1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Charleston, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Aug 18, 2:36 PM EST, 9 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 336 PM EDT SUN AUG 18 2002 NOT MUCH CHANGE OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. LEESIDE TROF REMAINS ACROSS THE CAROLINAS WITH VERY WARM AND HUMID AIRMASS ACROSS THE REGION. COOL FRONT DROPS SOUTH BY MIDWEEK. WITH FLOW ALOFT ZONAL DONT THINK IT WILL MAKE IT VERY FAR INTO SOUTH CAROLINA...PROBABLY SOMEWHERE AROUND THE SC/NC BORDER. HAVE PUT IN 40 PERCENT EVENING POPS TO COVER ONGOING CONVECTION...THEN 30 POPS MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT. BUMPED POPS UP A BIT FOR TUESDAY AS VORT AXIS MOVES OVER THE AREA...AND ALSO ON WEDNESDAY AS FRONT MOVES INTO NORTHERN PART OF STATE. MARINE...ATLC RIDGE TO REMAIN S OF THE FCST AREA THRU AT LEAST TUE OR WED...AS TROF REMAINS ACROSS THE CAROLINAS AND GA. THE RESULT IS A LIGHT TO MODERATE SW SYNOPTIC FLOW. OF COURSE THERE WILL BE THE LOCAL SEA/LAND BREEZE EFFECTS EACH AFTRN/NIGHT NEAR SHORE. VERY WEAK COOL FRONT MAY APPROACH SC WATERS WED OR THU WITH FIRST A SLACKENING OF THE WINDS TO 10 KT OR LESS...THEN SHIFTING TO MORE ONSHORE (E OR SE) AS THE FRONT BECOMES DIFFUSE AND WEAK HI MOVES OFF THE NE STATES THU/FRI. CHS 78 91 79 91 / 40 30 30 50 SAV 75 94 75 94 / 40 30 30 50 CHL 78 91 79 91 / 40 30 30 50 NBC 78 91 79 91 / 40 30 30 50 RBW 74 94 76 94 / 40 30 30 50 MHP 75 94 75 94 / 40 30 30 50 .CHS... GA...NONE. SC...NONE. HSA/PM
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Several trees and large limbs were down. A tree fell on a car at Skidaway Road and 52nd Street.
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