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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 Aug 4, 10:15 AM EST, 4 hours 8 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1115 AM EDT FRI AUG 4 2006
.SHORT TERM /TODAY/...UPPER RIDGE WILL REMAIN IN CONTROL OF THE
FORECAST AREA TODAY. HEAT INDICES ARE ALREADY AROUND 100 ACROSS MUCH
OF THE CWA LATE THIS MORNING...AS SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTH
CAROLINA PREPARE FOR ANOTHER DAY OF DANGEROUS HEAT AND HUMIDITY.
WITH HIGHEST HEAT INDICES REACHING 110 TO 112 DEGREES RIGHT AHEAD OF
THE SEABREEZE THIS AFTERNOON...WILL MAINTAIN CURRENT HEAT ADVISORY
INTO THE EVENING.
06Z MOS GUIDANCE AT ODDS OVER POPS THIS AFTERNOON. GFS GUIDANCE DOES
NOT PRODUCE ANY MENTIONABLE POPS...WHILE MET GUIDANCE INDICATES A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. NAM PRECIP FIELDS SUGGEST THAT
AFTERNOON CONVECTION WILL BE FORCED ALONG THE SEABREEZE WITHIN A
TYPICALLY UNSTABLE SUMMERTIME ATMOSPHERE. CLEAR SKIES CURRENTLY OVER
THE FORECAST AREA WILL PROVIDE EXTRA TIME TO FURTHER HEAT AND
DESTABILIZE THE ENVIRONMENT...WITH MODIFIED MORNING SOUNDING GIVING
CAPE VALUES AROUND 4000 J/KG. WEST TO NORTHWEST FLOW AT LOWER AND
MID LEVELS SHOULD PIN SEABREEZE TO THE COAST.
CURRENT CHANCE POPS UP TO 40 PERCENT FOR INLAND AREAS SEEMS A
LITTLE HIGH FOR TODAY CONSIDERING THAT THE UPPER RIDGE IS STILL
INTACT AND THE ENVIRONMENT REMAINS A BIT CAPPED. CUMULUS DEVELOPMENT
HAS BEEN SLOW TO INITIATE THIS MORNING...AS SEEN IN THE NEARLY
SPOTLESS VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGERY. MAY BRING POPS DOWN TO NO HIGHER
THAN 30 PERCENT...BUT MAINTAIN CHANCE CATEGORY.
&&
.AVIATION...CUMULUS HAVE BEEN SLOW TO APPEAR ACROSS THE FORECAST
AREA LATE THIS MORNING. EXPECT SCATTERED CLOUDS TO EVENTUALLY FORM
EARLY THIS AFTERNOON WITH SEABREEZE DEVELOPMENT. HAVE INCLUDED
MENTION OF CB AFTER 20Z TO ACCOUNT FOR SOME SCATTERED SHOWER AND
THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT NEAR TAF SITES. WINDS WILL BECOME MORE
SOUTHERLY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING IN RESPONSE TO INLAND
PROGRESSION OF SEABREEZE FRONT.
&&
.MARINE...NO CHANGES NECESSARY TO COASTAL FORECAST THIS MORNING
OTHER THAN INITIALIZING WITH CURRENT CONDITIONS. SURFACE TROUGH
INLAND WILL MAINTAIN SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW OVER THE MARINE ZONES...WITH
WINDS BECOMING MORE SOUTHERLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AS SEABREEZE
CIRCULATION DEVELOPS.
&&
.CHS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...HEAT ADVISORY FOR GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-137>141 FROM 11
AM FRIDAY TO 8 PM FRIDAY.
SC...HEAT ADVISORY FOR SCZ040-042>045-047>051 FROM 11 AM FRIDAY TO
8 PM FRIDAY.
MARINE...NONE.
&&
79HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 400 AM EDT FRI AUG 4 2006 AMZ330-350-352-354-374-GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-137>141-SCZ040- 042>045-047>051-051000- 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- 400 AM EDT FRI AUG 4 2006 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. .SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING. A FEW OF THESE STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE...WITH DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH BEING THE PRIMARY THREAT. REFER TO THE DAY ONE CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK FROM THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER FOR MORE INFORMATION. .EXCESSIVE HEAT...HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL PRODUCE HEAT INDICES RANGING FROM 105 TO 114 DEGREES TODAY. A HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA FROM 11 AM UNTIL 8 PM EDT. REFER TO THE LATEST NON-PRECIPITATION PRODUCT FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. JRL
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
303 PM EDT FRI AUG 04 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0253 PM HAIL GOOSE CREEK 32.98N 80.03W
08/04/2006 E0.25 INCH BERKELEY SC LAW ENFORCEMENT
PEA SIZED HAIL WAS REPORTED.
&&
ABHSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 304 PM EDT FRI AUG 4 2006 GAZ141-041930- COASTAL MCINTOSH- 304 PM EDT FRI AUG 4 2006 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT MCINTOSH COUNTY THROUGH 330 PM EDT... AT 304 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED 2 MILES EAST OF VALONA...OR ABOUT 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF DARIEN...MOVING EAST AT 5 MPH. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND... CARNIGAN...CRESCENT...MERIDIAN...SAPELO ISLAND AND VALONA THROUGH 330 PM EDT. GUSTY WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 309 PM EDT FRI AUG 4 2006 GAZ101-SCZ047-041945- EFFINGHAM-INLAND JASPER- 309 PM EDT FRI AUG 4 2006 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT EFFINGHAM COUNTY AND JASPER COUNTY THROUGH 345 PM EDT... AT 309 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED 3 MILES NORTHEAST OF EBENEZER...OR ABOUT 12 MILES SOUTHWEST OF RIDGELAND...MOVING EAST AT 5 MPH. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND... RIDGELAND...SWITZERLAND...TILLMAN...CLYO...EBENEZER AND STILLWELL THROUGH 345 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.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 318 PM EDT FRI AUG 4 2006 GAZ100-041945- BULLOCH- 318 PM EDT FRI AUG 4 2006 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT BULLOCH COUNTY THROUGH 345 PM EDT... AT 318 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED 3 MILES NORTHEAST OF STILSON...OR ABOUT 9 MILES WEST OF SPRINGFIELD...MOVING WEST AT 10 MPH. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND... BROOKLET...DENMARK...LEEFIELD...NEVILS AND STILSON THROUGH 345 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.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 320 PM EDT FRI AUG 4 2006 SCZ044-041945- DORCHESTER- 320 PM EDT FRI AUG 4 2006 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT DORCHESTER COUNTY THROUGH 345 PM EDT... AT 320 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 3 MILES NORTHWEST OF CAT HOLE TO GROVER...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES WEST OF SAINT GEORGE TO 7 MILES SOUTH OF SAINT GEORGE... MOVING WEST AT 5 MPH. THIS CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND CAT HOLE AND GROVER...THROUGH 345 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.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
321 PM EDT FRI AUG 04 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0305 PM HAIL 5 NE CHARLESTON 32.83N 79.88W
08/04/2006 E0.88 INCH CHARLESTON SC PUBLIC
NICKEL SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED IN FRONT OF TRIDENT
COLLEGE.
&&
REVThe Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 102 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:23 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Numerous large trees down on Rivers Ave. Sign down on Dunlap Street. Pool furniture blown into pool at Summit Place Apartments. One trailer blown over.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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