1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Charleston, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Aug 2, 1:15 PM EST, 3 hours 25 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 215 PM EDT SAT AUG 2 2003 CONVECTION HAS GOTTEN STARTED A LITTLE LATER TODAY THAN YESTERDAY. BUT WE ARE EXPECTING AN INCREASE IN COVERAGE THIS AFTERNOON INTO EVE. BECAUSE OF BETTER HEATING WITH MORE SUNSHINE OVER SC CWA...ISOLATED SVR STORMS ARE POSSIBLE...BUT LOCALIZED FLOODING STILL APPEARS THE MAIN RISK DUE TO SLOW TRAINING MOVEMENT. OUR AREA WILL REMAIN BETWEEN THE ATLC RIDGE TO THE SOUTH AND EAST...AND THE TROUGH ALOFT TO THE N AND W ASSOCIATED WITH STACKED LOW OVER THE GREAT LAKES. DURING THE SUN THRU TUE TIME FRAME...THE TROUGH ALOFT BECOMES MORE AMPLIFIED FROM THE GREAT LAKES TO THE GULF AND SHIFTS E INTO THE FCST AREA. DURING WED THRU SAT...RIDGES ALOFT PERSIST OVER THE WRN AND CNTRL U.S. AND THE ATLC...WITH A CONTINUATION OF THE TROUGH IN THE E. APEX OF THE TROUGH EXTENDS EVEN FARTHER SOUTH INTO THE ERN GULF OF MEX. MEANWHILE...THE TUTT LOW NOW NEAR THE NW BAHAMAS WILL MOVE NW AND IS EXPECTED TO PASS OVER THE ATLC WATERS E OF THE REGION LATE TONIGHT AND SUN...BEFORE SHIFTING FURTHER N. THERE MAY BE A SFC REFLECTION OF THIS SYSTEM AS A WEAK WAVE...BUT THAT TOO WILL STAY ACROSS THE ATLC. MOISTURE REMAINS HIGH THRU THE FCST PERIOD...WITH ENOUGH LOW LEVEL FORCING AIDED BY OCCASIONAL DYNAMICS ALOFT WILL LEAD TO SCATTERED OR MAYBE EVEN LIKELY POPS...MOSTLY DIURNAL...THROUGH NEXT WEEKEND. THERE IS ALSO ENOUGH OF A SRLY FLOW TONIGHT AND SUN NIGHT TO ALLOW FOR AT LEAST SMALL OVERNIGHT POPS NEAR THE SC COAST. TEMPS WILL BE NEAR OR SLGTLY BELOW NORMAL. ONE CONCERN REGARDING THE MOVEMENT OF THE BAHAMIAN TUTT LOW IS THAT WE WILL BE ON THE W SIDE OF THIS FEATURE. IF IT MOVES CLOSE ENOUGH TO THE CWA...THAT WOULD CREATE DEEP LAYERED SUBSIDENCE. FOR NOW BELIEVE IT WILL REMAIN FAR ENOUGH E NOT TO HAVE ANY INFLUENCE ON THE WX DURING SUN. MARINE...WINDS COMING AROUND TO SE THIS PM AND WL REMAIN THERE THRU THIS EVE. MAY KICK UP TO ARND 15 KT IN THE HARBOR...ESP IF TSTMS ARE ARND. WINDS DROP DOWN TO 5 TO 10 KT THROUGHOUT OVERNIGHT AND VEER BACK TO S. BUOYS LAST NIGHT HAD WIND SPEEDS BLO 5 KT...BUT DO NOT THINK THAT WILL HAPPEN MUCH TNGT SO WILL PLATEAU AT 5 KT. XPCT SIMILAR SITUATION TMRW WITH WINDS BECMG SE IN THE PM...AND INCR TO 10 TO 15 KT. WINDS THEN REMAIN S TO SW AOB 15KT THRU MID WEEK. SEAS TO BUILD THRU MON...MAXING OUT AT 4FT THEN SLOWLY SUBSIDE. UPR LVL JET MAX NEARBY MID NEXT WEEK MAY HELP INCR WIND SPEEDS TO 20 KT FOR MY OFFSHORE GA WATERS AND MY NEARSHORE SC WATERS...BUT WILL NOT QUITE GO THERE YET AND WILL LEAVE WIND MAXES AT 15 KT. NO FLAGS THIS PACKAGE. .CHS... GA...NONE. SC...NONE. PM/JPC
AMZ330-350-352-354-370-374-GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-137>141-SCZ040- 042>045-047>051-021745- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 1139 AM EDT SAT AUG 2 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA... SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SOUTH CAROLINA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. .RIP CURRENTS...RIP CURRENT RISK IS MODERATE THIS AFTERNOON. WIND AND OR WAVE CONDITIONS SUPPORT STRONGER OR MORE FREQUENT RIP CURRENTS. ONLY EXPERIENCED SURF SWIMMERS SHOULD ENTER THE WATER. PLEASE REFER TO THE 1030 AM MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT AND SURF ZONE FORECAST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. .HEAVY RAIN/FLOODING...SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO AFFECT MUCH OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 3 INCHES OR MORE OF RAIN IN A SHORT PERIOD. THIS MAY RESULT IN ISOLATED FLASH FLOODING. .RIVER FLOODING....RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE SANTEE RIVER AT JAMESTOWN...THE SAVANNAH RIVER AT CLYO...THE EDISTO RIVER AT GIVHANS FERRY...AND FOR THE OGEECHEE RIVER AT DOVER AND AT EDEN. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST RIVER FLOOD STATEMENT FOR MORE SPECIFIC INFORMATION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. .RIVER FLOODING...RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE SANTEE RIVER AT JAMESTOWN...THE SAVANNAH RIVER AT CLYO...THE EDISTO RIVER AT GIVHANS FERRY...AND THE OGEECHEE RIVER AT EDEN. THE RIVER FLOOD WARNING FOR THE OGEECHEE RIVER AT DOVER IS EXPECTED TO BE CANCELLED ON SUNDAY. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST RIVER FLOOD STATEMENTS AND RIVER FLOOD FORECASTS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE REQUIRED TODAY OR TONIGHT. JPC
GAZ101-022045- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 403 PM EDT SAT AUG 2 2003 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT EFFINGHAM COUNTY THROUGH 445 PM EDT... AT 403 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED OVER SPRINGFIELD...MOVING NORTH AT 15 MPH. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND TUSCULUM...SPRINGFIELD...GUYTON...SHAWNEE...EGYPT...ARDMORE AND KILDARE THROUGH 445 PM EDT. GUSTY WINDS TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLY WITH STORM...IN ADDITION TO FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES...AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL. MOVE INSIDE IF STORMS APPROACH YOUR LOCATION. 24
GAZ116-138-022200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 458 PM EDT SAT AUG 2 2003 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT BRYAN COUNTY AND LIBERTY COUNTY THROUGH 600 PM EDT... AT 458 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM FORT STEWART SOUTH TO HINESVILLE AND ALLENHURST...MOVING NORTH AT 15 MPH. THIS CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND WILDWOOD... MILL CREEK...MCINTOSH...LIVE OAK...HINESVILLE...FORT STEWART... FLEMINGTON...FLEMING...TRINITY AND LETFORD THROUGH 600 PM EDT. EXCESSIVE CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. 24
The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 102 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:42 UTC.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Very heavy rainfall flooded many roads including South Main Street, Bacon Road, and Easy Street. Several vehicles were trapped in the water and a house was flooded.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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