
LADSON.

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 3333 8051 3328 8049 3326 8043 3326 8036
      3328 8035 3327 8030 3332 8025 3266 7993
      3261 8001 3260 8011 3256 8017 3256 8019
      3248 8033 3251 8036 3247 8041 3253 8047
      3317 8081

$$

JAQ

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 4, 4:10 AM EDT, 1 hour 32 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 4, 4:10 AM EDT, 1 hour 32 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
410 AM EDT SUN OCT 4 2015

...LONG-DURATION CATASTROPHIC FLASH FLOODING IN PROGRESS ACROSS
THE CHARLESTON TRI-COUNTY AREA...
...FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCIES REMAIN IN EFFECT...

.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 /THROUGH TODAY/...
WATCHING STRATUS OVER SOUTHEAST GEORGIA EARLY THIS MORNING. COULD
SEE SOME FOG DEVELOP PRIOR TO SUNRISE...IF ENOUGH BUILD DOWN CAN
OCCUR. TRENDS ARE BEING WATCHED.

THE AXIS OF TROPICAL MOISTURE BEING DRAWN NORTHWEST OFF THE
ATLANTIC WILL REMAIN ANCHORED OVER THE AREA TODAY AHEAD OF UPPER
LEVEL LOW PRESSURE GYRATING OVER SOUTHWEST GEORGIA. IMPRESSIVE
FORCING FOR ACCENT AHEAD OF THE UPPER LOW COMBINED WITH HIGH
PWATS WILL SUPPORT THE MAINTENANCE OF HEAVY RAIN OVER SOUTHEAST
SOUTH CAROLINA...THE HEAVIEST OF WHICH WILL REMAIN OVER THE
CHARLESTON TRI-COUNTY AREA. THIS IS NOT GOOD NEWS WITH
CATASTROPHIC FLOODING IN PROGRESS. RAIN INTENSITIES MAY DIMINISH
A BIT FOR A FEW HOURS...THEN PICK BACK UP LATER THIS MORNING AS
INSTABILITY INCREASES AGAIN WITH THE ONSET OF INSOLATION. SEE THE
HYDROLOGY SECTION BELOW FOR A MORE DETAILED ASSESSMENT ON THE
FLASH FLOOD POTENTIAL. DRY AIR WORKING ITS WAY NORTH AROUND THE
UPPER LOW WILL KEEP RAIN CHANCES MINIMAL ACROSS SOUTHEAST GEORGIA
TODAY...EXCEPT NEAR THE SAVANNAH RIVER. POPS WILL RANGE FROM 100
PERCENT ACROSS THE NORTH TO 20-30 PERCENT SOUTH OF I-16. HIGHS
WILL WARM INTO THE LOWER-MID 70S.

&&

.SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
TONIGHT...MODELS ARE SIMILAR IN SHOWING THE AXIS OF HEAVY RAIN
PIVOTING ACROSS THE CHARLESTON TRI-COUNTY AREA OVERNIGHT AS THE
UPPER LOW FINALLY MOVES INTO THE ATLANTIC. THE DEFORMATION AXIS
ALOFT WILL MAINTAIN FORCING FOR ASSENT AS PWATS REMAIN HIGH AND
850-700 HPA INFLOW REMAINS ABOUT 40-50 KT. THIS WILL KEEP A RISK
FOR TORRENTIAL RAINS IN PLACE ACROSS THE NORTHERN ZONES. POPS WILL
RANGE FROM 90 PERCENT NORTH TO 30 PERCENT SOUTH. LOWS WILL RANGE
FROM THE LOWER-MID 60S INLAND WITH UPPER 60S-LOWER 70S COAST.

