1 flash flood, 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 6, 1:17 PM EST, 2 hours 48 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 217 PM EDT WED AUG 6 2003 PUBLIC...SATELLITE AND SOUTHEAST RADAR COMPOSITE SHOWS A LARGE WELL DEFINED COMMA SHAPED AREA OF CONVECTION IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE ELONGATED VORT AXIS MOVING INTO THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AND GULF STATES. THE AXIS IS FORECAST BY THE MODELS TO BE ON THE WESTERN BORDER OF THE FORECAST AREA BY AROUND 12Z THURSDAY. AXIS THEN PASSES THROUGH THE AREA BETWEEN 12-18Z THURSDAY. PLENTY OF MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY AVAILABLE. NICE 850 MB THETA-E RIDGE ALONG THE COAST OVERNIGHT. MAV/FWC MOS HAVE LIKELY POPS OVERNIGHT AND THURSDAY. ETA MOS HAS 30 POPS OVERNIGHT AND LIKELY AT CHS THURSDAY WITH 30 PERCENT AT SAV. WILL GO WITH LIKELY POPS ALL AREAS TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...THOUGH MOST OF THE CONVECTION WILL BE OVER BY MIDDAY. SEMI-PERMANENT EASTERN U.S. UPPER TROF WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE PERIOD WITH ELONGATED SURFACE LOW PRESSURE ALONG MOST OF THE EAST COAST. NUMEROUS SHORTWAVES ROTATE THROUGH THE UPPER FLOW AND ACT ON THE WARM HUMID UNSTABLE AIRMASS TO PRODUCE CONVECTION. MODELS SHOW ATMOSPHERE BRIEFLY DRYING OUT A BIT ON SATURDAY WITH PW VALUES AROUND 1.5 INCHES...NOT THE 2+ INCHES WEVE HAD FOR A WHILE. NOT MUCH VORT ENERGY EITHER. ETA FORECAST SOUNDING FOR 18Z SATURDAY EVEN SHOWS A WELL DEFINED 650-700 MB CAP. DO NOT WANT TO GO COMPLETELY DRY HOWEVER SO WILL GO WITH EITHER 20 OR 30 POPS FOR MAINLY SEABREEZE CONVECTION. HIGH/LOW TEMPS WILL RELY HEAVILY ON PERSITENCE THROUGH THE PERIOD. LOOKING FURTHER AHEAD THE MRF DEPICTS QUITE A CHANGE TOWARD THE MIDDLE PART OF NEXT WEEK WITH A MAJOR RETROGRADE IN THE SURFACE/UPPER PATTERN. SINCE THIS IS TOWARD THE END OF THE EXTENDED PERIOD I WILL NOT MAKE ANY BIG CHANGES. MARINE...ATLC RIDGE AXIS TO REMAIN SUPPRESSED ACROSS S FL AND THE KEYS THRU LATE WEEK. LOW PRES MAY FORM WITH FAIRLY STRONG SHORT WAVE THAT MOVES INTO SE STATES THU NIGHT. BUT SHORT WAVE AND SFC LOW WILL QUICKLY SHIFT NNE AND AWAY FROM THE AREA BY LATER FRI AND FRI NIGHT. HOWEVER...AS IT DOES SO...THIS WILL ALLOW FOR ATLC RIDGE TO SHIFT A BIT FURTHER N...WHICH MAY EQUATE TO SLGTLY LESS WINDS OVER THE WEEKEND. OTHERWISE...A GENERAL SWLY FLOW TO PERSIST AGAIN THIS FCST PERIOD...BACKING DURING THE DAY AND VEERING AGAIN AT NIGHT. SPEEDS NO HIGHER THAN 15 KT...AS ANY LOW THAT DOES FORM DOES NOT APPEAR TO STRENGTHEN THE PRES GRADIENT. SEAS WILL BE NO HIGHER THAN 4 OR MAYBE 5 FT. .CHS... GA...NONE. SC...NONE. HSA/PM
AMZ330-350-352-354-370-374-GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-137>141-SCZ040- 042>045-047>051-061130- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 532 AM EDT WED AUG 6 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. .RIVER FLOODING...RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE EDISTO RIVER AT GIVHANS FERRY...THE OGEECHEE RIVER AT EDEN AND THE LOWER SANTEE AT JAMESTOWN. REFER TO THE LATEST RIVER FLOOD STATEMENT FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. .RIVER FLOODING...RIVER FLOODING WILL CONTINUE FOR THE AFOREMENTIONED RIVERS. REFER TO THE LATEST RIVER FLOOD STATEMENT FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED TODAY OR TONIGHT. SCW
GAZ116-117-119-139-062000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 322 PM EDT WED AUG 6 2003 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT BRYAN COUNTY...CHATHAM COUNTY AND LIBERTY COUNTY THROUGH 400 PM EDT... AT 322 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED 2 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BELFAST...OR ABOUT 10 MILES SOUTH OF RICHMOND HILL...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. THIS STORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND SWEET HILL...KELLER...BELFAST ...OAK LEVEL...OSSABAW ISLAND AND FORT MCALLISTER THROUGH 400 PM EDT. HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER...EXCESSIVE CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. 24
GAZ138-062115- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 448 PM EDT WED AUG 6 2003 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT LIBERTY COUNTY THROUGH 515 PM EDT... A FLASH FLOOD WARNING ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 630 PM. AT 448 PM RADAR INDICATED STRONG STORMS OVER THE CITY OF HINESVILLE. DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES AND LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THE FLOODING RAINS WITH THIS STORM. DUE TO THE SATURATED SOILS IN THE AREA...A FEW TREES MAY FALL ALONG WITH MINOR DAMAGE ASSOCIATED WITH WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH. 24
The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 102 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:05 UTC.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy rainfall flooded numerous roads including Commerce Street and Heritage Drive in Hinesville and Cassells Road in Flemington.
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