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Rip Current Statement 4, NWS Charleston, SC
NWS Charleston, SC issued this rip current statement at Aug 3, 2024, 9:26 AM EDT. It was in force for 11 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 3, 2024, 9:26 AM EDT (13:26 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 3, 2024, 7:58 PM EDT
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, SC
The text
As transmitted.
542 WHUS42 KCHS 031326 CFWCHS Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Charleston SC 926 AM EDT Sat Aug 3 2024 SCZ050-032130- /O.NEW.KCHS.RP.S.0004.240803T1326Z-240804T0000Z/ Charleston- 926 AM EDT Sat Aug 3 2024 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Charleston County. * WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
3 follow-up statements
656 WHUS42 KCHS 031619 CFWCHS Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Charleston SC 1219 PM EDT Sat Aug 3 2024 SCZ050-040000- /O.CON.KCHS.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-240804T0000Z/ Charleston- 1219 PM EDT Sat Aug 3 2024 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Charleston County. * WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
195 WHUS42 KCHS 032040 CFWCHS Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Charleston SC 440 PM EDT Sat Aug 3 2024 SCZ050-032145- /O.CON.KCHS.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-240804T0000Z/ Charleston- 440 PM EDT Sat Aug 3 2024 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Charleston County. * WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
523 WHUS42 KCHS 032358 CFWCHS Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Charleston SC 758 PM EDT Sat Aug 3 2024 SCZ050-040100- /O.CAN.KCHS.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-240804T0000Z/ Charleston- 758 PM EDT Sat Aug 3 2024 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED... $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 3, 7:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Allendale | 41 min |
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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.