MONDAY...MONDAY MORNING LOW PRESSURE BOTH AT THE SURFACE AND
ALOFT WILL BE JUST OFF OF THE FL/GA/SC COASTS AND WILL MOVE TO THE
NORTHEAST DURING THE DAY. THIS MOVEMENT WILL ALLOW THE AXIS OF
HEAVIEST RAINS SITUATED OVER OR NEAR SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA TO
SHIFT NORTHWARD AND OUT OF THE CWA. MODELS DID SLOW DOWN THE
MOVEMENT OF THE PRECIPITATION LEAVING THE CWA AND THE FORECAST WAS
ADJUSTED TO ACCOUNT FOR THIS. THIS MEANS THAT AREAS ALREADY
FLOODING /MOST NOTABLY CHARLESTON...DORCHESTER AND BERKELEY
COUNTIES/ COULD EXPERIENCE AN ADDITIONAL FEW HOURS OF LOCALLY
MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN. AFTER THE BAND OF HEAVIEST RAIN SHIFTS
AWAY BY LATE MONDAY THERE WILL STILL BE ENOUGH LIFT DUE TO THE
PROXIMITY OF THE LOW OFFSHORE AND ALSO DUE TO A CYCLONIC INFLUX OF
MOISTURE BETWEEN THE SURFACE LOW AND A WEDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE
DEVELOPING. THIS WILL BE ENOUGH TO GENERATE CHANCE POPS ALONG FOR
THE PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED COUNTIES...WHILE THE RISK OF
PRECIPITATION WILL DROP AS ONE HEADS TOWARDS GEORGIA WHERE POPS
WILL BE AROUND 10 TO 15 PERCENT. N/NE WINDS WILL BRING COOLER
TEMPERATURES AND WITH THE STRENGTHENING OF THE GRADIENT OFFSHORE
IT WILL BE A BREEZY DAY ALONG THE COAST WITH WINDS POSSIBLY RISING
TO 15-25 MPH AT TIMES.

TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...HEIGHTS WILL GRADUALLY BUILD ALOFT AS
CONTINENTAL SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE BEGINS TO BUILD FROM THE NW. DRY
AIR WILL ALLOW FOR PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES WITH NO RAIN
EXPECTED OVER LAND. TEMPERATURES WILL BE SEVERAL DEGREES BELOW
NORMAL DURING THE DAY.

&&

.LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/...
WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY THE CONTINENTAL SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE
TO THE NORTH BUILDS CLOSER TO THE CWA...WHICH WILL RE-ESTABLISH THE
WEDGE PATTERN. SHOWER CHANCES WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE ALONG THE
COAST BY THE END OF THE WEEK.

&&

.AVIATION /07Z SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
WFO WILMINGTON NC IS PROVIDING AVIATION FORECASTS FOR KCHS AND
KSAV.

EXTENDED AVIATION OUTLOOK...PERIODS OF +RA WILL BRING AN EXTENDED
PERIOD OF MVFR WITH OCCASIONAL IFR MONDAY THROUGH MONDAY
NIGHT...ESPECIALLY AT KCHS. THERE IS ALSO A LOW CHANCE OF AN
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM MONDAY. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE TUESDAY WITH
A RETURN OF VFR.

&&

.MARINE...
TODAY...HIGHLY VARIED CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE WATERS AS
LOW PRESSURE MEANDERS THROUGH. ONSHORE WINDS OF 20-25 KT WILL
PERSIST CHARLESTON COUNTY WATERS WITH OFFSHORE WINDS 10 KT KT
ELSEWHERE. WINDS WILL EVENTUALLY TIP NORTH ALL WATERS TONIGHT AS
THE LOW EXITS THE AREA. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES CONTINUE TO ALL
LEGS EXCEPT CHARLESTON HARBOR...BUT ADVISORIES WILL LIKELY END
ACROSS NEARSHORE WATERS SOUTH OF EDISTO BEACH THIS AFTERNOON OR
THIS EVENING. THERE WILL BE SOME SURGE ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE LOW
CLOSER TO SUNRISE MONDAY.

MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...MONDAY A WEAK SURFACE LOW WILL
MEANDER OVER OR NEAR OUR COASTAL WATERS. THE INTERACTION BETWEEN
THIS LOW AND HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING FROM FURTHER INLAND WILL
STRENGTHEN THE PRESSURE GRADIENT...CAUSING WINDS TO INCREASE AND
TO BECOME GUSTY. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES WILL PROBABLY BE NEEDED
FOR ALL OF THE WATERS LATE MONDAY INTO TUESDAY MORNING DUE TO WIND
GUSTS APPROACHING 25 KT AND SEAS APPROACHING 7 FT FROM ABOUT 15 TO
20 NM. CONDITIONS WILL BE WORST BEYOND 20 NM WHERE GUSTS COULD
APPROACH 30 KT AND SEAS COULD BUILD TO AROUND 10 FT BY TUESDAY
MORNING. AS TUESDAY PROGRESSES THE SURFACE LOW WILL MOVE
EASTWARD...ALLOWING THE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT TO WEAKEN AND
BOTH WINDS AND SEAS TO TREND DOWNWARD. WINDS AND SEAS WILL BE
SLOWER TO LOWER BEYOND 20 NM WHERE A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE
NEEDED THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. MID TO LATE WEEK...NORTHEAST
FLOW WILL DOMINATE THE SURFACE PATTERN.

&&

.HYDROLOGY...
A HISTORIC FLASH FLOOD EVENT IS ONGOING ACROSS THE CHARLESTON TRI-
COUNTY AREA WHERE WIDESPREAD FLASH FLOODING PERSISTS. MANY AREAS
HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED BETWEEN 9-14 INCHES SINCE THURSDAY AFTERNOON
AND AN ADDITIONAL 6-12 INCHES IS POSSIBLE THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON
AS A BAND OF TROPICAL MOISTURE BEING DRAWN ONSHORE AHEAD OF UPPER
LEVEL LOW PRESSURE REMAINS ANCHORED ACROSS THE CHARLESTON TRI-
COUNTY AREA. SOME LOCATIONS MAY VERY WELL SEE AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF
25 INCHES BEFORE THE END OF THIS EVENT...ESPECIALLY ALONG/NORTH OF
THE I-26 CORRIDOR. FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCIES REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR
BERKELEY...CHARLESTON AND DORCHESTER COUNTIES. WITH THE BAND OF
RAIN EXPECTED TO REMAIN ANCHORED ACROSS THE SOUTHERN MIDLANDS INTO
THE CHARLESTON AREA...THE FOLLOWING CHANGES TO THE FLASH FLOOD
WATCH WILL BE MADE...

* EXTEND THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH TO NOON MONDAY FOR CHARLESTON...
  BERKELEY...DORCHESTER AND COLLETON COUNTIES.
* EXTEND THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL LATE TONIGHT FOR ALLENDALE...
  HAMPTON...JASPER AND BEAUFORT COUNTIES.
* CANCEL THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR JENKINS AND SCREVEN COUNTIES.

RIVER FLOODING WILL BECOME MORE OF AN ISSUE SUNDAY INTO NEXT WEEK.
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...THE COMBINATION OF LINGERING SWELL EFFECTS AND
QUITE A BIT OF FRESH WATER CONTRIBUTIONS INTO THE CHARLESTON
HARBOR WILL LIKELY PUSH TIDE LEVELS ABOVE 7 FT MLLW WITH HIGH TIDE
THIS AFTERNOON. A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED.

RIP CURRENTS...ROUGH SURF WILL GENERATE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS
ALONG THE CHARLESTON BEACHES TODAY. 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

&&

.EQUIPMENT...
PHONE LINES INTO WFO CHARLESTON SC REMAIN OUT OF SERVICE. EFFORTS
ARE BEING MADE TO RESTORE COMMUNICATIONS...HOWEVER THIS OUTAGE IS
NOT IMPACTING THE TRANSMISSION OF CRITICAL WATCHES...WARNINGS AND
ADVISORIES.

