Alert archive / South Carolina / Rip Current Statements in 2015
Rip Current Statement 2, NWS Charleston, SC
NWS Charleston, SC issued this rip current statement at May 9, 2015, 11:36 AM EDT. It was in force for 4 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 9, 2015, 11:36 AM EDT (15:36 UTC)
- Expired
- May 9, 2015, 3:47 PM EDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, SC
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
440 WHUS42 KCHS 091536 CFWCHS URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 1136 AM EDT SAT MAY 9 2015 SCZ050-100000- /O.NEW.KCHS.RP.S.0002.150509T1536Z-150510T0000Z/ CHARLESTON- 1136 AM EDT SAT MAY 9 2015 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * RIP CURRENTS...WIND AND WAVE CONDITIONS SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF VERY STRONG RIP CURRENTS. THESE RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE THREATENING TO ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE SURF. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... NO ONE SHOULD ENTER THE SURF DUE TO LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS. && $$
1 follow-up statement
449 WHUS42 KCHS 091947 CFWCHS URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 347 PM EDT SAT MAY 9 2015 SCZ050-092100- /O.CAN.KCHS.RP.S.0002.000000T0000Z-150510T0000Z/ CHARLESTON- 347 PM EDT SAT MAY 9 2015 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 9, 11:24 AM EDT | Lake Wind Advisory | CHS | Berkeley | 17 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.