Damaging Winds in Georgia, July 31, 2002

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
340 PM EDT WED JUL 31 2002

UNSTBL CONDS ACRS FA THIS AFTN WITH MSTR CONVERGENCE ACRS NW TIER
CNTYS WITH SFC TROF RMNG ACRS RGN. WILL HAVE HIER CHC POPS ACRS NW
TIER ZONES TNGT WITH SLGT CHC ELSEWHERE. ISOLD SVR PSBL THRU EARLY
EVE ACRS NW TIER ZONES. UPR LOW/TROF TO THE W WILL ALSO PROVIDE
ENERGY FOR CONVECTION. SFC TROF WILL MOVE SLOWLY SWD FM SC CNTYS THU
SWD TO GA CNTYS THEN BECOME NEARLY STNRY ACRS SAV RVR ON FRI. WILL
HAVE HIER CHC POPS ACRS SRN SXNS MAINLY S OF THE SAV RVR ON FRI WITH
FNT INVOF. WILL CONT WITH CHC POPS FOR SAT AS BNDRY DSIPTS ACRS RGN.
UPR RDG BLDS IN FM THE W LATE IN THE WEEKEND BUT AMPL AMS MSTR RMNS
FOR WLDY SCT DIURNAL CONVECTION THRU WED OF NXT WEEK AND NEAR NORMAL
TEMPS.

MARINE...SURFACE BOUNDARY SLIDING SOUTH ACROSS THE FORECAST WATERS
TONIGHT WILL CAUSE WINDS TO BACK FROM WEST SOUTHWEST TO EAST
SOUTHEAST. WINDS WILL STAY UNDER SMALL CRAFT CRITERIA SO NO FLAGS
EXPECTED. SEAS HAVE BEEN HIGHER OVER SC WATERS THAN GA WATERS PAST
SEVERAL DAYS BUT ONCE FLOW BECOMES EAST SOUTHEAST EXPECT HEIGHTS TO
BECOME MORE UNIFORM THROUGHOUT.

FCSTID =22
CHS   75  91  73  90 /  20  30  30  20
SAV   73  94  73  91 /  20  30  30  30
CHL   77  89  75  89 /  20  30  30  20
NBC   76  91  73  90 /  20  30  30  20
RBW   73  92  72  92 /  30  30  30  20
MHP   73  94  73  91 /  20  30  30  30

.CHS...
GA...NONE.
SC...NONE.

JC/HA

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1202 PM EDT WED JUL 31 2002

...HEAT INDEX 100 TO 105 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON...

THE COMBINATION OF TEMPERATURES IN THE MID TO UPPER 90S...AND
MODERATE TO HIGH LEVELS OF HUMIDITY WILL RESULT IN A HEAT INDEX
BETWEEN 100 AND 105 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON.

IF YOU PLAN TO BE OUTSIDE THIS AFTERNOON...AVOID PROLONGED EXPOSURE
OR STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES. DRINK ENOUGH WATER TO KEEP FROM GETTING
DEHYDRATED. WEAR LIGHT-WEIGHT AND LIGHT COLORED CLOTHES. ALSO...WEAR
A LOOSE-FITTING HAT...AND THE USE SUN SCREEN TO REDUCE THE POTENTIAL
FOR SUNBURN.

PETS CAN ALSO SUCCUMB TO THE EFFECTS OF EXCESSIVE HEAT. INSURE PETS
HAVE ADEQUATE FRESH DRINKING WATER AND HAVE A SHADY PLACE TO REST. DO
NOT KEEP PETS IN CARS WITH THE WINDOWS ROLLED UP...EVEN PARTIALLY.
TEMPERATURES INSIDE CARS CAN REACH TO WELL OVER 150 DEGREES QUICKLY
RESULTING IN HEAT STROKE OR DEATH.

JC/BJ

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
343 PM EDT WED JUL 31 2002

STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE DEVELOPING ACROSS PARTS OF NORTHERN
DORCHESTER...BERKELEY...AND COLLETON COUNTIES THIS AFTERNOON.
MOST OF THE ACTIVITY WAS OCCURRING FROM 15 MILES NORTHWEST OF
ST. GEORGE...EASTWARD TO LAKE MOULTRIE. SMALL HAIL...GUSTY WINDS
TO 45 MPH AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING WILL ACCOMPANY THESE STORMS
AS THEY DRIFT EAST AT 5 MPH. ISOLATED STORMS COULD LATER
BECOME BRIEFLY SEVERE WITH DIME TO NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND
LOCALIZED DAMAGING WINDS.

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON, SC
446 PM EDT WED JUL 31 2002

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0425 PM    MONCKS CORNER             SC   WIND DAMAGE
07/31/02   BERKELEY                       LARGE OAK TREE DOWN ON
                                          HIGHWAY 402 ALONG THE 4000
                                          BLOCK. ROAD COMPLETELY
                                          BLOCKING ROADWAY. REPORTED
                                          BY BERKELEY COUNTY WARNING
                                          POINT. TIME OF REPORT
                                          ESTIMATED.

0420 PM    15 W MONCKS CORNER        SC   WIND DAMAGE
07/31/02   BERKELEY                       LARGE TREES DOWN NEAR THE
                                          INTERSECTION OF OF HIGHWAY
                                          176 AND POPLAR HILL DRIVE.
                                          REPORTED BY BERKELEY COUNTY
                                          WARNING POINT. TIME OF
                                          REPORT ESTIMATED.

ST

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
512 PM EDT WED JUL 31 2002

STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ACROSS PARTS OF
SOUTHERN DORCHESTER AND BERKELEY COUNTIES AND INTO COLLETON AND
CHARLESTON COUNTIES INTO THE EVENING HOURS. MOST OF THE ACTIVITY WAS
OCCURRING FROM SOUTH OF JAMESTOWN TO LADSON TO JUST NORTH OF
COTTAGEVILLE TO WILLIAMS. SMALL HAIL...WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND
DANGEROUS LIGHTNING WILL ACCOMPANY THESE STORMS AS THEY DRIFT SOUTH
AT 5 MPH. ISOLATED STORMS COULD LATER BECOME BRIEFLY SEVERE WITH DIME
TO NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND LOCALIZED DAMAGING WINDS.