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Areal Flood Warning 1, NWS Charleston, SC
NWS Charleston, SC issued this areal flood warning at Oct 8, 2016, 10:45 AM EDT for 7 counties in South Carolina; 11 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 6 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 8, 2016, 10:45 AM EDT (14:45 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 8, 2016, 4:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Bryan County, GA, Bulloch County, GA, Candler County, GA, Chatham County, GA, Effingham County, GA, Evans County, GA, Jenkins County, GA, Liberty County, GA, Long County, GA, McIntosh County, GA, Screven County, GA, Allendale County, SC, Beaufort County, SC, Charleston County, SC, Colleton County, SC, Dorchester County, SC, Hampton County, SC, Jasper County, SC
The radar
The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 36 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:49 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Charleston AFB, SC (KCHS), launched 12:00Z, 2.8 hours before the alert went out and 132 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
- 7 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 659 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 74 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -71 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -75 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this areal 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 areal flood warning went out at Oct 8, 7:41 AM EDT, 3 hours 4 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 8, 7:41 AM EDT, 3 hours 4 minutes before
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 528 AM EDT SAT OCT 8 2016 GAZ116-118-SCZ044-045-047-052-090930- INLAND BRYAN-INLAND CHATHAM-DORCHESTER-INLAND BERKELEY-INLAND JASPER- TIDAL BERKELEY- 528 AM EDT SAT OCT 8 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...HURRICANE WARNING IN EFFECT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND 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. HURRICANE WARNING. .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. HURRICANE WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ASSISTANCE IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. GAZ117-119-SCZ048>051-090930- COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON- COASTAL JASPER- 528 AM EDT SAT OCT 8 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...HURRICANE WARNING IN EFFECT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND 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. HURRICANE WARNING. .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. HURRICANE WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ASSISTANCE IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. GAZ087-088-100-101-SCZ040-042-043-090930- JENKINS-SCREVEN-BULLOCH-EFFINGHAM-ALLENDALE-HAMPTON-INLAND COLLETON- 528 AM EDT SAT OCT 8 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND 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. TROPICAL STORM WARNING. .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. TROPICAL STORM WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ASSISTANCE IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. AMZ330-350-352-354-374-GAZ138-140-090930- CHARLESTON HARBOR- WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA OUT 20 NM...INCLUDING GRAYS REEF NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY- WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO 60 NM-INLAND LIBERTY-INLAND MCINTOSH- 528 AM EDT SAT OCT 8 2016 ...HURRICANE WARNING IN EFFECT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS AND 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. HURRICANE WARNING. .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. HURRICANE WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ASSISTANCE IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. GAZ099-114-115-137-090930- CANDLER-TATTNALL-EVANS-LONG- 528 AM EDT SAT OCT 8 2016 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT... 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. TROPICAL STORM WARNING. .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. TROPICAL STORM WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ASSISTANCE IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. GAZ139-141-090930- COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH- 528 AM EDT SAT OCT 8 2016 ...HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...HURRICANE WARNING IN EFFECT... 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. HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS. HURRICANE WARNING. .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. HURRICANE WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ASSISTANCE IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 8, 12:20 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CHS | Allendale, Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton, Jasper | 10 hr |
| Oct 8, 3:54 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | CHS | Colleton, Dorchester | 13 days |
| Oct 8, 3:54 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | CHS | Berkeley, Georgetown, Williamsburg | 5 days |
| Oct 8, 7:27 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CHS | Berkeley, Dorchester | 4 hr |
| Oct 8, 9:42 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CHS | Berkeley, Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester | 108 min |
| Oct 8, 11:27 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | CHS | Beaufort, Berkeley, Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester | 5 hr |
| Oct 8, 1:53 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | CHS | 8 days | |
| Oct 8, 3:57 PM EDT | Lake Wind Advisory | CHS | Berkeley | 19 hr |
Nearby
Areal Flood Warnings in Georgia, 2016Areal Flood Warnings in South Carolina, 2016Every areal flood warning in 2016
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.