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Flash Flood Warning 8, NWS Charleston, SC
NWS Charleston, SC issued this flash flood warning at Oct 7, 2016, 5:48 PM EDT for Beaufort County, Jasper County, South Carolina; 5 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 17 hr. 6 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 7, 2016, 5:48 PM EDT (21:48 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 8, 2016, 10:45 AM EDT
- In force
- 17 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Bryan County, GA, Chatham County, GA, Liberty County, GA, Long County, GA, McIntosh County, GA, Beaufort County, SC, Jasper County, SC
The radar
The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 84 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:47 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 7, 9:00 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Wnw I-16/I-95 Interch, GA | WEB REPORTS SHOW WATER ENTERED MULTIPLE HOUSES ON TAPPAN ZEE RD IN POOLER |
| Oct 8, 3:45 AM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 11.09 | Savannah Airport, GA | STORM TOTAL RAINFALL THUS FAR OF 11.09 INCHES SINCE MIDNIGHT FRIDAY AT SAV ASOS. |
| Oct 8, 4:00 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Ene Hilton Head Airpo, SC | A PORTION OF FORT WALKER DRIVE WAS UNDERMINED AND COMPLETELY COLLAPSED DURING HEAVY RAIN FROM HURRICANE MATTHEW. |
| Oct 8, 4:00 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Wsw Hilton Head Airpo, SC | VIDEO SHOWS FLOODING AT THE TABBY WALK VILLAS ON HILTON HEAD ISLAND. AN UNKNOWN DEPTH OF WATER ENTERED FIRST FLOOR UNITS BASED ON THE VIDEO. |
| Oct 8, 7:30 AM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 9.35 | Pooler, GA | THE PUBLIC REPORTED A RAINFALL TOTAL OF 9.35 INCHES BETWEEN 830 AM YESTERDAY TO 7 AM THIS MORNING. |
| Oct 8, 10:00 AM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 17.36 | Hunter Army Airfield, GA | AT LEAST 17.36 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION HAS FALLEN AT HUNTER ARMY AIRFIELD IN THE LAST 24 HOURS AS REPORTED BY THE ASOS. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Charleston AFB, SC (KCHS), launched 12:00Z, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 150 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
- 220 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -66 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 471 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 17 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 253 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 250 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.8
The text
As transmitted.
509
WGUS52 KCHS 072148
FFWCHS
GAC029-051-179-183-191-SCC013-053-080145-
/O.NEW.KCHS.FF.W.0008.161007T2148Z-161008T0145Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
548 PM EDT FRI OCT 7 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF...
CHATHAM COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN GEORGIA...
LIBERTY COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN GEORGIA...
LONG COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN GEORGIA...
BRYAN COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN GEORGIA...
MCINTOSH COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN GEORGIA...
BEAUFORT COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA...
JASPER COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA...
* UNTIL 945 PM EDT
* AT 545 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH
HURRICANE MATTHEW MOVING ONSHORE. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY RAIN AND
INCREASING TIDES WILL PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING THIS EVENING.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
SAVANNAH...HILTON HEAD ISLAND...HINESVILLE...POOLER...BLUFFTON...
BEAUFORT...PORT ROYAL AND RICHMOND HILL.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN
THE NEXT FEW HOURS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
&&
LAT...LON 3129 8142 3143 8161 3158 8170 3166 8183
3213 8133 3224 8119 3223 8114 3229 8112
3264 8068 3245 8042 3230 8041 3225 8057
3212 8072 3207 8083 3201 8081 3196 8082
3171 8110 3162 8110 3140 8123 3130 8122
$$3 follow-up statements
008
WGUS52 KCHS 080130
FFWCHS
GAC029-051-179-183-191-SCC013-053-080945-
/O.EXT.KCHS.FF.W.0008.000000T0000Z-161008T0945Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
930 PM EDT FRI OCT 7 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS EXTENDED THE
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF...
CHATHAM COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN GEORGIA...
