Alert archive / South Carolina / Flash Flood Warnings in 2015
Flash Flood Warning 20, NWS Charleston, SC
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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4, 5:49 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 3 S Shadowmoss, SC | OFF DUTY NWS EMPLOYEE REPORTED THAT CAROLINA BAY DR IS NOT PASSABLE NEAR THE ELEMENT AT CAROLINA BAY APARTMENTS. |
| Oct 4, 7:00 AM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 18.25 | 4 Nnw Kiawah Island, SC | |
| Oct 4, 9:00 AM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 22.47 | 3 Ssw Shadowmoss, SC | STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION OVER LAST 60 HOURS. RESULTED IN SEVERE FLOODING... MANY HOMES SURROUNDED BY WATER AND MANY ROADS IMPASSABLE. |
| 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, 10:00 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Walterboro, SC | IVANHOE ROAD BETWEEN FOREST HILL RD AND WEST WASHINGTON IS CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. |
| Oct 4, 12:00 PM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 15.35 | 2 Nne Summerville, SC | TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED 3-DAY ACCUMULATION OF 15.35 INCHES. |
| Oct 4, 7:11 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 Ssw Shadowmoss, SC | ENTRANCE TO GRAND OAKS SUBDIVISION FLOODED AND IMPASSABLE. TWO CARS STALLED. |
| Oct 4, 7:44 PM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 23.51 | 3 Ssw Shadowmoss, SC | STORM TOTAL RAINFALL OVER THE PAST 68 HOURS. |
| 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. |
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.
- 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
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
$$4 follow-up statements
889
WGUS72 KCHS 041243
FFSCHS
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
843 AM EDT SUN OCT 4 2015
SCC015-019-029-035-041545-
/O.CON.KCHS.FF.W.0020.000000T0000Z-151004T1545Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CHARLESTON SC-BERKELEY SC-COLLETON SC-DORCHESTER SC-
843 AM EDT SUN OCT 4 2015
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1145 AM EDT
SUNDAY FOR CHARLESTON...BERKELEY...COLLETON AND
DORCHESTER COUNTIES...
AT 836 AM EDT...THE HEAVY RAIN HAS MOVED NORTH OF THE WARNED AREA.
HOWEVER...SIGNIFICANT FLOODING IS STILL ONGOING IN MANY AREAS...AND
DUE TO THE EXTREMELY WET SOILS FROM RAIN OVER THE PAST THREE
DAYS...THE FLOODING WILL ONLY SLOWLY RECEDE.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
SUMMERVILLE...WALTERBORO...EDISTO BEACH...SAINT GEORGE...MIDDLETON
PLACE AND LADSON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL UNLESS YOU ARE FLEEING AN AREA SUBJECT TO
FLOODING OR UNDER AN EVACUATION ORDER.
KEEP CHILDREN AWAY FROM STORM DRAINS...CULVERTS...CREEKS AND STREAMS.
DO NOT PLAY IN FLOOD WATERS AS THEY MAY BE CONTAMINATED BY SEWAGE OR
CONTAIN DISPLACED WILDLIFE.
&&
LAT...LON 3333 8051 3328 8049 3326 8043 3326 8036
3328 8035 3327 8030 3332 8025 3266 7993
3261 8001 3260 8011 3256 8017 3256 8019
3248 8033 3251 8036 3247 8041 3253 8047
3317 8081
$$
FWA175
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
$$
FWA980
WGUS52 KCHS 042026
FFWCHS
SCC015-019-029-035-050145-
/O.EXT.KCHS.FF.W.0020.000000T0000Z-151005T0145Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
426 PM EDT SUN OCT 4 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS EXTENDED THE
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF...
CHARLESTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA...
BERKELEY COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA...
COLLETON COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA...
DORCHESTER COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA...
* UNTIL 945 PM EDT
* AT 421 PM EDT...AREAS OF FLOODING CONTINUED ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE
WARNING AREA.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
SUMMERVILLE...WALTERBORO...EDISTO BEACH...SAINT GEORGE...MIDDLETON
PLACE AND LADSON.
WHILE THE RAIN HAS LIGHTENED UP CONSIDERABLY IN MANY
LOCATIONS...ADDITIONAL SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE EVENING.
ALSO...CONTINUED RUNOFF FROM PREVIOUS RAINS ARE EXPECTED TO CAUSE
FURTHER FLOODING NEAR CREEKS...PONDS...AND CULVERTS THAT OVERFLOW.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
&&
LAT...LON 3333 8051 3328 8049 3326 8043 3326 8036
3328 8035 3327 8030 3332 8025 3266 7993
3261 8001 3260 8011 3256 8017 3256 8019
3248 8033 3251 8036 3247 8041 3253 8047
3317 8081
$$
FWA567
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
$$
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 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/SPRHazardous 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.
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EVENT NUMBER CHS1501289
SPRLocal 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.
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EVENT NUMBER CHS1501290Local 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.
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EVENT NUMBER CHS1501292Local 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/.
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EVENT NUMBER CHS1501293Local 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.
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EVENT NUMBER CHS1501294
JMCLocal 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.
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EVENT NUMBER CHS1501295
JMCThe 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, 8:16 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CHS | Berkeley, Charleston | 25 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, 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.