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, 6 hours 3 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
GAZ087-099-100-062315- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 623 PM EDT WED AUG 6 2003 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT CANDLER COUNTY...BULLOCH COUNTY AND JENKINS COUNTY THROUGH 715 PM EDT... AT 623 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ...CENTERED ABOUT 12 MILES NORTH OF METTER...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. THIS CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND THRIFT...BUTTS...UNION...FOUR POINTS...EMMALANE...AARON...PORTAL...HOPEULIKIT AND IRONGATE THROUGH 715 PM EDT. HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER...EXCESSIVE CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. MOVE INSIDE IMMEDIATELY IF STORMS APPROACH YOUR LOCATION. PM
SCZ045-062315- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 640 PM EDT WED AUG 6 2003 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT LAKE MOULTRIE THROUGH 715 PM EDT... AT 640 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A BOUNDARY WITH WIND GUSTS NEAR 30 KNOTS BEGINNING TO APPROACH THE SOUTH END OF LAKE MOULTRIE. MOVEMENT WAS NORTH NEAR 15 KNOTS. THIS LINE OF GUSTY WINDS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE LAKE...REACHING THE NORTH SHORE...NEAR RUSSELLVILLE AND WILDER AFTER 700 PM EDT. BOATERS ON THE LAKE...AND ALL PERSONS NEAR LAKE MOULTRIE SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR GUSTY WINDS FOR ABOUT A 10 MINUTE TIME PERIOD. MARINERS SHOULD GET TO A SAFE LOCATION IMMEDIATELY. PM
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
0650 PM EDT WED AUG 06 2003
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0530 PM HINESVILLE GA FLASH FLOOD
08/06/03 LIBERTY FLOOD WATERS CLOSED
COMMERCE STREET AND
HERITAGE DRIVE
0530 PM FLEMINGTON GA FLASH FLOOD
08/06/03 LIBERTY FLOOD WATERS CLOSED
CASSEELLS ROAD.
24GAZ087-099-100-070015- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 710 PM EDT WED AUG 6 2003 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT CANDLER COUNTY...BULLOCH COUNTY AND JENKINS COUNTY THROUGH 815 PM EDT... AT 710 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...CENTERED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF METTER TO 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF METTER...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. THIS CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND SHAMROCK...METTER...CANOE...EXCELSIOR...UNION...PARISH... ADABELLE...THRIFT AND PULASKI THROUGH 815 PM EDT. VERY HEAVY RAINS...PRODUCING 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN IN LESS THAN 60 MINUTES TIME WILL RESULT IN MINOR FLOODING PROBLEMS. SMALL HAIL... EXCESSIVE CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. MOVE INSIDE IMMEDIATELY IF STORMS APPROACH. PM
GAZ088-SCZ040-070015- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 735 PM EDT WED AUG 6 2003 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SCREVEN COUNTY AND ALLENDALE COUNTY THROUGH 815 PM EDT... AT 735 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SYLVANIA AND OVER ALLENDALE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. THESE CLUSTERS OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND SYLVANIA...WOODCLIFF...WATERS...THOMASBORO...ALLENDALE...ALTMAN... ULMER...LEWIS...GREEN HILL AND FARMDALE THROUGH 815 PM EDT. PEA SIZE HAIL...EXCESSIVE CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING...TORRENTIAL RAINFALL AND GUSTY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. 24
GAZ088-101-SCZ042-070045- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 803 PM EDT WED AUG 6 2003 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT EFFINGHAM COUNTY...SCREVEN COUNTY AND HAMPTON COUNTY THROUGH 845 PM EDT... AT 803 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED OVER NEWINGTON...OR ABOUT 15 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SYLVANIA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. THIS CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND SHEPPARDS...NEWINGTON...MIDDLEGROUND...KILDARE...OAKY...SHIRLEY... BRIGHTON...GARNETT...SCOTIA AND DE LOACH THROUGH 845 PM EDT. GUSTY WINDS OF 35 TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. TORRENTIAL RAINS WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THESE STORMS. MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND POOR DRINAGE AREAS IS LIKELY. DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. 77
The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 47 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:19 UTC.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy rain flooded numerous roads including Highway 301 northeast of Allendale.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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