2 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 24, 2:18 PM EST, 12 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 318 PM EDT WED AUG 24 2005 .SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH FRI/...NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ARE FIRING ALONG A WK CDFNT THAT HAS SAGGED S ALONG AN AUGUSTA- SUMMERVILLE-MCCLELLANVILLE LINE. TEMPS ARE WARMING INTO THE LWR 90S AHEAD OF THE FNT WITH DEWPOINTS POOLING INTO THE MID-UPR 70S. XPCT TSTMS TO BECOME MORE WDSPRD AS THE AFTN PROGRESSES WITH THE FNT... LINGERING OUTFLOW BNDRYS AND THE SEA BREEZE BECMG THE PRIMARY FOCI FOR DVLPMNT. FLOODING...FRQ LTG AND GUSTY WNDS ARE THE PRIMARY CONCERNS. AN ISOLD SVR TSTM OR TWO CAN NOT BE RULE OUT...ESPECIALLY WHERE BNDRY INTERACTIONS AND TSTM MERGERS OCCUR. WL GO WITH 50/60 POPS THIS EVNG TAPERING OFF THE 20/30 POPS AFT MIDNGT...BUT THIS WL DICTATED BY RADAR TRENDS AT PRESS TIME. THE FNT WL CONTINUE TO MEANDER S THROUGH THE REST OF THE NGT. ISOLD-SCATTERED TSTM WL FIRE AGAIN THU WITH THE W-E ORIENTED FNT NEAR THE SAVANNAH RIVER. LWR H7 THETA AIR IS PROGGED TO FILTER IN FROM THE N DURING THE AFTN HRS SO WE EXPECT THE BEST PCPN COVERAGE TO BE ACROSS OUR GA ZONES WHERE THE DEEPER MOISTURE WL RESIDE. WL GO WITH A 20/40 POP REGIME THU AFTN WITH THE HIGHEST POPS S OF A REIDSVILLE-SAVANNAH LINE. THE BEST PCPN CHANCES IN THE CHARLESTON AREA MAY ACTUALLY END BY ERLY AFTN AS THE DRIER AIR ALOFT WORKS IN. WK STEERING WNDS ALOFT...DECENT INSTABILITY AND HIGH PWATS POINT TO ANOTHER AFTN WITH HVY RAIN AND GUSTY WNDS...MAINLY S OF THE FNT. MOSTLY DRY CONDITIONS ARE XPCTD THU NGT AND FRI AS HIGH PRES FINALLY BUILDS FAR ENOUGH TO THE S. ONSHORE FLOW AND WK SFC CONVERGENCE ALONG THE GA COAST MAY BE JUST ENOUGH TO SPARK OFF AN ISOLD SHOWER OR TWO. ALTHOUGH MOST LOCATIONS ACROSS THE FCST AREA WL REMAIN DRY...WL KEEP A 20 POP FOR THE SE GA I-95 CORRIDOR. && .LONG TERM /SAT THROUGH WED/...MUCH OF THE EXTENDED PERIOD WILL BE HEAVILY INFLUENCED ON THE TRACK OF TS KATRINA. THE LATEST NHC/HPC PROGS TAKES KATRINA ACROSS SRN FL SAT...INTO THE FL PNHDL TUE AND ACROSS CNTRL/WRN GA WED AND THU...WHICH IS CLOSE TO THE 24/00Z ECMWF/NOGAPS AND LEFT OF THE 12 KM HURCN WRF AND 24/12Z OPERATIONAL GFS. THERE IS STILL UNCERTAINTY WITH THIS TRACK BUT WE WILL BEGIN TO TREND TOWARD A SLGTLY COOLER AND WETTER FCST FOR NEXT WEEK GIVEN THE LATEST TRENDS. IF THE EXTENDED TRACK PANS OUT...HVY RAINS AND FLASH FLOODING COULD BE IN THE OFFING...ESPECIALLY WITH A REMNANT FRNTL BNDRY IN THE VICINITY. A ENHANCED TORNADO RISK MAY ALSO MATERIALIZE AS THE CURRENT FCST TRACK IS FAVORABLE FOR THE GENESIS OF TORNADOES. DEPENDING ON FUTURE NCEP AND MODEL TRACK CONTINUITIES...FUTURE SHIFTS WL HAVE TO CONTINUE TO TREND WITH HIGHER POPS. && .MARINE...WEAK FRNTL BNDRY/TROUGH MOVING THROUGH THE MARINE AREA THIS AFTN WITH WINDS AT 41004 HAVING SHIFTED TO THE N/NE. WINDS BEGIN TO PICK UP FROM THE N LATER TONIGHT AS PRES GRAD B/W HIGH PRES BUILDING INTO THE MID ATLC STATES AND TROPICAL STORM KATRINA TO THE S BEGINS TO INCREASE. EXPECT WINDS TO REMAIN AOB 20 KT FOR NEARSHORE SC WATERS AND BOTH LEGS OF THE GA WATERS THROUGH THE PERIOD. HOWEVER...SEAS LOOK TO BUILD TO SCA LEVELS TOMORROW NIGHT ACROSS THE GA WATERS DUE TO STRENGTHENING TROPICAL STORM KATRINA TO THE S ALONG WITH FAVORABLE NE TO E FETCH. THUS...WILL RAISE THE HEADLINE WITH THIS PACKAGE FOR AMZ354-374. STILL MUCH UNCERTAINTY AS TO FUTURE TRACK OF KATRINA LATE IN THE WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK BUT ON CURRENT TRACK WILL LIKELY NEED TO KEEP SEAS A BIT HIGHER THAN CURRENTLY FCST. && .AVIATION...HEAVY TSTMS IMPACTING THE KCHS TERM THIS AFTN WITH SOME MORE ACTIVITY NEAR KSAV AND HAVE THIS COVERED WITH TEMPO GROUPS. WITH THE FRNTL BNDRY NEARBY THROUGH TONIGHT...EXPECT A GOOD CHANCE OF SH/TSTMS TO CONTINUE. HOWEVER...DUE TO UNCERTAINTY IN TIMING AND COVERAGE OF PRECIP DO NOT HAVE ANY MENTION AFTER 02Z. && CHS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... GA...NONE. SC...NONE. MARINE...SCA FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS THU NIGHT AMZ354-374. && ST/RJB