&&

.CHS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...NONE.
SC...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR SCZ040-042-047-048-
     051.
     FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH MONDAY MORNING FOR SCZ043>045-049-
     050-052.
     HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR SCZ050.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR AMZ352.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 11 PM EDT TUESDAY FOR AMZ350.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR AMZ354.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM EDT FRIDAY FOR AMZ374.

&&

&&

ST/MS/RVT/JAQ/BSH/SPR
Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 4, 4:59 AM EDT, 43 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
459 AM EDT SUN OCT 4 2015

AMZ330-350-050900-
CHARLESTON HARBOR-
WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM-
459 AM EDT SUN OCT 4 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...THERE WILL BE A LOW RISK FOR SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS AND WATERSPOUTS TODAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ASSISTANCE IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

AMZ352-354-374-050900-
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-
459 AM EDT SUN OCT 4 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ASSISTANCE IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

SCZ050-050900-
CHARLESTON-
459 AM EDT SUN OCT 4 2015

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...
...HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND 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.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH DAMAGING
WIND GUSTS AND ISOLATED...BRIEF TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE TODAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

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 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...

PLEASE RELAY ANY REPORTS OF HAZARDOUS WEATHER INCLUDING...BUT NOT
LIMITED TO LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...AND FLOODING TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AT 1-888-383-2024.

SCZ049-050900-
COASTAL COLLETON-
459 AM EDT SUN OCT 4 2015

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...
...MODERATE RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND 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.
   MODERATE RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH DAMAGING
WIND GUSTS AND ISOLATED...BRIEF TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE TODAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

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...

PLEASE RELAY ANY REPORTS OF HAZARDOUS WEATHER INCLUDING...BUT NOT
LIMITED TO LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...AND FLOODING TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AT 1-888-383-2024.

SCZ048-051-050900-
BEAUFORT-COASTAL JASPER-
459 AM EDT SUN OCT 4 2015

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
...MODERATE RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND 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.
   MODERATE RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

COASTAL FLOODING...ADDITIONAL COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORIES COULD BE
REQUIRED DURING THE EARLY AND MIDDLE PART OF NEXT WEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

PLEASE RELAY ANY REPORTS OF HAZARDOUS WEATHER INCLUDING...BUT NOT
LIMITED TO LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...AND FLOODING TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AT 1-888-383-2024.

SCZ040-042-047-050900-
ALLENDALE-HAMPTON-INLAND JASPER-
459 AM EDT SUN OCT 4 2015

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND 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...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

PLEASE RELAY ANY REPORTS OF HAZARDOUS WEATHER INCLUDING...BUT NOT
LIMITED TO LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...AND FLOODING TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AT 1-888-383-2024.

GAZ087-088-099>101-114>116-118-137-138-140-050900-
JENKINS-SCREVEN-CANDLER-BULLOCH-EFFINGHAM-TATTNALL-EVANS-
INLAND BRYAN-INLAND CHATHAM-LONG-INLAND LIBERTY-INLAND MCINTOSH-
459 AM EDT SUN OCT 4 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ASSISTANCE IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

SCZ043>045-050900-
INLAND COLLETON-DORCHESTER-INLAND BERKELEY-
459 AM EDT SUN OCT 4 2015

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND 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...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

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...

PLEASE RELAY ANY REPORTS OF HAZARDOUS WEATHER INCLUDING...BUT NOT
LIMITED TO LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...AND FLOODING TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AT 1-888-383-2024.

SCZ052-050900-
TIDAL BERKELEY-
459 AM EDT SUN OCT 4 2015

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND 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 SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH DAMAGING
WIND GUSTS AND ISOLATED...BRIEF TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE TODAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

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...

PLEASE RELAY ANY REPORTS OF HAZARDOUS WEATHER INCLUDING...BUT NOT
LIMITED TO LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...AND FLOODING TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AT 1-888-383-2024.

