2 thunderstorm wind, 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 5, 1:40 PM EST, 1 hour 30 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 240 PM EDT THU AUG 5 2004 .SHORT TERM /TONIGHT AND FRIDAY/...STRONG COLD FRONT CURRENTLY CROSSING THE APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS WILL ARRIVE AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. A FEW SHOWERS ARE POPPING UP IN THE MOIST AND SLIGHTLY UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE AHEAD OF THE FRONT. WILL CONTINUE WITH 20-30 PERCENT POPS THROUGH MIDNIGHT. WILL SEE TEMPS COOLER THAN THIS MORNING BY ABOUT 2-3 DEGREES. MUCH BETTER COOLING WILL TAKE PLACE DURING THE DAY TOMORROW...WITH TEMPS AS MUCH AS 8 DEGREES COOLER. DEW POINTS WILL ALSO BE MUCH LOWER...ON THE ORDER OF 10 DEGREES LOWER...WHICH WILL TRANSLATE INTO A VERY COMFORTABLE AFTERNOON. && .LONG TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/...COLD AIR ADVECTION WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN OVER THE OHIO VALLEY EAST INTO THE CAROLINAS. ON FRIDAY NIGHT...RECORD LOWS LOOK TO REMAIN INTACT AT CHS AND SAV...BUT COULD BE IN JEOPARDY IN DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON AS THE CAA CONTINUES UNDER A N-NE WIND OF AROUND 5-10 MPH WHICH WILL PUSH THE COOL AIR ALL THE WAY TO THE BEACH FRONTS OF SC. ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY...THE REMNANTS OF TD 2 WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT THE GA COASTAL WATERS IN THE FORM ON AN INVERTED TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE AND INCREASING MOISTURE. HAVE INTRODUCED SLIGHT CHANCE POPS TO THE GA WATERS AS A RESULT OF THIS FEATURE. FARTHER NORTH...DRY AIR WILL PERSIST AS HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE MID-ATLANTIC. ANY PRECIP SHOULD HOLD OFF UNTIL AT LEAST WEDNESDAY AS THE HIGH BREAKS DOWN ALLOWING A WEAK COLD FRONT TO APPROACH THE AREA. && .LAKE WINDS...STRONG MIXING IN AND AROUND LAKE MOULTRIE TOMORROW SHOULD RESULT IN WINDS OF 15-25 KT WITH OCCASIONAL HIGHER GUSTS. WL GO WITH A LAKE WIND ADVISORY FROM 8AM-4PM FRI. && .MARINE...CDFNT IS ON SCHEDULE TO PUSH OFF THE COAST TNGT BRINGING A DRAMATIC INCR IN WNDS AND SEAS CLOSER TO SUNRISE. IMPRESSIVE CAA IN THE WAKE OF THE FNT COUPLED WITH WARM WATER TEMPS WILL RESULT IN FAVORABLE STATIC STABILITIES FOR STRONG MIXING. FCST SOUNDINGS SUGGEST FREQUENT GUSTS AOA 25 KT ARE LIKELY...ESP OVR THE SC WATERS AND THE GA OFFSHORE WATERS FRI MRNG. WL MAINTAIN HIGHLIGHTS FOR SCA CONDITIONS PSBL FRI FOR ALL BUT THE GA NEARSHORE WATERS WHERE WNDS AND SEAS WILL LIKELY FALL JUST SHORT OF SCA CRITERIA. MIXING PROFILES OVR THE CHARLESTON HARBOR ALSO SUGGEST SCA CONDITIONS WILL BE MET...AT LEAST IN FREQUENT GUSTS. WNDS WILL BEGIN TO SLOWLY SUBSIDE FRI AFTN AS THE BULK OF THE CAA PUSHES WELL OFFSHORE. A SLOW ONSHORE FLOW WILL RETURN OVER THE WEEKEND. GFS WANTS TO BRING THE REMNANTS OF TD 2 ACROSS THE WTRS EARLY NEXT WEEK. LOW CONFIDENCE ON THIS SCENARIO BUT HAVE BACKED WINDS MORE NELY CLOSER TO THE END OF THE FCST PERIOD. && .AVIATION...POCKETS OF HZ WILL LIKELY KEEP THE CHARLESTON TERMINAL IN MARGINAL MVFR VSBYS FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL HRS. A SHARP WIND SHIFT WITH THE CDFNT WL MOVE THROUGH THE CHS TERMINAL AROUND 05-06Z AND THE KSAV TERMINAL 07-08Z. BEST CONVECTIVE PARAMETERS WILL REMAIN N INTO NC AND NRN SC...BUT A BROKEN LINE OF TSRA MAY ACCOMPANY THE FNT ITSELF LATER TONIGHT. KEPT A PROB30 AT KCHS BUT KEPT NO MENTION OF TSRA AT KSAV. MAY SEE MARGINAL LLWS AFTER SUNSET WITH AN INCRG PRE- FRONTAL LLJ BUT RELATIVE SPEEDS WILL LIKELY FALL JUST SHORT OF LLWS CRITERIA. GUSTY WNDS LIKELY FRI MRNG ONCE MIXING COMMENCES. && .CHS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... GA...NONE. SC...LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR LAKE MOULTRIE FRIDAY SCZ045. MARINE...NONE. && JR/ST
