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NWS Charleston, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 6, 1:25 PM EST, 3 hours 5 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 225 PM EDT SAT JUL 6 2002 WATER VAPOR LOOP SHOWS LARGE UPPER RIDGE SPINNING OVER THE MID MS VALLEY. A WEAK S/W TROF WHICH TRIGGERED LAST NIGHTS MCS OFF THE COAST IS EXITING TO THE SOUTHWEST...WHILE ANOTHER S/W TROF IS APPROACHING FROM THE NORTH. LATEST RUC AND VAPOR LOOP SHOWS THIS WAVE CURRENTLY MOVING THROUGH NC AND THE VIRGINIAS. SFC OBS SHOW A WEAK COOL FRONT/BOUNDARY LYING ACROSS CENTRAL NC WHERE DEWPOINTS ARE IN THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 60S JUST NORTH OF THE BOUNDARY. AS THE S/W TROF PUSHES SOUTH...IT WILL ALLOW THIS BOUNDARY TO SLIP SOUTH...PROVIDING A FOCUS FOR SH/TS DEVELOPMENT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SPC CONTINUES TO HAVE THE AREA UNDER A SLIGHT RISK OF SVR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WILL CARRY CHANCE POPS THROUGH TONIGHT AS CONVECTION AND THE FRONT APPROACH THE AREA. AVN AND ETA MODELS BOTH BRING A LARGE POCKET OF NVA ACROSS THE AREA SUN AFT AND INTO MON. AVN STILL WANTS TO HANG ONTO PRECIP ALL DAY SUN...WHILE ETA ENDS THE RAIN BY MORNING. WILL LEAN TOWARD THE ETA. SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPS WILL PREVAIL ON SUN EXTENDED...UPPER RIDGE DOMINATES THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN PART OF THE U.S. EARLY NEXT WEEK. A STRONG UPPER LOW OVER THE NORTHEAST WILL PULL OUT INTO THE NORTHERN ATLANTIC ON MONDAY...HELPING THE RIDGE NOSE BACK INTO THE CAROLINAS. BY TUE...UPPER RIDGE RETROGRADES BACK WEST AND STRENGTHENS...ALLOWING A S/W TROF TO DIG ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE RIDGE THROUGH THE MID MS VALLEY. THE TROF IS OVER THE TN VALLEY BY THU...BUT STRONG UPPER RIDGE OVER THE WEST AND THE ATLANTIC WILL KEEP THE TROF NEARLY STATIONARY JUST TO OUR WEST. LATEST AVN ALSO SHOWS A WEAK COOL FRONT STALLED OVER NORTHERN SECTIONS OF SC. FOR THIS REASON WILL GO WITH CHANCE POPS ON THU. A STRONGER WAVE WILL DIG DOWN ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY BY LATE IN THE WEEK. WILL KEEP CHC POPS THROUGH SAT DUE TO THE UNCERTAINTY OF ITS TRACK. MARINE...NO MAJOR CONCERNS THROUGH THE SHORT TERM. WEAK FRONT WILL MOVE S INTO THE WATERS LATE TONIGHT AND GRADUALLY WASHES OUT SOMEWHERE ACROSS THE SC WATERS RESULTING IN A GENERAL E/SE FLOW TO THROUGH THE PERIOD. MAY SEE WINDS BRIEFLY TURN MORE THE NE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN WATERS LATE SUN AFTN INTO SUN NGT AS A WEAK INVERTED MOVES INTO FL BUT ITS A TOUGH CALL ON WHETHER THE GRADIENT WILL BE PINCHED ENOUGH TO KEEP THE NE FLOW IN PLACE. PLAN TO FORECAST E WINDS FOR NOW BUT EITHER WAY WINDS AND SEAS SHOULD REMAIN FAIRLY INSIGNIFICANT. ATTN SHIFTS TO MID WEEK AS ANOTHER CDFNT APPROACHES BUT HAVE PLENTY OF TIME TO WATCH HOW THINGS EVOLVE SO WL KEEP A CONSERVATIVE FCST. CHS 72 87 71 89 / 40 20 00 00 SAV 73 87 71 88 / 40 20 00 00 CHL 75 84 73 85 / 40 20 00 00 NBC 75 87 72 87 / 40 20 00 00 RBW 71 88 70 89 / 40 20 00 00 .CHS... GA...NONE. SC...NONE. PY/ST
GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-137>141-SCZ040-042>045-047>050-062200- SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 1135 AM EDT SAT JUL 6 2002 ...A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER SOUTHERN SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... A VERY MOIST AND UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE WILL CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTH COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO RISE INTO THE 90S ACROSS INLAND SECTIONS THIS AFTERNOON. THE INTERACTION BETWEEN THIS AIRMASS...DAYTIME HEATING...AND AN APPROACHING COOL FRONT WILL ALLOW SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A FEW OF THESE STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE...WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL BEING THE MAIN THREATS. STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE WEATHER...AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION. STORM SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED LATER THIS AFTERNOON. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...TV...OR YOUR LOCAL NEWS SOURCE FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON, SC
508 PM EDT SAT JUL 6 2002
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0415 PM 2 N PORTAL GA .75 INCH HAIL
07/06/02 BULLOCH REPORTED BY POLICE
DEPARTMENT
SLFThe Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 84 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:29 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Large limbs and power lines were blown down by strong thunderstorm winds.
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