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 500 AM EDT WED AUG 24 2005 AMZ330-350-352-354-374-GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-137>141-SCZ040- 042>045-047>051-251000- CHARLESTON HARBOR- WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA OUT 20 NM...INCLUDING GRAYS REEF NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY- WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO 60 NM-JENKINS-SCREVEN-CANDLER-BULLOCH-EFFINGHAM-TATTNALL-EVANS- INLAND BRYAN-COASTAL BRYAN-INLAND CHATHAM-COASTAL CHATHAM-LONG- INLAND LIBERTY-COASTAL LIBERTY-INLAND MCINTOSH-COASTAL MCINTOSH- ALLENDALE-HAMPTON-INLAND COLLETON-DORCHESTER-BERKELEY- INLAND JASPER-BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER- 500 AM EDT WED AUG 24 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA... SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SOUTH CAROLINA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. .STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT THE AREA TODAY. A FEW OF THESE STORMS WILL BECOME STRONG...WITH VERY HEAVY RAINS...GUSTY WINDS AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. DUE TO A SLOW MOVEMENT TO THE STORMS...MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE. .RIVER FLOODING...MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE SAVANNAH RIVER AT CLYO. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST RIVER FLOOD STATEMENT FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. .RIVER FLOODING...MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE SAVANNAH RIVER AT CLYO. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST RIVER FLOOD STATEMENT FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED TODAY OR TONIGHT. 33
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 206 PM EDT WED AUG 24 2005 SCZ050-241900- CHARLESTON- 206 PM EDT WED AUG 24 2005 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT CHARLESTON COUNTY THROUGH 300 PM EDT... AT 206 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS CHARLESTON COUNTY FROM AROUND AWENDAW SOUTH ALONG HIGHWAY 17 TOWARD CHANDLER. THESE STORMS WERE NEARLY STATIONARY. THIS CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND BUCK HALL...AWENDAW...WHITEHALL TERRACE...PHILIP...DEWEES ISLAND...CHANDLER AND WILD DUNES THROUGH 300 PM EDT. EXCESSIVE CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS WILL ALSO CAUSE MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS.
The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 106 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:29 UTC.
2 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy rainfall caused flooding across the Charleston metro area. Hawthorne trailer park on Rivers Avenue in North Charleston was completely flooded with some cars under water. Many roads were flooded in downtown Charleston which caused some cars to stall out. Several roads were also flooded in the Hanahan area.
Heavy rainfall caused Turkey creek to come out of its banks onto Brookside Drive. Murray Drive and Yeamans Hall Road were also flooded.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in South Carolina in 2005Every state in 2005This day in weather historyWarnings in South Carolina, August 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: 5473633, 5471832.