GAZ117-119-139-141-050900-
COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH-
459 AM EDT SUN OCT 4 2015

...MODERATE RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

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

   MODERATE RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ASSISTANCE IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Oct 4, 4:08 AM EDT, 1 hour 34 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
408 AM EDT SUN OCT 04 2015

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

0138 AM     FLASH FLOOD      HUGER                   33.10N  79.80W
10/04/2015                   BERKELEY           SC   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            SCHP REPORTED THAT THE INTERSECTION OF ROUTES 41 AND
            402 WAS FLOODED AND CLOSED.

&&

EVENT NUMBER CHS1501289

SPR
Local storm report, Oct 4, 4:28 AM EDT, 1 hour 14 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
428 AM EDT SUN OCT 04 2015

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

0427 AM     HEAVY RAIN       2 NNW GARRIS LANDING    32.97N  79.67W
10/04/2015  M17.03 INCH      CHARLESTON         SC   MESONET

            STORM TOTAL.

&&

EVENT NUMBER CHS1501290
Local storm report, Oct 4, 4:30 AM EDT, 1 hour 12 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
430 AM EDT SUN OCT 04 2015

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

0429 AM     HEAVY RAIN       5 NNW HUGER             33.16N  79.83W
10/04/2015  M18.32 INCH      BERKELEY           SC   MESONET

            STORM TOTAL.

&&

EVENT NUMBER CHS1501292
Local storm report, Oct 4, 4:32 AM EDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
432 AM EDT SUN OCT 04 2015

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

0431 AM     HEAVY RAIN       CHARLESTON              32.78N  79.93W
10/04/2015  M14.25 INCH      CHARLESTON         SC   OFFICIAL NWS OBS

            DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON OBSERVATION STORM TOTAL /KCXM/.

&&

EVENT NUMBER CHS1501293
Local storm report, Oct 4, 5:40 AM EDT, 2 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
540 AM EDT SUN OCT 04 2015

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

0530 AM     FLASH FLOOD      4 SE BONNEAU            33.27N  79.91W
10/04/2015                   BERKELEY           SC   911 CALL CENTER

            HWY 17A IS CLOSED NEAR WADBOO CREEK DUE TO THE CREEK
            OVERFLOWING THE ROAD.

&&

EVENT NUMBER CHS1501294

JMC
Local storm report, Oct 4, 5:41 AM EDT, 1 minute before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
541 AM EDT SUN OCT 04 2015

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

0530 AM     FLASH FLOOD      SAINT STEPHEN           33.41N  79.92W
10/04/2015                   BERKELEY           SC   911 CALL CENTER

            HWY 45 IS CLOSED NEAR ST. STEPHENS DUE TO FLOODING.

&&

EVENT NUMBER CHS1501295

JMC

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 3, 8:00 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningCHSAllendale, Beaufort, Colleton, Dorchester, Hampton6 hr
Oct 3, 8:16 PM EDTFlash Flood Warning EmergencyCHSBerkeley, Charleston25 hr
Oct 3, 8:29 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCHS2 hr
Oct 3, 8:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHSBerkeley, Charleston, Dorchester46 min
Oct 3, 9:40 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHSDorchester35 min
Oct 3, 9:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHSBerkeley34 min
Oct 3, 10:10 PM EDTCoastal Flood WarningCHS6 hr
Oct 3, 10:26 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCHS94 min
Oct 3, 11:52 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCHS113 min
Oct 4, 12:05 AM EDTFlash Flood Warning EmergencyCHSBerkeley, Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester6 hr
Oct 4, 12:26 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHSBerkeley31 min
Oct 4, 1:05 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHSBerkeley55 min
Oct 4, 1:43 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCHS2 hr
Oct 4, 3:44 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCHS61 min
Oct 4, 6:40 AM EDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryCHS10 hr
Oct 4, 3:30 PM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryCHS36 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.