LIBERTY COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN GEORGIA...
LONG COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN GEORGIA...
BRYAN COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN GEORGIA...
MCINTOSH COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN GEORGIA...
BEAUFORT COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA...
JASPER COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA...
* UNTIL 545 AM EDT SATURDAY
* AT 919 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE
WARNED AREA. 2 TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN, WITH
ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS APPROACHING 10 INCHES. IF FLASH
FLOODING IS NOT ALREADY OCCURRING, IT WILL OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
SAVANNAH...HILTON HEAD ISLAND...HINESVILLE...POOLER...BLUFFTON...
BEAUFORT...PORT ROYAL AND RICHMOND HILL.
AUTOMATED GAUGES ACROSS THE WARNED AREA REPORT THAT HOURLY RAINFALL
RATES ARE GENERALLY RUNNING BETWEEN 0.75 INCHES AND 1.25 INCHES PER
HOUR. AS SUCH, ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES WILL BE
WIDESPREAD THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. THE FLOODING SITUATION
WILL ONLY BECOME MORE DIRE AS WE APPROACH HIGH TIDE AROUND 2 AM.
THIS HIGH TIDE WILL COINCIDE WITH A CONSIDERABLE BUILDING OF STORM
SURGE ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE MATTHEW AND FRESH WATER FLOODING
ASSOCIATED WITH ONGOING HEAVY RAIN. THE HIGH TIDE AT FORT PULASK IS
EXPECTED TO PEAK AROUND 12 FEET MEAN LOWER LOW WATER, AND ALL
COASTAL LOCATIONS IN THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING SHOULD BRACE A PERIOD
OF VERY SIGNIFICANT FLOODING EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
REPORT FLOODING DIRECTLY TO THE CHARLESTON NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
AT 1-888-383-2024 OR EMAIL YOUR REPORTS TO NWS.CHARLESTONSC@NOAA.GOV.
&&
LAT...LON 3129 8142 3143 8161 3158 8170 3166 8183
3213 8133 3224 8119 3223 8114 3229 8112
3264 8068 3245 8042 3230 8041 3225 8057
3212 8072 3207 8083 3201 8081 3196 8082
3171 8110 3162 8110 3140 8123 3130 8122
$$595
WGUS72 KCHS 080607
FFSCHS
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
207 AM EDT SAT OCT 8 2016
GAC029-051-179-183-191-SCC013-053-080945-
/O.CON.KCHS.FF.W.0008.000000T0000Z-161008T0945Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CHATHAM GA-LIBERTY GA-LONG GA-BRYAN GA-MCINTOSH GA-BEAUFORT SC-
JASPER SC-
207 AM EDT SAT OCT 8 2016
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 AM EDT FOR
PORTIONS OF CHATHAM...LIBERTY...LONG...BRYAN...MCINTOSH...BEAUFORT
AND JASPER COUNTIES...
AT 157 AM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED
AREA. 6 TO 10 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN SO FAR AND ONGOING FLOODING
WILL CONTINUE AS WE ARE AT HIGH TIDE AT FORT PULASKI AND STORM SURGE
ONLY INCREASES AS HURRICANE MATTHEW DRAWS CLOSER TO SHORE.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
SAVANNAH...HILTON HEAD ISLAND...HINESVILLE...POOLER...BLUFFTON...
BEAUFORT...PORT ROYAL AND RICHMOND HILL.