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 527 AM EDT THU AUG 5 2004 AMZ330-350-352-354-374-GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-137>141-SCZ040- 042>045-047>051-060930- ALLENDALE SC-BEAUFORT SC-BERKELEY SC-BULLOCH GA-CANDLER GA- CHARLESTON SC-COASTAL BRYAN GA-COASTAL CHATHAM GA- COASTAL COLLETON SC-COASTAL JASPER SC-COASTAL LIBERTY GA- COASTAL MCINTOSH GA-DORCHESTER SC-EFFINGHAM GA-EVANS GA-HAMPTON SC- INLAND BRYAN GA-INLAND CHATHAM GA-INLAND COLLETON SC- INLAND JASPER SC-INLAND LIBERTY GA-INLAND MCINTOSH GA-JENKINS GA- LONG GA-SCREVEN GA-TATTNALL GA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLENDALE...BEAUFORT...CHARLESTON... CLAXTON...DARIEN...EDISTO BEACH...GOOSE CREEK...HAMPTON... HILTON HEAD ISLAND...HINESVILLE...LUDOWICI...MCCLELLANVILLE... METTER...MILLEN...MONCKS CORNER...PEMBROKE...REIDSVILLE... RICHMOND HILL...RIDGELAND...SAINT GEORGE...SAINT STEPHEN... SAVANNAH...SPRINGFIELD...STATESBORO...SUMMERVILLE...SYLVANIA... WALTERBORO AND YEMASSEE 527 AM EDT THU AUG 5 2004 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. .EXCESSIVE HEAT...HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL REACH AROUND 105 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON...WITH SOME LOCATIONS NEAR 108 DEGREES. PLEASE REFER TO THE SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT ISSUED EARLY THIS MORNING FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. .LAKE WINDS...THE WINDS ACROSS LAKE MOULTRIE WILL INCREASE TO NEAR 20 KNOTS FRIDAY MORNING BEHIND A COLD FRONT. THUS...A LAKE WIND ADVISORY MAY BE REQUIRED. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST RECREATIONAL FORECAST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE REQUIRED TODAY OR TONIGHT.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 1013 AM EDT THU AUG 5 2004 GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-137>141-SCZ040-042>045-047>051-052130- ALLENDALE SC-BEAUFORT SC-BERKELEY SC-BULLOCH GA-CANDLER GA- CHARLESTON SC-COASTAL BRYAN GA-COASTAL CHATHAM GA- COASTAL COLLETON SC-COASTAL JASPER SC-COASTAL LIBERTY GA- COASTAL MCINTOSH GA-DORCHESTER SC-EFFINGHAM GA-EVANS GA-HAMPTON SC- INLAND BRYAN GA-INLAND CHATHAM GA-INLAND COLLETON SC- INLAND JASPER SC-INLAND LIBERTY GA-INLAND MCINTOSH GA-JENKINS GA- LONG GA-SCREVEN GA-TATTNALL GA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLENDALE...BEAUFORT...CHARLESTON... CLAXTON...DARIEN...EDISTO BEACH...GOOSE CREEK...HAMPTON... HILTON HEAD ISLAND...HINESVILLE...LUDOWICI...MCCLELLANVILLE... METTER...MILLEN...MONCKS CORNER...PEMBROKE...REIDSVILLE... RICHMOND HILL...RIDGELAND...SAINT GEORGE...SAINT STEPHEN... SAVANNAH...SPRINGFIELD...STATESBORO...SUMMERVILLE...SYLVANIA... WALTERBORO AND YEMASSEE 1013 AM EDT THU AUG 5 2004 ...AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX AROUND 105 THIS AFTERNOON... THE COMBINATION OF HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE MID AND UPPER 90S THIS AFTERNOON...WITH MODERATE LEVELS OF HUMIDITY...WILL PRODUCE A HEAT INDEX NEAR 105 DEGREES FOR A FEW HOURS THIS AFTERNOON. LOCATIONS CLOSER TO THE COAST...FROM JAMESTOWN SOUTH THROUGH NORTH CHARLESTON...BEAUFORT...SAVANNAH AND DARIEN...COULD EVEN SEE A HEAT INDEX NEAR 108 DEGREES. ALTHOUGH THE BEACHES WILL SEE A SEA BREEZE DEVELOPING THIS AFTERNOON...TEMPERATURES THERE WILL BE AROUND 90 WITH HIGH LEVELS OF HUMIDITY. THUS...LITTLE RELIEF CAN BE ANTICIPATED AT THE COAST. IF YOU PLAN TO BE OUTSIDE THIS AFTERNOON...AVOID PROLONGED EXPOSURE OR STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES. YOUR BODY CAN LOSE UP TO A GALLON OF WATER AN HOUR THROUGH PERSPIRATION. DRINK PLENTY OF NON-CAFFEINATED... NON-ALCOHOLIC FLUIDS. WEAR LIGHT-WEIGHT CLOTHES...WEAR A HAT TO SHIELD YOURSELF FROM THE SUN AND USE SUN SCREEN TO REDUCE THE POTENTIAL FOR SUNBURN. THE EXCESSIVE HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL MAKE A DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR INDIVIDUALS IF PROPER PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. EXCESSIVE HEAT KILLS PEOPLE BY TAKING THE HUMAN BODY BEYOND ITS ABILITY TO COOL ITSELF. IN A NORMAL YEAR...APPROXIMATELY 175 PEOPLE DIE FROM EXPOSURE TO EXCESSIVE HEAT.
The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 62 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:08 UTC.
2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm winds knocked down trees on to Highway 80.
Thunderstorm winds knocked down trees and power lines across Tybee Island.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Georgia in 2004Every state in 2004This day in weather historyWarnings in Georgia, August 2004
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5422535, 5422534.