2 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
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 Mar 27, 9:45 AM EST, 15 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 945 AM EST SUN MAR 27 2005 .SHORT TERM /TODAY AND TONIGHT/...FRNTL BNDRY LINGERING ACROSS THE SRN PORTION OF THE COUNTY WHICH CORRESPONDS WITH THE HEAVIEST RAIN AT THIS TIME. JUST TO THE S OF THE COUNTY WARNING AREA...THE SUN IS BREAKING OUT ALLOWING TEMPS TO REACH WELL INTO THE 70S ALREADY THIS MORNING. THIS FRNTL BNDRY IS TRYING TO LIFT N AT THIS TIME WHICH WILL ALLOW FOR INCREASED POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WEATHER THIS AFTN. STRONG UPPER LEVEL DYNAMICS TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT. WINDS OFF THE SFC ARE QUITE STRONG OUT OF THE S. DAMAGING WINDS MAY MIX TO THE SFC THIS AFTN WITH A THREAT OF HAIL AS WELL WITH ANY STRONG STORMS THAT DEVELOP THIS AFTN. STRONG SHEAR IN THE LOW LEVELS WILL INCREASE THE THREAT OF TORNADO DEVELOPMENT AS WELL PARTICULARLY WHERE THIS FTNL BNDRY RESIDES THIS AFTN. THE FIRST CONCERN FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE MORNING IS THE POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING OF ROADWAYS AND SMALL STREAMS AS RAINFALL TOTALS CONTINUE TO INCREASE. ALREADY HAVE SEEN 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN OVER PORTIONS OF INLAND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. ANOTHER COUPLE OF INCHES OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE AREA WIDE BEFORE IT TAPERS OFF LATER TONIGHT. THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER FOR THE AREA ON THE SPCE MANUAL PROGS WHICH IS SUPPORTED BY THE STRONG DYNAMICS AND HIGH HELICITY VALUES. REMAIN ALERT FOR POTENTIAL SEVERE WEATHER WATCH BOXES THAT MAY BE ISSUED FOR THIS AFTN. WILL UPDATE THE PUBLIC FCST MAINLY FOR WINDS AND TEMPS FOR INLAND SC WHERE FRNTL BNDRY HAS REFUSED TO LIFT N THUS FAR. WILL INCREASE THE WIND FCST OVER LAKE MOULTRIE FOR TODAY BASED ON LATES PINEVILLE REPORTS OF AROUND 15 KT. && .MARINE...WITH THE FRNTL BNDRY LAYING ACROSS THE WATERS THIS MORNING WE ARE SEEING SRLY FLOW OVER THE SRN WATERS AND NE TO ERLY WINDS OVER THE NRN WATERS. WILL LIKELY SEE A SHIFT TO ERLY OVER THE NRN WATERS AS THE FRNT TRIES TO LIFT N TODAY. MAY TAKE UNTIL TONIGHT BEFORE THE WINDS OVER THE NRN WATERS SHIFT TO SRLY. SPEEDS SHOULD INCREASE MAINLY TONIGHT AS THE GRADIENT REMAINS GENERALLY WEAK OVER THE WATERS AT THIS TIME. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TONIGHT OVER THE COASTAL WATERS FOR WINDS. WILL LIKELY HOLD OFF UNTIL MON OVER THE HARBOR. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS TODAY. && .AVIATION...IFR CONDITIONS AT BOTH TERMINALS THIS MORNING WITH SOME POTENTIAL FOR IMPROVED CEILINGS THIS AFTN MAINLY AT SAV WHERE THEY ARE CLOSER TO THE FRNTL BNDRY. IF THERE IS SOME IMPROVEMENT IN CEILINGS IT WILL ONLY ACT TO INCREASE THE POTENTIAL FOR THUNDERSTORMS. POTENTIAL FOR PRECIP ACTIVITY THROUGH THE DAY WITH GUSTY WINDS TO DEVELOP AS WELL. && .CHS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... GA...NONE. SC...NONE. MARINE...NONE. && 18
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 337 AM EST SUN MAR 27 2005 AMZ330-350-352-354-374-GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-137>141-SCZ040- 042>045-047>051-280900- ALLENDALE-BEAUFORT-BERKELEY-BULLOCH-CANDLER-CHARLESTON-COASTAL BRYAN- COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL COLLETON-COASTAL JASPER-COASTAL LIBERTY- COASTAL MCINTOSH-DORCHESTER-EFFINGHAM-EVANS-HAMPTON-INLAND BRYAN- INLAND CHATHAM-INLAND COLLETON-INLAND JASPER-INLAND LIBERTY- INLAND MCINTOSH-JENKINS-LONG-SCREVEN-TATTNALL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAXTON...DARIEN...HALFMOON LANDING... HINESVILLE...LUDOWICI...METTER...MILLEN...PEMBROKE...REIDSVILLE... SAVANNAH...SPRINGFIELD...STATESBORO...SYLVANIA...TOWNSEND... WILMINGTON...WILMINGTON ISLAND...ALLENDALE...BEAUFORT...CHARLESTON... HAMPTON...HILTON HEAD ISLAND...MONCKS CORNER...RIDGELAND... SAINT GEORGE AND WALTERBORO 337 AM EST SUN MAR 27 2005 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. .HEAVY RAINFALL...WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL THIS MORNING WITH A FEW LOCATION RECEIVING 2 TO 3 INCHES. ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. .SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXISTS TODAY ACROSS ALL OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTHERN SOUTH CAROLINA. LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...AND TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE TODAY...MAINLY THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. .RIVER FLOODING...MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE LOWER SANTEE RIVER AT JAMESTOWN...ALONG THE SAVANNAH RIVER AT CLYO...AND ALONG THE OHOOPEE AT REIDSVILLE. RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR ALL THREE LOCATIONS. REFER TO THE LATEST RIVER FLOOD STATEMENTS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...DAY THROUGH DAY. MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE LOWER SANTEE RIVER AT JAMESTOWN...THE SAVANNAH RIVER AT CLYO...AND THE OHOOPEE RIVER AT REIDSVILLE. REFER TO THE LATEST RIVER FLOOD STATEMENTS AND THE RIVER FORECAST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS LIKELY TODAY AND TONIGHT.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 949 AM EST SUN MAR 27 2005 GAZ116-138-271515- INLAND BRYAN-INLAND LIBERTY- 949 AM EST SUN MAR 27 2005 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT BRYAN COUNTY AND LIBERTY COUNTY THROUGH 1015 AM EST... AT 949 AM EST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED OVER ALLENHURST...OR ABOUT 4 MILES SOUTH OF HINESVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND WILDWOOD...SCREVEN FORK...MILL CREEK...LIVE OAK...HINESVILLE...FLEMINGTON...ALLENHURST AND MCINTOSH THROUGH 1015 AM EST. HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER...EXCESSIVE CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. RB
The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 100 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 14:58 UTC.
2 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Several hours of thunderstorm with heavy rainfall dropped up to 5 inches of rain across the county. Several county and state roads were closed due to high water and a pond dam burst flooding portions of Highway 121.
Hours of heavy rainfall from thunderstorms dropped several inches of rain on the county. A few roads were closed due to high water, mainly across the northern part of the county.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Georgia in 2005Every state in 2005This day in weather historyWarnings in Georgia, March 2005
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: 5444029, 5444030.