AUTOMATED GAUGES SHOW THAT RAINFALL RATES ARE RANGING BETWEEN 1 AND
2 INCHES PER HOUR. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WILL
BE POSSIBLE THROUGH 545 AM. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS ONGOING
SITUATION AS FORT PULASKI IS CURRENTLY REPORTING A TIDE HEIGHT OF
11.7 FEET ABOVE MEAN LOWER LOW WATER. THIS IS THE 2ND HIGHEST TIDE
ON RECORD, ONLY TRAILING HURRICANE DAVID FROM 1979. MAKING MATTERS
WORSE IS THAT HURRICANE MATTHEW HAS CONTINUED TO TRACK NORTHWARD AND
ITS NORTH AND NORTHWEST EYEWALL IS BEGINNING TO IMPINGE ON THE
CHATHAM COUNTY COAST. STORM SURGE FROM MATTHEW WILL CONTINUE TO
INCREASE EVEN AS WE BEGIN TO MOVE AWAY FROM HIGH TIDE. THE
COMBINATION OF HEAVY RAIN, HIGH TIDE, AND INCREASING SURGE WILL
CONTINUE TO RESULT IN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION ALONG THE SOUTHEAST
GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA COAST, ESPECIALLY FOR CHATHAM
AND BEAUFORT COUNTIES. GET TO HIGHER GROUND NOW!
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
REPORT FLOODING DIRECTLY TO THE CHARLESTON NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
AT 1-888-383-2024 OR EMAIL YOUR REPORTS TO NWS.CHARLESTONSC@NOAA.GOV.
&&
LAT...LON 3129 8142 3143 8161 3158 8170 3166 8183
3213 8133 3224 8119 3223 8114 3229 8112
3264 8068 3245 8042 3230 8041 3225 8057
3212 8072 3207 8083 3201 8081 3196 8082
3171 8110 3162 8110 3140 8123 3130 8122
$$881
WGUS52 KCHS 080941
FFWCHS
GAC029-051-179-183-191-SCC013-053-081445-
/O.EXT.KCHS.FF.W.0008.000000T0000Z-161008T1445Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
541 AM EDT SAT OCT 8 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS EXTENDED THE
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF...
CHATHAM COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN GEORGIA...
LIBERTY COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN GEORGIA...
LONG COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN GEORGIA...
BRYAN COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN GEORGIA...
MCINTOSH COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN GEORGIA...
BEAUFORT COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA...
JASPER COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA...
* UNTIL 1045 AM EDT
* AT 539 AM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR SHOWS HEAVY RAINS ASSOCIATED WITH
HURRICANE MATTHEW IMPACTING THE AREA. MUCH OF THE REGION HAS
ALREADY SEEN RAIN AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 10 INCHES. ALTHOUGH RAIN
AMOUNTS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH AS MATTHEW MOVES NORTH OF THE
AREA...IT WILL TAKE SOME TIME FOR FLOOD WATERS TO SUBSIDE...
ESPECIALLY AT THE COAST WHERE SEVERE STORM SURGE IS ONGOING.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
SAVANNAH...HILTON HEAD ISLAND...HINESVILLE...POOLER...BLUFFTON...
BEAUFORT...PORT ROYAL AND RICHMOND HILL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REPORT FLOODING DIRECTLY TO THE CHARLESTON NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
AT 1-888-383-2024 OR EMAIL YOUR REPORTS TO NWS.CHARLESTONSC@NOAA.GOV.
&&
LAT...LON 3129 8142 3143 8161 3158 8170 3166 8183
3213 8133 3224 8119 3223 8114 3229 8112
3264 8068 3245 8042 3230 8041 3225 8057
3212 8072 3207 8083 3201 8081 3196 8082
3171 8110 3162 8110 3140 8123 3130 8122
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7, 10:44 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 46 min | |
| Oct 7, 10:55 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 35 min | |
| Oct 7, 11:24 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 2 hr | |
| Oct 7, 2:29 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CHS | Beaufort, Jasper | 16 min |
| Oct 7, 3:30 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 30 min | |
| Oct 7, 3:40 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CHS | Beaufort, Jasper | 12 min |
| Oct 7, 4:39 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 2 hr | |
| Oct 7, 5:12 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 2 hr | |
| Oct 7, 7:53 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CHS | Berkeley, Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester | 14 hr |
| Oct 7, 1:08 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CHS | Bryan, Chatham, Liberty | 37 min |
Nearby
Flash Flood Warnings in Georgia, 2016Flash Flood Warnings in South Carolina, 2016Every flash 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.